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Iddition, a referendum on the ballot
iters to choose between two methods
ting city officials,
normal election year, only four of the
ns would be up for election. Two
Inal vacancies were created when
uncilmen resigned to run for mayor
Jilayor O. M. Holt announced he
1 not seek re-election. One of these
jates. Bob Bell, later dropped out of
and filed for another council posi-
lofthe positions are unofficially filled
fethe candidates are running unop-
Larry Bravenec is the only camb
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candidates for city council were
iewed by the Battalion during the
|eek on some of the major issues fac-
icity. file candidates were not pre-
the list of questions beforehand; the
Irsare spontaneous.
following outline of the issues is pro
ps background material for the voter:
fiqnorin College Station is sold until
gliton Sundays through Fridays and
a.m. on Saturday nights. The Texas
Student Government recently
a resolution asking the city council
ml drinking hours to 2 a.m. on
:nds. The Student Government will
irthe resolution to the council after
ty elections.
candidates are against extended
hours, four are for extended liquor
and one expressed no opinion.
proposed Millican Dam would
(See Council, page 10)
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jdrry Bravenec
ferry Bravenec, 40, 1211 S. Bos-
lell, an accounting professor at
exas A&M. Councilman two
ars, resigned to run for mayor.
i you have any specific programs
led as mayor of College Station?
Ihink its our responsibility to move
Ird on some sort of plan for a civic
Ir. 1 think we have to move forward on
|ifor bicycle paths, taking recognition
Ifact that there s quite a large number
IHege students and non-college stu-
Iwho ride bicycles on and off the A&M
lus, and to and from the A&M Con-
pted schools. I think we need to con-
Iworking for an adequate and fine park
you in favor of the construction of
an Dam after the lignite coal is
in the area?
instruction of Millican Dam
stream from College Station has
particularly appealed to me. College
m doesn’t need the water. We’ll have
| hallow part of the lake; it won’t be a
that’s constructed for our benefit.
Elliott Bray
dt Bray, 35,1104 Merry Oaks, man-
of data base systems, registrar,
is A&M. President of College Hills
r> member of Citizen’s Advisory
imittee.
^hy do you think you’re qualified to
l a position on the school board?
served on the Citizen s Advisory
imittee looking at the bond issue pro-
tions. I ve been president of the PTO
11 year at College Hills Elementary.
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[Other school hoard candidate inter-
iews, pages 8 and 9.
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se reinforce the fact that I am very con
ed about what goes on on the school
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do you consider to be the highest
s of the board?
ie of the board s basic functions is in
|area of buildings. If we are to pass this
''Dion bond issue, one of the highest
pities is to make sure it is spent wisely
things are organized.
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THE COLLEGE STATION COUNCIL AND SCHOOL BOARD FIELDS ARE CROWDED FOR SATURDAY S ELECT.ONs" ^ '
Stephenson, Murl Bailey, Homer Adams, Larry Ringer, Anne Hazen and.
ity Council
Mayor, Place 5 candidates running unopposed
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If it s built upstream I have to reassess
my position. Again, the city doesn’t need
the water and we don t need the recreation.
If the dam is built upstream it’ll be built
primarily for people in Houston and for the
people in Brazoria County, that is the Dow
Chemical Company. It won’t particularly
benefit Brazos County.
Are you in favor of extending liquor
hours to 2 a.m. on weekends?
If Bryan is not willing to extend their
hours similar to College Station I think we
would be very unwise extending our hours.
If College Station had longer hours it would
he a possibility that we could attract an
undesirable element from all over the
county.
On the other hand, if Bryan were willing
to adopt the same hours, then it would he a
good thing because the people who particu
larly don’t care to drink would have a little
longer to get home before having to worry
about drunks on the road.
Should College Station purchase their
utilities from a source other than Bryan?
The Bryan offer to date has been in
adequate, and it that’s the best that comes
out of Bryan we’ll switch over to another
system entirely. With water, you can make
the same observations. If we feel that
Larry Bravenec
Bryan s offer is not competitive what we’ll
probably do is drill our own well. As a
general rule, you re better off owning than
buying from someone else. We do not feel
(See Bravenec, page 10)
Anne Hazen
Anne Hazen, 44, 1205 Munson
Ave., member of College Station
Safety Committee, League of
Women Voters.
Do you have any specific programs
planned as a council member?
We are growing so fast that we’re not
planning, if we have a plan, we can antici
pate our need for more sewer and water
lines, power, what roads need to be re
paired and built, and approximately where
our parks are going to be. There is a master
plan, done by Pinnell Associates, and it is
available. The city council has accepted
parts of it but they have never utilized the
whole formal plan. The council should de
cide whether we are going to follow it
exactly or whether we are going to change
some of it. But I think it should be decided
what we are going to do and then do it.
Are you in favor of the construction of
Millican Dam after the lignite coal is
mined in the area?
I think it is very hard to project what the
needs of the community are going to be at
the time this is done. I certainly, at this
point, don’t foresee a need for Millican
Dam. That does not say that in 10 or 15
years there won t be a need. From what
I ve read, there are other sources of water
that are available. I understand there’s
another dam on the Navasota River. I don’t
think that we have any immediate need,
and I’m not so sure that it’s the job of the
council per se to worry about the needs in
10 or 15 years. I think now the most impor
tant thing is to make plans to utilize the
lignite.
