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Wednesday, April 11, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11 What’s ud WEDNESDAY ICAN INSTITUTE OF CHEMICAL ENGL SRS: l liere will be a meeting at 7:30 |>.m. in 203 chry. Officer elections will be held. Refreshments will served after the meeting. Shirts are on sale for $11. Jl Kevin Williams at 200-1264 for more information. UCU LTURE-ORN AMENTAL HORTICUL- 1RE CLUB; A meeting will be held at 7 p.m. in 106 MU Sciences. Officer elections will be held. For more formation, call Monique Dubrule at 260-2698. I VARIETY SHOW; Tickets are on sale at the MSC ■>x Office for the show, April 13 at 7 p.m. Student tick* Bs are $3 and non-student tickets are $3.50. IU THEATRE ARTS; "Romeo & Juliet" is being informed through Saturday in Rudder Theatre at 8 [jtn. (ialf Gay at 845-2621 for more information. IVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL; A candlelight |mmunion service will be held at 10 p.m. in the Chapel- jntact Pastor Hubert Beck for more information. Median home price down from ‘81 United Press International WASHINGTON — The West is the only region where median home prices are contin uing to rise, reaching $97,000 last year, a nationwide home- buyers survey showed Tuesday. The U.S. League of Savings Institutions said its latest sur vey, which placed Texas in the South, showed the median cost of a house nationwide dropped to $65,000 last year from lOSl’s $72,000. The South, North Central and Northeast regions recorded decreases as well. However, the price in the re gion including Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming reached $97,000 — up more than $2,000 from two years earlier and $32,000 above the next most expensive region, the Northeast. The league’s biennial nation wide study of housing trends, culled from more than 13,000 mortgage loans made last year at 371 participating savings in stitutions, showed the median household income in the West was $44,377 and a second in come figured in over half of the loans. The League said its survey indicated the 1983 housing re covery was fueled by an eco nomic climate that unlocked the market of older, generally less expensive housing and a record influx of first-time home buy ers. Colorado, New Mexico and Wyoming were considered part of the West for purposes of the survey, which also included the states of Alaska, Arizona, Cali fornia, Hawaii, Idaho, Mon tana, Nevada, Oregon, Utah and Washington. The median total monthly housing costs in the West was the highest nationwide at $973 for mortgage, real estate taxes, utilities and hazard insurance. Meanwhile, the nationwide me dian total was $709. The median down payment in the West was $20,000, down nearly $2,000 from two years ago. More than half of the buy ers put down less than 20 per cent, however. In the Denver-Boulder area, for example, the median price was $90,100, the monthly cost was $892 and the down pay ment totaled $25,300. The League said the area ranked atop the nation’s 10 most ex pensive housing markets. Nationwide more than Vs of the homebuyers had to devote over 25 percent of their income to meeting housing expenses — more than '/a did so in the West . The breakdown showed 56.4 percent spending over !4 while 35.8 percent were spending over 30 percent on housing costs. In the West and South, first- time buyers made less dramatic — but nonetheless substantial gains — to 37 percent in 1983 from 13.4 percent in 1981. Condominiums were stronger in the West and South, but still registered declines com pared to two years ago. ♦ - i -Is Citizens spruce up town fo entice more tourists Need a new look for spring and summer? Come in today for complete treatment. United Press International BALMORHEA — An old ho tel built in the 1920s is being re stored to its fonnei grandeur 6ycitizens of a West Texas town ireparing for the summer tour- it season. |When the $150,000 renova tion project is completed, the Old Spanish Trail Inn will have 15 rooms, a lobby and a bar. Citizens of Balmorhea, pop ulation 605, hope the hotel will I entice a few tourists to stay a little longer in the area, where op-air camping sites are plen- but hotel and motel facili ties are scarce. The prime mover in the hotel renovation project is Art [Climer, owner of “Chicken liharlie’s,” and Climer’s Barbe cue a block away. Climer said the hotel will be ady for occupancy within 'three months, just in time for ■the steady stream of tourists from throughout Texas who [will be pouring in to visit nearby jalmornea State Park, a 3.5 acre pool fed by spring water. "We’ve got the largest swim- inghole in Texas just 4 miles from here,” said Climer’s wife, Connie! “We’re located close to the Big Bend country and the Fort Davis Mountains. There’s a tot to see and do out here and now we’ll have a comfortable totel for people to spend the light. 