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The Battalion Tuesday • June 17, 1997^ Canadian province demands tobacco firm compensation VANCOUVER, British Columbia (AP) — Following the lead of U.S. state governments, British Columbia on Monday became the first Canadian province to demand that to bacco companies pay for health costs associ ated with smoking. Premier Glen Clark said his government plans to enact legislation allowing class-action lawsuits against the tobacco industry. He called on Canadian tobacco companies to admit their products are toxic and addictive. Clark said the tobacco industry would be given a chance to cover smoking-related health costs voluntarily before any steps were taken to force it to do so. Eric LeGresley, legal counsel for the Non- Smokers Rights Association, described the British Columbia proposal as ground breaking in Canada. “For the first time, this is recovering the cost of smoking-related health costs directly from the tobacco industry, not via the tax system,” LeGresley said. An industry spokesman said the gov ernment initiative is just a disguised bid to raise money. “It appears that they’ve imported a U.S. idea that isn’t working very well there and is likely to be inapplicable here,” said Rob Park er, president of the Canadian Tobacco Man ufacturers Council. He said Canadian provincial governments already get higher tax revenues from cigarettes than U.S. states. The British Columbia government makes $370 million a year in tobacco tax revenue, he said, while spending only $1.1 million on anti tobacco programs. “Those kind of figures lead me to say this (proposed legislation) is a thinly disguised tax grab,” Parker said. Canada’s federal government had expressed general interest in seeking compensation from tobacco companies, but has yet to take any concrete action. Last month, premiers of the four Atlantic provinces pledged to look into su ing tobacco manufacturers for health-related costs of smoking. Supermodel back on job, denies overdose reports PARIS (AP) — Supermodel Naomi Campbell returned to work Monday and was feeling “very well” after an adverse reaction to antibiotics, her agency said, denying reports she over dosed on pills. Paparazzi surrounded the Hotel Bristol, where Campbell usually stays while in Paris, but an Elite agency spokeswoman said the 27-year-old model was staying with friends. “She feels very well. She’s very fit,” spokeswoman Miranda Denoff said in a telephone interview from London. “She’s undertaking a prior commit ment — a photo shoot until the 19th.” After Paris, Campbell was expect ed to return to New York, where she lives, Denoff said. Campbell was hospitalized Sundayin the Canary Islands. Spanish media said she had overdosed on barbiturates after a heated argument with her boyfriend, flamenco dancer Joaquin Cortes. A spokeswoman at Our Lady of the Pines Hospital in Gran Canaria, whoj spoke on condition of anonymity, said Sunday that Campbell was undergo-j ing treatment for a drug overdose. I Elite released a statement Monday! saying that “contrary to press reports,” f Campbell was admitted to thehospi-l tal “suffering from an allergic reaction I to antibiotics.” “Ms. Campbell is now perfectly! well and fully recovered and left the hospital late last night for Paris,” the* statement said. liibl The Battalion Classified To place a classified ad: Phone: 845-0569 / Fax: 845-2678 Office: Rpom 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building Business Hours 8 a.m. - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday Insertion deadline: 1 p.m. prior business day VISA Private Party Want Ads $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchandise is priced $1,000 or less (price must appear in ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial advertisers offering personal possessions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an addtional 5 days at no charge. If item doesn’t sell, advertiser must call before 1 p.m. on the day the ad is scheduled to end to qualify for the 5 additional insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made if your ad is cancelled early. AUTO 1995 Ford T-Bird LX, misty rose, 54k miles, fully loaded, clean, $11,500/neg. (409)779-0079. Cars for $100111 Seized & Sold locally this month. Trucks, 4x4's, etc. 800-522-2730, Ext.#3782. BED AND BREAKFAST Romantic Victorian B&B get-away. Plus gourmet candle lightdining. 'The Famous Pink House Gourmet B&B". 