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W Parkway 696-9578 KICKIN' OFF THE SCHOOL YEAR WITH TREMENDOUS SAVINGS Who what where when and why? • / Vo TUDENT NMENT 1 UNIVERSITY 90 - 91 COMMITTEE APPLICATIONS ROOM 221 PAVILION 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. August 27 - September 7 to become a part of PARENTS’ WEEKEND BIG EVENT BLOOD DRIVE COSGA FRESHMAN PROGRAMS MUSTER TRADITIONS COUNCIL ELECTION COMMISSION HSPR2 PUBLIC INFORMATION OFFICE UNITED WAY UNIVERSITY COMMITTEES LSG CENSUS & RESEARCH AND many other SGA COMMITTIES Page 8 The Battalion Thursday, September 6,19! Thurst Competition rings true in rural area WtRBD by Scott McCullar AUSTIN (AP) — A small family- owned phone company, Alenco Communications Inc., successfully competed Wednesday against Southwestern Bell to provide the first-ever phone service to a wide area of South Texas in Webb County. The six-employee phone com pany from Joshua, Texas, will ini tially serve about 400 rural house holds and businesses that had for years pleaded with Southwestern Bell to provide reasonably priced phone service, said Robby Allen, company co-owner with his wife, Mocleana. Texas has more residents without access to phone service than does the nation as a whole. Public Utility Commission statistics indicate that as of last November, slightly more than 10 percent of all Texas households — mostly in West and South Texas and the Panhandle — were not served by phone companies, com pared to the national average of slightly less than 7 percent. “I consider it poor to be below the national average,” said Rowland Curry, director of the PUC’s tele phone analysis program. Generally, Southwestern Bell serves urban areas of Texas, and 61 smaller phone companies serve rural areas, where Bell believes it cannot operate profitably, Curry said. “Bell has not been aggressive in serving distant, rural areas of Texas,” he said. Allen said he got the idea to ex pand his 500-line North Texas phone company into South Texas when he stopped at a rural Webb County cafe in September 1988. “We were having a hamburger one day and were talking to the cook, who said there was no telephone service in the whole area,” he said. Oh SELECWG ft SEtfiETSflY, OtJE Most CHoc6e f\ PCRSohl FoR theiR Loyalty, Ho^e^ty, Dili Oeuce. Hot to mmtioh their proficiehcy V/iYH FlLlMt;,ACCOUNriN6, AMD TrPir-16. !5o ysJorps \ '\V S PE ft Minutes 'I An OCEENDfltN LFoft. TRUTH, JUSTICE AND THE WAY? X HAVE NO EQUAL ANt> JC CAN TAKE ON ANY CHALLENGE^ \EOC\E OW-XU5T GIVE WE OWE CHALLENGE-TvST ONE... Allen said he checked with Bell of ficials in San Antonio to determine why they weren’t offering service in Webb County. Bell officials told him “there was nothing out there but a bunch of poor houses,” Allen said. Southwestern Bell officials say they did not use those words, but did tell Allen they considered Webb County an unprofitable area. The Public Utility Commission, which on Wednesday finalized its or der allowing Alenco to serve the area, also had harsh words for Southwestern Bell. Commissioners Marta Greytok and Jo Campbell said that Bell had been uninterested in serving the ru ral area until company officials learned that a new international bridge would be built over the Rio Grande near Laredo. The bridge is expected to spur demand for tele phone service by 650 lines over the next five years. TofnoKTooJ l Tu&olrmh votsos 'BONGMASTt!^ Man survives emergency crash landing WEATHERFORD (AP) —AnAi lington man escaped safely Wednei j day when the landing gear on his private airplane hit a fence ani crashed during an attempted emer gency landing. Department of Public Safety dis patcher Susan McAllester said pile! Wes Shamp, 28, was the only persoc on the twin-engine Beechcraft when it went d6wW 'about a quarter-mile southeast of. the Parker County Air port. The accident was reported at 7:34 a.m., she said. There was no fire. The plane had left Love Field in Dallas on its way to Abilene when the pilot reported engine trouble, she said. Loacy FO£ t-lE&B6R.T TV AT HE IHALICUUbE Z-THE LAbhtZ. “He turned cine of his engines off and was going to land,” McAllester said. But the landing gear hit i fence, and the plane crashed onto) road. Live Music TEXAS HALL OF FAME for Information is provided by the individual nightclubs and is sub ject to change. FLYING TOMATO At Northgate at 303 University Drive. All ages admitted. For more information, call 846-1616. Thursday — White Bread. Rock. Starts at 8 p.m. $2 cover. Wednesday — Sneaky Pete. Sing- along. Starts at 8:30 p.m. $2 cover. On FM 2818 in Bryan. Alcohol served. For more