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ROTHER'S BOOKSTORES * STATE Page 8 I HI BA II A I.ION Wednesday^; County turns to GOP, hot no Democratic primarl Jsday, April MCAT Better Scores, Better Schools If yovjre not satisfied with your score, we’ll prepare you for the next MCAT. Early-start course begins April 15 th . Get a jump on the MCAT. & The Princeton Review 979.696.9099 | 800.2REVIEW j www.review.com \Tri tas.! 1 DALLAS (AP) — No Democratic runoffs are scheduled today in Hansford County, a rural Panhandle area that once was a Democratic stronghold. That’s because, for the first time in at least 20 years, the county had no Demo cratic primary. It’s the only Texas county this year to have no Democratic primary, and one of seven without primaries for the two major parties. Hansford County now belongs to the GOP, officials say. “It’s really fimny because over the last eight to 10 years it has be come predominantly Republican,” said County Clerk Kim Vera. “Everybody has switched to Re publican. I’ve worked here for 20 years and when I started, the coun ty was predominantly Democrat.” All the elected officials in 1 lans- ford County, about 100 miles north ly unheard of— for a Texas county to f or go a Democratic primary. “What we used to see is there would be a number of counties that wouldn’t have Republican primaries. That’s start ing to shift a little bit,” said Ann McGee- han, who works in the elections division of the Secretary of State’s office. “We still see most counties having two parties. It used to he the reverse - “It's really funny because over the last eight to 10 years it has become pre dominantly Republican” — Kim Vera Hansford county clerk growing consistently inprii and office holders since! said Republican Party spokesperson Robert Black, 1 means is, Texas is a ] party state and that isaveiyl \ elopment for the state.” Republican primaries were:] 254 counties in 1996 and 19981 I Ians ford County held at primary two years ago,tal county’s reluctant party da and a judge showed, No® not e\ en the chairperson, j “I had an electionji myself and we waited a from 7 in the momhrl night. Not a soul showee , xas a&M run Glen Harris, former D;iai spring scr Party chairperson forthe.jft to right) e; about 5,400 people. But it made no differed ns said, because there were of Amarillo, claim Republican ties, al though many are former Democrats. “We don’t even have a Democratic chairman because nobody wants to hold it,” Vera said. The Secretary of State’s office said six counties — Culberson. Duval, Foard, La Salle, Loving and Upton — had no Re publican primaries this year. But it is much less common — near- said we just had the Democratic party,’ McGeehan. Democratic and GOP party spokesperson stopped short of saying Hansford County’s change of heart indi cated a statew ide Bend toward the Re publican Party . But it is more proof that Texas is de\ eloping into a strong two- party state, they say. “The Republican Party has been kgs BN [he Texas Ad But ended ye News in Brief FFA rules called into question TYLER (AP) — A high school student is questioning the ethics of students who pay to have their show live stock raised for them and then walk away with top hon ors after presenting the ani mals at Future Farmers of America competitions. Winona High School student Laura Eckeberger, 15, said she became aware of the practice when an unidentified student from Bullard High School ap proached her at a recent Smith County Junior Livestock Show. The boy told Eckeberger that the night before the livestock show was the first time he had seen his show hog. Eckeberger told the Tyler Morning Telegraph in Tuesday's editions that under 4-H rules, members are required to keep their animals at their homes and to raise the animals for show on their own. But FFA rules apparently do not ban the practice of ghost raising hogs, she said. The Bullard Independent School District board of trustees listened to a letter Eckeberger read aloud at a meeting Monday night. The let ter is addressed to the Texas FFA Association in Austin. Lockheed machink prepare for long strl mocratic candidates for city ty office. County Tax Assessor Helec' campaigned for and held herofi Democrat since 1973. This yean for office under the GOP bam Black said the dearthofDi! ;r j nirna g e and I ic candidates in statewide race: “They got to bolstering the OOP's efforts! . jAtimes ” sio< Democrats. Bdscrimmag ■Tie main foci ffall and all tin Int days, ■ophomore K Hi-20 for 168 tjiuchdown drive ■ophomore Y FORT WORTH (AP) With machinists walk ing picket lines outside. Lockheed Martin planned to resume some production work today on its mile-long assembly line with salaried, non-striking workers. Lockheed Martin Aero nautics Co. officials say they expect to deliver four B-16 bomber jets on time this month, regardless of how long the nearly 2,500 hourly wage-earning ma chinists remain on strike. “Obviously, it would not be honest to say that the strike is having no im pact at all,” said Joe Stout, the company’s spokesper son. “But we don’t think we will have any problem making scheduled deliver ies for April, even if the strike went on.” Things are less certain after that, especially with no new contract talks scheduled. Leaders of Local 776 of the International Associa tion of Machinists say the walkout could be lengthy. The union’s strike began at 12:01 a.m. Monday after its three-year contract expired. Union president Pat Lane said the company’s proposal included a 10 percent pay raise over three years and made changes in insurance ben efits but didn’t address the union’s concerns about job security, cost-of-liv ing adjustments and equality with plants doing the same work. “We are trying to stop the bleeding primarily, and the company’s offer puts us farther behind after three years than we cur rently are,” Lane said. “If the company wants to get right and get fair, we can settle this today,” he said. “If they don’t. I'm predicting that it is going to be a fairly long strike. It could go into months.” Lane said only five union members crossed the picket line and report ed to work Monday. The plant, which has about 11,000 employees I overall, is Lockhi mary manufacturej 16 lighter jets. Stout said thai negotiations, did a survey of employees to df^ skills that would in production. Akflf ^ to 300 hadsucl) some will pj'Wfe; sembly lint tote, In addition to on the F-16, the operation is the o heed plant part of the fuseW F-22 fighter and the Japanese F-2| Lockheed to several major the past two ye* notably 81 United Arab Emil® each to Israel andft and 24 to Egypt. Ill 1 nalist for several#! tracts, including & Norway and Chile. Pierre Chao, an. for Credit Suisse Boston, said the ini the strike depends* long it lasts. /M. ;u, ' > mm ii* Got Problems? MSC jr icons mFir *12 See Dr. Drew and Adam at LOVELINE APR. 29 - 8PM G.ROLLIE WHITE COLISEUM GREAT SEATS AVAILABLE MSC Box Office Brought to you by MSC ICONS with assistance from: * » ;The views expressed are not necessarily those of Texas A&M ^University, The Memorial Student Center, MSC ICONS, or MSC Town Hall. N: i£v Persons with disabilities please call 845-1515 to inform us of your special needs. 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