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age 4 local / state Battalion/Page 5 September 29, 1982 t its laying | people if conditisi and come ai conditioi conduct# [eophysio reas i man said aiearnitij •cent west in ffit an is no te may I*, ;seasonti' eta ccounffli II said. to exp me Tas in Brvat IRSne« staff photo by John Ryan General Vernon A. Walters Economy woes bring in aliens United Press International HOUSTON — Economic problems in Mexico will cause more people to seek work in Texas and will focus attention on a broad range of social and economic issues, an authority on growth trends said. Mexico’s current “economic turbulence is bound to heat up tensions regarding jobs, schools, bilingual education and indi vidual rights in Houston and other employment centers,” Dr. Gerald O. Barney, a Washing ton, D.C., consultant and prin cipal author of the Global 2000 Report to the President, said Monday. Barney, who was in Houston to help organize a November conference on the U.S. eco nomy, said: “The continued flow back m and as and forth could create a situa tion in which the labor markets of Texas and Mexico gradually merge, and it will certainly focus attention on a broad range of social and economic issues.” Arson determined in El Paso fire oodSi Tai pj utter L 16 NEfl 3t • United Press International v EL PASO — A fire which des- rioyed a turn-of-the century apartment building last week claimed its sixth victim and an investigation turned up positive evidence of arson, authorities said. Josephine Gonzales, 72, died Monday at Providence Memo rial hospital from burns suf fered in the blaze which raced through the wood-paneled hall ways of the three-story apart ment building Friday. ' Deputy Fire Marshall Joe Wilson said investigators found "definite patterns of flammable Squid” in the building, leading Ambassador covers worldwide issues U.S. relations facing critical tests to the ruling of arson. In addi tion, several residents reported seeing people running from the building before the fire broke out. Any suspects apprehended in the blaze will face murder charges, police said. The bodies of two men and a woman were discovered in the rubble. A 6-year-old boy and a 72-year-old man died in an El Paso hospital within hours of the fire. I A suspect was picked up for questioning soon after the fire,' but later released, Deputy Fire Chief Glen Watson said. DIETING? Even though we do not prescribe diets, we make it possible for many^to enjoy a nutritious meal while they follow their doctor's orders. You will be delighted with the wide selection of low calorie, sugar free and fat free foods in the Souper Salad Area, Sbisa Dining Center Basement. OPEN Monday through Friday 10:45 AM-1:45 PM QUALITY FIRST by Robert McGlohon Battalion Staff The United States is facing problems on several fronts and is at a critical point in history, General Vernon Walters said Tuesday night. Walters, ambassador-at-large and senior adviser to Secretary of State George Schulz, spoke on “The State of American Foreign Policy.” The program was spon sored by the Memorial Student Center Great Issues Committee. Walters said U.S. relations with the Soviet Union and nuc lear arms control were of para mount importance to the United States, but that a nuclear freeze would be inappropriate at this time because the United States’ nuclear arsenal is inferior. “We seek to restore the ero sion of the nuclear balance that has kept peace for nearly 40 years,” Walters said. “The ero sion of that balance is so great that it is essential to peace for us now to undertake a major effort to try to restore that balance.” Walters also said that rela tions between the United States and Mexico are of great import ance. “There are no easy, simple solutions and there are no magic formulas,” Walters said. “There are no magic wands to make everyone happy. We have to live together (with Mexico), grow together, understand one another and make allowances for each other. “Our situation with Mexico is even more delicate than one with the Soviet Union,” he said. Walters briefly covered Un- in vir- world. ited States foreign policy i tually every part of the wc Walters, a top figure in U.S. foreign policy since World War II, was called out of retirement in 1981 to become the senior adviser to the secretary of state. Shortly after this appointment, he was unanimously confirmed by the Senate for his present position of ambassador-at-large. Before his retirement from the army in 1976, Walters served as an interpreter for Har ry Truman and Dwight Eisenhower and was deputy di rector of the Central Intelli gence Agency from 1972 to 1975. He was also involved in the first negotiations with the Chinese — he carried Richard Nixon’s first letter to Chairman Mao in Paris. Walters received a standing ovation after his program and then answered questions from his audience. Following the program, a re ception for Walters was held in the Memorial Student Center. He stressed, however, that the other side of the coin is in creased opportunities for ex changes beneficial to both coun tries. Barney said Mexico’s econo- j mic problems stem primarily from a rapidly growing popula tion and lack of jobs. “Job creation had a high priority with President Lopez Portillo, but his initiatives were short-circuited by the worldwide recession and by the enormous population pr essure,” Barney j said. “Miguel de la Madrid, the president-elect, faces an even more difficult and expanding, worried population. I would guess that the government will have to increase its food sub sidies in order to avoid starva tion among the poorest people,” he said. The Global 2000 report is a state of the world report pre pared by scholars at the request of President Carter. It was pub lished in 1980. GULF ENERGY CREATING-ENERGY WE’RE TIPPING NEW ENERGY W ere Gulf Oil Corporation. And we’ll be on campus to look for something very much in demand these days. New energy. 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