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AGGIELAND FLOWER
209 West University Drive at Northgate
846-5825
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1049 Texas Avenue at Eastgate
696-8546
DALLAS
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Please call
846-6079 95
CARPET DISCOUNT WAREHOUSE
Prices As Low As
Roll Inns 12x9 = $48.00
Roll Inns 12x12 = $64.00
Roll Inns 12x15 = $80.00
Across from Rosier Dodge
1426 S. Texas
779-1618 i90t9/2
NEED A HOUSEPLANT TO BRIGHTEN YOUR
DORM OR APARTMENT BUT DON’T WANT TO
PAY AN ARM AND A LEG? CALL 846-8908 FOR
THE BEST DEAL ON HOUSEPLANTS. 3t9/6
Sofa $40, Dorm fridge w/year warranty left $70. 822-
9356. lt9/2
1984 Honda Nighthawk 650, low milage, $1350. Tad
779-2563 leave message. 119/2
Yamaha Seca 750 1981. Fresh tune-up, kerker header-
/pipe, fairing, great condition, 12001obo. 693-0180.
4t9/2
Yamaha Jog scooter, red, 1 yr old, trunk, from basket.
696-3048. 4t9/7
Navy Takara 10-speed, 26 inches, adjustable. Call
Maureen at 846-9213. 4t9/6
Commodore 64 computer w/disk drive &: telephone
modem. Used twice. Must sell $435. 693-0190. 4t9/2
Casio fx-7000G scientific calculator with graphics, new
with documentation $75. 846-4982. 4t9/6
Queen sized waterbed with bookshelf $100. Dorm
sized fridge Sc cart $50/$35. Entertainment center $15.
4t9/2
12 string acoustic guitar (Washburn) $190; Roland
drum computer TR 606 $90, 846-4247 Billy. 3t9/6
Piano For Sale - Wanted: Responsible party to assume
small monthly payments on piano. See locally. Call
Credit MGR. 1-800-447-4266. 192t9/2
Takara 10-speed Mixte frame, like new, $90. 846-9213.
2t9/2
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NOTICE
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
1 muscle spasms * weary achy legs
' cramped toe * Charley horse
G&S STUDIES, INC.
846-5933
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
Cornerstone Free Will Baptist Church. Fundamental
teaching and preaching. Sunday 9:30 and 10:30 a.m.,
6:00 p.m. University Inn (formerly Ramada). 2t9/5
ADOPTION: Loving professional couple wish to share
love and life with a newborn. If you are pregnant and
you’re considering adoption, let’s talk. Call collect 215-
449-3953. Ask for Joyce or Vince. 192t9/30
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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
THE GREENERY
Landscape Maintenance
Team member
Full-time or Part-time
Interview Mon-Thurs
from Sam - 9am
823-7551
1512 Cavitt, Bryan
All Bills Paid!
•2 Bedroom 1V2 Bath
• On Shuttle • Tennis • Pool
• On-site Maintenance
• Close to campus
Rent Starts at $409
SCANDIA
693-6505
401 Anderson
1 Blk. off Jersey - W. of Texas
PIZZA
(•FACTORY)
NOW HIRING DRIVERS
• great pay • flexible hours
• loads of fun
Call or come by 1702 S. Kyle, Suite 101
(next to Thomas Sweet)
764-8629
must have own car & insurance
29t10/16
Near Campus
• Luxury 1-2 Bedroom Units
• Pool • Laundry
• Shuttle • On-site Security
• 24-Hr. Maintenance
• Shopping Nearby
Rent starts at $273
SEVILLA
1 Blk. South of Harvey Rd.
693-2108 i94tfn
Cotton Village Apts.,
Snook, Tx.
1 Bdrm,; $200 2 Bdrm.; $248
Rental assistance available!
Call 846-8878 or 774-0773
after 5pm. 4tf
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NOW
HIRING
Delivery Drivers
•must be 18
•must have own car
•must have liability insurance
•earn $6-8/hour (wages, tips,
reimbursement)
•daytime drivers start at $4/hour (plus tips,
reimbursment)
Apply at: 1103 Anderson (at Hoiieman)
501 University
3131 Briarcrest
Post Oak Chick-Fil-A interviewing drivers. P/T p.m.
Apply in person only. 5t9/8
University Plus needs instructors for airbrush, draw
ing, X-mas craft workshop & many more areas. Call
845-1631 for more information. 3t9/13
Assistant tap/jazz teacher part time, 764-3187/846-
3565. 3t9/9
OPPORTUNITY: Locally Aggie owned business seeks
Ag for sales and management training. Part time to be
come full time after graduation. 696-7296 ask for
Brad. 3t9/2
Fourplex in Bryan. 2 bdrm/1 bath, extra storage, new
carpet throughout. Wyndham Mgmt. 846-4384. 5tfn
University Plus needs workers for airbrush, drawing,
X-mas craft workshop & many more areas. Call 845-
1631 for more information. 3t9/13
Duplex in Bryan. 2 bdrm/1 bath, fireplace, ceiling fan,
new carpet throughout. Wyndham Mgmt. 846-4384.
