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SPECIAL NOTICE
COLLEGE READING and STUDY
SKILLS COURSE
A New Non-Credit Course
Improve your grades and develop more efficient reading
habits.
1st Summer Term: 8:30-9:30,
M-Thursday, June 11-July 12
2nd Summer Term: 8:30-9:30,
M-Thursday, July 17-Aug. 10
$60 fee includes Course Materials
The Reading Lab
Texas A&M
718 Harrington 845-6811
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ORDER YOUR GRADUATION ANNOUNCEMENTS
BEFORE ITS TOO LATE!!
PLACE YOUR ORDERS:
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ROOM 217 MON.—FRI. 8 AM.—4 AM.
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FOR RENT
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D.R. Cain
Rentals
1-2-3 Bedroom Apts.
Townhomes Duplexes
College Station:
*Brazos House
*HawkTree
*Longmire House
*Navarro 4-plexes
*Yellowhouse
Bryan:
‘Briar Oaks
‘Briarcrest 4-plexes
‘Pecan Ridge
‘Wilde Oak Circle
SUMMER
SHUTTLE
BUS
693-8850
693-8345
3002 South Texas
ALL BILLS
PAID
Summer Rates Starting At
1 Bedroom $265
2 Bedroom $375
Hours:
M-F 9-5 S-S 9-2
VIKING APTS.
693-6716
SUMMER
RATES
AVAILABLE
Starting at:
1 Bedroom $175
2 Bedroom $295
EAST GATE APTS.
401 Lincoln Dr. E.
696-7380
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430 SW Parkway
693-1325
NOW TAKING FALL LEASES
3 bedroom, 2 baths with washer
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Summer only 3 bed. 2
bath duplexes close to
Culpepper Plaza and
campus, $375, 846-
2014 after 4. i53t4
2 bed. 2 full bath duplex;
large, lots of storage. 505 Do-
minik. Available Now! One du
plex available August! 846-
2014 after 4. 15317
Furnished 3 bed. IV2 bath
house. Washer & dryer in
cluded. Large yard! Bike or
walk to campus. 701 Chalet;
College Station, 846-2014 af
ter 4p.m. 15314
SUMMER RATES
On 3 bedroom, 2 baths with washer & dryers.
From $335-395/month. Near shopping cen
ters and campus. Limited number available
during summer For appointment, call 696-
7714 or 693-0982
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Summer and/or Fall Ya duplex
2BR, $250/mo. Close to cam
pus. Nice Jan, 845-4943
days, 693-1065 evenings, issti
Goldenrod
not a culprit
ROOM FOR RENT
$200 per month includes utili
ties & meals. Mom’s Dinner,
ask for Don, 779-8600. issta
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For rent-one bedroom beach house-f'urnished-N.E.
Quadant Lake Somerville-$250.00 plus electricity. Gar-
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3 bedroom 2 bath in 4-plcx near TAM l T nearly new $.300,
693-5286,846-6211. ' 154t5
One or two bedroom studio apartment availv
able. OH Southwest Parkway on Potomac. Also
on shuttle bus route. Call 696-2282 for more in
formation. 150t6
LEWISBURG, Pa. — Goldenrod
has been given a bum rap for caus
ing hay fever.
It is not, and never has been, re
sponsible for hay fever, says Dr.
Warren G. Abrahamson, an asso
ciate professor of biology at Buck-
nell University.
The professor said goldenrod
probably has been incorrectly
blamed because there is so much of
it and it blooms at the same time as
ragweed.
What’s up
WEDNESDAY
INTRAMURALSEmries open for softball, volleyball triples, ten
nis singles, golf singles, racquetball doubles, handball singles and
basketball triples. Registration is in 159 E. Kyle.
THURSDAY
CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRISTMeeting at 7p m in room
206 MSC. Fun, fellowship and teaching. Contact Ray Andersonat
693-5580 for more details.
TAMU CO-OP STUDENT ASSOCIATIONOfftcer elec
tions will be held at 7 p.m. in room 302 Rudder. All past, presem
and future co-op students are invited.
CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FEIXOWSHIPMeeting at ?
p.m. in room 308 Rudder. Plans For the semester will be made
Contact Paul Giles at 846-2777 for more information.
jeries w
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Duplex $325 per mouth, two bedrooms, two-
r/dr>
baths, washer/dryer connections, ceiling fans
Close to A&M. Telephone 693-2305 or(214)
934-2920. 152tl4
ROOMMATE WANTED
Economist: real estate good risk
down.
