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Page 4 The Battalion Wednesday, August 2,1989 The Battalion Classifieds Students seek funding reforms in letters to officials We • HELP WANTED Immediate Openings We need 20 cooks & 50 drivers. Apply in person at any Bryan- /College Station Pizza Hut. AUSTIN (AP) — School children are among the scores of people who have filed briefs with the Texas Supreme Court, trying to persuade the justices to change the way public education is funded. “I think all schools should be equal in fi nancial support,” said Clinton Kasprzyk, a fifth-grader in the South Texas school district of Kenedy, in a letter to the court. “You see, Kenedy doesn’t have enough money to get the supplies they need,” he wrote. “Just like it says, ‘All men are created equal,’ all schools should be too.” A lawsuit by poor districts challenging the public school finance system is pending be fore the court, which last month heard argu ments from attorneys. The court has received about 400 pages of legal briefs from the lawyers, and about 70 fnend-of-the-court briefs from interested parties. Those parties range from state offi cials to school board members to students, the Austin American-Statesman reported Tues day. In the students’ letters, the grammar is not you.’ Just please do us as you like us to do to you,” said Alice Cortez, also a fifth-grader in Kenedy, which is in Karnes County. Just because a school is smaller and has fewer students shouldn’t mean fewer opportunities for the students attending.” — Dusty Cooper, high school freshman A kindergartener named Stephen, from the Sanger school district in Denton County, signed a letter saying, “I think I am just as im portant as a child who goes to school in a big city and my school is just as special as the schools in Dallas. “The state of Texas should be fair to every child and every school,” the letter said. Janice Stalder, an English teacher in the Copperas Cove school district in Central Texas, told the court she had been a student in Calhoun County. always perfect, but the message is clear. “You know the Golden Rule where they say, ‘Do to others as you like them to do to “The difference between Calhoun and Copperas Cove is a four-letter word — CASH,” she wrote. “Today, our (Copperas Cove) drama teacher and students would be glad to have access to an auditorium that Cal- LIFEGUARD FOR subdivision swimming pool. $4.15/hr. Need 20 hrs/wk. Call 764-0773 between 4-8 p.m. 181108/04 INTERVIEWERS, RESEARCHERS, record peoples opinions, couponing, demonstrations, mystery shop pers, state-wide. Home Economics Social 8c Market Re search, 228 Summit Ave., l.yndhurst, NJ 07071. Call 201/933-7129, 7 days, 9am-1 1pm. 181t08/09 Coast Guard plucks thirteen from vessels capsized in Gulf during Hurricane Chantal houn declared inadequate and replaced years ago.” Dusty Cooper, a high school freshman! Kenedy, wrote, “Just because a school smaller and has fewer students should - mean fewer opportunities for the student!; tending.” A1 Kauffman, an attorney with the Me ^ can American Legal Defense and Educate! Fund, said the friend-of-the-court briefsh®| show the breadth of interest in the case, p ^ Only one brief has been filed so farinsiJmg\ n; port of the state, which must defend thees:;m ratc tng funding system, said Kauffman, whore[^ cce( resents a number of the poor school district!IjjgLk v ■tIk That brief, by the I exas Farm Burct.p|^(ji S( said, “ . . . The practice of compellinglegsMU lation by judicial injunction violates the TfEi [ t , Constitution and it should be stopped.” Finks, Vanaj SALES CLERKS with smiling personalities! Apply in person. 700 University Drive East, University Bookstore. 181ttfn MALE DANCERS needed. Must be dependable. Own phone, transportation required. 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Two helicopters were launched in the severe weather ana found five people clinging to a tire attached to the boat, which was lying on its side. “They were able to hoist two people and take those two to shore,” Kennedy said. “Then they came back and took the other three.” The second chopper found two other people in the water about a quarter mile from the cap sized boat. eluded an accurate location, so rescuers had trou ble finding the craft. Divers wait to n, search for cm of capsized rig “It’s lucky they found them,” LaRochelle said. “Visibility out there is only about a half-mile, at best, and there’s blowing rain and fog.” “Incredibly enough, we got all seven people,” Kennedy said. “One reason is they all were wear ing lifejackets.” Another report came in about 9:30 a.m. today, >le epor was being escorted