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Battalion/Page 5 July 20, 1982 state / national Workers say nuclear plant plagued by incompetence United Press International GLEN ROSE — Six former construction workers at the Comanche Peak Nuclear Power Plant claim imcompetent super visors, drug use by workers and harassment of quality-control inspectors plague the plant, which is beset by cost overruns and construction delays. The allegations, in deposi tions to be filed with the U.S. Atomic Safety and Licensing Board, were made public last week by the Citizens’ Association /or Sound Energy \Vhich has opposed construction of the plant. The federal board will re sume licensing hearings on the plant July 26 in Fort Worth. John J. Gates of Azle said in a signed statement he quit his job as a carpenter at the plant be cause he could not cope with the “stupidity” of his supervisors. He accused the supervisors of being incompetent and receiv ing their jobs through political means. Another former worker, Robert L. Hamilton, said drugs and alcohol were in wide use at the site. Texas Utilities Co. spokes man Dick Ramsey disputed all the statements. Farm leaders praise, attack Reagan’s agriculture policy )e second held in.'l* 1 psychisn ,gist lesiif* ability npetenc , found \ii iiul Judji himcomnji pital fora» But R»I /a tson aw 1 ®' / he would* icy. fiC’gloving Taking the stereo for a walk staff photo by David Fisher initiedai (ter stereo equipment can be a problem; these women came up with a novel solution. Here Lydia Vanez pulls a loaded baby stroller onto the sidewalk while her daughter Lucelia Yanez, left, seems pleased with the result. A cousin, Mary Jane Yanez, looks on. Lucelia is a new transfer student; she will be a junior accounting major in the fall. All three are from Eagle Lake. ttei . , lt senate to consider iax-increase package United Press International AUSTIN — Leaders of two farm organizations Monday commended the Reagan admi nistration for approving disaster aid to 60 Texas counties, but said the administration has done nothing to solve long-term farm problems. Mike Moeller, president of he Texas Farmers Union, and Marilyn Ekberg, state coordina tor of the American Agriculture Movement of Texas, said at a news conference that the disas ter aid will help farmers in the 60 Panhandle and West Texas counties recover from severe weather losses this year. But “it does not begin to address the serious plight of to day’s farming economy,” Ekberg said. “We must take a long hard look at adequate measures to re lieve the disastrous situation of all farmers caused by low com modity prices. Disasters come in many forms, and we urge the leaders of our nation to begin to address the disaster caused by low farm prices.” Moeller said the two organiza- ti<3hs are working to reverse a previous congressional vote that killed the Farm Crisis Act, and said the Reagan administration’s failure to find solutions to low farm prices may help sway votes in favor of the bill. lents, he nic affair s Univen ads this,' said thtB United Press International acting {WASHINGTON — This will the UniversBt taxing week for members of of town. BSenate — one that may come said advtrBk to haunt some of them this ?dinthe(fo\ember when they seek re- acationt: let!ion. lity of thejWThe chamber is to take up a search«>98 billion three-year tax- ng meewnrease package that President ee memAeagan embraces as “balanced,” mmittee >ut that voters may find un- R. Berg,i palatable. of UnivelA Senate Budget Committee irofesson memorandum shows the prop- Calhounjill is more than five times as orengine&ge as the combiped effect of , distingui® two previous tax increases in emistry; PB)9 end 1976, when estimated 1 presidei'n 1982 dollars, es; Dr. B Reagan opposed any sugges- distinguctious for tax increases last year, losophyaibut has endorsed the Senate Dr. Robcr package as necessary to bring oreineriiiclimbing federal deficits under neering. control. mts also® About half of the tax revenue committf®ised would come from step- ipd-up taxpayer compliance, and Clifftj cnainly through stiffer penalties, il candidsfand a 10 percent automatic with- ;ring. hplding of interest and di- ■dends for tax purposes. It would also double the tax tim cigarettes from the current 8 cents a pack to 16 cents. And individuals would lose medical tax deductions for all but the most catastrophic illnesses as the deduction trigger would be in creased from the current 3 per cent to 10 percent of a taxpayer’s adjusted gross income. Many of the remaining items would affect businesses, includ ing accelerated corporate tax payments and higher business contributions to fund unem ployment compensation. The legislation was to be pre sented to the Senate late Mon day. Debate is scheduled to start today, and a vote is expected by the end of the week. The Senate has agreed to limit itself to 20 hours of debate on the package that also includes $17.4 billion in spending reduc tions through 1985, including cuts in Medicare, welfare and unemployment compensation. In the House, the Ways and Means Committee plans to start work this week on its tax- increase package. But the Democratic-led panel is not like ly to make any dramatic prog ress until after the Senate com pletes action. Sen. Robert Dole, R-Kan., chairman of the Finance Com mittee, noted that the first phase, raising $21 billion, will not take effect until January 1983. “We don’t raise taxes in an election year,” Dole said in a radio interview on UI*1 Audio’s “Roundtable” program. “We would enact the legisla tion in an election year and that indicates a lot of courage, if in fact we do that, on the part of members of Congress to do the right thing. “Why do it? We do it for one reason — to bring down interest rates. We don’t think we’re going to bring down interest rates until we bring down de ficits, and this could be helpful.” In a letter to Dole and Senate Republican leader Howard Bak er during the weekend, Reagan endorsed the legislation as “a good and balanced bill.” Critics note the irony of the big tax increases f ollowing close ly the $750 billion income tax cut approved last year — the biggest tax cut in history. 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