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dric Mai
Timber Ridge Apartments
1 & 2 BDRMS available. 3 blks
from campus.
Summer Rates $225.00 & up
Fall Rates $300.00 & up
$50.00 Deposit With This Ad
846-2173 145115
casa
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_2 Blocks from Campus
Summer rates $200 Yearly rates $275 1 Bedroom
Church acrois street
2 blocks from food stores, etc.'
2 blocks from nite life on University.
In addition we have
Pool Basket Ball Goals
Jacuzzi • , On premises Security - ^ .
Large Party Room
Game Room 1st Class Maintenance - '
Open 7 Days per week
Moo -Sat. «:*>-5:30
Sunday 1:00-3:00
; . 401!
College Station. Tx.
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Villa West
SUMMER RATES
‘Quiet & Convenient Location
‘Short or Long term leases available
‘No children or Pets
Efficiency From $185
1 Bedroom From $220 - $265
2 Bedroom From $250 - $300
3500 Finfeather
M-F 8-5, Sat. 8-12 822-7772
A&M-Need male tenant for modern bouse 5
blocks from campus. Furnished bedroom and
walk-in closet, fenced back yard, parking. Call
collect (409) 245-5598 (409) 245-3475. 153t5
$100 Reward for suitable roommate to share house.
845-0940 Mike. 155t5
FOR SALE
Is it true you can buy Jeeps for $41 through the U.S.
Government? Get the facts today! Call (312) 742-1142
ext. 8390 151t4
For sale-24’ fifth wheel ’79 Prowler-new bed, blinds,
curtains, upholstery. $6900.00 Garrett, Box 939, Pala
cios, Texas 77465. 15415
Nothins Down, Take over mobile home payments. After
5:00, 775-7440. 154t3
10-speed bicycle; double bed, excellent condition. 846-
6958. 155t5
PUCII Moped, excellent condition, 693-9677.
Ladies Schwinn bicycle $100, excellent condition, call
846-4681. 155t5
SERVICES
BENJAMIN GALLERY
For quality fine art and picture
framing.
707 Texas Avenue across form
A&M
Phone 696-6776
Hours: 9:30-6:30 (Mon-Sat) 1SAt 3*
University News Service
Despite statistics showing a de
cline in home ownership for the first
time in 20 years, a research econo
mist says real estate still remains the
best long-term investment.
“The recent decline in home own
ership is the result of higher housing
costs and higher interest rates, which
make homes unaffordable for more
Americans,” said Dr. Waldo Born of
the Texas Real Estate Research Gen-
ter at Texas A&M University.
Real estate investments are as vu
lnerable to interest rates as other in
vestments, Born said. But well-lo
cated properties can be better long
term investments than those found
in the money and capital markets.
“When an individual has funds
that he doesn’t need right now and
can commit them for several years,
then he should consider one or more
of a variety of real estate invest
ments. Whether they’re shopping
centers, office buildings, warehouses
or duplexes and houses for rent, real
estate can still be a better investment
than those found in the money and
capital markets. An advantage of
owning real estate is it will never go
away,” he said.
The U.S. Gensus Bureau recently
reported the percentage of homes
owned by the people who live in
them dropped from 65.6 percent in
1980 to 64.6 percent in 1983, the
first decline in more than 20 years.
During the 1970s home ownership
rose 1.4 percent and has risen stead
ily form 43.6 percent in 1940,
according to the bureau’s report.
Born said the decline will con
tinue if interest rates continue to in
crease in the long run — "particu
larly if they increase like they have in
the past two months.”
“People still hove plenty of alter-
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right at
itches
ead the
natives for places to live. They’rem romp 1
going to have to pitch tents upalonj
the side of the highway,” he adde 1
“They’re just not buying rightno»,
Current mortgage interest rat “They
of 13-14 percent have pushed ui givethei
monthly payments. Assuminga!! vhose 3
percent down payment, 30-yearb actor in
with level payments and 14 percer; heir ow
interest rate, monthly payments fs
a $50,000 home (or $40,000 ‘
would be $475 per month, he said
The figure doesn’t include taxesant
insurance.