information, call 822-2222. Thursday — Full House. Coun try. Starts at 9 p.m., doors open at 8 p.m. $3 cover ($1 off with A&M ID). Friday — Special F/X. Country. Starts at 9 p.m., doors open at 8 p.m. $5 cover. Saturday — Randy Pelt and Gold Rush. Country. Starts at 9:00 p.m. $4 cover. cohol served. Call 693-1736 more information. Thursday — Comedy with Brad Epton and Mark Mayberry. Starts at 9 p.m. $4 in advance, $5 at door. Ghost. Rated PC-13. Showtimes are 2, 4:20, 7 and 9:20. SCHULMAN SIX SUNDANCE CLUB FRONT PORCH CAFE GALLERY BAR In the College Station Hilton at 801 E. University Drive. Only ages 21 and older admitted. Call 693-7500 for more information. Thursday — Carla Lack. Easy lis tening. Starts at 5:30 p.m. No cover. Friday — Mark Bendiksen. Jazz pianist. Starts at 5:30 p.m. on Fri day. No cover. Saturday — Eugene Smith. Easy listening. Starts at 7 p.m. No cover. KAY’S CABARET In Bryan at 4410 College Main. All ages admitted. Alcohol served. For more information, call 846-LIVE. Thursday — Ten Hands. Funk. Starts at 9:00 p.m. $5 cover. Friday — Jesse Taylor and Tor nado Alley featuring Junior Medlow. Blues. Starts at 9 $5 cover. Saturday — One Touch. Brazil ian dance. Starts at 9 p.m. $5 cover. Tuesday — Acoustic Stage. Starts at 8:00 p.m. $1 cover. Located at 801 E. University Dr. in the Hilton. Ages 19 and older admitted. Alcohol served. Call 693-7500 for more informa tion. Thursday — Comedy workshop with TCA Cable and Showtime starring Tim Stewart as the mas ter of ceremonies and comedians Scott Kennedy, Jeff Schilling, Bill Silva, Michael O’ Rourke, and David Lament. Starts at 8:00 p.m. $4 in advance, $5 at door. p.m. Movies In Bryan at 2000 E. 29th Street. Call 775-2463 for more in formation about matinee show- times. The Exorcist III. Rated R. Show- times are 7:15 and 9:50. My Blue Heaven. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7:10 and 9:35. Problem Child. Rated PG. Show- times are 7:20 and 9:30. Hunt For Red October. Rated PG. “Dollar movie”. Showtimes are 7:15 and 9:40. Total Recall. Rated R. “Dollar movie”. Showtimes are 7:05 and 9:45. Gremlins II. “Dollar movie” Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 7:05 || and 9:00. Information is subject to change. Admission restrictions may apply. MANOR EAST THREE CINEMA THREE At Post Oak Mall. Ages 18 and older ’admitted. Alcohol served. For more information, call 696- 9191. Thursday — Dream Horse Folk. Starts at 9:30 p.m. $2 cover. Friday — Rhythmatics. Blues. Starts at 9:30 p.m. $2 cover. Saturday — The Dwellers. Rock. Starts at 9:30. $3 cover. TIPPY’S At 1803 Greenfield Plaza in Bryan. Ages 21 and older ad mitted. For more information, call 846-7203. Thursday — Road Kings. Rocka billy. Starts at 8:30. No cover. Friday — Cold Blue Steel, feau- turing the Texas Music Hall of Famers. Classic and Texas rock. Starts at 9 p.m. $2 cover. MAMA’S PIZZA At 1601 S. Texas Ave. in Col lege Station. All ages admitted. Located at 315 College Ave. Call 693-2796 for more informa tion about matinee showtimes. Wild at Heart. Rated R. Show- times are 2, 4:20, 7 and 9:20. The Witches. Rated PG. Show- times are 2:20, 4:30, 7:05 and 9:05. Young Guns II. Rated PG-13. Showtimes are 2:10, 4:15 7:10 and 9:15. Pump Up the Volume. Rated R. Beginning Friday, showtimes are 2:20,4:20, 7:20 and 9:20. In Bryan in Manor East Mall. Call 823-8300 for information about matinee showtimes. Men at Work. Rated R. Show- times 7:20 and 9:50.. Flatliners. Rated R. Showtimes are7:15 and 9:30. Presumed Innocent. Rated R. Showtimes are 7 and 9:40. AGGIE CINEMA For more information, call 696- 0032. Sunday — Mama’s Boys. Rock. Starts at 9 p.m. No cover. Wednesday — Lippman Jam. Open stage. Starts at 8:30 p.m. No cover. Comedy Information is subject to change. GARFIELD’S Located at 1503 S. Texas Ave. Reservations recommended. Ages 21 and older admitted. Al- POST OAK THREE Located in Post Oak Mall. Call 693-2796 for more information about matinee showtimes. Air America. Rated R. Show- times are 2:10, 4:15, 7:10 and 9:15. Dark Man. Rated R. Showtimes are 2:05, 4:25, 7:05 and 9:25. For more information, call the MSC Box Office at 845-1234. Pretty Woman. Rated R. Rudder Auditorium on Friday and Satur day. Showtimes are 7:30 and 9:45. Admission is $2. Rock Horror Picture Show. Rated R. In the Grove. Show- times are midnight on Friday and Saturday. Admission is $2. Charlotte’s Web. Rated G. Rud der Auditorium Showtime is at 3 on Saturday. Admission is $2 for adults, and $1 for children. Junior checks Qu HOI Quayle Wedne cently and wc Qua Space ( natiom televisi tration putting lems,” Nation "Wi NASA Box j M-Th F&St Sun.