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ADVOCATE. Tuciiay, June J. 1X1 Clements Blasts i Doggett Action I It "U- I I AUSTIN (AP) Gov. Bill Clements said Monday that Sen. Lloyd Doggetl broke "his wnttai word" tn blocking the governor's appointment of Dr.

Richard Box of Austin to the Texas Real Estate Commission. Doggett, D-Austin, asked his colleagues as a courtesy to him to reject Box. the Trivis County Republican chair-nun, and they did on a 31-0 vote June -Sen. Doggett's action Is totally unwarranted and in riolation o( his ertal aod written word," Clements said in a statement Monday. The governor released a copy of a Jan.

31, 1380, letter from Doggett to Box saying he bad concurred tn the appointment. -When Sen. Doggett says my staff did not 'communicate' with him, what be really means is that we would not make a deal with him on the appointment," Clements added. Hearing On Health Plan Set Public bearing en the draft 1961-1965 health systems plan of South Texas Health Systems Agency will be held in Victoria June U. The hearing will begin at 7 p.m.

In the Victoria Bank and Trust Co. building. The five-year plan is a guideline prepared by the agency and approved by Its board of directors for upgrading health services in the 2t-county South Texas area over the next five years. A perinatal system that would Include family planning, parental and genetic counseling and maternal-infant follow-up is one of the new goals Included in the draft plan. Other additions Include plans for improved emergency medical services and increasing health manpower.

Copies of the plan currently are available at public libraries in aO county seats, or at the HSA office in the Victoria College Allied Health Services building. Written comments on the plan will be accepted through June 22 at the agency headquarters, Texas University Station 1, P.O. Box 2378, Kingsville, Texas 78361 Diplomas gates lowering when no train is approaching is a recurring problem about which City Council has complained to railroad officials several times over the past year. Court Signed RECURRING PROBLEM Driven above await their turns Monday to drive around malfunctioning traffic safety gates on the Southern Pacific railroad Intersection on Ben Jordan Street. Malfunction of the Student Skills Tests Announcement of Results Due Appeals Creation AUSTIN (AP) Gov.

Bill Clements signed into law Monday a bill restructuring Texas' system of handling appeals of criminal convictions so that cases will be disposed of more quickly. The bill passed by the Legislature this year followed approval in 1980 of a constitutional amendment that would give the 14 courts Of civil appeals jurisdiction to act on criminal appeals. The bill authorizes 19 new appellate judges because of the additional case load the ninth graders were tested in 1980. The TASB results last year were supposed to give districts an idea of where they stand as compared to other schools in the state, but charges of inaccuracies In scoring the composition portion made the results questionable. Westinghouse Data Processing Systems was contracted by the Texas Education Agency to mark the tests.

Upon conclusion of its task the company was facing allegations that the essay part was being marked at random by graduate students who were at times even under the Influence of alcohol and marijuana while grading the tests. Results of the second Texas Assessment of Basic SkUls tests lath Victoria Independent School District will be presented to the board of trustees Tuesday night. The board will conduct Its first night session since voting in April to hold two meetings a month if necessary. The meeting will be held at p.m. In the Education Center, 102 Profit Drive.

The test results will be made public starting at 1:30 p.m.. according to Superintendent Dr. Roger D. Gee. The first hour will be taken up by a closed session.

Students In the district and across the state took the TASB reading, writing, and mathematics tests ny was paid 1.1 million to print, distribute, score the tests and report the results to the districts and the TEA. The trustees will also bear a report to the Committee of 100 on what the district has accomplished so far In regard to the committee's recommendations. Ten committees reported in December, 1979 to the board bow to improve various conditions in the schools. "We spent the spring (1980) trying to see what to put in the budget according to their recommendations," said Gee. "We did some, some could not be budgeted, and some we didn't do because we disagreed with it," added the superintendent last February.

For the first time this year the tests This year's tests were contracted were administered third graders. Only fifth and CTBMcGraw-HlU of Monterey, Calif. The Clements, White Differ on Ruling Gym Condemnation Eyed gym to be condemned. an all-weather track for that facility. discussed were air conditioning for Victoria High School Stroman High School administrative office wing.

committee does not take official and Is limited to making recommendations to the board of trustees as a The Building and Grounds Committee of the Victoria Independent School District's board of trustees heard a recommendation Monday that Gross Elementary School's gymnasium be condemned. W.A. "Lefty" Sexton, VISD director of plant maintenance and operations, presented a letter from architect Warren Young who said he thought it best for the Sexton said he expects to present that recommendation at Tuesday's meeting of the school board as an emergency Item added to the agenda. The committee also discussed options available for the Pattl Welder stadium and track, and asked Sexton to seek cost estimates for installation of new bleach Southern Baptist Convention out to compa- which appoints institutional trustees, and in the election of a president late In the day. The conservative-backed incumbent, the Rev.

