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San Antonio student named
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By Kimberley Roddy
Reporter
Melinda Fritz, a 22-year-old ju
nioraccounting major from San An
tonio, was crowned 1987 Miss Texas
A&M in Rudder Auditorium Satur
day night,
Fritz will represent A&rM in the
Miss Texas pageant in July, where,
last year as Miss San Antonio, she re
ceived the Best Variety Act award.
"f am very proud to represent
Texas A&M University in the Miss
Texas pageant,” the newly crowned
queen said. “I hope to do my best.”
Fritz, who maintains a 4.0 grade-
point ratio, hopes to become a certi
fied public accountant.
As Miss Texas A&M, Fritz will be
awarded a $1,000 scholarship, a
$1,000 wardrobe allowance for the
Miss Texas pageant, a gold and di
amond pendant, use of a 1987 Cadil
lac for official appearances, a one-
year membership to Perfect Tan and
ShapeWay, and the official crown.
First runner-up was Beth Brenck-
man, a senior management major
from Fort Worth; second runner-up
was Jennifer Allison, a junior psy
chology major from Houston; third
runner-up was Mendy Fenton, a se
nior animal science major from Cor
pus Christi; and fourth runner-up
was Shelley Irvin, a senior education
major from Dallas.
Stephanie Smith, a biomedical sci-
I ence major from Richardson, won
* the swimsuit competition, and Suz-
lanne Conn, also a biomedicine ma
nor, sang “Cry” to win the talent com-
1 petition.
The four runners-up will receive
$500, $400, $300, and $250 schol
arships, respectively, and official
Miss Texas A&M trophies. The
swimsuit and talent winners also will
be awarded trophies.
Photo by Bill Hughes
Melinda Fritz is named Miss Texas A&M for 1987.
The scoring breakdown was per
sonal interview, 25 percent; talent,
50 percent; and swimsuit and eve
ning gown, 25 percent.
During the 10-minute interview,
held Saturday morning, contestants
were asked about the University,
current events and political issues.
Mistress of ceremonies was Sheri
Ryman, who represented A&M
when she won the Miss Texas crown
in 1981.
Tamara Hext, Miss Texas 1984,
was the featured vocal entertainer
for the evening. The Aggie Wran
glers performed Charleston rou
tines, expanding on the pageant’s
theme, “Somewhere in Time: The
Roaring Twenties.”
Catherine Vincent, Miss Tex.as
A&M 1986, played the piano and re
ceived a standing ovation after her
farewell walk.
AUSTIN (AP) — In the age of
high-tech lobbyists, a new genera
tion, armed with the latest electronic
gadgetry, is edging out the back-
slapping, whiskey-drinking influ
ence peddler of the past, Capitol ob
servers say.
“The new breed of lobbyist is what
I consider them — people who rec
ognize that we’re a whole lot more
interested in public policy than eat
ing a meal or drinking whiskey,” said
State Sen. Kent Caperton, D-Bryan.
“(They’re) people who recognize
that we want a good legal analysis of
whatever bill they’re for or against.”
Good of boys still abound in Aus
tin, where there are lavish parties ev
ery night the Legislature is in town.
But increasingly, special interests
facing difficult legislative sessions
are favoring the microchip over the
martini to outmaneuver their oppo
sition.
Veteran lobbyist Dick Brown told
the Dallas Times Herald, “If you’re
not in the communications business
in this day and age, then you’ve got
real severe handicaps.”
Lobbying in Austin began to
change in 1973, when a reform-
minded Legislature changed the
rules of the game after being embar
rassed by back-room deals that
toppled House Speaker Gus
Mutscher. For example, for the first
time ever, legislative committees had
to provide five days’ notice before
considering a bill.
Legislators say
budget cuts
hurt rural Texas
ABILENE (AP) — Rural Texas is
under attack in Austin because
planned budget cuts would hit
county extension offices hard and
severely damage 4-H programs, leg
islators representing rural western
areas of the state say.
Rural areas came out much worse
than urban areas when Gov. Bill
Clements made his budget proposals
public last month, lawmakers say.
“There is definitely a discrimina
tion against rural Texas,” State Rep.
Rick Perry, D-Haskell, a member of
the House Appropriations Commit
tee, told the Abilene Reporter-News.
State Rep. Larry Don Shaw, D-Big
Spring, said Clements’ budget plan
would cut more than $ 10 million out
of the county extension program.
That could mean a loss of more than
300 jobs to a program that has lost
more than 140 positions since 1985,
Shaw said.
The budget plan would cut exten
sion service funds by about 30 per
cent, said Shaw, vice chairman of the
House Agriculture and Livestock
Committee and a member of the
House Appropriations Committee.
“4-H, those type of programs,
would be gone,” said Perry, whose
district includes no town with a pop
ulation greater than 14,500.
“I understand his (Clements’) de
sire to have efficient government,”
he said. “But I will not stand by and
let the governor balance the state
budget on the backs of rural Texas.”
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