Page 8AThe BattalionATuesday, September 10, 1985
Slouch By Jim Earle
‘7 think I cun handle my study loud, but the weekends are gonna kill
me. ”
Heart transplant recipient
“doing very well” say doctors
Associated Press
California expected to have
largest population increase
Associated Press
Botha
(continued from page 1)
ahead with race reforms “despite
outside pressures.”
A year of violence over apartheid,
South Africa’s system of enforced ra
cial separation by which 5 million
whites rule 24 million blacks, has left
more than 650 people dead and
2,500 injured, most of them black.
Reagan said in Washington he will
ban loans to the South African gov
ernment except those to help blacks,
ban all computer exports that could
be used to enforce apartheid, and
prohibit the sale of nuclear technol
ogy except that used for interna
tional safeguards.
He also told Cabinet officials to
draft a ban on Krugerrand coin im
ports and look into minting an
American gold coin.
Financial analysts in South Africa
said most of Reagan’s sanctions
package would have little practical
impact on the nation’s economy. The
ban on imp’orting Krugerrands into
the United States, however, could
put a “severe strain” on sales of the
gold coin around the world, industry
of ficials said.
In a statement in Pretoria, the
capital, the president declared, “The
leaders of South Africa will them
selves decide what is in our interests.'
The provisions were essentially
the same as those in the bill ap
proved overwhelmingly by the
House of Representatives that was
up for debate in the Senate on Mon
day. Reagan said he would veto that
legislation if adopted.
Reagan left out a one-year dead
line for South Africa to begin dis
mantling apartheid or face tougher
sanctions, and instead ordered a
commission to monitor progress to
ward reform in South Africa.
TUCSON, Ariz. — Heart trans
plant patient Michael Drummond
ate, took a few steps and had a “glow
on his face” Sunday, one day after
his artificial heart was replaced with
the heart of a traffic accident victim.
Drummond was “doing very well”
and doctors were “pleased with his
progress,” University Medical Cen
ter spokeswoman Nina Trasoff said.
She said Drummond was able to
stand and walk “two or three steps”
Sunday morning and that he ate a
breakfast of hot cereal and orange
juice.
Drummond, whose own heart was
damaged by a virus, became the
youngest recipient of a Jarvik-7 arti
ficial heart in an Aug. 29 operation
at the Medical Center. It w r as the First
time the jarvik-7 device had been
used to sustain a patient’s life until a
human heart could be located.
Drummond’s aphasia, or diffi
culty in speaking, that appeared af
ter he suffered a series of small
strokes Thursday had all but disap
peared by Sunday, Trasoff said.
WASHINGTON — Five Sun Belt
states will account for more than half
of the nation’s population growth
through the year 2000, but Midwes
tern states that had been looking at
declines may not lose people after
all, a private research group said
Monday.
The National Planning Associa
tion projected that California will
continue to be the nation’s biggest
population gainer.
California, Florida, Texas, Ari
zona and North Carolina will ac
count 54 percent of the nation’s total
additions, the report said.
Nearly 80 percent of the nation’s
population gain in the coming years
is expected to be in the South and
West as Americans migrate in search
of jobs.
While the planning association
projected relatively little growth for
other parts of the nation, it foresaw
population declines in only three
places — New York, the District of
Columbia and West Virginia.
The planning association pro
jected that Massachusetts would be
the biggest gainer in the Northeast,
and Michigan was expected to lead
the Midwest.
This contradicts the Census Bu
reau’s forecast that Massachusetts
would lose 246,600 people between
1980 and 2000, and Michigan would
drop 50,700.
Carlton M. Strong of the planning
association said that they place more
emphasis on economic changes dif
ference.
The Census Bureau projections
were based on changes in birth and
death rates and migration patterns,
projected from the experience of the
1970s, according to its 1983 study.
Most of the dif ferences in popula
tion growth among the states can be
attributed to the migration of people
responding to job opportunities,
Strong said.
However, the population of peo
ple age 65 and over is expected to
grow more sharply in Arizona and
Florida and to a much lesser extent
in Illinois and New York.
One of the larger differences be
tween the Census and association
figures was for Florida.
Fhe planning association antic
ipates that Florida will be second in
growth by 2000. Census experts had
placed it first.
