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Monday, January 14, 1985/The Battalion/Page 5 Bus Slop \ ct Mo nml« j )(Th ! a.m.i es i ighti prodiu ; defol in thei has one of I nicak. e ch< lisease iter, a letter i o meet gine its i to JI61 ment ( stablit >f a sp n/ilb lied Boosted oil fees possible United Press International AUSTIN — (iov. Mark White, [who has said lie is opposed to new [taxes, will unveil a proposed budget Tuesday that could include a sub stantial increase in oil producer’s [fees, administration officials say. White, laced with a $1.02 billion [budget shortfall, is considering in- [creasing the SI00 drilling permit Tee [to as much as $1,000, it has been I learned. The governor is also planning to [ask lor an increase in out-of-state, foreign and professional school tu ition in his 198ti-N7 budget and max [increase other undisclosed Tees. Bill Hamilton, head of the gover- [nor's Budget and Management of- jlice, said both White and House [Speaker Gib Lewis have expressed Jan interest in increasing the drilling [permit Tee but will stay away from [theoil and gas severance tax. Hamilton and Bob McPherson, [head of the Planning and Intergo vernmental Relations office, are [helping to draft White’s budget. McPherson said the drilling per- [mit tee is just one <>l many that are being examined for a possible in- Icrease. “We are looking at drilling permit [fees, water permit fees and others," he said. He declined to say il the governor has reached a decision on | any oft hose lees. The Legislative Budget Board, [composed of House and Senate [leaders, in its l l .>8b-87 budget avoided increasing fees as a way ol responding to the state’s declining [tax revenues. Even before the formal an- I nouncement of the governor's bud get, opposition to an increase in dril ling permit fees was mounting. Oil producers already bear one of jtheheaviest tax burdens and are lac - j inghigher federal taxes, he said. Railroad Commission Chairman I Buddy Temple said he would not oppose or support the new fee. "I don't intend to lake a position on the [tax increase,” he said. “How we are funded is legislative perogative." McPherson said White’s budget [will be a combination of increases in | lees and cuts in agency budgets with the cuts making up more than half oi the SI.02 billion shortfall from I the previous two years. Jaycees honor paralyzed man United Press International TULSA, Okla. — T he president of the American Paralysis Associa tion said traveling to raise money to find a cure for paralysis is worth while if it leads to helping people to walk again. Kent Waldrep, 30, of Dallas, was honored as one of the U.S. Jaycees Ten Outstanding Young Men of America for 1985 at the national convention this weekend in Tulsa, the national Jaycees headquarters. “I want to make that clay when 1 and tens of thousands can get out of their wheelchairs as soon as possi ble," Waldrep said Friday. And to do that, he talks to organi zations across the nation in an effort to raise money and convince people that a cure for paralysis can be found. “Within this particular responsibi lity we have an enormous task of ed ucating the public,” he said of the non-profit charity. “The American public is not as aware of paralysis as cancer.” Waldrep said 3.5 million Ameri cans are paralyzed due to injuries and strokes, and many health pro fessionals carry the attitude that pa ralysis is incurable. Waldrep was injured as a junior at Texas Christian University. He was playing tailback in a football game against the University of Alabama and was carrying the ball on a sweep play when he was tackled. He was flipped upside down and landed on his head, cracking the fifth vertibrae, instantly paralyzing him. Waldrep said he had not seen a report issued Thursday from the University of (California, San Fran cisco, that a new drug that could be used at accident scenes to block pa ralysis in spinal cord injury victims is ready for tests on humans. The drug is a synthetic, thrytropin-releasing hormone (TRH). Researchers are working to deter mine whether chemical changes due to hemoraging at the site of the in jury cause the paralysis. Winners of the Jaycees award are selected on the basis of their achieve ment in several areas including per sonal improvement, financial success and economic innovation and over all leadership ability. This year’s other nine honorees are magician David Copperfield, Florida state judge J. Allison DeFoor II, prosecuting attorney Jose C. Fe liciano, pilot Capt. Mike Gould, broadcaster Bruce Jenner, computer systems analyst Capt. Larry Sabato, company president Janies H. Shep herd Jr. and American Paralysis As sociation president Kent Waldrep. Ballet star waiting for U.S. citizenship Photo by WA YNE L. GRABEIN Don't forget to leave your fountains running... Despite freezing temperatures College Sta tion and the rest of Texas has been experi encing recently, the fountain in front of the old Chemistry Building continues to flow. Ice that covered the bricks slowly began to melt away late Sunday afternoon. United Press International HOUSTON — Sen. Lloyd Bent- sen and Rep. Mike Andrews will ask Congress to to speed up citizenship for a Chinese ballet star so the man can participate in a Moscow competi tion. Li Cunxin, 24, caused a stir in 1981 by announcing he would stay in the United States as a ballet dancer instead of returning to China at the end of a guest appearance with the Houston Ballet. He received U.S. permanent resi dent alien status in August 1981, but immigration law requires a five-year wait for citizenship. BRAZOS COUNTY Li wants to compete in the Mos cow International Ballet Competi tion in June, but officials fear that if he is not a U.S. citizen he may he dis qualified if he wins. Bentsen and Andrews, both Dem ocrats, will introduce legislation in the Senate and House to expedite naturalization for Li. The two con gressmen are circulating packets of information on Li to their col leagues. A controversy over Li’s decision to remain in the United States erupted when representatives of the Chinese consulate in Houston questioned whether the dancer was being forced to remain against his will. CALL-AMERICA Start the New Year with 30 minutes of Free long distance! 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