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State/Local avethej; •helf- 'ihesolt 'lined, |), : s mam lercurrer; larsher eciiingilf g of time. beaten, ys that auseiuj e a sourtej rent,t Idingmott buckets dviser praises prime minister, emains strong By Laura White Staff Writer “Margaret Thatcher is the greatest hing since sliced bread,” Sir Fergus tontgomery said last night in his resentation “Margaret Thatcher, the Voman and the Politician.” Montgomery, senior adviser to hatcher and a member of Parlia ment, gave an informal but informa- ive lecture on the British Prime Min- ter to a group of approximately 80 eople in Rudder Tower. “Margaret Thatcher will go down i history as the strongest British , rime minister since Winston Chur- k that he In hill,” Montgomery said. “1 honestly link when she leaves Britain, it will e in much better shape than it was hen she inherited it in 1979,” he “Margaret Thatcher will go down in history as the strongest British prime minister since Winston Churchill. I honestly think when she leaves Britain, it will be in much better shape than it was when she inherited it in 1979.” Sir Fergus Montgomery lid. Although Thatcher wasn’t elected rime minister until 1979, she has een actively involved in politics nee 1959 when she was first elected ember of Parliament. In 1970 Thatcher was the only fe- iale in the cabinet. Montgomery, chosen as Parlia- lentary party secretary to Thatcher 1970, remembers the response hatcher received by Parliament hen she announced her intent to run n^ropposition leader in 1975. anevertMB^Hy people laughed,” he said. to conceal ignore ik land loo fford an rk harder ipsand I d you of hey thought it was funny that a Oman had the audacity to think she mid lead the conservative party.” Thatcher received over 50 percent poverty the votes and was elected as oppo- tion leader, much to the dismay of any members of parliament, Mont- mery said. “Personally, I never thought the iffy conservative party would be e first to elect a woman as leader,” Isaid. In May 1979, Thatcher was elected ime minister with an election theme at stressed tax reform and conquest f inflation (which had soared to 27 ireent in the United Kingdom) >fn4vJ“For the first time in years, we had a prime minister that refused to be de flected from her intentions because of political unpopularity,” Montgomery said. “She didn’t back down from her beliefs even when she wasn’t receiv ing any support.” Montgomery said Thatcher gave the British people a sense of national pride again in 1982, after the way she handled Argentina’s invasion on the Faulkland Islands. “I don’t think any man on the cab inet has the courage that Margaret had in that situation,” Montgomery said. “Margaret treats people as human beings,” he said. “She builds a fund of goodwill that stands her in good stead when times are bad, even though she doesn’t al ways appear favorable in the media.” Thatcher earns the respect and ad miration of everyone she works with, Montgomery said. “I think she’s smart in every sense, and I’d never underestimate her,” he said. “Last Thursday she turned 63 and I think she looks better than ever . . . she hasn’t aged because she’s doing something she loves.” When Thatcher won the general election for a third time in July 1987, she became the longest serving prime minister in this century. The Battalion Wednesday, October 19,1988 Page 3 Anniversary of College Station causes townspeople to celebrate By Juliette Rizzo Staff Writer Today marks the 50th anniversary of the incorporation of College Station, a city that has come a long way from coun try roads and saloons to growing busi nesses and a thriving university commu nity. “We’ve been celebrating for the last year,” Gracie Calbert, supervisor of the College Station Community Center, said. Gary Halter, mayor from 1980-86 and chairman of the Historic Preservation Committee, said the commemoration of the city’s anniversary began in Septem ber 1987 with a contest. Local artists were invited to submit pen and ink sketches of historic homes campus homes, which were judged and made into a calendar, he said. In 1987, a book was published in honor of the city. “College Station, Texas: 1938-1988,” was written by Deb orah Lynn Balliew and compiled by Dr. Henry Dethloff, a Texas A&M history professor. The book recounts the estab lishment and history of College Station. College Station City Council voted to provide Balliew with a grant to fund the book, which is based on her graduate thesis on the history of College Station. On April 17, 1871, the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas offi cially was established. Balliew wrote that the city of Bryan wanted to support the college, but students realized they could not rely on a town so far away. The school encouraged the development of a new community and thus, College Station was established about 60 years before it was officially chartered in Octo ber 1938. “I’ve seen a lot of changes in the city,” Patricia Boughton, a lifelong resident of College Station, said. Born in 1932 in what is now College Station, she