The planning group called for
growth of 205,000 people in Penn
sylvania.
File planning group predicts New
York state will lose 73,000 residents;
West Virginia will lose 147,000; and
the District of Columbia will increase
bv 101,000.
Texas reaches agreement
with two Japanese banks
Associated Press
AUSTIN — The state and two
Japanese banks have reached
agreements, which should en
courage trade and investments
between Texas and Japan, offi
cials said Monday.
“We are very optimistic that
our cooperation with the Japa
nese banks will open many new
avenues of trade and dialogue,”
Dan S. Petty, chairman of the
Texas Economic Development
Commission, said.
The commission, which is the
state’s primary economic devel
opment agency, entered into the
pacts with the Sanwa Bank and
the Mitsubishi Bank Monday.
“Texas offers the single best
climate for Japanese investment
and manufacturing in the United
States,” Petty, of Dallas, said. “We
look to Japan as an ideal market."
Commission spokesman Jim
Ferris said the economic devel
opment commission and the Jap
anese banks plan to exchange in
formal ion on economic
conditions and to meet periodi-
callv plan to discuss investment
and trade possibilites.
Ferris said the agreements can
help both sides.
“ I his will give them (Texas
businessmen) three good places
to go to get information about not
just what the economic conditions
are in Japan but also information
about export licensing, permits,
that sort of thing.” Ferris said.
“These people (with the banks)
are are very experienced.”
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PUBLIC NOTICE
BRIEF EXPLANATORY STATEMENTS
OF PROPOSED
CONSTITUTIONAL AMENDMENTS
GENERAL ^LECTION
NOVEMBER 5, 1985
PROPOSITION NO. 1
ON THE BALLOT
Sections 1 and 2 of House Joint
Resolution 6 propose a constitution
al amendment that would authorize
the Texas Water Development
Board to issue an additional $980
million of Texas Water Develop
ment bonds.
The additional bonds to be issued
will be dedicated for deposit in the
Texas Water Development Fund,
with $190 million of those bond pro
ceeds to be used for water supply
loans and facilities acquisition and
with $400 million of those bond pro-
’.eeds to be used for state participa
tion in the acquisition and develop
ment of facilities for storage,
transmission, transportation, and
treatment of water and wastewater.
Of the remaining bonds authorized,
$190 million will be dedicated for
use in water quality enhancement
projects, and $200 million will be
dedicated exclusively for flood con
trol projects.
The amendment would also allow
the legislature to provide for the
creation, adminisir.ition, and imple
mentation of a bond insurance pro
gram to which the state pledges up
to $250 million of its general credit
to insure payment of the principal
of and interest on bonds or other
obligations issued by political sub
divisions of the state for water con
servation, water development, water
quality enhancement, flood control,
drainage, recharge, chloride control
or desalinization. Unless authorized
to continue by a two-thirds vote of
the members of each house of the
Legislature, the bond insurance pro
gram will expire on the sixth anni
versary of the date on which this
section becomes a part of the con
stitution. Bond insurance issued be
fore expiration of the program will
not be affected by such expiration.
The amendment would authorize
the legislature to create and appro
priate money to special funds in the
state treasury to make grants, loans,
and other financial assistance avail
able to governmental entities for
certain enumerated water planning
purposes. Also, the legislature would
be permitted to extend the benefits
of constitutionally approved water
projects to nonprofit water supply
corporations.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
authorize the issuance of an addi
tional $980 million of Texas Wa
ter Development Bonds, to create
special water funds for water
conservation, water development,
water quality enhancement, flood
control, drainage, subsidence con
trol, recharge, chloride control,
agricultural soil and water con
servation, and desalinization, to
authorize a bond insurance pro
gram, and to clarify the purposes
for which Texas Water Develop
ment Bonds may be issued.”
PROPOSITION NO. 2
ON THE BALLOT
Section 3 of House Joint Resolu
tion 6 proposes a constitutional
amendment that would allow the
Texas Water Development Board to
issue and sell Texas agricultural
water conservation bonds in an
amount not to exceed $200 million,
if authorized to do so by a two-
thirds vote of the members of each
house of the legislature. The Texas
agricultural water conservation
bonds would be general obligations
of the State of Texas, and would be
paid from the first money coming
into the state treasury in each fiscal
year. The amendment would allow
Texas agricultural water conserva
tion bonds to be issued and sold only
for four years after the date on
which this Act becomes a part of
the constitution.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
authorizing the issuance and sale
of $200 million of Texas agricul
tural water conservation bonds.”
