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Friday, July 25, 1986rThe Battalion/Page 3 “ pi nr l | FL-CIO urges finishing nuclear plant raidsi me ve. atesik o receiii isly ■ read - ow, rty wiiti ndbv ijoyinj n to the AUSTIN (AP) — The AFL-CIO Thursday said the South Texas Nu clear Project should be completed because Texans need the energy and the unions need the jobs. The Public Utility Commission staff is considering whether the STNP’s second unit should be com pleted. The first unit is now 92 per cent complete and set for commer cial operation in December 1987. The second unit is 63 percent complete and scheduled for com mercial operation in June 1989. Several anti-nuclear groups have called for cancellation of the entire project under construction near Bay City. The Texas Chemical Council recently said cancellation of both units might be warranted. “That would mean the loss of 10,000 construction jobs in Texas at a time when we are facing the worst economic outlook since the Great Depression,” said Jackie St. Clair, secretary of the Texas Building Trades Council. The Texas AFL-CIO will urge the PUC to allow completion of the pro ject. Harry Hubbard, Texas AFL-CIO president, said, “Even though the price of oil is down this week, it might be up to $35 a barrel next month. We cannot base our energy future on the interests of foreign na tions.” STNP’s total projected cost is now $5.5 billion, more than 500 percent above original projections. It also is far behind the original construction schedule. The project is owned by Houston Lighting & Power Co., Central Power & Lighting Co., and the cities of Austin and San Antonio. HL&P is the managing partner. The Texas Chemical Council, which had been silent on the STNP until recently, represents major chemical companies in Texas. The council is considering entering the PUC proceeding to oppose comple tion of the nuclear project. But Rep. Lloyd Criss, D-LaMar- que, said the Chemical Council’s mo tive is greed. The companies sell en ergy they produce in a system known as cogeneration. In cogeneration, utility companies buy energy that is produced as an in dustrial by-product. The nuclear project would be a competitor that could reduce the price that indus tries get for cogenerated power, he said. “The cogenerators want more,” Criss said. “They want it all. They want to control power in the state of Texas.” sand into an ■Team ily 12. It yas ea on time s:, pott. ) niucii T aesthis expected percent ir our sup- ilar" van went lii' ve areat’ mown- esthenjl 11 or’s inte» l writer. lousands n-age v£ J to nd spin® p can c® repot' 1 1 ering fa ience sift hings, * .This 1 * : silica, happ ens otional r tat theyj I to hat 16 , e s” p^ 1 about se' shou^ irentSi at all- taught' ;r . Wei radical [ teen-air they , expe rie ! joyed h 1 Itheropfi eventual ucatio^ kMchif :al State board debates rise in insurance rate AUSTIN (AP) — The State Board of Insurance is consid ering an increase in personal property insurance that could cost Texans at least $69 million. “We’ll have a decision later,” Chairman Lyndon Olson said Thursday after an hour-long hearing. The board’s staff recom mended a statewide average in crease of 5.3 percent, which ex perts said would mean $69 million more in premiums. The Texas Insurance Advisory Association, representing the in dustry, recommended a statewide increase of 16.9 percent. Both recommendations said the increases were “catastrophe oriented,” caused mainly by large insurance losses in recent years from hurricanes on he coast and tornadoes and windstorms in North and West Texas. Irene Bass, speaking for the Insurance Advisory Association, said the industry recommenda tion took into consideration catas trophe losses in estimating rates for each of the state’s territories — central, Gulf Coast and north- ■northwest. Minimum-security ‘camps’ approved by prison board The haircut you want is the haircut you get. At Supercuts, wdve been trained to cut hair perfectly So no matter how you like your hair cut, you're going to get the cut you like. Every time. We guarantee it, or your money back. That statement of confidence has helped make us America's most popular haircutters. Which only goes to prove that when you give people exactly what they want, they just keep coming back for more. And a Supercut is always $8.' 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McCotter said they would pre fer fencing the camps if the money was available. McCotter said, “If we had unlim ited funding, I would tell you I would like to have it. However, I feel very strongly that we can operate the camps in line with what the scope calls for. I think we can do it prop erly and in a safe manner and de fend the public safety within the state of Texas.” Fences and additional lights for security would cost $194,000 per camp. It would cost another $140,000 a year to man the fences at each unit, according to TDC projec tions. Hughes, saying fences could be added later if necessary, said, “It would be nice to have them. But they’re not absolutely necessary at this time.” TDC is under a federal court or der to reduce the inmate population by 2,000 by September. The trusty camps will cost a total of $17.9 mil lion. A lease-purchase plan will be used to build them. A similar trusty camp, housing 81 inmates, has been in partial use for several months at the Ellis Unit near Huntsville. TDC officials say there have been no problems there. Tennis Court, Pool, Laundry Facilities Large 1, 2, & 3.Bedroom Units 2 Blocks from Campus Rent from s 250 for Fall Flat, Studio, & Loft Floor Plans Available for You at* Houston facing $93 million revenue shortfall HOUSTON (AP) — Houston is facing a $93 million revenue short fall — almost 30 percent more than expected — that will probably result in more layoffs and public service cuts, Mayor Kathy Whitmire says. “At this point we’re reviewing what our alternatives are,” she said during a Wednesday city council meeting. She said no department will be sa cred — including police and fire agencies that have so far escaped cuts — as city officials plan to meet ing the city’s additional Financial woes. Officials had been predicting the city would have a $72 million short fall but that has Figure has increased by $21 million with updated city fi nance reports, Whitmire said. Most of the increase is due to the large number of protests filed over property taxes, she said. In her proposed $1.27 billion city budget, Whitmire had counted on $733 million in property taxes rec eipts, but successful protests are ex pected to wipe out $16 million of that total, the mayor said. SC AND!A TAOS AURORA GARDENS 401 Anderson 693-6505 SEVILLA NORMANDY SQUARE 1501 Hoi I e man #33 693-2108 im SUMMER RATES from ‘ISO HOURS: M-F 9am-6pm, Sat 10am-5pm, Sun 1-Spm ‘Amenities vary at each property Wholesale Diamonds! We’re Expanding! We will be expanding soon to a larger location in the same shopping center. To celebrate, we are giving away FREE memberships to Brazos Valley Entertainment Club with a minium $25.00 jewelry purchase. 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