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Food costs for singles
nearly double families
United Press International
NEW YORK — People who
live alone have good reason to
complain about their high cost
of living.
A recent research report
indicates they pay almost
twice as much per capita for
food as larger households:
$30.67 per capita per week,
compared with $16.83. These
figures represent the average
weekly food costs of a one per
son and four-person family
from 1977-1982.
The report for the News
paper Advertising Bureau,
Inc., indicates inconvenience
and lack of motivation are
more to blame than lack of
shopping sophistication, care
lessness or a spendthrift men
tality.
Part of the problem prob
ably is food waste, said Stuart
Tolley, NAB’s vice president
for research. Most food is
packaged for larger house
holds who are still the food
stores’ best customers.
“Packaging in small quanti
ties costs more, when it is
available,” Tolley said. “It is
also likely the one-person
households have higher rates
of food spoilage, since they
must often buy in larger quan
tities than they can use for a
single meal.”
He suggests food industry
and food advertisers pay
more attention to singles’
needs and wants — since they
now represent the fastest
growing type of household in
the United States.
Between 1955 and 1980,
the number of one-person
households in the United
States grew 263 percent, while
the total number of house
holds increased only 72 per
cent.
In the past decade alone,
the number of. one-person
households grew by 64 per
cent, the bureau report said.
Census figures show the
New York area is No. 1 in
singles households — 1.062
million out of a total 3.504
million households.
The Los Angeles-Long
Beach area is second, with
742,839 singles households
and the Chicago area is third,
with 604,303.
The survey found signifi
cant differences between one-
E erson and multi-person
ouseholds in the way they
shop and what they consider
important in food buying.
For example, singles rank
nutrition and cost lower than
larger households — especial
ly if the singles are 65 or older.
Younger singles rank taste
considerably higher than old
er singles. And all ages are
more interested in ease of pre
paration and are less price
conscious than larger house
holds.
Evidence from 1981 Sim
mons Market Research
Bureau data strongly suggests
that female singles are more
apt than their male counter
parts to buy quick and easy
food, such as instant products
and frozen complete dinners
and entrees.
Both men and women sing
les take less time to compari
son shop between and within
stores. Eighty percent in the
NAB study did not make ex
tra trips for sales and bar
gains, compared with two-
thirds of those in multi
person households.
Only 37 percent of the sing
les households said they
thought generics a good
value, commpared with half
of the larger households.
But no significant differ
ences were found between the
one-and multi-person house
holds in use of shopping lists,
checking newspaper food
advertisements and coupon
use in general.
However, larger house
holds are heavier users of
coupons. Thirty-eight per
cent redeem five or more a
week, compared with only 13
E ercent of the single house-
olders.
Engineering
i
continued from page 1
of Texas A&M, and the exten
sion services offer only a few
classes in other locations. They
do little consultation work in
comparison to the agricultural
agencies.
A major difference is the
amount of funding the colleges
and agencies receive from state
and federal sources, Eaton said.
The College of Agriculture and
its agencies receive an excess of
$60 million annually. These
funds come in regular intervals
and are a source of money to pay
salaries for faculty members
who hold joint appointments be
tween the University and a re
lated agency. All members of the
faculty in tne agriculture college
hold joint appointments, Eaton
said.
In the College of Engineer
ing, less than two-thirds of the
faculty hold joint appointments,
and the state and federal funds
the college and agencies receive
are less than $5 million annually.
The restructuring of the col
lege is coming at a time when
morale among engineering fa
culty members is at a low, Eaton
said.
The college has the largest en
rollment in the nation, with
more than 11,000 students this
semester.
“We haven’t been able to pour
faculty into the college fast
enough to keep the teaching
loads down,” Eaton said. As a
result, there has been less one-
on-one teaching as in the past,
and much of the hands-on ex
perience students used to get
has become demonstrations by
graduate assistants.
Many faculty members found
it hard to cope with the changes
because of the rapid growth,
and this combined with salaries
offered by industry that the Uni-
versity could not match cam
“small exodus” from th
gineering college, Eaton
The electrical engineera;
partment alone has lost sett
culty members in the 1
months, he said.
“We moved when we
order to assure the facul
help was on the way,”
saia.
The Texas A&M
Board of Regents gav
ahead for the administralii
structuring in a special
the last week of August anl
discuss its approval dui
meeting Tuesday.
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Soviets
continued from page 1
Hansen says there is “a
tremendous tendency in our
particular society, in the United
States, to say that they (the
Soviets) are a horrible group of
that it took the Soviets two-and-
one-half hours to find someone
high enough in authority to
make the decision.
Because the Soviet Air De
fense is so centralized, the offi
cial says, the news of the intru
sion into Soviet airspace prob
ably spread to Moscow quickly,
but the decision of what to do
was just long in coming.
