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Your Legislators In response to requests that we publish a list of addresses and constituencies of Texas Representatives to help encourage student letters on state legislation affecting students, we offer the following information (courtesy of State Rep. Bill Presnal of College Station): Mail to Representatives and Senators should be addressed in the following formats: Honorable John Doe House of Representatives or Texas State Senate State Capitol Building Austin, Texas 78711 REPRESENTATIVE COUNTIES Ed Howard James L. Slider C. L. Ray, Jr. Steve Burgess John Hannah Price Daniel, Jr. Don Adams Clyde Haynes, Jr. Rufus Kilpatrick; J. D. Weldon; Carl Parker, Will Smith Neal Solomon George T. Hinson Bill Bass John Allen Billy Williamson Fred Head Rayford Price James L. Lovell Bill Presnal Neil Caldwell Joe A. Hubenak Ed Harris JJean Neugent Jack Ogg; W. E. Lee;Cletus Davis; Russell Cummings; W. R. Archer; Jim Earthman; Edmund Jones; R. C. Nichols; Lindon Williams; Joe Allen; Rex Braun; Lauro Cruz; Curtis Graves; Tom Bass; Ray Lemmon; Arthur Vance; Jim Clark; Bill Swanson; Jamie Bray James Cole Jack Hawkins Dan Kubiak Charles Jungmichel Gus Mutscher D. R. Uher Vernon Beckham Bob Hendricks William Braecklein; Ben Atwell; John Wright; Dick Reed; Zan Holmes, Jr.; Joe Ratcliff; Griffith Moore; Dick McKissack; J. W. Stroud; Joe Hawn; Chris Semos; James Clark, Jr.; Jack Blanton; Fred Orr; Joe Golman Aubry Moore Bob Thomas; Tom Moore, Jr. Bob Salter John R. Bigham Charles Patterson Harold Davis; Maurice Angly, Jr.; Bowie Cass, Marion, Morris, Titus Harrison, Panola Sabine, San Augustine, Shelby, Nacogdoches Angelina, Polk, San Jacinto Chambers, Liberty, Montgomery Hardin, Jasper, Newton, Tyler Orange Jefferson Delta, Franklin, Lamar, Red River Camp, Hopkins, Upshur, Wood Henderson, Kaufman, Van Zandt Gregg Smith Rusk, Gregg, Smith Anderson, Cherokee Houston, Leon, Trinity, Walker Brazos, Grimes, Madison Brazoria Fort Bend, Brazoria Galveston Harris Fannin, Hunt, Rains Freestone, Limestone, Navarro Falls, Milam, Robertson Bastrop, Colorado, Fayette Austin, Burleson, Lee, Waller, Washington Matagorda, Wharton Grayson Collin, Rockwall, Grayson Dallas Ellis, Hill McLennan Coryell, McLennan Bell Williamson, Bell Travis, Burnet Don Cavness; Bob Armstrong Gerhardt Schulle Blanco, Caldwell, Gillespie, Gonzales, Hays John Traeger Comal, Guadalupe, Kendall, Wilson J. T. Newman DeWitt, Goliad, Jackson, Lavaca R. H. Cory Calhoun, Victoria Leroy Weiting Aransas, LaSalle, Live Oak, McMullen, San Patricio Mrs. Frances Farenthold; Carlos Truan; Joe Salem; DeWitt Hale; Menton Murray; Henry Sanchez; J. A. Garcia, Jr. Brooks, Cameron, Kenedy, Willacy Raul Longoria; Felix McDonald; A. C. Atwood Hidalgo Oscar Carrillo Duval, Jim Hogg, Jim Wells, Starr John Poerner Dimmit, Frio, Medina, Uvalde, Zavala Walt Parker Cooke, Denton Tom Holmes Erath, Hood, Parker, Wise Jack McLaughlin; Joe Shannon; W. C. Sherman; Robert Burnett; Tom Shannon; Doyle Willis; Dave Finney; Cordell Hull Tarrant Burke Musgrove Callahan, Eastland, Palo Pinto, Shackelford, Stephens J. E. Ward Bosque, Hamilton, Johnson, Mills, Somervell James E. Nugent Bandera, Kerr, Kimble, Lampasas, Llano, McCullough, Mason, Real, San Saba Forest Harding Tom Green Jake Johnson; R. L. Vale; Bill Finck; James Nowlin; A. L. Dramberger; Lamoine Holland; David Evans; Glenn Kothmann; Guy Floyd; Frank Lombardino Bexar W. S. Pickett Honore Ligarde Vernon Stewart David Allred Charles Finnell Grant Jones Frank Calhoun Temple Dickson Lynn Nabers Hilary B. Doran George Baker R. B. McAlister L. D. Cobb Ralph Wayne Malouf Abraham W. S. Heatly Lubbock, Hockley, Terry Dallam, Hartley, Hutchinson, Moore, Oldham, Sherman Floyd, Hale, Swisher Gray, Hansford, Hemphill, Lipscomb, Ochiltree, Roberts, Wheeler