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THE BATTALION Rage 3 THURSDAY, OCTOBER 24, 1974 oils could go up ith new budget m sC'" ip ofdel] Aggiesi team wu >ol and its] ision «| les now i. I fair we et outs will contii 'ather Aj t, caringJl Amidonl Amidotl i HOUSTON (AP) — The Texas Turnpike Authority approved a follway to pay higher tolls next The authority, which also oper- L the turnpike between Dallas ,d Fort Worth, approved an oper- X„s budget for 1975 of $] 160,500, up 12.4 percent over ,e 1974 budget. Howard Reily, engineer manager L the authority, said while the Lth Tollway is in good financial Lpe, projected 1975 revenues i e re $285,000 short of the net in- Ue of $2,710,000 the tollway bust have to satisfy bond holders. Reiley said the tollway currently a collecting twice what it needs to Jatisfy interest payments, but in 1974 will probably fall some $198,000 short of the net income it Iromised to maintain when the onds to construct the highway jvere sold. The board authorized a study of he tollway by outside engineers to lee what the new toll would be. iorma Westerfield, one of the en gineers, said while his study might Ihow a lower toll would actually in crease traffic enough to meet the requirements, it was not likely. The present top toll on the ex pressway is 20 cents, while Reiley nor Westerfield would hazard a guess as to how big a hike would be needed to meet the 1975 budget. Reiley said collections were hurt on the tollway by the energy shor tage and by the moving of airline traffic from Dallas Love Field to the new airport between Dallas and Fort Worth. Revenue at the Love Field exit on the tollway was down 20 percent this year, Reiley said. The study would be completed by Jan. 31, 1975, Westerfield said. The board also authorized a feasi bility study on the building of a toll bridge across Mountain Creek Lake at Grand Prairie to connect Texas 303 and Loop 12. Don Harper, another consulting engineer, said such a bridge would save drivers five miles in their pres ent trip around the lake. Yet another study authorized by the board Wednesday could affect the present projected date of 1977 when the board turns over the Dallas-Fort Worth Turnpike to the State Highway Department as a free highway. JA5NT c ME □ Scientist says media raised public insanity 1 DENTON, Tex. (AP) — Dr. B. L. Cohen of the I nstitute for Energy Analysis at Oak Ridge National aboratory, Tennessee, says the hews media and misinformed scien- list have created “public insanity” pn nuclear reactor safety. The nuclear physicist is here for a onference at North Texas State Jniversity. Cohen said in an interview, “Nuc lear energy is the safest type of pergy by a long shot in its impact health and environmental falety. He said any danger is “neg ligible.” “There has never been an acci dent at a commercial reactor,” he aid, noting that there are about 40 berating in the United States. I “We have a real serious energy problem. Oil and gas are not really pptions these days,’’Cohen said. He paid 42 new nuclear reactors were Ordered last year. He estimated phere would be about 120 by 1981 [and 1,000 by the year 2000. Cohen noted that the oil on Alaska s North Slope will only sup ply about four years worth of today ’s present oil consumption—when the oil pipeline begins to transport it later in the decade. He also said “even the Middle East will be out of oil in 30 or 40 years. ” Cohen said the U.S. has enough uranium and thorium to supply nuc lear reactors for 100,000 years. “There are a hundred things to do about the energy problem and we have to give them all a reasonable try,” he said. Among those options Cohen listed solar and wind energy and coal basification, though he said it would be 10 years before coal gasification makes any measurable contribution to energy needs. Cohen said the Federal Energy Administration will publish its “In dependence Blueprint” next month, outlining plans for the nation’s energy future. “Realistically, no one predicts the U.S. will be able to stop importing oil and gas before 1990,” Cohen said. He said until then the public can help by driving smaller cars at lower speed to conserve gasoline, and ad just thermostats to save heating and cooling costs. (0 countries represented at annual People s Festival Food, song and dance represent ing 40 countries will be the main attractions at the annual Brazos County People’s Festival Friday and Saturday at Manor East Mall. Handicrafts and food from the ^arious countries will be sold at the °oths. Throughout the day native 5° n gs and dances will also be per- tormed. “The whole idea is to ap preciate the cultural diversity in this area Davis said. The ethnic groups most common Brazos County are Italians, zechs, Poles, Negroes and Mexican-Americans, said Davis. “A ot of A&M students have played a ■g part in the black culture booth. 6 added that soul and spiritual bands will be featured. Local civic groups including the American Legion, PTA, Boy Scouts and Girl Scouts have organized an America booth representing Texas heritage. Some of the other cultures that will be represented are Iranian, Chinese, German, French, Colum bian, Costa Rican and Ecuadorian. Dances include Italian, Pakistani and Polish folk dancers, the In- See Schedule of Events, p. 7 donesian Candle Dance, a Spanish dancer, American Square dancers and a belly dance. More than 2,000 individuals worked to organize the festival, said Claude D. Davis, festival director. “I think our festival is much better than even the state festival in San Antonio because of the Aggie foreign students—we can have so many more booths. ” rM£R Campus briefs | Buses to transport students L ^ree chartered Greyhound buses will transport students to the ■Baylor football game in Waco Saturday. The buses will leave from behind Duncan Dining Hall at 4 p.m. and e u to immediately after the game. The cost is $7 per person. Food and fiverages are not provided. 845-4(^9 more * n f orrna ri° n and reservations call Hank Wahrmund at Midnight yell to be in Waco ^ For the first time in 20 years Midnight Yell Practice will be held in 6Ve °h the Texas A&M-Baylor game. The Midway High School Football Stadium will host the Friday night , Fh e stadium is located west of Waco on Estates Drive. Pm * le ® an d and yell leaders will assemble at the stadium at 11:30 Tell practice will also be held this afternoon at 5:05 at Kyle Field. The j™ Mil be present. 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