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Page 4 The Battalion Monday, July 26,1993 Missouri flood turns off water for city of 80,000 THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Rising water along the muddy Missouri River knocked out tap- water service early Sunday for nearly 80,000 residents of historic St. Joseph, Mo., stepping-off point for the Pony Express. People crowded into grocery stores, buying up bottled water, paper plates and easy-to-fix food. "I'm going around trying to find anything I can," said Diane Clark. "They're bringing in water but you can only get 10 gallons a day, and I have five people in my family." At late morning, all that was left on store shelves at Cub Foods was Evian bottled water and ice. "And that's going really good too," said Rachelle Bergeron, as sistant store manager. City officials and the National Guard brought in water from oth er Missouri towns and opened distribution centers by noon. Crews spent all of Saturday sandbagging the riverside Mis souri-American Water Co. plant, but when the Missouri River crested at 33 feet — flood stage is 17 feet — water came over the plant's levee, said company spokeswoman Christie Sinn. Water already was in the plant's basement and the crest pushed it into the main floor, where it reached pump motors and other equipment. Service could be restored Mon day, unless there was too much damage to equipment, Sinn said. Upstream along the Big Mud dy, people also scrambled for bot tled water because flooding shut down water service in Brownville, Neb. And down stream, toward Kansas City, wa ter service was at the tobacco rais ing and whiskey distilling town of Weston, Mo. f£X< \rJi* The Battalion Classified Ads Phone: 845-0569 / Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building 1 ’AGGIE’ Private Party Want Ads Business Hours $10 for 20 words running 5 days. If your merchan- dlse Is priced $1000 or less (price must appear in i i ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial A V advertisers offering personal possesions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 Uj days at no charge. If item doesn't sell, advertiser GU must call before 11 a.m. on the day the ad Is schedule to end to qualify for the 5 additional ^ ,*** Insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made & if your ad Is cancelled early. 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday accepted Help Wanted I For Rent YEAST INFECTION STUDY Female patients with symptoms of a yeast infection needed to participate in a research study with a new regimen of over-the-counter medication (cream). Eligible volunteers will be compensated. Call for information. G&S Studies, Inc. (409) 846-5933 (close to campus) Scott & White Clinic Spam Tech II Responsible for the collection and processing of blood samples. Must possess six months experience in phlebotomy. Applications should apply in person at: SCOTT & WHITE 1600 University Drive East fSE-l College Station EOE $$$ MONEY $$$ FOR ANY GOOD REASON... Let us help you earn $120 a month while you help others by doing a good deed. Westgate Plasma Center 4223 Wellborn Road Call 846-8855 Unique, part-time work, must be available, Tues-Sat. evenings, 9 to 11 hours per week, starting salary $8.25 hr. + tips. Personable, speedy, and accurate handling of money. Apply Brazos Bingo1805 Briarcrest, Wed. July 28, 9a.m.-12noon, or 1-4p.m. Work starts Mid-August. Graduate students, needed as note-takers, for fall classes, especially. Economics, History, Journalism, Psychology, Sociology, and Botany Apply at Notes-n-Quotes at 112 Nagle. 846-2255. SALES PERSON WANTED. Great opportunity in radio advertising sales. Apply in person. 219 N. Main St. Suite 600, Bryan, Tx., between 1-4 p m. Mon-Fri. Faculty member, seeks student to care for one child, 10- 20 hours per week. Flexible schedule beginning Sept. 1 846-1326. Apartment Manager wanted, apartment included, flexible hours, study while you work in Caldwell. 823-6207/leave message. Carpenters, Painters, Sheetrockers, and General Help ers, part-time/full-time 693-0071. Medical office needs front desk person. Resume only. Richard Price Suite 325 300 E. 26th Street Bryan, Texas 77803. Local Business needs part & full-time warehouse help. Please call 779-7043 for information on resume submittal. CRUISE SHIPS HIRING- Earn up to $2,000+/month. Summer and Career employment available. No experi ence necessary. For information call 1-206-634-0468 ext. C5855. ALASKA EMPLOYMENT- Fisheries. Earn up to $600+/ week in canneries or $4,000+/month on fishing boats. For employment program call 1-206-545-4155 ext. A5855. Route carriers needed: The Houston Chronicle has summer and fall routes available. Earn $600-$900 per/ mo. Route delivery requires working early morning hours. Call James at 693-7815 or Julian at 693-2323 for an appointment^ Healthy males wanted as semen donors. Help infertile couples. Confidentiality ensured. Ethnic diversity desir able. Ages 18-35, excellent compensation. Contact Fairfax Cryobank, 1121 Briarcrest Suite 101, 776-4453. For Sale 1989' Hyundai Sonata, runs very well, low mileage, and 6yr-72k mile warranty, can transfer $4,195. Call 845- 3423. 