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Battalion/Pap April 12,11 rop; 1958 1 a 95-day supply. rVard’s said, floweret, ics are likely todilii lutomakers prepare! iitional spring sdl s. I 'he trade journal i ::e hikes could ievement of’lowerit ds. It said GM In icunced it was :es an average® j cent. Ford ouncement he publication said j I net ion reports! million units to belt are 23 percent l ’s ().(> million cars. Recruiters try to spark interest in A&M See page 3 The Battalion Serving the University community 75 No. 132 USPS 045360 26 Pages In 2 Sections College Station, Texas Tuesday, April 13, 1982 Argentina says to Haig’s peace no plan [VICE United Press International [Argentina rejected “definitively” a ace formula for the Falkland Is- uls that would include U.S. partici pation in local administration of the Bi itish-owned islands, the Buenos „ Aires newspaper Clarin said today. I The move came as Secretary of State Alexander Haig delayed his'de parture from Britain for more talks ■day with Prime Minister Margaret ■hatcher and Argentina said his jslmttle to head off war over the Falk- fl|nds hadn’t made enough progress to justify another visit. ■ The British navy armada con- CLASS OF'47 OF ’77 BRYI 822.111 fancied war drills as it steamed toward tfewindswept South Atlantic islands, ^™ B> ^aii(l the commander of the Argentine Beet gave his crew s a farewell speech ■ preparation for a possible armed Biallenge to the British naval block- j|ade of the Falklands. I The Clarin newspaper quoted irBiilitary sources today as saying [Bergentine Foreign Minister Nicanor Bosta Mendez gave the Argentine answer in a telephone conversation with Haig. The proposal provided for a tem porary administration on the dis puted islands that would include Argentina, Britain and the United States, the report said. It said the formula was posed by Haig and approved by Thatcher. “Costa Mendez energetically and definitively rejected the proposal in the name of the Argentine govern ment,” Clarin said. “In the face of this, Haig put off for the moment his trip to Buenos Aires,” it said. In London, Haig apparently made little headway in more than 11 hours of talks w ith Thatcher Monday. Af ter those talks, when asked if he was more hopeful of a peaceful settlement, he replied: “not at all.” Haig, who spent a weary night phoning back and forth between Argentina and Washington, refused comment when he arrived at the prime minister’s offices for the unex pected extra meeting shortly after 9 a.m. this morning. He declined comment again when he left 90 minutes later but British officials blamed the delay in the peace mission on Argentina. “The talks made it clear that the present diff icul ties lie in Buenos Aires,” said one offi cial as Haig walked out. Diplomatic sources said Argentine Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa Men dez told Haig the proposals he and Thatcher worked up were unaccept able and would not justify a second visit to Argentina. Britain said it wanted a peaceful solution, but reiterated its naval force would continue churning towards the Falklands unless the Argentine inva sion force is withdrawn from the is lands. Through the looking glass staff photo by Eric Mitchell Greg Carter, a sophomore health major from Lubbock, appears only as big as the sign on the truck door, as but it is merely his image reflected in the mirror stored on the truck. The mirrors were being put in the MSC Bookstore. Wright in Nicaragua on mission x a i wan military package staff photo by Sumancsh Agrawal Howdy Week’s back Christy Jackson, Howdy chairperson, fills in the first entry on a banner posted in the MSC by the Traditions Council, in honor of Howdy Week. Jackson is a senior Food Science major from Houston. Howdy Week began Monday. United Press International MANAGUA, Nicaragua — R e P- Jim Wright, D-Tex., in Nicaragua to day on a factfinding mission with four other congressmen, says he and his colleagues “haven’t come to punish” Nicaragua for alleged arms ship ments to Salvadoran rebels — but to seek better relations. Wright said Monday that he and four other congressmen would talk with Nicaraguan leaders about the Reagan administration’s eight-point plan for improving relations with the Central American nation. The bipartisan delegation visited El Salvador last week as part of their five-nation swing trough Central America and the Caribbean. “Our objective is to express our interest in the region’s economic de velopment and our hope that a peace ful and democratic solution is found for the area’s problems,” said Wright, speaking in Spanish at a Managua air port news conference. “We believe President Reagan’s Caribbean Basin Inititive and the eight points of reconciliation with Nicaragua presented recently and now being considered by Nicaragua’s government, can serve as a starting point for a better future.” Asked about U.S. charges that Nicaragua is shipping weapons to Sal vadoran rebels, Wright said he had seen State Department evidence of the shipments. “We haven’t come to punish our hosts but to offer an opportunity to be friendlier and more respectful of mutual rights,” he said. He said the United States has indi rectly aided in training Central Amer ican nations to stop the flow of arms to El Salvador, “but one must disting uish this from any covert action to spur an invasion of Nicaraguans’ property.” goes to Congress this week United Press International WASHINGTON — President Reagan faces the first major test of his China policy when he formally asks Congress this week to approve a $60 million sale of military spare parts to Taiwan. Peking strongly objects to the sale. Senate sources said Monday the administration will send the Taiwan package to Capitol Hill this week. China says U.S. military aid to the Taipei is interference in internal Chinese affairs and has made the Taiwan sale a test of U.S.