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Engineering and Physics Building construction
Work continues Wednesday afternoon on that is located behind the Cyclotron. The
the new Engineering and Physics Building building will house classrooms and offices.
Alien immigration bill
passes House 216-211
United Press International
WASHINGTON — The House,
by a five-vote margin, approved
Wednesday a historic immigration
bill that would grant amnesty to mil
lions of illegal aliens in America but
discourage entry of others by penal
izing employers who hire them.
The long-debated bill was passed
216-211 shortly after the House re
jected a hotly contested amendment
by Rep. Bill McCollum, R-Fla., to
strip the legislation of its key am
nesty provision.
A cheer rose from the floor when
the cliffhanger vote was announced.
Rep. Romano Mazzoli, D-Ky., the
chief sponsor of the bill, and other
supporters said removal of amnesty
would have killed the monumental
measure.
But the legislation now will go to a
House-Senate conference for nego
tiation of differences between it and
a Senate bill, which passed 76-18 last
year and is backed by President Rea
gan.
As passed by the House, the bill
would grant legal residence to aliens
who entered illegally before Jan. 1,
1982, and impose fines of up to
$2,000 for each illegal alien kno
wingly hired by employers of four or
more workers.
Under an amendment by House
Democratic leader Jim Wright of
Texas, adopted 247-170, the aliens
would he granted temporary resi
dence for one yettr and could apply
for permanent residence in their
second year.
To gain permanent status, an
alien would have to meet certain re
quirements — including a “minimal
understanding of ordinary English.”
“We’ll take a look at it when it goes
to conference to see if more can be
done to bring it in line with the Sen
ate bill,” White House spokesman
Peter Roussel said of the House ver
sion.
The Senate-passed bill, sponsored
by Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo.,
would grant temporary residence to
aliens who entered before Jan. 1,
1977, and temporary residence to
Bill could
hurt Mexico
United Press International
MEXICO CITY — Enforce
ment of the Simpson-Mazzoli im
migration bill would cause Mexico
to lose nearly $ 1 billion in reve
nue from undocumented workers
each year, the Bank of Mexico
said Wednesday.
The Bank of Mexico, the coun
try’s central bank, said that money
sent back to Mexico by the undo
cumented workers is the third
largest source of dollar revenue in
the country, after petroleum sales
and tourism.
those who came later but before Jan.
1, 1980. Like the House bill, it calls
for employer sanctions.
House nixes Caperton’s
state school board plan
United Press International
AUSTIN — The Texas Senate
killed plans for an appointed state
school board Wednesday, while
House members puzzled over two
different education reform bills — a
committee measure criticized as too
soft and a stricter bill negotiated by
House leaders.
The Senate, acting as a “commit
tee of the whole,” voted 18-14 to
scuttle a proposal by Sen. Kent Ca-
perton, D-Bryan, that would have
instituted a 15-member state Board
of Education appointed by the gov
ernor.
Under Caperton’s proposal, the
board would have reverted to an
elected body in four years.
Sen. Oscar Mauzy, D-Dallas,
spearheaded the drive to kill Caper
ton’s proposal. With Caperton’s pro
posal voted down, the Senate’s edu
cation reform bill now calls for
retaining the present 27-member
elected board.
However, both Ul. Gov. Bill
Hobby and Cov. Mark White were
lobbying individual Senate members
in hopes of changing their votes on
the measure, which is one of the key
recommendations of H. Ross Perot’s
Select Committee on Public Educa
tion.
“It ain’t over until it’s over,” White
said of the setback.
Hobby also indicated that provi
sions for an appointed board would
be put back in the proposal when it is
considered in Seriate floor debate.
“This is a miraculous process,”
Hobby said.
The Senate had completed less
than half its work on four subcom
mittee reports that eventually will
comprise a single bill when Hobby
unexpectedly called for the Senate
_to recess until Thursday morning.
In the House, all 150 House mem
bers finally begin debate Thursday
on education reform, but they first
must decide which of the two House
education bills to address.
House Speaker Gib Lewis and
other leaders in the lower chamber
are pushing a substitute measure in
corporating many of the reforms
struck by the House Public Educa
tion Committee from an original
compromise bill.
The substitute bill, which is sup
ported by committee Chairman Bill
Haley, D-Center, reinstates propo
sals for an appointed state school
board that eventually reverts to an
elected body, mandatory pre-kin
dergarten for Spanish-speaking or
educationally handicapped 4-year-
olds and a revamped school financ
ing program.
