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Russia, U.S. meet
to plan arms talks
BRUSSELS, Belgium (AP) — Russia's foreign minister Tuesday
said he would consider a ban on the world's most dangerous nu
clear weapons as part of an arms control agreement being readied
for a June summit in Washington.
Andrei Kozyrev's declaration on MIRV multiple warhead mis
siles could accelerate missile cutbacks on both sides. He will meet
Wednesday with Secretary of State James A. Baker III. They are in
Brussels to attend an East-West NATO meeting.
"We'll certainly discuss the preparations for the summit meet
ing,” Kozyrev said at a news conference. "We will try to achieve a
mutually acceptable compromise."
Baker hopes to elicit from Kozyrev, a generally willing partner
in arms reductions, a proposal to ban missiles with multiple war
heads. So far, even while swapping far-reaching plans with the
Bush administration, Moscow has shied away from the touchy is
sue of its powerful force of long-range missiles with more than one
warhead.
Kozyrev signaled this may be the occasion.
"We have to bring our positions closer together, including the
eliminarion of MIRVed missiles," he said.
The statement suggested Russia has its eye also on banning the
long-range multiple warhead missiles carried aboard U.S. sub
marines.
Until now, Russia has been unwilling to consider a ban on its
deadly land-based long-range missiles that carry up to 10 war
heads each.
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Padre Island adds policemen
to handle vacation crowds
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car guard is recommended.
A kill switch is a device that
prevents the engine from starting
in any way and is good protection
against "hot-wiring."
A club, which is placed across
the steering wheel, will prevent
any steering of the vehicle.
The General Motors Corp. car
guard, designed especially for GM
vehicles, will also prevent any
movement of the steering column.
Walling said these devices can
be purchased at auto parts stores,
auto dealerships and locksmith
stores.
Along with spring break and
large groups of students emerges
the possibility of minor accidents,
or "fender benders."
Walling reminds students to
make sure they have proof of in
surance in their vehicles and that
their inspection stickers are valid.
Students should also avoid
parking in streets next to drive
ways where people back their cars
out, he said.
South Padre Island's Chief of
Police Ed Sanders said in a tele
phone interview with The Battal
ion that additional officers will be
present next week to assist in the
spring break crowds.
"TABC (Texas Alcoholic Bev
erage Commission) agents and
DPS (Department of Public Safety)
officers will be working with us
and our officers will be working
extended hours," Sanders said.
South Padre Island also has a
problem with parking during
spring break.
Since parking on the beach is
not allowed, Sanders recommends
that students leave their cars at
their hotels and hike the distance
to the water, walk, or ride the
South Padre Island trolley for 50
cents a ride, or $1 a day.
He said state law does not re
quire his department's officers to
investigate fender benders that do
not result in injuries or exceed
$750 worth of damage.
"Our primary concern is exces
sive alcohol use," he said. "They
(students) will have to handle
fender benders by themselves."
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have a service they may not know
about, she said. A free service
called HouseWatch is offered by
both cities' police departments.
Students can call HouseWatch
and request the service by identi
fying lights that will remain on
during their vacation at their
house and vehicles parked in
front. An officer then drives by
and checks the house during the
vacation for suspicious activity or
cars that don't belong there.
"If something's fishy, the offi
cer will write it down and pass it
along to the next officer so he can
check on it," LeMay said.
Students living on campus do
not need to call anyone because
UPD officers are constantly check
ing residence halls during spring
break.
LeMay said the primary on-
campus burglaries are key entries,
but stricter Residence hall policies
in the past year should reduce the
number of on-campus burglaries
this spring break.
Another way to protect your
home from burglary is to purchase
a timer, she said. A timer can au
tomatically turn on a particular
light or appliance so it appears
that someone is actually home.
LeMay said timers are inex
pensive, easy to use, and can be
purchased at hardware and appli
ance stores.
Students should never leave a
porch light on without a timer be
cause burglars will know the
home is vacant if the porchlight
remains on during the day,
LeMay said.
Students should also engrave
their driver's license numbers
somewhere on their vehicles and
identify the vehicles with Opera
tion Identification stickers.
Stickers can be requested from
the local police departments.
What should students take
with them on spring break and
what should they leave at home?
LeMay said if students are go
ing to their parents' home, they
should take as many valuables as
they can with them, including cal
culators, typewriters and comput
ers.
If they're going to the beach or
some other hot spot, however.
they should always leave their
jewelry and credit cards behind
and hidden somewhere.
During their vacation, students
should also beware of car thieves
who prey on college students.
"Thieves will have a spring
break on the students, if they're
not careful," LeMay said.
Aside from car theft and pick
pockets, students should drive
and park carefully.
"When you stop your car to
park, park so that you can pull out
easily to avoid 'fender benders,' "
she said.
LeMay said that often during
spring break, police officers are
too busy to attend to all the 'fend
er benders' that occur, so students
should take precaution.
LeMay stressed that personal
safety was the most important
thing for students to remember
during spring break.
‘''Keep your guafd Up and be
carefUDabtfUt peopfe'you don't
know aboht," she said.
