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Texas Greco-Roman Festival The Texas Greco-Roman How do you spell G-O-O-D-B-Y-E The bana on > 7 m •> BT/S No. 151 USPS 045360 20 Pages Soviets accuse Reagan of tricks 05 (1 n United P.ess International MOSCOW — The Soviet Union’s jpfficial Tass news agency today dis- pssed President Reagan’s disarma- ent proposals as a maneuver de- ned to improve his image on the eve of a trip to' Europe. I “This display of peace-loving rhe toric in the President’s address was a ftcessary concession to public opin ion in order to create better condi- Ins for the realization of militaristic alms,” the news agency said. I Unlike a milder early reaction from the semi-official Novosti agen- the Tass statement made no men- ion of Reagan’s talk of dialogue with the Soviet Union. I “What was really new was that the [resident’s speech combined fabrica tions and attacks on the Soviet Union and its policy, which have become cus- [ipmary with present American lead ers,” Tass said. The news service also said Reagan [ccused the Soviet Union of interfer ence in the internal affairs of other countries and trying to impose its orders on them. “These are attempts to ascribe to the Soviet Union what the United States itself is guilty of,” Tass said. The statement indicated the Krem lin was also upset by Reagan’s refer ences to Soviet agressiveness and growing military strength, describing them as excessive and unproved. Reagan’s speech indicated that the administration intends to carry out an increase of American military poten tial to achieve dominance of imperial ism over the socialist countries, Tass said. It acknowledged that Reagan spoke about the need for peace and mutual understanding with the Soviet Union. Stating the president used the re ference to peace for camouflage to mask a 16-month delay in announc ing that the United States was ready to open negotiations of limiting strategic nuclear weapons, said Tass. 0 X & c/i S c/i rt < Outlook grim for budget United Press International WASHINGTON — Prospects for a ludget compromise again were grim oday following staunch bipartisan ipposition to the inclusion of Social Security reductions in the fiscal 1983 ipending plan. In another setback for President Reagan Tuesday, the House Republi can leadership opposed the Senate Budget Committee plan requiring $40 billion in unspecified savings in Social Security over the next three years. Senate GOP leaders, in an attempt to persuade their members to vote against a Democratic amendment that would put the chamber on record against Social Security cuts, ham mered out compromise language that will be introduced today. The compromise would have the Senate delay a decision on Social Security cuts until Reagan’s task force makes its recommendations this fall, then making only adjustments “abso lutely necessary” to keep the fund sol vent. On Thursday, the Senate Budget Committee approved the budget plan that was immediately embraced by Reagan and attacked by Democrats. This package was adopted after Reagan’s plan was formally rejected by the panel. It would raise $95 billion in taxes over three years, including the $40 ; billion in unspecified Social Security i savings; a three-year freeze on l domestic spending programs and most increases in government benefit ; programs other than Social Security, a one-year freeze on federal and military pay and a minor reduction in the increased military spending. One of the six maverick Senate Re publicans opposed to Social Security cuts, Sen. John Heinz of Pennsylva nia, introduced a resolution Tuesday that would remove the Social Security trust fund from the federal budget altogether. The split within the GOP left in tatters Reagan’s contention only irres ponsible Democrats oppose his plans. It also left the budget process snarled in a maze of alternative plans, none of which has enough support for pas sage. Amid the backdrop of tangled par ty lines, the House Budget Commit tee planned to begin work today on its Democratic alternative outlined by Chairman James Jones this week. The White House criticized the Jones plan as “the same old Democra tic plan of tax, tax, tax and spend, spend, spend.” Jones’ budget projects a deficit of $102.9 billion in 1983, compared to deficits of $106 billion in the GOP alternative. Reagan had attempted to exert political pull on the budget debate Tuesday by promoting “a shopping list” of suggestions from House Democrat Phil Gramm of Texas, and appealing to leading businessmen to join his effort to hold down govern ment spending. Reagan telephoned Gramm, a leading member of the Democratic conservatives known as “Boll Weevils,” to discuss budget ideas the Texan has been floating for weeks. Serving the Universily community College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 12, 1982 Bruce Dunn, of Cochranville, Pa., didn’t waste any time. Saturday, after he graduated, he married Debbie Lackey, of Plano. The afternoon wedding took place in the Memorial Student Center garden, the area between the MSC and the regents’ annex. Dunn graduated with a degree in physical education. TDC order bans prisoner moves United Press International The Texas Department of Correc tions ignored a court order from a state district judge and turned away 68 prisoners from Harris County, proving it did not plan to back down from a ban on accepting new inmates in the overcrowded facility. The TDC imposed the ban Mon day because its penal system — the largest in the country — cannot hope to comply with a federal court ordered prison reform under its cur rent inmate population explosion, officials said. County officials transported 82 prisoners to the TDC Diagnostic Cen ter in Huntsville Tuesday, but offi cials at the state prison headquarters would only accept 14 of the inmates, including seven parole violators and seven who were serving bench war rants, said Sheriff Lt. J.K. Men denhall. The other 68 prisoners were re fused admission to the prison Tues day night by Lt. William C. Bradham