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. Thursday, August 7, 1986/The Battalion/Page 5 ^5-year-old |saves life ^of friend ■ LYNN, Mass. (AP) — Five-year- old Brent Meldrum can’t pronounce Heimlich maneuver — he calls it ‘‘the time-life remover” — but he knew how to use Monday evening it to save the life of a pal choking on a 71 piece of candy. 1 Brent said Wednesday the 6-year- Jd Tanya Branden had turned “al- ]Q; most full blue.” But he said, “1 knew what to do,” ^Because he had seen the maneuver ■n television. So the 45-pound Brent m slipped his arms around Tanya from Behind, clasped his hands together 0I! l and squeezed. I “I lifted her up and banged her Bn her feet,” he said. “She bended =^Bver and she coughed and it BjHlopped out.” mi. ■ ,v w' I House sustains veto of bill setting textile import limits k YESTERDAYS Daily Drink & Lunch Specials Billiards & Darts Near Luby s / House dress code 846-2625 WASHINGTON (AP) — The House of Representatives, by a slim eight-vote margin, today sustained President Reagan’s December 1985 veto of a bill setting stiff limits on textile, clothing and shoe imports. The 276-149 vote in the Demo- cratic-controlled chamber fell short of the two-thirds majority required to override a veto. No further action is required in the Republican-led Senate to uphold the president’s veto. The House vote followed an in tensive personal lobbying campaign for undecided members waged by the president and top Cabinet offi cials. An hour before the final tally, nei ther side was willing to predict the outcome. In an election-year environment of growing frustration over annual trade deficits spiraling toward $170 billion, the import-restraint measure had considerable support that crossed party lines. Both sides called the textile bill protectionist. House Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr., D-Mass., shortly before the vote conceded, “I’m against protectio nism and this is protectionism, there’s no question about it.” But, he said drastic steps were needed to “send a very vital message to the world.” But administration allies con tended it would be the wrong mes sage. They held that the measure could trigger global trade wars, invite re taliation by U.S. trading partners and wreck chances for upcoming in ternational trade talks. The vote followed an animated floor debate on the bill to roll back textile and clothing imports by 30 percent and to limit shoe imports to no more than 60 percent of the U.S. market. World Briefs Stock market prices mixed at close NEW YORK (AP) — The stock market was mixed Wednesday as traders continued to reassess the outlook for oil prices. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials rose 2.53 to 1,779.53. The NYSE’s composite index dropped .10 to 136.19. Oil stocks pulled back a bit af ter posting strong gains in the week’s first two sessions. Exxon dropped 'A to 64'/s; Chevron 14 to 39%; and Amoco Vs to 62%. Climbing stairs may increase lifespan BOSTON (AP) — A good strategy for a long life says avoid the elevator and take the stairs. Each step climbed could increase lifespan by about four seconds. Two doctors who came up with that figure concede that their cal culations are somewhat tongue- in-cheek. Their estimate is meant to underscore the belief that any exercise is good for health. Drs. Brent G. Petty and David M. Herrington discuss the bene fits of stair climbing in a dizzying routine of mathematical gymnas tics published as a letter in Thurs day’s New England Journal of Medicine. Leaders meet to promote disarmament callt IXTAPA, Mexico (AP) — Six world leaders who have been working for a superpower agreement to halt nuclear testing and put an end to the arms race began a two-day meeting Wednesday in this Pacific coastal resort. The leaders, known as the Group of Six, were expected to is sue a statement renewing their call for a prohibition on nuclear Thousands mark atomic anniversary lay m. rhe fl 1 rrestd roup. iigm. :re,"k ns." heavih [atmiti ico V H n said lev had _ HIROSHIMA, Japan (AP) — Tens of thou- l] f sands of people gathered here Wednesday to - 1! mark the 41st anniversary of the first atomic bomb attack with silent prayer, noisy protest, dis cussion and song. “Hiroshima repeats its appeal,” Mayor Take shi Araki said at an annual memorial service sponsored by the city. “We offer our prayer for the repose of the victims’ souls . . . and rededicate ourselves anew to the cause of peace.” He also said: “Holding the fate of all human- itp kind in their hands, the United States and the So- llv I Iviet Union should hold a summit meeting in Hi roshima city . . . and take the first practical steps