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SEPT.25 * 607 RUDDER * * Get Your Xerox Copies at Northgate Above Farmer’s Market Inexpensive, High-Quality Copies We Specialize In REPORTS and DISSERTATIONS Also: Self-service copying, offset printing, typing, re ductions and enlargements, binding, resume writ ing, editing, business cards, wedding invitations, sta tionery and many other services. One-stop service for reports and dissertations. ON THE DOUBLE 331 University 846-3755 HOURS: Mon.-Fri. 7 a.m.-10 p.m. Sat. 9 a.m.-6 p.m. OCT.21 8 p.m. Tickets on sole Sept WISC BoxOffgce 84&-l*£€| MSC»TOWN • HALL Needy senior citizens subject of controvers) By KARLA K. MARTIN Staff Writer It’s a complex issue — senior citi zens’ discounts vs. senior citizens’ needs. Dr. John C. Compton, associate professor of the Texas A&M Parks and Recreation department, was heavily criticized Friday for his views on this issue, which he published in the 1980 edition of the Journal of Parks and Recreation Administra tion. But Compton says the criticism comes from a misinterpretation of a Houston Chronicle article written about Compton’s article in the parks and recreation journal. “I think Roy Bragg (a reporter with the Houston Chronicle) did a good job,” Compton said. “I just think other people misinterpreted it.” The words that were quoted in the Chronicle and spurred the most crit icism were: “Senior citizens, as a group, are not all poor.... Our per ceptions of the elderly are about 15 years old.” The main criticism came from O.P. Bobbitt, the executive director of the Texas Department of Aging. Bobbitt was quoted in a UPI wire service report as saying that Comp ton’s comments “are as insulting to this significant group of citizens as a bad Aggie joke.” Compton says that he doesn’t pro pose eliminating all senior citizen discounts; he proposes to issue dis counts to all poor people, notonlJ the elderly. “What we’re looking for is poin discrimination on the oasis of nett Compton said. "With seniorritia; the positive discrimination is oinj ? basis of age. The two are notsynot, mous.” Compton said he feels that main barriers to his theory are disbelievers. “It’s time for us to exploreho» can achieve this positive discriirt tion,” he said, “and not just thro*] our hands and say it can’t bedont Another criticism came from ant? ample used to explain (Comptot proposed discount cuts —restrictii senior citizen discounts to natioc parks. “Who goes to national parli Compton said. “Studies indie poor people don’t. It costs toomir money for them to get there. !i point is if they don’t go, there'si need to give discounts." Compton proposes tocutthej. counts to senior citizens who area ptxir and use that money for oih needy programs to benefit theena economy. “Let’s look at the logic ofi r counts,” Compton said. “Lodi counts are suosidized primarily property and sales tax. Both of ilia taxes are generally regressive lae — which hurt poor people: most.” A' victin how preve preve sored Affai Bo and t note: Th Viole Mem featu tion a Me could Winn dent “W tion, vors t have Florida's citrus harvest stopped, sunshine state's shipping banned United Press International WINTER HAVEN, Fla. — Flor ida, already under a federal ban against shipping citrus out of the state, ordered severe restrictions on the movement of fruit within the state Monday in the hope of stop ping the spread of citrus canker. Agriculture Commissioner Doyle Conner also halted the harvest of all citrus Monday and said the fruit al ready harvested — mostly limes — could be sent only to packing houses and processing plants. Violation of the shipping ban is a first-degree misdemeanor punisha ble by up to six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. “Federal regulations prohibit movement of fresh citrus fruit to cit rus producing states,” Conner said at a news conference. “Florida, being a citrus producing state, shall pro hibit movement of citrus intrastate, except to packing houses and proc essing plants. Florida fruit will be treated the same as fruit embargoed under the USDA regulation.” The federal embargo was ordered Sept. 14 when citrus canker was first found in a Florida nursery. The disease is a highly contagious bacteria which kills citrus trees and threatens the future of the sutesli lion-dollar industry. The bacterc not harmful to humans. Processed products such as fi concentrate and single strengthjm are not affected because shipmc of those items involve inventon: from last year’s operations. There is no known cureforam canker, and the only way to era icate it is to burn infected trees Compromise immigration bill talks resume; House and Senate try to remove roadblocks United Press International D/ Gorp said f recen and I wouh incre; Bn discu are u tion v “W other Bri energ sellin; proje