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ppeal Tuesday for a compromise
adget plan designed to cut $496
lion from the federal deficit with
nlya modest hit on the middle
lass. Democratic leaders cautious-
fpredicted it would pass.
"It won't be easy and it won't
equick — but it is necessary,"
linton said in a nationally tele-
ised address. He said his plan
(as fair and would place the bur-
len of higher taxes on the
fcalthy, keep interest rates down
ad create at least 8 million jobs.
"Tonight we are on the verge
^breaking out of the old false
loice between tax and spend
ad trickle down, between aban-
bnment and entitlement," Clin-
msaid.
Speaking from the Oval Office,
linton said his plan had "no
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1893 - A Century of Service to Texas A&M — 1993 Wednesday, August 4,1993
: 'no gimmicks' in compromise tax plan
more games or gimmicks." He
showcased a chart that he said
showed how his plan would tame
the deficit with a combination of
tax hikes and spending cuts.
Clinton said he would sign two
executive orders on Wednesday
that would serve to ensure that
spending cuts in his program
would go toward genuine deficit
reduction.
Clinton repeatedly stressed
that his plan would shield the
middle class and the elderly from
any undue burden of deficit re
duction. The average family
would pay less than a dime a day
in new taxes — all of it from a 4.3
cents a gallon increase in the fed
eral gas tax, Clinton said.
Trying to counter Republican
criticism, Clinton used a second
chart to press his contention that
half of his deficit reduction would
come from spending cuts. And he
said the package had a series of
business incentives to help spur
job growth.
At the top of the critical speech,
Clinton returned to a favorite
theme of his campaign: that the
nation's problems were the result
of years of liberal Democratic "en
titlement" policies followed by
the "abandonment" of responsi
bility for the deficit in the Reagan-
Bush years.
"The results: fewer jobs, stag
nant incomes, a massive debt for
ourselves and our children," the
president said. "Every element of
this plan is a departure from busi
ness as usual."
Clinton said he would sign two
executive orders on Wednesday,
one creating a trust fund he said
would mandate that all new taxes
contained in the package go to
deficit reduction. The second
would put controls on annual
spending in federal entitlement
programs, something demanded
See Clinton/Page 4
President's speech draws mixed reactions
By GENEEN PIPHER
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Texas A&M professors had a mixed reaction to
Tuesday's speech by President Bill Clinton.
The President addressed Americans from the
Oval Office via four major television networks in
hopes of rallying public support for his deficit-re
duction package.
The House and Senate agreed upon the $496 bil
lion deficit-reduction plan Monday. Included in the
plan is a gasoline tax, higher taxes on the rich, large
corporations and wealthy Social Security recipients.
In his speech, Clinton called the plan "the largest
deficit-reduction program in history" with more cuts
than increases, but Dr. Jared Hazelton, A&M visiting
professor and dean of business administration, said
there are many people who believe larger cuts
should have been made.
"I don't think congress has come to grips with
real spending cuts — entitlement cuts," he said.
"Medicare and Medicaid expenditures are still ris
ing and the Senate just passed another entitlement.
the National Service Initiative. The defense cuts
are real, but overall the spending cuts are very
minimal. Nothing has been done to affect spend
ing in the long run."
Hazelton said the American people are ready to
give Clinton the benefit of the doubt and support his
budget plan.
"I think the plan will be received fairly well," he
said. " It is not necessarily what I would have want
ed, but the American people seem to want to give
him the benefit and let him do what he wants to do
now, but in 1996 they might not."
A key component in Clinton's deficit-reduction
package is the additional 4.3 cent tax on gasoline.
Dr. Bryan Jones, head of the department of political
science said the effects of the extra tax on the middle
class will not be that great.
"I do not think the tax increase will do devastat
ing things to the economy," Jones said. "The tax in
crease is big, but it is heavily concentrated on two
things— the income tax on the wealthy and the
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at Research Park. Anne is a junior special education major from
Houston and Tyler is a senior agriculture management major from
Monahan.
Richards has edge
in 1994, profs say
July poll reveals governor's popularity
By GENEEN PIPHER
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Some Texas A&M political science professors say that the Gov. Ann
Richards will be extremely difficult to unseat in next year's gubernator
ial election.
Dr. Kim Hill, professor of political science said, "I do not think that
she (Richards) would get a serious challenge from the Democratic Par
ty," he said. "In the Republican party, it would have to be someone
with high name recognition in the state of Texas and a lot of money to
spend."
According to the latest Texas Poll, conducted July 9 -18 by Texas
A&M's Public Policy Research Institute for Harte-Hanks Communica
tions Inc., 33 percent of those surveyed would be likely to vote for
Richards if the elections were held today.
The poll indicates that George W. Bush Jr., managing general part
ner of the Texas Rangers baseball team and eldest son of the former
president, is the best known and most widely recognized of the five
leading GOP hopefuls.
Bush has a 44 percent favorable rating and a relatively low 28 per
cent unfavorable rating according to the poll.
Although the poll found that 23 percent of those surveyed would be
unlikely to vote for Governor Richards if the election were held today.
