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raps ■ Texas A&M ■ ■ ■ ■ The Battalion March 25, 1982/Page IB Section B staff photo by Sumanesh Agrawal A little more to the left! Lisa Hartman, a sophomore Geology her Aerobics class. Stretching be- major from Dallas stretches her fore running helps prevent injuries muscles before a two-mile run in to muscles. Farmers say they need relief Interest rates damaging United Press International WICHITA, Kan. — With the one-two punch of high interest rates and low farm prices forc ing more farms into bankruptcy, farmers told a National Farmers Union hearing that they need help. Farmers and agricultural leaders from across the state said Tuesday they can’t hold out much longer, during a hearing sponsored by the National Far mers Union and the Kansas Far mers Union. George Stone, president of the National Farmers Union, said the major culprit forcing the rising number of farm mort gage foreclosures is high in terest rates. In fact, Stone said many farmers are paying as much as 46 percent of their in come toward interest payments. “For every dollar in net farm income, there’s $10.60 cents they owe,” he said. “We cannot survive on high interest rates and low prices.” “different spokes for different folks” 403 University (Northgate) Open 10-7 Mon.-Fri. 10-5 Sat. 846-BIKE Stone said he wasn’t expect ing any new information to arise from Tuesday’s hearing, but said the testimony gathered there would be distributed to consumer groups, the Reagan Administration and members of Congress “who don’t fully understand the situaiton.” The hearing at the Airport Hilton was the second of nine hearings around the country, with the first held Monday in Lubbock, Texas. “Our purpose is to get infor mation,” Stone said, “ and in form people about the real situa tion on the farm and the de pression we’re in.” Besides the farmers who spoke at the hearing, several agricultural leaders and agribu sinessmen submitted statements Tuesday on the plight of the Kansas farm, including Bob Showalter, president of the Hes- ston State Bank; Harland E. Priddle, secretary of the Kansas Board of Agriculture; and John Strunk, a member of the Andale Coop Board of Directors. Among the farmers speaking at the hearing were Tom Giessel of Earned, Joel Daniels of Gar den City and Bill Leonard of Hugoton, who all testified that Kansas farmers are going broke and need help in the form of higher prices for their products. Said Stone, “We need some relief.” NUMBER ONEi Joseph ERike Protective’s Leading Career Agent Joseph P. Rike is a proven professional — his dedication to his work and commitment to service are reflected by his sales record. This month he was our number one career agent. Call Joseph Rike for sound advice about your personal and business in surance needs. PROTECTIVE LIFE® INSURANCE COMPANY Home Office Birmingham. Alabama Joseph P. Rike/Bryan/College Station Agency/Charles E. Thomas, General Manager/ 3833 Texas Avenue/Suite 476/Bryan, Texas 77801/Telephone: (713) 696-7714 THE MASTER OF PROFESSIONAL WRITING DEGREE AT THE UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA THE FACULTY INCLUDES: James P. White, Director fS/rPsong, The Ninth Car), William Goyen (House of Breath, Come. The Restorer), John Rechy (City of Night, Numbers), David Scott Milton ('Kabha/ah. Paradise Road). Harry Brown (A Place in the Sun, Sands of Iwodima), Robert Pirosh (Battleground. A Day at the Races) Ken Evans, (A Feast for Spiders). Max Lamb (The Last Nazi. Emporia), Shelly Lowenkopf (editor, novelist), plus non-fiction writers Tommy Thompson (Blood and Money. Serpentine), and A. Scott Berg (Max Perkins Editor of Genius). Former faculty have included such writers as playwright William Inge THE PROGRAM A 30-unit. 2-year program offering concentrations m one of three areas fiction writing, cmema-tv-drama writing, or non-fiction writing The program is a joint offering of the College of Continuing Education and the Graduate School James P White, Director Master of Professional Writing JEF 232f University of Southern Californ.a Los Angeles. CA 90007 (213)743-6701 The Joy of Secs. £ / TH5R5S NOTHIN* ~ ' UKE TRIPLE SEC EVOCATION WOULD TODBUONTTNE be complete student Body'. 1 without HIRAM WALKER TRIPLE SEC fcr t fp»« reap* boctut wrru Hirxo MtUcr PO Sci 2235. fws:x^.:r. HiD*. Itch 48018 c ’.962 ThpS* Sec Liqueur 60 proof H:r»= Wtier 9 Son*. loe . S*r. rreacMcc. C*hf