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Page 4/The Battalion/Friday, August 5, 1988 Battalion Classifieds Study suggests low lead levels may be harmful * NOTICE NOTICE Effective August 17, 1988, new Federal Regulations require Sup plemental Loans for Students (SLS) applicants to file a Financial Aid Form (FAF), a Family Financial Statement (FFS), or the Appli cation for Federal Student Aid and submit Financial Aid Tran scripts from previously attended colleges or universities to be con sidered for loans. File as soon as possible. SKIN INFECTION STUDY G&S studies, inc. is participatingin a study on acute skin infections. If you have one of the following con ditions call G&S studies. Eligible- volunteers will be compensated. * infected blisters * infected burns * infected boils * infected cuts * infected insect bites * infected scrapes (“road rash") G&S STUDIES, INC. 846-5933 * FOR RENT NIGHT LEG CRAMPS G&S studies is participating in a nation wide study on a medication recommended for night leg cramps. If you experience any one of the following symptoms on a regular basis call G&S. Eligible volunteers will be compensated. ' restless legs * rigid muscles ' muscle spasms * weary achy legs ' cramped toe * Charley horse G&S STUDIES, INC. 846-5933 Unfit males 18-25 free fitness assessment. Volunteer for research on vitamins and performance. 822-1734. 186t8/l 2 Near Campus • Luxury 1-2 Bedroom Units • Pool • Laundry • Shuttle • On-site Security • 24-Hr. Maintenance • Shopping Nearby Rent Starts at $275 SEVILLA 1 Blk. South of Harvey Rd. 693-2108 All Bills Paid! 1-2 Bedroom Units On Shuttle • Tennis • Pool On-site Maintenance Close to campus Rent Starts at $310 SCANDIA 693-6505 401 Anderson 1 Blk. off Jersey - W. of Texas Cotton Village Apts., Snook, Tx. 1 Bdrm,; $200 2 Bdrm.; $248 Rental assistance available! Call 846-8878 or 774-0773 after 5pm. 4tf ♦ FOR RENT —— CLOSE TO EVERYTHING Tennis court, pool, bike to campus. Efficiency, 1 & 2 bdrms; $260 up. VIL LAGE GREEN APTS. 693-1188. 178tfn Valley View 4-plexes. Washer 8c dryer or connections available. 2 Bdrm/l V*2 bath. Up or downstairs units. Open for fall leasing. $325-$350. Wyndham Mgmt. 846-4384. 174tfn All bills paid. 1 bdrm. furnished, $275. Walk to cam pus. Also looking for student couple to manage small apartment. 779-8239. 186t8/10 2 Bedroom house, all appliances, trees, use of pool, $370/$395, 693-1723. 150tfn All Bills Paid! • Luxury Redecorated • 1 -2-3 Bedroom Units • Ceiling Fans • Dishwasher • Patios • Pool • Saunas "Tennis • Near A&M Campus • On Shuttle • Security • 24-Hr. Maintenance Std. 1 BR as low as $318 One Check Pays All At VIKING 1601 Holleman off Texas 1 Blk. South of Harvey Rd. 693-6716 i STORE A BILLION PLUS HAIRPINS or all your clothes in our Huge Closets. Pool, shuttle route; $305 up. SAUSALITO APTS. 693-4242. 178tfn DON’T GE L WET Park at your door. 1 & 2 bdrms, hot tub, pool, shuttle route; $269 up. EASTGATE APTS. 696-7380. 178tfn SMART MOVE Graduate/Couple Community neat- campus, W/D connections; $321 up. ANDERSON PLACE APTS. 693-2347. 178tfn 2 Bedroom Studio, appliances, shuttle, jogging trail, creek, $295/$325, 693-1723. I84tfn 2 Bedroom 1 Bath Condo. All appliances, fireplace, $375/$410,693-1723. 184tfn Room W block from campus. Quiet, private bath, pri vate entrance. Util, pd., $170. 764-7363, 693-5286. 187t8/l 1 TIRED OF HIGH UTILITIES? Come to Tanglewood South > Great Location • Party Room/Study Room > 2 Pools • 2 Laundry Rooms • Exercise Room/Fitness Center • Covered Parking • During orientation we are open until 8:30 p.m. All Utilities Paid 411 Harvey Road, C.S. 693-1111 DOUX CHENE 6 Spacious Floor Plans Ask about Ninfa & Barbara specials for a REAL DEAL! 1401 FM 2818, C.S., TX 693-1906 c- GRASPING FOR THAT SPECIAL APT. & COMING UP EMPTY? College Main Apts, wants to help you get a hold of the Apt. that suits your needs. • FOR RENT By Had Binion Reporter Luxury large 2 bdrm/l 1/2 bath 4-plex. Washer & dryer connections. Appliances, $325. Close to campus, 774- 7970,693-0551. 62tfn • ROOMMATE WANTED Attention Grads. . Female Christian nonsmoking roommate wanted for fall. $140 plus utilities. Call Ye- vette 696-3779. I86t8/5 • HELP WANTED No Utility Deposit Water, Sewer, Garbage Paid Ceiling Fans Quarterly Pest Control All Adult Community Swimming Pool, Club, Picnic Areas Emergency Maintenance $50.00 off first full month s rent by bringing in this ad College Main Apartments 846-2089 4302 College Main, Bryan SAFEWAY, INC. Is accepting applications for part- time checkers, sackers, and night stockers (15-24 hrs. per week). Pay rate begins at $3.80-$5.75 based on experience. Apply at Safeway store located in Culpepper Plaza (Hwy. 30) Equal opportunity employer M/F/H/V 18518/5 The Houston Chronicle is taking applications for immedi ate route openings. Pay is based on per paper rate & gas allowance is provided. The route requires working early mornings, 7 days a week. If interested call: James at 693-0016 for an appointment. or Julian at 693-2323 isete/ai Looking for Pre-Law graduate student to do research p/t. Contact Buck Buchanan 846-3069. 