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THE BATTALION Page 9 THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 10, 1981 tate ran Si&sfc- •-m 'it Comtl :lie rulinJ Polled tol ilizes c I their a >e Court if the cast itsontlici Social Security computer goofs i Moo-ving on Staff photo by Becky Swanson [Larry Lewis (1) and Louis Martin move a small fherd of cows, used by the University for re search and teaching, on the Beef Center road Tuesday morning. Both cowpunchers are senior animal science majors. Lewis is from Tyler and Martin is from Crowley. United Press International DALLAS — A computer error may have resulted in the loss of 1978 Social Security payment cre dits for thousands of Western Un ion employees nationwide, spokesmen said Wednesday. The omissions involve as many as 600 Western Union workers in the Dallas area alone, and may ex tend to other companies, accord ing to says Martha A. McSteen, regional administrator for the So cial Security Administration’s Dallas office. McSteen said the trouble started in 1978, the year the agen cy started a new magnetic tape computer system. “That was the year we initiated the (new) program and we had problems across the country with our computer system meshing with the computers of some major employers,” McSteen said. Betty Bedwell, regional presi dent of the United Telegraph Workers, Tuesday said the prob lem was discovered when one em ployee asked the government to confirm the benefits he had accrued. The routine check had no re cord of his 1978 payments, although money had been with held from his paycheck. The social security administra tor said workers around the coun try have been asked to check their accounts. She said there was no cause for alarm, because the prob lem is being corrected. “Those earnings will be posted, if they haven’t been posted yet manually,” she said. es ct rithdrawl .‘fleet, an constitute t a imentsji ;ovenm said he ,e federali out of sign anil Presil lion post ■rs of dele olitM'J! the ghtingfd ■vhateva AS TUDENT NMENT M UNIVERSITY MAKE THINGS HAPPEN AT A&M iid then I cancel consW Houstoi >hertyfl > 'iiesda; 1 e Nuclei on on tructw lot, iterestri the APPLY FOR MUSTER & PARENTS’ DAY CHAIRMEN & COMMITTEES icr no Fom IS U 7:0I)P ! Dltf >eciaf rea Applications available and accepted in SG Office. Chairmen: Sept. 7-11 Committees: Sept. 7-15 JUDICIAL BOARD INTERVIEWS • 2 Graduates • 2 Juniors • 2 Seniors • 2 Sophomores Apply in S.G. Office Sept. 9-18 Free Speech Forum ... a chance to listen . . ... a chance to be heard . . . Join us every Wednesday beginning Sept. 16 at the Rudder Fountain from 11-2 to hear opinions, activity advertisements, student leaders and general information. Apply for 10 minute slot in the SG Office Pick up your copy of NUTSHELL, a magazine for college students, at the MSC, Sbisa and Commons on Thursday. SENATE VACANCIES The following positions are open and will be filled by interviews. 4 positions - Off Campus Ward II (South of University Drive, West of Texas Avenue) 1 position - Off Campus Ward I (South of Univ., East of Texas) 1 position - Soph. Liberal Arts 1 position Soph. Engineering 1 position Senior Engineering 1 position - Off Campus Ward HI (East of Texas Avenue, North of University Drive) 1 position - Senior Liberal Arts 1 position - At Large, College of Medicine 2 positions - At Large, Off Campus Graduate 1 position - Graduate Liberal Arts Apply in S.G. Office Filing: Opens 8 a.m.. Sept. 11 Closes 5 p.m.. Sept. 17 For information: Stop by our office 216C MSC or Call 845-3051