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ijiifc r Earn school credit, travel to Peru, Italy See page 3 The Battalion VIU club compete ly. The meet will !>| st Kyle. TAMU club will be J Saturday and SuafcE' ionships GoodLutigi— hard Harrison, Co \i n /alkupl Worth Sahirda 1 Serving the University community Vo!. 75 No. 107 USPS 045360 30 Pages In 2 Sections College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 2, 1982 1 again this weekei i Sunday. Both er- On Saturdayibraa will be in Dili ™day. avels to Texas Cl louth Korea he Texas Co0e|p| ly on the third J earn award this yi J J | s rives amnesty to prisoners United Press International OUL, South Korea — Korea Hfiounced amnesty and reduced •' ;«•'terms today for 2,863 convicts, in- Of*- ' Coding dissident leader Kim Dae- "Hing and other political offendei s, to the first anniversary of Presi- Chun I)oo-lnvan’s inauguration. ^ ^■ ihe government s.tid Kim's life which he received for leading ► in uprising in 1980, will be com- •yT tilted to 20 years imprisonment, vhile 12 people convicted of plotting uprising with Kim will have their f, ie|tences reduced by half . HPragH In an official anriouiiceinent the r Bernment said the action, which pts into effect Wednesday, "lias ma ^ e possible b\ the restoi ation dF stability in ail areas through the concerted effort of the government Hr - And the people.” :Brhe move “is intended to promote t "* “ginational participation in the . , .^^llding during the I980sof a denio- u state etiMii mg the well-being o! as to ^ re of t econciliation,” the ... arinouncenient said. WwSriMi'r f ll 1 °~ s e ni< l ,l< * C( l 111 lh«- amneslv. Bl* ; ~ , 7 *'^ 1 l i m prisoners w ill he freed uncondi- tionally, 545 will have their terms re- 1 K ' dtjced, 238 will have their civil rights i of Sports. hire|nstated, 514 will be paroled, 132 Heased on probation from juvenile reformatories and 15 others granted special conditional releases. Of the total, 298 are political dissi dents in jail or on parole, and the rest are common criminals, the govern ment said. Also among the prominent benfi- ciaries of the amnesty is Kim Kae- won, a retired fourstar army general who is serving a life term for involve ment in the assassination of Presdient Park Chunghee in 1979. The general will have his prison term commuted to 20 years. Kim Dae-jung, 57, was a top pres idential candidate when he was arrested in May, 1980, for trying to topple the military-backed Korean government by instigating a popular uprising. A military tribunal sentenced Kim to death in September, 1980, but the sentence was reduced to life impris onment on the eve of President Chun Doohwan’s visit to the United States in January last year. At the time of President Park Chung-Hee’s assassination, Chun was ranked as a major general and headed the powerful Defense Secur ity Command. After 10 months of political change. Chun emerged as a full general and ran unchallenged for the presidency in September, 1980. He was sworn in March 3, 1981. hjtrbss floor gyms in ( individual an<i| 11 he given out J years Soutliwe won the plans on win d this year, ui’ve never inrnament : to see ho\ ament will e. And at ran support a0 sport club. Siqj lite Saturday m wh - .'HI % M ■ i U" / V. * iif *v '2 'A it * All Texas A&M lights are requested to be turned off management major from Groves, who died Feb. 21. between 10:20 and 10:50 p.m. during Silver Taps The silent ceremony will take place in front of the tonight for Michael John Freeman, a sophomore Academic Building at 10:30 p.m. Brezhnev gives Soviet blessings to Polish martial law situation ■y United Press International MOSCOW — President Leonid Brezhnev emphatically endorsed the martial-law regime in Poland, signal ing the Kremlin’s determination to suppress any future challenge like the rise of Solidarity. Polish military ruler Gen. Wo- jciech Jaruzelski told the Soviet leader his nation has faced a difficult time since Dec. 13, when 16 months of re forms were rolled back and the Soli darity union banned. “Stabilization has begun (but) the struggle continues,” Jaruzelski said in a progress report during his first known trip outside Poland since mar tial law. He did not predict when nor mal civil rule might be restored. Brezhnev, who met with Jaruzelski at the Kremlin Monday shortly after welcoming ceremonies, said he was satisfied with their understanding of current and coming tasks. A Western diplomat said Brezh nev’s comments during the day were an unequivocal show of support for Jaruzelski and a message the Soviets won’t let what happened in Poland happen anywhere else. Taking a swipe at the United States for what he said were illegal and im moral attempts to oppose socialism in Poland, Brezhnev promised Jaruzels ki whatever help he needs.. “Beyond the present complicated day one can already see a better day coming,” Brezhnev said in a toast at a Kremlin banquet for Jaruzelski. “Poland will not abandon the road of socialism,” Jaruzelski declared, however. “It will not be its weak link.” Council certifies publicity sign, selects officers for next year photo by C. Michel Chang A cold-blooded friend Dallasite Paul Tamaso