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"7 Page 8/The Battalion/Thursday, March 3, 1988 4004 Harvey Rd. i'' mtnnm Zarape’s 308 Main Downtown Bryan 779-8702 9:30-8:45 Closed Mondays Buy one entree and get the second at 1/2 price Buy one entree at regular price and get a second entree of equal or less value for 1/2 Quilting gains popularity as University Plus class Jose’s 5-9;30 p.|fi. Expires 3/17 WIM Ml WM \ Ladies We know what kind of impression you want to make on that "special occasion" and we can help you! Come see us today. VZS4* 0l/C#V£R Ladies & Lords of Dress shown $119.00 Many colors available. 707 (next to A.R. Photography) Hrs: 10 a.m.-6 p.m., Mon.-Sat. Open late Thurs., 10 a.m.-8 p.m. By Kim Sanders Reporter Quilting is no longer looked upon as something done purely out ol ne cessity, and grandmothers are not the only ones picking up a needle and thread anymore. The rising popularity for quilting can be seen on the Texas A&M cam pus in the University Plus quilting class. “Quilting is on the upsurge,” says Mary Gay Boedeker, a graphic de signer for the veterinary school. “For several decades it was just used for rural, utilitarian purposes. For the past 10 to 15 years, it has become an artistic endeavor — the fun of it has been revived.” people and already has been filled for this semester with 10 students and five non-students. University Plus supervisor Wayne Helton says. In past years, the center has had to open more than one section for the class. He says that when the first class fills they start a waiting list; it takes a minimum of six people in each class for the center to “break even finan cially.” Boedeker says quilting is impor tant in her life because it relieves stress. She says she tries to work on her quilting almost every day. Boedeker believes that now tit more women are working, they finding they need a way to relit! stress and quilting offers oneway relax. The University Plus class istaugl by Norma Metzer, who hasbeentt ching it since the center first opt in 1975. Helton says, “She is our mostt] perienced instructor in Universii Plus — I can’t think of anyoneet who has been here from the start. The class holds a maximum of 15 “Most of the people in our guild (Brazos Bluebonnet Quilt Guild) work,” she says, “and many are pro fessionals such as doctors.” This semester the class costs for students and $16 for nonst dents. It will be held March 21,! April 4 and 1 1 at 7 p.m. Heltonsi anyone wishing to take the classtl spring will he placed on a waitii list. Deposit balance stabilizes after February withdrawals wummmmm MEN : . THE UNTOLD TRUTH REVEALED BY DR. WARREN FARRELL AUTHOR OF WHY MEN ARE THE WAY THEY ARE AND THE LIBERATED MAN do you Wonder... ...Why men are so afraid of commitment? ...Why the women men are most attracted to the most difficult to get • . ; along with? ...Why can’t a man be a friend before a sex partner? ...If women are so liberated, why do they still want men to ask them out, pay for dinner, take all the sexual initiatives, and call them in the morning? TUESDAY, MARCH S ^ RUDDER THEATRE /fuse GREAT tSSUj 7:30 FM FREE ADMISSION < DALLAS (AP) — First Republic- Bank Dallas’ deposit balance appears to be stabilizing after customers withdrew $599 million during a sin gle week last month, the chairman of the state’s largest bank-holding com pany said. The lead institution of First Re- publicBank Gorp. lost more than 8 percent of its deposits when custom ers apparently reacted to rumors of a government-assisted bailout, regu lators said. “By the middle of last week, the sources of funds for the Dallas bank and for the corporation as a whole appeared to be stabilizing,” First Re public Chairman Gerald Fronter- house said Monday. “We feel this is the result of our efforts to commu nicate directly with our customers ceived throughout 1 exas.” The bank held average total de posits of $6.87 billion during the seven-day period ending Feb. 24, down 8.7 percent from the previous week. Since the end of 1987, the bank has lost $1.1 billion deposits. During the week covered by the Federal Reserve Bank of Dallas re port, the bank-holding company was the subject of published reports that takeover or bailout negotiations were under way, and that its lead in stitution had suffered deposit out flows. A 55-member team supervised by the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency began auditing First Re- publicBank, which lost $656.8 mil lion in 1987 anti finished the yt with $3 .92 billion worth of problt| assets. The company later denied First Republic officials or regul were negotiating a merger or out. Bank officials also reveal companywide deposit outflows $1.14 billion during the first weeks of 1988 that it characteri as "manageable.’’ First Republic previously has knowledged borrowing excess era! funds from other banks to nu up deposit shortfalls and den borrowing any emergency from the Federal Reserve Bank, Numbers of First Republic depi itors were moving their accounts other bank, area bankers say. r Blaze kills four people as they sleep Weather Watch LUBBOCK (AP) — Four people, including a 1-year-old baby, were killed in a fire early Tuesday as they slept in their apartment. Killed in the blaze, which was re ported shortly after 3 a.m., were Sta cey Owens, 19; Kenneth Daves, 18; Larry Daves, 17; and 1-year-old To- nia Daves. Interim P'ire Marshal Jack Garble said arson investigators from his of fice were still on the scene, but had not confirmed a cause. Pliii SPRING BREAK # Ml: Thursday, March 3 p fPLFNTY O pm OF PRIZES Fashions by: L&FON! Pat Magee’s Music by: “They’re still over there sifting through things trying to come up with something more definite,” he said. Fire Chief Don Stevens said the fire did not look suspicious. He said the apartment complex manager told him all apartments were equipped with smoke detectors that are checked every month, he isaid. “There was a report that neigh bors heard buzzing and some noise over there, and that may have been the smoke detector,” he said. The fire began on the first floor of the two-story apartment, officials said. The victims were not burned, but apparently had been overcome by smoke. District Chief Gale Hooper said. About 24 firemen battled the blaze for aproximately 90 minutes before extinguishing it. No damage estimate was immedi ately available. Owens, Kenneth Daves and the infant had lived in the apartment since early February, and Larry Daves was visiting the couple, apart ment manager Donna Whitehead said. using, lizatic cludir arlinj |>okesn legion stem f'rc 1 “The Key: £ m Lightning = - Fog ft ■ Thunderstorms e e - Rain ** - Snow » Drizzle yCy - Ice Pellets e V . Rain Shower • - Freezing Ram Sunset Today; 6:24 p.m. Sunrise Friday: 6:47 a.m. Map DiscussiomEastern Texas will be the focal point for active weather in the form of showers and thundershowers again today. The low pressure system at surface is augmented by a quite strong low pressure system aloft which will track northeastward. This will produce significant precipitation from Texas to Washington, D.C. and some of the thunderstorms in the local area and into Mississippi may reach severe limits. A strong front approaching the Washington and Oregon coast will initiate precipitation through the Pacific Northwest while the southwest comes under the influence of drier northwesterly flow Forecast: Today and Tonight. Overacast and mild, high 68, with scattered showers and thunderstorms, some of which may reach severe limits. Winds southerly at 15 gusting to 25 mph. Low Friday morning 47. Friday. Decreasing cloudiness and cooler. High 64. Winds northeast at seven to 12 mph. Weather Fact: Tornado Occurrence - Tornadoes have occured in all 50 states,in all months of the year, and can occur at any time of the day. Most severe weattiei in Brazos County occurs from March through May. The Hurricane season, June through November, can on rare occasions, produce a secondary maximum of severe weather locally. Prepared by: Charlie Brenic Staff Meteorolog A&M Department of Meteon FORI Moth< ns of ought But I 1 links th 5 are ; mice f» the li °e bea by fall dall. 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