The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1977 Page: 4 of 16
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Dull mayoral race expected to result in low turnout
by Jim Beall
Houston voters go to the
polls this Tuesday, and most
observers are predicting a
turnout of 20-40% of the
registered voters. The
campaigns have been
extraordinarily dull, and are
ending without attracting
much interest.
In the mayor's race. Frank
Briscoe, acknowledged the
front runner by almost
everyone, is running as if he
were the incumbent. He has
kept a low profile, saying little
and staying away from the
controversy and the mud-
slinging that has gone on. The
only question now is how
much of a lead Briscoe will
have on the other 11
candidates.
As the campaign has worn
on, the only excitement has
come from the feud between
Jim McConn and Noble
Ginther, now fighting for
second place and a spot in the
runoff election. The two have
charged each other with
bribery, bankruptcy, and a
multitude of other sins, but the
accusations have produced
little effect: they're explained
away too easily. Most recently,
McConn has questioned a
$3000 payment Briscoe made
to Ginther for an opinion poll;
and Ginther has asked the city
to investigate alleged
irregularities in some of
McConn's financial state-
ments. Through it all, Briscoe
has remained serenely above
the controversy.
It would be nearly impos-
sible for Briscoe to win without
a runoff; but it will be difficult
for the second place finisher to
draw enough support from the
losers to win the runoff. The
bitterness between McConn
and Ginther is almost sure to
hurt whichever is in the runoff;
while some of the loser's sup-
porters will be picked up by the
two leaders, many voters will
First time in Houston
BARBARA H. WAITERS
Astrologer, Washington D.C.
Lecturing on
SEX AND THE OUTER PLANETS
8pm Friday, Nov. 11, hear Mrs. Watters discuss this fascin-
ating subject in a lecture at the Marian High School audi-
torium, 4621 Fournace Place, off 610 West Loop South. Spon-
sored by the Scientific Astrological Society of Houston, Inc.,
admission is $5. Advance tickets are now on sale through
Foley's ticket centers.
With ur: engine that offers up to 1.50 miles per gallon, the
butavus MoPed is giving students a real lesson in economics.
Its sf orty design can take the average nonconformist to classes,
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Then since it weighs a mere 98 pounds, it can be taken into the dorm
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stay home in a second election.
Unless the second place candi-
date can build a lot of support
in two weeks, Briscoe will likely
be Houston's next mayor.
In the city controller's race,
five candidates are running
for the "second most
important position in city
government." The major issue
here seems to be whether the
controller should be an
accountant or a manager.
Palmer Bowser, John Castillo,
and Bob Brewer, all former
officials in the Hofheinz
administration, point to their
administration in manage-
ment. Steve Jones and Kathy
Whitmire are both CPA's in
private practice; each claims
to be an accountant/business-
person rather than a
bureaucrat. Castillo is a good
bet to lead in the voting,
simply because of his
recognized name; his brother-
in-law, Leonel Castillo, was
controller until spring of this
year. A runoff is likely in this
race, also.
The Houston city council-
men are also up for election; all
incumbents are running for
another term. These races
have attracted even less
attention than the mayor's
and controller's contests.
Voters will also be deciding on
7 proposed constitutional
amendments, and on candi-
dates for the Houston school
board.
Polls are open in Hamman
Hall Tuesday, November 8
from 7:00am to 7:00pm.
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KTRU to interview Butz
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Former Agriculture Depart-
ment Secretary Earl Butz will
be interviewed live from the
ktru (91.7 FM) studios
Wednesday, November 9 at
7pm.
The program will be of "call-
irP' variety, as is the regular
format for ktru's "Up in the
Air" talk show. Listeners who
wish to question Butz can call
527-4050, 4088, or 4098.
A panel of ktru staffers
will question the controversial
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Butz on the U.S.-Soviet wheat
pact which was executed
during his tenure - as
Agriculture Secretary, as well
as Butz' departure from that
position after his highly
publicized characterization of
blacks.
Butz is second on ktru's
1977 schedule of "prominent
people interviews". (Federal
Election Commissioner Joan
Aikins was interviewed last
month.) In late November,
Deputy Secretary of Defense
Charles Duncan will be at the
studios for a similar program.
Other hopefuls between now
and then are Dan Rather, Ron
Nessen, Lou Cannon (Wash-
ington Post White House
correspondent), Walter
Cronkite, Coretta King, Rep.
Bella Abzug, Gloria Steinem,
Sen. Birch Bayh, Sen. Charles
Percy, Betty Ford, Liz
Carpenter, and/or actress
Jean Stapleton.
Members of the Rice
community interested in
arranging these or other
interviews, or in joining a
panel of questioners, ought to
leave word at ktru; ask for
Eric Sisson or Lee Hochberg.
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Parker, Philip. The Rice Thresher (Houston, Tex.), Vol. 65, No. 13, Ed. 1 Thursday, November 3, 1977, newspaper, November 3, 1977; Houston, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth245350/m1/4/: accessed July 18, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Rice University Woodson Research Center.