I
Battalion
Classifieds
* H0TOCE
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
WOMEN NEEDED
FOR A NEW LOW-DOSE ORAL CONTRA
CEPTIVE PILL STUDY. ELIGIBLEWOMEN
PARTICIPATING IN THE 6 MONTH
STUDY WILL RECEIVE THE FOLLOWING
FREE:
•oral contraceptives for 6 months
•complete physical
•blood work
•pap smear
•close medical supervision
Volunteers will be compensated. For more
information call:
846-5933
G&S studies, inc.
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URINARY TRACT
INFECTION STUDY
If you PRESENTLY have the following
signs and symptoms call to see if you are el
igible to participate in a new Urinary Tract
Infection Study. Eligible volunteers will be
compensated.
• PAINFUL URINATION
• FREQUENT URINATION
• LOW BACK PAIN
G&S studies, inc.
(close to campus)
846-5933
SKIN INFECTION STUDY
G&S studies, inc. is participatingin
a study on acute skin infections.lt
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
LSAT TEST PREP CLASS. Last chance to enroll for
Dec 8c Feb exams. Call today. 696-Prep. 25t 10/04
Hurry! Available space for A&M skiers is Filling fast, on
Sunchase Tours’ Seventh Annual January Collegiate
Winter Ski. Breaks to Steamboat, Vail, Winter Park
and Keystone, Colorado. Trips include lodging, lifts,
parties and picnics for Five, six or seven days from only
$156! Round trip flights and group charter bus trans
portation available. Call toll free. 1-800-321-5911 for
more information and reservations TODAY! 21tl0/24
• FOR RENT
m
All Bills Paid!
•2 Bedroom 1 Vh Bath
• On Shuttle *760018 • Pool
• On-site Maintenance
• Close to campus
Rent Starts at $409
SCANDIA
693-6505
401 Anderson
1 Blk. off Jersey - W. of Texas
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 ic
Cotton Village Apts.,
Snook, Tx.
1 Bdrm,; $200 2 Bdrm.; $248
Rental assistance available!
Call 846-8878 or 774-0773
after 5pm. 4tf
2 Bdrm. Studio, ceiling fan, appliances, pool, shuttle.
$360.-385.693-1723. lltfn
Fourplex in Bryan. 2 bdrm/1 bath, extra storage, new
carpet throughout. Wyndham Mgmt. 846-4384. 5tfn
Duplex in Bryan. 2 bdrm/1 bath, fireplace, ceiling fan,
new carpet throughout. Wyndham Mgmt. 846-4384.
5tfn
2BDRM, 1 bath all appliances, ceiling fan, trees. $370-
395 a month. 693-1723. 17ttfn
I:: F0R3ALE
NEED A HOUSEPLANT?
But don't want to pay an arm and a leg.
Call, 846-8908.
New shipment of plants just in.
Aggie Special-
eft. Braided ficus-$15.
3ft. Ponytail Palm (for those without a green thumb).
$12. Ask about our other specials. 21 tg/30
For sale 1982 kawasaki. LTD 550 must sell make offer.
Call 846-4309. 25t 10/06
TI-74 calculator, never been opened. $100. 693-0152.
Call Jason. 25t 10/04
Macintosh plus with keyboard, mouse, 2-800k drives,
and 50 megabytes of software. Almost new. Ask for
Peter 846-5334 anytime. Leave message on machine.
25t 10/03
Couch needs cushion. $50. or best offer. Leave mes
sage. 823-1756. 25t 10/06
Fancy 1988 JX Suzuki Samurai, like new, 7,800 miles,
under warranty, 5 speed stick, $7,000 (409)836-1485.
25t 10/06
Sleeper sofa, recliner rocker, 3 tables, 4 lamps, Good
condition. All $250. 9-5. 846-7040. 23tl0/04
Buy/Sell New used antique furniture. 402 N. Texas,
823-2595. 9tl0/5
* HELP WANTED
* HELP WANTED
SAFEWAY, INC.
is accepting applications for part-
time (15-24 hrs. per week) check
ers, produce clerks and night
stockers ($3.80-$5.75 based on
experience) and sackers ($3.50).
