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Page 6/The Battalion/Thursday, January 9, 1984 Reorganized Braniff to return to the skies Warped United Press International WASHINGTON — An ad ministrative law judge ruled newly reorganized Braniff Air lines is fit to take to the skies but the five-member Civil Aeronau tics Board still must review the decision, a CAB spokesman said Wednesday. CAB spokesman Wallace 11 " ■™l I Racquets Restrung I Tennis, Racquetball & Regripping I Lowest Prices - One Day Service | I Tony 7 days, anytime 764-7676 | Stefany said the CAB had not yet scheduled a vote on the de cision by Administrative Law Judge John Vittone. Braniff hopes to return to the skies on March 1. Its prede cessor, Dallas-based Braniff In ternational, filed for bank ruptcy in May 1982 and has been struggling since then to become airborne again. Stefany said Vittone ruled Tuesday that Braniff is fit to en gage in interstate and overseas air transportation of passen gers, cargo and mail but the rul ing was not publicly announced because it is considered an ini- lial decision. Vittone said Braniff can fly to all points in the United States, its territories and posses sions. Vittone issued the decision without holding the usual oral arguments after granting confi dential status to some of the items Braniff presented. sa pes Althi r , Bbeen in circulal He also said he examined the relationship between Bra niff, parent company Dalfort Corp. and Chicago-based Hyatt Air Corp., which controls them both and found no indication of possible antitrust problems. Ani w . LIU SISTERS Wish to congradulate: Matt Bierwirth Rex Brown Jim Carrao Chuck Collins Rob Eisenhower Tony Fowler David Frey tag Keith Holt Eric Kaysen Ron McElroy Ned Polk Casey Rowlett Scott sandy Ron Smith Jay Von Volkenburg Brian Walters Stuart White Chris Yeanos The“INu”pledge class You have been chosen to carry out 120 years of tradition. The tradition of quality over quanity. The tradition of Brotherhood. tw.i.Yt.c. Voluntary removal requested in EDB-contaminated products United Press International AUSTIN — Five products —cake and muffin mixes and rice — found to contain exces sive levels of the cancer-causing pesticide EDB are expected to be voluntarily removed from Texas store shelves, state health officials said Wednesday. Dr. Robert Bernstein, Texas health commissioner, said he expects an “extremely high level of voluntary compli ance” from the food industry in following minimum exposure standards set Tuesday by the state Health Board. The five products tested in Texas which contained exces sive EDB residue levels were: • Duncan Hines Spicy Apple Muffin Mix (173 ppb) code no. 3228W4. • Duncan Hines Blueberry Muffin Mix (389 ppb) code no. 3 187W4. • Comet Natural Brown Long Crain Rice (516 ppb) no. 54923. • Texas Long Grain Bas- mati Rice by Texas Rice Pro duction Co. (480 ppb) no. 830827. • White Cake Mix by Mary Lee Corp. (176 ppb) no. DEC 1384C. Under the state rules that became effective Wednesday, the minimum residue level for those products would be only 150 parts per billion. The federal Environmen tal Protection Agency recom mended standards last week for human exposure to ethylene di bromide, a pesticide widely used since the 1940s as a fumi gant for grains and citrus. The EPA acted after the substance, identified in 1974 as causing cancer in laboratory an imals, began showing up in food and water supplies in many states. The state standards mir rored those set by the EPA for ready-to-eat grain products, processed grain products u raw grain. But further by imposing for EDB residue on Fr the stalemgs in standini tad In run. people tion by and se friends ager ol Wedne A ch son to s numbe: receive Bernstein said Califot citrus has been found tobefi of EDB. although thesubsd was found earlier on Fiona oranges, he said citrus that state should alsobefmi the chemical in the nearfuto , Wedr u . .i lent Set But there remamsap* )mmen( lem with citrus moving acra ji the border from Mexico, wta n i t, is required by the UnitedSta g e) fumigate its citrus for fra pnnua } 15,000 ! It would ornpiet to flies. Texas Supreme Court Justice questions loan-related interest fees, usury laws United Press International AUSTIN — In a sternly worded opinion, Texas Su preme Court Justice Franklin Spears said Wednesday that Texas laws and judicial rulings have made it possible for banks to avoid usury laws by not call ing loan-related charges fees in terest. Spears made the com ments in a case in which the court ruled that attorney’s fees a bank charged an Arlington loan customer were not interest and were not usurious as the customer had claimed. America’s most advanced car stereo listening room is rolling into THE MOST COMPLETE LINE OF SONY CAR STEREOS UNDER ONE ROOF. Come in and listen to all of Sony’s newest, most advanced, feature-packed car stereo units which are on display in the Sony Express. Come aboard. It’s got more than ten differ ent radios, ten different amplifiers, two equal izers and fifteen speakers. It’s even got a brain. 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After the case was decided in favor of the Coldrings, the bank charged them $17,593 in attorneys fees for the lawsuit and also for efforts to collect the past-due loans. Coldring sued the bank, claiming the attorneys fees were interest and therefore usurious. But the Supreme Court disagreed, saying the attorneys fees were for services in addi tion to the simple lending of money. However, Ames claimed he was mentally and physically incapacitated for the first three days after the attack and that those days should not be counted as part of the deadline period. But the Indusrial Accident Board, which administers the victims’ compensation program, said Ames had ample time to file after recovering from his in juries and that the 180-day limit was a strict deadline. The Supreme Court upheld that argument. Ames was seeking com pensation of $ 1,452 in lost earn ings and $4,000 in medical ex penses. Spears concurred majority opinion in the case,it j n r, mt , ( ] / I i / I >-«»! i i/'t'intli/ ® • ome ir lealth ( Stude he Hea lent se lealth t js neede said he did so reluctantly, “What we have done is; Tei permit the banks to add then L ore 0 | penses of doing business out: jo the H of the interest charged on® I ^f [er loans they make,” Spearssai L(j en; “thus avoiding the usury Iq atogether by means ol mirron In another case, thet ruled that people seeking! fits under the Crime Viet Compensation act must requi the benefits within ISOdays^ ter the crime, even if theyw| injured and unable to such an application. The^'ourt piadejhe rulij in the case of William Ames, who suffered brolil cheek bones. Police beat m Sweet Heart Sale 40-60% off on all jewelry 4 days only Friday, Saturday, Monday, Tuesday 25% off on all wrist & pocket watches 40% off on all pearl rings & necklaces 50% off on all wedding rings and loose diamonds 50% off on all twisters & add-a-beads 60% off on all 14 kt. 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