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Student Y announces Page 16/The BattalionATuesday, October 23, 1984 BONFIRE COOKIE CREW Continental Airlines reports profits Everyone interested should be at our meeting TUES. MSC 201 OCT. 23 at 7:00 Union supports striking pilots United Press International [liiiiimiiiiintniiiniiiiiniiniiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiimiiiiiiuinimmiiininiiiimmiiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiQ HOUSTON — Members of the Airline Pilots Association have voted to continue lighting alleged unfair labor practices by Continental Air lines and to pay for the fight through a member assessment, a spokesman said Monday. About 1,500 Continental pilots have been on strike for 13 months following the airline’s reorganization in federal bankruptcy court, Jerry Baldwin said. T he union also voted to continue strike benefits of $2,400 per month for striking pilots. In ballots counted over the week end, 13,304 voted for and 4,564 voted against the proposals, Baldwin said. ALPA represents 34,000 pilots, but only 24,446 were eligible to vote, he said. Union President Henry A. Duffy said the vote represents an aggres sive commitment to longterm sup port by the membership. Ongoing legal actions include an appeal of the bankruptcy filing, an appeal of the bankruptcy court’s ap proval for Continental to abrogate its labor contracts, a $100 million lawsuit against Continental alleging unfair labor practices, the defense against a countersuit by Continental and a dispute over the pension funds payable to striking pilots. Baldwin said 1,346 pilots were employed by Continental before it filed for bankruptcy and several hundred others were on furlough. About 523 have returned to work for Continental and 1,500 are on strike, he said. Of the strikers, 810 are “actively participating by devot ing 15 days a month to strike activ ities,” he said. Continental Airlines Monday re ported a net income of $28.5 million in July and August, companfl $24.2 million net loss in the two months in 1983. Operating revenues for the riod were $239 million compare/ $234.4 million in 1983. Operat income was $36.9 million compan to a $13.1 million loss for thesa two months in 1983. A Continental spokesman u tioned that July and August fife should not be used to predict Si) tember income because September; normally and was this yearaseas, ally weak traf fic month. Researchers working to keep mites off bees Vo!. 81 United Press International qiiiiiiiiuiiiuiumiuiumiuiuuuiiuiuiiiiiiiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiuuiiuuuiiiiiuiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiic Sell it in Battalion Classified 845-2611 WASHINGTON — The Agricul ture Department announced an ef fort Monday to research ways to stop the spread of the bee-threatening “acarine mite” — discovered in the United States in Texas in July and now found in at least six states. The microscopic, parasitic mite lives in the respiratory system of bees, so a key research problem is to find a pesticide that kills the mite without killing honey bees. Discovered for the first time in this country in July at a Texas bee colony near the Mexican border, the mites have been found in Nebraska, South Dakota, New York, Florida and Louisiana. State and federal quarantines have been put in place to block movement of bees from mite-infested areas. The Agriculture Department said the research effort will evaluate mit- icides used in Europe and will search for mite-resistant strains of bees. Other research approaches will look at ways to diagnose hundreds of bees at a time and to evaluate mite-pre- venting treatments of bees. Finally, there will be an effort to assess the possible economic impact of the mite on North American agri culture. The mites pose a threat be cause they weaken bees, which polli nate crops that provide one-third of sustenance for Americans and U.S. livestock. The mite is found in many other countries with large agricultu ral production. Another agency of the depart ment, the Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said 2,878 bee colonies have been exterminated since discovery of the mite in the United States. At an average of 50,000 bees per colony, that amounts to 144 million bees killed. Technical advisers last week, how ever, recommended an end to the killing of bees until the size of the problem is known. Terry Kinney Jr., administrator of the research agency, said protect ing the $30 million U.S. industry of packaged queen and worker !>ees is of primary concern. 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