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THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 31, 1977 Page 5 ouse leaders rate Carter in her rooi nittling red. "Theif 5 pills >es told of $ and otlie:; sen since h lentally g homes i tox, D-TeiJ itedoesnc situation, A'ill. ie federal (() he said, house in ed new M ispectioai e laws we which hi ise inspetlil 11 presents’ icy geneiil| : criminal s tofl “gislature. United Press International (SAN ANTONIO — House major- l leader Jim Wright, D-Tex., gave resident Carter and Congress pass- g grades for Carter’s first six jonths in office, but minority [ader John Rhodes, R-Ariz., had a Inch lower assessment of Carter’s rrformance. Wright told the Southern Gover ns Conference Monday that Car rs first six months “deserve a •plus, while scoring congressional ‘rformance “at about a B-minus. lodes countered that “on a scale of I to 10, I’d give the Congress a 3 id the administration a 2. ’’ Wright and Rhodes agreed on lit- about Carter’s first six months in lice, but both said the President is ;ld in much higher public esteem in Congress. Rhodes said Carter’s administra- |on threatened the nation’s momy, and he also criticized Car r’s handling of foreign affairs. Rhodes said the Democratic Write House and Congress have ten a “slap-dash approach to energy problems, ignoring past Re publican experience, and that there has been “a nosedive of 141 points since January by the stock market’’ under Carter. “In sum, the stock market seems to be saying that Carter and Con gress may be dangerous to the na tion’s economic health,” he said. Rhodes also said it is inconsistent for Carter to talk of human rights in communist nations while seeking to improve relations with Cuba. “The Carter foreign policy has re flected more publicity than prog ress, more show than substance, and has lessened our influence in world affairs,’ said Rhodes. “We could pay a heavy economic price in the future for the inexperience and naivete of this administration’s foreign policy.” Wright said Carter has kept many deliberately low-key campaign promises. “I think one key to the Presi dent’s program is that he has not promised the impossible,” said Wright. “He hasn’t sought to overnors ask ;as deregulation ut the cw bright ei 3 demaniii spite rei largaretlj might ki 'ant to ei “ r gy' ack Murpl :o encounj ■r. I wantl United Press International [SAN ANTONIO — Leaders from l-csident Carter’s native south yes- [rday overwhelmingly approved a {solution in favor of deregulation of Mural gas prices and called on Car- |i to arrange a series of televised Wional debates” before adopting a jderal energy policy. JThe governors voted 10-2 for the leregulatioh resolution by host ov. Dolph Briscoe, with Gover- ors James B. Hunt of North larolina and Jay Rockefeller of Vest Virginia dissenting. Rockefel- k had no comment, hut Hunt hmed deregulation “could be a psastrous mistake, leading to more Dilation and a new recession. Gov. Edwin Edwards of oil- producing Louisiana suprised the governors with an ammendment to the energy policy “asking the Presi dent of the United States and Con gress to withhold final action on the proposed energy legislation until we can have a series of national tele vised debates with all aspects of this controversy placed before the American people, so that we can get some sound thinking out of the American people. The resolution was adopted after a warning by Gov. David Boren of Oklahoma that the Carter energy policy might destroy the free enterprise system and could he a strategic move to discourage domes tic production while draining re sources. <§ ant gun? Buy piano 119 United Press International [ALEXANDRIA, La. — Kelly Vurd says it may sound illogical, lut one of the best ways he has lund to sell pianos in Louisiana is ) give away a new shotgun with very purchase. Saturday is the beginning of Auisiana’s dove hunting season — he first of many hunting seasons bough the fall and winter. And Vard, the largest piano retailer in his Central Louisiana city, seized he opportunity and advertised Monday he would give away tree notguns with each piano sold. Already, he’s had one taker. “The first thing he said was, JWhat gun goes with this piano?’,” BVard said. Ward said he had never tried the bromotion before hut said it’s been Bone “with great success” by other jiiano dealers. Here is my theory, he said. “Parents are essentially selfish. The average male, the average ather, finds it hard to justify the bxpense of a piano because he oesn’t think of it as something for himself. “I see fathers day by day who can ustify a $6,000 bass boat for them- elveswhen they’re making $12, (XX) lyear and living in an $8,000 house, but they find it hard to justify a $600 br $800 piano for their little girl be cause there’s nothing in it for [them. ’ Ward, who began his business in 1959, said he has had little success the past with advertising and Ipromotion. Pianos are not impulse Jitems and purchases are usually (thought out in advance. With a used spinnet, Ward gives laway a $100 pump gun. With a new one, he gives away a $170 shotgun, hid with a console piano, he offers a |$190 shotgun. Tuptnamba The pianos are all sold at list price. The first gun he gave away was a .20-gauge shotgun with a console piano. In addition, Ward said he has received several phone calls from potential customers inquiring about the oiler. Ward said if the deal proves as successful as the calls have indi cated, he’ll do it every year before the opening of hunting season. 846-7785 & 846-1151 " UNIVERSITY SQUARE SHOPPING CENTER. CINEMA Eddie Dominguez '66 Joe Arciniega ’74 M you want the real Ihlng, not frozen or canned ... We call It "Mexican Food Supreme.” Dallas location: 3071 Northwest Hwy 332-8570 ' E 77 WOODY ALLEN DIANE KEATON TONY ROBERTS 'ANN ,L United Artists DAILY AT ■7: A0 & 9:3 0 ooooooooooooooooooo □ CINEMA Four outlaws... risk the only thing they have left to lose. (lAStADAVSl raraiftount- Universal Starring ROY SCHEIDER H DAILY AT 7:20 & 9:40 achieve any but achievable goals. Wright said the gross national product is up under Carter, em ployment has risen by two million, new construction is up 18 percent and unemployment has been cut by 1 percent. He said continued em ployment gains are the key to keep ing Carter’s promises of balancing the budget in his first term and br inging inflation down to 4 percent annually. “Every time you let unemploy ment rise by 1 percentage point, it automatically adds $ 16-billion or $17-billion to the national debt,” said Wright. He said lost taxes ac count for about $12 billion of the loss, with another $5 billion added in welfare benefits. “‘When you come down to the bottom line, you must realize, I think, that the key to a balanced budget must be an ongoing, produc tive economy that is employing American citizens,” he said. “If un employment were at a normal, healthy level of about 4.5 percent — if we accept that criteria — we’d be operating at a slight surplus, rather than a deficit, ” Texas’ replica of the Liberty Bell will be returned to its traditional resting spot in the Academic Building within the next two weeks, said Texas A&M University officials. The bell, a copy of the one that pealed American independence, ! will be suspended in the building’s rotunda. Its previous location was a special platform on the rotunda floor. The bell was returned to Texas A&M in January and was stored after being on display in the state capitol at Austin as part of the country’s bicentennial observance. In 1950, 50 such bells were cast for presentation to each state, Puerto Rico and District of Columbia. Gov. Allan Shivers presented the bell to Texas A&M on behalf of the Treasury Department in honor of the school’s military contributions. ift. xmchaet^ 4* AN EPISCOPAL DAY SCHOOL PRE-SCHOOL — GRADE IX PRESENTING YOUR SPECIAL 10% BONUS DISCOUNT COUPON ON ANY PURCHASE OF $10 OR MORE We'd like to give you this discount to welcome you back to Texas A&M. We look forward to seeing you soon. Present this coupon to receive your discount. This offer does not apply to sale merchandise. Limited one to a customer. 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