Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (June 14, 1984)
; r w --XW -rxw -XK —^XX ZXK o %gnaKt? “Itio Page 4/The Battalion/Thursday, June 14, 1984 L FREE PROFESSIONAL COUNSELING Adoption is a viable alternative SOUTHWEST MATERNITY CENTER 6487 Whitby Road, San Antonio, Texas 78240 (512) 696-2410 TOLL FREE 1 -800-292-5103 Sponsored by the Methodist Student Movement through the Wesley Foundation XK IX 1C =>nc :>ik Behavior Modification Stress Diet Therapy Doggett is unofficial winner United Press International :xk Pat Haberstroh, Consultant R.D.-Registered ADA Dietician L.D.-Licensed in Texas Knowledge, Experienced, Results For appointment Phone: (409) 775-1878 All Ages AUSTIN — A recount of ballots in Texas’ Democratic Senate runoff showed Lloyd Doggett a narrow vic tor Wednesday over Rep. Kent Hance, leaving Doggett free to mount a general election campaign that will choose the successor to re tiring Sen. John Tower. Hance, a conservative West Texas congressman, demanded the re count after vote tabulations from the June 2 runoff showed him trailing the Austin state senator by only 467 votes out of nearly 1 million cast. Instead of improving Hance’s sta tus, however, the recount increased Doggett’s margin of victory to 1,345 votes. Unofficial recount results re leased by the state Democratic party gave Doggett 491,251 votes to Hance’s 489,906. The vote totals were to be certi fied Thursday at a meeting of the state Democratic Executive Commit tee in Houston. “I am proud to be the Democratic nominee,” Doggett said early Wednesday. “I am honored and proud to run as the nominee of my party to reclaim the seat once held by Sam Houston and Lyndon John son for the Democrats.” Hance, contacted at his Washing ton office, refused to concede defeat and also said he was considering a court challenge of the election out come. “We have to make a decision to morrow (Thursday) sometime on whether we would file an election contest,” he said. by 87 votes in a 1948 Senate eletii marred by voter fraud in Sot Texas. Doggett, an 11-year veteran of the Texas Senate, and Hance, a three- term House member, battled to the closest Texas election finish since Johnson defeated Coke Stevenson At stake in the bitterly contesi | runoff race was the right totakt Republican Rep. Phil Gramm in November general election thab choose a successor to Tower, a| publican who has held the Sei post for nearly 25 years. The November race also play a key role in Democrats’ of reclaiming a majority in the$c ate. 'Hart best choice for No. 2 spof McGovern endorses Mondale bid United Press International First Presbyterian Church 1100 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan 823-8073 Dr. Robert Leslie, Pastor Rev. John McGarey, Associate Pastor SUNDAY: Worship at 8:30AM & 11:00AM Church Schoot College Class at 9:30AM I Bus from TAMU Krueger/Dunn 9:10AM Northgate 9' Youth Meeting at 5:00PM Nursery: All Events ■ ■ “ " ■ ■ ■ ■■ ri ■ ■■ ■■ ■■ WASHINGTON (UPI) — For mer Sen. George McGovern en dorsed Walter Mondale’s presi dential bid Wednesday and said Gary Hart would be the best choice for the No. 2 spot on the Democratic ticket. McGovern urged the 23 delegates he garnered in his own campaign for the 1984 nomination to back the for mer vice president at the Democratic National Convention in July. “I have decided to endorse Walter Mondale for president because I be lieve he is not only the likely nomi nee of the Democratic Party, but also because I believe he will be a success ful president,” said McGovern, who was the first of Mondale’s seven ri vals to endorse him. McGovern said he had told Hart, McGovern said "a Mondale-Hart who managed his 1972 presidential ticket is the strongest” and would be campaign, about his decision Tues- “the quickest way” to heal the rift Warp X r PRESET ■<Si Co Uni “I have decided to endorse Walter Mondale for presi dent because I believe he is not only the likely nominee of the Democratic Party, but also because I believe he will be a successful president, ’’said McGovern. But McGovern said ilie decision Mondale’s and he was waryoffe placed in the role of peacemaker "Making peace in the Democm Parly makes the Middle Eastki like a piece of cake,” McGovernsai day and Hart “said he understood it and appreciated that I had waited” before making the endorsement. Mondale, who had been seeking McGovern’s support at the critical time of the primaries earlier this month, thanked him for the support in a phone call, he said. among Democrats McGovern observed that rivals for the nomination had made successf ul teams, citing John Kennedy and Lyndon Johnson in 1960 and Ron ald Reagan and George Bush in 1980. The last time he suggested a Ms dale-Hart ticket he was attacked! Jesse Jackson, who snubbed a k! Govern fund-raiser in Los Angtl to wipe out his campaign debts. The former South Dakota st ator, the party’s presidential noi nee a dozen years ago, ended acu campaigning for the 1984 n« nation in March after daimingn delegates in Iowa and 21 in Mass chusetts. His third-place finisli Massachusetts persuaded him give up his bid for the nomination Corporate tax has little hope of passage United Press International AUSTIN — A