The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, October 27, 1983, Image 5

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    Thursday, October 27,1983/The Battalion/Page 5
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Media reps try out
Chrysler’s newest
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i Rudder Toni
to interaa^l
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f the ColettiiJ
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ill cost $6. Hi
and run fdnli
60-4002.
p Members of the local media
got a chance to be race car driv
ers for an hour Wednesday
when a convoy of 56 Shelby
Cnargers, new sports cars from
Chrysler, passed through town.
H Carroll Shelby, race car driv
er and designer, was present at
the rally, which consisted of two
tracks: a Solo II track and an
Off-Road track.
■ The Solo II track was a series
ofS-curves marked off by bright
orange buckets.
B Bob Caster, a sports writer
for The Battalion, took first
place in the race with a winning
time of 1 minute and .04
seconds.
■ The second race, on the off
road track, was for four-wheel-
drive pick-up trucks.
■Eric Evan Lee, photo editor
for The Battalion, won with a
time of 2 minutes and 31
seconds.
HShelby, who won the 24-hour
Le Mans race in 1950, designed
the Shelby Cobra when working
with Ford Motor Co.
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New device
■
day checks fluid
^temperatures
chard Feynul
Ilg, Friday s ft H United Press International
s. In themotti HIRAM, Ohio — A thermo-
hysicsthercc meter that snaps onto pipes and
he past and tubing of water heaters, solarn-
theselawsjiMollectors and woodstove hot
isthalinthe; water systems is designed to
tical sensethi: feep people out of hot water —
literally.
nCSl "'TThe device, made by Condar
- ■, of Hiram, reads the fluid
Hperature within a range of
Ho 250 degrees F inside PVC,
Crvatioil M|l )er an d galvanized pipes. It
Hches with spring steel clips
H is designed to fit most re-
,wareness ItKMitlcntial pipe and tubing,
exas Energy Eil
aring a boothK
aiorhumeenerrlflo check the water tempera-
Stre, you snap the Pipe Temp
nsion Serviceriorlo the outlet pipe of the hea-
ihowalO-mmiiiiter, turn on a hot water tap and
id out helpful is gait 3 to 4 minutes before read
ing the thermometer.
by The Battali)i|
Governor
asks U.S.
Itorm aid
wyers,
United Press International
)r of 0r I AUSTIN — Gov. Mark White
CUUl requested federal disaster assist-
• | ance Wednesday for residents of
ointed Lubbock County, which was
ravaged by heavy rains and
Strong winds last week.
Press InterraW:
4—Gov.MarllHwhite said storm damage to
sd three pf homes, vehicles and businesses
y to the Texas&lcaused a hardship for residents
rsity System fe of the West Texas county,
ird: H
L Temple,anlfj Tl ie Small Business Adminis-
o once served J^ation will evaulate damage re-
4toformerPrtsPons andndetermine the
L Johnson; C« ani( ’ unt °f * on g Wrm, low in-
)r., a Dallas« teresl loans that can be offered
ageJamaiUH# 10 Lubbock area residents.
Ecorator.
■White said about 130 homes
were damaged in the Oct. 19
storm, which also inflicted heavy
losses on area farmers.
Battalion reporter Bob Caster drives a Shelby
Charger through the Solo II track.
AjGGlE Cl'NEM\
presents
“ ‘VERONIKA VOSS’ IS
FASSBINDER S SUNSET BOULEVARD. ,,
—David Ansen. Newsweek
A Film By
RAINER WERNER
FASSBINDER
CopynoN *.-PT.
Uretad Arum Corporatxx T3
An ngws 1 J * V I
United Artists
Classics
SUN. OCT 30
RUDDER THEATER
$3.00 with TAMU I.D.
7:30 p.m.
Baptist Student Union
presents
Len Sehested
Evening Program Thursday, Oct. 27
7:30 p.m.
Noon Bible Study Friday, Oct. 28
12:00 noon
International Dinner
7:00 Friday Oct. 28
Menu: Haitian Food being served
Baptist Student Center
201 College Main
846-7722
1
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IS
Jim Beam 80°
Kentucky Straight
Bourbon
SC 99/
U 750 ml
Regular price $6.65
lid. sa
$Q99/
V $1.75 liter
(everyday low price)
Lite Beer
$259/
12 oz-6-pack cans
cs
1503 Univ.
Bols Amaretta 56°
Liqueur
$A99
H 750 ML
Regular price 6.59
Bacardi Rum 80°
$i n**
I U 1.75 liter
Regular price $12.89
Stroh’s Beer
^9 39/
$£. regular or light
12 oz. 6-pack cans
Bryan
Warped
by Scott McCullar
0KAV, I'LL ASK, | X SOLP AW
WHAT ARE YOU CAR TOPAV,
50 HAPPy ABOUT HE£,HEE.HEE...
PAUL?
