Waco Tribune-Herald from Waco, Texas • 12

a. -1 rr tmsDATmfiWWal uL UM4MWMNI jyv -k J. BRIEFING 'ii 1 'h -i From staff and wire reports LpbAL The Soethweitera Bell Feaadatiea has awarded a $10,000 grant to establish The Heart of Texas Business Information Center at WacoS Business Resource 4601 N. 19 th St, next to McLennan Com-' infinity College. The center will serve Bell, Bosque, Coryell, Falls, Hill and McLennan counties; giving business owners access to computers, computer bul- tetin 'boards and reference materials.

The center will open Mhrch 15. To ask questions, call La Billings at 754-8898. The Heart of Texas chapter ofthe Texas Association of Bni-pess will hold a luncheon at noon 10 at Nicks Restaurant. Kent Martin, director of business ami political education for the TAB is guest speaker. The cost is $9.

ask questions, call Char-, lotte Paylos at 772-7291. 1 Purvis Bearing of Waco has received Campbell Soup Cos 1Select Supplier" award in rec-pgnition of quality material ami service, the company reports. Only 8 -percent of Campbells $,500 suppliers worldwide have; earned Select Supplier status. By LEONARD SLOANE The New York Times I am buying UA Savings Brads oa a regular baste as part of my retirement planning ef-. fort However, I am concaved about the safety of my certificates in the eveat of fire, loss or -theft Is there any way to have the UA Treasury hold my certificates just as brokerage houses hold stocks for their clients? Taxpayers are responsible for their own Savings Bonds.

However, the Treasury Department replace lost, stolen or damaged braids free of Clearly, you would be wise to keep your bonds lathe safest pos- sible location, such as a safe deposit box at your local bank. You would also be wise to keep a list of: your bond holdings, including their serial numbers, inue dates, denominations and Social Security number of the bondholder, in another equally safe spot (Ymr should do the same thing with other paper as stock certificates; that you choose to hold yourself If, howevevyour Savings Bonds are lost or destroyed, you ShiST ask your local bank Thomas Buffer holds a piece of moist tile that fel from the ceiling of S- in Economic growth largest in decade; home sales surge! Only it was more like a pour. The constant barrage of water -caused the theater to smell like mildew, said Thomas, adding that he thinks it also created, problems In the'heating and conditioning systems that he repaired. Adams said the California owners know about the leaks and have authorized him to take bids on new roofs. A call to the Los Angeles-based group was not returned.

Linda Shieh, of the House of Chen, a Chinese restaurant at Diamond Point, said leaks have plagued her for years. In the front, in the hack, in the in. the kitchen, every-. where, she said. It became worse after they said they had in-.

a new roof. Adams said roofing crews have not yet finished their work there. Leaks are ah infamous proib- lem around here, said a tenant who asked be, identified. At Waco Color Lab, they had guys working on that roof for two months. Adams said the last time I center, -built 1975, had an occupancy rate of 65 prietor, Cineplex-Odeon, and Jennifer said it has leaked since at least 1989.

The sleet that fell on Thanksgiving proved the. beginning of the end. Small leaks became large ones under the weight, of theice. Thomas said he decided to shut down before someone got hurt Realtor Towne Adams, who manages Diamoid Point shopping center for the owners in Los Angeles, tells a different story. He said Thomas owes him four months rent sent him a regis tered letter telling him he would have to pay up or get out I did it Theres ho war going on.

Of the leaky roof Adams said, Im sure it didnt help his business, hut thats hot the reason he failed. Small businessmen trying to get started often are underca-. pitalized, and that may have been the case with him. He bad the desire and the experience to run the theater. Things just didnt pan OUt Yeah, I did owe money.

Im not Pi to He about thatro But the deal with YOUR MONEY for form PDF 1048, complete it. and mail it to your local Federate Reserve Bank. Taxpayers in the central and western' United States can mail the forms to thq Federal Reserve Bank of Kansas City, P.O.. Box 419440; Kansas City, 64141-6440. Have I missed the iflhif for making my 1193 contribution to tax-deferred retirement account? I am self-employed and have aa SEP-IRA.

The deadline for making contributions to individual retire-' ment accounts is April 15 of the year following that for which the contributions are being made:" Contributions to Keogh and SEP IRA accounts can be made as late as' Oct 15 of the year following that for which the contributions are intended', if the taxpayer winq an income tax filing extension. However, acconntd must he established before thd end of the taxable year in order td be eligible to accept a contribu tion for that year. -SEP-IRA ac counts may be established at any taxpayers in tax filing deadline. i- ii weather permitting. Thef Commerce Department said its Index of Leading Ecpni ranic Indicators rose for the fifth straight month, including a 0.7.

percent advance in December. 'The cumulative Increase the five inontbs was 2.5 percoit)'-the best showing' since a (percent rise over seven months hi -1983 when the nation was emerg ing from its worst, slump sinra the Great Depression. Three straight moves by the in dex-in one direction are consid-- ered a good though not fooli proof sign of where the economy will be moving In the next Sixtoninemonths- Finn BAMIK rNRC XZ-. LYNCH 17 JN mm mm ma K7.7S .1 I Cinema closes after losing battle with leaky roof, owner By MIKE COPELAND Tribune-Herald txistnesseditor Old movies are fine, but Thom- as Butler at Diamond Point The- ater grew tired of each show becoming a remake ot Singin in the. Rain.

