The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 03, 1991, Image 8

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 03, 1991, Image 8

Newspaper Page TextPage 8 The Battalion Friday, May 3,1991 19 years experience • ring sizing • chain repair • diamonds mounted • watch batteries • Aggie rings sized, stripped ^ofin (zM'untCe.y jJna. "Very Personal Investments" 404 University Dr. East 846-8916 Alpha Kappa Psi Congratulates Angela Rene Martin Winner of the AK'F Scholarship Key Award for scholastic excellence. We Wish you the best of luck in your future! M TOM’S Barbecue and STEAKHOUSE (In the Log Cabin ) 3610 S. College Ave 846-4275 Look for our Coupon in Tuesday's Battalion ttw. U w w '-v v? w STEAKS Rib Eye, T-Bonc, Sirloin, Filcl B-B-Q TOM'S Famous Aggie Special, Plates, Sandwiches SPECIALS Seafood, Catfish, Grill Chicken Breast, Chicken Fried Steak PLATES Burgers, Chicken Fingers, and much more! syiy w ^ w 'V ~^ r ' .-Av A- A. vAv A. .-A-> ^ A. .-^v Av .Av vAv •- — Messina Mof Wine Cellars Visit Messina Hof Wine Cellars- only 15 minutes from campus. Free tours daily - Sun 12:30, 2:30 M-F 1:00 Sat 10:30, 12:30, 2:30 Retail wine and gift shop, perfect for Graduation and Mother’s Day shopping. Call 778-WINE (9463) for information and directions. FOX PHOTO t-HR LABS 'The Premium l-HR Lab Specialist ’ ’ EXPERT SERVICE AND QUALITY PRINTS IN 1-HQUR—, AT THIS FOX PHOTO 1-HR LAB IN COLLEGE STATION For more information call 696-0784. wosOTAvfraiOtw • 2412 Texas Avenue Kodak Film Sale $998 3-Pi ' " 12 f 3-pack 24 exp 35mm with 12 free exp. At participating Fox Photo stores. FOX PHOTO 1-HR LAB COUPON IN A T I O N A L PHOTO M 0 N T H| —X —■ OFF DEVELOPING & PRINTING Film developing and first set of prints from 35mm, 110, 126 or Disc color print film (C-41 process). Coupon reproductions are not ac cepted. Not valid with other offers, reprint orders or Stretch 35 orders. One roll per coupon. Good through S-13-91 at any Fox Photo ' store. COUPON MUST ACCOMPANY ORDER. 4191 “The Premium 1-HR Lab Specialist’’ irds.pi sign the insurance bill if no substatial changes made. Insurance bill passes state House AUSTIN (AP) — An insurance bill touted as a compromise that will help stabilize rates was unanimously approved by the House on Thursday and for warded to the Senate. House members adopted the measure, billed as a compromise between in dustry and consumer in terests, by a 143-0 vote. After win ning tentative approval Wednesday in the House, Gov. Ann Richards called the leg islation "a remarkable achieve ment" and promised to sign it into law if approved by the Sen ate without any substantial changes. House Speaker Gib Lewis, D- Fort Worth, said the proposal was "one of the most significant pieces of legislation that has passed here in many years." The legislation would reorga nize the State Board of Insur ance, establish an insurance fraud investigation unit, require insurers to settle claims within 30 days and expand the power of the state's consumer advocate. Also, the bill would set up new rate regulation of so-called Lloyd's companies thaft have been grabbing an increasing share of homeowners' policies. Reps. Eddie Cavazos, D-Cor- pus Christi, and Mark Stiles, D- Beaumont, co-authors of the bill, said the measure may even re duce auto insurance rates. The bill would require motor ists to have proof of liability in surance when applying for their annual vehicle registration or ve hicle safety inspection, or when renewing their driver's license. WSRRD oW... .. MH PAVIPCK0W, %:AWs ATHLETIC PI RECTOR, WILL EXfLAI// THE. state OF ;TWE LIBRAR/, usiWG 171E OZ/LV TE/MJ//0L0£y THIS CAMPUS mi U//PEK-5TA NVS ill PEOPLE, OUR LIBRAKV j, 15 NOT EVE// W THE GAME-! IT /S SACXEPr SHUT OUT ! WE ARE NO WHERE CLOSE TO BE/A/G A PRAFTPIC K. !•• SEASON AFTER SEASCfl! OUR LimRi TASKS g 51 ST IN THE- NATION F to. '5 15 0 THAES HIGHER THAN OURS IN THE VANKINeS. IF OVK LIBKAKi WAS ONE OF A\V COACHES IV FIRE XTF by Scott McCullar ©1991 1 i*. ..1.* b m. /z\9....« N LIBRARY is EVEV vmt off :han... than... ...00K ATHLETIC STUPEVT 6RAPVAT0N KATE.. Product melts plastic, aids in recycling Nerd House by Tom A. Madison Groups plan to sue city over at-large council seats CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) — At- large districts limit minority rep resentation on Corpus Christi's city council, according to two civil rights groups planning to sue the city. Officials with the Mexican American Legal Defense and Ed ucational Fund and Texas Rural Legal Aid have said they plan to file suit before the end of May to force the city to add more single member district seats. They plan to file the lawsuit despite a bill filed this week in the Legislature that would allow the city to change its system, said Judith Sanders-Castro, di rector of MALDEF's national po litical access program. Sanders-Castro said the bill filed by state Rep. Hugo Ber- langa, D-Corpus Christi, is inad equate because it fails to force the council to make changes. Without the bill, the City Charter