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in© banaiion SKIP; KUCE Serving the University community 75 No. 165 USPS 045360 14 Pages College Station, Texas Thursday, June 24, 1982 srael, Syria renew battle, protests yee is widely rf ■st, least means ohi lits. ndcase,tlieji ote — orden necticut l necessity of, otion exam i by nearlyli! zees who it •ntofwhit8l iled by four s who faifci departmem al employ hallengel actices. United Press International |resh Israeli-Syrian fighting broke today amid growing protests Inst Israel’s invasion of Lebanon the United States ordered a re ship to Lebanon to begin eva- ating Americans from the embat- jed area. fhe State Department announced Jclosing of the U.S. Embassy in ;ged west Beirut and the White se said a U.S. ship would arrive y at the Christian port of lieh, 10 miles north of Beirut. hite House aides said the ship J take those Americans wishing to |e to Cyprus. Despite the efforts of special U.S. envoy Philip Habib, a peaceful settle ment appeared no closer than before as Israel and Syria renewed their bat tle east of the Lebanese capital today and new explosions ripped through devastated west Beirut Wednesday. Fears grew of an Israeli assault on the city, where 6,000 Palestinian guerrillas are trapped with thousands of civilians. Former Lebanese Prime Minister Saeb Salam said Israel seemed “determined to do what we fear, as catastrophic as that may be.” In Washington, Sen. Mark Hat field, R-Ore., denounced the Israeli invasion and urged President Reagan to call for international sanctions, a freeze on planned military aid and a reassessment on future assistance if Israel refuses to end all hostilities in Lebanon. “We can make no bargain with armed aggressors, friend or foe,” Hatfield, chairman of the Senate Appropriations Committee, said in a Senate speech. “Can Israeli children live in peace only if Lebanese children die in war?” he asked. “I will not countenance that bargain, and I do not believe this na tion can afford to be a silent partner to it.” In Israel, opposition Labor Party leader Shimon Peres Wednesday hoped the government would not attack Beirut, describing it as “folly that will bring Israel no gains.” But Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin, a visceral foe of the Palestine Liberation Organizaton, showed no indication of relenting in Israel’s two-week siege of the city. Fierce new clashes broke out be tween Israeli and Syrian forces in the mountains east of Beirut beginning Wednesday and resuming today after an overnight lull. The Israeli military command re ported day-long heavy artillery and tank duels Wednesday between Israeli and Syrian forces at several points along and south of the Damas- cus-Beirut highway. It said Israeli jets twice attacked Syrian targets. The fighting ceased overnight, the army said, but recommenced at dawn today when Syrian artillery opened fire on Israeli forces. Morale in Beirut was further sap ped Wednesday night by a tremen dous explosion along the once- elegant seafront that killed at least 25 people and wounded 100 others. The Voice of Lebanon, a radio run by Israel’s rightist Christian militia allies, blamed the explosion on a rock et attack by an Israeli F-16. It said the 1,665-pound rocket destroyed six buildings and made a crater 50 feet deep. VOL said the explosion blasted several bodies into the sea and that wounded people buried in the debris of the blast still cried for help six hours after the explosion. The radio said Israeli planes also bombed the town of Jamhour, 7 miles east of Beirut, hitting a church and a monestary. Habib met with Christian rightist leader Bachir Gemayel Wednesday before shuttling to Israel, where he was expected by today. ed: \rffentine o ■>arties want emocracy r S oviet test o) ( neither ails. ed Nations,! linister uked H tying “thestl United Press International BUENOS AIRES, Argentina — Iresentatives of Argentina’s five ;est political parties, meeting to- ly with the nation’s new military resident, are demanding an “im- iate” restoration of constitutional iernment. n a surprise decision following a i-hour closed-door meeting Inesday, the leaders of the na- 1’s five largest parties said they ed to meet with President- gnate Reynaldo Bignone, ns that hailed general appointed this week in a lision widely regarded as an army s told RKOBn, [lite,Cosn)OsB\yarning of a “slide into catas- at about lophe,” the coalition released its Kts for a a “Program of Reconstruc- §n” calling for the lifting of the milit- actly thretB,, jnch of ited elliptic tough tothfj to score tkil d. electronics iut actuallfl "g^- state of siege,” release of an un- Iwn number of political prisoners I restoration of the Argentine con- lution. Immediately after the coalition kesman, Carlos Contin, made the ouncement at a press conference, ut 10 members of his own moder- Radical Party denounced the meeting with Bignone as a “sell-out.” “Without passingjudgment on the events that have occurred in the coun try, we have accepted the invitation of Gen. Bignone,” Contin said, careful to avoid referring to Bignone, 