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Monday, December 10, 1984/The Battalion/Page 5 y Union Carbide chairman osts bail, flies back to U.S Warped f you are pi sumerscoif ■ries and lomj uld do the by Scott McCullar ]S fi/OTHirn WRONG with Yoi* VByJSPAPER. Vo Nor APJuST BATT^) United Press International )ut larger tfiNEW DELHI, India — Union )ns are eateiJ Carbide Chairman Warren Ander son flew home Sunday after being refused permission to tour a Union :ontributm j Carbide plant that spewed poison check oat tor gas, killing more than 2,250 people, licitor. Bictims were still dying at the rate of ' a day. Tens of thousands of others ex- sed to the poisonous cloud erned about til te social serial H S ed to the p< n also fib*; ma ined hospitalized with what of fi ne slate alter.' f ea red would be lasting injuries jntact thepi; f rom the Dec. 3 gas leak at the plant, [operated by the U.S. firm’s Indian pjbsidiary. questions [!il: U.S. Embassy spokesman William i knoworists Miller said Anderson, chief of the $9 tie to give ' billion Union Carbide conglomerate, left New Delhi before noon on a pri- phone sob vatejet to New York. Airport offi- i use names : dais said the jet was scheduled to legal chart stop in the Persian Gulf state of Bah- ■ Union Carbide officials at com- >any headquarters in Danbury, Jonn., did not know when Ander son would arrive but said he would hold a news conference 1 p.m. Mon- dayatthe Danbury Hilton Hotel. Bln New Delhi, Union Carbide’s Indian subsidiary announced it was contributing $800,000 to the state relief fund for victims of the gas leak. one solicilaK: d don’t nation,” rn Offering its “sincere condolences to the families of the deceased and sympathies of those who have suf fered,’’ the company also announced it would open an orphanage in Bho pal for children whose parents died in the catastrophe. Indian officials, who detained An derson for six hours Friday on his arrival in Bhopal, 350 miles south of New Delhi, asked that he be de ported because of fears for his safety. The Press Trust of India Sunday put the death toll at 2,250 and said 100,000 had been treated at hospi tals or in emergency medical sta tions. Anderson, and two company offi cials taken into custody with him were released after the Union Car bide chairman put up $2,000 bail. The three officials were charged un der seven sections of the Indian pe nal code for “criminal liability,” car rying maximum punishment of life imprisonment. Madhya Pradesh state chief min ister Arjun Singh said the bail meant Anderson would be required to re- sou the turn to India any time the state gov ernment ordered his presence. Doctors in Bhopal Sunday said victims of the gas, methyl isocyanate, were dying at a rate of 30 a day and reports said new cases showed symp toms of possible poisoning by food contamination. But the death toll was substan tially down from earlier in the week, leading Indian officials to believe the worst was over. “Today the situation is much bet ter,” said Dr. N.R. Bhandary, super intendent of the city’s largest hospi tal. “If the present trend continues, the situation at the hospital and city should normalize within one week.” “According to doctors, the new cases are showing symptoms of shiv ering, yellow face, dry mouth and throat, vomiting, congestion, breath ing trouble, and in some cases diar rhea,” a news report said. It was sus pected that some of the victims might have eaten contaminated fish from Bhopal Lake, he said. The major fish market in the city remained closed Sunday as a precau tionary measure, but the big meat markets reopened. The Press Trust of India, quoting an official spokesman, said Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi’s government wanted “to get the best deal possible for the victims, whether this meant suing in India or in the USA.” SHOE ST 6 WS.A/WUlNS ase ^.7^ 'cdekrityBicoper TtombiMythe 71 'TMJimwm Winds of War to ^ Rich Man,Pa?rMans Texas Rcots* by Jeff MacNelly nr— •the continuing saga, of a network in a desperate ratings race. 1] mm 'Survivor found in Taiwan coal shaft Gentlemen- When 1 Subscribed, to your ■fine magazine ,1 received a free cjuartz digital thermom eter with leather case, Miner eats human flesh about,” hoi | ricans art ft pride in 1! demonsral mmer Ohn; United Press International ■V^I SHAN SHA, Taiwan — A miner ut 7’ ' trapped in a coal shaf t for 100 hours inks taiM was rescuec j Sunday and wept as he er is impc. he survived by eating flesh from the corpses