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Get your copy while they last for only $32.33 at English Annex or room 230 Reed McDonald. 0P(MK2]ij(rDi] This could be an ad for your business Think about it... The Battalion 845-0569 Manufacturer Nerd House By Tom A. Madison files under Chapter 11 EL PASO (AP) — William “Willie” Farah, the largest stockholder of ap parel manufacturer Farah Inc., has filed for reorganization for his per sonal businesses under Chapter 11 of the federal bankruptcy code. The petition was filed in U.S. bankruptcy court in El Paso on Tuesday, just days before a special shareholders’ meeting William Fa rah called to try to oust six members of the nine-member Farah Inc. board of directors. Company officials said Friday’s meeting still would be held. Farah was operating a real estate consulting company called Invesco and also owned and operated Ter race Hills Apartments. The petition shows debts totaling $2.3 million to Farah’s largest unse cured debtors, including his three sons and daughter who are owed thousands. His daughter, Haleen Farah Zwiefel, is the largest creditor, owed $724,947. A list of assets was not included with the petition. SMU supports avowed witch ... AM u/e ^X £ ECO MMEUb THAT ^ < x poobls Hezbekt's < LuAJcH MONEY o£ > (vE'LL STAZTCOMIKlO DALLAS (AP) — An avowed witch who is the target of an Okla homa church’s wrath says Southern Methodist University officials con tinue to support her despite the fu ror over a presentation she made to students. A Ketchum, Okla., church has filed a complaint against SMU’s Per kins School of Theology, charging that the seminary allowed the witch to discuss her beliefs during a con ference on religions. Avowed witch Linda Finnell led a small-group workshop on “Return ing to the Goddess Through Di- anetic Witchcraft” in February. She says she is a non-Satanic witch. “I’ve spoken with the people at SMU and I know they are fully be hind me and fully behind themselves for what they did,” Finnell told the Associated Press Thursday. Finnell said she was disturbed by the publicity surrounding the pre sentation and wants to remain as “low-key” as possible. She declined further comment. The charges were filed July 27 by the administrative board of the 425- member First United Methodist Church. Finnell’s presentation was made during the annual Women’s Week conference, sponsored by a student organization. Women of diverse reli gious faiths, ranging from Chris tianity to Buddhism, Hare Krishna and Islam, were invited to discuss their beliefs, rituals and traditions. Dr. Stanley Menking, associate dean of external affairs at Perkins, said Thursday that Finnell was in vited to address the group as part of a forum on women’s spirituality, but the university did not endorse her views or invite her to perform a serv ice. “It was an educational program,'' he said. “We weren’t sponsoring a service in witchcraft or the subject that she dealt with. “We certainly endorse her right to express her religious views and reli gious commitment, and as an educa tional institution, one of our pur poses is to know about things,” he said. In a letter to SMU’s board of trustees, the Ketchum church board recommended that several penalties be levied against Perkins, including decertifying the seminary as an or daining institution for at least a year. Justices challenge runoff system ||| Please call Advertising • . at 845-2696 about deadlines for various sections. llL Jill WASHINGTON (AP) —The Jus tice Department challenged Georgia’s election runoff system Thursday, charging in a voting- rights lawsuit that the system dis criminates by diluting black voting strength. Texas and seven other states in the South and Southwest have simi lar systems, in which a candidate must win a majority of the vote in a multi-candidate election or face a runoff. John R. Dunne, assistant attorney general for civil rights, said such laws amount to “an electoral steroid for white candidates,” giving them “an extraordinary power” over black opponents. Dunne said the department has no immediate plans to challenge the election systems in Alabama, Arkan sas, Florida, Louisiana, Oklahoma, Mississippi, South Carolina, and Texas, the only other states with sim ilar laws requiring a majority vote for nomination or election to office. But he said those state runoff laws, because of their similarity to the Georgia law, likely would be overturned should the department prevail in the Georgia case. The law has stymied black candi dates who win the most votes in a What’s Up i ■■..... I—w ■ I Mini Ml ■ mi Ml. I III,.,,,,, 1111 iiijiwifiBUiwiiiiiii iiiiijWPi^iiimMnii ii| | i | iiiiii iiiiiiii^MaM Friday COMMUNITY OF SINGLE ADULTS: will meet for happy hour at 5:30 p.m. at the Ramada Bistro. They will go bowling afterwards. For more informa tion, call 774-4355. STUDENTS OVER TRADITIONAL AGE: The Supper Club will meet at 6 p.m. at Pop’s Barbeque. For more information, call Donielle at 845-1741. