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10-Cent Hike May Boost Supplies THE VICTORIA ADVOCATE, Saturday. April 19. 198G-7A For House Speaker Bryant Urges Limited Term Gas Supply, Cost Steady I pT "a I iii mm nmtmmmmivmmmmMmim-'' v- By CLIFFORD CAIN Advocate Staff Writer Gasoline prices and supplies locally remain steady at this time, but an expected lu-cent a gallon oil imports conservation may cause more gasoline to become available, possibly resulting in surpluses in many areas. The local situation appears to be -about the same as (or sta lions statewide which were reported by the American Auto mobile Association as having supplies at the most abundant level in 12 months. The AAA also reported Friday that motor fuel prices increased only moderately and diesel prices actually declined in some areas in the past month However, the Associated Press reported Friday that a 10-cent-a-gallon increase in gaso canidate.

Bryant said. He said he also had numerous pledges of support from candidates who are challenging incumbents or seeking "open" seats Bryant said that in 144 years only six out of 78 speakers of the Texas House have been elected to more than one" consecutjve term and only one, Clayton, has ever sought more than two consecutive terns! "It is not only appropriate, but also essential that the power of the speaker over the affairs of state be given some reasonable boundaries," he said Bryant also said that the speaker's office "is one of the few offices of state government, if not the only one, which has no specific ceiling oh' spending He noted that the House approves at the beginning of each regular legislative session a resolution setting limits on expenses for each representative along with maximum salaries that a representative may pay an employee. Currently representative's expenses are limited to about $4,500 a month with a limit of $1,300 a month for Advocate staff PhoiA ESCAPES INJURY Clyde Thomas, 49-year-old Alabama resident, escaped injury Friday afternoon when his northbound pickup truck overturned four miles northwest of Victoria on the Cuero Highway. The accident was investk gated by State Trooper Steve Holder. For FCC Review Lawmakers Hit Site for Prison AUSTIN (AP) The Texas speaker's race needs something to revive it, Rep.

John Bryant, D-Dallas, said Friday as he recommended that future House speakers be limited to two terms. Bryant also told a news conference that future leaders of the Texas House should have to live within a budget approved by other state representatives. Bryant is finishing out his third two-year term from a Dallas district. Clayton is running for an unprecedented fourth term as speaker. He also is under investigation by a Houston federal grand jury in connection with an FBI "sting" investigation.

Clayton has acknowledged receiving a 15,000 cash "campaign contribution" during a discussion of bidding for the state employee group insurance contract. But he said he meant to give it back. 'ihave no idea how this is going to turn out," Bryant said. "I know that Clayton is still a candidate, and as I understand it, I am the only announced candidate against him." Rep. Bill Caraway, 'D-Hous-ton, however, has announced against Clayton and claimed 31 pledges of support.

Bryant said be has 64 pledges from incumbent representatives to SUpporUwa, 'M. snpakpr even jf Clayton is a candidate. Another six incumbents would vote for him if Clayton is not a Nature Club Sets 'Walks' Golden Crescent Nature Club will conduct "warbler walks" Saturday and Sunday mornings, beginning at 7:30 am. from the Texas Zoo building in Riverside Park, and all interested persons are invited to participate. The annual migration of the cotorful warbler birds is now under way and the club will have experienced members on hand to assist in locating and identifying these birds in the park.

Participants should bring" binoculars and bird identification books if available. Programming Bids Submitted ceived." she said "Generally, the costs are reflected quite quickly." Under the program, importers of crude will pay the fee to the federal government and then be reimbursed by gasoline marketers by selling entitlements to all gasoline refiners. Miss Dewton rioted that there would be "month-to-month variances based on the volumes of oil imports and domestic gasoline production She said the conservalion fee is expected to reduce gasoline and diesel consumption and imports by 100.000 barrels per day this year and up to 250.000 bar rels per day by the end of the third year. The direct effect will raise overall consumer prices about one-half a percentage point, she said, with most of it to be reflected in May and June Although the stalewide AAA report leans toward a possible surplus, Victoria stations surveyed by telephone indicated no surplus existed, but that they were having no trouble getting diesel or gasoline of ail avail able grades, nor were they run ning short or using up future allocations Even those stations with allocation limits reported no trouble with serving their custom ers. However, a few operators said they still are try ing to con serve their weekly or monthly supplies by limiting the number of operating hours or days, so that they are not forced to borrow from the following month's allocation which could lead to spot shortages Many of the stations actually have extended operating hours because of the apparent abundance in supplies gasoline corn panics have experienced lor the past month or so.

The AAA's monthly Fuel Gauge Report based on a sur vey of 398 Texas sta tions indicated 8 percent of the stations now are operating 24 hours a day compared with 5 percent a month ago The re port said this is the highest level for such operations since las! May Almost all the stations are closed on Sundays, except for the Sigmor Shamrock stations, drive in grocery pumps and other smaller stations One reason (or the good sup ply of gasoline, given by many of the operators i the high prices at'the'pump which are keeping sales down stations reported having iiiott; premium than they knew what to do with A small surplus or al leasl an increase in availability, appears to exist locally in diesel fuel which is not restricted in allocations Gasoline price averages have increased from one to 2 5 cents per gallon since the mid-April report. January-February increases had averaged 8 cents, while those in February-March were at 5 5 cents a gallon Current statewide averages ranged from a low of $1.14 a gallon for self-service regular, up from Jl 13 a month ago, to SI 26 for full-service premium unleaded, up from $1 235. Locally, prices ranged from a high of $1 26 for unleaded and, $1 .22 for regular to a low of $1 .14 for unleaded and $1.10 for regular. The few stations carrying premium had it for about $1 19, self-service, and $1 .22, full service Most prices were in Ihe neighborhood of $1 119 to $1 194 for regular, and $1,179 to $1 25 for unleaded Other statewide full-service averages were regular $1 178, up from $1 159; unleaded $1 217. up from $1 197.

