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The Michigan Daily-Thursday, October 15, 1981-PageI.
Post spills ice water
*Are there
dinosaurs
lurking
in African
'j ungles?
CHICAGO (AP) - Roy Mackal is em-
barking on an exotic journey 60 million
years back in time. He's heading for a
remote, sweltering jungle in Africa -
and hoping to prove that dinosaurs still
exist.
Mackal, an associate professor of
biochemistry at the University of
Chicago, is abandoning civilization for
one month. He leaves for the Likoula
Region of central west Africa on Oct.
25.
'WE DON'T look for monsters,"
Mackal said in an interview yesterday.
"We have nothing to do with the goblin
world. As far as I'm concerned, it's
straight zoology, but the subject mat-
ter is strictly exotic.'"
Mackal, 56, is no newcomer to
quixotic searches. He spent 10 years as
the head of the unsuccessful effort to
find the Loch Ness monster.
His seach for the lumbering
creatures of the ancient world began a
year ago. His interviews with natives
led him to believe dinosaurs may still
exist - even though most scientists think
they vanished from earth 6 million
years ago.
THE INTERVIEW came during a
month long expedition to the African
Congo River basin.
He ventured from one primitive
village to another, telling pygmies he
had come to their land to study plants!
and animals.
"Some of them have never seen Mon-
deli (the white man) and they can count
only to five," he said.
BUT ONCE introductions were over,
the ritual began. He would ask them
about Ngoubou - the hippopotamus.
Then he'd flash a picture of a hippo and
they'd nod in familiarity. Next would
come the Ebobo - the gorilla.
"Then, we show them a bear," he
said. They would say, "Ah, we do not
know this animal.
"That's sort of a test," because no
bears live there. "We go on to others
works, never letting them know what
we're particulary interested in."
AND THEN would come the clincher.
He would ask about Mokele-Mbembe,
flashing a picture of a Brontosaurus
dinosaur.
Yes, they would tell the, inquisitive
white man, they have seen that
creature and it is lurking in their
jungles.
The descriptions were consistent, a
reddish-brown creature with huge
neck, snake-like head and tail, a body
the size of an elephant, about 15 to 30
feedt wide.
THE NATIVES, Mackal said, have a
mystical fear of the creatures. "The
pygmy believes if he sees it and speaks
out on it, he will die. That doesn't help
information gathering."
Mackal admits his expedition is a
long shot but remains undaunted. "I
find a great deal of romance in my
soul," he said. "I love animals. I love
nature. The spirit of Columbus and
Queen Isabella lives in some of us."
Mackal said if he succeeds, one of
his next quests may be a search for the
dodo bird, believed extinct since 1681.
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WASHINGTON (AP) - The Carter to move out of the White H
Washington Post doused a "hot new early so Reagan could s
twist" with ice water, saying the rumor redecorating.
it published nine days earlier about a "that Blair House where Nancy
pre-inaugural bugging of Ronald and lodging..was bugged. And at leas
Nancy Reagan Was utterly impossible ldig.wsbge.Ada es
to believe" \tattler in the Carter tribe has descr
But Jimmy Carter's attorney said the listening in to the tape itself."
Post's latest statement, an editorial, The Carters' lawyer asked the
hasn't dissuaded the former president last week for a retraction and p
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newspper.Bradlee responded: "It will be per
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Jody Powell, declared that "This e paper."
editorial says to me that 'we didn't On its editorial page, the Posts
believe it was true when we published "We weren't there, But everything
it, that we don't believe it now, but we know about the presidency of Jim
defendour right to publish it.' " Carter suggests otherwise, that it
Post publisher Donald Graham said: false."
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HAPPENINGS-
HIGHLIGHT
The University International Center will present the film Everyone! Let's
Tour Britain, narrated by Kenard Lawrence of the Detroit Institute of Arts.
The film begins at 8:00 p.m. in Auditorium A of Angell Hall. Accompanying
the film is a dinner featuring the food of Britain at the Michigan League at
5:00 p.m.
FILMS
Mediatrics-Concert for Bangladesh Pretenders (Short), Nat. Sci., 7 and
9:30 p.m.
Public Health-Noontime Film Fest, In the Mainstream; Those Other
Kids, SPH II Aud., 12:10 p.m.
Cinema Guild-Playtime, 6:30, 10 p.m.; Monsieur Hulot's Holiday, 8:30
p.m., Lorch Hall Aud.
Classic Film Theatre-The Last Detail, 3:30, 7 p.m.; Five Easy Pieces,
5:15, 9p.m., Michigan Theater.
SPEAKERS
Center for Near Eastern and North African Studies-Lee., Prof. Gilead
Morahg, "Israeli Literature-Future Shock," East Conf. Room, Rackham, 4
p.m.
