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Page 4 The Battalion Wednesday, July 28,1993 IBM reports worst-ever loss after corporate restructuring would leave THE ASSOCIATED PRESS wuuiu icavc. , , The company s board of direc- xte-sa? tt?\a A j tors cut the quarterly dividend ^ E wn YORK y ’? M , rep ? rled from 54 cent?to 25 cents. In the an $8 billion quarterly loss Tues- £irst quar t er ; , he dividend was day, its worst ever, reflecting the cut expense of slashing its once- In additjon ; Louis v sacrosanct staff and finishing a in hjs broadest assessment of mas^ve corporate restructuring. 1BM . S trouble sinc( , becomi Most of the 'oss comes from chairmall and chief execulive off P the cost of paying 85,000 employ- 31/2 mon t h s ago, said he ees to depart the world s largest wou , d ' no[ name a B esjdent and computer manufacturer by the djd not wan( ^ ^ . down end of next year. ■ b of comJ S itees and International Business Ma- ^ H chines Corp. officials earlier pro- ^ , ,* , . ,.. j u r x ocTinn i ^ I m not spending a lot of time jected about 25,000 employees on structure K and t f e process of rBM," Gerstner said. "I'm spend ing a lot of time on customers, employees, technology and the economics of IBM." "We've got to try to get behind us this Chinese water torture we've been going through quar ter after quarter, year after year," Gerstner said. "We've got to get our problems behind us." Investors applauded. IBM stock rose $3.25 to $45,621/2 on volume of 6.25 million shares, the most active on the New York Stock Exchange. Declining revenue from main frame computer sales worsened losses and forced IBM to lay off workers this spring, the first lay offs in its 79-year history. In addi tion, IBM's board replaced Chief Executive John Akers with Gerst ner, the first outsider brought in for that job. IBM expects to lower its work force to 225,000 by the end of 1994, down from about 302,000 at the start of 1993. Although 85,000 people are leaving, the company plans some hiring, bringing the net workforce re duction to 77,000. The compa ny's work force peaked at 406,000 in 1985. The Battalion Classified Ads Phone: 845-0569 / Office: Room 015 (basement) Reed McDonald Building ’AGGIE’ Private Party Want Ads Business Hours $10 for 20 words running 5 days, if your merchan- dlse Is priced $ 1000 or less (price must appear In iiiiinM ad). This rate applies only to non-commercial f k advertisers offering personal possesions for sale. Guaranteed results or you get an additional 5 III days at no charge. If Item doesn't sell, advertiser —**■ must call before 11 a.m. on the day the ad Is schedule to end to qualify for the 5 additional # if\ Insertions at no charge. No refunds will be made If your ad Is cancelled early. 8 a.m, - 5 p.m. Monday through Friday HIES®! accepted Help Wanted President requests increased funding Clinton cracks down on illegal immigration THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON — President Clinton asked Congress for more money and new legal tools Tuesday to crack down on illegal immigration and the crime organizations and terrorists who exploit weaknesses in U.S. defenses against il legal aliens. Prompted by hundreds of Chinese boat people and an immigrant sheik linked to the World Trade Center bombers, Clinton said, "We cannot tolerate those who traffic in hu man cargo, nor can we allow our people to be endangered by those who would enter our country to terrorize Americans." Worked out with representatives of both par ties on Capitol Hill, Clinton's plan received bi partisan support from members of Congress who attended the White House announcement. The plan would not shut the nation's bor ders but would continue welcoming legal im migrants and legitimate refugees while keep ing out those with no right to be here. "To treat terrorists and smugglers as immi grants dishonors the tradition of the immi grants who have made our nation great, and it unfairly taints the millions of immigrants who live here honorably and are a vital part of every segment of our society," he said. The plan, spearheaded by Vice President A1 Gore, has two elements: — New legislation would allow expedited exclusion of undocumented aliens "who do not have credible claims for political asylum/' the use of racketeering laws against gangs that organize illegal immigration by sea or by land and increased penalties for alien smuggling. — An additional $172.5 million for next year's proposed budget to add 600 Border Patrol agents, enhance the State Department's "look out" system that lists foreign criminals and sus pected terrorists who should be kept out, ex pand pre-inspection at foreign airports of U.S.- bound passengers and hire more officers to han dle the expedited exclusion hearings. Clinton's budget already calls for $10 mil lion for 163 new immigration inspectors at border points. HEALTHY MALES WANTED AS SEMEN DONORS Contact Fairfax Cryobank A Division of the Genetics & IVF Institute 1121 Briarcrest Dr., Suite 101 Bryan, TX Help infertile couples; confidentiality ensured. 