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THE BATTALION THURSDAY. AUGUST 9 1979 Page 5 the state urtle airlifted out of danger Slick stalls but globs wash ashore United Press International SOUTH PADRE ISLAND, Texas Calm seas Wednesday stalled the rthward push of oil in the Gulf of tnco near Texas beaches where federal officials prepared an emergency airlift for the first Ridley turtle hatched since the pollution reached U.S. waters. The Coast Guard, Environmental Protection Agency and the National Weather Service agreed the un friendly mixture of oil and water was static, in almost the same position it has been since Monday. Sticky oil 60% 1821 URE Vo contradiction between riticism, loan oilman says 5X —89.95 United Press International ORT WORTH, Texas — Con- tive oilman Eddie Chiles, who spent thousand of dollars to ad- irtise his complaints against big ivemment, said Wednesday there no contradiction between his Bids and his company obtaining 15 million in federally guaranteed |flS. Chiles said, however, that rather ■ ^6i ve his “enemies” an opportu- h to criticize him, his Western of North America would seek fcvate sector financing for oil rig rchases in the future. Chiles, the oil well drilling firm’s ief executive officer, has under- ren radio campaigns in eight tes against big government and ieral politicans while espousing benefits of the free enterprise jslem. Among his ads costing B,000-$30,000 a week is one radio purging the government to “de- id our shores, deliver our mail Heave us the hell alone.” Chiles said his criticism of gov- 8 nr imenthandouts had nothing to do Uflt ill the government’s guarantee of lions of dollars in loans for is npany to buy the rigs. Ireally saw nothing in regards to which is philosophically op- SURANCE ied to my philosophy,” Chiles lGGIES: 1 I never really thought of this ^ 1 doing business with the federal " Ul ' emment because it doesn’t cost uraniv C.roiii) , . . taxpayers anything. SIWOS It’s nothing out of the taxpayers’ lets. The government doesn’t do any favors, really. We didn’t do business direct with the gov- ment.” S. Commerce Department ords also show Sedco, owned by Bill Clements who promoted itself as a “classic example of the enterprise system that works,” tained $152 million through the Iryan 9-6 LEN nobile iliac nda SERVICE same process. While Clements also said the taxpayers never paid a dime for government-guaranteed loans to finance six Sedco rigs. Chiles said his firm obtained the loans through a program begun in the 1930s to “encourage shipowners to do business with American ship yards.” “Quite frankly, we started doing business back several years ago be fore I got so mad at the govern ment,” Chiles said “Back in 1972 we started doing business with the gov ernment bonding business. It means we bought insurance from them.” Chiles the program allows his firm to borrow money “at a percent age point less in interest than we otherwise would” but the govern ment fees required “almost ofiset any benefits.” Chiles, recently appointed to the North Texas State University board of regents despite efforts by liberal senators holding up confirmation so they could listen to his ads, said Wednesday his company probably will return to private financing. “If my enemies, quote, feel like I’ve been a bad boy by doing this, it s such a nothing thing, we probably won’t do it anymore,” Chiles said. “I probably will use other sources anyway because I don’t like to give my enemies the opportunity to make something out of nothing. ” isfaction is quipmenf exas Ave. 3516 HON iD PULLS! ra mb lie Doming ’ 36 Arcimega TEXAS HALL OF FAME presents THURSDAY NITE 7-12 “Country Edition” $2 per person Happy Hour prices all night FRIDAY NITE 7-12 Jess Demaine & Austin $2 per person SATURDAY NITE 8-1 Jess Demaine & Austin $3 per person NO RESERVATIONS, PLEASE better footwear for less the original (hmdie' SPECIAL PURCHASE '4> • Choose from two of the latest looks • Perfed or gathered styles in beige, bone, rust, or mocha • Sizes 5-10 Manor East Shopping Center next to Cloth World BRYAN, TX balls, however, continued to wash ashore and bounce through the surf of the luxurious resort area. With the oil pollution strike force team again on stand by, the Coast Guard learned that an independent program to save the endangered Ridley turtles had produced its first baby turtle in two seasons. Authorization was granted im mediately to pickup the baby and any other offspring that have hatched by Thursday and fly them 400 miles to U.S. Fish and Wildlife tanks in Galveston. They will be kept for 10 months and then will be released off the Florida Gulf Coast. The Mexican government last week airlifted hundreds of Ridleys to avoid the slick near Tampico. Only about 2,000 adults Ridley tur tles, compared to about 100,000 in the 1940s. The turtles were killed for their skin, eggs and oils. Earl Lippoldt, 54, a retired Kan sas farmer who has manned a beachfront oasis for 100 days a year since 1974, was ecstatic at the hatch ling’s 2:20 a.m. arrival but distres sed by the threat of the oily surf. “And, I’m very happy that they (federal officials) came in here and helped us out,” he said. “I had asked the U.S. Fish and Wildlife of fice for instructions when I heard about the oil and Saturday they told me not to even let them near the water if they hatched.” The South Padre beach remained dotted with oil balls, believed to have washed in from Mexico’s runaway Ixtoc I oil well. Environmental Protection Agent Meacham said portions of the slick remained stalled off the Texas coast Wednesday because of still seas and low winds. The National Weather Service predicted winds of 10 knots and seas less than 3 feet but spokesman Stan all said it was doubtful the weather would help turn the creeping oil away. “Metereologically speaking, this oil slick took place at a difficult time because we just don’t get cold fronts to give north and northwest winds,” he said. “The winds are mostly from the south and southeast and of course that puts the oil slick on up (the coast). "From what (data) we have avail able, we expect little change over the next two or three days.” Meacham said neither the pan cakes of oil spotted Monday about 45 miles offshore from Brownsville nor the sheen 50 miles from Corpus Christi had moved much. AGGIES! Douglas Jewelry offers Student ID Discounts! 15% off of ^O 00 or more 10% off of under ^O 00 CASH PURCHASE ONLY We reserve the right to regulate the use of this privilege. 212 N. 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