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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (April 2, 1985)
kx i* * * .fft? ‘ m 844-6801/9036 Page 4/The Battatton/Tuesday. Apvl 2. w M. Warped McCuilar House OKs - % STO TmL *Lcn-1> i _ CATCMIMe L£AT 0OT Ntt> 6U+1 tanning: iemoership: f 5 OFF: Willi Company 107* OFF: L HAIM C WAXHM* BODY W> With CtMpoo* • - • 4*3 ft. T«mM <n»i» 'vtS THAT Eve* Pot5AT itf-f LASIH6 CO ms? <8 lit FKO* fULLM Off Of T^L JACUZZI nyrwftEE r* Political Awareness Day is Wednesday in MSC * l^fediscussall Kins Rjcepitgpancv test t iNaniiiy care anti t+ur 1 >-800-392-3807 . Mark .Trxas fc^ths served By LESLIE MALONE kr-fjttnrr MolhcrY A||.unst Drunk Driver*. Affine*!* Inter rut! tonal the I rxas Prison l mon. and the League of LnKrd Latin American Ctuaens are a few of the gtoups expected to imi Cm.ipate in PttlMKal Awareness l>a\ Wednevda* in the Memorial Student CeAtier About 20 |(r«fups are expected to pant* spate in the event, sponsored h\ PohtM. I Forum I im t it/vihlMMis. of PohtMal Fo rum. vavs the groups will tfive stu dents a chance to expand their knowledge of [>olitKal affairs hs ____ learning about current isawes Ann Levy. rtMdrfnBn of Awareness Das. says other dealing with "hot topics" also on campus. Aatong these are » C hoice, an abortion group. Texas Womens Political Caucus, the So-- cialist Workers Part*, and Green peace 1 he majont* of the groups rep resented are from the Brvan-(A>tlege 4 Station area but are groups that serve state interests Other groups are coming from Austin and Dallas I his will be the third year for the * awareness dav which Levs sa*s has been vers successful -Everyone can benefit from the because there is merest group that everv- would like to know more about t to discuss an issue that the* th," Levs sass tns savs more groups par- linpate ever* year and thousancis of students usually come through the MSC The groups participating wifi have tables set up on the first floor of the MSC from 9am to 4 p.m Representatives will provide infor mation about their organizations and answer any questions regaidmg their functions or activities 1 fel*V*R jwior* Harris County dragnet serves warrants to hot check writers C Council Assistant ~ "ions are due April 2,8:30 p.m. 301 Rudder or April 3, 8:30 p.m. 701 Rudder m available in 216 MSC. uedMOW A—ci—d Press HOI SION — A countywide dragnet "put the fear of <Jod" into hot check writers, causing scores to show up with cash-m-hand to pav metre than JbOO.OtK) in restitution and $ I 1.000 in fines Harris Countv chief cieputv con stable Don Chumlev said the hot check crackdown that started over the weekend gained a momentum of its own. with mans people volunteer ing to < ome in with what thev owe . “Thes're Mill coming in." Chum lev said Monday *With media pub Im itv. it’s pul the feat of (nid into them Its given them entourage ment to come in and get right ' County law enforcement officials announced last week that they were starting a sweep to pick up ho* dsMft writers The officials encouraged those owing for had checks to vohao- tardy make the checks good On Saturday. 403 officers started serving warrants The ramv weather kept many people at home, said Ch imlev. and officers made a total of 272 arrests by Monday morning The arrests cleared 4.485 bad checks, brought in $000,000 “or bet ter". and raised $11,000 in fines, hr vawi Chumles said hot check writers were hauled before a |udge and given the option of paving off or set ting a trial date Most, he said, paid ■or were released on then own recog- nleaner However officers (ailed 23 people who had other warrants out standing. he said 4 , The offenders could not write cheeks to cover their hot chec ks “We were accepting only cash, cashier's checks or money orders." said Chumlev with a laugh “No credit cards ” bill about crimes within penitentiaries AUSTIN — In a bill intended as a message to convicts, the House voted Monday to order inmates to serve additMmal time in prison for of fenses committed in the peniten tiary. Now. sentences for in prison c rimes can be set to run conturrendy with prevKHts sentences, effectively adding no additwinal prison time. "I look at this as a deterrent said sponsor Ras Keller, R-Duncanvilte "It’s one more reason not to get in volved in that activity." I he bill, already approved in the Senate, won tentative House appro val in an 87-16 vote It faces another vote before going to the governor. - Also Mondav. the fTouse