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. Tuesday, February 4, 1986/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local =r ^an killed )ver dispute ibout dogs Associated Press DALLAS — A man was shot to Hi and his wife seriously Hded over a longstanding ar- mu at about the man’s dogs, po- ■aid. A 41-year-old neighbor of the iuple was arrested for investiga- in of murder and investigation Htempted murder, officers id. Hllie Bradley, 58, was pro- junced dead Sunday at Baylor ^■e.rsity Medical Center. His ife, Bessie Carter Bradley, was ited in serious condition, police id. Hmicide investigators J.E. allagher and P.E. Jones said the eighbor and the Bradleys had ;erj arguing since midsummer, hen the neighbor had fired a istcjl at one of the Bradleys’ llagher said the neighbor [angry Sunday about noise [sanitation problems caused the dogs, which were kept in e backyard of Bradley’s South tllas home. A&M vet students totrain for CPR with resusci-dog By THOMAS OWNBEY Reporter A resusci-dog, the canine coun terpart to resusci-Annie, will soon help veterinary students learn car- diopulminary resuscitation for pets. At present, students learn CPR work on live dogs, said Dr. Kenneth Knauer, interim department head, Small Animal Medicine and Sur gery. The live dogs are anesthetized and then, either chemically or elec trically, heart fibrillation is induced, he said. The student then performs CPR by chest massage. Occasionally the dogs die, Knauer said. “Sometimes we don’t lose any,” Knauer said. “Sometimes we lose as many as 6 or 8 a semester.” If there is any possibility of a dog being in pain after the experience, the dog is put to sleep, he said. Resusci-dog will be purchased so that live dogs will no longer be used for CPR training. “We’re always looking for meth ods as good as, or better than the use of live animals, and establishing this fund is the department’s way of ex pressing our concern,” Knauer said. “We consider ourselves (veteri narians) to be among the most hu-* mane persons on earth. The pur pose of our training and research is to relieve animal suffering,” Knauer said. “The purpose of our training and research is to relieve animal suffering. ” — Dr. Kenneth Knauer, interim department head, Small Animal Medicine and Surgery. The new resusci-dog is a plastic, fur covered doll that has electronic parts that let the student know when he is performing chest massage cor rectly. A special fund established by the Department of Small Animal Medi cine and Surgery will provide for the purchase of the $800 mannequin, Knauer said. No state funds will be used to pur chase the dog, he emphasized. Response to the fund, which was created at the beginning of the year, has been very favorable, he said. The special fund, Alternatives to Animal Use in Research, was set up after talking with a Houston group, People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals, Knauer said. The group wanted to see the state’s only veterinary small animal training program seek alternatives to using animals in research and tea ching, he said. With the money raised, the De partment of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery hopes to eventually purchase a resusci-cat, now under development at Cornell University where the resusci-dog was devel oped. Anyone wishing to contribute to the special fund should send dona tions to: Alternatives to Animal Use in Research and Teaching, Depart ment of Small Animal Medicine and Surgery, Texas A&M University, College Station, 77843-4474. enator’s plea to run for Texas attorney general denied 1 km there 115 ntaH Associated Press do tl: |a|jSTIN — The Texas Supreme es looHt on Monday denied Sen. J.E. asl^lusi r” Brown’s plea to get on the ok a t|||Hbli can Party primary ballot for rH attorney general, but Brown ' ijiis hopes remain alive. ‘ P ai piown, R-Lake Jackson, said he Hling the same appeal the Su- n He Court rejected with the 1st Ht of Appeals in Houston, be- mni.'l: o$e the Supreme Court had failed Group sinswer his questions of law. He Supreme Court overruled, But comment, Brown’s motion I 4i/e a writ of mandamus with the hs |^Attorney General Jim Mattox, a Herat running for re-election, Jd,i “Any layman or any lawyer irate jH rea< ^ the (Texas) Constitution and see that Buster Brown was in vi olation of the wording of the consti tution should he be allowed to run. . But Mattox added, “I’m not sure he believed from the beginning he was going to be eligible. I think it was an opportunity for