when He gust 1 expec surer wante Th Diami WASHINGTON — House and Senate negotiators drafting a com promise immigration reform bill re sumed talks Monday seeking to re move a major roadblock to congressional passage this session. A House-approved provision to protect aliens against job discrimina tion, authored by Rep. Barney Frank, D-Mass., has become a signif icant legislative hurdle in the biparti san bill that would grant U.S. resi dence to illegal aliens who entered prior to 1981. Sen. Alan Simpson, R-Wyo., the chief Senate negotiator and sponsor, opposed the Frank proposal in ear lier negotiations because it would prohibit employers from giving preference to American citizens over aliens in hiring. But Simpson and House members — including Rep. Romano Mazzoli, D-Ky., the key House sponsor — had worked out most major differ ences over six days of talks. The number of undocumented aliens who would qualify for perma nent or temporary residence under the bill is unknown, but the Immi gration and Naturalization Service has estimated the number at be tween 1 million and 1.5 million. Esti mates of the number of illegalafc in the United States range from million to 1 2 million or more. The compromise would grz permanent residence to other* law-abiding aliens who entered lit country illegally prior to 1977 a:: temporary status to those comingal ter 1977, but prior to 1981. Tb granted temporary residence coni seek permanent status after t* years. Auto workers return while contract pending United Press International DETROIT — United Auto Work ers members returned to their jobs Monday at all but one of 17 General Motors Corp. sites pending ratifica tion of a new contract that GM’s chairman said will benefit the entire auto industry. About 4,300 workers at GM’s as sembly plant in Van Nuys, Calif., stayed on the picket line over local contract issues in defiance of orders from national UAW leaders. Workers in Linden, N.J., had threatened to stay on strike over lo cal issues, but returned after shop chairman Guy Messina warned a wildcat strike would result in firings. The UAW struck 16 assembly plants plus the GM Technical Center after its contract with the automaker expired Sept. 14. A new agreement including tne union’s chief goals of pay hikes and job security was reached early Friday, but produc tion at most plants was not sched uled for the weekend. The UAW’s 300-member GM Council, made up of local presidents and plant representatives, meets Wednesday in St. Louis to consider the new pact. Approval by the Coun cil clears the way for ratification by 350,000 GM workers nationwide. A spokesman for Ford Motor Co. said Ford and the UAW have de cided to hold off discussions until af ter the Council meets. Spokesman Tony Fredo said talks likely would resume in about a week at the No. 2 automaker. Although some analysts say Ford cannot afford to match the new con tract, GM Chairman Roger Smith told reporters prior to a meeting of the Economic Club of Detroit he thinks Ford and other automakers should welcome the settlement. “The best thing to do is to put behind you and go to work,” hew “I feel that what we put in there is good not only for us but for the rest of the industry in what it does for people and their jobs,” said Smith. “We’ve had a tough negotiation but arrived at an agreement that is equi table on both sides.” Under the pact, workers willn ceive raises in the first year of I i 3.5 percent, depending on theirds sification. The average worker,*! now makes $9.63 an hour, will rf ceive a 2.25 percent raise. There* be lump sum increases in thenes two years. Smith would not comment on esti mates that the strike cost GM $175 million, saying the firm will not know the total cost until it can see how much of its lost production it can make up. Each worker will receive a J1S bonus upon ratification that an advance on this year’s profitshai ing payment, which are expected# be about $ 1,000. GM will set up a 6-year job sea rity program protecting work:: with at least one year seniority. iiiiiiiillliiiiiiiiiiiiiidliiiiiliiiliiiiilllimiilllKlimiiiihiiiiiiiiiiimfliriirilliimmmllilllllll D on't settle for substitutes when there s Jazzercise. It s the original, high-energy total workout that combines aerobic exercise with the graceful movements of dance. Taught exclusively by carefully trained certified instructors, Jazzercise sets the standard for excellence in dance fitness. Introductory Class Free Mon. & Wed. 4:30*, 5:30\ 7:00 p.m Tues. &Thurs. 9:30* a.m., 6:00 p.m. Sat. 9:30 am. ‘Babysitting Available Continuous Classes-Register in Class JAZZERCISE STUDIO Corner of Wellborn & Grove CS 1 blk from Texas A&M 822-2349 696-1886 Bennigans will open at 9:00 a.m. on Sept. 29 before the football game. 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