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M SC CAMERA 1 meeting Mon. Sopt. 1 Oth 7:00 P.M. Room 410 RuddorTouuor - Glosses and Darkrooms Available - Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, September 10,1984 $ 5.59 10 Pieces of Chicken, 8 rolls. Regularly $777 No limit on number of purchases per coupon. Offer expires 9/17/84 1905 Texas Ave. 693-1669 705 N. Texas Ave. 822-2819 512 Villa Maria 822-5277 ^Chicken’n rolls _ Doesn't that beautiful mind of yours deserve a beautiful body? While you're busy shaping your mind... don't forget to shape your body!! Exercise ail semesterjong for only $ggoo| (Monthly rates also~avallable) ‘ * At BODY DYNAMICS college station’s Most Exciting Exercise studio • Classes 7 days a week • Morning, afternoon & evening classes • Exercise as often as you like, whenever you like • 4 levels of classes: beginner, advanced beginner. Intermediate & advanced • No contracts, no initiation fees • convenient location A Texas-sized kitty tries out ROMEC’s new ‘d’flea’ comb for ticks and fleas. BODY DYNAMICS 900 HARVEY RD. 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TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY COLLEGE OF AGRICULTURE P ROFESSIONAL c AREER P LANNING IN It’s been tested by thousands of dogs and cats, one raccoon, one lion and two goats — with only one goat complaining. “And that’s because,” says Dr. Rod O’Connor, inventor of the new “d’flea” tick and flea comb, “the goat’s hair was tangled.” O’Connor, professor of Or ganic Chemistry here and presi dent of ROMEC, Inc., said he in vented “d’flea” in self-defense. “I’ve got three big ole’ cats who hate to be dipped and ref use to wear flea collars,” said O’Conner, revealing his scratched arms, “but they just love to be combed.” O’Connor said his insecticide dispensing comb, tested in several private and university veterinary clinics, was marketed in Oregon and Washington with great suc cess. “They’re selling like hotcakes,” he said. “Some vets in Washing ton have even quit dipping their animals. Theyjust comb them.” O’Connor said he hopes to have “d’flea” marketed in the Kroger and Safeway food stores by the end of September. They will sell for $6.95 each. O’Connor began expanding his research on “d’flea” during his one year leave of absence from Texas A&M in 1983. An ab sence, O’Connor said, that had a double advantage. “This leave helped me get things going with my company and also allowed me to get out of the University politics for a whi le,” he said. While his financial situation with ROMEC, Inc., has increased (with a profit of $10,000 in 1982 to about $250,000 in 1983), O’Connor says his professional situation with Texas A&M has re mained the same. O’Connor resigned as director of the first year chemistry pro gram after the department re quired him to have a more “de manding” class, thus lowering the students’ grades. “I’ve tried not to cause any problems,” O’Connor said. “The mildest comment I can make is that I do not admire very many members of the administration, and I imagine that feeling is mu tual.” Sophia Cutbirth, a senior in dustrial distribution major, re members her freshman chemistry class with O’Connor. “I liked him because he could hold my attention,” Cutbirth said. “When you’re a freshman, all you need is someone who cares a little bit, and he cared.” Carl Williford, £i senior petro leum engineering major, also had chemistry with O’Connor. “He could relate a lot better with the students than most of the professors,” Williford said. “The class wasn’t hard because of the way he taught it. Now the way people talk, it’s a dreaded class. I think his forced resignation was an injustice to him and the incom ing freshmen.” One incoming freshman, Laura Frazee, is taking Chemistry 101 this semester. “So far, the class isn’t real hard, but it’s not real easy, either,” Fra zee said. “But you’ve got to re member that we (as fra don’t have any other I classes or professors to coo CO." Dr. Michael P. Kosynd ciate head of (hemistry,! believes the relationshipt> O'Connor and the restofi partment is “pleasant." “Dr. O’Connor teaches every Tuesday and Tb morning." Kosynek said.1 uation here is like that i other faculty member tt Organic Chemistry.’’ TO Unite MOSCO ham r eturr a 12-day to troversial s 1982 Sovit K ai ■ . .. - Rosvnrk s.nd ihe dirrc'measure of of the first yeat (hemisr officially at gram has now been (h The An among three faculty memta arrival at 1 As tai as < lasses ro-O'C* porters he says he is happy to be badi two years z the student s the Soviet 1 “I’ve missed them,” CO* “I said t said “I’ve been to mu sure of reli puses and I know thatliviet Union want to teach any place eh American es are special kinds ofi Graham sa ents.” si BRAZI “People not fully I While O’Connor plans: Union but tinue teaching at the Unitv he also will continue inwt with ROMEC, Inc. ROMEC stands for Osmosis Mobil Environ® Clean-Up, O'Connor's fits cessful invention that pc polluted water. A model o(: machine is on display in th( Pavilion of the World’s Fs Louisiana. f •« ! VALLI ROMEC, Inc. is the only I* company sponsored bythti Business Administration $ World’s Fair. ; GOLI • DRIVII : RAM A GRICULTURE Increasing higher gas Mi crude oil prices meof i prices at the pumps Si Em State • •••• VI United Press International 8:30 am-12:00 am (juniors, seniors, and graduate students) 1:30 pm-4:00 pm (all students) ' LOS ANGELES — The average price of gasoline nationwide has in creased about a quarter of a cent in the past two weeks, reflecting more stable worldwide oil prices, an indus try analyst said Sunday. Dan Lundberg’s bi-weekly survey of dealerships in the 50 states showed the average overall price of gas at the pumps was $1.18.2 per gallon, up 0.27 of a cent since the last survey. Regular leaded gasoline at self- serve pumps averaged $1.06.3 a gal lon, up 0.36 of a cent. Regular un- ;d leaded was $1.14.1, up 0.34, and premium unleaded was $1.27.3, up 0.2 of a cent. At full service pumps, regular leaded was $1.27.8, up 0.04, regular unleaded was $1.34.4, up 0.19, and premium unleaded was $1.42.4, down 0.01. Prices started falling in May and continued to decline for 14 consec utive weeks through the heavy mer driving season, Lundberf “But in the past four weeb prices have started to go up ; because of the decision ov0^ curtail production and its dec® 1 stop the big discounts on P market,” he explained. “So prices for crude oil strengthened and that means higher crude prices will wort way through to the pump.” 5:30 pm-7:30 pm (reception at Texas Hall of Fame-$1.00 admission) Wednesday, September 12,1984 MSC 2nd Floor NATIONAL AGRI-MARKETING ASSOCIATION ICAREER PLANNINGI DEMOCRATS Come Meet Some Good Aggie Democrats! Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro State Senator Kent Caperton State Senator Chet Edwards FREE BEER—Refreshments Tonight Ramada Inn Ballroom 7:30 p.m. Local Democratic Candidates Will Also Attend EVERYONE WELCOME!! 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