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MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL Salisbury Steak with Mushroom Gravy Whipped Potatoes Your Choice of One Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Coffee or Tea TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Mexican Fiesta Dinner Two Cheese and Onion Enchiladas w/ Chili Mexican Rice Patio Style Pinto Beans Tostadas Coffee or Tea One Corn Bread and Butter WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL Chicken Fried Steak w/ Cream Gravy Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Vegetable Roll or Corn Bread and Butter Coffee or Tea THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL Italian Candle Light Spaghetti Dinner SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese-Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing-Hot Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee YOU GET MORE FOR YOUR MONEY WHEN YOU DINE ON CAMPUS FRIDAY EVENING SATURDAY SUNDAY SPECIAL SPECIAL NOON and EVENING NOON and EVENING Fried Catfish Filet w/Tarta Sauce Cole Slaw Hush Puppies Choice of One Vegetable Tea or Coffee SPECIAL Yankee Pot Roast Texas Style (Tossed Salad) Mashed Potatoes w/ Gravy Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Tea or Coffee Roast Turkey Dinner Served with Cranberry Sauce Combread Dressing Roll or Corn Bread & Butter Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And Your Choice of any One Vegetable ■■■“Quality First” ■■ r Page 4/The BattalionATuesday, October 8, 1985 Wal' ^WHEA/ ARE THET G0MA SIV/EUP IN THERE? ARE WE GOA/A/A GET SOMETHING To REPORT* WHEW? WHEW? WHEW?? HEYGU/S THE STORY ousf broket the NATIONAL EWQUIKERS GOT THE EXCLUSIVE STORY..- 0H, M GOSTLTHEIVEGOT OA^THE-SCENE STORIES, QUOTES, INTERVIEWS WITH THE TERRORISTS ANP THE HOSTAGES... HOW D IP THE^f GET IN ^ _ To--. WAIT A M«,1> im UERE. til HEVE* M I HERE... U lliJw — LJ -+ M 1 ' T/ ' 14 y fff . i»• ... \^jl </ SOT® ■ .Nf ~~ n ■ ■ Wq. rag Drinking Liquor tax hike not affecting local soles Craig By PAGE PATTON Reporter The Oct. 1 liquor tax increase had little effect on sales last weekend in three liquor stores in the Bryan-Col- lege Station area. “Sales were down this weekend, but that was because there was no home football game and a lot of stu dents went home,” said JJ. Ruffino, owner of J.J.’s Package Store and JJ-’s Wholesale Liquor and Beer. The increase was a 19 percent tax hike on liquor. The federal tax on a f allon of 100 proof liquor increased 2, 90 proof increasea $1.80 and 80 proof went up $ 1.60. 'The reason the tax hike has been passed by Congress is to try to re duce the national deficit. Beer and wine are not covered by the tax, but the tax is expected to add $1.3 billion over the next three years to the national treasury. Two area retailers said they do not feel that the tax hike will se riously hurt business. Brian Griebmer, an employee of Mike’s Discount Liquor, says, “Sure it will reduce what people buy, but they w ill probably just buy cheaper stuff in smaller quantities. I know I will.” Griebmer said the weekend busi ness was mostly students, and he said he was not even sure if they noticed the price increase. “The people that buy the same bottle all the time may have noticed,” he said, “but no one really said any thing.” Ruffino said some students no ticed a price difference but were not aware that it was because of a tax in- “This weekend will not be an ac curate report because Monday (Sept. 30) we had people in here buying li quor by the case,” said Andy Mitch ell, another employee of Mike’s Dis count Liquor. Ruffino said he felt the tax in crease was not covered very effecti- velv bv the media. “Volume sales already are suffering because of the increase in awareness of alcohol, anti-drinking groups and the health consciousness of people today. ” — JJ. Ruffino, owner of JJ. ’s Package Store “They waited until Friday (Sept. 27) or Saturday (Sept.28) to start, and then Monday (Sept.30) it was overly covered,” he added. Griebmer said, “After the five o’clock news on Monday, we were very busy. It was like a weekend tht.” mgr ■■ customers stocked up, especially aspect ids. ly on the more expensive brant" Ruffino reported Monday sales were like a good Friday during foot ball weekends. “After the five o'clock news on Monday, we were very busy. It was like a weekend night. “Most people were buying six, eight or 12 Dottles of liquor at a time," Ruffino said. “One person even bought three cases of Crown Royal.” Ruffino said people i buying liquor by the® f ile who entertained quite iquor as Christmas giftsi little more. Some companies tool of the tax hilce. Griebmet Jack Daniel’s Company! increase as well as diet This was the first limein the company had raisedw “This was a smart tine Griebmer said. Thism only change their pric customers are only hit pr ice increase." Also involved with tk was the question of ing their drink prices. Ruffino, who works some of the drinking in the area — Sundance Central Station and the of Fame — said these planning on raisinetheir "If they do, it wtllonl) to a quarter," he said,In them are waitine to see competition willdo." List year when the was passed, Ruffino b letters to senators and “Most just sent bad tal letters,” Ruffino said, industry was already that the tax increasev much. “Volume sales already ing liecause of the mcreast ness of alcohol, anti-df and the health con: pie today.” Ruiimo says he th drinking law, which is feet next September, w dustry more than the fo< named w ands jtball p iSympi aver E: fas ( Freshmen Sophomores Comp the ne of exti built-ii work t the an T you up LCD v The schedule for Freshmen and Sophomore photos for the 1986 Aggieland has been extended to October M1- Photos will be taken at Yearbook Associate’s studio located above Campus Photo Center at Northgate. Office hours are 8:30-12 and 1-4:30.