tenia uvel* approved Senate bills autho rizing tne Railroad UommissMMi to regulate rail safety, requiring toilets and drinking water on trains and regulating nmeshare property I he inmate sentenc ing bill was sparked by prison violence in recent months. Keller said But Houston Rep Larr* Evans said the message might not get through to criminals, who already have shown disdain fof the law “We should reinforce positive be havior with positive rewards." Evans said The rail saletv hill, sponsored in the House bv Helion Rep Hill Mes set. authorizes the I exas Railroad (ximmissKin to set rules allowed )»> the fedetal Railtoad Safety Act of 1970 I he bill was amended on the Senate floor to take out a provision giving local rail ordinances piMintv over state rules In a separate bill, the House hacked a Senate hill requiring sani tary drinking water in engines and catxx>ses Railroad companies also would have to make sure that engine and cab*K»se toilets are working. I he Texas I imeshare Act was written in response to consume! complaints about nmeshare sales, primarily in resort areas Under the nmeshare arrangement, sevetal pro pie huv the same property, allowing them to use it for a specified period eac h sear • When the crackdown began, there were 10.321 outstanding net check warrants and Chumlev said officers would continue to work the unre solved cases I he bill reciuires registration of nmeshare sellers and detailed statements concerning exchange programs It would also allow pur chasers to cancel contracts within three davs 845-2611 Jazz, swing concert set for tonight I he Texas AJlcM Revellers will perform its Spring Concert to night in Ruddei Cheater The group, which specializes in swing and jazz music, will l>e pei- iorming pieces including “Lul- lahv ol Birdland" and T Can t St «*u Giving You Fourteen singers and a four- piece band and brass section make up the 18-member group Tickets are available at the Rudder Box Office and the Vocal Musk Office Cost is $4 (Ml tor non-st Kients and $3 50 for stu dents The concert begins at 7:30 IP ni Drive-in services attract devoted AMuriated Press . ■• A, (.RAND PRAIRIE — The paths of praver led some motorists to a drive-in devotional featuring a park ing tot pastor on Palm Sunday l he Res Bob Skipper preached from a pulpit behind a bay window of Abundant Life Assembly of Cod. whic h overlooks a parking lot 1 here, motorists meditated on his woids in the first drive-in service in the area “Being here 25 years, this is some thing I had wanted to do. 1 saw a need for an outreach for our fhifl- istrv." Skipper told the Dallas I imes Herald ‘Tnev can come as they are. . “It’s good for handnapped as weH as those on the road who would like to honor (^od on the Lord’s day. have some inspiration and feel like they’ve been to church." he said “At 10 o'clock, the* can be at Six Flags ' An usher greeted parishioners Sunday through their car windows ^aftev toother church member di rected drivers where to park on the veBdXr-etriprd lot Usher RKhard Healev handed each driver a church bulletin and a palm leaf Motorists rolled down their win dows to hear the servKe through speakers ‘Welcome to the first dnve-in service on Palm Sunday and wel- ’ come to this cool temperature we have." Skipper began after a few •toinutes of taped inspirational mu sic “We do trust you’re comfortable ut your automobile ... I’d like for vou to bow your heads with me in your automobile and let’s prav," he continued. "Bless those who might feel lonelv today Mildred Stew ait, 70. said she suf fers from arthritis, but wants to come to church and would rather sit in the comfort of her car than suffer through services inside “I have arthritis and have a lot of difficulty walking." said Stewart. "If I slay at home, I hurt It I go out to church. I’ll hurt So I thought, TH just drive out to the service ’ It’s a real nice dav 1 can sit in the iar and move and not attract too much at tention ’* Evangelist Robert Schuller s Crys tal Cathedral drive-m servue in Car den Grove. Calif . has brought thou sands to c hurch since 1955 and a few smaller churches m Oklahoma and North (Carolina also have drive-in congregations . . ! Fulfilling! Challenging! j AFCF Monthly Halley SON HAS RISEN Wednesday, April 3, 1985 7:30 p.m. V 4k Hrp ^ f i'' Room 101 Soil & Crops Sciences Bldg, v ** ALL LEATHER Kaepa GUARANTEED LOWEST PRICE IN TOWN ATM 39- ChUdrens 28 - tnorn pit co. 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