state
Battalion/Page 5
March 23, 1982
Workers walk for wages
Chavez blasts growers
United Press International
SAN JUAN, Texas — Union
leader Cesar Chavez, leader of'a
85-mile march to protest low pay
for farm workers, told marchers
growers were robbing workers
of fair wages.
Early last week Chavez had
predicted as many as 5,000 mar
chers would attend the closing
rally Sunday, but only an esti
mated 1,000 marched single file
from the San Juan city hall to the
Roman Catholic Church shrine
a mile away.
The marchers waved bright
red union banners to the strains
of the song “Solidarity Forever”
and shouted “Viva Senior
Chavez” as he rose to tell them
“filthy rich growers” were ref us
ing to pay the federal minimum
wage.
“They (growers) have
formed a plan to break the law
— it’s an agricultural Water
gate,” Chavez said in Spanish.
“What can these miserable
men be doing, being so rich, can
pay
it hurt them so much to
workers a decent wage?
“Not only are they liars and
abusers, but conspirators. They
are taking the food from the
workers’ mouth. With inflation
and the cost of living, how much
can a worker buy if they are
making less than S3 an hour?”
Only about 30 farm workers
marched the entire six-day
stretch, but they were joined
along the way by other laborers
and supporters representing
textile, steel, auto, cotton and
government unions.
The march began Tuesday in
Brownsville and culminated
outside the shrine which serves
as a worship center for migrant
workers across the United States
and Mexico.
“All we want is wdiat we de
serve for our sweat and toil,” one
worker said.
“It’s a form of exploitation
and slavery.”
Tony Bonilla, president of
the League of United Latin AFL-CIO President Harry Hub-
American Citizens, and Texas bard also addressed the crowd.
lyfvj l vf/, 1 1
d.
tie fw
3 to the
,vife it
r whet
lission-l
bit tin-
rovern-
causfit
mmuii-
mmut-
get rid
Amer-
lion,
idinisu
it whid
9 after
Anastt
.S. allj.
Parks give economic
boost to West Texas
United Press International
CARLSBAD, N.M. — Visitors
t) national parks in West Texas
nd Southeast New Mexico con-
vestip r 'bited more than S45 million
ii the economy of the region in
ink 1* $1' National Park Superin
tendent Bill Dunmire said
flonday.
Dunmire also said National
tail Service operations and
(instruction projects at Guada-
ipe Mountains National Park
boWij 1 frxasand Carlsbad Caverns
t’sbott
)ougl*
lonflic
iven
aid si*
ad suf
iarnet*
pushtf
d ania
been*
ir
Texan to get scout award
YOU-
United Press International
PHILADELPHIA — A Tex-
n is one of six people to be
_ warded the Young American
i z ' n C Uard during the 1982 Nation-
hajj?” I Explorer Presidents Con-
l neigfr ;ress. Boy Scouts of America
thsa®' ifficials said Monday.
The Young American Award
ecognizes excellence in the
arneW
sail
naU’
s, D(*
ok
to
iesotf
orted-
tere
ugatof
outh®
diyW
S Hid*
kick<«
rssa*
■d *
While you were gone
staff photo by Sumanesh Agrawal
These cyclists got their enjoyment dur
ing spring break by biking around cam
pus. From left to right, they are Shan Ji-
Zhu, Ren Mong-Wang, Ji Gang-He and
Lu Jia-Liu. Shan, Ji and Lu are graduate
engineering students and Ren is a math
professor. All four are from the People’s
Republic of China.
National Park in New Mexico
contributed another $2.2 mil
lion to the region’s economy.
The figures do not include
federal payments made instead
of taxes by the Department of
the Interior for federal lands in
tw'o Texas counties and one New
Mexico county, he said.
In Eddy County, N.M., the
federal payments totaled
$915,678. Such payments
totaled $45,505 in Culberson
County and $12,973 for Huds
peth County, both Texas.
At Carlsbad Caverns, 77 1,781
people toured the park in 1981,
Dunmire said. Spending an av
erage of $35 a clay and staying a
day and a half, the total contri
buted by those tourists was $40.5
million, he said.
The Texas park attracted
142,641 tourists, who spent an
estimated $30 a day and spent
an average of one day in the
area. That totaled $4.3 million
during 1981, Dunmire said.
Anniversary
and other
special models
arriving weekly
Guitar Lessons! Enroll Now!
See Us At
The Post Oak Mall
KEyboARd
ields of science, religion, gov
ernment, business, humanities,
art or literature. Each winner re
ceives a $500 scholarship and a
plaque.
Recipients this year are: Vin
cent Lazaro, 19, of San Antonio;
Karl Edelmann, 19. of Ann
Arbor, Mich.; Timothy De-
Lorey, 22, a student at Universi
ty of West Florida; John Ashley
Null, 21, of Manhattan, Kan.;
Cynthia Ann Reeves, 19, of
Guymon, Okla.; and Anthony
Deh-chuen So, 20, of Wilming
ton. Del.
Nominations for the awards
are made by various organiza
tions that wish to encourage
youth to develop a sense of re
sponsible citizenship and are not
limited to those active in scout
ing, BSA of ficials said.
‘TF'eel the luxury . . .
Warm water running through your hair.
Cleansing. Massaging.
Gentle suds rinsed out, leaving a soft,
sweet scent.
Now, the cut. Crisp. Precise. Fresh.
Perfect.
Feel the luxury at. . .
707 Texas Avenue
696-6933
Culpepper Plaza
693-0607
MoneyStore offers
no service charge checking
with a $250 balance.
Every dollar earns 5 1 /4%—regardless of balance.
MoneyStore is unlike an other checking account. You can use MoneyStore 3 ways and there is no cost (if you
maintain a $250 minimurroalance each month).
Write checks. Or call u and we’ll pay your bills for you. Or authorize us to pay your reoccurring bills automatically.
There are no “per check charges — no matter how you use MoneyStore.
Every dollar earns th» maximum interest permitted by law. regardless of balance.
Withdraw cash from .ny of our Central Texas offices or drive thru lanes. With the MoneyStore Photo Card, there’s
no waiting for signatur verification.
It's easy to (pen a MoneyStore account. And we'll pay you while you use it.
BRAZOS
Savings
Offices throughout Central Texas
and more to come ...
Main Office: 2800 Texas Avenue Bryan