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Bedknobs and Broomsticks Wednesday ; August 2 9:00 p>irn. df The Grove The Battalion 845-2611 WISE MO/E Page 6 The Battalion Tuesday, August 1,1989 Survey shows drop in casual drug use, rise in crack addicts LONDON $335 PARIS $345 ROME $399 MADRID $349 TOKYO $508 RIO $380 ONE WAY FROM HOUSTON ALSO TEACHER and BUDGET FARES! EURAIL PASSES USSR / Europe Tours Language Learning Centers Counci Ifravel 1-800-777-2874_ WASHINGTON (AP) — Federal officials said Monday a new drug abuse survey shows that efforts to re duce demand have cut sharply the number of casual users, but cocaine and crack addiction is growing. The 1988 National House Survey on Drug Abuse found a 37 percent drop from a 1985 survey in the number of people who said they had used marijuana, cocaine or other il licit drugs in the previous month. The survey also showed the num ber of people who said they had used an illegal drug during the pre vious year fell by 25 percent over the three years. “We are making some real pro gress in this war,” William Bennett, director of federal drug control pol icy, said. “People who have been say ing all is lost, we can’t win, let’s legal ize (drugs) have never been more wrong. jrr rrT ~rrT •*• • • # * IIS11IIIII 308 N. 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Reports and a Defense Depart ment news release said the inci dent occurred Sunday at a toll stop 100 miles north of the capi tal, on the Mexico-Queretaro fed eral highway, when a caravan of some 40 buses carrying scores of members of the Cardenista Peas ants’ Central attempted to ram through the toll booths. When that attempt failed, a group of ac tivists armed with sticks attacked a squad of soldiers guarding the tolls booths, and one of the sol diers opened fire on the crowd, the department said. One of the wounded, identi fied only as Juvenal Leiva Bar- rasa, 26, died on the way to a Queretaro hospital, the govern ment said. The other two — Felix Perez, 25, and Patricio Esquivel Hernandez, 20 — were reported in satisfactory condition. However, the survey also found that the number of heavy cocaine us ers, including those using the highly addictive form of the drug known as crack, rose sharply between 1985 and 1988 — by 33 percent for those using it once a week or more and by 19 percent for daily and almost-daily users. Though casual cocaine use dropped sharply overall — by 50 percent for previous-month use — the survey found that among blacks and Hispanics the numbers did not change significantly. According to the survey, 72 mil lion Americans — 37 percent of the population — had tried at least one illicit drug in their lifetimes. “Illicit drug use by Americans re mains much too high,” Louis Sulli van, secretary of the Department of Health and Human Services, said. But, he added, “attitudes are chang ing.” Casual users are “the ones who serve as a base for cocaine and crack addicts,” he said. “So if we can re duce the number of casual users, in time we will also influence the num ber of addicts.” Sullivan and Bennett both said more resources will be needed to continue current drug awareness ef forts as well as bolster drug treat ment programs, though they de clined to say how much money should be directed to these areas. The survey covers the population age 12 and older living in house holds in the 48 contiguous states. The results are based on personal in terviews and written questions an swered by 8,814 people. Study finds most thrifts meet bill’s standards XZlNEPLEX ODEON THEATRES $3.00 BARGAIN MATINEE DAILY ALL SHOWS BEFORE 6:00 PM AT SELECTED THEATRES CHECK SHOWTIMES TtMTH AWHVmiAOT POST OAK THREE 1500 Harvey Road CINEMA THREE 315 College Ave. BATMAN (PG-13) No PhmVNo Coupons VIP PasM* st Mstm. 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Among other things, the bill tightens regula tions on the industry, requiring thrifts to have a 3 percent capital-to- assets ratio. The bill at first allows half of the capital to be in so-called goodwill, or intangible, assets. By Jan. 1, 1995, the entire 3 percent must be in tan gible assets. The bill has been approved by a House-Senate conference commit tee, but Sen. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, threatens to block passage in a dis pute over financing. Sheshunoff said his review of the financial status of the nation’s 2,946 thrifts found 73 percent, or 2,163, already meet the 3 percent core capi tal requirement contained in the Bush administration’s bailout bill. In addition, Sheshunoff said 1,984, or 67 percent, of the thrifts can meet the 1995 requirement with tangible assets only. While 25 of the nation’s 40 largest thrifts — including 12 of the top 13 — already meet the 1995 standard, the number drops to 12 — and eight of the top 13 — if only tangible as sets are counted. “We estimate that for those 1,984 well-capitalized S&Ls, the average tangible capital-to-assets ratio is 6 percent . . . and it puts them in a strong position to acquire undercapi talized thrifts,” said Sheshunoff, who praised the tougher standards. “No longer will a handful of S&Ls be able to simply bet taxpayer-in sured dollars in hopes of a profit,” he said. “This is a stiff dose of preventive medicine,” he said. “It should go a long way toward preventing another thrift crisis.” SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE SALE Contact Lenses^ Ends Au 9- 25, 19o q £ Only Quality Name Brands 9 ~ (Bausch & Lomb, Ciba, Barnes-Hinds-Hydrocurve) 59 00 oo pr.*-STD. CLEAR DAILY WEAR SOFT LENSES $99°° $99°° pr*-STD. EXTENDED WEAR SOFT LENSES pr.*-STD. 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Mobley became dean of the College of Busi ness Administration in 1983 and the A&M System’s deputy chancellor for academic and resource development in 1985. In 1987, he became exec utive deputy chancellor of the Sys tem. A&M System Chancellor Perry Adkisson said Mobley has a great deal of understanding of the Sys tem’s goals and objectives and where the System is trying to go. Mobley also has family ties at A&M. His oldest daughter, a law stu dent, is an A&M graduate and his other daughter is ajunior at the Uni versity. As he looks to the 1990s, Mobley said enrollment will continue to be a concern, but not in the same way it has been for other A&M presidents. Mobley meets with student lead ers for lunch about every six weeks. Jay Hays, the 1988-89 president of A&M’s Student Government Asso ciation, said that during Mobley’s first year in office the school made vast progress. “As the year progressed, it was clear he did a lot to revitalize Stu dent Government on campus,” Hays said. “With his initiatives and his co operation we were able to get some new programs started and put some lingering issues behind us.” “The issue is one of managing the rate of growth , rather than having to chase growth,” Mobley said. “Our target is to stay a little below 40,000 and we’re doing that. “We’re not busting out at the seams, but the cumulative effect of the rate of growth, particularly over the last decade, has resulted in pres sure on facilities, staffing and class sizes. Our resources lag that growth.” Mobley also intends to continue to expand A&M’s role in international education, he said. In addition to es tablishing programs such as one with the Japanese city of Koriyama, Fu- kushima, which enables A&M in structors to teach English to Japa nese students, he advocates study- abroad programs. “A&M is a good university, but we’re still not that well known out side the region,” Mobley said. “(Oth ers) know of Texas A&M but they don’t know who and what we are.” □ IMPERIAL CHINESE RESTAURANT SPECIAL COMBINATION DINNER Includes soup, eggroll and rice starts June 1,3:00 pm-10 pm Daily $3.95-4.55 LUNCH BUFFET SPECIAL/SALAD BAR Mon-Fri 11:00-2:00 $4.25 all you can eat Sunday Buffet/Salad Bar 11:00-2:00 children 3-10 $3.50 1102 Harvey Rd. 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