Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (July 16, 1985)
Tuesday July 16, ISSS/The Battalion/Page 3 CAL “nijfir TIMnniiT ’t ygeni, i the Ctii by using! I'get wta my com id Wool : Orshos ught bit 1 to myo the gren orld. W would i lopenhai ouldldo Je my dt lumn,li decision to pres ly. 1 have di e quesn journalis would ft alter Cn dward« Lou Gn ion. E« be wriii die 1 I did if papet jourmli The Ban questtf iefore« n we w* 1 passent: ering it on o ( ird Editors ditor • Hun Leopd' 1 ter Srniti| Leop»l ( !a.ssii v,) ! r ncHsfi* 1 . hoseofll* cssarilf W tors, ww Jn J**' l-riihv * r : ti.JJI*' 1 " tiMic" 1 ' , ■,.001. W ,.V7?« Hance discloses plans to enter governor's race By JERRY OSLIN Stuff Write/ Saying that the people of Texas have lost faith in Gov. Mark White, Republican Con gressman Kent Hance said Satur day that he plans to run for gov ernor in 1986. Hance stopped short of offi cially announcing his candidacy for the gubernatorial race but said, “We definitely plan to be on the ballot.” Hance said he will officially an nounce his plans in late August or September. Hance’s comments came dur ing a press conference at the Col lege Station Hilton. Hance, in town for a meeting with local Republican Party offi cials, said Texans are upset with White’s performance as gover nor. “During his campaign, Mark White promised not to raise taxes but ended up pushing for the largest tax increase in the state’s history,” Hance said. “About 70 percent of the school districts in Texas will have to raise their property taxes anywhere from 15 to 150 percent.” Hance also criticized White’s handling of the state education reform bill. “Some good things came out of House Bill 72, but Mark White did not allow enough input from the teaching profession,” he said. “Mark White has not exhibited the leadership this state needs.” Hance also responded to crit icism that he recently switched to the Republican Party so he would have a better chance of winning the 1986 gubernatorial election. “I would have won as a Demo crat,” he said. “The change in parties was a philosophical one. I’m more comfortable with the, ideals of the Republican Party. “For years we have had two Democratic Parties in Texas, a conservative one and a liberal one. More and more conservative Democrats will change to the Re publican Party as the Democrats move to the left.” Prisons Judge OKs agreement settling 13-year old inmate civil rights suit Associated Press HOUSTON — A federal judge who previously ordered sweeping changes in the Texas prison system said Monday he would approve an agreement on overcrowding, resolv ing the last major issue in a 13-year- old civil rights suit filed by inmates. U.S. District Judge William Wayne Justice said, “On balance, terms of the stipulations will be ap proved by the court.” Justice made the statement after hearing attorneys for the state and the prisoners endorsed an out-of- court agreement that puts a ceiling on the number of inmates in the Texas Department of Corrections, the nation’s second largest prison system. Prison officials said compliance with the agreement would be diffi cult, particularly with the time con straints on new prison construction. The attorney for the inmates, Wil liam Bennett Turner, said he was not optimistic that the corrections department would be able comply. “It’s not in the nature of the prison beast to make changes,” Turner said. State prison board Chairman Robert Gunn agreed with Turner’s skepticism, but insisted officials “are going to get the job done.” Rick Gray, the state’s attorney in the case, said, “We would not have entered into an agreement we could not comply with.” Under the settlement, hammered out earlier this year between state of ficials and lawyers for the inmates, the prison population of nearly 38,000 must be cut to 32,500 within four years. Prison officials have promised that trustee camps and new prisons will take care of any increase in the Under the settlement, hammered out earlier this year between state offi cials and lawyers for the inmates, the prison pop ulation of neatly 38,000 must be cut to 32,500 within four years. number of inmates. Lane McCotter, who took over last month as director of the Corrections Department, said, “We’re going to give it our best effort. I’m sure we can do it.” Gunn said, “There are going to be problems and we are going to drop the ball but it will not be intentional. Overcrowding