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THE BATTALION FRIDAY, OCTOBER 23, 1981 Page State /National Clements pays off wager, Arkansans in hog heaven United Press International LITTLE ROCK — “Wild Bill” may have been the most unusual passenger American Airlines ever flew, but Arkansans were delight ed to see him all the same. “Wild Bill” is the javelina Gov. Frank White won in his wager with Texas Gov. Bill Clements on last week’s Arkansas-Texas foot ball game. The mountain pig ar rived in Little Rock by airplane Wednesday night and was re ceived by Preston Bynum, White’s chief aide. the public has viewed him for a couple of days. A barbecue at the Governor’s Mansion is a possibil ity, but White said he might also give Wild Bill to the zoo. White won the javelina when the Arkansas Razorbacks defeat* Texas 42-11 last Saturday. Hi Texas won the football gam White would have had to sei Clements a real razorback, a wj hog with a ridged hack. I i Staff photo by Colin Valentine White said he would name the 6-month-old javelina “Wild Bill” in honor of Clements and would display him in the rotunda of the state Capitol. The pig has been the pet of a couple in Harlingen and is ostens ibly tame, White said. UNEXPECTED PREGNANCY • tree pregnancy tasting • abortions to 20 wta. • confidential counseling • total gynecological care Affiliated with Metropolitan Gyn Group 6400 S W Freewav 713-784-8685 The NTSU 1:00 O’clock Jazz Lab Band performed last night in Rudder Auditorium. The 20-piece orchestra, directed by Neil Slater, is one of nine lab bands at NTSU. The 1:00 o’clock section of the NTSU jazz program has become nationally known, being nominated for a Grammy in 1975 and 1976, and in 1967, became the first big band from a university to perform by presidential invitation at the White House. “Bill (Clements) says it’ll follow you around like a dog, but you don’t want to pet it because it’ll bite your hand off,” White told reporters. He said he would take the warning seriously “based on the way Texans usually behave.” White said he was not sure what he would do with Wild Bill after Unexpected pregnancy? A to Z it Women’s Health Services Abortion to 20 weeks • Awake or Asleep • Prompt confidential appointments • Low fees Houston: 1-800-392-8676 Dallas: 1-800-442-4076 San Antonio: 1-800-392-8676 Budget squeeze may raise taxes of tobacco, drink VikStaA Ytcss VrAfcTT«Awna\ WASHINGTON — The 8- cents-a-pack federal tax that con sumers pay on cigarettes may go up as a result of the government’s fight to hold the line on the budget. Senate Finance Committee Chairman Bob Dole said Wednes day higher excise taxes on cigaret tes and alcohol, along with fewer consumer interest deductions, were real options for raising feder al revenues. The Kansas Republican said he is confident Congress will approve some type of tax increases to help reduce the federal deficit, but he does not expect any action until early next year. His committee will hold hear ings later this year, he said. Dole predicted the tax increases would take effect no later than April 1. President Reagan recently told Congress he needs an additional $13 billion in budget cuts and $3 billion in tax enhancements to hold the fiscal 1982 budget deficit to his goal of $43.1 billion. His proposed tax package would in crease revenues by about $22 bil lion over the next three years. The administration suggested closing some business tax loopholes, speeding up corporate income tax payments and elimi nating obsolete tax incentives, such as the credit taxpayers get for installing home insulation and storm windows. But Republican tax writers in the House and Senate have active ly discouraged the administration from seeking action on a tax hill this year, fearing it would be used as a vehicle to defer the tax cut already passed. Consequently, the administra tion has not yet sent its formal tax increase recommendations to Congress, and Treasury Depart ment sources said it may be sever al weeks before it does. While Congress almost certain ly will approve tax increases of some form next year, Dole said, “I’m not saying the mix will be the same” as Reagan proposed. Dole also said the committee may consider putting a cap on con sumer interest rate deductions, such as on credit card debts, but promised: “Were not going to tamper with interest deductions for homes or automobile loans. Treasury Secretary Donald Re gan said this week the administra tion, for the first time, is review ing the possibility of increasing the taxes on liquor and tobacco. Regan, who previously opposed increasing excise taxes, said it could be a painless way to increase revenues for the government, par ticularly since those taxes have not been raised since the end of World War II. At current levels, the govern ment will receive nearly $2.6 bil lion in cigarette excise taxes this year. Taxes on all forms of potable alcohol will total about $5.9 billion for fiscal 1982. Treasury Department spokes man Marlin Fitzwater said Re gan’s change of heart was promp ted by concern about the deficit. REWARD If you don't smoke, I can offer important savings on auto insurance. 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