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'y l 9 ,ut aneii. e mininj a Vi >cuun s a huge >1 will be from (be said. n °w and arine lif e yed said tl'roujl n to de- discharge is at the i * To and from work THE BATTALION Page 5 WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 20, 1975 Electric cars a reality Texas A&M student Sam Fisher atop electric vehicle. £338® tfiffivi (I Bed, Rockers m, Or- ii Beds, 13113 tmorial Atigusl ed It’s now possible to drive your own electric car to and from work every day, researchers at A&M say. A Texas Transportation Institute (TTI) team offers an alternative to present autombiles and, as a result, members are proposing a $100,000 program to the Center for Energy and Mineral Resources atTAMU. It would study the sociological, economic and safety aspects of elec tric vehicles now under production in the United States. Dr, Don L. Ivey of TTI says changing to alternate power sources is critically important to achieve petroleum self-sufficiency. “It’s estimated that currently- available electric vehicles are able to replace 32 per cent of the autos now in use in the U.S.,’ Ivey said. “This would represent a reduction of 12 per cent of the gasoline cur rently required by the U.S.’’ Ivey said that one variety, the Citicar, is now marketed locally. Electrics have been around since 1916 when they were advertised “for ladies and timid gentlemen.’’ “These vehicles may represent the wave of the future in urban transportation,” Ivey said. “They can drive in city traffic all day at speeds up to 40 mph and be ready to go in the morning after charging overnight.” What about electric costs? “Published data on these vehicles indicates a cost of approximately three cents per mile, including the replacement of batteries occasion ally,” he said. A brief two-day monitoring of electric power use by members of TTI’s Highway Safety Research Center showed the locally available Insect parts spoil baby food WASHINGTON (AP) — Con sumers Union Tuesday said it found insect parts, rodent hairs and paint chips in a large number of 39 com mercial baby foods tested. The organization said that insec ts, insect parts and rodent hairs were found in about 25 per cent of the foods tested. This compared with filth found in about 10 per cent of the samples tested in 1972. Consumers Union said it found problems with baby foods made by the three major manufacturers, Gerber, Heinz and Beech-Nut. Although the rodent and insect contamination does not represent a health hazard, Consumers Union said, the FDA should take action to eliminate it. model gets 3.4 miles per kilowatt hour. “If you translate this in terms of Bryan electric costs, it is about 25 cents per day or $7.50 per month,” pointed out Ivey. A gas-powered subcompact doing the same amount of travel would cost $18 per month at 50 cents per gallon of gas. The electric car will zoom from zero to 20 mph in six seconds and brake from 35 mph in about 45 feet. 924 continue education During July 924 persons partici pated in 16 continuing education ac tivities, boosting the fiscal year total to 23,298. James Bradley, director of the Of fice of Continuing Education £t TAMU, reported Tuesday that Ju ly’s activities had accounted for more than 18,000 hours. Over a half million hours have been logged since the fiscal year began Sept. 1, 1974, he added. Since September, the Office of Continuing Education has coordi nated efforts on 431 activities. During July, programs were held by the TAMU Colleges of Agricul ture, Architecture and Environ mental Design, Business Administ ration, Education, Liberal Arts and Science. Merchants plan party for students Plans for a back-to-school party were finalized at a meeting of the North Gate Merchant’s Association last night at the University National Bank. The party, sponsored by the mer chants, is scheduled to begin at 8 p.m. Aug. 30 after the MSG open house. Several bands are scheduled to play. Two blocks of College Main from University Dr. to Church St. and one block of Patricia St. are to be blocked off for dancing. Prizes totaling $550 will be given away between songs. Registration for the prizes will be held Aug. 25 through Aug. 29 at participating North Gate stores. Registrants need not be present to win. Stores in the area will be open from 8 p.m. until the party’s end. ‘DeadmarT refuses fate of government files I JERRY H. BIRDWELL, JR. 822-1559 Jerry Birdwell is a specialist in the Optional Retirement Program, HR-10, and other tax shelters to provide future financial security for faculty, staff and all professionals. He understands the problems and opportunities peculiar to your profession, and would like to be of service to you. .leffensnn 3200 So. College Ave. P. 0. Box 3667 Bryan, Texas 77801 Kawasaki Street Bike ON ALL SMOOTH AND POWERFUL TRIPLE CYLINDERS • S-1 250cc Reg. $1055 NOW ONLY $895 $1095 $1395 $1850 r Prep. CENTRAL CYCLE & SUPPLY • S-3 400cc Reg. $1255 NOW ONLY • H-1 500cc Reg. $1595 NOW ONLY • H-2 750cc Reg. $2045 NOW ONLY Excluding Tax & Dealer Prep 3505 East 29th St. 822-2228 9-7 Mon-Sat MILWAUKEE (AP) — Anthony Arvan is not the type to take his own death lying down. When Arvan, 65, learned that the local Social Security office had clas sified him deceased and qualified his wife for widow’s benefits, he started out to prove he was alive. “I called the people up at the So cial Security office and told them I wasn’t dead,” he said. A clerk looked up his name, found a “D” for deceased after it and said the record showed he was indeed dead. Arvan, a furniture salesman who retired July 1, then put in an ap pearance at Social Security to con vince officials he was not dead. “I became concerned, not about whether I was alive, but how such a mistake could happen, ” Arvan said. It all started two weeks ago when Arvan was notified how much he would receive in Social Security be nefits. Three days later, the notice that he was dead came in the mail for his wife. “They told me it would take 15 or 20 days or maybe longer to get it all straightened out,” he said. “I told them it took them only three days to kill me off so it should only take three days to bring me back.” Norman Thoreson, head of the local Social Security office, told Arvan the records would be straightened out by the end of this week. He said Arvan s premature de mise was apparently due to a clerical error when his records were being put into computer files. “Somebody evidently hit the wrong button,” Thoreson said. M M m m m m n >]£ m m m m e«b >JF k< m m m m m m M >«•: M m M M M . \ The ^ , T “ Nljupc ' l Thi A. Roger Rozell SUMMER SPECIAL Uniperms for Men & Women and Haircut Reg. $40.00 NOW ONLY $30.00 Extra Special: Appointments made 6 weeks in advance from day of haircut - Save $2.00 on next cut and blow dry. Monday: 9:00-5:30 Saturday: 8:00-5:30 Tuesday-Friday: 9:00-9:00 331 University Drive 846-7614 “Although the car is Spartan in coach work and in interior gadgetry, this very simplicity gives it the po tential of being one of the most maintenance-free vehicles pro duced,” Ivey said. He said more information would probably be available from TTI re search. He expects other funding sources such as Urban Mass Transit Administration, Department of Transportation, and Energy Re search and Development Administ ration to be developed within the next year. TREND - MILTON BRADLEY - HAYES - CRAYOIA WEBER-COSTELLO - DENNISON NEW HOURS: 10 AM - 6 PM MON. - FRI. SATURDAY 10 AM - 4 PM 4303 S. 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