baths in the sun with his pet snake Sunday afternoon in front of Aston Hall. Tamaso is a sophomore chemistry major. The weather has been a welcome relief from the cold winter. by Johna Jo Maurer Battalion Staff A proposed electronic sign to publi cize campus events will be placed at the intersection of Houston and Joe Routt streets, pending approval by Dr. Charles H. Samson, University vice president for planning. MSC Council members approved that location for the $80,000 sign dur ing Monday’s meeting. Paul Fisher, council vice president of development and chairman of the Building Studies Committee, said the two goals of the sign are to reach as many people as possible and to allevi ate the use of banners in the walkway area between Rudder Tower and the MSC. A concern about the amount of money to be spent for the sign was expressed by Kirk Kelley, council vice president of student development. “I don’t see an $80,000 need for this,” he said. Council members discussed possi bilities of obtaining funds from out side sources and charging student groups for use of the sign. The Coun cil will give further consideration to these matters if the proposed sign and location meet with Samson’s approval. The latter part of the meeting con cerned the appointment of eight council vice presidents and 10 dire ctors. One vice presidential position — educational programs •— and two di rector positions — financial proce dures, and budgets and planning — remain unfilled. Applications for these openings are due March 25. In terviews by the council nominating committee will take place March 27 and 28. Appointments of 32 council com mittee and project chairmen will be made at a special council meeting March 8. New vice presidents are as follows: Carlayne Mertens, vice president of development; Steve Wong, vice presi dent of finance; Eric Conner, vice president of operations. Group helps handicapped adapt to A&M by Laura Williams Battalion Staff Most students face some kind of psychological challenge upon enter ing college, but moving away from familiar places can become a physical challenge as well if the student is Tournarae handica 6 pped Ted Elliot, vocational counselor at the Texas Rehabilitation Commis sion, said the Texas A&M University campus is ideal for the handicapped student. “If we can just get the stu dent to come and see the campus, they’ll go to school here because it’s flat and it’s well-equipped,” he said. About 200 disabled persons attend Texas A&M. ive, Manor Avenue. Fid ies and Sti “Our (Texas A&M) facilities and terrain are our main selling point, but the students are still looking for a school that can offer a degree they’re interested in.” The TRC helps handicapped stu dents preregister, making sure all of the student’s classes are held in acces sible buildings close enough together to allow the students time to get to class. “We do some counseling here, and the personal counseling center helps out too,” Elliot said. “Most of the stu dents we have, have been in a chair long enough that they’ve made their psychological adjustment.” Tommy Mecke is a junior electrical engineering major confined to a wheelchair. “I had to make the transi tion to college just like everybody else, but I’ve been in this chair since I was 10 or 12,” he said. “I’ve adjusted to it ... I guess I have.” People parking in handicapped parking spaces or blocking ramps are the main problems of the handicap ped student, he said. Elliot said professors gladly move classes to accessible rooms and pro vide notes for students who are un able to take their own. “The support from the University is excellent,” he said. “Most of the profs are very uneasy the first time they have a handicap in their class. They’ll sometimes even ask me how to address the student.” Elliot said most professors tell him they would like to have another hand icapped student if any others want to take their course. “I’m sure there are some areas that the students know ab out that need changes, but overall, the profs have been great.” The TRC also helps students with job placement because the University placement center is so busy. “There are some companies that come here recruiting that I won’t let them go see,” Elliot said. “They’re looking for a handicapped employee so they can say ‘look, we’ve hired one.’ I don’t want that for them because they’re too smart and they’ve worked too hard for that.” As a whole, companies want to know about the handicapped stu dents’ abilities rather than their dis abilities, he said. Twenty-three students in wheel chairs live on campus; three plan to graduate in May. Finding a job that will allow the handicapped person to hire an atten dant is a difficult job for some of the more serious cases, Elliot said. Each handicapped student requir ing an attendant interviews students who apply and hires the one he feels will be compatible. See HANDICAPPED page 14 inside Classified 8 Local 3 National 8 Opinions 2 Sports I i State \ . 4 What’s Up 6 forecast Today’s forecast: Mostly fair and mild with a high in the mid-70s; low in the mid-50s. Wednesday’s fore cast calls for early morning fog and increasing cloudiness with a high in the low 80s.