1 ’ The Climers are partners in he new hotel venture with El lui Paso banker-businessman Charles Gaither and former Balmorhea Mayor Helen Hum phries. Gaither said the town of Bal- morhea is being spruced up by residents. He said most of the businessmen in the downtown area have renovated their store fronts. “There’s an irrigation canal that runs through the center of town, like the river that flows through San Antonio,” he said. “The canal is being beautified, with bridges crossing the rush ing water and brick walls being built throughout.” Gaither said he and his part ners are erecting an outdoor patio on the bank of the canal near the hotel in order to make the town more attractive to tourists. “People spend lots of money to go to Paris and other places and they don’t even know their own state,” Mrs. Climer la mented. “It’s a shame. We want more people to come out here and visit us in West Texas. We’ve got some of the most spectacular scenery anywhere in the world.” Balmorhea is 32 miles north east of Fort Davis and is accessi ble by U.S. Highway 290 to Park Road 30. The state park is 189 miles east of El Paso, about a four-hour drive. The park is a 10-hour drive from Dallas. Camping is available all year round. Cabins are available at the state park. FAIN backers will serve 3 years in jail United Press International NEW YORK — Four sus- | peeled leaders of a Puerto Ri- Qn lerroist group — Fuerzas ^ Armadas de Liberacion Nacio- 1 Hal, or Armed forces of the Na tional Liberation — surren dered Tuesday to begin three- 1 year jail terms for refusing to • answer questions posed by a ^federal grand jury investigating die group. Julio Rosado, 45, his brother ) Andres, 39, and Steven Guerra, 30, -appeared at the federal courthouse at Cadman Plaza in Brooklyn, accompanied by fam ily and friends. The three were gliarded by at least 20 police am court security officers. :hey maintained they were 4 rWE jM A K E /YOU # 1 on DERBY DAY We have party sup plies, special decorations & gag gifts. Good luck to all the sorori ties. THE PARTY SHOP Culpepper Plaza (next to Godfathers Pizza) 693-8276 Open 10-6 Other tourist attractions in the Balmorhea area, Mrs. Climer said, include: — Davis Mountain State Park. Main attraction is camp ing in the tree-covered Davis Mountains. Accommodations are available at the state-owned Indian Lodge, but reservations must be made three months in advance. — Fort Davis. Named a na tional historic site, the old fort includes some of the original buildings constructed in 1854 when the outpost was estab lished to protect travelers against raiding Apache and Co manche Indians. The fort fea tures an audio presentation of an 1875 retreat. — McDonald Observatory. Located 16 miles northwest of Fort Davis, the observatory houses the world’s 12th largest telescope. — Big Bend National Park. Near Alpine, the park has 1,141 square miles of rough country. Rio Grande raft trips are avail able year round. — West of the Pecos Rodeo. Held every year on the Fourth of July, it is the nation’s oldest rodeo. Therapeutic Skin Care Treatment • Waxing by GIGI Honee • Body Wraps Lash and Brow Dye Visit Derma Culture for cleaner and fresher skin Open Mon.-Sat. Appointments arranged for your convenience 693-5909 707 Texas Ave. So. College Station Serving Luncheon Buffet Sandwich and Soup Bar Mezzanine Floor Sunday through Friday 11 a.m. to i :30 p.m. Delicious Food Beautiful View -#• ■m- -Ms- Open to the Public J “Quality First” ^ — Guadalupe Mountains Na tional Park. Located 100 miles east of El Paso, the national park includes Guadalupe Peak, 8,571 feet above sea level, the highest point in Texas. not members of FALN but sup ported the group’s cause. “Our being in prison is gen erating more support for Puerto Rican independence,” said Julio Rosado. A total of five suspected lead ers of the group were arrested in 1982 for refusing to answer questions about FALN activities, including explosives expert Wil liam Morales’ 1979 escape from Bellevue Hospital’s prison ward. The elder Rosado said that while the jail terms cause “a lot of personal difficulties, we are as certain of the correctness of what we’re doing as we were the first day went into court.’” frl-statm Sparta Gaatar WAREHOUSE SALE Brand name Athletic Shoes HO 00 to $ I4 >5 2023 Texas Ave., Townshire Center 779-8776! [ ON TOP OF THE WORLD I S ~ t CHINA • 12 COUNTRIES • MAVIS - JUNE 15i • S 1-700 6 MAJOR CITIES MAY IT " MAY 30 S 2100 Deadline April 20 FOR MORE INFO CONTACT MSC TRAVEL AT S<45-1515 OF COURSE I’M TAKING COURSE 481 ! MANAGEMENT OF STUDENT ORGANIZATIONS COURSE CONTENT The content and organization of the seminar will emphasize practical application rather than theoretical concepts. Instruction will cover such topics as: • Principles of leadership • Goal setting • Communication skills • Motivating student members/volunteers • Running a meeting effectively • Publicity and public relations techniques PARTICIPANTS While the seminar is intended primarily for leaders, potential officers, or officers of student organizations, it is open to any Texas A & M student interested in learning more about working with student groups. COURSE OBJECTIVES The seminar has been carefully designed to provide an overall picture of operation of a student organization. In addition to a survey of the management principles involved, students will gain functional knowledge of the various activities involved in success fully leading a student group. The class setting will also provide students with the opportunity to interact with fellow students and professional staff on a routine basis. INSTRUCTORS The course will be taught primarily by the professional staff of the Student Activ ities Office. The instructors will utilize various guest speakers in addition to a team teaching approach in order to provide the most effective presentation of course material. REGISTRATION Due to demand, this course will be offered twice in the fall. Students inter ested in taking the course should register/ add " Seminar in Management " 481 C, Section 505 (meeting on Tuesday) or Section 506 (meeting on Thursday) to their fall 1984 schedule. Each class will meet at 2:00 p.m. in Room 205, Agriculture Bldg. The course is worth one credit hour. Questions? Call 845-1133.