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Alligator
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United Press International
1 AUSTIN — If a Lubbock jewel
er does not get legislative relief to
iport alligator claws to make his
oduct, then Burt Reynolds may
to look elsewhere for his ele-
mt necklaces and hat bands.
The problems for Jake Jegeli-
toiz began when he moved to
Texas from Louisiana several
fears ago and was no longer
lowed to use alligator claws and
iher remains to make jewelry. In
louisiana, he was able to use the
emains because alligators are not
n the endangered species list in
[at state as they are in Texas.
“Several years ago I lived in
puisiana and I was invited to an
ligator camp, something that’s
gal and done every year to get
p of the alligators,” the jewelry
aker said.
“I noticed they threw away the
aws and some other parts. I
arted collecting all the things
ey were throwing away, inelud-
;the alligator claws.”
egeliwiz was required to
tain a federal permit to use alli-
tor claws to make jewelry. And
though he still has a valid federal
limit, the Texas Department of
irks and Wildlife will not permit
m to import the remains of
juisiana alligators into Texas be-
use the creature is protected in
is state.
Here I am with a legal permit,
it Texas is saying we are illegal
possessing (the alligator re
ams),” he said. “They just won’t
me sell in Texas. I have the
eral permit but each state in-
rprets the federal law diffe-
ntly.”
But Rep. Froy Salinas, D—
ibbock, and Jegeliwiz’s repre-
ntative, is trying to help his con-
ituent. Salinas has “a free enter-
11” pending before the
ouse Environmental Affairs
ommittee to allow Jegeliwiz to
iport the alligator claws and con-
itie to make the jewelry.
Salinas’ legislation would allow
ildlife goods taken legally in
lother state to be imported into
|e\as as long as the importer can
rove to the Texas Department of
arks and Wildlife he has a valid
emit.
“jakelives in my district and he
ime to me with his problem,’
ilinas said. “He’s just caught be-
reen federal and state law and
tins legislation should clear up the
oblem.”
Jegeliwiz said he is the only
erson in Texas making jewelry
it of alligator claws. He said the
aws, which resemble ivory, can
used to make bolo ties, neck-
ces and ornaments for hat'
Oil drilling up 33 percent
United Press International
HOUSTON —The number of oil drilling
rigs operating in the United States in
creased a dramatic 33.7 percent during the
first quarter of the year, compared to first
quarter 1979, and analysts credited federal
price decontrol.
Other experts said the boom already
under way in the United States was acceler
ated by the new Canadian energy policy,
announced last October, increasing that
government’s share of Canadian petroleum
profits.
“We were forecasting a healthy increase
(in U.S. drilling), but not 33.7 percent,”
said Vice President I.C. Kerridge of
Hughes Tool Co. “Drilling was up 33 per
cent last year and we were sort of doubtful it
could happen again.
“Were headed off at about the same rate
of increase as last year. The strong drilling
is basically the result of incentives,” said
Kerridge, whose company is a major maker
of drilling supplies and keeps statistics.
Hughes’ first quarter count released
Monday showed a daily average of 3,495
rigs operating in the United States during
the first quarter. A daily average of 2,614
rigs were operating during the first quarter
of 1980.
The increase in U. S. drilling since Presi
dent Carter began price decontrol in April
1979 — President Reagan finished the pro
cess upon taking office — is more apparent
when one considers the daily 1979 average
of 2,177 rigs.
Kerridge said much of the new drilling is
shallow wells in established fields that were
uneconomical until decontrol raised prices
substantially. Old oil that was bringing $6 a
barrel now brings as much as $38.
“When those fields are drilled up, then I
expect a shift of more exploratory drilling
and more deeper drilling,” Kerridge said.
“Many of the new discoveries have been
pretty deep.”
Even so, Kerridge said most experts
think the industry is unlikely to sustain a 30
percent rate of increase because, once
activity is high, new additions to the total
have less impact.
“One thing that would help fuel would
be higher gas prices,” Kerridge said.