of three fellow workers. ■ “After starving for two days, I .amldn’t stand it any longer,” Lu any, It Sum Chou-chung, 56, told a news confer- • was P rer: ence. “I carved some flesh from the and the complimentary Tnonograrnmed tweezer Set and Scratch-ami-sniff &las of the World. Put just one question'' When do I det the marline? he cut or ire in the i file aiffi calfofa body I found, n toagrals *“jt smelled and tasted awful be- pentfour: cause it was rotten. I got more flesh idets, eanw! f rom a second corpse, it was the of the Ana same . The flesh from the third body ain other: was better because ... because, I guess, he was younger and died not too long ago.” ■I Chou was one of 96 miners trapped in the Hai Shan coal mine Wednesday near the village of Shan mber civil a( a former n tie Aggie to ed as a sec® ps ofEnptc Sha, 22 miles southwest of Taipei. Two miners besides Chou have been found alive. By Sunday af ternoon, 46 bodies had been recov ered, leaving 47 still missing in the mine collapse. Lu, who looked haggard but suf fered no injuries, told reporters at the Ya Tung hospital of his experi ence in a loud and strong voice, bro ken by loud sobs. “I could not chew the flesh,” he said. “I did not dare to chew it. I just washed it down with the water I col lected in my helmet.” He said he did not recognize the bodies of his fellow miners. Lu’s teenage daughter tried many times to stop him from talking, of fering him milk from a carton which he repeatedly refused. The miner said he was able to breath because he found a broken ventilation pipe after he had crawled some 1,200 feet toward the exit. “I pressed my nose against a crack of the pile and there seemed air com ing out of it all the time when 1 was not eating.” He said he found water after no ticing the shoes of one of the corpses were wet. “When I saw his shoes were wet, I looked up and there was water dripping down from the rocks. I collected it with my helmet.” Lu said he believed other miners might still be alive. Rescue workers trying to dig through the rubble of the collapsed mine have been ham pered by its narrowness and by addi tional collapses. Threats reported on U.S. targets United Press International ROME — The pro-Iranian Is lamic Jihad has dispatched at least six terrorists from Lebanon to carry out suicide bombings against U.S. targets in Europe, the newspaper II Tempo reported Sunday. The newspaper said the CIA and the secret services of Italy and other European nations have gone on red alert against “human bombs” wear ing TNT strapped to their bodies. A U.S. Embassy spokesman de clined to comment on the report and Italian officials could not be reached. II Tempo, a conservative Rome daily newspaper, gave no source for its information but said the warning against the terrorists came from Lebanon. “They left Lebanon several days ago and scattered throughout the old continent, waiting to strike, per haps one at a time, perhaps all to gether,” the newspaper said. It said the next few days could “prove cru cial.” U.S. and Italian authorities an nounced Nov. 27 they had foiled a plot by Lebanese terrorists to deto nate a truck guided by a suicide driver laden with explosives into the U.S. Embassy compound in Rome. Italian investigators said the men arrested Nov. 24 in Italy, an alleged accomplice held in Switzerland and one suspect still sought belonged to the Islamic Jihad, or Holy War. Islamic Jihad has claimed respon sibility for three suicide bomb at tacks against the U.S. Embassy and Marine barracks in Beirut that claimed more than 300 lives. In an apparent effort to mobilize against the new plot, the CIA station chief in Rome held “an urgent meet ing several nights ago” with Italian secret service officials. NEED CASH? We offer premium dollars on used Books... SFLOUPOT'S^Pl Check on our Trade Policy —j— and Save 20% More. FREE Parking Behind the Store r an mu* ip omiectioir your v/v V PizzaworksJ PIZZA, PIZZA AND MORE PIZZA ALL YOU CAN EAT EVERY MUNCHIE MONDAY 4-10 p.m. 696-DAVE 326 Jersey SI. '(Next lo Pother's Bookstore) OPEN 11 a.m. Daily Sorry, No vacancies this semester. However, We’re taking application deposits for a waiting list for Spring, Summer & Fall of 1985. ♦ country place apartments UNIVERSITY z ■ s . -J O 3902 College Main 846-0515 m A COMPASS MANAGCD COMMUNITY The Off Campus Connection is sponsored each month by Loupot’s Bookstore at Northgate as a service to Texas A&M students. Stories and artwork are provided by the staff of the Off Campus