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Miriam Stoll B.A. History, Dartmouth College M.B.A. Stanford Graduate School of Business “I became a Macintosh convert in business school. ‘At our computer lab Fd always find lines of people waiting to use the Macintosh computers, while other computers just sat there. So I had a choice: wait for a Macintosh, or come back at 6 am. to grab one before theyd all be taken. ‘After business school, I took a job at a large bank and used my Macintosh for producing everything from spreadsheets to a company newsletter. ‘Today I use Macintosh to help me run my own management consult ing fimiWhen I give a presentation, I can see in people’s faces that they’re really impressed. And that makes me feel great. “Sometimes I take Friday off, put my Macintosh and skis in the car, and head for the mountains. I ski days and work nights. It’s perfect. “You kno\y I can’t say where I’ll be in five, ten, or fifteen years, but I can say that my Macintosh will be there with me’.’ Hurry over to the Micro Computer Center for details about the special pricing and financing available during the "Back-to-School" sale running through September 15th. During the sale, you can also come by each weekday between 5:00 & 6:00 and talk to your peers, not sales people, to find out why they love Macintosh! Why do people love Macintosh? Ask them. MicroComputerCenter Cbmp uter Sak^s and Supplies >n the main floor of the Memorial btuder Located on student Center (409) 845-4081 Heat turned up I** in Texas politics Thurs C 1990 Apple Computer, Inc. Apple, the Apple logo, and Macintosh are registered trademarks of Apple Computer. Inc. AUSTIN (AP) — The state attorney general’s race heated up Wednesday as Republican J.E. “Buster” Brown criticized his opponent, Democrat Dan Morales, for being endorsed by gays and lesbians. Morales said Brown has started a campaign based on hate. In accepting an endorsement by the National Rifle Association, Brown pointed out that Morales has been endorsed by the Lesbian-Gay Political Caucus and the Texas AFL- CIO. “Mainstream conservative groups are backing me, and far-out fringe liberal groups are supporting Mo rales,” said Brown, a state senator from Lake Jackson. “That alone tells voters a lot about this race.” Morales, a state representative from San Antonio, responded, “I think Texans understand a hate campaign for what it is. I will con tinue to talk about the issues.” Brown’s statement concerning gays and lesbians is in step with some other GOP candidates. Republican gubernatorial nominee Clayton Wil liams has blasted Democrat Ann Richards for her endorsement by the Lesbian-Gay Caucus, and the state Republican Party convention was noted for its anti-gay rhetoric. On gun control, Brown said, “We cannot allow the liberal anti-gun cru saders to force us to Fill out mounds of paperwork and jump bu reaucratic hurdles to buy guns h self-defense.” Morales said he favors a waititi; period for the purchase of a hani gun and restrictions on the saleo: high-caliber, fast-firing assault rillt! Bi foi “Mains tream conservative groups are backing me, and far-out fringe liberal groups are supporting Morales That alone tells voters a lot about this race.” WASI the besie encouraj hang on rately, B moves if from Ku — Sen. ‘Buster’ Brown, R- Lake Jackson Meanv dent Sad Iraq are | nomic en Presid< I was no ev it as simp “The vast majority of my colleagut in law enforcement support tl restrictions,” Morales said. A recent Texas Poll showed tbj eight of 10 people surveyed sai there should be a seven-day waitic; period to purchase a handgun, ant nearly seven of every 10 Texan S oiled believe the sale of assault n es should be banned. Bush, ’ and Hou: of Congr his week Mikhail S At the James A sional qm L'Pt. . Dr. James Brown, an Austin vei erinarian who is legislative direcic of the T exas State Rifle Association said, “Gun owners and sportsme: have a real friend in Buster Brown’ V.P. informs children of crisis Quayle stresses defense, praises Bush’s actions Rep prof to Si DALLAS (AP) — The Iraqi president came like a thief in the night to mastermind the invasion of oil-rich Kuwait last month. Vice President Dan Quayle said Wednesday. “Saddam Hussein is like a bur glar,” Quayle told 485 elementary