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College Station, TX.
693-2772
Page \2fThe Battalion/Tuesday, September 11, 1984
Official calls
for reduced
HL&P rates
Aggie G.O.P.
Republican Party of Texas A&M
Voter Registration
Tables Located at MSG - 1st Floor
Blocker Bldg. - Lobby
Zachry - 1st Floor
9 A.M.-3 P.M.
Together we can make a difference
Next meeting Sept. IS 7:00 206 MSC
Speaker: T. Boone Pickens
United Press International
AUSTIN — Alleging mismanage
ment at the South Texas Nuclear
Project, the Office of Public Counsel
recommended Monday that the
Public Utility Commission cut Hous
ton Lighting & Power Co.’s rates by
$110 million.
The company earlier had asked
the PUC for a rate increase of $554
million.
Jim Boyle, public counsel, sug
gested the PUC disallow approxi
mately $950 million in construction
expenses at the controversial nuclear
power plant under construction in
Bay City. HL&P is managing part
ner of the South Texas Nuclear Pro
ject.
“HL&P’s own statements indi
cated that STNP can, and should
have been, built at a much lower
cost,” Boyle said. “Under state law,
HL&P must prove that its construc
tion expenditures were prudently
and efficiently incurred in order to
be included in rates.”
Boyle also filed expert testimony
with the PUC from San Jose, Calif.,
nuclear engineer Richard Hubbard.
Hubbard said mismanagement by
former power plant contractor
Brown & Root Inc. might render the
plant unlicensable by the federal
government.
Boyle also asked the PUC to disal
low as HL&P expenses $896,000 in
executive bonuses, $6.3 million to an
industry trade group, $540,000 in
personal use of cars by employees,
$285,000 for the company’s opera
tion of an appliance store and $1
million in advertising.
Around town
Who’s Who applications available now
A
versifies and Colle
dam’s Office, MS 1
g a
ts are available at lx)xes located in the Comnian-
Student Activities Office, Zachry Em
Center, the Off
<>f the Vice President
for Student Services. Completed applications must be returned by 5
p.m. Sept. 28.
Students must meet requirements for grade points and com
pleted credit hours. From the qualified applicants, 55 students will
be selected to “Who’s Who” by a committee composed of faculty,
vice president of student services
y president. Any questions should he directed to
Chris Carter in 110 YMCA.
Fundraiser trip to World’s Fair planned
The Retired Senior Volunteer Program of the Brazos County
Community Council is sponsoring a fundraiser trip to the World's
Fair in New Orleans and a tour of southern mansions Oct. 22 to 26,
for $399 per person. Reservations can be made by calling 775-8111.
Casino Pictures can be picked up now
People who ordered pictures from last spring’s Casino Night
can pick them up now. Students who lived on-campus last semester
should contact their dorm president or RHA delegate. Students who
lived off-campus, come by the RHA office, 215 Pavilion.
Big Event job requests being accepted
Job requests are now being accepted from the Bryan-College Sta
tion community for projects for the Big Event, a four-hour service
project. Student organizations wishing,to volunteer their group Sire
encouraged to pledge. Deadlines for both job requests and organiza
tion pledges are Nov. 1. Contact Mark Maniha at 696-5930.
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United States joins in celebration
of Mexico's freedom anniversary
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of College Station 1503 s. Tx. Ave.
American cities along the U.S-
Mexico border — from Brownsville
to San Diego, Calif. — will join this
week in celebrating the 163rd anni
versary of Mexico’s independence.
Mexico’s strolling musicians,
called “mariachis,” will be seen and
heard in the capital rotunda in Aus
tin. El Paso, San Antonio, Houston,
McAllen and other Texas cities will
ring with the clicking sound of Mexi
can folklore dancers in private and
public performances throughout the
week.
Shopping centers in New Mexico,
Arizona and California will be
decked with the red, white and
green of Mexico’s flag. Merchants in
all four states bordering Mexico re
port they will continue to hold spe
cial 16th of September sales and pro
motions this year, despite a devalued
peso which makes it difficult for
Mexican nationals to shop in the
United States.
Parades and patriotic speeches ex
tolling the virtues of freedom will
highlight the celebration in Mexican
border cities.
The state of Texas officially pro
claimed this week as Hispanic Week,
in recognition of the contributions
of Mexican Americans to the pro
gress of the state and in honor of the
Mexican holiday. Texas shares a
long, colorful history with its south
ern neighbor.
“El Diez y Seis,” or the 16th of
September, is the Mexican equiva
lent of the Fourth of July. The holi
day commemorates the cry for inde
pendence uttered by Father Miguel
Hidalgo, from his church in the
small town of Dolores, Guanajuato
in the early morning hours of Sept.
16, 1810.
Father Hidalgo’s now-famous
speech, called “el grito,” was cred
ited with providing the spark for the
beginning of Mexico’s war for inde
pendence from Spain, a war that was
to last 11 years.
Throughout Mexico, mayors,
governors, and President Miguel de
Hispanic Week is in recog
nition of Mexican Ameri
cans’ contributions to the
progress of Texas.
la Madrid himself will open the cele
bration with a reenactment of “el
grito,” or call to independence. The
ritual usually takes place around 11
p.m. on Sept. 15.
In Austin, a group of folklore
dancers from El Paso start the offi
cial holiday celebration on Sept. 13.
“The 16th of September gives us
an opportunity to show off our cul
ture,” said Rosa Guerrero, founder
of the International Folkorico group
which bears her name. “Our people
have been a part of Texas for centu
ries and Mexican folklore music and
dancing are expressions of our his
tory, art and culture.”
Guerrero works year-round in the
promotion of Mexican-American
cultural activities. This year's invita
tion to perform in Austin was a first
for her dance group, which has re
ceived critical acclaim since its incep
tion in 1974.
“Dancing is d special way for us to
portray our culture,” she said. “Itisa
means by which we tell who we are,
what our roots are and how proud
we are just being ourselves.”
“We’ve come a long way from the
days when we were punished for
speaking Spanish in school,” Guer
rero said. “Dancing and the promo
tion of Mexican culture are nec
essary, especially in the border
cities.”
Mexican Americans in border cit
ies tend to accept the worst of both
cultures, instead of the best, she said,
resulting in a subculture of people
who are “in limbo, isolated both
from Mexican and American com
munities.
“By promoting Mexican culture,
we are promoting pride in our heri
tage and pride in ourselves,” Guer
rero said. “The roots of our culture
should begin at home when little
children are told they are beautiful
and loved. It should be reinforced in
the classroom.”
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