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Page 10/1 he Battalion/Thursday, June 30,1983 Alleged plan to kill 6 unearthed in Louisiana United Press International OKLAHOMA CITY — A “business deal” involving a Baton Rouge motel allegedly prompted an Oklahoma man to hire an undercover agent to kill six people in Louisiana and Texas for $50,000, Oklahoma authorities said. Jack Lauren Martin, 57, of Ada, Okla., apparently wanted three businessmen and a woman, all from Shreveport, La., and a Marshall, Texas, cou ple killed, said Paul Renfrew, spokesman for the Oklahoma State Bureau of Investigation. Martin was arrested Tuesday at a restaurant in Baton Rouge, La. Martin has a residence in Oklahoma and “commuted” to Louisiana as manager of th Rodeway Inn Motel in Bato Rouge, Renfrew said. He sai Martin was in the processofpui chasing the motel, and that It to the alleged plot. Ren fro w said Martin » charged in Oklahoma Count District Court with solicitation commit murder in the firstdi gree. Con cen tra don staff photo by Brenda Davidson Karen Reese, 2, concentrates on coloring in the is provided for children under three years old nursery at A&M Methodist Church. The nursery whose mothers teach in vacation Bible school. School district goes broke TGIT Thank God It’s Thursday 500 Beer $ 1 off all Bar Drinks NO COVER ALL NIGHT for more info call 693-2818 ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ i A United Press International SAN JOSE, Calif. — The largest school district in Califor nia’s ‘Silicon Valley’ declared bankruptcy, partially blaming its E roblems on Proposition 13 and igh salaries for teachers. The unanimous decision Tuesday night by the San Jose Unified School District was be lieved to be the first time since 1943 a U.S. public school system decided to file bankruptcy papers. “It was the only real option open to us,” Superintendent Lil lian C. Barna said after the voice vote. “I know it sounds bad, but at least it guarantees that we’ll be able to reopen the schools this fall — assuming the teachers and other creditors cooperate,” she said. “It’s ironic,” said board mem ber Norbert Strecker, “the first school district ever to file bank ruptcy in California had to be here (in the Silicon Valley), where we have more Ph.D.s than anywhere in the world.” The 43-school-district — eighth largest in California with 32,000 students and 2,900 em ployees — was the first substan tial casualty of an overall decline in the financial condition of public schools in the state. A spokesman for the teachers’ union, executive director Brian McKenna, repeated his charge the bankruptcy declaration had been an attempt by the board to “blackmail” teachers into giving up their pay raises. California ranks last among the states in the amount of per sonal income spent for public education — or about $200 less than the national average — according to the California De partment of Education. The trustees blamed the dis trict’s economic woes on the aftershock of Proposition 13 (a constitutional amendment which mandated a 57 percent cut in property taxes),a cutback in education funding at the state level, a 14 percent drop in en rollment in the past six years and steady increases in employee salaries. White taking education program to convention United Press International AUSTIN — Gov. Mark White takes his education program out-of-state this tveekend for two appearances at a National Education Association conven tion in Philadelphia. White’s office announced Tuesday the governor will also speak Friday night to the nation al convention in Detroit of the League of United Latin Amer ican Citizens (LULAC). The governor’s press secret ary, Ann Arnold, said White will hold a news conference Satur day morning prior to his speech to the NEA’s representative assembly. Arnold said the national teachers’ organization invited White to its convention because of his stance on teacher pay raises. White, a Democrat, has been outspoken against the Reagan administration’s proposal for merit pay raises for teachers. White favors blanket pay hikes to attract qualified people to the teaching profession. “They (NEA) were interested, I think in having a governor speak who had worked with teacher groups to try to come up with a plan acceptable to teachers,’’said Arnold. The Texas Legislature re cently defeated White’s propos al for a 13.3 percent across-the- board pay increase for Texas teachers. COMPARE Compare the nutritional value of an evening meal at the Memorial Student Cen ter with a snack for the same or similar price anywhere else. OPEN MON-SAT 6:30 A.M.-7:00 P.M. SUN 7:00 A.M.-7:00 P.M. “QUALITY FIRST’’ McVoftafd'e r\ r\ ^{n Bryan/College Station Big Mac® 16 oz. Soft Drink Regular Size French Fries Offer good July 1-Aug- ? Doggett battling Tower for seat . ★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★**. United Press International EL PASO — State Sen. Lloyd Doggett of Austin said he will return to West Texas on the Fourth of July in his quest for voter support to unseat U.S. Sen. John Tower in 1984. Doggett Tuesday told a news conference Tower is nothing more than “President Reagan’s head cheerleader” and said his campaign would feature Tow er’s “inaccessibility” to the West Texas public. The Doggett, 36, a Democrat who has been a Texas senator for 10 years, will return to San Elizario, a small town in eastern El Paso County, for a Democra tic rally and barbecue on the 4th of July. Doggett will be opposed in the Democratic primary by Bob Krueger of New Braunfels, a former congressman and U.S. Ambassador to Mexico. Doggett criticized Tower’s support of Reagan measures which eliminated financial aid for college students. “If we’re going to compete with the Japanese, we’ve got to put more emphasis on educa tion,”he said. As a state senator Doggett sponsored legislation for pay raises for teachers. If he wins the Democratic nomination, Doggett said, “It will be a tough, hard fight. Tow er has all the money in the world and all the influence that comes with $l,000-a-plate dinners.” ’esse** NOW OPEN The newest in Video Games & Music Pole Position—Chexx—Mappy Mad Planets—Millipede & More! The Best in Games & Music to compli ment your favorite food & beverage. Northgate — between Duddley’s & Cowhop SPECTACULAR FIREWORKS DISPLAY Saturday, July 2 9:00 P.M. (Next to Wilson’s) Followed by a LATE NIGHT SALE All 105 Stores Will Be OPEN TILL 11:00 P.M. EXPLODING WITH BARGAINS Texas 6 Bypass at Hwy. 30 College Station OPEN MON.-SAT. 10-9 007 3