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.
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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
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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.
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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
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ly around the world.
Melnick said the protein acts
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immune response to the disease.
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synthesized.
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duplicate that molecule repre
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velopment of a vaccine,” Mel
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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.
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Dyer believes you
shouldn’t have to give up
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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
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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
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$4088
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$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
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metal EQ, auto- CRY AT
reverse, Dolby NR,
and $30 off! Sony
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Auto-Reverse
Cassette with
Pushbuttons
You get auto-reverse and
pushbutton tuning and Dyer
gets practically nothing!
Model RS-2930.
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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!
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3-way
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You’ll get whoppin’
Jensen sound while the
Dealers get five to ten.
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Dyer
Jerry
best tape on the market
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(Dealers welcome but
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Maxell
Blank Cassettes
thinks the
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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!
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Hitachi
Belt Drive
Auto Return
Turntable
With one kid still in college,
Dyer will cry every time an
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Digital
Receiver
The best thing about the 3-
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Listening
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Bryan
846-1768
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