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Page 8 THE BATTALION THURSDAY, DECEMBER 3, 1981 s Bullock calculations on trip called unfare United Press International AUSTIN — Former Travis County Sheriff Raymond Frank asked Texas Comptroller Bob Bul lock on Wednesday to explain how, and when, he reimbursed the state for a $2,200 private plane fare to California. Frank, who is seeking the Re publican nomination for comptrol ler, said even if Bullock paid the fare, it was still $4,800 short of what the trip normally costs. He said a King Air 200 like the one used by Bullock on his Sept. 13 flight to California for treat ment of alcoholism should have cost $7,000 for the trip. Frank said the airplane is leased to the state for $23,303 per month, not includ ing maintenance and operation costs, hangar fees or the cost of the crew. Tony Profitt, an aide to Bul lock, was present during Frank’s news conference and handed re porters copies of a $2,229.48 check, dated Sept. 14, paid to the state treasurer for the excursion. Profitt said the changes were calculated using the attorney gen eral’s guidelines. Frank also said that two attor neys in the comptroller’s office had represented Bullock in a pri vate default judgment case in Be xar County. “Mr. Bullock cannot be allowed to serve by a double standard,” Frank said. ooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo /H M wrnwTC' rrEMW? mrrWJE? o ALPHA LAMBDA DELTA & PHI ETA SIGMA CHRISTMAS DECORATING PARTY Date: Friday, Dec. 4 Time: 2:45 p.m. Where: Brazos County Geriatrics Center Bring enough decorations to decorate doors Sc cafeteria. Midnight! Thursday-Friday-Saturday Also, bring Christmas cookies 8c fruit. as good as a “lO" but does so much more! . 4k. ; \. starring introducing BROOKE WEST fStar of Fantasy) DHAUE TAAN NERO KAREN BLUE BONNIE HOLIDAY Come help us brighten up a senior citizen’s Christmas! For more information. Call 693-7660 or 260-1800 : :: • .. ; llil ' V All Tickets Tonight Only $1 50 oooooooooo ooooooooooooo Stalks of sunshine These stalks of plume grass gather the sun’s rays and reflect them brilliantly. The stalks can be found by the south sideoflk [ Architecture Building. Popularity of ‘gator meal gaining — try tail creole United Press International GALVESTON — Alligator meat, a delicacy most people have never tasted, is growing in popu- MANOR EAST! Manor East Mall HANDMADE FILMS TIME BANDITS * HANDMADE FILMS VTy lEl Thru ^TAVCO EfVIBASSVmFMCTUnES K HAMIMMAOC FILM PARTNI'KSHIP ALL RK.HTS RESERVED )arity since the animal has been removed from the endangered species list. Joel Sutton, who manages Hill man’s Shrimp and Oyster Co. in' Dickinson, said his 'gator meat sales have increased in recent months, as more people try the meat, which tastes “somewhere between pork and beef.” Ken McClendon buys the meat from Hillman’s and sells it for $5.25 a pound at his Lufkin groc- exy store. “It’s delicious,” he sqnd, “everyone who’s tried it, loves it.” The meat is served either deep fried, ^barbecued, stewed or served oyer rice creole styl6f Sutton said he sells about 100 cy col [Kwnds of alligator a iJ the big teeth and awesomef He gets the meat from Jiml in Abbeville, La. Rich prott 15,000 pounds ofit last year 1980, Sutton said, it was ilk sell alligator meat in Louisian cause the animals wereprolet ' But last year, a ban on, sors exporting the meat was li Rich said. However, no one la how much alligator meat is illegally by trappers in si Lckiisiana. The amount in area, where people have beet ing alligator for generations,!! nificant. Hacnaurs ■UMTS I Y 11 DOLBY STEREO | ITU MAKE YOU LAUGH... 'TIL YOU CKY. •OTgRTgEAVhiiplm.C* brooke shields martin hewitt endless] [Rl TODAY 7:30 9:45 Marsha, Kristy Mason McNichoi /COLLEGE AVE DISCOUNTED TICKETS VAILABLE TO EMPLOYEE. ORGANIZATIONS ' Dudey Moore Arthur TODAY 7:40 9:35 PC) * • The edible portions of tlif gator >eome from the sboili n.eck'and tail. It looks likebeflj can be cut into chunks, roas'Ji steaks. Sutton said he supplies k tomers with recipes fromati cookbook, and sells prepared tures of spices to put in the ing for alligator meat. He charges butchers, and restaurants $4.29 a p boneless meat and $3.99apt for “hone-in” cuts. Sutton,a| connoisseur, warned those s decide to try the meat to reijf fat “or it will give you a b*l pression of alligator meat Rich said he ships alligator to many parts of the courtry expects the alligator mark 1 grow in popularity. “I think we’ll probablyhf'i| a large market for it,” Richi %■ SsO s s/oo PnedeaUeiA Mse QefJtead 'VorUnMie. < Jlu4AA'. r 2)ec. 3 7:30, 10:15 kudde/i ^owe/i 601 "4 i 4 5' ■I 'wf' Y