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Wednesday, June 11, 1986/The Battalion/Page 3 State and Local Ration gives TECAT review session FeiluriiJ 3^ HOWH,; DALLAS (AP) — A public televi- on station is presenting a review of riting and reading skills for filers who failed their first attempt : a statewide literacy test that will etermine whether they keep their >bs. A total 6,579 teachers and admi- Bfators who took the Texas Exami- ation of Current Administrtors and eachers failed it on the first testing ate. They will have a second — and nal — chance to take the test June 8. Fred Tarpley, an East Texas State Jniyersity professor who is an in structor in the televised reviews, said, “Before the TECAT, on almost any night of the week, educators had a wide choice of review workshops. “Now it’s difficult for teachers to find workshops. Also, the confiden tiality of television instruction is im portant.” In addition to the educators who failed, those unable to take the test in March, and those who want to keep their certification current will take the second exam. State officials developed the show, “TECAT in Review,” two weeks ago at a meeting in Austin, said Dottie Reetch, producer and director for the Richardson Instructional Televi sion Center. About a week ago, the department was asked to produce the shows joint ly with the Region 10 Education Ser vice Center in Richardson, a Dallas suburb. Keetch, Tarpley and about 20 other educators and technical ex perts finished the first two shows Monday afternoon, and aired the first review on KERA-TV in Dallas The final show will be presented June 26. The lessons that review writing and reading skills are enlivened by dramatizations. “I’ll tell you, its far easier to teach sentence fragments to a real live per son than it is to a camera,” said Tar pley, w ho teaches literature and lan guage at ETSU. Educators also can send in writing samples on topics assigned on televi sion, Tarpley said. A group of 40 Dallas-area teachers will evaluate the samples and send them back before the test. comes to: mericatt. inguisfit* their soife he Meest flit orert members: ing facts a nit their: ' otherwist from wfe: , there is a' ion 50) nation Confercnct jitorial Texas Guard to get help with goddess ■AUSTIN (AP) — The Missis sippi National Guard will try to put the Goddess of Liberty statue atop the Texas Capitol dome Saturday, a task that proved too tricky for the Texas Guard. ■The Texas Guard, using a Chi nook CH47 helicopter, failed to mount the goddess on the dome in several attempts May 31 and June 1. ■ Texas of ficials looked to Missis sippi for help because its guard has a CH54 helicopter — known as a “Sky Crane” — that could prove more suitable for the ex acting job. ■Tfte atrfift vs set for 9 a.m. Saturday, weather permitting. ■ Texas pilots had no trouble us ing their Chinook CH47 transport helicopters to hoist the old God dess of Liberty statue from the dome-top pole where she had per ched for 9V years. But they could not put the 3,000-pound replace ment statue up. i? Maj. Gen. James Dennis, adjus- tant general of the Texas National Guard, said putting the replica back on the dome has proved very difficult. 1 "There was no problem getting her off,” he said. “But threading the needle coming back down is another story.” Border authorities: Mexican, U.S. to continue cooperation 693-0764 1513 Texas Ave. S. Culpepper Plaza Specials Sunday 1 free Pepsi with 1/2 order of fajitas 2 free Pepsis with full order of fajitas Monday & Tuesday Margarita Madness $1 off Wednesday Go Corona Crazy! with 99C Coronas offer good with purchase of fajitas no limit HIDALGO (AP) — Allegations of corruption caused a rift between U.S. authorities and their Mexican coun terparts along the border, but both sides vow to work together to combat drug trafficking, alien smuggling and car thefts. Last month, U.S. Customs Com missioner William von Raab, testify ing before the Senate Foreign Affairs subcommittee, alleged massive cor ruption among Mexican officials who are supposed to combat drug traf ficking. But local, state and federal offi cials along the Texas border said arresting burglary suspects and re covering stolen merchandise in Mex ico would be impossible without the help of their Mexican ofFicials. Jose G. Perez, police chief of this border community, said: “The Mex ican officials we work with could care less what the senators say about that. They don’t go by that. They could care less what the government said or what the president said.” Silvestre Reyes, chief of the U.S. Border Patrol sector in McAllen, said von Raab’s testimony sparked con cern among his sources in Mexico. “They are an intrical part of oper ating on the border and that kind of testimony strains and, in some cases, damages those efforts,” Reyes said. “A few days after the testimony, they stated they were concerned they were all being lumped together,” he said about his Mexican counterparts. “But I reassured them that for my part we wanted cooperation to pro ceed.” In Cameron County, Chief Sher iff s Deputy Carlos Tapia described the relationship as being more per sonal than bureaucratic. “Regardless what they say in Washington, we have a good relation ship,” he said. “We get tremendous cooperation from the State Judicial Police and sometimes we go directly to the mayor (of Matamoros), who has been a great help.” The cooperation between U.S. and Mexican authorities depends on the agencies. Border Patrol agents rely on intelligence work in controll ing and aresting suspected narcotics and illegal alien smugglers. Local and state authorities rely on help from Mexican law officers to re cover stolen merchandise and vehi cles and to arrest burglary or theft suspects in Mexico. Reynaldo Garcia Duran, head of the Mexican immigration office in' Reynosa, Mexico, said the testimony in Washington did not have a de trimental effect. “We have a good working relation ship vyith them and we dedicate ourselves to our work and what is said doesn’t affect us,” Garcia Duran said of American authorities. Editor ItyeEditot | it)- Editor S' Editor Editor icy . mi pvorvng R IcusM"- on irtO oi ncocs*^^ isiraion. orator) I pholopF- through t'lb' -pi for per full fi 11 ' Retd SwiionT'':; re Sudor, th-- 'anges 10 ; imfiiin.v* ■■PP U.S. authorities said working with Mexican officials is a two-way street. “It's reciprocal in the way that if they have a problem and we can help them with it we attempt to help,” Smith said. “We return the favor with a favor.” Reyes said Mexican authorities also have their own law enforcement concerns. “ I hey are very concerned with ammunition and drug smuggling into Mexico and we dojoint investiga tions into that,” Reyes said. In Laredo, the Chamber of Com merce and the International Good Neighbor Council sent letters to newspaper editors asking for more positive stories about U.S.-Mexico re lations in order to strengthen tourism in their city. The letter said that local officials, “the real experts,” should be allowed to testify before the subcommittee in Washington. Dr. Dianne Freeman, the Cham ber president, said Mexico does have its problems, but she said she hopes they can work them out. She said van Raab’s testimony did not help. “I t's just bad timing and bad public relations in dealing with someone that we depend on,” Freeman said. “ I hey sit in their offices in Washing ton and make decisions and we pay for them.” mil Judi Sheppard Missett's razzercise "Having tried all the others-spas, aerobics, etc. - / can ° truthfully say Jazzercise has the right idea. It’s a fantastic approach to physical fitness with positive psychological effects. It’s one of the best things I’ve ever done for myself.’’ SPECIAL SUMMER RATES NOW AVAILABLE JAZZERCISE STUDIO (Comer of Wellborn & Grove St., C.S.) 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