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Tuesday, October 23, 1984/The Battalion/Page 13 !Cl( Farm spraying lutings praised m sWI lent ofPiH United Press International ckupsKenl AUSTIN — Proposed regulations Jll i li for the application of pesticides are a good first step but don’t provide rotection from all health hazards sociated with the poisons, several Environmental groups said Monday. ■The Texas Pesticide Project, the ijerra Club, the National Audubon )dety and several other groups ercenuloli :a i se d Agriculture Commissioner sai " im Hightower for having “the guts” to propose the regulations in the nal Traffic face of opposition from farm groups I invest^ and the pesticide industry, t investijjj ; The proposed regulations, which fere announced last week after :arly a year of study, would require rmers to notify their neighbors be- [jS P ore ma king aerial sprayings of pes- Ww tkides. | The proposals also established guidelines on how quickly farm workers can re-enter citrus and veg etable fields after the crops have been treated with pesticides. 1 “Until this past week, very little ms diseasetl has been done — at either the state or federal level — to address these '‘dence.t :fet- 0 bl ems ,” said Tani Adams, direc- aa gft a i!| tor of the Texas Center for Rural Studies. “In our eyes, they (the regu- llations) represent an enormous first ®istep forward in the creation of a sys- tniles east s head-on, veda.22[( vhile.lJjns legal letelij said. Gt 1 ini a cold.” dy that* says l soup,vim bde hazards.” i bourbon. d warm ppedup mess whem tem to protect Texans from pesti- However, Adams said further rules were needed to protect people m the drift of poisonous pesti cides after aerial spraying. She said the Texas Center for Ru ral Studies would urge Hightower to issue rules requiring farmers to post notices along all fields that have been treated with pesticides. Under the rules currently pro posed by Hightower, farmers only would be required to provide such notices on fields that remained dan gerous for eight days or more after pesticides were applied. The proposed regulations, which will be published in the Texas Regis ter today and then undergo a 30-day period of public commentary, also were praised by the Mexican-Ameri can Legislative Caucus. Rep. A1 Luna, D-Houston, said Mexican-American lawmakers would oppose any attempts to weaken the proposed regulations or to strip the Agriculture Department of its authority to issue such guidelines. Luna said the Texas Farm Bureau in particular had been critical of the proposed regulations. “I would not be surprised if they (the Texas Farm Bureau) made a run, legislatively, at the proposed regulations,” Luna said. However, a spokesman for the Farm Bureau said the organization has no specific plan to combat the regulations. pie claim n noodle absolute or other ic cure foil nothing n its com Nurse charged again with drugging baby 846-3i United Press International SAN ANTONIO — A doctor testified Monday that he believed a 4-week-old boy was given an anti-coagulant drug which caused him to suffer multiple cardiac ar rests while in the care of nurse Genene Jones at Medical Center Hospital. Jones, 34, already convicted and sentenced to 99 years for the murder of a 15-month-old girl in Kerrville, is charged with injuring Rolando Santos by administering heparin — a drug routinely used to dean out IV lines. Dr. Victor F. German, an assis tant professor of pediatrics who worked in the hospital’s pediatric intensive care unit, said Santos began bleeding profusely Jan. 6, 1982, from intravenous sites. “It appeared the child had been anti-coagulated,” he said. “My first guess would be heparin. I’d say a low to moderate dose.” German read from a nurse’s og book which showed that Jones worked the evening shift when the child began bleeding. He said that after Jones’ shift, Santos’ problem lessened. During questioning by special prosecutor Nick Rothe, German said that Santos was taken off the IVs because doctors thought the child accidently was given hepa rin. However, Santos suffered simi lar bleeding on Jan. 9, after the IVs had been removed. Rothe suggested at the ques tioning that the IVs were re moved initially to prevent bleed ing — German agreed. Santos was given protamine sulfate, the specific antidote for heparin, following the Jan. 9 bleeding spell, German said. The next day Santos’ condition improved rapidly and he was movpd from intensive care to the main pediatric ward. The child was later released from the hospi tal, German said. Helicopter crash kills 2 near El Paso United Press International ■URT STOCKTON - Federal in vestigators were still looking for dues Monday for the chuse of a Sat- lirday helicopter crash. The crash took the lives of two U.S. Customs Srvice employees when their heli copter crashed in a vacant field. |lMorley Miller, 52, and John Collingsworth, 37, were looking for drug smugglers and other contra- [Hi- hurt, did* 1 on . qyconveif rjfcaifS'S^ lWar,W |f to |ew^ sre-m#* inmates itabbed United Press International HUNTSVILLE — Two stab- bings Sunday at the Eastham Unit and Ellis One Unit increased the number of inmate stabbings in Texas prisons to 319 this year, a spokesman said Monday. I Inmate Rickey Gage, 28, was Tjjtabbed in the stomach with a 7- inch paring knife in the Ellis kitchen at 5:30 p.m. Sunday, said Phil Guthrie, spokesman for the Texas Department of Correc tions. B Gage, who is serving a life sen tence for theft and possession of a firemarm in Dallas County, was in fair condition Monday at the TDC hospital in Galveston, if Kitchen worker Johnny Cabal lero, 37, is