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Nuclear waste kills three in China BEIJING ? Three people died and more than 90 became ill in Communist China's worst accident involving nuclear waste, an official report said Tuesday. The China Disaster Reduction News reported that cobalt 60 killed Zhang Youchang, his father and brother in Xinzhou, in northwest China's Shanxi province, late last year. Cobalt 60 is a radioactive isotope used in radiotherapy, metallurgy and materials testing. In 1972, scientists in Shanxi province imported cobalt 60 from the Soviet Union and France. Ten years later, the cobalt ceased to be useful for research and was stored in a well, the newspaper said. Last November, Zhang, 29, was cleaning the well along with 10 other workers when he found a piece of cobalt 60. He was attracted by what the newspaper described as a shiny gold ball, and put it in his pocket. MINISTER as the African-Americans had not. c; "They (government officials) think, like the Indians, they can get S rid of us," Bryant said. "But there S is no quitter in our blood." tl Bryant concluded his presenta- h tion by urging the group to contin- P ue the,struggle. "We've been dropped in the f< midst of mediocrity, but now we e are on a roll," Bryant said. "We m UKBF MH 1 til 4 temev you as share Style! Scrixe iv mtiilMi milyfnim .-vyVc (jim/m ppnH||inp Navy discovers cheating on exams ANNAPOLIS, Mil. ? Navy investigators have turned up evidence of 28 midshipmen at the Naval Academy who might have cheated on a December electrical engineering exam, officials said Tuesday. The inquiry by the Naval Investigative Service is continuing, but it is "wrapped up to the point that we can refer a number of cases to the honor board," said Cmdr. Mike John, a public affairs officer. The punishment for honor code violations such as cheating is expulsion from the Navy, said Noel Milan, an academy spokesman. The investigation began in December after academy officials learned that a copy of the final examination for the junior level course was missing. A midshipman then told officials he had heard at least one student had a copy of the examination before it was given. About 700 midshipmen took the course. ^ continued from page 1 Einnot stop now." Carl Solomon, Black Law tudents Association president and GA presidential candidate, ended le program with a quote he said e often heard former SGA resident Stephen Benjamin use. "People marched for me, cried ^r me, died for me, and they never ven knew me," he said. Held in the Russell House an wo ine at will f mos |B mUjk . JjrafSS&M hi^iii fiii %T* * I ?HjBf J|| Z^^^SL-l.? J;:": : : x :- :- : : : . <<*:... .. ... : ^j Pepperoni and Mm Introducing the most affon er. The new Macintosh Col harp, bright Sony Tinitron g, networking and more. 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Duke Power purchased options on more than 300 acres of land near the plant for utility lines and also contributed money to help train workers at the plant. Ballroom, the program honored the 1909 founding of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. The NAACP, founded by 60 African-Americans and whites, has a membership of more than 100,000. The USC's chapter has been state chapter of the year for the past five years and boasts the state's laioest membership. HP! shroom. dable color Macintosh' sysor Classic computer gives display, built-in audio, file id the new, compact Apple ming, laser-quality output iformation or to roComputer Dei iter. Inc. All riglrts reserved. . \f>(>le. the Apple lot#). Macintosh StvleWn/er and It i Solutions from your A| the perfect Macintosh s] ?perisiv lelpyu tgruelii Graduates 1 By LILA I). BAUMAN Staff Writer USC graduate students comprise one-third of the student hody and could represent that many votes for the Feb. 18 elections. Graduate students have the opportunity to vote for a candidate who will assure fair representation when major decisions are made: fund allotment, housing, parking and other issues directly impacting graduate students. Student government benefited graduate students in several ways in 1992-93, according to Vice President Kelli Lister. It established a graduate student cabinet position and also helped develoo a health nlan for students with families. To get to know 1993's candidates, graduate students are urged to read the profiles featured in The Gamecock before the election. Inhalant ah By The Associated Press Teen-agers are inhaling solvents and similar chemicals to get high more than they are using many other drugs, but drug prevention programs and law