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> l“‘« I >' MWI WtM TUESDAY, JANUARY 15, 1980 b'T Clements wants staff cut 5 percent by August to fulfill 4-year goal promised in campaign Wednesday Special f liiv 1ll(- ni United Press International AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Clements, apparently upset,at recent counts showing his highly touted effort to reduce state payrolls has not suc ceeded, is sending letters to state bureaucrats calling for commitments to cut staffs 5 percent by Aug. 31. “Iffor any reason your agency can not possibly meet or exceed this ob jective, I ask that you provide me in writing a very detailed explanation of such reason by Feb. 1, 1980, " Cle ments said in his two-page letters to top agency administrators and board members. Clements for months had been saying the state bureaucracy was well on its way to meeting his payroll reduction plans, claiming the num- Gov. Bill Clements ber of state workers had been cut 4,000 since he took office a year ago. Figures released by Comptroller Bob Bullock last month, however, showed there were 2,931 more peo ple on the state payroll in November than when Clements became gov ernor. Clements athirst suggested Bul lock’s figures were incorrect but apparently learned it was his count that was off at a Dec. 21 closed door session with top agency heads. In the letter released Monday Cle ments said, T was concerned by the fact that while state agencies are re sponding by planning to reduce the number of budgeted positions by Aug. 31, 1980, they are not project ing sufficient reduction in actual em ployees on the payroll as of Aug. 31, 1980.” Clements noted that state agen cies traditionally budget or request more job slots than actually are needed and customarily have more positions than they intend to fill. Thus the agencies can cut their “budgeted positions’ without reduc ing the actual size of their staff. Clements indicated Monday such cuts in paper positions were re ported by some agencies that in creased their staff size. Southwest to fly despite strike “My objective has never varied from the day I took office in that I have called for reduction in the actual number of state employees, not for a reduction of some budget number which was never intended to be filled, Clements said. “While it is appropriate to plan for or budget a reduced number of em ployees it is also imperative that the actual number of employees also be reduced. ” Clements said he wants 8,000 jobs eliminated during the fiscal year that ends Aug. 31 as part of his four-year goal for cutting 25,000 people from state payrolls. The comptroller’s office reported the number of workers on state payrolls increased from 167,144 em ployees in January 1979 to 170,075 employees during November. k- MEXICAN ^"-"'RESTAURANTS iritis certi plait idats icctd ii fra United Press International DALLAS — Officials of Southwest Airlines, which is operating on a re duced schedule because of a day-old machinists strike, said Monday they expect to continue flying indefinitely with supervisors maintaining air craft. The 125 International Association of Machinists and Aerospace workers struck the regional air carrier Sunday morning, grounding one-third of Southwest’s airplanes. “We expect to continue indefinite ly to perform maintainence with su pervisory personnel,” said South west spokesman Judy Christa. “Things seem to be flowing smoothly.” Pickets were placed at Dallas Love Field and Houston’s Hobby Airport, but most trades were cros sing the lines to work. Joe Medley, IAW district 46 assistant director, said pickets were planned for all 12 cities Southwest serves. In addition. Medley said the union was appealing to other unions not to handle Southwest equipment. Though the strike has forced a cut back in service to December 1978 levels, the company said there have been no layoffs and none are antici pated. “As far as I know we re not looking at any layoffs,” Christa said. Officials said that though all per sonnel who show up for work will be paid their basic rate at least through Feb. 1, there was some loss of per- flight bonus pay because of the ser vice reduction. The union walked off the job in a dispute over pay, which it claims is the lowest in the nation. Current salaries are about $9.10 an hour, while similar workers at other air lines make more than $11 per hour. The contract ran out in August 1979 but negotiations continued un til early Sunday morning, when the union overwhelmingly rejected what the company said was its final offer. Airline spokeswoman