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United Press International
EL PASO —* Many mer-
hants are facing financial de-
astation because of the peso
evaluation, but business is
ooming for Jesus Perez, one
( about a dozen enterprising
loney exchangers operating
long the streets on the south-
rn edge of the city near the
exas-Mexico border.
Money exchangers, like
erez, wheel and deal in dol-
trs and pesos.
“It was one way to make a
ving,” explained Perez, who
ad his compact car parked
;ss than one block from the
nternational Bridge leading
ito Mexico for the third
traight day.
Patiently, Perez stood on
be sidewalk Wednesday
hile a large sign atop his car
irodaimed his intent: “Buy
nd sell dollars!”
Perez who used to barter
nd sell at flea markets before
urning to the field of finance,
aid he had taken in about
00,000 pesos so far.
“A lot of the Mexicans
ome to town and want to get a
better exchange rate,” said
Perez, who like other small
money exchangers Wednes
day had been buying at 95
pesos for $1 and selling at 85
for $1.
“It’s better than the 70 to 1
exchange rate they have in
Juarez. I kind of thinkofitasa
community service,” he said
with a slight smile. ,
Perhaps it could be the long
lines at the banks that encour
age people to go to money ex
changers, said Irving Rubin,
manager of Star Jewelry, who
also deals in money ex
changing.
Rubin estimated the money
exchange business at his store
has increased about 50 per
cent since Mexico national
ized its banks.
He said his exchange can
often alter its exchange rate
depending on the amount of
money involved.
“Sometimes a give a better
exchange rate if there is a
higher amount of money to
exchange. I don’t know if the
hanks can do that,” he said.
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United Press International
iARLAND — Nearly two
rs since she helped convince
K city council to pass an ordi-
h nce reserving parking for
■ ■ndicapped drivers such as
■rself, Melba Spence, 31, faces
■ourt date for allegedly violat-
Eg the law.
“ “It’s been kind of a pain,” she
s of her efforts to convince
Jthorities she really is hand-
lipped, and that she did not
for coiligfg t j ie ordinance she helped
bring into being.
ver, saf p 0 |j O) Guillain-Barre Syn-
:entiali» ome an( j a pinched nerve
; flapiuBvc paralyzed her legs,
dng frai The trouble began shortly af-
iGarland passed its ordinance
ten state law makers passed a
lilar statute. Texas requires a
partment of Motor Vehicles
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sticker to show the driver as a
handicapped person.
The Eastfield College hand
icapped parking sticker on
Spence’s car was valid on school
parking lots only. She was ac
cused of violating the law after
she parked her car in a reserved
area at a department store on
Sept. 2.
Although the city ordered a
Sept. 29 court date, City Attor
ney Charles Hinton is not put
ting on a tough face.
“She may be in violation of the
strict letter of the law, but I can’t
see any gain in prosecuting
someone who is indeed hand
icapped,” he said. “It would be
ridiculous to prosecute someone
who was handicapped for using
handicapped parking.”
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United Press International
, J FORT WOR TH — Owners of
le Comanche Peak nuclear
bwer plant, plagued by cost
[vermns, denied any know-
dge of design flaws that critics
(intend could render as many
Js 5,000 pipe supports unsafe.
Witnesses for the Texas Utili-
esCo. testified Tuesday that a
?view had not uncovered the
lleged flaws that an anti-
uclear group claims hampers
ie 2,300 mega-watt facility
jnder construction since 1974
Glen Rose, southwest of Fort
(Vorth.
Further testimony on licens
ing the facility continued
Wednesday before the U.S. Ato
mic Safety and Licensing Board.
The Citizens Association for
Sound Energy said replacing the
allegedly faulty supports could
cost as much as $1.5 billion.
An earlier program to rede
sign thousands of pipe supports
added more than $300 million
to the cost of the facility.
Texas Utilities officials ori
ginally estimated Comanche
Peak would cost $779 million
and now estimate the cost to be
at least $3.44 billion.
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ACACIA
Ration 0 '
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FALL RUSH
For more information
and interview
Call 693-3547
Travel committee plans ski trips
by David Tharp
Battalion Reporter
With only two weeks of the fall
semester over the Memorial Stu
dent Center Travel Committee
is already making plans for its
Christmas break ski trips.
Plans are being made for two
five-day ski trips; one to Winter
Park, Colo, from Jan. 4 to 9 and
another to Purgatory, Colo.,
Jan. 8 to 15, said Theresa
Chiang, the committee’s adviser.
The cost of the trips will be
between $399 and $499, de
pending on choice of lodging
facilities. The price includes
round-trip transportation from
College Station to Colorado, five
nights’ lodging, two meals per
day, five days of lift tickets, full
use of lodge facilities including
indoor swimming, hot tubs, ten
nis courts, saunas and daily maid
service.
Students, faculty and staff can
sign up for the trips in 216 MSC
beginning Monday.
Space is limited to 46 persons
per trip. A $150 deposit is due
upon registration and another
$150
is due before Oct.
payment i
15. The balance is due by Nov.
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