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by Kevin Thomas
Cronkite labels
interview shows
as ‘garbage’
AUSTIN (AP) — Today’s “trash
television” interview programs,
which thrive on the sordid, lurid and
sensational, are “garbage” that is
threatening good journalism, for-
■mer CBS anchorman Walter Cron
kite said.
“I am concerned about the gar
bage that is masquerading as tele
vision these days,” Cronkite said.
“Most of it is real scandal-tabloid
journalism . . . absolutely, totally use
less stuff.”
Cronkite said networks are reduc
ing the amount of time allotted for
genuine news in favor of such pro
gramming, while the amount of im
portant world and local news is in
creasing.
“Good journalism,” Cronkite said,
should be “an attempt at honesty, an
attempt at fairness, and an attempt
at completeness.”
Cronkite’s remarks came during a
news conference here Monday to
pitch a local water-pollution docu
mentary he narrated.
Reporters asked Cronkite his
opinion about programs such as the
Geraldo Rivera show, which has
been criticized for its subject matter.
What’s Up
Tuesday
PRE LAW SOCIETY: will meet at 8:30 p.m. In 410 Rudder,
SADDLE AND SIRLOIN: will meet at 7 p.m. in 115 Kleberg.
BIOMEDICAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION: Dr. Claude Nicobu will discuss AIDS
at7p,m. In 201 Veterinary Medicine.
PRO-CHOICE AGGIES: will meet at 0:30 p.m. In 118 Heldenfels.
AGGIE TOASTERS: will meet at 7 p.m. In 105 Zachry.
ELECTION COMMISSION: will have a mandatory meeting for students Inter
red In student body president, class councils, yell leaders, off campus Aggies
and RHA at 7:30 p.m. In 102 Zachry.
CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will tutor at the Boys Club In Bryan. Call Eliza
beth Speakerman for more Information.
THE PLACEMENT CENTER: will have a summer employment workshop at
5:15p.m. in 410 Rudder.
AMERICAN MARKETING ASSOCIATION: James C. DeBruin of KTRK-TV will
speak about general broadcasting issues at 7 p.m. in Blocker. Call 845-6AMA for
room number and more details.
LAMBDA SIGMA: will have an informational meeting for prospective members
at8:30p.m. in 501 Rudder.
SPEECH COMMUNICATION ASSOCIATION: A communication consultant
will discuss how to market yourself at 7 p.m. in 120 Blocker.
YMCA/YOUTH FUN DAY: will have a mandatory meeting for anyone interested
at8:30p.m. in 212 MSC.
STUDY ABROAD OFFICE: will have an informational meeting about Fulbright
Grants and Marshall Scholarships at 2 p.m. in 251 Bizzell. There will also be in
formation given at 11 a.m. about the Denmark program.
OFF CAMPUS AGGIES: will meet at 7 p.m. in 104 Zachry.
ECONOMICS SOCIETY: Professor Morgan Reynolds will discuss economic
graduate school opportunities at 7 p.m. in 501 Rudder.
COCAINE ANONYMOUS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280
for more details.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280
for details.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will have registration from 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. in 159
Read for: volleyball triples, table tennis doubles, badminton singles, swim meet,
innertube water polo, tennis doubles and golf singles.
TAMU SAILING TEAM: will meet at 8 p.m. in 104 Zachry.
MSC GREAT ISSUES: will meet at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder.
NUTRITION CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 127 Kleberg.
PSICHI/PSYCHOLOGY CLUB: will meet at 7 p.m. in 212 MSC.
TAMU ROADRUNNERS: will meet at 7 p.m. in 305 Rudder.
SILVER TAPS: will be tonight at 10:30 p.m. at the Academic Building.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will present a social justice panel “Refu
gees and other displaced persons’’ at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary’s Student Center.
Wednesday
MUSIC PROGRAM DEPARTMENT: will have a brown bag concert of Indian
Classical Music at noon in 402 Academic.
AGGIE SPELEOLOGICAL SOCIETY: Bill and Janet Steele will talk about deep
caving in southern Mexico at 7:30 p.m. in the Parkway Circle party room.
CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will meet at 7 p m in 301 Rudder STUDENT Y:
will show “Racism 101’' at 7:30 p.m. in 601 Rudder
LAMBDA SIGMA: will have an informational meeting for prospective members
at8:30 p.m. in 404 Rudder
GAY STUDENT SERVICES: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 305 Rudder.
HILLEL STUDENT FOUNDATION: will have Hebrew lessons at 7.30 p.m at
Hillel.
OUTDOOR RECREATION CLUB will discuss the spring break trip at 7 p.m. in
305 Rudder.
ENVE: will meet at 8 p.m. in 150 Blocker
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION - will discuss rights of the unborn at 7:30
p.m. at St. Mary's Student Center.
EPISCOPAL STUDENT CENTER: will have Holy Eucharist at 6:15 p.m. and
then have dinner at the Episcopal Student Center.
UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES: will have an Aggie supper at 6 p.m. at A&M
Presbyterian Church.
ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280
for details.
RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will have registration from 8 a.m. - 5:30 p.m. in 159
Read for: tennis doubles, innertube water polo and golf singles.