With the same terms al a 12pet jossibilit
then lb
ry mint
Some!
.akers £
eles co;
cent interest rate, monthly payment
would be $413. At 16 percentimet
est they would $539.
Born advises people in thematic]
for a house to shop around forht
ers. “Don’t go to the first guyonikt
street,” he said. “Find the persoi
who will make the loan on theta
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nd (Bill
West Texas couple sues IRS
ON THE DOUBLE
All kinds of typing at reasonable
rates. Dissertations, theses, term
papers, resumes. Typing and
copying at one stop ON THE
DOUBLE 331 University Drive.
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WORD PROCESSING: Papers, dissertations,
reports, etc. Fast, accurate, reasonable, 846-
6200. 149t7
Lawn mowing, trimming, flower beds, etc. 822-5137.
155t8
HELP WANTED
GOVERNMENT JOBS! $16,559-$50,553/year. Now
hiring. Your area. Call I-805-687-6000 ext. R-6000.
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15413!
EL PASO — A West Texas couple
has filed a $1 million lawsuit against
the Internal Revenue Service and
two of its collection officers for alleg
edly disclosing information about
the couple’s tax return, U.S. District
Court officials said Tuesday.
Alberto F. Morales and his wife,
Eloisa, owners of Trading Group
Inc. of El Paso, are suing IRS collec
tion officers James Haynes and Vir
ginia Perez, and IRS District Direc
tor Glenn Cagle.
The suit alleges they disclosed
contents of the couple’s Taxpayer
Return Information to an employee
of Trading Group and an El Paso
police officer. The file contains total
assets, liabilities, tax returns and
other tax information about the cou
ple.
Federal statute “prohibits that dis
closure and provides for damages
against the U.S. government,” said
Towner Leeper, the couple’s lawyer.
“The information that was dis
closed by the collection officers
should remain private,” he said.
“It’s been my experience that this
type of behavior by collection offi
cers is quite frequent,” Leeper said.
“This is the first lawsuit brought for
these charges. The statute under
which these charges are brought is
relatively new. It was passed by Con
gress only last year.”
IRS collection officers have a set
of guidelines to follow, Leeper said,
but “the problem is to get the offi
cers to follow them.”
“People are already intimidated
by the IRS, and collection officers
can intimidate them even more.
through threats of disclosure ant
seizures of property,” he said.
The suit charges that on Feb. li
1983, in the offices of Mr. and Mis
Morales, the collection officers mait
the disclosure.
As a result of the disclosure, tit
couple has “sustained and comm
to sustain actual damages in ik
form of loss of business, businessop
portunities, borrowing power, aiil
of business and personal repula
lion,” the suit charges.
Although the couple can notyd
determine the precise amount d
damages they suffered as the resiit
of the disclosure, or from the “inten
tional harassment,” they are askinj
for $1 million in punitive damage
for the disclosure and the
rassment, according to the suit.
Cheating
School district investigates 3rd grade achievement exarr
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Janitorial position requiring buffing,
waxing , and general cleaning-
experience preferred. Nights &
weekends. Above minimum wage.
Must have phone, transportation & re
ferences. Call HOME CARE SER
VICES, 846-7759. i54tfn
Need future or current TAMU students to work 12 to20
liours. Weekly. Contact D. Garrity 846-8056. 154t6
DALLAS — An investigation is
under way to determine whether
teachers helped some third-grade
students cheat on their achievement
tests to enhance their own chances
for salary bonuses, a school district
spokesman said Tuesday.
The high scores were recorded by
students in 12 classes in four schools
on the Iowa Test of Basic Skills,
whose results are part of the criteria
to determine teacher bonuses under
the district’s incentive-pay plan.
Superintendent Linus Wright,
who was criticized for introducing
the incentive plan, has said he will
recommend the dismissal of any tea
cher who helped the students on the
tests.
Spokesman Rodney Davis said the
district was operating under the as
sumption the students simply did
well on the tests and that there was
no cheating.
However, he said the district first
identified 28 classes with unusually
high test scores and that upon retest
ing only 16 classes did well. Students
in the other 12 classes scored lower
than they on the first tests, he said.
He said it is possible some teach
ers may have called out answers or
used copies of the tests for practice
prior to the testing.
