PRESS CONFERENCE, December 21, 1979 1 --Some of the radio reporters would like to tape a brief Christmas greeting. You might want to lead off with a general statement of holiday and new year good wishes. --We are likely to get some more questions about Bullock's report that state employment increased from last October by some 6,000. Your explanation on the tv program last night was good. You might also point out that the comptroller's check-count is a relatively-new report with only short term data base, but taking it at face value the Texas Association of Taxpayers applauded the statistics as indicating a "dramatic " slowing down of the bureaucracy's expansion. AND,..-Jhe Bullock report last summer showed a decline of some 15,000. So, it depends on what time of the year you study it as to what it reflects. --Some reporters noted Bob Smith's presence in the reception room this morning. There may be some questions about the Laredo --Anticipate some questions about the Pelican Island oil terminal in view of your helicopter swing over it yesterday. --A report in the Houston Post this morning says the Department of Energy is considering Todd Shipyards as a storage site for spent fuel from nuclear power plants. It apparently is just one of more than 50 sites being surveyed for regional stoarage of nuclear fuel in 1984. --House Majority Leader Jim Wright has joined Sen. Bentsen in rebuking Mexico for slamming the door on the Shah. He said he is a friend of Mexico and resisted Mark White's threats to sue over the oil spill (I don't recall that), but he feels his country was betrayed by the change of policy on the Shah. --There will likely be some more questions about the"windfall profits" tax. The bill , of course, is unfinished business in congress. --Someone is certain to ask you to outline again the steps you propose to bring about a five per cent cutback in energy consumption during the first quarter of 1980. - Health Department Administrator Ed Bailey said at a seminar here yesterday Texas has had about 300 incidents involving radioactive materials. Some involved overexposure to radiation at industrial or medical fa cilities, and burns were suffered at one industrial site. Someone may ask about this, and inquire as to whether there is any chance of banninn out of state low-level nuke wastes. --Roloff is in the news again. He reopened last September and reportedly now has 100 girls at his Corpus Christi school . He still resists licensing, and faces another a.g. suit. You may get a question about whether you have any position on the latest showdown.
