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The Battalion STATE & LOCAL 3 Monday, April 16,1990 nons a student proud to n 'ons o„ at h \vay Si K rranj. is a rest, - d for iu ? e system gravy over-the- rs of for. refore, it to at least ' solution J to pari aduating out. Tr a . world is iat we at- hat bad. nor <es me as int to tell n’t it also uid lead- ild thin! gure out :l of Ag” says and pporters “good of luenceto ' the rity srwise be ie Texas of integ- attended ie stands rnor, bui ■e in and at l have elniing;(i i yraduate. Yale stu- s, a Har- ercest ri- :ian thei etoric. what he r the ide- mind me ventures someone s to write expense its of the be con- redn’t be tie comic in a col- eshinglf tootling' i, edit Mt' 1 ranlee thri address impus triMy m. Committee considers bill’s funding AUSTIN (AP) — As a House- Senate conference committee tries to produce a school finance reform bill, lawmakers this week will begin working their way through a list of muuimillion-dol- lar proposals to pay for the mea sure. The first revenue source to be considered — cuts in other state programs — likely will be taken up Tuesday by the House, said Rep. Jim Rudd, D-Brownfield, chairman of the budget-writing Appropriations Committee. Later debates are expected to be over creation of a state lottery, state fee increases and higher taxes, said Rep. James Hury, D- Galveston, chairman of the tax writing Ways and Means Com mittee. Legislative leaders say they are prepared to challenge Gov. Bill Clements’ vow to veto new taxes for school finance reform, which was ordered by the Texas Su preme Court because of dispari ties in funding available to prop erty-rich and -poor school districts. The $13.5 billion-a-year school finance system relies on a combi nation of local property taxes, state aid and some federal funds. If non-tax revenue measures won’t pay for reform, Hury said, taxes will make up the difference: “We’re going to do what’s right.” But Clements says he won’t blink in the face-off over new taxes, and he’s prepared to keep lawmakers at work on the prob lem as long as it takes to get what he wants — despite a May 1 Su preme Court deadline for re- ‘Tm trying to do something that is legislatively possible, and is reasonable, and makes sense,” Clements said. The governor favors a reform plan that would pump $234 mil lion more into public education next school year. He wants to pay for it by cutting other parts of the budget and increasing the state fee for obtaining driving records. Program offers seniors glimpse at 6 real world’ By JULIE MYERS Of The Battalion Staff Graduating seniors who may be apprehen sive about entering the work world will have the opportunity to attend “Real World 101: Life After Aggieland” April 26 from 7 to 10 p.m. in the Clayton Williams Jr. Alumni Cen ter. The program will include: • How to integrate yourself into a new work environment, neighborhood, church and com munity and avoid being lonely in the process. • How to formulate a job search strategy. • How to manage personal finances includ ing insurance, taxes and risk management. • How to locate suitable housing, identify S rood property management and understand eases. • How to prepare for the customs and norms of the business/industrial world. • How to incorporate the Aggie Code of Honor into business ethics. • How to improve a marriage using com munication skills. • How career women can juggle marriage, children and work successfully. • How to make saying goodbye to college friends easier. Jean Herbert-Wiesenburg, Association of Former Students class programs coordinator, said tentative plans are being made to sponsor a similar program in the fall. “Hopefully, this will help seniors make the transition from the warm, college cocoon to the real world,” Herbert-Wiesenburg said. ie P x - ment of Student Activities, Association of For mer Students, Department of Student Affairs and the Career Planning and Placement Cen ter. Registration for the seminar is limited to the first 260 May and August graduating seniors who register in the MSC Flag Room Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information contact Jan Paterson at the Department of Student Activities 845- 1133 or Herbert Wiesenburg at 845-7514. Protestors back victims Crowd speaks out against police killings HOUSTON (AP) — More than 200 protes tors marched through downtown Houston over the weekend in a last show of support be fore a Dallas court begins hearing evidence Monday against a former police officer charged with the slaying of Ida Lee Delaney. “We’re here today to say that these young black children do not have targets painted on their backs,” said Ester King, a member of the National Black United Front. The march was organized by the Ida Lee Delaney Byron Gillum Justice Committee. Delaney, 50, and