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THE BATTALION MONDAY, JANUARY 15, 1979 Page £ wn years la •ility needd irshall, no« i deceased ®S1P ■ /: wking for.sj irrived to id $25, .56,000 to k 1973 andtk crating funds Iget of $25,(1 .liarges and: lias degrees gton, is the s Out for a Sunday morning stroll tate Univers: main until ai sitors increas e added for: This squirrel doesn’t seem a bit concerned that he is sur rounded by high power lines on his morning romp. A few days ago, he might have had tough going along Brewer street in Bryan because the lines were covered with ice. Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. it having 1,1 re could hat: New Anthony dollar to be available in July United Press International , DENVER (UPI) — Lighter, p/VJ-JD smaller and more economical than L I t I'll her predecessor, the Susan B. An thony silver dollar began pouring off . _ Denver Mint presses last week, but ) tj h nftvcvak said the y>uhUe will wot he I able to sample the coins until July. ;||The Anthony coin is the first dol- health haifar to honor an American woman, "lions, witbjtWje dollar has a portrait of the 19th /eight peop<century suffragette who organized alone, Ms the first women’s rights convention in 1868. most oven jU.S. Mint Director Stella Hackel, remains a who caught several of the first An- mt to treatir thony dollars produced at the Den- e’ despiteiver mint, said the coin was made yject has ^lighter and smaller than the psychologifl Eisenhower dollar and should gain wider acceptance. In addition, she said Anthony coin costs less to produce then a dol lar bill, will last longer and has more uses. The Philadelphia Mint ysvessed the l\\st Anthowy doWavs \n the country Dec. 13. “We expect it to be of benefit in private business and industry be cause it is easier to handle $1 coins than $1 notes,” she said. “Also, the automated merchandizing industry will be able to offer a wider range of products to consumers.” She said 200 million of the coins will be minted in Denver by the time circulation begins in July. The San Francisco Mint is also produc ing the coins. Indies focuse »t a minimi a inedicall) tonv » MMKAmx » KCft « BAMAKO « momo-voiica HOMECRAFT ELECTRONICS 'ONE STOP SHOPPING FOR ALL YOUR AUDIO & VIDEO NEEDS" • MATCHED STEREO SYSTEMS • COMPONENTS • ACCESSORIES • TV'S by RCA & SONY WE SERVICE WHAT WE SELL - IN OR OUT OF WARRANTY • RECORDING TAPES • EV SPEAKER KITS • ELECTRONIC PARTS & BATTERIES • REPLACEMENT NEEDLES MARANTZ A R SPEAKERS SONY STEREO & TV'S PIONEER AUTO SYSTEMS 693-8097 1921 S. TEXAS - C-S (ACROSS FROM BUD WARD VOLKSWAGEN) mm USED BOOKS WE BUY 'EM. WE SELL 'EM! 20% OFF SHIRTS When You Buy Or Sell Books! (Now Through January) ■GATE S FRO# 3T OFfi oB gS •c D O Q z z 3 < cs £ 8 ft, z o o CO 0) > •p* e X s; </> ^ D Treasure of old coins worth $250,000 discovered in home United Press International MEDFORD, Mass. — A treasure of old silver coins and securities worth an estimated $250,000 was discovered in the home of a retired patent lawyer when firemen began cleaning up after fire gutted a portion of his house. In an undamaged garage adjoining the home of Harold R. Savage, 86, firefighters stumbled upon a 1934 Ford automobile, whose an tique value was estimated at $50,000 dollars. The car had sat unused for years, fire officials said, because a tree had grown blocking the garage door. “It’s nobody’s business,” Savage said from his bed in Lawrence Memorial Hospital when asked about his hoard. He was being treated for minor burns and smoke inhalation and was in satisfactory condition. “I figure the worth of the cache is $250,000 right now,” said Med ford Deputy Fire Chief Edward Moon. “And that doesn’t include the uncounted currency that is locked up in two safes and a chest.” Until Thursday s fire. Savage, had lived alone in the two-story’ wooden and brick home in West Medford for 40 years, apparently amassing his collection of “solid” currency, police said. “The firemen couldn t lift one wooden chest from a bedroom,” Moon said. “When we opened it we found it was half full of rolls of coins.” Coins tumbled from opened drawers, spilled from closets, and overflowed from dozens of boxes. Moon said. On the attic stairs firefighters found $6,000 worth of silver dimes, alone. Officials contacted Savage’s nephew Godfrey Savage, of Durham, N.H. when firemen discovered the coins and stacks of silver certifi cates stashed throughout the modest house. 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