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Page 4/The Battalion/Tuesday, October 4, 1988 MSC VISUAL ARTS GENERAL MEETING TONIGHT! October 5,1988 7 p.m. in MSC RM. 145 IT’S NOT TOO LATE TO GET INVOLVED IN OUR BEST YEAR YET! INDOOR SOCCER LEAGUES FORMING NOW- PLAYED ON TURF * ALL GAMES PLAYED ON TURF * MEN, WOMEN, CO ED * 8 GAME SEASON * ONLY $50 TO SECURE A SPOT * PAYMENT PLAN AVAILABLE * DISCOUNT TO FIRST 10 TEAMS TO REGISTER * REGISTER BY TEAM OR INDIVIDUALLY * PLAY WILL START AS TEAMS FILL UP WILL WORK WITH TEAM TO MEET YOUR SCHEDULE 3030 E 29th BRYAN CENTER CALL FOR INFORMATION 776-2267 INDOOR BATTING CAGES-THE SOCCER STORE PRO SHOP \ACGI inema/ International Film Series presents JLes (DiaS o defiles (in ‘french zvith ‘EngCish suhtitCes) :<c =5^ * sje The headmaster of a rundoivn school tyrannizes his ailing ivife and mistress, driving the two to plot his murder. Their preparations for homocide culminate in the disposal of the body in the school's murky swimming pool. When the pool is drained, however, the body is gone! And all of the signs indicate that the husband is alive and seeking revenge. Tuesday, October 4 7:30pm Rudder Theatre $2.50 w/TAMU ID Co-sponsored by MSC Jordan Institute $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 URINARY TRACT INFECTION STUDY Do you experience frequent urination, burning, stinging, or back pain when you urinate? Pauli Research will perform FREE Urinary Tract Infection Testing for those willing to participate in a 2 week study. $200 incentive for those who qualify. $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME STUDY |1““ finn Wanted: Symptomatic patients with physician diagnosed $100 linn * rr ' ta ble Bowel Syndrome to participate in a short flnn $100 stucly - 00 incentive f° r those chosen to participate. $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 ALLERGY/CONGESTION STUDY $100 $100 $100 $100 Wanted: Individuals with congestion and/or allergies to $100 $100 participate in five day study. (No blood drawn) $100 incen- $-joo $100 tive for those chosen to participate. $1 qo $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 _ $300 $300 ULCER STUDY $300 $300 lndiviclual with recently diagnosed duodenal ulcers to par- |300 $300 ticipate in a short study. $300 incentive for those chosen $300 ^ Hqq $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 to participate. CALL PAULL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 776-6236 Texas homes prove best buy across nation COLLEGE STATION (AP) — Homes in Texas were a better bar gain than in the nation as a whole during the second quarter, and Port Arthur had the most affordable housing in the state, officials with the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University reported Monday. Richard L. Floyd, director of the Real Estate Center, said declining housing affordability in Texas may actually be a favorable sign. “Declining affordability is not normally welcomed,” Floyd said. “But when you are emerging from a real estate low point like Texas is, lower affordability signals a firming of prices and perhaps a return to normalcy.” He said more homes are being sold in the higher price ranges. De creased sales at lower prices reduce an area’s overall affordability and signal a strengthening of the local real estate market. Figures for the second quarter place the overall Texas Housing Af fordability Index at 1.10, down from the first quarter index of 1.15. An index of 1.0 means that 50 percent of an area’s households can afford the typical monthly payments for the average priced home sold lo cally. The greater the number above 1.0, the more affordable the hous- ing. Texas fared better than the rest of the nation as national housing affor dability remained unchanged from the first quarter at 0.99. Port Arthur had the most afforda ble housing, ending the first six months with an index of 2.58. Bra zoria was close behind at 2.48. Odessa had the third most afforda ble housing with an index of 2.21. Texas City was fourth at 2.07. Of the 35 major Texas metropolitan areas studied, only Dallas had housing in the unaffordable range with an in dex of 0.96. “The latest affordability figures show significant changes for Texas,” Floyd said. “Texas housing afforda bility peaked in 1976 at 1.47. It dropped each consecutive year until 1982 when it hit a low of 0.74.” Having the state’s most affordable housing is not new to Port Arthur. It had the most affordable housing be fore 1976 and again in 1987. From 1976 to 1979, Garland was the affor dability leader. Sherman-Denison led from 1980 to 1982 and Texas City from 1983 to 1986. Dallas had the least affordable housing for 1987 and in four of the last five years. Austin moved into the affordable neighborhood