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I rid D/A I I MUIWIN THURSDAY, JUNE 28, 1979 Horror prevents lolocaust K United Press International timeto»ANSAS CITY, Mo. — The “ chief negotiator for the ^ aW II treaty says the “unimagin- ,|l ' K ible devastation of a nuclear war selectioilLfold ac t as an effective deterrent it Henlti n p re venting such a holocaust, add- U at age n gfno sane man would commit his ag spregHgty to such destruction. ” gnorei Bnibassador Paul Warnke, pres- argume; jpub a special consultant to Secre- it thekH of State Cyrus Vance, feels ititiesolKher the United States nor the ioliet Union could contemplate s a nuclear war. bleandi He said the SALT II treaty would iskedtktH^jde the mechanisms to keep law ach country in check and to ensure meredofjiat complete deterrence con- xamineiiinics to exist.” itificatiotB'arnke, who until Oct. 31, 1978, i j 8 s the chief negotiator for the hallow®Jtegic arms talks, said the ifter Hi , after If defense le ide: p.SiR. will not give the United |es an advantage in the arms juiren ivofadoi ;en in )94 veil, But he said a government study |vs the United States could inflict destruction on the U.S.S.R. in aliatory attack, even after being k first. iojuryi Warnke made his comments filsday at a conference on "U.S. onvineisiBirity and the Soviet Challenge.” al Appe f He said the treaty, designed to ion Iasi irovide enough strength for each if pretniH to prevent one from attacking s thatDsB)ther, was a “step in sound arms madesnKrol to strengthen the U.S.” tothest “\7e are trying to bring sanity to ■unimaginable devastation of nu- administSr war. We have the forces that CourtiaMd survive a first strike and then that the (Be back, ’ he said. "But the cost sequeslfan attack would be so high, there ded, hrluld not be an attack.” ippingsijHe said a country instigating a ■“would mean destruction of its ■ society. No sane person would iiiBmit his society to that kind of ®i ■ruction.” Warnke d vvas impossible to Beulate who would win in the , vent of a nuclear war. “It all de- |W ends on the degree of destruc- vV ■, he said. “Neither side could Bemplate being able to win.” ■ arnke predicted the SALT ■ty signed by President Carter ■ 18 would pass in the Senate, the p®S]ute opponents’ charges the speed r «ty is an appeasement to the ts willhlowet Union. indtefoBf’g really a simple issue,” he ■ “I believe we will have a spir- haseall^ debate over the question of nent oifS‘Soviet Union relations, and nationB n >1 comes down to a vote, the the gatjl question will be whether the By improves the security of the oqntry.” e at 5ofl the avtiVuile conceding to' some prob- mj]e S !)e £ins with the treaty, Warnke said it mo re Wiastep in the right direction. Bou can’t do it without giving distrilnWiething away. Arms control is a ; office, ferles of compromises. Personally, a largeOicjike to see more drastic cuts. But near® is as far as we could get at this theneSffiit.'’ ^without SALT II, he said nuclear le 0 proliferation would continue at Truckers’ strike goes on Pipe problems Texas A&M workmen had to escavate an underground elec trical conduit Monday when the wire they were trying to push through the pipe would not go. Apparently, the conduit had been crimped when the concrete wall, above, was poured. The wire is going to a building under renovation next to Bolton Hall. Battalion photo by Clay Cockrill Baby pandas shy: no photos United Press International Independent truckers called off their protest in Louisiana and with drew from blockades in Connecticut and Arizona Wednesday. Their per sistent strike in other areas forced the layoffs of more than 1,200 meat- packers in the Midwest and the shutdown of a steel plant in Arkan sas. Leaders of the strike, in protest of fuel shortages and rising prices, stuck by predictions of empty shelves at grocery stores by the end of the week. Food retailers said spot shortages could occur but disputed forecasts of widespread scarcity. Signs of weakening in the 20- day-old strike were evident. Truck traffic increased dramatically in Louisiana Tuesday, where many in dependents called off their strike. “There are more (trucks) on the highway than the patrol saw throughout the past week,” said a state police spokesman in New Or leans. In Connecticut, independents pulled their rigs away from a week- old blockade of five of the state’s major truck stops. The stations quickly resumed pumping diesel fuel to working truckers. Independents in Arizona ended a peaceful, five-day blockade of most Agnew to pay $200,000 back taxes United Press International OCEAN CITY, Md. — Former Vice President Spiro T. Agnew will be vacationing in Ocean City through October — and while he is in the state he will pay $200,000 in back taxes. The Baltimore News-American reported