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"TV 2The Daily Tar HeelWednesday, February 3, 1988 -Sreasd raeceir deaths By SUZETTE HUGHES Staff Writer More American women are dying from breast cancer despite the highest detection rate on record, according to a report released Monday by the National Cancer Institute (NCI). Although breast cancer detection rates are the highest ever, the report said women are not using early screening devices to detect the cancer early enough for effective treatment. Marlene Clegg of the N.C. chapter of the American Cancer Society (ACS) said the statewide incidence of death by breast cancer among women is increasing. There were 900 breast cancer deaths in 1987, up 50 from 1986, she said. MIf the cancer is detected earlier," she said, "there is a 90 percent chance of at least a five-year survival." Clegg said that the ACS still recommended early detection "because one in 10 women will get breast cancer in their lifetime." Congressmen predict By STACI COX Staff Writer A close vote is expected to end in defeat today when the U.S. House of Representatives votes on President Reagan's package for aid to the Nicaraguan contras, North Carolina congressmen said Tuesday. "There will be 10 hours of debate on the House floor before the package is voted on, but it will probably be defeated," said Sam Wang, legislative assistant to Democratic Rep. Tim Valentine. The Reagan request is for $36.2 million in mostly humanitarian aid, including $3.6 million for military expenditures, said Jim Jordan, press secretary for Democratic Rep. David Price. The military assistance would be held in escrow until March 31, when Reagan could decide whether to allow the money to the contras, he said. The White House staff has been lobbying hard for the aid package all week, inviting congressmen to private meetings, making personal phone calls, and sending hundreds of letters to representatives who have not stated their position, said Edith This summer may be your last chance to graduate from college with a degree and an officers commission. Sign up for ROTCs six-week Basic Camp now. See your Professor of Military Science for details. But hurry. The time is short. The space is limited. The heat is on. ARMY RESERVE OFFICERS' TRAINING CORPS Call Major Doug Earle, 1-800-222-9184 c3 D D D THE COLLEGE CARD rrJt personal card ANN ELIZABETH 217 E FRANKLIN ST. CMAPEL MILL. NC 275t4 (919) 968-0000 MAJOR ACCOUNTING PERSONAL RACKETBALL. DANCING. UNC 90 The College Card Quality Grafted... fill liaised TPrint o Qive to interviewers Cnclose with cards 6r gifts o Keep in touch with friends o (Design a card for a friend ive to club members and class groups Design your card in the space above. 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Hamm said that women are not doing breast self-exams as they should, even though the earlier the cancer is detected, the better the prognosis. "One reason why having a regular mammography has not caught on is because the cost of mammography is still pretty high," she said. Wooten, Valentine's press assistant. "He (Reagan) says his package will only use $36 million, but that is probably wrong," Jordan said. "The aid spans only a four-month period, and the final cost looks more like $60 million." Although the vote will probably be negative, there are 35 to 40 swing votes that could make the difference and pass the aid package, said Frank Hill, chief of staff for Republican Rep. Alex McMillan. While both sides agree that humanitarian aid is needed, it is unlikely that the San dinistas would comply to any peace agreement if no military strength is present, Hill said. "I know Nicaragua would be better off with another government," Val entine said. "They are a bunch of tyrants. However, there is no reason the United States should pay the contras for raping, pillaging (and) killing men, women and children." "We're not just suddenly leaving the contras in the lurch," Jordan said. "The Democrats have an alternate plan that will be introduced once this one is defeated that would supply humanitarian aid (to the contras) E3 d3 E2I EZ3 today for tomorrow's professional" WRIGHT 2000 HICKORY OAKS CHARLOTTE. NC 27605 (H) (704) 561-4QOO (Design your own card Telephone are mip9 report says Insurance companies only pay for screening after a lump is discovered, and don't cover screening costs for healthy women, Hamm said. But sometimes in the early stages of breast cancer, the cancer can be so small that neither the woman nor her doctor can detect it, and that is why having a yearly mammography is so