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1 'A*# M epf •' \ Wm 1 Up 1 ' \ » i teCf Wj \ ^ Have a fun, safe spring break \ L * SA : 1 jfv A • ids 1)6 xiatinj apero e goals t’s why e, yea stopu one is exam- needed nied. ho run “aday iversin "Whet I adm t loud) mgeof lly.and nivera- tv well will be lost m luseiti :hanp) The Batta I ion Serving the University community Vol. 75 No. 115 USPS 045360 26 Pages in 2 Sections College Station, Texas Friday, March 12,1982 '1 Senator caught in Abscam case resigns office KT a 7" :00 ity United Press International [ WASHINGTON — Harrison A. Williarnsjr., having failed in his fight !to remain in the Senate, now may lilce- jly concentrate his efforts on staying ’out of jail. Williams resigned Thursday rather than face certain expulsion for his 1981 Abscam bribery conviction, he is appealing that guiliv verdict, the’ accompanying three-year sentence j and $50,000 tine. I “I leave in good spirit and with a wrong heart," Williams, 62, a 23-year jveteran of the Senate, told his 99 col leagues and a packed gallery in an Emotional speech delivered at 2 p.m. f As he finished and sent his letter of Resignation to the clerk, many legisla tors — some of whom had avoided Ven eye contact with him during the six-dav Senate trial — stepped for ward and firmly shook his hand. Afterward, Democratic Leader Robert Byrd described the entire epi sode as a tragedy that has no heroes. Malcolm Wallops, R-Wvo., chair man of the Senate Ethics Committee that unanimously recommended ex pulsion, said nothing anyone can say ( now “will increase the Senate’s out rage or decrease its sense of anguish." Williams became the fifth senator to resign under an ethical cloud. By stepping down, he avoided becoming the first since the Civil War to be ex pelled. The Senate had the votes for ex pulsion and a call for a tally was to be made later in the day if Williams didn’t step down. At a news conference later, Wil liams insisted, "I am not a broken man," and said he made his decision to resign at about 11:30 a.m. Thurs day — only after being promised the Senate will look into the government’s undercover Abscam bribery investi gation. "When I heard that, my conscience relieved me," he said. "I do not feel 1 broke any code of ethics. 1 feel as if a burden has been lifted. The burden 1 carried has been taken over by others." Williams was convicted of promis ing to use his political influence on behalf of a mining venture in which he held an 18 percent interest, in ex change for $100 million financing by an FBI agent posing as a wealthy Arab sheik. Working behind the scenes staff photo by Sumanesh Agrawal RHA picks two hall winners of security contest by Pam Baldwin Battalion Reporter Law and Haas halls have been chosen the winners of the RHA Lock- Ip and Look-Out contest, in the ^ security awareness program held in February. That announcement was made during Thursday night’s RHA meeting. Tracy Moy, RHA facilities and oper ations director, said those two halls won because of the work residents put fonh to carry out their ideas for promoting secur itv awareness. Male student: living in Law Hall sponsored an escort service for females walking alone across cam pus at night. Residents of Law and Haas halts will receive a free mixer paid for bv RHA, President Tim Ryan said. The mixer will include dinner and w ill be held on March 26. Other dorms commended for their active participation in the program include Krueger and Dunn nails, the pair receiving the Most Outstanding Project Award for the Mr. Safety Contest. In another report, Glinn White asked for support for the Corps of Cadets’ annual March to the Brazos walk-a-thon for the March of Dimes. White said the Corps’ goal is to raise $25,000. He suggested that dorms make con tributions by spon soring particular outfits in the Corps. Karin Tinch, RHA projects di rector, reported that preparations for Parents’ Day and Casino Night are coming along. Casino girls and dealers will have a meeting March 22 at 7 p.m. in 200 Heldenfels. Casino night will be held April 16, the Friday of Parents’ Weekend in the Memorial Student Center. Joyce Hayes, left, and Miki Bone help paint some of the Sea.” They are both Theatre Arts majors. Hayes is a props that will be used in the upcoming play “Dames at sophomore from Blanco; Bone is a senior from Dallas. Two residents injured in crash at local airfield; cause mystery by Daniel Puckett Battalion Staff Two men were injured Thursday when their plane stalled in mid-air and crashed just south of Coulter Field, northeast of Bryan on Highway 21. The men, Leonard Allen King, 51, and William Coker Marble Jr., 35, both of Bryan, were admitted to St. Joseph Hospital. This morning, King was listed in fair condition with broken bones and an eye injury; Mar ble was in satisfactory Condition with some bruises. A hospital spokesman said Marble was being held for obser vation but could release no other de tails. The two men were flying a single engine Cessna and had just taken off around 4 p.m. when the plane’s en gine apparently lost power. They crashed in an empty field just south of the airport’s runway. The plane belongs to Bryan Aero Inc., a flight service. King is a flight instructor who was teaching Marble how to flv. Brazos County Sheriffs Detective Buford Thornton said when the acci dent occurred, the two were practic ing a maneuver called “touch and go," in which the plane comes down to the runway, touches its wheels