FOR RENT
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PRELEASING
SUMMER & FALL
2 Blocks from Campus
Church across the street* 2 blocks from stores* 2 blocks from nite
life on University
Pool
Jacuzzi
Large Party Room
Basketball Goals
On Premise Security
On Premise Maintenance
Open 7 days a week
Mon.-Sat. 8:30-5:30 Sun. 1:00-5:00
401 Stasney College Station
696-3455
SCHOLAR’S INN APARTMENTS
HELP WANTED
Is now offering an early fall special
2 Bdrm. for only $200. per month
•Walking distance to campus
•Call today, only a few left
•846-3050
Cramped in your dorm or apt.?
Then check with Casa Blanca
Apartments
They are offering an early fall spe
cial.
2 bedroom unfurnished apartment
for 2 people for only $200. per
month. They’re only 6 blocks
fromcampus. Call 846-1413 or go
by 4110 College Main in Bryan.
Sbori \v;ilk (loin A&M. l.ARGK one bedroom duplex.
2():m_<:iiiiieli Street. J250./iuontli. 693-0982, 693-
(783. 3(9/17
SPECIAL NOTICE
FOR SALE
Buy • Sell •Trade
Top cash money for good used
furniture. Furniture Liquidation
Mart, Pooh’s Park. M - S. 10 -
6. 693-3742.
1966 Ford Mustang. Candy apple red, black interior.
Excellent condition. Call 260-2150. llt9/27
A Sleal! dbrni . 2 1/2 ha..on 1 acre. Good laniily neigh
borhood. Owner nuist sell. $85,000. Call 846-3064(9/20
Engineering graduate has 14x56 mobile home. Oak
Forest #12. All appliances, shady fenced lot, sacrifice
$8900. 693-5206 or collect 806-793-9491. 3t9/l7
Mowing-Landscaping exisiting business with income.
Prefered reliable responsible married student. Call for
detatls/Randal. 696-5908 after 6:00. 8t9/18
77 Thunderbird. All power, $1500. 693-8370, after 6
p.rn. 9t9/19
For Sale: Rockhopper-18 1 //', 15 speed specialized all
terrain bike. Great for campus too. Leave message 779-
2537. 10t9/20
HELP WANTED
THE GREENERY
Landscape Maintenance
Team Member
Full or part time
Interview M-Th
8:30-9:30 a.m.
823-7551
1512 Cavitt, Bryan 180
The Houston Chronicle is taking
applications for carriers, on imme^
diate route openings. Earn $400.
to $700. per month plus transpor
tation allowance. Please call Ju
lian at 693-2323 or Andy at 693-
7815. 719/18
Pizza Hut
Special
Delivery
Needs
Part Time
Dr j V ers
•$5.-$8. per hour
•must be 18 yrs. of age
•apply in person
at 1103 Anderson, 3131 Briarcrest
(behind Nash's), 501 Univ. Dr.
Northgate.
Student help wanted. Must be able to work
day. 779-7042.
full half
llt9/18
FOR LEASE
For Lease: 3-2-2, in walking distance to TAMU -
fenced yard - call 693-5226 after 5:30. 9t9/19
LOST AND FOUND
Lost Old English Sheepdog. White head, grey body.
Reward. 823-1449. 10t9/20
BUSINESS OPPORTUNITY
wt‘ckly/ii|>. Mailing circulars! No <|iintus!
Sincerely iniercsled rush scll-atldressccl envelope: Suc
cess. I\(i. Ilox 47<K:K(;. Woodstock. II. 60098. 119/27
Former Physics 307 students. The Physics Dept, is
looking for people to serve as Student Aides for the
- “ nights of Monday-Thursday. If interested, contact Paul
. Bradley, 106-D Physics. Phone 845-4853 or Rick Gua-
‘ ♦ rino, 215 Heldenfels, 845-5190. 8t9/18
- Fifth year cadet with senior uniform. 764-7803.10t9/20
BASEBALL CARDS TO BUY. 764-7983. 10t9/27
' - Pilots to fly skydivers. Skydiving experience not nec-
essary. Sam. 696-2256. 8t9/18
T akeover payments on loan on San Beinto Duplex plus
closing. Paid $83,000. in 1981. Refinanced 1983 $4,000.
Balance $78,000. Call 817-267-1521, Cheryl or, 817-
267-5457. 10t9/20
SERVICES
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.