Bailey Smith of Del City, is pitted against a moderate-backed candidate, Abner McCall, president of Baylor University In Texas. The fundamentalist faction is "more concerned with pro-tecing the Bible than proclaiming It," Fields said. "But the Bible is not here on trial. Baptists believe the ers and Also Improvements and the The action whole. Power Struggle Brewing AUSTIN (AP) Gov.

Bill Clements said Monday the state should forget about appealing a judge's decision that evangelist Lester Roloff doesn't need state licenses for his youth homes. Attorney General Mark White said nothing doing. The attorney general said Cements called him to the governor's office Monday to talk about the Roloff case. However, something came up and the meeting never came off, White said. Clements told reporters Monday he was pleased with a recent ruling by State District Judge Charles Mathews of Austin in favor of Roloff.

The Corpus Christ! evangelist has waged a long court battle against licenses required by the Department of Human Resources for child-care facilities. "I thought when the judge made his decision he made a judicious decision, and it happened to be one I agreed with, incidentally," said Clements. "As far as I'm concerned I see no reason to appeal. Let it rest." White has said the state will appeal Mathews' decision, which was based on separation of church and state. The attorney general said he Fellowships Eighl Given Teachers area teachers were recently named to receive fellowships to attend the 24th annual Petroleum Institute for Educators being held this week through June 26 at the University of Houston.

The teachers Include Edith Ruth Anderson, Cuero; John Decker, Edna; Dwlght Edens, Rockport: Johnny Porter Green, Beeyllle; Patsy V. Roush and Ruth Wills of Victoria; Wayne Slmpklns, Beevllle; and Ramona Smith, Corpus Chrlstl. Miss Anderson teaches chemistry and science at Cuero High School in Cuero, and Decker teaches physical science at Edna High School in Edna. Edens teaches math at Rockport Fulton Junior High School in Rockport. Green teaches accounting, general business, business law, business math and typing for the Skldmore-Tynan Independent School District.

Miss Roush teaches physical science and health at Bloo-mlngton High School In BIoo-mlngton, while Mrs. Wills teaches American history at St. Joseph High School in Victoria. A Ms. Smith teaches biology and marine biology at Moody High School in Corpus Chrlstl, and Slmpklns teaches coordinated vocational education at A.C.

Jones High School in Beevllle. courts must handle. It divides the Court of Criminal Appeals' backlog of more than 3,000 cases, leaving 1,800 cases with the court and providing that up to 75 cases will be sent to the intermediate courts of appeal for each new judge. The Court of Criminal Appeals will continue to receive death penalty cases, but all others will go the regional courts of appeals, which are scattered throughout the state. would like to Know the legal basis behind Clements' opinion.

"To suggest you just like the result doesn't touch on the issues involved," White told reporters. "This is a state law that is very clear in its coverage. I'd like to know why he thinks this case shouldn't be appealed." White said allowing Roloff to operate unlicensed homes just because they are church-related sets a dangerous precendent that could break down state regulation of several industries. HONDA EXPRESS UplolOOMPQ No pedals to Reliable push engine Light and easy handling lattiCL if Hoover i Commercial U7075 R10 GRANDE 573-3871 I sssCi 3 Victoria Awarded At Baylor Fourteen Victoria area students were awarded diplomas during commencement exercises held recently at Baylor University in Waco. Victoria students included James Wynn Cole of 807 Northgate, juris doctor; Ruth Ann Dunn of 107 Angus, bachelor of science in education, magna cum laude; David Warren Hardesty of 109 Spokane, bachelor of business administration, summa cum laude; Sandra Jean Sims of 1501 Plantation, bachelor of arts; Frieda Marie Truman of 13 Jade bachelor of science in education; and Debra Claire Wearden of 806 E.