1987' HONDA ELITE $650.00 OR BEST OFFER 823- 2713. Racing bicycle, Panasonic DX4000, biopace/105 system, look pedals, gel seat. $300 Call Bill 696-7720. One-way ticket, from College Station to Boston around Aug. 3, $160 nego. Call 846-9615 evenings. FOR SALE!!! 2 white Rawson Koenig side tool boxes, and 1 white Headace rack. All parts included! Excellent condition $300 Michelle 775-9405. Labrador puppies, AKC, shots, wormed, born 7-2-93, 5250 693-0581. Roper Jeans, brand new. sizes 1/2 thru 17/18 $15.00. Call 696-1966. Soloflex, B/L included, almost new ,$600. Sony 26" tv, $100. Call Mr. Gong at 846-1346. Round trip ticket thru Amsterdam to Warsau Poland, $750 nego. Call 693-9416 leave message. Brass bed, queen-size, complete, with firm orthopedic mattress set, still in plastic wrapper, cost $800 must sell $200 713-855-6256. Daybed, white iron/brass, complete w/trundle and mat tress, still in plastic wrapper, cost $750 must sell $250 cash 713-855-6256. 1990' Toyota Tercel, easy $4500. 2dr. hatchback, well maintained. Call 778-3541. Mobile home14X60, 2bd/1ba. , very nice , extra large tub. Worth the price. Call 846-1929. Garage Sale SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA!! Market City parking lot. Saturday July 31. Live entertainment. Food, Favors and Fun. Space $5 and up. More details call (409) 823-6700. Services NOTES-N-QUOTES (Across University from Blocker Bldg) 846-2255, FAX 846-2985 A FULL REPORT SERVICE Typing, Binding, Laminating & Transparencies TUTORING - CHEM 102, any 1st year ACCOUNTING. Satisfaction guaranted. Very resonable rates 693-3046. TypingorTypesetting. $1.50perpage. Postscript-Laser. 846-9340, 222-9668(pager). TYPING- Fast and dependable with negotiable rates. Call 693-6411. EUROPE ONLY $229! ($229from Dallas. $169from New York.) Dallas-New York $79 Jet there with AIRHITCH. 800-326-2009. AAA DEFENSIVE DRIVING. LOTS OF FUN, LAUGH A LOTIIHIII! Ticket dismissal, insurance discount. M-Tu(6- 10 p.m.),W-Th (6-10 p.m.), Fri (6-10 p.m.), Sat. (8-12 noon), Sat. (8-4:30 p.m.). Across from University Tower. Walk-ins welcome $20.00. 411 TxAve. So. 846-6117. DJ DJ/MUSICII! Weddings, Parties, Summer special $25 off. Steve Tunnell 596-2582 or toll free 1-800-303-2582. Roommate Wanted 1 or 2 male-female roomates needed, for large 2bd/1&1/ 2 ba. walking distance to A&M, and College Station Blinn Campus, full-size W/D. Call 693-9416 or 846-0100. Roommate wanted to share 2bd/2ba. apartment. 1/2 of $485 + bills. Call John 268-0132. For Rent AVAILABLE NOW 1,2,3, bdrms. Lots of extras. TWIN CITY PROPERTIES 775-2291 Newly, remodeled, partly furnished, tbd. apartment. $300 mo. 846-5847 after 6 p.m. BEST DEALS IN TOWN!!!!! 2bds, shuttle, microwave, swimming pool, laundry, $419/mo. College Court. 823- 7039. Sonnenblick 846-0226. FRESHLY RENOVATED HUGE 2bd apartments 31/2 miles from A&M. Semester lease okay 822-0472. Personals FREE! Windshield chip repair with full coverage insur ance. Details call 846-CHIP. DON'T WAIT! Computers 386SX, with 40MB harddrive, 4MB ram, with 24 pin printer, 14'' SVGA, with 2400 BAUD modem. Call Paul at 696-6023. $700. Adoption ADOPTION A LOVING OPTION!! Financially secure, single, professional woman longs to adopt, infant. Laugh ter, lots of love, and a playful dog awaits your newborn in my Houston home. Your Child will be first in my heart and in my life. Please call Donna collect at (713)-496-1473. Free Free to a good home, 3 month old half Rottweiller, half German Shepherd. Call 693-9416. Wanted Need tickets for Cowboys/49ers game. Call mark at 214- 661-8677. Attorney WE DEFEND M.I.P. CHARGES John T. Quinn Attorney (409) 774-8924 (800) 927-3115 Not certified as a specialist In any area. W E DEFEND TRAFFIC TICKETS John T. Quinn Not certified as a specialist in any area. Republicans give little support to presidential agenda Gridlock in Congress slows legislation THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — More than a handful of Republicans support President Qinton's nation al service plan, and one, from a flooded state, is even lobbying for a jump-start so volunteers can help devastated communities recover. But some Senate Republicans nevertheless are trying to talk the national service bill to death, or at least into limbo for awhile. It is the latest episode in a legislative tug-of- war that has gone beyond the usual partisan competition, forcing Democrats to advance Clinton's major proposals completely on their own. GOP lawmakers provided not one vote for Clinton's economic blueprint or his budget. They killed his jobs-creation bill and they are playing little or no role as negotiators finalize the massive budget bill's spending cuts, tax in creases and program priorities. Their intention is honorable, they say: To save taxpayers from the policies of the man they elected president. Republicans maintain they're just trying to improve a bill that's too expensive. But the im pression among Democrats is that Republicans have realized that pieces of Clinton's agenda, from national service to his economic plan, are on the verge of passage — and they're deter mined to gum up the works. "Clearly, the Republicans have decided that obstructionism is the course they intend to take | to block our mission of change," Democratic: Party Chairman David Wilhelm told potential contributors in a recent fund-raising letter. The essence of the GOP argument is that Clinton's