Dallas still
* e o prove its
noting plan
) 1,U\ «: United Press International
shutjJ WASHINGTON — Despite the
ititf ity of Dallas’ contention it is respon-
H)rtitj,| ve I 0 minority political concerns,
he Justice Department charges the
econd largest city in Texas has yet to
bland(j rove ds controversial reapportion-
lepeii lent plan does not dilute voting
paid Jghti of blacks and Hispanics.
o$2oJ The department made the charge
ice istP a itnemorandum urging the U.S.
e s ^strict Court in Washington to turn
TPEC own t ^ le cit y’ s motion for a sum-
cleral)l l | lar y judgment that the plan does
tfthjct violate the 1965 Voting Rights
tying Jt-
np a[| f'The memorandum said:
t “Inour view summary judgment is
be n( lapfropriate since the plaintiffs
U M jl avefailed to demonstrate that there
tbout n °| enu > ne issue of material fact as
le v , d whether the proposed reappor-
iomient plan does not have the
urpose or effect of denying or ab-
stopptldgilg the right to vote on account
11 hi, f raci■. color or membership in a
ttalingiftiguage minority group.”
it 10pe( The case involved the city coun-
il s Imposed reapportionment plan
pro. n witch three of 11 members would
>n to3® elected at-large by a city-wide
the fill ote End eight members would be
I theyiiilected in eight individual districts,
their (J The government argued this pro-
barrelliosal is covered by a section of the
/hatt: Noting Rights Act that requires ad-
approval either by the U.S.
listrict Court in Washington or the
ustice Department.
The city filed a motion for sum-
n i.nary ludgment Jan. 25, asking the
' 1 11 ourt lo give its approval on the basis
OL f inlisputed facts on record. The
itysaul past discrimination does not
tow Effect minority access to the
ml - lolitEal process because Dallas offi-
or ®-- ials Ire responsive to minority con-
rns.
Th< Justice Department said the
^Biled to show there is no ques-
n of fact about the racial purpose
^fcct of the plan.
Thi government memorandum
Id that the three at-large elec-
rnsj — for the mayor, mayor pro
Jnd deputy mayor pro tern —
e the minorities less voting power
han if all seats were filled by
listiiet-by-district voting.
^ A The city’s attorneys have argued
■J Q the pi an gives minorities more vot-
ngpower than they ever had before,
:a»se the city previously elected
council members on an at-large
basis.
For this reason, they argued, the
1TC hree at-large elections are not cov-
iredlby the Voting Rights Act be
cause they were in effect prior to
DnerM 1 ’ 1972.
government memorandum
itOrslaid Dallas, the second largest city in
Texas and eighth largest in the
United States, had a population of
| CO®,401 in 1970, with blacks com-
rrising 25 percent and Mexican-
bnefcans 8 percent.
Under the city s plan, the
nenjorandum said, blacks would
lavel population majorities in only
pp districts — 87.3 percent in the
n ‘ighth and 73.6 in the sixth.
The memorandum pointed out an
Jteni ative plan has been proposed
hat would give blacks majorities in
ftigixth, eight and ninth districts,
^Enother plan — calling for dis-
ct Voting for all 11 council seats —
>pld give blacks majorities in the
ninth, tenth and eleventh
stricts.
what’s up at A&M
Monday
MSC ARTS COMMITTEE: “That Obscure Object of Desire,” a
darkly humorous satire on love and desire, will be shown at 8 p.m.
in Rudder Theater. Admission is $1. (R)
WELCH FOUNDATION LECTURE: Dr. David Shirley, former
head of the chemistry department at the University of California at
Berkeley, will deliver the 1978-79 Welch Foundation Lecture at 8
p.m. in Room 100 of Heldenfels Hall. His topic will be “Physical
Chemistry with Synchrotron Radiation: Status and Prospects.
SIGMA IOTA EPSILON: Will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 145, MSC.
BETA ALPHA PSI: Dr. Bizzel will speak on “The CPA Exam” at 8
p.m. in Room 107, Rudder Tower. Members and pledges should
attend.
ALPHA ZETA: The deadline for all Alpha Zeta Scholarship applica
tions is 5 p.m. today. All applications should be returned to Room
212, Agriculture Building or Room 217, Soil and Crop Sciences
Building. There will also be a meeting at 7 p.m. in Room 410,
Rudder Tower.
CLASS OF ’79 T-SHIRT SALE: Begins today.
