2 L State & Local The BattaiioiT^E^ Tuesday, June 4,1991 Police seek leads in truckstop holdup During the night of April 18, Bryan Police Department officers responded to the report of a rob bery at the Circle K Truxtop near the intersection of Highway 6 and Highway 21. Witnesses reported that a man drove up to the store and filled up with gas. He then entered the store and picked up a 12-pack of beer. At the counter, the clerk asked if there would be anything else when the suspect put his left hand in his jacket pocket and pointed to something the clerk believed to be a handgun. The suspect then demanded all the money in the store. Once the suspect obtained some cash, he grabbed the beer, ran to his car and drove south on Highway 6. The suspect is a black man from 27 to 32 years old. He is 5 feet 11 inches tall and weighs about 170 pounds. The suspect's vehicle was de- n STOPPER: ■■■■■■■■■■■775-TIPS scribed as an older model gray two-door Cutlass or Chevelle with a small dent in the left rear quarter panel. This week the Bryan Police Department and Crime Stoppers need your help in identifying the man responsible for this rob bery. If you have information that could be helpful, call Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS. When you call. Crime Stop pers will assign you a special coded number to protect your identity. If your call leads to the sus pect's arrest and grand jury in dictment, Crime Stoppers will pay you up to $1,000. Crime Stoppers also pays cash for infor mation on any felony crime or the location of any wanted fugi tive. Correction In Wednesday's edition of The Battalion, Dr. Larry Hickman was incorrectly named as the fac ulty adviser for A&M's Gay and Lesbian Student Services. Dr. James Mazzullo presently is the student organization's ad viser. The Battalion regrets the error. 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If you are a currently enrolled student who has paid his/her student service fee, you are eligible to be screened for participation in these groups. There is no additional charge for any of these offerings. Mon. 9- 10 10- 11:30 1-3 3-4:30 3 -5 Where There’s A Will...There’s An A Hispanic Woman’s Group Career interest Clinic Open Group Black Men’s Group Tues. 1:30-3 Graduate Group 3-4:30 Academic Workshops 5-6:30 Undergraduate Group 6:30-8 Adult Children of Alcoholics Group Wed. 8:30-10 Biofeedback 1:30-3 Biofeedback 1:30-3 Survivers of Abuse Group 3-4:30 Eating Disorder Group 3-4:30 Women's Group Thur. 1-3 Career Interest Clinic 1:30-3 Adult Children of Dysfunctional Families 3:30-5 Black Women's Group Fri. 1-2 Where There's A Will...There's An A 3-4:30 International Student Group Career Exploration groups will also be offered Tuesday through Friday afternoons. If you are interested in being screened for any of these groups, please come to the Student Counseling Service at 300 YMCA Building or call 845-4427 for a screening appointment. Further information and other handouts are also available from the SCS, a department in the Division of Student Services. DARRIN HILL/The Battalion Polly want a cracker? Graduate student Jennifer Sofjan cuddles a six-week-old Quaker par akeet Sunday at the Brazos Valley Cage Bird Club Exotic Animal Trade Day held at the Brazos Valley Rodeo Pavilion. Family Aid Lawmakers hope bill will end abuse AUSTIN (AP) — Three con gressmen on Monday unveiled an $11 billion plan to help strug gling families and protect chil dren from abuse, which has doubled since 1980. The bill's author, Tom Downey, D-New York, said the five-year cost would probably re quire new revenues, but would save money in the long run by reducing crime and violence that arise from child abuse. The plan, he said, is needed to make up for the what he called the "decade of neglect" during former President Reagan's ad ministration. "George Bush would be hard pressed to veto a bill that would De kinder and gentler to chil dren," he said. With Downey were Mike An drews of Houston and Jim Mc Dermott of Washington. The three Democrats are members of a House Ways and Means sub committee, chaired by Downey, on welfare and unemployment. Downey's Family Preservation Act of 1991 would send billions of dollars in additional revenue to states to increase child abuse investigations, and improve fos ter care and other family serv ices. He said the emphasis would be on keeping families together whenever possible and helping them "at the crisis point." "America is only as strong as the American family," he said. He said one in five children in the United States is born into poverty; 2.6 million children are neglected and abused; 500,000 are in foster care, juvenile deten tion or mental health facilities. Of the 250,000 pregnant women who need help with al cohol or drug abuse, only 30,000 received it, he said. fjOCK ITCH AND RINGWORM STUDyT individuals 12 years of age and under with ’’jock itch†or "ringworm†are being recruited for a research study of an antifungal medication.