5tfn
Florida based franchise Wings N’ 'Filings now hiring all
positions. Come by 1045 S. 'Texas Ave. or call 693-
6363. lt9/2
DORM REFRIGERATORS! $37.50 per semester,
$57.50 year. 846-8611. 119/2
NEW RESTAURANT: Accepting applications. Expe
rienced wait staff, bartenders Sc kitchen help. Apply in
person Thurs. Sc Friday 8 a.m.-8 p.m. RI TA’S 1704 S.
Kyle Ave. lt9/2
One bedroom studio, all appliances, ceiling fan,
$295/$270,693-1723. 3tfn
Mobile Home: furnished or unfurnished 2 bdrm/1 ^
bath. Excellant student housing, $250 per month,
parking included; 150 Greenbriar Mobile Home Park.
Call778-2165 Ext. 212. 194t9/2
Experienced alterations person, full or part time.
Men’s Sc Ladies’ apparel. Good environment, security
Sc good pay w/benents. Ms. Hamilton. 693-0995. lt9/9
GUITARIST!! Rock group seeks creative professional
guitarist. No egos need apply. 696-1250/693-4751.119/2
• ROOMMATE WANTED
Little Caesars is hiring! Deliver) drivers - Northgate
only. Hourly workers - Northgate, Bi van & C.S. stores,
776-7171.
lt9/2
* LOST AND FOUND
9-4 p in. 845-2704.
• SERVICES
Experienced librarian will do library research for you.
Call 272-3348. 4t9/31
* PERSONALS
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WORK FOR YOURSELF
As a campus representative
you’ll be responsible for placing
advertising materials on bulletin
boards and working on
marketing programs for clients
such as American Express,
Boston University, Eurall, and
various movie companies,
among others. Part-time work,
choose your own hours. No
sales. Many of our reps stay
with us long after graduation. If
you are self-motivated, hard
working, and a bit of an
entrepreneur, call or write for
more information to:
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NETWORK
6211 W. HOWARD STREET
CHICAGO, IL. 60648
1(800) 221-5942 or
(312) 647-6860
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ATHENS
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$743
BRUSSELS
$548
PARIS
$571
GENEVA/SWITZERLAND
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ROME
$780
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TWIN CITY HONDA
903 S. Main Bryan, Texas 823-0545
Operator use only, /uways wear a nelmet,
eye protection and protective clothing.
NEW from Hewlett-Packard
159.95
$44.00
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$185.00
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Bookstores A||m
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Female Christian non-smoker roommate wanted. $140
per month 4- utilities. Call 696-6639 leave message
please. 3t9/2
Kitchen help wanted (F/T, P/T). Apply in person at K-
Bob’s 2-4 p.m. No calls. 4t9/5
Reach 60,000
readers per day
The Battalion
Fatburger-Help Wanted! All positions. Cooks, cashiers
& drivers. 846-4234. 4t9/7
It's free and it's distributed on and off campus
M NOTICE
Babysitter: Two children ages 9 & 14. M-F 3:15-5:45.
Call 693-3418 evenings/wknds. 194t9/2
ADOPTION: Stable, loving couple wishes to adopt
newborn into family of warmth and joy. Please call col
lect: Molly 8c Michael evenings at 609-426-1395. 5t9/2
845-2697
Ba jysitter/Light Housework. Part time for 10 month
olt' child. Need car. 690-6380 or 845-8334. lt9/2.
Page 14AThe Battalion/Friday, September 2, 1988
Furr’s CEO seeks buyoul
of Wyatt cafeteria chain =
Lost black 8c white female cat. Bee Creek area. 845-
5221/696-5560. 194t9/15
Bicycle found near Old College Road. Call to identify
4t9/7
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laser jet printing. Papers, resume, merge letters. Rush
services. 846-3755. 181tfn
CAL’S BODY SHOP. 10% discount to students on la
bor. Precise color matching. Foreign 8c Domestics. 30
years experience. 823-2610. llltfn
DARE TO DISCOVER PHI KAPPA SIGMA! FOR
RUSH 1N FO: 846-1838. 3t9/6
LUBBOCK (AP) — Michael Le-
venson is the man who would be,
and still wants to be, Cafeteria King.
Levenson, chairman and chief ex
ecutive officer of Furr’s-Bishop’s
Cafeterias L.P., has upped the ante
in his two-year effort to acquire
Wyatt Cafeterias Inc. of Dallas, a clo
sely held company with annual reve
nues of about $190 million and 120
stores.
