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^cpendinji ime. everybod, ^ganizaw ' r week.aj ers. Usi relate i(. relate it to: ( 1 coinpei will reJ mting in n s to stavj Battaoon Serving the Texas A&M University community Vol. 74 No. 51 4 Pages Wednesday, November 11, 1981 College Station, Texas USPS 045 360 Phone 845-2611 The Weather Today Tomorrow High ...68 High .. 72 Low ...43 Low ..47 Chance of rain. . . ..20% Chance of rain.... .20% student, aving a attending nnfereneei hopes «i direction li & HOOL rab Gulf Leaders o endorse peace plan . By United Press International JThe rulers of six oil-rich Arab states jent into a final session of their two- ly summit today with observers pre- Icting unanimous backing for Saudi rabia’s Middle East peace plan to the way for broad approval at a 25 Arab summit. President Reagan told a Washington ws conference Tuesday the Saudi in constituted a hopeful sign because its “implicit . . . recognition of Is- ;Fs right to exist as a nation. ” Europe ias welcomed the proposals. U. S. Ambassador to Israel Samuel ■wis asked Israel to avoid actions that light increase tension and requested irmal clarifications of Monday’s viola- of Saudi airspace by Israeli jets, bs,Canyoriw ficial sources in Tel Aviv said, and the lej.-® s au( ]j a j r f orce intercepted the raeli planes that were flying near the udi airbase at Tabuk and chased em home. A six-member delega- m of Israeli parliamentarians arrived Washington to press for U. S. rejec- A Aw A'axxdv pVaw, propoised \\\ August. Prime Minister Menachem Begin has called it a plan to “liquidate” Israel. The delegation scheduled a meeting with Secretary of State Alexander Haig today and was to host members of the Democratic and Republican national committees in separate sessions at the Israeli Embassy. The Saudi plan calls for Israeli with drawal from all territory captured in the 1967 Middle East war and the crea tion of a Palestinian state while affirm ing the right of all Middle East coun tries to live in peace. The rulers Saudi Arabia, Kuwait, the United Arab Emirates, Qatar Bahrain and Oman adjourned the first day of their Gulf Cooperation Council summit Tuesday after a 40-minute closed-door session. They made no decision on creating a joint security force capable of protect ing their oil fields focusing mainly on the political and security situation in the region, summit sources said. Observers said tVve statesmen would approve unanimously Saudi Crown Prince Fahd’s eight-point Middle East peace plan at the concluding session giving it a broad base of support at the Arab League summit scheduled for Nov. 25 in Fez Morocco. The GCC was formed in May against the backdrop of the Soviet invasion of Afghanistan and the possibility of the American Rapid Deployment Force being dispatched to the region. U. S. forces continued preparations for the 6,000-man military exercise scheduled to begin Saturday with Egypt, Sudan, Somalia and Oman that was intended to show western military might in the strategic region. In southern Lebanon, the pro-Israeli militia of Maj. Saad Haddad reportedly shelled a Palestinian village Tuesday in what a Palestinian spokesman called the first violation of the July 24 cease fire. Israel had earlier warned of an arms build-up by guerrillas in the re- gion. eagan foresees problems United Press International WASUJNCTON President eagan predicts the current economic ■cession will draw to a close by next immer but beteen now and then the ation is in for “some hard times. Reagan Tuesday told his fifth nation- lly-broadcast conference he will not ieviate from the two-pronged econom- : policy of budget cuts and tax reduc- lons and will veto any bill from Con- [ress “that abuses the limited re- purces of the taxpayers. ” In his brief opening statement, the president Bogged the preceding Dem ocratic administration for producing back-to-back years of double-digit infla tion and said in a reference to his pro gram that took effect Oct. 1.: You can’t cure 40 years of problems” in just 40 days. And in a shot across the Democratic bow of the House, Reagan complained, “It’s ironic that those who would have us assume blame for this economic mess are the ones who created it.” The president lamented that he has yet to receive a single regular appropri ations bill from Capitol Hill but appar ently ignored the fact that it is the Republican-controlled Senate and not the Democratic-led House that has held up the legislation. Reagan said “Our plan for recovery is sound. I am determined to stick with it.” That recovery will follow what he called “some hard times for the next few months.” Mpommunist party wants Solidarity in government United Press International WARSAW, Poland — The Commii- iity Party voted to give Solidarity a hare in government, and union activ- its called celebrations for today’s leeply nationalistic independence day p mark the “new chapter” in Poland’s )ng history. Party leader Gen. Wojcieeh aruzelski’s proposed coalition appar ently calls for continued Communist :ontrol of Poland but it marks a major ncrease in Solidarity’s power. The government’s plan coincided vith today’s celebrations of the 63rd mniversary of Poland’s independence egained at the end of World War I after more than a century of partition by Russia, Prussia and Austria. Reflecting the sharp growth in nationalism during the past year, the government officially observed the Nov. II holiday for the first time since Communist control. Normally, Polish independence day is ignored in favor of honoring Soviet Revolution Day on Nov. 7. Solidarity called a rally in Gdansk to dedicate a large shipyard to the mem ory of Marshal Jozef Pilsudski, a nationalist hero of the early 20th cen tury whom Communist historians de nounce as a bourgeois dictator. A committee of activists arranging celebrations in Warsaw said the oliday has special meaning this year in recog nition of the “new chapter in Polish history” opened by Solidarity. The Communist Party Politburo’s ac tion announced late Tuesday endorsed plans to broaden the coalition that runs the government and decides who runs for office. The party’s ruling council said there is a place in government “for all citi zens who are governed by the good of the socialist motherland irrespective of their party, union or