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Tuesday, January 21,1986/The Battalion/Page 9 World and Nation State tax cuts Shrinking revenues force budget reductions Associated Press WASHINGTON — After a wave of tax cutting last year, few states are looking for more reductions this year and legislatures in some states are facing no-growth budgets or spending cuts in the face of eco nomic hard times. An Associated Press survey of state legislatures convening this month snows that state coffers are reflecting the uneveness of the econ omy. Booming states like Massachu setts and California are flush with surpluses, while farm-belt, oil-pro ducing and other economically hard-hit states are looking for ways to cut spending. “It’s a very bleak picture. It makes me depressed to review it,” said state Sen. Hinton Mitchem of Alabama, where Gov. George C. Wallace is proposing a 4.5 percent cut in spending by most state agencies in the budget for fiscal 1987. Louisiana Gov. Edwin Edwards said, “We will lose 10,000 state em ployees, and that means a blow to services. The poor will suffer, the el derly, the mentally ill — all those who can least afford to lose services.” But in California the state’s gen eral fund budget is in for a 7 percent increase, prompting Gov. George Construction worker wins $30 million Associated Press NEW YORK — State officials announced today that a 59-year- old construction worker was the winner of a $30 million Lotto jackpot, the second-largest indi vidual prize in U.S. history. Pasquale “Pat” Consalvo of Staten Island, who has been mar ried for 37 years and has three children and three grandchil dren, said at a news conference that he planned to spend the money on his family. But when asked what he planned to do first, he said, “Go home and lay on my couch.” Rest was necessary, Consalvo explained, because he and rela tives had been partying contin uously since they learned that he had won Saturday night. Lottery Director John D. Quinn said the top prize sur passed New York state’s previous individual record, $20 million paid to Venero Pagano, a 63- year-old retired carpenter who formerly lived in the Bronx. Pagano, who hit the jackpot in July 1984, now lives in Florida, Quinn said. Problem Pregnancy? we listen, we care, we help Free pregnancy tests concerned counselors Brazos Valley Crisis Pregnancy Service ^ We’re local! 1301 Memorial Dr. 24 hr. Hotline 823-CARE m ©t T-H-TkPt" tacWrttes. tore anti dedicated, itehais consteirtVl updated .qes to over 120 tacatwns. 0AS.nfX.WB a.NGlfXBN-CCfNS • SPEED RtMXNfc nmicui ays. Evenings & weekends 707 Texas Ave. College Station, Tx. 77840 696-3196 Permanent Centers In More Than 125 Major U S Cities & Abroad Far Information About Other Centers OUTSIDE N Y STATE CALL TOLL FREE 800-223-1782 “It’s (the budget) a very bleak picture. It makes me depressed to review it. ” — Alabama state Sen. Hinton Mitchem. Deukmejian to boast, “California has gone from IOU to A-OK.” Searching for money-raising al ternatives to more taxes, Florida, Louisiana and West Virginia are considering allowing gambling casi nos. Kansas is considering legalizing betting on horse racing. Nationwide, the states are project ing at least $2.8 billion in total sur pluses, with California’s $1.16 billion the largest. Others include Massa chusetts at $500 million, Illinois with $200 million, New Jersey with $190 million and Virginia with $302 mil lion. But projected deficits amount to at least $1.7 billion. Half that is in Minnesota, with other big shortfalls forecast in Florida, Kansas, Okla homa and Wisconsin, and smaller ones in South Carolina and Utah. In some cases, tight budgets di rectly follow enactment of tax cuts. Last year, 20 states lowered taxes worth more than $1 billion, accord ing to Steven Gold, fiscal director for the National Conference of State Legislatures. Among them was Minnesota, which cut its income tax 16 percent, or about $915 million. This year, Minnesota has the biggest projected budget shortfall among the states — as much as $915 million. Other states facing budget cuts in clude Hawaii, Iowa, Kansas and Louisiana; no-growth budgets expected in Illinois and West ginia. are Vir- Kansas Gov. John Carlin has pro posed a 1 percentage point boost in the sales tax. Excise taxes on gasoline or cigarettes are proposed in Colo rado, Virginia ana Washington. In California, repeal or changes in the unitary tax on corporate profits is being proposed. Connecticut, Pennsylvania and Michigan, all with surpluses, may consider tax cuts. In New York, the second year of a ma jor tax-cut program will bring about $1.1 billion in cuts, and while Gov. Mario Cuomo says there is no sur plus, Republican legislators want to cut taxes more. Eastern attempting to ward off creditors Associated Press MIAMI — Eastern Airlines said Monday it will lay off 1,010 flight at tendants and cut the pay and priv ileges of the remaining 6,000 in an effort to ward off creditors’ threats to declare default on its $2.5 billion debt. The attendants’ union said an “all- out war” had been declared. “It is absolutely essential to get this company back on the financial footing it needs,” said company President Joseph B. Leonard, add ing that Eastern hopes to eventually recall the furloughed attendants. The layoffs of attendants with less than five years seniority will be effec tive Feb. 4, along with a 2 percent pay cut on top of an 18 percent wage reduction instituted two years ago, Leonard said. Other employees also will eventually be affected, he said. Eastern will maintain its flight schedule, he said. Leaders of Transport Workers Union Local 553 had predicted the layoffs and had expected pay cuts of up to 33 percent. Local president Robert Callahan vowed earlier Monday to fight the action. “Since it is a fight you want, we will fight you ... in the boardrooms, in the banks, in the media, on Wall Street and with the public . . . and maybe in the streets,” Callahan said. “It’s all-out war.” Pat Walker's Slim & Trim Program For Students $199 00 Includes Food Program Symmetricon Unit and Tanning Mon-Thurs 7-8 Fri 7-7 Sat 9-12 3772 E. 29th 846-3724 YESTERDAYS “A fine entertainment establishment” Billiards, Backgammon, E>arts, Mixed Drinks, Lunch Special Next to L.uby*s 846-2625 House Dress Code- AMEX * MC * Visa 1< 1< BURRITO SUPREME 1< WITH PURCHASE OF ONE AT REGULAR PRICE. THRU JANUARY 27, 1986 TACO BELL Limit one coupon per person per visit: 11 am • 11 pm Not good with any other offer Valid only at Bryan/College Station TACO 8ELL f " Restaurants HURRY! Give it to litmus Short Story, Graphics, Nonfiction, Poetry Poetry Deadline-Jan 24 Other deadlines coming soon Bring submissions to the Student Programs Office MSC Literary Arts cubicle-Chief Editors Box or Mail to Box 216, MSC MSC Literary Arts Committee He would not specify what action the union would take, promising only that workers would not strike before March 1. The attendants’ union has no contract and no fur ther talks were scheduled with East ern, which has a total of 41,000 em ployees. Earlier this month, Eastern’s cred itors ordered the Miami-based air line to get major labor concessions or face default on its $2.5 billion debt to about 60 lenders. Eastern hopes to save an esti mated $250 million by the end of 1986 from the layoffs and wage cuts, Leonard said. “This is what it’s going to take to preserve their jobs,” Borman said. Besides pay cuts for attendants, the company said it is cutting their travel allowances and vacation time, eliminating extra pay for interconti nental flights and requiring them to work more time at no additional pay. Flight attendants now average 50 to 63 hours a month in the air. East ern officials say they will be required to work 80 hours a month starting Feb. 4. In 1985 the average flight atten dant made $30,464. Under the new plan, they will make 2 percent less, Leonard said. That is in addition to an 18 per cent payroll deduction the three ma jor unions took in 1984 in exchange for 25 percent of the company’s common stock. 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