to the ground and takes off again. However, Brazos County Sheriff Bobby H. Yeager said, the actual cause of the crash will not be deter mined until a federal investigation of the accident. “We just try to protect the scene in incidents like this,” Yeager said. “We can’t investigate the causes; that’ll have to be one of the federal agen cies.” Mondale says Reagan’s policies turned a good year into bad United Press International AUSTIN — Former Vice President Walter Mondale is blaming President Reagan’s economic policies for an un necessary recession. “I think the president has been watching too many westerns,” Mon dale said. “It’s high noon with the American economy but there are no Lone Rangers in American politics.” In an address Thursday to 900 delegates of a Texas AFL-CIO con vention. the former vice president said most economic indicators prom ised America a prosperous year, but that productivity was overshadowed by Reagan’s economic decisions. Mondale said Reagan could not simultaneously cut taxes, increase de fense spending and balance the fed eral budget and that was the reason for the problems with his economic policies. “The irony is that this is a recession that didn’t have to happen,” Mondale said. “I think they have committed the most serious economic mistake in modern history. “This is a time for good news. But the economic policies have blown away what should have been a good year.” “I think they (corporations) ought to join the rest of us and pay taxes and help bring the deficit down,” Mon dale said. “We’ve got to have an all- out assault on special interest govern ment.” Mondale accused the Republican Party of being responsible for high spending deficits. He said the deficit in the spending bill submitted by Reagan was higher than the previous high deficit in 1974 under former President Gerald Ford. “They (Republicans) are the ones that have the big deficits,” he said. Vandiver to deliver humanities lecture By Daniel Puckett Battalion Staff University President Frank E. Van diver will deliver the first Texas Lec ture on the Humanities at the Univer sity ofl’exas on March 19. Vandiver’s topic will be "Biogra phy as Agent of Humanism," that is, the purposes and influence of biogra phy in society. The lecture, will begin at 8 p.m. in the Opera Lab Theatre of the Per forming Arts Center. A reception for Vandiver will follow his speech. Admission to both events is free and open to the public. The Texas Committee for the Humanities, sponsor of the lecture, picked Vandiver because of his work as a military historian and biog rapher,said Dr. James Veninga.com- mittee executive director. Vandiver has written several books, including a history of the Con federacy and a two-volume biography of World War I General John J. Per shing. He is now working on a biogra phy of Field Marshal Douglas Haig, a British military leader during World War I. The humanities lecture will be an annual event, Veninga said. The com mittee hopes the lectures will help in crease public awareness of the huma nities — history, literature, philoso phy, comparative religion, languages, political theory and cultural anthro- pology- The Texas Committee for the Humanities is a 23-member state program of the National Endowment for the Humanities. Outstanding teachers to be honored with cash, watch by Lisa Thompson Battalion Reporter Outstanding teachers at Texas A&M University now will be re warded annually for their efforts. Starting this year, selected teachers from each college will receive a Teaching Excellence Award, consist ing of a wrist watch and $4,000. These college-level awards are separate from the University achieve ment awards, which are given in May. “I think the importance of the awards is that it recognizes people who are excellent in teaching and stu dent relations,” said Sharron Cox, a member of the Liberal Arts Student Council. The 27 college-level awards, funded by the Association of Former Students, total $108,000. Each college is allowed a certain number of awards depending on the amount of working hours taught in the college, Cox said. Kathy Bartholomew, student vice president for academic affairs, said winners will be chosen by a selection committee from nominations in each college. Each committee comprises five students who are members of de partmental clubs, three teachers and one member of the Association of Former Students. Each college will have a similar method for choosing nominations to send to its selection committee. Karen Ponish, president of the Li beral Arts Student Council, said nominees in that college will be selected by members of departmental clubs, faculty members and members of the student council. Each member will assemble a packet on each nominee consisting of letters from current students, former students and faculty members, she said. Any student may nominate a teacher from his or her department by contacting the president of a de partmental club, Ponish said. To qualify, teachers must have at least three years’ teaching experience at Texas A&M. A winner cannot be nominated again for five years, she said. The selection process will be com pleted by April and winners will be announced early in the fall semester. inside Classified 6 Local 3 National 5 Opinions 2 Sports 7 State 5 WhafsUp 6 forecast Today’s forecast: Foggy and over cast with a high in the low 80s; low tonight in the low 60s. Saturday’s forecast calls for mostly cloudy skies again with a high in the near 80.