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College Station, Texas
Tuesday, March 2, 1982
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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 .
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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
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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.
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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
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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.
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Avenue. Fid
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“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.
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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.