OSA — OFF’-CAMPUS STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Will have a
general meeting at 5:30 p.m. in the MSC Council Room.
PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR: Gordon Woolam will speak on
“Plant Diseases Associated With Protozoa at 4 p.m. in Room 112,
Plant Sciences Building.
Tuesday
TAMU SECTION OF AMERICAN CHEMICAL SOCIETY: Pres
ents “The Public Drinking Water Controversy” at 5 p.m. in Room
113, Heldenfels.
TAMU SURF CLUB: The spring trip will be discussed at 7:30 p.m.
in Rudder Tower.
PENTAGON AREA HOMETOWN CLUB: Will elect officers and
coordinate rides and carpools for rides-home during spring break
at 8 p.m. in Room 321, Physics Building.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS: Will meet at 7
p.m. in Room 121, Civil Engineering Building.
POLITICAL FORUM: Richard “Racehorse” Haynes will speak on
“Criminal Justice” at 12:30 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
MECHANIZED AGRICULTURE CLUB: There will be a hot dog
roast and domino tournament at 6:30 p.m. in the Power and
Machinery Lab.
TAMU MARINE FELLOWS: Ed Goldberg will speak on “The
Oceans as Waste Space” at 10 a.m. in Room 226, Sterling C.
Evans Library.
CORPS SENIOR MEETING: Will be held at 8 p.m. in Rudder
Theater.
FELLOWSHIP OF CHRISTIAN ATHLETES: Will meet at 8 p.m.
in the Lettermans Lounge in G. Rollie White Coliseum. FCA
welcomes all ex-high school athletes.
TAMU WHEELMEN: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 607, Rudder
Tower.
AG ECO CLUB: Boh Jett of Lone Star Gas Co. will speak on “Wiley
Wingnut’s Energy Crisis” at 7:30 p.m. in Room 108, Harrington.
BIOCHEMISTRY — BIOPHYSICS SOCIETY: Will have a guest
speaker at 7 p.m. in Room 230, MSC.
PLANT SCIENCES SEMINAR: John Halloin will speak on “Chemi
cal Defense Systems in Cotton Seed and Their Possible Relation
ship to Green Cookies” at 4 p.m. in Room 112, Plant Sciences
Building.
TENNIS TEAM: The women’s team will play Stephen F. Austin at 2
p.m. in Nacogdoches.
Wednesday
T STAR INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: Mark
Frazier will speak on an international space launch facility at 8
p.m. in Room 206, MSC.
TAMU SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB: Will meet at 8 p.m. in Room
510, Rudder Tower.
in« vu »n« tAitnt in* vu w w mi tn* w vw w vu in* w w vv vw
2
PACK’S PLASTER AND CERAMICS
SPRING SALE
March 5 - March 10
Special Sale Hours
9 A.M. - 9 P.M.
20% off all unpainted plasters, candles, and candle rings.
Tues.-Thurs. i-a FM 2223, Old Wheelock Road
Fn. & Sat. 10-5 (off Tabor Road)
823-3965
Closed Sun. & Mon.
ow you know
I United Press International
[artin Van Burcn, William
y Harrison and John Tyler all
d as president of the United
Hs in the same year, 1841.
813 Wellborn Rd.
Bryan-College Station’s
Big City Disco
696-1100
r\VJ
Tuesday Is For Ladies
ANNOUNCING
cV*'
LADIES NIGHT
For Ladies Only
5C CHAMPAGNE l/ 2 PRICE DRINKS
LADIES NO COVER CHARGE (Guys $2.00)
1c
Beer, Wine,
Cokes &
Champagne
“THANK GOD IT’S THURSDAY!”
Vi PRICE Call & Specialty Drinks
$3.50 Guys — $2.50 Girls
25c
Bar
Drinks
MSC Craft Shop plans to rent
bicycles to A&M students, faculty
THE BATTALION
MONDAY, MARCH 5, 1979
Page 5
By ERIN BECKERS
Battalion Reporter
Bicycles will soon be available for
rental for students, faculty and staff
at the Memorial Student Center
Craft Shop, says Karen Zantow, as
sistant program coordinator.
Tentative plans call for renting on
an hourly basis to “help facilitate
communications across campus as
well as recreation,” Zantow said.
Plans to begin rental is April 9.
Six three-speed bicycles, both girls’
and boys’ were purchased at the re
cent bicycle auction sponsored by
the A&M Wheelman’s Club.
