Page 6 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JUNE 6, 1978 Texas’ growth continue in small metroplex area ^ United Press International AUSTIN — “Texas’ population growth during the past 15 years can be attributed to the Sunbelt phe nomenon and the shift of people to small metropolitan areas,” a Univer sity of Texas Bureau of Business Research associate said. “In the 1970s Texas and the South have suddenly become focal points of national population growth,” John Burghardt said. "The principle source of growth has shifted from natural increase to in-migration.” Burghardt said population decen tralization is apparent during the past few years in Texas: the growth of large metropolitan areas has slowed, while the growth of small metropolitan areas has greatly ac celerated. He said the population shift to the Sunbelt has attracted much atten tion because it occurred suddenly and dramatically. “It also raises difficult public pol icy issues,” Burghardt said. "As the geographic distribution of popula tion shifts, the regional balance of political and economic power in the nation is bound to shift also." According to the research as sociate, the nation’s population grew at an annual rate of 1.3 percent from I960 to 1970, while the South grew at a 1.4 percent rate. Texas population grew at a 1.6 percent rate. Burghardt said in-migration contributed .2 percent of the state’s growth. From 1970 to 1975 the na tionwide growth rate slowed to less than 1 percent, while the South and Texas increased to 1.6 percent and 1.8 percent respectively. “Clearly the recent high average growth rates in Texas and the South represent not a reversal but an ac- celleration of past trends, Burg hardt said. He said recent statewide' trends Uniled in population reflect major naliSAN AN I trends. However, he said tliejily barter e had to be divided into six repijt Billy Bee clearly examine Texas grmitli ilonel Sand terns. Wave form In West Texas, Burghardt gVen the g there is clear evidence of a m^r of a firm of rural decline. In north etWsince Ft Texas the growth has dedinedf 11 Instates a previous high of 3 percent l)H>ne by tl percent. car In hast I exas a slow growtlBI . in the 1960s has acceleratedi- the 1970s and the Gulf Coastn has maintained the same gn rate this decade that it hadtlie decade. “I don't fo ing at all. 1 o surviv Bari Brev Burghardt said Central Tit uij regional accelerated its growth rate tolBeer, percent from 1.6 percent durinjH also said the TexasWB- [> (/I'm-JHB f 1960s. If region had experienced thegml change in growth, jumping from | percent in the 1960s to percent annual growth rate ingfrom J a curm ■ al Iranian students restricted^ from entering Dallas school cn United 1 STIN :ornia p taxes e similar United Press International DALLAS — Twenty-six Iranian teenagers have been turned away from the Dallas Independent School District because of a quota estab lished by the district’s superinten dent, the Dallas Morning News has reported in a copyrighted article. School Superintendent Nolan Estes internal memo dated April 10 limited the number of non-resident students from any one foreign coun try who may enroll in the school dis trict. Iranian students are the only category in which the full quota of 10 has been met, The News said in the report released today. The article called Estes mandate "an apparent effort to halt an influx of Iranian students into Dallas schools. A quote from W.H. Ful ler, deputy assistant superinten dent, offered substantiation to the evaluation. "These guys (the Iranians) are conniving. Many of them come up and ask for an 1-20 (immigration forms the school district must fill out) for their brother or cousin, Fuller said Thursday. Fuller said some of the Iranian students who seek admission say they are in Dallas because there are so few schools in Iran. The students do not live with their legal guardians and are in the United States with student visas. Ry Gene was intended to keep the Iraurdav. out. lie said it was solelx intei Hill said if to cut through ad in in istrativep approved I lems and cut down on expensehedule mi though foreign students arecbilliam P. 1 $50 montl trict tuition fee totkajlton to Bote on “f i Texas Education Day ton Tay lor said the only L PV J* school district can lawfullv everyv . .—expect I Ageney 4 an imp n . • . .i.BngTexa enrollment is to prove that overcrowded. V s ’ |ven tin "We ll take a few of them, even though we feel they re coming here just to go to school, he said. “1 think it’s good to give the school dis trict a cultural balance. But I think we need a few students from other countries. Estes Thursday denied that the new policy establishing the quota “Unless a district is so croil that they can t take any moreJ dents, they can t just say tltfl going to limit the schools eiiij ment, Taylor said. TEA staff attorney Jay Brintlp T he New s any objection to theJ icy must be settled in the coJ since TEA guidelines do not«1 such a policy specifically. ai Unit Pushers to testify against sheriff United Press International TYLER — A former Bonham ear dealer convicted for selling heroin y l Sambo's is just like brand new. Fresh, new interior Our interior has been com pletely redone, with a fresh new look. We have new tables and chairs and cozy booths to make your dining experience at Sambo’s better than ever. 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