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Local THE BATTALION Page WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 28, 1981 Dinner brings in $8,000 for GOP Spending maddens Chiles By GARY BARKER Battalion StafT The only way to keep the U.S. from going over the brink into so cialism is to cut government spending, says free enterprise advocate Eddie Chiles. Chiles, known for his “I’m mad’’ radio broadcasts, addressed more than 275 people at the First Annual Teddy Roosevelt Fund Raising Dinner held at the Brazos Center Tuesday. The purpose of the $25-a-plate dinner was to raise money for the Brazos County chapter of the Re publican Party. Katye Kowiers- chke, county party chairman, said the dinner brought in about $8,000. Part of the money will be used to pay off the campaign debts of three Brazos County Republicans — County Attorney Jeff Brown, County Constable Winfred Pitt- mann and County Commissioner Billy Beard — who attended the dinner. Chiles, chairman of The West ern Co. and owner of the Texas Rangers baseball team, said he hopes the present administration and Congress will be brave enough to make the necessaiy budget cuts. He said the current debate over cuts in federal spending is a classic- struggle between Democrats, li berals and socialists on one side and Republicans and conserva tives on the other. He said the definition of a liberal is almost the same as the definition of a so cialist. “If socialists own the means of production, they control the price of a product, the price of raw materials and the whole economic system,’’ he said. “If this happens, they control the lives of people and then we have no freedom. “That’s the socialists’ system and the Democrats’ system.” The U.S. became a great nation not because of this system but be cause of the free enterprise sys tem, he said. “I’ve been poor, but because of the free enterprise system I’ve been fortunate enough to become rich,” he said. “And I’ll tell you, rich is better. “I think we need to preserve the freedom found in the free enter prise system for future genera tions so that they have the chance to become rich.” Chiles, whose petroleum ex ploration company began with three people in the late 1930s and now employs 8,000, said the free enterprise system is not working because the public sector (the gov ernment) is using all of the eco nomy’s money. “The federal government is get ting too expensive,” he said. “Businesses can’t borrow money to grow and expand because the public sector is using all of it. When they can borrow, the in terest rates are too high for them to make any profit.” Chiles said one reason the fed eral government is spending too much is because there are 70 mil lion recipients of federal aid. “I know we’ve got to have social security and I know we’ve got to take care of the poor and disabled, but $350 billion is too much,” he said. “We’ve got healthy, virile men and women who are receiv ing federal aid and not working. ” Chiles said the only way to stop the growing federal government is to elect people who will go to Washington and do something ab out it. IS ppened i Satur- and"* asil 'S pain* 11 Neek)' C)' Staff photo by Brian Tate Eddie Chiles speaks at a GOP fund-raiser Tuesday night at the Brazos Center. ollege enrollments show state increase Attention Guys & Gals: THE GATOR HAS ARRIVED // // AT Cbnumj't s LACOSTE 0 Short and Long Sleeve Knits Long Sleeve Sport Shirts Men's Sizes S-XXL For Girls, Boys Sizes 14-20 DISTINCTIVE MENSWEAR 404 University Drive East 696-0890 MasterCard — VISA — American Express Preliminary figures reflect an verall statewide enrollment in- reaseof3.7 percent over 1980 in istitutions of higher education his fall. A total of 710,854 students was nrolled this fall in Texas public ndindependent colleges, univer- itiesand technical institutes. This vas up 25,348 from last year. Na- onaliy, the Department of Edu- ation has predicted higher enroll- nents to stabilize, with an ex- lected increase of less than 1 per- -ent. The major portion of enroll ment growth occurred in public community junior colleges, where headcounts rose by 18,359 stu dents, a 7.31 percent increase over last year. A total of 269,435 students was enrolled in the junior institutions, with 45 of the state’s junior colleges reporting en rollment gains. Although overall enrollment in the state’s 37 public senior col ics and universities rose 1.14 percent to 342,910 students, 19 campuses experienced enroll ment declines. Thirteen of the 38 independent senior colleges and universities also reported de creased enrollments this year. Public medical, dental and other health-related institutions reported a total enrollment of 8,788. This was up 2.54 percent The preliminary enrollment fi- from last year. Enrollments in in- gures are based on the 12th class dependent health-related institu- day reports of the institutions, and tions remained stable. are subject to change. Courtea ~A S€BRING... For the cut thot Polls into place naturally. 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