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BIRCH CREEK STABLES located at Birch Creek State Park on Lake Somerville 1 Horses for lease-Hourly or daily rates Pony rides for children 1 Rental stalls available Horses for sale-financing available For Information Call: (409) 535-4693 The Corps of Cadets Presents All U Quad Party & Street Dance Benifiting the March of Dimes Fri. April 3, 1987 8-12 p.m. On the Quadrangle featuring the DEBONAIRS No cover charge - Food & Cokes for sale PRE-LAW SOCIETY MOCK LSAT SAT. APRIL 4th 9 a.m.-l p.m. 150 BLOCKER Ticker at MSC Friday 10 a.m.-2 p.m. AND AT DOOR FOR INFO KATIE 260-6295 EAT IN • TAKE OUT FREE DELIVERY 846-0379 l itaiaS 405 W. University Northgate mmmmmimmmmwmm coupons Small Thin Crust 12” one topping Pizza $4." plus tax Large Thin Crust Mo 16” one topping / ^ $5." plus tax expires 4-5-87 v 1 ... , X-Large Thin Crust 18” one topping $6." plus tax expires 4-5-87 expires 4-5-87 C3 Putt THEATRES 'i THEATRE GUIDE Black Widow Sat & Sun 2:05 4:05 7:05 9:05 Post Oak Mall Fri. 7:05 9:05 Nightmare On Elm Street III [r] Sat & Sun 2:30 4:45 Cinema III Fri. 7:15 9:15 Room With r^i A View Sat-Sun 2:10 4:20 7:10- 9:25 Post Oak Mali 7:10 9:25 Blind Date@ Sat & Sun 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:30 Cinema III Fri. 7:00 9:30 Hoosiersf^ Sat & Sun 2:00 4:30 7:00 9:20 Post Oak Mall Fri. 7:00 9:20 Burglar ^ Sat & Sun 2:10 4:20 7:10 9:20 Cinema III Fri. 7:10 9:20 Chappell Hill Historical Society Presents the 24th Annual BLUEBONNET FESTIVAL April 4th and 5th 1987 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Saturday 12 p.m-6 p.m., Sunday Chappell Hill, Texas / • Home & Garden Tours • Hayrides • Bar-B-Que Page 6/The Battalion/Friday, April 3, 1987 State bills to force disclosure of level of alcohol in gas By Ronda Tapp Reporter Two state legislators are support ing a total of four bills that, if passed, would require service stations to publicly disclose the alcohol-blended fuels they sell through signs posted on gasoline pumps. The bills also would eliminate tax credits for using these fuels. Rep. Jim Horn, R-Denton, and Sen. J.E. “Buster” Brown, R-Lake Jackson, are supporting two bills for each measure. Because many motorists don’t know what they are putting in their gasoline tanks, they may be purchas ing alcohol-blended fuels that could cause serious engine problems, says Scott Fisher, director of member re lations for the Texas Oil Marketers Association. The Texas Oil Marketers Associa tion represents 700 companies that supply petroleum products to more than 10,000 service stations. About 80 or 90 of the 700 compa nies use alcohol-blended fuels, Fisher says. “There are approximately three to five chemicals such as xylene, ben zene, toluene and MTBE that have been in gasoline a long time and no one has ever had a problem with them,” he says. Problems are caused by over blending (using more than 20 per cent) ethanol and methanol, he says. Adding alcohol to gasoline im proves octane and helps stretch scarce petroleum reserves, he says, but alcohol increases vapor pressure, which is corrosive and reacts with lead, magnesium and some plastics and rubbers, he says. Also, water may cause the alcohol to separate from the gasoline, which will rust the inside of the fuel line and tank, and will corrode conventional carburetor and fuel pump metals. Randy Haynes, service manager for Fred Brown Mazda-BMW, says, “The alcohol put in gasoline to raise octane is harmful to fuel-injected cars, which is most of the cars we deal with.” BMW, Haynes says, is spending millions of dollars to repair the dam ages caused by bad gas. “Basically, we are just cleaning up what bad gas gets dirty,” he says. Like Mercedes-Benz, BMW places the words “use premium unleaded fuel only” on the car’s dash. Haynes says the service center has a test kit that determines how much alcohol is in the fuel, a process allow ing mechanics to decide immediately whether the problem is bad gas or is in the car itself. Mark Pustejovsky, operations manager for Broach Oil Co., says, “It (passage of the bill) would proba bly do us some good because none of the major companies use alcohol in their fuels.” Fisher says fuel containing 10 per cent ethanol is eligible for up to a 4- cent exemption from the 15-cent state motor fuels tax. Lynton Allred, president of the Texas Oil Marketers Association, says, “At a time when the state is ex periencing such serious budget problems, eliminating this subsidy might alleviate taxes in other areas.” What Wai H# Friday LATTER-DAY STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Joe Major wil speak on “The Gospel and Biogenetics” at noon at the IDS Institute at 100 E. Dexter. