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Friday, September 13, 1985AThe Battalion/Page 7 by Kevin Thomas Student Vide Ap- r and art ip to Ala- 0 p.m, it itratiomi :n. until'! i. in Ryd- CO~^> y 45 THEY SAT IT'S tough BET/VG A FT SH IN T^E COR PS r°? oncert Saint Louis Synnphony struts its stuff at A&M (continued from page 1) a new coordinated marketing pro gram to attract new businesses. Over 12,000 companies were identified as targets for this marketing effort. Brady said the community has ev erything to attract expanding busi nesses — strategic location in the state, air and highway transporta tion, several industrial parks and the resources of Texas A&M. “All we have to do is market the community,” he said. Jones stressed the importance of the community battling any revenue loss resulting from a decline in Uni versity enrollment. “The final outcome of the eco nomic situation will depend on whether or not the community can stimulate other kinds of growth lo cally through the addition of new in dustry to offset the loss of University revenues,” he said. cream so- G. Rolik i cal! 845- meet aw Applt he ciort lb m rship att PY: hast 28th ic ill fieldai a.m. att a Creel y to ceie- TW Hal a) 8 p.m. wise. Al p to fill ip m 215 in 330i 1 a.m.ai meet in eginners teMexi- untain. ry Tues- ist Cam- in !3t) By TRENT LEOPOLD Senior Stuff Writer The Saint Louis Symphony Or- :hestra has won two Grammy iwards this year, and last night in Judder Auditorium the 101-mem- icr orchestra showed Texas A&M ihy. As Music Director and Conductor .eonard Slatkin stepped onto the tage at 8 p.m. the lights were turned ip and the Memorial Student Cen- er Opera and Performing Arts So- iety’s 13th season was under way. Slatkin, an American-born and Imerican-trained conductor, waved lis baton and the symphony’s ver- ion of “The Star Spangled Banner” mild be heard in the halls of Rud- ler Tower. After "T he Star Spangled Ban- ler” Slatkin paused to briefly con- erse with John Korrnan, the asso- iateconcertmaster. Then Slatkin, who appeared con- ident and happy to be on Rudder tage, masterfully conducted the or- hestra as they played Antonin Dvo- ak’s Overture, “Carnival,” Op. 92. he piece took about 10 minutes nd upon its conclusion the audi- nce gave the orchestra a warm ound of applause. The orchestra stood and Slatkin cknowledged principal oboe player eter Bowman. Bowman left the stage for the ext piece — Aaron Copland’s ballet Billy the Kid,” but that didn’t mean te excellent oboe playing was over, larc Gordon’s oboe performance uring the piece was superb and he )o was acknowleged by Slatkin at te end of the ballet score. Slatkin’s baton at times pierced he air like a knife and at other times lided through the air like a but- :rfly. The percussion, timpani and iolinsall were coordinated perfectly iroughout the piece, proving that latkin was in complete control. Slatkin elected to present the en- ire ballet score, which lasted for about an hour, for the sake of narra tive continuity. After a brief intermission, Slatkin returned to the stage with no musi cal score in front of him and the symphony commenced playing Piotr llyicli T chaikovsky’s “Symphony No. 4 in F Minor,” Op. 36. The first portion of the four-part iece sounded perfect, although latkin seemed to think the violins were getting too loud at times. At the beginning of the second oart of the piece, Slatkin handed his jaton to associate principal cello player Savely Schuster. He didn’t re trieve the wooden stick until the fi nal part of the piece. Instead of using the baton during the third part of the piece, Slatkin simply raised a finger or an eyebrow to let the orchestra know what he wanted. Carl Schiehler quickly cleaned the air tubes on his horn during this third part of the piece. Slatkin opted to use his baton for the final part of the piece, although he probably didn’t need it. After all he needed neither a score nor a ba ton for the piece and he still was un der control. At the end of the Tchaikovsky piece, the audience applauded. Slat kin appeared as though he wanted to conduct more. When the audi ence f inally came to their feet, some one shouted, “More.” titty, will p.m. in lemon Law’ used for first time jod Val- n formal lessons- .m. and J16 Real ’ bhatm Associated Press AUSTIN — The Texas Motor Vehicle Commission, using the itate’s new Lemon Law for the first ;ime, on Thursday certified a Chrys ler, a Dodge, a Buick and a