Page 10/The Battalion/Wednesday, June 4, 1986 Line of handicapped dolls announced by Mattel Inc. NEW YORK (AP) — Mattel Inc. on Tuesday announced a line of dolls with disabilities, saying it hopes the toys will help disabled children develop a positive self-image and teach able-bodied ones not to be prejudiced toward handicaps. Any profits from the line — a ski instructor and amputee called “Hal” and his variously impaired but active “Pals" — will go to organizations that help disabled children, the nation’s second-largest toymaker said. Spencer Boise, a vice president for Mattel, said, “We want to spread the message that it’s OK to have a disability.” The line consists of seven 19-inch, soft-sculptured dolls. Besides Hal, who lacks a left leg, there is a ballerina wearing hearing aids, a boy in a gray warmup suit in a wheelchair, and a dressed-up girl with leg braces and canes. The fifth disabled doll, a black girl, is visually impaired and comes with a red- tipped cane and guide puppy. The two other dolls, a preppy boy and a Madonna lookalike, do not feature specific disabilities. How ever, they can be bought with the va rious accessories, such as the wheel chair, so that they can be customized for a particular child. Hal's Pals look a bit like Coleco In dustries Inc.’s Cabbage Patch dolls. The disabled ones will sell for S44.95, the plain ones for S39.95, Mattel said. Hal wears a glitzy silver racing suit, a ski boot and a ski, special poles called ski-outriggers, a hat, goggles and a bib that identifies him as an in structor. Susan Anderson, the dolls’ cre ator, said, “You couldn’t look at him and say ‘pity.’ Anclerson named the dolls after her f riend Hal O’Leary, director and founder of the Winter Park Hand icapped Sports and Recreation Pro gram west of Denver. O’Leary said, “There is a great deal of need to introduce the hand icapped into society in a dynamic manner.” There were 45 million physically impaired Americans in 1983, 7 mil lion of them under age 18, accord ing to the most recent statistics com piled by the Health Interview Survey division of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Paul Valentine, a toy-industry analyst with Standard &■ Poor’s Corp., said: “I’m sure the idea is well-intentioned and it will be taste- fullv executed, but I doubt that this product is going to be a hit with chil dren, who tend to be very cruel when it comes to disabilities. “Handicapped children already feel different. I doubt that they would want to feel even more differ ent, to have a doll specially geared to them that is not part of the mass cul ture.” The company has formed a sepa rate not-for profit company called For Challenged Kids By Mattel Inc. to produce and market the dolls and donate the profits. For Challenged Kids plans to sell the dolls through mail-order. It has set up a toll-free number, I- 800-227-3800. The address is 5959 Triumph Street, Commerce, Calif., 90840. Mattel, based in Hawthorne, Calif., is the nation’s No. 2 toy maker, behind Hasbro Inc. Reagan trying to save arms sale to Saudi Arabic WASHINGTON (AP) — Senate Majority Leader Bob Dole said Tuesday that President Reagan’s “leadership is on the line” as the ad ministration scrambles for the veto- sustaining votes needed to save an arms sale to Saudi Arabia. The Kansas Republican said he is “fairly confident” the veto will be sustained when it comes to a vote Thursday. He spoke to reporters at the White House after GOP leaders met with the president. Reagan, asked during a photo ses sion at the start of the meeting whether he has the votes, said: “I’m not going to comment. I’m just su perstitious about that sort of thing.” And Dennis Thomas, assistant to the president, told reporters the ad ministration does not have much “breathing room” in its efforts to ob tain the 34 votes that will be needed if all 100 members of the Senate are present when the roll is called. During the brief public part of the meeting, Reagan told his fellow Re publicans that a vote to override his veto would “seriously undermine our foreign policy objectives” throughout the Middle East. “I want all of you to understand that this vote will have a profound effect upon our relations with the Arab world, not just with Saudi Ara bia,” Reagan said. On May 21 when the Senate broke for the Memorial day recess without voting on the veto, the president’s supporters claimed 33 votes, just enough to sustain the president be cause some opponents of the sale were absent that day. