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Texas Ave. Bryan 779-0094 Page 4AThe Battalion/Wednesday, October 15,1986 Brochure gives tips for credit users By Susan Arriaga Reporter This year, 83 percent of college graduates joined the 90 million con sumers who “don’t leave home with out them” — their credit cards. But cardholders can get into trou ble with their credit, so two profes sional organizations issued a bro chure to give advice to credit-using consumers on how to select and pro tect credit cards. The brochure, published by the American Institute of Certified Pub lic Accountants and the United States Office of Consumer Affairs, warns consumers to be aware of hid den finance charges. Some cards offer “no fee” or low interest, but they start charging in terest the day an item is purchased. “Shop around for the lowest inter est rates,” says Luci de Haan, public- relations assistant coordinator for the AICPA, a national professional organization. De Haan says interest rates can fluctuate anywhere from 12 percent to 19 percent, depending on the bank. Students are encouraged to shop not only locally but out of state as well. Jerry Walsh, manager of media relations for the AICPA, says many people don’t know that an out-of- state credit card is as good as an in state credit card. “Not all banks accept out-of-state applications, but many of them do,” ’O, 'H; A/s Photo illustration by Anthony S. Casper Walsh says. “Arkansas is one state that does, and some of their banks’ interest rates are as low as 12 per cent.” One popular card that does not impose an interest rate is the Ameri can Express card. But cardholders must pay the full balance at the end of each month, plus a $45 annual fee. The AICPA and USOCA warn consumers to be wary of credit cards that don’t charge an annual fee be cause they usually impose a trans action fee each time the card is used. Both organizations also suggest that if the consumer wants to pay the hill in lull, some Financial institutions offer interest-free grace periods — a period of time after a purchase, usually 25 to 30 days, before a Fi nance charge is imposed. With a grace period of 25 days, die consumer is actually getting a free loan when bills are paid in full each month, the brochure explains. Other hints provided by the AICPA and USOCA include the fol lowing: • People with bad credit histories should look for a savings that will issue a card if a savins count is opened with them.fr will he determined by the am deposited. • Department stores a companies are among the bestp; to obtain first credit cards. (( credit history can be establish pa\ ing these bills on time, • Travel and entertainment!! usually charge higher annual; than most other credit cards, • It is illegal for anyone tot an unsolicited credit card! mail. Feel free to destroy! these cards. • Report any lost or stolen cards immediately. Most card® have toll-free telephone nuiia for this purpose. • Always tear up carbons signing credit card receipts, Dan Bogart, arbitration ad® tratoi at the Better BusinessBij in Brazos Valley, says thaicai! from receipts are among theeij wav s for someone to steal anacj number f or fraudulent purpose With this ‘ 'plastic" popular! brochure states, credit card and fraud mav reac h SI.13b! 1990. “One of the latest scams is one calling and saying thai just won a prize, and they need credit card number to verift ihev’re sending it to the rigb son,” Bogart says. Low-scoring schools to get TEA assistance Police Beat AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Edu cation Agency is offering a helping hand to 27 elementary schools that have the lowest achievement aver ages in student learning. The schools scored in the bottom 5 percent of the Texas Education Assessment of Minimum Skills test qualify for assistance. “This is going to be a radical de parture lor the state,” said State Ed ucation Commissioner William Kirby in a meeting Monday with dis trict officials from the 27 schools. He said the schools were chosen from the 210 schools visited this year by state accreditation monitors. Kirby said rather than telling the school districts how to improve achievement, the state will outline options for the schools, and local of- Ficials will address the problem. He said the new program is not intended “to point the finger at low- achieving districts and then dictate a laundry list of changes to them.” “Our aim is helping the students,” Kirby said. T he TEA will provide low-achiev ing schools with research on effec tive schools and provide technical as sistance to help them in developing and carrying out programs, Kirby said. However, schools that fail to im prove student learning could lace