said, “I’ve lived here all my life, even before College Station was declared a city, and my father lived here long before that. “I’ve seen it grow from a small coun try town, bedroom community with little business into a very well-planned city.” Balliew wrote that to enable the com munity to support the college, the Texas A&M Board of Directors set aside land on the north side of campus in 1912 so businesses could be established. Boughton recalls, “Back when I was growing up, there was little around here. There was nothing south of Park Place and very little business at Noithgate. On south side, there was a grocery store and a drug store and there was a cleaners in Eastgate. That was the extent of business and there were few residential areas.” On October 19, 1938, the citizens of College Station voted 217 to 39 to incor porate the city, which derived its name from the railroad station where the vot ing took place. Balliew wrote that the in corporation would “insure the retention of College Station, Texas for all time to come.” A&M professors primarily were re sponsible for organizing and chartering the city, Boughton said. “They didn’t even have 10 cents to start the city,” Boughton said. “With a huge second-hand truck and 100 bor rowed dollars, the city began.” Once the city was chartered, the city fathers created a planning and zoning committee, and a city council was offi cially established in 1939. In 1970, the council was dissolved be cause of opposition from City of Bryan officials who asserted that state employ ees could not serve on elected boards and commissions. In 1971, College Station Mayor D.A. Anderson proposed an amendment to the state constitution that ran on the Novem ber 1972 ballot. The amendment passed, and A&M professors and other state em ployees were allowed to serve on the council, but they were not paid. It was only after 1970 that the city’s real growth occurred. In 1970, the pop ulation was only 17,000 — including the university. Now, with the growth of the university and local businesses, the Texas Highway Department estimates the city’s population to be about 52,000. Boughton said, “When I was young, the population of the city was only 3,000. College Station has come a long way since then. “It took a lot of work to bring business and industry into the community, but now it has diversified quite a bit. The city has one of the lowest tax rates in the state. “The opening of Post Oak Mall in 1982 was really a big feather in our cap,” U.S. Army Capt. Charles Jacoby will speak on “Operation Urgent Fu ry,” the invasion of Grenada, at 8 p.m. Wednesday in 701 Rudder Tower. The lecture will discuss the prob- she said. “It is one of the city’s major sources of sales tax revenue.” A collection of College Station history in story form backed by historic pictures and documents is being compiled in a vi deo to tell the story of the city. Calbert said that the video and the 50th anniversary ball held in March are the two main events of the anniversary celebration. “The ball was a great suc cess,” she said. The ball, a sold-out gala event with a 1930s theme, brought in proceeds to support the historic video. The premiere of the video anthology of “Golden Memories,” with a script written by project chairman Dr. Sharon Colson, will conclude the year-long an niversary celebration next month, Cal bert said. lems of coordinating the attack be tween the Army and the other armed services. Jacoby was an infantry commander with the 82nd Airborne Division during the operation and is now an instructor at West Point. In Advance Army officer speaks on Grenada invasion s letter ii y the veil fc jay nightl iiigerathei BourbonS eetattk his 3 i/isc Political Forum ‘ECection '88: c Tfit (presidentiaCSeries presents PAUL ougar Howeveij ler uniform e instead o! ptingtolci'j sic rule:" [ 'f Itheballis I is. Whentl*! Libertarian Candidate 'ether. atmidnijl |l j ape to set'1 Jreat Wednesday, October 19 7:00 pm 201 MSC Free Admission Reception to follow This program is presented for educational purposes, and does not constitute an endorsement for any speaker. 4L SCOTT&WHITE CLINIC, COLLEGE STATION 1600 University Drive East Audiology Occupational Medicine Richard L. Riess, Ph D. Dr. Walter J. Linder Cardiology Opbtbalmology Dr. J. James Rohack Dr. Mark R. Coffman Dermatology Orthopedic Surgery Dr. David D. Barton Dr. Robert F. Ffines Family Medicine Otolaryngology Dr. Art Caylor Dr. Michael J. Miller Dr. William R. Kiser Pediatrics Dr. Walter J. Linder Dr. Dayne M. Foster Dr. Richard A. Smith Dr. Mark Sicilio Dr. Kathy A. Stienstra Dr. Robert Wiprud Plastic Surgery General Surgery Dr. Frank R. Arko Dr. Dirk L. Bovsen Dr. William M. Cocke, Jr. Psychiatry Internal Medicine Dr. Steven Kirk Strawn Dr. Valerie Chatham Psychology Dr. Alton Graham Dr. Jack L. Bodden Dr. David Hackethorn Radiology Dr. Michael R Schlabach Dr. Luis Canales Obstetrics/ Gynecology Urology Dr. James R. Meyer Dr. Michael R Hermans Dr. William L. Rayburn Health Education Dr. Charles W. Sanders Sally Scaggs, RD Call 268-3322 For Appointment Call battalion Classified 845-2611