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Page 6 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, JULY 8, 1978 Success of taxpayers’ revolt results in promises to reduce taxes in Texas United Press International AUSTIN — The success of a California taxpayers' revolt in plac ing drastic restrictions on property taxes there Wednesday resulted in promises from Texas gubernatorial candidates reduce taxes here. Democratic candidate John Hill said he would push for property tax relief while Republican Bill Cle ments recommended Texas go even further than Californians have. “I don’t think Proposition 13 is really complete,” Clements said. T think we need iron-clad limitations on taxation and the growth of gov ernment spending. It is time for a full scale holy war on taxes.” Bullock says ceiling would cut bills United Press International AUSTIN — A tax ceiling similar to the limit approved by California voters Tuesday would cut Dallas and Houston residents’ tax bills in half, Comptroller Bob Bullock said Wednesday. Bullock released an analysis by his staff indicating the California tax limit plan would reduce tax revenue in Texas $1 billion to $5 billion. Such a ceiling would cost schools, cities, counties and special districts in the state’s five largest counties $700 million a year, Assistant Comp troller Walt Lilie estimated. “A 2 percent limitation on annual increases (in assessments) would cause even more severe tax reduc tions in the year ahead, Lilie said. Lilie said combined taxes im posed by schools, cities, counties and special districts total about 2 percent of the market value of all property in Harris and Dallas coun ties and exceed 1 percent in I ar rant, Bexar and Travis counties. “Proposition 13 would have its greatest impact in urban areas where taxpayers are subject to high city tax levies and in areas such as South Texas where low market val ues have forced the imposition of high tax rates,” Lilie said. Many rural counties have combined county-school tax rates well below 1 percent of market value and would not be affected. ” Hill said California’s overwhelm ing vote would aid his proposals for tax relief, but indicated he did not believe Such extreme measures were needed in Texas. He said in the coming week he would urge Lt. Gov. William Hobby and Speaker Bill Clayton to expand a legislative study on prop erty taxes to consider methods to limit property taxes. “The California vote confirms what I found in my campaigning during the last five months — that property owners feel they’re being victimized by endless increases in taxes,” Hill said. “It’s obvious we need to put in our property tax laws some safeguard against the overuse of property taxes we saw in Califor- appealing and one that I want to pursue,” Hill said. “(But) we don’t have the severity of problem that they had in California. ” Clements said a constitutional amendment to limit Texas taxation and spending was needed. Other Republican leaders joined him in hailing the California vote and calling for a similar tax ceiling in Texas. GOP state chairman Ray Barnhart called the California tax limit a momentous event for the average American’s struggle against big gov ernment. Gramm favors Proposition 13 He said he would ask the Legisla ture to guarantee elderly homeown ers tax exemptions for the first $5,000 value, expand exemptions from inheritance taxes, allow ag ricultural land to be assessed on its productive capability rather than market value and provide additional state money to offset the need for local school taxes. Hill said he wants to see the im pact of the California tax limit and study prospects for Texas before tak ing a position on an absolute limit on taxes. “The concept of proposition 13 is United Press International COLLEGE STATION — Demo cratic congressional candidate Phil Gramm said Wednesday California’s Proposition 13 — despite being poorly conceived and potentially discouraging to real estate sales — might be copied in Texas. “If it can happen there you can bet your life it can happan here, Gramm said of the passage Tuesday of the tax-limiting initiative. Gramm, a Texas A&M economist for 11 years and winner of the Dem ocratic primary runoff for the 6th District, said tax reform was needed at the state and federal levels, primarily to enable middle income families to deal with inflation. “I believe that the important thing about the tax revolt in Califor nia and throughout the country is that it’s not coming from rich people,” Gramm said. “Primarily the ranks of the tax revolt are made up of middle-income people who were paying as much in social secu rity taxes as income taxes and who also face very high property taxes in their state. “Our governments are now taking 40 cents out of every dollar of in come. Government spending at all levels has grown so rapidly in the last 10 years that the average American worker is no better off today than he was 10 years ago in terms of his after-tax purchasing power.” ‘His record is appalling 9 Krueger says Tower 'embarrassment’ to Texans Unilcii i * JOt bTON ca y In Hill, tlu , U,A dniembee . > ... gest petro «ld U" 1 ffaff lusti \ from iJgQi’JlfflH.'