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Peoples lobby’
Speaker notes legislative reform
By STEVE GRAY
Staff Writer
No state legislature has ever pas
sed such a complete reform package
as the 63rd Texas legislature, said
Milton Tobian, state coordinator for
Common Cause, Thursday.
Common Cause is a national or
ganization of about 330,000 citizens
which has labeled itself as the
“People s lobby.’ Tobian spoke to a
handful of local members at the
Bryan Library Auditorium on the
accomplishments and goals of the
state organization.
“In the two years that Common
Cause has been in Texas we have
done a lot in the way of legislative
reform,” he said.
Tobian said the group was in
strumental during the past legisla
ture in the passing of the state ethics
bill, lobby disclosure bill, campaign
finance bill, open meetings act and
public information bill, even though
few legislators supported the idea.
“But the bills were passed and if
they are properly enforced they will
change the basis of political power
in this state in times to come,”
Tobian said.
Texas Common Cause began Oct.
1, 1972 with its central office in Au
stin. Since then, the group has
amassed about 8,400 members
statewide. More than 150 of them
are in the Bryan-College Station
area, a fair number, said Tobian.
But Tobian said the state group
will have its work cut out when the
64th state legislature meets next
year.
“We ll be in Austin lobbying for
the establishment of a state-wide
public utilities commission which
should have the staff and expertise
to pass fair rates and maintain a high
standard of service,” Tobian said.
The group will also concentrate
on tax reform and strengthen en
forcement capability to the ethics,
campaign and finance laws, he said.
‘‘We ll also be working to lessen
the scandalous capacity of large
campaign contributions to buy a
legislative outcome.”
The critical feature of such a
move, Tobian said, is to limit the
amount of contributions a group
may make as well as limiting the
total amount a candidate may spend
in his or her campaign.
He said a major project this year
has been the compilation of per
sonal financial records of all elected
state and county officials.
‘‘We’ve been working on this
since July and we hope to release a
complete profile of these records by
Jan. 1. It’s fortunate that we have at
least one Common Cause member
in just about every county,” Tobian
said.
“This will enhance the definition
of a real state ethics bill,” he said.
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Common Cause may also lobby
for environmentalists, but no firm
commitment has been made, To
bian said. “Strip mining could be
come another one of our major con
cerns.”
Tobian said that State Represen
tative Bill Clayton (D-Springlake)
may become the next speaker of the
Texas House.
“We ll have to fight hard because
he voted against every one of our
reform measures in the last legisla
ture,” he said.
The failure of the constitutional
convention to pass a new document
has taught the nation a lesson, To
bian said. “I don’t think there is a
state that will ever attempt to revise
its constitution in the manner that
this state did.” The $4 million that
was spent was not lost entirely be
cause a lot of valuable research was
done in the process which may
prove helpful in the future, Tobian
said.
Gradual end of fraternities
hoped by college president
LONG BRANCH, N. J. (AP) —
“We cannot have a system on cam
pus where we cannot stop a group of
kids at 1 a. m. on the beach from
doing something asinine,” Mon
mouth College President Richard J.
Stonesifer said in the wake of a
fraternity initiation death.
Stonesifer made the comment
Wednesday in explaining he would
like to see the gradual elimination of
fraternities on all American cam
puses because he said there is little
that can be done to prevent what he
called “barbaric” hazing pranks.
William Flowers, a 19-year-old
college honor student, died in the
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initiation rite here Tuesday.
Flowers, who had hoped to be the
first black member of Monmouth
College’s Zeta Beta Tau chapter,
suffocated when the sand walls of a
mock grave in which he was lying
collapsed and buried him.
Seven members of the fraternity
were arrested on manslaughter
charges following the death. They
are free on $2,500 bail each.
Four fraternity pledges were
buried in separate mock graves
along with Flowers, but were not
injured. “The more he struggled,
the more he became embedded in
the wet sand, ” a police off icial said of
the 6-foot-4 Flowers.
The practice of pledge hazing has
been banned at most colleges in the
country.
It was illegal here as well. But
William Sleight, president of Alpha
Phi Omega, another Monmouth
fraternity, said “Hazing goes on all
the time. All the fraternities still do
it, even though it’s been outlawed. ”
James E. Greer Jr., national ex
ecutive director of Zeta Beta Tau,
said the charter of the Monmouth
chapter had been suspended and he
plans to recommend that it be re
voked.
“I wish to reiterate our long op
position to hazing,” Greer said.
