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Monday, November 19, 1984/The Battalion/Page 5 Animal lovers say list they spiked candy bars with poison LACK Vriter I United Press International ■i City Coj iy, Nov. 1] on fori) meetings, 1 LONDON — Shopkeepers across Britain began checking as many as 10 million Mars chocolate bars Sun day because militant animal lovers jovernnit f ^y spiked samples of' the na- Mon’s best-selling candy with rat poi- hnvmfJ son to protest medical experiments n until Mu on monkeys. lit on the J Scotland Yard said at least seven il mem/ | ars containing warning notes had ty Councill|l een ^ oun( i ‘ n stores in six cities oes. ■cross the nation from Leeds in the ninesectfi“ ort ^ to Ply mout h * n the south. It I'ernmeni jlutl a “full-scale investigation” in- di liaisoi,I vobing police forces throughout rj in (he, Britain has begun, be allow! wra PP er °f each suspect bar [ Je called Iwiis marked with a cross in ball-point herhaiv; ? ‘ n ^’ an( ^ eac h contained a warning jBtcssage that said, “Read carefully: IJhis is not a joke. This confectionary has been adulterated.” I At least three people, including a lent frf» fyear-old girl, ate suspect Mars bars t ISaturday but none suffered any ill Scot !!l nd Yard said - A ipporting. 'ailable didn’t geti :i position, !| :rs the lit spokesman said arrangements were ing made “immediately ... to re move and check all Mars bars on dis- Stalion lachtman :il a pn dent Gove liaison on "These people are lunatics,” said an angry Michael Phippen, who dis- vered a note in his candy bar only liter his wife and 14-year-old daughter Chantelle had eaten theirs Saturday. A Mars bar spokesman said every candy bar would be removed from display and checked for tampering — an estimated 10 million in all. The National Poison Center said one Mars bar spiked with rat poison available over the counter would not kill, “but it could make someone un well.” A group called the Animal Liber ation Front, said they spiked the candy bars to protest medical experi ments on monkeys which the Mars company helped to Finance. The ALF sent Mars bars with warning notes to the British Broad casting Corp. and the Sunday Mir ror newspaper to back up its claim. It told the Mirror it had poisoned Mars bars in London, Coventry, Southampton, York and Leeds. A British government minister said the militant animal lovers were prepared to “sacrifice children on the altar of their own fanaticism.” “These extremists can no longer be dismissed as loonies who are best ignored,” said David Mellor, a ffome Office minister responsible for ani mal experiments. “They are danger ous and must be stopped before someone is severely injured or even killed.” A Dorset county police spokes man denied press reports that three people in the southern county be came ill after eating posioned Mars bars. Ulfhinf’c im WWIIVII 9 Mil# Monday BAPTIST STUDENT UNION; will be coUet tinj Lm. to 1 donations pm. in the MSC POMTICEAC^ORUM; Former KGB agent Dr, Vladi- A tmr Sakharov wifl speak about internal Soviet policy at 8 Theater,' NOVA: is meeting at 6:30 p.m. in 137 MSC. Pictures For i® the Aggieland will he taken at 7 p.m. b meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 50i Rudder to . discuss projects ami the Christinas party, . ISSUES AND GRIEVANCES COMMITTEE; an open io- Tor student complaints will be held at 7:30 p.m. in 604 Rudder. T he Senate resolution on women m the band will he discussed. MCKINNEY HOMETOWN CLUB: is meeting at 9 p.m. in / 271 Briarwood Apartments to discuss party plans and Ag~ Tg gieland pictures. MSC BASEMENT; is sponsoring a concert by Channel 3 at 8 p m. hi Rumors. PI SIGMA EPSILON; is meeting for the last rime this s \ sememster at 7 p.m. in 158 Blocker. Attendance is crucial. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: a speaker : . from GulF States Utilities will be at the meeting at 7 p.m, in 342 Zachry. There will be a pi/.?.a party afterwards. rapies. SERVICE; applications are avail- m able for volunteer student mediators in 108 YMC A. 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Ui€ CRN H€IP Free Pregnancy Testing Personal Counseling Pregnancy Terminations Completely Confidential Call Us First - We Care (713)774-9706 6420 Flillcroft, Houston, Texas Mary Lou Retton to come to Bryan for show The Boot Barn By MELISSA ADAIR Staff Writer Olympic Gold Medalist Mary Lou jetton will be at Aerofit Club and ktivity Center with her coach Bela ictanttogn brolyi on Sunday, Nov. 25 for a d it passed! link and exhibition. ondaysmo p annro Galindo, president of .. \erolit, said it was actually a fluke ncl1 P™ 1 hat he got Retton to come to Bryan, .ed theuak Galindo said he was at a fund- “ r y an aiserfor President Reagan in Hous- works dos on Retton gave the pledge of , n ., illegiance. He got to talk to her for a ihort time, but then her body guards |‘took her away.” Through a long chain of contacts, -elect 1 n mayor, >n how toil starting with the group that spon sored the fund-raiser, Galindo fi nally got in touch with Karolyi. “At first they told me there was no hope to get her (Retton),” he said. “She is booked for over a year.” But, Galindo said, Karolyi de cided to find time to come to Bryan anyway. The gymnastics clinic will start at 1 p.m. and will be open to all chil dren ages five and older. There are no requirements for the clinic re garding skill or experience. After the clinic, from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m., Retton and Karolyi will give speeches on how they got involved in gymnastics. From 6 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., Retton and five other world-class gymnasts will give an exhibition in floor exer cise, balance beam, uneven parallel bars and vault — all four Olympic gymnastic events. After the exhibition, Bryan Mayor Ron Blatchley and College Station Mayor Gary Halter will present the keys to the cities to Retton. Retton won the gold medal in the 1984 Summer Olympics for best all- around female gymnast, as well as several other medals in individual events. Karolyi was coach of the Roma nian gymnastics team that won at the 1976 Olympics in Montreal and the 1980 Olympics in Moscow. Nadia Comaneci, from Romania, was his best-known student — before Ret ton. Tickets for the clinic and exhibi tion are on sale at Aerofit at 1900 Villa Maria; Champ’s at the Post Oak Mall; Cycles Etc.; and Western Bank on Villa Maria. Tickets for the clinic, talks and ex hibition are $45 for the first child and $30 for each additional child. Tickets for the talks and exhibition are $15 for adults and $5 for chil dren ages 12 and under. For more information, call Aero fit at 823-0971. ROPERS The Lowest Prices & Largest Selection in The Brazos Valley. Over 2000 Pairs On Display! Ropers, Exotics, Bullhides, Cowhides, Silver Laced Belts, Wrangler Jeans. 2.5 Miles East of Brazos Center M-F 10-7 on FM 1179 (Brlarcrest Dr.) s at i 0 6 822-0247 luncil’s i be its distai compareJ / Council, uncil’s offa niles from: e City of d re just am versity :il considett ) but turntdi Sell it in Battalion Classified 845-2611 :idents wit /ersity Folia Sunday. THEFT: ack was sta loot of Stef inn 15-sped in in front#! t. olen from y- len frotn’tk ■ and show! ket ies ng, re- e writ- is, sta- service What’s The Holdup? Are You Waiting for Christmas? Junior Senior & Grad Class Pictures for The Yearbook ARE NOW Being Taken At The PAVILION Through Friday Nov. 30th