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The Battalion Tuesday, February 1,1994 m Battal World News Briefs Indian gov't must pay for tattoo removals NEW DELHI, India (AP) - The gov ernment must pay plastic surgeons to re move the word "pickpocket” tattooed on the foreheads of four women, a court ruled Monday. The women alleged that police scarred their foreheads because they re fused to help an officer searching for Sikh separatists in Punjab. The police say citizens tattooed them as a warning to potential victims of pickpockets. The case comes at a time when Indian courts are increasingly critical of police officers for violating human rights while investigating crimes. Judges A.P. Chaudhury and G.C. Garg of the Punjab High Court asked the women to meet with doctors Thursday to schedule surgery, their lawyer, H.S. Grewal, said in an interview. The judges said a report by three doc tors indicated the tattoos could be re moved, Grewal said. The women were arrested in the Sikh holy city of Amritsar in December for al legedly stealing a tourist's purse. They women say they are innocent. They claimed that a police officer used a ballpoint pen to write "pickpock et" on their foreheads, and a tatooist then used an electric needle to make the mark permanent. North Korea sets terms for arms deal TOKYO (AP) — North Korea on Sun day denounced U.S. plans to bolster South Korea's missile defenses as a war like move and said they must be scrapped if Washington hopes to reach agreement on inspections of the North's nuclear program. Last week, the United States disclosed plans to send Patriot missile batteries to South Korea to boost defenses against a possible North Korean rocket attack. Tensions already are high over the North's refusal to accept full internation al inspections of its nuclear facilities, a stand that has deepened suspicions that the country is developing nuclear weapons. Arafat holds off on signing peace accord JERUSALEM (AP) - The Palestinians had expected to sign a draft agreement on implementing the PLO-Israeli accord during talks in Switzerland but Israel asked for more time, PLO leader Yasser Arafat said Monday. He spoke a day after he and Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres conclud ed two days of talks on untying some of the knots blocking the historic accord. Although no agreement was signed, both sides reported progress. On Monday, Prime Minister Yitzhak Rabin was studying a draft agreement drawn up by Peres and Arafat in Davos, Switzerland. Peres and Arafat were to meet again Sunday, and talks between the PLO and Israel are to reopen Tuesday in Cairo, Egypt. Fire destroys historic theater in Barcelona BARCELONA, Spain (AP) - Fire de stroyed the 146-year-old Gran Teatre del Liceu on Monday, less than a year before Spain's leading opera house was to un dergo a major restoration. The fire department said the cause of the blaze on Barcelona's picturesque Ramblas Boulevard had not been deter mined. It broke out shortly after 11 a.m. behind the theater's stage and within an hour had spread through the building, causing much of the roof to collapse. One person was slightly injured by burns and several were treated for smoke inhalation. Jordi Pujol, head of the Cataluyna re gional government, said the theater would be rebuilt immediately. The city and regional government had been plan ning a $28 million restoration that would have shut the theater two years. The Liceu opened in 1847 with a per formance of Donizetti's "Anna Bolena," and its operatic stage was second only in size to that of La Scala in Milan, Italy. It evolved from a group of city militiamen who started giving musical perfor mances to raise money to buy guns and uniforms. ms (lei Ode to a trowel Proper care of garden tools will ensure long, happy life The Associated Press ng hay morel top Of! kVO em r dal ae trim new re POUND RIDGE, N.Y. — Garden tools are orphans when it comes to [ender loving care. If roses and tomatoes are the joy of gardening, tool aintenance, or lack of it, features the shame. A poet could write an ode to trowel and spade loyally doing their master's bidding even after having been abandoned for days in the rain nd mud. Expensive power equipment gets better treatment but hardly he best, from many of us. I'm scrupulous about regularly cleaning up my computer files. But he same degree of prevention just doesn't extend to gardening equip- ent. Perhaps it's because a beat-up trowel seems to work as well as a ew one in digging a tomato hole, and the plant's main concerns after planting will be sun, soil and moisture, not tools. I Now and then I see a magazine article describing the proper care of garden tools. I fall so far short that my face reddens just looking at the Illustrations. For example, we're told always to keep our hoes and shovels out of he rain and to clean and oil them after each use. We should take care - every time, mind you — to get the dirt out of hollow places and revices where wood meets metal to prevent the build-up of corrosion. We're also reminded to sand and varnish wooden handles and to Iceep cutting edges sharp by filing them at carefully prescribed angles. We should also make sure nuts and bolts on handles are kept tight. We should regularly lubricate clippers and pruning shears and ivash them with soap and warm water to remove sticky sap, using tur pen tine, too, if necessary. Losing tools in weeds or under mulch happens frequently. But how nany of us take the precaution of painting handles bright colors so we an see them better? Even without care, of course, hand tools often last for years. De fending on your degree of tidiness and