Camille Keith said schedules had been re duced since only 12 of the carrier ’s 18 Boeing 737s were in service. She said, however, all 11 Texas cities served by Southwest, and New Orleans, were still receiving service. The strike forced the airline to cancel 745 of its weekly flights, leav ing it with 901. All Saturday flights have been temporarily discon tinued, said Southwest President Howard Putnam. A revised flight schedule will be published in news papers today, he added. The union represents mechanics, stock clerks and airplane cleaners among Southwest’s 1,500 em ployees. Emergency’ causes hijacking in Gulf United Press International FREEPORT — A shrimp boat captain and crewman are back on dry land after being held captive for 24 hours. The kidnap occurred early Saturday when another erbw mem ber told them he was anxious to re turn home because of an emergency. Robin Alexander Stansbury, 22, of Brownsville, was charged with “crime on the high seas — kidnap ping”. An FBI spokesman said no motive had been established for the inci dent, which involved captain Jack Waller Jr. and crewman Ronald Bush, also of Brownsville. The shrimper Easy Rider was anchored about 25 miles southeast of Morgan City, La., when the kidnap happened. The boat was finally stop ped 200 miles later by Coast Guards men and FBI agents. Waller said he was down in the boat’s engine room when he went topside to find Stansbury holding a pistol and a rifle. He (Stansbury) said he wanted to go to Brownsville. He said he had an emergency, which didn’t make any sense, since we had a radio,” Waller said. Stansbury had worked for Waller for 13 days before the incident as a “header,” preparing shrimp for storage. Waller said he raised the anchor and headed toward Brownsville. He put out a mayday call, saying he was being held at gunpoint. The Coast Guard began tracking the Easy Rider on radar, and finally boarded the boat Sunday morning. EASELS PIZZA LASAGNE SPAGHETTI TUESDAY NIGHT BUFFET SPECIAL Have ALL the Pizza, Fried Chicken and Salad you can eat for ONLY 2" EVERY TUESDAY NIGHT 807 TEXAS AVE. r^ip^ipr^ipr^ipipipip^ipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipipip^^^^^^^ip^ip^ We _ To welcome a new decade, Wendy’s Old Fashioned Hamburgers brings back what you’ve been looking for ... prices from the‘60s. So bring in your coupons today and enjoy the savings as well as your meal. Copyright© 1980 by Wandy's International. Inc All rights reserved * * * * * * * * * * & * * * * * * * * * * * & * * * * GCM Schedule Jan. 13 - Jan. 27 GCM is the campus ministry of the Presbyterian, United and Disciples Denominations at Texas A&M and is open to all interested students. SUNDAY, JANUARY 13: GCM — L.I.G.H.T. Supper 5:30—A&M Presbyterian Church MONDAY, JANUARY 14: 3 WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 16: FRIDAY, JANUARY 18: Women’s Bible Study Organization Meeting Call Eleanor Gates at 696-4327 for details. Aggie Supper — 6:15 at A&M Presbyterian Church (301) Church Street). Program: BASIC FAITH A six week series on the Basic Beliefs of the Christian Faith and how they differ from the basics of other major world religions such as Islam and Hinduism. 11:30-12:45 — Peanut Butter Fellowship New winter (i.e. warm) location will be announced Wednesday night Also Friday Bible Study Group at Rudder Tower — 6:30 P.M. Read video in lobby for room number SATURDAY, JANUARY 19: Bible Study—7:30 P.M.—Arbor Square Apt. 144 WITH THIS COUPON ONLY REGULAR SIZE i I Chili 69^! V.. Expires January 22 Good at all participating Wendy’s. Not ualid with any other coupon. Soft Drink WITH THIS COUPON WHEN YOU PURCHASE ANY SIZE ™ _ HAMBURGER Expires January 23-31 Good at all participating Wendy’s. Not ualid with any other coupon. * i ^ i# i* ■* ! ^ if i SUNDAY, JANUARY 20: TUESDAY, JANUARY 22: WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 23: THURSDAY, JANUARY 24: FRIDAY, JANUARY25: SATURDAY, JANUARY 26: SUNDAY, JANUARY 27: SUPER WELCOME BACK SUNDAY 5:30 P.M. - A&M Presbyterian Church. Build your own banana split—Extremists welcome! Campus minister in MSC 9 A.M. appointment. 2 P.M. Call 846-2394 for counseling Aggie Supper—6:15. BASIC FAITH II Dinner for UCC Students at Zarape’s, 8:30 P.M. Call Mike Miller at 693-2122 or 846-2394 for details. Joint UCM Winter Retreat in the Texas Hill Country TAMU and LAMAR UNIVERSITY. Location: Camp Crysalis Theme: Journey to the Center of Life LEADERS: Jim “Not Just Another Pretty Voice” Gill of Lamar UCM and Mike “Not a Very Pretty Voice” Miller of TAMU UCM. Cost: $ 13.00—Scholarships available.