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Battalion/Page 3 February 4, 1982 local Maintenance crews face rocky roads by Joe Sloan ' t ', Battalion Reporter Iff Snow and freezing rain have not caused major damage to ' 1 Bryan-iCollege Station roads, ■but they have caused problems. Although street crews are usually behind this time of year, College Station Public Works Di rector George Ford said, recent bad weather has compounded the situation. College Station street maintainence has been be hind since summer, when heavy rains forced repair crews to spend much of their time clear ing vegetation from drainage areas, he said. In addition, it is virtually im possible to repair road surfaces in cold or wet weather, said Bob Callaway, civil engineering pro fessor at Texas A&M University. A long-range danger to roads during winter is not the cold, but the salt used by road crews to melt ice on bridges, Callaway said. Salt can pass through cracks in concrete bridges and rust supporting steel work caus ing concrete to swell and break, he said. Gravel placed at intersections and hills to keep traffic from sliding on ice also may be dan gerous, Callaway said. Tires may throw gravel onto the traf fic behind, pitting windshields and paint. The biggest problem with the local roads is not weather but traffic, Ford said. The roads were not designed for the weight of construction trucks and shuttle buses. Three oil wells inside the Bryan city limits have necessi tated travel of heavy equipment trucks on roads not designed to carry the weight, Bryan Public Works Director Jack Cornish said. Villa Maria Road and Red River Drive are two problem streets. As yet, there are not plans to correct this problem, Cornish said. Program will help rpc ^ i ICJ drivers save fuel Imost onservatiii me so-call :h as Dai by Susan Talbot Battalion Reporter Policemen and security men will learn to save fuel by chang- |ing driving habits in a program Inext week at Texas A&M Uni versity. Charles Kenner, associate locatic training specialist for the Texas ■A&M Research and Extension l heandifiJkma^ will teach the course, o n-flwhich involves the use of a P . Wvacuum gauge device that the knowing c [ river watc j ies vvhile driving, r resignaw yhe device shows the car’s fuel Iked to .'^consumption to the thousandth ixon. “HiRof a gallon and allows the driver : looked ■ to see when he is driving at an wrote. optimum level of fuel efficiency, me to reiU The gauge, available in many i l-j (,«<.- auto parts stores, costs between i; Hnrinf am3 $ 20, antl takeS about 10 ff 111 t0 ■ m ' mUes to install. The de- iiirnyanprc vice comes with instructions and :ould not® could improve any driver’s fuel || consumption by at least 10 per- ntrollabhfe der to cod' of the doi ' together, oom outtk re up and 1 Nixons cent, Kenner said. The seminar also will involve driver awareness training. Trainees are taught to drive smoothly, how to untilize gra dual starts and stops and how to change driving habits to match road conditions, he said. “They’ll learn to read the road,” Kenner said. “First we’ll let them drive a special course using their normal driving habits. After some instruction they’ll try it again and see the difference.” Kenner said he tried the course using his normal driving habits then used the course’s techniques. After a few practices his fuel efficiency increased by almost 35 percent, he said. Kenner estimated that he saves $1.50 a week while driving 17 miles to and from work by watching the vacuum gauge and altering his driving habits. caper vaccine found for hepatitis lonscienct id. “Voir s — you 1 Ison and :hell and 14 i up to* s reachiif jnketpatf ng acciitf ;andal. f tomizes in nf nt that' hard Ni* implicate m blafl £ ' in the'' flashes)’ No, United Press International HOUSTON — Doctors at Baylor College of Medicine say they soon will be able to produce an inexpensive artificial vaccine to prevent hepatitis B. Dr. Joseph L. Melnick, long time chairman of