“Last spring, when the plan went
into effect, some of the companies
(making the tests) said they had re
ceived requests from teachers for
copies of the tests,” Davis said.
itors in the classes where the testsart
being administered,” Davis said ‘I«
this particular instance, we don’t
know where the monitors wereal
the time of the test. We are still leav
ing open the possibility the scores it-
suited from better teaching.”
In announcing the investigation
Wright said, “This is something I
personally won’t tolerate as superin
tendent. If sufficient evidence of
cheating is found, I will recommend
termination.”
He said some teacher groups op
posed the incentive plan and warned
there would be cheating to qualify
for the plan, which can boost the sal
ary of a teacher whose students show
marked improvement by $1,500 a
year.
“The teacher groups would con
tinue to say that but we have mon-
District officials said principab
will talk with teachers of those classfi
to determine if they helped the stu
dents cheat or if the children simpl)
did superior work.
“The pay incentive program
should not be reason for anybody to
violate their professional ethics,
Wright said. “People that are in
clined to cheat are going to cheat
whether they have incentive or not.
Part-time Handy man. Carpentry/plumbing experience
required. Must have transportation & tools. Call Beal
Realty 823-5469. - 154t6
HISD parents oppose year-long schools
PERSONALS
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GARAGE SALE
Garage Sale, Saturday, June 9.
Aggies name your price on Livin-
groom and dinningroom sets,
desk, childs bike, 3210 Deer Trail
off 2818 inbetween University
and Villa Maria, 10-4:00. issts
The
Battalion
Number One
in
Aggieland
HOUSTON — The Houston In
dependent School District, which
opened Texas’ first year-round
school in 1983, Tuesday scaled down
plans for an additional 13 year-
round schools because of parental
opposition.
HISD officials had planned to
open 13 more year-round schools in
September, but they eliminated Ed
White and Elrod Elementary schools
in southwest Houston from their
plans because they lacked enough
support from parents.
“Parents just said it would disrupt
their schedule,” said Joan Gullinane,
principal at Elrod Elementary
School.
“Any time you’re doing a year-
round program, you need the sup
port of about 90 percent of the par
ents. They (at Elrod and Ed White)
had a lot of support but it wasn’t at
the 90-percent level,” said Faye Bry
ant, associate superintendent for
magnet schools.
In year-round programs, students
have cycles of 60 days of instruction
followed by 20 days of vacation. Stu
dents may voluntarily attend classes
during the breaks for remedial work
or other activities.
Gullinane said about 150 parents
from Elrod last month attended a»
emotional hearing in which Lheysaid
the year-round schooling woulddis
rupt family vacations and routint
family schedules.
“The No. 1 concerns were wori
schedules and their high school anil
middle school cildren not being on
the same calendar,” Patricia McCan
lies, principal at Ed White, said.
Eleven other schools in the Hous
ton district plan to begin year-round
programs in September. HISD hat
approved about 70 new extended
day programs for next year for at
estimated cost of $1.6 million.
Pro-gay amendments opposed
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HOUSTON — Gity Gouncihnan
John Goodner, saying homosexuals
should not hold city jobs which
might be “role models” for children,
vowed to fight efforts to change city
regulations to prohibit employment
discrimination against gays.
Goodner opposes proposed
amendments to the city’s affirmative
action program and the civil service
ordinance which would add the term
“sexual orientation” to existing regu
lations that ban discrimination
against individuals based on race,
sex and religion.
The city council was scheduled to
vote on the amendments late Tues
day.
The politically powerful gay com
munity in Houston has sought the
changes in city regulations for years.
Assistant Gity Attorney Paul
Bibler, who prepared the amend
ments at the request of Gity Goun-
cilman Anthony Hall, said the
changes would simple “codify” the
city’s “longstanding practice of nei
ther inquiring nor discriminating
against city employees of contractors
on the basis of sexual orientation.”
Goodner said the city should not
ask employment applicants if they
are gay, but that when officials learn
that a homosexual is in ajobthatin-
eludes dose contact with children
the person should be removed from
the job.
Goodner cited officers in the po
lice juvenile division as types of j
gays should not hold.
Ray Hill, a board member of tht
Gay Political Caucus and headoftlit
Houston Human Rights League
said he receives three or four com
plaints each year from gays about
unfair treatment in city employment
because of their sexual preference
Hill said there are no laws in the
U.S. or Texas which currently pro
tect homosexuals against employ
ment discrimination.
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