’age 12 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1981
National
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Controllers can return,
but to other federal jobs
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United Press International
WASHINGTON — President
teagan Wednesday gave permis-
ion for striking air traffic control-
fers he fired four months ago to
'/ork in other federal government
>bs — but not to return to airport
‘ontrol towers.
In lifting a three-year legal ban
In them taking federal employ-
hent, it was stipulated that no
controllers will be permitted to re
turn to their old jobs.
“This is not a holiday gift,” said
Transportation Secretary Drew
Lewis in announcing the decision.
He said any former controller will
have to go through a selective re
view process which would include
examination of their role in the
strike before being granted
another federal job.
Lewis said the tension and fric
tion that would result if the strik
ers were allowed back in their old
jobs could jeopardize air safety,
and therefore such positions were
not available to them.
He said it will be possible for
them to go into military air con
troller slots, if appropriately qual
ified, but not into civilian posi
tions.
Lewis and Reagan met in pri
vate at the White House today to
put the finishing touches on the
plan, which had been the subject
of speculation for several weeks.
Some 11,400 members of the
Professional Air Traffic Control
lers Organization walked off their
jobs Aug. 3, disrupting air traffic
throughout the nation. The admi
nistration said, being federal
workers, they violated a no-strike
provision of their contract. Reagan
fired them and PATCO lost its un
ion certification.
Since then, the government has
been rebuilding the air traffic con
trol system, combining the con
trollers who chose to stay on the
job with new employees and milit
ary controllers. Officials have re
ported the system is safe, but esti
mate traffic will not return to nor
mal until 1985.
at s up at Texas A&M
Thursday
COLLEGE LIFE CHRISTMAS CELEBRATION: Campus
Crusade for Christ will sponsor a presentation of the true mean
ing of Christmas at 8:00 p.rn. in 701 Rudder.
MSC CEPHEID VARIABLE: “Ghost and Mr. Chicken” at 7 30
p.m. and 9:45 p.m. in 601 Rudder.
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL CAPTAINS: Schedules will
be distributed and rules discussed at 5:15 p.m. in the Rudder
Theater.
TAMU WOMEN’S CHORUS: Sacred Choral Christmas Con
cert at 8:00 p.m, in St. Mary’s Catholic Church. Admission free.
MSC CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: A rendition of “Twelve Days
of Christmas from ensembles from Symphonic Band and Squad
ron - 15\s at 12:45 p.m. to 1:30 p.rn. in the Main Lounge MSC
BETWEEN THE LINES: Presentation of two Christ mas stories
by Truman Capote at 7 p.m. in 158 A6cA.
WHOLE FOODS CLUB: Tour of Brazos Community Food
Coop, and membership meeting from 5 p.m. to 7 p.m. at the
Brazos Community Food Coop., 4405 Old College Main.
MARKETING SOCIETY: Christmas party at the Arbor Square
Apts. Party room at 8 p.m. Free beer and rnunchies.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT: Financial hearings for student
legal advisers at7:30p.m., for health services at 8:30p.m., 216T
MSC.
SURF CLUB: Surfing movie “Free Ride' is rescheduled for 7:30
p. m. in 107 Heldenfels. The elections for spring will be held also.
SOCIOLOGY CLUB: General b« asiness and elections for spring
semester in 225 Academic Building.
OFF CAMPUS CENTER: Roommate session from 3 p.m. tof
p.m. in 137A MSC. Come and find a roommate tortilespms;
semester.
MSC CHRISTMAS PROGRAM: Revellers concert from noon 1
to I p.m. in the MSC main lounge.
UNIVERSITY LUTHERAN CHAPEL:Christmasopenks
from 7:30 p.rn. to midnight in the University Lutheran Cbapd!
315 N. College Main.
MSC AGGIE CIMEMAt “The Jazz Singer will be shown at L
p.m. in Rudder Auditorium. Tickets are 75<?.
COMM UNITY FOR SINGLE ADULTS: Wine and elm
party, 7 p.m. to 10 p.m., Brazos Center. Men bring Wat,!
women bring snacks. Donations of $1 will be accepted at tfei
door.
: discussed in if!:
TAMU CHESS CLUB: Plans for spring will be
Rudder.
Saturday
m
SPORTS CAR CLUB AND SAE: Championship rally at 3p^,
in Zachry parking lot.
TEXAS A&M SPORTS CAR CLUB: Club pictures, rally an!
party at the Texas World Speedway at 3 p.m.
ILLINOIS HOME STATE CLUB: Election of officers 1
meet with advisor in Lounge B in the Quad
FI DRICULTU R E-OR N A ME NTAL HOKTICTLTUi
Christmas plant sale form 10 a.m. to 2 p.m in the Floricull
Greenhouse.
Friday
Sunday
WHEELCHAIR ARCHERY CLINIC: Instruction and prac
tice at 3 p.m. in 304 East Kyle.
COMMUNITY EVENTS CALENDAR: The Peace Lutimaj
Church Choir is presenting a special Christmas concerttonigli!:
ut 7:30p.m. at the church on 2818. Roger Boening is the director!
Recent exports below required levels
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CAMPUS THEATRE
USDA expects record wheat exports
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Even
though recent exports are below
rates required to achieve this sea
son’s forecast. Agriculture De-
as sood as a *10" but does so much more!
partment spokesmen are sticking
to its prediction of record Amer
ican wheat exports 27 percent
greater than last year.
The new foreign agriculture
circular on grains blamed the de
cline in weekly export shipment
rates for wheat and corn on “hand-
to-mouth importing patterns by
foreign countries, apparently due
to expectations of little or no early
increase in prices and to con
tinued high interest rate and stor
age charges.” •
In recent weeks, the net in
crease in U.S. export commit
ments for wheat was only moder
ate, in spite of large sales to the
Soviet Union and China.