846-3755. gitfn
AIRPLANE BANNER TOWING
Home football games - Kyle
Field. Call Alan Taylor
(713)721-6290. Derry Air, Inc.,
Houston, Texas. ^3,30
HOME COOKED DINNERS
Choose from 2-3 main courses
Monday-Friday
5-7
Phone: 696-2381
1-5 1119/2
GAY STUDENT SERVICES
Forum
Gayline
Gay Women’s/Men’s Rap Grouf
Roommate Services
Speaker’s Bureau
Call 775-1797
Advertise
an item
in the
Battalion.
$200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200
FALL WEED ALLERGIC STUDENTS
If you are male, 18 years of age or older, and have al
lergy symptoms in the fall, you are needed to participate
in a 16 day allergy medication study. $200 incentive for
those chosen to participate. For more information call
776-0411
$200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200
Safeway expands
one-stop shopping
with new service
Typist - Workstudy funds $4.00/hr. 15 - 20
hours/week. Phone 845-5133, leave message for MZF.
11(9/23
Ftont desk clerk position available. Kriday-Saturclay, 3
|>.m.-l Ip.in. Apply in person. Inn at Chimney Mill.
3t9/30
Landscaping work, $4.25. Flexible hours. Brazos Ven
tures. 846-6060. 7t9/24
Gmtar teacher part time. 764-0006. Keyboard Center,
Po?t Oak Mall. 7t9/tfn
Part-time Computer Operator. 10-15 hours per week.
Prefer J uniors or Seniors, all majors. No experience
necessary. Send resume to Don Lawrence, P.O. Box
6500, Bryan, Texas 77802. 7t9/24
Piano and kexboard demonstrating sells person
needed part time. Gall fur appointment. Keyltoaid
Center, Post Oak Mall 764-0006. tin
Piper's Gulf Station, corner of University at Texas Ave
nue. Phone no. 846-3062. 9t9/19
Part lime delivery person needed. You must have a
pickup. Average $6.00 hour, plus mileage. For ap
pointment call 764-0006. Keyboard Center, Post Oak
Mall. 8t9/30
Crusieship Hiring Data. Phone 707-778-1066 for di
rectory and information. 10t9/S0
On The Double needs part time experienced typists.
Apply in person. 331 University Drive. 10t9/20
Interviewers needed. U.S. Forest Service and National
Park Service needs fifteen interviewers to travel to va
rious sites throughout the U.S. Must provide own
transportation. Contact Bob Crabtree: (409) 845-5334.
8t9/18
Wanted: We need drivers so we can deliver our pizza
within 30 minutes. If you are 18 years or older and own
a car come by Chanello’s. Cash paid nightly. 20% com-
msission guaranteed at least $3.75/hr. Good drivers can
earn $8.-$9./hr. Apply in person. 8t9/25
By JO BETH MURPHY
Reporter
Debbie’s smile greets customers in
much the same way as other
salespersons’ smiles do. She helps
customers in much the same way as
other salespersons do. But Debbie’s
different. She’s on video tape in a
Touch-n-Save shopping machine.
The Touch-n-Save discount shop
ping system is a new way to shop. It’s
a cross between a catalog and a video
game machine. And it’s exclusively
located in Safeway grocery stores.
One can go to Safeway for a loaf
of bread and also order a new color
television or an electric griddle or a
bed spread.
“We think it’s a multimillion dol
lar thing,” says Barbara Koontz, the
demonstrator of the Touch-n-Save
at the Safeway on Texas Avenue in
College Station. “We think it’s the
most convenient way for customers
to get specials.”
The machine itself is special. So
nar detects a potential shopper when
the customer walks up to the ma
chine. That’s when Debbie first ap
pears, but she pops in every now and
then to offer explanations or give di
rections. The customer touches the
screen of the machine and a ware
house directory lists the depart
ments of merchandise available
through the Touch-n-Save system.
The departments vary from sports-
ware to houseware to personal care
items.
The customer touches the screen
on the desired department name,
for example personal care, and a
further break down into specific
types of personal care appears, such
as hair care.
The customer then touches the
screen on hair care and categories of
items comes up on the screen. The
customer chooses the desired appli
ance, for example hot rollers, and a
list of brand names available ap
pears.
After a specific brand choice has
been made, the customer touches
the screen again and up to four
models of hot rollers are pictured on
the screen. The price, rebates and
comparable price if the item is avail
able at other stores are given with
each picture of the product. The
customer then can zero in on a spe
cific product by touching the screen
for more information about the
product’s features.
From this point the customer can
continue shopping on the Touch-n-
Save in any of the 24 departments or
decide whether or not to buy a prod
uct.
A shopper can use Visa, Master-
Card, check or money order to pay
for an item. The products are
shipped by UPS within one or two
business days and are delivered
within five to seven days. Check and
money order purchases take longer
because they nave to be mailed in.
