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Page 3 ar Voters favor bond issue, transit system proposal 1 of Baken | ■rates, Reap fe mt. And ill i > shove, COi . vcs could i tde it cleat: if 2 spot ill i on, Reap If, age 70," a k cl would k ■■ iapitol Hir Igto put Blit tagan’s dm | coming car 0 ker wouldt event oflii | t to positim ■ White H( By LOUIE ARTHUR and * NANCY ANDERSEN City Staff All five of tne $14.7 million bond issue propositions were approved by Bryan voters in Saturday’s election, while Col lege Station residents elected a new mayor. There was a low voter turnout in both cities — 18 percent (3,555 voters) in Bryan and 14.5 percent (1,135 voters) in College Station. In a non-binding referendum, Bryan residents voted favorably for “the establishment, operation and financing of a public transpor tation system in cooperation with the City of College Station. The estimated costs are $165,000 to establish a system and $227,000 to operate it the first year. Bryan voters also re-elected three city council members — John Mobley, Henry Seale and Pies Turner. Mobley defeated former coun cil member Anastacio “Andy” Herrera. Seale and Turner were unopposed. Gary Halter was elected mayor by College Station voters, who also elected two new members to the city council — Roy W. Kelly, who will fill Halter’s unexpired term and serve only one year, and Robert Runnels. James Dozier was re-elected for another term; he was unopposed. Councilwoman Pat Boughton was re-elected to a second term, defeating Texas A&M University student Mary Elizabeth Herring. Herring currently serves as liaison between the University and the city council. The first three Bryan bond issue propositions each received more than 70 percent approval. The fourth and fifth received 62.5 and 55.9 percent approval. Proposition 1 requested $2.5 million for water works system improvements; Proposition 2, $9.9 million for street improve ments; Proposition 3, $400,000 for fire stations and firefighter training; Proposition 4, $1.5 mil lion for a municipal service center and Proposition 5, $350,000 for park and recreation facilities. Mayor Richard Smith said the council will hold off selling the bonds until the economic picture improves, but added that there is a trade-off point where building costs inflated by waiting are grea ter than savings from an im proved job market. Three incumbents were re elected to the Bryan school board ~ Woody Humphries, Tom Bor ski and B.F. Vance. Newcomer Stan Sultemeier was elected to the A&M Consoli dated school board. Incumbents John Reagor and Bill Fitch were re-elected. Bryan results: Proposition 1 — 2,388 for; 857 against. Proposition 2 — 2,333 for; 917 against. Proposition 3 — 2,341 for; 908 against. Proposition 4 — 2,017 for; 1,209 against. Proposition 5— 1,815 for; 1,142 against. City council — John Mobley, 1,900; Anastacio “Andy” Her rera, 1,124. Public transit referendum (non binding vote) — 2,098 for; 1,142 against. College Station results: City council — Pat Boughton, 793; Mary Elizabeth Herring, 307 Roy W. Kelly, 580; Stephen Biles, 555 Robert Runnels, 596; J.P. Wat son, 588 he list of e seems toil >eing accefl es or moi Richard lj Farming dampened by economy, uncertainty United Press International yHAVEN, Kan- — Kansas farmer Thaine Hunt questions the wisdom of encouraging his 21-year-old son, Kevin, to go into the business he has loved for almost a half century. ; There is much to discourage a per son from becoming a farmer these days. Hunt knows first hand. ( Taxes are on the rise and interest on bank loans are higher than Hunt can ever remember. Farm machin ery prices are caught up in the infla tionary spiral which makes bank loans almost mandatory. ; Even if his crop survives drought, AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES: Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac Honda SALES - SERVICE "Where satisfaction is standard equipment’ 2401 Texas Ave. 779-3516 grasshoppers and disease, the threat of a railroad strike and the fate of the bankrupt Rock Island Line makes the farmer wonder if he can get his crop to market. With fluctuating prices, he won ders if it’s even worth it to try. So why is Hunt losing his argu ments with Kevin to leave the land for a good-paying job in the city? Because, he says, his son “loves the life.” “It’s been his life goal to be a far mer, and he’s never deviated,” said Hunt, 49, who raises wheat and cat tle on his 1,000-acre farm about 40 miles south of Wichita. “If you didn ’t like the way of life you sure wouldn’t stay.” The Hunts, including his wife