Apply at Safeway store located
at 1805 Briarcrest
Equal opportunity employer
M/F/H/V
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 3 hours per day. Earn
$500-$700. per month. If inter
ested call:
Julian at 693-2323 or James
at 693-00I6 for an appt.
THE GREENERY
Landscape Maintenance
Team member
Full-time or Part-time
Interview Mon-Thurs
from Sam - 9am
823-7551
1512 Cavitt, Bryan
Assemblers. Earn money assembling musical Teddy
Bears. Materials supplied. Write: J0-E1 Enterprises,
P.0. Box. 2203, Kissimmee. Florida. 32742-220314tl0/l4
Piper’s Gulf, Part-time help. Apply at corner of, Texas
Ave 8c University Dr. 8-5. 846-3062. 18t9/30
Delivery Drivers. Unlimited income. Flexible hours.
Own car. License 8c insurance. Apply in person.
2406D, Texas Ave. 23t9/30
Dental Assistant-Part-Time. Will train. Need: Bright
energetic person for dental office. 2014 S. Texas,
Bryan. Apply Friday, Sept.30, only. 23t9/30
• ROOMMATE WANTED
Student Workers Needed: Monday Oct.3rd, & Tues
day Oct.4th, 8a.m. to 5p.m.(flexible), max of 18 hours
available. Apply by Friday 9/30/88, at 5:00p.m. Come
by. University Plus Craft Center, Basement of MSC.
See Wayne or Dana. 24t9/30
^SERVICES 1
$200 $200 $200 $200
URINARY TRACT
INFECTION STUDY
Do you experience frequent urina
tion, burning, stinging or back pain
when you urinate? Pauli Research
will perform FREE Urinary Tract In
fection Testing for those willing to
participate in a 2 week study. $200
incentive for those who qualify.
Call Pauli Research International
776-6236
$200 $200 $200 $200
$100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100
ALLERGY CONGESTION
STUDY
Wanted: Individuals with conges
tion and /or allergies to participate
in five day study.
(No blood drawn) $100 incentive
for those chosen to participate.
CALL PAUL RESEARCH
INTERNATIONAL
776-6236 23ttfn
$100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100
Wren’s Wheel Alignment
500 W.J. Bryan Pkwy, Bryan 822-7884
Front End Alignment $17.95
Cars Only
•Brakes*Shocks*Struts*
19110/5
Horse stalls for rent: Stalls & run. Free morning/night
feedings. $75/per horse. Arena available & round pen.
778-7900. 25t 10/06
CAL’S BODY SHOP. 10% discount to students on
nor. Precise color matching. Foreign & Domestics,
years experience. 823-2610. 11 Itfn
ON THE DOUBLE Professional Word Processing,
laser jet printing. Papers, resume, merge letters. Rush
services. 846-3755. 18Itfn
Experienced librarian will do library research for you.
Call 272-3348. 4t9/31
Beautiful, Chow-Chow puppies. 1 Brown, 2black, 6wks.
old. 693-5610. 24t9/30
Fun place to workl Need delivery drivers. Earn $7-
9/hr. Apply at, 211 University. 2-4p.m. 24tl0/05
The Battalion
845-2611
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World and Nation
Florida, Texas hold nine of 10
fastest growing metro regions
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WASHINGTON (AP) — Florida
and Texas include nine of the na
tion’s fastest growing metropolitan
areas, but the only change in the
Top 10 saw the Washington, D.C.,
region edge ahead of economically
besieged Houston.
The Washington area added
78,300 people between 1986 and
1987 to climb to No. 9 among the na
tion’s metropolitan regions, accord
ing to Census Bureau figures re
leased Thursday.
