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Gubernatorial candidate to speak
The MSC Political Forum will be sponsoring Texas Liberta
rian Candidate for governor, David Hutzelman, at Texas
A&M University on Monday, Oct. 25. The program is enti
tled “Outside the Two Party System” and will be held in
Rudder Forum at 8 p.m.
Hutzelman, of Houston, was an unsuccessful candidate
for the office of railroad commissioner in a previous elec
tion, has said he will work to abolish the Railroad Commis
sion when its mandate expires under the Sunset Act.
The program is free and open to the public.
Last chance to have picture taken
Freshmen and sophomores, this week is absolutely the last
chance to have pictures taken for the 1982-83 Aggieland.
The yearbook staff can not extend the deadline any longer.
Pictures will be taken Monday, Tuesday and Friday from 9
a.m. to 6 p.m. On Wednesday and Thursday the studio will
be open from 9 a.m. to 8 p.m. The studio will also continue
to take junior and senior pictures at the same time. The
Yearbook Associates studio is located at 9700 Puryear
Drive. To reach the studio, turn east onto Highway 30 and
turn left at Archie’s Taco Bell. The studio is on the left
across from Tanglewood Apartments. For more informa
tion call the Aggieland office at 845-2682, or Yearbook
Associates at 693-6756.
Blood drive to begin Monday
Texas A&M’s fall blood drive, sponsored by Student Gov
ernment, Alpha Phi Omega and Omega Phi Alpha, begins
Monday. Sponsors said they hope to collect at least 4,000
pints of blood during the four-day drive.
Donors may give blood from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at blood-
mobiles located at the Academic and Agency Building and
Sbisa. Other donations will be taken from noon to 9 p.m. on
the second floor of the MSC and Lounge A of the Quad.
Donations will be flown to Dallas ty 20 members of Air-
LifeLine of Texas, Inc., a nonprofit organization which per
forms the service without charge.
Mentors to meet
James B. Bond, Vice Chancellor for Legal Affairs and
General Counsel, will be the guest speaker for the Mentors
meeting, tonight at 7 p.m. in Room 1111 Veterinary Clinical
Science Building.
Bond will discuss the liabilities of faculty in their role as
Mentors. Also included in tonight’s meeting will be a panel
from the Student Counseling Service staff will discuss “Stu
dent Stress, Appropriate and Inappropriate Techniques of
Coping.”
The Mentors program offers faculty and staff office
hours to students who “just need to talk to someone.” For
further information contact: Dr. Shirley Black, Dept, of
History at 845-7151 or Dr. Allen Allert, Dept, of Veterinary
Physiology at 845-7261.
Texas A&M helps United Way
Brazos County United Way pledges went over $100,000
Friday. The pledge total now stands at 31.45 percent of the
$325,000 goal.
Texas A&M University program, co-chaired by Dr. J.
Malon Southerland and Dr. Charles Pinnell, has raised
$44,780.
MSC committees to present ski show
The MSC Travel Committee and MSC Hospitality Com
mittee will present “The Ski Extravaganza” on Tuesday,
Oct. 26 at 11:30 a.m. in the Main Lobby of the MSC.
The show will feature snow ski fashions, equipment, fur
nished by Perdue Sports of Houston.
Motorcycle course to be offered
A motorcycle rider course, sponsored by the Texas A&M
Education Program, will be held Nov. 1-20 here at Texas
A&M.
Persons seeking more information should contact the
Texas A&M Safety Education Program at 845-3019.
Hospital adds to staff
Greenleaf Hospital, located in Bryan, has hired Dr. Barnett
Seymour Salzman, M.D., F.R.S.H. as a member of the hos
pital’s active medical staff. Dr. Salzman recently established a
private practice in Bryan.
Dr. Salzman is a diplomate of the American Board of
Psychiatry and Neurology, and a member of the American
Psychiatric Association, Academy of Orthomolecular
Psychiatry, American College of Forensic Psychiatry, and
the New York Academy of Sciences.
If you have an announcement or interesting item to submit
for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed
McDonald or call Tracey Taylor at 845-2611.
Parties gear up for elections L rl<
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by Simon C. Gonzalez
Battalion Reporter
With the Nov. 2 general elec
tion less than two weeks away,
Republican and Democratic
party supporters in Brazos
County are boosting efforts to
generate more interest and get
voters to the polls.
Erma Jefferson, State Demo
cratic Executive Committee
member for the Fifth Senatorial
District, said a large voter turn
out is the key to getting Demo
cratic candidates elected.
“If we had gotten three more
voters in each precinct to the
polls in 1978, Bill Clements
would not be governor right
now,” she said.
Democrats are targeting
groups that usually vote Demo
cratic, she said. Party workers
will telephone registered voters
and tell them who is running for
office and when the election will
take place.
A primary target for Demo
cratic votes is minorities, Jeffer
son said. To encourage minor
ities to vote, Democrats will can
vass minority neighborhoods
Saturday and Sunday.
“If we can get the minorities
to vote, nine times out of 10 they
will vote Democrat," she said.
Rides to the county court
house for absentee voters will be
provided by Democrats. All
absentee voting must be done
before Friday.
The Republicans are also tele
phoning people to increase vo
ter turnout, said Gloria Wilkins,
Republican county chairman.
