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) er 6,1993 Monday, September 6,1993 The Battalion Page 5 GOSPEL MEETING with HAROLD TURNER from GREENWOOD, ARKANSA. AT THE TWIN CITY CHURCH OF CHRIST, 810 SOUTHWEST PKWY, CS THIS WEEK OF SEPTEMBER 5 THRU 10, SUNDAY THRU FRIDAY NIGHT inale ritch •own ;es ing = wants i appar- ats. t Beau- o black not yet lied by nal As- ask the ed. ing the i feder- \s' syn- of U.S. leave a een as- taunts, But it's town." project > + c D 2. 3 a Ihem. , 218 229, '161 • Cain Park dedication Kyle Bumclt/Tin Battalion Asculpture of an eagle is unveiled at the dedica- gift from the Class of '91 and was presented by tion of Cain Park Saturday. The sculpture was a members of the class and University officials. Labor Day '93 has new meaning Layoffs, benefit cuts, lower wages, instabilities to blame The Associated Press On Labor Day, the holiday set aside in tribute to those who put in the hours for the paychecks, wor- tiesin the workplace call more attention to labor's fains than labor's gains. Job insecurity, layoffs by corporate giants such as |1BM and General Motors, erosion in earnings, and jivebacks in health care and other fringe benefits are imong the pressures facing wage earners. Additionally, a new study shows that over the hst four years, those previously exempt from wage aits - white-collar workers and those with college legrees — have also watched their paychecks ihrivel. "It's a dramatrCH^conomic change. This is a spreading upwards of the trend in the 1980s when Hue-collar workers and those without college educa- liontook it on the chin," said Larry Mishel, a former professor of industrial relations who helped write lliestudy for the Economic Policy Institute. "This is a joyless recovery. People feel vulnerable." The study by the Washington, D.C.-based think tank said wages for blue-collar males fell 5.9 percent in the last four years following dramatic declines in the 1980s. Losses for white-collar males weren't as severe, but their wages still fell 2.4 percent. Mishel also said that 60 percent of the new jobs created in the first six months of this year were part- time posts, half of which were filled by people seek ing full-time work. He called it the only recovery since World War II in which the jobless rate was no lower after 28 months of recovery. In the current job climate, some say, workers and employers may have to change the way they do business to compete in the world economy. "Workplaces in the United States are under con siderable pressure," said John T. Dunlop, professor emeritus of economics at Harvard University and secretary of labor under President Ford. "It is a time of readjustment, a time of reappraisal. We are entering a different day," said Dunlop, who chairs the federal Commission for the Future of Worker-Management Relations. On a positive note, labor leaders believe the White House attitude has improved, despite the low-wage, right-to-work tradition of President Clinton's home state of Arkansas. Clinton has revoked two executive orders signed by his predecessor. One required federal contractors to tell workers of their right not to join a union; the second banned the exclusive use of union workers on federal construction jobs. Judge faces restrictions following 3rd DWI charge The Associated Press FORT WORTH - State District Judge Frank Douthitt is only al lowed to preside over civil cases pending disposition of a drunken driving charge against him. "If he's subject to the criminal justice system, I think it's better he not be involved in handling a crim inal court," Judge Clyde Ashworth, presiding administrative judge for North Texas, said Saturday. "I don't think there's anything that would prevent him from be ing as good a judge as he's always been, but 1 don't want to put that burden on him," Ashworth said. Douthitt, a 56-year-old visiting judge from Henrietta, was arrested Aug. 27 on a DWI charge after an automobile accident involving a Fort Worth police car in a parking lot, according to a police report. The judge was already on pro bation from a June 1991 DWI con viction in Arlington/according to court records, and a Tarrant Coun ty prosecutor said Douthitt had a previous DWI charge in Austin. Officials said they were waiting to file charges against Douthitt in the most recent case until they re ceive records on the outcome of the Austin arrest. If records indicate a conviction, Douthitt could be charged in the Fort Worth incident with a felony, punishable by a max imum of five years in prison. Douthitt was free on $1,000 bond over the weekend. Neither the judge nor his attorney. Bill Lane, returned telephone mes sages for comment. Douthitt is former general counsel for the State Bar or Texas. Ashworth said he informed Douthitt, a longtime friend and colleague, of his restricted duties during a meeting last week in Ashworth's chambers. Douthitt raised no objections, he said. The judge's recent arrest es caped media attention because po lice originally listed the incident on reports as a confiscated property case rather than a DWI, the Fort Worth Star-Telegram reported Sun day. The rgport listed Douthitt not as an arrested person, but rather as the complaining party. Douthitt has presided over sev eral recent high-profile criminal cases in Tarrant County, including the May capital murder trial of Ed ward LaGrone, accused in the slay ings of a 10-year-old girl and the child's two elderly great-aunts. The Brown Bag Concert Series Every Wednesday at 12:30 Starting: September 8th Academic Building Room 402 Sept. 8: Tom Acord, Tenor - Faculty, Cal. St. Univ. Hayward Everyone Welcome Admission Free ASSOCIATION OF COLLEGIATE ENTREPRENEURS General Meeting When: Monday, Sept 6th - 7:30 p.m. Where: Blocker Rm 135 Business Student Council Open House When: Sept 7-8 (All Day) Where: Blocker (We’ll have a table!) Come and join us! Great opportunity to meet new career contacts and other fellow Aggies! All Majors Encouraged! The Areas Most Comprehensive Athletic Facility Expanded Weightroom! Bryan College Station 1900 W. Villa Maria 2220 S. Texas Ave. 823-0971 693-0073 Cardiovascular ★ StairMaster ★ Lifecycle ★ Climb Max ★ Versa Climber ★ Indoor Track Fitness Center ★ Eagle/Cybex Circuit ★ Free Weights Courts ★ 3 Racquetball Courts ★ 2 Tennis Courts ★ Basketball/Volleyball Aquatics ★ Indoor Heated Pool ★ 8 Lane, 25 yd. ★ Aquatics Exercise Classes ★ Youth Swim Team' ★ Gravitron 2000 Aerobics ★ Certified Instuctors ★ Over 100 Classes Weekly ★ Five Studios over 6,000 sq. ft. ★ Reebok STEP Classes $ O 00 ° ff SEMESTER PRICE COUPON EXPIRES SEPTEMBER 15, 1993 M SCHEDULE OF SERVICES: SUNDAY @ 9:30 & 10:30 AM, 6:00 PM MONDAY THRU FRIDAY EVENING @ 7:30 PM WE HOPE YOU WILL MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND THIS SERIES OF LESSONS PROCLAM1NG THE GOSPEL OF JESUS CHRIST. FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL 693-1758. Wanted: Soccer Referees!!! The Brazos Valley Soccer Referees' Association invites referees and prospective referees to our General Meeting Tuesday, September 7th, 7 p.m. Fuddrucker's Patio 2206 Texas Ave. S., College Station For further information call Claude Cunningham at 764-2989 or Jere Smith at 846-1565 Extra Spending Money & Fun 2001: A Space Odyssey 25 th Anniversary Special Screening THURSDAY 7:00 FRIDAY 7:00 STAlLONi THURSDAY 9:45 FRIDAY 9:45 & Midnight SATURDAY 7:30,9:45 & Midnight PLUS: All this week in the MSC POSTER SALE!!! Sponsored by the Film Society and MovieArt A huge selection of movie and music posters - all sizes, all styles! ADMISSION: $2.50 Presented in Rudder Auditorium Advance tickets available at MSC Box Office Questions? Call... MSC Box Office 845-1234 Aggie Cinema Hotline 847-8478 MSC Student Programs Office 845-1515 4jL. 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