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(c,rc:, r'1<1..A0 )>< :31 ....... l ..;::;"-.) .. e~~1 Lln ::s~w NEW MEXICO jC.Q.X'\ . 20 JAN 2 3 1984 \<1_··~"\ __D_a_ily Lobo Vol. 88 No. 81 Friday, January 20, 1984 Special Winter Olympians to Compete Tax Increase Hearings By Jim Wiesen Over 160 mentally retarded chil­ Continue in Santa Fe dren arc competing in alpine and nordic events this week in the North­ jBy Eric Maddy em New Mexico Special Olympics and Dennis Pohlman at Angel Fire Ski Resort. Jeanne Culbertson, program SANTA FE - The battle of the budget continued Thursday in the director for the New Mexico Special state legislature as two legislative committees heard testimony detail~ Olympics, said the winners of the ing Gov. Toney Anaya's proposed budget and tax increases. events will qualify for the Interna­ Department of Finance and Administration Secretary Denise Fort tional Special Winter Olympics to and Taxation and Revenue Secretary Vicki Fisher appeared before a be held next year at Park City Ski joint meeting of' the House Taxation and Revenue and Senate Finance Resort in Utah. Committees. The House committee members heard a similar presenta­ tion late Wednesday afternoon. Fort outlined several of Anaya's proposals including a 16.64 percent See Related Photos salary increase for higher education faculty. The proposed raise would be equivalent to an 8 percent increase retroactive to Jan. 1 and an 8 Page 10 percent increase with the beginning of the new fiscal year on July 1. This pay increase, and a number of other projects intended to Culbertson said the Special improve state education, will be funded by a unified 5.625 sales tax, Olympics, which are patterned in according to the governor's proposal. the same fasbion as the Olympic Albuquerque residents currently pay 4.625 cents on the dollar in games, are very important to the state, county and city taxes. The state currently collects a 3. 75 percent children. "It gives them some self tax on services and goods purchases. The less than 1 percent remaining respect and pride. They train four to is collected by the city and county. fiv!t hours a week year-round for Bernalillo County residents outside the city pay 4.125 percent. these winter games," she said. Under Anaya's proposal to unify the tax rate at 5.625 percent, city The children range in abilities residents would pay an additional one cent on the dollar, while county from beginner to advanced. "The residents would pay an extra 1.5 cents to the dollar. beginners have a hard time just This differential between city and county, and others like it, has left standing and sliding," Culbertson several legislators unhappy with the structure of Anaya's tax increase. said. •'The intennediates make good Sen. Jimmy Rogers, R. -Dona Ana, and Rep. Jack Skinner, D. - turns and the advanced make good Eddy, queried Fisher on Anaya's proposed tax increase. turns and are in control when Refering to the 1983 legislature bill allowing local governmental skiing." units to impose a three-quarter cent tax option for their own use, Each athlete receives one-on-one Skinner asked, "what happens if the local governments don't employ instruction from volunteers, Cul­ the full three-quarter percent option by July 1'?" bertson said that while the attention Fisher said that both county and city governments would receive span of the mentally retarded is credit up to the three-quarter percent limit, and the state would claim short, they are good pupils when it Scott Caraway att additional increases. comes to skiing. A competitor in the Speeial Olympics shows her style on the That tax is credited against the state tax rate. Anaya's proposal "Sometimes they are easier to slopes at Angel Fire ski resort. means different communities would pay a different rate increase. continued on page 10 "Local governments did not use their option ifthey didn't need the money," Rogers said. "lsn 'tthis a way to force them to raise the taxes to keep them at home where they really belong?'' Fisherreplied, "It does encourage them to enacttheir local option." In the taxation and revenue hearings late Wednesday, lawmaker's reaction was not quite as reserved. "I see absolutely no advantage to Senator Blasts Education Plan local governments to increase taxes," said Rep. Brent Westmoreland, By Dennis Pohlman not be successful. We do not need who want to reform it?' • Houston D. - Dona Ana. "I see no additional services, no new curbs, no