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The Battalion
Wednesday, July 17,1991
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The importance of securing property cannot be stressed
enough.
Just as important is reporting anything that seems out of the
ordinary for the time or place that it is occurring.
Report suspicious activity immediately to the University Po
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pect and direction of travel, as well as a license plate if a vehicle
is involved.
About half of all crimes are not reported and a lot of suspi
cious activity goes unreported. Even an anonymous tip is better
than no report at all.
So do not hesitate. Follow this rule:
If you see or hear something that seems even slightly out of
place for the time of day or night, call the police immediately.
The longer you wait, the harder it is to catch the criminal.
If you know about a crime and want to remain anonymous
call Crime Stoppers at 775-TIPS.
Put the squeeze on campus crime. For more information con
tact the University Police Crime Prevention Unit at 845-2345.
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Illiteracy hampers
workers' job skills
HOUSTON (AP) — Literacy
problems are leaving many
Americans lost in a workplace
that is becoming increasingly so-
histicated and technical. Labor
ecretary Lynn Martin said
Tuesday.
"The sad reality is that many
American workers have not kept
pace," Martin said in an address
to the National Council of La Ra-
za's annual convention. The His-
anic civil rights umbrella group
as 130 affiliates around the na
tion.
"Assembly line jobs that re
quire brawn and not brains don't
exist," she said. "The same
worker today must be literate
enough to read complex man
uals, analyze data and make
judgments."
Martin said the outlook for the
next generation of workers is not
promising, particularly in the
Hispanic communities.
"I know you are well aware of
the painful statistics," she said.
"Hispanic youths have a drop
out rate of 40 percent, in some
communities the highest of any
specific group. Of those who
graduate, a disturbingly high
number can't even read their
own diploma. Seventy percent
of all high school seniors can't
write a simple letter seeking em
ployment. We have to change
this."
She estimated that between 20
million and 40 million American
workers have literacy problems
and that 85 percent of them still
will be in the workforce in the
year 2000.
"We clearly have our job cut
out for us," she said. "There is
no doubt in my mind that a focus
on the acquisition of the specific
skills ... the basic skills of read
ing, writing and math, and
thinking skills such as problem
solving and knowing how to
learn, need to be integrated into
our school systems and work
places."
Martin hailed President Bush's
education initiative as moving in
the right direction. She also
asked for an overall commitment
from parents and businesses.
Study Abroad considers
variety of fee options
Continued from page 1
response to the UT program
that this new legislation came
about. Legislators are hoping
other state schools will follow
their example."
Ashworth said the idea for
such a fee at A&M was encour
aged by last year's Student Gov
ernment.
"The program will not be im
plemented tomorrow," she said.
"It is still very much in the pre
liminary stages."
A variety of fee options are
still being considered, she said.
"The committee is still looking
at exactly what the bill means,"
Ashworth said. "We are looking
at a late implementation and re
alize we need to talk to the stu
dents more before we decide on
a course of action. We really
need to wait to see the budget."
Mobley said the cost for a
study abroad program is smaller
than most students believe.
"As it turns out it really isn't
that much," he said. "The tuition
is basically the same, and it ends
up really being only the cost of
travel. We can help reduce travel
costs somewhat with group
rates, and the fee could make the
difference for a lot of students."
More students could join the
Study Abroad program if they
knew of its availability, Mobley
said.
Donation goals not set
for A&M charity drive
Continued from page 1
Riley said the charity groups
will be selected in mid-August.
Fleischer said donation goals
are made for the community and
for A&M. The communitywide
goal for this year is $670,000.
"We let divisions set their own
goals because it gives them more
authority," he said.
Riley said a goal has not been
set yet for the University's part
in the charity drive.
Last year, Brazos County
raised $628,000 for the United
Way drive. A&M raised $95,000
for the United Way, and $10,000
was raised for the other char
ities, which included the Ameri
can Cancer Society and the Bra-
zos Valley Children's
Foundation.
Ex-con charged with
assault of secretary
CENTERVILLE (AP) — A con
victed murderer accused of kid
napping a college admissions
secretary in an attempt to get his
grades changed remained in jail
on $50,000 bond Tuesday on a
charge of aggravated sexual as
sault.
Arthur Lee Dunbar, 26, was
charged with sexually assaulting
a woman who was abducted
Monday from Lee College in
Baytown, about 25 miles east of
Houston, said Leon County
Sheriff Royce Wilson.
The 52-year-old woman's ab
ductor took her to Centerville,
about 140 miles north of Bay-
town, where she was sexually
assaulted but managed to escape
about five hours later, authori
ties said. She went to a min
ister's home in Centerville and
called her family in La Porte.
"She got away when he wasn't
looking," Baytown police Sgt.
Gene Parker said. "They were in
a shack somewhere out in the
boonies."
Leon County deputies later
found Dunbar "sitting out in
front of his daddy's house," Par
ker said.
Parker said Baytown detec
tives were investigating the kid
napping and expected to file ad
ditional charges in the case. The
sexual assault charge was filed
by Leon County authorities.
Dunbar was paroled in 1989
after serving four years of a 15-
year prison sentence he received
after being convicted of killing a
2-year-old boy in Dallas, Parker
said.