"You need to remember that
no matter what, they're still
strangers," LeMay said.
Officer encourages personal safety
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He says almost anyone can be arrested and
placed in jail in Mexico for virtually no reason at all.
"It's a very crooked situation over there with the
police," Tilton says. "They don't have a lot of the
laws we have over here, such as probable cause."
Mexican police earn a majority of their money
through propositions and bribes, he says.
"Sometimes they (Mexican police) will make you
pay just to park your car in a certain place," Tilton
says. "It's a very common practice."
Another issue strongly related to personal safety,
he says, is drinking and driving.
Tilton says usually college students-will designate
a sober driver, but during spring break, no one wants
to be the designated driver.
"Someone's going to end up driving, and that's
just unfortunate," he says.
Other personal safety issues, says Tilton, include
assaults.
"There's a tremendous amount of assaults during
this time," he says. "Usually it's men fighting with
each other."
Sunburn risk increases over break
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vent skin cancer are also recom
mended by the health education
department:
• Cover up with a wide-
brimmed hat and a bandanna for
your neck; wear long sleeved
shirts and pants the sun can't pen
etrate.
• Use sunscreens to help pre
vent skin cancer as well as prema
ture aging of your skin. You'll
want a sun protective factor (SPF)
rating of 15 or higher. Women can
get a little added protection by us
ing tinted opaque cosmetic foun
dation along with a sunscreen.
Apply sunscreen at least one hour
before going into the sun and
again after swimming or perspir
ing a lot. Don't use indoor sun
lamps, tanning parlors or tanning
pills.
• Know the ways of the rays
for your best protection. You can
get burned on a cloudy day. And
the rays can reach down into three
feet of water. Try to stay out of
the direct sun at midday, as the
sun's rays are strongest between
11 a.m. and 2 p.m. Beware of
high altitudes - there's less atmo
sphere to filter out the ultraviolet
rays. Skiers should remember
that snow reflects the sun's rays,
too.
Dr. Don Freeman, a staff
physician at the health center's
treatment room, says every year
after spring break he treats a large
number of sunburned students in
the center.
"There is usually quite a bit of
cases," Freeman says. "We get a
lot of secondary burns here."
Freeman says secondary burns
are characterized by a cluster of
blisters and students with sec
ondary burns should seek a physi
cian for treatment immediately.
Garner says students who
claim to be naturally tan are not
exempt from the sun's harmful
rays.
"Even if you're dark-skinned,
you can get skin cancer," she says.
"Students need to remember to at
least avoid the sun during its peak
hours and to use sunscreen."
DPS to assist agencies during vacation
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ing, warned Bill Lewis, chairman of the legislation
committee of Mothers Against Drunk Driving. Alco
hol is a drug, and students should keep that in mind
during spring break, he said.
"The drinking age in Texas is 21, and most stu
dents are going to be underage," Lewis said. "The
largest killer of this age group is not cancer or dis
ease, but alcohol. Whether it is DWI or alcohol poi
soning, more young adults die because of alcohol
than any other reason."
The Texas Department of Public Safety will also
be out in force over spring break, targeting the areas
popular with students, said Trooper Eddie Garmon.
South Padre Island, Corpus Christi and Galveston
will receive extra attention.
"We'll work the highways leading to and from
these places as much as possible, and maintain a high
visibility," Garmon said. "We'll also assist the local
agencies and the TABC in their enforcement efforts.
"The best advice for students is that if they've
been drinking not to drive period," he said. "Even if
it's only been one beer, not driving will drastically re
duce the chances of having an accident."
Even if they don't drive, alcohol can cause prob
lems for students, LeMay said. A drunk person is a
prime target for crime, so students should not carry
large amounts of money with them, wear expensive
jewelry or wander away from their group.
Rape is also a big problem during spring break,
she said. The judgment of both men and women is
impaired by alcohol, and a person might not realize
the situation they are in until it's too late.
Although many students are going to drink any
way, LeMay offered an innovative way to reduce the
amount of alcohol consumed while drinking.
"If you must drink, pick up a six pack of near-
beer along with your regular beer," she said. "When
you're drinking, alternate a beer with a near-beer.
The near-beer doesn't taste much different from the
real thing, and it could save you a lot of headaches."
McDonalds® Salutes
Teaching Excellence
McDonald's Restaurants of Bryan/Collcgc Station announces their Teaching Assistant’s recognition program. Each month a selected
number of assistants will be chosen from their departments for providing outstanding services in teaching and research.
McDonald’s will honor each assistant by awarding them with a $400 scholarship, along with recognition in the Battalion.
McDonald’s salutes these individuals for their teaching excellence. Congratulations!
Jill Sylvia ElfriedC Kleisfef
Present Position;
1989-Present Teaching Assistant, Dept, of Biology, Texas A&M
University
Education:
M.S. Zoology, Texas A&M University, expected 1992
Area of concentration: Evolutionary Biology
B.A. Philosophy, Texas A&M University, 1989
Honors;
Regents Scholarship, The University of the State of New York, 1975
Merit Schloarship, 1975
Distinguished Student, Texas A&M University, Fall 1988, Spring 1989
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