Gillum, 24, were killed within two weeks of one another in traffic shooting incidents by Houston police officers last fall. Both victims were black. Former officer Alex Gonzales, 25, will be tried for Delaney’s Oct. 31 killing beginning Monday in Dallas by state District Judge Ted Poe of Houston. Poe moved the case to Dallas on a change of venue because of extensive publicity in Houston. Delaney was en route to work on a Houston freeway when Gonzales and two other off-duty officers chased her for several miles in an un marked car. After she pulled over, Delaney and Gonzales exchanged gunfire. All three officers were fired, but only Gon zales was indicted for murder by a grand jury. All are appealing their firings to independent arbitrators. Earlier this month, grand jurors declined to indict former officer Scott Tschirhart, 27, for the Nov. 15 slaying of Gillum, an off-duty se curity guard. Tschirhart fired eight shots at Gillum — four in the back — after he said Gil lum reached for a gun during a routine traffic stop. Gillum was dead at the scene. Gillum was the third black civilian killed by Tschirhart during the officer’s seven years on the Houston force. “We’re going to have a day of outrage,” Del- oyd Parker, spokesman for the justice commit tee, said Saturday. “And our outrage is di rected at this system that we all are living under and is contributing to our victimiza tion.” 1 • „ Almost ready for takeoff Photo by Steven M. Noreyko Bryan resident Jeb Barr adjusts the engine of his remote-controlled model airplane and prepares it for flight. Barr and his friends spent most of the weekend flying planes on the polo field. To enter the ABC Day TV Sweepstakes complete the answers on the coupon. In Pine Valley, get your hair done and gossip about who’ls with whom at the G In Llanview, secrets unfold at M ’s Place. In Port Charles, they get away with plenty at K ’s Diner. GRAND PRIZE: All expense paid trip for two to the Daytime Emmy Awards on ABC. FIRST PRIZE: Panasonic 20" Color TVand VCR. SECOND PRIZE: 500 Day TV T-Shirts. 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Name Permanent Address City State Zip Phone (day) (eva) College Age Mail to: ABC Day TV Sweepstakes ^ P. 0 Box 2014, Murray Hill Station, New York; NY 10156-0612 Aggie Cinema Movie Information Hotline: 847-8478 Erendira Apr. 17 7:30 $2.50 Back to the Future II Apr. 20/21 7:30/9:45 $2.00 Young Frankenstein Apr. 20/21 Midnight $2.00 Gone With the Wind (restored)... Apr. 21 3:00 $2.00 Children under 13 - $1.00 Tickets may be purchased at the MSC Box Office. TAMU ID required except for International features. $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 IT PAYS NOT TO HAVE A COLD $80 H ea My individuals with a history of colds needed to participate in a jqq $80 s ^ ort research study with a currently available prescription medica- $gQ $80 t ' on - $ 5 Immediate entry bonus just for enrolling. Plus $75 incen- $gQ $80 t' ve you 9 et a cold ar| d complete the study jqq $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $80 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $7s NEW COLD STUDY III $75 Individuals who frequently develop or have recently developed a cold $75 $75 to participate in a short research study with a currently available pre- $75 $75 scription medication. $75 incentive for those chosen to participate. $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $75 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 ADULT SORE THROAT STUDY $100 $100 individuals 18 years & older with severe sore throat pain to $100 $100 participate in a investigational research drug study. $100 $100 $100 incentive for those chosen to participate. $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $ioo $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 IRRITABLE BOWEL SYNDROME STUDY $ioo $100 Symptomatic patients with recent physician diagnosed, ir- $100 |100 ritable bowel syndrome to participate in a short research $10° $100 stud y 00 incentive f° r those chosen to participate. $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $30Q $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 HIGH BLOOD PRESSURE STUDY $300 Individuals with high blood pressure, either on or off blood pres- $300- £~ nn sure medication daily to participate in a high blood pressure $300 study - ® 300 incen tive for those chosen to participate. $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $300 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 PAINFUL MUSCULAR INJURIES Individual with recent lower back or neck pain, sprain, strains, muscle spasms, or painful muscular sport injury to participate in a one week research study. $100 incentive for those chosen to participate. $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 $100 CALL PAULL RESEARCH INTERNATIONAL 776-0400