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Nation 1705 Texas Avenue College Station TX 77840 (409) 693-1706 We have software for IBM, Mac and Amiga Computers! We buy and sell used software. We have Genesis and SuperNintendo games and systems to rent! Page 8 The Battalion Monday, SeptemberHll Turbo C and Pascal 6.0- $49.95 Price is for 1 copy of either program. You MUST present a copy of your Student ID and Driver’s License to qualify. Please call for details! Women work harder, report say ALLERGY ASSOCIATES of the Brazos Valley is pleased to welcome METLIFE PARTICIPANTS Barry R. Pauli, M.D. C.W. Schoenvogel, M.D. Board Certified American Board of Allergy & Immunology American Academy of Pediatrics Medicare/Medicaid, PCA & Alliance Also Accepted 2706 Osier Blvd. Bryan, TX 77802 For Appointment Call (409) 776-7895 the associated press Worldwatch survey concludes females economic asset and invesi WASHINGTON - Women, not men, are the family breadwin ners in most of the world, where sex discrimination against them is a major cause of poverty, accord ing to a Worldwatch report re leased this weekend. But women worldwide still earn less, the report says, echoing the conclusions of an International Labor Organization report last week. Women in African countries spend more hours cultivating, harvesting, transporting, storing and processing food then men, says the new report by World- watch researcher Jodi L. Jacobson. earn less but bring home more money “A condition that afflicts every social institution from individual families to international develop ment organizations, gender bias is an enormous stumbling block on the road to a sustainable econo my," the report says, citing statis tics, studies and Jacobson's own research in India. In countries with 3 billion of the world's estimated 5.5 billion peo ple, women are the primary earn ers for their families, putting them in a key economic role, the report says. But, because they are discrimi nated against in wages, land own ership and lending, they are in hibited from contributing to their nations' economies, it concludes. At a news briefing, she said that even though overpopulation is a major problem for Third World countries, governments need to focus more on increasing the pro ductivity of women rather than simply reducing fertility. "National statistics often over look women's work," Jacobson said. "Governments need to recog nize women's work as a valuable women accordingly." In too many countries sk 1 women both earn the famili ing and care for the chili while men tend to use thein ings for alcohol, cigarettes consumer products, usuall themselves or other women. The report says gender bia ists in every country andisi compounded by discriminal based on class, caste or race But it is most pervasiveii poorest areas of Africa, Asia Latin America and ranges! exclusion of women fromdes opment programs to "system olence against females." Arlington contractor, city officials battle over location of topless club THE ASSOCIATED PRESS M&M Grill JL. T JL JL T JL In Northgate Burgers - Kabob - Sandwiches Salads - Appetizers Delivery Special 1/3 lb. Hamburger, french fries, 33 oz. drink $3.99 + tax exp. 9--30--92 Dine-In Special 1/4 lb. Hamburger, french fries, 16 oz. drink $2.29 + tax exp. 12-15-92 FREE DELIVERY Minimum Required 209-A University Dr. W./Northgate 846-2789 ARLINGTON — A contractor preparing to open a topless club here has become the center of a debate over tightening the city's adult entertainment code. Bob Meister has taken no risks with Club Legends, which is scheduled to open in two weeks. He applied for and received a certificate of occu pancy in April. With the city's assurance that the building was properly located, Meister bought the property and began remodeling. After he had begun his work, however, the city withdrew its approval, citing an error by the city staff. Officials said the staff failed to check the dis tance between Meister's building and another near by sexually oriented business. Arlington's ordinance regarding adult entertain ment requires that the front doors of each such busi ness be at least 1,000 feet from each other and the same distance from churches, schools, parks or homes. Meister's planned front door was 838 feet from Fantasy Tan, which city officials now say staffers failed to recognize as a sexually oriented business. Fantasy Tan is a combination topless club and tan ning salon. To rectify the mistake, Meister moved the club's door to the back of the building and built a 200-foot wall so that the new entrance will meet the 1,000-foot requirement. Mayor Richard Greene and several council mem bers blasted Meister and his plan as a "devious" and "underhanded" attempt to circumvent the ordi nance. State and local officials have now gone to work trying to block Club Legends' liquor license. "Bob Meister is being persecuted," said his attor ney, Kelly Jones. "He's caught in, at best, a political war and, at worst, competitors using the council for their benefit." Greene acknowledges that the dispute began with an error by the city. "The original persoq failed to recognize ... it (Fan tasy Tan) as an adult business," Greene said. "... If city staff makes an error, it can be corrected and the city is not liable for that mistake." Meister maintains he's been a victim throughout the ordeal. Moving the club's entrance was partly conceived by city staffers, he said. Jones said the city should stick to its original deci sion, despite complaints from competitors and other ntearby businesses. Make the Natural Choice. Wednesday, September 23rd Natural gas is predicted to become the fuel of the future for the United States. Now’s the time to consider a career opportunity with a leader in natural gas — Delhi. Delhi’s leadership status would not be possible without the contributions of the many talented and innovative engineers who exem plify the “can-do” attitude we seek. Delhi engineers hold many key posi tions on our management team and are essential to the future of our business. We’re searching for ambitious and enthusiastic petroleum, mechanical and chemical engineers who want to join one of the pioneers in the natural gas gathering and wholesaling business. Delhi has found new life as a stand alone entity within the USX Marathon Group and continues to strengthen as it adds talented engineers to its team. Make the natural choice and contact Delhi. We’ll be on campus Wednes day, September 23,1992. Contact your College Placement Office to schedule an interview or write to us at: First City Center 1700 Pacific