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: willmeetai 6 p.m. at Rudder Fountain for a scavenger hunt. Bringa flashlight. CHI ALPHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: will meet at] p.m. in 156 Blocker. UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRY: will hold a peanut-butter fellowship at 11:30 a.m. at Rudder Fountain and willraeei for Bible study at 6:15 p.m. at A&rM Presbyterian Church. CHESS CLUB: will hold a one-round USCF-rated tourna ment at 7 p.m. in 308 Rudder. ACM/IEEE-CS: will meet at 4 p.m. at the Flying Tomato. PRE-LAW SOCIETY: sign up for the mock LSAT through today on the first floor of the Memorial Student Center. PE3CI RACE. IIJTL [WLDO R BLAC Saturday PHI ETA SIGMA: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 410 Rudder. INTERVARSITY CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: willmeetai 1 1 a.m. at Rudder Fountain to leave for a picnic at Haswell Park. SOCIOLOGY CLUB: will have a picnic at 1 p.m. at Hensel Park. LIBERAL ARTS SOCIETY: will have a picnic at 2 p.m in Central Park. m Sunday TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLK DANCE CLUB: wi meet at 8 p.m. Check the monitor in the Memorial Student Center for location. dents at 1 p.m. on the polo fielc 'e a p leld. Monday DEPARTMENT OF ENGINEERING: Dr. I x)uis Everett wil hold a review/help session on statistics and dynamics at 6:30 p.m. in 103 Zachry. MANAGEMENT SOCIETY: will hold a reception forKinne' Shoes at 7 p.m. in the Hilton Ballroom 2. AGGIE BAR ASSOCIATION SCHOLARSHIP: Applb tions are available through April 13 in 103 Academic for seniors planning to enter law school in the fall. STUDY ABROAD: will hold an informational seminar on study abroad programs at 2 p.m. in 251 Bizzell West. A[> g lications for exchange programs to Mexico, Germany and cotland are available through Thursday in 161 Bizzell West. Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion I 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three working I prior to desired publication date. Students OK recreational sports fee Election experiences good turnout draws 5,500 voters They t llows. Th (teal thin grounds. “They” recenth Itudy sho cause of nousing. Dr. Dai lirban anc pigher the iplex, lalism am lelopnien Ejigiri i: llthough pe recei’ \&M in 1 Ihe study learch. By Christi Daugherty Staff Writer In Wednesday’s Student Government election 5,500 people voted, and some races were finally decided, while others moved into the runoff stage. Besides the governmental positions decided, students approved a referendum to create an In tramural Recreational Sports Fee. According to the referendum, the fee is not to exceed $50 per semester and will be used to fund the construc tion and operation costs of a new intramural sports facility. The referendum passed with 62.7 percent of the vote. The following races will be decided in the run off election Wednesday. Class of 88 Treasurer • Chris Yancy • Catherine Adkins Class of 89 President • Denise Arledge • Ken Holthouser Class of 90 President • Dan Gattis • Kevin West Vice President • Rachel Powitzky • Michael Campbell Dorm Senators Krueger/Mosher • Lori Learned • Jody Manier Liberal Arts and General Studies Senators Sophomore • Laura Moore • Scott Frampton Secretary Ward II 1 "WheiK Huinilx-i • B.J. Reisfield • Eric Blakemore Biound in Treasurer • Pat O’Neal Bud with i • Sonya Schulte • Guy K. Diedrich Bbvioush Off Campus Aggies Ward III Be," Ejigiri President • Blake Pounds 1 One \v;i • Scott Mendell • Kenneth Thomas ■file teen-a; Vice President • Terri Greig I tenant m