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Battalion
Vol. 72 No. 12
10 Pages
Monday, September 18, 1978
College Station, Texas
News Dept. 845-2611
Business Dept. 845-2611
Maps, maps
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weeks this summer at the Geog
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Library of Congress. Along with
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Egypt, Israel sign 2 pacts
to end war of 30 years
United Press International
WASHINGTON — With President Car
ter’s “inestimable assistance, historical
enemies Anwar Sadat and Menachem
Begin Sunday night signed agreements
they said finally would bring peace to the
Middle East. Then they embraced in joy
and comradeship.
All three men declared it a great victory
for mankind.
Carter, not even trying to conceal his
elation, said he wotdd address a joint ses
sion of Congress tonight to detail the pro
posed peace that cynics had said could
never happen and dreamers could only
pray for.
in a ceremony televised from the East
Room of the White House, Begin and Sadat
ratified the dramatic conclusion of the
13-day Camp David summit that pledged
Israel and Egypt to negotiate a full Middle
East peace treaty in three months. Carter
signed as witness.
Begin, the Israeli prime minister, said
the Camp David summit should be re
named the Jimmy Carter talks, and chal
lenged Sadat to help him beat the three-
month deadline. The Egyptian president
beamed and bobbed his head rapidly in
agreement. The packed room exploded in
cheers.
The agreements, called “a framework a-
greement for peace in the Middle East,”
and “a framework agreement for the con
clusion of a peace treaty between Israel
and Egypt,” outlined plans for an interim
government on the occupied West Bank of
the Jordan River — one of the thorniest
hurdles. Israel, Jordan and the Palestinian
refugees will share power for at least five
years.
U.S. officials said Israel would begin
major withdrawals from the occupied Sinai
Desert between three and nine months
after ratification of the peace treaty.
Israel will pull the last of its troops from
the Sinai between two and three years after
the signing of the treaty, which ends 30
years of war that has existed since formation
of the Jewish state.
However, Israel will maintain a limited
military presence at key points to protect
itself from terrorist attacks.
The reaction to the historic agreements
was swift and overwhelmingly favorable.
Leaders of Congress from both parties
praised it unstintingly and heaped honors
on Carter’s shoulders. And Begin and Sadat
lavishly declared it coidd not have been
accomplished without him.
Sadat noted “the challenge was great and
the risks were high, but so was your deter
mination.” And, calling Carter “dear
friend,” he declared, “the continuation of
your active role is indispensible.
Begin said: “The president of the United
States won the day, and peace now celeb
rates the great victory for the nations of
Egypt and Israel and for all mankind.
Becalling that the summit began 13 days
ago with all three leaders beseeching the
world to pray for success, Carter said
“those prayers were answered far beyond
any expectation.”
Although optimism abounded, it was
generally conceded hard days lay ahead be
fore centuries of distrust and enmity could
be dispelled completely.
ABC-TV’s Barbara Walters reported
Sunday night that Muhammed Kamel,
Egypt’s defense minister, and several other
of Sadat’s advisers, had resigned in protest
over the agreement.
The first accord. Carter said, spells out
the general principles by which Israel
eventually may conclude peace treaties
with Lebanon, Syria and Jordan.
It also provides for a five-year transi
tional status for the West Bank and the
Gaza Strip, and sets the stage for future
negotiations on a Palestinian homeland.
Jerusalem is not mentioned.
Carter himself said that although the
framework agreement settles many of the
problems between Egypt and Israel, it
does not resolve the controversial question
of Israeli settlements in occupied Arab
lands.
Egypt stated that withdrawal of these
settlements was a requisite to concluding
the peace treaty, while Israel said the issue
should be resolved during the forthcoming
negotiations.
The settlements issue must now be de
bated by the Israeli parliament, the Knes
set, during the next two weeks.
GSSO lawsuit
awaiting appeal
By MARILYN FAULKENBERRY
Battalion Staff
The lawsuit filed against the Texas A&M
University System by the Gay Student
Services Organization is still in a “sit and
wait situation,” said James Bond, Univer-
Finding little time to spend on art work, Adriane Slover, a freshman
general studies major from Industry, Texas, takes time out between
classes to sketch. One of her watercolors was displayed at the New York
Metropolitan Art Museum of New York. Battalion photo by Jeanne Lopez
rtist’s dreams
becoming reality
Hopeful Teague successor
opens CS headquarters
By SUSAN WEBB
Battalion Reporter
[A young artist dreams that his works of
irt may one day adorn the walls of a distin-
landicapped-
\the other side
of the fence
The everyday rigors and demands
of going to college are plenty for
anyone to handle. But the problems
most students face seem minor
compared to the obstacles facing
handicapped students at Texas
A&M University.
