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College Station, Texas
Friday June 14, 1985
isneros appointed to Board of Regents
By KAREN BLOCH
Staff Writer
San Antonio Mayor Henry Cisne
ros was appointed by Gov. Mark
White Thursday to fill a vacancy on
the Texas A&M Board of Regents.
Cisneros, a 1968 graduate of
Texas A&rM, will serve the remain
der of H.R. “Bum” Bright’s unex
pired term.
Bright, 64, was removed as the
Board’s chairman in March. He re
signed in August after Houston at
torney Joe Reynolds was elected the
board’s vice chairman. Bright says
he objected to Reynolds serving as
an officer because he is not a grad
uate of A&M.
Texas A&M University System
Chancellor Arthur G. Hansen says
he is pleased that Cisneros has been
chosen to fill the vacancy on the
nine-member Board.
“I’m just delighted (with the selec
tion of Cisneros),” Hansen says. “I
think the governor made an excel
lent choice.
“He (Cisneros) is a very popular
political figure, having been one of
the people considered as a Demo
cratic vice presidential candidate.”
Cisneros is not only exceptional in
politics, Hansen says, but the 37-
year-old mayor also has made great
strides in the development of San
Antonio.
“He is an outstanding man,” Han
sen says, “warm, personable and
humble. He is aggressive, bright, ar
ticulate — the type of person you
want on the board.”
Texas A&M President Frank E.
Vandiver also is happy with the ap
pointment of Cisneros.
“He is a splendid choice,” Van
diver says. “It’s just marvelous.
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By Amy Netterville
Reporter
College Station residents voiced
|heir opinions last night about the
IcCaw Cablevision issue at the city
bouncil meeting. The citizens sug
gested implementing a permanent
ibie advisory committee that would
ork with McCaw on the needs of
[he community.
McCaw decided not to drop Chi
cago independent channel WGN
from its basic cable service because
of citizen disapproval. Now McCaw
■critics charge that the new basic
ifcackage currently being offered vio-
ates section 7 of the College Station
ordinance because none of the five
stations offered are NBC affiliates.
I “If McCaw was truly concerned
about public opinion they would
have lived up to the promises made
in section 7 of the ordinance,” said
gScott Lummer, a College Station res-
radenton the Cable Improvement As-
ociation. “A lot of the city council’s
attention has been on this issue and I
ould like to see the city council take
iome permanent action to ensure
hese arbitrary changes in cable pol-
|icy do not happen again.”
College Station mayor Gary Hal
ter suggested the city affairs commit
tee review the recommendations
submitted by the citizens.
Also the council approved strip
ing Southwest Parkway, which will
do away with bike lanes, making the
street four lanes with a center turn
lane. Although there will be no bike
lanes, bikers will be allowed on the
street.
“Southwest Parkway carries
around 11,000 to 15,000 vehicles
per day,” said El Ray Ash, director
of capital improvements. “The road
way needs to be striped to handle the
vehicle load it carries.”
The council w ill look at alternative
bike routes and sidewalk plans for
the area.
Other considerations approved by
the council were:
• Two proclamations designating
the week of June 16 through June
22, 1985 as “Safety in the Workplace
Week” and “Selective Service Regis
tration Week” in Gollege Station.
• Write-off of uncollectable
taxes.
Anticipation
Camp Adventurers Steven Crain, left, and Chris
Kent, right, roast marshmallows after learning
how to properly build a campfire. Camp Adven-
Photo by ANTHONY S. CASPER
ture, sponsored by the Texas A&M Department of
Health and Physical Education, teaches youngsters
gymnastics, archery, swimming and other sports.
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Tuition hike still not signed
Governor inks anti-crime package
Ba«-
Associated Press
\USTTN — A cluster of anti-
crime bills were signed into law
Thursday, including a victims’ bill of
rights and a measure to allow' judges
to tell juries what effects parole
could have on prison sentences.
Gov. Mark White said he still has
some 400 bills left from the 1985
Legislature to consider — including
the $37.2 billion state budget, a bill
to triple college t .iition and one to
require motorists to wear seat belts.
The bills must be signed or vetoed
by midnight Sunday, or they become
law without White’s action.
The governor said the anti-crime
package he approved Thursday
shows the state can protect its citi
zens.
“We are doing something about
crime in Texas,” White said. “We are
doing something about criminals
and we are doing something for vic
tims.”
White said the anti-crime bills
passed this legislative session “will
ensure that every invididual in every
house on every street in every city in
Texas will be safer.”
The victims’ bill of rights calls for
notifying and explaining procedures
in the criminal process to victims, in
cluding pre-trial release of suspects,
trial, sentencing and parole.
It also provides for written input
from victims regarding the physical,
financial and emotional effects of
crime on them, and says that will be
considered by the parole board be
fore a prisoner is released on parole.
The legislation to have parole laws
explained to juries was sponsored by
Sen. Buster Brown. R-Lake Jackson.
During hearings around the state,
he said, “Witnesses decried the fact
that juries are not allowed to know
the full facts about sentencing. With
the passage of the jury instruction
bill, the blindfold will finally be re
moved from the eyes of juries in
Texas.”
The bill allows juries considering
punishment recommendations to be
told the effects of parole laws and
“good time” rules on the length of
time an inmate serves in prison.
