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A v Page 4/The Battalion/Wednesday, January 28, 1987 WOMEN IN BUSINESS SYMPOSIUM MONDAY FEBRUARY 2ND Classroom presentations by the Executive Women of Dallas, on topics of interest to both Women and Men in today’s business and professional community. Included are discussions on “Changing roles and expectations between Women and Men in management positions.” “Strategies for success, for both Women and Men.” “The Current Status of Women in Professional Devel opment and Business Leadership.” “Balancing Family and Home Life with the Demands of the Professional and Business Career.” “Successes and Problems of Dual Career Couples.” And other issues. Sam and 9am - in the Blocker Building, Room 102 10am 10am 12noon 1pm and 2pm 2pm - in Biological Sciences Building - West, Room 025 - in the Agronomy Building, Room 100 - in the Blocker Building, Room 164 - in the Blocker Building, Room 164 - in the Blocker Building, Room 161 Classroom presentations for staff, and open to the public. students, faculty, You don’t need to be rich to rent here... -r'iSr-i Large One Bedrooms From $270 Large Two Bedrooms From $360 • Spacious Floorplans • Central A/C & Heating • Ceiling Fans • Swimming Pool • Pets Allowed • 24 Hour Emergency Maintenance • Shuttle Bus Line FREE B&W TV IF YOU LEASE BY JAN. 31. Two Bedroom Special Pay 1 /2 rent on 1 st & 3rd Full Month LPC FRENCH QUARTERS 601 N. Cross, College Station 846-8981 &urf] S46~4234^ cr -it ^ Fatburger Va lb. $2. 30 Fried Cheese $2. 45 * Heavy wt. 1 / 2 lb. $2. 70 Fried Mushrooms, Zuchini -k Kiddie V4 lb. $1. 9S or Okra $2. 30 -K Lean V4 lb $2. 05 Tamales: ^ with cheese .20 V2 dz. $2. 75 ^ Grilled Cheese .95 1 dz. $5. 10 ^ Ham & Cheese $1. 95 Chicken Nuggets: -k Ham & C. Combo $2. 50 6 pcs. $1. 70 -K BLT Sandwich $1. 90 9 pcs. $2. 20 * Chicken Sandwich $2. 30 12 pcs. $2. 70 £ Turkey Sandwich $2. 30 Beer (Domestic) SI. 35 ^ Fajitas $3. 75 Beer (Imported) $1. 60 + Soft Tacos $3. 60 Pepsi, Dt. Pepsi, Dr. Pepper, -k French Fries/Onion Rings .95 Slice, Tea, Root Beer .60 .80 1. 00 * * * Tax not included With this coupon get a Free Large Drink with any order of $6 or more. Clements pledges Texans won't face 'huge new tax bill' AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Bill Clem ents pledged Tuesday to make cer tain Texans are spared “a huge new tax bill,” but Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby warned that further cuts in state government must be made cau tiously. Recalling his campaign theme, Clements told the Texas Association of Life Underwriters that “I can as sure you we’re going to scrub the budget. . . . We’re going to live within our means.” Due to projections of a potential 1988-89 deficit of $6 billion, the Re publican governor said, many poli ticians say a tax hike is unavoidable. “You hear . . . that this (deficit) represents an insurmountable prob lem without a huge new tax bill,” Clements said. “I can tell you right now that isn’t going to happen.” But Hobby, speaking earlier to the same audience, said the Legis lature has been wrangling with the financial crisis since 1984. All state programs have been carefully re viewed, he said. “Now, there’s a great deal of talk about $2 billion cuts in our state budget,” Hobby said. “But our bud get has undergone a thorough scrubbing for waste and inefficien cies during the last four years. Most of that job is already done. “If further cuts are to be made, great care must be exercised or we will dismantle the very institutions best-suited to help us through this crisis.” Clements refused to say Tuesday whether he would endorse proposals to continue the temporary sales and motor fuel tax increases enacted last fall. The Legislature voted then to raise the sales tax rate from 4 Vs per cent to 5 Vi percent and boost the fuel tax by 5 cents per gallon to help offset income lost due to falling oil prices. Those increases, which kicked in Jan. 1, are scheduled to be rolled back on Aug. 31. Continuing the temporary taxes would raise an estimated $3 billion, officials say, and Hobby said such a move would reduce the 1988-89 def icit to about $2.5 billion. Clements said he will spell out his proposals for balancing the budget in his State of the State address to the Legislature on Feb. 4. But Clements gave no hints as to what his proposal will include. Police Beat The following were reported to the University Police Depart ment from Wednesday through Friday: MISDEMEANOR THEFT: • Three bicycles were re ported stolen. • Two backpacks were re ported stolen from Sbisa Dining Hall. • University police found a bi cycle, reported stolen, in the Bryan Police property shed. • An officer observed a stop sign in the back seat of a car he was towing. • A student reported that he found a stop sign in the closet of his apartment when he moved in. FELONY THEFT: • University Police were told that part of the Eli Whitely sign had been removed. CRIMINAL MISCHIEF: • The police received a rei that, at about 11:15 p.m,, electrical boxes on the Pint, ond and fourth floor lai rooms of SchubmacherHalh! pried open and power wastunj off for most of the first floor 1 HARASSMENT BY PHONE • A student reported J within a 15-minute periodheil received several calls inwhickl caller would not speak. UNLAWFUL