thriftiness, this durability can 50 on for generations. And if a wooden handle wears out or breaks, pou can replace it without having to buy a completely new tool. ie hop is land. II king lur le by e ’ , ion ft® Ellen Little, a senior recreation and parks major, lives six hours away from her husband and 13-year-old son in Del Rio. Sacrifice Continued from Page 3 Renner's youngest, Michael, was actually born while Renner was in the Corps of Cadets in 1986. "He was the first Corps baby," she said. Renner said during her preg nancy, the people in the Corps and her professors could not have been more understanding. Renner said she still had to go to all the Corps functions. But she did manage to get out of a test or two. "One of my professors was so afraid I was going to go into labor in class he let me skip the final and just get a course Work grade," she said. "'Go have that baby,' he said. I think he thought I was going to pop." Although their professors have been very understanding, some student parents think there are a couple of things the University could do to make things a little less stressful. "A child's illness is not a University excused absence," Renner said.. "That makes it very difficult if your child is so ill you have to stay home with him." "I think if it the illness is so severe that the physician has said the parent should stay with the child, then it ought to be an excused absence," Little said. In addition, many parents feel it would be a great contri bution if the University could possibly donate a room or some type of facility to donate as a day care. "I think it would be wonder ful if we could get some kind of room for the parents to run their own day care," Oliver said. "I had to get financial aid to pay for day care which costs me $130 a week." Oliver suggested parents ro tate turns going to classes and watching the children, or per haps elementary education ma jors could volunteer their ser vices to gain experience with children. "The parents could donate old toys and other necessities," Oliver said. Despite the sacrifices and the limited time, most student par ents say it's definitely worth it. In fact, some cite the fact that they have families as an advan tage. "Our families are really good motivators," Little said. "With out them, I know some of us would give up and go." "They give me lots of stabili ty and I've learned time man agement and to be more re sponsible because of them," Oliver said. "They are a great advantage to me. After all, your family is always there for you." 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Applications can be picked up at the Personnel Department in City Hall For more information please contact the Parks and Recreation office at (409) 764-3773. Wheelchair bound student seeks morning assistant. Will train. Call 693-8010. APARTMENT MAINTENANCE- part-time, flexible hours. $5/hr. Experience preferred. Call 823-7039. AA CRUISE & Travel Employment Guide. Earn big $$$ + travel the worid free (Caribbean, Europe. Hawaii, & more!) Hurry! Busy Spring & Summer seasons rapidly approach ing. Free student travel club membership! (919) 929- 4398 Ext, C134. Hiring now- Need 20 persons for telephone office work. Earn $5-11/hr. Apply only W-F, 10-5pmaf 1701 SW Pkwy Professional Bldg., Suite 202, CS. See Bill. Wanted- counter help 11-2 daily, $5/hr. Apply after 2 pm- Fat Burger, 1810 S. Tx. Ave., Bryan- Next to Blinn. Delivery drivers- Need 15 persons for light local deliveries. Must have car or cycle. Earn $30/day+. Apply only W-F, 10-5pm at 1701 SW Pkwy Professional Bldg., Suite 202, CS. 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Sublease Tower Double- Includes parking. $2000 for Spring semester, total savings- $1500. University Tow- ers. (512)327-8490. Sublease 2/1, $485/mo., W/D, walk to A S M. 402 Nagle, C.S. Call 846-9385. Huge 2 bdrm. apart, available now. Completely remod eled. Quiet neighborhood. 3 mi. from TAMU. Semester lease ok. 822-0472. Apartment available now in Caldwell, only $345 / mo. for 2 / 1 located in highway 21. 1-567-7133 or 822-0472. Roommate Female roommate needed-2 bdrm apartment, own room. Call Joy 696-1626. Male roommate- 2/1 1/2 townhouse, bus route, 1 /2 mile to campus. $262.50/mo. 268-7425. Spacious C.S. duplex- front/back yard, garage. $237.50 -Jay- 693-1150. To share 2/2, washer/ dryer, great location. Call Jennifer 764-6806. Female roommate needed- townhome 2/1 1/2, w/d, $150/ mo + 1/3 utilities. Call 693-5266. Female roommate needed. $ 100/dep, $185/mo + 1/2 bills, on bus route. Call 764-5908. Male roommate wanted. $250/mo (utilities included)- no pets. Call 846-9023. Female roommate wanted. Own room, $200/mo. +1/2 utilities. Call 774-7587. For Sole Enjoy a cruise for 2, to & from the Grand Bahama Island. Stay 4 nights at the Grand Bahama Resort. $500/080. Call 764-6490. SUN Solaris X86. PC Unix for Intel Computers. Desk-top Edition CD ROM Media. $300/060. Robert 845-7646. 386DX 33Mhz SVGA 100 Meg hard drive 8 Meg RAM. School, work, play. $900 0.8.0. Brian Holder 764-7887. D.J. EQUIPMENT- totally digital power amp, 2 CD play ers, 2 wireless microphones, 130 CD’s, cases, mixing board & equalizers. $2500/060. Call Raymond 693- 5353. Cannon Starwriter 80 word processor with bubble-jet printer, spell checker, thesaurus, multiple fonts, takes 3.5 disc. $365/OBO. Greg 862-7404. Bicycle TREK 700 Multi- track 27" white, computer air pump, water bottle, repair kit, helmet. Must sell $300. 846-4142. Cannondale Road Bike w/ cycle computer- $275. 20- gallon Mini-Reef with wet/dry filter, custom lights, coral, wood fop & stand- $175 Call Rob 822-4805. 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