364- 2868. COMPUTERS Intel 486 DX, loaded with WordPerfect 6.1, Grammatik, loaded with Lotus, Window 3.1, printer HP desk jet 500C, $800. 693-5719. Pentium computer, 1.2GB-HD, 12XCDROM, 16MB-RAM, 33.6-Modem, sound &speakers, 2MB-video, 14"-monitor TAMUNet setup, 1-year warranty. 133MHz$999. 166MHz $1,059. 846-7186, upgrading. DJ MUSIC The Party Block Mobile DJ- Peter Block, professional/ ex perienced. 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Large 2bdrm/2bath. Pre-leasing for Fall. W/D connections, ceiling fans. 4-plex located behind the Hilton. $495/mo. 693-9959. Large 6bdrm/3bath family home in the country on 26 wood ed acres. Office, large kitchen, pond, 30-min. to A&M. $975/mo. Available July. (409)535-7561. Studio town-home 2bdrm/1bath, w/d, fans, shuttle, quiet. College Main. $513/mo. Available 7/15. 846-6130. FOR SALE 30-foot RV set-up for student living. Includes storage shed, w/d. 776-6203. Beautiful 1/3 carat marquis diamond engagement ring; have all papers: $800. 693-7299. Full size washer and dryer, great condition, 21/2 years old. $350. Please call 823-1080. Light blue couch, flips into a mattress, 2 years old, $100. Please call 693-6857. Need to sell beds, full and extra long twin, paid over $600/ea., asking $200 O.B.O. Tan sofa, $50. Call 764- 0496. Sofa $30, recliner $15, kitchen table $10, double bed $25, dresser $20, desk $20. Call 1 -800-495-8065. Twin bed frame with drawers $50, O.B.O. Please call 268- 9031. HELP WANTED Experienced painters and helpers needed. Part-time. Will work with school schedule. 775-7126. Partners Food Delivery now hiring drivers. Apply in person. 113 Walton. Quality Sales People. We have Full and Part time evening telemarketing positions available immediately. $7.00 hourly base pay + bonuses. Flexible schedules. Apply in person at: IMS, 700 Univ. Dr. E., Ste.104, C.Station (behind Gold en Corral). 691-8682. Reading this will bring you an extra $140/month CASH. In a gentle, easy way. You lie back in a soft chair, get a pin prick & you're free to read, study, talk or dream. 60-min- utes & you’re up and away, cash in hand, smiling. The Plas ma Center. 4223-Wellborn Rd. 846-8855. 700-University Dr. E. 268-6050. PETS Attention All Students!!! Grants & Scholarships Available From Sponsors!!! No Repayments, Ever!!! $$$ Cash For College $$$ For Info, call: 1-800-243-2435 HARDWARE SUPPORT STAFF College Station Facility Universal Computer Systems, Inc. seeks individuals with excellent communication skills to fill entry-level support staff positions within our hardware repair department. Our representatives speak with clients regarding hardware problems and coordinate details leading to solutions. Basic computer skills are a must. Available shifts are 8-5 or 10-7, Monday through Friday. We offer salary plus full benefits including full medical, dental and health insurance, 401k and semi-annual performance/salary reviews. Non-smokers only. EOE. To apply, please call: Universal Computer Systems, Inc. (713) 718-1400 1-800-883-3031 http://www.ucs-systems.com EU summit clears deal on euro Leaders will now focus on expansion into Eastern Europe HELP WANTED 49 overweight people needed to lose weight and gain in come. Call (409)361-2373. 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Full or part-time. Call 696-1674. Writers and Photographers needed for Study Breaks Mag azine. Call 1-800-856-3141. MOTORCYCLE Honda CBR600F3- 3,400 miles, excellent condition, $5,200 O.B.O. Call 693-2135 PERSONAL Lonely? cili tonightil 1-900-287-0467, Ext.2570. $2.99 per minute. MustbelSyrs. Serv-U (619)645-8434. Meet new people the fun way today11 1-900-287-0467, Ext.1985. $2.99/min. MustbelSyrs. Serv-U (619)645- 8434. You can find your special someone now!! 1 -900-285-0074, Ext. 4707. $2.99/min. MustbelSyrs. Serv-U (619)645- 8434. AMSTERDAM, Netherlands (AP) — Defusing a cri sis that threatened the launch of Europe’s single cur rency, EU leaders reached a compromise deal Monday that satisfies German concerns for a stable “euro” and French demands for job creation. With that agreement out of the way, EU leaders can spend the rest of their mid-year summit focusing on fu ture expansion into Eastern Europe. Monday’s accord aims to keep the euro as strong as the deutschemark after its 1999 launch while agreeing to do more to reduce the ranks of Europe’s 18 million unemployed. “We avoided a huge conflict that could have threat ened monetary union,” Italian Prime Minister Romano Prodi said on the first day of the two-day summit. “That’s creating a stronger