Zantow said the Craft Shop work
ers will make any repair work
needed, with help from the
Wheelman’s Club. “We don’t have
the expertise on our staff to fix them
up,” she said.
Cost of rental has not been de
termined. Zantow says she is writ
ing letters to other universities that
rent bicycles for their policies. “We
will probably base our policies on
these,” she said.
The bikes will be locked and kept
in the racks at the east entrance of
the MSC. Renters will leave an ID
card and deposit at the Craft Shop
and will be responsible for locking
the bicycle back up and returning
the key.
Zantow said the group may buy
some tandem bicycles, built for two
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★
* HATE DOING *
* LAUNDRY? $
"k Let Frannie's do it for you
J Aunt Frannies J
* Laundromat J
* Holleman at Ajidereon 693-658/!%
m /vp?n»mJLa
Eddie Dominguez 66
Joe Arciniega ’74
people, and rent them out.
The MSC Craft Shop also has
bicycle repair tools available to stu
dents and a bicycle shop open 7
a. m. to 10 p.m. seven days a week.
The shop is located in the MSC
near the Basement Coffeehouse. An
air compressor, bike stand and a
wheel trueing stand are available.
Other tools may be checked out
during Craft Shop hours: 10 a.m. to
10 p.m. Monday through Friday; 10
a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday; and 1
through 7 p.m. Sunday.
IAY - JUNE
Aggies
go to
Europe
.or info:
call MSC Travel 845-1515
MSC Political
Forum
Richard “Racehorse”
Haynes
speaking on
“Criminal Justice”
March 6 12:30
Rudder Theater
DUC
DOC
:xx=
=x k:
SOC
30C
IX Id
DOC
DOd
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
l
If you want the real
thing, not frozen or
canned . . . We call It
"Mexican Food
Supreme."
Dallas location:
3071 Northwest Hwy
352-8570
ENJOY
A TASTE OF THEATRE
Aggie Players and MSC Arts Committee
present
Curtains
&
Curse You, Jack Dalton
(Two plays plus dinner — only $3.00)
March 22 & 24
Room 201 MSC
Foodline Opens at 7:00 p.m.
Curtain at 8:00 p.m.
Tickets at MSC Box Office - call 845-2916
Reservations Close 24 hrs. in advance
zxtc
sue
30d
>Cld
>tld
300
:xk " rot
3 rm rm «m n* ** im rut nanaiunm ****** a* ****** ** m***
Free Pregnancy Testing
Pregnancy Terminations
West Loop Clinic
2909 West Loop South 610
Houston, Texas
622-2170
(J
DIAMOND IMPORTERS & WHOLESALERS
SPRING SALE
•35
MQ
AAA
480
.28
MQ
AAA
372
•36
PS
AAA
504
•32
PS
AAA
416
•36
Oval
AAA
492
•34
Oval
AAA
470
•27
Oval
AAA
270
•56
Oval
AAA
828
•90
PS
AA
1410
•Si
MQ
AA
1492
•25
PS
AAA
240
•6o
Oval
AAA
1050
•3i
PS
AAA
360
•32
PS
AAA
372
•33
PS
AAA
410
1 -Carat
Rubies
300
00
1 /2-Carat
Emeralds
150
00
10-pt. Aggie
Diamonds
70
00
I 48
MQ
AA +
680
^ .28
MQ
AA
223
& .56
Oval
AAA
890
& 75
E.C.
AAAA
1224
? 52
E.C.
AAA
800
^ 2.32
Round
AAAA+
9480
& 1.49
Round
AA+
2600
^ 1.02
Round
AA+
1224
-V s * uio
Round
AA+
1280
1.08
Round
AA
980
► & 1.10
Round
AA
985
i .50
Round
AAAA
1100
| .51
Round
AAAA
1120
§ .28
Round
AA
210
& .31
Round
AAA
409
7 .47
Round
A+
330
7 .36
Round
AAAA
576
§ .34
Round
AAA
470
& .46
Round
A+
300
LAY-AWAY AND FINANCING AVAILABLE
5-point Full-Cut
Aggie Diamond
Just 30 oo m
FREE 14Kt. Gold Engagement Ring
with Any Diamond Over 3 A Carat...
Absolutely Free!!
O A S GO N> - 0 \e v
DIAMOND BROKERS
Diamond Importers & Wholesalers
College Station, Texas 77840
1-713-693-1647
Ask for Pat or Eddie 693-3037