Denton Record-Chronicle (Denton, Tex.), Vol. 75, No. 230, Ed. 1 Sunday, April 30, 1978 Page: 1 of 64
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Spring forward or
you'll fall behind
WASHINGTON (AP)—Did
‘For Sunday It's the annual
ritual of “spring forward” for
mostof theclocksof America.
it’s the start of daylight sav.
ing, time, when clocks and
watches get moved ahead one
hour. The magic hour for the
changewas set as 2 a.m., local
time.
.Deylightsavingtimewasput
into effect for the next six
months except in Arizona.
Hawaii. Puerto R ico,the Virgin
Islands. American Samoa and
that part of Indiana which is in
National record for TWU
Texas Woman's University sophomore Louise Ritter became the
American record holder in the high lump Saturday when she cleared 6
3 in the TAIAW state meet in College Slato. See story. Page 10.
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back" time, when clocks are
turned back an hour to
resume standard time.
Championship for Broncos
The Denton Broncos are the Region I golf champions tor the second
year Ina row thanks to a clutch shot on the 18th green Friday by Tom
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Germanfest
marks heritage
Muenster natives and visitors are
celebrating the town’s German
heritage this weekend with food,
music, dance, arts, crafts and
more. At right, youngsters enjoy
the homemade tastes of sausage,
sauerkraut, Muenster cheese and
apple strudel, some of the of-
ferings of the town cooks. Below
left, the menfolk engage in a
game of horseshoes. German
donees like the one demonstrated
below right afford an opportunity
to display German costumes. The
Germanfest continues through
today in Muenstor, located on
Texas 82, M miles west of
Gainesville.-
1 Pania W BILL. CANnca
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1 ax
credits—
Private, public
educators differ
piosA
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Conflict of interest charged
By DON MeLEOD
AP Political Writer
on proposal’s effect
By CAROLYN BARNES This bill would catabiteh a two.
Education Writer year program providing a
Depending on who’s doing the maximum credit of 25 percent up to
describing, extending. tuition tax $250 for full-time and p
credits to private education is either college students.
a “massive attack" on the First President Carter has been
Amendment or a “necessary tuition tax credit’s harshest
• beginning" to governmental offering instead his plan
recognition of the private* increase the funding level
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to any sort of income tax credit for tor college students only,
private school tuition. Mention the Local reaction to the tull
subject, and. they talk about the
"deeth" of public education, about Parents should
the attempted “erosion" of the
A de"" eratlon of church and have the choice
Private and parochial school , ___. .
educators, on the other hand, are of private education’
strongly supportive of tax credits. ___3______‘ . . '
They view the idea as an indication credit movement falls along the 1
of governmental recognition of lines of national opinion. Sugerin- t
private education as a viable tendente Denton peelleschoch Dr.
alternative to public schools, as a ROdert T. Medee calls the proposal 1
means of giving parents a choice in a specious appeal to the middle t
their children's education. class''; John Doncaster, head- 1
For awhile, it appeared that a master at Selwyn School, sees it as a 1
tuition tax credit for private means of affording parents their 1
education was indeed an idea whose right to “the choice of private 1
time had finally come, more than 30 education, inliil
years after the introduction of the Whilea tuition tax credit “appears
first such piece of legislation. to have immediate appeal," McGee
Backed by intensive lobbying on maintains the long-term im- :
the part of private education groups, plications of such a measure would
the Senate Finance Committee m be the “distribution of public funds
February passed the most ex- to the private domain without
restriction,” and the “Inevitable
Tt the weakening of public education, over
IT Wou mean EC which taxpayers have legal con-
‘invitable weakening I-omce
McGee said, primarily by two
of public education.' factors: loss of funding based ge
reduced daily attendance and the
pansive of the bills so far introduced consequent support for capital
into either house of Congress, the so- imeeyements and bond PresramN,
called Packwood-Moynihan bit. ME E
The bill would provide an eventual s e W. * wate- VAN
maximum tuition credit of 8800 for
full-time and part-time graduate
and undergraduate college students
as well as for students in private
which charge tuition.
Earlier this mond, the Senate
wo ya anode ooones,artdi om.
But, unlike the olber. place she
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s to
Chosen energy lawyer "*-----.
” that period have mne hided @, ooo to Rep.
donates to oil supporters ======
omly two or no members contributed Tex. who was on the ad hoc committee
more heavily than Coleman, and that ° consider Carter’s energy
the average donation by the firm’s 40 -----
members was $302. Receiving $2,000 each from the
John Connally, a senior member of Vinson and Elkins’ Good Government
the firm and a leading spokesman for Fund were Sen. Lloyd T. Bentsen, D-
the Republican Party, gave $300, for Tex., member of the Senate Finance
instance. Committee’s energy subcommittee;
tate. Cause sent a letter to every member of Coleman said donations had not been House Majority Leader James Wright,
om- the Senate. The organization claimed deducted earlier for the fund because D-Tex.; and Reps. Bob Eckhart, D.
first that Coleman’s “political donation in he had made separate private con- Tex., member of the House Interior’s
arch the midst of his confirmation process tributions. But he said his turn ap subcommittee on energy, Olin Teague,
ittee demonstrates his gross insensitivity, parently came up in March, and the D.Tex., chairman of the Science and
ton “It also raises fundamental questions - - * -- 44.7
this about Mr. Coleman’s judgment and his
h is understanding of the concept of conflict
of interest,” said David Cohen,
i’s president of Common Cause. —
d in Calmman. homever, said in an in- Colome--------------use mryEy
e was nothing im- amount of his gift. “I have nothing to do
gift. He said it had with selecting candidates who will ,
atically by his law receive contributions, nor was Iaware records.
sowledge on his part who was receiving contributions.” Recipients of $1,001
o Common Cause complained that the
sed that when the ah by dismen, coming one month
And won set up to after ale nomination was cleared by the
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WASHINGTON (AP) - Pristane
Carter’s choice as the Energy
Department’s top lawyer donated 1
money indirectly to congressmen who
generally back the oil industry, even paigns. of congressmen generally
though his Senate confirmation process sympathetic to the oil industry.
met. Associate presidential press
secretary Claudia Townsend said
A
an Saturday that the White House stands
of by the nomination, and she declined
he comment on Coleman’s background.
in Over the weekend however, Common
firm
ir," McGee
t the begt
transfer was made automatically in the Technology Committee, and Robert
absence of any contrary instructions Krueger, D-Tex., a member of two
from him. energy subcommittees
“Since they hadn’t taken from me Sen. Harrison Sehn
before, they took the whole thing,” member of the Commer
"* men said in explaining the larger Transportation Comm....
celived a total of six fro
mittee, according to comm
C D C e,e Sure
Reps. Jack Brooks, D-Tex
of the House Government
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on energy.
The same committee al
science and
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a check at any tributi
bution to that energy
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It would:
be hard
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show the law firm
7 federal political
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