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Page 4/The Battalion/Monday, February 15, 1988 Jose’s 4004 Harvey Rd* 11-9:45 Closed Mondays r«r* •naClub tvntown nr 779-8702 9:30-8:45 Closed Mondays Buy one entree and get the second at 1/2 price Buy one entree at regular price and get a second entree of equal or less value lor 1/2 regular price Serving the Finest Mexican Food in Bryan-Coliege Station Coupon good Tuesday thru Thursday Jose’s 5-9:30 p.m. Zarape’s 5-8:30 p.m. Expires 3/J 7 Must present coupon when ordering mumm Tax rollback to cost town over$1 million sz Gome Darice With Us! 'fJJTERBUG ADV C&W BALLROOM Starts Mon Feb 29 7-8:15pm Starts Wed Feb 24 7:30-8:45pm April 10 6:00-9:00pm $14 $20 $14 693-3343 Winn Dixie Shopping Center 693-3344 Camp MoNdaV. February 15, 1988 Rooms 226-230 9 AM - 4 PM p EC f?UITERS FOR 30 - 40 youth camps will interview Aogies for Summer Jobs (all majors welcome) FORT WORTH (A1 J ) — Voters in Granbury approved a school tax rollback which district officials said would cost them more than $1 mil lion, while a much smaller number in Carroll rejected a similar mea sure. In Granbury, voters on Saturday by 2,497 to 2,106 decided to return school tax levies to last year’s levels, rolling back a 26 percent increase. The rollback will result in a $1.4 million loss for the school district, superintendent Jerry Christian said. “It will be devastating to us,” Christian said. “We’ll have to make dramatic cuts in every aspect.” He said taxes went up initially be cause of losses in state aid and infla tion. Also, a new elementary school for the fast-growing district south west of Fort Worth is responsible for the tax increase. , Voters in the Carroll Indepen dent School District, northeast of Fort Worth, rejected a rollback 847 to 735. In Carroll, the rollback effort was prompted by a 19.7 percent prop erty tax increase this year and could have forced the district to cut $714,000 from next year’s spending. Rollback elections can be called if a district raises taxes more than 8 percent above what is known as the effective tax rate. “I seriously doubt if you’ll see any more tax increases over 8 percent,” said Carroll school board President Robert Powell. “I would never vote for another one except in a dire emergency. It’s not worth putting the school at risk.” The Carroll school board opened itself to a rollback when taxes were raised from 72 cents to 87 cents per $100 assess valuation. School officials say they needed the increase to cover decreased state aid and additional costs caused by a growing enrollment. A rollback proponent in Gran bury, Loren Wilson, said the margin in that vote was narrower than he anticipated because of heavy spend ing by opponents of the rollback. “Plus, they had more available manpower,” Wilson said. “There are very few people who’ll stand publicly for the rollback because they would appear to be against education.” He said the rollback effort began to protest bur^atic;.ats giving ; thenir selves increases while,everyone else is suffering decreases in salajiips. Don Weeks, who organized a committee that led the rollback drive in Carroll, said, “I’m a little disap pointed, but the dollar-for-dollar we put into it, we gave them a good run.” Weeks said his group spent be tween $500 and $600 campaigning on the theme of “runaway taxes.” What’s Up Monday PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: Dr. Brian Stagner will speak at 7 p.m. in RudderTowej Check the monitor screen for the room number. SIGMA IOTA EPSILON: D. Moore, assistant facility manager of Sbisa, niBf speak at 7 p.m. in 105 Blocker. MSC OPAS: will present music by the U.S. Air Force Chamber Players at 2p.m ■ in the MSC main lounge. , . STUDENT COUNCIL FOR EXCEPTIONAL CHILDREN: will show the mow ir "After the Promise" at 7 p.m. on the sixth floor of the Sterling C. Evans Librari p s ' The council also will meet with parents of handicapped children at 7 p.m. in It* p I MSC. ■" TAMU JAZZ BAND: will rehearse at 7:30 p.m. in the west piano room infc IfeN Commons. an <i AGGIE PARTNERS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS: will present information ^ ()1 how students can help with the Special Olympics at 7 p.m. in 267 G. RoSelL, White. LE CLUB FRANCAIS: will meet at 3 p.m. at the Flying Tomato. CO-OP STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will elect officers and discuss the upcomirc co-op fair at 7 p.m. in 410 Rudder. INTRAMURALS: Tennis doubles, pre-season softball and softball entriesopef Contact P.J. Miller at 845-7826 for more information. DEER PARK HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m in 404 Rudder. MSC AGGIE CINEMA: will meet at 7 p.m. in 228 Rudder. AMA MARKETING SOCIETY: will present a marketing faculty symposiumai? | p.m. in 150 Blocker. AGGIES FOR JACK KEMP: will meet at 7 p.m. in 231 MSC. CARE COMMITTEE: will present "Cinderella and Rambo: An Examinationofth Challenges of Relationships in the '80s" at 7 p.m. in 201 MSC. CBA HONORS ASSOCIATION: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 704 Rudder. Tuesday PRE MED/PRE DENT