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The best long distance in Texas is now cheapest, too. Call America has always been the long distance without static, without fading, and without busy signals. Nobody in the business surpasses our sound clarity. And with discounts up to 30% over AT&T, nobody in the business costs less. Now we have eliminated our monthly service fee for residential and business service. And added 24-hour unlimited service for all customers at no additional charge. Pay only for the calls you make, for up to 30% less than the other guys. caU/\menca 106 E. 26th/Bryan, Tx. 779-1707 Voter turnout Warped 37%, lowest since 1942 by Scott McCullo WASHINGTON (AP) — The voter turnout for this year’s midterm elections was the lowest in 44 years, partly because of uncontested races in some populous states and a public backlash against campaign mudslinging, experts said Wednes day. Curtis Cans, head of the indepen dent Committee for the Study of the American Electorate, said prelimi nary figures indicated that only 37.3 percent of the voting-age population — people 18 or older — cast ballots in Tuesday’s elections. That was less than the 37.7 per cent who voted in 1978, and unpa ralleled since 1942, when slightly more than 30 percent of voting-age Americans cast ballots during the early period of World War II. “There were two major reasons for the decline,” Cans said in a tele phone interview. “There would have been a decline in any case because there were non-competitive races in some of the major population states of the East,” he said. He said people were voting “no” on this campaign. “I think it was a reaction to the nasty campaigning, to not being in vited in to participate, to almost hav ing an election and nobody knowing about it,” he said. Cans had predicted the decline a week ago, despite a 1.8 percent in crease in voter registration in the 29 states from which data was available. THE. PHANTOM SAlP THE. BANK'S M0/VFV WAS UHPEK A ROCK \N THIS FIELD MPACT RECEIPTS, (PUFEPVFF) THERE'S nothing under these ROCKS BUT MPACT —[somewhere. w i 43 * ^^ ^ KECEIPTS.^ 5y5T£M ■ ' y K DOWN, TRV AGAIN LATER.'' oP VI ‘‘a V-LTcr; x' Waldo WALDO HAS SURVIVED THE CRASH ONTO KYLE FIELD, BUT WHO CARES ? THE £V/L WYL8UR- BEAST IS GOING TO HILL HIM... FOOL! YOU'RE ON KYLE FIELD/ VJE'RE GONNA POUND YOUF( FACE! I YEAH! BAD £GG5 like us always ■other , people! aBH/j/ TO by Kevin Thomai f0W> the moral OF TH 15 5T0RV IS... THUD! State Elections (Continued from page 1) Power (Continued from page 1) our next speaker of the House and with Lloyd Bentsen as chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, Texas may well be in its strongest position since the days of Johnson and Rayburn,” said Rep. Jake Pickle, D-Austin. “With Wright as Speaker and Bentsen as Finance chairman, and me as senior member on Ways and Means, there may be some feeling that Texas may flex its muscles and try to get more of its share of gov ernment projects,” Pickle said. “I don’t think that’s the case,” he said. “We should get our just por tion. But Texans are not going to be flexing their muscles and being greedy because we’re just as con cerned about the deficit as any other state.” Pickle said the state’s newly won power will insure Texas representa tives will be included on government policy decisions from the beginning “instead of having to fight for our position.” days not unlike those when Lyndon Johnson and Sam Rayburn helped run Congress. Four state constitutional amend ments passed, including one that al lows branch banking, whose sup porters say will make life easier for both banks and consumers. The gubernatorial campaign was marked by bitter rhetoric, harsh campaign advertising and an elec tronic hug reported found in the of fice of a Clements adviser. Both campaign staffs were cleared of any wrongdoing by investigators in the bugging case. The devastated oil market sent the once-booming state economy into a tailspin. White, trying to por tray himself as a tough-minded deci sion-maker, urged state legislators to approve a tax hike and “blame me.” races. The Republicans won 10 contests, holding on to several of the seats gained on the coattails of Ronald Reagan’s 1984 victory. 707 TEXAS m • 2305 CAVITT COPY CENTER 707 Texas • 693-COPY 2 6 7 9,| 2305 Cavltt • 823-COPY I We Honor Competitors' Coupons!* 707 TEXAS • 2305 CAVITT GALLERY 1SSAN 10% Student Discount Discount is on all parts & labor on Nissan Products only. We will also offer 10% dis count on labor only on all non-Nissan products. Student I.D. must be presented at time workorder is written up. We now have rental units available for service customers 1214 Tx. Ave. 775-1500 The Battalion Wait! Don't line the bird cage with that Battalion! There's a coupon in it that I want that's good for a free tongue depressor down at the pharmacy! Ads that get action Campus and community news The Battalion 216 Reed McDonald 409-845-2611 At the state level, Texas found it self with two top office-holders f rom different political parties, as it did in 1978 when Clements first was elected. Fourteen-year veteran Ft. Gov. Bill Hobby, a Democrat, won more than 60 percent of the vote to easily defeat GOP business consultant Da vid Davidson of Austin and Liberta rian candidate Bill Howell of Dallas. Incumbent Attorney General Jim Mattox dashed Republican San An tonio district judge Roy Barrera Jr.’s hopes, even though Mattox’s victory of less than 52 percent was far smaller than he had expected. Chloe “Jack” Daniels of Farma Branch. State treasurer Ann Richardsaj comptroller Boh Bullock, bothDft{ ocrats who faced token opposm from Libertarian candidates, 4 easy victories of more than ( J0|»; cent in each race. In the Texas Supreme Coci races, all three justices fating opp| tion were re-elected to the Deraj cratic-con trolled court, indudif Gonzalez. James Wallace and (kmzale/ilj feated Republican challengers,wii RoIkti Campbell l>eat his Libet* rian opponent. Some White campaign officials speculated later that perhaps the voters did blame him. In congressional races. Democrats won 17 seats in the state’s 27-mem ber delegation, returning seven unopposed U.S. House members and 10 incumbents in contested In the land commissioner’s race, incumbent Democrat Carry Mauro, trounced Republican M.D. Ander son and Libertarian Honey Sue Lan- ham of Austin with more than 61 percent of the vote. One-term agriculture commis sioner Jim Hightower sailed to vic tory with more than 60 percent of the vote, defeating Republican Bill Powers of Austin and Libertarian Rebecca Reed, a university student in San Antonio. State Sen. John Sharp, D-Victoria, was elected to the Texas Railroad Commission witli 55 percent, besting Republican state Rep. Milton Fox of Houston and Libertarian candidate Democratic state Sen. 0s<( Mau/.y won election to a vacant on the court, beating challene Charles Ben Howell, an app court justice. Unopposed for seats on the Co of Criminal Appeals were Rid Duncan and Justices Marvin0.Tel gue and Mike McCormick, all Demi crats. Freshman Republk an Joe Bgn of Funis barely pulled out a vicimf from Fort Worth lawyer DeteGera and freshman Rep. Mac Sweenewlf Wharton eked out a win over MB Columbia lawyer Greg Laughlin. ifeA' In legislative races, Howtuli ‘ Speaker Gib Lewis, I)-Fort WoniMkn beat ( K )P challenger K. 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