How well is Texas A&M respond
ing to their needs? How well e-
quipped are the buildings and class
rooms? What kind of assistance and
special programs are offered to the
handicapped? Tuesday’s Battalion
will give an in-depth look into some
of the problems of the handicapped
and how well Texas A&M is meeting
their needs.
guished institute such as the New York
Metropolitan Art Museum of New York.
It’s only a dream to some, but it’s reality to
Adriane Slover, a freshman general
studies major from Industry, Texas. Ad-
riane’s watercolor “Yesterday’s Today” was
displayed last spring in the New York
museum after capturing local, regional,
state and national honors.
The watercolor depicts the inside of a
barn seen through a broken window. The
scene represents things of the past, while
the scene outside the window is a replica
of today. It won district and state honors
during the competition at the Museum of
Fine Arts in Houston. The contest was
sponsored by the National Scholastic Art
Awards in cooperation with Foley’s and the
Houston Post.
Adriane currently has a painting on dis
play at the University of Texas.
Surprisingly enough, Slover is not at
tending a fine arts school, because she
says, “I want to be a Texas Aggie.” Slover,
who is doubtful she will major in art, said,
“I love my art, but I need to look out for
rny monetary interests in the future.”
With the rush of school work, Adriane
has not had as much time as she would like
to spend on her art work. “I sketch now
whenever I find the time, she said.
She especially likes to sketch near the
Rudder Tower fountain. “I can get all
kinds of ideas there,” she said.
By DOUG GRAHAM
Battalion Staff
Wes Mowery, Republican candidate for
the Sixth Congressional District, advanced
his 2-year-old campaign by opening a
campaign headquarters in College Station
Friday.
Mowery said he first began planning his
campaign in 1976 when he heard of in
cumbent Olin E. Teague’s impending re
tirement.
Since then, Mowery said he has been
campaigning on loafers and a limited
budget. He said he has gone through one
pair of shoe soles during door-to-door can
vassing in the Sixth District, spending ap
proximately $68,000 on his campaign. He
said his reserves are down about $5,000
now.
Mowery is stressing a “man-of-the-
people” approach in his campaign. He said
he supports the idea behind Proposition
13 of California.
Proposition 13 was voter referendum in
California that put a limit on the amount a
piece of property could be taxed. Both
Mowery and his opponent, Phil Gramm, a
professor at Texas A&M University, have
publicly endorsed a Proposition 13-type
property tax limit in Texas.
Both Gramm and Mowery have decried
what they have called a weak Carter de
fense posture, and have called for lower
government spending. Mowery says
Gramm’s support of an independent edu
cation department is inconsistent with fis
cal conservatism.
The Department of Education proposal
would consolidate HEW and other educa
tion programs under one national agency.
Mowery said he opposes extension of
the ratification period of the Equal Rights
Amendment by three years. He also op
poses the sale of advanced technology to
Russia.
The Baylor graduate said one of the
most pressing local problems is that of
securing enough water. Mowery said the
unprecedented expansion of population
and industry in Texas will strain water
supplies.
sity systems attorney.
The suit, filed in February 1977, was
dismissed in a one-sentence judgment in
federal district court last November. The
G$SO subsequently appealed the the U.S.
Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Or
leans.
No word has been received on the ap
peal since the case briefs were filed by
both parties.
Bond said he couldn t predict how long
it might be before work was heard on the
case.
The GSSO filed suit against the Univer
sity when it was denied official recogni
tion. In a letter to the srouo front Dr. John
J. Koldus, vice president for student ser
vices, official sanction was denied on the
grounds that “homosexual conduct is illegal
in Texas and therefore it would be most
inappropriate for a state institution to of
ficially support a student organization
which is likely to encite, promote, and
result in acts contrary to and in violation
of the penal code of the state of Texas.”
In a similar case, the U.S. Eighth Cir
cuit Court of Appeals decided in favor of a
gay services organization that filed suit for
recognition against the University of Mis
souri .
Bond said there are some differences in
the two cases, and the Fifth Circuit Court
is not legally bound to follow the prece
dent of the Eighth Court.
- —
Follow me boys
Residents of Schumacher Hall are on their way to pick up their dates
from Mosher. Some residents of Schumacher, Mosher and Puryear ate
supper Friday at Sbisa wearing their homemade togas. The recent re
lease of “Animal House,” a movie about the escapades of a college
fraternity, has inspired a rash of “toga” parties at Texas A&M.
Battalion photo by Bill Wilson