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. Page 6/The Battalion/Wednesday, March 30, 1983 Senate divided on how to select PUC members United Press International AUSTIN — A state senate committee has approved the first major change in the Public Utility Commission in nearly 10 years, but the move increased chances of a confrontation with the governor who wants more reforms. The compromise bill approved by the Senate State Affairs Committee Monday on a 13-0 voteiprovides sweeping re forms in the nearly 10-year-old PUC, but the committee and the Senate are sharpely divided on how commission members should be selected. Commissioners on the three member panel currently are appointed, but Gov. Mark White has said he considers the elec tion of commissioners a crucial element of any PUC reform bill. When informed that the Sen ate committee had rejected the election of commissioners, White again hinted that he might call a special legislative session to achieve his goal. “I hope they have plenty of time to think about that between now and the end of the session, whenever that might be,” White said. Sen. Lloyd Doggett, D- Austin, however, said that at present, a majority of the 31- member Senate opposed White’s proposal. ANNIVERSARY %sale It has been two years It has been two years since we opened Diamond Room 707 To celebrate the occasion we are going “I think it is pretty obvious that the Senate is not ready to vote for the election of PUC commissioners,” he said. “It will take an extraordinary effort on Governor White’s part to win them over.” Doggett, Sen. Kent Caperton, D-Bryan and Sen. Hugh Par mer, D-Fort Worth all offered amendments calling for some form of popular vote as the means of selecting PUC commis sioners. Each amendment failed by a wide margin. The committee, however, agreed on several issues that toughen the way electric and telephone utilities are regulated in Texas. Moslems and the Middle East staff photo by BillSchu!!l Fazloilah Emadian, from Tehran, Iran, discusses unity between Moslems and political situations that cause friction within the religion. Emadian was speaking in the Memorial Student Center as part of International Week. A food fair is scheduled 6 tonight on the second floor of the MSC. to have the most spectacular sale in the history of the Diamond Room 10% to 40% OFF Every item in the store is reduced but ONLY FOR SIX DAYS Fri-March 25th thru Thur. March 31st As most of you know a sale at The Diamond Room is a very rare event and we hope you Vvill help us celebrate our anniversary and take advantage of the outstanding values being made available for these six days. 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