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Tuesday August 13, IQSSrThe Battalion/Page 3 STATE AND LOCAL SHOE by Jeff MacNelly PAV AFTER I TAKE A 0UICH OF JUNK ANP TRY TP TURN IT /NTP A NEWSPAPER... THAT 15 THEN U5EP TP WRAP FISH, UNE TRA$HaM5...ANP TRAIN PUPPIE5. Texas’ GOP congressmen among most conservative Associated Press WASHINGTON — Texas’ six freshmen Republican congressmen are among the most conservative in their class, according to a political ac tion committee that rated their votes during their first six months in of fice. The Fund for a Conservative Ma jority said Reps. Joe Barton of Ennis, Dick Armey of Denton and Tom De- Lay of Sugar Land, voted 100 per cent “correct” based on 10 votes se lected by the group as a barometer of their conservatism. Texas’ three other freshmen Re publicans — Beau Boulter of Am arillo, Mac Sweeney of Wharton and Larry Combest of Lubbock — each scored 90 percent in the group’s rat ings. All three disagreed with the FCM on the same vote — emergency farm aid. The Fund for a Conservative Ma jority is a major PAC contributor to conservative political candidates. FCM’s chairman, Robert Heck man, said the study “demonstrates that the Reagan revolution is alive and well” and that candidates do not feel they must become more moder ate in order to get elected. Texans elected seven new con gressmen last year, six of them Re publican. Four of the Republicans won seats previously held by Demo crats. The 28-member Texas dele gation now has a record 10 GOP members. Republicans scored a 76 percent conservative rate on their votes last Congress, according to the group. This year’s GOP freshmen scored 87 f >ercent based on their votes for the irst six months, or 11 percent more conservative, FCM said. Based on the 10 key votes used in the freshman ratings released by the organization, the Texas freshmen scored 95 percent. Here is a list of the 10 votes and the position FCM considered cor rect: • Military aid to the Contras in Nicaragua (for). • Humanitarian aid to the Con tras (for). • Humanitarian aid to the Con tras in supplemental bill (for). • Economic sanctions against South Africa (against). • Funding for MX missile (for). • Funding for so-called “Star Wars” defense system (for). • Emergency farm loans (against). • Federal aid for family planning (against). • Referral to committee of reso lution to seat Republican in disputed Indiana House seat election (against). Study indicates rear of plane safest place to be in crash Associated Press DALLAS — Most of the survivors of major air crashes over the past 15 years have been seated in the rear of the airplane, according to a study of National Transportation Safety Board documents. Forward sections of downed jets generally have suffered more exten sive destruction in crashes, accord ing to a copyright story in Monday’s editions of the Dallas Morning News. In the Delta Air Lines jet crash Aug. 2, no one seated in front of Row 29 lived, the NTSB report said. The News’ study was based on NTSB reports on the 16 worst air line crashes since 1970 in which some passengers and crew members survived. The reports indicated that in nine of the crashes, most survivors were sitting toward the rear, the News said. In only three crashes were most “Our argument is that we had better do more about making sure it doesn’t strike the ground — John Galipauh, founder of the Aviation Safety In stitute of Ohio. of those who died sitting in the back of the plane, the study said. The newspaper said the reports also revealed another pattern: Most victims were not killed by the initial impact but when collapsing cabin furniture or debris prevented or de layed escape from a burning or sink- ingjet. Meanwhile, researchers who con ducted a test crash last year disagree with the theory that rear seating is safest. In a Gongress-approved test crash program last December, a 24-year- old Boeing 720 clocked at 170 mph plunged into the Mojave Desert. The jet’s 73 passenger seats were oc cupied by mannequins. Impact-measuring devices pro vided researchers with information that will be included in a report to be published next spring. Although conclusions drawn from the crash have not been revealed, re searchers apparently haven’t de cided that the safest seats on a doomed aircraft are in the rear, the News said. NTSB officials said the agency has never conducted a study of the role that seat placement plays in crash survivability. But the Federal Aviation Admin istration requires airlines to store flight voice and data recorders “as far aft as possible. Changes in psychology curriculum OK’d By KAREN BLOCH Staff Writer The Faculty Senate unanimously approved a proposal Monday for changes in the requirements for a bachelor of science degree in psy chology. According to the proposal, Psy chology 340, Psychology of Learn ing, will no longer be a required course. The course will be added to one of two lists of courses from which psychology students must choose three courses (at least one from each list). Also, students will be allowed to apply no more than six credit hours of Psychology 485, a problems course, toward a psychology degree. Exceptions will be made for students taking 485 honors and those en rolled in the University Fellows Pro gram. A representative from the psy chology department told the Senate that the removal of restrictions on Psychology 305, Personality Adjust ments, is “in the works.” Currently, psychology majors do not receive de gree credit for the course. The Senate also approved new undergraduate courses in several departments including anthropol ogy, business administration, and history. Graduate courses in chemical en gineering, computer science, electri cal engineering, genetics and me chanical engineering were also approved. A request for a change in the course description of Veterinary Mi crobiology 662, Advanced Immuno logical Concepts, was denied in a unanimous decision by the Senate. The request was to allow that “the course may be repeated once for credit.” The Faculty Senate serves in an advisory capacity. Curricular recom mendations will be sent to Texas A&M President Frank Vandiver for approval. Clergy required to report abuse Associated Press AUSTIN — Clergymen must tell law enforcement officials about sus pected child abuse cases, Attorney General Jim Mattox said in an opin ion released Monday. “Government regulation of reli gious conduct is valid if it does not unduly burden the practice of reli gion, if the state’s interest in enact ing the regulation is compelling, and if there are no alternative means available which are less intrusive upon the practice,” Mattox said in the opinion. He quoted a U.S. Supreme Court opinion that said “the right to prac tice religion freely does not include liberty to expose the . . . child ... to ill health or death.” New A&M Medical Sciences Library opens By JERRY OSLIN Staff Writer The opening of Texas A&M’s new Medical Sciences Library represents the close relationship between the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Medicine, the library’s director, Virginia Algermissen, said Monday at the library’s opening cer emony. Dr. George Shelton, dean of the College of Veterinary Medicine, echoed Algermissen’s sentiments. “This library will serve as a bond TENSION HEADACHES? If eligible, get $20 for taking one easy dose of safe OTC medication and keeping di ary. Reputable investigators. G & S Studies, Inc. 846-5933 between the College of Veterinary Medicine and the College of Medici ne,” he said. The $6.6 million library, located off University Drive, is one of the few in the world that serves students, faculty and researchers in both vet erinary and human medicine, Alger missen said. The ceremony also marked the official opening of an underground walkway running under University Drive and connecting the library with the University’s veterinary school complex. Problem Pregnancy? we listen, we care, we help Free pregnancy tests concerned counselors Brazos Valley Crisis Pregnancy Service We’re local! 4340 Carter Creek Pkwy Suite 107 24 hr. 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