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House debates fate
of super collider
WASHINGTON (AP) - The
"bruising" battle over the future
of one of the nation's most expen
sive and controversial science pro
jects begins Tuesday, as a House
panel debates the merits of the su
per collider.
Supporters and opponents of
the $8.25 billion project under
construction in Texas are staking
their traditional positions. Many
say this year's fight could be cru
cial to the collider's continued ex
istence.
"It didn't start out to be that
way, to be honest with you," said
Rep. George Brown, D-Calif.,
chairman of the House Science,
Space and Technology Commit
tee.
"I thought we could get away
with another year without really
having to face the inevitability of
the situation here."
But budget constraints and a
precarious economy could make
this the make-or-break year.
Brown and others said Monday.
Brown himself may sway the
debate.
A strong supporter of the pro
ject, Brown said his continued
support is contingent on foreign
contributions and the promise no
other Energy Department pro
grams will sacrifice funding to the
collider.
Whether he revokes his sup
port will depend on how the
House Appropriations Committee
allocates funds within the next
month or two. Brown said.
While Brown evaluates his po
sition, opponents already are pre
dicting an erosion of House sup
port for the high-energy physics
project being built 35 miles south
of Dallas.
"I think it's going to be more
and more difficult for the admin
istration and the president to justi
fy this outrageous expenditure,"
said Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan.
Slattery, who last year intro
duced an amendment to kill fed
eral collider funding, said he ex
pects more members to oppose
the project. In 1991, 165 House
members voted to kill the project
— 56 more than had opposed it
the year before. It would take 218
votes to kill the project.
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Mickey's ready to play
Mickey Mouse drops by Kyle Field to mark the A&M will be playing the Stanford Cardinals in
beginning of A&M's spring football practice, the Disneyland Pigskin Classic III August 26.
Jurors indict
businessman
for criminal
nonsupport
DALLAS (AP) - A Universit
Park businessman who hadas
sumed a new identity in Virgin
landed in jail Monday on nonsiif
port charges after leaving his fan
ily for more than a year.
William Karl Alley, arreste
Sunday evening in McKinneya:
ter a resident tipped police,wi
transferred to Lew Sterrett Justii
Center in Dallas on charges offai
ing to support his wife and fit
children.
Dallas County grand jurorsc
Monday indicted Alley on on
count of criminal nonsupport,o
ficials said.
Alley, 41, arrived in Dalla
shortly before noon Monday!
custody of a Collin County she
iff's officer, and was held ontl
indictment and a warrants
criminal nonsupport, said a Dais
sheriff's spokesman.
Bond was set at $25,000.
Authorities have been seekin
Alley after he vanished ink
February.
State officials await court decision
CRIME STOPPERS
on future of radioactive dump site
EL PASO (AP) — Opponents of a low-level ra
dioactive waste site say it could become a national
dump if the Supreme Court overturns a federal law
requiring states to handle their own waste.
But state officials building the dump say that is
unlikely.
The Supreme Court heard arguments Monday on
a New York challenge to the law which gives states
until 1996 to build a disposal site for low-level ra
dioactive waste. Texas has joined in the challenge,
but only wants a provision of the law overturned.
"This a clever way of shifting responsibility" to
the states, said Justice Sandra Day O'Connor in the
hearing. She added that the method is politically at
tractive for Congress.
Texas is purchasing a 16,000-acre ranch in Hud
speth County for $900,000 to build a waste site.
Waste from nuclear power plants, hospitals and
medical research institutions, universities and some
industry will be buried there.
Under the federal law, the state must have a site
built by Jan. 1, 1993, when it will no longer have ac
cess to three existing low-level dump sites.
"I think it can work, I think it will work if we just
get on with it and do it," said Rick Jacobi, Texas Low-
Level Radioactive Waste Disposal Authority general
manager. "We need to provide for the disposal of
low-level waste. It's a problem that's not going to go
away. We have to do this whether there is a congres
sional scheme or not."
But opponents say that philosophy puts Texas at
risk of ending up with everybody else's waste as
well. Current Texas law dictates that only 20 percent
of waste dumped at the site can be from out of state.
"If the federal law is overturned, the problem still
exists, except that instead of 20 or 30 dumps there
will be two or three and we could be one of them,"
said Bill Addington, organizer of Save Sierra Blanca.
