Budget woes to grow, Bragg predicts by Jerry Manley real fight that will erupt next lators were already offended, way that would have affected the This year's legislative battle to year, according to Rep. John Bragg said, by what they inter- consumer instead of business, find an acceptable state budget Bragg (D-Murfreesboro). preted as a Blanton attempt to the representative said. was just a "warm-up" for the In a recent interview broadcast transfer their power at the on WMOT-FM, Bragg said county level to his patronage Failure to pass the tax meas- problems with next year's budget committees. ures necessitates curtailment of will depend on the "severity of Bragg said other Blanton tac- many state programs and a cut- the situation," which he indi- tics hurting his proposals include back in hiring Bragg said, while cated will be worse. the governor's killing of special mining interests continue to rob Bragg, chairman of the House interest legislation sponsored by Tennessee's- natural resources Ways and Means Committee, certain lawmakers. without paying a fee required by said the legislature had no option Bad communication between many other states. for new state revenues other than Blanton and the assembly also Gov. Blanton's commercial lease plagued the session, he pointed Criticizing the controversial and mineral severance tax prop- out. bill giving tax breaks to Cook In- osals. Bragg laid much of the blame dustries and IS other agri- The representative claimed for blocking new revenues on the business corporations, Bragg the tax bills failed because they senate because the severance tax pointed out that consumers pro- went beyond limits set by other did pass the house. vide 73 per cent of state revenues Rep. John Bragg Democrats. Also, the senate attempted to compared tc 6 per cent from Many of the Democratic legis- amend the severance tax bill in a taxes on company profits. sidelines middle tennessee state university Vol. 48 No. 58 Murfreesboro, Tennessee 37132 Wednesday, June 25, 1975 J Regents increase fall tuition and dorm rates by Rick Edmondson said. Graduate student regis- dorm rent $5 per semester begin- rol lment figure than had been es- timated. Despite a two and-a-hali per- tration fees will cost $221, com- ning this fall. Bass said the in- cent increase in state university pared to last year's figure of $194, crease was due to Bell telephone "The legislature this year told appropriations, the Board of Re- he added. increasing room phone cost $1.60 us we ought to reserve between gents voted Friday to raise tuition per month. three and five per cent of our ap- and residence hall rates, Morris Non-resident undergraduate tu- propriation in case of impound- A committee will meet "either Bass, vice, president for finance, ition will be $426 in addition to the ment next year," Jackson said. this week or next" to study a Saga said Monday. $203 registration fee. The same figure will apply to out of state request for a hike in meal card He added, however, that no im- Full time registration fees for graduate students. prices, he said. The committee poundment was expected this yea r. Tennessee residents will be will review food prices "andother Bass said MTSU operates under raised $16 this fall to $203, Bass The Regents also voted to raise costs," Bass said. a budget of $19,500,000 and that approximately 50 per cent of this State appropriation for the 1976 comes out of student fees while the school year will be $11,459,000, rest is state appropriations. LRC inspection set today Jimmy Jackson, assistant to the vice president for finance, said If the $1.7 million Learning Resources Center (LRC) passes an Monday. The figure is a $280,000 Legal aid plan inspection today, the LRC staff will begin moving in July 1, Dir- increase over last year's appro- ector Marshall Gusnelman said yesterday. priation. progresses The LRC, currently under construction, will "hopefully" be Bass said this two and-a-half per cent state appropriation in- completed by the beginning of the fall semester, Gunselman said. by Michael Gigandet crease does not keep up with the The center will contain: A campus legal aid plan inched cost of living increase, which is closer to becoming reality last -a lab in which various standard environments as well as black "around 12.4 per cent." space can be simulated, Wednesday when ASB President Ted Helberg resumed negotia- -a film library for university use. University employees will re- tions with a Nashville law firm. -a television studio for program production, ceive an average increase of two Helberg met with James -a distribution system for a campus TV cable system connection. and-a-half per cent, he said. Em- -photographic services for slides, photographs and motion pic- ployees making under $10,000 a Kniffen, an attorney with Bar- rett, Brandt and Barrett to dis- tures for classroom and administrative use. year will receive a 3 per cent pay -a multi- media classroom that will seat 400 students and contain increase, while those making cuss the "financial feasibility" of a response system to obtain immediate read-out of a student's more than $10,000 will receive an starting a program. Both agreed a poll to determine classroom reactions. average salary increase of less than two and-a-half per cent, he how much money students would The building's equipment and furnishings will cost approximate- explained. - be willing to invest in the plan ly $675,000, and the entire project cost is being financed through would have to be taken in the fall state revenue bonds appropriated by the General Assembly, Gun- I before the firm could make a Jackson said $557,300 was im- selman said. definite proposal. pounded from last year's appro- The total cost has not been affected by inflation since the $1.7 Students would pay a fee to priation, but that $92,000 was re- enter the plan, which would million figure was agreed upon and written into the contract as claimed from a state enrollment the total cost for the buikfing, be said. reserve fund due to a higher en- (Continued on P. 3) 2-SkteIines, June 25, 1975 Be a meter reader; save energy, money by Lisa Marcbesoni As your electric bill skyrockets this summer, you may wonder what determines your monthly bill. Customer bills are based on the number of kilowatt-hours con- sumed, Joyce Williams, super- visor of customer accounting for Murfreesboro Electric Depart- ment, said last week. Meters are read monthly and the kilowatt-hours are deter- mined by subtracting the previ- ous reading from the present reading, Williams said. The bill is determined by the number of kilowatt-hours used with a base rate set by TVA. Compared to other electric dis- tricts, TVA charges $18.42 per 1,000 kilowatt-hours, while New York charges $63, Boston, $41; and Asheville, N.C., $38 per kilowatt-hour, she said. tinued. fice hours (8 a.m. to 5 p.m., Complaints or questions about "During the summer, the air To reconnect the service, the Monday-Friday) or $10 after the electric service should be di- conditioner is the largest user of customer must pay $5 during of- hours, she said. rected to Williams at 893-5514. electricity in the home," Wil- liams said. 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