Nueces bachelor of magna cum laude. Other' graduates included Karen S. Kacir of Cuero, bachelor of science; Linda Lee Goelzer of El Campo, bachelor of arts; Martha Kay SJolander of El Campo, bachelor of science in home economics; Louis Kent Blanton of Beeville, bachelor of music education, summa cum laude; Sylvia Margarita Diaz of Goliad, bachelor of science, magna cum laude. Also, Julie Ann Shepherd of Refugio, bachelor of science in education; Deborah Lynn Fake of Rockport, bachelor of arts, cum laude; and Ronald Clay Rightmer of Schulen-burg, bachelor of business administration. 30 ft.

Cord 4.3 Amp Motor All Metal Bar lYear Warranty IS TOM' 2 ALL BRANDS ON SALE it i i t- 4 i it if i a i. Bible. Those saying otherwise are doing so for other purposes a political takeover." Some church leaders saw the move as reflecting the general swing to the right in the country. A professor of religious studies and sociology at the University of California, Philip E. Hammond, said the rise of conservative evangelical groups in politics is largely a reflection of a shift in the culture.

25, SO and 75 Years Ago Vandenberge, Crain and Van-denberge declaring the street paving engineering contract with Fooshee and Hungerford void. Those voting for acceptance of the opinion were Mayor E.J. Blackert, Aldermen A.T. Andersen and Chas. A.Schuchert and Advisory Committeemen Herman Fischer, T.L.

Sterne, W.H. Smith and C.J. Fossati. Those voting against acceptance of the opinion were Aldermen Jake Hummel and E.W. Parker and Advisory Committeemen LA Fritz.

June 9, 1958 The Senate Appropriations Committee has approved $110,800 in construction funds to start dredging the final leg of the Guadalupe Canal linking Victoria to the Intracoas-tal Waterway, Sen. Price Daniel wired The Victoria Advocate from Washington, D.Cn Friday. Kay Chandler, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. F.W.

Chandler of York-town was named winner in the bathing beauty revue held Friday in connection with the 26th Annual Yoakum Tomato Tom-Tom celebration at both sides passed out partisan literature at the gates. "No Compromise on Bible Inerrancy," read a placard carried by a picketing Bible Presbyterian pastor from Madison, the Rev. Mel Perry. Meanwhile, the Rev. W.C.

Fields, the denomination's press representative, termed the meeting a "watershed convention" that could deter mine whether a strongly conservative group gains further control. The actual conflict "is not theological but political," he said, "The central issue is the attempt to take control by a small, highly organized group of fundamentalists." Baptists historically have been an individualistic, diverse lot, wary of enforced creeds and upholding the freedom of the individual to interpret the Bible as he stands it, stressing evangelism rather than theological hairsplitting. But a recently organized conservative faction, insisting on requirements for strict literalism In Interpreting the Bible, are openly campaigin-Ing for control of denominational machinery, and thus of its Institutions. A strong indication of which way the convention will go comes on its opening day Tuesday In action on a proposed committee on boards, Council Plans WorkSessioh City Council will meet at 5 p.m. Tuesday in a work session to continue discussion of proposed water and sewer rates.

The meeting will be held in the conference room on the second floor of City Hall. H00U6R Safe June 9, 1906 On Thursday evening, June 7, Miss Corrie Donalson, one of Victoria's most popular young ladies, gave a moonlight hay ride complimentary to her guest, Miss Mamie Maxwell, a charming young lady of Hico. The event was the largest of its kind and one of the most enjoyable In which the young people of Victoria have ever participated. Four large floats covered with hay collected the participants and all met at the court house as a starting point. The night was ideal and after two hours spent along the old river road and returning on the gravel road, the young people made a tour of the town.

Then all assembled on the beautiful lawn of the Donalson home, where delicious refreshments were served. After spending another enjoyable hour there, the guests reluctantly departed for their homes. Junes, 1931 The City Council and Street Paving Advisory Committee voted eight to three at their joint meeting last night to accept the opinion of Proctor. LOS ANGELES (AP) -Harsh charges were exchanged Monday as Southern Baptists assembled from across the country in the midst of a surging conflict over power being fought under a banner of doctrine. On the eve of the opening of the denomination's annual convention, the Rev.

Harold Llndsell of Wheaton, 111., a leader in a fundamentalist wing, charged that church institutions are "deeply infected with a liberal bias." He told a news conference that It can be "palpably demonstrated without doubt" that some teachers are spreading heretical views. On the other hand, the Rev. Jess C. Moody of Van Nuys, said some antagonists on both sides are "fear peddlers, selling the same thing Just from different bottles." He told a preliminary pastor's conference that controversy among Christians is contrary to the mood of Jesus. "When people get on different sides you know nobody is on the main road Raising Cain solves nothing.

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