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58 New Project Started Here healthy lid. iearch live reli isumptiji, ■3rt disjas; taken to such fats; ■au diet,). 'ANS Anythin? 'f Any y. ly Cash iredit P Bryan inter V' • I A new research project at A&M might result in improved semi conductor and superconductor de vices, believes principal investi gator Dr. Minoru Tsutsui. The chemistry professor said the investigation will involve the synthesis and characterization of skewered metal-metal bonded unit complexes and polymeric chains of organometalloporphyrin units. The units, according to Dr. Tsutsui, are the result of metal being fused with porphyrin, a unique molecule found in the heme segment of hemoglobin. Quick Food Service Ed Hein may not claim to be the fastest gun in the west but he does have the fastest meal service West of the Mississippi. No need to wait to be served. See Uncle Ed at the Krueger-Dunn Dining Room. Service from 6:30 a. m. to 6:30 p. m. Snack Bar open from 10:30 a. m. to 10:30 p. m. “QUALITY FIRST” THE BATTALION Wednesday, June 6, 1973 College Station, Texas Page 9 Girta - TVieve \$ & Tare IKina fvsprperY'T^ 'st T^e ClcAheb Hor^e’ ft Sale! Qre, Comma vr\ 60 Qu\cfcAu loe, rrvysV make room 3 60--Tm2> > meek vO'kCan -find Colored / aod icarvs / crther *Vhrnat> +r&m 9UC to V&l* ~ m 4 .r, l^e Clones Hoirte Jr. £ 'WT 8d(o-W4.0 Architecture Gets Shelter College Grant Architects and engineers can continue to look to A&M for fall out and disaster shelter planning advice as the result of a grant extension to the College of Archi tecture and Environmental De sign. The $54,584 grant, awarded to TAMU's Architecture and Engi neering Advisory Center by the Defense Civil Preparedness Agency, will allow funding for an additional year for the civil de fense professional advisory op eration, directed by E. E. Allen. Allen and his graduate student staff offer no-cost planning and design advice to building design ers to aid them in effective shel ter plans. “We try to advise architects and engineers,” Allen said, “on the most effective methods of utilizing optimum space for shel ter areas at the least or no addi tional cost.” Allen said his office is respon sible for advising builders in Tex as and the surrounding states. He aided in shelter plans for more than 100 buildings in Texas alone last year. He pointed out that architects have been including fallout and disaster shelters in plans for new buildings with more frequency in the past few years. “Dallas has many new build ings in the downtown area,” he explained, “and designers and builders are including shelters in them as a large community shel ter plan. Corpus Christi is also picking up interest in shelters, not only for fallout but also for hurricane protection.” He mentioned similar interest in Arkansas and Louisiana as a result of increased tornado activ ity in those states in recent years. “In all cases,” Allen said, “we remind the designer that the pri mary consideration when plan ning a shelter is the initial design of the structure. If a shelter can be economically incorporated in the building plans, we advise the designer on the best ways to add the shelter.” Allen works in close coopera tion with William C. Davis, tech nical director for Region Five, Defense Civil Preparedness Agen cy, and Andy Sidor, assistant to Davis. Both are former TAMU students. Their headquarters are located in Denton. “When we are approached for advice,” Allen explained, “we look over the drawings to see what portion of the structure offers the best protection with least cost for shelter implementation. We have found that buildings designed to withstand hurricanes and torna does can best be utilized for ra diation shielding.” Allen added that designers are becoming more and more aware of the need for multi-use shel ters, and his office is kept busy supplying information on a no- cost basis to designers who ask for his help. Allen, an associate research architect in the College of Archi tecture and Environmental De sign at TAMU, will continue as director of the project through the funded year. Service Offers Solutions To Credit Billing Errors With so many people using credit today, the possibility of billing errors increases greatly. “When an error occurs, a con sumer may have difficulty locat ing the cause of error and the right person to correct it,” says Mrs. Doris Myers, home manage ment specialist with the Texas Agricultural Extension Service. Should an error occur, the spe cialist offered the following steps to correct it. 1. Notify the store immediate ly, informing them of the error. 