at 1.02 after a first quarter index of 0.93. Austin was the least affordable major city in 1984 and second least affordable in four of the last five years. The Real Estate Center was cre ated in 1971 by the Texas Legis lature to meet the needs of many au diences, including the real estate industry, instructors, researchers and the general public. In Advance Philosophy department has brown bat The Department of Philosophy and Humanities-Music will spon sor the first program of a “brown bag” concert series at noon Wednesday in 402 Academic. The first concert, on Oct 5, | will feature Chinese violinist Wil liam Pu, a graduate student atlhf University of Houston. PianistAI-1 bert Hirsh will accompany. Groups sponsor local poster exhibit The Interdisciplinary Group for Historical Literary Study and the Department of English are sponsoring a poster exhibit through Oct. 7. “William Wordsworth and the Age of English Romanticism,” on display at the College Station ^'Humuni'v Center 1300 Jersey Ave, is open to the public. The exhibit consists of 24 full. I color panels depicting the lifeanii| work of English Romantic poets. The display was developed b> The Wordsworth Project at Rutg. I ers University through fundin; by the National Endowmentf the Humanities. Plane leaving D-FW gets stuck in mud AUSTIN (AP) — An American Airlines DC-10 became stuck in the mud after rolling off a taxiway at Robert Mueller Municipal Airport as the crew prepared the plane for a flight to Dallas-Fort Worth Interna tional Airport, local officials said Sunday. The left wheels of flight 33, carry ing 32 passengers and an 1 1-mem ber crew, became mired in the mud about 11 p.m. Saturday after a brief but heavy rain that infiltrated the Dallas area, American spokesman Lloyd Duncan said. No one was injured, and the pas sengers and crew used a portable stairway to leave the plane. The stairway was removed from the mud •••• about four hours after the gers left. The j >assengers left for Dallas another American flight Sun morning, Duncan said. No oi (lights at Mueller were disrupted facials said. In a similar incident Sat night, another American slipped off a taxiway and mired in mud at Will Rogers Airport in Oklahoma City The plane, en route from Lasl gas to Dallas, had been diverted Oklahoma City because of I weather. There were no injuries ported to officials, and the plane.; not damaged, American spokes Al Becker said. High court considers dance hall debate WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court agreed Wednesday to consider reinstating a Dal las ordinance that licensed certain dance halls on the condition that they limit admission to 14- to 18-year-olds, their parents or their guardians. abridged simply on the premise that he ‘might’ associate with those who would persuade him into bad habits” such as illegal use ol drugs or al cohol, the state court said. In urging the justices to reinstate the ordi nance, Dallas officials said, “The potential harm comes from the association with persons who may influence the behavior of the children not only at the dance hall where supervision exists but also away from the dance hall.” It added: “It is primarily the responsibility of the parent, not the city, to tell the minor how old his dance partner may be. The answer lies in su pervision, not in strict segregation by age group. But a state appeals court on Oct. 29 ruled that the age limit cannot be enforced because it un duly interferes with freedom of association. “A child’s right of association may not be “There is no showing that the less restrictive means of supervision will be ineffectual to con trol the evil perceived” in allowing, say a 20-year- old, to enter the premises and peacably and con- sensually dance with a 14-year-old, the state court said. The ordinance had been challenged Ivy Charles M. Stanglin, who operates the Skating Rink in Dallas. Stanglin has a so-called “Class E” dancehaiil cense, issued to those dance places cateringtc;[ nors. He div ided the floor of his skating rinksoikl patrons dance or skate to the same musicinri view of one another. No alcohol is allowedirniil The ordinance he challenged forbids an ■I not between the ages of 14 and 18, except:;[ parents or legal guardians of patrons, todanctil even he on the premises. I he state court struck down the age-segref., lion portion of the Dallas ordinance but upha that portion imposing midnight curfew for su establishments. The Student Chapter THE AGGIE CLUB Student Chapt et! General Meeting October 5 7:30 p.m. Herr The Aggie CM no/ the aBt /tav Meet at the 12th man statue (located at the North end of Kyle Field) We will be touring the Press Box and discussing the Arkansas road trip. For more information call the Aggie Club