Image provided by: Texas A&M University
About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Jan. 17, 1983)
I ion/Page ry 12, ggie team inflicts Bears ith first loss in Waco i *s chain KV Co., an; K as expi es as viced. In '1 milliont; chairs in j ‘ss Admii he didn't consult hit me differt >ard. that to hi nate neve ippointme; egent. hasn't led see page 13 ■H | Texas A&.M The 6 No. 76 USPS 045360 16 Pages Globetrotters to visit A&M see page 3 m , V v" attalion Serving the University community College Station, Texas Monday, January 17, 1983 >n my pan has for an x>ard eitl ideast Imetable lanned ■ United Pres* International HALDE, Lebanon — An anxious ■ese government took a timet- t for the withdrawal of all foreign :es from its territory within four I to today’s seventh round of ■vith Israel, government sources lie detailed Lebanese timetable ihecn finalized by Sunday and was ■ raised at today’s round of the ptiations in Khalde, an Israeli- upied coastal town 8 miles south of rm, the sources said. The session was the first since Ion and Israel agreed on an la last week for the critical nego- Is that began on Dec. 28. The Iposite agenda suggested by the States broke a th ree-week pro- ulal deadlock. c. Agenda issues included arrange- nts to guarantee the security of tels northern border with Leba- Ind a framework for Israeli- jaiiese future relations — both set 'Jerusalem as conditions for an aeli withdrawal. -ebanon’s independent Central ws Agency, well-informed on gov- Hent affairs, said the timetable timed a phased withdrawal by ich an estimated 30,000 Israeli sol i's must leave Lebanon. Be plan also reportedly includes overall schedule for the removal of ,000 Syrian and 10,000 Palestinian liters from the nation. ■banese government sources sai< ■envoy Philip Habib told Israe me Minister Menachern Begin la; ek that President Reagan is detei tied to get the plan under way b b|12. barge numbers of Israeli force |, |been stationed in Lebanon sine Kune 6 when the Jewish state ir Kd Lebanon in an effort to on; estine Liberation Organizatio cn illas from within firing range c border. staff photo by David Fisher Moving back in Christmas break is over, and it’s time to get back to the grind of school. Moving back in is part of the grind. Julie Jackson, left, a senior accounting major from Alice, and Cindy Ellis, a freshman business administration major from Arlington, bring one of sev eral loads from the car into the dorm. Important for spring Dates to remember for the spring semester are: • Today — Graduation announce ment ordering begins. • Friday — Last day to enroll and add new classes. • Feb. 1 — Last day to drop classes with no record. • Feb. 4 — Last day to apply for degrees to be awarded in May. • Feb. 8 — Last day to order gra duation announcements for May gra duates. dates term • Feb. 18 — Last day to Q-drop. • March 7 — Mid-semester grade reports due. • March 14-20 — Spring break. • April 18-22 — Pre-registration for fall semester. • April 21 — Muster. • May 6 — Last day of spring semester classes and commencement. • May 7 — Commencement, com missioning and final review. • May 9-13 — Final examinations. urkish airplane crashes, burns Tiring snowstorm, 46 people die United Press Inten A KARA, Furkey >als worked today Inal moments of u ■ jetliner that era iMlTLiFsT and burst into iNM lading ,n a blinding sn |6 of the 67 peoph | ea vy snow was still ■gators searched tin ■h burned-out wre l n g;27,the worst c ■ atrhner in more tl l| r port officials said t^ue a statement tod; Sunday’s accident. r )ct °rs said 46 sur\ » ns and other h brought Sunday to five local hospitals but only 21 were still alive today, bringing the death toll to 46. Of the survivors, only two were listed in good condition, the remain der had severe burns, they said. Many of the passengers were Turkish citizens employed in West Germany, officials said. Technicians today pieced together the last minutes of the flight, listening to the control tower s taped conversa tion with the pilot during -his approach to Ankara’s Esenboga Air port in visibility officials put at only 150 yards. The plane, on a flight from Frank furt, West Germany, via Istanbul, was carrying 67 people, including the crew of seven — a pilot, co-pilot, navi gator and four hostesses — who all survived. Prime Minister Bulend Usulu, who went to the crash scene with Interior Minister Selahattin Cetiner and other government officials, offered his con dolences to the nation. Airport officials said the jetliner came down on its belly shortly before 10 p.m. local time near the end of the runway. The crash was the worst involving a Turkish airliner since 154 people died in the crash of an identical plane near Isparta, Turkey, on Sept. 17, 1976. congressional leaders predict pproval of social security plan V fASHTNGT0 8 N Int — na U i! >ty commission’s $i * K age 18 heade d f i L j 'leaded it 'r aders Predicting | / l !! asm of the } I s a nd six-month be il^sentatives of r, Cl a S a"? f eder al c ’ nd diree conser ck.,ge S” ed the P |! ■ g ot tax increase te UP! R on came Lh" ^ ea gan, ■Li 1 e g 0,; iate it, as w IO NMu" 8 House in le T ’ D "M ass -> S !