Chevy as lemons and ordered the manufac turers to give refunds. “The message is the commission is determined to enforce the law as we believe the Legislature intended it to be enforced. We are going to see to it that the manufacturers live up to Itheir responsibilities,” said Chair man Robert Hoy of El Paso. The 1983 Legislature approved the law as a last recourse for new car owners who face continued prob lems. But a court challenge by Chrysler held the law in abeyance until April of this year. I Under the law, purchasers can seek refunds if the car has been in the shop for a total of 30 days or more during the warranty period. The law covers only new vehicles. On Thursday, the commission or dered four refunds and continued one case. In a sixth case, the commis sion denied a refund but kept the case open to look at new problems with the car. “We want to get the message out to the manufacturers and to the dealers that there are problems and these problems need to be promptly attended to,” said Hoy, an auto dealer who sells Mercedes-Benzes, Volvos, Volkswagens and Subarus. General Motors sent a lawyer from Detroit to challenge refunds recommended by commission hear ing examiners. In a Longview case, the commission voted 4-2 to order a refund on a 1984 Century with a persistent coolant leak. “There was no more than one cubic centimeter of liquid on the ground,” said CM lawyer Dennis Helfman. The car’s problems fell far below the “substantial impairment” re quirement set in the Lemon Law, Helfman said. He predicted the commission’s decision could lead to “horror stories” involving customers who want refunds because of minor problems. Hoy said, “I think there is a point passed which the consumer is just not obligated to continue to go back. If you don’t draw the line some where, you spend the life of the car going back one more time to give them one more shot.” In one CM case, the commission ordered a refund to Bill Hiller, whose van is on its third engine since he bought it in Amarillo. “The anguish and the hardship on my health owning such a vehicle is incomprehensible,” Hiller, who didn’t attend the meeting, said in a letter to the commission. Execute— (continued from page 1) that using the death penalty keeps others from committing murders. Attorney General Jim Mattox, who has witnessed nine executions, on Wednesday said he doesn’t be lieve the death penalty prevents crime. “The fact is, it probably does not serve as a general deterrent to other individuals. I think there are very few people involved in the criminal justice system who believe it is an overall deterrent to criminals as a whole,” Mattox said. White said that doesn’t matter, be cause the death penalty fits the crime. “It doesn’t have to, in my judgment, be proven in any event because I think it’s an appropriate punishment for the crime that has been described by our law,” the gov ernor said. White also shrugged off com plaints from other death row in mates and death penalty opponents who claim that as executions in Texas are becoming so common, the public isn’t paying attention. The lack of publicity “may very well diminish the deterrent effects” of the death penalty, White said. “But just because someone doesn’t read the newspaper or watch tele vision doesn’t forgive them from be ing punished for capital crimes.” On other subjects, White told his weekly news conference: • He will support efforts to broa den the state Open Meetings Act to include television cameras. Earlier this week, the attorney general is sued an opinion saying government officials can’t bar tape recorders from their public meetings but can prohibit videotaping. • Most state government agencies should have few problems comply ing with federal court rulings that say state employees must be paid overtime for work in excess of 40 hours a week. Greek (continued from page 1) and the money pays for the type of services provided for the organiza tion. Every recognized organization should pay its fair share. In the case of fraternities, we are flexible in the area of house funds, which is money used for paying rent or saving to build a house.” But some fraternities don’t want the University scrutinizing their fi nances. David Giunto, president of Sigma Phi Epsilon, said the chapter has its own system of banking, controlled by its national council, and that one more control would strangle the members. 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