Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 13, 1987)
Tuesday, October 13, 1987/The Battalion/Page 11 olitician, 100, dies after years ‘avocational’ campaigning . ppAcmi p, h/tre 7:00fifi WZfrROizli jj\ jfOPEKA (AP) — Alf Landon, the |mer Kansas governor whose sidential hopes were swamped in franklin Roosevelt’s 1936 landslide but became the grand old man of the nd Old Party in a long life out- politics, died Monday. He was I” tern early Monday, but said he re mained alert and talked with both her and Mrs. Landon during the day. Kassebaum had been scheduled to speak Monday night in Hartford, Conn., but headed back to Topeka “He was a legendary Republican who taught generations of poli ticians what integrity and leadership were all about,” he said. “Always way ahead of his times, his life was a solid century of achievement.” As the decades put the 1936 drub- >y ///$/:>£- >VUd liheI iLandon, the father of Sen. Nancy lassebaum, R-Kan., wryly described Kniself “a lawyer who never had a ase. an oilman who never made a won and a presidential candidate W IN THE rfllohp carried only Maine and Ver- 1 ST/U TACKLE look” PtO&LENtf., |nerefused to be nettled about his •pic loss, and in later years gave his dchildren ponies named for the 'dstates he won. “[They might have forgotten me if (had been close,” he once said, gtandon was hospitalized Sept. 28 t Stormont-Vail Regional Medical inter after complaining of internal Bin He was treated for a gallstone md a mild case of bronchitis before tturning home Saturday. A hospital bed had been set up in library of the family home. His Theo, and housekeeper Rita ight said Landon simply stopped eathingat5:25 p.m. wight said sne had noticed a in Landon’s breathing pat- “He was a legendary Republican who taught genera tions of politicians what integrity and leadership were all about. Always way ahead of his times, his life was a solid century of achievement. ” — Kansas Sen. Robert Dole after learning of her father’s death. President Reagan issued a statement mourning the death of the GOP elder statesman: “Alf Landon exemplified the very best in public service. He deeply loved his country and he was moti vated by a genuine desire to help his fellow man. . . . Governor Landon was a true elder statesman, whose expertise and views were sought and valued by many of us in public life.” And Kansas Sen. Bob Dole, who is seeking the 1988 Republican presi dential nomination, called Landon “a friend and mentor.” bing further and further behind him, Landon became a beloved sym bol of his party, an elder statesman who received President Reagan at his home on the occasion of his 100th birthday. Dubbed “the Kansas Coolidge,” his campaign was symbolized by the sunflower, his battered felt hat and the slogan “Life, Liberty and Landon.” He condemned New Deal policies as “dangerous and cock eyed,” and pledged that if elected he would “restore our government to an efficient as well as a constitutional basis.” Landon, who emerged as the GOP’s bright hope by being the only Republican governor to win re-elec tion in 1934, received eight electoral votes. Walter Mondale received 13 electoral votes in 1984, the second- lowest number in modern political history. He received 36.5 percent of the popular vote, the third-worst show ing in a two-way race since the turn of the century, after John Davis in 1924 and James Cox in 1920. Long af terward, he acknowledged that he knew on election eve he didn’t have a chance. Yet he never expressed any regret. “You see, I had never planned a political career,” he said. “With me, politics was not a vocation but an av ocation.” Alfred Mossman Landon was born Sept. 9, 1887, in West Middle sex, Pa., the son of an oil explorer who began drilling in Kansas near the turn of the century. Young Landon spent his college summers working with the oil field wildcatters, doing menial chores. He graduated from the University of Kansas with a degree in law in 1908, then went back to the oil fields, this time on his own. urncane takes aim esofa at SW Florida tie I igers were sad Ivans had no trail rxander, Jack Mor ell. let, who was 911 irm since an Aug. 1 tila, was the to ilih games. Mom suffered his first lo sota in Game 2. 