“ feader Howard H f ee > House Democn Wright of Texas and House Republi can leader Robert Michel of Illinois. The plan, approved 12-3 by the president’s National Commission on Social Security Reform, combines payroll tax hikes, taxing benefits paid to better-off pensioners, freezing be nefit increases for six months and re quiring new federal workers to join the system. The plan would fix Social Secur ity’s short-term problems by raising $169 billion over seven years to keep checks flowing to 36 million Amer icans and close two-thirds of the 75- year shortfall. The commission told Congress to find the rest by raising taxes, which liberals want, or by rais ing the retirement age, which a com mission majority will urge. Key provisions include speeding up payroll tax hikes now set to take effect in 1985 and 1990 and giving a one-year income tax credit in 1984, taxing half of benefits for better-off recipients — single pensioners earn ing more than $20,000 and couples earning more than $25,000, not counting Social Security — and de laying July’s scheduled cost-of-living hike until January. Subsequent in creases would come annually in January. The 13-million-member American Association of Retired Persons, the nation’s largest elderly lobby group, said it will fight proposals for a be nefits freeze and taxes on pensions, calling them substantial cuts. Four ex-governors to attend swearing-in United Press International AUSTIN — A string of former governors — Allan Shivers, Preston Smith, John Connally and Dolph Briscoe — will watch Gov. Bill Cle ments turn over the reins of power to Mark White at Tuesday’s swearing-in ceremony. But a majority of those famous spectators worked to get White defe ated. Though Shivers, who served from 1949 to 1957, and Smith, in office from 1969 to 1973, were elected gov ernor as Democrats and remain in the party, they threw their support be hind Clements’ re-election campaign. Connally, elected as a Democrat to three gubernatorial terms from 1963 to 1969, switched parties after the 1972 presidential election and sup- f >orted Clements as a fellow Repub- ican. Briscoe, inaugurated in 1973 and the last Democrat to serve before Cle ments’ surprising sweep into office in 1979, threw his full support behind White. Smith was the only one of the five former chief executives available for comment. “Personally, I have the highest re gard for Mark White,” said Smith, governor from 1969 to 1973. “I think he’ll have a real fine administration. “Naturally, since Gov. Clements appointed me to the Coordinating Board (Texas College and University System), I had to cast my vote for him. But I’ve known Mark White for a long time and respect and like him.” Price Daniel, governor from 1957 to 1963, did not participate in any campaigning. Daniel, 72, also was prevented by poor health from attending the inaugural. Though their political loyalties may vary, the five living former gov ernors have one thing in common — they all are leading vastly successful private lives. — Shivers, the first person elected to three terms as governor, left office in 1957 and immediately took up resi dence in Woodlawn, the mansion re sidence of the state’s fifth elected gov ernor, E.M. Pease. Shivers has stayed active in local and state politics and business and serves as a director of the Austin National Bank. — Daniel, who went to the Gov ernor’s Mansion from the U.S. Sen ate, has divided time between practic ing law and running his ranch in Li berty County since his retirement from public service in 1981 when he left the Texas Supreme Court. Daniel, who served as governor from 1957 to 1963, underwent major surgery last spring and still is recover ing, forcing him to miss the inaugura tion for the first time since World War II. Controversies crop up during University break by Robert McGlohon Battalion Staff Despite opinion to the contrary, the rest of the world didn’t grind to a halt during Christmas break. It’s been a busy month. A heated battle between Gov. Bill Clements and Gov.