crucial, she said. "Many women cant afford to pay for the screening themselves," Hamm said. "If a woman is poor, she is unlikely to spend money on screening if she has no suspicion that anything is wrong." Because of this, interest groups are "trying to introduce legislation to help poor women pay for mammog raphy," Clegg said. Russell Harris, assistant professor at the UNC School of Medicine, said that detection rates are higher because the incidence of breast cancer is increasing. Early detection and appropriate treatment can reduce the defeat for through international peace groups, not the CIA." Democrats have not produced any alternate package, and are just using the idea to defeat the Reagan pack age, said Patrick Murphy, legislative director for Republican Rep. Cass Ballenger. An alternate package is against the original agreement between Reagan and House Speaker Jim Wright, D-Texas, for a single all-or-nothing vote, Murphy said. "That package is in the works," said Valentine. "Even so, I dont like the idea that the contras couldn't account Officials approve plan for By STEVE LONG Staff Writer Users of a new low-level radioac tive waste facility in North Carolina may fund its development if a pro posal by Carolina Power & Light Co. and Duke Power Co. is accepted, waste management officials said Tuesday. The plan, which could cost users from eight states up to $15 million, met with approval from the 15 members of the N.C. Low-Level Radioactive Waste Management Authority Monday. The authority asked for the proposal to be further developed. "Generators of waste should pay for the cost of site selection and be repaid through user fees," said Merrill Eisenbud, authority chairman. "The plan is a way for them (users) to fund the cost the authority will Lunch Buffet Mon-Fri 11:30-2 Salad Bar Free with Roast Beef Buffet $345 with coupon expires 2788 EZ3 ES E3 ES ES ES 1 ID5 1 61 Steven A. Ryan UNC 1 0OO Columbia street Chapel Mill. 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"After 50, it is easier to read (because) the tissue is composed of more fat." contra aid for over $10 million we sent them, and I would prefer economic sanc tions against the government over misused aid to the contras." If the Democrats do introduce an aid package of purely humanitarian aid, it would probably pass with a few objections, Murphy said. It is important to support the contras somehow to maintain pressure on the Nicaraguan government, he said. "I'm not sure another aid package would pass," said Valentine. "The battle over aid to the contras will be fought one step at a time." incur while finding a site," said Sue Becht, assistant treasurer for Duke Power Co. Since the utilities will be the biggest users of the new facility, they should pay for most of the development costs, Becht said. But utility customers will ulti mately pay more as a result of the incurred costs, she said. "There is no conflict of interest," Becht said. "It behooves our custo mers and us to help the authority in the most effective way." She said the public is afraid the utilities are out to make money by charging interest. "Substituting Southeast Compact Faculty Health Affairs along with the College of Arts arid Sciences as being high quality programs with important national reputations. However, the quality of several professional schools, especially the School of Education, was described as "not as good as that of the programs in the arts and sciences." i-Mi..iiJiurrm am rrffffi-jmji.'.iiiJU.JUH.'i Tun rr!f."i.ii.rjffTi..!ii.k toi miW.i.'M.mttffm Turn TOU m SFMUG BREAK MFOMMTWN AND RESERVATIONS rvi -yo y-3 zi -531 1 CEILL&R BOOR CONCGRHS .-.....-... -...... 4f ir Ar- Corona Extra Presents jimmy buffet And The Cheap Vacation Band Friday, Feb. 5 at 0:00 PM RESERVED SEAT TICKETS 2 gunmen take over school, hold children, teacher hostage From Associated Press reports TUSCALOOSA, Ala. Two gunmen wearing ski masks took over a private school building today and held a teacher and at least 60 children hostage while one of the men detailed a series of complaints against the govern ment, authorities said. The takeover at the West End Christian School began about 8:40 a.m., and the gunmen demanded a meeting with Mayor Al DuPont, police spokesman David Hartin said. DuPont donned a bullet proof vest and met with the men twice, and one of them surren dered after about four hours. FBI discusses inquiry WASHINGTON FBI Direc tor William Sessions said Tuesday that the bureau's investigation of a group opposing the Reagan administration's Central America policy was "not