Europe.” The 15 EU leaders unveiled the design of eight euro coins. The designs of seven euro notes were released at an EU summit in December. The summit agreed to free up hundreds of millions of dollars in grants and loans for job-creating schemes, giving priority to small and mid-sized companies. Dutch Finance Minister Gerrit Zalm, addressing German concerns, stressed that any loans “will have to be paid back. There is no suggestion lots of subsidies will be handed out.” The deal balanced conflicting German and French views. Germany insisted on tight finances while France’s new Socialist government — facing record 12.8 percent unemployment — sought a commitment to ( spur growth and employment. The German-inspired “stability pact” ratified Mon-1 day underpins the euro by fining nations that run up i big budget deficits. “It is imperative to give a newim-1 pulse for keeping employment firmly at the top of the l political agenda,” the leaders said in a resolution. ^ ^ We avoided a huge conflict that could have threatened monetary union.” Romano Prodi Italian Prime Minister Despite Monday’s deal, the plan for a single curren cy in 1999 is still not certain. France and Germany both are struggling to meet the strict financial requirements for joining the euro. Supporters insist the euro will bring long-term growth and jobs by easing trade among member coun tries and by giving Europe the economic strength to compete with the United States and Japan. II Jewish settler opens fire on Palestinians Violence result of land battles, stalled peace talks Adopt: Puppies. Kittens, Cats. Dogs. Many pure breeds! Brazos Animal Shelter-775-5755. Dalmatian puppies, smart. 7-wks., 1st. shots & wormed, $100 each. 779-6482, REAL ESTATE Upscale Condo 2bdrm-1.5bth, new paint, all appliances, ceiling fans, newa/c, 1050sqft., yard. $48,500. 823-2112. ROOMMATES Need 1or2 roommates for summer. $250/mo. +utilities. Male or female. Zach 695-2714. Vmale roommate needed, move into 3bdrm/2bath house, 5-min. from campus, in July or August. 822-1214, leave message. Christian female needed to share apartment for 97-98 school year. Call Kim at 694-0495. Clean responsible roommate wanted. No rent or utilities. Call for details. 846-3376. Couple seeks nice student for immediate move-in. $300/mo. includes W/D Sutilities. 779-1436. Female roommate needed for 2bdrm/21/2bath pool-side condo with w/d, garage, on bus-route, $400/mo. 694-8771. Male roommate needed to share 2bdrm/1 bath, $190/mo. +1/2-utilities. Call 823-3090. Male roommate needed. Non-smoker. Duplex, w/d, $220/mo. Call Warren, 693-0726. Roommate needed immediately. Non-smoking male stu dent. Quiet Bryan house. $200/mo, +1/4-utilities. John, (713)869-6952, (409)776-0737. Roommate needed starting mid-August/ September. 2bdrm/11/2bath tourplex, w/d. $260/mo. +1/2-bills. Call 695-1495. Roommate wanted for quiet country home between C.Sta. and Caldwell. Petso.k. (409)272-2235. Wanted!!! A male roommate to occupy a large 3bdrm/2bath brand new duplex with w/d- will have own room. $230/mo. +1 /4-utilities, beginning August, 1997. Call Gene for more details. (409)885-6250(0), (409)992-3257(E). SERVICES AAA-Texas Defensive Driving/Driver’s Training. Lots-of- fun, Laugh-a-lotl! Ticket dismissal/insurance discount. M- T(6pm-9pm), W-Th(6pm-9pm), Fri(6pm-8pm), Sat(10am- 2:30pm), Sat(8am-2:30pm). Inside Nations-Bank. Walk-ins welcome. $25/cash. Lowest price allowed by law. 111-Univ. Dr., Ste.217. 846-6117. Show-up 30/min. early. (CP-0017). ^ WANTED Anyone interested in car-pooling from Houston, call , (281)587-8066. Ist-sum/session class 12:00-1:30, 2nd- sum/session 10:00-1:30. Tutor needed for Accounting 230. Will pay well. Shannon, 823-5012. DEIR EL BALAH, Gaza Strip (AP) —A Jewish settler screaming in bro ken Arabic fired dozens of shots at Palestinians in a land dispute Mon day and tried to run them down with his tractor. A deaf Palestinian was wounded by the gunfire. Israeli troops arrived midway through the half-hour shooting and did nothing to stop the settler. Palestinians who tried to tear down a fence surrounding the settlement ducked behind trees. In a second clash in the West Bank town of Hebron, Palestinians threw stones and firebombs at Is raeli troops who responded with rubber bullets. Nineteen people were hurt, including Heidi Levine, a photographer on assignment for The Associated Press. The escalating violence comes during a deadlock in the Israeli- Palestinian peace talks following the failure of the latest mediation