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(Gramm blames feds Thompson Studies or inflation increase THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1974 Page 5 ss SNTI.D, I Actions of the federal govern- ient have contributed to current ,igh inflation rates, said Dr. W. ’hilip Gramm of the economics de- lartment at the Texas Manufactur- s Association (TMA) Thursday. Speaking at a TMA luncheon in ’ or t Worth, Gramm blamed the iroduction decrease in the first half f 1974 on the lingering disruptive mpact of wage-price controls, ef- •cts of the energy crisis and the afetyand environmental restraints I output. The 12 percent inflation rate is due to both this production de crease and an increase in demand, he said. Gramm cited government spend ing as a factor in the continuing in flation. Since 1965, the government has run over $100 billion deficit and has financed 40 percent of that deficit by printing money through the Fed eral Reserve Bank,” Gramm said. ‘No matter how much the American consumer tightens his belt, it will be impossible to stop the inflation if government spending continues to accelerate. ” Gramm charged that the current credit shortage, which has caused interest rates to rise, has been caused by government competition with private borrowers. Because of the interest rate ceilings, private borrowers cannot compete with the government for funds, resulting in less investment money to expand output and jobs. "Until the government deficit is reduced there will be a severe cre dit shortage which will continue to stifle investment and produce high interest rates to both the consumer and the producer,” he said. AUSTIN (AP-) — Rep. Senfronia Thompson, D-Houston, asked the attorney general Thursday to decide if state college scholarships can be awarded on any basis other than fi nancial need. Mrs. Thompson, chairman of the House Committee on State Scholar ship Program, said a staff report showed that many schools require scholarship applicants to meet cer tain academic and moral require ments. She said that some schools award scholarships on a competitive basis, devising a point system which give priority to a “B” student over the “C-plus” student, even though the Experts say strip mining favorable; underground more dangerous By ROSE MARY TRAVERSO Staff Writer Strip mining has many advan- jages over underground mining nethods, said experts at the En- ironmental Action Council (EAC) neeting Thursday at the Bryan Jtilities Building. Dow Chemical’s purchase of !,500 acres of land east of Bryan for :he purpose of strip mining for lig- lite has provoked a study by the EAC into strip mining’s environ- nental effects. Underground mining is more iangerous, said Dr. Chris Mathew- ion, an A&M specialist in engineer- ng geology. The danger of highly Mmbustible lignite in underground nines resulted in the Federal Emp- oyers Safety Act which encourages trip mining, he said. A lot of valu- ibleland above underground mines wasted because of the threat of :ave-ins, Mathewson said. Strip nined lands can be completely re- laimed in a few years, he said. I would estimate that within a rear’s time an area could be revege- ated, ’ said Dr. Lloyd Hossner, an MtM soil scientist who has re searched the Fairfield lignite pro- iect. Actually the texture of the soil ws improved since we started, ” sjHossner said. "We started out with and and now we have loam.” Hossner pointed out that the lig- lite seams in Texas are in clay pan soils which are sandy, light-colored mdinfertile. Beneath the lignite is a lense layer of clay which effectively irevents ground water seepage of nining wastes. Reclaimed areas have been made larks, recreational areas and can support small, high-rise buildings, out are impractical for residential purposes, Mathewson said. After toe tightly compressed clay is re moved and smoothed over it is full ofholes and subject to subsidence, so only buildings with extremely deep foundations can be supported. Extensive reclamation has been oarried out by the Industrial enerating Co., a subsidiary of lexas Utilities, at Fairfield, Hoss- oorsaid. However, the decision to local poets give reading I P°et:s will present a reading J Poems Sunday at 3 p.m. in the ^age Center Theater. I The Bryan-College Station ootry Society will present Harry or, Merle Hudson, Pamela I Tj er anc * Nanc 'y Roberts. Ad m i ssion is free and there will e <> coffee hour afterwards to meet the poets. Eddie Dominguez ’66 Joe Arciniega ’74 Greg Price Sr--' aaJr ,0cati °n: reclaim varies with individual firms.” “In the absence of reclamation statutes, I’m afraid that reclamation will only take place if it is economi cally profitable, if the lease holder requires it or if the company feels it is good public relations,” Dr. Earl Cook, dean of the college of Geosci ences, said. If a company owns land near an urban area such as the mining pro ject near Dallas, it may decide to reclaim because of the high value of its l^nd, Mathewson said. Dow Chemical is not required by its lease to reclaim, said Coulter Hoppess, a Bryan lawyer who has worked on the leases of five owners. Dow has agreed to “pay a pre