Police Beat
These crimes were reported to the University Police Depart
ment from July 11 to 14.
DRIVING WHILE INTOXICATED:
□ Four individuals were arrested and incarcerated for driv
ing while intoxicated. One case was filed as a felony because of
two prior convictions of DWI.
ABANDONING A CHILD:
□ A scared and upset five-year-old child called the Brazos
County Emergency Communications District because he was
left alone by his parents. The Department of Human Services
was notified.
□ An eight-month-old infant was found alone by a mainte
nance foreman who was assigned to replace the carpet in the
apartment. The Department of Human Services was notified.
CRIMINAL MISCHIEF:
□ An individual's 1990 Honda was damaged while parked
on campus by someone who used a sharp instrument to scratch
the right side of the vehicle.
□ Five individuals were observed entering a restricted area
at Easterwood Aiport. They were identified, issued criminal
trespass warnings and released.
Q Someone illegally entered a room located on the 12th floor
of the Eller Oceanography and Meteorology Building and tam
pered with a grade sheet.
BURGLARY:
□ The passenger side window was broken on a 1987 Honda
while the vehicle was parked on T-Row. The victim reported the
glove box was searched and the contents spread on tne floor of
the vehicle.
□ A Macintosh SE computer, keyboard, mouse, hard disks
and hard drive containing the programs Word, Works and Hy
perCard, were stolen from a fourth floor room of the Langford
Architecture Center.
□ Several traffic cones were stolen from Polo Road.
Ogden: State can fund
colleges, universities
Continued from page 1
"It doesn't sound like the state
is going broke," he said. "We
can fund state services with no
tax increase."
Sen. Jim Turner, D-Crockett,
said state schools seem to be sin
gled out in the budget reforms.
"I'm very concerned about the
proposed cuts in higher educa
tion funding," he said. "Colleges
and universities seem to be bear
ing more than their share of the
burden in resolving our fiscal cri
sis."
Ogden also said he disap
proved of nearly doubling tu
ition and giving 75 percent of the
revenue to the state's general
fund.
"There's a good chance the
Legislature won't go along with
that and say university money
should stay with the universi
ties," he said.
Ogden said he felt optimistic
lawmakers can give higher edu
cation the money it requires.
"I've consistently said the
state has enough money to ad
equately fund higher education
at present levels of revenue/'
Ogden said. "With everyone
pulling together everything will
be OK."
Ogden said confusion over
Sharp's report led A&M officials
to believe the school would lose
more money with the cuts than
is actually the case. He said Uni
versity officials used a different
starting point than Sharp did
when they calculated the budget
cuts' effects.
"The report was not too clear
on (its numbers)," he said. "I
read it and it wasn't clear to me."
A&M administrators worked
under the assumption that A&M
would not receive a biennial 19
percent budget increase to main
tain current levels of service, Og
den said.
"They saw no promise of an
increase," he said. "They
thought the cuts would come
from (funding levels) of the pre
sent."
Gates replacement?
Chief Rathburn wants
to stay at Dallas helm
DALLAS (AP) — Police
Chief Bill Rathbum, touted as
a possible successor to his em
battled counterpart in Los An
geles, said Monday he wants
to remain at the helm of the
Dallas force.
"I don't believe Daryl Gates
is going anywhere, and even if
he does, I came to Dallas plan
ning to finish my law enforce
ment career here," Rathbum
said. "That hasn't changed."
Some minority leaders in
Los Angeles said last week
they would attempt to recruit
Rathbum, a former Los An
geles deputy chief, if Gates re
tires at the year's end.
Gates has been under pres
sure to retire since last March,
when the nation was stunned
by a videotape of white Los
Angeles police officers beating
a black motorist.
"I don't like even talking
about this (leaving)," Rath
bum said. "It's a distraction,
something that is a complete
waste of time.
"I plan to be here at least
five years," he said. "I want
the officers to know that. 1
want the public to know it."
Los Angeles minority lead
ers were among Rathburn's
biggest supporters when he
retired as a deputy chief in
March and took tne Dallas job.
Gates has headed the Los
Angeles department for 13
years. A commission report on
the March beating, released
last week, showed that city's
police force suffers from inef
fective management, lack of
fresh leadership and racism.
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campaign contributions
DALLAS (AP) — Gov. Ann
Richards received $51,290 in
campaign contributions and
spent $215,516 during the first
half of this year, campaign fi
nance records show.
About $17,000 of the money
Richards collected was from in
terest earned on campaign ac
counts. Her largest contribution,
$5,000, was from Bank One in
Dallas.
Totals raised by Richards and
other officeholders were small
because they were barred from
collecting money from January
through May while the state
Legislature was in session.
Of her expenditures, nearly
$50,000 went to Gold Commu
nications of Austin for mailings,
printing and consulting. She
spent nearly $12,000 on com
puter equipment and re
imbursed the State Aircraft Pool
ing Board $1,140 for use of a
state airplane.
Texas Attorney General Dan
Morales reported he collected
$7,909 and spent $54,773 in cam
paign funds through June 30.
State Land Commissioner
Garry Mauro listed contributions
of $24,296 and expenditures of
$112,258 for the six-month pe
riod.
Texas Treasurer Kay Bailey
Hutchison raised $550 in June
and spent $28,730 for the first
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