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Friday, March 25, 1983/The Battalion/Page 9 hoto ALIS comes to town ' photo by Irene Mees >d royce Wilson, left, a student worker in the S) | tr brary, shows Kevin Haack how to work ALIS II, v people i [er *' n g Evans library’s new computer system. LIS will contain the author-title file next fall. The system now houses 70% of the books. Wilson, a senior history major from Sanber, is teaching students how to use the system. Haack is an entomology graduate student from Milwaukee. Burned teenager critical United Press International HOUSTON — A 15-year-old girl remains in critical condition with burns over 60 percent of her body after neighbors heard her shout her intentions to wrap herself in a blanket soaked with lighter fluid and ignite it Tues day night, investigators with the Arson Division of the Houston Fire Department said. A spokeswoman at Hermann Hospital said Tanya Oliver was in critical but stable condition suffering mostly second-degree burns but third-degree burns on her face. Arson Chief Leonard Mikes- ka said he had information the girl attempted suicide. Paramedics who First arrived at the apartment commented in an official report: “The patient wrapped herself in a blanket soaked with lighter fluid.” The youth was living with her mother, Sandra Oliver, at a fashionable apartment in the Memorial area. travel’ cologne uses Qfeally rocky gimmick isis in :v broug initiation e states ing pro; t in 0< red to a ted daimsl Bob Bulb o finance h through general obi inted to I would lei in unmain United Press International )ALI.AS — Michael Kraft > he can’t compete with the hois in the men’s fragrance iiSuy, so he had to come up :i a gimmick. He paid a substantial sum of ney for the manufacturing 1 marketing rights to a little nvn men’s cologne, Gravel, small rocks at the bottom of h|'bottle and is producing a .v package design. “You need millions to be in 1 'fragrance industry,” said dt.“l don’t have millions, so I :cl stvie, stage presence.” The rocks at the bottom of :li boitle give (iravel a distinct, earthy smell, said Kraft. It also has a light amber color that dar kens with age, he added. “Men are looking to be pam pered,” said Kraft. “They’re looking for something diffe rent.” Kraft formed a new' Dallas- based company, Gravel Fragr ances International Inc., which will re-introduce the cologne with a newly designed package in several months. It will sell for approximately $25 for a 4-ounce bottle, Kraft said, and is aimed at the prestige market. Kraft said Gravel isn’t a gim mick. He called it a classic, one of the few' men’s fragrances that wall last when many brands are gone. Kraft commissioned Florida artist Dominic Mingolla to cre ate a painting, “essence of fragr ance,” that has been imprinted as the design of the new pack age. It is a free-form collection of colors that Kraf t said is aimed at women, who, studies suggest, may purchase up to 70 percent of all men’s fragrances. Gravel was invented by Michael B. Knudsen, who called it “a subtle, close-up male aroma — definitely out of place in the company of strictly commercial competitors.” Is-VOU-gO Iffe lid. t j v JBI investigates infbuse charges drive I'd OP 3 Of United Press International iAN ANTONIO — The FBI later an investigating several Bexar ;d fromhistftnfty Sheriff’s Department ulowntm'i: rsonnel for alleged sexual ive.38-calitease against prisoners, an /lathis’winiteni confirmed today. man.SheltoiB lianis,'vho v f8u e ' iave an invesliga- shoodng, v n ’” sa i ( l an agent with the WvnnegetliV San Antonio office, dinu that it involved allega- ,s very red,ag>f on -going criminal viola- iK'hedasiflijfi including sexual abuse. Il'Ghief Sheriffs Deputy hite said ir in from )pped ii JK n e the sW 1 somethin; ^ 'illiams said | it of the carl at 1 had « Manuel Arcos said he knew no thing about the investigation and did not hear of it until a reporter informed him. Assis tant Ghief Deputy Gene Talbert also denied knowledge of the in vestigation. The suit charges that Arcos and Sgt. Michael McClure approached a woman for the purpose of having sexual rela tions, and that Sheriff Joe Neaves, Gapt. Ray Paez and jail employee Annie Hall “put the harrassment into effect.” hreatening note |ft on dead pup TewK Office of Traffic Safety INSTANT PASSPORT PHOTOS kinko's copies 201 College Main 846-8721 3 minute service no appointment suitable for passports • visas resumes • and more! Keep up with the Einsteins* You don t have to be a genius to use an Apple personal computer. But you can start acting like one. Because Apples are so easy to use and afford that almost halt a million people are using them every day. To help them get ahead in business. In school. Even at home So come in today for a free demonstration. 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