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The cards allow recipients to pick Up their food stamps. » “We have seen an increase,” said Linda Tippins, social services direc tor at the Ellas Austin Community Center in San Antonio. “They're complaining that they’re not receiv ing stamps until after the lirst of the month. It has strained us. At this time of the month, we usually don’t see that many (people).” A similar situation existed in Brownsville, where Catholic Social Services said it had nearly depleted its store of food. “We have a pantry hut it’s running pretty low and we’re asking people for donations,” said Maria Gracias. “In the last couple of days we’ve seen about 78 individuals who haven’t re ceived their (foodstamp) authoriza tions.” “Our phones have been ringing off the walls since last 1 hursday, said Rina Rosenberg of the Houston Interfaith Hunger Coalition. “Nine- C Wild Wooly Week"*) Medium 2-Topping Pizza 2 Cups of Coffee $6.00 STUDY HARD! 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Infested hives also have been found at other locations in the lower Rio Grande Valley and in the Houston, Pecos and Three Rivers areas of Texas. Bert Hawkins, administrator of the Agriculture Department’s Ani mal and Plant Health Inspection Service, said, “Honeybees are re sponsible for pollinating billions of dollars of U.S. crops, so we are par ticularly concerned about new pests that may cause damage to honeybee colonies.” The new federal regulations, to gether with parallel state regula tions, will restrict movement of bees, beeswax, used beekeeping equip ment and certain related articles from regulated areas. Regulated areas include all or part of Texas counties of Bee, Briscoe, Cameron, Chambers, Floyd, Hale, Hall, Harris, Hidalgo, Live Oak, Starr, Swisher and Willacy. OPEN TODAY AUG. 15 HERB’S ARCADE 313 College Main 8 Tokens for $1 00 48 Tokens for $5 00 £ Token for $.25 Some of the Top 10 Games in the United. 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He said computer failures in both Houston and Austin caused most of the delays hut that the situation was exacerbated by problems with tele phone lines that link the agency’s computers. The telephone line problems cropped up, he said, when the state agency moved its massive computer system f rom its old headquarters in Austin to a new location. Dukler said a “very, very small” percentage of the state’s food stamp recipients were affected by the teeli- nical problems. What’s up TAMU SAILING CLUB: will meet at discuss upcoming activities. A wiiv shown. Wednesday . 7 p.m. in 137 MSCio fRU indsut ling video WillVW Retail sales drop 0.9 percent in July Un United Press International WASHINGTON — Retail sales slumped 0.9 percent in July, pulled down by the worst setback for de partment and discount stores in 17 years, the Commerce Department said Tuesday. Sales of automobiles, construction supplies, furniture, clothing and gasoline all slipped in the first over all sales decline of any size since March. “This is information that the economy is really slowing down, per haps a quarter after most people ex pected it,” department chief econo mist, Robert Ortner, said. But analysts in and out of govern ment also said they believed spend ing on merchandise could rebound later this year. “I don’t think it's the end of the world,” said economist Sandra Shaber of the Chase Econometrics analysis firm. “I actually think we’ll see some more growth in consumer spending.” JEW 1 lost grot Tuesday rated .me ing f w d ( rally the 1 ■High-t dei fire 1; (reduced And dej: feted aft' Sales m Juh were worth billion. 8975 million less than a ,i |une altei seasonal adiustmenUjM^ was decline was even steeperbefo^^® ent , justment. Lots B. 1 he report suggested thatp maud is weakening, a doelopm G H U p 5 that could keep the unemploymtriBg rate from improving even as itfljMj^j j courages Wall Street that inie!t<ijj )Ut '13 tales will fall soon. fr(] But because consumer spendij has increased so much lor sologiKr^ N during the ecoiiomit recovery,ihB| pv | nst one-momh decline was l?S3 tiuV an aV i convincing evidence consumersSw suddenlv becoming more( tuiioi; |L ex f e i “Slowe spending pressure Commerce 5 drige said. “However gains in real high lev look for mains go growth of conyumtt* a dva