new anymore talk- we need action." asked. health care. What benefit do the rural areas get?'' SANTA FE - State Sen. Les Houston's second memorial, if Earlier this month, Houston sub­ Rep. Robert Johnson, D. - Sandoval-McKinley, asked Fisher if Houston, D. -Bernalillo, has in­ passed by the legislature, would mitted an 18-point ''blue-print for a her figures presume that all local options arc imposed "so the state troduced two senate memorials direct the State Department of quality educational system,'' which can't come along and scarf it up." which challenge Gov. Toney Education to conduct a survey to de­ calls for the withdrawal of Anaya's Fisher said, "that's a fair statement." Anaya's proposals on improving the termine the number of children, proposed tax increase. It also directs Johnson said, "so what this means is we are taking away the local quality of education. teachers, college professors and that colleges of education be abo­ option." . The first memorial cans for a administrators who have attended lished and that a number of •' Mickey Committee chainnan Max Colt, D. - Santa Fe, said "that pretty Bipartisan,· Public School Refonn private schools during 1973-83. Mouse courses" be eliminated. well sums it up." Commission to be chaired by Anaya . Additional deliberations continue in both committees early next which would "completely overhaul week. The full House is scheduled to consider the state budget House the public school system." Bill 2, on Feb. 3. Houston stated "we do not need any more band-aid approaches. Piece-meal efforts have not, and will Judge Dismisses Prostitution Charges "At the same time that teachers' Houston's proposal further states unions are threatening to 'unelect' that good teachers should be paid ALBUQUERQUE (UPI) - A city Court Judge Charles Barnhart Jr. diet of acquittal last week in the case those legislators who do not support more than administrators and not be judge has thrown out prostitution were the first resulting from the con­ against Arthur Baty and Gabriel De­ the governor's tax increase, many of pennitted to become administrators, charges against two men arrested in troversial police-operated operation lacruz, both 19, who were among them are sending their children or that high school campuses be closed an undercover police ..sting" opera­ that was advertised as "Albuquer­ the dozens of people arrested when have sent their children to private and their enrollment be maintained tion. que's Finest" escort service. they responded to the advertise· schools where the average teacher's at less than l ,200 pupils per school. salary is less than the salary of public The dismissals by Metropolitan Barnhart delivered a directed ver- ments and indicating they were will­ "I think this is a common sense ing to have sex during dates. school teachers," Houstun's memo~ rial stated. blue-print for education/' Houston said. "The first time I addressed the Serrano, Campos Added The judge ruled that an affinna- "If many ofthose inside the pub· senate, eight years ago today, I sug­ tive answer to an offer to perfonn lic educational community have gested we close all schools for one To .ou,·c,·al L obbyl•sts I L ,·st sex for pay with '!"unspecified per· such tittle confidence in the public year and fire all those associated I ~ I I j son at an unspectfied date was not education system, how can they in - with them. I did this to get the atten­ · sufficient for a conviction under good conscience criticize those of us continued on page 6 SANTA FE- Associated Students of the University of New Mexico New Mexico law. President Dan Serrano and lobby committee chainnan Jose Campos were among the 77 names added to the official list of lobbyists registered with 1984 •'The way the whole sting was set New Mexico Legislature, according to the secretary of state's office. up was to net people affiliated with The Graduate Student Association 4 which already had Diane Snyder prostitution," Ms. Bartlett said, Registration Deadlines Near registered as a lobbyist, wilt also be using the services of Marie Mound, GSA ''but it seems to me that they caught president. people who had no interttion of Deadline reminders from the registration center~ No student representatives from any other state institution were listed as of going through with it. •' Last to register ..••.•..•...•..•.............. Friday, Jan. 20 noon Thursday. She said about a dozen of the more Last day to add classes ......................