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Thursday, June 30, 1988AThe Battalion/Page 3 State and Local ;t|jCS plans to return to fluoridization By Andrea Halbert Reporter College Station residents may be Irinking fluoridated water again for :he first time since the city started its 3wn water system in 1979. Charles Otto, the assistant sewer [ is simply|| int l water superintendent for Gol- )tit there it lege Station, said the city’s applica- fo anca ston i to suggesi scene inf ur govern of our; Frenchct :hase of fluoridation equipment was sablanca. ^ public pet mark, upted ms of mone erals reiirt g right, tli# police w gan ac e class that it SenicesJn tWI shared . was beinj is some average vronglyto get them, e appears tor who says hew the beginr. md the law was a fake, rate jower bast I put it: show." et the shot he lawyers! Tawana- was no a drive mi| it is against! ails to coif f yelling alj jury can! r conspin to authoil e, withhold tivities. ant proscci [' the rapistj ? ht , . :r lawsuit] ar Associai ht to yanl lit to clostj er aide sail clowns p| n’t anytltj ese Newlj Bill Cos itill offeriij arrest of] ana. s said: Htj ion for a $ 14,000 grant for the pur- approved in 1987 and the city is waiting for instructions to go ahead ith the purchase. He said College Station plans to begin fluoridating its water by the end of this year. “There’s no question that fluori dation will be beneficial to children,” ushy join ^ r - R usse h Bradley, a College Sta- netimesasi red wl ions trade: isejobsiiit M r • ■ ■ • sell for millions tion dentist, said. There won’t be immediate im provement in dental health, he said, but drinking fluoridated water gives children a “head start on preventing tooth decay.” Bradley said fluoridation is most important for children under 6 be cause the fluoride replaces calcium in teeth and bones while they are forming and makes them stronger. This is different from the effect of brushing with fluoride, he said, since topical applications treat only the enamel on the outside of the tooth. Linda Crossett, administrator of the Texas Fluoridation Project of the Texas Department of Health, said she is pleased that College Sta tion is returning to a fluoridated wa ter system. “For every dollar spent on fluori dation, the community can save fam ilies about $50 in dental bills,” Cross ett said. College Station water has natu rally occurring fluoride of 0.4 parts per million, half the 0.8 parts per million recommended by the Texas Department of Health. Crossett said adjustment to the recommended level will make a big difference in College Station. “Every few tenths has a dramatic impact on health benefits,” she said. Communities that participate in the Texas Fluoridation Project, which distributes federal grant funds, must agree to send a rep resentative to a fluoridation training class, monitor fluoride levels daily and send a monthly report to the state, Crossett said. “We want to make sure that com munities th&t think they’re getting fluoridated water are actually receiv ing maximum benefits,” she said. Crossett said the amount of grants will be based on the equipment needed. She said the estimated cost of buying and installing fluoridation equipment for College Station is $14,000. College Station is on the waiting Jist for 1988 grant funds, Crossett said, and the money will be provided as soon as it is available, probably before the end of the year. -gotten gains at Hart Gallery Drug rehabilitation program fights to retain state license HOUSTON (AP) — A 9.49-carat fiamond ring sold for $147,500 at in auction Wednesday where the ill- jotten gains of a convicted Florida Irug dealer brought in a total of J1.25 million. 0(2} About 750 people attended the 3- tour auction at trendy Hart Galle- ies where 195 items worth an esti- nated $2 million were sold to he lighest bidders. The jewels and other items sold Wednesday once belonged to Bruce Emery “Pee Wee” Griffin, who was lands ofdconvicted of marijuana possession and is now on parole from prison. U.S. Marshal J. Keith Gary de- icribed Griffin as a Florida drug lealer who used a ranch in Aubrey -north of Dallas — to launder drug noney. Griffin once told authorities ae was making $20 million to $25 million a year. Money raised from the auction [oes into the federal fund to combat dealers of illegal drugs, Gary said. The 18-karat gold ring embla- oned with a 9.49-carat emerald-cut diamond surrounded by 56 other di- imonds was expected to bring in ibout $130,000, hut it sold for 147,500 to S. Rudnick, a New York EL PASO (AP) — An embattled drug rehabilitation program still faces a fight to keep its state license following a judge’s order to allow the center to remain open temporarily. District Judge James Myers of Travis County ruled Tuesday that KIDS of El Paso Inc. should remain open while it fights a license revo cation by the Texas Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. “We’ve lived through a nightmare having to defend our rights as par ents,” Melanie Najera, mother of a 17-year-old boy in the program, said after Myers’ decision in Austin. Another parent, Vicki Ikard, said: “My son has a chance to be some body. I am very happy.” The program, which is a blend of “tough-love” practices