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THURSDAY. OCTOBER 20, 1977
Businesses work with SG
Student discounts available
Students not interested in saving
money should ignore the Student
Pnrehase Program (SPP).
The Student Government's Busi
ness and Consumer Relations
Committee spent about $2,700 to
print and mail out the booklets in
forming students which Bryan-
College Station businesses offered
them discounts and tree merchan
dise.
"We think it has two-way bene
fits, said Jeb Hensarling, commit
tee chairman. "The students get the
obvious benefits of the discounts,
but the businesses will probably get
more student business, too.
"We ask businesses to keep track
of receipts to see if it's worth their
time and ours, "said Hensarling. He
said that Student Government will
run a computer program each
semester to determine how much
money the SPP saves students.
The committee discusses the pro
gram with each business every
month to encourage them to keep
track of SPP purchases and to dis
cuss any problems.
It seems to be successful for most
businesses, said Hensarling.
“We've had businesses call us
about the program after they d
heard about it from other busi
nesses, said Hensarling.
He added that some places get
more student business because they
offer better discounts than others.
"If a lot of students used the pro
gram, other businesses would be
pressured, or encouraged, to offer
discounts, said Hensarling.
Hensarling said one muffler shop
involved in the SPP reported $3,()()()
in student business last month,
w Inch meant, wi th the l()Vr dis
count, a $300 saving for students.
The SPP was first tried last year
for the 1977 Spring semester. Hen-
sarling said the program was suc
cessful, although the booklets were
not dist ributed much off campus be
cause of a lack of time and man
power.
This year 1.500 copies were dis
tributed to almost all apartments in
Gollege Station and dormitories on
campus.
Postal authorities and apartment
owners told the committee that
from 85-95 percent of the apart
ments were rented by students at
this time of the year.
Hensarling said students living in
trailer parks, houses, duplexes, and
in Bryan could pick up a copy of the
SPP booklet in the Student Gov
ernment office in the Memorial
Student Center.
This year the committee added
information on legal and health serv
ices available to students. It in
cludes phone numbers of the vari
ous agencies and a brief description
of what services they offer.
Next year the committee hopes to
add a consumer tips guide w ith in
formation on things such as buying
stereos and ears, and mail purchas
ing.
Also planned for the future is a
consumer proteettion committee
which will be like* a Better Business
Bureau on campus.
It will handle complaints and
provide consumer information to
students.
“We hope to lead students
through the bureaucratic maze,
said Hensarling, "and help them
find out who can help them.
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New Car Loan lets you drive
a good deal home.
The car you buy today will probably cost more than
the last one you bought. So it figures you’ll need more
time to pay for it.
More months to pay means a lower monthly pay-
ment. It’s as simple as that.
Whatever kind of new car loan you need, for how
ever many months (48, 42, 36), come see us when
you’re ready to buy. We’ll help get you rolling.
48 Months
Rate
Amount
Monthly
Annual
Add-on
of Loan
Payments
Percentage
Rate
3,000.00
76.00
A >44%
*
3.500.00
88.67
AP4%
4.000.00
101.33
4.44%
4.500.00
1 14.00
4.44%
5,000.00
126.67
4.44%
5,500.00
13T33
4.44%
6,000.00
152.00
4.44%
6.500.00
164.67
4.44%
7,000.00
177.33
4.44%
42 Months
Rate
Amount
Monthly
Annual
Add-on
of Loan
Payments
Percentage
Rate
- 3.000.00
84.43
4.44%
*
3.500.00
44.08
4.44%
4,000.00
1 1 3.24
4.44%
4.500.00
127.34
4.44%
5.000.00
141.55
4.44%
5,500.00
155.70
4.44%
6,000.00
164.86
4.44%
6.500.00
184.01
4.44%
7.000.00
148.17
4.44%
36 Months
Rate
Amount
Monthly
Annual
Add-on
of Loan
Payments
Percentage
Rate
3,000.00
96.83
10.04%
3.500.00
1 12.97
10.04%
4.000.00
129.1 1
10.04%
4.500.00
145.25
10.04%
5.000.00
161.39
10.04%
5.500.00
177.53
10.04%
6,000.00
193.67
10.04%
6.500.00
209.81
10.04%
7,000.00
225.94
10.04%
'Annual percentage r.iti-^
figured nn 5.4% add on ra
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Dr. Wiley Kirk of Texas A&M University’s Physics Depart
ment displays pictures of the liquid helium production facili
ties taking shape on campus. The facility will provide an
avenue for researchers involved with low temperature tech
niques. When it becomes operational in about two months
it will be the largest and newest of its type at a university in
the Southwest United States.
Most modern
gas liquefier
new at A&M
Texas A6cM University will i ( .
ceive equipment next week to make
it the home of the largest mode,,
academic facility for the liquefiea-
tion of helium in the Southwest
United States.