toward nuclear disarmament.” | Araki is a survivor of the explosion of the 20- kiloton bomb dropped Aug. 6, 1945, by an American B-29 named Enola Gay. Remembrances of the blinding flash and mushroom cloud that killed from 78,000 to 1 140,000 people began before dawn as families of victims began arriving in the Peace Memorial Park. In the cool darkness, elderly men and women knelt in prayer before the arch-shaped memorial tests, an end to the arms race and a reduction in military expendi tures. Officials included President Miguel de la Madrid of Mexico, President Raul Alfonsin of Ar gentina, former President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania and Prime Ministers Rajiv Gandhi of India, Andreas Papandreou of Greece and Ingvar Carlsson of Sweden. Report: Women own one in four businesses WASHINGTON (AP) — Women own nearly one-fourth of the na tion’s businesses, although their companies generate only one-tenth of all receipts, the Census Bureau said Wednesday. A new analysis of the 1982 U.S. Economic Census found that women owned 2,884,450 businesses. These businesses make up 23.9 percent of all individual propri etorships, partnerships and small business corporations operating at that time. The $98.3 billion in receipts their companies generated amounted to 10.2 percent of all income from those types of companies, the study found. The report did not include large corporations — those with more than 25 shareholders —- because re searchers were not able to determine which of those were owned primar ily by women. Of the companies owned by women, the majority — 2,661,210 — were individual proprietorships. Thera, were 134,184 partnerships and 89,056 small corporations. Eleven percent of the women- owned companies had paid employ ees, including 668 with 100 or more employees. About half of the women-owned companies had gross receipts of less than $5,000, the report said. A miniscule 0.3 percent of them brought in $ 1 million or more. Personal services, such as laun dries and cleaning services, were the most common business for women to be engaged in, with 419,113 women-owned businesses in this cat egory. Real estate agencies were second with 225,551 businesses, followed by health services, such as nurses, doc tors and dentists, with 128,389. Rounding out the 10 largest women-owned activities were: • Eating and drinking places, 66,811 • Special trade contractors, such as plumbers, heating and masonry contractors, roofers and so forth, 47,219 • Food stores, 37,635 • Apparel and accessory stores, 29,130 • Wholesale trade, non-durable goods, 22,231 • Auto dealers and service sta tions, 14,353 • Wholesale trade, durable goods, 12,021. 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The Hiroshima service was attended this year by three Nobel laureates: Desmond Tutu, the black Anglican bishop from South Africa; Amer ican chemist Linus Pauling and British chemist Dorothy Hodgkin. “I have been overwhelmed by what I have seen since coming to Hiroshima,” Tutu said at a peace forum later. “It has been for me I think a shatter ing experience but also one of great inspiration. I am amazed at how the people of Hiroshima have no trace of bitterness.” The three laureates, together with other schol ars and officials, announced a “Hiroshima Ap peal” calling on the world to heed Mayor Araki’s message. Outside the park, demonstrators in vans shouted anti-nuclear slogans and blared them with loudspeakers. “Can just prayer overcome nuclear war?” was among their messages. One group held a 10-minute “die-in” at the foot of the ruins of the former Industrial Promo tion Hall. Although the hall was located near the center of the explosion, the skeleton of the dome survived and was left standing in the rebuilt city as a reminder. On one of the mountains surrounding the city, thousands of young people sang and clapped along with about 30 folk, rock and reggae groups from the United States, Japan, South Korea, China and New Zealand at an all-night benefit concert. Organizers said the proceeds would go to a home for elderly survivors. At nightfall, friends and families of victims floated candle-lit lanterns on wooden frames down four of the city’s six rivers with messages to the deceased. Tennis Court, Pool, Laundry Facilities Large 1, 2, & 3.Bedroom Units 2 Blocks from Campus Rent from $ 250 for Fall Flat, Studio, & Loft Floor Plans Available for You at* SC AND I A TAOS AURORA GARDENS 401 Anderson 693-6505 SEVILLA NORMANDY SQUAR 1501 Holleman #33 693-2108 SUMMER RATES from *150 HOURS: M-F 9am-6pm, Sat lOam-Spm, Sun 1-Spm "Amenities vary at each property I ge. 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