The product is sent to the purchas
er’s home or any other adaress the
purchaser desires, excluding post of
fice boxes.
“Instead of people buying that
rose at the last minute for Mother’s
Day,” Koontz says, “they can use the
Touch-n-Save and get something
really nice while they’re already at
the grocery store.”
Safeway bought the machines
from the CompuSave Corp. in Ir
vine, Calif. Safeway has exclusive use
of the machines for two years, dur
ing which it will be testing the use of
Touch-n-Save, Koontz says.
Koontz also says Safeway is using
the shopping system to compete with
K-Mart stores and to expand one-
stop shopping at Safeway. She says
customers could save at least 10- to
15-percent and sometimes even 50
percent off high quality, brand
name items.
“We’re facing an FUD factor: fear
of the machine itself, uncertainty of
ever receiving the product and
doubt about the conditon of the
product once it does arrive,” Koontz
says about customer acceptance of
the Touch-n-Save system.
Koontz and Safeway are going to
fight against that FUD factor on
Wednesday. Koontz will explain
Touch-n-Save’s triple guarantee,
which includes a double-your-
money-back policy if, within 30 days,
a customer finds the same item he
bought at Safeway at a lower regular
price somewhere else. She also will
give demonstrations of the machine
from 3 p.m. to 7 p.m. Hours when
she will be available after Wednes
day to Assist customers with the ma
chine will be posted in Safeway.
As an added incentive to custom
ers to check out the shopping sys
tem, Koontz will pass out coupons
worth $5 off groceries to customers
who buy at least $29 worth of gro
ceries.
“I’d listen (to the demonstration)
for $5,” Koontz says.
She also will explain the Touch-n-
Save return policy and other money
saving incentives the discount system
offers.
The Bryan-College Station area
was incluaed in the Touch-n-Save
testing because of the large number
of students in the area, Koontz says.
Other testing is being done in Austin
and Houston, she says.
Touch-n-Save machines are lo
cated in the Safeway on Texas Ave
nue in College Station and in the
Safeway on Briarcrest in Bryan.
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Tuesday
AGUIE RED CROSS: is sponsoring a blood drive at the'or-
mer Veternariati School Library from 1 i a.m. to 5 p.m.
LA TERTULIA (SPANISH CLUB): is meeting at 7 p.m at
Casa Tomas on Texas Avenue.
UNITED NATIONS INTERNATIONAL DAY OF PEACE
OBSERVANCE: Aggies wage peace together in obser
vation of U.N. International Day of Peace.
PRE-LAW SOCIETY: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 301 Rudder
Tower. Everyone is welcome.
TEXAS AtfcM NUTRITION CLUB: will meet at 6 p.mia
607 Rudder Tower.
HISTORY CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 321 Sterling C.
Evans Library.
AGGIE DEMOCRATS: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder
Lower.
AGGIE GOP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 302 Rudder Towei. State
Rep. Richard Smith will speak.
TAMU FLYING CLUB: will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Airpon
Club House.
NOW (NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN): will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in 402 Rudder Tower. i
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: will meet at
8:50 p.m. in 145 MSC.
LEBANESE STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 8.30
p.m. in 504 Rudder Tower.
TAMU DEBATE SOCIETY: t rvouts will be held for the Fo
rum (Sept. 24) at 7 p.m. in 608D Blocker. For more infor
mation call Wayne Kraemer at 845-8336.
TAMU LIVING‘HISTORIANS: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
121 Heldenfels Hall.
ONE WHEELERS; will meet at 6 p.m. in the Grove.
SOCIETY FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP AND NEW VEN
TURES(ENVE): will meet at 7 p.m. in 601 Rudder Tower.
ALTERNATIVE CINEMA: will present “Children of Paradi-
se’* — M. Game’s classic French film — at 8 p.m. in the Ar
chitecture Auditorium.
PHYSICAL THERAPY CLUB: will meet at 6:30 p.m. in 16?
Read (E. Kyle).
Wednesday
TAMU CHESS CLUB: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 607 Rudder
Tower.
STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will meet at 8:30
p.m. in 510 Rudder Tower.
SIERRA CLUB: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the College Station
Community Center, 1300 Jersey. Rm. 102.
TAMU MUSICIAN’S CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 407 Rud
der Tower.
CIRCLE K: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 504 Rudder Tower.
HISTORY DEPARTMENT: history film series will show
“Henry V” at 7 p.m. in 113 Biological Sciences Building
East.
UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will meet for an “Aggie
supper” at 6 p.m. at A&M Presbyterian Church.
RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION: will meet at 8 p.m. in
301 RudderTower.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT ELECTION COMMISSION:
freshman election tiling (Student Senate, Freshman class
officers) 9 a.m.*5 p.m. today through Friday.
TEXAS A&M STUDENT CHAPTER OF THE AMERICAN
METEOROLOGICAL SOCIETY: will meet at 7:30 p.m.
in the observatory atop the O&M Building.
COMMITTEE FOR AWARENESS OF MEXICAN-AMERI-
CAN CULTURE (CAMAC): will meet at 7 p.m. in 504
iffll Rudder Tower.
PRE-VET SOCIETY: will meet at 7 p.m. in 230 VMA. Dr.
Gage speaking on pre-professional curriculum.
items for Whitt's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed
McDonald, no less than three days prior to desired publication
Gov. White praises workers’ quick response to acid spill
Associated Press
SAN ANTONIO — Emergency
workers and railroad officials re-,
sponded admirably after a train de
railment dumped toxic sulfuric acid
into the Medina River, Gov. Mark
White said Monday.
White flew to tne scene six miles
southwest of San Antonio to inspect
the site where the derailment oc
curred late Saturday.
“Within two minutes of the time
of the accident, these people had re
sponded,” the governor said.
“Under the circumstances they did a
remarkable job.”
White said he wanted to inspect
the site because “it is a major spill
and it has a major impact on the
state. We have to be careful how we
transport hazardous materials.”
Building a system of train by
passes around major cities is not a
feasible plan for avoiding such disas
ters, he said.
“We are faced with the realities of
dollars and cents,” White said. “We
just have to build the safest network
possible.”
The governor m#de his remarks
just a few hours after officials al
lowed 300 people who had been
evacuated from the area to return to
their homes.
About 300 people were allowed to
return to their homes Monday as
workers continued cleaning up
thousands of gallons of deadly sulfu
ric acid that spilled into the Medina
River after a train derailment.
Cleanup crews were vacuuming
the corrosive chemical out of the wa
ter and off the riverbanks. Other
workers dumped about 280 tons of
lime into the river, working feve
rishly to neutralize the acid.
“We’re on the downhill side now,”
said Art Henson, superintendent of
1 the San Antonio Division of the
Southern Pacific Transportation Co.
Texas Water Commission officials
said no water supplies were threat
ened by the acid.
At least seven cleanup workers
were injured when they suffered
burns from the toxic acid. The most
seriously injured, Kenneth Carter,
52, was expected to be transferred to
the burn unit at the Brooke Army
Medical Center, officials said.
Officials said five of the others
were treated and released. A sixth,
Armando Leal, was admitted to Wil-
ford Hall U.S. Air Force Hospital in
good condition, a hospital spokes
man said.
The derailment late Saturday
caused a railroad trestle over tht
river to collapse, sending 28carsio
the riverbanks 50 feet belo*
Twenty-one of the cars were tanken
loaded with acid bound for nortl
Texas, said Jim Johnson, a Southed
Pacific spokesman.
The tankers were carryinj
285,000 gallons of acid, Johnsoi
said, and about half of it spilled
About 50,000 gallons of the suh
stance leaked into the river, heiaid
Doug Dupre, another Southed
Pacific spokesman, said about 281
tons of lime was dumped into tht
river to neutralize the acid. The add
plume drifted five to six miles dom
river, and lime was being dumpedai
several points in that stretch, he said
Residents were urged to stay out
of the five-mile stretch of the river.
Professional Academic Typist/Word Processor. $1.25/
ds/page; Volume rates. 764-6600. 7t9/24
Plumbing repairs, small, ISrge jobs. Licensed, afforda
ble. 823-7723,779-6197. 9t9/26
Educational Editing. Professional editing and proof
reading. Ph.l). degree, 12+ years professional expeii-
eme. 761-7937. lt9/30
Native Vienniese (English Speaking) with teaching cer
tification, can tutor you in German. Call 696-0277. Wil-
traut Holub. 8t9/18
Expert Typing, Word Processing, Resumes. All work
error free. PERFECT PRINT. 822-1430. 10U2/6
Word Processing. Call Cindy. 779-4935. 10tl0/4
Lesbian rap group meets Thrusdays 7:30 P.M. New
members welcome. Call 764-8310. 2t9/4
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY
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THE SOCIETY
FOR ENTREPRENEURSHIP
AND NEW VENTURES
ORGANIZATIONAL
MEETING
Tues., Sept. 17 at 7:00 p.m.
Room 601 Rudder
Free Refreshments . . . Everyone Welcome
TEXAS A&M UNIVERSITY