$125.00 will be paid to volunteers who complete this study. CALL VOLUNTEERS IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH®, INC. 776-1417 J f ATHLETE’S FOOT STUDY 1 Individuals 12 years of age and older with "athletes foot" are being recruited for a research study of an antifungal medication. $150.00 will be paid to volunteers who complete this study. r CALL VOLUNTEERS IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH®, INC. 776-1417 DEPRESSION STUDY J Individuals are being recruited for a research study on depression. If you have been diagnosed with depression or would like to find out more about this study, call VIP Research. $125.00 will be paid to qualified volunteers who enroll and complete this study. CALL VOLUNTEERS IN PHARMACEUTICAL RESEARCH®, INC. ^ 776-1417 ^ Indian-run casinos? Proposal could change state gambling laws AUSTIN (AP) — A Galveston state lawmaker's proposal to al low gambling aboard cruise ships in state waters could allow Indian-run casinos on Texas res ervations, a Texas newspaper re ported Monday. Under federal law, if a state al lows casino gambling anywhere within its jurisdiction. Native American tribes may operate ca sinos on their land within the state. The law recently opened the door for Indian-operated ca sinos in Connecticut. The Austin American-States- man reported that the U.S. In dian Gaming Regulatory Act may come into play if Rep. James Hury, D-Galveston, succeeds in changing state law governing gambling on cruise ships operat ing out of Texas ports. State law now allows gam bling on the ships only when they reach international waters, 12 miles out to sea. But U.S. Attorney General Richard Thornburgh, citing fed eral statutes, has threatened to scuttle the floating casinos un less they dock in a foreign port or spend at least 24 hours at sea. Tnomburgh's legal opinion would put out of business a Gal veston-based casino operation that now takes passengers on eight-hour gambling cruises into the Gulf of Mexico. Hury's bill would allow gam bling on cruise ships three miles or more off the Texas coast, in state waters. The bill failed during the regu lar legislative session. Hury said he plans to file it again for the special session that Gov. Ann Richards says she will convene on July 8, where lawmakers are to write a 1992-93 state budget. If the bill were to pass, Indian tribes in Texas say they might consider opening their own gambling casinos. State comptroller suggests ways state can save money AUSTIN (AP) — Giving cash rewards to state employees who save money could help cut spending in the long run, state Comptroller John Sharp said Monday. The idea is one Sharp said will likely be among the 450 or so rec ommendations he will present to state leaders at the end of the month. A team of some 100 auditors have spent 42,000 hours so far on the Texas Performance Re view, Sharp said. Gov. Ann Richards and legis lative leaders in February or dered the comptroller's office to scour state agencies for sugges tions on saving money and in creasing efficiency without cut ting services. The state is facing a projected budget shortfall of $4.7 billion. Sharp announced last week that the auditors so far had un covered at least $1.6 billion in savings. So far, he has been re luctant to provide details of pos sible recommendations, saying that agencies already are scurry ing to protect their interests. "Every one of them (the ideas) is going to make sense, but every one of them is going to have a rice tag — a political price tag," harp said. What’s lip Tuesday ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: General discussion at noon. Call Center for Drug Prevention for more information at 845-0280. Wednesday ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: General discussion at noon. Call Center for Drug Prevention at 845-0280 for more information. LUTHERAN STUDENT FELLOWSHIP: Evening prayer at 6:30 p.m. at the University Lutheran Chapel. Call Richard Manus at 846-6687 for more information. 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 num ber 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 845-3316. 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