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■ .Swtii’"' Monday, April 14, 1986/The Battalion Page 3 State and Local Bluegrass act takes first in MSC Variety Show SUMMER JOBS $9.45 PER HOUR FULL & PART TIME Openings for: Dallas-Ft. Worth Bryan C.S., Houston, Austin Waco, & San Antonio Apply: RUDDER TOWER Rm 607 Wed. Thurs. Fri. Apr. 16, 17, 18 10:00am 12:00pm 2:00pm 4:00pm LA QUINTA INN Rm 202 607 Texas Ave (by Julie’s Rest) April 16 & 17 8:00pm only By Margaret Artz Reporter A bluegrass duo won lirst place Friclav in the 1986 Memorial Stu- lent Center Variety Show, which eatured 12 acts and two guest per- ormers. [: The show was held bef ore a sold- Hit audience in Rudder Audito- ■iuni. ■ im Williams and Rick DeLeo- lanl took first place in the show for heir performance of “Too Far Go- |e.” Williams and DeLeonard, both :r«n Idaho, placed third in the 1985 ariety show. HNot Necessarily Music,” a hythm-and-blues band, won second jlace for performing original music vritten by member David Owens, the group also featured Barry jlates, Phil Brandon, Drew Decker, |jrry. Gregory, David Hess, Steve j)wens, Aaron Kocurek and Ken icon. "The Pendergrass Brothers,” a ;uitai/vocalist duet featuring Gary md Benny Pendergrass, won third jlace. ■he three winners received cash wards of SI00, S75 and $50, re pet lively. ■Iso performing in the show were he "Aggie Wranglers and a Gast of thousands,” a country-and-western Jance troupe; Ron Golub, who sang inti played the guitar; “The Foot- tompers,” a Fiddle and guitar com- ination featuring Felix Guerrero iid Jerry Grimsley; “Magic at its Photo by Anthony S. Casper Petal Patch Complete Florist 707 Texas 846-6713 /1«I >1 1 lt<l o Smile, your flowers came from Petal Patch XYTRON® SPACE WAR GAMES Investment opportunities in a live action space war game where teams of players take part in a computer assisted space battle. CALL: (71 3) 696-8533 or WRITE: XyTron Marketing 3407 Linkwood Houston, TX 77025 Tim Williams and Rick DeLeonard perform the version of “Too Far Gone” that won them first place at the MSC Variety Show. Best,” a magic and comedy act per formed by Robert DeVargas; and Marc Bailey, who sang original songs and was accompanied by Rick Thur man. Other acts included “Lovesongs, Old and New,” featuring singer Martin Hubert; "Ghi Omega Pro ductions,” h dance team featuring Lisa Richardson, Merita Staggs, Sheri Steele, Karen Leatherman, Deanne Rickert and Kelly Mueller; “The Swinging Gadets,” a singing and musical group featuring Claire Borne, Dennis Garth, Ely Dlugos, Amy Ferguson, Meg Kash and Mandy Schubert; and Jeff Smith, a musician and vocalist who per formed several original songs. The variety show also featured a guest performance by Michael Pa tino and Rhonda Grider, a piano/vo calist team that won first place in last vear’s show, and a rendition of “The Cotton Bowl Shuffle” performed by Steve Owens, Mark Giltner, Gary Jenkins, Mark Taylor, Rusty Batey, Marc Powell, John Maverick and Jef Fite. The show’s master of ceremonies was comedian David Naster. White predicts re-election despite poor poll showing igresstc punitive ions uid harr in the _ MARSHALL (AP) — Despite a ;w opinion poll showing him bailing each of the three Republi- n gubernatorial candidates, ov. Mark White insists he’s not 1 oil pmBorried about his re-election pended’'Chances. “tseen. ■ ^ eca **‘ n S 1982 polls that “jiowed him losing to then Gov. iss of Bill Clements, White said his first d i flliflB' 11 day of campaigning Saturday f T HaliJlF 1 f ee, ‘ n g R 00< 1 about the ■May 3 primary and the general lection. Although White was greeted by unhappy teachers at some of the Last Texas appearances he said the sweeping school reforms he pushed through the Legilsa- tu're in 1984 were necessary for the state’s future. “The children of our state are going to be the oil and gas of our future,” White said. “Next month, we’ll be graduating 160,()()() youngsters across this