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The North Texas Daily
THURSDAY, MARCH 13,1980
NORTH TEXAS STATE UNIVERSITY. DENTON, TEXAS
63RD YEAR NC. 90
Task force probes phone rate hike
By KAREN BALL
Daily Reporter
The city of Denton will be part of a con-
solidated case to be presented to the Texas
Public Utilities Commission to determine
whether General Telephone Co.'s request for
a $58 million a year rate increase is necessary.
The task force will examine GTE's
liabilities and profits to determine what cost
increases are needed, C.J. Taylor, city at-
torney, said.
City Manager Chris Hartung was
authorized by the City Counci' to pay $7,020
into the collective funding effort, which will
pay for the services of Touche Rosse & Co.
as rate consultants. If needed, McMorries &
Associates will be hired as engineering con-
sultants.
The Texas Municipal League is sponsoring
the joint effort among the 11 cities that would
be affected by the rate increase: Denton, Irv-
ing, Aransas Pass, Garland, Grapevine,
Spearman, Lamesa, Bryan, Sherman, Sonora
and Wellington.
GTE'S EXISTING rate of return is 7 per-
cent, and the company is asking for a return
of 11 percent, Joanne Dean, GTE's business
manager, said. The rate hike would be
from 30 percent to 40 percent, she said.
"We are also citizens of Denton. We have
about 300 employees (in Denton.) We have
to make our livings, too. We feel like we have
waited as long as we can (to ask for the in-
crease)," Ms. Dean said.
GTE's last Denton rate increase was in
1975. GTE has not gone before the utilities
commission to request a rate increase since
TPUC's creation.
"The hiring of an accounting firm is to give
a fair recommendation to (TPUC concer-
ning) the phone company, (while minimizing)
the effect on the consumer," Hartung said.
A TPUC hearing on GTE's rate hike re-
quest will be in Austin today.
IN ACTION CONCERNING the airport,
the council extended the lease agreement with
J&M Aviation for six months. J&M rents
space from the city to run a (light school, an
aircraft rental service, a hangar rental service
and to sell fuel. The Airport Advisory Board
recommended approval of the lease.
The city manager was authorized to submit
an application to the Federal Aviation Ad-
ministration for an amendment to the airport
overlay grant. An excess of $140,000 will be
used to add I !6 inches to 2 inches of overlay
to an airport apron. The FAA has unofficial-
ly approved the amendment, Tommy
Jones, airport manager, told the council.
A scheduled appearance by Frank
Strickler concerning land lease negotiations
at the airport was canceled when Strickler did
not attend the meeting.
In other action, the council:
• Passed a resolution rerouting U.S.
Highway 77 as requested by the Texas
Department of Highway and Public Trans-
portation.
• Awarded a $12,000 bid to Delta T to
test, balance and adjust the heating, ventila-
tion and air conditioning system in the
Municipal Building.
• Approved a contract with W.A. Hensley
to appraise a tract of land on the northwest
corner of Paisley and Audra streets. The city
must acquire the land for straightening
Paisley Street as ordered in a U.S. Housing
and Urban Development community
development block grant.
• Approved payment of paving costs for
streets abutting city property in North
University Place.
• Approved the final plan of the Solar
Way Addition, where the developer is plan-
ning to build solar homes.
Faculty Senate
OKs cable TV
committee study
A proposal to establish an ad hoc
committee to investigate the possible
educational uses of Denton's cable
television system was approved by
the Faculty Senate Wednesday.
The proposal was delivered by Dr.
G.L. Scligmann, chairman of the
Committee on Committees.
One of the group's suggestions was
that the name of the ad hoc commit-
tee be changed from Media Task
Force, the original working name, to
Committee for Electronic Instruc-
tional Media.
The committee will investigate the
potential uses of the cable TV
system operated in Denton by
Golden Triangle Communications
and an educational television station
on Channel 2 now vaiting license ap-
proval by the Federal Communica-
tions Commission.
