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WASHINGTON — The Con-
mer Product Safety Commission
arned Monday about the “hand-
e-down hazards” of outdated baby
uipment, such as cribs and baby
tes that can catch children by the
[eck and strangle them.
Nancy Steorts, commission chair-
ian, said that despite recent safety
andards for new nursery equip-
ient — including cribs, high chairs
d playpens — many older items
are handed down through families
or purchased at garage sales.
“If a crib is more than 10 years
old, throw it out,” Steorts said.
She added that many old-style
ibs have slats or decorative posts
laced so far apart that a child’s
head can be caught between them.
“Just think how you would feel if
you went into your daughter’s room
... and instead of a slumbering
child,” Steorts said, “you found a
lifeless form strangled on the head-
board.”
She said crib strangulation is just
one of the many “hand-me-down
hazards” the commission is con
cerned about. Steorts said older
nursery equipment has caused more
than 90,000 injuries — and 177
deaths — since 1983.
Commissioner Stuart Statler said
expandable, X-shaped, wooden baby
gates, normally placed at the top or
bottom of staircases, and baby cor
rals are still on the market although
they have been made obsolete by
safer devices constructed of hard
plastic.
“Get them out of your home, burn
them up, get rid of them,” Statler
said.
Eight reported infant deaths were
caused by the 15 million gates cur
rently in use across the country, he
said.
Statler said manufacturers have
refused to recall the corrals, al
though they are no longer being
made, and have refused to stop mak
ing the gates.
Aaron Locker, a New York attor
ney representing five of the compa
nies, said the companies have been
exploring a settlement with the com
mission.
Court takes side of mother
in her suit against the Army
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The Su
preme Court ruled Monday that
the government could be blamed
for the death of a Fort Bliss sol
dier who was killed in 1977 by an
other soldier while both were off
duty and off base.
The court said that even
though Pvt. Andrew Heard killed
Pvt. Vernon Shearer in Otero
County, N.M., while both soldiers
were off duty, the government
could be found negligent.
Shearer was shot to death in
1977. His mother sued the Army,
claiming officials knew Heard,
who was convicted of manslaugh
ter in Germany, had murderous
tendencies but did nothing to
warn others.
The court upheld a ruling by
the 3rd U.S. Circuit Court of Ap
peals, which ruled the suit should
be allowed to to trial.
“Being kidnapped off base at
gunpoint can never be perceived
as one of the activities ... of being
in the armed services,” the ap
peals court said.
The Supreme Court refused to
hear arguments from the govern
ment, which contended it should
be immune from lawsuits filed by
the families of servicemen who
are killed while on active duty,
even if their deaths are not serv
ice-related.
Heard was convicted in a state
court and sentenced to serve 15
to 55 years in jail in the Shearer
slaying.
Heard was convicted of man
slaughter in a German court in
1977 and sentenced to four years
in prison.
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BTucker said Monday she is unsure
Ihow many active members will re-
ihroiu: (jjve punishment because of their
lescuiti: ihvolvement in the incident. How-
iast lb ever, at least three students will be
nished, she said.
Tucker said the punishments will
■ an administrative decision.
|T11 talk with the guys and tell
pm what I’ve decided in terms of
nishment,” Tucker said. “If they
agree with my decision, that will be
. They do have the right to appeal
the decision.”
■The hazing incident occurred
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Sept. 20 and 21, when about 40
pledges were required to perform
pushups, situps and other exercises
for about 20 minutes.
The activities came to the atten
tion of university officials when a
pledge, who has not been identified,
admitted himself into a hospital two
days after the exercise session com
plaining of phins in his arms.
Glenn Maloney, coordinator of
campus activities, sAid the student
went to the hospital to get some pain
relievers. Hospital officials decided
to run some tests on the student, he
said.
The tests showed the student may
have suffered a breakdown in mus-_
cle tissue. He was released from the
hospital about 10 hours after he was
admitted.
About 150 active members and 40
pledges of SAE were involved in the
hazing incident, Maloney said. The
exercises were conducted during the
students’ lunch hour, Maloney said.
“You’re talking about an activity
that included the whole house,” he
said.
Maloney said the incident and any
disciplinary actions by the university
will not affect the rules that govern
UT’s fraternities and sororities.
“Basically, the rules are the same,”
he said. “We’re just enforcing the
anti-hazing rules we think apply.”
Treat
(continued from page 1)
Office and several other doctors in
the area will X-ray candy bags to de
tect metal objects. They will be open
until 9 p.m. for this service.