He said Thursday that he will not
give up trying to buy Wyatt Cafete
rias, but he refused to specify what
his plans will be if his latest overture
is rejected by the chain.
After first offering to buy the
company in May 1986, Levenson
made several bids for Wyatt, most
recently sweetening his offer to
$188.1 million in cash and securities
from an earlier $ 179.3 million bid he
made.
“It’s not a juicier ham
burger, it’s not a faster
pizza. It’s not a fad. And
it’s a reliable stream of
cash flow. ”
— Michael Levenson,
chairman and chief exec
utive officer of Furr’s-
Bishop’s Cafeterias L.P.
The latest $91.25 per-share bid
came after Wyatt rejected Leven-
son’s $87-per-share cash offer in fa
vor of one from a Wyatt manage
ment-based employee stock
ownership plan that would pay $84
per share to those who hold stock in
the company.
Shareholders are to vote on the
ESOP offer Sept. 6, and Wyatt man
agement hasn’t yet responded to the
latest Furr’s-Bishop’s offer, Leven
son said.
said. “And it’s a reliable stream of
cash flow.”
It was cash flow that first drew the
Lubbock native to the cafeteria busi
ness after bidding unsuccessfully on
companies such as Midland-based
Texas American Energy, Aloha Air
lines of Hawaii and Tesoro Petro
leum Corp. of San Antonio. All of
these are major corporations.
“When I began studying the res
taurant industry, the cafeteria seg
ment of the restaurant industry
stood out with some real unique fea
tures,” he said.
What he found was cash-rich com
panies with steadily increasing prof
its and no debt so he doesn’t have to
“If we don’t get the Wyatt’s deal
that doesn’t mean we’re out of the
business of buying cafeterias,” said
Levenson, who owns a small stake in
Wyatt. “We’re going to grow this
company.”
Levenson, 38, sees the All-Ameri
can standby of the cafeteria as a per
fect niche in the ever-growing res
taurant business.
“It’s not a juicier hamburger, it’s
not a faster pizza. It’s not a fad,” he
start behind the starting line.
Convinced he had discovered a
gold mine, in 1987 he acquired
Furr’s Cafeterias and Bishop Buf
fets, based in Cedar Rapids, Iowa,
from K mart Corp for $237.5 mil
lion.
He then converted Furr’s-Bish
op’s into a limited partnership, got it
listed on the New York Stock Ex
change and sold 1 1 million units at
$10 apiece. The partnership has
promised to pay a cash distribution
of $1.30 this year.
Delta pilot aborts
flight on runway
GRAPEVINE (AP) — One day af
ter Delta Flight 1141 crashed on
takeoff from Dallas-Forth Worth In
ternational Airport, killing 13, a pi
lot taking another Boeing 727 on the
same flight to Salt Lake City aborted
takeoff because of apparent equip
ment problems, Delta Air Lines offi
cials said.
Passengers, six of them from
among the 95 survivors of Wednes
day’s crash, were stunned when the
captain brought the jet to a halt and
taxied it back to the terminal.
“We figured this would be the
safest flight we could ever take to
day,” said passenger Louise Cox, of
Baton Rouge, La., as she waited to
board another 727 for Salt Lake
City. “Evidently not.”
The flight, scheduled to depart at
8:31 a.m., finally left Dallas at 10:42
a.m.
“The captain feels that he had
what is called a compressor stall,”
said Delta spokesman Bill Berry
from the airline’s Atlanta headquar
ters. “There was a crosswind blowing
across the runway. That can inter
rupt the smoothness of the airflow
that goes into the engine, creating a
temporary loss of power. That is
very likely what happened.”
The pilot’s name was not immedi
ately available.
The plane was up to about 20-25
knots, “which is extremely slow,”
Berry said, when the pilot decided to
stop the takeoff. “The airplanes get
up to 100 knots before they become
airborne. He did not get the proper
readings from one of his engines.
He decided to go back to the gate.”
Under normal circumstances, a
pilot would “simply increase thrust
to see if everything continued to per
form right. But based on the inci
dent that happened yesterday, the
captain was extremely cautious and
elected simply to come back to the
gate and let maintenance look at the
engine,” Berry said.
Delta maintenance crews were un
able to find anything wrong with the
plane’s engines, Berry said later.
On any day, he emphasized, cap
tains “have got to go by their years of
experience. If they don’t like what
they feel, if they’ve just got a gut
feeling, it’s their responsibility not to
do anything.”
Thursday’s flight carried 102 pas
sengers plus a crew of seven, accord
ing to Delta spokesman Henry Con
ley in Dallas. Conley said that his his
knowledge, all on board the aborted
flight got on the replacement plane.
Shaken passengers waiting to
board that plane described their ex
perience.
