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Non-alcoholic wine has been around for thousands of years, according to an article in the March issue of Connoisseur, and may be re gaining popularity thanks to the new tougher laws about drinking and driving. habitually would sing brilliantly and tearfully of his homeland after con suming a bottle or two of the dis tilled grape. On this occasion, they toasted Bu dapest with dealcoholized wine. the armies of ancient Rome,* drank it to keep them sober ( march. “That’s the real grape,” the friend said, unaware of the spiritless nature of his drink. Dealcoholized wine enjoyed | fling of popularity in the Uni States during Prohibition, but i out with repeal. Dealcoholized wines contain 0.05 percent alcohol, which classifies them as non-alcoholic. But writer William Kotzwinkle tells a story about serving it to a Hungarian friend in Canada years ago — a man who loved wine and After he had consumed several bottles, he was reeling. “Perhaps spirit is, after all, an in definable substance,” Kotzwinkle said. Licjuor stores are unlikely l stocking non-alcoholic wines, will be available at gourmet couni in the United States and Europe If Americans start drinking deal coholized wines to keep them sober- on the road, they will be imitating As an added bonus, dealcoh wines, according to Connoisi may help keep you thin. A ounce glass of dealcoholized i has 38 calories, compared to I5l| its alcoholic counterpart. AUSTIN - Wednesday i horse race b I slamming th< gambling for, “It’s a deai | Gib Lewis, a Scientists: eating influences mind Bill urges gas station services |sure. Gov. Mark killed the bill 1 “I frankly [ the overwheln to it,” he said. [ the end of tha The bill’s | Berlanga, D-( had thought h margin going Afterward, n | that the 19851 “This issue Associated Press Scientists now believe that what you eat can influence how well you operate — in other words, business men can lunch to win. Not only does diet have long-term impact on physical fitness, according to an article in the April issue of Sci ence Digest, but within hours what you eat can affect mental functions such as attention span, memory and mood. The impact of some foods is so marked and so specific, said Richard Wurtman, professor of neuroendo crine regulation at Massachusetts In stitute of Technology, that these nu trients have the same affect as drugs. break down meals into their compo nents and trace those components through the digestive process, into the blood and into various tissues and organ systems. Associated Press Their research indicated that the proportion of carbohydrate in the diet indirectly determines the amount of an important brain chem ical called serotonin, Wurtman said. Serotonin is derived from protein. The neurons that produce seroto nin are located in the brain stem and communicate with brain centers that control such factors as sleep onset, appetite and mood. “They give rise to important changes in the chemical composition of structures in the brain,” he said. “And those changes can modify brain function.” Studies indicate a high-protein, low-carbohydrate lunch will produce sharper wits than a high-carbohy drate pasta. “The release of serotonin makes people feel sleepy and less vigor ous,” Wurtman has written. Wurtman has found in experi- emnts that after a high-protein meal, laboratory rats had lower brain lev els of serotonin and tryptophan, an amino acid from which serotonin is made. Bonnie Spring, professor of psy chology at Texas Tech University and a former associate of Wurt- man’s, tested college males by having them eat a high-protein lunch one day and a high-carbohydrate lunch on another. She said that after the high-carbo hydrate meal, the students displayed impaired concentration and slowed response speed. He said that when the rats were fed a meal consisting entirely of car bohydrates and fat but no protein, brain levels of tryptophan and sero tonin increased. Eating a high-protein, low-carbo hydrate lunch will not guarantee ev eryone a top-performance af ternoon. Spring pointed out that metabolic profiles vary from person to person, depending on everything from age to environment. Spring added that college stu dents are the toughest test because they are at their peak of mental and physical durability. Wurtman and his colleagues have devised a variety of experiments to In a study that included men and women of different ages, published during 1983 in the Journal of Psy chiatric Research, Spring reported that people over 40 snowed a greater loss of concentration after a high- carbohydrate meal than did the younger people tested. AUSTIN — Gas stations four or more gas pumps shi provide free air, water and wi shield washing