The receipt of a $72,600 matching
grant from the National Science
Foundation for the acquisition of a
helium liquefier makes this possible
said Dr. Wiley Kirk, one of the
project coordinators
“Our new helium liquefier will be
used in a research program that will
involve cooling materials to withiiu
few thousandths of a degree.
Kirk said investigating matter at
these very low temperatures
provides a way to obtain better
knowledge of phenomena such as
electrical currents. Research in this
area could produce enormous sav
ings in the transmission of electrical
power.
It will also help in areas such as
neutron stars, energy related fields,
medical technology and will help
improve the sensitivity of in
strumentation.
“Many of the techniques de
veloped for low temperature re
search as well as the basic knowl
edge gained in the studies are find
ing important use in other areas of
science, Kirk said.
Others involved in the project in
clude Drs. Thomas Adair, Donald
Naugle of Texas AN M s Department
of Physics, and Dr. John M. Pres
cott, vice president for academic af
fairs.
Aid to rural cancer patients
United Press International
HOUSTON — M.D. Anderson
Hospital and Tumor Institute an
nounced Wednesday development
of a new device that will facilitate
small-town treatment of cancer pa
tients.
The simplified blood cell
separator was developed during the
past two years by Anderson and the
International Business Machines
Gorp., officials said.
The new machine is not as bulky
as its predecessor and much simpler
to operate, which will make it avail
able for small clinics.
Jeane Hester, chief of leukemia
treatment supportive services at
Anderson, said many cancer treat
ments have side effects on hone
marrow, where blood cells are
formed.
“The patient becomes highly sus
ceptible to serious bleeding or infec
tion,” she said. “Bleeding can he
controlled with transfusions of
platelets and infection controlled
with white blood cell transfusions
and antibiotics.
Platelets, components of w
blood that aid c lotting, must he used
within 24 to 48 hours of remonl
from blood donors. White cellsligli
infections and must be used wil
six hours.
“Until now the equipment
separating these blood component!
from whole blood was cumbersome,
tedious to handle and sterlize and
needed specially trained persoiw
to operate, Hester said.
The new machine is smaller*
cheaper and will be ready for distri
bution next summer, she said
“It’s our
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Scholarships given
Tom Koranek, a senior ag-
romony major from Maoulton
and David Durham, a sopho
more agronomy major from
Bryan, were the first recipients
of a series of eight $250 schol
arships awarded the Department
of Soil and Crop Sciences by
SUNEDCO Energy Develop
ment Company in Dallas.
The remaining six scholarships
will he given to students
throughout the year based on
grades, extracurricular activities,
and personality.
Presenting the awards was
Lament C. Lane, SUNEDCO
manager of acquisition and ex
ploration. He also presented an
additional $2,000 to the Soil and
Crop Sciences department for
unrestricted grants.
Fite appointed head
Dr. Lloyd E. Fite has been
appointed head of the Elec
tronics Training Division of the
Texas Engineering Extension
Service, part of the Texas AN VI
University System.
The division conducts an 18-
month pre-employment program
in electronic technology and
specialized short courses such as
medical and automotive elec-
^tronies.
Fite, a training specialist in
the division and its Electronic-
Science Institute since 1974,
succeeds Arlie D. Patton who
has returned to full time teaching
on the staff.
A registered professional en
gineer, Fite has his bachelor,
master s and doctoral degrees
from Texas ANM. He worked in
the Activation Analysis Research
Lab in several capacities, most
recently in 1961-72 as the as
sociate head and chief engineer.
He also coordinated the Nuplex
program in 1969-72, and has
been an adjunct assistant profes
sor in the Baylor College of
Medicine Graduate School since
1968.
Among his memberships,
honors and awards is association
with the Institute of Electrical
and Electronic Engineers and
Who s Who Among Leaders in
American Science. He also holds
a U. S. patent for a drift control
in an analytical gamma ray spec
trometer.
Sugihara appointed
Thomas T. Sugihara, director
of Texas ANM University’s Cy-
clotion Institute, has been ap
pointed to a committee to advise
the National Science Foundation
and the newly created Depart
ment of Energy on nuclear sci
ence matters.
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12 members. Sugihara is joined
by scientists from the Argon*
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Berkeley Laboratory and L |)S
Alamos Scientific- Lalxiratory,®
well as from several other uni
versities, including Stanford, h 1-
diana University, and the Uni
versity of Washington.
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clotron Institute since 1971 and
has been associated with die nu
clear installation for 12 years. He
is also a professor ol chemistry at
ANM.
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Clark University, in Massachu
setts, where he taught chemist!)
for 13 years and served as de
partment head the last tlnet
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