Avenue Lock Box 10, Dept. AM Dallas, Texas 75201-4696 Delhi Gas Pipeline Corporation An Equal Opportunity Employer Clinton under fire for military record THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - Dan Quayle fought his Vietnam war in 1988. Now it's Bill Clinton's turn. The war divided the country a generation ago and it still comes back to haunt the baby boomer politicians who came of age in the 1960s. Quayle, who struggled to ex plain in the last campaign how and why he entered the Indiana National Guard in 1969, has joined the chorus of Republican critics taunting Clinton about his maneuverings around the mili tary that same year. Quayle challenged Clinton this week "to come clean with the American people. I answered the questions. He s going to answer the questions — sooner or later." The vice president no longer re cites his name, rank and serial number in public to demonstrate his pride in the Indiana National Guard. But he insists it set him apart from Clinton, a resolute op ponent of the Vietnam war. "I wore the uniform for six years and chose to serve my country. Bill Clinton chose not to," Quayle said last month in Houston. Clinton obtained a deferment to complete his final year as a Rhodes scholar at Oxford Univer sity by promising to enroll in ROTC at the University of Arkansas law school. He later dropped those plans and took his chances on the new draft lottery in December 1969. He got a high number, 311, and was never called. He wrote the head of ROTC at the University of Arkansas thanking him "for sav ing me from the draft," and said the only reason he had not resist ed the draft was "to maintain my political viability within the sys tem." Clinton faced a barrage of questions and attacks over his lack of military record last spring. But he weathered that storm and figured the issue was behind him. Then the Los Angeles Times re ported last week that Clinton's late uncle worked to find him a spot in Arkansas's Naval Reserve. Clinton at first said he knew nothing about it — and never joined the Naval Reserve — but later acknowledged he was told last March of his uncle's effort. Hurricane relid will arrive soot Quayle says THE ASSOCIATED PRES; HOMESTEAD, Fla. - President Dan Quayle with weary victims of Ha cane Andrew at a tentcityS urday and reassured them relief will make it through "There's a lot of peopb| need help and aren't it," said Phillip Highofneai 1 Florida City, who wad through swarms of boi p 0 iiti cs uards and reporters to rea j ssue )uavle. Quayle put hisarmoni jn nprso out the f The b of 50 em ers up tc der to Cc ed child dren, ar forward ed issue intersect issues of economy Econc leave pr< workers quit in s adding y lithic g When cc other in< of whic leave, ofi 19-year-old's shoulder) said the relief system jammed and it will take time help all those in need, vice president promise "We'll stay until the jo' done." Heading into CarmenW ers' tent, Quayle embraced I woman and her daughter) assured them the fed ernment was doing all it cos to get them into a home. "He sympathized. He« very nice," Myers said. "W is he?" Defending the relief effoi Quayle said: "The militaryl done an outstanding job took six months to buildup operation like Desert J and we were here in a i of days, as a matter of fad , matter of hours after the pit dent gave the word." nanaun Quayle, accompanied by! , wife Marilyn, toured theft ris Field tent city, homt about 1,200 people, 1 heading to a Federal gency Management A service center in a restaur) and a church. The Bush administration standing by its promise I build Homestead AirFoH Base, which representso» third of the local econoitf even though the U.S. dropped reconstruction mont from its relief bill, he said. The base "is meant to be® built," Quayle said, strategically located, and» ondly it's good for the art but we don't invest in nation defense just for jobs and# 1 nomic development.' Earlier, Quayle wished il 1 seven astronauts on Endo 1 our "good luck and w minutes before the launch' the 50th shuttle mission, Vietnamese refugee credits Bush first lady with reuniting family THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CONROE — A Vietnamese refugee, reunited with one of her daughters after 17 years, credits first lady Barbara Bush and the president, along with warming relations between her country and the United States. Sally Gaudreau, a refugee of the Vietnam War who was separated from her children in 1975, said she was able to bring yet another of her children to a new home here late last month. As two of Gaudreau's children prepared to return in 1990, they met their last surviving sister, Tuam Chau, in Saigon. Tuam had been released from a communist prison just two days before her brother and sister were set to leave for America, Gaudreau told the Conroe Courier. After Tuam's brother and sister helped her get into a camp for children with parents in America, they left for their new home. But Gaudreau later received correspondence from Vietnam that it would likely be five years before Tuam w'as cleared to go to the United States. So she wrote Mrs. Bush, enclosing a Dec. 9, 1990 clipping about her family. Gaudreau said the first lady answered her l et for t telling the worried mother to be patient. Tuam came to Texas within 16 months - in stl aside of five years. When she arrived Aug. 27 at Hour 1 Intercontinental Airport, she handed her moth® envelope with her immigration papers - and l clipping — enclosed. Gaudreau said the Bush administration has g!’ her a second chance to be with her family. "It's like the sky opened wide for me andlsefj blue sky again," she said Friday. "I never see ib fore him (Bush). He is a nice man and I oweal o1 him. "Every time I hear he is behind in the polls heart squeeze a little bit," she said. The South Vietnamese Army wife had found! 1 self on the roof of an Air America building at Saif in 1975. She was forced to jump aboard an American h copter hours before the U.S. embassy fell to 1 North Vietnamese. She said she landed on a U.S. aircraft ca® ! bound for the United States and could never reb to her homeland. STAC FEDU< Columi America While as beinj; businessi ly affect ployers. nents cit support ( At a t: buckles i health c care for comforts hope an< cannot a: hy club c At a t lies shud the paltr family lei allowing time to ( own expi At a t: Mortality |n the fa< ized coi mothers take care horn chil At a ti grows vv tions an when vo statemen confident supposec mn, it is 1 can wor family le « 0f ^Present, j r Columns, g t Battalio fn ust be 30c We reserve Otters shou