enforcenient efforts often overlook inhalant abuse, experts say. "Our concern here is that the message is getting out that cocaine and marijuana and even alcohol are drugs to be avoided, but teen-agers are moving back to the inhalants because that is not perceived to be a dangerous drug and it's more widely available," said Dennis Nalty of the state Commission on Alcohol and Drug Abuse. Dr. Charles Sharp of the National Institute on Drug Abuse told the Greenville Piedmont recently that anti-drug educators are afraid to talk to teens about inhalant abuse. "They are under the wrong belief that if they say anything, kids will start it because inhalants are so widely available," he said. At least four South Carolinians died in 1992 from inhaling freon or butane, and estimates are that several hundred Americans die each year from inhaling various sol vents, vvnicn inciuae giue, aerosols, i iple Campus Reseller: /stem to fit your budget. ecomht i survive r W P V ? 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Graduate students are also welcome to observe senate v meetings at 5 p.m. Wednesdays in 1 the Russell House Theatre, and can c request to address the senate about a issues involving them. a There are long-term benefits for ? use by teens gasoline and spray paints, the < newspaper said. < Inhalant abuse is more common 1 among teens than use of crack or ; regular cocaine, heroin, hallucino- i gens and most other drugs accord- I inn t r\ o 1QQ1 enrvAv rvf* 1^ OOO high school seniors by the National < Institute on Drug Abuse in < Rockville, Md. < But since inhalants are sold legally for other uses and their ( abuse is a misdemeanor, law , enforcement tends to focus on high-profile drug use, said John , DeJong, a Greenville County assistant solicitor. J "It's harder to put a law enforcement officer in every drug store, grocery store and paint store," he said. The typical teen inhaler is white, male and poor, according to national statistics. But some experts say they see evidence the practice is spreading to the middle class. "Huffers are just about the worst group," said Dr. Robert Hansen, a psychologist who works for the state Department of Youth Services. "Once they get addicted to that stuff it's downhill, and they spiral fast." Solvents can cause coma and death or permanent neurological nations eventh stec ?* 1 JL B j^Hi:w^^| IP , Jj|p| B B fa I 9 I fm <m |^^H|i3?^H ' . ^m^mmmaffm. j|B| j mi :i ignHH | ,hHBB : ; . - : . r II and Apple Macintosh Color Classic budget. See this new system Rpspllpr Whprp voi i ll gpt sr>p J 0?rs service during college! And Dsh. The power more power to be your best! w >ntact the 15 rtjitoVm*/ trademark hceristtl lu fy/ilt Computer. Inc. Jliiiitron is a rexislemi Inulen n election elting involved in student government, even in small ways. According to Graduate School )can Ose Henderson, when gradute students hit the job market, most companies would not be nterested only in die academic side if the person, but in someone wellminded with a wide rnnoe of infor nation, who shows an enthusiasm or life and ability to get along with eople." Graduate student organizations, specially those involved with stulent government, provide this type >f experience and skill developnent, he said. Graduate students do have a 'oice. By voting, they can get nvolved and help assure needs and :oncerns are addressed fairly and 4^1.. 11 I 1__ 4_I- 1 * l_ iccuraiciy, as wen as neip esiaonsn i well-balanced, effective student government. increasing damage, including paralysis, decreased intelligence, heart attack, rearing loss, eye disease and damage to the liver, kidneys, bone marrow and nervous system, according to published research. Todd Mattos has wimessed many Df the effects of drug use in his six years as a juvenile probation counselor in Greenville. "I've worked with people strung out from heroin to crack to (angel) dust to whatever, and I've seen juveniles screwed up on different substances, but this is the most disgusting and just hideous way to go down," Mattos said. uiri ofSo>n (lorporutmn One hastside teen said he started inhaling butane at age 14 after being pressured by his "gang." "At first I didn't want to do it because I was scared," he told the Piedmont. But when he finally tried butane he said he found it had a "10 times better high" than anything else he'd used.A parents' committee of the federally funded Fighting Back Community Partnership in Columbia sent out letters to convenience store operators, warning that butane sold to teen-agers can lead to inhalant abuse, said group chairwoman Anne Black. e i