“We are dismayed that a few cling to
the foolish and dangerous practices
of the past. ”
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Top rep to speak
State Rep. Ray Hutchison will
speak on “Industry vs the Environ
ment Tuesday at 12:30 p. m. in the
Rudder Theater, sponsored by the
Political Forum Committee.
Hutchison, who was designated
as one of Texas’ 10 best legislators
this year by the “Texas Observer, ”
was active in the Texas Constitu
tional Convention.
He sponsored an amendment
which would have allowed only the
state to file environmental violation
suits, prohibiting private citizens
from filing such suits.
Hutchison, who represents Dis
trict 33Q in Dallas, is chairman of
the standing subcommittee on
urban affairs. He also serves on the
subcommittee studying the needs
and implementation of an offshore
oil terminal for Texas.
The SMU Law School graduate
has 15 years private practice in Dal
las and was Southwestern Law
Journal editor.
Tips to help
save energy
Now that fall has arrived, check to
make sure your furnace is in good
working order. A well-maintained
furnace, with a clean filter, uses less
fuel—and saves you money.
Colder days mean you’ll soon be
winterizing your car. When you
take it to the garage, why not ask for
a tune-up as well as anti-freeze? A
well-tuned car drives better—and
saves gas!
Caulk and weatherstrip doors and
windows. This inexpensive meas
ure, which nearly anyone can do,
could reduce your family heating
bill by 10 percent or more!
When doing the family wash,
separate drying loads into heavy and
lightweight items. Since the lighter
ones take less drying time, the diyer
does not have to be on as long for
these loads.
Wherever practical, use the more
efficient flourescent lights in place
of incandescent lights. One 40-watt
flourescent tube provides more
light than three 60-watt incandes
cent bulbs—and can save you about
$10 per year in electricity.
If public transportation isn’t av
ailable between your home and
place of work, try carpooling. You’ll
save in costs for auto maintenance,
and parking fees as well as gasoline.
Reduce energy consumption in
cooking. Use pans that 'entirely
cover the heating element. This way
more heat enters the pot and less is
lost to the surrounding air.
To save energy during vacations
or extended absences from home,
empty your refrigerator, disconnect
it from the power outlet, and leave
the door ajar.
Now that leaf-raking time is here,
why not begin to make a compost
pile? By using natural compost in
stead of artificial fertilizer in your
garden next spring you can save
money—and help conserve the fuel
that’s needed to make the store-
bought kind.
Do as much household cleaning
as possible with cold water. This
saves energy—besides, some clean
ing products are actually designed
to work better in cold water.
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A talk on the rights of landlords
and tenants will be given by Robert
M. Rutledge III, student legal ad
visor, Tuesday in room 226 of the
MSC at 7 p.m.
His lecture titled “Lease
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ant Relations,” will deal with
specific problems that have been
occurring with the students as ten
ants.
All interested students are in
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Win $250 or possibly
even $500!
You can draft the slogan or design the emblem
for Texas A&M University's 1976 Centennial Cele
bration.
Texas A&M University celebrates its centennial
in 1976. An identifying symbol and phrase are
being sought which will effectively convey A&M's
rich heritage and promising future. The Associa
tion of Former Students in cooperation with the
University Centennial Committee is offering two
$250 prizes —one for the best Centennial Slogan
and one for the best Centennial Emblem or Logo.
WHO
Students, former students and members of the
Texas A&M University faculty and staff are eligible
to enter this competition.
HOW
Entrants may submit as many designs or slogans
as desired, but a separate entry form (or facsimile)
must be attached to the back of the entry. The
winning symbol and slogan must be designed for
a variety of uses: i.e. —on brochures, letterheads,
commemorative items; in television and news
paper advertising; and for general university pro
motional activities.
All entries become the property of Texas A&M
University.
DEADLINE
Competition entries must be postmarked on or
before midnight December 1, 1974.
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The Centennial Emblem may incorporate a
specific shape (circle, square, triangle, etc.) or
may employ only words or initials in an appro
priate type style and configuration.
Symbol entries need not be finished artwork,
but should:
Be mounted on IV' x 14" poster board.
Use a maximum of two colors.
Clearly identify Texas A&M University and its
Centennial.
Be easily reproducible.
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Each Centennial Slogan entry should:
Be Brief. Five-word slogans are recommended.
Clearly reflect the growth and educational
quality of Texas A&M University.
Be submitted on a separate sheet of letter
sized (8V2 " x 11") paper.
JUDGING
A panel of independent judges selected by the
Centennial Committee and the Association of
Former Students will judge entries on:
Originality and Creativity
Suitability
Neatness
Ease of Reproduction (Symbol Designs)
In case of duplicate entries, the entries with
the earliest postmark will be selected. The decision
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