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Friday, April 2CV 1984/The Cattaiion/ir'age 9 Dirmettl Sir >king nection Agent lied Reagan t Jmpany isonti >ast firms than S300 million >t products Tacoma was ik in a ttvo-ka president's 6a ot the electtf > of which nil ng to Peking spend the m ig at his Gait next rest stof le will arriveji d Easter Suni . After twodii president ai 11 stop ovemijii arriving Peb What’s up FRIDAY CLASS OF ’84; Senior weekend tickets are on sale through todav in the MSC Box Office. Ring dance tick ets are on sale in the MSC with picture sign-up times available. Buy your tickets early! Contact Barbara Brun ner at 260-0805 for more information. CLASS OF ’85: Chairman applications are available through today in 216 MSC. For more information, call Anne Dixon at 260-0710. SADDLE AND SIRLOIN: The spring awards banquet will be held at 7 p.m. in the AggieJand Inn. Tickets are on sale in the Kleberg lounge for $12 per person. Call Nancy Hayes at 846-7566 for more information. STUDENT GOVERNMENT EXECUTIVE BRANCH; Applications for leadership positions are available in the Pavilion. The deadline for applications is today at 5 p.m. in 221 Pavilion. Call the Student Govern ment Office for more information. TAMU CHESS CLUB: There will be a meeting at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder Tower. Players of all strengths welcome! UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL: Grad stu dents and single undergrads over 22 are meeting to go out for the evening meal. Thsoe who are interested in at tending should meet at 6 p.m. in the student center. Contact Pastor Hubert Beck for more information. SATURDAY CAMPUS MUSTER: Muster will be held at 10 a.m. in G. Rollie White Goliseum. Jack Rains, class of 1960, will be the guest speaker. Contact Angela Dodd at 260-0291 for more information. SOCIETY OF FRIENDS/QUAKERS: There will be a meeting at 4 p.m. at the First Baptist Church of College Station. Contact Dale or Rebecca Bucher at 779-6904 for more information. SUNDAY SUNDAY SCHOOL: A “Come As You Are” Bible study will be held from 9:45-10:30 a.m. in the All Faith’s Cha pel Meditation Room. Call Paul Giles at 846-2777 for more information. TAMU INTERNATIONAL FOLKDANCERS: The folkdancers will meet in 140 MSC at 8 p.m. Ethnic dances from various countries will be taught and per formed. to leave Ck will stop ka, to meetw il II beforn hington. Seoil eorge Shulul egation ami sklent toCfcl Education committee reform plans United Press International DALLAS — The Texas Se lect Committee on Public Edu cation approved a billion-dollar reform package Thursday, in cluding provisions to lengthen the school year, create a nine- member appointed board of ed ucation, toughen standards, and hike teacher salaries by at least 10 percent. If approved by the Legis lature, the plan would cost tax payers an estimated $987 mil lion, less than half the $2.4 billion initially proposed for 1985. “We want to divert state money from the non-essential to the essential.” The committee pared its ini tial high cost estimates — which received a chilly public recep tion — by stretching reform programs across five years in stead of three. “It’s a first step and a large step in the right direction,” said Gov. Mark White, who wants a 2-year, 24-percent teacher pay hike. “I pledge my full support to this general program of rec ommendations.” Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby called the plan “a watershed in the history of Texas education.” Perot predicted it would pro vide “good jobs for our chil dren” when the Texas oil wealth dries up. The draft proposal recom mended: —An appointed rather than elected state board of education consisting of nine members; —A pay increase for teachers amounting to 110 percent of what they now receive, or $1,520 monthly, whichever amount is higher; —A 180-day school year, five days longer than the current term; —A longer school day to ac commodate students who must arrive early or stay late, but no extension of daily academic course time; —A merit-based career ad vancement scheme for teachers; —Tougher hiring standards for teachers and graduation standards for students. Earlier Thursday, White said he will convene a special session of the Legislature in May or June to consider the reform package. He said he would join legis lative leaders in a statewide tele vision campaign to promote ed ucation changes and the need for tax increases to finance them. White said he had not bought any television time, but added, “I intend to see if we can pro cure some time.” White said he expected to have a tax plan — probably cen tered around increases in the sales, gasoline and luxury taxes * — in final form by next week. JEFFS PERFORMANCE CENTER 1801 Cavitt • Tune-Ups • Garb Repairs • Starters • Alternators • Clutches • Brakes • General Auto Reoairs • Complete Engine Repair • Machine Shop • Corvette Repairs of all Types • Hi-Performance Parts & Accessories • All Work Fully Guaranteed Bryan 775-8994 822-4934 Humane Society takes care of dyed (baby Easter chicks iii r # s have said throughsonlK i’s visit rade, which 6 lopmentofrefc idem Nixon o of friendship! land animal regulation officers n 1972. Y / V V NWi 1 ** %, .. vTVv.ti. -><■ -k ^ ' W v •^-tr 'j-Lf f c , c*'v ** " w v a WrV 4 !*** ***"■ r o ^ (T , > vr w *Vr : * \ - v v AV> wwav » ' hQ:' 1 rx.-A >7 iVt ed controls! United Press International EL PASO — Humane Society Ivere taking care of dozens of jbaby chicks Thursday, follow- to office, to i n g the crackdown on a feed Tore owner who was dying computers ak l|) em green, blue and pink for nology to Ch® first moves it is to Peking re Easter. City officials charged the store owner, Joe Carrasco, with legally selling the chicks, which ere intended as gifts for little thildren. “It’s not considered hu- nane,” said Dr. Lea Hutchin- ion, deputy director of the El Paso City-County Health Unit. ‘You’re taking little chicks that ire about a day old and dunk- ng them in dye. The majority of them end up dead.” Nearly 50 of the chicks are being cared lor at the city’s ani mal control center. The chickens, were not le gally old enough to be sold and had been dyed, officials said. One El Paso law makes it ille gal to sell, barter or give away most fowl under the age of three weeks and many other an imals under the age of two months. 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