The official says the Soviets
shot down the jet at the last pos
sible point they could do so leg
ally, just before it left Soviet airs
pace and just before it could get
away.
The official also says there is
no indication that the Koreans
people and that we should re
fuse to have anything to do with
them.” Hansen says that after
the Korean jet was shot down
many Americans called for the
U.S. to impose a grain embargo
on the Soviets, cancel the meet
ing between Gromyko and
Shultz and cut off all dialogue
with the Soviet Union.
President Reagan has now eli
minated the possibility of a grain
embargo or a cancelation of the
Madrid meeting, and Hansen
says it is important for the U.S.
to keep relations with theSo
open
The world, Hansen
wants to see the U.S. act
peace-making nation
are worried about nuclear;
today, Hansen says
Spee<
sanct
United Press Internatior
WASHINGTON — In o
shest denunciations of
world "really look* to us to! ver delivered by an
that threat down.”
Soviet diplomatic retreat
stormed by 1,000 protesters
United Press International
GLEN COVE, N.Y. —
Angered by the Soviet attack on
a Korean jet, some 1,000 protes
ters Sunday stormed the luxu
rious Soviet diplomatic retreat
on Long Island, burning a Rus
sian flag and injuring five police
officers.
The protesters, many of
whom carried baseball bats and
banners which read “Kill the
Russians,” gathered about 7:30
a.m. at Glen Cove High School
in Glen Cove, N.Y., said Alan
Parente, the town’s mayor.
Demonstrators then mar
ched to Killenworth, the 36-acre
compound in Glen Cove hous
ing Russian diplomats, where
they burned the Russian flag,
Parente said.
Five police officers suffered
minor injuries, police said. No
one was arrested.
The crowd, protesting the
downing of a South Korean air
plane by a Soviet jet fighter,
grew to 1,000 by 10 a.m., said a
Nassau County police
spokesman.
About 70 of the protestors,
many of whom belonged to the
Korean Association of New
York, broke through the gates
surrounding the compound and
tried to force their way into the
main building, police said.
The demonstrators were
stopped by 10 Nassau County
and Glen Cove police officers
and armed Soviet guards out
side the compound, the spokes
man said.
Parente said he met with Rus
sian officials at the compound
following the incident and
assured them the town would
provide increased security
around the estate.
“One of the officials said this
was a breach of diplomatic im
munity,” Parente said.
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Dancing
First Meetings Sept. 5 & 12
CLASSES START
AT 7:00 TO 9:00
Club Dance at 9:00-10:30
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MARKETING
SOCIETY
Get Acquainted Party
TUESDAY AUGUST 6TH
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BREAKFAST EVERY
At University Drive
Now on S. Texas Ave.
MORNING
At Manor East Mall
NEW DORM POINT SYSTEM UNVEILED
The Intramural-Recreational Sports
Department has designed a new
Dorm Point System. Men’s dorm
and Women’s dorm divisions will
compete for points in the sports list
ed below. Please note that many
new sports have been added to the
new system. However, team entry
points will differ from sport to sport.
Please check the IM Calendar for
the correct team entry points for
your sport.
Football
Outdoor Soccer
■ y »
16" Softball
Racquetball Singles
W0r *
Tennis Singles
Team Bowling
Intramural Triathlon
Free Throw
Table Tennis Doubles
Slow Pitch Softball
Innertube Water Basketball
Tennis Doubles
Handball Singles
Table Tennis Singles
Golf Singles
Volleyball Triples
Badminton Singles
Badminton Doubles
Pickleball Singles
Pickleball Doubles
Flickerball
Innertube Water Polo
Volleyball
Superstars
Bowling Singles
Handball Doubles
Swim Meet
Wallyball
Indoor Soccer
Track & Field
SHH |
Racquetball Doubles
Golf Doubles
r-;r
Horseshoe Singles
Archery Singles
Horseshoe Doubles
Archery Doubles
Fun Run
Basketball
Frisbee Golf
Larins
racial
lor PU(
IM GAMEPLAN
FUG FOOTBALL OPENS TODAY
FLAG FOOTBALL: Armchair quar
terbacks this is your chance to shine!
Entries open Monday, Sept. 5 for
Flag Football and close Tuesday,
Sept. 13. Sign up in 159 East Kyle
and the entry fee is $20.00 per team.
Play begins Sept. 19 and team cap
tains will pick up their schedules at
the meeting Thursday, Sept. 15 at
5:00 pm in Rudder Tower.
United Press Intematii
AUSTIN - A $195 n
:rease request by Tex
nice Co., scheduled for
.could give Texans the
lion of what direction th
i Commission wil
Past commissions were
ing pro-utility.
