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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (March 28, 1973)
Ahorse ar «nce of "P»n how ^ * s adju s t e !HS llltar y sck !er to the j[ S 11 serveaj, for next rvi n? as e , 00 » leader and Doug f,, of the ^'d wheu, in the f a l Wednesday, March 28, 1973 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Page 5 "p$ Negligent Drivers Get Relief From State Legislature AUSTIN <A>)_A bill that would allow negligent drivers to collect damages in court for accidents in which they were partly at fault was passed by the Texas Legislature Tuesday. The House accepted minor Sen ate changes in the measure and sent it to Gov. Dolph Briscoe for signature or veto. Former Gov. Preston Smith vetoed a similar bill two years ago, asserting it would raise auto liability insurance rates by al lowing more accident victims to collect in court. House members also debated, but then postponed until Thurs day, a bill boosting the amount by which Texas motorists must stand good for injuries in acci dents they have caused. Some 80 per cent of Texas drivers carry liability insurance to satisfy the financial responsibility require ment. The bill, by Itep. Dean Cobb, D-Dumas, would increase the lim its of liability for injuries from $10,000 per person or $20,000 for medical expenses arising from any one accident to $15,000 and $30,000. Property damage liabil ity would remain at $5,000. Also in the bill is a require ment that insurance companies sell $250 deductible liability pol icies to customers who request them in writing. Cobb said the increase in lia bility would increase premiums an average of 7 per cent but the $250 deductible would offset this and perhaps even bring a saving of 6 per cent. Rep. Richard Reynolds, R- Richardson, said the liability in crease “opens up, pure and sim ple, an opportunity to increase the fees for attorneys in casualty litigation.” The bill is backed by the State Bar of Texas. Rep. Ben Bynum, D-Amarillo, said the $250 deductible would “make it very difficult” for an accident victim to collect that $250 from the driver who injured him. Cobb went along with a motion to postpone further consideration of the bill because “there appears to be a lack of understanding.” The so-called “comparative neg ligence” bill which was sent to Briscoe repeals a longstanding rule that a driver cannot collect for injuries resulting in part from his own negligence, no mat ter how slight it was. Under the “comparative negli gence” bill, a jury would decide the percentage of the accident to be blamed on each driver. The damages to be awarded the plain tiff would be reduced by his per centage of blame. If an injured driver’s damages were set at $10,000 and he was found 10 per cent at fault, he would receive only $9,000. WE RE FIGHTING HIGH ft i ( BONELESS SHOULDER ROAST $ USDA CHOICE BEEF SPECIALS GOOD WED., THUR., FRI., SAT. . . 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Dean III testify at the Senate’s investigation of the Watergate incident. Sens. John Tower of Texas and Norris Cotton of New Hamp shire spoke out the same day the top Democrat and Republican on a congressional subcommittee asked Nixon to permit Dean to testify under strict ground rules at hearings on executive privi lege. Tower, who is chairman of the Senate GOP Policy Committee, told newsmen “It’s in the best interest of the White House that the whole thing be bared and cleaned up.” Cotton, the chairman of the Senate Republican Conference, said that in nearly half a cen tury of politics he has found it is poor tactics to prolong and drag out “some kind of mystery or scandal.” The faster it is gotten out of the way, Cotton said, the better off the country, the President, and the Republican Party will be. Reps. William S. Moorhead, D- Pa., and John N. Erlenborn, R- 111., wrote Nixon that at the hear ings on executive privilege no questions would be put to Dean that would “relate to his role in the investigation of possible in volvement of White House per sonnel in the Watergate incident. Moorhead is chairman of the House government information subcommittee and Erlenborn is ranking Republican on the panel. Lacrosse Club Defeated, 6-5 The A&M Lacrosse Association lost a heartbreaking 6-5 match Sunday afternoon to the Houston Lacrosse Club. With the score tied the Hous ton team banged home the win ning goal with 50 seconds left. The lead had seesawed through out the match with A&M taking a 2-0 lead at the end of the first period. Houston surged ahead with four goals to lead at half time. A&M came alive in the final period to knot the score at 5-5 on a desperation shot by mid fielder Mike Mohkern. In the physical contest, A&M was penalized 27% minutes, about twice as much as the Hous ton team. Other A&M scorers were Roger Livingston, Steve Hill, Ron Schlitz and Brent Hundley. The benefit game for muscular dystrophy raised $95, of which $30 were donated by each team. Marriage Forum Meets Tonight The Marriage Forum will pre sent Karen Kareipke, a food and nutrition specialist, to speak on “Bargains and Food Buying,” Wednesday night in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. Kareipke has a B.S. and M.S. in Human Nutrition and Food from Virginia Polytechnic Insti tute. She is a member of the Texas State Nutrition Council and serves as a specialist in foods and nutrition at Texas A&M, and has advised districts four, five, six and 10 since September 1971. Florence Henderson, for Easter Seals: Will you help a child to walk ...or talk? The Easter Seal campaign is an opportunity for you to mold young lives marred by accident, illness or birth defects. Please open your heart... and give gen erously. March 1 — April 22 A;