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iSUMMER’S | HERE! I W'foer-e cir-<? y’oiil'* Eoraifpasses issued on tfiei spot! \ Great gear for sale! I § '5 FARES ARE ROUND TRIP, DO NOT INCLUDE TAX ESS RESTRICTIONS APPLY, SUBJECT TO CHANGE. ^ ?5 C.kxc<l> Tickxis. Ac(v^«. ^ 1 Vvce faopU. | The Battalion 1 Campus Calendar Tuesday, June 23 fsipqs The Greys Council Travel %2000 Guadalupe St., Austin f (512) 472-4931 j University Center Room 32-D | University of Houston p 4800 Calhoun (713) 743-2777i I 1-800-2-COUNCIL | The Battalion James Francis, Editor in Chief Mandy Cater, Managing Editor Quatro Oakley, Visual Arts Director Amber Benson, City Editor Jeff Webb, Sports Editor Chris Martin, Aggielife Editor April Towery, Opinion Editor J.P. 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Mail subscriptions are $60 per school year, $30 for the fall or spring semester and $ 17.50 for the summer. To charge by Visa, MasterCard, Discover, or American Express, call 845-2611. The Battalion (ISSN #1055-4726) is published daily, Monday through Friday during the fall and spring semesters and Monday through Thursday during the summer session (except University holidays and exam periods) at Texas A&M University. Second class postage paid at College Station, TX 77840. Postmaster: Send address changes to The Battalion, 015 Reed McDonald Building, Texas A&M University, College Stati'on.TX 77843-1111. The Battalion Classified Advertising • Easy • Affordable • Effective For information, call 84-5-05G& SAN ANGELO, Texas (AP) — Rocketships in West Texas? Officials in Fort Stockton and Sanderson seem to think it is a good idea. 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Wednesday, June 24 • TAMU Roadrunners will host a 3-4 mile run in front of G. Rol- lie White Coliseum at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Mike at 847-6757. Thursday, June 25 • TAMU Roadrunners will host a 3-4 mile run in front of G. Rol- lie White Coliseum at 7 p.m. For more information, contact Mike at 847-6757. • A community nutrition class will be held at the Student Recreation Center in Room 231 at 5 p.m. The class will cover in formation on eating disorders, and door prizes and free smoothies will be given away. Texas counties surveyed for spaceports THIS HAPPENS to ME EVEkV time I COME to the MOVIE*. J HtVi Ml BIG- l\£AD/ N\(WL NO&O'lNi! Shall i ME OK 1 I THE Hu/AAH AS CHRIS iggielcm Bu St 4 J'tfl #1 I fowl Jr tmm mm mtm mmm mmm am mm mm mm mm mm imm mm mm mm mm mam mam mm tmm mm mm mm mm mm ammma Applications Now Available! Ml Educators http://stulife.tamu.edu/adep/p1edu.htm I Applications and information available ! 211A YMCA or 222 Beutel. 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