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NB PULLS WITHIN GAME OF LEAD; SV IN 4-WAY TIE FOR FIRST Sports, Page 11A 1 New Braunfels 1 43 2 Wednesday ad April 17, 1991 25 Cents Vol. 139, No. 108 Braunfels, 78130 (USPS 377-880) 512-625-9144 Two Sections, 20 Pages Stammtisch Best wishes The New Braunfels Ilerald- Zeitung wishes "happy birthday" today to Adrian Rosales, Suzic Hartman, Agapipo Lara, Renc Lara, Andrea 'Andi" Gonzales, Olga Lara Ruth Warburton and Ashley Kaufmann. Belated birthday greetings to Adrian Alexander Garcia. "Happy anniversary" today to Thomas and Angelita Vallejo and Frank and Annic L.

Hucter. Know of a birthday or anniversary? Give our receptionist a call the day before at 625-9144 we'd like to share in the greetings. Street closings Closed from 7 a.m. to 5 p.m. today for street construction arc Live Oak Avenue from Cross Surcet to U.S.

Highway 81, Lee Street from Hackberry to Orange avenues, Stonewall Street from Hackberry to Orange avenues and Jackson Street from Hackberry to Live Oak avenues. Closed until further notice is Unicorn Avenue from U.S. Highway 81 to the Interstate 35 access road. Newcomers' Club All new residents of New Braunfels are invited to an activity of the Newcomers' Club at Landa Park Pavilion No. 16 on Thursday.

Bring musical instruments and games for a 4 p.m. entertainment time and a covered dish for dinner at 5:30. For more information, call Shirley Kellerman at 629-6916. Project Graduation There will be a very important Project Graduation meeting for all parents of juniors and seniors at 7 p.m. Thursday in the Commons of Canyon High School.

Even those who haven't attended past meetings, and especially the parents of juniors, are encouraged to attend, said Paula Spitzer. Patriot pep rally At 2 p.m. Friday, New Braunfels Middle School will host a Patriot Pep Rally. Desert Storm veterans and other former service members are invited. For more information, call Sue Hayworth at 625-7728.

Go Western Dance Tickets are available now for the Canyon Lake Chamber of Commerce's Go Western Dance and Bar-B-Q on Saturday. Tickets, which are $10 for adults and $4 for children may be purchased at the Canyon Lake Chamber office, Canyon Lake Office Supply, Bumper to Bumper Auto Parts or from any Canyon Lake Chamber director. In New Braunfels, tickets may be obtained at the Herald-Zeitung offices. Aggie Muster Former students of Texas University will assemble in New Braunfels Sunday for the annual Texas Aggie Muster, according to Co-Chairman Marvin Pustka. Muster activities will begin, Pustka said, at 12:30 p.m.

after church at Forke's Store in Conservation Plaza. Muster is open to all former students and their families, parents of students, and friends of Texas he said. Those planning to take part in the New Braunfels Muster are asked to call 629-4406 by April 18. See STAMMTISCH, Page 2A Good Day Cloud cover should break up today, but -evening showers are still a possibility. A high estimated today at 85 should be followed by a low near 69, with mirror conditions Thursday.

High in New Braunfels Tuesday was 85 and the overnight low was 69. For more weather information, please see Page 2A. Inside: CLASSIFIED. COMICS. 10A CROSSWORD DEAR ABBY 3B 4B 10A 1-5B SPORTS TV 10A WEATHER.

Railroad strike hits home A striking rail worker who declined to give his name carrles a by Erik Karlsson) 1. UNIT. By STEPHANIE FERGUSON News Editor The Union Pacific tracks that wind through New Braunfels will be deserted today as picket lines of striking rail unions begin forming across the country. "In fact, right now, pickets are starting to pop up along the railroad," said Union Pacific spokesman Mark Davis in a telephone interview this morning from Omaha, Neb. A small picket of about five men formed in New Braunfels this morning at the railroad crossing at Hill Avenue and Coll Street to show their support of the strike.

"We're all in this together," said one striker, who refused to give his name. The New Braunfels strikers work on the line at various locations assisting in bringing in supplies to local industries. The earliest evidence of the strike came from the East Coast around 7 this morning after the nation's rail unions walked off the job when lastditch negotiations failed to produce a settlement with major freight carriers. One of the last Union Pacific trains to travel through New Braunfels went through town around 8:30 a.m. today after the picket had formed at the Coll crossing.

The strike resulted from the differences between unions and management. Unions say the railroads are not offering high enough pay increase to make up for past wage freezes. but management says railroad workers are paid higher wages then those of other industrial workers. U.S. Congress is pledging quick action today to keep the walkout from being a long one.