Sohe shut down his cinema at 1 6211 Cobbs Drive two weeks ago. Leaks in the buildings roof had become so bad that he posted signs warning patrons, of slick floors! Viewers those who; didnt leave in a huff, demanding a refund often had water or chunks of ceiling tile drop in their V- And that was qterrains. During showera, attend-Ing showings at the two-screen discount theater were subjected to Chinese, wafer torture. Huge drops fell between viewer and screen into a 33-gallon Plop. Plop.

Plop. It was not unusual or that thing to fill up in an hour, said Butlers wife, Jennifer. Managemrait made mlnor re-pairs, but never fixed the prob-; lem, said the Butlers, who began renting the theater 15 months ago. Jennifer and Thomas ran the movie house for the previous pro- The Associated Press WASHINGTON Fresh reports reinforced rosy predictions for ihe reviving economy Home sales surged to an eight-year high and the gov-. ernments forecasting' gauge turned in its best five-month showing since the nation was pulling out of recession a decade agq.

V'v Noting the repots came on Groundhog Day, Robert Dede-rick of the Northern Trust Co. in Chicago statistics suggest that when the economists came out and looked at the numbers, they saw springtime. We arent going to hit a brick wall, 0 mconroiicr Staff photo Bobby SandMi Dlamond Point Theater. rt. percent but that was before the theater dosed and indudes American Ballroom Center which Will move to Bosque 1-2: 100-150 bs.

$4051. U.S. 25: 60- 100 bs. $45-55. U.S.

25: bs. $3745. FDIC Insured Mattson PluacUl I L.L.P. Ihmqiie. 4lli none.

Waco. Tk 76710 (817)772-6383 OutOlTown 1-800-3594940 1-800-765-5834 Light, sweet crude oil for BeaMerm delivery settled at $16,04 per barrel, up 12 cents. I 1 telephone and Cable Companies nearing direct competition, broadcasters have decided they also want a bigger share of the, electronic pie. Edward T. Reilly of the National Associa- tion of Broadcasters told a House telecommunications subcommittee that digital technology could allow broadcasters to use a por tkm of their current spectrum for these if rules were phanged to permit it Infinity Broadcasting Corp.

will be allowed to buy a Los An-feeles statkmdespite complaints shock 'jockV Reward. VE-'- WORLD Japanese Prime Minister Mrarihiro Hosokawa announced a $55 billion tax cat, an initiative that could help troubled trade talks but shatter his fragile ruling coalition." Do you how a local buabiMO i Rwn or a story UmT Cal tor Mfta Copland at 757-5736; write to Marhatplaco, Waco HtnU, JO. Boi 2568, Waco 76702-2588; or ms pur fax numbar, 757-0302. i T. 1 17 5- Auction held Jan.

28-29. 625 hraxi of Ivestock. sers No. 1: .1 per U- i Km. $1- 1J25; 400500 Km.

500-600 lbs. -88-1; 600-700 tos. 700 tos.and MR untested. No. 2: 30G500 KM.

per 500-700 tos. 700 bs. and up untested. hetfers No. 1: bs.

$1-120 per 800-400 bs. 400-500 bs. 500-600 bs. i 1 i i i V. I.

I 1 I i .4 .4 :) WACO LIVESTOCK AUCTION DISCOUNT Save On Commissidn Compare The Difference c. SfesX CHMUS SCNWM- 11131 Based on a Survey Conducted on 7-23-93 Overriding 40.00 minimum on al trades. INVESTORS I OF TEXAS, IHC; tASobsidiary of Insurore of Texas) 3701 W. Waco Dr. 756-6112 or 800-933-3376 Cal For Mora Information Member NAStVSIPC Waco sz the roof I coiddnt make a living.

The last month or two, I gave more money out in refunds than stayed. Id have to warn customers, Ive got a pretty bad leak. Aged cciws: $400550 per head. Cow and calf young $675-875. Aged $550550.

At the Waco hog market Barrows and gilts steady. U.S. 1-2: 230-275 bs. $4444.50 U.S. 2-3: 200- 300 bs.

$4143.50. Sows $2-3 higher. U.S. 1-2: 350500 bs. $375041.50.

U5. bs. $32.5056.50. Boars on heavys; $28-30 on Re weights. Feeder okn steady.

wwvi pniiii vtwwwi U.S. 1-2: 3060 bs. $5050. U.S. 4 'a by RICK VELA CAU 7573857 FOR YOUR CENTRAL TEXAS MARKETPLACE 600-700 lbs.

700 bs. and up No. 2: 300-500 bs. S.75-.95 per 500-700 bs. 700 bs.

and up Slaughter cows: borang utity S.43-.46 per lb. 'Cutters 51 50 per b. Low dressing camera $AOv4350 per b. Slaughter bute: high dressing per b. Low dressing $5250-5650.

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