THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 3, 1979
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AUSTIN — There is no guarantee
that proposed U.S.-Mexico negotia
tions will resolve problems related
to the Bay of Campeche oil spill,
therefore a lawsuit by the state of
Texas may still be necessary. Attor
ney General Mark White says.
“I don’t think they’ve gotten any
agreement except there are plans
for discussions in the future,’ White
said Monday. “We re still drafting
papers. We re still keeping our op
tions open.’’
White said he is consulting with
Bob Krueger, special coordinator
for U.S. Mexican Affairs, about de
tails of the negotiations plan worked
out by President Carter and Mexi
can President Jose Lopez-Portillo
Saturday.
“It’s not that clear cut or well-
described,” White said. “It’s a little
grayer than the reports indicated.”
White said the Oct. 23 deadline
set by a Houston federal judge for
filing suits against SEDCO, the
giant oil drilling company founded
by Clements, may force the state to
proceed with suits against PEMEX,
the Mexican national oil monopoly,
and the Mexican contractor that op
erated the rig, as well as SEDCO.
SEDCO, now headed by Cle
ments’ son, has asked the Houston
court to limit its liability to $300,000
under an old maritime law.
Clements, who placed his stock in
the company in trust when he be
came governor, last week said
White should sue if he thinks
SEDCO is liable.
“We will be filing some form of
litigation in response to the SEDCO
suit, I would think within 10 days,”
White said Monday.
The attorney general said he is
studying the case to see if the state
could leave PEMEX out of the suit
without relinquishing damage
claims if the U.S.-Mexico negotia
tions do lead to an agreement.
“We may file suit against two of
the three and leave one out,” he
said. “Were reviewing that right
now.”
White said if Mexico agrees to pay
all of the damages caused by the
massive oil slick he would be satis
fied.
“If there’s been a complete pay
ment of damages we wouldn’t sue
anybody,” he said. “That’s what
we re interested in. We re not just
trying to sue people.”
White said it is too early to esti
mate the dollar value of damages
caused by the oil.
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University Police using
two Pintos in patrolling
By CAROL HANCOCK
Battalion Reporter
Texas A&M University has gone
miniature. To go along with its new
small-car parking lots, the Univer
sity Police Department is now using
two small patrol cars.
A pair of Ford Pintos has been
added to the police force for work
ing parking lots, traffic and security
work. Officers agree they’re an im
provement over the two scooters
they replaced.
Col. Thomas Parsons, director of
security and traffic, said better gas
mileage and maneuverability are the
main advantages of the Pintos.
Although none of the police de
partment cars get good gas mileage.
Parsons said the Pintos get about 14
miles per gallon. The larger cars, a
Chevrolet Impala and two Ford
LTDs, get about half that, he said.
Larger cars are needed for pursuit
work, arrests and injuries. But the
Pintos are better for routine work
around the campus. Parsons said.
“It’s kind of foolish to have an
eight-cylinder car for campus-type
work,” he said. The Pintos are
easier to handle, can fit just about
anywhere and are especially good
for patrolling the small-car lots.
The small cars are more efficient
than the scooters for night security.
Parsons said. The Pintos are more
easily seen, quieter and more com
fortable.
The scooters are hard to see and
hear out of at night and are cold in
the winter. The police officers dis
like them intensely. Parsons said.
The Pintos eliminate the problems.
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One of the few complaints Par
sons said his officers have made is
that the Pintos are hard for large
people to get in and out of. Another
disadvantage is the small back seats
which Parsons said isn’t used often.
Money for the Pintos came out of
the University police budget. All
police cars are leased from the Uni
versity.
Shrimp spawn in captivity
Since 1795 we’ve welcomed
our guests with our best.
A traditional taste of
Cuervo Gold.
A major breakthrough in shrimp
mariculture has been reported by
researchers at the Texas A&M Re
search and Extension Center in
Corpus Christi, with the first known
successful spawning of the Gulf
white shrimp in captivity.
Spawning began June 27 and pro
duced more than 1 million nauplii
(larvae) in a 30-day period at the
Marifarms, Inc., facility in Panama
The announcement was made by
Professor Addison Lawrence,
project leader for the joint effect of
City, Fla. Three groups totaling
865,000 were raised to 17-day-old
postlarvae with a 65 percent average
survival rate reported. One-fourth
of the postlarvae were then trans-
the Texas A&M University Sea
Grant College Program, the Texas
Agricultural Experiment Station
and the Texas Agricultural Exten
sion Service.
fered to a grow-out pond at the
Texas A&M Corpus Christi maricul
ture facility where they attained a
size of 1.4 grams with a 59 percent
survival rate after 29 days.
“Thus, laboratory maturation, re
peated spawning, successful hatch
ing, larvael development and
juvenile production has bedfor the
first time for this species, Lawr
ence said.
“The real significance of this is
that now there is an indigenous, or
native, species that can be seriously
considered for mariculture. Before,
all we could really consider were
non-indigenous species.
“Texas Gulf waters have three na
tive species, but the white shrimp is
considered the best candidate for
successful mariculture,” Lawrence
said.
Visitors to Cuervo have always been
greeted in a special way.
They're met at the gates and invited inside to experi
ence the unique taste of Cuervo Gold.
This is the way we've said rr welcome"for more than 180
years. And it is as traditional as Cuervo Gold itself.
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