him to get his name exposed on a statewide basis without any real danger.” Brown said the Supreme Court “can refuse to hear (an appeal) for any number of reasons, and since it didn’t spell it out, I have no way of knowing” what the court’s reason was for denying his motion. The court’s refusal to hear Brown’s plea left three candidates in the Republican Party primary for at torney general just hours before the Monday filing deadline of 6 p.m. Mattox, a former state House member and congressman who is completing his first four-year term as attorney general, appeared to have no opposition in the May 3 Democratic primary. The Republican candidates for at torney general are State District Judge Roy Barrera Jr., San Antonio; former Williamson County District Attorney Ed Walsh; and State Dis trict Judge John Roach, McKinney. “None of them are very strong (candidates),” Mattox said. Brown appealed to the Supreme Court after GOP state chairman George Strake refused last month to place Brown’s name on the ballot. Brown’s eligibility centered on a provision in the Texas Constitution that says a legislator is ineligible, during the term for which he or she was elected, for “any civil office . . . which shall have been created, or the emoluments of which may have been increased, during such term.” In 1985 the Legislature raised the salary of the attorney general from $70,400 to $71,100, an increase of less than I percent. But the Legislature also put a rider, or special provision, on the state appropriations bill that says if a legislator is elected to another office, such as attorney general, the salary of that office would-be rolled back to what it had been before the bill was passed. Brown had argued that, since the increase was of less than 1 percent and also because the rider stated that he wouldn’t get the increase even if he was elected, there was no reason he couldn’t seek the office. ichard" ...Cheryl!' 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Requirements of a Student Senator: (1) Attend all senate meeting. Spring schedule:Feb. 12, Feb. 26, Mar. 12,Mar 26, 7:30 p.m. 204 Harrington (2) Participate on one of five legislative committees (Academic Affairs, External Af fairs, Finance, Rules and Regulations, Student Services). (3) Report to a student organization that is representative of your constituency. (4) Maintain a GPR of 2.25 or higher and post at least a 2.0 every semester while in office. Senate Vacancies: (1) Vet Medicine Grad (1) Business Sophomore (1) Ward li (1) Ward I (1) Eng. Junior (1) Hotard/Mclnnis/Schumacher/Walton Representative OFF-CAMPUS WARD SYSTEM: WARD III WARD 1 Pos! Oak Man Texas | SKAGGS | [tamu | Ward IV WARD II Applications can be picked up in Rm. 221 Pavilion. If you have any specific questions about the senate or student goverment in general, please feel free to call us. Laurie Johnson, Speaker of the Senate (696-0760) Miles Bradshaw, Speaker Pro Tempore (696-4387) Deadline is 5:00 p.m. Friday Feb. 7 The toughest job you’ll ever love We admit it. It takes a dif ferent kind of person to be a Peace Corps volunteer. We won’t mislead you with glowing pictures of exotic lands. The hours as a volunteer are long. The pay is modest. And the frustrations sometimes seem overwhelming. But the satisfaction and rewards are im mense. You’ll be immersed in a new culture, become fluent in a new language, and learn far more about the third world — and yourself — than you ever expected. You’ll also discover that prog ress brought about by Peace Corps volunteers is visible and measurable: Such as health clinics established in the Philippines; Fresh-water fish ponds constructed in Kenya; roads and schools and irrigation systems built in Upper Volta; tens of thou sands of people given essential skills in farming, nutrition, the skilled trades, business, forestry, and other specialties throughout the develop ing world. Being a volunteer isn’t for everyone, and it isn’t easy, but to the people of the developing nations who have never before had basic health care or enough to eat, the Peace Corps brings a message of hope and change. We invite you to look into the volunteer opportunities beginning in the next 3-12 months in Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Pa cific. Our representatives will be pleased to provide you with details. PEACE CORPS May, August and December Graduates: For more information on this exciting opportunity contact: Jerry Namken, Ag Bldg, 103B or call 845-4722 j © 1986 Greyhound Lines, Inc'.