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The Battalion V .71 No. 86 ages Monday, January 30, 1978 College Station, Texas News Dept. 845-2611 Business Dept. 845-2611 Inside Monday: Who’s who in the sixth district race, p. 2. Joey Robinson: a leader on the team, p. 7. Ags defeat Owls, 74-70, p. 8. srael to rejoin Mideast peace talks United Press International L AVIV, Israel — The Israeli Cabinet Sunday to resume direct negotiations Egypt, capping two weeks of intense Bl-the-scenes diplomatic activity by •intermediaries. lie decision to send a delegation to the Jtary talks in Cairo, probably sometime ■eek, was made despite personal at- s mi Prime Minister Menachem Begin w Cairo press, Cabinet secretary Arye ■old reporters in Jerusalem. Egyptian President Anwar Sadat, who will fly to Washington next weekend for talks with President Carter, Sunday called on American Jews to support his peace ef forts. The appeal was in a letter published in the Miami Herald. Hardline Arab opponents of Sadat’s peace moves were dealt a blow Sunday when radical Iraq — expected to be a key in any wide anti-Sadat alliance — rejected an invitation to a planned Arab summit Feb. 2 in Algeria. The official Iraqi News Agency, monitored in Beirut, said the decision was the logical follow-up to Iraq’s walkout at a December anti-Sadat summit in Libya. Iraq charged the Syrian-dominated meet ing had not gone far enough in opposing Sadat and Israel. H owever, later Sunday the government-owned Algerian Press Service reported Iraq had proposed an Arab sum mit in Baghdad. It was not clear if it was meant to rival the Algiers meeting. The Israeli decision to resume the mili tary talks came after two weeks of indirect contacts with Egypt through U.S. ambas sadors in Jerusalem and Cairo as well as the shuttle efforts of Undersecretary of State Alfred Atherton, President Carter’s special Middle East envoy. Atherton returned to Jerusalem Sunday from a trip to Amman, where he met with King Hussein in an effort to bring Jordan into the peace talks. U. S. sources said Atherton would leave shortly for Cairo. Begin said last week — when Israel de cided to postpone its participation in the military talks — that the Jewish state could not send a delegation to Cairo in light of what he called insulting references in the Egyptian press. Naor told reporters following the Cabinet decision: “The prime minister asked the Cabinet minister ... to draw a distinction between personal attacks and attacks on the Jewish people and the state of Israel. egotiations stop tween miners United Press International WASHINGTON — Negotiations be- "iihnifcji t} le striking United Mine Workers ' Ddri | ie s °ft coal operators eollapsyd again profeMy despite concern over dwindling Jin ZiB U pplies, federal mediators said, neerinift negotiations “were recessed indefl- 11 Ho |l\ "spokesmen for the mediators said. gCo.1 ?ht, i:«n as the breakdown occurred, .in; Vfcv Secretary James Schldsinger was , BalliMig that industries in the Midwest will Co.,D(M power shortages unless the strike ictorkBor the severe winter weather eases. amblfHe union has been on strike since Dec. zl< idlmg about 160,000 workers, and some coal users are beginning to complain that stockpiles are running low. A spokesman for chief federal mediator Wayne Horvitz said the negotiations “were recessed indefinitely’’ about 3 a m. Sunday after three days of intensive efforts to bring the two sides together. Sources said the two sides were severely divided over wages and other economic is sues. Previously, the talks had been hung up on the issue of wildcat strikes. Shortly before the breakdown, sources said, the Bituminous Coal Operators As sociation made a new offer, the union re sponded with a counter offer, and the in dustry failed to reply. 'aniel advocates openness 185,K 124,11 !i FULl SE1 By KAY WALLACE |rmer Texas House Speaker Price Jr. says he will stand firm in his litment to openness in government as date for state attorney general, was an advocate of openness in gov- entand intend to fight for it Daniel Friday. jniel, a Democrat, paid his $1,500 fil- ;in Bryan for the November general Ion after addressing the local media at Jggieland Inn in College Station. niel emphasized his experience and firl of public service as qualifications for gate’s chief legal adviser. Baylor University Law School duate was elected Justice of the Peace in Irty County at age 25. He was elected |e Texas House of Representatives in 159,Si 119, ES $21.K Daniel was elected Speaker of the House in 1972. He ran for the office on a “one- term-only’’ platform and lived up to it. As Speaker, Daniel advocated the pas sage of reform legislation to prevent future misuse of public off ice. Legislation such as the Ethics and Public Financial Disclosure Act, the Open Meet ings Act, the Campaign Finance Disclosure Act, the Open Records Act, and the Lobby Registration and Control Act was passed during Daniel’s term. Daniel has practiced law in Liberty, Tex. and served as associate professor of law at South Texas College of Law, Texas South ern, and the University of Houston since his term as speaker expired. Daniel stressed his experience as stu dent, practitioner, legislator and instructor in law as determinants in his qualification for attorney general. Hey, judge! Leslie Alexander rides her horse during last weekend’s Intramural Horse Judging contest spon sored by the Texas A&M Horseman’s Association. Kim Dorrah, a junior animal science major, won overall champion and halter class and Russ Taylor, a freshman management major, was the reserve champion. Battalion photo by Liz Bailey. “Personal attacks are a professional risk, ” he said when asked about continuing de nunciations of the Israeli prime minister — the latest