As far as safety goes, it is recom
mended that trick or treating be
done in groups, and people driving
cars should be wary of trick or treat
ers crossing the roads.
The safest way to protect against
eating tainted candy, the Poison In
formation Center says, is to eat only
hard candy. They say even wrapped
candy bars could have pin holes in
them that can’t be seen by looking at
the outside wrapper.
Mike Ellis from the Poison Infor
mation Center said to be sure to in
spect all candy before eating it. All
fruit definitely is not to be eaten, El
lis said.
Even though candy collected on
campus usually is not tampered
with, students should use caution.
“We usually have no problems
with bad candy,” said Garrett. “Last
year some people passed out ma
roon and white Tylenol capsules as a
joke, but nobody ate them.”
Parties and carnivals are being
held to encourage children from
door-to-door trick or treating. MSC
Hospitality is sponsoring a Hallow
een party for the children, ages 3 to
12, of A&M faculty, staff and stu
dents in 201 MSC Wednesday from
7 p.m. to 8 p.m.
Safety
(continued from page 1)
partment will be making visits to
the school carnivals to be held at
elementary schools, Lt. Bernard
Kapella said.
The department will pass out
complementary coupons from lo
cal merchants at these visits. The
coupons will be for ice cream, ta
cos, cokes, hamburgers, french
fries and other food-related
items.
“We emphasize that it is much
safer to go to the school carnivals
and can also be just as much fun
as trick-or-treating; however, we
realize that many children will
still go trick-or-treating,” he said.
“We encourage children not to
eat any candy before they get it
inspected by their parents.
“We also encourage parents to
make sure their children eat a
good meal before trick-or-treat
ing, so they are less likely to snack
on Halloween candy.”
The University Police will be
cracking down on safety at Texas
A&M, Chief of Police Elmer
Schneider said.
What’s up
AGGIE GOP; Texas
Strafce will speak at 7 p.m.
for the election also will be discussed.
CO-OP STUDENT ASSOCIATION: is meeting at 7 p.m. in
504 Rudder. A Student Government senator will be an
swering questions on getting involved.
SCUBA CLUB; an underwater photographer will present a
slide show at 7 p.m. in 502 Rudder.
TEXAS ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGE TEACHERS; Rep
resentative Neeley Lewis and Richard Smith will comment
on the Legislative Program of TACT at 4 p.m. in.510 Rtid-
Kder. •
TAMSCAMS; is having a pizza party at Mama's at 7 p.m.
TAMU BICYCLING CLUB: is having a century ride meeting
at S:30 p^m. in 401 Rudder. '
SWAMP: Dr. Brann Johnson, president of Brazos Chapter of
: J the American Civil Liberties Union, will be speaking on
freedom of speech at noon by Rudder Fountain. •
BONFIRE COOKIE CREW: is meeting to assign WkS&r
; at 7 p.m. in 224 MSC,
MSC HOSPITALITY; is hosting a Halloween party for the
children of A&M faculty, staff and students at 7 p.m. in
201 MSC.
ORC: Fred Beckey, renowned mountaineer will speak about
: the mountains of North America at 7 p.m. in Rudder
Tower.-! \
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: is meeting at
ip 6 p.m. on the floor of G. Rollie White for game night.
TRADITIONS COUNCIL: will tie selling long-sleeve Howdy
-shirts for $6 in the MSC through Friday.
Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battal
ion, 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three days prior to
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Research
(continued from page 1)
ing the initial contact with compa
nies to bombarding them with a pro
motion blitz.
Money says the University has re
ceived responses from five or six
firms, but no definite committments
so far.
“Some of the companies are big,
some are smaller,” he says, “and they
range in field from geosciences and
engineering to robotics and medi
cine.
“This is something that takes time.
Companies don’t take things like this
lightly — they take a long time to de
cide whether to relocate.”
The process of getting a firm to
locate in a research park takes a min
imum of about three years, he says,
from time of the initial contact to
time of occupation in the park.
The big variable in the park devel
opment, he says, is the economy.
“Everything is interrelated to the
state and national economic condi
tions,” he says. “Even at Utah we
went through periods of three to
four years where nothing happened
because of the economy as well as
the inherent nature of the project it
self.
“Plus, competition among parks is
intense. It’s greater now than it ever
has been because of the popularity
of the research park venture.”
Money says it’s still too early to de
clare A&M’s park a success, but all
signs now are positive.
“I’m betting the best years of my
professional career that the park will
succeed, and I think there’s enough
evidence that it can succeed,” he
says. “But the jury’s still out.”
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