In moving up, it edged ahead of
Houston, a metropolis plagued by
falling oil prices that lost 21,000 peo
ple over the year, the Census Bureau
estimated.
The 1987 figures show Washing
ton with 3,646,000 people to Hous
ton’s 3,626,300.
A separate Census calculation of
the 10 fastest-growing metropolitan
areas since 1980 still shows all but
one in Texas or Florida, and all 10 in
the Sun Belt, reflecting continued
strong growth in that region.
Naples, Fla. led that list, growing
49 percent in this decade to 127,900,
placing it at 215th among metro
areas. That was up from 265th place
in 1980.
Most of the fastest-growing areas
have smaller population bases, how
ever, meaning that it doesn’t take as
many new arrivals to provide a large
percentage increase.
The fastest-growing metropolitan
area of 1 million or more was Phoe
nix, Ariz. It grew by 30 percent in
this decade, edging out Dallas-Fort
Worth, which was up 27 percent.
Overall, more than three-fourths
of all Americans live in the nation’s
282 metropolitan areas, with nearly
half residing in the 37 areas with
more than a million residents each,
the Census report said.
While rural areas showed strong
growth in the last decade, urban liv
ing seems to have begun a resur
gence, it said.
Between 1986 and 1987 the met
ropolitan areas gained 1.8 million
people, for a 1.0 percent growth.
That compares with growth of only
0.3 percent for non-metro areas.
Metropolitan areas are designated
by the president’s Office of Manage
ment and Budget and are used for
many federal programs. In general,
they consist of a central city with at
least 50,000 residents and the sur
rounding region that is linked eco
nomically to that city. Many metro
politan areas include several major
cities, often crossing state lines.
The Los Angeles region was sec-
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5,953,100 and Philadelphia,
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3. Fort Myers, Fla.. 294,600,uplL, rtn
percent. Ij t l
4. Fort Pierce, Ha., 215,400,up(™
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5. Austin, Texas, 7 3 8,000, up::
and Houston.
While the Census study didn’t in- percent,
elude growth rates for all metro 6- Melbourne, Fla., 3/4,'
areas, here it the list of the fastest 37 percenu
growing metro areas between 1980
and 1987:
1. Naples, Fla., 127,900, up 49
percent.
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up 37 percent.
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cludes portions of Virginia and
Maryland; the New York metro
areas extends into New Jersey and
Connecticut and Chicago also counts
sections of Indiana and Wisconsin.
New York remains firmly atop the
list of metro areas, with an estimated
population of 18,053,800, up from
18,019,800 in 1986 and 17,539,532
in the 1980 census.
Death toll rises
after child found
in pile of debris
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Brazilian jet hijacked
on routine trip to Rio
RIO DEJANEIRO, Brazil (AP) —
A Brazilian jetliner with more than
98 people aboard was hijacked
Thursday by a man who killed the
co-pilot and at least one passenger,
officials said.
Mona Cury, a spokesman for the
VASP, or Viacao Aerea Sao Paulo
airline, said Flight 375 was on its da
ily run from the Amazon jungle city
of Porto Velho to Rio de Janeiro on
the southeast Atlantic coast when it
was hijacked.
Federal Police Chief Romeu
Tuma said in Brasilia, the capital,
that the hijacker was a man who ap
parently was mentally disturbed.
Col. Eden Asvolinsque, an air
force spokesman, said in Brasilia
that the hijacker came into the cock
pit and forced the crew to surren
der.
He said the plane was ordered
flown to Brasilia, 750 miles north
west of Rio. However, bad weather
forced the pilot to land in Goiania, a
city 150 miles from Brasilia, he said.
Avolinsque said an Air Force jet
intercepted the hijacked plane and
accompanied it to Goiania. State and
federal police surrounded the plane,
and an Air Force official was nego
tiating with the hijacker, he said.
During the hijacking, the co-pilot
and a passenger were killed, possibly
by gunfire, the airport authority at
Rio’s Galeao International Airport
said.