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Financially secure, single, professional woman longs to adopt, infant. Laugh ter, lots of love, and a playful dog awaits your newborn in my Houston home. Your Child will be first in my heart and in my life. Please call Donna collect at (713)-496-1473. Agent Orange linked to more diseases 1987' HONDA ELITE $650.00 OR BEST OFFER 823- 2713. Racing bicycle, Panasonic DX4000, biopace/105 system, look pedals, gel seat. $300 Call Bill 696-7720. Labrador puppies, AKC, shots, wormed, born 7-2-93, $250 693-0581. Roper Jeans, brand new, sizes 1/2 thru 17/18 $15.00, Call 696-1966. Round trip ticket thru Amsterdam to Warsau Poland, $750 nego. Call 693-9416 leave message. Brass bed, queen-size, complete, with firm orthopedic mattress set, still in plastic wrapper, cost $800 must sell $200 713-855-6256. Daybed, white iron/brass, complete w/trundle and mat tress, still in plastic wrapper, cost $750 must sell $250 cash 713-855-6256. Mobile home14X60, 2bd/1ba. , very nice , extra large tub. Worth the price. Call 846-1929. Business Opportunity Hey Aggs!! Make ($200/wk) working on your free time!! Send $2 + SASE to JAS Co. 1903 Dartmouth #110 C,S, Tx. 77840. Garage Sale SUMMER EXTRAVAGANZA!! Market City parking lot. Saturday July 31. Live entertainrrient, Food, Favors and Fun. Space $5 and up. More details call (409) 823-6700. THE ASSOCIATED PRESS WASHINGTON - The gov ernment expanded its list of dis eases officially linked to Agent Orange on Tuesday, but the con troversy about health effects of the Vietnam-era defoliant was far from over. Experts said further study may connect still other can cers to the herbicide. A study by the National Acad emy of Sciences said there now was conclusive evidence linking Agent Orange exposure to five diseases — three types of cancer and two other types of disorders. The government already com pensates Vietnam veterans for two of the cancers, soft-tissue sarcoma and non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, and one of the other disorders, a skin disease called chloracne. Veterans Affairs Secretary Jesse Brown said two other disorders will be added to the Agent Or ange compensation list. They are Hodgkin's disease, a type of can cer, and a metabolic disorder called porphyria cutanea tarda. Dr. Harold Fallon, chairman of the committee and dean of the school of medicine at the Univer sity of Alabama, Birmingham, said that in addition to the five diseases clearly linked to Agent Orange, there are three cancers that should be "a high priority to investigate." "There was limited evidence for these three cancers in some studies, but it was not conclusive," Fallon said at a news conference. The three disorders suspected of linkage to Agent Orange are cancers of the respiratory system (lungs, larynx or trachea), prostate cancer, and multiple myeloma, another type of cancer. 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One coupon per customer. Carry out only. Expires 08/28/93 B - — _ - VALUABLE COUPON — — — Yugoslavian leaders report progress made in peace talks THE ASSOCIATED PRESS GENEVA — Bosnia's Muslim president announced "some progress" Tuesday in his first face-to-face talks with Serb and Croat leaders on their plan to di vide the battered country into three ethnic states. The 90-minute meeting brought Bosnian President Alija Izetbegov- ic together with Bosnian Serb leader Radovan Karadzic and Bosnian Croat leader Mate Boban. John Mills, spokesman for the peace conference, said the talks were "good and constructive," and would continue Wednesday. Karadzic said after the meet ing that discussions were going in the "right direction," despite his "basic pessimism." Earlier, he called the talks a "last chance for peace," as his forces intensified assaults around the capital, Sarajevo, and the northern town of Brcko. Izetbegovic has been avoiding the talks for weeks, fearing that under the plan Bosnia's Muslims would be squeezed into a land locked pocket while Serb and Croat states would join up with Serbia and Croatia. But his forces' worsening situation made him back down. The region's two power bro kers, President Slobodan Milosevic of Serbia and President Franjo Tudjman of Croatia, expressed op timism about reaching a settlement after they attended the talks. "For the first time since the beginning of war, Izetbegovic and Karadzic were not only sit ting around the same table, but they were talking to each other," Milosevic said as he emerge smiling from the meeting in the late evening. Izetbegovic, who had met ear lier in the day with international mediators Lord Owen and Thor- vald Stoltenberg, said there had been "some progress," but did not elaborate. Izetbegovic and his delegation fear that Serb and Croat states would be free to join up with Ser bia and Croatia, squeezing the Muslims into a landlocked pocket. They brought along their own proposals for a Bosnia of "several federal units," without clear eth nic divisions. Karadzic said he would not even discuss the proposals. Scholarships Grants Loans Over 6 billion dollars in Non-Federal funds available. No GPR requirements No income limitations For free information and an application call: Scholarships Unlimited Services Voice Mail at (817)595-6977 or mail: 1217 Nicole Way Burleson, Tx 76028 Money back guarantee