-elect Mark White has been brewing in Austin. At the center of the controversy is the 100 or so lame-duck appointments that Cle ments made after his defeat Nov. 2. White, who takes office Tuesday, told a group of supporters Jan. 8 that it would be fine if the Senate rejected the appointments made by Clements. Three of Clements’ last-minute appointments were to the Texas A&M Board of Regents. John R. Blocker of Houston, former Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton of Springlake and Michel Halbouty of Houston were named to the niiie- member board. The three men were sworn in Tuesday. Those appointments and others now must be considered by the Sen ate. A majority of the 31 senators — 26 Democrats and five Republicans — is required to return the appoint ments. Democratic senators are scheduled to meet with White on Tuesday to decide whether to reject or accept Clement’s appointments. Republicans made the news in other areas as well. Republican Phil Gramm began campaigning Jan. 10 for the seat he resigned as Democrat Phil Gramm on Jan. 5. Gramm drew the wrath of the Democratic party when he openly supported President Ronald Reagan’s economic policies and was charged with giving away Democratic strategy to the White House. In turn, party officials voted not to return the former Texas A&M economist to the House Budget Committee. Gramm responded by resigning as both a con gressman and a Democrat. A special election for the 6th Con gressional District will be held Feb. 12. In news closer to home, officials of the Texas A&M and University of Texas systems announced plans to give Prairie View A&M University a piece of the Permanent University Fund pie. The PUF is composed of income from oil produced on land set aside by the Legislature. The Texas A&M and UT systems share the Available Uni versity Fund, which consists of pro ceeds from the PUF. Texas A&M re ceives one-third of the Available Fund. Officials of both systems plan to recommend that the Legislature propose a constitutionabamendment to allow Prairie View to share in the Available Fund. Under the proposed plan, the Texas A&M System would have its share of the fund increased by $6 mil lion annually for the next 10 years. The increase would come from the two-thirds share normally allocated to the UT System. The plan stipulates that the Texas A&M Board of Regents will deal “equitably and justly” between Texas A&M and Prairie View A&M when allocating PUF bond proceeds and the Available Fund. In other campus news, the old animal science pavilion, once a dirt- floored arena with animal stalls, has undergone a transformation and is now a modern registration center. Gramm’s campaign continues; walk ends Ex-Democrat Phil Gramm visited College Station on Saturday to cam paign for the congressional seat he gave up in order to run as a Repub lican. Gramm was at Post Oak Mall Saturday morning and visited Hearne and Bremond later in the afternoon. His walking tour of the 6th Congressional District, which in cluded about 45 communities, started a week ago and ends today. “Basically people just said they knew I had to make a hard decision and they supported me,” Gramm said Saturday. Gramm’s press secretary Larry Neal said local support has been over whelming with more than 100 people from Bryan and College Station volunteering to help with the re- election campaign. The next step in the campaign is to put together a personal appearance schedule for Gramm, Neal said. “Phil Gramm and a gaggle of other candidates are running in the elec tion,” Neal said. Ten persons are running against Gramm in the Feb. 12 special election. The drawing for candidates’ position on the ballot is today at 3 p.m. at the Commissioners Courtroom at the Brazos County Courthouse. The Democratic Party’s challenge that Gramm is ineligible to run in the special election is no longer a concern, Neal said. Secretary of State David Dean researched the question and found that Gramm can run as a Re publican in the election, he said. Ex-Rep. Phil Gramm inside Classified 10 Local 3 National.. 11 Opinions 2 Sports 13 State 5 Around Town 4 forecast Today will be mostly cloudy with a high of 54 and a 30 percent chance of rain. Southeasterly winds at 10 mph. Increasing cloudiness tonight with a low of 42 and a 40 percent chance of rain. Tuesday will be cloudy with rain.