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V Reagan wins N.C. primary Pag* 7A WfcL»«3UAT. MAR M 1*7» Rn. XMM pattc 1) the Drrp South, the Southwest and the West. Now. with a primary win in his column, the challenger has the headway to make sure his campaign gets to those states. He has demonstrated he can heat Ford, and that is important psychologicalh and finan- csaOy.'There is nothing like a victory to bring out the political checkbooks. Reagan fundraisers can point to these North Carolina figures: Reagan 1Q1.448 or 52 per cent of the vote. Ford 88.924 or 4fi per cent. No preference, which means uncommit ted delegate^, 3.345 «a 2 per cent. That won Reagan 28 Republican nominating votes. Ford 25. with one un committed. Nationally. Ford now has 206. Reagan 81. It will take 1,130 votes to choose the COP nominee. In the Democratic primary, the results were: Carter 321,066 or 54 per cent. Wallace 209,807 or 35 per cent. Jackson 25.698 or 4 per cent. No preference 22.585 or 4 per cent. Cdafl. former Sen. Fred R. Harris and Sen. Lloyd M. Bentsen of Texas, a cam paign drop-out. trailed ifi*that order. Carter captured 36 convention votes, to put his national total at 167. Wallace got 25. which made his total 86. The magic number at the Democratic national convention will be 1,505. Ford won five primaries in a row before Reagan stopped him in North Carolina. The President had expected a close race in North (amilina. hut he expeeted to win, so naturally he is disappointed." said White House Press Secretary Ron Nessen. Earn extra pasri as a donor alPtaama Products. Inc. 313C Cottegs Main Collegs Station ALLEN Oldsmobilc Cadillac SALES-SKRVICK ' .* 4 W here satisfaction is standard equipment 2401 Texas Ave. S 23-8002 Ballet Texas style StWT photo In Ooudx Wimhlp The Houston Ballet performed in Rudder Auditorium last night- Dances performed included a depiction of the founding of Houston and a piece called Moonscape dedicated to the first Apollo moon landing. The group was brought to A&M hy OPAS CAREER CONFERENCE A women’s career conference will he held March 29-April 2. The con ference is being sponsored to enable women at Texas A&M to choose a career that it the best one for them. Interested persons should contact either Mandtte Bard (846-6288). or Karen Switzer. Department of Stu dent Aftairs (845-1741). Units make up 60% of housing • Continued from page 1) struct ion is College Station s biggest indus try Kkectrical rates, like occupancy rates, fluctuate wildly. As a result, the last four apartment complexes built have had indi vidual meters installed, Martell said. Then* is no charge for the installation of electrical meters but the cost of wiring is alNHit $150 per apartment. The use of sepa rate meters prevents thrifty students from suffering from higher rates because of their neighbror’s wastefulness, say apartment ow-ners. A similiar situation exists in laibbock. where the apartment industry is affected by the influx of Texas Tech students. The apartment association there has 170 mem bers and represents 200 complexes. An as sociation spokesman said most owners four to five months ago decided to install sepa rate meters in their complexes. Many apartment owners in College Sta tion began contemplating the switch to in dividual meters after Brvan submitted a A# Nr .$1 STEAKS & SEAFOODS 317 N. Collage 846-8741 NOON SPECIAL MONDAY-FRIDAY 11-2 DAILY Chicken Fried Steak, French Fries or Baked Potato, Salad and Texas Toast. $1.39 new utilities contract proposal .to the Col lege Station City Council two months ago. Tin* contract would raise present rates 30 per cent. In addition to electrical hills, some stu dents may be paying a separate rent for furniture. Several smaller apartment com plexes only have unfurnished units. If a student has no furniture, or only a few pieces, he or she may rent some from one of two local furniture rental companies One company charges $29 per month for a set of furniture for a one liedroom apart ment, $42 for a two liedroom apartment and $55 for a three bedroom apartment. In College Station, apartment owners cover their annual costs from September to May when occupancy rates are as high as 90 per c-ent. During the summer, occupancy is usually around 50 per cent. Thus, apart ment expenditures must he covered through higher rents during the high occu pancy period, the owners reason. According to information .gathered hy the Student Affairs Office, rent has in the past have increased eight per cent each year. General estimates for next year s rents list a range ol $ 160 to $230 per month for a one bedroom-one liuth apartment. For a two bedroom one* hath apartment, the range is $175 to $260. For a two bedroom- two |>ath apartment, the range is $220 to $.330. Beginning the second week in April, a daily list of all vacancies in the various apartment complexes will he posted out side room 108 in the YMCA Building. An apartment locator and placement service are listed in the Bryan-College Sta tion telephone directory. Their services to apartment hunters are jtree. However, a commission is paid to the locator and placement services by local apartment owners. Tilt* only other sure-fire locator system is complex comparison shopping, done with a newspaper and shoe leather. Tomorrow: Houses and mobile homes. Book contest opens Texas A&M students interested in hook collecting can liegin preparing for the University Library's 1976 £onte»l.—_, . ~''Tne fourth annual contest has been announced hy Direetor of Lib raries Dr. Irene lioadley. Several $100 prizes will he given. Early announcement of the eon- , test climaxing on Nov. 19 was made to allow preparation, according to Tamara Frost, contest chairman. “It gives the student time to think alMHit an entry, buy additional hooks and polish up the collection,'' Frost said. Final rules will lie announced at the start of the fall semester, but brochures giv ing general guidelines are available at the library. An entry consists of 25 titles, an annotated bibliography and short statement describing the selection Winners will lie announced Nov. 19, the Friday liefore the A&M-TCU football game. Speaker at the Friends of the Library event w ill lie Jenkins Garrett. Frost noted that the contest has liecome an accepted university activ ity*. Student reaction has made it a firm part of library programs. Donors, in most cases members of the Friends, provide prizes Additional information can lie ob tained from Frost in cataloging: Bonnie Hughes, social sciences: Evelyn King, special collections, or Sharon Smith, serials acquisitions. SHUGART COUPON Friday & Saturday March 26 & 27 Gibson Discount Center 1420 Texas Avenue 9 WALLET SIZE COLOR PORTRAITS 994 f ASK * v T I l 1P51IS1I! J Extra charge V \8xl0/l for '^offers GROUPS iiuuni.uiu. THE IgW SPORTS CLUB INC. PRESENTS MON. - GREEK & ORGANIZATION NIGHT 1 /2 PRICE DRINKS - MEMBERS TUES. — DRINK & DROWN — S3 GUYS FREE BAR LIQUOR 1 GIRLS « DRAFT BEER WED. - LADIES NIGHT 5c BEER 7-8 THURS. - “BEAT THE WHEEL” 7-9 5c BEER SUN. - CLOSED TO PUBLIC - AVAILABLE FOR PRIVATE ENGAGEMENTS. 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