religious affilia tions.” The Wiz comes to life Staff photo by Bob Scbrce Charles Butts, whose alias is Igor Teupleze, puts the finishing touches on his makeup before he and the rest of the members of the Les Ballets Trockadero de Monte Carlo go onstage. Trockadero, an all-male ballet troupe, was at Texas A&M Tuesday night, performing their versions of such famous ballets as Swan Lake. Butts plays Von Bothbaret, the evil wizard in Swan Lake who turns women into swans. Shuttle to launch Thursday United Press International CAPE CANAVERAL Fla. A communications unit failed aboard the space shuttle during the night but NA- Market demands conflict with plan Planning consultant argues for multi-family dwellings David Hitchcock explains expected housing development for College Station in the next 20 years to the Planning and Zoning Commission and interested residents. By RANDY CLEMENTS Battalion Staff Increasing single-family residence developments in College Station may be a mistake, planning consultant David Hitchcock says. In a presentation to the College Sta tion Planning and Zoning Commission Tuesday, he said city developments should meet market demands despite pressure from residents. And single family residences are not in high de mand right now, he said. Multi-family residences, such as apartments, patio homes and town- houses, are here to stay because they offer a variety of units at more afford able prices, Hitchcock said. And the multi-family residences, he said, offer the kind of environment people like to see. However, City Planner Al Mayo said the city plan has been to preserve inner areas of the city for future residential development so that at some point in time there would be a place close to the center of town for single-family resi dences. Samuel Wyse, also a planning con sultant, said more people now are rent ing than buying because renting is more affordable. Also, the number of students renting has increased, he said, because available dorm space at Texas A&M University does not meet current needs. Anne Hazen, planning commission er, said the danger in having only 26 percent of the homes owner-occupied is a loss of stability in the city. ^ Hitchcock agreed that Texas A&M is a major contributor to the renting population, but he said the University has a stable population. However, as the community grows, he said, the University will play a much smaller role. The consultants estimate College Station’s population will climb to be tween 70,000 to 75,000 by 2000. The city’s comprehensive plan, which is being revised by planning con sultant Wayne Snyder Associates and Samuel Wyse Associates, will be up dated to show the city’s growth up to 2000 Wyse said. Upon its estimated completion in April, the plan will show: development suitability, population increases, land use, housing, commercial and industri al growth, roads, community facilities (such as schools, parks and public buildings), a cost benefit analysis (im pact of the new mall and the lignite mining operation on the city) and the capital improvements program. The plan is being presented through a series of meetings with the planning staff and Planning and Zoning Commis sion so everyone will have some input, Wyse said. SA said today the instrument will be replaced in time to launch the Colum bia on schedule Thursday morning. Astronauts Joe Engle and Richard Truly, who came within 31 seconds of starting the ship’s return to orbit a week ago, said: “we re really going to do it. ” Weather remained a concern. Air Force forecaster said a cold front trailed a low pressure area was moving slowly eastward. It was expected to pass through the cape tonight leaving cloudiness over the launch site at the 6:30 a.m. launch time. Enough breaks in the clouds are re quired at blastoff time to enable the astronauts to see the shuttle’s emergency landing strip should the ship encounter trouble early in its climb to orbit. The space agency reported that the communications device, called a pulse code modulator, failed late Tuesday night. It was one of two identical units that help relay flight data to ground receivers. Spokesman Rocky Raab said both units must be working fro Colum bia to be cleared for takeoff. A replacement unit Was on hand at the Kennedy Space Center and was to be installed during a 12-hour, 10- minute hold inserted into the count down later today to deal with such problems. “Replacing the unit is not expected to cause any delay in the launch of the second space shuttle mission, Raab reported. Reagan firm on limited nuke war United Press International WASHINGTON — President Reagan says there is some confusion and he doesn’t know whether NATO strategy includes a nuclear blast as a show of force in the event of a Soviet military move on western Europe. But Reagan says he stands by his previous statement that triggered a furor in Europe — the one in which he said limited nuclear war in Europe is a remote possibility between the su perpowers. “I endorse only that I said it was offered as a possibility and, I think you’d have to still say that that possibil ity could take place, he said at a news conference Tuesday when asked about his limited nuclear war comment. “You could put a pessimistic outlook on it or an optimistic one. I always tend to be optimistic,” the president said. Asked about Secretary of State Ale xander Haig’s statement last week that NATO contingency planning included the detonation of a nuclear device for “demonstrative purposes” Reagan said: “There seems to be some confusion whether that is still a part of NATO strategy or not, and so far I’ve had no ans*wer to that.” Soon after Haig made his statement, he was contradicted by Defense Secre tary Casper Weinberger and the differ ences had to be smoothed over. Weinberger said detonation of a nu clear device as a warning shot was not a part of NATO strategy for the defense of Western Europe, “nor should it be. The State and Defense Departments then issued a joint statement that said such an action had once been discussed but was not a part of present NATO policy. Reagan was also asked several ques tions about his controversial remark concerning a possible nuclear exchange in Europe. He replied that he was optimistic such an event would not occur but “that possibility could take place.