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The Red and Black. Thursday. August», 1S7S
FIRST IN 23 YEARS
Former mayor to serve on Regents
Gas prices reach dollar
By JEFF HOWERTON
surf writer
The first Board of Regents
appointee from Athens in 25
years is a businessman who.
although admittedly a novice
to the current University
System, has often dealt with
the University System, has
often dealt with the University
during his terms as mayor of
Athens and during his stints on
various boards
Reluctant to comment on
issues confronting the board
Julius Bishop. 64. said he is
certain of one thing he will
"try to do the kind of job that
the governor and the people of
the !0th District, would be
pleased with "
Serving as mayor of Athens
from 1964 76. Bishop said that
his prior contact with teh
University was primarily on an
administrative level Frequent
ly the situations ranged from
garbage collection and law
enforcement to traffic prob
lems on home football game
days.
Bishop has served on several
University-related committees
and boards He has been a
member of the Board of
Trustees for the University of
Georgia Foundation
University President Fred
Davison recently appointed
Bishop to the directorship of
the University’s Research
Foundation, formed to funnel
research grants through the
coporation instead of regular
channels This, according to
Bishop, lessens the time
between the instigation of a
grant proposal and the reward
of the money
Bishop recently announced
his resignation from the
Georgia World Congress Cen
ter Authority and the state
Board of Industry and Trade
The University System ful
fills Georgia s need for higher
education in various ways,
such as establishing a system
of junior colleges, Bishop said
‘The legislature tried sever
al years ago to make it easier
for a young person anywhere
in the state to get a
college-level education through
building junior colleges
throughout the state.” he said
“These make it financially
feasible, if you can live at
home and still get that college
ecucation—from the standpoint
of economics—it’s a very
important factor.” he added.
Since leaving the mayor’s
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Former Mayor
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Julius Bishop
By STEVE OSBORNE
Staff writer
Gasoline prices have risen
an average of nine cents since
this survey was begun in June
The average price of gasoline
this week is 96 cents and the
price in June was 87 cents.
The average price of regular
gasoline was 83 cents and this
increased to 93 cents. Unleaded
gasoline has risen from 88
cents to 97 cents and high test
has increased from 89 cents to
99 cents These increases are
from June 18 to August 5
Prices remained fairly stable
throughout the last part of
June, but all through July the
prices climbed at the rate of
two to three cents every week.
Gasoline went over the price
of a dollar per gallon this week
when Henderson American
Station raised the price of
high-test to $1 04 per gallon
Most stations were able to
keep an adequate supply of
gasoline throughout the sum
mer Those stations that did
run short received more gas
within two weeks.
office. Bishop has served as
president of Athens Federal
Savings and Loan Association,
and he is currently working on
increasing the bank's assets
through acquisition and mer
ger with a smaller bank in a
neighboring town
According to Tom Daniel,
administrative assistant and
appointments secretary to
Governor George Busbee. the
new regents would ideally be
"people who paid attention to
detail, who had experience in
business matters, and who had
the ability to make decisions in
comparing needs ” Daniel said
Governor Busbee was “im
pressed by Bishop’s back
ground and accomplishments.
“He (Bishop) will do a lot to
bring the board the unity it
needs.” said state representa
tive Bob Argo "He’s not the
messiah, but he will do a real
good job in solidifying that
board (The Simpson firing) is
obliged to have left some
scars, some gaps.”
Address changes save time
By STACI KRAMER
Staff writer
If you're planning a vacation
during fall break or if you're
changing your address when
you return in the fall, do it the
easy way: conatact the United
States Postal Service and
make the proper arrangements
in advance.
What are the proper arrange
ments? Postmaster Barbara
Weir suggests that vacationers
ask a friend or neighbor to
empty their mailboxes daily
when they’re going to be gone
for a relatively short time,
have the post office hold tne
mail as long as thirty days, or
have it forwarded to a vacation
address.
Also, if you're moving in the
fall, remember to have all of
your mail forwarded to your
new address.
And whether you want to pay
your bills or not, avoid hassles
by making sure Southern Bell.
Georgia Power, and the
University can find you (by
mail) at all times.
To avoid mix-ups. simply fill
out the change of address
forms most businesses have or
send them a notice stating
your new address and the date
you will move in.
The Postmaster also offered
the following tips for travelers:
buy enough stamps and station
ary before leaving, use the
right amount of postage, write
legibly, and don’t forget the zip
code.
By following the Postmas
ter’s suggestions, you’re Wot
only helping the U S. Postal
Service—you’re helping your
self.
Advance plans capitol trip
By MELISSA W HITE
A student-faculty junket to the nation’s capitol is currently
being planned by the campus group Advance for fall quarter. The
trip is designed to include meetings with senators,
representatives and officials in various governmental agencies
Advance spokesman Gregg Jocoy >aid. We've made contact
with senators Nunn and Talmadge plus 10 Georgia
representatives in the House and hope to receive their replies
shortly.” "Hopefully, we will be able to schedule 15 planned
appointments between groups of three students and Nunn or
Talmadge.” he said
Besides meeting with congressmen, members might talk
with officials of various federal regulatory agencies. ‘ Students
could meet with personnel of the agencies in which they are most
intersted,” Jocoy said.