bill to raise $3.5 bil lion by taxing corporate profits was introduced Wednesday by two House members, but legislative lead ers and the authors themselves gave the measure little hope of passing. Reps. Senfronia Thompson, D- Houston, anil Paul Moreno, D-El Paso, said Texas is one of only four states (the others are Wyoming, Washington and Nevada) that has no corporate income tax. The legislators said a corporate profits tax of 5 percent on annual in comes exceeding $1 million was pre ferable to the $4.8 billion in “con sumer taxes” proposed by Gov. Mark White to finance education and highway improvements. The corporate lax bill would prohibit firms from passing the taxes on to consumers. “It’s about time that Texas tells the corporations that a free lunch is over,” Thompson said at a Gapitol news conference. proposal among her fellow ers and the governor. Thompson admitted, however, that there was little support for the “The brutal truth is we probi) don’t have enough supporitopi this legislation because noi enos people have the intestinal forliu to say it’s time for corporation pay their fair share,” Tliompj said. “iiir Compromise education biil drafted BOB BROWN UNIVERSAL TRAVEL COMPLETE, DEPENDABLE DOMESTIC AND WORLDWIDE TRAVEL Airline Reservations • Hotel/Motel Accomodations ■ Travel Counsel • Rental Car Reservations • Tours • Charter Flights • FREE Ticket Delivery 846-8718 • Agency is fully computerized* 410 S. Texas/ Lobby of the Ramada Inn/College Station United Press International AUSTIN — Several days of closed-door negotiations among House leaders produced a compro mise education reform bill Wednes day that calls for a 12-member ap pointed state school board that reverts to an elected panel after four years. The negotiations, headed by House Speaker Gib Lewis, were aimed at resolving disagreements over major reform issues before the $2.7 billion bill reaches the House floor for debate early next week. “We’ve been meeting day and night, trying to present a proposal so that everyone who has concerns can agree that it’s a compromise deci sion,” said Lewis, D-Fort Worth. The bill by Rep. Bill Haley, D- Center, would replace the 27-mem ber elected State Board of Education with a 12-member appointed panel. After four years, board members would be elected from 12 districts on a non-partisan basis in conjunction with local school board races. abolishing the 27-member elected board, but said he bowed to compro mise. The initial appointees would be chosen by the governor from recom mendations made by a special Legis lative Education Board, which would appoint the chairman and review board actions to ensure all education reforms were initiated. Haley — chairman of the House Public Education Committee, which will begin debating the bill Thursday — had been a staunch opponent of “I lost several battles in keeping things out and getting things in (the bill) that I thought were in the best interest of the children of Texas... but we won a few tilings, too," said Haley, who continued to insist the House would vote down the ap pointed board proposal. The compromise bill also would revamp the state’s complicated school financing system by requiring school districts to improve their ef forts to raise local taxes. was expected to draw considerall opposition from lawmakers whoi districts would have their funi cut under the new financingsysieu The bill contained the samel cher salary proposals recommend by an earlier Haley bill and byR ot’s education committee. It woii boost beginning teachers' salati from $11,100 a year to $15,2 would establish a career Miff provide additional pay enlian ments. The equalization aid proposal, aimed at balancing state funding of poor and wealthy school districts, It also would require students* maintain passing grades in all ad demic subjects in order to partio pale in extracurricular activities. DON’T RENT ANY APARTMENT REFORE YOU SEE WALDEN POND WALDEN POND is an all new luxury apartment community with extras you can’t find anywhere else. Enjoy a fireplace, vaulted ceiling and ceiling fan, large walk-in closets, designer interiors, w/d conn., pri vate balcony or terrace, and large arched windows. one bedroom/study with spiral staircase to the loft! There’s room to explore at Walden Pond with its private lake and wooded jogging tra ils or enjoy the pool, 10’ hot tub spa, exercise room and“Showcase” clubhouse! Prices begin at $335. Available in one and two bedroom floorplans. Also featuring a Developed by Guy King Enterprises Incorporated Walden Pond 700 FM 2818 off FM 2818 at Holleman 696-5777 \\W HOT SUMMER SALE on SAVE 30% - 40% ★Snake Pumps ★Unique Espidrilles ★Bright Sandals ★Casual Flats Build a beautiful summer wardrobe at our early bargain prices Sale ends Sat., June 16 Transitional Styles &Colors50% Off! Bass^9 West^Nickels^Nina^Garolini Ferragama^Mignani^Oscar de la Renta Shala’s Culpepper Plaza WASHl nal confer the first tii reached a cally potei the federa House man fame the confei meaningh screens” a conferenct when Con pendence But Se chairman AU1 o Farn 3400 S. ( tmmmmmn if with M Ch e one 1016 !•: ttp—c Lig Suit $ Strobe Black Replt 75 Bulbs futurt Chase S OP It! C 3 Bdi 0 metro