and a 12-step program such as the one set forth by Alcoholics Anonymous, had its li cense revoked June 2 after an inves tigation by the drug and alcohol commission. The commission found that some of the young people in the program were held against their will, denied medical attention and privacy while bathing and using the bathroom, badgered for being homosexual and placed in the care of other clients. About 70 El Paso parents packed Myers’ courtroom during more than 20 hours of testimony. Two of them, Anna Ziemski and Patricia Garner, said they were mothers of former KIDS patients and that they plan to testify against KIDS in a future hear ing to determine whether the license should be taken away for good. Student demand adds new courses By Velia Velez Reporter The number of honors courses offered at Texas A&M is increas ing to meet demand, said Dr. Dale Knobel, history professor and director of the University Honors Program. Knobel credits the increased interest to the high quality of the student body. “Many students have had acce lerated academic experience at the high school level and want to continue to be challenged in col lege with more demanding material,” he said. Enrollment in honors courses is available to students with an overall grade point ratio of 3.0 or greater. Entering freshmen are allowed provisional admission based on high school record eval uation and SAT or ACT scores. Knobel said the courses can fit into any student’s schedule, re gardless of major, since many of the courses are introductory courses. Courses are offered in 100 areas of study. The number of courses has in creased from 30 in 1977 to its present 183. Last year, 4,000 stu dents were enrolled in the courses. Knobel said the honors classes are smaller — about 15 to 30 stu dents —which allows students a closer connection with the fac ulty. The students enjoy the instruc tors in honors classes because the professors are exciting and en thusiastic about learning, he said. This enthusiasm is contagious because the students seem to be more enthusiastic about the classes and learning, Knobel said. “We’ve found that students perform better in honors classes than in their other classes,” Kno bel said. “The better grades are a result of the students attending classes well prepared and in formed about the material.” The students must be pre pared to participate in class be cause of the hands-on learning and graduate seminar format of the classes. The increased interest also comes from students’ attempts to make themselves more attractive to employers or upper-level schools. “Students are beginning to re alize that a high GPR is not assur ance of admittance into graduate, law or medical school,” he said, “nor will a good GPR alone guar antee a good job right out of col lege.” Knobel said a student who has a high GPR and has taken honors courses shows he has achieved academic success with a difficult course load. Baptist minister charged in series of sexual assaults .“j)| lealer who phoned in his hid, said allery spokesman Clive Watson. DALLAS (AP) — A Southern Baptist minister was charged Wednesday in connection with five of the so-called “Village Rapist” as saults, authorities said. Gregory Charles Goben, 28, was in the Lew Sterretl Justice Center on four counts of sexual assault and one count of aggravated sexual assault on bonds totaling $700,000, Dallas County Sheriffs spokesman Jim Ewell said. Goben was arrested late Monday in connection with an attempted burglary after an apartment resident reported that someone was trying to break into his apartment, Dallas po lice Sgt. Larry Lewis said. Goben is a minister at the Out reach Baptist Church in Garland, one of 28 mission churches spon sored by the First Baptist Church of Dallas, according to the Rev. Lanny Elmore, who is Goben’s supervisor. Elmore is supervisor of outreach mission work for the nation’s largest Southern Baptist church. Elmore, who said Goben has been pastor of the church for two years, said he was “extremely stunned and shocked” about the arrest. “It still will not enter my mind,” said Elmore, who described Goben as “an outgoing, personable, evange listic young man who was doing a goodjob in outreach.” He said Goben has established a bus ministry and the congregation has grown to a membership of 85 in the two years Goben has been there. The “Village Rapist” is the name used for a serial rapist believed to be responsible for a number of attacks in the sprawling North Dallas apart ment complexes known as The Vil- lage. Attacks date back to 1986, Lewis said. Police said that since about last June, nine rapes have been reported in the area. Neighbors of Goben said Tuesday night that they were shocked by his arrest. They described him as a well- mannered man who often sat in front of his house and read the Bi ble. “From my observation, they (Go ben and his wife) are . . . very nice, genteel people and I never would have suspected him of any bad acts of any kind,” neighbor Frank C. Tomlinson told the Dallas Morning News. Goben also has been charged with attempted burglary on $3,500 bond, Ewell said. Our Newest Shipment of Loose Diamonds was delivered May 30. 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