There have been declines in
sales to South American and Asian
nations.
The sluggish trade is holding
down prices, which are already
low under the weight of record
crops. American farmers are de
pendent on exports because pro
duction from about one acre out
of three is sold abroad.
Soft red winter wheat sales are
good, but commitments for white
and hard red winter wheats are
way down from a year ago, spokes
men said.
At the same time, however, a
pickup in shipments by competing
exporters in recent weeks contra
dicted optimism reflected in the
U.S. estimate.
The latest official wheat export
forecast for the marketing year
that began June 1 still calls for re
cord exports of 50.1 million tons,
or 1.84 billion bushels — about
half of world trade.
The forecast was based on world
demand anticipated to be signifi
cantly higher than a year ago and
expectations the United States
would meet most of new foreign
demand.
The ultimate export level for
wheat this season, the department
said, will depend on purchasing
decisions by Russia and India.
Com shipments also have been
below levels needed to reach fore
casts the United States will export
62.2 million tons, or 2.45 billion
bushels, up 2.4 million tons from
last year.
Although possibly optimistic,
the forecast for the marketing year
that began Oct. 1 is only about half
the average annual increase in ex
ports over the past decade.
A spokesman said this week the
projected increase is relatively
small "because of a slowdown in
the expansion of livestock feeding
worldwide.”
Outstanding export sales for
corn and sorghum in the last
month have been about 50 per
cent of last year’s sales at this time.
The department spokesman said
expectations of continued low
prices have reduced foreign needs
to make significant purchases for
deferred delivery.
The grains circular said export
market opportunities b
appeared in recent week k
wheat and barley in North Afria
wheat in the Soviet Union a
South Africa, feed grains in Spu
and corn in Egypt.
Morocco will need
imports before the summer b
vest even if a two-year droui
ends. South .Africa’s wheat aq
has deteriorated. Nigeria is a
pected to need more com. Ail
Egypt, Italy, Nigeria and their
ory Coast may offer newoppoi
nities for U.S. rice sales.
Now for the bad news. Arne-
ican analysts said Canadas
Australia’s new long-term whi
supply commitments to
may limit growth in Amerii
wheat sales to the Chinese
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Mexico is buying more fra Requir
sources other than the i
States, especially Canada.
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BROOKE WEST (Star of Fantasy)
with SUSAN NERO KAREN BLUE
introducing
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congressmen nearmg
on federal budget crisis
United Press International
WASHINGTON — President
Reagan and Congress Wednesday
appeared headed toward peaceful
resolution of a budget fight that
last month forced a partial shut
down of the federal government.
As new estimates of massive
deficits added impetus to discus
sions of more budget cuts and pos
sible tax hikes in years to come,
agreement appeared likely on a
bill to keep the government
funded through the rest of the fis
cal year.
The bill passed by Congress to
end last month’s budget crisis will
keep the government running
only until Dec. 15.
Reagan gave his blessing to a
funding bill drafted by Republican
congressional leaders who were
attempting to avoid a repeat of last
month’s budget standoff between
Congress and the White House.
Deputy press secretary Larry
Speakes said Reagan, during a
meeting with GOP leaders, “ said
if (the compromise) comes in its
present format, he would be most
pleased to sign it.”
Congressional aides said they
expected the House Appropria
tions Committee to consider the
1982 spending measure later
Wednesday, with debate by the
full House expected Wednesday.
Although House Speaker Tho
mas O’Neill said Democrats
would offer their own spending
bill, key Democrats indicated
they would not put up much of a
fight and fully expected the Re
publican version to prevail.
Its passage, they said, would
place responsibility for the na
tion’s economic woes sqiarely on
Reagan’s shoulders.
Rep. William Alexander, D-
Ark., said the public will see that
“the president has had his way —
it’s a Reagan economy lock, stock
and barrel.’’
Alexander was asked Tuesday if
Democrats privately would prefer
to be defeated on the issue, hand
ing Reagan the last piece of his
economic puzzle.
He smiled, then said, “There’s a
difference between being rolled
and taking a dive. We’re not going
to take a dive.”
Noting Reagan has a Republi
can-dominated Senate and a ma
jority of Republicans and conser
vative majority Democrats in the
House, Alexander said the presi
dent and his allies have “the votes
and hope to win.”
“We can count as good as they
can,” he said.
Republicans drafted a plan to
cut $4 billion through a 4 percent
across-the-board reduction in new
spending for domestic programs
except food stamps, benefits such
as Social Security, revenue shar
ing, law enforcement and veter
ans’ hospitals.
O’Neill said the Democrat’s
funding proposal would resemble
the bill vetoed by Reagan before
Thanksgiving.
In vetoing the earlier hill, the
president said he would accept no
less than $4 billion in budget sav-
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approved by Congress wouldk'j
shaved only $2 billion from II
spending.
New administration projectiof
estimate the deficit will hit SlOSJ
billion this fiscal year — \vd
above the administration’s earls:
forecast of $43.1 billion deficitfe
fiscal 1982 and well in excessofth
record $66 billion deficit offish
1976.
O’Neill said, “It was perfecl!
obvious that supply side ec®
mics are not going to work ami
isn’t working.”
Lawrence Kudlow of the Offiff
of Management and Budget plat
ed down the unofficial deficitforf-
cast, calling it preliminary d
misleading because it does nJ
consider future budget cuts.
The estimates project a $152.1
billion deficit in 1983 and $162l)i!
lion in 1984 — the year Reas?
hoped bring the budget into la-
lance.
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