and two daugh ters, are proud of their independent life, of being able to take care of themselves and live off the land. They are hooked on driving trac tors. Happiness is getting up at the crack of dawn to work in rain, dust, heat and cold to farm their land seven days a week every year. But they are like most Americans today, even those living in the city. They want to be freed of today’s in flated prices and the pressure of wondering if their lifestyle may be cut short sometime in the future. They just want to enjoy simple, country-living again. Harvest time arrives at mid-June. The tall, lanky farmer wonders whether “those people who have so little consideration for anyone else” will call a railroad strike at harvest time. “Unless we can sell it, it does no good to produce it,” he said. Then there is President Carter’s decision to embargo grain shipments to Russia in retaliation to the inva sion of Afghanistan. The government recently announced plans to purch ase up to 13 million tons of wheat and corn to boost grain prices above levels farmers were getting before the embargo. Hunt still is irked by the move, however. Anti-nuclear film slated B.S.A.N.E., the Brazos Society for Alternatives to Nuclear Energy, will have a public showing of the film, “Sentenced to Success,” which depicts the struggle of the French Atomic Workers Union to inform the public about hazards to nuclear pow er plant workers. The film will be shown Tuesday at 8 p.m. at the Unitarian Fellowship at 305 Wellborn Rd. in College Station. Admission is free and open to the public. 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Dr. Amy Freeman Lee told students to “develop yourselves ful ly and fulfill your lives.” Speaking on “The State of the In dividual,” the poet-philosopher spiced her talk with numerous quotes and analogies to explain her points. The author of over 200 printed works, Lee spoke to about 250 people. “What is the reality of the indi vidual?” she asked. Lee explained that people are in a constant state of development, from birth to death, and that this is what living is all about. She challenged her listeners to grow and experience life to its ful lest. “Learn about yourself,” she said, “We are all responsible for our lives. “Our purpose is to discover, rec ognize and develop oneself. Not the fingerprints of our finger, but the fingerprints of our soul,” she said. The poet urged students to learn to become revolutionaries. “Not violent revolutionaries,” she clarified, “but never be afraid to stand up and be counted for what you think is right. “One may not be able to change the world, but we all have an obliga tion to try.” Lee told students to shrug confor mity and the “fruitless rise in mediocrity,” and educate them selves instead with thought and the arts. “The state of the individual deter mines the state of the individuals’ state. Everything depends upon us,” she said. Lee was the first of three speakers at the lecture series, sponsored by the Texas A&M University Depart ment of Architecture and Environ mental Design. The lectures were held in honor of John Miles Rowlett, a former faculty member and prom inent Houston architect. Dallas reports rare VD strain United Press International DALLAS — Health officials have confirmed that five cases of penicil lin-resistant gonorrhea — the first to appear since 1976 — were reported in Dallas during the first three months of this year. Two other cases are suspected, and Dallas-area health authorities are tracking down at least 15 sexual contacts by the patients, according to Harold Van Patten of the city health department. The strain is known as PPNG, short for penicillinase producing Neisseria gonorrheae. Health au thorities are concerned because penicillin is one of only two drugs effective against venereal disease, Van Patten said. He said spectinomycin is also used to fight gonorrhea, but it is 10 times more expensive than penicillin and has poor results in treating some of the effects of PPNG. To date, the Atlanta-based Center for Disease Control has reported just under 600 cases of PPNG. CDC offi cials believe the disease originated in West Africa and East Asia, where penicillin is sold over the counter, and repeated small doses enable the strain to develop resistance to the drug. “Most cases in the United States have been traced to military person nel and travelers returning from Southeast Asia and the Philippines,” Van Patten said. He said one of the Dallas cases occurred in a refugee family and was traced to the West Coast. 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