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Perpetual family \\l)t iditionofe Kennedy’s, address to • 1978 ft Suing toi 4, inRogo 11 CBS, it view of a ashingti was on It is haltii < and the revealing ness wkt resident, >arter, ad agress on n other tt; da conta sm uncovti osed if it lelts the ton Post Cm THE BATTALION MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979 Page3 Ags gather food to give to needy By TODD HEDGEPETH Battalion Reporter A Thanksgiving meal will be served to the needy of Bryan-College Station thanks to the combined efforts of 11 student organizations and several church groups. Food and money is being collected at various locations and the proceeds will go toward preparing a free meal for those who come to Twin City Mission on Thanksgiving. The Newman Association, a Catholic student organization on cam pus, initiated the idea and approached other student organization for help, said Mike Briggs, chairman of the project. Briggs is also chair man of Social Awareness, a subcommittee of the Newman Association. “Everyone was enthusiastic about the idea and wanted some part in it,” Briggs said. The Twin City Mission was picked to host the meal, Briggs said, because it is an established organization involved in reaching the community 365 days a year. The Rev. Warren Barnes, a worker with the Mission, said it served 23,277 meals last year. The Thanksgiving meal operation begins this week. Food, money and clothes will be collected by the students. The leftover food dona tions will be given to Twin City Mission. Donations will be taken from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday through Wednesday at the MSC, from noon to 6 p.m. Thursday at Sbisa and from noon to 6 p.m. Friday at the Commons. The canned food collected will be built into a pyramid in the student lounge of the MSC. Briggs said the pyramid will be a visual indication of the drive’s progress and might spur people to contribute. The Mission is at 500 N. Main St. Anyone in the Bryan-College Station area who needs help getting there on Thanksgiving should contact the Mission. MONDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1979 Programs at A&M to train private security officers Private security officer training courses are planned in November, December and January at Texas A&M University. The three-day, 25-hour course qualifies persons for security officer commission on application to the Texas Board of Private Security Agencies. The training course is approved by the state hoard. Training will be conducted at the Texas A&M Research and Extension Center at Bryan, by the Law En forcement and Security Training Di vision of the Texas Engineering Ex tension Service. typing, and more Business Correspondence, Form Letters, Research Papers, Dissertations, Manuscripts, Theses, Transcripts and Mag netic Card Storage. We guarantee confidentiality and accuracy. Scientific, legal and medical terminology are our. specialities. the office 693 5262 707 south texas avenue suite 221 d college station, texas 77840 uanes of Texas Avenue have been closed to traffic to allow workers to clean them. The hst more than $700,000 work is being done preparatory to resurfacing 5 miles of the street. Battalion photo by Sam Stroder CLASS OF ’80 interested in submitting a ►picture to be used in our. ►class History during Senior. ^Weekend? If so, put it in an envelope ►with your name and phone ►number. Then put it in our ►class box in Rm. 216 MSC. exas Ave. being resurfaced , it is iran. is the mi) ns he PLO’! :imacy By SANDRA SEFCIK Battalion Reporter ! A. facelift costs a lot of money these days, especially when it is performed on a street. ■ Texas Avenue is currently being ■surfaced and leveled at a cost of ■39,006, said B.G. Bockmon, su- Kervising resident engineer for the State Department of Highways and Public Transportation. The project covers 5 miles of Texas Jvenuefrom Highway 21 to Univer sity Drive. The contractor will be lowed 60 days — excluding eekends, holidays, and severe eather— to complete the project. The resurfacing is being done with substance known as a hot-mix I ing applied to the road surface. So far, the hot-mix has been enured from Highway 21 south to inulter Drive. A hot-mix consists of three major laterials, Bockmon said. They are a iL oarse aggregate, fine aggregate and iphalt. The coarse aggregate works to Ulj ive friction and skid resistance to la t i ! the road surface. The fine aggregate fills the empty spaces between the coarse aggregate. The asphalt works as an adhesive to hold the mixture together and gives the hot-mix a wa ter-proof finish. The Texas Avenue project itself consists of three steps, Bockmon said. First, the contractor, L-W-B Construction Co, Conroe, has to re move the excess hot-mix left from previous projects. Second, the con tractor must repair all the bad sec tions in the road. Finally, the hot- mix is applied to the road surface. Along with the resurfacing of all four lanes of Texas Avenue, concrete medians will be added at intersec tions with traffic lights, Bockmon said. In addition, 4-inch concrete medians are being used to help con trol traffic and to help prevent acci dents, Bockmon said. The raised asphalt medians, Bock mon said, can be driven over and to allow people to turn over them if necessary. The concrete medians will he harder to drive over and will discourage sudden turning moves. a two-way left turn lane will be added for the entire 5 miles. This will provide better access to prop erties along Texas Avenue, Bockmon said. The entire surface is loping resur faced because failing sections in the road have been patched and re patched for years. Also, chugholes washed out after every rain made for a rough riding surface, Bockmon said. The project will repair all the bad sections and will make for a smooth riding surface. In addition to the hot-mix level-up project, Texas Avenue will be marked with reflective discs. This was just funded recently, Bockmon said and installation will start next week. The markers are good for major streets because they are a traffic safe ty mechanism, Bockmon said. Bock mon said the additional cost for the markers, which serve as safety mechanisms, was $52,700. Between 25th and 29th streets, a continuous concrete median will be erected, Bockmon said. Along with the concrete medians, LSAT and GMAT Amity Review Seminars 15 student average class size Team teaching technique Convenient weekend classes EXCLUSIVE MATH REFRESHER 800-243-4767 TUESDAY NIGHT AT TJ's is TEQUILLA NIGHT all Tequilla drinks — $1.00 starting at 8 p.m. and FASHION SHOW Starting at 7 p.m. Fashions by Carnaby Square ESTABLISH ED IN Come hear Branded Band with Feron Evans Sr Peggy King 707 Texas Ave. College Sta. 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