Tuesday, Agnew, a former Maryland governor, arrived in Bal timore Sunday to pay $200,000 in back taxes through a loan from singer Frank Sinatra. He is expected to stay in an Ocean City condominium through October, the newspaper said. an enjoi side a "J 55,” N' |gerous levels. He said the Soviet presently has 2,550 nuclear istic delivery vehicles, such as siles, silo launchers, or bombers, ^that could increase to 3,000 by without the treaty. IWithout it (SALT II), we’d have ^uess and speculate as to what other had. We’d both guess a, then there would be further ilation.” United Press International KNOXVILLE, Tenn. — Zoo offi cials banned photographs Tuesday to avoid upsetting Bernice and her three new-born red-pandas, which look like a sort of cross between bears and racoons that are native to much of Asia. It is “highly unusual” for red pan das to be born in captivity, and “even more unusual that three were born because they normally come in pairs, said zoo spokesman Bill Miller. The pandas, each about four inches long and weighing between 100 and 125 grams, were born Sun day and still have not opened their eyes. John Fleming, curator of the zoo, said it may be a week or so be fore they do. “They look a little bit like baby cats," he said. Fleming said no photographs of Bernice and her offspring would be permitted until later this week. “Bernice is nursing them quietly in a closed-in nesting area,” Flem ing said. “We don’t want to disturb anything for another few days be cause we might traumatize her, so it’ll probably be Thursday or Friday before we can let any pictures be taken.” Fleming said if Bernice becomes A★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★★ £ HATE DOING * £ LAUNDRY? £ ^ Let Frannie's do it for you -fi £ Aunt Frannies £ ♦ Laundromat jt. I^Holleman at Anderson 693-658/^r upset, “Her milk might dry up or she just might stop caring for her babies. Sometimes, extreme stress can even cause a mother animal to kill her offspring,” he said. Buster, the father, hohummed the event. “He’s been completely indifferent to the whole thing,” the curator said. “He’s just sitting over in a corner by himself, looking pretty disinterested.” THE PREMIERE PLAYERS PRESENT RUDDER FORUM 8 P.M. JUNE 28, 29, 30 STUDENTS $1 OTHERS $2 TICKETS AT THE MSC BOX OFFICE OR AT THE DOOR SPONSORED BY TAMU THEATER ARTS WANTED MAGICIANS CLOWNS FIDDLERS JUGGLERS IMPRESSIONISTS BARBER SHOP/QUARTETS ACROBATS COMEDIANS GUITAR PLAYERS/AND DANCERS to perform as olio acts in the Great Summer of ’79 Meller- drammer Dirty Work at the Crossroads July 19, 20, 21, 26, 27, and 28 AUDITIONS Sunday, July 1, at 2:00 PNI — Tuesday, July 3, at 7:30 PM at StageCenter, 204 West Villa Maria (just west of South College) ;ing 3utte r plug iiito*i orrie soon of the state’s major truck stops after Gov. Bruce Babbitt promised to seek congressional action to provide uniform weight limits throughout the states. Independents in other areas were out in force again on the 19th day of their strike, keeping shipments of produce, meat, gasoline and other commodities from their destinations and causing economic headaches for scores of businesses. The Crown Packing Co. hog slaughterhouse at Detroit shut down and laid off 900 employees Tuesday, pushing to more than 1,200 the number of meatpacking company employees laid off in Michigan, Minnesota, Iowa and Oklahoma. Many packing houses in the Midwest began curtailing hours and production on Monday. The Tennessee Forging Steel Corp. plant in Newport, Ark., closed its doors and laid off 175 of its 225 workers for the duration of the strike, saying it could not ship its inventories. The Greater New York Food Council said meat in the metropoli tan area already is in short supply and warehouses could run out any day now. Kroger Food Stores in Little Rock, Ark., began posting signs say ing milk and produce supplies may be low because of the strike. Groc ers, however, said they have encountered fewer problems than dependents told a House subcom- they anticipated in obtaining mittee severe grocery shortages will adequate food supplies. be felt within a week unless their In Washington, leaders of the in- demands are met. International Student Dinner Thursday, June 28th, 6:30 p.m. Bring a dish from your country Baptist Student Union 211 College Main (north of Loupot’s Bookstore) ALTERATIONS' IN THE GRAND TRADITION OF OLD TEXAS WHERE MOTHER TAUGHT DAUGHTER THE FINE ART OF SEWING — SO HELEN MARIE TAUGHT EDITH MARIE THE SECRETS OF SEWING AND ALTERATIONS “DON’T GIVE UP — WE LL MAKE IT FIT!" AT WELCH'S CLEANERS. WE NOT ONLY SERVE AS AN EXCELLENT DRY CLEANERS BUT WE SPE CIALIZE IN ALTERING HARD TO FIT EVENING DRESSES, TAPERED SHIRTS, JEAN HEMS, WATCH POCKETS, ETC. (WE RE JUST A FEW BLOCKS NORTH OF FED MART.) 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