penalties such as loss of state aid and the loss of local control, Kirby said. Schools in the low-achievement project include Asherton Elemen tary, Brookeland Elementary, Dallas Bowie, Dallas Carr, Dallas City Park, Dallas Dunbar, Dallas Hogg, Dallas Reagan, Dallas Roberts, Hildalgo Kelly, Houston Catham, Houston Eighth Avenue, Houston Pilgrim, Houston Reynolds, Houston Rhoads and Houston Shearn. Also in the program are Kaufman Lucille Nash, Kendleton Powell Point, Melissa Ridge, Rio Grande City Grulla, Rio Grande City Ring- gold, Rio Grande City North Gram mar, Rio Grande City La Union, Roma Intermediate, Roma Scott, Santa Maria and Valiev View. The following were reported to the University Police Depart ment through Monday: CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: • An officer reported that while he was writing a ticket, some students were leaning out of their dormitory room windows yelling derogatory remarks and harassing him. He said that as he began driving away, a water bal loon hit his patrol car. The officer said the water balloon was thrown from where the students were, but when questioned, the stu dents said they hadn’t thrown it. ASSAULT/CRIM1NAL M1S- CH1EF/CR1MINAL TRESPASS: • A woman reported that after she refused to let a man into her apartment, he climbed onto her balcony and broke in her balcony door. The woman said the man forced her into the bathroom, be gan choking her and told her he would come into her apartment whenever he wanted. She said the man then broke several glasses in the kitchen, ripped the phone cord out of the wall and left. The police report said the matter was turnedi to the* Department of Studeni fairs. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: • An officer found a Um sitv maintenance scooter ti from the Physical Plant lyiiif the First floor of a dorm. Ai dent of the dorm said the sox had been pushed into the 1« mg bv live men and one me The resident said that after group got the scooter into building, the woman hadhet ture taken with it as she held; I c \.is fecit hand sign. FLEEING FROM \ Pi OFFICER: • An officer reported seen man driving his motorevde large mall area on campus signaled him to pull over.Hit ficer said that when the mat the patrol car, he took off, r; ning .i red light at HoustonSttt and University Drive.Theoffsi chased the man until the man: control of his motorevde! crashed. 1 he man was arres and jailed at the Brazos Coui Sheriffs Office. White to choose supercollider commission AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Mark White’s office says a statewide group will be named shortly to propose a site for the multimillion-dollar super conducting supercollider that Texas hopes to get. Amarillo attorney Jerome Johnson was named to the nine-member Texas National Research Laboratory Commission on June 25. Dwayne Holman, White’s appointments secretary, said Monday the other eight will be named within the next 10 clays. “The governor has information on about 14 people on his desk, and he will pick the eight from them,” Holman said Monday. The commission, which was created by the 1985 Legislature, would consist of Texas resi dents, including two nationally recognized scien tists and not more than three college faculty members or administrators. Commission mem bers would get no salary. The chairman, vice chairman and secretary would be appointed by the governor. The com mission will automatically disband Jan. 1, 1991, unless its tenure is extended by the Legislature. A special committee of the West Texas Cham ber of Commerce picked a proposed site for the research facility, near Garden City, some time ago. Several other states also are bidding for the research facility. Ralph McLaughlin of Big Spring, chairman of the special committee, said the committee will be glad to work with the commission if one is named. McLaughlin said Big Spring, San An gelo, Midland and Odessa have spent about $168,000 for a survey of Garden City, which is near all the cities. McLaughlin said Monday that geological, seis- mographic and topographical studies stas Garden City is the most economical site project. On Monday, former Gov. Bill Clemeffi publican candidate for governor, said If handling of appointments to thecommiss: one of several "wrong signals" WhitehasK the Texas business community. The superconducting supercollider | proposal is pending in the US. Departs: Energv, w hich has not yet made a budgets to the White House or Congress. “Even if it is in the fiscal 1988 federall» we are at least a year away from fundin?, Meg Wilson, a member of the economic: oprnent division of the governor’s office. 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