attempt, this time by Egypt. The battle for land is at the heart of the Israel-Palestinian conflict. “The peace process is hitting an impasse because of Israel’s provoca tive policies and its refusal to imple ment agreements,” Palestinian leader Yasser Arafat said Monday. Palestinians were also angered by a non-binding resolution ap proved by the U.S. Congress last week recognizing Jerusalem as Is rael’s capital, despite Palestinian claims to the eastern sector of the city as a future capital. Dozens of Palestinians, led by the senior PLO official in Jerusalem and the chief Muslim cleric, protested the resolution Monday at a rally outside the U.S. Consulate in Jerusalem. “This is a blatant declaration of war against us,” said the cleric, Ikre- ma Sarbi. In a letter to U.S. diplo mats, the protesters warned that American interests in the Middle East would be hurt because Wash ington is increasingly losing credi bility among Arabs. The Gaza clash began when 30 Palestinians tried to tear down a fence near the Gush Katif settle ment, arguing it was part of an ille gal land grab. Israeli officials said the fence stood on land that was al ways part of the settlement. After the protesters arrived, a bearded settler riding on a tractor shouted “Get out of here!” and be gan firing his pistol. He also tried to run down Palestinian cameramen and photographers. Movie premiere postponed because of killing TOKYO (AP) —The Japanese premiere of the popu lar U.S. horror movie Scream has been delayed because of the recent slaying and beheading of an 11-year-old boy in the city of Kobe. Scream, which depicts a series of killings of high school students in California, was to have opened at 50 theaters across Japan on Saturday. The Japanese dis tributor, Asmik Corp., delayed the opening, saying it was worried about the film’s effect even though its plot bore no resemblance to the Kobe killing. The boy’s head was found near a junior high school in Kobe on May 27. A note stuck in the boy’s mouth called the police “fools” and the killer boasted of enjoy ing nothing more than seeing people die. Japanese have been fearful that the murderer is a ser ial killer. A girl died in March after being bludgeoned in the Kobe neighborhood where the head was found. On the same day, another girl was stabbed in the chest and almost bled to death. More than 100 detectives have been investigating the case, but police have few leads. Another 500 police are patrolling the area daily. No suspect has been ar rested in any of the crimes. Scream, a scary spoof of horror movie cliches, has earned more than $100 million in box-office profits since its U.S. release in December. Zimbabwe backs down on plan to defy ivory ban HARARE, Zimbabwe (AP) — Zimbabwe threatened to defy the world ban on ivory trading Monday, but Western anger quickly persuaded the government to tone down its stance during an international meeting on wildlife conservation. Environment and Tourism Minister Chen Chimutengwende said Zimbabwe would not resume ivory trading until the U.N. Convention on Trade in Endangered Species deems its trade controls effective against poaching. “We will want the panel of experts to come again and see if our controls are now good. If they are satisfied, trading will re sume,” Chimutengwende told reporters. Zimbabwe, Namibia and Botswana have lobbied intensely during the convention, in its second, for permission to sell more than 150 tons of combined ivory stockpiles. Ivory trading has been banned since 1990. Police arrest 26 people after Indonesian riots JAKARTA, Indonesia (AP) —Police arrested 26 people in connection with rioting in East Java in which mobs burned a church, a Buddhist temple, a cinema, shops and government cars. The riots broke out Satur day during a government-or ganized rally to celebrate a cleanliness award for the town of Bangkalan on the East Java island of Madura. Newspapers said the vio lence was touched offby rumors the rally was actually being held to celebrate the landslide victo ry of the ruling Golkar Party in last month’s elections. An East Java police spokesman, Lt. Col. Sofwat Hadi, said a police officer suf fered knife wounds during the rioting in Bangkalan, 400 miles east of Jakarta, and 26 people were arrested. Dozens of houses were set | on fire during riots Sunday in two villages m Pasuman, anoth er region in East Java, the Suara Pembaruan newspaper report-1 ed Monday. It said at least five fishermen were wounded dur ing those riots, which broke out
