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Monday, September 5,1983/The Battalion/Page 3 id are a great n irtunately, fancil li for a well' urity devices onecl chain to utomatically t e the |i<)lice.The#’ r ' r , but can beexj l ightening possj gei ing the alarm jp leighborhood up nake a home bun tke it moreofai xised no challei y did not botho pped it off. For dally pleased rich aboutwhodi red. The last l In mot her wasinAl ing to the det« :ase, the suspect ties as no surptit ke lunkers are it in’ this timeoli Senator Kent Caperton, D- Bryan Articles cite Caperton Manned by Melissa Adair itkierin nines his iprcgS® Bitlalion Reporter In recent magazine articles moringthe "best” Texas legis- tors, Senator and former ggie Kent Caperton made the it three times. In the past three months, aperton, D—Bryan, has been anted as an outstanding legisla- dr by several Texas magazines, itxas Monthly, The Texas tbservei and Texas Business tagazines commended Capet- tnforhiswork during die 68th gislative session. Texas Monthly described aperton as a senator who “uses is intelligence as a tool rather tan a weapon: doesn’t put any- ne down, doesn't make any nemies.” In Texas Business magazine aperton was described as will- jgtoput in extra hours — do is homework— and eager “to tarn,to light and to lead." And, The Texas Observer sen said Caperton “is himself a otential lieutenant governor. Regardless of each maga- jne’s paniculiar wording, they agree on one thing — Caper- mis rising in the world of poli- Caperton said many considera tions must be made before de ciding on his political plans. He said he must take his family into account as well as his law prac tice in College Station. “Timing is ... important in de ciding on a political future ... and I can’t necessarily control that,” he said. “If I had to decide today, I would stay in politics.” But Caperton said tie is not certain what type of office he will run for if he does decide to stay in politics. “There is no doubt that every lawyer who serves as a senator would love to be attorney gener al." he said. “And of course you always think about the gov ernorship.” But for now, Caperton said, he is waiting to see w hat will hap pen during the next three years of his term. Caperton is appealing be cause he is extremely diplo matic. Texas Monthly said Caperton “knew how to play good cop - bad cop ... and seemed to have a sixth sense about where the pressure points were, where each side could and couldn’t Rutin an interview Thursday, give. The 1 exas Observer said Caperton is a “solid member e administrali at applications!! reas that are hai its economic int support marijii ok skeptically argets patches the case in Geoi ve statistics wo id the White Ho scale, at least, ration prepare! narijuana (anil or environnien local officialdo ate, will the ■nating more st! aws near? est paraquat sfl t the president' xpense and so t nations andnt) :h fim Earl Take A Good Look Us Over! YOUR LOCAL FULL SERVICE LAUNDRY 3702 s. COLLEGE AVE. BRYAN 846-2872 LAUNDRY Wash-Dry & Fold/7 Days/Wk Attendants on Duty 8:OOAM-9:OOPM Dry Cleaning Pick-up 7 Days/Wk, 8AM-9PM 55 Washers & 27 Big Double Load Dryers Double Load Washers Huge 35 lb. 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The total awards program rep resents a $108,000 effort by the Association and the University. This year 27 awards will be pre sented. Sept. 7 — College of Business Administration will present three awards; College of Medi cine will present one award. 15- Sept. 15 — College of Liberal Arts will present four awards. United Press International WASHINGTON — Senate Democratic leader Robert Byrd Thursday said the Reagan admi nistration should cancel its new grain agreement with the Soviet Union in reaction to the shoot ing down of a South Korean jumbo jet. But members of the House and Senate Agriculture Com mittee disagreed saying cancel lation of the grain sales pact would serve no purpose and would be ineffective. Each award carries a $4,000 cash award and a framed certifi cate to be presented to the selected nominee at one of the regularly scheduled faculty meetings this fall. The selected nominees are chosen by a committee from ‘within their respective college — consisting of five student mem bers, three faculty members and one former student. Sept. 22 — College of Educa tion will present two awards; College of Agriculture will pre sent three awards. Sept. 27 — College of Science will present four awards. Sept. 30 — College of En gineering will present four awards. Oct. 6 — College of Veterin ary Medicine will present two awards. Nov. 10 — College of Geosci ences will present two awards. Nov. 11 — College of Architec ture and Environmental Design will present two awards. Byrd called the downing of the plane “reprehensible, horri- ible.” ble, inexcusac “As far as I’m concerned, said Byrd, “we ought to cancel the recently negotiated grain con tract if legally possible. That would be one strong action we could take.” The new five-year agree ment, which goes into effect Oct. 1, was formally signed last week by Agriculture Secretary John Block at a ceremony in Moscow. Despite restrictions in the agree ment against cancelling grain sales, Reagan conceivably could unilaterally cancel the agree ment. Byrd said, “The important thing now is to get the facts but there can be no explanation for shooting down an unarmed pas senger airline even if it were over Soviet air space.” Opposing Byrd’s call for can cellation of the grain pact. Sen. Patrick Leahy, D-Vt., who serves on the Senate Agriculture Com mittee, said another grain embargo would not “affect this kind of activity” and would be ineffective. “I don’t think the Soviets see it as an effective tool, or an effec tive threat,” he said. “I think they simply ignore it when we have grain embargos. They just go and buy the grain someplace else.” In January 1980, Jimmy Car ter embargoed grain sales in ex cess of the guarantees in the pre vious agreement in retaliation for the Soviet invasion of Afgha nistan. President Reagan lifted the embargo, but postponed talks on a new agreement in De cember 1981 after martial law was imposed in Poland. SCRIPTURE ‘HAVEN, Inc. who can accommodate himself to other people’s interests ... but willing to stand firm when he has to.” Another reason for Caper- ton’s recent recognition is that he has gained respect from fel low legislators. The Texas Monthly article said a main criteria for its “ten best" list was that the legislator “inspires respect rather than fear.” Caperton said the best way to gain respect from legislators is to never mislead them. “I can’t overemphasize the importance of keeping your word,” he said. When a legislator has a repu tation for being reliable, Caper ton said, his colleagues will re spect him even though they dis agree with his approach to va rious issues. In addition to Caperton’s rec ognition by these magazines, he also was honored by the Texas State Council of the National Organization for Women. NOW honored Caperton for his “sen sitivity to the issues concerning women constituents.” Caperton graduated from Texas A&M in 1971 with a de gree in business administration. He was also student body presi dent during his senior year. The selection committee reads the resumes, letters of nomination and accompanying letters of recommendation for each nominee to determine the winner or winners. The number of recipients varies according to the size of the college. “The number of awards with in each college is determined by the full-time equivalent,”Jim Je ter, associate executive director of the alumni association, said. 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