a reference to him as a terrorist in Saturday’s issue of the Egyptian magazine October. The Cabinet also named Maj. Gen. Rafael Eytan, a much-wounded paratroop officer who trained with the U.S. Marines at Quantico, Va., to be the next chief of the general staff, the highest post in the Israeli armed forces. RHA recommends dorms" visitation hours be extended By KIM TYSON Battalion Campus Editor Extension of dorm visitation hours was recommended by the Residence Hall As sociation (RHA) Thursday night. The policy change would extend maximum hours to 10 a.m. to 12 p.m. (Sunday-Thursday)and 10 to2 a.m. (Friday and Saturday). Present dormitory visitation hours are from 12 a.m. to 10 p.m. (Monday- Thursday), 10 to 1:30 a.m. (Friday and Saturday) and 10 a.m. to 10 p.m. Sundays. Dorms could then vote on whether or not to have the maximum hours, said Bill Hill, Hotard Hall president and chairman in charge of the policy change. The recommendation passed the RHA with representatives from Mosher Hall and RHA Secretary Kay Davis voting against and Moore Hall representatives abstain ing. The recommendation will be presented to Dr. John Koldus, vice president for stu dent services, sometime this week. Hill said. RHA had made a survey earlier of dorms and dorm councils about visitation hours that indicated a strong demand for longer hours, said Joe Nixon, RHA president. “We concluded from those results that the people in the dorms wanted the change, Nixon said. Hill said the change would most benefit Northside dorms with adjacent lounges. “You find more college people need to stay up later and later hours now, he said. Nixon said that although RHA makes visitation recommendations, changes must be approved by the administration. iU romets host 4th annual wargames convention By KAYCE GLASSE is 1916, and the Battle of Jutland is g fought on the second floor of the norial Student Center. The event that y took place Saturday was the fourth lalWarcon, or Wargames Convention, 'sored hy a Texas A&M organization d the Gromets. inmeofthis year’s conventioneers came pSan Antonio to play wargames; others were students from A&M. The Gromets are a sub-committee of the MSC Recrea tion Committee. Wargaming is a sport that takes place on a playing board, or on the floor if the game in question is big enough. It involves a love of history, adventure, and a spirit of imagination. Two physical categories of wargaming are “casting and “non-castings.” The cast ings wargames use rule books and metal miniatures in the forms of horses, men, ships, planes, or anything representing power. Non-castings wargames are played on a board with “counters, small card board markers representing the horses and men. There are three main types of wargames, said Becky Matthews, secretary of the Gromets. One is fantasy role playing, in which she said, “you are the character. “You can roll for strength, intelligence, dexterity, and charisma,’ said Matthews. “What your character does on the board is what you are doing." An example of a fantasy role playing game is the Empire of the Petal Throne, which is based on a myth of Oriental and Arabic tradition. “Two other divisions are what I call hard and soft wargames,” Matthews said. Hard wargames may take hours or days to play. One “hard” wargame Saturday was played on the floor with about 30 players, each representing two to four ships. This is where the Battle of Jutland ensued. Soft wargames are played with no elabo rate calculations or conditions. All the games are played like chess, with moves, strategies and theories abounding. Dr. Roger A. Beaumont, associate Pro fessor of History at Texas A&M gave a seminar on military history in conjunction with wargaming. He cited H. G. Wells “The Little Wars, which sermonized, ’ if wargaming was perfected to a sport, we could better understand the problems of war. Wargaming has been used as a tool in training officers in military institutions since the 1880s. However, three things missing from the wargames lessons in mov ing troops, supplies, and wounded are the stress, reality and fatigue of battle. Capt. Joseph McNabb of the United States Army gave a talk on the military use of simulated wargames. Another event at the VVarcon was staged fights by the Society for Creative Anac hronism. SCA members demonstrated melee fighting and foil fencing before a crowd of about 150 in front of the Rudder Fountain. Melee fighting, using wooden rattan swords and shields, consisted of heavy blows to each well-protected oppo nent. Foil fencing is a sport which evolved from dueling. The SCA is a national organization which practices the culture of the Medieval and Renaissance periods. They have meetings and tournaments at noon on Sundays at Hensel Park and at the Grove on Wednes days at 4:00. The Gromets, who meet every Sunday at noon in room 224 of the MSC, spend their meetings pursuing dragons, bombing ships, and using tactical skills. The word “Gromets is an acronym standing for “Games Replications Or Military Eco nomic and Tactical Situations. The fourth annual Wargames Convention, or Warcon, was fought at Texas A&M in the MSC last weekend. Becky Matthews, (left) exam ines some of the handpainted lead castings for sale. The eastings are used in reenactment games of famous battles. Two members of the Society for Creative Anachronisms (center) demonstrate Melee fighting by the Rudder Fountain. The demonstration also included fencing bouts. Jerry Cantrell (right) watches the retreat of the German fleet during the miniature re-enactment of the Battle of Jutland. The cards are used to identify the individual ships from across the room. The game involved 30 players and had to be played on the floor. Battalion photos by Dean Clemens i | iztTMiA/nnn ... KOSS — KF.NWOOD — SANSUI