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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
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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.
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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.
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“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.
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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.
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A&M Department of Meteon
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