and premium $1,226. up from $1,208. Other self-service averages were unleaded $1 184. up from $1)69. premium $1 192.

up from $1,179. and premium unleaded $1,227. up from $1 217. The statewide diesel average dropped from $1.10 to $1,094 a gallon Locally, diesel at two locations was priced at $1 28 ($1.22 with a six cent discount) and 97 9 for cash purchases. $102 for credit card Houston had the highest full-service averages $1 .194 for regular, $1 248 for premium, and $1235 for unleaded.

Amarillo had a low of $1 129 for regular and $1 17 for unleaded while Kl Paso had a low of $1 195 for premium Kl Paso had the lowest self-service averages, $1 096 for regular. $1 142 for premium and $1 138 for unleaded Waco had the highest averages (or premium. $1,222, and unleaded $1 202. while Austin had the highest for regular. SI 159 Houston also had the highest diesel average.

$1 while Corpus Christ! had the lowest $1 on Barbecue Set To Aid Church A chicken barbecue, benefiting Bloonungton Pentecostal Church, will be held Saturday at the Gilbert olguin residence. 2211 SW Ben Jordan, in Victoria Plates, al $2 each will include a quarter chicken rice, beans potalo salad and cake Al'STIN Two legislators responded Friday to reports that state officials are considering buy ing a Lower Rio Grande Valley farm for a new prison by saying it "would inmates to escape to Mexico Land Commissioner Bob Armstrong confirmed Thursday that a three-member Approval Board would meet next Tuesday just hours before the deadline set by the owners of the La Casita Farm in Starr County The Approval Board Arm strong, Gov Bill Clements and Chairman James Windham of the State Board of Corrections will meet a half-hour after the prison board considers the purchase Armstrong said the General Land Office appraised the property at $7.5 million. Including line prices was expected to be passed on to motorists by May 15. as'part of President Carter's April 2 proclamation to impose a H.62-per barrel oil imports fee to conserve gasoline Doris Dewton. an assistant administrator in the Economic Regulator Administration told the news service that she is "optimistic" that Congress will replace the temporary (ee ith a permanent ad valorem gasoline tax As to when it will appear at the service station pump, the persons who incur the obligation to purchase the entitlements ill be able to pass it on as of May 15," Miss Dewton said.

"We expect that pass-through to the retail level to be fairly quick, particularly since retail price regulations pertain to the last delivery a retailer has re- t550.ti(iu in farm equipment "I don't think it's a good idea to locate a Texas prisona mere walk and a swim from Mexico." said Hep Hector ribe. D-Brownsville Also, Tribe said. "I wonder what our friends to the south i in Mexico i think about the plan to put 3.000 felons on our doorstep''" Rep Frnestine Glossbrenner. D-Alice, joined tribe in issuing a stalement "The flood of calls I have received have all been against the prison site." she saui. "My constituents feel a bit bewildered They are afraid that a state prison might threaten then safety, their security, and the value of their property The two legislators said they hope they they can persuade the Approval Board to reject any proposal to buy La Casita noon Saturdays livina nlants ft h' Uk-Jc the educational television signal out over CTV's antenna Strahan said he had also offered broadcasting services to television production classes at the University of Houston Victoria Campus and Victoria Consolidated Independent School District.

He hoped to reserve about an hour of the station's time to local news after thesta-tion has been in operation for several months. Terrel Cass, general manager of KEDT, said his station would offer local orogramming as well. He felt there is great potential for educational programming in theMctoria area and said the 3xpansion would help KEDT serve the area more completely. His antenna would broadcast with 1.000 watts of power from KXIX's transmitter tower, while CTV's antenna would broadcast with 100 watts of power from a tower just west of KXIX's transmitter Strahan said- the corporation also had plans to install a 1.000 waft amplifier soon after service begins The signal of each station could be picked up by conventional antennas ithin a 25-mile radius CTV is planning to spend just under $100,000 on the station initially, while STEBC will spend approximately $143,000. Cass stated Strahan said the FCC could decide on the applications "within a month or two" if no further hearings are required LONG DISTANCE CALLERS Two applications have been-filed with the Federal Communications Commission for au-.

thority to broadcast" programming over channel 25: The South Texas Educational Broadcasting Council in Corpus Christi submitted an applica-lion March 13 for a "translator station" that would rebroadcast programs of educational television station KEDT in Corpus Christi, while Community Television of Victoria filed July 19 for a similar station that would bring the programming of Spanish International station KWEX from San Antonio into the area FCC officials said they are reviewing STEBC's application to determine If it is complete A public heating could be held unless the two applicants negotiate an agreement, or one' chooses to move to another" channel Dwight Strahan of Houston, whose wife. Inelda Strahan. and son-in-law. Donald Sey-fert. applied as' Community Television of Victoria, said that entity would probably file for another channel if STKBC chooses to fight the application-Eventual programming for ('TV's station is still undecided Strahan said Ktt'EX was secured to accompany the application, but an offer has made' to KEDT to see il the two parties can consolidate their ap plications, which would send A Service for Victoria Advocate Classified Advertising CALL TOLL FREE 1-800-242-3513 to piac yew 4 yw my wt tfeli wrvlta It you Hv In tfcM (unttett Victoria, Calhov.

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