54, as “president.” In the meeting, the parties “will demand the immediate institutional normalization and the rectification of the socio-economic program in effect since April 1976,” Contin said. In effect, the parties were deman ding the army, which has controlled Argentine politics since a military coup in 1976, allow the nation to re turn to democratic rule under the constitution of 1853 and that the na tion move to correct the deterioration of the economy. The army has said Bignone will take office July 1 to succeed Leopoldo Galtieri, who resigned in disgrace fol lowing Argentina’s defeat by Britain in the Falkland Islands war. He was appointed over the objec tions of the navy and the air force, which resigned from the militaryjun- ta Tuesday. imbabwe leader’s ome attacked United Press International iRBON. |SALISBURY, Zimbabwe — Sus- 84fj-3li Kted army deserters, firing automa- Iweapons and a bazooka, attacked HGATE L honjgs 0 f Zimbabwe’s Prime Minister Robert Mugabe and a top « bister early today, government trees said. IA government spokesman said IE Ither Mugabe nor National Sup- lies Minister Enos Nkala were hurt nUC nthe predawn attacks in the capital. it was not immediately known if ft VHP Bier were in their homes at the time ? 111 v of ^ gunbattles. ^ ^ i An assailant wearing a national 0RDERINC *miy uniform was killed, sources other ode' aid, Is I Witnesses said the assailants struck July 20, ^ first at the prime minister’s home pimbabwe” on Chancellor Avenue before dawn, firing on Mugabe’s guards from a stolen army truck. IThe assailants then drove to Nkalas ■use in the northern Brrowdale sub- 0 p, and fought a fierce gunbattle with guards that left one of the assailants dead, government sources said. The sources said the assailants used automatic weapons and a bazooka in the attacks. The attack came only hours after a truck, FN rifles and an RPG-7 rocket- launcher were stolen from the nearby King George VI barracks. Witnesses said an unexploded RPG-7 launcher was found near Mugabe’s home after the attacks and a small arms cache, apparently aban doned by the assailants, was found in a garden near Nkala’s house. The assailants were believed to have been army deserters. About 500 former guerrilla follow ers of opposition leader Joshua Nko- mo and dissidents from the national army have been responsible for a spate of robberies and killings in the past few weeks although their activi ties have largely been confined to the southern province of Matabeleland. This Apple II computer keyboard and three disc drive units were stolen from the Sterling C. Evans Library staff photo by Peter Rocha and the Microcomputer Club. The estimated $4,700 of equipment was recovered Wednesday morning. Suspect in computer theft arrested by Rebeca Zimmermann Battalion Staff An 18-year-old College Station resident was arrested Wednesday morning and charged with two counts of felony theft in connection with the recent theft of computer components from the Texas A&M campus. Yee-Hon Lee of 1203 Frances was arrested at his home at 9:50 a.m. Wednesday, said University Police Detective John Phillips, who headed the investigation. The components, an Apple com puter keyboard and four disc drive units, were stolen June 16 from the sixth floor of Sterling C. Evans Lib rary and from the Microcomputer Club’s MSC location, Phillips said. Phillips said the suspect removed one computer part from the library during operating hours. The equipment is worth about $4,700 to $5,000, Phillips said. The suspect told Phillips he intended to set up a home computer system. The computer keyboard is the main component in a home computer sys tem and the disc drive units store and release information to the com puter. Phillips said the computer com ponents were traced through a re pair shop. The wires on one of the disc drive units were cut, so police knew repairs would be necessary. “The repair shop was the big break for us,” Phillips said. The re pair shop located the computer keyboard and one disc drive after police notified the shop of the theft. Phillips said police planned to fol low the suspect after he picked up the equipment on Tuesday. Howev er, the suspect retrieved the equip ment Monday, he said, so police were unable to get his positive loca tion. He said police obtained an arrest warrant for Lee on Tuesday and waited until Wednesday morning to make the arrest. “Lee was very cooperative,” Uni versity Police Lt. Josie Hoelscher said. She said he voluntarily turned over the equipment to police. Lee was taken to Brazos County Jail and was released later Wednes day on a $300 bond. Budget plan okayed; fights ahead United Press International WASHINGTON — Congress fin ally approved a 1983 budget plan — following five months of squabbling — but it must now implement spend ing cuts and tax increases while also convincing Wall Street it means busi ness. The tasks will be tough. Congressional Democrats vow to fight reductions in social programs, fights are certain over how to raise taxes and there are doubts in the financial community about whether the budget plan