Center for Russian and East European Studies-A festival of Yiddish
culture, Lec., Rudolf Rocker, "The Anarchist Yiddishist", Hillel, 8 p.m.
Health Psychology-Sem., Dr. Ken. Casey, "Thermal Pain Pathways in
Cat Spinal Cord," VA Medical Center, 2215 Fuller Rd., Director's Conf. Rm.
(A-154), noon.
Biological Sciences-Sem., James Asher, "The Nucleus and Induction,"
1139 Nat. Sci., Noon.
Vision Hearing-Lunch Sem., Dr. Wolfgang Fries, M.D., "The Color
Vision of Monkeys Deprived of the Part of the Brain Responsible for
Processing Color," 2055 MHRI, 12:15 p.m.
English-Colloquia on Critical Theory, Ken Walters and Nancy Ar-
mstrong, "Two Readings of Aeschylus's Persians: Uncovering Problems in
Reader Response," 7th floor lounge, Haven Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Institute of Public Policy Studies=Lec., Barry M.:Blechman, "Arms, In-
fluence and Politics: The Utility and Limits of Military Power," Rackham
Assembly Hall (4th floor), 2 p.m.
Anatomy-Lee., Raymbnd H. Kahn, "The University, Private Industry
and Academic Freedom: the Whys and Hows," 5732 Med. Sci. II, 4 p.m.
Chemistry-Physical Chemistry Seminar, Dr. Annabel Adams Muenter,
"Fluorescent Lifetime Studies of Sensitizing Dyes Absorbed to Silver
Halides-Application of Time-Resolved Laser Techniques to Photographic
Science," Rm 1200, Chem., 4 p.m.; SpecialDepartmental Colloquium, Prof.
Dimitri Coucouvanis, "Topics in Metal-Sulfur Chemistry," Rm. 1400,
Chem., 3 p.m.
Hillel-William Fishman, "Rudolph Rocker: The Anarchist Yiddishist,"
Hillel, 1429 Hill St., 8 p.m. Reception follows.
Union of Students for Israel-Talk by Sol Lachman, "Pro-Israel Activism
on Campus," Multi-Purpose Rm., UGLI, 8 .p.m.
Scandinavian Colloquium-Sven Lindquist, Swedish Author, "Dig Where
You Stand Movement," E. Conf. Rm., Rackham, 8 p.m.
Center for Japanese Studies-Wayne Lammers, Ph.D. Candidate in
FELL, on translating the works of Shono Junzo, Lane Hall Commons Rm.,
Noon.
Washtenaw County Coordinating Council for Children at Risk-Pearl
Ross, "Current Issues in Servicing abused and Neglected Children and Their
Families," 2301 Platt Rd., Lower Level Conf. Rm., Noon.
PERFORMANCES
School of Music-Univ. Philharmonia, Paul Makanowitzky, conductor:
open rehearsal, Hill, 8 p.m.; Tuba Students Recital-Recital Hall, 8 p.m.
U-M Professional Theatre Program-Blood Knot, Lydia Mendelssohn
Theatre, 8 p.m. and Sun. Mat. 2 p.m.
Ark-Its first monthly singer-songwriter night. Featuring the four best
performers from the weekly open mike series, 1421 Hill St., 9 p.m.
Eclipse Jazz-Bi-weekly Jam Session-University Club, 9 p.m.
UAC Musket-"Fiddler on the Roof" (Nov. 5-8) Tickets on sale, Michigan
Ticket Office.
Academy of Early Music and Union Arts Program-Concert, "Capriccio,"
a trio composed of Michael Lynn (flute), Max Van Egmond (baritone), and
Edward Parmenter (harpsichord), Pendleton Rm., Michigan Union, 8 p.m.
MEETINGS
Inter-Varsity Christian Fellowship-Mtg., "Who is Jesus Christ?" Union,
7 p.m.
Sailing Club-Mtg., 311 W. Wng., 7:45 p.m.
Botticelli Game Players-Mtg., Dominick's, noon.
WUOM Amateur Radio-Mtg., Conf. Rm. 3, Union, 7:30 p.m.
Campus Crusade for Christ-Mtg. Rm. 2003, Angell Hall, 7 p.m.
Political Science-undergraduate Mass Mtg., 2203 Angell Hall, 7:30 p.m.
Michigan Economic Society-Mtg., Second Floor Econ. Bldg., 5 p.m.
Union of Students for Israel-Anti-AWAC Rally, noon, Diag.
University Cross Country Ski Racing Club-Organizational Mtg., 1429
Mason Hall, 7:30 p.m.
