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Page 16/The Battalion/Thursday, November 1, 1984 Legislative committee not notified New pesticide laws proposed United Press International AUSTIN — A legislative committee Wednesday scolded the Texas Agri culture Department for writing a set of proposed pesticide regulations during “private work sessions” from which lawmakers were excluded. Members of the House Agricul ture and Livestock Committee com plained that until a few weeks ago, they were not aware that the TDA planned to propose the comprehen sive rules aimed at protecting farm ers, workers and rural residents. Ron White, assistant TDA com missioner, told the committee that the rules were developed after pub lic meetings in Austin, Corpus Christi, Lubbock and the Rio Grande Valley. But he said he did not know if legislators were invited. The proposed regulations were announced Oct. 19 by Agriculture Commissioner Jim Hightower, who said he hoped to have the regula tions in operation by next summer. White said TDA will accept rec ommendations when it conducts ad ditional public hearings in Austin, Lubbock, San Juan and Corpus Christi during the 30-day comment period. “We’re open to suggestions,” he said. “We’re obviously concerned with publishing regulations that are workable.” Farm groups, most notably the Texas Farm Bureau, have claimed the regulations would “shut down agriculture” and prompt higher food costs. White told the committee that TDA decided to develop the regula tions because statistics show that the number of people in Texas hospital ized due to pesticide injuries is two to five times greater than the na tional average. Among the proposed require ments are a 24-hour notice to any one living within a one-mile radius before pesticides can be applied by air, the furnishing of safe clothing to workers and the posting of warning flags in fields if it will be more than seven days before re-entry is ad vised. OPEC members agree to cut oil production United Press International GENEVA, Switzerland — OPEC oil ministers formally agreed Wednesday to immediately slash the cartel’s oil production by 1.5 million barrels a day in a bid to shore up its crumbling $29 a barrel base price. Saudi Oil Minister Sheik Ahmed Zaki Yamani told a news conference at the end of the 2 ‘A-day emergency meeting that his kingdom will bear 45 percent of the production cut and that of the cartel’s 13 members only Nigeria and Iraq were exempt. “You might see an immediate re action, a psychological one,” Yamani said. “But the real effect will start when the companies feel the flow of oil is restricted. I think this will probably be the second week of November. But I won’t be surprised if it hap pens before that.” The ministers announced an offi cial agreement on sharing the cut, which will reduce OPEC’s official re duction ceiling of 17.5 million bar rels a day by 9 percent to 16 million beginning Thursday. Saudi Arabia, OPEC’s largest pro ducer, was absorbing 43 percent of the overall reduction, cutting back by 647,000 barrels a day. The United Arab Emirates, Ku wait, Venezuela, Indonesia and Li bya were also taking a large part of the reductions, while Iraq and Nige ria were exempted. The ministers reached the agreement after their respective governments approved a tentative agreement on production cuts ar rived at Tuesday in Geneva. “Our expectation is that with this 1.5 million barrels a day cut, prices will improve and at the end of 1984, spot prices will be equal to official (OPEC) prices,” acting OPEC presi dent Subroto of Indonesia told a concluding news conference. “Some oil companies do not have enough stock and therefore they have to buy,” Yamani said. Yamani said Saudi Arabia is de termined to defend prices New strangulatia scares El Pasoant Tex $20 United Press International EL PASO - Residents of a quiet neighborhood have a special fear of Halloween this year following the strangulation of an 88-year- old widow Saturday and the simi lar murders of two other elderly women earlier this month. Effie Gregory, 75, who lives near the trailer where Jewel Hay- good was murdered last week end, said she dreads Halloween and will not open her door to trick-or-treaters Wednesday night. “The killer may still be out there, and we don’t know who’s going to be next,” she said. “We’re dreading Halloween even more this year. We’re living in a lot of fear.” Herman Haygood said he could not understand why any one would want to kill his step mother. Haygood found her body while paying her a routine visit. Police said they think she was strangled by someone who tried to burglar ize her trailer. Officers said bruises on the victim’s body indi- / cated there was a struggle. Police said they are looking!} i a possible link between theHji good killing and the strangui ; don murder of two women Ot 15 by an unknown assailantort sailants who apparently tried.; set them afire. Crime Stoppers, an El Paso# sociation which provides rewap money for useful informatio; leading to arrests, offered; $ 1,000 cash reward for inform tion leading to the arrest of v4 ever was responsible for then® ders of the two women. Officers said Julia FleenorJ and her daughter, Iona Dyka were strangled to death by some one who broke into Fleenon home, a few' blocks from Hav good’s home. Detective Mickey Duntleysak the person or persons who fora their way into Fleenor’s ho® also set at least two fires. Tm other women living in the houst Sara Cass, 62, and Con Docksteader, 70, were injuredia the fire and are recovering j Thomason General Hospital. 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