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state Battalion/Page 6 February 16,1983 Houston GAMES DOUBLE TOKEN DAY EVERY WEDNESDAY 8 tokens for $1 00 Northgate 846-3059 Culpepper Plaza 693-7711 crimes increase United Press International HOUSTON — The Depart ment of Public Safety reports major crimes in Houston in creased 18.7 percent last year. Thefts, robberies and aggra vated assaults in the South’s largest city took the biggest jump. There were decreases in the number of homicides and rapes. The yearly increase com pared with increases of 3.8 per cent in Dallas and 3 percent in Austin, said Phymeon Jackson, a spokesman for Houston Police Chief Lee P. Brown. The overall increase in Hous ton was a reversal of 1981 fi gures, when major crimes in Houston decreased 2.9 percent. Brown’s office attributed the big increase to “greater efficien cy in capturing the data” and im proved accuracy in reporting. Store Wide Sale 40%-60% OFF All Jewelry 20% OFF Watches 415 University FINE JEWELRY 846-5816 Formerly Cowarts Jewelry All Major Credit Cards Accepted Mrs. Ronald Hambric, left, of Bryan, smiles as Dr. Henry Dethloff, head of the history department, announces her as the third prize-winner in the Friends of the Library membership prize drawing. Mrs. Hambr- Reagan urged to change Bentsen calls for unity United Press International AUSTIN — President Reagan must consider responsi ble alternatives to his tax and de fense policies if the federal de ficit is to be reduced, Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas, said Tuesday. In a speech to a joint session of the Texas Legislature, Bent sen said the United States must regain control of its economic destiny by lowering the budget deficit. “It’s time for us all to start Working together in a broad, bipartisan effort to bring Spend ing in line with revenue,” he said. “We’ve got to understand that $200 billion deficits can des troy our economic future. , “We all know that these are difficult times for America,” he added. “Our economic prob lems are complex and they are important. They will not be solved by rigid, unbending adherence to slogans and ideology.” Bentsen said Reagan has been unwilling to listen to alternatives proposed by Democrats. “It doesn’t have to be my idea or your idea,” he said. “We’re willing to listen to other answers.” But Bentsen said Reagan has refused to compromise on his three-year, 25 percent tax cut, despite a budget deficit of stag gering proportions. The Texas senator said that the president should consider reducing the last phase of the tax cut from 10 percent to 5 per cent and moving the effective date forward from July 1 to April 1. “This way we would stimulate the recovery from the recession with a prompt 5 percent tax cut while shaving the projected de ficit by $20 billion oyer the next two years,” he said. Bentsen also said he sup ported an increase in defense spending, but he said it should be stretched out over a i period of time. “We simply cannot spd sort of money the pre requesting as fast as he war; to without risking massive over-runs and the wasif scarce tax dollars,” he saii Bentsen said Rea proposed a budget whid | creases spending to$43bf including $30 billion fot military. “If we keep up that spending spree we may eiil with the most powerful mils force in the world, but4 won’t be anything left to fend,” he said. Ui COR hortei - J a i > ■ > : ». • ,! t F f; MSC HOSPITALITY PRBSBNTS E 11 *«tf s ba< • w»*e era Jtf£W YORK CITY SPRING BREAK '83 FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 25,19S5 7:00 PM RUDDER AUDITORIUM TICKETS ON SALE NOW Students & Senior Citizens s 3 50 — Non-students s 6 m AVAILABLE AT MSC BOX OFFICE -BROADWAY PLAYS -METROPOLITAN MUSEUM OF ART -UNITED NATIONS -PACESETTING BUSINESSES -CHINATOWN/LITTLE ITALY 9 GLORIOUS DAYS AND 9 FABULOUS NIGHTS MSC TliAVKi; LIMITED SPACES LEFT! SIGN UP NOW! FOR MORE INFO COME BY RM. 216 MSC OR CALL 845-1515 SPONSORED BY MSC TRAVEL AGGIE SPIRIT N Ves^ eK Today & For, er What statue on the A&M campus has the inscrip' tion “Bohlman’s Bird’* on it and why? The centennial statue 9 class gift of 1976, Spence Park. Phil Bohlman f class president\ wrote his name on the back of the statue ivhem was cast. RHA TRADITIONS AWARENESS PROGRAM FEB. 21-MARCH 6 F