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Survey shows little
recovery m states
United Press International
Government figures that cast
a rosy glow last week over a re
covering national economy were
a small consolation Sunday for
lawmakers fighting to close
budget gaps in 23 states.
With wholesale prices down
and factory production up, Mar
tin Feldstein, the president’s
chief economic adviser, said,
“It’s just the kind of recovery we
were hoping for.”
But President Reagan’s
budget cuts have hit the states
like a tidal w'ave, and a United
Press International survey of 50
state governments showed the
recovery has yet to trickle into
state treasuries.
States still must provide wel
fare, schools, roads and law en
forcement, and taxpayers
nationwide are being told they
must ante up the difference be
tween the cuts and the revenue
shortages.
The survey showed 15 states
have adopted new' sales taxes
since January. Taxes on income,
business, gasoline, cigarettes
and liquor have been passed in
15 states. And 23 states have
been unable to close budget gaps
that total nearly $4 billion.
Tax revenue — the lifeblood
of state governments — was re
ported up in Virginia, Georgia,
Missouri, Nebraska and Ala
bama.
Lawmakers across the nation,
however, could sympathize w ith
the speaker of the Tennessee
House when he said, “Contrary
to what we’ve been hearing in
the national press, there is no
recovery in Tennessee.”
An of ficial in Texas, which
has a surplus, said, “Texas is no
longer recession proof” after it
was forced to raise taxes on oil,
gas, liquor, tobacco and amuse
ments.
William Passannante, head of
the National Conference on
State Legislatures, said the fiscal
problems are caused by “the na
tional recession. The president’s
budget cuts will continue to have
an effect on the states well into
1984.”
Def icits and budget shortfalls
remain in 23 states with New
York still $800 million out of ba
lance in its 1983-84 budget de
spite $1 billion in new taxes on
What’s Up
Monday
MSC POLITICAL FORUM:“Reagonomics: A Liberal-
Conservative Debate” at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater.
ALPHA ZET'A:Spring banquet at 7 p.m. at the Brazos Center.
Tuesday
PHYSICAL THERAPY MAJORS :Gene Rembe from UTMB
at Galveston will hold open house from 11 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. in
409 Rudder.
TAMU CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION:( ieneral meeting and
officer elections at 8 p.m. in 308 Rudder.
IN I RAMURAL RECREATIONAL SPORTS:Entries close
for the canoe race at 7 p.m.
TAMU HISTORICAL SOCIETY:Dr. Bruce Seely will speak
on “Walt Disney and Technology: A Symbol of Modern Socie
ty” at 7 p.m. in 110 Harrington. Officer elections will also be
held.
AMERICN SOCIETY OF MECHANICAL ENGINEERS:
Andre Samsin from ALCOA will speak on “Human Re
sources” at 7 p.m. in 102 Zachry.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF SAFETY ENGINEER
elect officers at 7:30 p.m. in 342 Zachry.
MICROBIOLOG\ SOCIF LYiDr. David McMunj«a
on “Monoclonal Antibodies: I heor\ and Application |
in 113 BSBE.
POULTRY SCIENCE CLUB: Will plan next year’s!)
7:30 p.m. in 100 Kleburg.
TEXAS A&M TENNIS CLUB:Sign-ups for thiswttij
tournaments and election of of ficers at 8 p.m. in 607
M AN AC iE M ENT SOC 71ETY:Spring formal banqueial|
at Hoffbrau Nteakhouse. Tu keis available in 101 Aadeg
Agency Building.
AGGIE TOASTMASTERS:First annual humorous
tournament at 8:30 p.m. in 145 MSC. No entry fee.
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States with budget gaps of
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Vermont, Connecticut, Missis-
sippi, California, Kansas,
Louisiana, Tennessee and
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PHILADELPHIA — Joey
Coyle, the man who found $1.2
million that fell from a Purolator
armored car and was acquitted
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Coyle, 30, an unemployed
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street on Feb. 2b. 1981. Coyle,
who never denied taking the
money, was arrested in New
York by FBI agents on March 3,
1981 when he tried to flee the
country with $ 105,000 in $100
hills stuffed in his boots.
He was charged with theft,
receiving stolen goods and theft
of mislaid or stolen property.
But on March 5, 1982, a jury
found him not guilty by reason
of insanity.
His attorney, Harold Kane,
filed suit in Philadelphia Com
mon Pleas Court Friday asking
for the minimum amount of
damages of $20,000. Kane, who
refused to discuss exactly how
much in damages Coyle would
be seeking, said he would be
asking “for a lot of money."
Kane said the suit charged
Purolator with negligence for
not properly securing the
money that fell from the hack of
a truck, without the driver know
ing it.
“We’re suing basically for
their failure to use resjMinsihle
care in the way they transported
money,” Kane said. "As a result
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