‘atij Oil tax will hurt small firms, owner says ference ^ mbat bri^ artilfery ons, has! years, m yU.S.ini :d to rom SAL' ipeared in troops re is an is oil p i Dired the coma ; VVednest etails Both n have d the \mj :y have Is 970s. United Press International DALLAS — Gwynne Gazzaway irs the federal windfall profits tax iiforce many small oil companies of business and threaten the fi- security of thousands of idl royalty owners, and that’s why ’sorganizing an opposition. Gazzaway said the federal gov- nment has created distrust of the 1 companies, and through that dis- ust has made the windfall profits i acceptable. “It’s the biggest extortion scheme this country’s history,” she said. “There has been a pretty good iow job done by the executive tic ;nate s] aU.S. • the rn. ! • nal Seem "long-i itters, ion on t« iply cial said! approve s on U.S.| ps in ions ii rails it >r laund rcraft. ’002 S ays beei e savs-hf lirmanof ment fa shock to ’en hadi as a mao, THE BATTALION Page 11 FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 7, 1979 branch of the government, but we’re coming along in our efforts. I believe if we can get the American people to start thinking about this, they will see this. ” Gazzaway is organizing small producers and royalty owners, primarily in Texas and surrounding states, into the Gwynne Gazzaway Energy Trust, headquartered in Dallas. Some of her early efforts have involved distribution of news releases with reaction to a move by either President Carter or the Con gress, and asking for general sup port. Her latest was a broadside mailed to “the millions of small mineral and royalty owners and small stock holders of oil companies, large or small; the small independent oil people of this country. ” The mailer contained exhaustive information and then a stacked true-false test that includes such statements as, “OPEC is not ripping you off — your own federal govern ment is” and “Of all domestic prod ucts, only gas and oil are price- controlled by the federal govern ment.” “The name itself is a misnomer,” Gazzaway said. “Essentially it is not a windfall profits tax at all, but a permanent excise tax. They have given it that name, but the tax will still be levied whether or not any profit is made on a well. “The government has set up a minimum, but they have not let the American people know that the tax will be in effect whether or not that minimum is met.” Most importantly, however, Gaz zaway believes the American public is being misled as to whom the tax will affect. tudent helps break cocaine ring Alamo called imperialist >pe ith .5 ng Sesi [fei United Press International LUBBOCK — A third-year Texas r ech law student, indicted June 7 ith 13 other persons in connection an alleged cocaine-trafficking j, has pleaded guilty to a lesser use and may assist federal prose- utors in gaining additional indict- lents. Randy Tom Leavitt, 25, of Austin, guilty Wednesday to one rant of marijuana possession on 10. He was sentenced by U.S. (strict Judge Halbert Woodward six-month probated term and sessed a $1,000 fine. Woodward also ordered Leavitt enroll in a drug abuse program, indicated the defendant may on Jan. 15 for early discharge his probation. Leavitt had been charged with ispiring to bring cocaine from loso, N.M., to Lubbock, with counts of facilitating the conspi- and with a single count of pos- sion of cocaine for distribution. In exchange for his guilty plea, all charges relating to his involvement in the alleged ring were dismissed by Woodward. Leavitt’s plea-bargained ar rangement was announced at what was expected to be a pretrial hear ing on wiretapping procedures used by the government during the drug investigation. Assistant U.S. Attorney David Bass said Leavitt will provide a trial jury or a federal grand jury, tenta tively scheduled to meet in Amarillo this month, with “whatever per sonal knowledge he has of the drug situation. ” Of 17 persons named in cocaine- related indictments returned this summer, only seven have not com pleted plea-bargaining arrange ments with prosecutors, Bass said. Three of the seven are fugitives. Bass refused to disclose the names of the four others who have not reached agreements because “we are still in the process of negotiating,” and he declined to discuss the pleabargained agree ments of other defendants. symbol - Wine favored as medicine J '0 cv United Press International ANAHEIM, Calif. —A pharmacy professor says scientific experimen tation with wine over the past 30 years has strengthened the validity of many ancient medical claims made about it. Steven Strauss, an associate professor from Long Island (N.Y.) University’s pharmacy col lege, says the clinical uses of wine declined because of Prohibition and competition with new drugs. “Wine lacked the dramatic quality of the claims made for the increasing number of new drugs,” Strauss said in a paper presented at the recent American Pharmaceutical Associa tion convention in Anaheim. Bob Hope says, “Help keep 1 Red Cross ready.” A Public Service of This Newspaper & The Advertising Council United Press International SAN ANTONIO — Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbit, chairman of the U.S. Border Regional Commission, says the Alamo is a symbol of what is wrong with U.S.-Mexico relations. “We must forge a new relation ship based on recognition of Mexico as an equal,” said Babbitt, heading a group of Arizona lawmakers study ing San Antonio’s famous river walk with the idea of creating a similar tourist attaction in Phoenix. “But the Alamo is a symbol of the problem in our relationship with Mexico, a sacred symbol to Texans and an extension of the American ideal,” he said. “But to Mexico, it’s a symbol of territory lost, a nation plundered by overbearing gringo neighbors.” Babitt said both the United States and Mexico should reconsider their views on such symbols as the Alamo. Earlier this summer. Babbitt clashed with Texas Gov. Bill Cle ments during a meeting of the bor der regional commission, calling Clements’ plan to purchase oil and natural gas from Mexico “imperialis tic.” During his visit Wednesday Bab bitt continued his criticism of Cle ments, saying the Republican Texas governor’s style of diplomacy was “something that went out in 1938. ” “Instead of talking of going down there to develop their energy re sources, we need to invite Mexico to come to the Southwest,” the Arizona governor said. “The government has used the figure of $140 billion it will receive from the tax, but they don’t tell the people that one-eighth of this amount, or just a little over $17 bil lion will come from the small pro ducers and royalty owners,” she said. She said the majority of the small producers and royalty owners come from middle class America, and some could even be classified in the low income bracket. “This tax is forcing many small drillers out of the business, because they just can’t afford this type of tax,” she said. “From the informa tion I’ve gotten the number forced out is already near 3,000. It’s a seri ous proposition. “Royalty owners come from all walks of life. Some are small farm ers, one out in east Texas is a county clerk and a lot of them are retired people who depend on their royal ties just to exist. There are some in nursing homes, who for one reason or another don’t have any Social Se curity benefits and have to have the royalty checks in order to have a place to live. “One lady in particular gets $150 a month, which supplements her $75 Social Security check. She is 80 years old and a widow. It is all she has to live on. 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