to shore by a Coast Guard pa” trol boat, which brought a water pump to keep the small vessel afloat, LaRochelle said. Lt. Scott LaRochelle said. He said three peopl were lifted from the water by helicopter about an hour later. Their boat was capsized nearby. LaRochelle said the distress call had not in- - - T boat by helicopter about 10:45 p.m. Monday af ter being blown into the Galveston jetty, LaRo chelle said. High Island residents work to brave hurricane PATELLAR TENDONITIS (JUMPER’S KNEE) Patients needed with patellar ten donitis (pain at base of knee cap) to participate in a research study to evaluate a new topical (rub on) anti-inflammatory gel. Previous diagnoses welcome. Eligible volunteers will be com pensated. G & S Studies, Inc. (close to campus) 846-5933 169ttfn people spe huddled E vjN THE DOUBLE Professional V^ord Processing, laser jet printing. Papers, resume, mdrge letters. Rush services. 846-3755. t 181tfn Ex p« Call 272-3348 TYPING- WORD PROCESSING- Personal Attention- Excellent Service- Professional Results- 764-2931 170t08/10 SAT/ACT/GRE Instructors needed. 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Doug Considine, with the Galves ton County Sheriffs Department Beach Patrol, said area roads were passable although debris was scat tered across several sections where water topped the highway. John Richardson and Peggy How ard spent the night in his car after fleeing from their Gilcrest home. The only thing visible in the car was a pillow and blanket and a row of family pictures stacked on the win dow. “I’ll be glad when this is over,” Richardson said. “I don’t know if there’s anything left there to get back to but I’m sure ready to find out. I managed to get a couple of hours sleep but I’m running on fumes.” Bucky Faggard, 48, knew from the hurricane’s strength that it would not be too threatening. “You go through so many of them that you learn not to start worrying too much with the winds like this,” Faggard said. “When they get up to 175-200 (mph), that’s when I start worrying about it.” Faggard said he stayed when Hur ricane Carla blew through in 1961 and caused a great deal of damage, He also waited out Hurricane Alicia in 1983. “With Carla in ’61, we were com pletely surrounded by water and were isolated for about five days, but I don’t expect anything like that from this,” he said about the time the storm’s eye came ashore. “We’ve been through a bunch of these and you don’t ever really know what’s going to happen so we always pre pare.” During the storm, George E. Kahla managed to relax in a rotted easy chair inside his self-proclaimed trading post, emblazoned with a sign “We buy and sell good junk.” “I’m going to sit here and play it cool and not get too excited about all this,” he said. “That’s the beauty of this busi ness. If it blows over, you just pick it back up later. ” CH ider I weeke ays, world oke: Proposed shrimp management plan would make industry more lucrative • FOR RENT Cotton Village Apts. Snook, TX. 1 Bdrm. $200., 2 Bdrm. $248. Rental assistance available! Call 846-8878 or 774-0773 after 5pm. Medical official fills position on education board AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas Parks and Wildlife De partment has proposed a management plan that a spokesman said Tuesday could make the $186 million- a-year shrimp industry more lucrative. The plan’s primary goal is to increase the value of shrimp being landed, said Gary Matlock, director of fisheries for the department. For example, closing state waters at certain periods would allow shrimp to grow larger before harvest. From 1983 through 1987, shrimpers reported land ing an annual average of 87 million pounds of shrimp. While the averat While economic considerations are an integral part of shrimp industry management, the department also must look at such other factors as preventing depletion of shrimp, the plan notes. “It is clear tha age dockside value of the shrimp was $186 million, it had a $580 million annual economic im- 1, 2 & 3 bdrm duplexes, walking distance to campus. Rent $160-$200 with a $200 deposit. Brazos Duplexes, 779-3003. 18U08/29 2 B/l'/z b, Pecan Knoll 4-plexes, 5 min. from A&M. Options: fireplace, fenced, w/d conn., xtra storage. Now preleasing. Wyndham 846-4384. 174ttfn Creekwood IB/IB eff. conn, fenced patio, pool, on shuti 846-4384. apt, unique floor plan, w/d tl< Wyndham Mgmt. ‘ 77ttfn SHITTI.K OR WALK TO CAMPUS. 6 1)1 FF. 4 PLAN'S TO CHOOSE FROM. POOL. 