Childress, Cottle, Dickens, Foard, Hall, Hardeman, Knox, Motley, Wilbarger By VERN SANFORD Texas Press Association AUSTIN — Gov. Preston Smith’s first-state tax program fared unexpectedly well in its initial legislative test. Anguished cries were raised at a House Revenue and Tax Committee hearing by beer, cig arette, coin-operated laundry and cable television interests at sections of a $175 million rev enue bill directly affecting them. Of the four, however, the coin laundries appeared to make the most impression on the Com mittee. Surprisingly, not a witness appeared against Smith’s pro posal, contained in a separate bill, to place a $10 state sur-tax on moving traffic violations. He estimated that would raise $38.5 million. Also, it was a surprise that regular laundry, cleaning, dye ing, parking, repair and machin ery rental concern^ remained silent. This since they, too, would go under the three per cent state sales tax if Smith had his way. Naturally, this may or may not indicate consent. Extendng the sales tax to include them would raise an additional $57.8 million during the next two years. Cigarette distributors claimed that the $71 million bite they would suffer, if the per-pack tax is raised another four cents to a total of 15 cents, would drive away smokers and might result in a loss of state revenue. They also claimed that Smith’s $6 mil lion tax addition for cigars and other tobacco products would lower consumption and virtually kill the Texas cigar business. Beer industry spokesmen cen tered their attack on the fact that they already pay $3.40 a barrel in state taxes, which is far more than most big beer- producing states charge. Coin laundries argued they had no way to collect a sales tax in their washing machines’ nick el, dime and quarter slots and therefore would have to have their machines revamped, at great cost, to take in pennies. Cable TV spokesmen made no impression at all with their ar gument of discrimination. Smith’s proposed one half of one per cent chemical products tax is expected to draw heavy fire from that industry in an April 16 hearing. Floor vote on the tax bill is expected to be delayed about three weeks. WELFARE yDEMAN/DS GROW — Texans will be asked again—and again and again, if necessary—to increase or do away with the constitutional ceiling on state public-assistance grants to the needy, commonly called “welfare.” And they’ll get their chance sooner than they think. Speaker Atascosa, Bee, Karnes, Refugio Webb, Zapata Wichita Wichita Archer, Baylor, Clay, Jack, Montague, Throckmorton, Young Jones, Taylor Jones, Taylor Howard, Mitchell, Nolan Brown, Coleman, Comanche, Runnels Concho, Crockett, Edwards, Kinney, Maverick, Menard, Schleicher, Sutton, Val Verde Brewster, Coke, Crane, Glasscock, Irion, Jeff Davis, Pecos, Presidio, Reagan, Sterling, Terrell, Upton, Ward Tati Santiesteban; John Blaine; Paul Moreno; Raul Muniz; Tom Niland El Paso Ace Pickens Ector Richard Slack Culberson, Hudspeth, Loving, Reeves, Winkler, Ector Tom Craddick Midland Renal Rosson Borden, Crosby, Fisher, Garza, Haskell, Kent, King, Scurry, Stonewall Bill Clayton Bailey, Castro, Deaf Smith, Lamb, Parmer, Cochran Randy Pendleton Andrews, Dawson, Lynn, Martin, Gaines, Yoakum Walter Knapp, Jr.; Hudson Moyer Potter Tom Christian Armstrong, Briscoe, Carson, Collingsworth, Donley, Randall Delwin Jones; Elmer L. Tarbox; Smith Urges Use Of Free Thought AUSTIN <&> — Gov. Preston Smith called upon students and educators Tuesday to preserve an “atmosphere of free, academ ic thought.” Smith spoke at the opening of the University of Texas Round up showcase, which includes 75 departmental exhibits. “Let us determine to preserve this atmosphere of free, academ ic thought which seeks to pro vide the state and the world with new and refined knowledge,” Smith said. “Let us preserve this freedom of opportunity in the search