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Bryn. 77*17)* AUSTIN (AP) — With a Republi can about to become chief justice of the Texas Supreme Court for the first time in modern history, the GOP is hoping to expand its pres ence on the high court in next year’s elections. Last week, Gov. Bill Clements ap pointed a Houston district judge, Republican Thomas Phillips, as chief justice to succeed resigning Demo crat John Hill, who will leave the court in January halfway through his six-year term. Clements said the races for four seats on the court next year would be the most important on the ballot af ter the presidential race. Phillips said he will seek election next year. At the same time, Democratic Party executive director Ed Martin said he looked forward to sending Phillips back to Houston after the November election. In an interview with the Austin American-Statesman, Clements said the problem with the court wasn’t one of Republicans and Democrats, but that “under the present system, we have no alternative.” “If we’re unhappy with the pre sent system and its membership, the only thing we can do is run some- jay ' lin and C.L. Ray — for a variety of ethical offenses, mostly involving im proper contacts with lawyers who had cases before the court. Both denied any wrongdoing, and Kilgar- lin immediately announced for re- election. • The television news program “60 Minutes” is preparing a story about the Texas judicial system and the Supreme Court. Several people have said they expect the program to jle bring unfavorable attention to the court. body in opposition,” he said. John Weaver, executive director of the Texas GOP, outlined the theme the Republicans will pursue next year. “Bringing back integrity to the court and bringing about some kind of economic stability to their deci sions,” he said. The only sitting justice who might go unchallenged. Weaver said, is Justice Raul Gonzalez, regarded by some as the most conservative of the court’s Democratic members. It has been a difficult year for the Supreme Court: • The Supreme Court Justice Committee, a private group that says it wants to restore integrity to the court, is trying to hire a firm to in vestigate some of the justices. • The state’s judicial system and the Supreme Court have been sharply criticized for the handling of the $11 billion Texaco-Pennzoil case. Texaco officials said they will appeal to the U.S. Supreme Court. • Several Texas news organiza tions have carried stories highlight ing the large financial contributions made to Supreme Court election campaigns by lawyers and others with cases before the state’s highest civil court. • Chief Justice Hill, who cam paigned for a system of appointing rather than electing judges, ran into opposition in the Legislature and from fellow justices. Justice Franklin Spears, for example, said Hill “goes his merry way and says, T am the Su preme Court.’ ” • In June, the State Commission on Judicial Conduct publicly re- William Kilffar- buked two justices Clements also has talked about in tegrity on the Supreme Court and the need to drop the partisan elec tion system by which the justices now are chosen. Clements said that during his re cent trip to New York, business lead ers there “were terribly concerned about the decisions and attitudes and the atmosphere of the Texas Su preme Court.” Key: - Lightning EE - Fog - Thunderstorms • • -Rain ** - Snow ? ? - Drizzle - Ice Pellets • ^ - Rain Shower f?\J - Freezing Rain Sunset Today: 5:24 p.m. Sunrise Wednesday: 6:59 am. Map Discussion: A moderate to strong flow of warm, moist air from the gulf will dominate the local picture today, resulting in mostly cloudy, watr and humid conditions with a definite threat of rain. The cold frontal system moving onto the West Coast will accelerate eastward, following closely on the heels of the system that is in Texas today, producing prospects of a cloudy and cool Thanksgiving with possible rain. Forecast: Today. Cloudy, warm and humid with a 40 percent chance of rain. The high temperature will be 77 degrees with winds from the south at 10 mph, gusting to 18 mph. Tonight Overcast, mild and quite humid with the chance for rain near 100 percent. The low temperature will be 63 degrees with winds southerly at 8 to 15 mph. Wednesday. Continued overcast and mild with a 40 percent chance ol rain. The high temperature will be 69 degrees with westerly winds at 10 to 16 mph. BE! AG< P TAI n CEI d SP^ INI a EN 1 STl v AD E AG TAI v c EL F PH t: F Y0 ii Itei C A t D< ol Weather Fact Buys Ballot’s law — a law describing the relationship of the horizontal wind direction to the pressure distribution; if a person stands with his back to the wind, the pressure on his left will be lower than that on his right. The law was formulated in 1857 by Dutch meteorologist Buys Ballot. Prepared by: Charlie Brento’ Staff Meteorologii A&M Department of Meteorolog Officials will keep locking Kyle Field after regular football season closes By Taborri Bruhl Reporter The sign on the gate to Texas A&M’s Kyle Field ’ says “Stadium Open 7:30 a.m. - 3:30 p.m. Mon. - Fri. Closed on event days and holi days.” T here never used to be a sign. There never used to be gates with locks all around Kyle Field keeping the public out between certain hours, either. Wally Groff, associate athletic di rector for finance, said the stadium was locked up because of vandalism. “It’s a huge facility, and we were losing control of it,” he said. But all that has changed since a new track and turf were installed this spring. Since then the stadium has been locked up for part of the time, much to the dismay of many students who go into the staduim to use the running track or field area in the evenings or at night. Seats were being broken and light bulbs were being taken out, he said, and storage rooms, training facilities and the press box were being broken into. “You name it, it was done,” Groff said, “It was just eating our lunch.” The upper stands have been kept locked for the last five or six years, he said. The gates on the lower decks were installed before the turf was, and were locked afterward, he said. Billy Pickard, assistant athletic di rector for training, equipment and facilities, said the gates have helped, and the vandalism on the lower decks virtually has been eliminated. “It has had a tremendous effect,” Pickard said. Pickard said he considers Kyle Field a facility like DeWare Field House, a place needing to be super vised. “It was something that was a good thing (keeping the gates unlocked), but it just didn’t work,” Pickard said. It wasn’t students who were caus ing trouble, he said, but non-stu dents. University Police Chief Elmer Schneider said having the stadium locked up has helped, but the de partment still gets calls about people being in the stadium during unau thorized hours. People climb the fences, mainly on the weekfl he said. “Vandalism is usually happen anyway, but locking# has helped,” he said. Another reason many stud! dislike the stadium being lock: that in years past it was somethin a “lover’s lane.” Groff said, “We didn’t have problem with that.” Schneider agreed. He saidifil late the police sometimes cort couples out of the stadium, there wasn’t a problem. But now the stadium is lock 3:30 p.m. Pickard said the stadium will be kept open later even when! ball season is over. Estii ulatior have b becaus the sta ciolog) Falli the fa people ciologi “A s sector projec 17.6 r 2000, millioi Reagan issues disaster declaration for 5 Texas countie AUSTIN (AP) — President Reagan has issued a disaster declaration for five Texas counties that suffered severe damage from several tornadoes that raged across the state last week, Gov. Bill Clements announced Monday. Counties covered by the declaration are Up shur, Shelby, Lee, Burleson and Panola, Clem ents said. The declaration also covers the community of Whitehouse in Smith County. Anderson and Cherokee counties were named in a disaster declaration last week. Storm victims in the eight counties can apply for assistance through several state and fed programs offering aid. The Governor’s Office of Emergency Man ment will open disaster assistance centers in county, officials said. The locations will be announced later week, officials in the governor’s office said. BONFIRE Film Developing Special i $1.99 $2.59 Student Floral Concessions t 12 EXPOSURE 15 DISC EXPOSURE $3.79 $5.69 24 EXPOSURE 36 EXPOSURE C-41 Color Print film only ' Standard 3V2X5 Single Prints Offer Good Nov. 25-Dec. 2,1987 Of of ex A of “ Rio rise fron in I had the; T ing wee crea of i Con leasi ofC “I wea wea are not met or tl Aggie Mums Made for J\gs ByAgs-” Special Beat the hell outta T.U.! 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