Police look for suspects in Fowler Hall fire
Around 2:40 a.m. on Saturday, February 8, at
Fowler Hall on the northwest side of the Texas
A&M University campus, someone intentionally set
fire to two sets of trash containers in exterior pas
sageways of the dorm.
Both sets of containers were fully engulfed
when they were discovered by Fowler Hall resi
dents and the alarms were set off. Students using
fire extinguishers and the responding College Sta
tion Fire Department Units extinguished the fire
quickly. Fire officials estimate that damages to the
building exceed $7,000.
Residents told detectives that they heard an
unidentified female scream prior to their discovery
of the fire and detectives believe that this female
may have witnessed the suspect(s) setting the fire.
While the persons who set the fire may have only
intended a prank, the resulting smoke and alarm
created a dangerous panic situation that coulc
have been disastrous.
This week the Texas A&M University Police De
partment and Crime Stoppers need your help to
identify the person responsible for this arson. If
you have information that could be helpful, cal;
Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS. When you call.
Crime Stoppers will assign you a special codei
number that will protect your identity.
If your call leads to an arrest and grand jury in
dictment, Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,(1
in cash. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for info-|
mation on any felony crime or the location ot at
wanted fugitive. /
So call Brazos County Crime Stoppers to&u; (
775-TIPS. \
In Advance
Party Caucus ‘92
takes place tonight
Party Caucus ‘92 will be
held tonight in the MSC Fla-
groom at 6:30 p.m. This is
your chance to get to know
the 1992-93 senator candi
dates for southside, north-
side, off-campus and the in
dividual colleges. Each can
didate will speak, with a
question-and-answer forum
following. If you have any
questions, call 847-5738.
Health Center offers advice on pregnancy testing
Editor's note: The Battalion will
run a weekly colum from the A.P.
Beutel Health Center on tips for
health care.
By Michelle E. Herren
Special to The Battalion
Several different types of home
pregnancy tests are available on
the market for purchase at any
drug or grocery store. There is
virtually no difference in the dif
ferent brands except the price.
Home pregnancy tests are gen
erally over 99% accurate in labora
tory testing. If you follow all of
the directions properly, your re
sults should be accurate. Certain
drugs and rare medical conditions
may give a false result; however,
analgesics, antibiotics, and birth
control pills should NOT affect the
test results.
These tests work by detecting
hCG (human chorionic go
nadotropin), the pregnancy hor
mone, in the urine. Most tests can
be performed on the first day of
your missed period, however.
since the hormone becomes
stronger as the early pregnancy
progresses the test will be easier to
read the longer you wait after
your missed period.
It is important to read ALL the
directions before you administer
the test, and follow them EXACT
LY. If you get a negative response,
you are probably not pregnant,
but if your period does not begin
within a few days, you may want
to take another test or consult
your physician.
If your result is positive, you
should immediately consult a
physician to confirm the results.
A.P. Beutel Health Center offers
pregnancy testing which should
be performed no less than two
weeks after the first missed peri
od. Tests are done Monday
through Friday from 8 a.m. to 3
p.m. at a cost of $13.
Take-home pregnancy tests
cost as much as, if not more than,
the test at the Health Center. It is
to the student's advantage finan
cially to have the test at the Health
Center.
This is especially true if ft
home-pregnancy test turns oi
positive. Since the results needt
be verified, you would need tof
to a doctor anyway.
If you have any questioif
about pregnancy testing oran'
other general health topic, callo:
stop by the Health EducationCea
ter, located in room 016 of theAJ
Beutel Health Center, or phoK
845-1341.
Herren is a graduate assists
with the A.P. Beutel Health Cento.
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Thursday, April 2
Europe Through the Back Door
Speaker: Terry Wahl
7-8:30 p.m.
Rudder 404
Friday, April 3
How to Get Information to Travel
Speaker: Cookie Hamilton
10- 11 am.
Rudder 302
Travel Advice from Council Travel
Speaker: Larry Malle
11- 12 p.m.
Rudder 308
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Speaker: Cheri Zdziarski
1- 2 p.m.
Rudder 302
Hosteiing Around the World
Speaker: Sherman Frost
2- 3 p.m.
Rudder 308
Internationally Travelled Aggies Answering Your Questions
3- 4 p.m.
Rudder 302
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