The committee will act as liason
with the Denton Channel 2 Founda-
tion, the organization attempting to
acquire use of the frequency, and will
investigate other educational media.
Nine of the 13 committee members
were appointed by the Faculty
Senate, one representing each Senate
group. The members include Dr.
Don Cleveland, library and informa-
tion sciences; Dr. Jim Baird, English;
Dr. James Poirot, computer sciences;
Dr. Bob Detrick, history; Dr. Aline
Arnold, administrative science and
marketing; Dr. Micheal Kozak, in-
dustrial arts; Dr. John Curry, educa-
tion; Dr. Rosemary Killam, music;
and Dr. Larry Gleeson, art.
An administrator, to be appointed
by the vice president for academic af-
fairs, also will be on the committee.
The director of the Center for
Instructional Services, the director of
the Media Library and the director of
the division of radio, television and
film will serve as ex officio members.
Dr. Seligmann said the committee
will help define the responsibility of
the university concerning instruc-
tional media.
City plans survey
Denton studies transit systems
Surveys to determine the transportation needs
and problems of Denton will be sent to students
and other city residents within the next two weeks,
Bill Angelo, administrative assistant to the city
manager, said Wednesday.
"Basically what we are trying to do is see if there
is a need for mass transit. We know there is some
interest but we don't know if there is a critical
need," Angelo said.
Denton became eligible for federal funding for a
mass transit system after the passage of the Rural
Mass Transit Act last year, he said. Under the act,
cities v. ith populations less than 50,000 can receive
U.S. Department of Transportation funds. Prior to
the passage of the act, funding for mass transit un-
der the Urban Mass Transit Act was available only
to cities with populations of 50,000 or more.
Brownwood and San Angelo, other Texas cities
eligible for the new funds, also are administering
the surveys.
Eventually Denton will need some sort of addi-
tions to current transportation systems or the in-
stallation of entirely new systems, he said.
"There are two ways to cope with soaring gas-
oline prices: looking at more energy-efficient
automobiles and more public transportation We
need both," Angelo said.
If the survey results indicate a need for more
public transportation, the city will consider installa-
tion of a mass transit system, he said. "Because of
financial considerations, we may take a look at
alternative types," he said.
Alternatives to a bus system include a minibus
system, based on either fixed routes or demand
routes, and van and car pooling. "At the very least
we will probably build onto what we already have,"
Angelo said. The NT shuttle bus service could be
expanded and additional taxi cabs could be
provided.
Funding for the survey came from a DOT
technical assistance grant and is being administered
by the Texas Department of Highways and Public
Transportation, he said.
Tentative results from the survey will be available
in April, and the final results will be available in
June or July, Angelo said.
Survey response will have a bearing on the im-
pact of the results and on any response by the
federal government, he said.
The highway department would be responsible
for the planning and the production of a system.
Questions on methods of traveling in town and
on city bus preferences are included in the survey.
Potential times and places of bus service also are
among the questions.
Denton had a bus system from the late 1920s to
the early 1950s. It was terminated because few peo-
ple used it. Dr. Ernest Griffin of the political
science faculty said. Griffin has lived intermittently
in Denton since 1938.
"I would like to see a rapid transit system rein-
stalled in Denton. 1 think there is the potential of
enough ridership," he said.
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Pholo by PAM LOVE
YOU CAN TRUST YOUR CAR —David Malcolm.
Dallas senior, works on a classmate's car during an
auto mechanics course. Students work on their cars
during class two or three times a semester.
Census takers to count dorm residents
By TERR1 BANNING
Daily Reporter
Most Americans will receive 1980
census questionnaires bv mail, but stu-
dents living in dormitories will be given
the questionnaire in person by a census
taker, an official at the regional office of
the U.S. Census Bureau said.
College students not living with
parents will be counted one of two ways,
Kenneth Benson Jr., district manager
for the North Texas Census Bureau in
Dallas, said Wednesday.
"If students live in apartments they
will be counted just like anyone else," he
said. "They will receive a questionnaire
in the mail and will have to fill it out."
