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THE BATTALION Page 9 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1978 CS utility rates: water up, power down It It Standing in a sea of pumpkins With Halloween coming next week, the time is ripe to pick a pumpkin. Chris Griffin, a junior secondary education major, seems to slogans for everything be having a hard time deciding which one she wants. Battalion photo by Ana Quintana Soviets issue 66 more o by Pat O'Mi freshmen before i i campus the chips per. hink we aper," he out ofwoo!| hips.” — obvioi - had the the soggy d| he said, si shop that him peel United Press International MOSCOW — The Soviet Union’s Madison Avenue of ideology has ipoken. The Central Committee of the iommunist party has issued 66 new logans to run the country by. Slogans are as much a part of life in the Soviet Union as highway tillboards and magazine advertising n the West. And there are slogans for just ibout everything: local, national and nternational slogans. A look at a few examples: 5fandard but functional: ’’Long ve the 61st anniversary of the feat October socialist revolution. ” Pointed and inspiring: “Honor id glory to a womanmother giving ,e warmth of her heart to upbring- ig of children, deserved citizens of ie socialist motherland. ” Practical: “Honor and glory to ral workers, selfessly providing iccessful fulfilment and overfi.il- illment of the socialist pledges on reduction and selling to the state of in, meat and other products of iculture.” opical: “Peoples of the world, 'emand for the banning of de- lopment and production of new ipes and systems of the weapons of ass destruction. Resolutely come it against the plans of production if the neutron bomb.” International Greeting: “Warm- $t greetings to peoples of Latin merica, conducting courageous es against oppression of im- rialist monopolies, against reac- lon and fascism, for free, indepen- lent and democratic development if their countries.” These slogans may sound ludicr- is to a Westerner, but they are an tegral part of propaganda in the iviet Union. Slogans can be found almost any- hefe. The most prominent location for slogans appears to be across the tops of buildings, where topical slogans are matched to the particular indus try housed inside. Thus it is that at the central power plant in Moscow, there is a slogan marching about 500 feet along the top floor proclaiming the fact that Communism means electrification for all the country. Slogans also march across the fronts of bridges, where a driver can learn that the party gives as the party receives. Some slogans are long and quite specific: “Peoples of the world. Mul tiply the efforts in the struggle for the complete liquidation of the con sequences of the Israeli aggression, for settlement of the fair and lasting peace for all the countries and peoples of the Middle East, against imperialist interference in the internal affairs of the Arab coun tries. ” And some are general: “May the friendship and cooperation between the peoples of the Soviet Union and Arab countries get stronger and de velop.” Some are party tub-thumpers in the most traditional political sense, much the same as slogans in western politics: “Long live the unity and cohesion of the Communist Parties and peoples of the countries of the socialist concord.” There are also old standard slo gans that don’t change each year: “Glory to work, for example, or “Workers of the World, Unite.” The one thing that unites all of the slogans is that they are official. A careful reading of the 66 indicates that the art of slogan-writing in the Soviet Union entails digesting the complexity of positions and politics and editing the thought down to a phrase that hopefully will catch everyone’s eye, and mind. And if you think the task is futile and will never work, compare it to advertising in the West. The prod uct may be different, but the sales objective is the same. By DANNA RICHEY Battalion Reporter College Station residents may re ceive a small decrease in electric rates and an increase in water rates when the current utility rate study is completed. Members of the citizen’s advisory committee on utility rate study met Tuesday afternoon and City Man ager North Bardell summarized present electric, water, and sewer rates operation in College Station. His summary also included electric, water, and sewer operations in sev eral nearby cities for comparison. Charts were given to committee members for detailed study on util ity rates and revenue from these op erations. Bardell said the city will soon pay two cents more for each 1,000 gal lons of water it buys. The cost of water to residents will have to go up to reflect this increase, he said. Since the city has switched to Gulf States, which sells electricity that runs the pumps, production costs for waters have decreased. However, Bardell said that over head and operating costs in water operations have risen 25 percent. Bardell said that disconnection and reconnection rates for water should also be reviewed. Present charges are $2, but he said the cost to the city is much more. The city will receive a small price decrease in electric rates when it completes its switch to Gulf States in January 1979. Bardell said the customers have already been given a price cut to reflect some of the Complete Line of Used Books. ROTHER’S BOOKSTORE 340 Jersey — At the Southgate t HATE DOING * l LAUNDRY? ; Let Frannie's do it for you £ Aunt Frannies * Laundromat ★ Holleman at Anderson 693-6587 lower costs. Bryan Utilities formerly supplied power to College Station. In sewer rates, Bardell said the present sewer charge is $3 per dwel ling unit. However, the price of treating sewage has increased since this rate was determined, causing the city to consider a rate increase to offset operating costs. Bardell said that Bryan is presently charging College Station $3.75 per dwelling unit for service in Northgate and this factor should also be consid ered. A study to determine revenue from sewer charges was presented to the committee. Bardell said that a 17 percent increase would generate about $63,000 more annually in gross revenues. More detailed study will be done by the committee before any action is taken. The committee decided to meet again Tuesday. Carol A.T. 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