plans cost too much and require new taxes. But as Democrats like to point out, Sen ate Republicans offered more than a dozen amendments to the budget bill in committee and none would have cut any spending. Further, some Republican consultants were advising their House clients to vote no on the Clinton economic plan weeks before anyone knew what Clinton would propose. The point was solely to stockpile ammunition for their 1994 campaigns. Milwaukee sewage flows in different direction Underground tunnels catch city waste THE ASSOCIATED PRESS MILWAUKEE — The next time it rains hard here, overflow sewage that used to run into Lake Michi gan — sometimes causing beaches to close — will flow instead into a huge underground network. Seventeen miles of tunnels drilled through bedrock 300 feet down were to begin operating Monday, 10 years after a court ordered the system to prevent pollution and improve sewage treatment. The $2.3 billion project resulted from a state lawsuit against the city over the bacteria-laden sewage releases. Now, the tunnels can hold up to 400 million gallons of sewage that otherwise would bypass treatment plants during heavy rainfall and flow into the lake. Af ter the rain, it'll be pumped out and treated. Engineers say they have no doubt the tunnels will work as intended. "It's not like a sophisticated ma chine," said Fred J. Meinholz, di rector of construction management for the Milwaukee Metropolitan Sewerage District. "There's no way that this can't work." The tunnel system has made Milwaukee the envy of cities all over the world that have similar problems with overflow sewage. Boston's sewage overflow problem remains unsolved while officials try to scale back a $6 bil lion program as sewer user charges soar, said Milwaukee pro ject engineer Wayne St. John. Name Change Continued from Page 1 But Rep. Irma Rangel, D-Kingsville, said at the Friday meeting the alumni who filed the lawsuits are living in the past. "I haven't heard anything from alumni opposed to the change, but they've got their memories and traditions," she said. She said the name won't take away memories but would give Kingsville prestige by associating it with A&M. Tony Garza, an alumni member from A&I, said his school has a lot of prestige on its own and changing it would take away its identity. "I do not seem to comprehend this changing the name in order to upgrade," he said. But Sen. Carlos Truan, D-Corpus Christi, said the name change will enable A&I to receive more financial assistance from the System. Watson said A&M is trying to control the Permanent University Fund (PUF) by getting more colleges associated with A&M. The PUF is sponsored by oil money to benefit the University of Texas and Texas A&M. Garza said all A&I needs is more funding from the System but he does not think changing the name is the only means to obtain that funding. Doug Vannoy, A&I graduate of '73, said his university will be in serious trouble with the alumni if it changes the name. "It's important that maintenance of alumni support in the future be maintained because a lot of funds won't be provided by the legislature; it will be provided by the alumni community who care about the institution," he said. Many members of the alumni have vowed to dissociate themselves with the university if the name change is successful. Carl Douglass, former football player for A&I, said he has always worn his A&I ring with pride and would like to keep the ring, but if the name changes, he will take it off as well as remove his diploma from the wall. "As long as Texas A&I stays Texas A&I, I will continue to support it ^nd do anything I can for it," he said. "But tf it does change, whether anybody cares or not, it will lose my support." Dr. Manuel Ibanez, president of Texas A&I, asked the alumni to continue to support the institution regardless of the name. He said many of the current students are excited about the change, and he has received many requests from May graduates to wait until the name .change to conduct graduation so their diplomas would have the Texas A&M name. However, members of the alumni have collected more than 1,000 signatures on a petition opposed to the name change. The petition consisted of alumni, current students and members of the community. In addition, they have received letters from various student organizations, including the Residence Hall Association, which consists of over 900 members, saying the students do not support the name change. Dick Hitchens, attorney for the plaintiffs in lawsuit, ended the argument by saying the Board did not act responsibly in making the decision without hearing local discussion. "People feel they were left out of the decision," he said. He asked the Board to visit Kingsville and hold a meeting to get the people's response. "Citizens respect governments' opinions only when they feel they had an input," he said. A bill sponsored by Sen. Judith Zaffarini, D- Laredo, which recently passed in the Senate states the Board of Regents has the right to change the name of an institution in its system regardless of the school's preference. Tuition Continued from Page 1 For example, Gaston said, the University decided a few years ago to move to an ID card that doesn't need to be renewed every year. "These efficiencies