-Sino rela tions. China has threatened to down grade relations with Washington — which could include recalling its ambassador — if the sales of military supplies to Taiwan continue. In an apparent attempt to keep the arms sales from seriously damaging U.S.-Sino relations, China’s Ambassa dor Chai Zemin in Washington was invited in for talks last Monday with Secretary of State Alexander Haig and other ranking State Department, officials. The Reagan administration has made clear it wants to maintain the improved ties with China, but also wants to continue U.S. support for Taiwan. It has tried to meet (Chinese concerns by not approving the sale of advanced EX jet fighters to Taiwan and by limiting military sales to spare parts. ‘First come, first served’ not true at pre-registration by David Calvert Battalion Reporter Pre-registration for fall starts Mon day, but officials in the registrar’s office say students can take some steps now to save themselves trouble later. Since some departments only handle students on certain days, each student should check with his depart ment for counseling and pre registration times. And fall course schedules are avail able in front of Heaton Hall and in the lobby of Rudder Tower. Associate Registrar Donald D. Car ter said seniors receive priority in class assignments. After that, registra tions are handled on a first-come, first-served basis. “The lines are longest on Monday and taper off as the week goes on,” Carter said. “On Friday the lines get longer again.” The chances of getting a preferred schedule are no better on Monday than on any other day, Carter said. “Many students think they’ll get the classes they want when they want if they turn in their card packet on Monday,” he said. “That is why the lines are so long on Monday. “If more students would come on Tuesday or Wednesday, they wouldn’t have to wait as long.” Students planning to graduate this summer should note that an error has been found in the summer course schedule. Seniors who plan to gradu ate in August can begin filing degree applications June 1 instead of June 11, as listed in the summer course schedule. June 11 is the degree filing dead line for the first session. A major change in the delayed re gistration and drop-add policy will take effect this fall, Carter said. In the past, scheduled registration and drop-add started the same day. But, this year, delayed registration will begin August 23. The drop-add process will begin August 25. Carter said this was changed because of problems with the registration pro cess. —I Teaching vs. research Officials differ on job emphasis for faculty by Joe Tindel Jr. Battalion Reporter Occasional complaints about teaching quality at colleges or univer sities are nothing new. The only thing that changes is the reason given and, at Texas A&M University, the most common reason given lately for low- quality teaching is an overemphasis on research. One Texas A&M faculty member said he believes the administration is making research more rewarding for faculty than teaching. Another said he believes a strong emphasis on re search is inevitable because Texas A&M is a relatively young university striving for excellence in the acade mic world. But, a University administrator has denied that research is weighed more heavily than teaching. Dr. Rod O’Connor, head of the first-year chemistry program, said Texas A&M stresses research to the exclusion of teaching. “We are becoming poorer teachers so that we can become better resear chers,” he said. The administration gives higher salary raises to faculty who are excel lent researchers than to those who are excellent teachers, O’Connor said. The Students for Academic Excell ence recently completed a survey of salary raises given to faculty who have won teaching and research awards presented by the Association of For mer Students. Based on monthly salaries and computed for 12-month periods for comparison, salary increases from 1975 to 1981 for research award win ners averaged $15,953, while in creases for teaching award winners over the same period averaged $10,742. If the trend continues, the survey suggests research award winners will earn an average of $110,000 more than teaching award winners over the next ten years. The salaries were taken from the University budgets over those years. But Pieter Groot, assistant vice- president for academic budgets, said the budget is good only on Sept. 1, and is outdated after that date. Many changes already have been made in the 1981-82 budget, and some of the faculty listed in the budget may not be listed next year. “I think if one group comes out in front of the other it is simply a coinci dence because the salaries are not based on that (research awards),” Groot said. The award given by the Association of Former Students is only one of many awards given to faculty, and it would not be correct to base the re sults on that award, he said. The dif ferences in salaries could be a result of market demand, Groot said. A professor in engineering might have a higher salary than a humani ties professor because the demand for engineering professors is greater, he See DILEMMA page 10 inside Classified 6 Local 3 National 5 Opinions 2 Sports 7 State 4 What’s Up 5 forecast Today’s Forecast: Mostly cloudy and windy becoming partly cloudy this afternoon; high today in the upper 80s; low in the mid-60s. Wednesday’s forecast calls for part ly cloudy skies with a high in the mid-80s.