g • Karen Vest Ward IV | Slum h< Secretary • Britton A. Terrell Bents: g( • Laurie Lustfield • CaveJ. McKeown III ■Ind tenan Treasurer • Timothy D. Jones Bent of tf • Della Barbato Agriculture Senators Bause ol il Class of 88 At Large B. Ejigiri s, President • Mark Schwausch By 011 the n • Andrea Beshara Architecture Senators 1 "U we t Vice-President Undergraduate ■heir ow n • Keith Wall • Grady Bible B 1( iral bas( Secretary Business Administration Ben,, we’ • Michelle M. Montalvo Senior B hat c an w Social Secretary • Cindy Coulbourne 1 Bryan ; • Tara Zinsmeister • Jay Garrett Leeson ■ eluding tin Historian Junior gun Apa • Carol Horne • Greg Smith Bparimeni Class of 89 • Lorie Luikens fla.st year 1 Vice-President Sophomore ■aid. The following are final results from Wednesday’s elections. Student Senate Chairmen Academic Affairs • Tom Black External Affairs • Ronnie Gipson Finance • Doug Baumann Student Services • Melissa Moore Residence Hall Association President • David McDowell Vice President • Michelle Fox • John D. Hovenda Treasurer • V.M. Jay Mishra Class of 90 Secretary • Jeff Brennan Social Secretary • Michelle Renee Johnson Treasurer • David Gribble Historian • Jennifer Sauter Dorm Senators Aston/Dunn • M. Lane Spears Crocker/Davis-Gary/Moore/Moses • Shawn Rebtoy Haas/Hobby/Legett/McFadden/Neeley • Stacey Allen Keathley/Fowler/Hughes/Clements • Graciela Herna Corps of Cadets • Chris McAndrew • Glenn A. Rupert Off Campus Senators Ward I • Mark Wilhite • Craig Nasso • Kevin Buchman • Jay Hays • Todd Jones • Christel Munster • Clay Whitaker • Mike Cougar Education Senators Junior • Tom O’Donohoe Engineering Senators Senior • Steven Woo • Keith Van Boskirk Junior • Michael A. McBride Sophomore • Kevin Hauser • James Phipps At Large • Tim Barrett • Michael Alexander Geoscience and Science Senators U ndergrad uate • Kathy Simms • Dan Hargrove Liberal Arts and General Studies SenaW Senior • R. Duane Runyan Junior • Michael A. Kelley At Large • Kirsten Baker • Rachel Powitzky Medicine and Veterinary MedicineSe®®' Undergraduate • Daniel A. Penaloza fhose floyed ten In welfare pntage ol 'ho don’t Remem. “In any ] Jv 'e a higl re uneni| fnsily dett j‘ n g>” Ejigi Many p ( "n a dea jhcl- Some louse cleai f' n R trash i " Wn the flo J “What I i ( ' 1 'Item vi( lot h a laving FO Senate OKs bill requiring seat belts on school buses AUSTIN (AP) — School buses bought or leased after Jan. 1 must be equipped with safety belts and seats with padded backs higher than those now required, according to a bill that won senate approval Thursday. Senators also ended a three-week wait by accepting House amend ments to a bill that would allow pri vate companies to build and operate prisons. Senate approval of the so-called privatization bill set up a possible veto by Gov. Bill Clements. “I’ve only heard that’s possible,” said Senate sponsor Ray Farabee, D- Wichita Falls. But he added that he thinks the Senate would override such a veto. Clements said he had not decided whether to veto the hill. Asked if he might sign it, Clem ents said, “I’d say there is that possi bility, and there is that possibility that I might not sign it.” Sen. Gene Green’s seat-belt bill was sent to the House on a 19-5 vote after one senator complained safety belts might actually be dangerous. The bill would require seats with padded backs 28 inches high, four inches higher than those required by the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration for buses built after 1977. Although the bill would require school buses to be equipped with safety belts, it would leave it up to lo cal school districts whether to re quire students to use them. Districts would have to demon strate how the belts should be used. Green, D-Houston, estin# belts and higher seats woulf over $300 to the cost of ab® Legislative Budget Board esti^ the extra cost at $4,000, or apf mately $7 million a year st# starting next year. Buses now in use would not to have the additional equip# Sen. Bill Sarpalius, a t school bus driver, predW “more kids will get hurtbv' belts around than in (bus! dents.” CLE *Ca ® Dental I • Eveninc •Comple 0a " Uwso