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He said there was great scientific significance in his group’s ability to put together a three-dimensional I map of a human virus — the first I time such a viral code has ever been (cracked — making it possible to study exquisitely tiny interactions within the body. However, he made it clear that drug-counter applications of his findings are still nopes rather than realities. Rossmann said there actually may never be a one-shot vaccine for colds because they can be caused by more than 10(3 dif f erent viruses. However, he said, “it may be pos sible to find a cure for the cold that may not be along the lines of a classic vaccine” — a drug, for example, that would attack not the virus itself but would involve the site where the vi rus attaches to healthy cells. As f or broader significance, an of ficial of the National Institute of Al lergy and Infectious Diseases said in an interview that Rossmann’s find ings were “a good basic piece of in formation.’’ “It takes a lot of pieces to put to gether something of clinical impor tance,” added William Allen, a viro logy program officer for the federal institute, which helped pay for the research. He said Rossmann and Dr. Robert Gallo of the National Cancer Insti tute were already setting up an ex periment aimed at mapping leuke mia-linked viruses using the same high-technolgy processes used on the cold virus. The virus that appar ently causes acquired immune defi ciency syndrome, or AIDS, could eventually be part of that effort, though success in that area “is very speculative,” Allen said. Rossmann said he was mostly con cerned with understanding viruses, but he also said the new results made a drug against colds “much more possible, absolutely.” Air Force announces astronauts selected for March shuttle flight Associated Press SPACE CENTER. Houston — Air Force Undersecretary Edward G. Al dridge Jr. has been named to fly on a secret military space shuttle mission next March, joining five astronauts and an Air Force major on the first flight to be launched f rom Vanden- berg Air Force Base, Calif ., of ficials announced Wednesday. Alridge, 47, a former aerospace executive, will serve as a payload specialist aboard space shuttle Dis covery when it is launched March 20 carrying a secret payload. In a statement released by an Air Associated Press I DALLAS— Haing Ngor played a I Cambodian photographer capt ured jby Khmer Rouge troops in the [movie, “The Killing Fields,” but his [ real-life experience as a refugee flee- I ing oppression is more horrifying, 1 he says. I Speaking to the World Anti-Com- I munist League conference in Dallas, I Ngor said that before he left his homeland in 1979, he was captured and tortured three times. His wife land child were among the estimated millions of Cambodians who died [ under Khmer Rouge rule, he said. Force spokesman at the Johnson Space Center, Aldridge is quoted as saving, “It's a great honor for any American to fly on the symbol of the success of the American space pro gram. “I’m thrilled at the opportunity and thrilled at the prospects that I will Ik* able to apply what I have learned to expanding U.S. efforts in space.” The Air F'orce also announced that Mai. John B. Watterson, 36, will fly on the mission as a payload spe cialists. The two join National Aeronau- “I believe that God let me survive so that 1 could bear witness against these atrocities,” he said. The league is holding its annual meeting in Dallas. About 300 partici- Dants will listen to speeches from reedom and resistance movement fighters from more than a half- dozen countries and attend workshops to discuss the fight against communism. Ngor, a doctor in Los Angeles who spoke to the group Tuesday, described “crimes against the Cam bodian people.” tics and Space Administration astro nauts Robert Crippen, the mission commander, and Guy Gardner, Dale Gardner, Jerry Ross and Mike Mul- lane on the flight. Aldridge has been Air Force un dersecretary since 1981. His job in cludes the supervision of the military space program. He earlier held a variety of jobs in the Department of Defense, includ ing two years as deputy assistant sec retary of Defense for strategic pro grams, and a term as an adviser to the Defense secretary. Aldrige also has held manage ment positions with Douglas Aircraft Co., LTV Aerospace Corp., and the Systems Planning Corp. Born in Houston, Aldridge is a graduate of Texas A&M and holds a master of science degree from Georgia Tech. Watterson, a native of Garden City, N. Y., who grew up in Littleton, Colo., is a graduate of Virginia Mili tary Institute and the Air Force In stitute of Technology. He is a sys tems engineer who was named to the U.S. Air Force Manned Spaceflight Engineer program in 1980. Discovery’s launch from Vanden- berg will be the first space shuttle mission into a polar orbit, a flight path that carries the craft over the ent ire globe in a matter of days. ‘Killing Fields’ star recounts real-life refugee experiences RAMADA Daily Lunch Buffet Bring a friend and enjoy a variety of delicious salads, en trees, vegetables and desserts. Located at Texas and University across from TAMU Locally owned and operated Room available for football games Call 696-4242 FRATERNITY BeachiiT Nite Thursday, September 12, 8:00 Parkway Circle Apt. 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