is going to be a prob lem for at least four years.” Gunn said too many minor of fenders were being sent to prison, and he suggested greater use of half way houses, restitution centers and probation to ease the growth of in mate population. Still, with construction of one new maximum security prison set to to begin within a few months, Gunn predicted another two to four pris ons would be needed soon in the 26- unit system. Gray said he believed the shrink ing of the population also would ease violence among inmates. More than 400 inmates were stabbed and 25 were killed last year, making 1984 the bloodiest on record in Texas prisons. So far this year, 15 inmates have been slain and more than 140 have been stabbed. Turner said he saw a lack of re sources, the corrections department bureaucracy and the will of the de partment as hurdles to making cer tain the agreement worked. “Oldtimers would like to get back to the good old days,” he said. “Hav ing that mood inhibits prompt com pliance.” Prison overcrowding was the last issue to be settled in the suit that be gan in 1972 as a handwritten peti tion by prisoner David Ruiz, who was serving time for armed robbery. Ruiz, now in a federal prison after it was decided he might not be safe in a Texas facility, is awaiting an ap peal op a perjury conviction and trial on sexual assault and robbery charges. In 1980, after nearly a year-long trial, Justice demanded extensive re forms in the prison system. An ap peals court upheld most of the or ders, but overturned Justice’s order for one-person cells for all inmates. Under the settlement, which averted a trial that had been sched uled for earlier in the year, two-per son cells will be allowed but the space in the cells must be increased. Turner said some 5,000 single cells would be created by imposing the population cap. Justice already had given prelimi nary approval to the agreement reached in May but withheld final approval until he could hear com ments from prison inmates. Turner said Monday he received 184 objections signed by 1,616 in mates, with complaints addressing visiting rights, prison conditions, in adequate recreation and staff and, among other things, skepticism that the corrections department would comply. State group begins review of textbooks Associated Press AUSTIN — History textbooks proposed for Texas classrooms con tain too much about blacks, too little about the Values of homemakers and too-small pictures of George Wash ington, the State Textbook Commit tee heard Monday. “With the exception of one text, there’s not a picture of George Washington larger than the picture you see on a one-dollar bill,” com plained Eleanor Hutcheson of Fort Worth, representing the Daughters of the American Revolution. “You can see more history of our country on money than you can in these texts.” Monday was history book day as the committee began hearings on $92.9 million of textbooks the state will buy. The committee’s recom mendations will be forwarded to the State Board of Education, which will select the books next month. Textbook critic Mel Gabler of Longview offered brief remarks and a lengthy printed analysis of the his tory texts. He said many of the books do not meet state law. People for the American Way, an anti-censorship organization, praised the proposed texts as a “sig nificant improvement” over books used in past years. Several women complained about the books’ treatment of women. The witnesses said feminists have pushed publishers too far. Jennifer Amo of Flurst, mother of six, said some books fail to mention “the contribution of a full-time mother to rear strong, self-reliant moral children who will become citi zens capable of self-government. Ada Ferguson, incoming presi dent of the Austin PTA, agreed. She said texts should be written “so that young girls don’t feel put down, un enlightened or unfulfilled if they choose to stay at home with their children.” Hutcheson had a long list of spe cific complaints, including that some books included pictures of Malcolm X that were larger than pictures of Washington. “Black is not beautiful all the time,” she said, contending that some blacks mentioned in the books had communist ties. Hutcheson said Crispus Attucks, a black believed to have been a leader in colonial protests that led to the Boston Massacre, was an Indian, not a black. Hutcheson also listed several well- known American authors