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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Oct. 25, 1984)
★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ Page 12AThe Battalion/Thursday, October 25, 1984 Solid Facts State Representative Neeley C. Lewis of College Station has been the State Representative for Brazos County and TAMU for eight months now During that time he has gone to battle for the students of TAMU and students all over Texas by seeing that the tuition increase, which had been hidden in the recent tax bill, was removed. He has spoken at length and effectively for Proposition 2, which will be on the ballot on November 6, and would be very beneficial to Texas A&M. Representative Lewis has worked all summer and fall with the Administration, the Regents, TAMU Legislative Study Group and the Student Senate and has developed a firm foundation upon which to very effectively see that Texas A&M con tinues to receive the attention from State Govern ment which it deserves as a great university. Representative Lewis is an “Aggie” in the most profound sense of the word, as a man and as a legi slator. He grew up in an “Aggie” family in the shadow of Kyle Field and hd still resides less than one-half block from the campus on Lee Street. There can be no question about his loyalty to Texas A&M (he is a member of the Aggie Club, the Century Club, Past President of the Aggie Quarterback Club . ..). Just as there can be no question about Ruth Hunt . . . “The Fish Lady”; Sul Ross, Past President of TAMU and former Governor of Texas; Colonel Richard Dunn, who wrote the music for “Spirit of Aggieland”; and all of the Aggie Mothers all over Texas (none of whom attended Texas A&M) Being an Aggie is more than being a former student, it is a state of mind. Neeley Lewis is without question, an Aggie!!! To be an effective representative for Texas A&M and Brazos County, one must understand that “poli tics” is a real issue and that political party affiliation in the Texas House of Representatives is a very rele vant matter. One’s political talent and philosophy notwithstanding (both candidates in this race are fiscal conservatives), membership in the majority party affects: • Quality of committee appointments - State Repre sentative Neeley Lewis is already a member of sev eral powerful committees which directly affect Texas A&M; Committee on Business & Com merce, Committee on Agriculture & Livestock, Sub-Committee on High-Tech Industries, Sub- Committee on Budget and Oversight of Agricul ture • Effective working relationships within the House - State Representative Neeley Lewis has earned the support of the great majority of his fellow Repre sentatives, as well as the respect and support of our elected state officials. These are the very peo ple with whom our state representative must work in order to effectively represent our district. • Overall influence with the Speaker of the House, who is the most powerful legislative leader in Texas - in endorsing State Representative Neeley Lewis, Speaker of the House Gib Lewis said, “I have never in my life seen a freshman member perform with the amount of ability that Neeley Lewis did in the past legislative session.” The majority party in the Texas House of Repre sentatives is presently the Democratic Party by a 4 to 1 margin; and it will remain so. Given the solid facts, common sense dictates that State Represen tative Neeley Lewis, a tight-fisted Texas Conserva tive Democrat, will have much more clout and carry a bigger stick for TAMU than his opponent who has already burned his bridges with the Speaker, who has insulted the majority of the House members with whom he would have to work, and who would only have the ear of a small minority of the House membership. Texas A&M has always had a powerful voice in the Texas House of Representatives and we can contin ue to have strong influence by re-electing State Representative Neeley Lewis to the Legislature. Consider the solid facts; with State Representative Neeley Lewis, a tight-fisted Texas Democrat, we can stay strong, with his opponent we can start over . .. and start way, way behind. s “ mmm r KE-BLECT Lewis NEELEY STATE REPRESENTATIVE -K * -k * * * -k -k -k -k ■k -k * -k * * * * * * * * * * * * * -k * * * * * * -K * * * -k * * * -k * -k * -k * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * -k * * -k * * * * * * * * -k * * * * * * * * * * * * * -k -k -k -k Paid for by the Neeley Lewis Campaign, Stuart F. Lewis, Treasurer 4500 Carter Creek Parkway, Bryan White wins Cowboy QB battle United Press International DALLAS — Danny White, tie- posed as the Dallas Cowboys’ start ing quarterback the first eight weeks of the season, was named the starter by Cowboys’ Coach Tom Landry Wednesday. White, a ninth-year pro from Ari zona State, had been a starter for Dallas since the retirement of Roger Staubach prior to the 1980 season. But Landry decided to go with Gary Hogeboom this season. Hogeboom’s performances had been spotty, including Sunday night against the New Orleans Saints when Dallas managed just 6 points through the first three quarters. White was sent in and rallied the Cowboys to a 30-27 overtime victory to allow Dallas to earn a tie for first place in the NFC East, with a 5-3 re cord. But even that didn’t force Landry to make a decision before Wednes day. “Danny White came in and gave us a spark in that game,” Landry said Tuesday. “We are going to look at our game plan, though, and see w'hat we will be trying to do. A lot will depend on Gary’s condition, whether he can throw the ball or not. There is no use making the decision until you know what your options are.” Landry had used Hogeboom’s hand injury as an excuse to delay an nouncing which quarterback would start against the Indianapolis Colts, saying that if Hogeboom was healthy he would have to weigh various fac tors before naming a starter. Hoge boom practiced Wednesday and said he felt well enough to play. Sunday’s game against the India napolis Colts will be White’s first non-exhibition start since the playoff loss to the San Francisco 49ers last December. USFL leading rusher Cribbs rumored to be ‘trade bait’ BIRMINGHAM, Ala. — Btr- mingham Stallions coach Rollie Dotsch Wednesday would neither confirm nor deny rumors that run ning back Joe Cribbs, whom the Stal lions had to go to court to obtain and keep, may be traded to the Memphis Showboats. “There are several teams that have been interested in Joe. We are always looking for the possibility <>f trying to improve our football team, and that’s all I’m going to say,” said Dotsch. Cribbs was largely responsible for the Stallions winning the USFL Southern Division championship. He led the league in rushing with 1,467 yards and eight touchdowns % on 297 carries, and also caught 39 passes for 500 yards and five touch downs. I he Stallions obtained Ciii from the NFL’s BuffaloBi cmm battle that ended when aft eral judge ruled Birminghamlal \.ilid contract with theformerth time N FI. All-Pro. WAS! rfficials )hio ch iVhite F rater re tllegatic Gov. itate of hey we :eived 1 :hief o Manage itive hr registra Dotsch said (Tibbs was “matte 3 '|y l |' hie,” hut he wouldn't say , the lormer Auburn Imui'i; I ' )l, [ was on ihe market 'C 75th Annual Bonfire Bash 8 p.m., Tonight at the Brazos County Pavilion HOI [formed Iry fir |throug nonthl Tenr Dperatr million pas Pi{ 12.71 y Tennga mm Tickets are $4 for Guys & $3 for Ladies and are available at Sbisa, Duncan and the MSC ^909-190^ ANNIVERSARV or rw FAMOUS TEXAS AGGIE BONFIRE All proceed will be donated to Bonfire Music provided by KTAM & KORA- Open Mon.-Sat. 10-6 Thurs. 10-8 693-7956 GOLD CO. 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