Page 10 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 6, 1981 National Reagan will send troubleshooter to Middle East United Press International WASHINGTON — President Reagan is sending veteran diplo matic troubleshooter Philip Habib to the Middle East as his personal emissary to “explore ways to de fuse” the crisis in Lebanon, a White House spokesman said Tuesday. Acting press secretary Larry Speakes said leaders of Lebanon, Syria and Israel have agreed to meet with the former undersec retary of state on ways “to reduce tensions produced by recent de velopments surrounding the situation in Lebanon.” “He is going to the Middle East to explore ways to defuse the situation,” Speakes said. Reagan arranged to meet with Habib in the Oval Office this morning to give him his marching orders, Speakes said. Speakes did not indicate when Habib would leave, but it was expected to be this week. // Happy Dead! 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The United States welcomes the restraint (by all parties) and hopes it will be continued,” he said. There was no word on whether Habib will be armed with propos als to ease tensions. Fie was ex pected to meet with Secretary of State Alexander Flaig Tuesday night or Wednesday. Haig re turned Tuesday from a NATO ministers meeting in Rome. Habib, 61, is a career Foreign Service Officer who has held ma jor posts at the State Department and is a former ambassador to the Republic of Korea. The United States has been in creasingly concerned over the escalating conflict in Lebanon and has been intensifying diplomatic moves to seek a solution. Reagan sent a message to Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin Monday. 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After Monday’s meeting with two dozen Demo crats, they said victory appeared at hand. The president is pushing his $689.2 billion fiscal 1982 budget while House Democratic leaders are advocating a $714.5 billion alternative package, one that has more money for social programs. Critical votes on each measure are expected Wednesday or Thursday. Many of the previously unde cided members who have met with Reagan have said they will back his plan — the centerpiece of his presidency. Rep. Donald Albosta, D-Mich., said he left a convert after getting presidential assurances Michigan will not bear an inequitable bur den. Rep. Eugene Atkinson, D- Pa., an erstwhile supporter of Sen. Edward Kennedy’s pres- calkl idential campaign, said Rei “may not he a doctor, 1 knows how to make house White House aides weres® ing victory with the latest count from Rep. Phil Gramm, Tex., co-sponsor of the re\j] budget. He said Reagan has up the hacking of 40 Denn and support is continuingtohilil This swing in support inig!i|] the result of more flexib Reagan’s program than i anticipated. Rep. Elliott Levitas, IKi said Reagan told Monday's g “as we get into the specific t sideration of legislative altei fives to accomplish the sa\$| there could he other waa achieve those savings than as originally proposed.” Rep. Butler Derrick, D-S. said Reagan is “willing to al some flexibility within the t fines of the budget as we through the summer with appropriations process.” Later, acting White Hoi press secretary Larry SpeaH adamantly held fast to the i nistration line. “We have no to compromise on our hudj the present time,” he said. “We will entertain anycong sional concerns about things® may he particularly their districts." With the beginninj Jed Adai FTC report shows IS increase >