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state Battalion/Page 6 March 8,1982 At General Telephone... We’re Not Simply Talking About Service Improvements We’re Making Them In The Bryan Division At General Telephone, better service isn’t just a goal, it's a solid commitment. General Telephone spent over 354 million dollars in 1981 on capital expenditure projects (i.e. new electronic switches, expanded cable projects, modernization), and GTE will spend over 410 million dollars in 1982 to provide you the best telecommunica tions available. For the Bryan division this investment in service im provement is working as shown below. General Telephone is working hard to continually provide you with the best of service. The Texas Public Utilities Commission (PUC) has established certain standards in public hearings, and our service results are listed against those standards. Bryan Record amount paid for steer United Press International HOUSTON — A world- record $ 127,000 was paid Satur day for ‘Mister Ten,’ the grand champion steer at the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo. The black 1,260-pound Maine Anjor steer was raised by Tommy Schroeder, 14, of Taylor. Last year’s grand cham pion price was $1 12,000. The animal was donated by his buyers to the Houston Farm and Ranch Club. It probably will be re-auctioned to raise money for the club. The five businessmen who bought the steer also bought last year’s champion. Buyers Jesse Sharman, Ed Kane, Bill Austin, Bryan Hutcheson and E. A. “Bud” Olson outbid Houston realtor David Rolke to get the big, black steer. The reserve grand champion steer owned by Sam Scott, 15, of Eastham, sold for $60,000. Scott’s sister, Theresa, now a Texas A&M senior, sold the 1974 grand champion steer in Houston for $40,000. The grand champion turkey, owned by Wyann Freitag of San Antonio, was sold for $28,000, another world’s record. Other grand champions sold Friday included a pen of broilers raised by Randy Bancroft, 14, of Powell, for $55,000. The grand champion lamb, owned by Bob bie Acton, 15, of Ozona, sold for $63,000. Texas PUC Standards January 1981 Most Current Figure % customer calls answered promptly business office/ repair service business otllce 90/ /90 repair sendee business office 95.0/ /952 repair service business office 92.3X 87.6 repair service % service order com mitments met as promised 90 96.5 95.5 * % local calls completed on 1st try 98 100.0 99.4 * % direct dialed long distance calls com pleted on 1st try 95 99.1 98.2 % out-of-service trouble cleared within 8 working hours. 90 97.7 95.1 "these results based on electronic testing GQ3 General Telephone SCHMALTZ’S 2 FOR 1! Any Two Sandwiches For The Trice of One! All Day — Mondays Only only at SCHMALTZ’S Culpepper Plaza 693-8276 ABORTION: BOTH SIDES Monday March 8th 8:00 p.m. Rudder Theatre Admission: Free MSC GREAT ISSUE The great outdoors Don Harris, of the Whole Earth participating in the Outdoorsl Provision Co., explains the Horizons Conference taking place] excitement of kayaking and camping Thursday and Friday on campus, to listeners. Harris and others were Wrecked car remains despite officials’ efforts mom United Press International ROCKWALL — A wrecked automobile placed on display in front of the Rockwall County Courthouse by the town sheriff will remain despite efforts by area youth and officials to re move it. The mangled car remained in public on view late Saturday, despite an order by county com missioners that it be hauled away. Sheriff John M. Vance vowed the automobile would re main in place through Sunday afternoon. Vance said the public display carried a message. One teenager was killed and two seriously in jured when the car was struck by a train last month. “I put it out there hoping it might save a life,” Vance said. “I thought it was a good idea. If it saves one kid’s life, it will be worthwhile.” The town’s youth complained to Rockwall County Judge Der- wood Wimpee after the car went on display. Wimpee said he originally gave Vance permission to haul the car from the county im pounding yard to the court house as a reminder of how cer tain death was and how fast it could come. “But it divided the commun ity,” W’impee said Saturday. “Now I’m not certain what its purpose was.” On Wimpee’s orders, Va towed the car back to thecou yard Tuesday night, but turned it Thursday when concerned and curious gathe at the county lot. That sparked a renei round of complaints and a« by county commissioners Fri( deeming the car’s display poor taste and ordering wrecked vehicle removed ag! drop Vance ignored their order. Ion t “I’m a professional lav. forcement officer, and myo intention is to have it there people to look at, because picture is worth a thous words,” he said. V \ : \ 3 tv. m You’re lookin good, you don’t need designer clothes ... just our designer cut! RGGIS HAIRSTYUSTS J payi: last 99.9 Post Oak Mall 764-0660 Appointment Not Always Nece*»*M