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Thursday, April 11,1985/The Battalion/Page 15 Slouch By Jim Earle D-| m. :ounty jail,"Colli Caperton, liether the a subcommiti# ed. want to overreact tid. “Whatwedm is we catch up en’t really crime iminal. leni is when oiih rate hazing. Tkt : y strong in ray e’s tough pn in those cotm inds of activities live up to their ssess the pum ed fit the crime.' lintock, associate! at the Universe icd the legislatioi create a climate ions that have ipated in haa-jr. hey continue,"k | CUD r. L, IjUHcrrAUAGGlEj ) mmm I DO^T KWOUZ AKJ AGGIE g Kiii/iuxaffr'tigi' cants to see Utint a tided. .aid the board input, and that rthur G. Hansei i work out a plat! ipation. nope reprt loo I within the pate fully," Ren cans decision mg and sittinsitl Ve never really j s are thinking! s are — and thevttl ae System.” he board should | •st in other Sisks es Ai-M. to know what! he said. Officials uncover $195 million of pot Associated Press SAN FRANCISCO — More than [32 tons of marijuana, with an esti- jmated value of up to $195 million, [was discovered on a battered Fishing [boat after it was stopped for a rou- stine safety check, federal authorities [reported Wednesday. ‘It’s the biggest (West Coast) haul lanyof us can recall,” said U.S. Drug ^Enforcement Agency agent and [public affairs officer Bob Cox, esti mating the street value of the contra band, believed to have originated in Thailand, at $2,000 to $3,000 a pound. U.S. Customs special agent Tom McDermott said investigators sus pect that a “mother ship” off the coast unloaded the 65,000-pound cargo of foil-wrapped marijuana bales onto a 76-foot fishing boat. Studies: lUDs increase risk of infertility Associated Press / BOSTON — Using an intraute rine device for birth control seems to double the risk of infertility, and 88,000 U.S. couples may be unable to have children because of damage from lUDs, new research finds. The authors of two major studies being published today recommend that women who have never had children should not have these de vices inserted but should choose some other form of contraception. The reports agreed that plastic lUDs are the most dangerous, while the copper-covered lUDs are less likely to cause infertility. A study by Dr. Daniel W. Cramer of Brigham and Women’s Hospital in Boston and a separate report by Dr. Janet R. Daling of the University of Washington in Seattle were pub lished in the New England Journal of Medicine. The two studies found that two brands of plastic lUDs, the Lippes Loop and the Saf-T-Coil, appear to approximately triple the risk of in fertility. The Saf-T-Coil was discon tinued about two years ago. The risk is even higher for the Daikon Shield, another plastic IUD that has not been sold for a decade, according to the studies. Manufacturers of the three brands of lUDs said they would not comment on the reports because they had not read them. The Boston study found that the risk of infertility was about 60 per cent higher than usual among women who used copper lUDs. The Seattle study found ; a smaller, but not statistically meaningful, increase among these women. d of the prop itten request, in be mailed to lit delivered to tlit ; deposit will be ts pla fall, ities and phones the fall. n Vienna next said the two woul [reels of a Reap'- 1 !g- made clear tween the two nething far short House votes to end ban on farm jobless benefits Associated Press AUSTIN — The Texas House tentatively approved Wednesday to ending the 50-year ban on unemploy ment benefits for farm workers. , . The action came three months after State District i i ays a terp. j U{ jg e Harley Clark of Austin ruled the ban an uncon stitutional violation of equal protection for all citizens. “This bill does exactly what Judge Clark wanted done,” said Rep. Lloyd Criss, D-Texas City, the bill’s sponsor. Since its inception in 1936, the unemployment bene fit system has excluded farm workers. “It’s time we stopped subsidizing farmers,” Criss lanningtorett: application! ice are availa" ty companies ad ny ’. _ or these services! p speed uptheps time they p d their way. Their employees are it toe onH nhnn/>{f r -ii ' 1 . not entitled to any fewer benefits than other employ ees.” Pampa Rep. Foster Whaley said many farmers al ready are over their heads in debt, and the unemploy ment insurance payments won’t help. He said two farmers in his district have killed themselves this year because of financial woes. But Texas Civil Liberties Union officials, who .mounted the successful court fight against excluding farm workers, called the House action “one more step toward equal rights for farm workers in Texas.’ “The House today sounded the death knell of an era of discrimination against workers who are predomi nantly and overwhelmingly Hispanic and black,” said Jim Harrington, TCLU legal director. Preliminary approval in the House came on an 86-54 vote. Final approval on Thursday would send the bill to the Senate, where Criss expects it to pass with “little dif ficulty.” ■ k “This bill is a great step forward toward equity and | equality in this state,” he said. “Farm workers, as a m IfJ group, are some of the poorest people in our state.’ ! The measure would force farm and ranch employers r the U.S Smith said that id || 10 guardsmen) mama and Hondi n this year, g comes atatiir :ern about the e region, that the to pay unemployment taxes if they pay quarterly wages of at least $1,500 or hire at least one employee for 20 days during 20 weeks of a year. House members approved an amendment to set up a phase-in of the bill during 1986-87. Criss said the state unemployment fund would go broke if the new law was effective this year. The Texas Employment Commission estimates $17 million worth of benefits would have to be paid this year, while only $10 million in taxes would be collected. If the unemployment fund has a negative balance in November, taxes for all employers would increase — by as much as $280 million, Criss said. The two-year phase-in will avoid the deficit and re sulting tax hike, he said.' In other action Wednesday, the House gave tentative approval in a 70-69 vote to a bill that would end re quired examining trials for juveniles who face possible trial as an adult. Under Houston Rep. Mike Toomey’s bill, juveniles would be allowed to request an examining trial prior to being certified for an adul^ trial. The current law makes examining trials mandatory. It’s a law that’s used to win reversals of convictions in cases where the examining trial is not held, according to Toomey. That bill also faces a final vote before going to sen ators. In final votes Wednesday, the House approved seve ral Senate bills, inclduding measures that would: • Make it a felony for inmates to carry deadly weap ons in prison. It is now a misdemeanor. • Allow the Texas Youth Commission to retain cus tody of juvenile offenders until age 21. TYC now must release offenders at 18. • Allow race cars to carry ads for alcoholic bever ages. ore training in hose will be lost f orces,” he si other military ol political aspect ami] suggestions aring for the U.S. ent in the UT-Arlington teaching assistant spends summers hunting jaguars Associated Press tary exercises - ARLINGTON — In the summer he can be found deep within the mazon jungle, hunting jaguars or talking to the Indians. Hugo Munoz, Spanish graduate aching assistant at the University of Texas at Arlington, is from Co lombia. When he wants adventure, he goes back to South America. He the guard has j* h as man y tales to tell. : Some of his adventures would make Indiana Jones drop his jaw, like the time an anaconda coiled around his body. And his eyes light I up as he talks about hunting cats. || “Jaguars are fascinating,” he says, ; lighting a cigarette as he explains Blow he stalks the animals. “They are extremely powerful ... the fastest an imals around.” To get the cats’ attention, Munoz drags a freshly-killed wild pig hrough the jungle, leaving its scent on the ground and foliage. Then, ri fle in hand, he finds a nearby tree to limb. “I wait until it is pitch dark,” he ysays. “I must be very still. Any sud- - den noise or movement will frighten ‘ the jaguar.” He waits. And waits. Sometimes is outings are fruitless. Other times he gets his prize. And once in a while he is surprised. To get the cats' attention, Hugo Munoz drags a freshly-killed wild pig through the jungle, leav ing its scent on the ground and foliage. Then, rifle in hand, he finds a nearby tree to climb. zme ;c Once time he killed a jaguar and climbed down the tree. He had spent has last shell, but he knew the chances of another jaguar coming were slim. He heard a noise. He turned on his flashlight to discover two glaring red eyes. Oops. Luckily, his hunting party came and helped him kill the animal. Monzo also hunts wild pigs — the only animals the jaguar fears. They travel in packs of 200 to 300 and will charge anything. “One must be very careful when hunting wild pigs,” Munoz says. “They have large tusks that make a clapping sound when rubbed to gether. If someone is in a tree, the pigs may surround, chew and knock ‘Presents IPAJCIENY S OAT ICIIlt Saturday <&Lpril 13 9:00-11:00 am ‘Rm 102 mocker 0 i m LI m V ’y ££££ il i i Safer Than Sunshine! Start your summer tan without a spring sunburn! Just relax on our fan-cooled tanning beds and listen to music through the stereo headphones. You’ll get, a rich, natural tan without burning and a healthy ' tan is the best way to prevent sunburn later^ Call today for an appointment! 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A trans lator goes with him on his trips to the jungle. “We have much to learn from the so-called uncivilized people of the world,” says Munoz, who is finishing his doctorate in anthropology. “In ways, the Indian tribes I’ve studied know so much more than we do.” Many of these tribes put great stock in the family unit. The ex tended family is common — a child’s aunts and uncles are considered his mothers and fathers. Cousins are considered brothers and sisters. FAJITA SPECIAL Single Double $4.95 $8.95 Our Famous charbroiled steak or chicken Fajitas served with fiour tortillas, grilled onions, guacamoie, sour cream and Pico de gailo. MARGARITAS JUMBARITAS $1.00 $3.95 Good thru April 317 S. College • Skaggs Center • 260-9172