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National THE BATTALION TUESDAY, JULY 14, 1981 Page 7 ^Soviet whaling ship faces U. S. barrier [) homes. LMltS from oppjp United Press International not stop foroii. LOS ANGELES — Environmentalists from five nations t could makeo prepared Monday to sail for the Bering Sea to confront a Russian whaling ship and perhaps provoke an international o leave her P incident in an effort to stop the slaughter of migrating her 15-yean California gray whales. ;' “If the Russians want to shoot at us, that’s OK,” said vith her, 1 ’ \| Capt. Paul Watson of the 200-foot trawler Sea Shepherd II, I just don’t wj which was scheduled to leave Tuesday. “The publicity we would gain from that would make it I the spray pn worthwhile. For one thing it would force our government ed toquaranii to make some kind of stand on the whaling issue. ” was an aerial*. Twenty-five envionmentalists from the United States, England, Canada, Australia and West Germany planned to ttack against l join the voyage to stalk the Soviet whaler Zevedny, which ■ed, it was dot Watson said was exceeding its quota of 179 60-ton whales a alternativi j year and slaughtering pregnant whales, ining roadbloi Watson, 30, a Canadian who gained international notor- d by motorists r attorneys forii ther appeals. iety when he rammed his ship into the Portuguese whaler Sierra, said his crew was prepared to do “anything but injure the Soviet crew members.” Watson said the crew was willing to cause an interna tional incident to stop the slaughter of California gray whales, a protected species in the United States. The U.S. position on whales has been generally in favor of a ban on commercial whaling. The Reagan administra tion plans to make its first presentation on the subject July 20 at a meeting of the International Whaling Commission in England. In 1979, Watson’s assault on the Sierra forced it to dock for repairs. Other whale supporters then planted a magne tic mine, which permanently damaged the ship. Watson claims his group — the Sea Shepherd Conserva tion Society — has sunk two other ships. His tactics are not condoned by other environmental groups, including Greenpeace, of which he is a founding member. Greenpeace termed Watson a radical and vio lent. “We’ve never injured anybody,” Watson said, “and we’ve saved thousands of whales, which is more than can be said for some of the other organizations. I just can’t feel too guilty about damaging several tons of metal and saving several thousands of whales. ” The trawler will make a one-day refueling stop in Van couver, British Columbia, before heading for U.S.-owned St. Lawrence Island, 60 miles off the Soviet coast. Watson said the Sea Shepherd II will then search for the Zevedny, slightly smaller than Watson’s ship, and will try to stop the whale killing “any way we can, excluding the use of weapons.” He said his vessel would remain in the area at least a week, time enough for the whales to begin their annual migration southward. ittll Republicans, Democrats continue tax fight als." luced United Press International WASHINGTON — Treasury Secretary Donald Regan ays the administration’s tax cut program will mean 11 m nillion new jobs and the Democrats are being ridiculous vhen they say their tax program is "the poor man’s bill.” ;§Gloves off, House Speaker Thomas O’Neill promptly etorted that the Democrats are aiming their tax cuts at the niddle class. He accused the administration of already utting benefits for 3 million Social Security recipients. Regan, appearing Sunday on CBS’ “Face the Nation,” ol these* mod* nd Budget Director David Stockman, appearing on ABC’s >rn outdoorsii lssiuis and Answers,” both predicted President Reagan’s 5 percent, 33-month tax cut will be passed by Congress, very seriously]; if it becomesiH more attentios if necessary, a rnment is tryinj al regulation. \nimal Husbr- “We are looking for about 11 million jobs” to be be produced by the Republican tax plan, as small business entrepeneurs again become willing to take risks that will boost employment, Regan said. The treasury secretary scoffed at the Democrats’ alterna tive, maintaining it is a bill to redistribute wealth, not create it. He accused the Democrats of “trying to buy their way to victory over us” with tax breaks for special interest groups. “What they did, in an effort to prove they have a poor man’s bill, they went out and gave 2,500 wealthy specula tors on the floors of the Chicago Board of Trade and other commodity exchanges a tax break of $400 million, Regan said.” In a statement, O’Neill said, “We would be remiss if we did not straighten the record on Secretary Regan’s com ments today. “The Democratic tax plan would give larger cuts to families making $10,000 to $50,()()() a year. Secretary Regan may consider that a poor man’s tax cut.’ We Democrats know it’s a better deal for the middle class. “Secretary Regan said today that people on Social Secur ity do not have to worry about their checks. The fact is the Reagan budget had already cut Social Security benefits for 3 million recipients. For many of these people, Social Security is their only source of income. ” Argument continues over jail without bail SALE SAVE BIG BUCKS ALL JULY!! Yairi, Alvarez, Yamaha, All Marked Down FOR A BIQ JULY. LAY-A-WAYI! KcyboARd Center Inc. MANOR EAST MALL Bryan, Texas 77801 MASTER CARD VISA LAYAWAY SPECIAL PURCHASES MOW!! p small farnim animal welfart il experts, be to conducti ensive livestod ming practice! and cost of age Itimate costs 1( have turned l( ostsforconsut question as It my more cost i methods, 'em over suffer behavorial w undergo when United Press International WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court is facing a ma jor constitutional dispute that goes to the heart of the law-and-order debate, focusing on "preventive detention” --jailing criminal suspects without bail before trial. When the high court returns from summer recess, it must decide whether to hear a challenge to the nation’s only preventive detention law, enacted in 1970 by the District of Columbia. Under the controversial statute, a local judge can order a suspect detained for up to 60 days, pending trial. The potential high court test was initiated by the D.C. Public Defender Service on behalf of Marvin L. Edwards, a Washington youth accused of a string of sexual assaults and robberies. Edwards, then 17, was arrested March 18 and charged with raping a woman in February. He allegedly confessed to the rape and admitted guilt in a forcible sodomy and series of 17 robberies. He has since pleaded guilty to several of the counts and is serving a 10-to 36-year prison sentence. On the basis of Edwards’ extensive juvenile criminal record, D.C. prosecutors convinced a judge to hold him in pretrial detention without possibility of bail. Edwards’ lawyers appealed the pretrial detention order to the D.C. Court of Appeals, arguing the detention law was unconstitutional. And even if it is constitutional, they said, a defendant should be entitled to greater legal safe guards — a full hearing — before a judge can order him jailed. Rejecting their arguments, the appeals court upheld the law May 8. While noting the criminal justice system “requires rec ognition of the right to bail as a basic human right,” the court concluded, “Pretrial detention is regulatory rather than penal (punishing) in nature.” It added, “Pretrial detention was intended to protect the safety of the community until it can be determined whether society may properly punish the defendant.” Edward’s lawyers now have gone to the Supreme Court, seeking review of the detention law. “Preventive detention,” they contend, “provides pro secutors with a political, rather than actual answer to the problem of rising crime. ” Writer’s strike over soon; TV ^ production resumes schedule n United Press International HOLLYWOOD — The tenta- ve contract producers reached ith script writers apparently owner dcaninqeans there will be only a slight lan $3.5 millionelay j n the debut of the new fall were willing-*levision season in September. If the 8,500 members of the t even half! Vriters Guild of America agree the bond «ith the deal struck with union aders during the weekend to st month in Md their three-month walkout, ted the bond: ;r jpts will again flow and televi- ised paymenl on production will begin led to the courl erhaps as early as Wednesday. The striking motion picture and ;aid. devision script writers vote today n the tentative four-year accord, g. My bond is Under the proposal, writers ould receive an overall 52 per- to avoid future ;nt to 57 percent increase in lace a call date linimums paid for scripts over le contract period plus a share of fa batch of$1W >e home and pay TV markets. 1 and cashed in he contract is retroactive to yment. larch 1. ; never cashed Guild negotiators hailed the iter said. “It is 'roposal as a breakthrough that ould guarantee writers a share of le growing pay TV and home 'ideo markets. Both sides said settlement of le strike would mean the fall tele- ision schedule would be only ightly delayed. “Some writers could be working y midnight Tuesday,” Melville havelson, president of the Wri- ;rs Guild West, said following le 15-hour marathon bargaining ;ssion in which details of the new act were worked out. “The fall television season will e on schedule,” said Lew Was- jrman, chairman of the board of ICA-Universal Studios. “I don’t link the delays will be signifi- mt.” While representives of the wri ters overwhelmingly endorsed the tentative agreement, producers’ negotiators were less enthusiastic but were relieved the strike may be coming to an end. “I don’t think anyone’s ever tot ally happy with any agreement,” Wasserman said, “but I’m pleased that a very difficult problem is be hind us and Hollywood can go back to work. ” A writer who currently earns a minimum of $9,872 for a one-hour prime-time network show would receive $11,169 immediately, $12,509 beginning in July, 1982, $13,885 in the third year and $15,135 by the end of the contract. A script for a theatrical motion picture, which currently brings a minimum of $26,326, would bring $39,955 at the end of the contract period. Considered of even greater im portance, industry spokesman said, was the agreement reached over the pay TV issue. For the first time, writers would receive two percent of producers revenues after producers recoup certain costs, for scripts written expressly for pay TV. “Something truly historic has happened here,” Gary Elling- sworth, chief negotiator for the writers, said. “For the first time in history of the entertainment in dustry, the guild has won the right to participate in the revenue of employers. “That’s never, ever happened before.” DON’T STAY I M J.TTTTT Campus Photo Center has the largest inventory of photo supplies and equipment in the Brazos Valley. We keep all your course photo course supplies in stock — from Ek- tamatic paper to zone sys- temizers. And don’t forget, our staff can help you learn how to use them. 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