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'uesday. September 8, 1998 NEWS IN BRIEF :idents up in or Day traffic ■ We new FIN (AP) — At least 29 people id on Texas highways since La- weekend travel began, the De nt of Public Safety said Monday, ve of the 23 crashes since 3’ count began at 6 p.m. Fri- olved single vehicles. DPS anticipated as many as Tic fatalities before the 78- cliday period ended at mid- londay. xidents where seat belt us- is applicable and ascertain- 5 percent of the those killed ot belted in, the DPS said, latest fatalities reported in- a Polk County accident in which iople died and two were injured, r driven by Amanda B. Moore : by a pickup after she failed 1 right-of-way at an intersec- aopers said. Ms. Moore, 19, inter B. Moore and Jesse Vil- 20, all of Livingston, were :he DPS said. accident took Sunday af- n at FM1988 at U.S. 59 in ounty. k&M ;tion to include mo account 3 our !, our ty t ten U WORTH, Texas (AP) — A Ted eyewitness account of 836-Alamo siege will be t auction in November, ce the 200-page document rought to Texas in 1974, e has raged over its de ion of how several of the 3n defenders, including Jrockett, met their end. Jitional accounts have the > volunteers dying on the or in hand-to-hand combat lexican troops under Gen. io Lopez de Santa Anna. : the document, supposed- tated in the 1840s by a an officer, says Crockett others were captured executed. 3 diary of Lt. Col. Jose En- de la Pena, an officer under i Anna, surfaced in Mexico i1955. State The Battalion enlighten • entertain • inspire Candidates push teacher pay proposals, striking pilots rally DALLAS (AP) — Texas politi cians promoted teacher pay pro posals Monday and striking North west Airlines pilots picketed in a Labor Day rally while other Texans trying to avoid the holiday heat crowded malls and movie theaters. Plans for teacher pay raises and property tax cuts by Gov. George W. Bush and Democrat John Sharp, a candidate for lieutenant governor, are the latest ways proposed to re turn Texas’ projected $3.7 billion budget surplus to taxpayers. Republican Rick Perry, another candidate for lieutenant governor, told a group of Dallas voters that he backs Bush’s tax cuts. He also said Monday at the opening of his Dal las campaign headquarters that he has plans for safer streets and better schools. Parades and politicians — two holiday staples — brought out crowds in what has become an un official kickoff of the fall campaign season. Bush detailed his latest proposal while serving as grand marshal of the 53rd Annual Garland Jaycees Labor Day Parade. “I am going to talk over the course of the next few weeks about how I want to take part of our sur plus and cut taxes to consumers and businesses,” he said. Bush said he wants to provide $2 billion for property tax relief for school dis tricts and an additional billion dol lars for local districts to make other improvements including raising teacher pay. Bush’s Democratic opponent, Land Commissioner Garry Mauro, earlier proposed a $6,000 pay raise for Texas teachers, who now aver age salaries of $32,426. He and Sharp addressed AFL-CIO events in Dallas, Houston and San Antonio. Mauro also was on the stump at a Dallas Labor Day picnic. ‘‘You can do two things at one time using the budget surplus. One, you can take a lot of districts such as Plano and Richardson out of Robin Hood,” Sharp said, adding part of the surplus could also go for teacher pay hikes averaging $4,000-$5,000. Bush said he was committed to ending the Robin Hood funding scheme designed to correct funding inequities for poorer school districts as well as improving salaries. But some criticized the proposed hikes as not going far enough. Texas ranks 38th among the 50 states in teacher pay. In a Labor Day rally, dozens of striking Northwest Airlines pilots were joined in their picket line at Dallas-Fort Worth International Air port by flight attendants, including those from American Airlines, and pilots from American and Delta Air Lines. ‘Today we’re here to send man agement a message that we’re here, solid, and we’re here to back our union negotiators and our repre sentatives to stand behind them in achieving an industry leading contract,” said Greg Webb, a Northwest pilot. The airline’s 6,100 pilots went on strike Aug. 28 after trying to nego tiate a new contract for the past two years. The 10-day-old walkout cen ters on pilots’ proposed 14 percent salary increase over three years and improved benefits. ‘The pilots are doing the right thing because they’re in the same boat we are,” said Ron Bradford of the Northwest flight attendants’ group. ‘‘Everybody on the property has been trying to negotiate a con tract. Northwest just will not meet us on the bargaining table.” Meanwhile, North Texas’ second hottest summer heat wave has changed some people’s holiday plans, driving many indoors to shopping malls and movie theaters. r , Phi Beta Lambda Professional Business Fraternity Fall 1998 Rush Schedule Tuesday, September 8, 1998, 7:30-9:30 p.m. Informational Meeting. Room 203 Reed Arena. Professional Attire Required. Wednesday, September 9, 1998, 7'9 p.m. Social at Yesterday’s at 4421 S. Texas Ave. Thursday, September 10, 1998, 7-9 p.m. ifessional Speaker: State Representative Elect and local entrepreneur Fred Brown Wehneril3 7-9pm. Professional Attire Required. Monday, September 14. 1998, 6:30-8:30 p.m. H Paintball Playday at Rowdy’s. Meet at Olsen Field Parking Lot at 5:30 p.m. to depart in groups. Maps available if needed. Wednesday, September 16, 1998, 7-9 p.m. Potluck Dinner at George Bush Conference Center on George Bush Drive. y MIS/CS RECRUITING RECEPTION HILTON HOTEL SEPTEMBER 15, 1998 7:00 PM. Visit us at the Engineering and Business Career Fairs Interviews 9/30 & 10/1