virology and epidemiology, announced the breakthrough Tuesday and said it will be only a matter of time before the synthetic vaccine can be developed. The Food and Drug Admi nistration recently approved use of a hepatitis B vaccine pro duced from human blood. The vaccine will cost $100 for three shots when it becomes available this spring. Melnick said the Baylor group should corfiplete animal and preliminary human studies paving the way for design of the cheaper synthetic vaccine within two years. He said it will be most important to underdeveloped countries. Melnick said underdeveloped countries need the vaccine more than developed countries, but cannot afford the expensive vac cine made from human blood. The synthetic virus would solve the problem. Baylor researchers isolated a simple protein on the surface of the hepatitis B virus — the most serious of three types of the dis ease that strikes millions annual ly around the world. Melnick said the protein acts ' as a stimulus to trigger human immune response to the disease. He said that protein has been synthesized. “Looking back, the ability to duplicate that molecule repre sents a real milestone in de velopment of a vaccine,” Mel nick said. “This is not the first time an antigen capable of producing an antibody has been synthesized. It is the first time an antigen im- E ortant to human welfare has een synthesized.” Oheopi^' orfac^r • itorfO^l hotogrf licaiiot* (Kfr) ipM they arc , edit Iel |er ' > fort to be signet 1 ' . writer, j n welcort*.- raintsaH; nee to# :xas A* , none (7^ > • g Texas A* | dayan^-S 5-75 P<| j|| year.A 0 . COME GROW WITH US ALDERSGATE UNITED METHODIST CHURCH "The Church With A Heart-Warming Touch' TEMPORARILY MEETING AT A&M CONSOLIDATED MIDDLE SCHOOL AUDITORIUM JERSEY ST. AT HOLIK ST., COLLEGE STATION SUNDAY SERVICES: SUNDAY SCHOOL 9:45 A.M. MORNING WORSHIP 8:30 A.M., 11:00 A.M. EVENING WORSHIP 6:30 P.M. CHURCH OFFICE 2114 SOUTHWOOD 696-1376 PASTOR: TERRY TEYKL EXTRA! EXTRA! Daring Daylight Robbery at Local Dyer Store! For the sixth straight year (plus two crooked ones), the notorious, nefarious, and niggling Dyer Dealers attacked all of their suppliers of name-brand stereo equipment demanding lower prices and better deals so the savings could be passed on to their customers during an outlandish "Daring Daylight Robbery" sale. Led by San Antonio’s own Jerry ("The Man") Dyer, the gang went to great lengths to avoid taking any merchandise of questionable quality. One supplier who claims to have been hit in this same manner by this same gang for all six years tried valiantly to hide his better stereo equipment. "It was the weirdest thing I’d ever seen", the supplier said describing the caper. "That bunch had eleven trained goats that sniffed out all my good stuff just like them Aurmy dogs do", he continued. Local authorities who were called in to investigate (plus some who were not) speculate that the Dyer Dealers have split the loot among their five local hideouts and are planning to disburse it this weekend among local residents at tremendous savings. This assessment seems to be another example of top detective work since the Dealers have done the exact same thing for years and are spending thousands of dollars advertising the fact. Below are some recent photos of known gang members and a partial list of the loot taken. FIND ONE OF THESE HIDEOUT HONCHOS AND HAUL OFF THE SAVINGS! David ("The Kid") Dyer Cuts prices with two hands and waves bye-bye too. Charles ("Blinky") Sears Keeps one eye on buyers, the other on whatever. Don ("The Mon") Merical Gave up promising career as wino to join Dyer Gang. Don ("Stash") Hedrick Loves his job but not as much as his Mommy. Pat ("The Bat") Clark Knows stereo but keeps it to himself always. Bruce ("Legs") Sommers Sells stereo while stand ing in a large hole. ★ ★ ★ Personals Perfect for Listening on the Lam! Personal AM-FM Stereo Dyer believes you shouldn’t have to give up stereo enjoyment just because you’re on