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national Battalion/Page 14 February 18,1982 Winter storms soak U.S. NEW FLU TREATMENT STUDY If you catch the flu, you may be eligible to join the study. Participants will receive up to $112.00. Requirements - Flu symptoms with fever - Must come to the Health Center for evaluation within 24 hours of onset of illness - No other major health problems - Be willing to stay in Health Center 3 days If Interested - Come to Health Center for evalua tion and more information as soon as your Flu begins (Flu doctors are there days, nights and weekends) Floods, mudslides reign United Press International Coast-to-coast thunderstorms broke the winter freeze Wednes day and a second wave of sea borne squalls rolled toward the Pacific Northwest, where three days of floods and mudslides wrecked businesses, cut off ma jor roads and killed as many as six people. Eight others died Tuesday night when a twin-engine plane crashed and burned while trying to land in heavy fog and drizzle in Lebanon, Ky. — in the middle of a band of fog from southern Iowa to the Atlantic Ocean. Storms lashing the Northwest since Sunday have left three people dead and three others missing and presumed dead. More than 9 inches of rain inun dated northern California and Oregon, and Washington had 8- inch accumulations before the storms moved into Nevada early Tuesday. “Ranches at Big Flat are sur rounded by water, and produc tion at our cheese factory has been shut down. The Eagles’ building was hit the worst; ceil ings there are leaking water from the melting snow and a lot of walls are water-soaked.” In California, three people were swept away and apparently drowned in swollen waters of Deer Creek and the South Fork of the American River. Rescue teams in Washington were unable to locate the body of Bobby Johnson of Oakville who disappeared with his earth mov er Sunday in a mudslide along the Chehalis River. Other vic tims were a cross-country skier, who died in an avalanche in northeast Oregon, and a woman motorist whose car slipped into Oregon’s Coquille River. Six members of a mountain search team were rescued in Atlanta, Idaho, Tuesday after being trapped by two avalanches that sealed off their escape route in the remote Sawtooth National Wilderness Area. The rescue team had been trying to reach two motorists stranded by heavy snow. The motorists were found un harmed and airlifted to safety. The Pacific storms unleashed minor mudslides in the San Francisco area, where residents were still stinging from a Janu ary deluge that killed 37 people. Mudslides and toppled trees dis rupted auto traffic and tele phone communications. “It looks like we’ve survived another one,” a Sonoma Coun ty, Calif., sheriffs spokeswoman said. Another potential storm was expected to hit the Washington and Oregon coastlines by tos and northern Californianolu than Friday. Up to 8 inches snow was forecast for the non ern Colorado mountains, Showers and thunderstoi! reached from the Floii panhandle to the edges of Ji| England, with heavy threatening to flood rivers southern Illinois to Alai® Georgia and South Carol Winds up to 50 mph werei ported in southeast Alabatiu Authorities in Salmon,Ida! in the eastern part of thesa said flooding there was the since 1963. “There’s a 25-mile ice i from Salmon to North! said resident Bob John mm Attention all Engineering Students.. Having trouble deciding what to do with your career? STUDENT ENGINEERS COUNCIL PRESENTS Union president: Reaganomics bad e "'« United Press International BAL HARBOUR, Fla. — “Jonestown economics” is how AFL-CIO President Lane Kirk land described President Reagan’s proposals to revitalize the economy. Kirkland did nett make the remark in casual conversation. He made it to the vice president of the United States. The labor leader repeated his analogy to the Guyana tragedy at a news conference Tuesday following a 50-minute appear ance by Vice President George Bush with the AFL-CIO Execu tive Council. Asked to comment on Kirk land’s statement, deputy White House press secretary Larry Speakes said Wednesday: “It’s a sad, sad choice of words.” Kirkland, in explaining his “Jonestown economics” c ment to reporters, said: administers economic Kookl to the poor, and the del and the unemployed ini country.” The Kool-Aid reference to the poisoned fruit-drinki ture that hundreds of theft pies Temple followers of: Rev. Jim Jones drank andi from in November 1978 ai retreat at Jonestown, Guyaiu It came at the end of them; ing during “a good-natm | jockeying back and foif J Glenn Watts, president ofi | Communication Workers America, said. j I Several individuals in: room said Bush laughed it threw up his hands when heard the remark. “CAREER DEVELOPMENT IN ENGINEERING” February 17-18 9:30-5:00 MSC Room #212 & 224 (Second Floor) Students will talk directly to company representatives about career opportunities. 42 COMPANIES REPRESENTED TOM BROWN, INC. SONAT OFFSHORE CRAWFORD & RUSSEL INTERNATIONAL PAPER, CO. U.S. NAVY OFFICER PROGRAMS OWEN-WILLIAMS IBM TI-DIGITAL SYSTEMS GROUP HOUSTON CABLE TV INC. MASON & HANGER-SILAS MASON CO. INC. MCDERMOTT ENGR. ARTHUR ANDERSON CITY PUBLIC SERVICE IN SA ROCKWELL INTERNATIONAL REED ROCKBIT CO. LOCKHEED MISSILES & SPACE CO. TURNER CONSTRUCTION DOW CHEMICAL DRESSER INDUSTRIES CAMCO MOTOROLA UNITED TELEPHONE CO. OF TEXAS AMOCO OIL COM. AMOCO CHEMICALS INTEL Sll MCEVOY OILFIELD EQUIPMENT COMPANY BUNGE EDIBLE OIL CORP. SQUARE D CO. CONSERVATEK, INC. MBPXL CORP. ZAPATA FAFNIR BEARING/TEXTRON PERRY GAS CO. EASTMAN WHIPSTOCK SO. CA. EDISON AMOCO PRODUCTION CO. U.S. ARMY ENGINEERING UNITED TECHNOLOGIES-SIKORSKY AIRCRAFT CHEVRON SETPOINT STAUFFER CHEMICAL CO. BRAZOS SAVINGS Rate Update Individual Retirement Account Interest for the first 30 days of deposit then you select Fixed IRA 15.050% (rate fixed for 18 months) or Variable IRA 13.455% (rate effective thru March 31,1982) Each rate is compounded monthly. Brazos Investors Account 13.500% (rate adjusted daily) 1,000 minimum* 6-Month Money Market Certificate 14.610% (rate fixed for term) $10,000 minimum deposit 2 1 /2-Year Money Market Certificate 16.484% Effective Annual Yield 15.050% (rate fixed for term) no minimum deposit RATES EFFECTIVE AS OF February 17, 1982 Rates are subject to change. Call Brazos Savings for today's rates. Federal regulations prohibit the compounding of interest on 6-month certificates. ‘INVESTOR ACCOUNTS ARE NOT SAVINGS ACCOUNTS AND ARE NOT INSURED BY THE FEDERAL SAVINGS AND LOAN INSURANCE CORPORATION. A nominal administrative fee is charged for early withdrawal. Savings in IRAs and Money Market Certificates are insured up to $100,000 by an agency of the federal government. Regulations impose a substantial interest penalty for early withdrawal. BRAZOS Savings Main Office: 2800 Texas Avenue / Bryan Other offices throughout Central Texas.. .and more to come