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local /state Gramm offers proposal to reduce deficit by 1985 United Press International DALLAS — Rep. Phil Gramm of College Station, calling the current $90 billion budget de ficit “unacceptable,” announced his own revised budget that would reduce overspending by $80 billion by 1985. The conservative Democratic congressman, who helped push President Reagan’s econo mic programs through the House last year, said Monday those proposals have been hin dered by a recession that began before the president’s budget was presented. However, Gramm, a former economics professor at Texas A&M University, told represen tatives of the American Bankers Association’s 41st National In stallment Conference he is still convinced massive cuts in spending are needed to balance the federal budget. “The projected federal de ficit has expanded to $90 billion and to fund that deficit, even with the president’s budget cuts, the government will have to keep borrowing money,” Gramm said. “That will only impede recov ery. The deficit needs to be re duced substantially by 1983 and the budget balanced by 1985. We can not allow the govern ment to keep spending money it does not have.” The congressman said he would propose the government sell some of its assets, particular ly the unoccupied military bases and unused grasslands scattered throughout the country. Gramm said his budget in cludes reducing foreign aid by 50 percent to countries nones sential to national defense, re examining public works prog rams, reducing non-flood con trol water programs and alter ing the tax code. Although Gramm’s plan would call for even more spend ing cuts than Reagan’s, it does not recommend a tax increase or additional cuts in social prog rams and it does not affect the president’s proposed military expenditures, he said. Gramm also said he would like to see further changes in the guaranteed student loan prog ram, whereby graduate students would be required to pay market value for their loans after receiv ing their degrees. Dog’s love life up to court decision Old South Restaurant NOW HIRING United Press International FORT WORTH — At age 5, Castlebay’s Sprinter, a prize winning Labrador Retriever, is ready for motherhood, but U.S. District Judge David O. Belew Jr. decided Monday who her mate would be. The judge ruled the dog’s former owner had the right to choose the mate for the $30,000 animal. Her present Judith Weikel, a Grapevine dog trainer, disliked the mate chosen by Henry S. McNeil, a kennel operator in Dresher, Pa., who sold the dog to Weikel. Gary Moates, attorney for Weikel, said Tuesday McNeil had retained the breeding rights for the dog and was exercising that option. Weikel sought to block the mating through a court order, Moates said. wait people bus people Horses need baths too 12 noon-6 p.m. Monday-Friday Cindy Tenn., Eddie’s Jersey McCall, from Kingsport, candidate in animal science, saii cleans TAMU Bazaar the horses need the brushing eilhfi hide at the Horse Center on before or after riding. The horse Avenue. McCall, a doctoral owned by the Horse Center. Parkway Square S. Texas five, fit Southwest Pkwy. AUTO INSURANCE FOR AGGIES. Call: George Webb Farmers Insurance Group 3400 S. College 823-8051 TONIGHT Amoco Foundatio gives $35,500 in grants to A&M EYEWITNESS REPORTING: A Lesson In Memory Training by Chris Hunley Battalion Reporter Amoco Foundation Inc., a branch of Standard Oil Co.(In diana), has donated $35,500 in grants and fellowships to two Texas A&M departments to help promote research and en courage students to work for graduate degrees. The chemical engineering department received $20,000 in faculty grants and $10,000 in doctoral grants, and the geophy sics department received a $5,500 one-year master’s fellow ship. The purpose of the grants is to help relieve a nationwide shortage of engineering and geoscience faculty and graduate students. Because today’s engineering industry offers high beginning salaries to graduates with bache lor’s and master’s degrees, there is a shortage of graduate stu- dents which in turn cause shortage of faculty memli when older faculty retire. Universities, includingTe A&M, attempt to retain you and new engineering fact through faculty grants* are given to individual^ i make a t hree-year teachinicu mitment. The f aculty grants, whiffli elude a salary supplement,iij be used for career reseat usually conducted in thesa mer, and professional develi ment activities. Recipientsolij grants are chosen by thedep)! ments. Doctoral fellowships raflj from $1 1,500 to $21,000 aK* The fellowships provide $10,000 annual allowance 1 each student and full pas# of University tuition and fe An additional SI ,000 per fell 1 ship will go to the deparirnt^ - for use in research. Dr. Elizabeth Loftus Wednesday March24 /MSC GREAT ISSUE 8:00p.m. jlju Rudder Forum Admission: Free THE DEPARTMENT OF PHILOSOPHY PRESENTS NEW PERSPECTIVES ON EVOLUTION Keynote Address The Punctuational Model of Evolution Steven M. Stanley Professor of Paleobiology Johns Hopkins University Wednesday, March 24, 1982 Rudder Tower 70 1 8:00 P" 9:15 P.M. Reception Thursday, March 25, 1982 Rudder Tower 9:00 a.m. Coffee 9:45 a.m. Commentary and Discussion of Keynote Address Ira F. Greenbaum Department of Biology Texas A&M University 11:00 a.m. A Predictive Theory of Speciation |. Spencer johnston Department of Plant Sciences Texas A&M University Commentary and Discussion John W. B ickham Department of Wildlife Sciences Texas A&M University 12:15 p.m. Lunch 2:00 p.m. Evolution, Destiny and Human Spiritu ality ✓ Robert W. Burch Department of Philosophy Texas A&M University Commentary and Discussion John J. McDermott Distinguished Professor of PhilowP' Texas A&M University 3:15 p.m. Elemental Transmutation in Organisms Solomon Goldfein Material Technology Lab (Retired 1 Fort Belvoir, Virginia Commentary and Discussion James D. Smith Department of Plant Sciences Texas A&M University Dinner 4:30- 6:30 p.m. 7:00 p.m. Round Table Discussion Moderator: Manuel M. Davenport Department of Philosopt" Texas A&M University 8:30 p.m. Reception THE PUBLIC IS INVITED M