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Page 9 ..National THE BATTALION THURSDAY, APRIL 16, 1981 s to lean ng and ntribut' it of Id 20 per. si Ales Idle age iistlinci, Radial tensions cool down after Louisiana shoot out i United Press International pAKDALE, La* -— Authorities say racial tensions sparking a gun- battle between a mob and police haye “cooled down with the re covery of a black bystander who w|s seriously wounded in a bar rage of bullets. ■‘Henry Green was one of three persons hit in the exchange of gun- fiif between police and a mob of 10p to 150 felabks Monday night. Hp itfas struck in the face, neck arid side, "and was reported in guarded condition at Charity Hos- pifal in New Orleans. I “We’re gonna see what hap- pdlis tonight/' Oakdale Police Sgt. Viigil Clramberpin said late Tues day. “But.everything seems to be |ca}ni.. It seems to have cooled 'd<jwn.” . ,, Parish Sheriff bhn Durio said racial stability ould depend on the condition of he black onlooker most seriously ■ounded in tng shooting. “We don’t expect anything as mg as Mr. Green continues to improve,” Durio said. “We do ex pect trouble if he takes a turn for the worse.” As a precaution, schools were closed through next week and an 8 p.m. to 6 a.m. curfew remained in effect for the second day. Ten units of riot-trained state troopers remained on alert in the area, said state police spokesman Lt. Ronnie Jones. Tension began building Satur day after shots were fired at two white youths riding through a black neighborhood, Durio said. Violence erupted about 11 p.m. Monday when a group of 100 to 150 blacks gathered near an aban doned gas station at one end of town and began randomly firing guns, Durio said. A gun blast struck a patrol car, and backup units of state police and police from neighboring parishes were called in to quell the disturbance by dispersing the crowd and patrolling streets. Officer Larry McCullough was in stable condition at Oakdale General Hospital, where he was treated for shotgun pellet wounds in the stomach and left side. Car los Jackson was wounded in the arm but did not require hospitali zation. Deputies detained three men for questioning but released them without charges. “It definitely has racial over tones,” Durio said. “But it’s not widespread. It’s an isolated inci dent.” Oakdale High School principal Glenn Williams said a “shoving match” at the cafeteria may have been related to the weekend shooting incident. Charles Strother, the father of one student involved in the argu ment, later approached the school carrying a shotgun and a pistol. Williams said he talked Strother into putting the guns back into his car and leaving the school. Strother was charged with car rying a weapon on school grounds and released on $1,500 bond, Durio said. ■a^ CR—r f a Hi* five ftiMfll ago, wik "actorjisl. wants more cuts balance budget in ’84 jodthuif lis job wits could hw United Press International WASHINGTON — Sen. William Armstrong, who oipecl tWo'other conservative Republicans in stop ping President Rbagan s budget in the Senate, says iht! thfe would have looked like “boobs” if they had op malda approved the plari. d to cost Jhe Colorado senator said he concurs with the Bdtobeli| (idministration’s general goals, but could not agree l.-ivith the large deficits written into Reagan’s prop- eardoftk osed spending package. things ic fn an interview Tuesday, Armstrong said he has Final Chl(t discussed with administration officials the possibility jrd out * ofidentifying mbre cuts that would bring the budget im up will into balance by 1984 — the year Reagan wants it vorkonolt balanced. The officials have been receptive if not ! supportive of his arguments, he said, fixedupi: Armstrong said he has talked with Vice President I rove a nn George Bush, budget director David Stockman, wanted till Treasury Secretary Donald Regan, congressional lest dote liaison Max Friedersdorf and others in the days since be Reagan budget was rejected, 12-8, by the Senate jBudget Committee. Armstrong said they agree on the timetable for a h ialanced budget and plan to identify the other cuts. , iButsince they hauyen’t done so yet, the plan before Theconimitiee shewed a $4§ v l2illion deficit in 1984- tbecomnlithee shewed a $4§ v l2illic almost as big as the Jimmy Carter deficits Republi cans denounced. He said the Republicans made a “verbal contract” with their constituents to balance the budget. To accept that budget resolution last week “would make us look like a bunch of boobs,” he said. A spokesman for the Office of Management and Budget said Stockman understands Armstrong’s viewpoint and the need for identifying the additional cuts, “but has made no commitments.” Armstrong was joined by freshman Sens. Charles Grassley, R-Iowa, and Steven Symms, R-Idaho, last Thursday, in opposing the $704 billion fiscal 1982 budget. Nine committee Democrats, opposed to the Reagan tax cut that also was included in the proposal, voted against it. Prior to committee rejection of the plan, the full Senate had easily approved $37 billion in mostly Reagan spending cuts. Those cuts were contained in the larger budget resolution, which also dealt with total spending over the next three years, the size of the tax cut and the size of the federal deficit. The House Budget Committee last week approved a budget resolution that showed only a $25 billion 