age 10-Thursday, December 6, 1979-The Michigan Daily I 1 I m; I "11 I I L I) I r " It A Wd I 0 1 I. C~p 11 What makes Tech Hifi the best place to buy stereo? It's our unique combination of knowledgeable salespeople, sound- rooms you can play in, a great selec- : tion of quality brands, and important extra guarantees, like our90-Day Full Credit Trade, 60-Day Defective Ex- change, and 7-Day Moneyback Guar- antee. This is a combination you won't find in any appliance or department store. Best of all, thanks to the buying power of the 72 Tech Hifi stores, we can guarantee you the low- est price. You'll get our 30-Day Price Protec- 11. tion Guarantee in writing, right on your sales slip. On this page is just a small sample of our special Christmas "packages". Each is selected for optimum per- formance and value. This week, come play any of the many special Christmas packages on display in our soundrooms. And listen to what your money can buy at Tech Hifi. While you're at Tech Hifi, ask for your free copy of The 1980 HifiBook. It has 128 pages in full color filled with in- formation you should know about the latest in stereo. Chicago teachers may miss paychecks CHICAGO (AP)-Already hit this week with a second drop in its bond rating and the defection of two more top-level officials, the Chicago school district grappled yesterday with the prospect of a payless payday for its nearly 50,000 employees. The new school board president, Catherine Rohter, told reporters she might try to raise at least part of the $41.5 million monthly payroll due tomorrow, but only if teachers and other employees would accept such a plan in advance. SHE SAID SHE had discussed the partial payment idea with Robert Healey, president of the Chicago Teachers union, on Tuesday night and that he said he would think about it. Healey had no comment on the suggestion yesterday, but he said his union's 23,000 members would not strikeif they went unpaid tomorrow. He said, however, that they would hold an emergency meeting tomorrow night to discuss future moves. A payless payday was averted for the system's 48,600 employees last month after the state freed an advance payment of $55 million in the district's December stateaid allotment. THE TEACHERS, Healy said, "don't know from payday to payday whether they'll get paid. That raises their anxiety level. You can't really do a job well when you're wondering if you'll have any kind of Christmas for your family." He refused to speculate how long they would work without being paid. City and state leaders said they would not make any decision on bailing the school system out again until their financial officers went over the books today or tomorrow. Mayor Jayne Byrne charged yester- day that school leaders had "covered up" the financial crisis, which she said had been building for a decade. "WE'RE DEALING with problems 10 years old that were covered up and changed, and the schools were por- trayed to be strong when in fact they weren't," she said. "The sehool board had its facts given to it and it just wanted to sleep," she said. "Now everybody's awake." The financial crunch hit Nov. 14 when Moody's Investors Service lowered the district's short-term note ratings and school officials were unable to borrow $124.6 million to meet expenses. On Monday, Moody's dropped the bond rating again because the board missed a $13.8 million lease payment to the city. IN ADDITION to payroll problems, Mrs. Rohter said that "we are dread- fully behind in payment to all our ven- dors and suppliers." However, she would not comment on reports the board was $20 million behind in those accounts. The schools are in "a very dee. . . fiscal problem evidenced by everyone leaving the ship," Healey said. Deputy Superintendent Eugene Guiterrez and chief finance officer Robert Stickles submitted their resignations on Tuesday. Superinten- dent Joseph Hannon and then-board president John Carey quit last week. Goldman Sachs & Co., part of a special committee of accountants, lawyers and budget analysts, said last week that the system needed $475 million to get back on firm financial footing. U UM $599. WKEN WOOD Here's a beautifully-matched, high-performance Kenwood component sys- tem. And Tech Hifi's $599 Christmas package price includes the handsome walnut vinyl rack pictured! This system has a Kenwood KA5700 amplifier with 40 watts perchannel (8 ohms, 20-20kHz.) at only 0.04% distortion. This amplifier has dual power meters, dual tape monitors, and a subsonic filter. The tuner is a fine-performing Kenwood KT5500, while the turntable is a Kenwood KD1500, with automatic shutoff and a Pckering cartridge. The loudspeakers are accurate, wide-range Kenwood LS-300's. *19 9T D C 4 KENW D Philips Tech Hifi's $199 package is your best introduction to component stereo. You'll get better sound than the similarly-priced "compact" systems you find in department stores. And you'll get all of Tech Hifi's great guarantees. This system has a TDC 1500 am/fm stereo receiver, Kenwood LS-100 speakers, and a fully-equipped Collaro 1251 automatic turntable by Philips. 299 Technics PiONEER D I Our $299 system combines great-sounding components at a budget-pleasing price. The receiver is Technics' popular SA80. It drives a pair of Pioneer XD6 loudspeakers. Thanks to modern, vented design, XD6's deliver both deep bass and high efficiency. Finally, you get a brand-new BSR Mark Va automatic turntable with belt drive. It comes complete with an ADC cartridge. ~~399-- =- = 000U.~ PICKERING *399 ~ 2= =.= ce -- Tech Hifi's $399 system gives you more power, better reception of weak FM stations, and an even more precise turntable. It teams a Kenwood KR3090 stereo receiver (delivering 27 watts per channel FTC) with elegant KLH Classic Jr. loudspeakers and a fully-equipped B*I*C 20Z turntable (complete with a Pickering cartridge). $659 Philips PIONEER, ' audio-technica, This $659 package gives you "high-end" sound at a middle-of-the- road price! It features rave-reviewed Ohm Lloudspeakers. They're driven by Pioneer's best-selling SX680 stereo receiver., with 30 watts per channel (FTC). For your records, there's a fully-automatic Philips GA406 all-electronic turntable, complete with a light- tracking Audio-Technica AT100E cartridge. Pamper Some ! Ione Ulrich's carries a complete selection of I _ Lin. ~!~c!