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ACE: rudder theater. ’HESS CONFERENCE at 3:30 PM IN ROOM 206 MSC. -sponsored by:Muslim Student Association.— Aggie Alcohol Awareness Week October 18 - 22, 1987 Come join us for a week full of fun!! Check the Battalion and MSC table for Information on the individual activities during the week. Page 4/The Battalion/Friday, October 16,1987 A&M researchers: Low arsenic levels may be healthy By Tony Poncio Reporter The public’s perception of arsenic traditionally has been negative, and mention of the compound in litera ture only has helped to spread the myth. But research at Texas A&M University and elsewhere suggests that low concentrations of arsenic might be essential for the human body to function properly. Dr. Kurt Irgolic, an A&M chemis try professor, said seafood is rela tively rich in arsenic compounds, al though the levels and types of it are not considered dangerous. Organic arsenobetaine, the form of arsenic found in seafood, is com pletely non-toxic, Irgolic said. “No ill effects have been noted in people eating seafood with large concentrations of arsenobetaine,” Ir golic said. “I think arsenic in very low concentrations will be known as an essential element in the future.” Dr. Rick Irvin, an A&M assistant E rofessor of medicine and anatomy, as conducted research on rat em bryos. Irvin found that arsenobetaine is completely harmless, although there is no way of knowing how it might be helpful to humans. And other experiments with chickens, rabbits and goats have yielded the same results concerning the non-toxicity of some forms of ar senic compounds, Irvin said. Arsenic levels in water supplies are also of concern to chemists and the public. The Environmental Protection Agency has set a limit of 50 micro grams per liter as the highest accep table level of arsenic compounds in drinking water. Irgolic says water treatment plants are required by the EPA to check lo cal levels and that the Bryan-College Station water supplies are well below- accepted levels of arsenic concentra tion. However, some areas in Alaska, Oregon and California exhibit levels as high as 20 times above the EPA limit with no known negative effects on the population, Irgolic says. Early in September, the American Chemical Society discussed ex tremely high arsenic levels in Tai wan at its symposium in New Or leans. “Long term exposure in Taiwan has supposedly led to some ailments such as skin cancer and other skin le sions,” Irgolic said. Even so, Irgolic said, there is suspicion that some thing else in the water is causing the problems. Irgolic is working on methods to determine the different forms of ar senic found in water and food in hopes of gaining better understand ing of the possible biological func tions of arsenic. Defense contractor, union expect struggle in new negotiations FORT WORTH (AP) — A ma chinists’ union will not precipitate a showdown with giant defense con tractor General Dynamics Corp. but expects tough bargaining with the company on a new three-year con tract, a national labor leader said. “This will be just one more tough and difficult series of negotiations with the country’s No. 1 defense Tot reunited with mother after abduction contractor — and one of the greed iest,” said Bill Winpisinger, presi dent of the 780,000-member Inter national Association of Machinists and Aerospace Workers. General Dynamic’s current con tract with more than 10,000 mem bers of IAM District Lodge 776 ex pires Nov. 9. Negotiations on a new agreement began in September. Winpisinger was in Fort Worth this week to address the annual con ference of negotiators and business agents in the union’s aerospace in dustry division. HOUSTON (AP) — A Houston woman and her 14-month-old daughter, who was kidnapped ear lier this month, were reunited in Mexico and expected to return home Thursday, officials said. Mexican authorities, meanwhile, continued their search for a woman suspected of stealing the baby. Wednesday night was the first time Marina Reyes had seen her baby, Liliana, since the girl was dis covered missing from a crib in her northeast Houston home Oct. 3. “I feel happy, thanks to God, be cause I have my daughter,” a smiling Reyes said. Reyes and Houston police Sgt. Jose Selvera flew to Mexico City early Wednesday expecting to iden tify the baby and quickly return with her to Houston. But Mexican offi cials delayed the return by a day to conduct their own investigation. The emotional reunion occurred in the federal police station in the town of Puebla, about 125 miles southeast of Mexico City, said Stu Hoyt, assistant legal attache at the U.S. Embassy in Mexico City. Officials said GD used tough tac tics to break a three-week machinists strike at the company’s San Diego di vision this summer. About 700 ma chinists lost their jobs after GD hired replacement workers. Strikers streamed across picket lines to save their jobs and the union called off the strike without achiev ing a single major bargaining goal and without winning reinstatement of replaced workers, officials said. The union is holding its three-day conference in Fort Worth to show support for the negotiations at CD’s F-16 fighter plant. The talks are the last major aerospace contract nego tiations for the machinists until 1989, Winpisinger