1982 deficit — compared to the $54 billion Senate deficit. The House measure planned for a balanced budget in 1983, a year sooner than Reagan would accomplish it. Tewlt' Assocudot ve endW ic Steph& it smtk h would k if the Peat* tion FBI agent says slayings in Atlanta were domestic ui dnesdayti e the cm /as the oit Id be fei [ouse flow jse shebi on. He Mil the Hook lill out. United Press' International ATLANTA-^ Atlanta’s public safety commissioner took angry ‘veeption Wednesday to an FBI igent’s comment that some of the !3young blacks slain in the last 20 ponths were killed by family ;niembers because they were “nui sances. sfai \ Commissinher Lee P. Brown told reporters at his weekly brief- ng the remarks, made by FBI gerit Mike Twibell to a Macon ivic club Tuesday, were “unpro- essional,- uncalled for and won’t be tolerated. Fa That’s an irresponsible state ment,” Brown said'Wednesday. We;do .liot.-kpow who killed the children. I know today none of the cases are solved., Today we do not have sufficient evidence to indict ajiybrte;",*»**+ -> • f„ 11 HI find anyone who works for | nie who gives out information that Xwpardizes our investigation,” B|o\vn said, “I will publicly de nounce him and fire him and see to it that he never gets another job in law enforcement.” There has been speculation in the press for months that police felt they knew who was responsi ble for several of the slayings, but did not have the evidence to pro secute. Twibell told the club members that his boss, FBI Director Wil- , Ham Webster was correct Monday when he told interviewers there were four suspects in at least four of the cases. Twibell said some of the chil dren were from broken homes and that their slayings were domestic killings. In addition to the 23 young blacks who have been found slain, two others are officially listed as missing. Webster’s comments came under fire from Atlanta city offi cials who viewed them as an “at tack on the credibility of our gov ernment.” “There’s no great crime wave sweeping Atlanta,” said Twibell, who claims to have first-hand knowledge of the investigation into the 20-month-old mystery of 25 missing and murdered young blacks. “About the same number were missing in ’78. The only dif ference is now the bodies are being recovered.” Twibell said Webster would re lease more information on the matter later. The FBI in Atlanta refused comment on Twibell’s talk. etv ols* ull- jrts SPECIAL NOTICE Optional Board Plan Summer Students may dine on the board plan during the First session of summer school at Texas A&M University. Each board student may dine three meals each day except Sunday evening if the seven day plan is selected, and three meals each day, Monday through Friday, if the five day plan is preferred. Each meal is served in the Commons. Fees for each session are payable to the Controller of Accounts, Fiscal Office, Coke building. Board fees for each plan are as follows: pi ans First Session Seven Day - $171.43 jun 2 through Jul 2 RVe Plus Tax 45 29 Jul 6 throu 9 h Jul 8 Day students, including graduate students may purchase either of the board plans. I MPANY $36505 twt NE.NN fish on TH£s Oc/f BE A PEER ADVISOR nrfktt :,v. m DURING THE SUMMER ORIENTATION CONFERENCES FOR INFORMATION STOP BY THE OFF CAMPUS CENTER IN PURYEAR HALL SPONSORED BY THE DEPARTMENT OF STUDENT AFFAIRS -■■■■ APPLICATIONS DUE BY APRIL 17 ^ FBI interest checks blamed Capitol Hill posts delayed United Press International WASHINGTON — Roadblocks on Capi tol Hill and prolonged FBI “conflict of in terest” checks are keeping some high-level jobs in the Reagan administration from being filled. The vacancy problem is beginning to cause some concern, acting White House press secretary Larry Speakes said Tuesday. “We are anxious to get our appointments cleared,” he said. “I judge there will be discussions with the committee chairmen who are holding up some of the nomina tions.” Sen. Jesse A. Helms of North Carolina, third-ranking Republican on the Senate Foreign Relations Committee, has held up action on four key State Department appointments. But Speakes said “there is no frustration with Helms about the nominations.” At the same time, Speakes told reporters that of the nominations for 23 positions in the State Department, eight have been confirmed and nine others have been sub mitted to the Senate. He said hearings have been scheduled on six more over the next two weeks. Many of President Reagan’s nominations are being held up by FBI agents who are checking to make sure nominees have no “conflicts of interest,” aides said. The president is still confined to the family quarters of the White House as he recovers from the chest wound he received March 30. Reagan’s personal physician, Dr. Daniel Ruge, said he’s “doing fine” and has no fever. The president had no formal appoint ments Wednesday but was expected to meet with some of his aides, and will be getting his daily national security memo. On Tuesday, he received a report of de creased Soviet military activity in Poland, but the Soviets “still are capable of inter vention,” Speakes said. Today Reagan will meet with NATO Secretary General Joseph Luns. The president plans to remain at the White House Easter weekend. PUT A LITTLE AGGIE IN EVERYONE AGGIE BLOOD DRIVE APRIL 20-23 MSC, Sbisa, Commons The Best Pizza In Town! 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