have kept the rate from rising faster," Gas ton said. Brian Walker, A&M student body president, said Student Gov ernment is also working to slow the rate of increases. "We are researching a plan that would provide that if the legisla ture increases tuition, they would have to match the increase with state funding as well," he said. Walker said the plan is still in the works and would provide more for the students at a lower cost. Taylor said the legislature also sets maximum rates at which the fees can be raised. However, incidental fees, such as the computing access fee, are approved by the University, Gas ton said. The computing access fee will increase by $1 per credit hour for the second time in two years, but a higher library fee, proposed by the student government, was turned down by the administra tion, he said. Walker said many of the new fees have been passed by Student Government, such as a new fee to provide for a recreation center, but none of the fees are thought unnecessary. "A&M is still ranking among the best institutions for education for the money," Walker said. Joe Marks, assistant director for data services with the SREB, said that Texas is fifth among the states surveyed in percent increase of tu ition and fees, with a $92 per stu dent increase in 1991-1992. "I don't know about all states, but there seems to be a general tendency for fees to increase faster than tuition," Marks said. Marks said the increases na tionwide are far above inflation and may be a result of the chang ing nature of a university educa tion, including rising expenses of operations. Gaston said some new fees will be charged by the University this year, including an equipment ac cess fee for some science classes. A similar fee is already charged for some engineering classes. Room and board for public universities nationally has in creased by over 28 percent be tween 1987 and 1992, Marks said. Taylor said room and board have not increased at A&M very much, but student service fees in crease $7.85 each year, with the to tal amount not to exceed $94. The amount of increase is also set by the legislature, Taylor said, but the decision of how much to raise the fees within the prescribed limits is made by the University. "We're doing everything we can to not pass these increases on to the students, but at some point, you have to," he said. Doug Shaffer, assistant text book manager at the Texas A&M bookstore, said the prices of books are also increasing because of in creasing prices from publishers. The price of other supplies at the bookstore, such as chemistry goggles, are also increasing, he said. Harold Case, assistant director of A&M's student financial aid de partment, said rising tuition and costs will have little, if any, nega tive effect on aid to needy students. "Grant funds have not kept up with the increased demands," Case said, "but loan funds are, and continue to be, available to students." Walker said there has also been a tremendous increase in loans in recent years. Case said increases in tuition may even increase aid because of the Texas Public Education Grant Program, which takes a percent age of tuition collected and gives it to students in need. Center Continued from Page 1 "If enrollment stays stable or in creases, and tuition goes up, you get more scholarships," Case said. He said the financial aid de partment conducts a survey each fall to determine the average costs of attending A&M and bases its aid on the results. The Texas universities repre sented in the'SREB survey in clude A&M, the University of Texas, Texas Tech, Texas Women's University, the Univer sity of Houston and North Texas State University. The center will also publish the Journal for Leadership Studies to try to encourage research. Dr. Paul Parrish, associate dean for the College of Liberal Arts, said the center will be useful for all colleges that want to focus on public leadership. The center will be a unique part of the George Bush Library, he said. "It will be filling a significant niche," Parrish said. "The center will be, if not unique, certainly not a duplicate of the focus of the LBJ Li brary (in Austin)." Ross D. Margraves, chairman of the Board of Regents, said the fact the George Bush Library will participate in education is unusual. "Most presidential libraries are not on a campus and are not part of the academic process and, therefore, we are original," he said. Mobley said the major role of the center is to facilitate cooperation among the diverse groups on campus. In addition to the new center, the regents on Friday approved nam ing the Student Services building after Dr. John J. Koldus, vice presi dent of student services. Koldus will retire from his position at the end of August after 20 years at Texas A&M. The motion to name the building after Koldus was recommended by A&M's student senate. In other business, Mobley announced that A&M has admitted 300 more new students than originally planned. Instead of 6,100, Texas A&M will welcome 6,400 new freshmen and transfer students. Mobley said this may cause problems with both on and off-campus housing. "We will overbook dormitories slightly to allow for no-shows," he said. "We'll have a very tight fit. Classes will be full. 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