'age 11 mg Icet ■rent kind of tetter educii ' higher incon, ean, Toyoia’si leral operatj ; that the iit t line arity broaden General Jk illiams calls it ‘stupid journalism THE BATTA, WEDNESDAY, JUNE Clayton says Texas Monthly article pathetic’, that Presnal works hard By RUSTY CAWLEY Battalion Staff he speaker of the Texas House iepresentatives calls it “pathe- The chancellor of the Texas M University System dubbs it ipid journalism.” The director of Texas Agricultural Extension ice says it is “highly inaccu- p has put It than its com Ford Motor 0 inly way to id EFicientcaririii “ ree agree that State Rep- g in a Germ entative Bill Presnal (D-Bryan) se it doesnji iSnt belong on Texas Monthly re interested S az ' nes bst of the “Ten Worst ait has to old ?' s * ators brom the 1977 session feels Toyota! 5> e Texas House and Senate. rybody andi p resna l served as chairman of the nore than jut |USe Appropriations Board, lobert 0 Li! .|, a p S the most powerfid office in d general sal .legislature next to the speaker i, USA Data j the lieutenant governor. 'f differently, f exas Monthly in its July issue car buyer is j Presnal failed to lead his com ink said, Hi |t ee and used his influence to get ed in domtsi ^ A&M more than its fair share state money. issistant diretl ragerforAw When y° u 8° ratin 8 legislators, nail carsalen 1 l' ave to realize the authors are >s he’ll get» tin § their own opinions,” prospective a ; d particularly the ones Bil1 Presna1 '” with Toyol ;] a yton said Presnal and two sun, Sckil|, er l e gi s l a tors on the “10 Worst Tom Massey of San Angelo iBob Davis of Irving, are among most dedicated and hard work- representatives in the state. are to e not 1 . president nerica, saysl small can rotary enj >w aimed at irket while e Car) “I wish these writers had to follow these men around all day just to see how hard they work,” Clayton said. The article said Clayton was “dismayed” by Presnal’s “abdication of responsibility.” Clayton said he was dismayed not by Presnal, but by the appropriations committee Presnal chaired. “Bill Presnal was for the same thing I was, to keep the state budget down,” Clayton said. “He did all he 'could, but the votes stacked against him. Just because he’s the chairman that doesn’t mean he can tell other members how to vote.” Rumors that Presnal will not be asked to return as chairman in the next regular session are false, Clayton said. “I haven’t given it any thought. I’ve made it a point not to,” Clayton said. “Any sourqe close to me would have to give such information to the press of his own volition. They would have to guess what I was thinking.” Governor Dolph Briscoe passed the appropriations bill without a single item veto, the first time that has happened in the history of the Texas legislature. Clayton said it was “history making.” “It just shows what a really good bill Presnal was able to produce once it got out of committee,” Clayton said. Charles D. Travis, director of the governor’s budget and planning of fice, agreed the bill is a good one. “We thought it was a good bill,” Travis said. “It met the essential needs of the state for the next two years. “I don’t see any pork-barreling in it, Travis said. “I know of no other state where the budget is reviewed so closely.” Jack K. Williams, chancellor of the Texas A&M University System, called the Texas Monthly article “stupid journalism.” “I resent the implication that Bill Presnal did anything special, illegal or wrong in what he did for Texas A&M University,” Williams said. “Our operation has not profited any more from his position as appropria tions chairman than before he was appointed. “To say he worked is accurate. To say he succeeded is accurate. But there is no truth to the implication that Bill Presnal did anything wrong in helping Texas A&M University and the Texas A&M University Sys tem. ” The director of the Texas Agricul tural Extension Service, Dr. Daniel C. Pfannstiel, said his organization received none of the pork-barrel money Texas Monthly claims Pres nal carted away for the Texas A&M system. “By no means did we receive all the money we asked for,” Pfannstiel said. “We didn’t get everything we needed or wanted. But things could always be worse.” Dr. Paul Kramer, director of the Texas Forest Service, said the same was true for his agency. “We haven’t received enough to do the job, ” Kramer said. Pfannstiel said he believes the Texas Monthly article was simply a play ploy to attract readership. “We’ve worked with most of the men on the lists, on both extremes,” Pfannstiel said. “Some weren’t as good as they said and others weren’t as bad. “But I guess it’s a catchy title, say ing you’ve chosen the “Ten Worst and the Ten Best.” We Pick Up & Deliver BUD WARD VOUSWftGIEtt !NC. 6933311 T.G.I.Z. Happy Hour 1-7 Friday, Saturday and Sunday POOLSIDE PATIO PARTY FEATURING “ZACBURGERS" Saturday and Sunday Afternoons Good Music, Dancing, Games, Plants Exotic Drinks and more .. . ZACHAR1AS GREENHOUSE club & game parlor 1201 HIGHWAY 30 (Briarwood Apts.) 693-9781 HAVE LUNCH ON US! Everyone who leases an apt. through A&M Apt. Place ment Service will be given a FREE Lunch at T.J.’s. Our way of saying, “Thanks Ags.” LEASING NOW FOR FALL ’77 Call for appointment A&M APT. 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