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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JAN. 22, 1976 Come To Diamond Country San key Park Diamond Salon 213 S. MAIN DOWNTOWN BRYAN \ ' I / / ^ Engagement Rings Week’s end may see vote (Spjpossk ^ 846-6/IUS™ UNIVERSITY SQUARE. ^ Engagement Rings Wedding Rings on Jrice quota suspension in j Sat&Sun 2iOQ3i5t|« Sorry.No -2v, Texos Instruments New SR-5IA SuperSlide-Rule Colculotor DISCOUNT PRICE SR51A $104.95 SR50A 68.95 SR16II 39.95 255011 42.95 Plus $2.50 Shipping By Air Mail Texas Resident 5% Tax SEND MONEY ORDER OR CASHIERS CHECK FOR IMMEDIATE DELIVERY Other Models Also Available Associated Press WASHINGTON — A Senate vote could come as soon as the end of this week on a House-passed bill that would suspend rice marketing quotas and lift restrictions on rice growing by new producers. The measure, approved by a 311 to 104 margin in the House last month, is strongly endorsed by the Ford administration and is expected to pass the Senate, although it still faces opposition from senators of older rice-producing states, particu larly Louisiana. “You’ve got very powerful factions on both side,” a source close to the Senate Agriculture Committee said Wednesday, adding that “my guess is that the votes are there to pass it. ” The source noted that Agriculture Secretary Earl L. Butz has said that his department “unequivocally sup ports” enactment of the House- passed rice bill, which has been ap proved by the Senate agriculture panel. Butz’s endorsement was con tained in a letter to Sen. Walter Huddleston, D-Ky., chairman of the Senate Agriculture subcommittee on agricultural production, marketing and stabilization of prices. Main support for the legislation has come from members of Congress from Mississippi, Arkansas and Mis souri, where larger rice growers have been eager to expand produc tion, contending the United States can now cash in on a bigger export market for rice. Opponents of the measure — primarily from Louisiana, Texas and California — have contended that the legislation could result in serious overproduction and plummeting of rice prices, forcing many smaller rice growers out of business. Among the main opponents is Sen. Russell B. Long, D-La., chair man of the Senate Finance Commit tee. However, several observers be lieve Long may be badly outgunned in the rice fight by the bill’s chief supporters — among them Sens. John L. McClellan, D-Ark.; James O. Eastland, D-Miss., and John C. Stennis, D-Miss. They are chairmen of the Senate Appropriations, Judiciary and Armed Services Committees, respectively. As passed by the House Dec. 16, the bill would increase the national rice acreage allotment from 1.65 mil lion to 1.8 million acres, with the additional amount to be apportioned to farms on the basis of their 1975 allotments. The legislation would set a basic target price for 1976 crops at $8 per hundredweight, with a loan level of $6 per hundredweight. Those fig ures would be adjusted in sub sequent years to reflect changes in production costs. While new growers would be free to expand production at their own risk, only alio ted acreage would be eligible for coverage under the gov ernment loan and target price sys tem. In the wllderneni' learnt to w Subsidy payments under the pro gram would be limited to $55,000 per person each year. The legislation also would authorize disaster pay ments for farmers, who, because of conditions beyond their control, are unable to plant their allotment or can only harvest two-thirds of their nor mal crop. Fril All Seats Old $1.25 MalcoLmi Starts 5th Big UeJ DISCOUNT CALCULATOR SALES P.O. BOX 30392 DALLAS, TEXAS 75230 PHONE 214-691 -0215 Oklahoma Legislature passes hill to make restitution mandatory ROBERT REDFC /FAYE I “SAVE A BUNDLE” Remember the old. Cash and Carry, 'money saving trick? Buy a pizza at thel Commons Snack Bar and eat it there or take it anywhere you wish. Prices are right, and the pizzas are great. Before Valentine’s Day Special Hamburger Pizza 1.29 Sausage Pizza .......1.29 Pepperoni Pizza. .$1.29 OPEN Monday thru Friday 11:00 a.m.-1:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Saturday & Sunday 4:00 p.m.-11:00 p.m. Associated Press OKLAHOMA CITY — A bill to force criminals who receive sus pended or deferred sentences to make restitution to their victims was passed by an overwhelming 43-1 vote by the State Senate Wednes day. The bill, which now goes to the House, would not apply to persons actually imprisoned and would be limited to restitution for loss of money or other valuables and prop erty damage. Originally, the bill by Sen. Frank Keating, R-Tulsa, called for restitu tion for persons suffering injury in crimes. But that portion was stricken from the bill after Sen. Gene Stipe, D-McAlester, said restitution for personal injury might have an ad verse affect on potential damage suits brought by victims of crimes. ‘That would hurt more people