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THE BATTALION
WEDNESDAY, MAR. 3, 1976
Page 9
IN complex comes to standstill
Associated Press
GENEVA, Switzerland — The clocks have stopped,
mail is piling up by the ton, elevators and computers are
idled and there is no heat in the offices or toilet paper in
the bathrooms.
The 30-nation Geneva disarmament conference has
been forced to cancel its meetings, and the 32-nation
U.N. Commission on Human Rights has moved to
emergency rooms outside the U.N. complex.
A week-old general strike, unprecedented in the his
tory of the United Nations, has effectively paralyzed work
at the European U.N. headquarters in the mile-long
Palace of Nations.
“We remain operational on an emergency basis,” said a
Dutch official at the office of the U.N. high commissioner
for refugees. “And we even managed to get one or two
manual typewriters. But we have to collect urgent cables
downtown because there is no power for our Telex
machines. And each of us has to walk up 10 flights several
times a day, enough to give you a heart failure. It is a pain
in the neck.
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“Everybody is fed up with it, ” agreed a British member
of the multinational committee that organized the strike.
The strike was called for about 2,000 employes in the'
“general services” category, the lowest income bracket in
the U.N. hierarchy, which includes secretaries, cleaners,
gardeners and other operational staff. They make up
about two-thirds of the headquarters staff in Geneva, the
others being senior administrative officials, economic
analysts, translators and interpreters.
Earning between $800 and $1,600 monthly, the strik
ers seek retroactive pay adjustments effective last Aug. 1.
They argue that the U. N. administration failed to honor
its commitment to base the adjustments on an impartial
living cost survey supplied every five years by a private
Geneva research institute.
The study suggests that the average pay of general
service employes now is almost 20 per cent below that of
salaries paid for comparable jobs in Geneva. The Swiss
city, according to a U.N. survey made last year has a cost
of living index that is 33 per cent above New York’s.
The U.N. administration argues the study is faulty and
demands a new analysis before fixing salary scales. Offi
cials estimate if the study is accepted as a base, hikes in
salaries and family allowances would boost personnel
costs for the U.N. in Geneva by about $3 million.
Placement office is best deal
for job-hunting students
Although no attempt is made
by Texas A&M University to de
termine the percentage of
graduates successfully placed in
jobs, the assistance offered by
the Placement Office is the best
the undergraduate can expect
from the University, said a
placement official.
“Last year was our best year
ever,” said J. Malon Souther
land, the coordinator of educa
tional placement services.
Southerland said that 100 per
cent of the 22 petroleum en
gineering graduates last May
were placed in jobs. He also re
ported excellent results for
mechanical and electrical en
gineers.
“People say that the liberal
arts student is not helped by the
Placement Office,” said South
erland, “but I’m not sure that is
fair. Most of them haven’t given
thought to an occupation, or are
aiming at a goal which is not
necessarily realistic.”
The Placement Office offers
services such as career counsel
ing, on-campus recruiting,
career planning, and creden
tials preparation and mailing.
Students wishing to use these
services are urged to file a re
cord of their qualifications with
the Placement Office early in
the year in which their univer
sity work will be completed.
Located on the tenth floor oi
the J. Earl Rudder Conference
Tower, the office is open from 8
a.m. to 5 p.m., Monday through
F riday.
The Placement Library has
free brochures and hand-outs
which warn students of the qual
ities recruiters look for when
hiring. A checklist is also availa
ble to help the individual assess
his readiness to undertake the
job search process.
Southerland estimated that
50 per cent of Texas A&M
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graduates are definitely using
the Placement Office, and he
said that employers are very
pleased with the quality of the
graduates hired.
“We re quite aware of the
need for better communication
with the students,” said South
erland, “tempered by the idea
that we re busy”’
HIIISHEI
WEDNESDAY
Omega Phi Alpha will meet at 6:30
p.m. in Tower 401.
Host and Fashion Committee will
meet at 7 p.m. in Tower 404.
OPA will meet at 7 p.m. in MSC
230.
Bridge Committee will meet at 7
p.m. in MSC 212.
TAMU Nursing Society will meet
at 7 p.m. in G. Rollie White Col-
esium 232.
Freshman class will meet at 7:30
p.m. in MSC 216 B&E.
Kingsville-Bishop HTC will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in Tower 308.
El Paso HTC will meet at 7:30 in
Tower 302.
Medina County HTC will meet at
7:30 p.m. in MSC 141.
Pre-Law Society will meet at 7:30
p.m. in MSC 137.
The Freshman class will have a
meeting this evening at 7:30 in Rms.
B and E of the Student Programs
Office.
THURSDAY
College of Education Centen
nial Academic assembly will
begin at 8 a.m. in the Forum.
University Laundry Commit
tee will meet at 12 noon in MSC
137.
TRHA Conference will meet
at 7 p.m. in Tower 601.
Social Dance Club will meet at
7 p.m. in MSC 224.
South Texas Tri-County HTC
will meet at 7 p.m. in MSC 140.
Student Financial Aid Briefing
will be held at 7 p. m. in MSC 230.
Sailing Club will meet at 7:30
in Tower 301.
Mexican Student Association
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Tower
308.
Snow Ski Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in Tower 701.
Pan American Student Associ
ation will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
Tower 401.
LaMarque-Texas City HTC
will meet at 7:30 in MSC 140A.
Midland HTC will meet at 8
p.m in MSC 141.
Forestry Club will meet at 7:30
p.m in Tower 410.
TAMU Nursing Society will
meet at 7 p.m. in the MSC Cour
tyard. Aggieland pictures will be
taken.
Wings and Sabres will meet at
7:30 p.m. at Kyle Field.
TAMU Horseman’s Assn, will
meetat7p.m. inAI Building215.
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