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., chairman of the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee, predicted on Tuesday that the veto will i>e sus tained. “The president was success ful in some calls he made during the recess,” said Lugar. The leader of the op the sale. Sen. Alan Cr Calif ., said: “I think in close. I’m not making a tions one way or the other Minority Leader Robe: D-Va., said he did nolb vote would come out,I “T lie president has an good facility f or twistingi mital-fuele bailment tl of 2,000 pr authorities ■But m ack in the the smoke was not to> Murder (continued from page 1) as she lef t the courtroom in tears. Lincecum, of Ledbetter, was led handcuffed and chained from the courtroom. Washington County District At torney Charles Sebesta said, “I’m glad it’s over. We knew we had a good case, but you never know what’s on the mind of those 12 peo ple.” Defense attorney Robert Kuhn said he was not surprised or dis mayed by the verdict. “I hoped for a life sentence be cause that’s my job,” he said. “It's as hard a case as I’ve ever done. It was a very violent crime with a defendant with a prior record.” During the punishment phase of the trial Tuesday, a 21-year-old Brenham woman testified Lincecum raped her twice, including once on the hood of his car. During the or deal, the woman also was forced to lay in a bed of fire ants with Lince cum atop her as he tried to hide and avoid the glare of headlights from a passing vehicle. “He has ruined my life, cost me my marriage,” she sobbed. “I was covered with ant bites. There was no way you could count them.” She said Lincecum ordered her to perform oral sex. Another witness, Bertha Ulbrich, identified Lincecum as one of two men who robbed the LaGrange res taurant where she worked. Police arrested Lincecum for in vestigation of that robbery, which led to charges for the Coppedge slayings. Lincecum was called to be his only defense witness during the punish ment phase. He stood up, wavered, shook his head and then sat down, head bowed. “I advised him it was in his best in terests to testify at this time,” Kuhn said. “When I chose to call him to the stand, he didn’t feel he cotlld. “He had nothing to lose by testify ing.” ana releasi dueling a degi ee bin HStill in Sunday’s d 80-yar Mis which wa br dge t 'weakened ,,the week. Senate votes to reauthoris <11*1 higher education progran parent cor said video flying ove clues. WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate voted 93-1 T uesday night to reauthorize federal higner ed ucation loan and grant pro grams for the next five years af ter scaling back proposed increases in Pell Grants for needy students. Final passage of the bill came after the Senate expressed sup port for sharply curbing the ■jS'he fire powei of federal judges to i ng tank ( busing to achieve scha a ®e gas bt legation. investigan the accide I he higher educate use( | lo „ whic h authorizes S6.3 i plastics, a w hole range of stude- Fouiotl and direct aid programs delude, 1 1 1 1 / 11 si a I \ t. 11 con t can s billion for direct andgti. accident o student loans, |kActing ( . -Kellie briclgi MCDONALD’S INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS high wate Hooded S; two witnes burn of'In Light thev not collap DRIVE-THRU window University Drive Hwy 21 Texas and S.W. Parkway Manor East Mall McDonald! ‘ ihcb ■ trackbed. I? not the bi BREAKFAST EVER! caused tin MORNING esidei dof(he Sal east San A most had Monday, only 46 w bui they others mi; dons. INTRAMURAL SPORTS SUMMER SESSION! INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL SPORTS GOLF SINGLES-A qualifying round will be played with a percent age of top qualifiers advancing to the final round. Participants will be assigned an opponent based on skill level and must play within an assigned period of time. ALL ENTRIES OPEN JUNE 3. ALL ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 12. Leagues will be offer in Men’s, Women’s and CoRec,; classes A, B, and C. Participants must be students enrolled in summer school or faculty/staff or spouses with a recreational ID and intra mural validation. ALL SCHEDULES WILL BE AVAILABLE FRIDAY, JUNE 13, 2 P.M. PLAY IN ALL TOURNAMENTS WILL BEGIN MONDAY, JUNE 16. FOR MORE INFORMATION ABOUT INDIVIDUAL AND DUAL SPORTS, CONTACT PATSY GREINER AT 845-7826. INTRAMURAL SPORTS SUMMER SESSION I TEAM SPORTS TENNIS SINGLES-Single elimination tournament. Matches con sist of 2 out of 3 sets. Games are played to 4 points (no deu ce).Each participant must bring an unopened can of balls to each match. ALL ENTRIES OPEN JUNE 3. ALL ENTRIES CLOSE JUNE 12. Leagues will be offered in Men’s, Women's and CoRec, classes A, B, and C. 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