er 5,1!
local/state
Battalion/Page 5
October 5, 1982
I Fall’s here, so is pollen
Robert Jol
from
in
by Lynn Falco
Battalion Reporter
How do you spell relief? For
ay fever sufferers, it’s not
pisy.
Dr. Rupert Palmer, an ex
tension weed specialist and
hay fever sufferer himself,
said ragweed — a major con
tributor to nasal allergies — is
k its peak of shedding pollen;
Jind that means a lot of runny
hoses, watery eyes and sneez
ing in Bryan-College Station.
Palmer said giant ragweed
^nd Bermuda grass are the
tnost abundant, hay fever-
busing weeds in the local
fcrea. Their major blooming
leaks are from the beginning
[>f September to the middle of
October, but sometimes they
can continue to bloom as late
as the first killing frost.
After a long, hot summer, a
bool front often brings cool
rain — the perfect time for
'weeds to bloom, Palmer said.
The high pollen count in the
^spring and fall occurs because
pxcess pollen, during its trans
fer from the male to the
female part of the plant, gets
carried up into the air by the
wind.
Bermuda grass is a special
. problem on the Texas A&M
Jniversity campus, especially
between mowings, Palmer
said. When people walk
through it, the wind carries
the small seed heads up into
the air.
People with hay fever will
have a reaction when they
come in close contact with
either an area of giant rag
weed or an area of Bermuda
grass, Palmer said. He recom
mended that victims should
stay inside as much as possible
during the peak pollenation
period and receive medical
attention. He also said if vic
tims must go outside, they
should wear a surgeon’s mask.
Dr. Claude Goswick, dire
ctor of the A.P. Beutel Health
Center, said nasal allergies are
seasonal reactions,and the
health center becomes
crowded with allergy victims
in the spring and fall.
“Of course when you think
about it, spring is a long time
around here, so is fall. So
sometimes hay fever prob
lems seem year-round,” Gos
wick said.
But once there is a hard
freeze, he said, there are no
more problems — at least un
til the weather becomes war
mer again.
A great number of stu
dents, who have seen allergists
at one time or another take
hyposensitization injections,
Three’s not the charm
for Austin pair’s house
United Press International
AUSTIN — Stan and Laura
Moore counted their blessings
when two speeding cars narrow
ly missed striking their home
this past weekend, but their
good luck didn’t hold out a third
time.
Late Saturday night, a car
struck a telephone pole next to
the Moores’ duplex. A few hours
later, another car smashed into a
tree across the street. But early
Sunday night, the Moores’ luck
ran out when a third wayward
vehicle plowed into their living
room while the couple was
watching television.
“Both (earlier) accidents
made a lot of screeching and
banging,” Stan Moore, 25, said.
“So when this one made a lot of
screeching and banging, we
didn’t think much of it until we
saw the car come through the
wall. Then it was sheer panic.”
Although the Moores were
pushed across the living room
floor by the car’s impact, they
were not injured. The unidenti
fied driver of the car was taken
to a local hospital with undeter
mined injuries.
“We were lucky,” Moore said.
Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With
These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods.
Each Daily Special Only $2.39 Plus Tax.
“Open Daily”
Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. — 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M
he said. These are shots that
contain a small, diluted dos
age of whatever the patient is
alleric to. The shots allow the
person to build up a tolerance
— but not an immunity — to
the allergen.
Goswick said allergy victims
may develop asthma, hives
and itching. Sometimes,
although rarely, they can de
velop swelling of certain areas
of the body including the
esophagus, lips, tongue and
face. These systemic, allergic
reactions could progress to
affect the circulatory system
or the respiratory system and
sometimes, in extreme cases,
cause shock.
MONDAY EVENING
SPECIAL
Salisbury Steak
with
Mushroom Gravy
Whipped Potatoes
Your Choice of
One Vegetable
Roll or Com Bread and Butter
Coffee or Tea
continuing to investigate
Baytown bomb scare
TUESDAY EVENING
SPECIAL
Mexican Fiesta
Dinner
Two Cheese and
Onion Enchiladas
w chili
Mexican Rice
Patio Style Pinto Beans
Tostadas
Coffee or Tea
One Corn Bread and Butter
WEDNESDAY
EVENING SPECIAL
Chicken Fried Steak
w cream Gravy
Whipped Potatoes and
Choice of one other
Vegetable
Roll or Corn Bread and Butter
Coffee or Tea
United Press International
this tim■BAYTOWN, — Four Coloni
al thef jo residents were held in two
library, itates Monday under $ 1 million
igontheofind each for allegedly plotting
who haiep extort $15 million from Gulf
time rfil Chemical Co. by threatening
vhenthet o blow up its largest plant — a
otv said. |l billion facility east of
I she iscttjfouston.
o theefliw The FBI refuses to give any
i, “Ever details in the investigation,
nputer vhich it said was still in progress,
try has (' Agents refused to say if there
Rre other suspects in the case.,
or Daiiilr “Investigation in other areas
eatthel|f the country is continuing,”
T BI spokesman John Joyce said,
i Arrested Sunday in Duran-
jfo, Colo., and charged with ex-
prtion were John Marvin
■Bride, 4b, and his wife, JiH
Rene Bird, 35. They were
jfrraigned before U.S. Magis-
J rate David West and ordered
f leld under $1 million bond
Kch.
■In Denver, the FBI said the
, n r obablw res,s came after three search
> time. W; trrants covering three homes
e are tn ^ one business were executed
on ' t " in the southwestern Colorado
the re.4 0 " n -
, t0 i^MTwo other Durango resi-
nce a r ^nts, Theodore Duane McKin-
Hy, 45, a pack saddle guide, and
ncour; : . Mchncl Allen Worth, 34, a pri-
iaeazi«flW e i nvest igator, were arrested
ntO'Asi(| n Apache Junction, Ariz., Fri-
Wednewjy allegedly trying to collect
I re p lr ,?15 million ransom.
dll delivsl
hospilair
e Wedii
McKinney and Worth, who
was McBride’s partner in a
Durango gun shop and private
detective agency, were charged
with violation of the Hobbs Act
barring criminal interference
with interstate commerce. They
were jailed in Phoenix in lieu of
$1 million bond each.
FBI agents said Sunday they
were continuing to investigate
any relationships the suspects
had with Gulf. Authorities have
said they thought whoever
planted the bombs at the $1 bil
lion, 1,100-acre facility, which is
Gulfs largest chemical plant,
had a detailed familiarity with
the layout.
Gulf spokesman Kirk
Vogeley said late Sunday there
were no immediate plans to put
the Cedar Bayou plant —where
five bombs were found Thurs
day — back into operation. The
shutdown last Wednesday cost
$1.5 million, he said, and each
day the huge petrochemical
plant remains idle costs
$300,000.
“There is no schedule on
starting the plant back up,” he
said. “We’ve found no more
bombs, but we want to be abso
lutely sure of the situation be
fore we bring our people back in
and start operating again.”
Four Gulf executives received
letters Tuesday threatening to
detonate 10 bombs in the plant if
$ 15 million was not paid by mid
day Sunday.
Five bombs were found and
neutralized by FBI, Army and
police bomb squads and Sun
day’s deadline passed without
incident.
An FBI affidavit filed in
Phoenix federal court indicated
the case began to unravel Friday
when Gulf security chief Bob
Quintana received a telephone
call from a man identifying him
self as one of the extortionists.
The caller told Quintana to
fly to Phoenix, land at Sky Har
bor Airport, rent a station
wagon and proceed to a bowling
alley in Fairlane Shopping Cen
ter in Tempe, Ariz., and wait at a
pay telephone for another call.
Neither FBI nor Gulf spokes
men would say whether Quinta
na had carried $15 million or
any money with him to Arizona.
THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL
Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner
SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE
Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad
Choice of Salad Dressing — Hot Garlic Bread
Tea or Coffee
FOR YOUR PROTECTION OUR PERSONNEL HAVE HEALTH CARDS.
FRIDAY EVENING
SATURDAY
*i
SUNDAY SPECIAL
SPECIAL
NOON and EVENING
NOON and EVENING
BREADED FISH
SPECIAL
ROAST TURKEY DINNER
FILET w TARTAR
Yankee Pot Roast
Served with
SAUCE
Cole Slaw
Hush Puppies
Choice of one
vegetable
Roll or Corn Bread & Butter
Tea or Coffee
(Texas Salad)
Mashed
Potato w
gravy
Roll or Corn Bread & Butter
Tea or Coffee
Cranberry Sauce
Cornbread Dressing
Roll or Corn Bread - Butter -
Coffee or Tea
Giblet Gravy
And your choice of any
One vegetable r
CULPEPPER PLAZA
hing
jne
ie
mow SERVimG
SANDWICHES
11:30-2:30
Special
Ham, Cheese & Salami
$2.10
Ham
2.10
Turkey Breast
2.10
Salami
2.10
Canadian Bacon
2.10
Pastrami
2.10
Choice of any two meats
2.10
1 Hr. Free Pool with Lunch
IS
OUR
MIDDLE
NAME.
rESflTEROAYS
“A fine entertainment establishment”
BIEEIARDS, BACKGAMMON
DARTS & MIXED DRINKS
4421 S. Texas Ave.
846-2625
As we have grown and diversified, we have made energy our business and our middle
name. The story of our phenomenal success is the story of applied energies of a diverse
staff of committed professionals - individuals who have supported each other and
benefited from the energy efficiency of working well together. The result: a diversified
energy company that is making solid advancements on many fronts. Transco Energy
Company can now proudly add "ENERGY” to our name; we are deeply involved in
exploration and production, gas transmission, coal gasification and coal mining.
Transco’s exploration program has expanded to include active participation from the
Rocky Mountains to the Gulf Coast and Gulf of Mexico to the Northern Atlantic Ocean.
Our interstate gas pipeline extends from the Gulf Coast to the Atlantic Seaboard,
supplying two-thirds of the natural gas consumed in the Philadelphia to New York City
corridor. Our participation in the construction and operation of the Great Plains Coal
Gasification plant will produce the nation’s first commercial facility of its kind.
Additionally, we have become involved in coal mining through the acquisition of
mining companies in Eastern Kentucky.
As we continue to grow, we are seeking additional talented professionals with bold ideas
and the stamina to make these ideas work. We would like to tell you more about current
career opportunities with Transco Energy Company in gas pipeline, exploration and
production, coal gasification and coal mining operations. For more information on
Transco Energy Company, contact your placement office.
CAMPUS INTERVIEW DATE
Tuesday, October 19
TRANSCO ENERGY COMPANY
t
House Dress Code after 7 p. m.
An Equal Opportunity Employer M/F