and were to be returned to the Harris County Detention Center in Humble, Mendenhall said. Armed deputies stood guard for more than an hour around the six vans that had transported the inmates to Huntsville, while sheriffs officers and prison officials conferred. Earlier Tuesday, county commis sioners and judges for the Texas Administrative District, which in cludes Houston, met to examine what could be done in view of the TDC action announced Monday. The transfer of the 82 prisons, ordered by State District Judge Ted Poe, was decided upon as a test of the TDC order. Poe said early Tuesday that the TDC could be held in contempt if it United Press International WASHINGTON — President Reagan’s imposition of quotas on im ported sugar faces a court test stem ming from a lawsuit by independent cane-sugar refiners who say the quotas could cost consumers as much as $1.5 billion. The U.S. Cane Sugar Refiners’ refused the obey his order. The TDC action, expected to last 30 days, was in response to an order issued by Judge Justice in Tyler in April 1981 as part of a massive prison reform package case, primarily dire cted at overcrowding. Justice told state prison officials he would close down the state’s 17 facili ties if the reforms were not instituted by Aug. 1, 1983. Meanwhile Tuesday, prison and parole board officials who met with Gov. Bill Clements and TDC Director W.J. Estelle, announced 450 prison ers would be paroled early next week. Association, which filed suit Tuesday in the U.S. Court of International Trade in New York, are seeking to have the quotas declared illegal. They said the president’s move could mean higher prices for sugar, processed food, soft drinks and baked goods. The quotas transferred costs of the Ruben Torres, chairman of the Board of Pardons and Paroles, said the 450 inmates who will be paroled by Monday already were scheduled for release in the next 30 days. He said they would be followed within two months by the release of another 1,200 inmates whose parole dates would be moved up as much as six months to help relieve overcrowd ing at the TDC. Elsewhere across the state, urban counties were expected to join Dallas and Bexar County in seeking a court injuction against the TDC. administration’s sugar program from the government, which might have had to take over $400 million worth of sugar in the absence of quotas, to con sumers, the refiners said. Reagan imposed quotas when world sugar prices dropped below 9 cents a pound. Sugar quotas face court test \ \ v Summer graduates should apply early market tightens Students planning to graduate in August need to apply for graduation before June 11, says Donald L. Gard ner, assistant registrar for admissions and records. Gardner said as many people as possible should come by this week to apply. August degree candidates will be able to apply for graduation at sum mer session registration, he said. The registrar’s office will have a table set up at registration for this purpose. Gardner stressed that students who will attend only the second sum mer session must apply for the Au gust graduation soon. Ordinarily students apply during the semester they will graduate. But, because of the length of summer ses sions, there is not enough time for the registrar’s office to order and receive diplomas for students who apply dur ing the second summer session, he said. Students applying for August gra duation should first pay the $15 gra duation fee at the fiscal office in the Coke Building, then take their receipt to 105 Heaton and fill out graduation forms, he said. Gardner said many students think all they need to do is pay the gradua tion fee. However, he said, the appli cation forms are necessary for order ing diplomas. If students don’t fill out the forms, they won’t receive a diplo ma, he said. Area job by Kathy Robinette Battalion Reporter A tight summer job market in Bryan-College Station awaits Texas A&M students who don’t have a high ly marketable skill, says Walt Baker, manager of the Bryan-College Sta tion branch of the Texas Employ ment Commission. Judy Vulliet, assistant director of placement at the Texas A&M Place ment Center, said a person with a broad education and non-technical training is in much greater supply than the individual with technically training. A non-technical person will face tougher competition in the job mar ket and will have to adjust his job- search techniques to fit this area’s supply and demand, she said. Baker said two traditional employ ment markets in Bryan-College Sta tion — the construction and oil field markets — will not be offering stu dents as many jobs this summer as in past years because of high interest rates and the drop in oil prices. But the state of the local economy is still sound. Vulliet said: “Texas is really in much healthier shape than most other areas in the country right now.” She said the nationwide economic slow-down barely appears to be touching the local area this semester. Bryan-College Station has the third lowest unemployment rate of the 25 standard metropolitan statistical areas in Texas. In February 1981, the unemployment rate was 2.8 percent; it is 4.5 percent this year. Baker attri buted this rise to the influx of people from the North and Northeast who are searching for jobs in the South west. About 3,000 people joined the Bryan-College Station work force this year. Students searching for summer employment also should try the Stu dent Financial Aid Office. C.E. Fink, assistant director of the Student Financial Aid office, said the office has listings for both on- and off-campus jobs. On-campus jobs in clude office work, typing and moving furniture in dorms. Off-campus jobs include a YMCA job in Dallas, camp counselor jobs, construction work and a job on a fishing boat in Alaska. inside Classified 8 Local 3 National 7 Opinions 2 Sports 17 State 5 What’s Up 7 Today’s Forecast: 70 percent chance of rain today, 60 percent tonight, decreasing to 20 percent Thursday. Highs of 80 today and Thursday, with lows in the mid- 60s. 1 I f \