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r : ; i f t ~ .VT • ' ■ THE BATTALION Page 7 MONDAY, September 4, 1978 Symbol of wasteful spending Legislators give ‘bird award’ Connie Bt sky f shone .lillbrae, h a poll Menu ;h and Id use, a I* ibs, drantsa bearini f danpi m- in sa United Press International AUSTIN — Two state legislators Friday presented their “Bird Award” — symbolic of waste in state government — to the executive branch for lavish redecorating of the Governor’s Mansion. Reps. Ron Bird, D-San Antonio, and Ben Grant, D-Marshall, initi ated the award last month to point out what they consider was wasteful spending. They said storage space at the mansion is filled with acquisitions of previous governors, but tax money is being spent on additional furnish ings such as a $7,000 set of antique bedroom furniture, a pair of $2,500 antique lamps, rattan furniture val ued at $2,000, drapes costing Oops, just missed Battalion photo by Mark Benson R a Baptist Student Union Howdy Party ’riday Night blindfolded BSU director Ron Velles gets fed a banana from assistant director Gail Pugh. Gail peeled and fed bananas to Welles, but neither could use their hands in he escapade. Vietnamese celebrate 33rd ndependence anniversary th United Press International BANGKOK, Thailand — Viet- m celebrated the 33rd anniver- of its independence Saturday meetings and parades roughout the country and a warn- that the struggle was not over, Steiftlicial Radio aid. Ij; Hie celebrations mark the date in 45 shortly after Japan’s surrender tbe allies when President Ho Chi inh founded the Democratic Re- iblic of Vietnam and declared in- ipendence from France. Vietnam, with the word Socialist placing Democratic in its reunited rm, celebrated the anniversary in irk socialist • In Hanoi, 100,000 people thered to hear speeches and there ere mass meetings and military d civilian parades in 10 other ijor cities throughout the country, e radio said. The official army newspaper, loan Doi Nhan Dan, reminded the ' u _J Betnamese that independence had upb * (|) meon ly w jth struggle and that the le mil |niggle was not yet over. | ! In an editorial, it accused China of carrying out “a most brazen and ma|,f “iciousanti-Vietnam policy.” First, it said, China used Cambo- ian shock troops to commit a- , sirocities and wage war against the aim 1 Vietnamese people on the south- 1'estern border and then stirred up [rouble with the ethnic Chinese liv- 'in Vietnam. j China’s object, it claimed, was to ireate economic difficulties, un- ermine political security and social rder and hinder our people’s laceful national reconstruction. The independence day editorial The Independence Day editorial said, however, “Never have our country, our history, our regime and our people been formed into such a strong iron fortress ready for battle. Anyone who rams into that fortress will certainly be crushed to pieces. Referring to growing Chinese and Cambodian pressure, it said, “Now that the Vietnamese people are faced with a new ordeal, they are all the more enthusiastic.” cut of Pi venbyi d the arpen By SCOTT PENDLETON Battalion Staff We 11 be the big, quiet type and show our force when necessary, Daniel Hernandez said. A former Bryan city' councilman, Hernandez, is the chairman of the recently formed Mexican-American Democrats (MAD) of Brazos County. MAI) formally installed its offi cers last week. State Democratic Party chairman Galvin Guest, Bryan Mayor Richard Smith, and Mrs. Phil Gramm were among seventy other members and guests who at tended. MAD will work within the Dem ocratic Party to strengthen it, Her nandez said, adding that it will voice the concerns and needs of the M exi can -American com m uni ty . “We have a good cross-section of the Mexican-American community in our group,” Hernandez said, and he explained that unlike some ethnic political groups, MAD is very representative. Voter registration is the first con cern of MAD. More than 3,000 Mexican-Americans in Brazos County are not registered to vote. Political leverage isn’t the only goal of MAD, Hernandez said. It will also educate Mexican- Americans about the political sys tem and process. “Mexican-Americans for many years have been alienated from the political system, he said, and MAD will attempt to bring them,into it. “We want to be a positive fqyce locally and statewide, Hernandez said, although he admitted that cur rently Mexican-Americans in Brazos County are not as active as those in San Antonio or the valley. Hernandez said there could be more candidates in Brazos County who are either Mexican-Americans or are sensitive to their problems. Presently, only one Mexican- American in Brazos County senes as an elected official. Hernandez said MAD will begin meeting every fourth Thursday of the month in different locations in the Mexican-American community. >4 S TC V W1 $24,000 and $150 for salt and pep per shakers. “Texas taxpayers are having to tighten their belts in order to meet rising costs, Bird said. “We would hope that all branches of govern ment would exercise extreme cau tion in spending. Many of those who are paying taxes to support the Gov ernor s Mansion are doing without necessities in an effort to make ends meet. ” Grant said while Texans want the Mansion to be a showplace, they also want the governor to hold down expenses. Bird and Grant also presented their “Bird awards to the Lhiiver- sity of Texas at Austin for its inabil ity to account for a number of valu able items purchased at state ex pense and to the Department of Human Resources for the expendi ture of $36,000 for 2,600 pictures to decorate yvalls of welfare offices. "It seems to me that $36,000 worth of photographs should cover every wall in every building oc cupied by the Department of Human Resources, but if there is additional need for something to hang on their walls. Rep. Bird and 1 would be happy to furnish additional copies of the Bird Award to decorate as many walls as the de partment sees fit,” Grant said. The two lawmakers also presented their “We Take It for Granted Award” to the Texas Vendor Drug Program of the Department of Hu man Resources. That award, given for good work being done to serve citizens, was presented to the vendor drug program because it is a leader among states in cost control, drug use management and limitation of fraud. Fantasy park to be built soon BEZIERS, France — A "Jules Verne Land," similar to Disney land, is planned to be built shorth at nearby Cap d’Agdc on the Mediterranean coast. The project, studied by French and American financiers, would Mexican-Americans work for political clout allow visitors to follow in the steps of the French visionary writer s land, sea and space adventures. Electronic devices would allow them to go to the moon, hundreds of miles below the sea and descend into the heart of the Earth. La Villa Maria STYLING ESTABLISHMENT Home of “Yesterday's, Today's and Tomorrow's Hairstyles'' Designed especially for you by Ann - Terri - Janice - Lulu - Linda - Renu - Ted Manicures by Veta Open: Monday-Saturday (Late Appointments) 806 Villa Maria 823-5789 Walk-ins Welcome 823-0763 Zales holds the line on diamond value: Each pair is only $60 Genuine diamond ear stud pairs in 14 karat yellow gold. Student Accounts invited! Receive a FREE gift with any new Zales Student Account. A _ __ mi HOURS MANOR MON.-FRI. EAST MmMMmammuB 10-8:30 MALL r »• 11 i—x • j g_ SAT. 822-3731 The Diamond Store 10-6 Illustrations enlarged. 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