supplies to K ublic, a state representative fonday. Rep. Al Price, D-Beaui told the House Business Commerce Committee his would ensure the services be vided for safety purposes. Al Edwards, D-Houston, fil similar bill. “In Texas in 1983, Departi of Public Safety records show there were 2,228 non-fatal dents caused by defective tii and 26 fatal accidents,” Price Rep. Nancy McDonald, Paso, testified that traveling West Texas requires conslanl maintenance but that the lad services makes it difficult. Proposals by the two legislatt also would require that allgassi tions have rest rooms. Terry Williams, operator of: Houston Texaco station, toldtl* committee he has only one about 30 stations in his arealln provide these services. “Those of us in the servicesD tion business oppose the re soning of those who have discon tinned those services even thon^ we do understand their motive. Williams said. Price said California, Nf York, Pennsylvania and have passed legislation requin# the services, but they aren’t fret Collier Barnett, president • SunBelt AIR-Serv Co. in ~ suggested to the committee tin* gas stations provide the sen*! but not at the cost of raising p prices to pay for them. By Klf S Singer: '348 lbs. of Rock' Stout star rolls Mexico Associated Press MEXICO CITY — Making his weight an asset, entertainer Vitorino has become a classic overnight suc cess story here with the motto “158 Kilograms (348 pounds) of Rock.” He made his debut in November, but already his songs are heard fre quently on the radio and he appears on the major television programs in Mexico. Vitorino, whose style is similar to such 1950s stars as Bill Haley and the Comets, claims he is the first purveyor of authentically Mexican rock music. “My secret has been the creation of a new sound, without imitating anyone,” he said in an interview. “Something really ours, since never before has anyone made Mexican rock which would respect our roots.” However, his publicity concen trates on his figure as much as his music. The title of his first record is “150 Kilos of Rock.” “Whatever Vitorino has in weight, he also has as a good singer and composer,” wrote Musical Notes, a specialized music magazine, in its lat est edition. Others nave compared him to Fats Domino or Barry White. Vitorino himself recognizes that overeating is a disease that must be cured. He has formed a group called “Gluttons Anonymous,” which first was considered a joke but now has more than 50 members. “Jokes about my figure don’t con cern me,” the 35-year-old enter tainer said. “They never have both ered me. The only thing that interests me is my music.” He plans to take his act abroad soon, traveling to Costa Rica, Pan ama, Peru, Ecuador and, at the end of March, to Dallas. Vitorino insisted that “before me, all rock that was heard here was ag gressive and protest music. Mine is simple, natural, spontaneous, ad dressing only trivial things.” Unlike the majority of singers of what is called “modern music” here, Vitorino has little respect for such famous American entertainers as Prince and Michael Jackson, v extremely popular in Mexico. “They’re too elaborate, a and are good only because of ll productions,” he said. Vitorino generally wears sequin costumes. He made previous attempt break into show business here, never was successful and spent® 1 of his time developing a used‘ business instead. His first record nally came out in November and* a quick hit. The new star has been ear® good reviews as well as record sal& “Overnight, he has given ag® 11 bath and an example to many ers who have spent several ^ wanting to make good rock in Sp® ish and, however, have notbeenl to make any headway in the tastf 11 the majority,” musical critic M oldo Guerrero has said. Among his songs are “Notevof rogar,” or “I’m Not Going toBef “Somos rockers,” or “We are R(* ers”; and “Es el rock y escuchen, “It’s Rock and Listen.” Increasing A&M’s minor tjuantity, is the tions’ goal, sai tor of school r< “It’s not a m a quality or su< The office < black or hispa: Equal Educatii from the U.S. tion requires T ward enrolliny minority stude to reach this r specified num Stu ByJEl St A bill was ii dent Senate \ ommending 1 propriate me protesting an and around tl Center. Robert Hill, the bill is ne< MSC’s “meinoi “This bill is First Ameridn Mk By DAIN Si Residents at Bryan don’t sw but they do hi those of the American. Thomas and dents. They > where they pre day for about 7 Thomas, 43. Mission until After that, Th job and earn s< the truck he pounded. His i curred -after 1 drink. “It was the vodka in 13 ye tight,” Thoma fight and got rr here another i and then I’ll m< Thomas say job in the area he began wher saves enough r has his eye on other town. Thomas say: