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Friday, April 29, 1983/The Battalion/Page 11 California :) Penyat, 'ond here.' ■obertCias prei "andsaieii] sei then 1977 F, bond ai [jpearantg! -5ted in thj Donald Ft] sco at Lab band, need to IS in FittinjiJ ted Foai she ras tei r refused:] liated Fh nurder. said Fs 1 the deat onvictedt ider )es not # i degreesi not pront xedureiki in has itenceaw aid lifeir ; maxitr Id recent Jer. Freshmen privileges photo by Guy Hood itemalioni checkofa ist phvsitt ind than ses thedfli a majoriil een treatft ursday irnalofSj Being a freshman in the Corps of geosciences major from Riverside, Cadets has its ups and downs. Fish Conn. Lucas gave Bordic junior Brian Bordic, a computer science privileges at dinner for his major from Kingwood, does a few exhibition of “good bull.” Bordic’s push-ups for Ted Lucas, a junior fishhood is almost over, though. Electronic devices head list of graduation gifts United Press International [Many parents these days buy advanttffvideo tape recorders, home technifi computers and electronic ;cades, p! typewriters as graduation gifts Is have::' for their children, said Frank report McCann. :ins r( '‘® Prices can run into the hun- u< ; fitlrecl.s of dollars for these and l’ 1 ' [other electronic devices, but : that's no deterrent, said ru* McCann, vice president for pub- !S l ! lie affairs for RCA’s consumer l ia ' e 1 lelectronics division. ’1 M'Lm The Indianappolis-based ex- lts l1 ' peudve thinks parents look upon ll! '‘ li i such pricey gifts as educational ort saft lercenl ed a ich treate een chauf value hat a remain 1 : assur® 8 e’’thet ( ? an g 111 art itero*^ house*? |y«or rayto** aids, “That’s how theyjustify the cost. Parents are the primary purchasers of graduation gifts. “Our market research people keep pretty good track of these things,” McCann said. Size is important to young people because they’re living in small quarters, he said, “A nine- inch color television is a very popular size for kids going off to college or graduating from col- lege.” Even smaller units are in de mand. Black-and-white portable TV-clock-radios with screens of five-inch diagonal or less account for 17 percent of all black and white TV sets sold, a total of 5.8 million industrywide in 1981, he said. “Typewriters are always popular, and new small compu ters,” he said. McCann said word processors are still an office product, be cause their prices usually run over $1,000 or more, but home computers are becoming more affordable, some in the $99 to $199 price range. 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Vlte don’t just sell—we do busmessl ‘Maquilas’ benefit workers on both sides of border United Press International CHIHUAHUA CITY, Mex ico — Mario Gonzalez looks out over the barren stretch of desert north of Chihuahua City and points to the mesquite and sage brush with an air of certainty. “This desert will be filled with factories within three years,” he said. “Already there are plans on the drawing boards to build 22 new plants here within a year, in spite of the economic crisis.” Gonzalez’ optimism is shared by his associates in Complejo In dustrial Chihuahua, a new in dustrial park under construc tion outside of Chihuahua City, capital of Mexico’s largest state. And there’s a Ford plant planned that’s already serving as a harbinger for additional heavy and light industry. The Complejo offices are vi sited regularly by American in dustrialists, some looking for a good location to invest in a so- called twin-plant or “maquila” assembly operation. With the “maquila” or twin- plant concept, American com panies own 100 percent of the companies established in Mex ico. All raw material used in ma quila plants must be imported. The material is not taxed until the product is finished. Tax is charged on that portion of the product improved in Mexico, and the finished product must be exported. All along the border, from Ti juana to Matamoros, American plants are helping prop up Mex ico’s sagging economy with ma quilas. A companion facility is usually constructed in an Amer ican border city, creating jobs not only in Mexico but in the United States as well. The greatest selling point of many American industrialists is the need in Mexico to create new jobs. In Chihuahua City the minimum wage is 365 pesos per day. That’s $2.43 in U.S. money at the exchange rate of 150 pesos per $l. Twin plants must use the ex change rate of 105 pesos per dollar and employers are re quired to provide another 30 percent in fringe benefits. Ten workers hurt in plant explosion United Press International OTTAWA, Ill. — An explo sion and fire at the BorgWarner chemical plant just before mid night injured 10 people, five cri tically, authorities said Thursday. A tank containing cumen hydroperoxide, a plastic resin, exploded and started a fire on the third floor of the 16-year-old plant while up to 85 employees were working, officials said. Plant manager W.J. Reagan said the cause of the explosion was not determined, and an in vestigation was conducted by an internal team. He did not know when results would be released. Five of the victims were taken to hospital burn units in Rock ford and Springfield. They were listed in critical condition. Two others were admitted to Ottawa Community Hospital for smoke inhalation. Three other employees were treated at the same hospital for smoke inhala tion and released. Damage was “not extensive but significant,” said Reagan. It was the first explosion and fire since the plant was built. 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