Like the Democrats, they will
continue to call until the day of
the election.
"There is a loioh
this election andwc'tt
overcome that," she
The Republicans art
increase student voter
Wilkins said. Leaflet!
handed out on camps
some of the dorms.
“The students nuit
ence because thev tni
vote conservatively,'
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GAINESVILLE, Fla. — "Su
per termites” from the Far East
that devour wood six times fas
ter than their American relatives
are infesting south Florida at re
cord rates. University of Florida
scientists say.
The Formosan termite,
found gnawing timbers in a
coastal condominium near
Miami two years ago, has ex
panded its territory to at least 60
square miles in the lower por
tion of the state and also is living
in Texas, South Carolina,
Hawaii and Louisiana.
University of Florida insect
expert Philip Koehler calls the
termite “one of the most des
tructive and aggressive in the
world."
The wood-eating species, na
tive to China, Faiwan and
Japan, has been imported to
America mainly on infested car
go aboard ships. The pests also
have been introduced in Ceylon
and South Africa.
Formosan termites, immune
to most normal bug poisons,
usually can be controlled with a
double-strong concentration of
a chemical called chlordane.
“But such treatment still is no
guarantee, praticularly in ex
isting structures," Koehler said.
While most termite species
establish colonies only under
ground, the Formoal
also builds colonies in
of upper floors oflj
The termites have
Ixn ing through lead j
plaster, mortar, o
ber and plastic to getai
underneath.
An acid secreted by
allows them to
harder substances,Ki
Normally, the Fon
mite attacks the bases
old tree stumps, fence
other wood in contad
sc ientists said.
The bugs also
found dining on 15
ing trees including cl
willow, cypress, cedar
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Oil royalties
probe begins
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United Prcsi International
GIDDINGS — Two oil com
pany officials gave a glimpse of
the intricate tlealings between
their Firms and the Abilene Na
tional Bank during court testi
mony Friday.
The witness testified in a
court of inquiry concerning $28
million in royalities supposedly
owed hundreds of landowners
in three counties.
The bank was forced to
merge with Dallas-based Mer-
cantile-Texas Corp. in August
because of large losses on loans
to energy concerns. It held
$12.5 million in letters of credit
to cover the royalties allegedly
owed the landowners in Lee,
Burleson and Payette counties.
Brio Petroleum Inc. of Dal
las, Humble Exploration of Gid-
dings, CPI Oil & Refining of
Houston and Basin Oil Co. of
Midland also are subjects of the
inquiry which began Friday.
Humble Exploration owner
Pat Holloway testified Abilene
National had loaned him “a con
siderable amount of money” to
purchase bank stock — a possi
ble violation of federal banking
rules.
He also testified then-bank
chairman of the boardl
ney asked him tojoininil
of investors to purchasfl 1
State Bank in Cross'
that the money for thiij
ase was borrowed from!
tile.
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BattalU
A new im:
pital improv
allege Static
elude the use c
aterials and
authwest Par
The two
authwest P,
Wellborn Roai
tie is a major
iprovement.
h Southwest
’ Direct
ivlcerMac Alle
be rebuilt
Spring.
Major resul
pnprovement ]
ailable for ai
he said.
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evaluated t<
Impairs each
orst streets w
jy on the rep:
While the
ent program
dollars, Alle
long run the
oney becausi
teaper than t
I The Depar
lervices is usin
ing material fc
streets.
The new m;
eight stone i
lentonite clay
tter surface
usty stone th:
lien said. 1
streets have ah
jaced with the
‘During the
vent program
veral new m:
sta
David Woman, sect® '
Brio, testified his compi „ |
speculated extensively |
stock market, had ! ]
heavy losses and hadfc
keep royalties separate
ferring money from i’ _
fund to cover stock Iosif U j -«
DOlOl
l lie court otinouirv-
ly used legal toot siml
grand jury except that*
are questioned in open -
was ordered by Lee
trict Attorney Charles
He said the inv
resume Thursday
The allegedly missinfj
payments were discoveitj
two Giddings attorney
had won royalties
way in a lawsuit, failedt® 1
payments. They brouj'
allegations to Sebesis]
asked for the court of ii
Sebesta said Brio
are involved in bankru|
ceedings.
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AUSTIN —
Sty unit of the
istrict Attorr
[onfirmed it
lleged discrep;
iem allowani
ouchers of stal
on Wilson of
“For all pr:
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on because ol
at appeared i
loncerns in the
!he points rais
"raves,” Ass
ttorney Bill V\
Graves, Wils
pponent in Dis
as met with Wii
ut discrepanc
ravel and per
is state phone
ampaign ftnan
ure report.
Earlier in tf
aid he wanted t
ey’s office to
was conducting
ion or he woulc
ersonally take
randjury in Ac
r he would turr
1 investigators.
Willms refuse
pecifics of the i
“We have re
| documents that
hrough. This is
stage,” Willms s;
Analysis of
phone records
ind per diem vt
several cases wh
ere made from
luding Hawaii,
rizona, whei
ouchers indicat
iem for being
ing to duties as (
"ouse Health Se
:ee or other legi:
Records show
ore than $15,C
^allowance betw
1981, andjuly fc
K egislative dutie
lervices Comm
ran over its bud
{were cut off, its
missed and its it
rest of the year w
Wilson has rel
on his expenditi