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a ■'!/ ident are l' e presi- ">d Sally 'femori^ le library ■Id bring '8 places iced 24 and rs of the -avehkar Siam in nt spon- tee. oal College ’ay have is chair- ees and shing to s at the is Nov, !/« •ep sex televi- mote a Donald group. )rk has in the iewing would iharles 'tic-ally shows H r faces m of a relski, lecent photo- re and nted a ihoto- e dis- ation. ques- lodels ‘fused es to clear igers Hal- were were hem xola. nee, con- 'ues- aup. each ourt -an ital 'he lie ip- -n- ed :e” 10 re ist eers, ^1 endleW . Scud^ 1, 1 ^ T nper, Jf' LgCrafiJ 1 ' dCunaif ary WeW| Report discloses Korean scandals United Press International WASHINGTON — Even as officials investigated the Korean brib ery scandal in Congress, key Korean figure Tongsun Park explored the possibility of quietly selling U.S. arms on the world market, without explicit approval of the U.S. government. This revelation involving the Korean rice merchant, indicted last year on 36 counts of illegal influence peddling, emerged as one of several startling findings in a 447-page congressional report on U.S.-Korean relations released Wednesday by the House subcom mittee on international organizations. “Tongsun Park was not a timid figure,” said a staff member of the subcommittee, which has been studying the uneven course of Korean-Amer/can relations for nearly two years. “We think our inves tigation has raised a number of very serious issues.” The report disclosed that at the same time the Justice Department and the House Ethics Committee were investigating allegations of Park’s involvement in the scandal, Park was dickering through inter mediaries with a Virginia-based firm, Interarms, for the sale of Ko rean “surplus weapons’ and American military equipment produced in Korea under U.S. license. Among items on a confidential list were PT boats, M79 rocket launchers, howitzers, anti-tank and anti-personnel mines, and vari ous munitions. ’"flie proposed joint venture was to export the 37 items contained on the list. A great many of those items required prior approval of the United States for export, although that was noted only in the case of five,’ the report said. The subcommittee concluded the Korean government has been pursuing a secret arms policy and “appeared to question U.S. efforts to regulate international traffic in arms.” “The subcommittee expects that if illegal exports occur the United States will take steps to deter recurrence,” the report said. Other disclosures in the report: —South Korea secretly decided to design and build nuclear weapons in the early 1970s, hut cancelled the program by 1975. —The Unification Church of Rev. Sun Myung Moon had secret links to the Korean government. It promoted Korean policies in the United States, sought to enhance Korean influence among U.S. legis lators and influential personalities, and wanted to create a worldwide government “in which the separation of church and state would he abolished.’’ —The Moon organization is an important defense contractor in Korea, “involved in the production of M-16 rifles, anti-aircraft guns, and other weapons” —A number of American companies paid several million dollars in kickbacks, contributions and other questionable payments in Korea, which enhanced the standing of the ruling Democratic Republican Party. —The Justice Department knew of Korean efforts at illegal influ ence buying as early as 1971 hut made little effort to investigate until President Ford ordered action in 1975. Society ‘robhecU by technology United Press International PHILADELPHIA — Digital vatch wearers beware. A Temple University professor says those elec- onic timepieces could he a had in- lluence. To Dr. Miles Orvell, the digital vatch is another example of un- hinking technology thrust upon the American people, pushing them fur- herdown the road to becoming just [another progammable chip in a plug-in, tum-on society. “The digital watch is turning ople, accustomed to using these pevices, into quasiautomatons ather than people who have mas- Bery over the workings of nachines,” said Orvell, who, as hairmen of Temple’s Department bf American Studies, lectures on I'The Impact of Technology on American Culture. The digital watch, by fragmenting pme into moments, robs man of the elationship of time that he got from he round clock with two hands and |12numbers, he said in an interview. By looking at the dial we were able to conceive mentally of the entire 12-hour cycle displayed on he dial and to relate to that cycle personally by the position of the pands. It gave us a sense of con- nuity Changing from a simple “on-off” switch to 20 labeled switches requir ing no thought, from gauges which told you what was wrong to flashing lights that only tell you something is wrong, said Orvell, “makes us plug into machines in a way that turns us into respondents.” And this love affair with technol ogy may not be leading to the most practical future, he said. What is needed is a more down-to-earth ap proach. “It is debatable whether we can take in all the technology,” he said. The answer, he said, is in more concern for pragmatic future plan ning at all levels, but especially at the political level. “It is essential that society engage in social planning and not be suscep tible to whatever technology hap pens to arise,” he said. For example, he cited what he said is an almost religious devotion to the idea of space colonization. “The optimism about space col onization is,” he said, “another form of pessimism about living on Earth. “Realistically we are going to be living on Earth and we have to