188t8/12 “C” programmer for IBM PC and/or Macintosh. Con tract work through spring. Experienced only need ap ply. Full or part time. Very good wages. Call 846-3294 after noon. 182t8/l 1 Part-time student w/sales experience 8c computer knowledge. 20 hrs. plus. Call 693-8080, ask for Sharon. 182tfn Leasing agent needed. Neat, good personality, sales ex perience a plus. Apply in person 505 Harvey Road. 185t8/12 Babysitter needed every other week. Mother works nights. Must be extremely reliable, 776-0581 before 8 p.m. 185t8/9 K-Bob’s is now hiring part 8c full time cooks and food prep. Inquire in person 9-11 a.m., 2-4 p.m. No phone calls. 809 University Drive East. 185t8/5 Recent studies on guinea pigs sug gest low levels of lead that are now legal may be harmful to small chil dren. According to Dr. Gerald Bratton, a Texas A&M veterinary medicine professor, low levels of lead can cause IQ deficiencies, hyperactivity and short attention spans, especially in children between the ages of 1 and 5. “The older children get, the more resistant they become to lead,” Brat ton said. “The damage they recieve between the ages of 1 and 5 is per manent. “The lead level that was consid ered safe in 1979 was 60 milligrams per deciliter; in 1980 it was reduced to 40 milligrams per deciliter. It was reduced again in 1982 to 35 milli grams per deciliter and again four months ago to 25 milligrams per de ciliter. “I estimate that 10 to 15 percent of all children have lead levels that are right at the maximum level.” Bratton said the level is still too high but lowering it more is going to be difficult because of the competi tion and lobbying by the lead indus try. “We have already gotten oil com panies to take the lead out of gaso line and by 1990, lead will no longer be available at gas stations,” Bratton said. “We’ve polluted the world so much that lead is going to be a prob lem for a long time.” Bratton said the study was done on guinea pigs and not on laboratory rats because they believe guinea pigs more closely represent human char acteristics, and because rats become tolerant to lead. “Guinea pigs, like humans, aren’t able to manufacture vitamin C, which some studies suggest may re duce how much lead the body ab sorbs,” Bratton said. “Guinea pigs are good experi mental models, their similarities to humans in gestation also make them potentially valuable for prenatal tox icity studies,” he said. What’s Up Friday CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION:Will meet at 6 p.m. at 103 NagleSlies in the Student Center. KANM STUDENT RADIO:Will meet at 10 p.m. at the Brazos Landing. Fornw information call KANM at 845-5923. INDIA ASSOCIATION:Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 212 MSC for IndependenceD; Celebrations. For more information call V. K. Dorai at 845-1616. Items lor What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonst no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only public the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What's Ups a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissionsarer: on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. lip, have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. County supports dying orphan teen SAN ANTONIO (AP) — An or phaned teen-ager, retarded and dy ing from cancer, will not get a paup er’s burial upon his death because Bexar County commissioners agreed to pay for cremation after a request from the foster parents. “I’ve never seen anything like this,” County Judge Tom Vickers said Wednesday: “It’s an unusual re quest. It was from the juvenile peo ple and the foster family. The 17-year-old teen-ager, whose birthday is Aug. 17, may not live un til then and his foster parents did not want a pauper’s burial for him. They will bury the ashes under a tree at Canyon Lake near New Braunfels. Vickers said a cremation costs Bexar County taxpayers about $150 compared to $200 for burial in a nameless grave with up to three cas kets inside. He said taxpayers will foot the bill even if the youth dies while in the Medina County hospice. “If he’s in our guardianship he’s in our jurisdiction,” Vickers said. Juvenile Judge Tom Rickhoff said the teen-ager was removed from Methodist Mission Home in and placed in the custody of Texas Department of Human St ices officials after his health dcit: rated. “It’s a real sad case,” Ridl said. “It doesn’t look likehesgi to live until his next birthday.’’ Bill Sproull, regional attomei the TDHS, said the foster pate are as close to family thatthe had. His mother planned togivei up for adoption when he was He grew up in the mission. Sproull said the youth, whore at the level of 4- and 5-year-olds., diagnosed about a yearagoasli ing a rare form of cancer of lymph nodes that affects the sets “He was given chemothera: Sproull said. “The doctors v hopeful he would makeafullr# ery. In the last six weeks, itrt curred with a vengeance.” Sproull said the boy was place; the Heritage Manor Care Ccnit: Hondo so he could spend theres his days in a comfortable settiiiE cessible by his former guardians 3 bdrm/l bath, $350 mo. SW Parkway, Trinity Apts. Call 693-5177 after 5 p.m. 179t8/10 Experienced general service man needed in auto motive garage Sc tire store. Call 693-0616. 187t8/l 1 Full 8c part-time cashiers needed at self-service gas sta tion for 3-10 p.m. shift. Call 693-0616. 187t8/l 1 Occasional babysitter for 9 month old. Call 696-3626 183t8/5 Researcher: Soviet citizen: not identical to Americans Part-time Choir director and/or organist for A&M Presbyterian Church. Send resume to 301 Church Ave. N., College Station. Attn: Worship Committee. 18118/12 f { „POR SALE By Mike Thomas Reporter 1983 Honda CB 125 motorcycle. Perfect condition, 400 mi.; $475, 775-7658. 188t8/12 Motorcycle: ’81 Red Yamaha 1100 cc, excellant condi tion, 27,000 mi. Call Susan 260-4907. 185t8/9 MOBILE HOME for sale. 2 bdrms. Power, water, & phone already connected. $1100. 823-1948 please leave message. 186t8/10 Graduating must sell 1984 blue Yamaha CA50 scooter. Great condition, $350. Call 846-0516. 186t8/5 Aero 50 scooter with front & back baskets and helmet, $595. Call 696-8875. 187t8/5 COMPUTER DISCOUNT XT/286AT/386AT compa tibles. Lowest prices. 693-7599. 151 tfn j- " * Mirror imaging is the biggest problem most Ameri- —• cans have trying to understand Soviet society, said Ke vin Stubbs, a research associate with the Center for Strategic Technology. “We tend to think of Soviet citizens as if they were just like us,” he said, “but they’re not. “They have a different culture and a different his tory that must be understood before you can under stand Soviet society.” The center has been studying the Soviet Union since it was first chartered in September 1979, Stubbs said. It was created to provide government agencies with a fresh perspective on national issues and a new source for social and technological research. NOW OPEN Country Boy’s New and Used Furniture; 402 N. Texas. 187t8/29 TRS 80 Model 3, 2 disk & printer, and lots of software, $300,693-1813. 184t8/5 Prior to the chartering of the center into the Texas A&M University System, an endless cycle of people from the east and west coasts had been alternating be tween serving in the government and advising the gov ernment, Stubbs, Class of’76, said. ’71 Triumph 500 motorcycle, runs fine, best offer, 693- 1813. 184t8/5 Have a news story or photograph suggestion? Call THE BATT ALION at 845-3315. 155tfn The center was the result of an attempt to break this cycle, he said. “We have a broadly defined purpose and can re search any number of topics,” Stubbs said. “The major ity of our research has been defense related and J dealt with Soviet technology assesment. “We try to be as objective as possible during out I search. Most of our research involves reviewingSoJ technical journals. Like the United States the Sonj publish hundreds of technical journals each year. | : “Since it would serve no purpose for them to bel l to their own people we can generally trust that:::| journals will accurately reflect the state of Sovietitc oology,” he said. Stubbs said the clients who assign the topicsandfn the research know they will not be getting polilidtt answers. The center’s reputation for thorough and curate research is well known, Stubbs said. “We always give them (clients) the straight factsan see them whether they like it or not,” he said. Zealots do not come to the center for supportofi; predetermined conclusions, Stubbs said. Engineers and scientists, make up half ofthecenie personnel and the other half are liberal arts pfO[ Stubbs said. “While most of our research involves science technology we try to give it historical continuity, said. Stubbs said familiarity with the history and theo ture of people when studying their technology is tant. ♦ SERVICES Need help getting in-state tuition? Call Sgt. Jeff Har- relson, Texas Army National Guard at 779-0943 todayl 182t8/10 ON THE DOUBLE Professional Word Processing, laser jet printing. Papers, resume, merge letters. Rush services. 