It also calls for a merit pay plan
for teachers that would abolish a
longheld longevity-based system of
pay raises for each year of teaching
experience.
Water safety tips offered by lifeguard
In Today’s Battalion *
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By KARI FLUEGEL
Staff Writer
In 1982, 486 Texans were victims
of water accidents. Often a vacation
or simple outing can be turned into a
nightmare because of an accidental
drowning.
The Bryan boy who drowned last
week in Pinfeather Lake is only one
of the many victims water will claim
this summer.
One of the major causes of water
accidents is disrespect for the water,
Martha Nix, Wofford Cain pool
manager, said.
Nix, who began lifeguarding 21
years ago, is Safety Chairman of the
Brazos County Red Cross and Water
Safety Specialist/Volunteer Consul
tant for the Red Cross. She also is
water coordinator for the depart
ment of physical education.
“People don’t remember to re
spect the water,” Nix said. “They’re
having so much fun, they don’t real
ize it’s dangerous.”
Temperature, currents, weather,
unfamiliar areas and drug and alco
hol use all contribute to water acci
dents, Nix said.
“Tempature is deceiving,” she
said. “The longer you are in the wa
ter, the colder the body gets. Don’t
tay in too long.”
Many people engage in water ac-
dvites like boating or water skiing.
The wind off the water also de-
Cain pool rules ‘are fair’
By KARI FLUEGEL
Staff Writer
Many people often complain
about rules and regulations at
public pools.
The rules and regulations at
Wofford Cain Pool are followed
to keep the pool clean and enjoya
ble for everyone, Martha Nix,
pool manager, said.
Admission to the pool is $1
with a Texas A&M University
identification card or student
swim passes can be purchased.
Students can purchase passes
from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at the
pool management office on the
east side of DeWare Fieldhouse.
Summer prices for passes are
$16 for each session or $24 for
both sessions. A student family
See POOL page 3
creases body tempature which can
result in numbness and loss of con
trol.
Water currents can cause acci
dents also. Undertows, the current
of water beneath the surface, often
suprise swimmers. The preventative
measure is to know the currents in
the area, both on top and beneath
the water.
If a swimmer finds himself in such
a situation, he should swim diago
nally across the current, with the
flow.
“Never against it,” Nix said.
Weather conditions also should be
monitored while in or around the
water. While wind may make the
area more wavy, the more immedi
ate danger is lightning, Nix said.
Water acts like a magnet for light
ning. Even though the bolt first may
strike a higher area, the water will at
tract it. Swimmers and boaters
should get out of and away from the
water when lightning is in the area.
“If around water, get as far away
and in as much of a sheltered area as
possible,” Nix said.
Water accidents also can occur be
cause swimmers are unfamilar with
the bottom of the lake or pool.
Swimmers diving into shallow water
or in an area with rocks and glass can
seriously injure themselves.
“Good swimmers are not immune
to diving injuries,” she said.
Drinking and drug use also are
dangerous around the water. When
drunk, a person’s perception is af
fected so that the short half-mile
swim across the lake may in actuality
be a two-mile swim.
Alcohol or drug use can confuse a
diver so that he cannot tell which
way to the surface of the water.
Many swimming accidents at hotel
pools result from parties at which
guests decide to take a swim after
drinking, Nix said.
Most drownings occur because
people feel they are safe in a boat
and do not wear a lifejacket.
“Wear a life jacket,” Nix said. “It
keeps you afloat and if you have the
right kind, it’ll turn you over face
up.
“Just follow all these simple rules:
never go alone, and that includes
fishing, make sure you know what
the currents are, check the weather
and use some sense about eating and
drinking.”
Many near-drownings happen in
areas just two or three feet away
from a safe area. Lifeguards at busy
beaches are busy all day long, Nix
said.
Many drownings, however, hap
pen in unsupervised areas. Drown
ings can be avoided if swimmers
know what to do when they find
themselves in danger.
First, do not panic or thrash
around, Nix said. Relax. Try to float
on your back, take a deep breath,
look to the sky and kick your feet
slowly.
See WATER page 3
Local
• A variety of activities are being offered this summer
by the intramural department. See story page 6.
State
• Dallas Cowboys Coach Tom Landry testified in be
half of quarterback Danny White. See story page 12.
National
• The doctor investigating the death of Kentucky
Derby winner Swale hasn’t ruled out foul play. See story
page 1 1.
• The average American will be 36 years old at the
turn of the century, the Census Bureau predicts. See story
page 4.