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Page 8/The Battalion/Friday, October 28,1983 Joint airfares necessary, consultant says United Press International WASHINGTON — Long- haul passenger airlines will be turning to regional carriers to formulate joint fare agreements as part of the airline industry’s survival, an airline consultant predicted Thursday. affiliated airlines — California- based World Airways Inc. and Air Midwest of Wichita, Kan. “You’re going to find more of thses relationships as a central part of the survival of the airline industry,” said Duffy. William Duffy, executive vice president of the Boston-based airline consulting firm of Simat, Helliesen and Eichner, said more airlines are expected to follow the recent unusual joint fair decision of two non- Duffy said such arrange ments will bring more passen gers, especially leisure travelers, to both airlines. Duffy was in Washington, along with World Airways ex- The larger airlines will be turning to smaller regional car riers for joint fare agreements as part of the airline industry’s survival, an airline consultant predicted Thursday. ecutive William Ziegler and Kansas City International Direc tor Delbert Karmeier, to discuss the new fare agreement ex pected to benefit 30 smaller Midwestern cities within a 250- mile radius of KCI. Ziegler said the World-Air Midwest arrangement is the first between non-affiliated airlines since deregulation. He said the airlines will share no facilities or personnel, only fares. The 4 ‘/2-year-old World Air ways, which has been suffering financial difficulties because of large debt service, contends the low-cost Oakland-based car rier’s decision to choose Kansas City as its first new destination in 2'/a years will mean improved service to small towns. “Foes of deregulation usually point to statistics which show a decline in service to small towns over the past five years,” said Ziegler. “But in this case, we ex pect the opposite to happen.” Zielger said under the arrangement that began last week, Air Midwest passengers will be able to fly into KCI from small towns in Arkansas, Kan sas, Missouri, Oklahoma, Iowa and Nebraska and hook up with World non-stop flights to the East and West coasts, and over seas, for less than it would cost to fly out of KCI. Duffy and Karmeier said the arrangement is expected to attract leisure pasengers who otherwise might drive to KCI, rather than fly there, before tak ing flights to East and West coast destinations. Karmeier said KCI has been active in trying to recruit new airlines to serve tliei area following (he l of Braniff and dedibuj back on flights by tnajoif Duffy and Ziegler sJ was chosen becauseolsj tion midway betweeni)»J potential for trafficnfl Kansas City area'scc-J growth. Kansas Cityis4| of the nation’s top l(lcot!| cities, Karmeier said. Ziegler said he bclitJ Midwest is consideringil arrangement withEan| lines. kUNTEi [SO from < udertts admit; DON’T WAIT ’TIL THE LAST MINUTE... Sign up for the Officials disagree over seriousness] of TB outbreak in Texas prisons SC CAM Fall Thou [die Memt f5, and th< College S pUDENT [are a fern you show Iftepieseti Activities MISS TAMU Scholarship Pageant United Press International HUNTSVILLE — The medical director of the Texas prison system says an epidemic of tuberculosis has occured among inmates, but health offi cials who monitor the disease disagreed Thursday and said they were not greatly alarmed. prison medical director Dr. Armand Start said technically was an epidemic. Gov. Mark White, reacting to Start’s warning, said he would see that TDC corrected the E roblem “on an emergency asis.” Houston,” said Robert Monroe, head of the health department’s tuberculosis services division. “I don’t know that it’s an epidemic. It’s not that far out of line with what we would expect. Rick Hartley, a spokesman definition, yes, I guess you could say it was an epidemic,” Hartley said. “But from the common in cases was reported a li tham Unit. Lass of fun til toth terpretation of an epidemic as being widespread and a big problem, no.’’ Officials at the Texas Depart- Deadline for application October 28 »epa ment of Corrections and the Texas Department of Health have launched a TB testing program among the prison sys tem’s 36,000 inmates and 9,000 employees. Tuberculosis occurs eight times as often in Texas prisons as in the general populace, a rate However, Health Depart ment officials said they were not alarmed by the findings, adding that the incidence of TB in Texas’ prison system was no higher tnan expected consider ing the age, race, sex and socio economic characteristics of its population. In the strictest sense of the definition, yes, I guess you could say it was an epidemic — Rick Hartley, a spokesman for TDC. Monroe said 40 new cases of TB were reported at TDC from January through September. In 1982, 23 cases were reported. "I couldn’t befot$ 1983 I’d have to dcalvj Start said.T did i spend all this timt, cf?| resources on a diseasn have the tools to deair 1983. This is terrible.' NIVERS ptestudei p. Colleg Ickosi pM Tex [The dent “It's not as serious as it sounds,” he said. *T’m not sure it’s an epidemic or that it’s rag ing. Based on the figures, we’re not that alarmed. We are con cerned." Switch off for Kick Off!! “The rate is not eight times higher than if you took the same population group from, say, for TDC, also said the incidence of tuberculosis in the prison sys tem was not cause for concern. “In the strictest sense of the Start said 15,0i TDC had been testedy recent months and ihtu der would be testedbvij November. TDCquiutl testing new inmates;! more than two yearsap of overcrowding. Ierjca |We will I starting a Start said he realized TDC had a problem with the disease when a concentration of six TB Tuberculosis is an lung disease thatspr in confined quarters. >TARD- Bvith a co! |>ractk:e. . 1 K ' Jordache and MSC Town Hall present AIR SUPPLY in concert G. Rollie White Coliseum Tickets: *9.50, 8 9.00, H 8.00 Rescheduled for Oct. 28 Steel compan expects layoffs United Press International WASKOM — A drop in orders and a faltering economy “finally caught up" with a north east -xas fabricated steel plant and ot» ials said Thursday they TWISHES ARE HERE! Many different semi-precious stone beads ready to twist and wear! Available in: Amethyst Onyx Coral Hematite Malachite Garnet Imit. 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