13-2 in Tiger Sta d only six innintsi the Tigers finar tIAMI (AP) — Hurricane yd sprang to life in the Gulf of xico early Monday, taking aim n South Florida with 80 mph d and heavy rain. Some stal residents scurried for Iter, while others cleared es of batteries, canned food bottled water. loyd grew from a tropical m to become the season’s d hurricane at 7 a.m. EDT began heading up through the! Florida Keys toward southern t.in's homer in tefiBe County at the southern tip ■ the mainland, spawning at ■ttwo tornadoes. Hit's not a strong hurricane,” i I National Hurricane Center Di- nyn rv §h Bob Sheets said. I * VVm^II ¥ I He said Floyd would maintain ^ ^ its strength as it passed south of OAHAP 011 during the evening and I It.^ etl wou ld head out to sea. ■he center posted hurricane prnings around Florida’s south- aring brawl The' |m peninsula from Stuart north tie fore coming to y* West Palm Beach on the con- ompetitionconun: lominium-studded east coast to ornery Herzog, division titles atl ed the best manage against the gr lenice north of Fort Myers on ■Gulf coast, roughly the area Mn Lake Okechobee south. Officials of populous Dade and aig, with a reputati Broward counties, including Mi- itching genius anda : to be recognizee e. J and Fort Lauderdale, told sklents to tie down loose objects their yards and advised trailer retreats to his d4 ar k residents to seek shelter, irth Carolina roo'TCounty officials in South Flor- vay any mention of alf 3 had shut down all schools by Herzog. But CfiHmorning, telephoning par- ese playoffs offeruB and sending the children i to show his wares l 0tri(1 ;ries was billed asyB 1 10 p.m. the hurricane was ■r, and the Gia®B terec l near latitude 25.5 north i. Craig, who 79.6 west, or about > than any manager m ^ es east southeast of Miami, linals running tene f^ag toward the east northeast ises. [hear 15 mph. spends the whole d Unim pressed Key West young- the field and op®? took advantage of the wind “|turn skateboards into sail- ds with the help of towel is. The last hurricane to hit South jida was Hurricane Bob in , which had dropped to trop- fetorm strength by the time it ised west to east across the Hnsula. and Giants catchers "zog is often looking •t in a corner, tch as many aig said. “Sometimes : the other manages e of my reserves, pilman or Joel 1 ' the other er' > watch for me." Center for sleep disorders treats variety of problems CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — You probably spend more uninterrupted time sleeping than m any other da ily activity. Unless you have chronic problems nodding off or staying there, you probably don’t think much about it, either. But a Charlotte neurologist who heads the first ac credited center for sleep disorders in North Carolina and South Carolina says almost everyone has at least oc casional problems sleeping. And he says many sleep dis orders go undetected for decades, while the people who have them are labeled lazy. “It’s not normal to be sleepy during the day,” said Dr. Dennis Hill of the Sleep Disorders Center at Charlotte Memorial Hospital and Medical Center. “If you are, there’s something going on, except that everyone gets sleepy after lunch. Many people don’t even realize when something is wrong.” Hill says the most common problem he encounters is sleep apnea syndrome, which usually strikes middle- aged, overweight men who snore loudly. A normal re flex that usually opens up the airway so a person can breathe while sleeping is blocked by a fatty muscle, and the sufferer can breathe only by waking up for five to 10 seconds every 30 to 40 seconds. The awakening is so brief that the sufferer does not even realize that he has awakened, Hill said.* “So the guy is very sleepy all the next day,” he said. “His performance at work suffers. He can fall asleep at a red light, or in church. And he doesn’t know why he’s tired. Treatment of the malady can include weight loss, or the use of a dental implant that can keep the tongue from blocking the air passageway. And if you fall asleep at work with any regularity, you might have a medical excuse — a relatively rare dis ease called narcolepsy. “I’ve seen patients who have had narcolepsy for 50 years, but never knew it. And it has controlled their lives,” Hill said. The disease stems from an inherited chemical im balance that causes people to fall asleep for no apparent reason. The problem can be treated with drugs. But one problem for which Hill does not usually rec ommend drugs is insomnia, probably the most common sleep-related disorder. “The important thing is that insomnia is a symptom, not a diagnosis,” he said. “It would be like a doctor pre scribing aspirin for a headache. It might help in the short term, but it doesn’t solve the problem.” Sleep may seem natural, but it comes easiest when prepared for, Hill said. He recommends abstaining from caffeinated drinks after noon each day, not drink ing alcohol after 7 p.m., and exercising before 4 p.m. Artist accepts challenge to paint Statue of Liberty on grain of rice WEST FRANKFORT, Ill. (AP) — Many painters think of themselves as starving artists, but David Stevens is one of the few who could actually eat his work. One of his specialties is painting the Statue of Liberty on a single grain of rice. “At the risk of sounding vain, I think I’ve got a talent that’s out of the ordinary,” said Stevens, 29, an unemployed deliveryman whose for mal artistic training consists of a sin gle high school art class. He said he discovered his knack one day about three years ago when he was bored and his wife, who painted ceramics, had her materials out. Using a quarter-size rock for his canvas, Stevens painted an ocean scene with a bright yellow sunset, a tiny island with palm trees and a gal leon. Six weeks and several rocks later, he was challenged. “A guy saw some of the stones and he said, ‘That’s fine. But the day you paint the Statue of Liberty on a grain of rice, I’ll buy it from you,’ ” he said. Stevens obliged, though the would-be customer disappeared. Stevens says that, witnout using a magnifying glass, he can paint the Statue of Liberty — down to the yel low torch — in 15 minutes. To paint detail, he uses a brush with only two or three hairs. He glues the rice grain to a piece of cardboard to keep it steady. During a recent interview, he painted a Canada goose in flight in about 10 minutes, from its tiny black beak to its plumage of gray, white and black against a light blue sky. Other pieces include 12 mallards in flight on a single grain, artist’s sig nature included and a tuxedo-clad gentleman before a grand piano, with candles burning on a candela brum. “What’s so frustrating about it is I found my niche in life, but I can’t use it,” Stevens said. “I can’t make a living off it. “I’ve cornered the market on a non-existing market.” The most he has gotten for his works at art shows in the town of 10,000 in southern Illinois is $30 for one rice grain, with $5 sales more common. In addition to rice and rocks, Ste vens said he painted the face of a watch for a friend obsessed with game show celebrity Vanna White. He painted a nude portrait of White from the waist up. “His boss told him he couldn’t wear it,” Stevens said, “because he works in a retail store. “He brought it back, and I painted a negligee on it. Now he can wear it.” bl\ StudentCentei exp, 10-1 wmmmmwrf * [GATE b coupon) nr □ p.m. /KiriQ b theatre! J./987 Contact Lenses Only Quality Name Brands Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) $79 00 -STD. DAILY WEAR SOFT LENSES | $99 00 -STD. EXTENDED WEAR SOFT LENSES $QQ 00 -STD. TINTED SOFT LENSES DAILY WEAR OR EXTENDED WEAR Call 696-3754 For Appointment Same day delivery on most soft contact lenses | *Eye exam and care kit not included CHARLES C. SCHROEPPEL, O.D., P.C. DOCTOR OF OPTOMETRY 707 South Texas Ave., Suite 101D College Station, Texas 77840 1 block South of Texas & University Don’t Worry when an accident or sudden illness occurs CarePlus is open when you need them 7 days a week with affordable medical care. Faculty, staff & students receive a !Q% discount CarePlus^U camii v micnir'Ai ncrMTCD FAMILY MEDICAL CENTER and Pharmacy 696-0683 1712 Southwest Pkwy • C.S Open 8 to 8 Every Day Woodward Saddlery Ate/HtTaS/oYV - AA J&aninyy (9rv (%i&” 2715 S. Texas Ave. Bryan, TX. 77802 •822-4833* Complete Shoe, Boot & Saddle Repair Custom Leather Work ALL WORK FULLY GUARANTEED 20% Student Discount M-F 8-5:30 Sat. 9-2 One light north of Villa Maria, The little yellow building on the corner. N N N S s s S !> ?> Crepe Myrtle ALL U CAN EAT $3 99 COUNTRY BUFFET 10% discount for SR. CITIZENS SERVED 5 PM-9 PM MON-SAT 901 UNIVERSITY 260-9150 I N F O R M A T I O N A L M E E T I N G Tuesday, October 13 4:00-5:30 p.m. Room 410 Rudder Study Abroad Office • 161 Bizzell West • 845-0544 SIXTH ANNUAL TOLL TO EINFORm^jon AND RESERVATIONS 1 ”800-321-5911 or contact our local suncna^r^^L™" " ■ ■ 6 campus j^^rltatl ve or your favorite travel agency l tours ■ Never a dull moment.