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Men’s women’s 5-10. ood Oct. 23-27 >ergers omen's App.irel Drive East Friday, October 23, 1987/The Battalion/Page 5 Dallas hospital may curtail AIDS services DALLAS (AP) — A hospital may be forced to curtail services to pa tients with the AIDS virus because it is having trouble attracting a qual ified doctor and other employees to staff its clinic, officials said. The staff shortage at Parkland Memorial Hospital has prompted the hospital to reduce azidothymi- dine treatments for patients suffer ing from acquired immune defi ciency syndrome, officials said. Parkland has funds to provide the drug to 120 patients, but its AIDS clinic only has staff to administer the treatment to 62 patients, clinic direc tor Dr. Daniel Barbaro told the Dal las Times Herald Wednesday. AZT, the only federally approved anti-AIDS drug, can prolong the life of an AIDS patient but is not a cure. About 25 AIDS patients were on a waiting list to receive the drug. Offi cials said 200 patients with early stages of the disease might benefit from the medication if the clinic could provide it. The clinic treats one-third of Dallas’ AIDS cases. Barbaro said Parkland’s AIDS pa tients would have to be cared for in other clinics at the hospital if the AIDS clinic is shut down. Hospital officials have been searching for a physician since July. Dr. Wayne Shandera, one of two staff doctors, said he would quit in December to work in AIDS research. Advertisements in six medical journals and word-of-mouth recruit ing efforts have yielded three re sumes and one interview with a can didate who could not begin the $65,000-a-year job until July. Dr. James Luby, Parkland’s chief of infectious diseases and the super visor who will hire the physician, said the job is not an easy one to fill. Officials said recruiting qualified physicians to treat AIDS patients is a problem for Parkland and hospitals throughout the nation. Warped thihk about all m 6KELAT HLN OF HISTORY? by Scott McCullar Waldo by Kevin Thomas Joe Transfer by Dan Barlow Bracelets of macrame represent ties of friendship to many A&M wearers By Tracey Streater Reporter Some wear them to represent friendship, some in the name of tra dition and some just to measure their tans. For whatever reason, macram£ bracelets are showing up on wrists around campus. The bracelets, made of a series of half-hitch macram6 knots, are fairly easy to make. People learn how to make them at camp, in student clubs or from friends. They also can be bought in the mall. The macram6 designs come in all shapes and sizes, including bracelets, anklets, rings and even cords for raquetball ra- quets. Most people say the bracelets are signs of friendship. The bracelet is meant to remind the wearer of the person who gave it to them, there fore it never should be removed. “The object is to wear the brace lets until they fall off,” says J.J. Mu- zik, a junior exercise technology ma jor from Pittsburgh. Not all people follow the intent so stringently. Some change the brace lets to match their clothing or mood. To Vanessa Linsley, a junior jour nalism major from Houston, her white bracelet holds a traditional sig nificance. “It’s called a Turk’s head and is a Dutch custom,” Linsley says. “In Holland, the father passes his sailing vessel on to his son when the boy is old enough to receive it. They go on board and point the wheel of the ship to due north. There, the father ties a smaller version of the Turk’s head bracelet to the wheel as a refer ence point for the son.” Linsley, women’s captain of the Texas A&M Sailing Team, received her bracelet from a close friend more than seven years ago. The bracelets don’t always have such deep significance; some people like them just because of the way they look or what they represent. One place on campus where peo ple might not be sporting these bracelets is the Corps-area Quadran gle. Since they are not even men tioned in the Corps Standard — the book stating the acceptable dress and conduct of the Corps — they are not to be worn with the Corps uni form, says Lt. Col. Donald J. John son, assistant commandant of the Corps. “Corps Staff will be putting out a memo reinforcing that the bracelets are not an authorized part of the Corps uniform,” Johnson says. However, any cadet can propose a change to the Corps Standard, says Lt. Col. Donald R. Henderson, dep uty assistant commandant of the Corps. “If a guy feels (the bracelet) should be an item, he can go through correct channels and Corps Staff will make a decision,” Hender son says. Whether the bracelets become part of the uniform or not, their popularity with the rest of the stu dent body cannot be denied, Muzik says. “You always notice who has them on their wrist,” he says. “I think peo ple who have them are a lot more fun.” ** Well serve you 607 Texas Avenue (across from Texas A&M) 696-1427 Auto Liability Insurance from 15 00 per month Texas State Low Cost Insurance 3202 S. Texas (across from Walmart) 775-1988 December Grads I SHERWOOD CAPITAL, INC. A career in the stockmarket. Learn how you can enter the exciting and lucrative world of the professional stockbroker. Due to expansion, we are seeking crea tive intelligent individuals with an in terest in the financial services industry. If you have sells ability and are seeking an environment that will allow you to grow, send your resume to : P.O. 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