should help to teliei j ipq i ssl) on she credit nvarkeis.'Rjjg p ■ s<< u ian MalcolmBm470,( 7|960,6(] I ><■< ause of contuunHp j n tvv< Iisp<isahle incomeauBgonds •Is of the od.” onlide ,||( ' [Reserve c , " su " 1 ' lanking Precautions stop burglars troubled for ing ex L Fed era ter falling the gover fell 0.9 p Sei retary United Press International WASHINGTON — Burglars strike millions of American homes annually, but homeowners using common sense while on vacation or away for a .summer weekend can put the squeeze on one of the nation’s most profitable criminal industries. “Burglars hit a house, apartment or condominium every 15 seconds,” the State Farm Insurance Safe Home Guide says. “But if a burglar picks your place instead of the one next door, you probably helped in vite him there. “He looks for what the police call targets of opportunity.’ In other words,.easy pickings.” . , . To burglar-proof a home, think about the outside first. Burglars like the dark. Keep porches, patios and yards well lit, es pecially when away from home. Thieves do most of their work in the rear of a house. Spotlights work, hut other types of lights are more economical — and can he just as ef fective. Prune tree limbs that could help a burglar climb in a window. Trim shrubbery, which can provide cover for a thief. When away on vacation, have the lawn mowed and don’t let newspa pers stack up. Lock up ladders and tools. Keep a light on inside the house and leave the drapes open, so it appears someone is home. Also leave a radio playing, but turn the telephone bell down. Burglars like sliding glass diwB for which special locks are manuftHOLW tured. But an old broomsticklodeiIf in the track of a c losed slidingtkl prevents it from bein opened -B| even if the loc k is ripped apart. Ur “A prowler will he less likely to hear an unanswered call,” the State Farm booklet says. On the inside, think about doors, locks and hinges. “Ghances are your locks were it stalled with economy—notsecuttH — in mind. Most houses and ap™ meins have inexpensive key-in-l loc ks," the council's pamphlet c . of souve ipene Ce fen the n “You wouldn’t put a padlock on a paper chain ... so don’t put good locks on a hollow wooden door,” says the “How to Grimeproof Youv Home” pamphlet, distributed by the National Crime Prevention Council. “If the door is flimsy and weak, or doesn’t fit securely into the frame, locks won’t help.” " 1 hey are easv to open with a cretin 1 .11 <1 <>i htiak open with'■ ur 8 ar ’ screwdriver." R Cerna town ho A deadbolt loc k provides the | Thursda protection. The lock niediaiiijinirbetw slides a stiong metal bolt fromliHiedals. door into the frame. To bcelfettwH “I’m r the holt must extend at least 11 he was t inch from the edge of the door, afraid Door hinges are safe hom a| glar's tools if they tire not exp^jl It’s easv to remove the hinge pjjf and the door, if the hinges aiej| the outside. 22 arrested in sting operation United Press Internationa! BATON ROUGE, La. — Federal indictments unsealed Tuesday ac cused 20 people in 10 states of man ufacturering or distributing coun terfeit clothing and jewelry purchased since February in a Secret Service sting operation financed by the legitimate manufacturers. U.S. Attorney Stanford Bardwell said the bust was a major crackdown on counterfeit trademark merchan dise. The investigation stemmed from a tip agents picked up on a wire tap used last year to break up a $6 million counterfeit currency ring involving football hero Billy Gan non. “The indictments are believed to be the first of their kind directly charging the manufacture and sale of counterfeit trademark items as f raud,” Bardwell said in a newset ference. In a sting operation cootdinaisj by counterfeit experts ItunuheVi cret Service’s Washington offel agents spent $37,()()() providedhvlfj gitimate manufacturers to M phony goods whose street valued estimated at $ 120,()()().' Value of the genuine artidesffl placed at over $ I million. rcs-wt KEVEfS THEN] Ttffif MU grei JAIN IpM Af Your FREE trip to Padre Island is less than 30 days away! thev _JUN( dre/ CLOA! dago Come to Padre Cafe, home of world-famous fajitas, and register to win a free trip to Padre Island. Sun, surf, sand and fun is less than 30 days away! 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