for truth and im provement.” The governor said the sources of greatness in a university in cluded “encouragement of imag ination, sensitivity, scientific and humanitarian interests . . . and a lively mental flexibility.” “Let us also remember that a framework of order is necessary to insure this freedom of each individual and to foster academ ic greatness,” Smith said. THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should be typed, double-spaced, and must be no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be with held by arrangement with the editor. Address corre spondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Mail subscriptio: •iptions year; $6.50 per full sales tax. Advertisi The Battalion, Texas 77843. $3.50 per semester; $6 per school abject ng: ra' Room 217, Services Building. College Station. are year. 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The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M is published in College Station, Texas daily Sunday, and Monday, and hi May, and once a week durii except Saturday, 3, September through during summer school. n, Texas daiiy < oliday periods, Se Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles and San Francisco. EDITOR JOHN W. FULLER Managing Editor Dave Mayes Sports Editor John Platzer News Editor Bob Palmer Staff Columnists John McCarroll, Mike Plake, Monty Stanley, Jan Moulden Staff Writers Tom Curl, Janie Wallace, Tony Huddleston, David Middlebrooke Assistant Sports Editor Richard Campbell Photographer W. R. Wright Gus Mutscher and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes have agreed to ask the Legislature to call a special election for Aug. 5 to vote on at least five proposed constitu tional amendments . . . and pos sibly eight. In addition to expressing their views on increasing welfare funds, voters would give their CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle * “Now that football season is over, and Thanksgiving, Christinas, mid-term break and Easter, we’ve reached the part of the year that scares me most! This is th’ part of th’ year that is devoted to academics!” 50 TH A nnwerSaru BB&L PER YEAR ON REGULAR PASSBOOK 5fe PER YEAR /) ON ^ 90-DAY NOTICE PASSBOOK PER YEAR ON 6-MONTH SAVINGS CERTIFICATES $1,000 MINIMUM Open House April 1 thru 10 Your Savings Center Since 1919 wm BRYAN BUILDING & LOAN a » » o a x < T i 1 sms* ixfun V' yeanTSs* 2800 Tcaaa Avc 715/822 0181 Bryan THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, April 9,1969 views on providing death and disability benefits to volunteer firemen; the 3.5 billion Texas Water Plan; removing the con stitutional interest-rate maxi mum on five types of bonds; and authorizing $200 million more in bonds to finance the Texas Op portunity Plan of college-student loans. Bulletin Board THURSDAY Computer Science Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the home of Mrs. Robert A. Scar borough, 1106 Marstellar. Offi cers will be elected and a White Elephant sale will be held. Any one needing transportation may call Mrs. Gene Fried at 846-2350. Chemistry Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the party room of the Monaco II Apart ments, 316 Redmond Drive, for a program on wigs. Houston Tometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 321 of the Physics Building. End- of-school party will be discussed. SATURDAY College of Engineering picnic will be held at 11 a.m. in Hensel Park. Engineering faculty, stu dents and families and friends are invited at $1.25 per person, Tonight On KBTX 6:30 7:30 8:00 8:30 9:00 10:00 10:30 Here Come the Brides Good Guys Beverly Hillbillies G reen Acres Hawaii Five-O News, Weather & Sports Wednesday Night Movie “Arsenic and Old Lace” LISTEN, VOLKS! WE HAVE A WUNDERBAR WAY TO GET OFF DER WAGON! 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