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Prieing for stock items only. 0 ComputerLand Corporation 1984. Sale ends 1/31/89 <S) Registered mark of ComputerLand Corporation. Registered aervlce mark of ComputerLand Corporation. HAPPY HOUR Thursday, January 19 Alfred T. Hornback’s 4 pm PARTY Saturday, January 21 VFW Hall 8 pm SMOKER Tuesday, January 24 Rudder Tower 6 pm PARTY Wednesday, January 25 Parthenon 8 pm Page 6 The Battalion Wednesday, January 18,1989 Bullock warns tax hike could damage economy AUSTIN (AP) — State Comptrol ler Bob Bullock said Tuesday the Texas economy is in its best shape of recent years but warned that an other tax increase could throw a ma jor roadblock in the path to contin ued recovery. Bullock, in a speech to the Texas Association of Realtors, said another tax increase similar to those passed by the Legislature three times since 1984 could cause widespread eco nomic damage. “Our economy, the people in it, the businessmen and women in it, Drug lord connected to Colombians EL PASO (AP) — A reputed Mex ican marijuana kingpin who was ar rested last week in Juarez is in league with Colombian traffickers who con trol the cocaine trade, U.S. officials believe. Gilberto Ontiveros Lucero, who was arrested Jan. 9 and charged with drug and weapons violations, is what the Drug Enforcement Administra tion calls a “polydrug violator,” said Phil Jordan, special agent in charge of the DEA’s Dallas office. He explained that Ontiveros is suspected of moving multi-ton quan tities of marijuana across the L.S.- Mexican border as well as hundreds of pounds of cocaine and unknown quantities of heroin. Mexican au thorities suspect he owned almost 8 tons of marijuana seized late last year in two Juarez-area warehouses. Particularly worrisome to the DEA is Ontiveros’ alleged relationship with Colombian cocaine traffickers who have seized control of much of that South American country’s government and com merce. “There has been an important partnership between the Colombian violators and the Mexican connec tion in regard to the movement of cocaine from Colombia to the U.S.,” Jordan said Tuesday. “Whether one has a 50 percent or 49 percent inter est in it, I couldn’t tell you that. But there’s definitely a partnership.” Ontiveros remains in a Juarez jail, where officials expect him to stay until he goes on trial. U.S. officials have notified their counterparts in Mexico City they would like to extra dite Ontiveros to the United States for questioning and to make him an swer to a 1986 federal indictment charging him with operating a continuing criminal enterprise. For mal extraditions proceedings have not begun. need some breathing room in light of the huge tax hills imposed on them the last few years,” Bullock said. “They need a breath of fresh air, free of higher taxes, while they put our economy back in order. “I believe that new and higher taxes at this time would he . . . road blocks, that they would have a de pressing ef fect both real and psycho logical on present Texas taxpayers and on those who are giving Texas careful study.” The comptroller, who is an an nounced Democratic candidate for lieutenant governor in 1990, said both the economy and the state’s fi nancial condition are “the best in years.” The recovery hasn’t spread evenly to all economic sectors, Bullock said, with real estate, hanking and con struction “still in a shake-out period, for the most part.” But he said the rebound in other areas is solid “and its t ipple effect is being felt every day in virtually every part of Texas.” Bullock said the recovery isn’t due to the ef forts of any political party or officeholder. He said, “Basically, our recovery has come about because Texas busi nessmen and women have hung in there and changed their way of doing business to take advantage of By Melissa Naumann Reporter As the super collider’s Waxaha- chie site becomes official this week. Texas A&M scientists are examining a possible problem in the construe tion of the superconductor — fire ants. Dr. Brad Vinson in the entomo logy department at A&M said the ants are attracted to electric fields in the superconductor. Vinson said, “As electricity moves through wires it sets up fields and the ants seem to be attracted to these fields.” He said that while the ants are a possible hazard, treatments can he used to minimize any damage they might-cause. “Fire ants are a serious problem in many situations from air condition ers to relay switches,” Vinson said. “And they could ultimately cause some problems with the supercon ductor. “But although the ants can cause problems, they are not going to what opportunities have come up, Bullock s official estimate of stai government revenue for the 19i)| 91 budget period has forecast an ad ditional $1.6 billion for the Lea lature to spend. But some lavvmakec say that isn't enough to providejj needed state services. Bullock earlier unveiled a pin that would raise an additional Si billion f or legislators to spend will out a tax increase. This would be;* coinplished largeh through bool keeping measures among some 2! special state funds and transferriii that cash to the state’s all-purpoj General Revenue Fund. “Some say that such a fundioi mechanism would just prolong 4 problem, and that a lax bill is 4 proper vehic le to make up theshoi) age," he said. “But 1 sa\ there is a darn gooi reason to balance the budget vvithou; new or highei taxes by using tin transfer method.” Bullock said such transfers art common in private business, and I* said the Texas and other Stateshai- done it before. T o those who say we are borro* ing from the next budget, thenlsai so he it, because 1 for one lidieit that we will he in better shape n. cover it in 1992-93 than we. an now," lie said. cause the superconductor to h moved. We can use a numbere treatments, including sealing th equipment.” Di. Pen t McIntyre in the phva department said the tire ants arem a set ions pi oblem. “ fins is just another highly ted nological uudei taking,” Mclmvi said, "but on a bigger scale, itcloesa attract am more lire ants thanai other projec t that uses electricity.” Dr. Eowden Maxwell, head oftli entomology department, agreesthi the ants pose no sei tons threat. Maxwell said, “It is a far-feicht thing because, while the fire an', may he attracted to electric lieldi the superconductor will be two let underground surrounded by cot Crete and other materials.” McIntyre pointed out that otht high-tech projects have been cob pleted despite l ire ants. “If fire ants were such a threat, wouldn't he possible for Generall) namics to build the world’s most* phisticated aircraft in Dallas-Foi Worth,” he said. Scientists: Ants pose no threat to collider You’ll take it off here. 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