AGGIE PARTNERS FOR SPECIAL OLYMPICS: Dr. Doug Palmer will speak
about mental retardation at 7 p.m. in 164 Read.
STUDENTS OVER TRADITIONAL AGE (S.O.T.A.): will meet to plan group
functions at 8 p.m. In 440 Herman Heep.
RHA DELEGATES: will have a round table meeting at 8:30 p.m, In 704 AB Rud
der.
ADOPTION SUPPORT GROUP FOR WOMEN FACING UNPLANNED PREG
NANCY: will meet at 5:30 p.m, at the Child Placement Center, 505 University
#801. Call 268-5577 for more details.
Items for What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald,
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 run
on a first-come, first-served basis. There is no guarantee an entry will run. If you
have questions, call the newsroom at 845-3315.
Houston rodeo ends
with record figures
in attendance 9 sales
HOUSTON (AP) — This year’s
Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo
closed with attendance and sales re
cords, boosting optimism among
those who see tne annual event as a
barometer of the city's economy.
The 18-day rodeo at the Astro
dome ended Sunday with a stand
ing-room-only crowd of 49,161 who
came to see the country band Ala
bama, one of numerous acts that
helped draw a record number of
spectators to the event.
“The most important thing is we
gave people what they wanted to
see,” said Leroy Shafer, assistant
general manager of the show. “The
next is the improved economy. You
try harder when you think things are
going to get better — and we did.”
The 18 rodeo performances drew
717,541 spectators, breaking the
mark of 646,735 set in 1982 — a
highly promoted 50th anniversary
year for the rodeo and during Hous
ton’s oil and real estate boom.
Total attendance of 1.24 million
at the livestock show also topped last
year’s record of 1.19 million, offi
cials said.
“The show exceeded all of our ex
pectations and has given us a daunt
ing mark to beat,” Shafer told the
Houston Post. “When we’re doing
good, we know Houston is doing
good.”
Sales for commercial and junior
livestock totaled $4.5 million, up 10
percent from 1988 and the highest
since Houston’s pre-bust days of the
early 1980s. The record for livestock
sales, set in 1981, is $6.2 million.
Stock sales are considered an indi
cator of the city's economic health
because nearly all stock bidders are
Houstonians and higher bids are
considered a sign of increased dis
cretionary income.
“I think it’s a reflection of the
turnaround,” Steve Woodley, assis
tant livestock show manager, said.
“People have more to spend and are
willing to spend it.”
Performances by top-name musi
cians also helped boost rodeo ticket
sales. Seven sellouts were recorded
this year, including country singer
George Strait’s all-time record draw
of 49,908 on Feb. 27.
Shafer said strategic placement of
top-name musicians and the promo
tion a diverse lineup of country and
op stars were aided this year by a
ooking system based on a computer
marketing analysis of Houston.
Although it is still too early to
gauge the full economic impact of
the livestock show and rodeo, com
paring this year’s gains to 1988 re
sults signals a successful effort.
In 1988, the show generated an
estimated $175 million economic
boost to the city and provided about
$3 million to academic scholarships,
endowments and agricultural re
search grants, officials said.
Lawmaker introduces bill
to increase education budget
AUSTIN (AP) — A hill that would
increase state spending on public ed
ucation by $1.7 billion over the next
two years has been filed by a San An
tonio lawmaker.
“It is not good enough to hold the
line and accept the effects of contin
ued stagnation in our public
schools,” Democratic Rep. Giro Ro
driguez said Monday. “Millions of
Texas children are depenent on our
comitment to meet our moral and
social obligations. We must push on
ward.”
A group of property-poor school
districts, led by San Antonio’s
Edgewood district, sued the state in
1984 over the school finance system.
Public schools are financed largely
through a combination of local
property taxes and state aid. The
federal government also contributes
some funds.
State District Judge Harley Clark
ruled in favor of the poor districts in
1987, saying the system violated the
state constitution because it didn’t
ensure each school district had the
same ability to obtain money to edu
cate students.
In December, the 3rd Court of
Appeals in Austin reversed Clark’s
ruling. The appeals court said that
while the current system is not ideal,
it is constitutional. That decision has
been appealed to the Texas Su
preme Court.
Rodriguez’s bill would increase
the basic allotment per student from
$1,350 to $1,700 for the 1989-90
school year, and to $1,850 for 1990-
91. It would increase the local fund
assignment percentage from 33 per
cent to 38 percent in the 1989-90
school year and to 40 percent in
1990-91.
The measure also would increase
funding for compensatory educa
tion and bilingual education.
The $1.7 billion price tag includes
$354 million for growth, Rodriguez
said.
9 OUT OF 10 PUPPIES
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A Joint Venture of
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and
Saudi Refining Inc.
Star Enterprise representatives will be on campus on March 21,
1989 interviewing candidates for positions at its Port Arthur, Texas,
refinery in the following disciplines-
Chemical Engineering
Mechanical Engineering
Civil Engineering
Environmental Engineering
These positions provide exciting opportunities for career enhancement,
growth and experience with a new refining/marketing company in a stable
and established industry. For more information, contact your Placement Of
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