Page 6/The BattalionThursday, September 9, 1988 Jim’s 4x4, Auto & R.V. Repair 822-9434 1805 Booneville Rd. Quality service for your car at affordable prices. 10% off on labor w/ad thru Sept. NEW from Hewlett-Packard $46.00 $49.95 $59.95 564.00 $89.95 $185.00 $64.00 University Bookstores mie coNvcwfTrr locahohs © Perot, EDS argue rules on contracts Warped by Scott McCi YOU'RE MAKING ME. STAR IN THIS RIDICULOUS WSTERY OF Y0URS7U5T TO GET EVEN WITH ME, AREN'T YOU, BERNICE? I WONT MTE YOU, 50 YOU PREAM UP THESE SILLY ROLES FOR ME... AND NOW. BACK TO THE OmUSlOf/OFl THE WRPP MYSTERY MOVIE,"MUM ON THE OREO EXPRESS." $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 URINARY TRACT INFECTION STUDY Do you experience frequent urination, burning, stinging, $200 or back P ain when you urinate? Pauli Research will per- $200 f orm FREE Urinary Tract Infection Testing for those will- $200 in 9 to participate in a 2 week study. $200 incentive for $200 those who qualify. $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 12 HEARTBURN STUDY *2 $100 Individuals with frequently occurring heartburn to partici- $^0 $100 pate in a 4-week study using currently available medica- $100 $100 tion. $100 incentive for those chosen to participate. $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME STUDY $ '2 $100 Wanted: Symptomatic patients with physician diagnosed j 100 $100 with Irritable Bowel Syndrome to participate in a short ^ 10 q $100 study. $100 incentive for those chosen to participate. j 10 q $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $200 $100 $20 0 $100 $200 $100 $200 $100 $200 ALLERGY STUDY $100 $100 Individuals with Fall weed Allergies to participate in one $200 $200 of our allergy studies. $100-$200 incentive for those cho- $100 $100 sen to participate. $200 $100 $200 $100 $200 $100 $200 $100 $200 $100 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 12 ULCER STUDY “oo $300 Individual with recently diagnosed duodenal ulcers to 53QQ $300 participate in a short research study. $300 incentive for $300 $300 tbose chosen to participate. $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 r-$300 $300 $300 $300 FREE WEED ALLERGY TESTING Children (6-12 years) to participate in short allergy study - known allergic children welcome. Monitary incentive for those chosen to participate. Call Pauli Research International 776-6236 WASHINGTON (AP) — Con gress never intended postal con tracts to be subject to government competitive bidding rules, lawyers for Dallas billionaire Ross Perot and the U.S. Postal Service argued be fore a federal appeals court. However, Electronic Data Systems Corp., a company Perot sold to Gen eral Motors Corp., disputed the claim in its argument Wednesday be fore a three-judge federal panel re viewing the case. EDS is challenging a contract be tween Perot and the Postal Service in which Perot would study the Postal Service, recommend efficiency steps and then share in the savings real ized from his ideas. It is Perot’s first effort to compete directly with his former company. Perot Systems Corp. won the con tract without competitive bids or no tice to other firms that such a ven ture was envisioned. “This is an area where Congress has spoken often about the need for competition,” EDS attorney Richard Schecter said. EDS initially lodged a protest with the federal Board of Contract Ap peals. HURRY,THE COMMER CIALS ALMOST OVER. I NOW MOW WHICH ONE Of YOU SCOOPED HIM OUT Waldo by Kevin Ttaj DR. GLADSTONE, YOU GOTTA BE K/DDING IF YOU WANT TO USE THIS OLD HOUSE v F0R YOUR LABORATORY!J MOM- JUST AT THAT METEOR HEADS T! THE EARTH.. ■2. Quicker money access under new law bgam, fould By Teresa Carter Reporter Depositors should have quicker access to their money novv thanks to the new check-holding regulations set by the Federal Reserve System. The Expedited Funds Availability Act was passed September 1 in re sponse to financial institutions abus ing their privileges by placing un necessarily long holds on checks. Becky Sullivan, in charge of new accounts at Texas Aggie Credit Union, said the maximum number of days a check can be placed on hold depends on the type of check. “An A&M payroll check, govern ment check, or certified check will be given immediate credit,” Sullivan said. “A local check, which we con sider drawn off an institution in the Bryan-College Station area, will he placed on hold for three business days — instead of three calander days.” Lisa Ritter, bookkeeper at the credit union, said that they view each customer individually when decid ing to place a check on hold. If the customer has a history of in- sufficent funds, deposits that were returned uncollectible or a low aver age balance, a hold will he placed on the deposit. The customer, however, will still draw interest, she said. George Koenig, executive site president and cashier at First Na tional Bank of Bryan, said in most cases customers have next day avail ability for deposited local checks, tie- pending on the check and the cus tomer’s account. “Holds are considered on a case by case b< tsi.s," Koenig said 1. “There qu bed by t lie Reserve,YifflW are 10 u. > 12 exceptions; such as HH ^ out SL ippie mets in cue NSF’s (not suit icient funds) . collec ti- I1H mthlv st atem cuts explaiq bility, and set on.” ne w guideli ncs, he said. Theresi i Ro bbins, head teller at Fred Cl ark. vice prmj Homestead Sa ivings Assoc iaiion ol He imestead , sail 1 there nub Iexasin ( College Station, ag rees with COI niusion ii 11 (lie beginning!.! Koenig. 111 ^ r guidelir iCS si lould prow a “We vie >w ev erything on an indi- “Before (lie i new law, eJ victual basi is," K .obbins said. We take up its o >wn | jolicies,” CL! into consic lerat ion the custo mer’s ac- “T his gives US IT lore guidlinq count histt )ry ai nd the kind n f check." lov “Some L Kinks ' would hi!;: Robbins > said 1 they try to t: *e under* ecks any whet e 1 rom fiw stan ding cot learning s tudents* da ys, which i in r mist cases iq needs. to 1 the custo mer, " he said. Koenig said ! that althoi Ugh Mtl- 1 Clark agi ees. dents will i now 1 have quicker accessto I he new tegt ilations couk their dep •osite d funds, t he new Ik* costly and confusing guidelines will be confusin ig in the* tor tiers will at Ic ast lie awart; beginning. dei posits an • pla red on hold hew ye MilL iHillel 1 “Hi* bnly tl pent v paid. Te SCHULMAN 2.50 ADMISSION 1. Any Shew Bslor® 3 PM 3. Mon.-Wso. - Local Students With Current ID'S 4. 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