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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-
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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
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