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MSC FILM SOCIETY OF TEXAS A&M Wh-oV everyone rushing to call? Call Texas Aggie™ Credit Union and discover the credit union advantage. A Texas Aggie™ Credit Union Credit Union. 301 Dominik Drive Temperatures rising in governors race Commercials used by gubernatorial candidates less than friendly AUSTIN (AP) — Republican George W. Bush is crying foul over a radio ad by Democratic Gov. Ann Richards that says he’s , been bailed out by “daddy’s ' friends” in business and refers to him as “that young Bush boy.” “How dare Ann Richards de mean my family and my busi ness partners with her negative commercial? She should be ashamed,” Bush, who is manag ing general partner of the Texas Rangers baseball team and son of the former president, said in a statement Wednesday. Richards’ campaign spokesman, Chuck McDonald, said her ads are responding to radio commercials by the GOP gubernatorial candidate in Cen tral and East Texas. Bush’s ads link Richards to “Washington bureaucrats’’ who Bush says want to strip away Texans’ property rights. “Obviously, this campaign is going to respond to any attacks launched by the Bush campaign ... They started this business, and they are well aware of it,” McDonald said. He said Richards’ ads are running on the radio stations that aired Bush’s commercials. “George Bush wants to apply a double standard to this race,” McDonald said. “Mr. Bush be lieves he can say anything bad about Ann Richards’ perfor mance as governor any time he "How dare Ann Richards demean my family and my business part ners with her negative commer cial? She should be ashamed." — George W. Bush, Republican candidate for governor wants, and for us to respond is somehow an affront to him.” In the commercial at issue, a male voice says, “That young Bush boy — you know, the for mer president’s son — he talks a good game, but has he ever done anything?” A second male voice says, “He makes a big deal about run ning a baseball team. Fact is, he owns a little more than 1 per cent of the Rangers.” “Every business he’s been in volved with had to be bailed out by daddy’s friends. Seems like he always gets to start at the top. And now he expects to do the same thing in state govern ment,” says a third male voice. The announcer concludes, “Most people think we need a governor who really under stands what a job is, and they’re supporting Gov. Ann Richards.” Bush said none of the busi nesses he’s been involved with had to be bailed out. “I am proud of my dad and mom and their leadership and integrity, and I’m proud of my business career, which by any objective measure is a success,” he said. Bush contended that he has taken “the high road” in cam paigning. “My radio commercial on property rights outlines the facts of Ann Richards’ well-doc umented flip-flop on inviting the federal government in to take over the private property rights of Texans,” he said. Richards this summer with drew her support for special fed eral protection for several Texas waterways after calling the U.S. government “ham-handed.” "I will stick to the issues and the facts, and it’s personally of fensive to me and the voters of Texas to see ... Goverm Richards launch untrue persot al attacks on my family andt business career,” Bush said, McDonald said the Bin campaign’s advertising hi “grossly distorted” Richard record. “I find their shock a little amusing,” he said. Another radio ad Richards’ campaign says lady governor’’ has brougl more jobs to East Texas, a third jabs Bush over proper rights, referring to a lawsuit some landowners over acquis tion of property for The park in Arlington complex The latter spot says, in pa: "So George W. Bush says he’s for property rights. Says he n’t want the government comi in and taking your land aw Well, tell it to the private props ty owners in Arlington, Texas the ones who had the misfortu: to got between George W. Bus and a fast buck.” Hughes said the Rangers! lieve landowners havebes fairly compensated for ths land, but they have a right go to court. She added, “If Ann Richan believes the people of Arlingt are not happy with The park, she should go to Arlingti and tell the people thereto voted the wrong way” in apprs ing tax money for the facility Fisher looking for support from voters St; Septembe Pi Suit can ARLII erty own of land 5 park in Texas Ri oral par other Ra ball clul them of obtain th The \i Harris C cuses B partners Arlingto property the Rang Bush, date foi paigned rights. I the Rang Bush Reggie ments cc Rangers ed par also is said W* seen tl it as a “Th politic: for gov of have becaus nor, spiracy,’ anythin; Hutchison still ahead in polls; Fisher remains optimistic (409) 696-1440 DALLAS (AP) — Democrat Richard Fisher isn’t worried about a new poll show ing U.S. Sen. Kay Bailey Hutchison clearly leading in the race that was deadlocked four months ago. “If I’d listened to the pollsters, I wouldn’t have run in the first place,” he said Wednesday. Fisher says his victory over former Texas attor ney general Jim Mattox in the bruising Democra tic primary proves he’s a scrapper. Following the Democra tic runoff, Fisher and Hutchison, a Republican, were each drawing 44 per cent of the vote. But a new Texas Poll, conducted Aug. 18- 27, shows that if the election were today, 49 percent of likely voters would choose Hutchi son, while 30 percent favor Fisher. Nineteen percent were undecided and 2 percent would select another candidate. The poll’s margin of error is plus or mi nus 4 percentage points, meaning each candidate’s support could go up or down by that much. Hutchison did not mention the poll results during her Wednesday address to the Rotary Hutchison Club of Dallas, but spoke after the meeting about why she believes the gap between the candidates is widening. “We think the people of Texas have seen Richard Fisher waffling on major issues and they’ve seen me standing firm on the very im portant issues that are in Congress — the health care plan, the crime bill,” she said. Fisher said Hutchison has enjoyed the publicity of incumbency this summer, while he has quietly undertaken his “(Dairy Queen) Blizzards, gizzards and doughnuts” tour of small Texas communities. But as the cam paign heats up this fall, his name will return to prominence and “we’ll pull up even with her and beat her,” he said. In her speech, Hutchison discussed her year as a rookie senator, including her opposi tion to President Clinton’s health care reform plan and the recently passed crime bill. She also explained her efforts to help border states seek millions of dollars in federal reim bursements for costs involving illegal aliens. Hutchison won the Senate seat from Bob Krueger in a special election last year. Krueger was appointed to the seat by Gov. Ann Richards to replace Texas Democrat Lloyd Bentsen, who was named President Clinton’s treasury secretary. Hutchison said she supported the Senate version of the crime bill, but not the revised $30 billion measure that passed. The bill ap- Fine proved Thursday bans numerous assad style weapons, helps pay for more pofe builds more prisons and funds socialprc grams designed to prevent crime. Fisher said he would have voted 1 bill. He seized upon the Republicans'oppos: tion to funding a midnight basketball league a program he said was one of former Pres! dent Bush’s points of light, as hypocrisy and “obstruction for obstruction’s sake.” Hutchison said the Democrats’ nert tic for passing legislation is to tellis j senters, “You’re a part of gridlock. Youate obstructionists.” The Democratic challenger also saidhewas pleased to receive a fund-raising letterfrat former first lady Barbara Bush touting" namic, young, successful business person. “We can no longer afford a profession! politician. We need someone who has met payroll, hired and fired and paid taxes." need someone who has worked in his coi munity, paid his dues so to speak,” thek' ter states. “I thought this letter was about me. I« just delighted to get her endorsement,”] Fisher, a Dallas millionaire businessman The letter is on behalf of Bush’s son, R publican George W. 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