Are you in favor of extending liquor
hours to 2 a.m. on weekends?
No, I m not. It s a weekend and if people
want to drink and start at eight or nine,
they’ve certainly had enough by midnight.
Most everyone who lives in College Station
would be able to take it home with them. I
feel that they should be at home if they’re
going to drink, rather than out on the road.
I think we have other priorities that come
ahead of putting extra policemen on the
road between 12 and three a.m. If there is
any money to go around, it should be put
toward more protection during the day
when we have a lot more people who have
to travel to school and to work.
Should College Station purchase their
utilities from a source other than Bryan?
I think College Station should seek out
all possible sources in order to get the best
Place 1
Are you in favor of the April 3rd bond
issue? What objections, if any, do you have
to it?
I spent some twelve sessions of three to
five hours apiece on the citizen’s advisory
committee. We have to base it on the col
lective judgement, but I believe the needs
are there.
Would you support another bond elec
tion if this one fails?
Yes, we cannot avoid the fact that there
are 866 students in a high school built for
800; that we are going to have 167 graduate
and 249 come in from the eighth grade. We
are looking at 70 to 80 additional students in
an already crowded school. But that is just
the high school. We have similiar types of
problems in the elementary schools.
Should the curriculum be expanded on
both the elementary and secondary levels?
What courses should be included?
I think we ve just come through a sig
nificant type of change over the past few
years. We have just recently converted
from a grouping type of situation where
students were grouped according to ability,
to more of a diverse classroom attitude. I
think there is going to have to be some
School Board
candidates favor vocational facilities, wise spending
Elliott Bray
assimilation time. I don’t think my function
is to propose curricula. My function is to
(See Bray page 10)
Lambert Wilkes
Lambert Wilkes, 49, 501 Park Place,
professor of agricultural engineering
at Texas A&M. School board member
five years.
Why do you think you’re qualified to
hold a position on the school board?
I ve been in teaching for over 20 years.
I ve taught at Texas A&M University, the
University of Arkansas, as well as New
Mexico State University. I’ve been on the
board for about five years.
What do you consider to be the highest
priorities of the board?
The highest priority would be the vo
cational facilities at the high school. About
one-half of the students have indicated no
interest in college so we have quite a few
students who are not being trained for an
occupation. In addition to providing the
training program and the space for it, some
of the crowded conditions that exist at the
high school will also be alleviated (through
the facilities.)
Are you in favor of the April 3rd bond
issue? W hat objections, if any, do you have
to it?
I will not vote for the bond issue as it is
proposed. My main objection is that I do
not feel the people have a choice in the
number of different items that are pre
sented in the bond issue. I made several
attempts to get this into the form of propo
sitions so that the voters could indicate
which ones they would support. The pro
grams we really need are suffering due to
the fact that we are trying to get some pro
grams that are perhaps controversial in
some peoples minds passed also.
Would you support another bond elec
tion if this one fails?
Yes, we need the vocational facilities. I
would not support a bond issue of this mag
nitude, however. We may have to come
back with a couple of smaller issues to go
ahead and obtain the necessary funds to
meet the immediate needs. If we try to get
it all into one bond issue I think we are
going to have to go to separate propo
sitions.
Should the curriculum be expanded on
both the elementary and secondary levels?
What courses should be included?
Voters
to decide
on bond
For the second time in less than six
months College Station voters will go to the
polls Saturday to decide on a multi-million
school bond issue. The earlier issue failed.
Besides the bond proposal, three po
sitions on the A&M Consolidated School
Board are up for election.
Place 1 Trustee Lambert Wilkes is the
only incumbent seeking re-election. Board
President Nancy Donaldson and Trustee
Charles Hensarling chose not to seek
another term.
Those two vacancies have attracted nine
candidates between them. Only one candi
date is challenging Wilkes for his position.
Four persons have filed for Donaldson’s
Place 2 spot, while five candidates, includ
ing a Texas A&M student, are contesting
for the Place 4 opening.
The major issue of the school hoard cam
paign, however, is the proposed $6.4 mil
lion bond issue.
Last November, voters defeated a $5.3
million proposal which would have pro
vided for a new elementary school and
other improvements in the district. The
issue failed by 120 votes and the school
board subsequently sent it to a citizen's
advisory committee for further study.
The committee submitted the revised
proposal to the board in February and the
board placed it on Saturday’s ballot.
The issue includes $2.4 million for the
A&M Consolidated High School, most of it
lor a new vocational wing. Also included is
$1.7 million for a new 5th and 6th grade
school, physical education facilities for the
two elementary schools, and maintenance
improvements.
II the issue is approved by voters, prop
erty taxes would increase about 11 per
cent, from $1.77 per $100 assessed valua
tion to $1.97 per $100.
All except two of the eleven school board
candidates support the proposed bond is
sue, although about half say they feel it
should have been divided into separate
propositions.
Anne Hazen
rate for the citizens. Bryan’s rate is high and
I think we should look for other sources.
Why are you running?
I can spare the time since I don’t have a
(See Hazen, page 10)
Lambert Wilkes
The problem we have right now is that
we have crowded facilities for the standard
(See Wilkes, page 10)