MONTERREY, Mexico (AP) The
death toll from a six-story condomi
nium that collapsed and slid down a
steep hillside rose to at least five
when the body of a 19-month-old
girl was pulled early Thursday from
the rubble.
The bodies of two maids were re
covered earlier, and another maid is
still missing in the huge slabs of ce
ment and other debris.
The complex, built on six cement
C illars and connected to the hillside
y a pedestrian walkway, collapsed
shortly before 9 a.m. Tuesday, kill
ing a man and his baby son and in
juring the child’s mother who was
trapped inside for four hours.
Garza said the state is asking the
architect, Jose Maria Hernandez, to
give a statement about residents’
complaints that the building was un
safe.
Garza said residents said they
Filed a complaint last year with Her
nandez about serious cracks in the
floors and signs of severe stress in
the support pillars.
But he said no complaint had
been found in state or municipal of
fices in the Monterrey suburb of San
Pedro-Garza Garcia, where the con
dominium was located.
Residents of several of the wealthy
hillside neighborhoods and Monter
rey’s association of architects have
complained for years that devel-
li
oprnent, especially of the hightis
apartment buildings proliferating
the area, was not properlyregukd
Rainfall in trie Sierra Matin
Oriental, where many of city'smtu
costly housing is, has contributedt#
erosion of streets and rockslides.
State Judicial Police investigat#
Francisco Nakashima said mama
terview this week that heavy rai
unleashed by Hurricane Gita
Sept. 17 could have been a factou
the collapse of the building, wlad
was in a natural drainage areaofik
hillside.
Bertha Plascencia, San Pete
Garza Garcia planning and urk*
zation director, said that a neigto
hood associations’ complaints iui
led the city to take measures in 1$
to better regulate construction i
the hillsides and limit the number
dwellings.
She said the 3-year-old condoi
nium was built before the regd
tions were in jllace.
“It’s lamentable that in spileoiiw
fact that there was movement of lt(
building, no precautions m
taken,” Plascensia said by telephoni
Jose Humberto Sanchez, pre:
dent of the Monterrey Lawyers CoPJJ
lege, told the daily Monterrey new
paper El Norte the state governmtE
should he held responsible for wl
ensuring enforcement of urbande!
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Bush’s savings plan leaves
its beneficiaries wondering
NEW YORK (AP) — George
Bush’s savings plan for low- and
middle-income people is likely to
leave many of them scratching their
heads and wondering if there was
something left unsaid.
As described by Bush, it would
seek to induce individuals into long
term savings plans with a reward
many of them would consider nig
gardly. In some instances, it might
amount to no reward at all.
Under the proposal, up to $1,000
a year would accumulate tax-free if
funds remained on deposit for at
least five years. When spent, how
ever, interest income would be taxed
at the regular tax rate.
This, Bush explained to voters,
would help them become better able
to afford such things as homes, col
lege, and small businesses as well as
increasing investment and economic
growth.
A quick analysis of the numbers,
however, suggests that few are likely
to benefit a great deal unless they
leave the money on deposit for a life
time, which rules out its use in edu-
cation, homeowners hip or
entrepreneurship.
If, for example, a person depos
ited $1,000 a year for five years at 10
percent interest, a very generous
and probably unobtainable rate, it
would seem their account would
grow to about $6,700. But it really
wouldn’t.
immediate use of money, the return
is about $ 100 a year.
More importantly, a limit of
$1,000 a year at almost any realistic
interest rates isn’t going to help a
whole lot in buying a house, financ
ing an education or creating seed
money for a business enterprise.
The vice president’s team con
cedes that the benefits of his so-
called Individual Savings Account
plan are small; that concession might
be especially pertinent in the hous
ing area.
Studies have shown repeatedly
that the biggest impediment to home
ownership among young couples
and individuals is the down pay
ment. Once over that hurdle, many
of them have the income to meet
their monthly payments.