state, and 1 see each and every one as a potential Spindletop.” Hopefuls shun LaRouche’s party HOUSTON (AP) — Organizers for Lyndon LaRouche claim to have fielded more than 80 candidates for Houston-area Democratic Party ex ecutive committee posts, but some candidates now repudiate connec tions to the political extremist. Several candidates describe them selves as political innocents who first bought LaRouche literature at air ports or on downtown sidewalks. They talk of being wooed by La-- Rouche supporters with frequent phone calls and personal visits. Some said they mistakenly thought LaRouche and his National Democratic Policy Committee were affiliated with the Democratic Party when they were asked to make dona tions to the committee. And now they want out. D.R. Murran of Channelview, a candidate in Precinct 150, is one per son who no longer wants to be linked to the group. She said her candidacy was “kind of a railroaded deal. They prey upon a person that really doesn’t know too much about what’s going on, and I consider myself just an av erage working person.” The Houston Post reported Sun day that it contacted 22 LaRouche candidates for the executive commit tee and 14 either disavowed any con tinued affiliation with the NDPC or wanted their names removed from the ballot. Mary G. Molina, a candidate for the Precinct 70 seat on the executive committee of the Harris County Democratic Party, said, “I’m not running for anything, and I don’t want to run for anything.” Molina is one the NDPC counts among its list of candidates, but she said she was not aware she’s running for tbe post. Harley Schlanger, the committee’s Southwest director and candidate in the 8th Congressional District, said the group had not been contacted by any candidate wanting off the ballot. m ok at ned, ices or at made im ia has# brie that my to si i lives rut i as so® ' ner,asofi properfl* d be: wilt )\v theiw ic. I hichisi® ;ountry/ the lani Aon has I , and twiti that is® live i pain iirnisl I 1 - Grow lion mferentf liter e Editor LeEdito ditor vs Editor s Editor aff Your last chance in 150 years to see a Texas-sized sesquicentennial tribute: THE-OLDEST LIVING by Preston Jones Kirstei 1 cottsfir .Sue .Kem’ .Bill Hi! ” Tricing IoI’tJ /hard a ;SS5 . 7'W J1 " phoiopr L Jjl Feisty, cantankerous, gregarious and slightly senile Colonel J.C. Kinkaid is the oldest living graduate of the 1901 class of Mirabeau B. Lamar Military Academy. He has risked life and limb through two world wars and survived the rigors of countless Texas droughts. But can he survive his “loving” family trying to sell his beloved land and the special memories (and secrets) it holds? MSC Town Hall/Broadway and the Arts Council of the Brazos Valley present “The Oldest Living Graduate” April 24 at 8 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium at Texas A&cM. Part of Preston Jones’ Texas Trilogy, this special tribute to the people of Texas is made possible by the Texas Commission on the Arts. Don’t miss your chance to reserve the best seats in the house! Tickets are available at Ticketron and the MSC Box Office, 845-1234. VISA and MasterCard accepted. Ticket Prices Zone 1 Zone 2 Zone 3 Non-Student $8.50 $6.75 $4.50 Sr. Citizen/Student $7.50 $6.00 $4.00 FROM OPPRESSION TO FREEDOM Beginning last Wednesday reports have circulated that No bel Peace Prize winner Andrei Sakhorov would be released from Soviet internal exile within the next month. On April 16th MSC Great Issues Committee is bringing to Texas A&M Alexander Ginzburg. Alexander Ginzburg is a former Soviet dissident and colleague of Andrei Sakhorov. Both Ginzburg and Sakhorov were persecuted for their outspoken stand against the Soviet government’s infringements on civil rights. In 1981 Ginzburg was traded to the West for 2 convicted So viet spies. SC GREAT ISSUE! W PRESENTS ALEXANDER GINZBURG ON THE STRUGGLE FOR HUMAN RIGHTS IN THE U.S.S.R. WEDNESDAY APRIL 16 $1.00 RUDDER AUDITORIUM 8:00 PM