Page 6 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 19, 1980 Synfuel incentives too small, official says United Press International HOUSTON — Government incentives for commercial de velopment of coal synfoel plants are inadequate, although the energy industry has the technology to handle the projects today, the president of Conoco Coal Development Co. told the International Coal Utilization Conference Tuesday. “What we need are incentives on the order of investment tax credit and accelerated depreciation,” said Jimmie R. Bowden. “Unless we adopt tax policies which make synthetic fuel plants an attractive proposition, broad-based production will be im possible. ” Bowden said the problem with incentives offered by the new xederal Energy Security Corp. such as grants and loan guarantees “is that they imply government involvement in project management. The best example today of management control placed on a corporation because of loan guarantees is Chrysler. We in the energy business who are competent to manage a synfuel plant can do without that kind of incentive.” Bowden stressed the technology to operate commercial coal synfuels plants existed while time was being lost on govern ment-financed research and development projects. “If we have the commercially available technology and abundant coal supplies, why aren’t we embarking on a logical plan toward commercial coal-based energy now?” he asked. “While acknowledging the value of research and develop ment, it seems to me that we are wasting our own and our nation’s valuable time. “The ambitious and comprehensive energy goals of the Energy Security Corporation certainly will accomplish much, but I am convinced that the most prudent course to pursue is rapid synfuel commercialization now using established, proven technology. ” Bowden said delays in commercial development of coal gasification and liquefaction plants will thwart President Car ter’s Program for Energy Security goal of500,000 barrels of oil equivalent per day in 1987, Man found innocent in suicide assist trail United Press International DALLAS — A man acquitted in the initial testing of a 6-year-old law that makes it a crime to assist a suicide, said he never intended his friend to die. David M. Toupounce, 24, was found innocent Monday by a jury that deliberated for more than 10 hours over three days. The charge, the first ever brought under the 1974 state la, loupounce encouraged^ ated boarding house neighs . New United 1 lie Jones, 49, to shoot him* n l’™ ^-caliber '' as police tried to4- itt< Jon.es from committing suicij f loupounce had testifiedtk comments to Jones to shoot himself were meantas*. psychology. Silkwood award sets warning United 1 PHOENIX iome Marico] :an phone in I udges under e Salt Rive torneys fron Superior C Kleinschmidt lotions by te inning throu iver bed pre United Press International DENVER — A plaintiffs attorney says the $10.5 million verdict against KerrMcGee Corp. for plutonium contamination in the Karen Silk- wood case should be viewed as a warning to large companies to exer cise extreme care with deadly subst ances. Arthur R. Angel, a lawyer from Oklahoma City, made the claim to the 10th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals Monday as he urged a three- member panel to uphold a federal court jury’s award of that amount to the Silkwood estate. The woman suffered the alleged contamination a few days before her death in a single-car traffic accident Nov. 13, 1974. The company has de nied responsibility for the contami nation. Kerr-McGee lawyers have appealed on the argument that mas sive pre-trial publicity, as well the Three Mile Island nuclear accident in Pennsylvania, prevented the com pany from getting a fair trial when the jury heard the case last year. Angel, explaining that half a gram of plutonium could cause cancer in 32 million people if evenly distri buted into their lungs, said he was “astounded to learn just how hazar dous this substance was.” He described the large damage award as an attempt by the jury to tell Kerr-McGee “in unmistakeable terms” that citizens would not toler ate carelessness with so dangerous a material. “We know it’s a lot of money, but it’s justified under the law,” he said. Silkwood worked as a lab analyst at the company’s Cimarron, Okla., plant, which turned liquid pluto nium into pellets and inserted them into metal fuel pins to be used as reactor fuel. The woman’s fatal car crash occur red while she was en route to meet with a New York Times reporter, re portedly to disclose alleged evidence of safety defects at the facility. During the hour-long court pre sentation Monday, attorneys for Kerr-McGee argued jurors were in fluenced by publicity from the case, news stories about the Three Mile Island accident, release of the movie “The China Syndrome” and opposi tion to the Black Fox nuclear power plant being constructed near Inola, Okla. News on TV too simple— broadcaster United Press International EL PASO — Television is respon sible for over-simplifying a complex world, veteran broadcast journalist Robert Goralski told 1,200 delegates to the 71st annual convention of the Texas Congress of Parents and Teachers. “When I hear that two out of every three people get their news from television, I worry about the com petency of people to judge complex issues,” Goralski, who spent 15 years as an NBC correspondent, said at Monday’s opening session of the three-day meeting. He suggested television’s tenden cy to be a “headline service” could result in the nation’s youth not know ing enough to make proper deci sions. “We re rather bored with difficult stories,” he said. “The economy, the nation, jobs — generally, do not lend themselves to short stories.” He encouraged parents and teachers to provide students with newspapers, magazines and books for detailed explanations of the issues of the day. Goralski spoke on the eve of dele gate voting on a number of proposals which will determine future lob bying efforts by the 107,000- member state PTA. The association successfully lobbied legislators last year for a return to the semester sys tem for public schools. Issues expected to come before the congress include: legislation pro viding for recall of school board trus tees, definition of a district’s respon sibility in educating the children of illegal aliens, collective bargaining for teachers, state supported all-day kindergarten, state reimbursement to school districts for revenue lost through tax exemptions, teacher proficiency testing, state funding of college museums and stronger laws regarding the use of alcohol and to bacco. Safeway Stores will be open Wednes day, November 26 'til 10 PM - Closed Thanksgiving Day & Re-Opened on Fri day, November 28 at 6 AM ... Have a Safe & Happy Holiday! f>1 Serving Suggestion Heat& Serve! Manor House US0A Smoked Gn,de 41 Turkeys s Lb Servl Suggeition Manor House Tom Turkeys USDA Grade 'A' 18-22 Lb. Weight Range Thanksgiving means a family gathering and a feast to remember. 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