said. He said the union was not looking for a confrontation with GD anti planned to conduct negotiations in the usual manner. “Obviously, the company comes out of San Diego thinking they have a stronger hand. (But) they may find they bump into stronger people” in Fort Worth, Winpisinger said in re marks after a 45-minute speech to conference delegates. He told the delegates Wednesday he expects an erosion of aerospace industry jobs in the 1990s as defense spending declines. The GD negotiations have been put on hold during the conference. Friday SCONA: will feature Nobel Peace Prize winner Dr. Norma Borlaug at the World Food Day Fourth Internationallelf. conference at 1 1 a.m. in 601 Rudder. HILLEL, JEWISH STUDENT FOUNDATION: will meeti 8 p.rn. at the Hillel Building, 800 Jersey St. AGGIE ALLEMANDERS: will have a square-d; workshop at 7:30 p.m. at the Pavilion. YELL PRACTICE: will be held at midnight at the Wacocot vention center parking lot. A&M INTERNATIONAL FELLOWSHIP: will meetaTbles as a sail p.m. in 601 Rudder. ■Texas’masts UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have a peanut-b J “People co Somewher ctions of c: re tropical lent Christ edding apt itecture stu found. This archi fellowship at 1 1:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain and a study at 6:30 p.m. at the A&M Presbyterian Church. TAMU BADMINTON: will not practice today. [id sculptur don’t have tc Hill said. "C Hrough won Saturday Eoflon* COMMITTEE FOR CAMPUS DAY CARE: will discuss s |a n gmg°m tablishment of a campus day-care center at 3:30 p.nu>|pbne for A Hensel Park. S®ation in 19' SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS: willbf One of his a rummage sale from 8 a.m. to noon Saturday andftoj con o nue t ^ ie: noon to 3 p.m. Sunday at Woodstone Shopping Center «to include th TAMU HORSEMEN’S ASSOCIATION: will have a » i arid educall<) Saturday and Sunday at the Jumper show at 8 a.m. oaiu.ciay auu mcuu— issi()ns aiul > reeman Arena. Ml Hi „ n HILLEL, JEWISH STUDENT FOUNDATION: willbiHe State Fait picnic and play volleyball at 10 a.m. at the Hillel BuilditBjartin Dalla 800 Jersey ot. , T^Bist Church Htllas and Sunday ^Huses, busi TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB: will have Autocroaflne cellars a at 9 a.m. at Parking Area 51. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCERS: will tea folk dancing at 8 p.m. in 212 MSC. BRAZOS VALLEY ALZHEIMER'S DISEASE FAMffiLatmginter SUPPORT GROUP: will meet at 3 p.m in 160 Medid$;JJ‘My rare t out the state; I In additio pleats, Hill most audien Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battik 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three working dirs fore desired publication date. Weather W is the hobby gve one of enhouses Kite.” |Hill has pi; rica, Mexit Jii> collectioi old ponytail tus. I also er ticularly Kcp ^ — Lightning •• — Rain A. - Ice Pellets e - - Fog 4®^ “ Snow *■ Rain Shower ■ Thundtnitfi W ” Drizzlt es a scu and has a tro Hat does sui |»n dojust fo AAl HHe collects jT/HMen’s tie ■ .thing that cha hi said. Jfcome of th his collection bone-shaped tie, a Texas fl tie filled wit plastic toys an HThe ties ar attention whc was wearing l tie when he man’s knock ery man was i usual objects; Bust as m changing tre aravork chan "My work non-objective a little more a <r\j Freeiineta Ipnimissions ^ realistic.” Sunset Today: 6:53 p.m. Sunrise Saturday: 7:28 a.m. Map Discussion: Fair weather will dominate the eastern states^ high-pressure system over Virginia moves slowly northeastward showers will persist over southern Florida. The frontal system western Great Lakes to Kansas City will be quite active withsbo*® while the southern part of the front will produce only scattered showers. Forecast: Today: Partly cloudy and warm with a high ol 85 degrees.Sou® 1 winds 8 to 15 mph. Sitting in with unusua lieces of all < Rcribed his “I was raise was just a no was somethin parents encoi tfiainting d oth of n My father w< He founded ment at T< was a Tonight: Partly cloudy through the early morning, then over®' fog. Low temperature 66 degrees with southerly windsatbny 1 ^on Saturday: Mostly cloudy through the morning, becomingpbj with a 20 percent chance of rain. High temperature will be 8dde' Prepared by: Charts Staff A&M Department of Mk DALLAS ( who bought a so she could 1 an angel froi Maude Elli lived in the ol But last mon Mobil 'lUanfcs for dropping in. Our Career Day on Sept. 24th was an outstanding success. More than 5,000 Aggies visited the Mobil display in the Exhibit Hall of Rudder Tower. Our sincere thanks and appreciation for your participation in Mobil’s Career Day. Mobil 1 Racing backpacks have been mailed to the following winners: For mora Information contact the Dept, of Student Affairs, 845-5826. Mark Vacek Delbert Glass Vanessa Giese Lori Durham Julia Lenzer Danny Guerra Clara Artenbum Brian Seifent Daryl Spillmann Saul Laurel James Marcus, Jr. Stephen Price Stefanie Squires Jana Gibson Henryk Derek Kathey Leonard Melissa Samuel Trey Jenkins Mark W. Espenscheid Joe McGee Bob Kamell Kevin Stuteville Mark Miller Lisa Garcia Jay Sansom Zane Shadbume Scott Campbell Greg Martin Masaharu Iwasa Steve Warren Rick Doan Jeri Wackier Lea Scott Brian Campion Ola Mae Moore Debra Grooms Kaye Carter Rosa Mosley Chris Scott