than it would ever help,” Stipe said. “It’s great to mean well, but it’s bet ter to do well.” Stipe voted for the bill, but he said its main effect will be to add to the problem of overcrowded prisons. ‘This will make them put up money or go to the penitentiary,” he said. “It’s going to put more poor people in the penitentiary,” he said. North Texas News Briefs “QUALITY FIRST” Associated Press LAKE WORTH — A group of Lake Worth teachers hope to per suade Lake Worth school board members to take steps to open com munication lines in the troubled shool district. Representatives of the Lake Worth unit of the Texas State Teachers Association representing both teachers and administrators will present three proposals to ease prob lems during a special meeting scheduled at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the administration building. Proposals for a grievance proce dure, a dismissal policy and a consul tation agreement will be presented to the board for action, said Mrs. Betty Gilmore, president of the TSTA unit and a middle school teacher. FORT WORTH — A four-alarm fire swept rapidly through Hobbs Trailers, destroying most of the block-long 5-year-old business Wednesday. Damage to the building, which is home office for 18 branch offices in other states, was estimated at $175,000, with damage to the con tents estimated at $200,000. No one was known to be injured in the fire. Tuesday in connection with the ab duction and rape of a 14-year-old girl. HALTOM CITY — Police said they plan to file charges against two men Thursday who were arrested The two men were taken to Fort Worth early Wednesday where they appeared in a lineup for further iden tification by the victim. Police said one man was given a polygraph exam as well. The girl was abducted from a supermarket parking lot Monday evening. Those are the ones who have been going mostly anyway. Meanwhile, in the House, a bill was passed to require Oklahomans to furnish proof of financial responsibil ity before being sold a car tag. Rep. Tom Bamberger, D-Oklahoma City, a supporter of compulsory liability insurance for motorists, said he has noted increas ing support by voters in his district for such legislation. Under present law, he pointed out, Oklahoma drivers are not re quired to carry insurance or prove they are financially responsible until after they are involved in an acci dent. As a result, Bamberger and other supporters of his proposal argued, uninsured motorists often escape fi nancial liability for property damage and personal injury. Gramm says Bentsen slick A corsage designed for that special girl. r Flowers for the Junior Ball . . or any occasion. Just stop by or call: foetal Pushers 846-6713 Across from A&M in the new Texas 707 Bldg. ’Only 3 weeks until Valentines. Order now! Associated Press SAN ANTONIO — U.S. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Tex., is a slick politician prepared to do or say any thing for his political ambitions, says the man who hopes to unseat him. Phil Gramm, a Texas A&M Uni versity economics professor cam paigning for the Democratic nomina tion to Bentsen’s post, said that against Bentsen is “his failure to tell the truth to Texans and his willin^- 0 ness to play politics with America s A future.” (ft Bentsen is running for both reelection and the Democratic pres idential nomination. Gramm criticized the Texas presidential primary bill (he said) the Senator rammed through the legislature. The professor said the Texas pri mary would give all delegates from a Texas senatorial district to whichever candidate won the plural- ity ;. “If in any one senatorial district Fred Harris got 33 per cent of the vote, Wallace got 33 per cent of the , vote and Bentsen got the remaining 9 34 per cent, then Bentsen would get A 1 per cent,” Gramm said. '5 This would mean that 66 per cent of our Democrats would have no voice at all, ” he added. Gramm said that the primary vio lated the one-man-one-vote princi ple of the Constitution. “I suppose that since Mr. Bentsen has ignored the one-man-one-office rule by running for two offices at once, then ignoring the one-man- one-vote doesn’t bother him much. ” Gramm criticized also Bentsen’s voting record, attendance in the Se nate and failure to represent Texas while nationalizing his stands. President Ford drew remarks from Gramm also. Gramm said Pres ident Ford’s “new realism” program to cut income taxes is “good politics but bad economics. ” He said a five year program is needed to eliminate the deficit and balance the budget before any in come tax cuts are passed. I »\e S'VUHc Tlvn, .. A Anniversary Celebration We’re rolling back our prices. Just for you Prices good from Jan. 15, 1976 thru Jan. 24, 1976 Shampoo Haircut Blowdry $2.00 off reg. price Uniperm and Haircut $30.00 short $35.00 long. Color Highlighting - does not include frosting & bleac $12.50 short $17.50 long. 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