Dr. Charles Wiggins, professor of political science, said incumbents are
at an advantage.
"Generally speaking, incumbents are not all that vulnerable," Wiggins
said. "Incumbents definitely have an advantage as long as things are op
erating somewhat smoothly and the economy is in reasonable shape."
"People tend to think, 'Well why make a change? Things have been
going smoothly so let's re-elect her/" he said. "Why risk a downfall by
See Richards/Page 2
Ceremony set for Sept. 4
University's Cain
Park to open soon
^ By MICHELE BRINKMANN
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Texas A&M University's Cain Park will proba
bly be completed the week before fall classes be
gin, and a dedication ceremony is set for Sept. 4.
The park will have walkways, bushes, flower
beds and a water fountain with a victory eagle
sculpture mounted in the middle of the park,
bile eagle has a 14 foot wing span.
The sculpture, which was a gift from the Class
of .91, will be formally unveiled at the dedication.
"We wanted the unveiling of the victory ea
gle to be the night of the A&M-LSU football
game, since its the first game of the season,"
Robert Smith, vice president of finance and ad
ministration, said.
"We wanted to forever protect some green
space on this campus from being built on,"
Smith said.
The $300,000 Cain Park was a joint project be
tween the Cain Foundation and the University.
"A lot of opportunities came together at one
time that allowed us to build the park," Physical
Riant Director Joe Sugg said. "It's a nice place for
the University community to enjoy themselves."
Smith said landscape architecture associate
professor. Dr. John L. Motloch, was contacted
When the idea for Cain Park originated. Mot
loch assigned a semester project to his ad
vanced landscape architecture class to design
the park. Smith said. "We tried to use as many
of the best ideas from the class within our bud
get," Smith said.
Graduate returns to work in administration position
By JAMES BERNSEN
The Battalion
A former Texas A&M student leader
has returned to the University as a
member of the administration.
Robert T. Bisor III, Class of '87, was
named special assistant to vice president
for finance and administration Robert
Smith, and began work Monday.
"This is a unique and exciting op
portunity for me," Bisor said. "Texas
A&M means a great deal to me, and I
am truly pleased to be returning to
campus to serve the institution in this
new position."
Bisor will work on long term projects
within the division of
finance and adminis
tration as part of the
division's strategic
plans, as well as spe
cial initiatives.
Smith said he is
extremely pleased to
have Bisor working
in the division and
said Bisor's talent
and considerable
skills will bring much
to the office.
"I look forward to his assistance on a
variety of programs and projects that
will benefit the University as a whole,"
Smith said.
Bisor has worked in a variety of po
sitions in state government since grad
uating, including assistant to the di
rector of audit/energy resources in
the Texas Land Office and assistant to
the secretary in the Office of the Secre
tary of State.
Most recently, Bisor worked as an
auditor and aide to Texas Land Com
missioner Garry Mauro.
Bisor graduated from Bryan High
School where he served as student
body president before coming to A&M.
"I'm thrilled to be back at A&M," he
said. "I've got a vested interest in it by
being a student and having worked my
way through the school."
As a student, Bisor served as presi
dent of the Memorial Student Center,
vice chair of the MSC's Black Aware
ness Committee, executive vice presi
dent of marketing and personnel for the
MSC Council and served on the univer
sity's Commission on Visual and Per
forming Arts.
Since graduating, Bisor has served as
co-chair of A&M President Mobley's
Former Student Advisory Committee
on Black Issues and been active in the
Association of Former Students.
Bisor has also been recognized as an
Outstanding Young Man of America.
Bisor
Senate confirms Ginsburg
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
WASHINGTON - The Senate voted 96-3
Tuesday to confirm Ruth Bader Ginsburg, a
pioneering advocate of women's rights, as
the 107th justice and second woman to serve
on the Supreme Court.
Ginsburg, a federal appellate judge, will
become the first justice named by a Democ
ratic president since 1967.
The Senate vote completed one of the
smoothest confirmations in recent years.
Many senators said President Clinton's
choice of a moderate avoided the pitched
battles that engulfed the nominations of
Clarence Thomas, who was confirmed, and
Robert Bork, who was rejected.
Ginsburg is to be sworn in next Tuesday
at the WTiite House and the Supreme Court,
White House spokeswoman Lorraine Voles
said.
"The Senate was obviously moved by her
intellect, integrity and heart, as was the pres
ident. Judge Ginsburg will be an outstanding
addition to the court," Voles said.
Ginsburg, 60, will replace retired Justice
Byron R. White. She will sit down the bench
from the high court's first female member.
Justice Sandra Day O'Connor, who was
named by. President Reagan in 1981.
The most dramatic difference between
Ginsburg and White is over abortion. She
says the constitution guarantees a woman's
right to an abortion; he was never able to
read the document that way.
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with widely scattered rain
highs in the mid 90s
•Forecast for Thursday:
partly cloudy, highs in the
90s. Some rain possible.
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A&M student earns
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Lollapalooza.
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Lance Staley is the
lead singer of
"Alice in Chains,"
who play in
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