PROPOSITION NO. 3
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 54 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would permit the legislature
to authorize a city or town to spend
public funds and levy assessments
for the relocation or replacement of
water laterals on private property
if such relocation or replacement is
done in conjunction with or immedi
ately following the relocation or re
placement of water mains serving
the property. Any legislative enact
ment permitting the expenditure of
funds for such purposes would au
thorize the city or town to fix a lien
on the property, with the owners’
consent, for the cost of relocating or
replacing the water laterals, and
would provide that such cost shall
be assessed against the property,
with repayment by the property
owner to be amortized over a period
not to exceed five years at the rate
of interest set by law. Such liens
could not be enforced until after
five years from the date the liens
were affixed.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
authorize the legislature to enact
laws permitting a city or town to
spend public funds and levy as
sessments for the relocation or
replacement of water laterals on
private property.”
PROPOSITION NO. 4
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 21 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would authorize the use of the
proceeds from the sale of perma
nent school fund land to acquire
other land for the permanent school
fund. Currently, the constitution re
quires that proceeds from the sale
of such land be invested in certain
bonds and other securities.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
authorizing proceeds from the
sale of land dedicated to the per
manent school fund to be used to
acquire other land for that fund.”
PROPOSITION NO. 5
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 89 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would enable the legislature to
regulate the provision of health care
by hospital districts by determining
the services the district must pro
vide, by setting requirements a
resident must meet in order to quali
fy for services, and by determining
any other relevant provisions nec
essary for providing health care to
residents.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
authorize the legislature to regu
late the provision of health care
by hospital districts.”
PROPOSITION NO. 6
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 6 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would enable the State of Tex
as to enter into an agreement with
another state to confine inmates
from the state of Texas in penal or
correctional facilities of the other
state.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
permit state prisoners to be placed
in penal facilities of another state
pursuant to an interstate agree
ment.”
PROPOSITION NO. 7
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 27 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would authorize the commis
sioners court of Chambers County
to divide Chambers County into not
less than two and not more than six
justice precincts. Under current con
stitutional law, Chambers County
may be divided into not less than
two and not more than five justice
precincts.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
authorizing Chambers County to
be divided into two to six pre
cincts.”
PROPOSITION NO. 8
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 9 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would grant an additional $500
million in bonding authority to the
Veterans’ Land Board for the vet
erans’ housing assistance program.
Under the current constitution, the
Veterans’ Land Board is authorized
by Article III, Section 49-b-l to
issue and sell not more than $800
million in bonds, $500 million of
which may be used for the Veterans’
Housing Assistance Fund. This
amendment would increase that au
thorization to permit the issuance
and sale of up to $1.3 billion in
bonds, $1 billion of which would be
used for the Veterans’ Housing
Assistance Fund. In addition, the
amendment would remove the cur
rent definition of “veteran” from
the constitution and permit the leg
islature to redefine “veteran” as the
changing times and circumstances
require.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
providing $500 million in addi
tional bonding authority for the
veterans’ housing assistance pro
gram and changing the definition
of those veterans eligible to par
ticipate in the veterans’ land pro
gram and the veterans’ housing
program by authorizing the legis
lature by law to define an eligible
veteran for the purposes of those
programs.”
PROPOSITION NO. 9
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 72 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would permit the legislature
either to enact a statute or to at
tach a rider to the General Ap
propriations Act to require prior
approval of the expenditure or
emergency transfer of any funds
appropriated by the legislature to
state governmental agencies.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
protect public funds by author
izing prior approval of expendi
ture or emergency transfer of
state appropriations.”