“It was a routine take off until we
got almost to the end of the run
way,” said Assistant U.S. Attorney
Don Burkhalter of Jackson, Miss.,
where the flight originated. “Then
we heard what sounded like bumps
and the pilot decelerated. He said
there was a problem with the ‘com
pressors,’” Burkhalter said.
“The captain said, and this is a
quote, ‘It’s just one of those things.’
We just laughed.”
It was a nervous laughter, said
Burkhalter, who was on his way to
Fresno, Calif., with his wife.
“When he (the pilot) said ‘Get
your bags and get off,’ it didn’t take
me long,” said G.W. Estelle of Baton
Rouge.
“We didn’t think anything about
taking the plane at first, but when
they said they had a problem ... I
was proud to get off,” he said.
Waiting to board Thursday’s
flight — before it was aborted — a
survivor from Wednesday’s crash
talked of the difficulty in lining up to
get on Flight 1141a day after.
“It’s pretty hard,” said Ronald
Black, 30, of West Monroe, La.
“You’ve got to do it sometime. Can’t
live in Dallas. I’ve either got to go
home or go hunting. I’ve gotta fly ei
ther way, so I might as well go hunt-
ing.”
Burkhalter said the two survivors
from Thursday’s flight he talked to
appeared relatively calm, although
one said “he was a little nervous,”
Burkhalter said.
George Snelling, 30, of Dallas,
missed Wednesday’s flight because
of a faulty alarm clock.
Waiting to board the same flight
Thursday Snelling said, “I’m a little
apprehensive, but when the time’s
up it’s up and I would have been on
the plane yesterday,” he said.
Furr’s-Bishop’s is the second br;
est operator of cafeterias iiuhec.
lion, with 126 operating under
Furr’s name in 10 states and 26 ut-
der the Bishop’s name in sevtt
states.
Although he never earned acii
lege degree, Levenson became tin
president of a family-owned bank;
Carlsbad, N.M., but was soon lure,
away by the burgeoning oilandp
industry. 1& q u
After buying and selling oil arn Rc
gas leases during the late 1970s,H pi
attention next was drawn to the tab
over attempts within the oil andjj
industry of fellow West Texan I
Boone Pickens Jr. of Amarillo
Levenson said his unsuccessfi:
runs at companies helped estabfe
his credibility in the New YorkE
nancial community, enabling hirai
consummate the deal for Furr
Bishop’s.
For the second quarter this year
the cafeteria company posted revt
nues of $70.9 million, a more than:
percent increase over the samequar
ter of 1987. Furr’s-Bishop’s hi:
earnings of $2 million, or 12 cem
per share, the partnership’s firs
quarter in the black.
Levenson predicts the compaip
revenues will total $273 milliontk
year and that Furr’s-Bishop’s k
jxrst a profit.
H e said he’s confident he’sinikj
right business, citing the lack off
riegn competition and relativeisoh
tion from costly high-tech devd
opment in the cafeteria business.
“Cafeteria companies have su
vived the Great Depression, the,
survived World War II, they sr
vived the oil crunch and everybocl
and bust in the agriculture markj
he said.
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DALLAS (AP) — Commercial
State Bank of San Augustine ra
closed Thursday and will reopen
Friday as a branch of Hamilton
National Bank, Hamilton, the
Federal Deposit Insurance Corp
said.
State hanking comniissionet
Kenneth W. Littlefield closed the
bank, which had assets of about
$25.9 million. The FDIC was
named receiver.
Littlefield said an examination
disclosed unsafe lending prac
tices, including a large concentra
tion in speculative real estate
loans in the Dallas area. The re
cent examination showed loan
and related losses of more than
$3.6 million, which rendered the
bank insolvent.
He said many of
loan problems were
loan participations
from Northwest Bank of Dallas,
which was declared insolvent in
January. |
Commercial State Bank’s in
sured deposits and fully secured
or preferred deposits will be
transferred to the Hamilton
bank. The FDIC said it arranged!
an insured deposit transfer be
cause it was unable to determine
the value of assets.
When the bank closed, its de
posits totaled about $24.9 million
in 4,700 deposit accounts, includ
ing about $25,000 in 11 accounts
that exceeded the federal insur
ance limit of $ 100,000.
Deposits in the failed bank up
to the $ 100,000 limit will be avail
able Friday. Checks drawn on the
failed bank’s accounts, up to the
insurance limit, will be honored,
the FDIC said.
Insured depositors in the
failed bank automatically can
continue to bank at Hamilton,
However, they should visit the ac
quiring bank during the next sev
eral weeks to discuss their
relationship, the FDIC said.
Administration of the trans
ferred insured deposits, will be
f unded by an equivalent cash pay
ment from the FDIC.
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SEPTEMBER 2, 1988
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8:30 PM
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