Students living in dorms will be
counted by a special census, Benson
said. "We will contact all persons in
charge of the dorms and find out how
many people live there," he said.
"Enumerators (census takers) will be
responsible for handing out and col-
lecting the questionnaires."
Students are required by law to
answer the census.
The questionnaire will ask how many
people live in a household as of April 1.
"If student) are away at college then
they are not living in their parents'
home and will not be counted in their
parents' questionnaire," Jane Sumner,
public information coordinator for the
regional Census Bureau, said.
Students will, however, be listed on
their parents' questionnaire as a member
of the family, she said.
College students living in Denton will
be counted as part of the city's popula-
tion, and that count could affect the
amount of federal funding Denton
receives, Paulette Lichtman-Panzer,
training specialist for the Census
Bureau, said.
"Students will be enumerated as living
in the city they are in, and that may af-
fect revenue sharing," she said. "Since
all revenue sharing is based on the
number of people in any given com-
munity...Denton's base population
would be larger and the amount of
money received by the city could be
larger."
Reapportionment of the Legislature
also could be affected by the inclusion of
students in a city's population, Ms.
Lichtman-Panzer said. "It just depends
on how district lines are drawn now and
how different the population figures are
since the last census."
The number of student loans made
available by the government could be af-
fected by census data, she said.
"We can analyze the income of stu-
dents living in a certain area," she said.
"We can see if people making a certain
number of dollars need more money to
get through school."
Students chosen at random to answer
the long-form questionnaire will be
asked their occupation and income, Ms,
Lichtman-Panzer said. "Since we'll be
picking up this statistical information, it
may help get an increase in student loans
in a given area."
The biggest problem in counting stu-
dents at colleges and universities is "just
trying to catch them at home and get
completed census forms from them," she
said. "Students are so busy, and some
hold full-time jobs plus going to school,
so it makes it difficult for us," she said.
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Photo by KAREN CLARK
OUT OF TUNES? From left, Robert La Croix, Dallas graduate
student; John Sippell, Isle of Palms, S.C., sophomore; and Ralph
Conard, Adel, Iowa, sophomore, enjoy a lazy afternoon following
their guitar class.
Bill would strenghten Fed
Rates may climb
By BILLCHRISTENSEN
Staff Writer
Legislation pending in Congress would in-
crease interest rates on deposits and put
lending institutions under the authority of the
Federal Reserve Board, substantially
strengthening its ability to determine
monetary policy, a member of the finance, in-
surance, real estate and law faculty said
Wednesday.
The legislation would increase the present
interest rate ceilings .25 percent within the
next 18 months, .5 percent during the subse-
quent 18 months and .5 per year thereafter.
Savings and loan institutions are concerned
because the increase will mean the loss of a
provision allowing interest rates .25 percent
above that allowed by commercial banks.
Because of this provision, savings and loans
have attracted depositors from commercial
banks, but the new legislation will not allow
that, Dr. Jim McDonald said.
These institutions have been lobbying
against the bill, arguing they need this advan-
tage to be competitive with the member banks,
which are larger and offer more services, he
said.
Many savings and loans today are large in-
stitutions, and the legislation would allow all
banks to offer interest-bearing checking ac-
counts next year, Dr. McDonald said
Included in the bill is a provision to bring
8,913 non-member banks under the Federal
Reserve requirement, empowering the board
to set higher requirements.
Reserve requirements for banks in the
Federal Reserve System insist deposits be held
as vault cash or deposits with a Federal
Reserve Bank. State non-member banks may
hold deposits in cash or "near money in-
struments," including federal notes and state
bonds. Most state regulating authorities re-
quire less money be held in deposit than the
Federal Reserve Board. Dr. McDonald said.
This allows state banks to hold more
interest-earning money in reserve, he said
As a result, many banks leave the federal
system because it is not profitable, he said.
"As more banks move out from under federal
control, it makes it much harder for the
federal government to implement monetary
policy."
The legislation will diminish the differences
between savings and loans and commercial
banks.
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