2. Obtain the name of the per son contacted, making a note of it and date contacted. This infor mation is helpful in case of neces sary future contacts. 3. If contact is made in writ ing, don’t send it with the bill— and don’t write on the bill itself. Keep a copy of any letters sent for future reference. 4. Send a registered letter to the credit manager or company president if you experience dif ficulty obtaining adjustments on legitimate complaints. In the letter, explain complaint in complete detail and give facts in a courteous manner. Also re quest that the post office furnish the signature of the person re ceiving the letter. 5. If still unable to settle a complaint, write the local Credit Bureau and Better Business Bu reau. Provide details and copies of bills, receipts, cancelled checks or other evidence that prove your point. Also send a carbon copy of this contact to the merchant involved. Mrs. Myers also listed several things customers can do to help prevent billing errors in the first place. —Use a credit card when charg ing merchandise. —Examine sales slips to in sure all spaces are correctly filled in and no unnecessary marks in cluded. —Before signing a bill, make sure the total is correct and in the right place. —Save duplicate sales slips and check bills against them. —Know when billing dates are and make or mail payments in time to arrive before deadlines. —Return the correct portion of a bill with remittance. —Check bills for errors as soon as they’re received. Refrigerators Offered By SG James R.Kidwell Charles E. Thomas Agency 502 E. University Drive College Station, Texas 77840 has completed all the requirements to be certified as a Qualifying Member of the 1973 MILLION DOLLAR ROUND TABLE an independent, international association of life insurance agents. Membership reflects a commitment to continuing advanced education to better serve the financial security needs of families, individuals and businesses. m LIFE ® IIMSURAIMCE COMPANY HOME OFFICE - BIFMVHIMGHAM, ALABAMA The Student Government (SG) is once again renting out refriger ators for the 1973 Summer Ses sion, announced Student Body Vice President Shariq Yosufzai. The cost for renting the refrig erators is $10 for a single summer session or $19.50 for the whole summer. A $10 deposit is re quired. The deposit will be re funded when the refrigerator is returned. Rental times for the refriger ators are between 4 p.m. to 6 p.m., Tuesday through Friday, and be tween 1 p.m. and 5 p.m. on Satur day and Sunday. The last day for renting refrigerators is Tuesday, June 12. The refrigerator office is located in the basement of the University Hospital and is enter ed through the door to the laundry office. The office will remain open between the hours given above. Further information may be ob tained from the Student Program Office (845-1515) in the MSG. BUSIEK-JONES AGENCY HOME MORTGAGES INSURANCE FARM & HOME SAVINGS'ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 TAKEN JEW CUJIi 3 Miles N. On Tabor Road Saturday Night: Johnny Bush & The Bandoleros From 9 - 1 p. m. STAMPEDE Every Thursday Nite (ALL BRANDS BEER 35<) ROBERT HALSELL TRAVEL SERVICE AIRLINE SCHEDULE INFORMATION FARES AND TICKETS DOMESTIC AND INTERNATIONAL CALL 822-3737 1016 Texas Avenue — Bryan INTERESTED IN- • CAMPING? • BACK PACKING? • HIKING? • CANOEING? • FOR EXPERTS OR BEGINNERS? An outdoor recreation committee is now being formed. FIRST TRIPS — June 9 & 23 Meeting June 6 MSC Council Conference Room New MSC — 5 p. m. Y’all Come For Information Call 845-1515 or 822-7609 after 6 p. m. SALE ° ur biggest euer io 1 price m SHIRTS One Group Y2 Price BELTS One Group Y2 Price DINGO BOOTS 10 prs. Only Regular $23.95 to $29.95 NOW 9.88 Each jeans ’o ibioa IMOR'T'I-I £1 ATPIT m UNIVERSITY DR. NORTH GATE COLLEGE STATION •44-0223 AGGIES, COME SAY "Hr TO LOU... LET HIM THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONTINUING BUSINESS - LOUPOTS Across From The Post Office