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Page 5 felt, asaresil about the! John Mullins, senior aerospace engineering ■ement iber M 0I J major from Houston, gulps down two choco late ice cream cones at the Creamery as the ile those ayeijia last days of summer weather approach, nswered: "Es|k ■ n New York, n should use i§j or research. Creamery hours are 8:15 a.m. to 5:15 p.m. Monday through Friday and 8:30 a.m. to 12:15 p.m. on Saturdays. Battalion photo by Mitzi Gehrs Well under control mei in 2 weeks — PEMEX United Press International ;ystem was if# MEXICO CITY - A steel cone de- iars ofEiseas •signed to catch most of the crude oil 3in 1953 tl emerging from a belching, runaway ver was prc well will be fully operational by 31. Thursday, and officials hope to bring said he had the gusher under control within two /hite House Weeks. imongpape rS! | “We still have to make a series of brary in A tests and adjustments,” a spokes- |man for the state oil monopoly, Pet- riptionbeaii foleos Mexicanos (PEMEX), said jewenheintfc Monday. “But the cone will be •oinment h) working at full capacity on Thursday at the latest.” is of the tap™ The 310-ton, inverted funnel is ed,” then*| designed to trap 80 to 90 percent of machine it*'® e “intermittent burps” gushing vords, whih from the crippled Ixtoc 1 oil well, )e un derstool which has poured 2.5 million barrels I she did nj iscription®"; there were* ban she said othe f ; ; initials at" : tatethe'Yl minutes altf' on covered). ■hichl^j r told the' f Nixon to emocratSi 1 of being * of crude oil into the Gulf of Mexico in less than five months. PEMEX officials said work on the relief wells was at an advanced stage, “which makes us believe that Ixtoc will be brought under control within two weeks.” They said one of the relief wells, known as Ixtoc 1-B, should reach See related story page 1. the 12,000-foot depth of Ixtoc in 12 days — barring unforeseen prob lems. Once it does, cement and chemicals will be pumped through to rupture the walls of the runaway well and then cap it. Ten days ago, the well was dump ing 10,000 barrels of crude oil into the gulf per day, but due to the in jection of steel and lead balls into Ixtoc’s mouth, the stream was cut down to “intermittent burps.” The PEMEX spokesman, how ever, could not estimate by how much the flow had been reduced. He said it was “a significant amount.” “We hope to know for sure some time this week once the cone goes into full operation,” he said. So far, the project — nicknamed “Operation Sombrero” — has only succeeded in controlling unknown amounts of natural gas. The funnel was built in Houston by Brown & Root, Inc., and has been repaired once. ii 261J Beeome m fM&i*t of the Fellowship of ENTHUSIASM :: lleufl* III*. I£icll2&K*«l Maples* First Baptist Church/Bryan Texas Avenue at 27th Street Special Student Service at 8 : 30 a.m. Sundays. Krueger’s post meets opposition United Press International WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed Robert Krueger as coordinator for Mexican affairs with the rank of ambassador-at-large over protests that the appointment would set a precedent the United States would eventually regret. Krueger’s nomination to the newly created position was ap proved Monday on a 48-35 vote. Dissenting senators argued the United States does not need two ambassadors to Mexico, but those supporting the nomination said Mexico and the United States have a special relationship that warrants the additional diplomat. There was no criticism of Krueger, the 45-year-old former congressman from Texas. Some op ponents even suggested he would make a good choice to succeed Pat rick Lucey as ambassador to Mexico. But there were strongly worded objections to the creation of the new post and to giving its holder the rank of ambassador-at-large. Sen. Edward Zorinsky, D-Neb., said the action was “empty and cosmetic” and added it was a “cheap, easy answer that will not improve relations with Mexico.” Zorinsky warned the precedent would forever require the United States to provide Mexico with two ambassadors — one stationed in County GOP to hold rally The Brazos County Republican Party will hold an old-fashioned political rally and barbecue Thurs day from 6-9 p.m. in front of its new headquarters at 813A Texas Ave., College Station. County GOP Chairman Norbert A. McNiel said the rally will give Brazos County Republicans an op portunity to visit the new headquar ters and meet members of the county organization. New commit tee members will be introduced. The kickoff for the 1980 cam paign will feature country and west ern music as the entertainment. Tickets for the barbecue cost $5 per person, and may be purchased at county GOP headquarters, Bryan- College Station Greyhound bus sta tions, local banks and savings in stitutions. Telephone reservations may be made by calling 696-0682. Voter registration forms and in formation about the GOP presiden tial candidates will be available. Washington and one in Mexico City — while other countries put pres sure on the United States for equal treatment. “This is a terrible precedent to set — one that we will live to regret,” said Sen. Ted Stevens, R-Alaska. He said the situation would be different if President Carter had named Krueger as ambassador-at- large to more than one country and he also expressed concern over the reaction of the Canadian govern ment. Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., said the job was created by Carter to overcome domestic political prob lems which since have been re solved by Lucey’s resignation. But, Lugar said, the administra tion was locked into a position which it was “reticent” to abandon. Sen. Frank Church, D-Ind., chairman of the Senate Foreign Re lations Committee, defended the nomination and said there was a need “to upgrade relations with Mexico,” which he said were “more complex than with other nations.” BAULIUHIM Snook,Texas This weekend... DENNIS IVEY Friday, Oct. 26th $3.00 Admission Happy Hour: 7:00-8:30 RED STEAGALL Saturday, Oct. 27th $6.00 Admission Happy Hour: 8:00-9:30 Cheapest Beer in Texas 25c Draft during Happy Hour 15 minutes from B-CS, 3 miles west of Snook, FM 60 & FM 3085. 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