The 1979 Natural Gas Policy Act in
cluded new gas incentives, but under pre
sent law all gas prices will not be decontrol
led until Jan. 1, 1985. Kerridge said there is
little expectation gas decontrol will be
accelerated this year.
Don Covey, president of the oil and gas
division of Mitchell Energy & Develop
ment Corp., said the new activity cannot
make the U.S. self-sufficient in oil, barring
an unexpected phenomenal discovery.
“As you go down your list of (drilling)
prospects, your average quality deterio
rates, so your average recovery per well is
probably going to continue to drop, has
been dropping for years,” Covey said.
Covey said the new Canadian energy
policy announced by Prime Minister
Trudeau in October 1980 has made the Un
ited States more attractive.
“There are more rigs available down here
now and more money available, too, be
cause people that operated in both coun
tries have cut back on their budget in
Canada and increased their budget in the
U.S.,” Covey said.
Reproducing robots
could be engineered
United Press International
HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — A space agency scientist says the United
States could produce the first robot able to reproduce itself from raw
materials within 20 years of starting such a project.
Dr. Georg Von Tiesenhausen, assigned to development of adv
anced project ideas at the Marshall Space Flight Center, says self-
reproducing robots could mine the oceans’ floor for metals, build
irrigation systems for the Arizona desert, or build and maintain solar
power collection systems in the Sun Belt.
Von Teisenhausen told a chapter of the Society of Logistics En
gineers NASA foresees an ever-expanding fleet of robots that would
use raw materials found on the distant worlds to reproduce them
selves.
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Mexican firm penalized
in oil spill damages suit
United Press International
HOUSTON — The judge hear
ing $400 million worth of damage
suits arising from the 1979 Mex
ican oil spill has penalized a Mex
ican drilling firm for bad faith fai
lure to cooperate with the court,
records showed Tuesday.
U.S. District Judge Robert
O’Conor on Friday granted a mo
tion from plaintiffs for sanctions
against Perferaciones Marinas del
Golfo for failure to give plaintiffs
business records they need to pur
sue damages from the spill.
O’Conor originally ordered
Permargo to turn over the re
quested records last June.
For failure to comply, O’Conor
ordered Permargo to pay plain
tiffs’ legal costs in fighting for the
documents and restricted Permar-
go’s use of the withheld records to
defend themselves against the
plaintiffs’ claims.
Permargo was drilling contrac
tor on the Ixtoc well that blew out
in July 1979 and spewed oil that
spattered Texas beaches for
months.
During a three-day hearing in
February, Permargo lawyers con
tended they wanted to cooperate
with the court and turn over the
records but were inhibited by
Mexican law that subjected them
to civil and criminal penalties if
they did.
The judge found Mexican law
allows companies voluntarily to
surrender business records in
other nations’ courts.
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UT to limit business enrollment i
United Press International
AUSTIN — The LIniversity of
Texas will limit undergraduate en
rollment in its College of Business
Administration beginning this
summer, UT president Peter
Flayvm announced Tuesday.
Currently, more than 25 per
cent of the university’s enrollment
is in the College of Business Admi
nistration.
Flawn approved an interim
plan that would give preference in
class scheduling to graduating
seniors. Under the plan, freshmen
admitted for fall 1981 and wanting
to major in business administra
tion will be admitted to UT as pre
business students.
The enrollment limitation plan
limits immediately the number of
new Texas residents transferring
to the College of Business Admi
nistration from other colleges and
universities for the summer 1981
or the 1981-1982 academic year.
Foreign and out-of-state resi
dents applying for transfer from
other colleges and universities
into the college of Business Admi
nistration for summer 1981 or for
the academic year 1981-82 will be
denied admission under the plan,
Flawn said.
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In addition to Reynolds,
mz said many country sin-
:rs order jewelry from him.
"Alligator claws are really
ul,” Jegelewiz said, “I sure
eed them to satisfy my good cus-
imers.”
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