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Friday, November 11 1983/The Battalion/Page 11 busline workers o 'walk United Press International EL PASO — Striking Greyhound workers are plan- ling a massive “walk away” rom their jobs Monday as jart of a nationwide “show of bree” by the union, a local hairman of the Amalga- nated Transit Union said rh^irsday. ■Greyhound Lines Inc., jfllcials have told strikers they lave until noon Monday to say f they intend to work. If not, helcompany says it will hire eplacements and be back in iperation on a limited basis by helmiddle of next week. |The strike by 12,500 work- ;rs, including 80 in El Paso, mdbred its eighth day Thurs- lay against one of the nation’s ariest transportation firms. Mfrhe strike began Nov. 2 ifter employees refused a rompany proposal that in- :liiaed a 9.5 percent cut in ^ages and additional cuts in jenefits. j Greyhound spokeswoman Leslie White said many strik ers accepted the offer. Tom [eser, a local chairman of the anion, said very few strikers away are expected to go back to work without a contract settle ment. “We plan to get our entire membership down at the sta tion Monday morning to show our force,” Jeser said. “Then we plan at about 10 minutes after 12 noon just to turn around and walk away from them, to tell them that we don’t need them.” Jeser said “walk-aways” are being planned for every Greyhound station in the na tion. The action is to be peace ful, he said. Two national union offi cials are expected to be in El Paso Friday night for a meet ing with strikers, Jeser said. They are Ray Golden of Kan sas City, Mo., and Gary Atkin son of Phoenix, Ariz. Union executive E B. Franklin lashed out at the company’s decision to cut in surance benefits to 6,000 Greyhound retirees during the strike. The benefits were restored when ,the union threatened to sue Greyhound in federal court, he said. lil boat sinks |ear rig, 6 lost £ ®United Press International CORPUS CHRISTI — An oil npany crew boat with six peo- on board sank 10 miles off itagorda Island early Thurs- ^ and rescuers have found no vivors. Lt. Commander James J. ! okenik of the Coast Guard d the 155-foot Laverne bert was owned by Gulf In national, based in Houma, Brokenik said the boat, which s dispatched out of Port Conner, sank sometime after dnight Thursday near an oil ■J operated by Amoco. Tne Coast Guard and Navy patched rescue vessels and licopters to search for survi- . s, he said. Civilian helicopters also aided in the search, and Gulf In ternational brought company divers to the scene, reportedly to enter the sunken vessel. Brokenik said the boat sank in 60 feet of water, and its bow was discovered protruding above the surface early Thurs day by another vessel, the K.C. Choust. Crew members on the Choust reported seeing a survivor cling ing to the sunken vessel, but he slipped below the surface before they could reach him, Brokenik said. The Coast Guard received its first report of the missing boat at 7:58 a.m. Thursday, but it was not known when it sank. Com munications between the boat and the rig were lost just after midnight, he said. Get Your Xerox Copies h at Northgate Above Farmer’s Market [Also, offset printing, typing, binding, and many other services. ‘New low rates: 1000 high quality, printed copies of one stan dard sized original for $23.50. ‘Exclusive “Bonfire Buddy” stationary & a wide choice of per sonalized stationary. ‘Personalized Playing cards at special low prices (perfect for Christmas gifts). •H THE DOUBLE 331 University 846-3755 Hours: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-IO p.m. Sat. 9 a.m,-6 p.m. Make-up Seminar Nov. 15 at Studio di Cappelli 3801 S. Texas Demonstrating Amage Products 6:30-8:00 come enjoy some wine & cheese Professional Products to be given away as door prizes eMolidcuf, Qoufiati 10% off Day-care changes endorsed United Press International AUSTIN — The quality of child day-care centers could be improved if they were placed under jurisdiction of the Texas Education Agency, a teachers union official says. Testifying before a House study committee on Thursday, John Cole, president of the Texas Federation of Teachers, said the Legislature should pro vide full funding for the state’s kindergarten programs. Jail cook faces pot charges United Press International EL PASO—Jail cookGilberto Tapia has been arrested on charges he smuggled marijuana into the county jail. El Paso County Sheriff Mike Davis said he is questioning Tapia, 30, to find out if “this was a profit-making venture.” The cook was arrested when he came to work on the noon shift. Sheriffs deputies said they had been investigating Tapia for more than two weeks. Cole said that TEA, rather than the state welfare agency, would be better equipped to reg ulate day-care centers. “Public schools presently function in the pre-school arena in kindergarten, early child hood classes, Head Start and certain other programs,” he said. “Requirements for child-staff ratios, facilities, curriculum and other such activities exist, and could easily be applied to child care facilities.” Cole also said day-care facili ties will continue to have a diffi cult time hiring qualified staf fers as long as salaries are low. “Moreover, screening out the incompetent worker will always be difficult as long as the indus try relies upon minimum wage level employees,” he said. Cole said he endorses stricter licensing standards for day-care centers. “We read only pccasionally of cases where day-care personnel are accused of neglect or abuse, but occasionally is far too often,” he said. Mary Young, director of the Austin Family Center, said she advocates a voucher program where parents would receive a subsidy from their employee or from the government to help pay child care costs. Under such a program, she said, parents would pay on a slid ing scale that is tied to the amount of money they earn, fhe voucher program was also endorsed by G.K. Sprinkle, president of the Texas chapter of the National Organization for Women. Sprinkle said day care was once viewed as a “necessary evil,” but is crucial now because of the divorce rate, the number of one-parent families and the number of two wage-earner families. “We need quality child care for all families to work and we need affordable child care,” she said. MEEDI COPIEl TODAY! AMSC Print 'n' Copy ■ room 221D- MSCH papers flyers resumes etc. 845-7294 8-8 M-Th 8-5 Fri 10-1 Sat © 1983 Miller Brewing Co., Milwaukee, Wl “I NUGHT GET WORKED UP. BUT I DON'T GET HIED UPT John Madden