Some, in fact, advocate that the
existing IRA mechanism, rather
than any new bureaucratic device, he
used. Money already in IRA ac
counts therefore could be used for
future retirement or present hous
ing needs.
Some go further. While money re
moved from IRA accounts by re
tirees is taxed at their prevailing tax
rate, money removed and invested
in houses would not be taxed. Trust
housing lobbyists to think of that
one.
Opposition to such ideas deals
mainly with the cost. Critics say that
a nation already scourged by deficit
spending cannot afford to lose more
revenue.
With this in mind, housing and
real estate people have advocated va
rious plans under which savings
placed and left untouched in special
housing accounts should receive the
same benefits as Individual Retire
ment Accounts.
The counter argument is that
Americans deserve good housing
and make better citizens when they
own property. Moreover, supporters
contend, what better way to hedge
against inflation and prepare for re
tirement than to own a house?
Grain prices rise
during September
Buying power is the only honest
way to measure a dollar, and infla
tion during those five years is likely
to average something like 4 percent
a year. The net interest, therefore,
would be 6 percent rather than 10
percent.
That would make the five-year
savings account worth just over
$6,000, meaning a pretax gain of
about $1,000. However, since the In
ternal Revenue Service doesn’t rec
ognize inflation, it will tax the appar
ent $ 1,700 return.
The tax bite, therefore, will be ei
ther 15 percent or 28 percent of
$1,700, or roughly $475, reducing
the account’s value to a net of just
over $5,500. For denying oneself the
WASHINGTON (AP) — Prices
paid to farmers for grain and other
raw products rose 0.1 percent from
August to September, including the
highest wheat prices in almost seven
years, the Agriculture Department
said Thursday.
September prices averaged 12 per
cent higher. Prices of some major
commodities are based on mid
month averages and then are revised
the following month when additio
nal information is available.
The department’s Agricultural
Statistics Board said in its prelimi
nary report that higher prices for
grapefruit, milk and wheat contrib
uted most to the September in
crease. Lower prices for hogs,
oranges and broiler chickens partly
offset the rise in other commodities.
“The mid-September prices for
corn, soybeans and wheat were
higher than the respective averages
for the month of August,” the report
said. “The all-wheat price was at the
highest level since Ndvember of
1981.”
Compared with a year earlier, the
But the report also said that “hog
prices dropped off sharply” from
August.
Senate gives
thumbs up
to welfare
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WASHINGTON (AP)-TIk
Senate gave a near unanimwp
stamp of approval Thursday!!
the first major welfare over®
in over half a century, seeking!!
turn the system into a g
port unity rather than a long-leu
trap.
“For the first time in its
century existence, the U.S.Serf
has moved to an entire redeft
tion and overhaul of what w 1 '!—
come to know as our welfarepO
tern,” Sen. Daniel Patrick Moyn
han, D-N.Y., the leaderofthtd
fort, said.
The vote on the Final versioid
the Family Welfare Reform Id
was 96-1, with Sen. Jesse Heins
R-N.C., the lone opponent.Tn
bill was headed for House apptf
val Friday and from there to!
White House, where Preside!
Reagan has expressed satisfacw
with it.
The hard-won bipartisan con
promise, the result of a summe
of seesaw negotiations, centersoi
a large-scale work, education am
training program to be aimed pm
marily at welfare mothers. Sf
port services such as child can
would be available to prograt
participants and those mo\inj
into low-wage jobs.
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Moynihan said that under im
revamped system, welfarewillno 1 pO
be a permanent or extendedcoii'
dition. Instead, he said, thenf' jl5-£
system will stress work, childsfp
port and last-resort cash supDlfl
ments while encouraging
needy to get the education an ; j
training needed to avert
term dependence.
Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore *1
key supporter of the drive,!
there’s no guarantee the bill "T
work. “But if it does only half
what we hope, it’s an immenn
step forward,” he said.
The five-year, $3.3 billion coni':
promise plan is modeled large! 1 J
on Moynihan’s Senate bill.