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The Battalion Serving the University community /EAH ;:•« oo r ° u ’»l6 No. 109 USPS 045360 20 Pages In 2 Sections AND ■ 111 — ■T06a| ylougher laws r DWI pass bcommittee College Station, Texas Thursday, March 3, 1983 I United Press International ■ HSTIN — Supporters of stron- lawson drunken driving in Texas ■flict, R Ihey’re pleased with the way a Sen 's hasb Subcommittee pieced together a ids ofaii-|(Bromise that would abolish de- id. ulctried sentencing and raise fines, isorden |i can't see any loopholes right a\* Sen. Bill Sarpalius, D-Amarillo, ef sponsor of DWI legislation in ^Henate, said Wednesday. “I feel -* Iwe’ve got a very good DWI bill for ■tizens of Texas.” |he bill, which could be consi- by the full Senate as early as i 9, also drew the support of irinelle Timmons of Houston, urn Is director of Mothers Against Ik Drivers. “Overall, I'm very pleased," Tim- m> said. ^■rpalius said he exfjet ts a move in <|enate to restore deferred sen- 1ctig but said he has enough Senate | to defeat such an amendment. SEIKO I cfloraT 1ES WELFHI 11 Ml, Under current law, deferred ad judication allows a DWI conviction to be set aside if the offender successful ly completes a probationary term. The new bill would hike minimum fines on first offenses from $50 to $100, while second offense fines would be $300 and third offense $500. Jail sentences would remain the same — 72 hours on the second offense and 30 days on the third. The bill would allow police officers to obtain both breath and blood tests from DWI suspects. A ref usal to sub mit to the tests could be used as evi dence in court. The subcommittee delayed con sideration of bills to ban open alcoho lic beverage containers in cars and raising the drinking age to 21. But the panel is expected to consider the open container bill Monday, said subcom mittee chairman Sen. Ray Farabee, D-Wichita Falls. RCHASlI i SET IIP ill receives -party support >er Plaza : Station 0677 iS =t I I United Press International WASHINGTON — A Sl<>5 billion ■oheal Social Security’s ills by tax Vases and benefit tins is headed khe House floor, its prospects )jt«l by a surprisingly strong ■rtisan endorsement from the a\s and Means Committee. ■ The committee voted, 32-3, Inesday for the financing bill that liides payroll tax hikes, a six- oi th benefits freeze, a first-ever be fits tax and a requirement that new atjral workers join. ■t was a stronger showing than pporters expected, and contrasted ■ply with last week’s subcommittee tion on the bill, when all four Re- picans voted against it. ■hairman Dan Rostenkowski, D- ;., called the committee action a teace pact” to end bitter partisan mts. Ranking Republican Barber ■ableof New York termed it a “his- rii vote.” Still to be decided is the touchy • * --*3 j?" " • • > V LAUDERDALE Ready to hit the road staff photo by Ronnie Emerson With suitcases packed, Puryear Hall residents Mitch Dudek, left, Chad Johnson, Keith Reagen and Mike Cook are ready a little early for an annual Puryear event: the “Suitcase Party.” At the party, scheduled for April 8, someone will win a weekend trip to Fort Lauderdale, Fla. issue of raising the 65-year retirement age. The committee bill combines payroll tax hikes and a reduction in the basic benefit for new retirees next century to erase Social Security’s long-term debt. But House leaders will allow sepa rate floor vote on whether to substi tute a retirement age increase, which conservatives favor, or a straight payroll tax increase proposed by li berals. The retirement age change is ex pected to win Senate approval, and Rostenkowski said he thinks the House’s preference is to change the age. Only three conservative Republi cans — Reps. Bill Archer of Texas, Philip Crane of Illinois and Richard Schulze of Pennsylvania — voted against the bill in committee. The House will vote next week, af ter a debate Rostenkowski predicted will be short. Congressional leaders hope to pass a bill by Easter. Carter, Egyptian leaders meet in unofficial Middle East talks United Press International CAIRO, Egypt — American envoy Philip Habib briefed Jimmy Carter on Middle East developments Wednes day on the first day of the former president’s unofficial peace mission that will include meetings with Pales tinian leaders. Carter flew into Cairo late Tues day a few’ hours after Habib arrived from Israel to brief him and Egyptian President Hosni Mubarak on the stal led Lebanese-Israeli troop withdraw al talks. Habib met privately with Carter and then with Mubarak at his resi dence before flying back to Israel Wednesday. Carter met separately with Foreign Minister Kamal Hassan Ali and Prime Minister Fuad Mohied- din before calling on Mubarak at his residence in suburban Heliopolis. After his meeting with Ali, Carter said the stalled Israeli-Lebanese troop withdrawal talks are distressing. “But our government has had the same goal in mind that the Egyptians have and that is the total withdrawal of both Syrian and Israeli forces,” he said. Carter's meeting with Habib kicked off his 17-day, five-nation Middle East trip that will include meetings with Palestinian leaders on the West Bank. But Carter has ruled out a meeting with Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat. Carter, who led Israeli Prime Minister Menachem Begin and Presi dent Anwar Sadat to sign the 1978 Camp David peace accord, said, “It would be improper for me to speak to Arafat until the PLO recognizes Israel’s right to exist. “But I will see other Palestinian leaders in Gaza and the West Bank, and some of them might be members of the PLO.” Carter, a professor at Emory Uni versity in Georgia, came to the Middle East unofficially. He denied reports he might succeed Habib as the top U.S. envoy in Middle East peace efforts. The ex-president praised the Mid dle East peace plan President Reagan proposed last September but said the U.S. administration