MISCELLANEOUS
American Society for Training and Development-"Generational Value
Differences in the Work Place. The New Massey Tapes," Holiday Inn West,
Workshop, 2 p.m., Dinner Mtg., 5 p.m.
Society of Women Engineers-Pre-interview Program, Alcoa, 144 W.
Eng., 8:30 a.m. Pre-Interview Program, Owens Corning Fiberglass, 1 p.m.
Spartacus Youth League-"For Labor/Black Mobilizations ' to Smash
Fascism!", Conf. Rm. 5, Union, 7:30 p.m.
Phone Power Sales Workshop-Chamber of Commerce, 207 E.
Washington, 8:30 a.m.
Blood
substitute
to be tested
4
on U.S. ptent
SAN FRANCISCO (AP)- A milky- tured by Alpha's parent compa
white blood substitute that can carry Green Cross Corp. in Osaka, Jap
oxygen through the body kept five where more than 300 trials have
baboons alive for 24 hours and is being curred.
tested on patients at U.S. hospitals, FRIEDMAN SAID he is "negotiat
researchers say. with a number of hospitals in I
The report at an American College of Angeles" on the project and t
Surgeons meeting here Tuesday follows Michael Reese Hospital hasn't forma
tests at Michael Reese Hospital at approved human trials.
Chicago last year on the baboons. Their The fluorocarbon emulsion, Go
entire Blood supply was replaced with said, is a chemical "with the uni(
an oxygen-transport chemical called a property of being able to carry oxyf
fluorocarbon emulsion. in a dissolved form."
"WE EXCHANGED-took out their Gould, declining to predict whet
blood-to see whether in the absence of the substance might eventually
red blood cells the animals would sur- commonly used in emergencies, s
vive, and they did," said Dr. Steven the emulsion is a homogenous, wh
Gould, chief of the project and an "skim milk" and is frozen until use.
assistant professor of surgery at the said it might be useful in a variety
University of Chicago. emergencies- where blood
Gould said he hopes the first human unavailable.
trials at Michael Reese Hospital will THE EMULSION may also be uses
start "within a matter of months." The augment oxygen delivery in strokea
trials would be limited to evaluating heart attack victims or in people wh
patients with life-threatening anemia circulation to extremities is hampe
who refuse blood because of religious by artery blockages.
convictions. The emulsion does not perform ma
Thirteen patients at various U.S. of the other functions of blood, such
hospitals have been treated with the fighting disease or clotting.
substance in the last two years, said Dr. "There is no comparison to red bl
Alan Friedman of Alpha Therapeutic cells," Gould said. But, he added;
Coup. in Los Angeles, the company that an acute basis, it is a safe procedur(
distributes the emulsion. It is manufac- administer."
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New drug
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cancer
nausea
BOSTON (AP)- A new use for an old
medicine can eliminate most of the
nausea and vomiting caused by a com-
mon form of chemotherapy that
sometimes is called "the most dreaded
of all the drugs" taken by cancer
patients, researchers say.
The medicine, called
metoclopramide, eliminathd the upset
stomaches for 40 percent of those who
took it, and the symptoms were far less
severe for most of the others.
SO FAR IT has been used only on
patients receiving cisplatin, a powerful
anti-cancer drug, but researchers say it
may make other forms of
chemotherapy less sickening as well.
"This doesn't mean it will work for
every kind of chemotherapy but it
may," Dr. Richard Gralla, who direc-
ted the research, said in an interview.
Although cisplatin is the best
available treatment for some forms of
cancer, patients sometimes refuse to
take it because of nausea and vomiting
that can last for days.
THC,' THE active ingredient of
marijuana, also prevents some kinds of
chemotherapy-induced nausea, but it
does not help people treated with
cisplatin.
Doctors tested metoclopramide in a
study at Memorial Sloan-Kettering
Cancer Center at New York. They
published their findings in today's issue
of the New England Journal of
Medicine.
In an accompanying editorial, Dr.
John Laszlo of Duke Medical Center
said that although doctors have learned
to deal with some of cisplatin's
problems, "the nausea and vomiting
induced by cisplatin leave it still the
most dreaded of all the drugs used in
oncology."
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"Di Bonaventura produces
performances of great beauty and character.
- The New York Times
"Natola-Ginastera's playing is distinguished by deep
musical understanding. Her performances quietly glow.
- The Washington Post
Anthony di Bonaventura, Pianist
Aurora Natola-Ginastera, Cellist
Mozart: Piano Sonata
Ginastera: Piano Sonata No.1
Bach: Cello Suite No. 3
Ginastera: Cello Sonata No. 1
Sunday, October 18, at 4:00
Rackham Auditorium
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