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Page 12 THE BATTALION MONDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1979 T Ci Hobby: no need for special session United Press International AUSTIN — Lt. Gov. William P. Hobby said Saturday there is no need for the special legislative ses sion Gov. Bill Clements has announced he will call next year. “Special sessions are proficed for in the constitution to deal with emergency matters, unforseen cir cumstances, what not. There is no justification on that grounds for it.” Hobby indicated he disagrees with the governor on the issues Cle ments wants lawmakers to consider — initiative and referendum, lega lizing wiretaps and tax relief — at a special session. “Initiative and referendum seeks to bypass the legislative process,” the lieutenant governor said. “The legislative process is a process of ex amination of alternatives, it’s a pro cess of compromise, it’s a process that has stood the test of time well over the years.” Hobby made his comments dur ing an interview on the weekly tele vision program. Capital Eye. Hobby said he hopes there will be a year-end or bienniumend balance in the state treasury $800 or $900 million but does not believe there will be a surplus to finance large tax reductions. The state’s share of costs of operat ing public schools is going to in crease $1 billion just because of an increase in the number of students, he said. “We re one of the lowest taxing states that there is,” Hobby said. On wiretapping, the lieutenant governor said he opposes Clements’ proposal to authorize electronic sur veillance by the Deprtment of Pub lic Safety. “Wiretapping is again putting the government into your life and my life more than it now is, and I think so far from being legalized, the prohibi tions and penalties for it ought to be increased.” Barcelona Your place in the sun, Spacious Apartments with New Carpeting Security guard, well lighted parking areas, close to cam pus and shopping areas, on the shuttle bus route. 700 Dominik, College Station 693-0261 Texas Ave. A&M Golf Course Whataburger BARCELONA Democrats to oust defectors to GOP United Press International AUSTIN, Texas — The State Democratic Executive Committee (SDEC)— in a move conservatives complained would lead to punitive purges — voted Saturday to tighten party discipline by ousting Demo cratic party officials who endorse or publicly support Republican candidates. The new rules may curtail moves by prominent Democrats to support former Gov. John Connally, a Democrat-turned Republican, in his bid for the GOP presidential nomination. Impetus for the rules change, however, was the large scale defection of Democrats to Republican Bill Clements in the 1978 election that gave Texas its first GOP governor in 100 years. The rules established procedures for the removal of any Democratic official who publicly backs a Democratic nominee’s opponent or en dorses a candidate for GOP nomination. An ousted official will be barred from holding any other Democratic Party post for at least a year. The SDEC voted down a proposal by Dallas County’s Democratic Party chairman, Joe Devany, that would have allowed ousted officials to quickly regain their party posts if they returned to the Democratic fold. “These are people that might find the error of their ways,” Devany said. “I don’t want to see this become a punitive rule. I don’t think I’m interested in turning these people away.” Devany’s proposal, critics said, would allow turncoats too much influence in party affairs and the election of statewide party officials. “I see it as our own responsiblity to cleanse our ranks and to keep people honest and faithful,” said one critic of Devany’s proposal. Ed Miller of Texarkana said ousted party officials could return to the party and regain party office in future elections but should not be allowed to speak for the Democratic Party in the same year they supported a Republican candidate. “A person who does this knowing the rules forfeits his position as a Democratic party officeholder during that election,” Miller said. Wanda Britton of Gainesville called the new rules anti-Democratic and said the party hierarchy had no right to oust officials elected at the local level. iMvrmo'TO... t=e>e. f“i53M AKJLCP WDri&SA /Kr AHP026OM!i> R^.tWL. 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Much of the base is surrounded by a 10-foot chain link fence, but num erous other areas are open, includ ing the area near Wilford Hall, the hospital where the shah was admit ted upon his arrival. The base’s layout is known to thousands of Iranians who studied English during the past two decades at Lackland’s Defense Language In stitute. Lackland also offers flight in struction to foreign airman — more than 200 trainees from Moslem countries are there now, although the last Iranian Air Force student left Jan. 19. State Department spokesman Miro Morville, questioned why the shah would be sent to a base well known to thousands of Iranians, said Sunday, “I’m sure that whoever de cided (on Lackland) must have taken that into consideration.” The shah, recovering from cancer treatment and gall bladder surgery and with a $131,(XX) bounty offered for his death, is being housed at Lackland’s visiting officers quarters. Since his arrival, government offi cials had been touting the tight security provided by the base. Security violations, however, be came commonplace during the first week of his stay: — One reporter, clad in a sweat suit, jogged past guards at the base’s main gate to within 50 feet of the heavily guarded barracks compound that houses the shah; — A free-lance photograph Paris slipped into tenniseloti* walked nonchalantly onto it — The 19-year-old son ot) ^qj£( commissioned officer wasan® , c} ir j s t gunpoint and detainedaftert ting to photograph the shall tors from a clump of shrubhe hind the compound; G — A San Antonio tel# a ip‘y cameraman drove a borro»> a * 1 with an expired base permit^ boxes, a checkpoint and filmed tlej CHRIST party taking a walk. “I got close enough toshon. Duncan said. “Somebodyelg too.” Honoi Unive sponsi ., , jBchrist Security was tightened Fiji x rt .ei ter the assasination of f •' Comn nephew in Paris. Officialsuanj ,,, porters and other unauthorijMGkr-kA tors they would be military installations for a _ found on the has. Tresp ... pP 011! charges were threatened foraii FISH C offense. Tower desigr IFT V accep MARKE Wear Kids die in fire trying to rescuep, f United Press International PLANO — A 40-year-old man car ried his sons to safety from their burning home Saturday, but while summoning aide, the younger boy ran back inside to rescue the family dog and the older one followed in an attempt to save his brother’s life. Both died. Firemen found the bodies of the two half-brothers, Chris Watermon, 6, and Tim Wilson, 13, under a pile of debris less than 15 feet from the front door. Their father, Rathel Watermon, said the bodies were just a few feet away from the portion of the house he had searched when he realized they had gone back inside. “It was so close and yet so far. It s difficult to stand a few feetfrt- kids and have them destroy! not be able to do anything’ll later. 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