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/ A WORLD OF OPPORTUNITY WITH AAFES ARE YOU SEEKING CHALLENGE? RESPONSIBILITY? ADVANCEMENT? TRAVEL? Consider a career as a CIVILIAN RETAIL MANAGER with AAFES (Army and Air Force Exchange Service) AAFES — the NINTH LARGEST RETAILER IN THE UNITED STATES — operates retail stores, food facilities, personal service outlets and movie the aters on military installations AROUND THE WORLD — is looking for MARKETING or MANAGEMENT graduates (other majors con sidered) who: • enjoy active work • have outstanding interpersonal skills • are willing to relocate periodically and accept overseas assignments • have had some retail experience (not required) offers the recent college graduate: • a formal training program • challenging work • chance for responsibility early in career • competitive salary & benefit package • possibility for worldwide travel Page IGTThe Battalion/Friday, November 13, 1987 Alzheimer’s may begin decade before detected, scientist says that actually started when the tient was only in the 50s, he said. WASHINGTON (AP) — Alz heimer’s disease usually is diagnosed among the elderly, but a Florida re searcher says his studies with labo ratory rats show the process of men tal decline may start years before the symptoms are detectable. Gary W. Arendash, a scientist at the University of South Florida, said the long-term effect of chemical le sions on brain sites in rats resulted after 5 months in physical and men tal symptoms that mimic those of Alzheimer’s disease in humans. He said the rats, because of their compressed life expectancy when compared with humans, developed the full-blown Alzheimer’s symp toms in what to them would be an advanced age. But the process that led to the symptoms was started while the rats w r ere young. A description of the study is lished in Fi iday’s edition of thejoii nal Science. “This may suggest that the destruc tive changes in Alzheimer’s may be under way for a decade before mem ory loss or other symptoms are evi dent,” Arendash said. This means that Alzheimer’s disease detected in the sixth decade of life may be the result of a disease process Arendash and three colleaguescu ducted the study using standan male laboratory rats divided intoti groups. At the age of two months,! said, one group received chemical sions to a portion of the brain comparable site in the human br t experiences major Alzheimer’sdai age. Study says disorders may have genetic tie LOS ANGELES (AP) — Many cases of depression, phobia and other mood and behavior disorders may stem from the inherited defect blamed for Tourette syndrome, whose victims jerk, bark and some times curse uncontrollably, accord ing to a study. A psychological questionnaire ad ministered to Tourette syndrome patients and to others found that the Tourette patients and members of their families were significantly more likely to suffer a variety of mood and behavior problems. If you are qualified and interested in a career in WORLDWIDE RETAILING, see your placement office to set up an appointment with our representative who will be on campus November 18, 1987, or Send resume direct to: Mark Young College Relations & Recruitment Coordinator HQ AAFES (HR-C3) P.O. Box 660202 Dallas, Tx. 75266-0202 The research indicates that a sin gle inherited defect might cause 10 percent to 30 percent of all cases of hyperactivity, stuttering, multiple phobias, panic attacks, manic-de pressive moodswings, depression, schizoid and obsessive-compulsive behaviors, dyslexia and conduct dis orders, said Dr. David Comings, a geneticist at the City of Hope Na tional Medical Center in Duarte, Calif. “If your child is showing unusual behavior — learning problems, E roblems with attention, severe mis- ehaviors — you should consider the possibility they may have a genetic disease and it’s not because you raised them wrong,” Comings said. Studies have suggested links be tween Tourette and various other disorders, but Comings said his is the first to look at a w'ide variety of disorders. But Ruth Bruun, a psychiatrist and the medical director of the Tou rette Syndrome Association in New York, said that the percentage of non-Tourette disorders caused by the defective gene may be lower than the 10 percent to 30 percent cited by Comings. Most of the dis agreement centers on whether Tou rette syndrome is linked to conduct disorders, manic-depression and hy peractivity, Bruun said. Comings said that if his estimate is correct, perhaps more than 1 million Americans carry the genetic defect associated with Tourette syndrome, instead of the 100,000 previously es timated. Beating deal of adopted gi alJ causes uproa Vo NEW YORK (AP) — ElizatJ 54, Steinberg’s natural mother aniH hundreds of strangers ThurafaB mourned the death oftheG-yeaiH old who was f ound beaten in beg adoptive parents’ apartment,® death a rabbi said he hopctl would save the lives ofotherddg dren. Police found Elizabeth cc|| matose and brain dead Nov. 2ip lawyer Joel Steinberg’s Green wich Vilage apartment. A judge ruled Tuesday tk| Elizabeth never was legally adopted, and sources fatniliail with the investigation said Thun 1 day that police still were tryingt determine whether the girlwasi commodity in a black markei baby-selling ring. Steinberg, a lawyer, and hi live-in lover, Hedda Nussbaura are charged with murder ander, dangering the welfare of a chi in the case. Senate looks to Nevada for nuclear dum[ WASHINGTON (AP) — The Senate approved 63- 30 on Thursday a major overhaul of the nation’s high- level nuclear waste program, virtually tabbing Nevada as the most likely host for a permanent repository while scuttling plans to build an identical facility in the upper Midwest or the East. Under current law, Yucca Mountain, as well as sites in Deaf Smith County, Texas, and the Hanford nuclear reservation in Washington state are candidates for ex ploratory work — including the drilling of deep shafts — costing nearly $6 billion. The new plan includes a $100 million annual fedcui payment to the repository state and $50 million pci year to the state in which an interim cooling and pad aging facility, known as an MRS, is built. Though the legislation, an amendment to a $16bi lion energy and water development bill, does not spec ify Nevada’s Yucca Mountain as the first choice fori permanent burial site for spent nuclear fuels andothet his ' ‘ ‘ - - - igh-level wastes, it clearly points that way. Dillards is pleased to announce the TAMU i Kristen Harbeck Tracy Dulock COLLEGE ADVISORY BOARD a;.. j V ToT Cheryl Mutschler David Reysa Kristin Hay Lisa Stephney Verr Bateman Amelia Cleaver Susan Stubing The Dillard's College Advisory board has been formed with the intention of developing a direct communication link with the Texas A&M University student body. Our goal is to better serve the student populous and relate merchandise trends to their specific needs. Participants serve on a rotating semester basis, attending monthly roundtable discussion luncheons, working in the store and initiating special projects on campus. Dillard’s recognizes these outstanding students as. they were chosen from tnany qualified applicants. They excel in academia and are active in honorary and service organizations. We look forward to their insights and ideas in this mutually beneficial relationship. jet bai in th< inj an St; C tn no be in sa ca Susanne Wrinkle Joe Lessard SHOP DILLARD S MONDAY THROUGH SATURDAY 10-9; SUNDAY 1 2-6; POST OAK MALL. HARVEY ROAD AT HIGHWAY 6 BYPASS. COLLEGE STATION. AMERICAN EXPRESS CARD WELCOME. Dillard's sa