being held as a suspect. He is serving 18 years for carry ing a weapon on a licensed prem ise, robbery and aggravated as sault from Caldwell County, w At the Easthham Unit, James Scott, 23, was stabbed five times in the neck and back with a sharp ened metal spoon in his cell at 6 p.m. Sunday after a disagreement over commissary items, Guthrie said. Scott, who is serving a 20- ear sentence for escape and bur- jary from Coleman County, was in fair condition Monday at the TDC hospital. "icifulp^ band during a routine surveillance flight when the helicopter crashed. State trooper Zeke Rodarte, who witnessed the crash, said Miller, the pilot, was flying directly above a manufacturing plant when the heli copter started backfiring. “The fellows were heading south from Fort Stockton, and the chop per was backfiring, and it seemed more like the guy was trying to get it out into a field away from where the public was,” Rodarte said. He said Miller appeared to gain control of the helicopter, a Bell Co bra, when it “shot up in the air, and then it came straight back. The tail hit first, and it burst into flames.” Rodarte, trooper Jerry Kirtchgab- ber and a passer-by, Mike Pritchard of Fort Stockton, tried to rescue the men. “The flames were there, and it was real hot, but we just managed to get them out of there,” Rodarte said. “They were still strapped in the seat belts in their chairs.” The helicopter’s tachometer gen erator gauge had just been repaired by a mechanic, Joe Beaver, chief of the Customs Air Support Wing in El Paso, said. After the repair, Miller tested the gauge. Beaver said: “It worked all right, and they took off for a maintenance flight. They flew over the motel, and one of them even waved at somebody there, as if nothing were wrong. Then things did go wrong.” Federal investigators were in Fort Stockton Sunday and Monday. Bea ver said it may be months before the cause of the crash is known. Hollingsworth, who was unmar ried, was stationed in the Big Bend area. His mother lives in Presidio. Miller, of El Paso, is survived by his wife, Anna; a daughter, Carrie Miller, El Paso; Another married daughter, Donna, Laredo; and two sons, David, Houston, and Kenny, attending school in San Marcos. The United Nations - Should the U.S. Continue Its Support Express your views at this panel discussion, in recognition of U.N. Day. Wednesday, October 24 Rm. 230, MSC 7:30-10:00 p.m. Panel Members: Dr. William Snyder Associate Professor, Political Science, TAMU Dr. Mehrdad Ehsani Assistant Professor, Electrical Engineering, TAMU Sponsored by the TAMU Baha’i Club. ATTENTION, AGGIES! THE TIME IS NOW!!! An organizational meeting to form a special student committee on athletics at Texas A&M will be held: Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7:30 p.m. Letterman's Lounge of G. Roilie White Coliseum ALL INTERESTED STUDENTS ARE INVITED TO ATTEND! This meeting is being jointly-sponsored by the Texas A&M Athletic Department and Texas A&M Student Government Associate Athletic Director John David Crow and Lynn Hickey, Assistant Athletic Director for women, will be present. FOR MORE INFORMATION CONTACT SCOTT CUMMINGS Call 845-3051 State Representative When the students of Texas A&M needed a friend, Richard Smith was there. Last Spring, the Democrats (led by Gov. Mark White) called a Special Election for State Representative during Spring Break, When the Aggies would not be in town to vote. The Battalion Editorial Board called the scheduling of the election by the Democrats an attack on Texas A&M students, staff and faculty members/ as reported Friday, Jan. 26, 1984. The Bryan/College Station Eagle Edito rial Board said 'Let’s face it, this whole thing smacks of partisan politics at its most petty level/, Sunday, Jan. 29, 1984. ■ . Richard Smith, George Strake (Chairman, Republican Party of Texas) and local Republicans worked to change the election date as did Student Government leaders. Not only would the Democrats not change the date but they would not even meet with Student Government. George Strake said, Mark White, probably in consultation with the Demo cratic candidate in Brazos County, undoubtedly looked at the high Republican vote totals in Texas A&M precincts and decided to give an edge to his candidate over Re publican Richard Smith../, as reported in The Eagle Thursday, Jan. 26, 1984. Richard Smith said, ‘This act of political expediency is another sign of the lack of sensitivity of the state Democratic party and our state Democratic elected offi cials for Texas A&M University’, as reported in The Eagle, Wednesday, Jan. 25, 1984. Then Richard Smith went one step further to make sure as many students would be allowed to vote as possible, despite Neeley Lewis and the Democrats. Rich ard Smith personally provided for a shuttle bus system to take Aggies to the polls to vote absentee. Students who wanted a ride were taken to the polls, with no regard to party affiliation or who they were voting for. When Texas A&M and it’s stu dents come under attack, Aggies stick together. When the students of Texas A&M needed a friend, Richard Smith was there. Where was Neeley Lewis? Richard Then: • Member, Squadron 22 • Varsity Swimming Team • Distinguished Student • BS Mechanical Engineering, Class of ’59 • 4 Years Active Duty U.S. Air Force • Captain, USAF Reserve Richard Now: • Former Mayor, Bryan (5 years) City Council Member (3 years) • Founding President, Brazos Animal Shelter, Inc. • Member, Century Club, Association of Former Students • Varsity Donor, The Aggie Club Pol. Adv. paid for by Citizens for Richard Smith, P.O. Box 3743, Bryan, Texas, 77805 ■BBH wmBinmm mm