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Page 6AThe Battalion/Monday, January 14, 1985 Zippy Woodard The Varsity Shop’s Newest Hairstylist Zippy welcomes all her customers to come in and see her at The Varsity Shop Professional haircare for men, women & children 301 Patricia (Behind Northgate) College Station 846-7401 Walk-ins Welcome kinko's copies CLASS READERS Slouch By Jim Earle “J figure that by the time I get through dropping, adding, and changing, I’ll get at least another week of vacation time. ” Heart disease still number one killei United Press International DALLAS — Despite recent ad vances in research and treatment, cardiovascular disease is still by far the most common cause of death in the United States, the American Heart Association said Monday. In its annual “Heart Facts” study, the association said an average of 4,100 Americans suf fer heart attacks every day and predicted that about 550,000 of the 1.5 million Ameri cans who have heart attacks this year will die — 350,000 of them before they reach a hospital. The study estimates the annual cost of cardiovascular illness at S72.1 billion for 1985. Most of that cost will be for hospital and nursing home services — $43.7 billion. Despite a decrease in the number of deaths from cardiovascular dis eases in 1982, the most recent year for which figures are available, they still accounted for half the deaths in the nation, the report said. “In 1982, nearly 1 million Ameri can deaths were attributed to these diseases. ... almost as many deaths as were caused by cancer, accidents, pneumonia, influenza and so on — all combined,” the AHA said. The association said the increase in the number of coronary bypass surgeries, procedures to divert blood around clogged arteries, fell from 16 percent in 1981 too percent in 1982. The report stresses major! tors Americans can change ton their chances of dying tromll disease. The association rtj mends that people stop sm control high blood pressure!! diet, exercise, lowered salt com tion and medication if necessarj down on cholesterol and aim fat in the diet and controldialx “Diet is a safe, practical andd tive way to reduce blood chol for most people," the reponl “Reducing the intake of hia meats, whole-milk dairy pruo egg yolks and other foods I saturated fat and cholesterolirj ful, along with eating moref fish, fresh fruits and vw grains and cereals and lowlaij products.” In addition it lists threeconnj ing factors — obesity, lacki cise and stress — that arelinktcl not yet proven to cause heanl blood vessel disease. "Lack of exercise has nod clearly established as a risk lac heart attack," the AHA said when combined with overt lack of exercise may lead tot weight, which is clearly a i inn factor." Ex-convict lobbies legislature United Press International Professors, make your class readings available to your students at a dis count rate and no cost to you. kinko's copies 201 COLLEGE MAIN 846-8721 igisl fond of saying they need the hordes of lobbyists in Austin because they provide lawmakers with expert ad vice and information that might not otherwise be available. Martha Quinlin, the new lobbyist for an Austin-based prison reform group, should fall into that category since she should qualify as an expert on life ih the Texas Department of Corrections. , The 53-year-old Galesburg, Ill., native was released from prison only a year ago after serving more than 8 V-2 years of a 20-year sentence for armed robbery. In fact, she has spent 25 years be hind bars in Illinois, Louisiana, Texas and California for crimes such as aggravated assault, burglary, forgery, possession of drugs and robbery. “I tried it all,” says Quinlan, who is now ready to try her hand at lobby ing the Texas Legislature on behalf of Citizens United for the Rehabili tation of Errants. But Quinlan realizes that because of her extensive criminal record, she must establish credibility with law makers if she hopes to be effective in influencing legislation. “I’m well aware of the fact that I probably will be rejected by any number of people, but that will not stop me,” she says. “I think it’s im portant that they do know that (she has a record). Otherwise, how will they know that I do know what I’m talking about?” Quinlan was released to a half way house in Austin on Jan. 13, 1984, and soon went to work for CURE. When CURE founders Charles and Pauline Sullivan establish a Washington, D.C., office later this year, Quinlan hopes to take over as director of the Lexas of fice. Sullivan said he believes Quinlan’s serious criminal record could be an advantage in lobbying lawmakers. “Texans like to see a success story, and I think Martha is a success story,” he said. “One reason we felt Martha could make a contribution is that the Legislature doesn’t see peo ple walking the halls who nave turned their lives around. “We’re not talking about someone who got in trouble with some pot smoking and spent a few years in prison or something and was oation. We’re talking about with a long history of incaro I think Martha is a symbol t! people are salvageable a^| shouldn’t give up on them.” Quinlan said she opted to Austin to continue tne fight mate rights that she began asi writer" in prison. “I felt we had exhausted (He remedies on conditions in TDC, as a consequence I felt theonlj to go beyond that for additiotul lief was through the Legistai she said. Quinlan first went to prisoi age of 22 in 1954 for a buti Louisiana. 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