otherwise prevents the council from making changes until 1993. AUSTIN (AP) — The Texas General Land Office says a prod uct that reportedly dissolves plastic foam could help cure the major problem with such prod ucts: tne amount of space they take up in the state's crowded landfills. A new liquid, called Styro Solve, quickly melts plastic foam { products such as Styrofoam, eaving a recyclable plastic pud dle less than one-tenth the size of the original product, manufac turers say. Styro Solve is all natural and uses citrus byproducts, said Don Hadan, a spokesman for Florida- based HKl Inc. The company discovered the product — acci dentally — about two years ago and has been manufacturing it for about 18 months at. its Boca Raton, Fla., plant. "The product will create a more economical way of dispos ing of foam plastic," Hadan said. "Now that we can reduce it to a recyclable state, we can keep it out of the landfills. If it does end up in the landfills it will take up considerably less space." Lightweight plastic foam products are used mostly for food packaging and storage. They are being rejected by many environmentally conscious indi viduals and businesses because they aren't biodegradable, said Tucker Sutherland, a special as sistant with the Texas General Land Office. "The big problem is that it (plastic foam) takes so much space in landfills," Sutherland said. "It is a major problem. This (Styro Solve) could be a major step." Recycling plastic foam has long been considered too expen sive because of the cost of trans porting the bulky product to re cycling centers, he said. But with the exception of the disposal problem, plastic foam products are safer tor the envi ronment than paper or glass, Su therland said. Plastic foam is cre ated with little energy or water, and contains or releases no air contaminants when properly manufactured and disposed. Hekbeilt Tft-IES TO COS£ FilS tJEZ-t) LOOK, AUO EA/L.S Asthma Study Wanted: Individuals 18-50 years of age with asthma to participate in a short clinical research study involving an investigational medication t capsule form. Pauli Research International® l$zoo 776-0400 S200J UPOT PAYS CASH FOR USED BOOKS! Redmond Terrace next to Academy Northgate ✓ across from Posi Office Southgate on Jersey Street Xiie Amc ANNIVERSARY SALE 20% OFF* MAY 7 thru JUNE 8, 1991 At our main shoppe THE ATTIC 118 S. Bryan St. Tue. thru Sat. 10:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.m and Our newly opened shoppe THE ATTIC ANTIQUES ANNEX 113 E. 28th St. (at the railroad tracks) 822-4582 Tue. thru Sat. 9:30 a.m. - 5:30 p.nu_ * Excludes items with special sales tags and /£>**—]! > unpriced items. [fi * - IF H 118 S. Bryan • Bryan, Texas • (409) 822-7830 Sai.pi Judge says contractor owes farm workers minimum-level wages EL PASO (AP) — A federal judge who called the plight of chili pickers a picture of abject poverty ruled in their favor in a class-ac tion lawsuit the laborers filed against a contractor for unpaid wages. U.S. District Court Judge Lucius Bunton awarded 82 farm workers $35,406 in the lawsuit they filed against contractor John W. Gasper, who hired workers to pick chili from fields owned by Deming, N.M., farmer Darrell McCauley. Bunton found Gasper failed to keep adequate payroll records, didn't follow federal rules that require posting information on their employment, wages and rights and violated minimum wage laws. "This is, indeed, a very sad situation," Bunton said in com ments in his decision. "The plaintiff's misery and their situation in life has been noted by the Court, and this lawsuit is a sad commen tary on the use of resources in the Southwest." Mark Schneider, managing attorney for Texas Rural Legal Aid Inc., said Thursday the ruling is probably the first to award farm workers for time they spent waiting for buses that carry them to the fields and for time they spent traveling to the fields. Schneider's elation over the decision was tempered, however, because Gasper has filed for Chapter 13 protection from creditors under federal bankruptcy laws. "He's claiming bankruptcy," Schneider said, adding that he'll contest the filing. "We think he's hiding his assets. We're not going to rest until we get every penny from this judgment." Donald Leslie, Gasper's bankruptcy attorney, was with a client when called for comment by the Associated Press. The class-action lawsuit was originally filed in 1986 on behalf of 800 workers, but the class later was narrowed to 82. The lawsuit, heard in a two-day March trial, alleged Gasper violated the Fair La bor Standards Act and the Migrant and Seasonal Agricultural Workers Protection Act. The largest award was $8,905 to Sixta Cadena Garcia, who testi fied during the trial. Chili peppers are New Mexico's largest cash food crop and a portion of the workers who pick the crop live on the outskirts of Ciudad Juarez, Mexico.

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, May 03, 1991, Image 8

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