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will have a general meeting at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for more information. Saturday COLLEGE STATION PARKS AND RECREATION DEPT.: will present a sum mer concert featuring country singer Kent Finlay at 8 p.m. in Central Park. Concessions will be available, and lawn chairs and coolers are welcome. COMMUNITY OF SINGLE ADULTS: will meet for a wild card happy hour at the Ramada Bistro at 8 p.m. Sunday BRAZOS VALLEY ALZHEIMER’S DISEASE FAMILY SUPPORT GROUP: Lisa Lipscomb, a clinical nurse coordinator of the Alzheimer’s Disease Research Center in the Dept, of Neurology at Baylor Hospital, will dis cuss current research and experimental medicines being used in treating the disease at 3 p.m. in 160 Medical Sciences Building. For more infor mation, call Pat Stirling at 693-1680. Tuesday BRAZOS COUNTY A&M CLUB: will have the monthly lunch meeting at the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Center at noon. The speaker will be A&M basketball coach Kermit Davis. For reservations, call Barbara Kasper at 776-2053. 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 publish the name and phone number of the contact only if you ask us to do so. What's Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are run on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. If you have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. race against two or more white can didates, only to lose the ensuing two- way runoff with the strongest white. The Justice Department suit, filed in U.S. District Court in Atlanta, contends that the 1964 Georgia law deprives black voters of an equal op portunity to elect candidates of their choice. Though many of the black candi dates are Democrats, Claiborne Dar den, a political pollster based in At lanta, said the Republican Party could be the real winner if the fed eral suit leads to abolishment of the runoff system in Georgia and the other states. Woman gives plasma to save stray dog’s life VICTORIA (AP) — Cindy Saun ders thought long and hard about picking up the mangy dog she saw limping down the roadway. She already had a dozen cats and could barely afford them. She de cided, given the condition of the la brador retriever, to take him to be destroyed. It seemed the kindest thing to do. But she changed her mind and took the animal home, selling her plasma twice a week to buy food for him and her cats. Little did Saunders know that the dog she saved was Trinity Rocket Starr, a regional celebrity for his ability to catch a Frisbee disk. Trinity had performed at local demonstra tions before he disappeared 4'A years ago. Saunders placed an ad in The Vic toria Advocate’s lost and found sec tion and got a call from Warren Mil- berger. Milberger had lost Trinity when a neighbor, upset that the dog kept wandering into his yard, took Trin ity somewhere else and abandoned it. The neighbor told Milberger he didn’t realize the dog was the well- known Trinity. Milberger had little hope that the dog in the ad was his long-lost pooch, but figured he’d take a look. fee: tome of re’' }y JULIE MYERi )f The Battalion £ For the first i lass of trained o vill graduate Fri leek school opei Engineering Exte TEEX is a mei Texas A&M Univ Will McNair, d fEEX Energy aid drilling actr dbre troubles ii Kised a threat t ilies. “When oil pric ;o$20 a barrel, tl led more investr renture like drillii Now, with oil j |28 a barrel beca rasion of Kuwai mimbling about foreign oil, McN production will in ducers will need n McNair said cl resumed in respoi “Drilling comp; Camp counsi Camp Hobbs Owne with 1 By JULIE MYERS QLThe Battalion S' When Bear, a j tw eiler, fell into 1 we ek, he probably goner. The puppy wai w hen its owner, C %hter Rick Westl u Pside down with ‘ n g out of a gallon Westbrook’s gir ert son, said We Boar out of the a 8 a n mouth-to-mc on Bear until th< c °nsciousness. Westbrook said Boar upside down ''' 0r k > he wiped th fro dog’s mouth Funeral serv A&M junior we fin after the stu accident Thurs city. Jessica Ann year old from i engineering ma