"For example.” he continued, “radio or television journalism
majors may prefer to talk to people involved wdth the Federal
Communications Commission about issues.”
The trip is tentatively scheduled for the week of October 17-19,
Jocoy said.
The group is expected to make the trip by car caravan with
everyone sharing the gas expenses. Jocoy said
In addition, the group pjans to visit other foundations located in
Washington, including the National Organization for Reformation
of Marijuana Laws, the Center for the Study of Responsive Law .
and Common Cause. “We have also made arrangements with
Common Cause to hold a class here at the University about
lobbying techniques in late September, tentatively," Jocoy said.
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130 Oconee St.
AIds Road Texaco
Coiner of Alps Road and Broad St.
Henderson American Station
1925 West Broad St
Walls Standard Station
2315 West Broad St.
Milner Brothers Exxon Service Station
1880 West Broad St.
Tom Smith Standard Station
129 North Milledce Ave.
Torn Smith Gulf Station
251 West Broad St
Oak Street American Service Station
325 Oak St.
Alps Tire and Service Station
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all other prices indicate the price per gallon at a
self-service pump.
Five stations have increased their prices since last
week W’alls Standard Station. Milner Brothrs Service
Station. Tom Smith Gulf Station, Alps Tire and Service
Station, and Barnett’s Union 76 Service Station.
Post Office charge for ‘unfit’ mail
By REISI1A KEI1R
New U.S. Postal Service
regulations that went into
effect July 15 aim to put a halt
to, or charge extra for, pieces
of mail that cannot be handled
by post office machinery,
according to Ken Williamson, a
Clarke County postal supervi
sor.
Mail that will not slip
through the automated sorters
is redesignated nonstandard
mail and is returned to the
sender, he said
Although the regulations are
quite new, Williamson said
problems have been few. “Not
that much mail is too small or
too large. Therefore, our
problems are not too intense.
We’ve received a lot of phone
calls, but mostly from people
who are just curious ”
Williamson said the restric
tions mean fewer machine
breakdowns, less damage, and
less delays overall.
In 1973, the postal service
proposed several new types of
regulations. The Postal Rate
Commission, an independent
service organization, reviewed
the proposals and in 1976, me
Governors of the Postal
Services agreed to them.
The new situation is:
Letters smaller than 3.5
inches high, five inches long,
or non-retangular pieces are
not accepted.
During the first few months
of the new rules, postal
workers take undersized mail
and tape it to a card of
regulation size, and send it
back to the V'riter. On the
reverse side of this card, the
new regulations have been
printed for the party at fault
who may then drop the card in
the mail without any additional
postage.
Gifts could wind up right
back in the mailbox if the
envelope they were mailed in
was too big for the postal
machines.
For envelopes over 11.5
long, six-and-one-eighth inches
high, or one-quarter inch in
thickness, the fate is somewhat
different. Once again, the mail
goes back to the sender. If he
still wants to mail the
oversized envelope, a seven
cent surcharge is levied on the
mail to cover the extra cost of
handling and encourage the
use of standard-size mailing
pieces. Williamson said.
Exceptions like hotel keys,
identification cards and tags
are not affected by the new
standards.
For mailers who aren’t sure
if their pieces conform to
specifications, each postal
clerk has a template already
divided into standard and
nonstandard sizes and can tell
questioners quickly whether or
not their mail is regulated.
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Driver clinic now available
By MELISSA WHITE
Staff writer
If you’ve had your license revoked or have gained points,
toward losing it, a new course sponsored by the Athens Chamber
of Commerce may be able to help vou.
A driver improvement clinic, which meets the state’s
requirement for reinstatement of a suspended license and the
requirements for suspension point removal, has been added to
the chamber's d® f «m««ve driving program.
Licensed by the Georgia Department of Public Safety,
satisfactory completion of the program can reduce a person’s
points accumulated toward suspension of a driver’s license The
number of points removed is based on evaluation of each
individual case
According to Hank Arnold, spokeswoman for the clinic, driver
improvement differs from the defensive driving course in that it
is a "strictly voluntary program for those needing rehabilitation
driver training."
The clinic takes one week to complete, and meets for two
four-hour sessions. Participants are given instructions on
Georgia safety laws and the concepts of defensive driving
through the use of films and workbooks. A $15 fee is charged
Upon completion of the course, each participant receives a
certificate stating that one has taken the class. This certificate
must be sent to the Georgia Safety Council in order to have one’s
drivers license reinstated or points removed.
Reaction to the clinic has been positive, Arnold said "The
attendance has been great and participants have had only good
remarks about the course,” she added
James Tucker indicted
ORLANDO, Fla (UPIi-A
federal grand jury indicted
James Keith Tucker Wednes
day on charges of kidnapping
5-year old Caroline Tompson
from Daytona Beach motel
parking lot and stealing her
parents' car.
The 19-year-old High Point,
N.C., man was brought secret
ly to^ Orlando from his jail cell
at Florence, S.C., just before
his indictment on the two
■ederal counts of kidnapping
and driving a stolen .car across
state lines.
Tucker may be arraigned
before U S. Magistrate Donald
P Dietrich Thursday, but as
yet no time for the arraign
ment has been scheduled.
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