properly directed" in all instances. Sessions, in his first in-depth discussion of the probe, denied that the FBI had expanded its investigation into the Committee in Solidarity with the People of EI Salvador, or CISPES, to include other organizations. Mecham faces impeachment PHOENIX, Ariz. Gov. Evan Mecham denied wrongdoing Monday before a legislative panel considering his possible impeach ment, but the hearing was abruptly adjourned when he refused to answer questions from attorneys radioactive waste facility utility credit for authority credit will reduce the cost of capital," she said. "The proposal is the most cost effective way of getting the facility to the construction stage." This alternative method of funding saves the authority from asking the N.C. General Assembly for funds, because it should spend more on social programs, Eisenbud said. Other states have used surcharges on companies that ship their waste to other states. That money is then placed in a fund for development COStS. vfi This procedure sets some prece dent, said Capt. William Briner, an Frank Brown, dean of the School of Education, said he hasnt read the report but the school has been criticized before for having too many programs, too many students, and too few faculty members. "We were aware of the criticisms three years ago," Brown said. "Some of the criticisms were grounded in fact and some in notions," Brown said. "We're doing everything to implement some changes." The report also pointed to several math and science departments in the University which do not generally receive high national rankings. The IF PICTI0NARY MAKES YOU COME PLAY February 15, 8:00 PM, Great Hall SIGN UP: Teams of 5 (limit 8 teams), in Rm 200 Union by February 8. Noon. ComDlete , 1 Coupon for FREE pizza with TP O eg $16.50 EACH BUM$ E SMITH CENTER on the University of North Carolina campus Tickets For Both Concerts Now On Sale At The Smith Center Box Office And All Ticketron Outlets Tickets Can Also Be Ordered By Callins 1-800-233-4050 MasterCard, Visa & American Express Accepted With Phone Orders Cash Only Accepted At Smith Center And Ticketron Outlets Ho Cameras Or Recordins Devices Allowed At Concerts News in Brief for the legislature. Speaker Joe Lane said lawmak ers would discuss whether to subpoena the governor, hold him in contempt or forego his testi mony in deciding whether to impeach him. Also Monday, Mecham, in office just barely over a year, was ordered to face a recall election on May 17. He also faces a March 9 trial on criminal charges accus ing him of concealing a $350,000 campaign loan. Arabs report more violence OFRA, Occupied West Bank A Palestinian was wounded Tues day in new clashes with the Israeli army, Arab reports said. Jewish settlers vowed to carry out vig ilante justice if the army failed to protect them. The latest clashes came after nearly eight weeks of violence in the occupied West Bank and Gaza Strip, in which, according to United Nations figures, 41 Pales tinians have been killed by Israeli gunfire. In Washington, Secretary of State George Shultz told Congress he had undertaken a new Mideast diplomatic initiative designed to provide "a greater sense of polit ical control" to the 1.5 million Palestinians who live in the occu pied territories. N.C. member of the Southeast Com pact Commission. "Utility companies in the Midwest Compact Commission are doing the same," he said, "but they have no current site." The Southeast Low-Level Radioactive Waste Compact Com mission decided North Carolina would become the second state to host the facility. The current site in Barnwell, S.C., will be closed Dec. 31, 1992. The N.C. site will operate for 20 years starting Jan. 1, 1993. This is the only funding proposal the authority has heard so far. from page 1 study said those departments lack the resources to improve. Sang-11 Choi, physics department chairman, agreed with the report's assertion. "Without new resources you can't expect to improve drastically in a short time," he said. "That's a reason why we haven't progressed like we should." Choi also said he agreed with the report's suggestion that the University should increase the percentage of out-of-state students to help improve the overall academic atmosphere. ' "It would give in-state students a new perspective." he said. info. . frf&yjNb spom & Rec each entry from Pizza Hut -lint PRESENTS Ch3 QO CD C lo(wt' Saturday, Feb. 13 at 0:09 PM RESEE1VED SEAT TICKETS '16.50 EACH (Allow 2-3 weeks for delivery) ir-iranaai if -"'.II iesi I ESC It
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