WHAT, 70OR
CLUWKER?
THE INERTIA
SPECIAL?
THE SHRAPNEL
MACHINE?
RIGHT. ONE OF TUB
HOST PAINFUL
RELATIONSHIPS OF
W LIFE WAS JUST
TOWED AWAY. IM
free, mm-
FREE
WAIT A MINUTE’-
WHO'D Buy
youR CAR ,
ANYWAY ?
HEE, HEE, HEE,
THATfS THE BEST
PART. SET YOUR
Police beat
The following incidents were
reported to the University Police
Department through
Wednesday:
THEFTS:
• A silver 10-speed bicycle
from the front of East Kyle.
• Four cans of Crisco cooking
oil, 100 test tubes and two
potholders from 117 and 423
Soil and Crop Sciences-
Entomology Center.
• A wallet from 336 Chemis
try Building. The wallet con
tained a Texas driver’s license,
Texas A&M identification card,
an Anytime card and credit
cards.
• A wallet from the west side
of Dunn Hall. The wallet con
tained a Texas driver’s license,
Texas A&M identification card
and credit cards.
• A wallet from 445 Blocker
Building. The wallet contained a
Texas driver’s license and credit
cards.
• A white Bell Star motorcycle
helmet from a motorcycle
parked in the staff lot north of
the Engineering Building.
BURGLARY:
• A Clarion AM/FM cassette
player, a Clarion equalizer and
two Alpine speakers were stolen
from a vehicle parked in the stu-
Petal Patch
YOUR COMPLETE FLORIST
FOOTBALL MUMS
CUSTOM DESIGNED
FOR ARKANSAS
GAME
Silver Milar
Gig ’em Aggie Balloons
$3.00
707 Shopping Village Post Oak Village
696-6713 764-0091
dent lot west of Davis-Gary Hall, thrown through the window of a
OTHER:
• A peanut butter jar was room in Dunn Hall.
M S C
A^GlE riNE-VIA'
~ ~ . l:_ . •— -
presents
DAN AYKROYD EDDIE MURPHY
They’re not just getting rich...They’re getting even.
Some very funny business.
FRI & SAT 7:30 & 9:45p.m.
RUDDER THEATER
HndylUarhoB
Trankensiein
Co-sponsored w/
Msc Cepheid Variable
SATURDAY MIDNIGHT
RUDDER THEATER
“FEROCIOUS...
—- SUMPTUOUS... DAZZLING.”
—J. Hoberman Village Voice
SUNDAY
7:30p.m.
Rudder Theater
$3.00 with TAMU I D.
Enjoy fine films at fine savings.
International Passes are now available
at the MSC Box Office!
$1.50 with TAMU I.D.
Advance tickets available at MSC Box Office
Mon-Fri 8:30-4:30
Also available 45 minutes before showtime.
■ THE MSC VIDEO
■ AGGIE SURVEY
Turn in at Rm. 216 of MSC or at the Video Table in Fountain area outside of the MSC! ! !
We, the members of MSC Video are proposing a campus-wide entertainment system
called TAMSEN (Texas A&M Student Entertainment Network). This system will pro
vide regularly scheduled programming through a VHP cable channel in all dorm
rooms and lounges and the lounges in the MSC.
Some of the programs that will be shown on the system will be Music Video's,
Comedy Shows, Student Events, Concerts, Informational Programs and, possibly,
an old TV Series. Unlike the PBS Station, our aim will be to entertain the
student body. All programs will be selected and run by students. It will be
available to all cable subscribers without extra cost.
1. Do you have a TV in your Dorm Room? Yes No
2. Do you subscribe to a cable service? Yes No
3. If No_ for #1 or #2, do you regularly watch TV in a Lounge? Yes No
4. How many hours of TV do you watch per week?
0-7 8-14 15-21 Over 21
5. Community Subscribers only:
Do you regularly watch the Weather Channel? Yes No
6. Midwest Subscribers only:
Do you•regularly watch the Spanish International Network? Yes No
7. Would you be in favor of replacing the above channels with a student-oriented
entertainment network? Yes No
8. Would you be interest in working with such a network? Yes No
9. What type of programming would you like to see on this system?
10. Do you think three minutes of advertising per hour"is -
Too Much Just Right Not Enough
11. Do you watch the programming presented on the Monitors in the MSC? (Main Lounge,
Serpentine Lounge, Games Area, Rumours) Yes No
12. What kind of programming would you like to see?
Comedy Drama Music
Educational/ Cultural
Other, Please Specify: