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Other than having nine lives, Ruf-
fus is not your ordinary cat.
Ruffus is a 15-month-old Bengal
tiger whose owner is selling him for
$1,000.
Betsy Henderson, an assistant in
the College of Veterinary Medicine,
is searching for an owner to take
care of Ruf f us because her other two
large cats require most of her time
and energy. Along with Ruffus, she
owns a jaguar named Beta and a
leopard named Sultan.
“I love these types of animals,” she
said. “I have always had a desire to
work with exotic animals.”
Before coming to Texas A&M,
Henderson was very involved with
nurturing large animals that were
malnourished due to owners’ igno
rance of their customary diets, she
said.
As a result of the many cases of
abuse to exotic animals, an owner is
now required to have a permit be
fore owning these native animals.
“So many people who were misin
formed about the proper care of
large cats were allowed ownership
even without a permit,” she said.
The permits allow the Parks and
Recreation Department and USDA
to monitor the animals’ health.
Henderson says her unusual pets
leave neighbors and friends fas
cinated. On several occasions, col
lege fraternities have asked Hender
son to let them “borrow” her large
cats for parties with jungle themes.
Moreover, Henderson takes Deta,
Ruffus and Sultan to Girl scout and
Boy scout meetings for educational
purposes.
Although all three cats are well
mannered, Henderson said she must
be aware of their every move.
According to past observations by
researchers, the Bengal tiger, which
is the largest and most typical of ti
gers, exhibits a large amount of
fierce cunning. However, these
great cats have always been success
fully tamed for circus and animal
shows. Henderson says she is famil
iar with her cats’ moods and knows
when they are angry, happy or hun
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ger, on a leash while he looks at Deta, a 100
Photo by Eric H. Roalson
pound jaguar who will eventually double in
weight. Ruffus will eventually weigh 500 pounds.
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of College Station apartment
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Brazos County Crime Stoppers is
seeking information about a July 26
burglary south of College Station.
Someone broke out the rear win
dow of an apartment on Cain Road,
south of College Station, during the
dayof Thursday, July 26.
The person(s) then entered the
apartment, ransacked all the rooms
and stole electronic equipment and
jewelry valued at more than
$12,000.
A Magnavox television and stereo,
an Emerson videocassette recorder,
a Samsung microwave, a Minolta X-
7000 camera and a Sears VHS cam
corder were among the items stolen.
Investigators report that the per-
son(s) probably used a vehicle to
haul all the items away and that the
vehicle probably was parked in a
conspicuous spot during the bur
glary.
Due to the prevalence of daytime
burglaries and the nearly impossible
task of having police units in every
neighborhood around the clock, lo
cal law enforcement agencies are
K romoting and organizing Neigh-
orhood Crime Watch Programs.
For more information about these
programs, contact the Bryan or Col
lege Station police departments or
the Brazos County Sheriffs Depart
ment.
This week, however, the sheriffs
department and Crime Stoppers
need your help in identifying the
person(s) responsible for this bur-
glary.
If you have information that
could be helpful, call Crime Stop
pers at 775-TIPS.
When you call, Crime Stoppers
will assign you a coded number to
protect your identity.
If your call leads to an arrest and
grand jury indictment, Crime Stop
pers will pay you up to $1,000 in
cash.
Crime Stoppers also pays cash for
information on any felony crime or
the location of a wanted fugitive.
CORPUS CHRISTI (AP)
Churches hoping to prevent abor
tions announced a project Tuesday
in which they will pay living and
medical expenses for pregnant
women who opt not to have an abor
tion.
“We believe that no mother in
Corpus Christi should even consider
abortion because of a financial situa
tion,” said the Rev. Dennis SchiefeT
bein, pastor of Our Savior Lutheran
Church in Corpus Christi.
Schiefelbein joined Bishop Rene
Gracida of the Corpus Christi Cath
olic Diocese to announce the inter
denominational “Gabriel Project.”
So far, 16 Catholic and 16 other
Christian churches have signed on to
take part in the project, Schiefelbein
said.
They had no estimate of the pro
ject’s expected cost, but Schiefelbein
said, “We believe the Lord will pro
vide all the resources necessary to
provide for that life which he has
created in the womb of every
Family , friends organize party
for ‘Old Army Lou’s’ birthday
J.E. Loupot greets Jerry and Carole Cooper at
his 80th birthday party at the Clayton W. Wil-
By KATHY COX
Of The Battalion Staff
J.E. “Old Army Lou” Loupot, Class of ’32, cele
brated his 80th birthday Sunday at the Clayton W.
Williams Jr. Alumni Center.
Loupot’s family and friends, organized a birthday
party for him, complete with a maroon-and-white
cake and Aggie balloons.
Judson Loupot Jr. said the party was organized to
celebrate the piilestone and show appreciation for
his father.
“We wanted to honor him for all he’s done,” Jud
son said. “He’s the best example of one Aggie help
ing another. That’s been his life.”
Another part of Loupot’s life is his business. He
owns three bookstores in College Station.
But Judson said his father always puts business af
ter family and friends.
An arch covered by maroon-and-white balloons
with the A&M logo on them hung over a maroon-
Photo by .
liams Jr. Alumni Center. The former students’ as
sociation put on party.
and-white decorated table laden with food and
drinks.
Loupot circulated during the party, shaking
hands and hugging people who came to take part in
the birthday festivities.
“I love this,” Loupot said. “Most of the people
here are family, and there’s a lot of people here who
have helped me make my living.
“I wouldn’t be here if it weren’t for some of these
people.”
Some of Loupot’s A&M classmates were there, in
cluding his partner in a business venture selling uni
forms during their freshman year.
B.H. Dewey Jr., another classmate of Loupot’s,
said he was glad to be at the party.
“I’ve known him all his life,” he said.
Clayton Williams Jr., Republican candidate for
governor, dropped by Loupot’s store Friday to wish
him a happy birthday, and Loupot also received a
letter signed by President Bush, congratulating him
on his 80th birthday.
mother.”
He said he expected more
churches to join in the effort, which
will be limited to the city of Corpus
Christi.
Gracida said the project is similar
to one in progress for the past year
in the Diocese of New York.
Individual churches, as well as the
Corpus Christi diocese will help pay
expenses for the women and for the
children after they are born, if nec
essary, Gracida said.
The project also will offer coun
seling and help the women obtain
any public assistance for which they
may be eligible, Gracida said.
The bishop said he thinks the pro
ject will help ease the division in his
diocese over the abortion issue.
“Some Catholics over the past few
years have expressed concern about
the church’s strong stand opposing
abortion, have asked the question,
‘Why aren’t we doing more for a
woman who is in a situation where
she feels it necessary to terminate
Parking garage
opens Friday
The parking garage on the
south side of campus will open
Friday in preparation for the
start of classes Aug. 27.
The southside garage will pro
vide parking space for nearly
2,00t students and ease parking
congestion in other parts of the
campus.
Visitor parking is available in
the northside parking garage on
University Drive and in Parking
Area 48 on Houston Street off
George Bush Drive for 50 cents
per hour up to a maximum of $4
per day.
Deferred plan
available for
parking permits
. F
University faculty and staff are avail
able on campus and can be pur
chased on a deferred payment plan.
For the first time, faculty and staff
can purchase permits on a deferred
payment plan that stretches the
price of the permits from September
through December.
The deferred payment plan is be
ing offered as a one-year experi
mental program, said Tom Williams,
director of the Department of Park
ing, Transit and Traffic Services.
The program will be evaluated
during the middle of the year to see
if it will be continued, Williams said.
Faculty members can purchase
permits through the mail.
The permits, which range in price
from $100 to $225, plus a $6 hand
ling charge on the deferred plan, are
available on a limited basis for space
in various parking lots and in the
northside parking garage.
For additional information con
tact parking, transit and traffic at
845-9700.
the life of her child?’
“This will give those Catholics
who have been concerned about
what they thought was a lopsided or
one-sided approach of the church
condemning abortion, but not doing
enough for the unborn child and the
child’s mother.”
About 3,000 abortions were per
formed in Corpus Christi last year,
most of them at two large clinics.
Anti-abortion activists regularly
picket the clinics, and sometimes
stage “rescues,” in which they at
tempt to block access to the clinics.
Gracida this year has sent decrees
formally excommunicating at least
two abortion clinic employees from
the Catholic church, in what were
believed to be the nation’s first for
mal excommunications over the
abortion issue.
Rachel Vargas, one of the abor
tion clinic employees Gracida ex
communicated, said Tuesday she
thought the Gabriel Project was a
good idea, and would consider mak
ing its literature available at her Re
productive Services clinic.
“I think that if they are able to
help these women, it would be won
derful,” Vargas said. “I don’t think it
will prevent abortions, but I think
that if they are going to help those
women who opt to parent, then it is a
good thing.”
Each church taking part will dis
play a sign identifying it as a partici
pant in the Gabriel Project.
The project is named for the ac
count in the biblical book of Luke, in
which the angel Gabriel appears to
the Virgin Mary and tells her she will
bear a child through immaculate
conception.
Schiefelbein said he did not know
how many women would seek help
from the Gabriel Project, but “I
would say that the number of
women that could use our service
would be equal to the number of
women in Corpus Christi who feel
compelled to kill their babies.”
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BATTIPS’ number is 845-
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Wednesday
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general meeting at noon. For more
information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. For more
information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
Thursday
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general meeting at noon. For more
information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
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Friday
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information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
Saturday
BRYAN PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT.: will present a free concert at Has-
well Park at 8 p.m. The local jazz group Don Pope & Friends will be fea
tured. For more information, call 361-3658.
Monday
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general meeting at noon. For more
information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
Tuesday
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information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. For more
information, call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280.
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