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come On Out! Join US For Bar-B-Que and an Old Fashioned, Down Home Red, white and Blue TEXAS RALLY for Richard Smith Candidate for State Representative with Congressman Phil Gramm Tuesday, February 28th 7:00 p.m. VFW Hall-FM 2818 "Live Music" Tickets: $8.50 students $7.50 Available at: Richard Smith Campaign Office 3701 Texas Ave. at North Ave. 846-0047 Pol. Adv. paid by Citizens for Richard Smith Robt. R. Wood, Treas., P.O. box 3743, Bryan, TX 77805. Page 6/The Battalion/Thursday, February 23, 1984 Caperton says he’ll support Lewis By KAREN WALLACE Reporter State Senator Kent Caperton said Wednesday he is endorsing Neeley Lewis in the district 14 race for State Representative — the seat being vacated by Bill Presnal. “Neeley Lewis would be an effective voice for Brazos County, Texas A&M and the public school system,” Caperton said at a special press confer ence held at the Ramada Inn. Caperton said his decision was made on a personal basis because there was no doubt in his mind the issues that are im portant to Lewis and his posi tion on these issues. “If Neeley goes to Austin, he’ll go in the position of strength,” Caperton said. “I don’t think his opponents have that.” Lewis explained what he meant when he said he would go to Austin and ‘get the job done.’ Appropriations are the life blood at Texas A&M, he said. “Therefore we should keep our bridges strong between Col lege Station and Austin.” he said. Also, there are day to day ac tivities on the campus that re quire legislative activities, he said. “I will see that the Texas A&M position is properly pre sented,” he said. Neeley briefly stated the first goals he would like to meet if elected. “The first thing I’m going to do is spend a lot of time dealing with various people in the county who have legislative needs,” he said. College Republicans of Texas AfifM General Meeting Will be organizing campaign committees i.e., Ronald Reagan, Phil Gramm Discuss Absentee Voting for the Special Election 1 Discuss Dinner honoring Senator John Tower > New members welcome Thursday, February 83 8:30 p.m. in 601 Rudder This includes a lot of people on campus, he said. “Second, we’ll have a special session dealing with education,” he said. Caperton said Lewis, who was Brazos County Democratic Chairman, will be a leader in Austin if he is elected. “Being a part of the lead ership from the very start is an advantage Neeley has,” Caper ton said. “I don’t think his op ponents have that advantage.” PLA1 Photo by BILL JflGII Candidate for District 14 Neeley Le wis (right) thanks State Sen. Kent Ca perton for his endorsement at a press conference held Wednesday. Anne Murray performing tonight pounty confesst bis has I p}ie outi rease inv ! tors said i; Lucas ; the dea i‘body Wd i in Feb found n Businesswoman, loving mother of two children and prime singer/songwriter Anne Murray will be performing Thursday night in G. Rollie White Golliseum. Murray is one of Canada’s fa mous musical exports. In 1980 she was named as the Canadian Recording Industry’s female artist of the decade for her many talents in the studio. The winner of 19 Juno Awards, the Canadian equivalent to the Grammy, Murray is without a doubt the country’s most suc cessful songwriter. Murray has done well in this country also. In 1967, after working in va rious night clubs and coffee houses, Murray was on tele vision in a nationwide broad cast. Her blonde, girl-next-door image helped her popularity grow, and by 1968 she released her first album, What About Me? Her next step was to sign with Capitol Canada, but two al- bums with the company brought little notice to the singer. Murray’s big break came in 1970 with the release of “Snow bird.” The tune advanced to number one on both America’s country and pop charts, and es tablished Murray as a talent to be reckoned with. In November of that year she became the first (Canadian woman to sell million copies of a single 1 ’^ United States. More albums soon ft including Talk It Overlo Morning and You Won! Me. Her singles included <i I .it tie Love My Way," ny’s Song,” and “LoveSaJ for which she receivedkil (h ammy as best femalevoti believed Hale J AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823 8051 PUC puts million dollar hike on hold until special hearin| 'Arabia c to seen r< petroleu where tl quently i ' In a c the Da Bruce N United Press International Texas State Representative^ Race POLITICAL FORUM NEELY LEWIS and RICHARD SMITH discuss Crime Education Permanent Univ. Fund Mon. Feb. 27 8 : 00pm 610 Rudder FREE zQzTVemonicd Student Cental AUSTIN — The Public Util ity Commission Wednesday placed a $280 million rate in crease on hold that Southwes tern Bell Telephone had planned to implement Thurs day in Texas. PUC chairman A1 Erwin said the commission will conduct a hearing Thursday to determine whether the bonded rate in crease can be charged immedi ately or whether it must wait until April 22. At issue is whether the com pany’s $1.3 billion rate filing last June came under an old state law or a new utility reform law that took effect last Sept. 1. The PUC announced at noon Wednesday that it would allow the rates to go into effect Thursday, but Erwin said late Wednesday afternoon the three-member utility regulatory d it Erwin, who conferred with Gov. Mark White on the matter, blamed the switch on “talking to too many lawyers.” The commission had An nounced in a news released ear lier that, it planned to ignore gin advisory^, opiryipq lyy Attornev General Jim Mattox, who said Bell could not implemeht the rate increase Thursday. A commission examiner, with Erwin’s blessings, signed an or der that would have allowed Bell to implement the bonded rates. But the commission re fused to honor the bond. “It’s a close call,” said Erwin. "Mattox has a good point (PUC examiner) Susie (Holmes) has a good point, but I thought I should go with the lawyer (Mat tox) who represents me in court because I think that’s where it’s agency had changed its mind. going. Erwin said he expected Bell this tnoi (o file suit ThursdaylgaaBat neii commission. in Dami Mattox and public i for eigh counsel Jim Boyle also sail Washing planned legal challengesi damn” a PUC’. should rule in Bellsl of other Thursday. , s “We’ve drafted apetiw! we’re ready 1 to go tocowti attempt is made to viol opinion we issued last day) night,” said Mattox, The attorney general a formal opinion Tuesday in Damr that the company cotilof Munc c harge the bonded rates onjune Apr il 22 because its June licial nc filing was not finalizedM authoriti ter the new law look effect ever rect Ms. Holmes determinfl® The 5 Nov. 21 that Bell’s case in Washi under the old law, whicby|for conn a bonded increase in less dntormat than the new law. could no T he Bell increase wottM® An ai< one-party residential rat Tl-Texas Texas by another S2.75. of other Mund rcerati heme I eal his State 1 iteve H e A me Ken’s ‘ ‘ 421 S. Main — Bryan 822-2823 ’ “A Complete Automotive Service Center’’ Tune-Ups _ . 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