Center. Holiday Crime: An Expected Surprise Christmas vacation is a time of unexpected surprises — some will be good, and some may be bad. After finishing exams most of you will be leaving town for the holidays. This means that your apartment, mobile home, duplex or house will be unattended for several weeks. With so many students away during the holi days, some homes become prime targets for burglary. Although some apartment complexes provide security for their tenants, others do not. The types of security that do exist vary from one complex to another. In order to protect your belongings from theft, you should begin immediately by taking steps to insure their safety. Renter’s insurance is one type of protection for your personal property. Here are some additional security steps which might be taken. 1. Strong locks are the single best deterrent to break-ins. Use a rod to “double lock” sliding glass doors or windows. 2. Do not leave hidden keys outside your home, if you can find them, so can an intruder. 3. Never leave notes indicating that you are away. 4. Keep an inventory of your valuable possessions, including serial numbers, brand names, and model numbers. Send a copy to parents or a relative in case your copy is destroyed. You might also take photographs of valuable items. This is good support for your insurance claims. 5. Engraving your Texas driver’s license number on valuable items is a good idea. Operation ID, a program supported by the local police departments, enables peo ple to protect their property by doing this. An engraver can be checked out from the University Police. 6. If possible, take all valuables with you — especially stereos, TVs, cameras, typewriters and bikes. 7. You may wish to use an automatic (on-off) timer on a lamp. Timers can be pur chased for as little as $7.00. 8. Stop all deliveries including mail and newspapers. 9. If possible, ask a trusted friend to watch your home. Leave a number where you can be reached in case of emergency. 10. Don’t panic if your apartment has been entered. Contact the police and man ager immediately. Do not “tidy up.” Even the smallest detail might provide valuable information for the police. We urge you to check with your apartment manager or property owner prior to the installations of any security device and for additional security steps. We hope you have no unexpected surprises when you return to Aggieland. For brochure and other information on crime prevention, contact the police depart ment, or come by the Oif Campus Center located in Puryear Hall. Drop by or call between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Monday through Friday, 845-1741. We wish you a Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year! Cold Weather Energy Tips The following tips can help reduce energy consumption and keep those monthly utility costs down: 1. ) Lower thermostats to 68° during the day and 60° at night. If these settings reduce the temperature an average of 6 de grees, heating costs should run around 15 percent less. 2. ) Clean or replace the filter in force-air heating systems ev ery month. 3. ) Keep draperies and shades open in sunny windows; close them at night. 4. ) Close off unoccupied rooms and turn off the heat in these rooms. As costs continue to soar, conserving energy has become important to everyone. These tips on conserving energy are simple ways to save money throughout the year — money which could be spent on such necessities as the Hall of Fame and Blue Bell, of course. o 0 ° ^y°o An Aggie Tradition Texas A&M University is well known for its Aggie traditions. These traditions characterized Texas A&M by bringing students closer to gether in fellowship and friendship. In an effort to accomplish this same goal, J.E. Loupot, Sr., class of ’32, began serving Aggies back in 1929. During his years as a student at Texas A&M, “Army Lou”, as his friends call him, began selling clothing to other students and later opened a small cafe. Several years later he became involved in the book business. As Loupot’s Bookstore grew, so did Army Lou’s repu tation as being a friend to all Aggies. This column, the “Off Campus Connection,” is another example of Army Lou’s continued support of Aggies. With his assistance, the Off Campus Center is able to provide this monthly column especially for off campus students. It is easy to see why Army Lou has become a special Aggie tradi tion. His friendship is priceless and his dedication unmistakable. Thanks Lou, from all of us!