The strike, if extended, could affect industries located in New Braunfels that rely on supplies that come in on rail, officials say. "It will have a definite immediate effect," Davis said. "If they (local industries) get timely shipments coming in daily they will feel the impact of the strike immediately. And that rolls over to the consumer." The New Braunfels strikers, some stories, Page 6A. (Photo from United Transportation Union, Sea RAIL, Page 2A.

Hit- pickets sign at a New Braunfels crossing. Please see related Garden Ridge can't fill seat until ballots in By STEPHANIE FERGUSON News Editor State District Judge Charles Ramsay extended a temporary restraining order Tuesday barring the Garden Ridge City Council from filling a council seat, declared vacant, until after the May 4 election. Ramsay's granted extension comes after District Judge Robert Pfeuffer issued a temporary restraining order, barring the council from filing the position held by Mayor Pro Tempore Cutting plant's power would violate rights By STEPHANIE FERGUSON News Edilor The general manager of the New Braunfels Utilities says that "arbitrary disconnection" of power from the Balcones Cement Plant would be a violation of the owner's rights. "Realistically, the arbitrary disconnection of any of our customers would be, at least in my opinion at this point, a pretty severe. violation of their rights," said Bob Sohn.

Disconnecting power from the plant was suggested last week during a New Braunfels City Council meeting. Paul Fraser, an opponent of plans of hazardous waste at the plant and a candidate for city council, suggested that the city had the authorily to cut power from the plant, under the City Charter, if hazardous waste was burned there. "I would feel like certainly that there could be some very, very dire consequences for such an action," Sohn said. "I feel that our customer's rights are pretty sacred so long as the customer has paid his bill and from a utility standpoint done what our agreement says he should do." District 4 City Council Member Eddie Temple, running for re election against Fraser said: "In doing some research on that idea of Mr. Fraser's it's my understanding from the NBU and city officials that it would have a very negative effect on our city and NBU ratepayers." Temple, who said he is opposed to Keith Richter, who filed suit against Richter, who the city for declaring his seat vacant.

accused the city Mayor Walter Yohey declared the from playing politics. seat vacant after Richter, who was live terms as a council deployed to serve in Operation Desert Storm, missed three city council The council was meetings. al weeks ago on filed suit April 3, Richter. council members He said he would drop the suit if he He has served won the race for mayor. member.

Richter faces former city secretary Linda Klekar in the election. deadlocked sever- Yohey is not running tor rewhether the reinstate election. the idea, said pulling the plug from any company could put the city in a position of possibly being sued by that company. Susan Curtis, also running for the District 4 council seat, called the idea to cut off electricity from the plant "foolhearted." She said if electricity was cut from the Balcones Cement Plant, one of the largest NBU customers, the ratepayers would suffer, the Public Utility Commission would receive a complaint that day and San Antonio-based City Public Service could offer electricity to the plant. Public Utility Commission of Texas Spokesman Bill Dunn said: "From our standpoint, our jurisdiction over a -owned utility is extremely limited.

Basically, the city council ultimately has the responsibility for the -owned utility." Sohn said if electricity was cut from the plant the company and its employees could file a lawsuit against the -owned utility NBU. "The Public Utility Regulatory Act establishes, among utility commissions, a certain certified area that we serve and those are somewhat sacred in a sense that they have been very ciosely guarded and regulated arid that the inclusion of a municipal into area that is approved by the PUC doesn't give that customer any latitudes as through what utility company they want to be served from," he said. The installation or cameras in Department of Public Safety venicles serving the New Braunfels area could see increased convitions or drunken drivers, authorities believe. The dashboardmounted video cameras will allow the courts to see exactly what the arresting officer saw. (Photo by Erik Karlsson) all Cameras in DPS cars should give 'truer picture' By STEPHANIE FERGUSON News Editor Cameras now are rotting F1 local State Departmem of Public Safely trooper cars aping everytbing from DWI suspects to accident investigations.

"They are going to take away any con aliction frat may come up 111 court, said DPS Sgt. 12. Holder. of New Braunfets "Pictures don't lie." The small video cameras and monuors me heng mounted on the vehicles' dashbourds and troopers are being wired with microphones to give bener picture of what happens on the roadways. Those taped recordungs can be used in court to bring various accidents and incidents to the jurors.

think we will get. a truer picture of the DWI suspect," said Trooper Scout Haax, who recently auended of DWI a in College Station 011 the use 01 video cuner. IS in law enforcement. Trooper Rojelio "Roger" Garza sud a jurors want more than they wam io see the car." Partners Haag and Garza sud they have dready used the camera, last week, dwig accident avestigauon and on wailic stops. Hung sand in towns where the video cameras me used conviction rates have gone up.

Holder sad he expects to have cuneras installed LI1 all six trooper vehicies in the New Brauniels fleer. The State of Texas pays for the cancras and monitors. Hang said in the neat tow to live yews he expects all DPS vehicles across the state will be equipped with the cameras and monitors..