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Sprague is replacing John Samuel Carroll III of El Campo who re signed to protest a bill passed by law makers that would have created a new, four-year state university in Killeen. At the time of his resignation in May, Carroll said the creation of Central Texas University unsurped the higher education board’s author- ity- In a special session that ended last month, the Legislature adopted a measure that would make establish ment of the university subject to ap proval by the higher education board. Jay Rosser, deputy press secretary to Clements, said the governor is ex pected to sign that bill into law. Sprague will serve the remainder of Carroll’s term, which expires Aug. 31. Sprague currently is board chair man and chief executive of the Southwestern Medical Foundation, after having served a one-year stint as president of the institution. From 1972 to 1986, he served as president of the University of Texas Health Science Center at Dallas as well as a professor of internal medi cine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical School in Dal las. In 1986, he became president emeritus at both institutions. Prior to coming to Dallas, Sprague served as a faculty member or ad ministrator of university medical schools both in and out of Texas since 1952. Clements said, “Texas stands to benefit greatly from Charles Spra gue’s working knowledge of higher education ...” pact, according to the proposed plan. That includes the purchase of goods and services by shrimpers and the distribution of wages through the economy. The plan has been sent out for public comment. The Parks and Wildlife Commission will consider adopting it after any changes are made. Lawmakers ordered development of the plan in 1985, when they gave the commission authority to reg ulate shrimp fishing in Texas. The Legislature in the past has managed the industry. The commission, which meets periodically through the year, can react more quickly to changes than the Legislature, which meets in regular session every two years, Matlock said. lat the statute directs the department to recognize that shrimp are to be treated similarly to other natural resources managed by the state and coun try, like oil, gas, or timber,” it says. An “increasingly important” problem in shrimping is the accidental capture of endangered sea turtles in nets, said the department in the plan. Shrimpers have pro tested federal rules that would require the use of de vices to keep the turtles from getting tangled in the nets. Periodic closing of state waters can cut down on the capture of turtles, fish and other marine creatures, Matlock said. The average amount of fish that is accidentally caught and discarded by shrimpers has ranged from 328 million pounds to 977 million pounds per year over the last 10 years, according to the plan. The department proposes managing the shrimp in dustry primarily through such periodic closings. It says individual shrimpers’ catches should be managed by regulating shrimping methods. NEW ORLEANS (AP)-li vers waited Tuesday for therein nants of Hurricane Chantal» stop whipping up seas aroundr gettin capsized rig so they could searril 0 “[ t for 10 crewmen missing since tilt I 0 accident Monday in the Gulf oi| anc j l e Mexico. Chevron hired the diven lo search the rig it leased fromi Louisiana company. “We understand the seas an still very high and conditions an very dangerous in the area," Ion athan Lifa, spokesman for Cher ron, said. “Tne captain will male the decision about when it is safe to go to the area and begri searching again.” Chantal hit land on the soutl east Texas coast Tuesday mom ing. It weakened as it headed in land and was downgraded to I tropical storm before noon. The Coast Guard would noire' sume its search for the missm; men, Seaman Kelly King said. “With the weather conditions the way they are out there nowno one can search, but we will notbe renewing our efforts when it clears,” King said. “We don’thave qualified divers for that kind of search. There’s nothing morefor us to do.” The self-propelled rig Avcon with 14 people aboard was headed to shore early Monday when it capsized about 20 miles off the Louisiana coast, nearMor i gan City, Lifa said. “Although it is not a Chevron vessel or Chevron employees or on a Chevron location, we feel out of humanitarian efforts we have to help,” Lifa said. The rig was leased by Chevron from Avis Bourg Co. of Folsom and was returning to shore from! a Chevron worksite because Hur ricane Chantal was forming. Three survivors were taken Ej!. ern ' ^ aboard the fishing vessel Spar fusand Royale, and a fourth was taken by , helicopter to Grand Isle. . J l< t “ e Rescued were Jesse Morton, | lea 29, of Franklinton; Tony Cruz, a p c ha 24, of Houma; Kevin Cooly.ZOof 0 n ^ w ' Lafayette, and Edward