negotiated damage to the surface” and will smooth and seed the lands. “That’s a far way from reclamation,” Hoppess said. The pros and cons of strip mining will be explored further by Ed Dob son, an environmentalist and strip mining expert who will speak and present a movie at the Bryan library on Nov. 11. Cranberry claims ‘hoodwinking in Briscoe’s voter campaigning (AP) — Republican Jim Cran berry claimed Thursday that Gov. Dolph Briscoe’s campaign advertis ing attempts to hoodwink Texas voters,into thinking Briscoe fought for constitutional revision. The GOP gubernatorial candidate told a San Antonio luncheon that Con stitutional Convention leaders re peatedly asked Briscoe’s assistance when they were unable to get two- thirds approval on any type of prop osed new state policy document. “But he was strangely silent and refused to provide any leadership, ” Cranberry said in his prepared re marks. “After the convention failed by only three votes, Mr. Briscde was asked during a news conference if he could have swayed three votes and he replied that he could not ... Mr. Briscoe’s advertising campaign is deceptive by claiming leadership in areas where he was an absolute failure.” Briscoe remained Thursday at Uvalde, carrying on the duties of governor while close to his critically ill mother, Mrs. Dolph Briscoe Sr. A previously scheduled major campaign speech by Briscoe to the Texas Manufacturers Association in Fort Worth was canceled, and the TMA asked Secretary of State Mark White to make a substitute appear- Raza Unida Party gubernatorial candidate Ramsey Muniz told dele gates to the Missionary Baptist Church Convention in Abilene Thursday “We don’t want politicans coming to our neighborhoods mak ing promises every two years. “We want to elect our own politi cans and we want to determine our own destinies, Muniz said. The candidate, who was given five minutes to speak to the delega tion, said his election “will not solve all your problems but the greatest power we have is the voting power. ” The office of Sam McDonnell, American Party candidate for gov ernor, announced the appointment of Mrs. Elizabeth Rardin, freelance writer in Hillsboro, as his state press coordinator. She formerly was assis tant county chairman for the Dallas County American Party and is first vice president of the state board of Pro-America, a national women’s organization. Zack Fisher, Republican candi date for agriculture commissioner, said in Beaumont that the present Agriculture Commissioner John White, Democrat, spends much of his time criticizing Secretary of Ag riculture Earl Butz and President Ford. “It would seem that since Texas is one of the biggest agriculture pro ducers in the world that maybe we should be able to handle our own washing,” Fisher said in his pre pared remarks. “Rather than blame Washington, why doesn’t Mr. White use the power of his office to get something done in the Lone Star State. Rather than running off to a proposed cattle slaughter to get his picture on TV, why not go to Washington to discuss the prob lems?” Bryanite murdered A Bryan resident was found shot to death near City Lake off Sandy Point Road around 12 p.m. Wed nesday. Sheriffs deputies identified the man as Fred Kennedy, 54, 1707 Palasota Dr. He received a bullet wound in the head from a .22 cal. rifle. The sheriffs department said it believes the shooting occurred bet ween 10:30 and 11:00 a. m. Wed nesday. Suspects are still being sought in the murder. .-Vt: ;V-\v:V. A FRESH CONTEMPORARY LOOK BY: A'LA MODE EASY TO WEAR TWO-PIECE... PULL-ON SKIRT AND BACK-ZIP TOP...AQUA OR GREEN AND WHITE, SIZED 3-11. AT JUST 34.00 inarfiok la inoile MANOR EAST MALL latter has three times as much finan cial need. Mrs. Thompson also asked if the University of Texas regents have au thority to establish rules for colleges within the UT system saying that such scholarship funds would be set up “when and where such a fund is deemed appropriate by the chief administrative officer” of the school. Grand Jury (Continued from page 1) —Commissioners court or dis trict and county judges can hire the director of the office. The director then could hire the staff under au thorization of the commissioners court or district and county judges. —If the office is established in a judicial district then the counties must share the costs of administrat ing the office in accordance with the population according to the preced ing federal census. —The court that releases the ac cused on a personal bond must as sess a fee of $10 or 3 percent of the amount of bail fixed, whichever is greater. The court may waive the fee if good cause is shown. —These fees may only be used to pay expenses used in the personal bond office including expenses of extradition. —The fees will be put into the county treasury unless the office serves more than one county. Then the fees will be distributed to each county according the counties share of the cost for the office. “I feel that the personal bond of fices are needed so that the bondsmen will not make so much money on the bonds they estab lish,” said grand juror Paul L. 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