she al leged had communist ties. William Willmann of Fort Worth, a retired Army officer representing the Military Order of the World Wars, complained the texts included too many references to black sol diers. “We felt there was an overempha sis on race throughout the text, par ticularly on blacks,” he said of one book. He said mention was made of black troops “. . . whether their con tribution was noteworthy or not.” SMU wins $10,000 at cost-cutting competition Associated Press WASHINGTON — Southern Methodist University saved more than $21,900 by using hand-held computers to write campus parking tickets. And on Monday it picked up another $10,000 by winning first prize in a college cost-cutting con test. The Dallas institution won top honors in the annual contest spon sored since 1976 by the National As- sociation of College and University Business Officers and the United States Steel Foundation. Second prize, and a check for $7,500, went to Kansas Newman College in Wichita, which saved more than $20,000 by devising a method to encapsulate its asbestos ceilings rather than removing them. Thousands of schools across the country face similar problems with the potentially cancer-causing material widely used in building in sulation in the 1950s and 1960s. Third prize, and $5,000, went to Duke University Medical Center in Durham, N.C., for a mail registra tion system for campus parking that saved almost $67,000. W. Bruce Thomas, a vice chair man of the U.S. Steel Corp., pre sented the awards to the colleges at a meeting of the college business offi- 99C Margaritas / Margaritas made with jfrakidl Tequila Sauza products. really fine eats Daily from 4-7 p.m. 846-0636 Master's Styling Center Lower Level of Memorial Student Center Texas A&M Campus Styles for Men and Women Mid-Summer Special Shampoo and Cut $10 For the month of July Mon-Fri 9- 5 Sat 10- 2 s N N 8 S !: 9 ^ C&W Dance Classes n s at > Graham Central Station^ ★ Beginner starts July 17 (Wed.) ★ Advanced Swing starts July 18 (Thur.) ★ Jitterbug starts July 21 (Sun.) All classes are $ 12 per person Call John Benson to register 693-1663 Sponsored by ENVE THE BOOT BARN The Largest Selection and Lowest Prices in The Brazos Valley Ropers, Exotics, Cowhides Bullhides NOCONA BOOTS i Wrangler Jeans and Shirts Silver Laced Belts HOURS: M-SAT. 9:30-6 2.5 miles east of the Brazos Center on FM 1179 (Briarcrest Dr.) In Bryan, Tx. 822-0247 i „ cut here Defensive Driving Course July 19,20 July 23,24 Ramada Inn Pre-register by phone: 693-8178 Ticket deferral and 10% insurance discount cut here, cers’ group in Boston. A total of 45 institutions got cash awards and eight received honorable mention. Over the past decade, colleges and universities claim to have saved $154 million by implementing ideas and techniques recognized by the pro gram, the organization said. The as sociation publishes booklets explain ing the ideas and encourages other schools to adopt them. Hewlett-Packard... For Tough Assignments ^32Q mm ■a u « nfi KM u K ca i n sa ■a nm £2 m g ss, ass ro ssy 11 Hewlett-Packard calculators...for Sdence, Engineering, Business, or Finance. They save time and simplify complex problems. How? With built-in func tions, programming capability, and time-saving features like dedicated keys. Buy yours today! • HIM 1C Slim line Advanced Scientific Programmable $65.50 • HP-12C Slim-line Advanced Financial Programmable $99.00 • MP-15C Slim-line Advanced Scientific Programmable with Matrices $99.00 • HP-16C Slim-line Programmable for Computer Science $99.00 • HP-41CV Advanced Programmable Alphanumeric $180.00 • HP-41CX Advanced Programmable ' Alphanumeric with Extended Functions $257.00 What HEWLETT mi'/im PACKARD AUTHORIZED HEWLETT-PACKARD DEALER 305 CHURCH STREET COLLEGE STATION. Coming to the second session of Summer School? OPTIONAL MEAL PLANS ALL students may dine on a meal in the Commons Dining Center from July 11 until August 16. We offer 3 plans: 7 day - 3 meals a day, except Sunday evening - $227. 00 plus tax 5 day - 3 meals a day Monday through Friday - $210. 00 plus tax Any 12 - Choice of 12 of 20 meals served during week - $204. 00 plus tax Indicate your choice of plans during registration on July 11. Aggie Point Accounts are active during the entire year, so you may either open an account or add to your account at any time at Validation Center, Sbisa Basement. You Get More for Your Money When You Dine on Campus