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The plan, which is marketed ex clusively by the Knickerbocker Life Insurance Co.,' currently pays 12 and one-fourth percent to partici pants even if their deposits in the program are as low as $25 per month, Russell Newhouse, general agent manager for the company, said Thursday. Addressing members of the Texas A&M chapter of the TPEA, New house said the plan, offered only to TPEA members, allows state em ployees to save a maximum of 25 percent of their gross taxable in come, up to $7,500 per year, without paying taxes on interest earned. Newhouse said deferred compen sation is similar to Individual Retire ment Accounts, but the deferred compensation plan has looser re strictions on the amount put into the account each month and offers about 30 ways to take it out upon re tirement. A little known fact about IRA ac counts is that the government re quires participants to withdraw money at preaetermined rates or, the government can take up to half of it away, Newhouse said. Partipants in the Knickerbocker Life program can increase, decrease or even stop their monthly payments altogether without penalty, New house said. One of the major advantages of the program, Newhouse said, is it tries to reduce gross taxable income and increase take-home pay while paying the highest rate of interest returned out of all similar programs. Knickerbocker Life is acting as the “educational arm ” of the TPEA, he said, adding that the plan is a con tract between the employee and the state. In other business, the local chap ter of the TPEA passed a resolution supporting Proposition 2. “You never know what’s coming next but you can bet it’s great.” Send only $18.00 plus $1.50 shipping and handling to: Innovations International P.O. Box 120002 Arlington, Texas 76012 You won’t see a better value than TSO/™^ scription eyewear, come to TSO. You’ll find a wide selection of quality frames, all professionally fitted with prescriptions filled exactly to the doctor’s specifications. 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The orchestra first played Over ture to Egmont, written by Ludwig van Beethoven in 1810 as musical ac companiment to Goethe’s heroic drama “Egmont.” Next, it played Beethoven’s Sym phony No. 8 in F major, a cheerful piece with polished wit that assigns particular importance to rhythm. After a lengthy round of applause and a brief intermission, the orches tra played Symphony No. 1 in C mi nor, completed in 1876 by Johannes Brahms. Germdn-born Klaus Tennstedt, principal conductor and music di rector of the London Philharmonic since September 1983, made an elec tric appearance directing the orches tra. His impassioned and fluid movements made him the center of attention Thursday night. Dr. Margaret Shelton, a physician ovation at A.P. Beutel Health Center, said of Tennstedt’s direction, “He doesn’t bully them, he doesn’t wheedle them, hejust dances with them.” Klaus Tennstedt made his first appearance with the London Phil harmonic in 1977, became principal guest conductor three years later and became principal conductor in 1983. Tennstedt made his first North American appearance in 1974 with the Toronto Symphony and his U.S. debut with the Boston Symphony. Although relatively unknown in the United States at the time, he was a phenomenal success and launched a series of guest engagements. Tennstedt appears regularly as a guest conductor with all the world’s great symphonies. The London Philharmonic was formed Oct. 7, 1932, by Sir Thomas Beecham, from the best musicians in Britain. Its debut at the Queen’s Hall, London, brought the audience to its feet, as it did here Thursday night, earning a standing ovation. N.J. hotel fire kills '13; resident admits arson United Press International PATERSON, N.J. — A fire swept through a run-down residential ho tel Thursday, killing 13 people and injuring nearly 60, many of whom jumped from the windows of the once-luxurious building. Police arrested handyman Russell Conklin, 44, who was charged with setting the fire at the 60-year-old Al exander Hamilton Hotel shortly af ter midnight, following an argument with the hotel management. “He confessed that he did it and they have a statement from him,” said Mayor Frank Graves. Conklin, a resident of the hotel, was charged with one count each of murder and aggravated arson, but PUF (continued from page 1) an unreasonable amount to set aside. “Looking at past records,” she said, “the non-PUF schools only need about $30 million to $40 mil lion each year. Why, then, should we set aside more than twice that amount? ” Another problem with the EAF, she said, is that it is discriminatory to the smaller state universities. “What this fund will do is keep the big schools big and the small ones small because there will be a set amount of money each school re ceives each year.” All the terms of the amendment will not be included on the general election ballot, but Hill said the amendment itself is about 10 pages long and fully outlines all details of the proposed EAF, including how much each school will receive every year. Although much good has been said about the proposition in recent promotions, Hill said it’s a good deal for the schools — both PUF and non-PUF — but a bad deal for the taxpayers. University officials, however, fear what may happen if the amendment does not pass. Non-PUF schools have threatened to file a lawsuit questioning the con stitutionality of the PUF if the amendment fails in the election. Be cause of the litigation, the courts may choose to stop all use of the PUF and the AUF until the lawsuit is settled. Should this happen, the Univer sity will lose about $50 million in construction and enrichment fund- police said the charges would be in creased at his arraignment. The blaze sent some panicked ho tel residents jumping from windows against the advice of firefighters, whose ladders could not reach the upper floors of the eight-story struc ture. “I’d say there was an average of two people hanging out of every window when we got here,” said fire man Gary Giese, who suffered two broken wrists and scorched ears. “In 16 years, I’ve never seen the amount of dramatic ladder rescues,” said Bob Daniels, chief arson investi gator for the Passaic County pros ecutor’s office. ing. Eddie Davis, vice president for fis cal affairs at the University, said that if the amendment doesn’t pass, the University won’t necessarily lose the money. “I don’t predict football or law suits, so I’m not going to say what I think might happen,” Davis said. “But, our share of the income is $50 to $60 million each year, so that’s what we would be subject to losing.” To help combat their fears, Uni versity officials, along with adminis trators of other state schools, have launched a promotion campaign in favor of the proposition. “We’ve gotten a pretty positive re sponse so far,” he said. “I think that people who are knowledgable about it will probably vote for the proposi tion, and people who don’t know that much about it could vote either way.” Davis said the majority of people that University officials have talked to have been involved in higher edu cation in general and A&M specif ically. “So, we don’t know for sure how the general public might feel,” he said. When the State Legislature voted this summer on whether to include the proposition on the November ballot, there were only 13 opposing votes. Patricia Hill’s vote was one of the 13. “I’m looking at things from the taxpayers’ point of view, not from just the general best interest of the state schools,” she said. “I believe that my position will show wisdom 15 or so years from now because the day they pass this $100 million ded icated fund brings us closer to the day they pass a state income tax. TEXAS FUN CHARTER Brazos Transit System now has transportation available to the wildest rodeo behind bars, The Huntsville Prison Rodeo. For $25.00, you can purchase comfortable round trip transportation, plus a catered meal in Huntsville, Texas. 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