will lead to economic recovery. tel High anxiety students have individual needs, problems JG... : that f natural by Cyndy Davis Battalion Staff Teachers should realize highly inxious students have special needs, he director of the University of Michigan Center for Research on -earning and Teaching said Wednesday. Dr. Wilbert J. McKeachie, a dis- —ingiiished lecturer at the American by CZ0 iociety for Engineering Education invention, spent nearly three de- ades researching student anxiety in earning situations. High anxiety students are very jrade-oriented, he said. They are nore concerned with memorizing naterial to do well on tests than with earning the material. And because of this test anxiety, they don’t usual ly become interested in the subject matter. The highly anxious student is de pendent on his professors and wants to know exactly what is expected of him, McKeachie said. He is uncom fortable with classes that mainly in volve discussion and would rather learn through recitation and drill, he said. Because of this, he does better on multiple choice exams than on essay and short-answer exams. High anxiety students reported that their parents set standards for them which they were unable to meet. Most had lower Scholastic Aptitude Test scores when com pared to the the less anxious stu dents. This was probably because of the pressure they felt from their pa rents’ expectations, he said. Anxious students tend to use in effective study methods like reading and re-reading instead of trying to grasp the concept of the material, he said. McKeachie said highly anxious students are hard to help because the more anxious they get, the less they are willing to try new study techniques or test-taking methods. Teachers should attempt to get to know the student personally and build his confidence by assigning in dependent projects, McKeachie said. By a vote of 54-45 Wednesday, the Senate gave final approval to the $770 billion budget resolution that squeaked through the House the day before, 210-208. It proposes a $12 billion cut in domestic programs, a $21 billion in crease in taxes and a $7 billion reduc tion in President Reagan’s proposed program to strengthen the nation’s military might. The Senate Finance Committee planned to begin work today on the program cuts and taxes under its jurisdiction. Other panels will begin their efforts in coming weeks. Reagan, whose initial budget plan was rejected by Congress last spring, Wednesday congratulated backers of the compromise measure that was drafted by House and Senate Repub licans. The president called passage of the plan “a victory for the common sense and quiet courage of America’s finest legislators ... who refused to take the low road and return to the discre dited, quick-fix policies of the past.” Budget resolutions, which serve as guidelines rather than legal limits for spending, do not require the presi dent’s signature. Republican authors estimate the budget plan would produce a deficit of $ 103.9 billion, but the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office pro jected it at $116.4 billion — double last year’s deficit. While proponents of the plan ex pressed hope it would lead to reduced interest rates and economic recovery, many economic analysts voiced grave doubts. John M. Albertine, economist and president of the American Business Conference, a coalition of middle- sized companies, called the budget re solution “a baby first step” toward bringing federal deficits under con trol. Unless changes are made, he said, the budget will bring rising deficits, leading to continued high interest rates which will restrict both consum ers and business and thereby keep economic growth slow. Academic Council will decide course changes by Rebeca Zimmermann Battalion Staff Proposed changes in the discipline code, disciplinary actions and policies of repeated and incomplete course work will be among the main topics of discussion at today’s meeting of the Texas A&M University Academic Council. Dr. Thomas W. Adair III, Acade mic Council secretary and physics professor, said the council will vote on changes in the University rules and regulations and also will decide on new courses to be offered, withdrawal of courses and changes in course ti tles. The new courses to be voted on include psychology, English and ocean engineering courses. Changes in the curricula for agri cultural economics and ocean en gineering also will be considered. . These changes have been recom mended by the council’s curriculum committee and the Academic Prog rams Council. The council also will propose the academic calendar for 1983-84, Adair said, and the council’s nominating committee will recommend new appointments to Academic Council committees. The meeting will be held at 1:30 in 601 Rudder. inside Classified 8 Local 3 National 8 Opinions 2 Sports 11 State 3 What’s Up 5 forecast Today’s Forecast: Partly cloudy. High today of 95. Low tonight of 72. 20 percent chance of thunder showers today. Highs and lows con tinuing the same through Friday. Slight chance of showers and thun dershowers continuing.