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Price, who is black, led two dozen people who whitewashed between 25 and 30 billboards for alcohol or to bacco products on Sunday. He was handcuffed before several dozen on lookers at the gates of Fair Park. “We’ll be back out again next Sun day,” he said, vowing to do “what ever it takes” to stop tobacco and al cohol advertising targeted to minorities. “These signs are saying that ciga rettes and alcohol are acceptable,” Price said. “Too many African- Americans are dying because of it.” George Reynolds, president of the Dallas Outdoor Advertising Associa tion, said sign owners and advertis ers were upset by the action because they have been asked by minorities in the past to use minority models in their ads and were now being crit icized for putting up the billboards at all. “We can’t win either way,” Rey nolds said. Price also said the billboards vio late a federal law. “The Beautification Act of 1965 says that you shall not erect any bill boards detrimental to the public safety, health and welfare,’’Price said. “We are at risk in terms of our safety, health and welfare.” Speaker touts use of solar energy AUSTIN (AP) — The United States could be come a world leader in solar energy, but if it fails to do so a trillion-dollar new market could fall to the Japanese, a national conference on solar power was told Monday. “Frankly, there has been a tendency by energy companies in the past to label solar energy as a joke,” warned S. David Freeman, a former White House energy adviser and current general man ager of the Lower Colorado River Authority. “If we keep this up, the joke will be on us. We will see the Japanese come in and put photovol taic cells on our roofs and solar-powered cars on our roads,” Freemanjsaid. Freeman heads the LCRA, which provides electric power to 33 cities and I 1 cooperatives in a 41-county area of Texas. He previously was an energy adviser in the administrations of presi dents Johnson, Nixon and Carter, and board chairman of the Tennessee Valley Authority. His remarks came in the keynote speech open ing the four-day National Solar Energy Confer ence, which will include presentations of a wide range of research projects, workshops and exhi bitions. Freeman told the conference that historians in the future may wonder why solar power wasn’t investigated more vigorously during the late 20th century, while nations so heavily utilized such technologically difficult and environmentally risky power sources as oil and nuclear energy. “The answer may be that modern civilization is so smart that it is dumb,” he said. “We choose to pursue the most technologically challenging path, such as the 40-year unsuccess ful effort to perfect fusion power, rather than capturing the solar power that reaches the roofs of our homes without any effort by mankind.” Freeman said a solar-energy breakthrough is crucial to the survival of a high-energy civiliza tion, particularly when U.S. oil imports are soar ing and concerns are growing over global warm ing and other environmental problems. “If one looks at the awesome problems posed by nuclear power, at its best, one must wonder why this nation has not long ago embarked on a ‘Manhattan’ type project to harness the sun,” he said. Freeman said he doesn’t believe the solar in dustry needs the equivalent of the oil depletion allowance or other subsidies. “But we do need to be advocating pollution taxes to reduce pollution and to reduce the federal deficit,” he said. “What is needed to achieve a solar break through is not so much subsidies for solar power but a fair assessment of pollution taxes to inter nalize the real costs to society of using fossil fuels and nuclear energy.” IN ADVANCE CSA sponsors circus performance in front of Sbisa The Royal Lichtenstein Quar ter Ring Sidewalk Circus will per form at noon Wednesday in front of Sbisa Dining Hall. Sponsored by the Texas A&M Catholic Student Association, the drcus is a blend of theatrical art istry and circus skills. The perfor mance will include balancing, jug gling, acrobatic, animal and magic acts, narrated mime fables and clown comedy. The Royal Lichtenstien Circus is the full-time ministry of the Rev. Nick Weber. Ordained in 1970, Weber became concerned that his theater ministry was too select in its appeal. He wanted a format that would get the atten tion of ordinary passersby on street corners, at shopping malls and on college campuses. With the help of former acting students, Weber developed a touring ensemble that grew to in clude acrobats, jugglers, magi cians, mimes, storytellers, wire- walkers and clowns. Every performance of the cir cus includes a number of parables presented in comic mime format and designed to communicate human values. The production is accompanied by a 50-pipe calliola band organ. The troupe has been perform ing for 17 years. Speaker will present Panamanian viewpoint about U.S. invasion The Texas A&M College Re publicans will present “The Inva sion of Panama: A Panamanian Point of View” tonight at 8:30 in 601 Rudder. The guest speaker will be John Stephens, an A&M student who lived in Panama for 14 years. He will attempt to offer a dif ferent perspective of the U.S. in vasion and its foreign policy im plications than that provided by the news media. The presentation is free and open to the oublic. Texas veterinarian volunteers skills for