Another bill signed by White will
require lawyers to bring up an error
in an indictment before the time of
trial. The state then will have an op
portunity to cot rect the error.
The governor also praised bills
that he said will help crack down on
inhalent abuse.
The
bills increase pi
E ossession and use of toxic inha-
mts, better define abusable glues
and spray paint, specify which can
not be sold to persons under age 17
and give greater flexibility in com
mitment proceedings for chronic
abusers.
As for bills he has yet to sign,
White said he is inclined to approve
the measure tripling state college tu
ition to $12 per semester hour this
fall.
White said he is satisfied that the
bill includes sufficient funds to per
mit poor students who are otherwise
qualified to attend college.
“It (the ' hoice of Cisneros)
couldn’t be better both, from an aca
demic standpoint and from the
standpoint of former students. I’m
very pleased.”
Cisneros earned a bachelor’s de
gree in English and a master’s de
gree in urban planning from Texas
A&M. While at the University as an
undergraduate he was a member of
the Corps of Cadets.
Also, Cisneros earned a bachelor’s
degree from the Kennedy School of
Government at Harvard University
and a doctorate in public administra
tion from George Washington Uni
versity.
When he was 23, Cisneros was
honored by being the youngest per
son to ever be chosen to serve as a
White House fellow.
In 1981 ( Cisneros was elected
mayor of San Antonio.
His term on the board will expire
Jan. 1, 1987.
Cisneros was out of the country at
the time of the announcement late
Thursday and was unavailable for
comment.
Reagan vows
hopeful future
under tax plan
Associated Press
BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — President
Reagan sought more support for his
tax-overhaul proposals Thursday,
promising a bright economic future
if the public will help him dump the
current federal tax code on “the ash
heap of history.’
In an upbeat 18-minute address
to a crowd of about 10,000, he spe
cifically defended his call to end the
deduction for state and local taxes
and generally applauded his plan as
“a good deal for the American peo
ple.”
“I’m not optimistic about the fu
ture of America because I have a
sunny disposition; I’m not optimistic
because I don’t know the realities —
I’m optimistic because I do know
them, I’m optimistic because I have
witnessed the American experience
for more than seven decades and I
know that the American people can
do anything,” Reagan said.
“In the past five years,” Reagan
continued, “the American people —
not the politicians, not the elites, not
the heavy-browed intellectuals, but
the American people — single-hand
edly turned our country around.
And all we in Washington did was
try to get the government out of
your way.”
He repeated his warning to Con
gress that “I have a veto pen ready”
for anyone who tries to turn tax re
form into a tax increase, as some
have suggested to help trim the bud
get deficit.
Reagan’s proposals call for reduc
ing individual and business tax rates,
raising the personal exemption and
standard deductions and paying for
those changes by killing or cutting
various deductions and credits and
increasing the corporate tax burden
somewhat.
New Jersey was the eighth state
Reagan has visited in less than three
weeks on behalf of his tax proposals.
This time, following a meeting
Wednesday with conservative GOP
legislators, he added a postscript to
his call for people to write their sen
ators and representatives and de
mand tax reform.
He urged that Congress also be
reminded to “go forward with that
budget we’ve proposed” to cut gov
ernment spending.
Meanwhile, tailoring his sas pitch
to the local crowd, Reagan said he
hoped those in the audience had had
time “to sit down at the kitchen ta
ble” and figure their taxes under his
plan. ' ^
He said the “typical income” for a
family of four in New Jersey was
$36,450. He then calculated the hy
pothetical family’s current federal
tax bill of $4,635 would be reduced
by more than $650 by his proposals.
As for ending the deduction for
state and local taxes, Reagan dis
missed arguments that many people
will be hurt by the move, saying “it’s
simply not true.”
He said two-thirds of the people
living in states with high taxes do not
itemize and thus do not use the de
duction.
He said those who do itemize will
be helped by lower tax rates.
Eaton not interested
in UT president’s post
enalties for
By JERRY OSLIN
Staff Writer
A Texas A&M University System
administrator said Tuesday that he
is not interested in becoming presi
dent of the University of Texas at
Austin even though he is on the list
of those being considered.
Dr. Gordon Eaton, provost and
vice president for academic affairs,
said he had been nominated to suc
ceed outgoing UT president, Dr.
Peter Flawn, but is not interested in
the job.
“I take it (the nomination) as a
vote of confidence,” Eaton said, “but
I’m not willing to be considered an
active candidate.”
Eaton said he received a formal
letter of inquiry from the search
committee but indicated on it that he
was not interested before returning
it.
“I have been with Texas A&M for
a little under four years and I hope
to stay here,” he said.
Another system administrator,
Dr. Duwayne Anderson, also was
nominated as a candidate for the
job. Anderson, the associate provost
for research, could not be reached
for comment. Hi» secretary said he
did not wish to comment on the is-
Dr. Gordon Eaton
The Austin American Statesman
and the Dallas Morning News re
ported Eaton and Anderson were
among the 141 people who applied
or were nominated for the UT presi
dency.
Among the 141 reported candi
dates are: Jeane Kirkpatrick, former
ambassador to the United Nations;
Gov. Bruce Babbitt of Arizona; Har
old Brown, former secretary of de
fense; and John Lehman, current
seci •Hary of the Navy.
Flawn announced last December
that he would retire August 31 after
six years as esident.