start thinking more intelligently about how we will be living on Earth and not rely on space colonies to solve our problems.” Pinchas Zukerman — VIOLINIST — “Pinchas Zukerman has a luxuriant talent. His command of the violin is so natural and so inborn that the most difficult passages appear one after the other — each with an easy ‘hello’ — a succession of conquests.” The New York Post TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 14, 1978 8:15 Rudder Auditorium Ticket Prices: General Public—$5.90, $4.75, $3.90 A&M Student/Date—$4.85, $3.95, $3.25 Tickets and Information- MSC Box Office at 845-291 6 THE BATTALION Page 3 THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 2, 1978 what’s up? Thursday MSC OUTDOOR RECREATION: Will have a seminar on “Backpacking: Techniques and Equipment” at 7:30 p.m. in Room 401, Rudder Tower. CAMPUS CRUSADE FOR CHRIST: Will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 350, MSC. STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Is now accepting applications for any position that might become vacant on University committees. Please go by the Student Government Office, Room 216, MSC, for applications. All applications must be turned in by 5 p.m. Monday, Nov. 13. AMERICAN FISHERIES SOCIETY Ernest Simmons from the Texas Parks and Wildlife Department will speak at 7:30 p.m. in Room 104, Nagle Hall. LECTURE Department of Geography presents Ben R. Finney, who will talk on “Three Thousand Miles Without a Compass: The Voyage of Hokuk’A” at 4 p.m. in Room 340, Rudder Tower. PHYSICS COLLOQUIUM: Will be held with John Linsley speaking at 4 p.m. in Room 146, Physics Building. PHILOSOPHY COLLOQUIUM: Will be held with Pete Gunter speaking at 4:30 p.m. in Room 502, Rudder Tower. NATIONAL SOCIETY OF BLACK ENGINEERS: There will be a panel discussion featuring four former students concerning careers after graduation at 8 p.m. in Room 607, Rudder Tower. COTTON BOWL REPRESENTATIVE: Applications for the 1979 Cotton Bowl representative from Texas A&M are available in Room 221, MSC. Any female student who has completed one semester at Texas A&M and has at least a 2.25 GPR is invited to apply. The deadline for applications is 5 p.m., Friday, Nov. 17, in the Student Activities Office. The selected applicant will repre sent the University at the Cotton Bowl parade and post-season football game in Dallas on New Year’s Day. TENNIS: The women’s team will play the University of Houston here. Friday GRADUATING SENIORS: Caps and gowns are now available at the MSC Bookstore for $8. VOLLEYBALL: The women’s team will play in TAIAW State Tour nament in Houston today and Saturday. AGGIE CINEMA: “The Turning Point,” a story of two women, one of whom gave up a promising career as a ballerina, the other her best friend who went on to become a grest star, will be shown at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Saturday FOOTBALL: The Texas Aggies will play SMU in the Cotton Bowl in Dallas at 3.T0 p.m. The game will be televised. TAMU PARACHUTE CLUB: Will have a “Halloween Meet” at 8 a.m. at the American Parachute Center at Hearne Airport. There will be fun jumps, free food, beer and three classes on accuracy. Everyone is invited. CROSS COUNTRY: The women’s team will run in the SWAIAW Regional Meet in Stillwater, Okla. AGGIE CINEMA: “The Turning Point,” starring Shirley MacLaine and Anne Bancroft, will be shown at 8 p.m. in Rudder Theater. MIDNIGHT MOVIE: “Catch 22,” a witty black comedy about an Air Force unit stationed in North African During World War II, star ring Alan Arkin, Richard Benjamin and Jon Voight, will be shown in Rudder Theater. Sunday INDIA ASSOCIATION: Will have a “Diwali Banquet” at 7 p.m. in Room 231, MSC. Admission is by reservation for members and their guests only. AGGIE CINEMA: “The Bad News Bears,” takes an hilarious sidelong look at the institution of Little League baseball and the adults who victimize their kids under e guise of teaching them sportsmanship, starring Walter Matthau and Tatum O’Neal, will be shown at 2 p.m. in Rudder Theater. Killer whale born in captivity United Press International RANCHO PALOS VERDES, Calif. — Corky the killer whale gave birth Tuesday to the second killer whale ever horn in captivity. Corky also was the mother of the first, which died shortly after birth in 19 I 6 - “This calf is very frisky and we think it is going to survive,” said Tom Otten, curator of mammals at Marineland, where the 7-foot, 300- pound baby was born. Within minutes after birth the in fant whale was swimming with its mother and father, Orky, around their saltwater tank. Orky is the star attraction of the amusement aquarium south of Los Angeles on the Pacific Ocean. Corky’s pregnancy, which lasted about 13 months, was obvious for some time, the curator said. “She was getting very large, even for a killer whale,” he said. Corky’s regular weight is slightly less than 4 tons and she is about 13 years old. Orky, who is 18 to 20 years old, weighs 7 tons. The sex of the calf was not im mediately determined. Killer whales will not allow other creatures near their young. Pre-Holiday SALE FBI., SAT. NOV. 3,4 2 DAYS Levi’s Blue Jeans *io Boot Cut Small Bell Big Bell & Student TOP D RAWER 3733 E. 29th St. Town & Country Center 846-0201 705 Texas Ave. South Culpepper Plaza 693-9393 SONY FM STE*CO/ FM-AM RECEIVER | STR VS V»nn« MMMmrvn lOUOMfS* MOOC 85 watts per channel, minimum RMS at 8 ohms from 20Hz to 20kHz with no more than 0.07% Total Harmonic Distortion FEATURES MOS FET RF front-end electronics unitized into 5-gang tuning-capacitor assembly. 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