POSSESSION: MARIJUANA: • Two officers reported il found what appeared to beef, juana and drug paraphernal a vehicle they were towing, f A&M researchers examine Gulf Coast pollution levels By Jill Raupe Reporter Researchers at Texas A&M Uni versity are studying changing pollut ion levels of Gulf Coast estuaries by assessing the present state of the es tuaries and looking at long-term changes of the various pollutant lev els. An estuary is the point where a river enters the ocean and where the fresh water mixes with the salt water. Petroleum hydrocarbons, pesti cides and trace metals are the three pollutants that are part of this envi ronmental monitoring program, said Dr. Bobby J. Presley, professor of oceanography. The study will look at the levels of trace metals in the estuaries, specif ically cadmium, mercury and lead, Presley said. Mud and oyster samples are being collected at 150 locations along the Gulf of Mexico, from Brownsville to the tip of Florida, Presley said, and the oysters will be analyzed for dis eases and parasites. Researchers are interested in see ing if the changing levels are caused by man or natural phenomena, he said. Presley said the levels of the trace metals in the estuaries aren’t nec essarily the fault of man, although man is the biggest overall source of pollution. “Some areas are not as impacted as those areas that are expected to be impacted,” Presley said. “I can’t say too much about the re gional patterns,” he said. “There are differences from place to place.” guaranteed funding for tfet year study, he said. Presley said the program;! second year and it maybeoj Irevond four years. Some estuaries had higher pollut ion levels compared to other estua ries along the Gulf Coast, he said. The National Oceanic and Atmo spheric Administration, a pollution and climate research agency, has Previous pollution tests b inadeuuate sampling and nr analysis, he said. Although he has lookedt of the information collectK the study, Presley saidheb noticed damages to the Gul also hasn’t drawn conduska the data yet. “We haven’t establisfct: trends yet because it willuL three years,” he said. Presley also said 10to204 research will be needed to mi real conclusions. The collected data will bed managers, planners and a ment agencies when conttr new plants or when research f easibility of new regulations Electronic leash to keep convicts at home DALLAS (AP) — When Randall Kearney leaves home, his probation officer goes with him in the form of a little gray box strapped to the 24- year-old convict’s leg. The electronic leash, worn by eight prisoners whose sentences require that they stay at home under house arrest, lets authorities know if Kear ney is where he’s supposed to be and can sound an alert on police monitors if he isn’t. that sends signals to a receiver attached to his home’s telephone. It’s also part of a pioneer program aimed at easing overcrowding in the state’s prisons, and the Texas Adult Probation Commission has asked the Legislature to approve $5.8 million to pay for 1,000 of the devices. Kearney, who was convicted for delivery of a controlled substance, wears a radio transmitter Phone lines, in turn, connect the transmitter to a central computer that tracks whether Kearney is at home or at work when he should be. He also must visit the monitoring office once a week so program operators can verify that the plastic strap holding the transmitter to his ankle has not been tampered with. who has studied the issue, said, “IfsnodM swer to all the problems of crime by anva but in the right circumstances, it’s a waytsi ish somebody appropriately, maintain oi over them and still have the benefit of siif tially reduced cost.” An opponent of the program, howevr he believes it is wrong to monitor someos: ironically. an A& enis bon T of I tion th< milt, star dtv Rhr said Any violation could put him back in prison. The Dallas-area program costs $ 1 1 per day per individual, or less than half the $24.84 daily cost of housing a prisoner in a state penitentiary. State District Judge Larry Gist of Beaumont, “What authority does any judge have ioj| any electric device on a human beinginiltj vacy of his home?” asked Monsignor Den Brosnan, director of a San Antonio drue rts itation program anti a member of tne Adult Probation Commission. mm that ... thin like brt; Business Career Fair 80 COMPANY BOOTHS Tue.-Wed. Feb. 1-4 1 st & 2nd Floor Blocker Building BEGINNING WORDSTAR FOR TAMU STUDEK BYTE BACK! One-week classes for those who want to learn this popular work processing program February 9 - February 13 5:00 - 7:00pir February 23 - February 27 4:00 - 6:OOpJ March 9 - March 13 5:00 - 7:00pir Make sense of computers at the library. Cost: $35.00 Sterling C. Evans Library Learning Resources Department Room 604 845-2316 Spring Rush 1987 <l> K T presents A m r * C PIZZA PARTY with the Infamous Delta Zeta Sorority Call: The House 822-3281 cor/firnV SPRING 1987 RUSH SCHEDULE PHI KAPPA TAU FRATERNITY * Wed., Jan. 28 6:00pm Pizza Party with AZ (call) Fri., Jan. 30 8:00pm Sheik Yerbouti at the Phi Tau House Steve Bonner - Rush Chairman 693-2872 Joe - President 764-8030 Wednesday 6:00 PM Call for Location and more info. If you are serious about Spring Rush, give us a chance. Call or come by anytime. 693-2872 - Steve Bonner Rush Chairman