the run. Take the IS-111 with you anywhere and save money too! ROB US AT $29 88 Dyer Hit O’Sullivan! The O’Sullivan 179 shown below has smoked glass door, casters, and glass turntable cover. The 185 at left doesn’t have much except a great price! Make your stereo look good too! *59 ROCK BOTTOM ★ ★ ★ Speakers of the House Held by Dyer One of the most diabolical aspects of the recent Robbery by the Dyer Gang was their ruthless abduction of thtfee prominent House Speakers. At last report, all three were being held for an embarrasingly low ransom. One is the SS-8 Sound Source two-way which requires very little power to produce rich sound. All five Dyer hideouts will release these Speakers for only $49 apiece which is nowhere near their actual value. A Speaker that is highly regarded by its colleagues is the Genesis 110. They are being ransomed for only $199 apiece. The 110 is guaranteed for life which is the same punish ment awaiting any Dyer Dealer caught selling at list price. The third known Speaker being held is the Infinity RSa. This Speaker can be readily identified by its exclusive EMIT tweeter and poly propylene woofer cone and superb overall sound reproduction. When accused of distorting the facts concerning the abduction, Jerry Dyer snarled "that them RSa’s don’t distort nothin’!". Only $149 will take an RSa out of Dyer’s hands. Inside sources report that only name-brand Speakers can be found in a Dyer hideout. When asked why he stole only name brand speakers, Dyer stated that, in his opinion, "taking name-brand speakers ain’t stealin; SELLING house-brand or private label speakers is stealin’!. Best Sound on Wheels Taken in Heist! 60-watt Booster w/ 7-band Equalizer More oomph for better sound in your car. TE-70. $4088 120-watt Booster w/ 9-band Equalizer Even MORE ’LIL B1T oomph for even BETTER sound! Model 7120. *99 AM-FM Cassette Stereo Model 2010 now at lowest price 1 ever. A hot buy! $3988 Jensen Roadstar Deluxe Cassette with Dolby NR Jensen hasn’t even missed the R-410 yet! Electronic controls, Dolby NR and more for less! $169 Sony Deluxe Mini-chassis Auto-Reverse Cassette w/Dolby C—♦- -r _ mm— ». 1 SONir«.l O >•: .■■Ji agi-vij 3-step equalizer, MAKE US metal EQ, auto- CRY AT reverse, Dolby NR, and $30 off! Sony XR-35 is tops! Auto-Reverse Cassette with Pushbuttons You get auto-reverse and pushbutton tuning and Dyer gets practically nothing! Model RS-2930. MAKE DYER HURT ivifAixJit u o moaei rvo-z^ou. CRY AT MAKE -g A&\ $249 hiwt *149 THEY'RE UNREAL *139., Altec-Lansing Six-by-Nine Car Speakers Altec and Lansing both chased the gang for blocks trying to get the 4A’s back! All you have to do is trot to Dyer! Jensen 3-way Car Speakers You’ll get whoppin’ Jensen sound while the Dealers get five to ten. Maybe a quarter to two. PAIR’S Model J-1069. ONLY *169 "Play it again, Sam!" Big-House Sound *49 Onkyo Dyer Jerry best tape on the market sold at the lowest price in the country by the greatest guy in the world is a heckuva deal! Stock up today and save! (Dealers welcome but ignored.) UD-XL-2. Maxell Blank Cassettes thinks the Deluxe Direct Drive Cassette Dyer only took the best loot so of course he hit the Onkyo place. The TA-2050 with feather-touch controls and direct drive is tops with tapers! HOT BUY AT *249 NO LIMIT AT $099 Clean up your act with Allsop Cassette Deck Cleaner Allsop cleaner can make your home or car cassette sound like new. If that’s not good enough for you, come buy a new home or car cassette! HIT US HARD AT $7088 Hitachi Belt Drive Auto Return Turntable With one kid still in college, Dyer will cry every time an HT-20 is sold. Don’t miss it! 40-wpc Digital Receiver The best thing about the 3- year Nikko warranty is you’ll probably never need it. 12- station memory and scan. The NR-700 is a top-seller! Nikko Audio ROB US AT *249 Lightweight Headphones for Solitary Listening Sennbeiser Deluxe Headphones The Sennheiser 400’f ROBBERY AT $2988 dyer electronics 3601 E. 29th Bryan 846-1768 *TM Dolby Labs