was not “adequ ately forceful in pursuing the peace process.” Carter said Reagan should use maximum influence to secure the withdrawal of Israeli troops from Lebanon. In Khalde, Lebanon, a Lebanese government spokesman accused Israel of intransigence after the nego tiators held their 19th round of talks Tuesday. Women cadets’ role to be discussed by Kelley Smith Battalion Staff A member of the Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service will be here Friday for an orientation with the Corps of Cadets and to dis cuss the role of women in the Corps. Carlos Madrid Jr. of the defense advisory committee will tour campus and talk with cadets and Corps faculty to get an idea of what the Corps is about, said Corps Commandant Donald Burton. The Defense Advisory Committee on Women in the Service was estab lished in 1951 and is composed of male and female civilians appointed by the Secretary of Defense. The committee’s duty is to research and report to the defense secretary on policies and matters related to women in the service. Committee members travel to military institutions across the nation to examine housing, pay and job opportunities for women in the ser vice. They also look for any differ ences in the treatment of men and women, Burton said. “They recommend measures to best utilize the women in the service,” he said. The committee meets twice a year to discuss what the members have observed. They then make recom mendations for policy changes based on the observations. “The recommendations over the last 25 years have been very effective in the recruiting and retention of women,” Burton said. Although the members spend more time at active duty installations, the tremendous growth of the ROTC nationwide has caused the committee to become interested in the program, he said. About 75 percent of the offic ers in the Armed Forces come from college ROTC programs. Committee members, who serve three-year terms, represent the civi lian community when visiting the' military institutions, Burton said. “They are a vital link between the armed forces and the civilian com munity,” he said. “They interpret to the public the need and role of women in the volunteer services.” Madrid, president of Madrid Con struction, Inc., is from San Antonio. He graduated from St. Mary’s Col lege and is now a faculty member there. Braniff plan to lease planes may be dead Kyle Waak, a junior petroleum engineering major from Beeville, alternates between practicing his trombone and studying mechanical engineering during an Aggieland Orchestra rehearsal. Waak is a member of the orchestra. United Press International DALLAS — Braniff president Ho ward Putnam met with attorneys ear ly today to review a federal appeals court ruling that could end a prop osed joint operating agreement be tween his airline and Pacific South west Airlines. He told reporters late Wednesday it would be today before he knew the future of the Braniff-PSA deal. “Our attorneys will look through it tonight (Wednesday) and we’ll have to see where we can go. “If there are no alternatives, then (today) we’ll tell everybody. We’re not giving up until (today),” Putnam said. But reports from San Diego, where PSA is headquartered, indi cated the proposal which has been under negotiation since last fall was dead. “The deal is dead as far as we’re concerned,” said Carole Hoffarth, PSA public relations manager. “We’re very disappointed, but we do not plan to appeal the decision. “We will immediately close our re cruiting office in Dallas.” The 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans reversed a lower court decision that reverted to PSA 350 “time slots” for takeoffs and landings at U.S. airports. “All of us are in a state of shock. It’s incredible to believe the court over turned all of the decisions from (U.S. District Judge Eldon) Mahon and (U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John) Flow ers,” Putnam said. Braniff filed for bankruptcy and ceased operations in May 1982. Offi cials hoped the agreement with PSA would generate needed capital to re tire some of the company’s staggering debts and also provide former em ployees with air industry jobs again. Under the agreement, PSA would have leased 30 of Braniff s idled air craft and hired up to 2,000 former Braniff employees. For PSA, the agreement presented the opportun ity to double its operating area by opening a new' Texas-based division. Rings ordered during fall ready Students who ordered senior class rings from Oct. 25 through Dec. 3 may pick them up in the Pavilion Registration Center start ing Tuesday. The rings will be available at the counter in Room 119, which is across from the snack bar in the recently converted pavilion. The counter will be open from 8:15 a.m. to noon and from 1 p.m. to 4:45 p.m. until Friday. For students who want to order senior rings, orders will be taken from March 21 to May 6. Students should go by the ring counter in the registration center to leave their names as soon as possible. A stu dent’s eligibility to order a ring must be verified before the ring may be ordered. The verification process takes several weeks to com- plete. ^ To be eligible to order a senior ring, a student must have 92 or more hours, at least 30 from Texas A&M. A copy of the student’s mid term grade report is necessary to order a ring, but students may leave their names for verification before receiving mid-term grades. Rings must be paid for in full at the time the order is placed. inside Around Town 4 Classified 8 Local 3 National 9 Opinions 2 Police Beat 4 Sports 11 State 3 What’s up 10 forecast Mostly cloudy skies today with a 40 percent chance of showers and a high of 77. Gusty southerly winds at 12 to 24 mph. Continued cloudy for tonight with a 50 percent chance of thundershowers and a low near 59. For Friday, cloudy skies and a 50 percent chance of rain or thundershowers. The high will be about 73.