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The reason for the increase is
the larger share contributed by
the men’s basketball team,
i Groff estimated the team will
television revenues of $225,000
by the end of this year. In 1983
the team had about $50,000 in
revenues.
L Groff also said the depart
ment is trying to keep its pro
grams up to date. He said two
major projects have been ap-
roved that will carry large
price tags. Presently, the source
pf funding has not been de
cided.
An all purpose running track
for the varsity track team was
approved in November by the
Texas A&M Board of Regents.
The new track will be located
just west of Olsen Field.
BfiOnce the track is completed,
the space south of Kyle Field
that is now used for the track
field events, will be the site of a
Physiological Strength and
mditioning Lab. The pro
sed Strength Lab was ap-
bved by the Regents in Jan-
Capital punishment favored in debate
By SUZY FISK
Reporter
In a public debate, sponsored
by the Texas A&M debate team,
students voted 157-41 in favor
of capital punishment.
The topic of Monday’s de
bate was, “Resolved: that capital
punishment should be abo
lished.”
Albert Muller, a junior agri
cultural economics major and
public relations seargent for the
Corps of Cadets, delivered his
speech on the pros of abolishing
capital punishment.
“Capital punishment is as
fundamentally wrong as a cure
for crime as welfare is a cure for
poverty,” Muller said.
“Nobody has the right to an
other person’s life,” Muller said,
“capital punishment is not jus
tice.”
Capital punishment will not
prevent crimes from being com
mitted, Muller said, and his
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The Strength Lab will be
funded and used by both the
Athletic Department and the
Health and Physical Education
Department.
Miller time
Dan Sharp and Capt. Dan Prayter share a laugh
after Recon Co.’s ‘platoon-size ambush exer
cise.’ The exercise was held over the weekend
at the Rangeland Resource Management area.
Pennzoil desires federal
injunction in oil merger
United Press International
^DENVER — Attorneys for
Pennzoil asked a federal ap
peals court Monday to halt the
;proposed merger of Texaco
and Getty Oil Co., while Texaco
continued its plan to complete
the merger.
| Pennzoil attorney Jay Green
field filed a motion in the 10th
U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals
asking the court to issue a tem-
, porary injunction blocking the
^merger pending an emergency
hearing on the suit.
■ The appeals court, which re-
[ceived the papers late in the
day, did not act immediately on
the request.
f Texaco, continuing on with
its $10.1 billion merger plan,
[announced earlier in the day
, that it had extended until 7
p.m. Monday its otter to pur-
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der or contract more than 75.5
million out of Getty Oil’s 79.1
million outstanding common
shares — or over 95 percent.
| Pennzoil had sought a pre
liminary injunction from a
judge in Tulsa to stop the re
cord $10.1 billion merger, alleg
ing such a deal would violate
antitrust laws. U.S. District
Judge James Ellison denied the
request Saturday night after six
! days of testimony.
ij “We are asking that the ap
peal be heard this week and that
Texaco be enjoined from going
ahead with the merger until the
appeal is heard,” Greenfield
said Monday. “We’re also
asking for a temporary injunc
tion.”
“We claim that the judge (El
lison) erred on the law when he
ruled that we had not shown
any injury, and we pointed out
that the judge had expressly
said he was not ruling there had
been no violation of antitrust
laws,” Greenfield said.
Ellison said Pennzoil had
standing to sue, despite Texa
co’s contention Pennzoil shared
few markets with Texaco.
The merger plan still awaits
approval from the Federal
Trade Commission.
Texaco’s announcement also
said about 34.5 million shares
have been tendered, or 91 per
cent of the 38 million publicly
held common shares of Getty.
The tender offer reserves Tex
aco the right to purchase addi
tional shares up to all shares
tendered.
The offer originally was
scheduled to expire at midnight
Feb. 3.
Texaco said it also has signed
stock purchase agreements to
acquire approximately 41 mil
lion shares of Getty Oil from
the J. Paul Getty Museum and
the Sarah C. Getty Trust, pres
ently held in escrow.
“We are gratified at the out
standing support which Getty
Oil’s stockholders have demon
strated for Texaco’s offer,” said
John K. McKinley, Texaco’s
chairman and chief executive
officer.
“It shows that Getty’s stock
holders regard Texaco’s offer
as being fair and in their best in
terests,” he said.
“Since we remain confident
that there is no antitrust barrier
to the acquisition of Getty Oil,
we hope to obtain the necessary
clearances at an early date to al
low prompt purchase of the
shares,” he said.
A breach ot contract suit also
has been filed by Pennzoil in a
Delaware court alleging Getty
agreed to sell stock to Pennzoil,
then backed out in favor of
Texaco.
Getty President Robert Miller
testified in Tulsa that a delay in
the merger would cost Getty
shareholders $2 million a day
because the profits they would
invest elsewhere would be de
layed.
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views on capital punishment are
strong because of his moral be
liefs.
“The rights of man come not
from the generosity of the state,
but from the hands of God,”
Muller said.
Pam Pearce, a junior educa
tion major, delivered her op
posing views on the abolish
ment of capital punishment.
“It cost more money to keep
one man in prison for one ygar
than it would to send that par
ticular person through college
for one year,” Pearce said. Capi
tal punishfnent prevents ex
pense qn-society, she said.
“In interviews submitted to
the Supreme Court, inmates on
death row said that if they had
knowni they were going to be
put to death immediately for
their crimes they would have
not murdered.” Pearce said.
After the opening speeches
the debate was opened for pub
lic comment.
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FREE LECTURE
Robert W. Jeffery
member of The Christian Science
Board of Lectureship
Tuesday, Feb. 7th
9:00 p.m.
Room 502 Rudder
All are welcome
sponsored by ChristiamScience Organization
POLICE
The following incidents were
reported to the University Po
lice through Monday:
THEFT OF SERVICE:
• An altered parking permit
was found on a student’s vehi
cle. The parking permit was re
moved and the vehicle towed
from campus.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
• A 1979 Ford in Parking
Annex 20 was damaged. Police
investigation revealed the side
mirrors had been cracked.
BURGLARY OF A VEHI
CLE:
• A Clarion equalizer was
stolen from a student’s 1979
Pontiac in Parking Annex 24.
OTHER:
• A .25 caliber Raven auto
matic pistol was found in the
glove box of a vehicle parked on
Mosher Drive during an inven
tory before the vehicle was
towed. The owner was released
after being informed of the
state law concerning weapons
on campus.
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