Alaskan sled-dog race AMARILLO (AP) — Neither rain, sleet, snow nor charging moose keep Amarillo veterinarian Dr. Sam Reeves from his canine patients. Reeves recently traded the Texas Panhandle flat range for the Alaskan bush country to volunteer his vet erinary know-how to the 1,158-mile Iditarod Trail Sled-Dog Race. “I was there for the start and almost until the winner finished,” Reeves said. Reeves left Amarillo on Feb. 28 to help care for the 70 sled-dog teams that participated in the Anchorage- tO'-Nome marathon. He returned to Amarillo last Wednesday before Susan Butcher racked up her fourth victory in the 18-year-old contest. “There are people that won’t finish for at least two or more weeks,” Reeves said. The 44-year-old veterinarian got involved in sled- dog care in 1986 when he read an article that men- “T I he whole race is a symbolic race. I think the history of it is as interesting as the race itself.” Sam Reeves sled-dog veterinarian tioned race organizers were looking for veterinary help. Alaskan veterinarians had gotten burned out on the grueling race and organizers were looking to outside dog-care sources, Reeves explained. “I enjoy camping and backpacking. That was one of the things that interested me about it,” Reeves said. Reeves was the only Texan of about 20 volunteer vets helping this year. In 1986, there were about 25 volun teers. The animal doctors pay their own travel fare to Anchorage and provide their own cold weather cloth ing. Food is provided to the veterinarians on the trail, he said. Veterinarians meet teams at various checkpoints along the freezing trail. As each team pulls in, the doc tors evaluate each dog’s condition and advise the “mushers,” or sled-dog drivers, on how to care for the animal. “They’re well-conditioned athletes,” he said. “They’re in good shape. That’s what they’re bred for and raised for — they love to run.” The dogs, Alaskan Sled-dogs, aren’t a recognized breed. They possess Siberian Husky and Alaskan Mal- amute breeding, but are modified with other breeds for speed and endurance. The sled-dogs weigh about 40 pounds, smaller than the typical 60-pound Husky, he said. One of the biggest problems the animals face along the trail is dehydration. “Just like a person, — if they get dehydrated they can’t keep going on in the race,” Reeves said. “Those dogs will have to be dropped. getting ii are not eating well enough and not drinking well enough.” The dogs are well cared for at each checkpoint, re ceiving hot food and a hay bed to rest off the snowy ground. The dogs ward off the sub-freezing tempera tures along the trail with their heavy, furry coats. Many dogs wear “booties” on their feet to protect them from sharp ice or hard-packed snow. If a dog lags behind or gets weak, the musher puts the dog on the sled and covers him up to ride to the next checkpoint, where the animal usually is dropped from the team, he said. The mushers start with 20 dogs, which can drop to a minimum of seven dogs, Reeves said. Butcher finished with a team of 11 dogs. • Besides the predictable wear and tear of the cross country trek, the mushers that took off on the northern route on March 3 had to grapple with deepest snow in 25 years, volcanic ash and an occasional ornery moose. The moose, forced to forage in shoulder-deep snow, are especially aggressive this year, Reeves said. At least two mushers had run-ins with the huge animals, which resulted in tangled lines and stomped dogs. Occasionally a moose will wander into the villages into the Alaskan interior, where the race is routed. The first race was held in 1967 to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the purchase of Alaska from Rus sia. The first race was 50 miles long and the mileage in creased yearly until it reached its symbolic 1.049 miles in 1973, he said. Th<e route varies each year, deviating from the mini mum 1,049 miles. The number takes 1,000 and adds i a to symbolize that Alaska is the 49th state, he said. “The whole race is a symbolic race." he said. “1 think the history of it is as interesting as the race itself ' Part of the race route includes the historic Iditarod “I I like the dogs and respect their athletic ability. I like the outdoors and the wilderness part of it. I’ve enjoyed seeing parts of Alaska that few people get to see” —Sam Reeves sled-dog veterinarian Trail, on which in 1925 diphtheria serum was mushed to Nome to ward off an epidemic, he said. The southern route, to be used next vear. includes the abandoned mining village of Iditarod. “I like the dogs and respect their athletic ability. 1 like the outdoors and the wilderness part of it." Reeces said of his Alaskan experiences. ’Tve enjovecl seeing parts of Alaska that f ew people get to see." The Lubbock native, who lias practiced in Amarillo for about 21 years, said he would like to return again someday. “I have to wait and see — I'm thinking that I'd like t<> do it again in a fees veai s. " he said. THERE’S A JOB FOR YOU o IN A SUMMER CAMP The American Camping Association (NY) q will make your application avail, to over q 300 camps in the Northeast. Exciting op- ^ > portunities for college students and pro- fessionals. Positions avail: all land and ” water sports, kitchen, maintenance, arts and crafts, drama, music, dance, nature, tripping, R.N.’s, M.D.’s. College Credit ^ Available. 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