students at a North Dallas area school. “He is a person just like a burglar who comes into a house. But this time, he stays in the house. “What President Bush and the rest of the world are trying to do is to get him out,” he said of Op eration Desert Shield. Quayle made the comments at Merriman Park Elementary School. He was accompanied Republican gubernatorial candi date Clayton Williams in the last day of the vice president’s cam paign swing for Texas GOP can didates. A tour of Johnson Space Cen ter in Houston and more remarks were planned before Quayle’s scheduled departure for Wash ington Wednesday afternoon. At a Republican Party break fast earlier in the day, Quayle said one of the Mideast crisis’ most im portant lessons is that a strong de fense is still necessary following the thaw in superpower relations. “The Cold War is over. Butin the post-Cold War era, the world is still a very dangerous place,” Quayle told a Texas Victory ’90 rally at the Loews Anatole Hotel. Iraq’s Aug. 2 invasion of Ku wait shows the importance of U.S. reinvestment in a strong defense that enables America to take a leadership role in the crisis, he said. “America’s leadership, and es pecially the leadership of George Bush, has once again rallied the world against aggression," Quayle said in an address to about 220 people at the $100-a- ?akfast. WASH govern me next yeai lights and phone cal said Wedr: Rep. L; nio, said t percent of overhead passes thn crease, no offs or pay Over fiv inflation r, lion could “I firm! that is wh He called way to loc ing.” “Everyb grams we who gets “We do no plate break! At the Richardson elementary school, Quayle alluded to the pos sibility of an aerial blockade of Iraq, but said he hadn’t talked with the president. is spent.” Adminis and Cong meet later i niit Houston company sells offshore rigs HOUSTON (AP) — Zapata Corp. said Wednesday it has signed a de finitive agreement to sell its offshore drilling rig fleet to Bermuda-based Arethusa Ltd. for $298 million. The Houston-based corporation will own 8.75 percent of the new company and will continue to man age the 12 rigs, Zapata off icials said. “The rig sale agreement is a major milestone in Zapata’s comprehensive restructuring,” said R.C. Lassiter, Zapata’s chairman and chief exec utive officer. “The cash from the rig sale is the catalyst for the bank agreement which was announced about two weeks ago. The company can now focus its attention on a ten der offer for its outstanding subor dinated debentures and on obtain ing necessary stockholder approval.” Company officials announced Aug. 23 Zapata had reached an agreement with bankers to restruc ture $560 million of senior secured debt. The cash tender offer for the company’s publicly held 10‘A per cent subordinated debentures due 1997 and lOVa percent subordinated debentures due 2001 will be the final step in the restructuring. The offer is for $480, including accrued but unpaid interest, for each $1,000 debenture which is ten dered. The tender offer is expected to begin in early October when the proxy statement and offer di ments are ready for distributioi company officials said. The roughly $560 million in dek would be reduced to $115 million with banks receiving at least million in cash and 80 percent of thf common stock of the company, in eluding shares already owned bytlii banks. The sales transaction is expecteil to close Oct. 31 with Zapata investini $17.5 million of the $298 million ii gross sales proceeds in an 8.75 pci cent interest in Arethusa Ltd. Of till remaining $280.5 million, $7.7 tnl lion will be used to pay commission related to the rig sale and $53,6 ml lion will be used to repay rig-spedfi debt. And of the $160 million for tl* banks, about $14.2 million will k used to pay taxes, fees and expense related to the restructuring planaW to provide collateral for outstanding letters of credit. The remaining $45 million willlx available to fund Zapata’s workinf capital needs, including ongoini debt service and possibly the retire ment of a revolving credit facility. Lassiter said if the tender offd fails, the $285 million of commoi stock will not be converted for salt and Zapata likely will have to fileftf bankruptcy, officials said. 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