PROPOSITION NO. 10
ON THE BALLOT
House Joint Resolution 19 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would authorize the legislature
to provide for the issuance of gen
eral obligation bonds, the proceeds
of which would be deposited in a
fund to be known as the farm and
ranch finance program fund. The
fund would be administered by the
Veterans' Land Board and would be
used to make loans and provide oth
er financial assistance for the pur
chase of farm and ranch land. The
amount of bonds outstanding at any
one time would be limited to $500
million. The principal and interest
that becomes due on such bonds in
each fiscal year would be paid from
amounts remaining in the interest
and sinking fund at the close of the
prior fiscal year, with the balance
due to be appropriated from trea
sury revenues in the fiscal year
when such amounts become due.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
authorizing the issuance of gen
eral obligation bonds to provide
financing assistance for the pur
chase of farm and ranch land.”
PROPOSITION NO. 11
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 16 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would define indictments and
informations as instruments charg
ing a person with the commission
of an offense, and would delete cer
tain technical requirements as to
the form of writs and processes.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
relating to the manner in which a
person is charged with a criminal
offense and to certain require
ments applicable to state writs
and processes.”
PROPOSITION NO. 12
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 10 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would grant the Texas Su
preme Court and the Texas Court of
Criminal Appeals jurisdiction to
answer questions of state law cer
tified from federal appellate courts.
In addition, the two courts would
promulgate rules of procedure re
lating to the review of those ques
tions.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
granting the Supreme Court of
Texas and the Court of Criminal
Appeals of Texas jurisdiction to
answer questions of state law
certified from a federal appellate
court.”
PROPOSITION NO. 13
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 14 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would create a board with
responsibility for the reapportion
ment of judicial districts, subject to
legislative approval. The amendment
would provide for the continued
power of the legislature to provide
for judicial reapportionment, and
would provide that reapportionment
will be the responsibility of the Let
islative Redistricting Board if th
Judicial Districts Board fails It
make a timely reapportionmeBl
The amendment would provide for
the creation of judicial district!
smaller than a county in countiei
where the creation of such district!
has been approved by the voters it
a general election. The amendment
would provide for more than ok
judge for a judicial district Tkt
amendment would rename supre®
judicial districts as courts of ip^
peals districts. The amendment
would provide that the jurisdiction
and terms of court of district sic
county courts may be as provided by
law. The amendment would providt
for the jurisdiction of justice courtt,
which may have additional jurisdic
tion as provided by law. The amend
ment would provide for rules ol
judicial administration and citS
procedure to be promulgated by tbt
Supreme Court, and would providt
that the legislature may delegate
additional rule making power to tbc
Supreme Court or to the Court o!
Criminal Appeals. The amendment
would provide that courts and judges
in existence at the time of its adoin
tion remain in existence until other
wise provided by law.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment
providing for the reapportionment
of the judicial districts of th'
state by the Judicial District-
Board or by the Legislative He
districting Board, and providing
for the administration and juris
diction of constitutional courts."
PROPOSTION NO. 14
ON THE BALLOT
Senate Joint Resolution 27 pro
poses a constitutional amendment
that would abolish the office ot
County Treasurer in Andrews
County and transfer the powers and
duties of that office to the County
Auditor. The amendment would also
abolish the office of County Trea
surer in El Paso County if, at the
statewide election at which this
amendment is submitted to the vot
ers, a majority of the voters who
vote in El Paso County favor the
amendment. The functions of the
office of El Paso County Treasurer
will be performed by a person em
ployed or designated by the El Paso
County Commissioners Court. The
amendment alsq provides for the
abolition of the office of County
Surveyor in Denton, Randall, Col
lin, Dallas, El Paso, and Henderson
Counties upon approval of such
abolition by a majority of the voters
who vote on the question at an elec
tion called by the commissioners
court of the county. If the office of
County Surveyor is abolished in any
county, the commissioners court may
employ or contract with any quali
fied person to perform the duties of
the office.
The proposed amendment will ap
pear on the ballot as follows:
“The constitutional amendment to
provide for:
(1) the abolition of the office
of county treasurer in Andrews
County and El Paso County;
(2) the abolition of the office
of county surveyor in Collin, Dal
las, Denton, El Paso, Henderson,
and Randall Counties.”
Estos son los informes explana-
torios sobre las enmiendas props-
estas a la constitucion que apart-
cerdn en la boleta el din 5 it
noviembre de 1985. Si usted no k
recibido una copia de los in fond
en espanol, podra obtener una gratis
por llamar al. 1 /800/252/9602 o pot
escribir al Secretario de Estadh
P.O. Box 12887, Austin, TextH
78711.