Gov. Mark White ap]
tee PUC members am
ility reform and a strony
orientation in its decis
The hearing will deci
rlington residents will
" more each month fo
But an attorney for
oup says the decision cl
ore.
In regard to the All-Year Award,
Men’s and Women’s dorm divisions
will be divided as follows:
CLASS A (250 people or more)
Mosher
Krueger
Aston
Dunn
Underwood
Crocker
Moore
Walton
Haas
Neeley
Davis Gary
Hart
Moses
Fowler
Keathley
Standing in each division will be
determined according to the follow
ing formula:
_ (Entry points + Participation points) - Forfeit pts.
Population of Dorm
Instead of receiving points for victory, points are now awarded for
participation, regardless of whether you win or loose.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Class AA (249 people or less)
Hobby
McFadden
Hotard
Schumacher
Mclnnis
Law
Legett
Puryear
Clements
Hughes
McDonald’s® Intramural
Highlights is sponsored
each Monday in the Battal
ion by your local
McDonald’s® Restaurants at
University Drive, Manor
East Mall and on Texas Av
enue. Stories are provided
by members of the Intramu
ral-Recreational Sports
Staff.
INTRAMURAL ALL-NITER
PRESEASON FLAG FOOTBALL
TOURNAMENT: Dust off those old
cleats and get ready to sign up in 159
East Kyle for the Preseason Flag
Football Tournament. The cost is
$5.00 per team and entries begin
Monday, Sept. 5 and end Tuesday,
Sept. 13. The action will take place
on Friday, Sept. 16 through Sunday,
Sept, 18. Team captains will meet
Sept. 15 at 6:00 pm in Rudder Tow
er to pick up their schedules.
TENNIS SINGLES: Grab those#
quets and bounce over to 159 Eli
Kyle and register for the Tennis Silt
gles Tournament. Entry forms«
be available Monday, Sept,
through Tuesday, Sept. 13. Ikt
schedules will be posted ThursdiJ
Sept. 15 after 2:00 pm.
T think this case is goi
hether the PUC is goinj
tilites, or if Wall Street
utilities as they
ist," said Don Butler, a
seining the the Texa
eague in the TESCO c;
The Athletic Award of Excellence
will be awarded to the Men’s and
Women’s dorm which accumulates
the most championship points from
the semi-final matches or games in
divisional play-offs through the All-
University championship.
Instead of receiving points for vic
tory, points are now awarded for
participation, regardless of whether
you win or loose.
For more information please see the
Intramural-Recreational Sports
Calendar or feel free to drop by the
Intramural Office in 159 East Kyle.
Grab your sports gear and pull on
your dancing boots because Intra
mural-Recreational Sports will be
rocking All Night Long!! The Aggie
All-Niter returns Friday, September
23 at 7:00 pm until 3:00 am. Team
tournaments, just to name a few,
include racquetball, volleyball, and
basketball. A complete list of tourna
ments will be available when entries
open September 12.
Every good Ag knows things
really get hoppin’ after midnight and
we’ve got the place to be. Make your
way to the Country and Western
dance in 351 G. Rollie White and
shake the dust off your boots from
12:30 am to 2:30 am.
Don’t miss the Carnival Games
Extravaganza with door prizes and
give-aways donated by local mer
chants. An archery demonstration,
gymnastics club presentation, and
aquatian show are also scheduled
during the evening. Cageball volley
ball, table games, a kayak workshop.
country and western dance lessons,
and a fun run are a few of the ac
tivities planned to keep you going all
night. East Kyle, DeWare, G. R.
White, and W. Cain Pool are the
sitesfor the fun, so pick up an ac
tivities schedule at the Intramural-
Recreational Sports Office in 159
East Kyle.
16" SOFTBALL: Here’s the fun-
filled sport you’ve been looking for!
Entries for 16" Softball open Mon
day, Sept. 5 and close Tuesday,
Sept. 13. The fee is $15.00 per team
and team managers can get their
schedules at the meeting Thursday,
Sept. 15 at 7:00 pm in East Kyle.
The key issue will be w
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interns of the stockhc
itepayers. We’re hopi
ammission will see a <
mce,” said Carol Barge
ie southwest regional c
inters Union.
COMING SOON
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State consumer a
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INTRAMURAL TRIATHLON INNERTUBE WATER AGGIE ALL-NITER
BASKETBALL
TABLE TENNIS DOUBW
TESCO officials saic
ablated how much n
fating actually costs c
ihey said lowering it
kould cause investors
bee, thus, possibly lo
ing even more.
David C. Ewert, an a
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aid the PUC’s rulin
iffect future rates for'
companies, Dallas Pow
md Texas Power & L
also have triple-A rati