.jHill said Tt Me that poi Jdrjpytfe /‘We are go liefer* nm el jeup d' 11 ' ( " :>arrHomg imfri 5win it, H Negotiating stage is a h eration for \ rs. one wh ? •vf, rs, one wh fit iportant tin >v -9 nservative The Texas gMMflg, in coop % schedule “age neg< United Press International tion, Sen. John Tower, R-Texas, of AUSTIN — Rep. Bob Krueger, being an embarrassment to Texans D-Texas, Wednesday accused his an( ] Q f perpetually appealing to opponent in the November elec- people’s fears. AGGIES! Douglas At a news conference following a meeting with Mexican-American precinct coordinators, Krueger said Tower’s 1714 years “of negation and fear was already too much for Texas. “His record is absolutely appal ling,” said the congressman from New Braunfels. “I think people would like to put that record be hind.” Krueger said Tower’s record on minority affairs reflected the senior Texas senator’s disrespect for the individual rights of millions of Tex- Interior Dept, seeks funds to buy Palmetto Reservoir offers Student ID Discounts! 15% off of s 50 00 or more 10% off of under $ 50 00 ' ,.'."i'i, jjbr'. CASH PURCHASE ONLY We reserve the right to regulate the use of this privilege. 212 N. MAIN 822-3119 DOWNTOWN BRYAN United Press International HOUSTON — The Interior De partment will seek funds to buy part of the Palmetto Bend Reservoir project for a wildlife refuge, a fed eral official has said. In a letter to the Texas Public Interest Research Group, Interior Department Deputy Undersecre- rary) Barbara Heller said wildlife refuge acquisition funds and more construction appropriations would be sought by her department for the project, which is 80 percent com pleted. The wildlife refuge would be lo cated on a stretch of the lower Navidad River between Edna and Matagorda Bay. The project has been opposed by Gov. Dolph Bris coe, the Texas Water Development Board, the Jackson County Com missioners Court and the Lavaca- Navidad River Authority as damag ing to the economy of tbe area. Until the recent decision by Interior Secretary Cecil D. Andrus to seek federal funds for the project, the department has been against financing the project with public funds. Heller said local project sponsors would not have to reimburse the federal government for any congres sional funding. 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Redmond Terrace Mall - College Station 693-9553 The Democratic U.S. Senate nominee assailed Tower for voting against the Civil Rights Act of 1964, a law guaranteeing minority Ameri cans access to public restaurants, motels and swimming pools. “John Tower didn’t resjrect tbe people of this state enough to vote for it,’’said Krueger. “He said the law was unconstitutional. Krueger also said Tower opposed abolition of the poll tax in 1962; was the only senator in 1963 to speak against a package of bills designed to help migrant workers; voted against the Voting Rights Act of 1965; voted against the Fair Housing Act of 1968; and opposed in 1975 extension of the Voting Rights Act. “John Tower’s record in the area of protecting individual rights is based on prejudice and fear and ap peals to our worst instincts,” said thp ,two-term congressman. “Texas can never eiijby the full positon of national leadership to which it is entitled so long as divisiveness and negation characterize the record of one of its senators. ” "The essence of leadership is to unite. But he (Tower) is the voice of fear and obstruction.” Krueger said he would probably not attempt to equal Tower’s cam paign chest. Battalion photo by PatOMi What a way to go The long walk across campus is an easy one for this infant il seems. Strapped to his mother’s back, he has but to look at the scenery while mom rushes to her next class. I United H0USTO1 fors;ike the rtation ir ces than t timulate lautics it close irlines cuts as a ma [with pi attack nt airl Brown criticizes meat negotiation^ tCer e com er can ] resincloi H odds o: igja lottt Hexecuti ines s; t inted Press International AUSTIN — Texas Agriculture Commissioner Reagan V. Brown Wednesday criticized the Carter administration for renegotiating meat import quotas with New Zea land and Australia in an attempt to lower inflation. erngan B all intt Australia, whose record of buviiMesdays American agriculture products fprice. extremely poor.” Bpis is mula des: He said he did not think tht ek bus tr ministration was allowing suppBrrigan and demand to govern marketIfl ditions. Department of Agriculture offi cials in Washington said President Carter was expected to announce his decision Thursday to renegotiate the meat importation agreement with the two countries. rev Just when cattlemen are regain ing the losses of four years and are trying to get out of debt is no time to bring in beef from other countries, ” Brown said. “Especially,is it unfair to negotiate with New Zealand and “The move to allow 200 in more pounds of beef will not ( reduce prices in the market, butwl reduce cattlemen’s confidence i| the future,” Brown said. 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