SOCIETY: Representatives from Baylor College of Meo cine will speak at 8 p.m. in 203 Harrington. CARE COMMITTEE: presents “Date Rape: The Hidden Threat," an examra tion of the university and community processes involved in prosecuting ac quaintance rape, at 7 p.m. in 201 MSC. WRITING OUTREACH: B. Collier-Foyt will speak on documentation andus« quoted materials at 6:30 p.m. in 131 Blocker. . g,' MSC ALL-NIGHT FAIR: will have the last general planning meeting at8:30pi in 230 MSC. TEXAS A&M FLYING CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. at the airport clubhouse THE BIG EVENT: will have a committee meeting at 7 p.m. in 205 MSC. ECONOMICS SOCIETY: will have a general meeting at 7 p.m. in 410Rudder BRYAN HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 231 MSC. INTRAMURALS: Horseshoe doubles entries open and free-throw contester tries close. STUDY ABROAD OFFICE: will have information on exchange programsa'X studying in Denmark from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. in the MSC hallway. SADDLE AND SIRLOIN CLUB: will meet at 5 p.m. in front of Kleberg Anre and Food Science Center to take pictures for the Aggieland. Senior picturesr follow in the Kleberg lounge. The club then will meet at 7 p.m. in 115 Kleberg AMA MARKETING SOCIETY: will have a faculty/student luncheon at noorr 307 Blocker. MSC OPAS: presents a performance by A&M dance organizations from 11 am to 1 p.m. in the MSC main lounge. OPAS will also present a dance recitalh TAMU Dance Arts Society at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Admission for bothpe*' formances is free. SPANISH CLUB: will have its first formal meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 155Blocker AGGIE ALLEMANDERS: will have square-dance lessons in the Pavilion from 7:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. and then will have a club dance until 10 p.m. MICROBIOLOGY SOCIETY: will have a mandatory meeting for all thosefte- ning to go on the Houston trip at 7 p.m. in 402 Rudder. CLASS COUNCILS: will have general class meetings at 8:30 p.m. in thelotor ing rooms: Class of '88 in 110 Harrington, Class of '89 in 209 Harrington,Class of '90 in 108 Harrington and Class of '91 in 105 Harrington. NATIONAL ORGANIZATION FOR WOMEN: will have an importantmeelingai 8:30 p.m. in 146 MSC. EL PASO HOMETOWN CLUB: will meet to discuss the All-Night Fairandwif have officer elections at 8:30 p.m. in 231 MSC. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a discussion on broker eelationehips at 9 p.mi at All Faith's Chapel. FISH CLASS: will have a general meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 108 Harrington. AGGIE TOASTERS: will meet at 7 p.m. in 342 Zachry. chriii oti ■ Ki" I H< Mepp tor tl Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 ReedMcDonak. no later than three business days before the desired run date. We only publish the name and phone number of the contact if you ask us to do so. What's Up is a Battalion service that lists non-profit events and activities. Submissions are w on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. IIpi have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315. Judgeship race turns into family feud iC EL PASO (AP) — The race for the judgeship of the 41st District Court has developed into a family feud, with the children of Judge John Mc- Kellips supporting his opponent in the March 8 primary. On Saturday, the six children of John and Lillian McKellips said the judge’s professional behavior, to gether with “his overall coercion of his family” influenced their decision. “As a family, we have jointly de cided to support Mary Anne Bramb- lett in the upcoming election for 41st District Court judge,” they said in a prepared statement. McKellips replied, “It makes me very sad that my opponent and my ex-wife got my family involved in the campaign. To me, it’s the lowest form of politics.” Bramblett, an assistant El Paso County attorney, did not embrace what she termed an unsolicited en dorsement. “I do not want to get involved in a fight between that family. I feel I’m a pawn being used by these people,” Bramblett said. The children’s action is the latest in a long family feud over property settlement and support for the three youngest children, who are in their early 20s and have varying levels of , DA] physical and mental disability. The oldest child, Kathy McKclp the vis Poster, said her father’s ii ” made it difficult for her mother4 ^ hire a lawyer for representation in [)ur divorce suit against the judge. ; j986-h John McKellips said his ex-wifeiRld W( negative influence on the chiMf 0ur caused the rift in the family. He aw three blamed his opponent in the priinai'B re> t “I’m horrified by this uesperij anc [’ 0I move on the part of Lillian anaMaj Anne Bramblett,” McKellipssaid k “After March 8, Mary Ar.'-I Qf-fj Bramblett will be out of my life,Tdarkei the damage she has done to ntffar- li on . ( j ( ily will he permanent.” MSC OPAS 4r FOCUS ON THE PERFORMING ARTS TAMU Dance Arts Society 11 Recital Tuesday, February 16 8:00 p.m. Rudder Theater FREE ADMISSION