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vs — I e Miller, r, 78, had : 11 a.m. f flowers, xas A&M ads of the \et t Friday iy begins i former 1 register >m 221 of I NASA’s dolly has 90 feet; no speedster United Press International AKRON, Ohio — What has 90 feet and carries $500 million on its back? A device called a “strongback dolly” used for ground transport of NASA’s space shuttle orbiters. The feet are Firestone transteel radial tires — 80 of them on the dolly and 10 slightly larger ones on the truck that pulls it. The dolly isn’t geared for fast getaways, however, it moves at a sedate pace of three to five miles an hour. THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 12, 1979 Page 3 7 ew students took advantage of General Telephone Com pany’s “gripe session” Wednesday which the company had Battalion photo by Lee Roy Leschper Jr. offered as an opportunity for students to air any complaints they might have against the company or its service. tudents tell G.T.E. their gripes ist resolution t recoin- ne train a eliminat- ug Texas, mfortable xetitive in ’he South erves the the U.S. ense ’reek nu- of a Nu- man said ext Wed- licensing gs. Hons- he delay, allis, had 5 HL&P rash y 727 jet v have a lat might lid Tues- rased by ik,” said s blank I York-to- d to the wice and Ititute of brought Detroit ion have By STEVE LEE Battalion Staff “Gee!” “No, G.T.E.” So goes the cutesy line in the television advertisements for General Telephone and Electric, the company that provides telephone serv- fcce for this area. But some students here are not amused. Two weeks ago, the student government business and consumer [relations committee passed out phone service surveys in the Memo rial Student Center. An overwhelming majority of those who com pleted the surveys indicated they were unhappy with the phone company. When asked how they would rate the services of G.T.E., most students answered either “fair” or “poor,’’according to the unscien- [tific survey. Some phone company representatives came to campus Wednes day, at the request of the student committee, to talk with students. iFew students attended, but those who did had complaints ranging rom billing problems to “snotty” operators. Bill Erwin, division manager of the Bryan branch of G.T.E., delded the complaints, offering solutions and taking down the phone lumbers of those students whose phones have been acting up. il firms asked to use profits wisely ling Co, Inesday, will be National ■’s union word on inst the [red de- 2-year- var said “is not dminis- ed contract and the •ee-year ndustry annual . Rank- s said it d three e agree- for the icsdsay- causing ification United Press International | WASHINGTON - President Car ter says oil companies should be made to plow back into exploration and increased production all profits [reaped from price decontrol so they cannot “buy circuses or timberlands or motels.” Continuing his fighting talk to the oil industry, Carter said Tuesday at his 47th news conference and his first in Washington since Feb. 27, he will fight for a windfall-profits tax, And, given the mood of the coun try, he expects to get it, he said. Even with such a tax, Carter said, the industry would get $6 billion in increased revenue during the next three years. would certainly favor either laws or administration action to put constraints so that they would plow back that oil into energy produc tion.’’ he said. ■‘For them to take that money and use it to buy circuses or timberlands or motels or department stores,” Gaiter said, “contravenes the need of our country, and it contravenes the purpose I and Congress have in mind when we give them that additional income.” ■ The American people are willing to face the hard reality of the petro leum problem,” Carter said. “But they are not, and I am not, willing to see their sacrifices mocked by a wholly unjustified giveaway to the oil companies.” Carter also said: —”1 believe we will see a turn very shortly in the inflationary trend downward.” He reiterated his op position to mandatory wage-price controls and expressed undi minished confidence in anti inflation adviser Alfred Kahn. —He would establish “very quickly” a presidential commission to investigate the causes of the Three Mile Island nuclear plant ac cident and recommend safety re medies, but said the nation cannot turn away from nuclear power “in the foreseeable future.” —”A few issues remain to be re solved” in reaching agreement with the Soviet Union on a strategic arms limitation treaty. 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Individual Heating and Air, Cable T.V., 3 Laundry Rooms, Swimming Pool, Security Guard, Party Room, and Close to Campus. 693*0261 700 Dominik, College Station Erwin emphasized that the account manager — the student who is billed each month for all long distance calls made from one phone — is responsible for collecting money from his roommates. If he fails to pay the full bill, it detracts from his credit rating, even if the unpaid bill was his roommates’ fault. “You are building up telephone credit here at A&M,” Erwin said. “A lot is going on you.” This also means if a roommate leaves without paying a bill, and he can’t be found, the account manager is responsible. But if the room mate is found, then the account manager can be cleared. One student told of how she was forced to go without a phone for four months when she was assigned to a dorm room in which a previous occupant had an unsettled phone bill. Her roommate was the account manager and the ex-resident had left the country with some $300 in overdue bills, leaving the account manager responsible. The phone was disconnected when the new resident moved in. Erwin replied, “This is a situation we ll have to work v/ith.” Another major complaint involved an off-campus resident whose phone was disconnected, even after an overdue bill was paid. He received notice that the company would disconnect his phone in 20 days if the debt was not settled. He paid the bill a few days later, but the phone was disconnected. The company said he would have to pay a $20 fee to have the phones reconnected. Erwin said this should not have happened and that the company would investigate. Ted Geoca, chairman of the student committee, said about 400 surveys were filled out. He said most of the students’ gripes dealt with billing problems, noise on the line during long-distance calls, calls being cut-off and undesirable attitudes of certain operators. Another problem students cited, he said, was phones disconnected over the Christmas holidays due to an unpaid bill. He said notices were mailed to the students’ local addresses during the holiday, and many were unaware their phones would be dead when they re turned. Erwin said students should give the company their home addresses before they leave. Geoca was disappointed with the low turnout Wednesday and said another session may be planned soon. Gibson’s DISCOUNT CENTER SALE RUNS THRU WED. APRIL 18, 1979 COORS 6-PACK CAN OR BOTTLES LONE STAR LONGNECKS PRINCE TENNIS RACKET $59" WALTON Stained Glass Studio Announces new classes beginning week of April 16. Each class is 3 hours for 6 weeks. Fee $20. 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