Ducett, * coac h>n age and hometown unknown, the Coast Guard said. Cruise was in stable condition and Cooly released after being treated at Terrebonne General Medical Center, according to a spokesman at the Houma hospi tal. Morton and Ducett appar ently were not hurt. The 10 missing workers were not identified immediately. Ti The Nun shot in El Salvador makes 6 miracle’ recovery HOUSTON (AP) — A 73-year- old American nun, shot in the face and seriously wounded during an apparent robbery attempt in El Sal vador six weeks ago, will be released from the hospital this week, doctors said Tuesday. Sister Mary Stanislaus Mackey, a member of the Sisters of Charity of the Incarnate Word, would be moved to a Houston convent to con tinue her recuperation, doctors said. “We’re real pleased with the pro gress sister has made,” said Dr. James Baker of St. Joseph Hospital. “There appears to have been some damage to her optic nerve and we’re not sure how much sight she will re cover in her left eye. All she needs at this point is continued strengthen- ing.” “Sister Stan,” as she is called, was working at an orphanage in El Salva dor on June 21 when she was shot with a .38 caliber gun fired from a pickup truck as she rode in another vehicle with two other Roman Cath olic nuns. The bullet shattered her cheek bone. After initial treatment in San Salvador, she was airlifted to Hous ton, where her religious order is based. Physicians in Houston performed a craniotomy June 26 to remove a bullet fragment that lodged in her brain and to relieve swelling in her brain. A second operation was per formed July 8 to reattach the retina in her left eye. “I want to thank everyone for their interest and their prayers,” Sis ter Mackey said in a brief statement WHAT’S UP So wl future. J OK, < in footb Jfar fron were tb True last yeai piajoriu find tha to win b Wrong t Inter goals an a fter los Wednesday STUDENTS OVER TRADITIONAL AGE (SOTA): will meet at 7 p.m. in 704 Rud der. CATHOLIC STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7:30 p.m. at St. Marys Student Center for Newman Mass. ££ . .The outcome approaches miracle stage. .. she was shot in the head at close range with a large caliber handgun.” Dr. Rob Parrish, Neurosurgeon to reporters. “God has taken me ipletely into His hands, and I nk completely into His hands, thank everybody who has played a part in my recovery. I especially ap preciate the good work of my doc tors, the nurses, priests, bishops and the sisters of the congregation.” She declined to answer questions. Baker said he anticipated no long term problems with motor functions although she had some problems with short-term memory. Dr. Rob Parrish, the nun’s neuro surgeon, said,“I think the outcome approaches miracle stage when one considers she was shot in the head at close range with a large caliber handgun.” GAY STUDENT SERVICES: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 507 AB Rudder for a room mate referral session and Hotline training sign-up. For more information contact Terry at 823-2877. TAMU SAILING CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder. For more information contact Stirling Brondel at 846-9183. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. For more information contact the C.D.P.E at 845-0280. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. For more information con tact the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280. Thursday TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCERS: will meet at 7 p.m. at Rudder Four tain to demonstrate and teach international folkdances. $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 $200 CATHOLIC STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Student Center for Fourth Day. will meet at 6:15 p.m. at St. Mary's MEXICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: will meet at 8 p.m. at the Wing Joint lo discuss fundraising tactics. TEXAS A&M ATARI COMPUTER USERS: will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 138of the MSC to discuss memory upgrades and accelerator kits. For more informa tion contact Tom Dodge at 846-4565. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will meet at 6 p.m. For more information contact the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. For more information contact the C.D.P.E at 845-0280. Items for What’s Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What's Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are nin on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. If you tiave questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. $30( $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $30C