Page 10 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1979 Oil profits a ‘disgrace/ O’Neill says United Press International WASHINGTON — House Speaker Thomas O’Neill, D-Mass., said Wednesday the substantial profit increases being reported by oil companies are “sinful” and both the White House and Congress should take action. “I think it’s absolutely a disgrace to the nation,” said O’Neill. “It’s sin ful. An absolute and utter disgrace.” lower their prices, and that Con gress should “enact every type of legislation we can enact.” O’Neill told reporters that both the White House and Congress should jawbone the oil companies to Formats Now at Northgate! CIVILIAN CAREER OPPORTUNITIES with the Naval Ship Weapon Systems Engineering Station (NSWSES) Port Hueneme, California for ELECTRONICS ENGINEERS If you will be graduating this year with a BS/MS degree in Electri cal or Electronics Engineering, we would like to talk to you about the work being done by our staff of approximately 600 professional engineers in such areas as tactical software, digital computers, microcircuitry, guided missile systems, gun weapon fire control systems, installations, radars, launchers, test and evaluation, and reliability and maintainability. Our representative will be on campus to interview students on November 8 We are located next to the beach in the coastal city of Port Hueneme, only an hour away from Los Angeles and forty minutes from Santa Barbara. We would appreciate the opportunity to provide you with more information about our work, location, professional training, travel opportunities, and the benefits of career civil service employment. Sign up for an interview with your Placement Director NOW. NOW OPEN IN WOODSTONE CENTER ALBERTS HAIR DESIGN Operated by Albert Martinez (formerly of Newby's in San Antonio) and has been joined by Annette Branecky (also of Newby's in San Antonio.) 9-6 Mon.-Friday Woodstone Center 9-1 Saturdays 696-3003 We use and recommend REDKEN The Senate should be put on notice by the oil company quarterly reports to pass “a good strong windfall profits tax” and to get it to a House-Senate conference commit tee so that the tax could be enacted quickly, he said. The House has passed a windfall profits tax generally in line with what President Carter asked, and the Senate Finance Committee has all but put the finishing touches on a tax. However, the Finance Commit tee’s bill would collect only about half the taxes that the House and Carter bills would. In the last five days Exxon Corp., Atlantic Richfield Co., Standard Oil Co. (Indiana), Gulf Oil Corp., and Conoco Inc. have reported large profit gains in the third quarter. Exxon announced a 120.3 percent profits increase in third-quarter earnings, while Gulf and Conoco reported 97.1 percent and 133.5 percent increases respectively. Most of the oil companies said the higher third-quarter results were reaped from increased earnings on overseas markets, where price con trols generally are more lax than in the United State. • High Quality • No MninnuiM OVERNIGHT RATES — 44 DURING THE DAY Reductions €f Dissertations Collation & Binding & Padding WE HAVE A XEROX 9400 — THE BEST COSTING MACHINE IN THE WORLD! Kinko’s Graphics, Inc. 201 Collesre Main St. 17131846-950 PRESCRIPTION Rx STEREO 360? OLD COLLEGE ROAD (Actoss I'bfT* Jbe ‘^hickpn Oil Co & Next to T-. State Spo , 1»ng Goods) 846-1393 We carry the Finest in Automotive Stereo. If we don’t have what you’re looking for, we can usually get it. JENSEN We Also Carry: «§? SANYO Car Stereo Receivers and Series II Speakers Sound Guard Maxell & TDK Blank Tapes Pre-Recorded Tapes Full Line of AM/FM/Cassette Decks. 8-Tracks and Sneakers Teleptranes