846-3755. 181tfn El Paso police promise crackdown on beggars Professional Word Processing, Resumes. Guaranteed Error Free. PERFECT PRINT 822-1430. 162t8/10 TYPING: Rush jobs, research papers, education units; near campus. 696-0914. 185t8/9 CAL’S BODY SHOP. 10% discount to students on la bor. Precise color matching. Foreign & Domestics. 30 years experience. 823-2610. Ill tfn Accurate, fast reasonable typing. Call Pat 696-2085 af ter 5:30 p.m. 177t8/16 TYPING: Accurate, 95 WPM, Reliable. Word Proc essor. 7 days a week. 776-4013. 85t2/30 Experienced librarian will do library research for you. Problem Pregnancy •We listen. We core, We Help •Free Pregnancy Tests ’ •Concerned." Counselors EL PASO (AP) — Police have promised to continue cracking down on beggars along the Interstate 10 access road, but officials say ordi nary citizens hold the key to getting rid of panhandlers. Mayor Jonathan Rogers said Thursday the solution lies in heed ing four billboards placed in differ ent parts of the city that read: “Please don’t give to beggars — they cause traffic problems.” But traffic tie-ups are a minor worry, said City Councilman Ed Elsey, who added that critics who decry the billboards as inhuman are missing the point. the allegations but have strong suspi cions, Grijalva said. A couple of weeks after the City Council discussed the issue at length, a group wishing to remain anony mous paid for the four billboards, said Jim Huff, president of Bauman Co., which owns the signs. Brazos Valley Crisis Pregnancy Service We’re Local! 3620 E. 29th Street (next to Medley's Gifts} 24 hr. FiotCine 623-CARE “They’re not the homeless,” Elsey said of the panhandlers. “They’re not beggars per se.” Instead, police and Border Patrol officials believe, some of the beggars and windshield washers belong to an organization that trucks the pan handlers to various intersections along the I-10 access road east of downtown. Call Battalion “Some (beggars) are provided with kids, and at the end of the day they’re brought back and they have to split the money,” said El Paso po lice Lt. J.R. Grijalva. Classified 845-2611 Border Patrol and police officials told the City Council last month that beggars usually collect $40 to $70 a day, and that women rent infants for 11 a day to elicit more sympathy. )Ie to pi Police have not been abl prove Elsey, whose district encompasses the 2-mile-long area where beggars are most concentrated, said he has gotten “hundreds of complaints” about panhandlers by phone and let ter. Grijalva said people have com plained to police that beggars “kick cars when they don’t get enough money or any money. . . . They have spit on windshields so you’ll have to get it cleaned.” Plainclothes police arrested 36 people Wednesday in a beggar crackdown. Four of those arrested were newspaper vendors who vio lated an ordinance by walking into traffic. Twenty-four people were turned over to the Border Patrol to be sent back voluntarily to Mexico. Police said they’ll continue the raids periodically. Whenever uniformed police try to approach the beggars, the pan handlers run away, sometimes onto Interstate 10. Because construction is being done on the interstate, lanes are narrow and traffic is heavy, mak ing running onto the highway ex tremely risky. “It’s just a matter of time till some one gets killed,” Rogers said. Red Cross will harvest corpse bones SAN ANTONIO (AP)-Tkt American Red Cross has beffl awarded a contract to hand bones from corpses, a practid performed by the medical exam iner the past five years, to stopped after a controversy May. Bexar County commissionec on Wednesday gave the contrad to the Red Cross, which won ll* battle over Central Texas Rtj gional Tissue Bank. San Antonio American M Cross Director Richard Van agreed to compensate thecounf for harvesting the bones. Chief Medical Examiner Dt Vincent DiMaio had the comii cause of the controversy, Bone Bank Foundation b losing donors. (bi ■ D C I Toi fieh ing tion firs Thi Z go i ers bac F Bay ing lev< yea leat its c for bac I sec< init Te: Lot yea P abh nor def der sop def saic sioner s court consent to c bones in his office for the Bank Foundation, which would compensate the countyM equipment use. DiMaio, the highest pa county employee, had suppl mented his income with lectures court testimony, and books fro® the bone harvesting business. Hi charged up to $400 per vesting case. In May, the practice was after commissioners questioned the legality of the practice and to J