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mmu Texas ASdVI ■ ■ ■ ■ The Battalion Serving the University community 1, 76 No. 120 USPS 045360 32 Pages In 2 Sections College Station, Texas Friday, March 25, 1983 sraeli official discusses leace, misconceptions, war _ * V ^ v. : B 1 11} 1. by Maureen Carmody Battalion Staff lit- hope for peace in ilie Middle ^■ngcs on implementing Camp id agreements to grant full auton- ~~ \ to the Palestinian Arabs living in Jea-Samaria and the Gaza district, ~~ ^nifli consul official says. iipn Evrony, consul general of — uMjMrsaid in an interview Thursday gsuth peace agreements would re- 7]— reBooperation from King Hussein ‘ ’'• H " Jordan, who has continually re- Jm invitations from Israeli Prime lister Menachem Begin to meet. ' onv, who is stationed in Houston, •A in College Station to speak to the ;?ps of Cadets Thursday night. ^^^^Bnre any peaceful arrangements negotiated, the Israelis and all er foreign troops must pull out of Evrony said. And Israel is willing to do this, he said, but certain criteria must first be met. “We are ready to withdraw as soon as security arrangements are found,” he said. "We are asking for security arrangements on our northern belt to assure (that) PLO terrorists won’t attack the civilians in northern Israel. We are ready for a simultaneous with drawal with the Syrian army.” Evrony also said that one of his main concerns about Israel is that there are so many misconceptions that people have about the country. “First of all, Israel is the size of two or three counties in Texas. It’s 26 times smaller than Texas. In it's nar- rowist point it is only nine miles (wide). We have a saying in Israel: ‘Israel is the only country you can cross with less than a gallon of gas.’ “We are surrounded by 22 Arab states and — with the exception of Egypt — our only friendly border is the Mediterranean Sea. People don’t think of the fact that in the last 33 years we have known only war — or the threat of war — from our Arab neighbors.” Evrony also said that many people are not aware of the benefits Israel received from the recent war in Leba non. Israel has succeeded in liberat ing northern Israel from the constant PLO threat, he said. He also com pared Israel’s situation to Texas’ ex perience with Pancho Villa. “Pancho Villa would attack inno cent people,” Evrony said. “This is similiar to our situation. How long would you tolerate College Station being bombarded by Cuban artillery? When put this way you can under stand it (Israel’s situation) better.” Another achievement of the war is its benefit for all democracies, he said. “Terrorism is not just an Israeli problem. It is a threat to the entire free world. We discovered those ter rorists were trained and supplied by the Soviet Union.” Israel’s battles and victories against the PLO, Evrony said, were not only advantageous for his country, but for the United States as well. “We shot down 75 of the Soviets’ best weapons — including the T72 tank — with minimal losses to our side. We did it using the most sophisti cated American weapons — the F-15’s and F-16’s. “You (the United States) are facing the same types of weapons. We showed that they can easily be des troyed by what you have — the F- 15’s and F-16’s. You now have a definite See ISRAEL, page 16 eagan acting on defense plan United Press International ASHING TON — President iagan is wasting no time in getting Tied on his proposal to develop a -ace-age nuclear defense weapon, planned to sign a directive to Joint Chiefs of Stall today proving development of a new deration of weapons — as outlined -his address to the nation this week ih.n would he able to knock out doming missiles. ^Itih new weapon is aimed at angmg the longtime U.S. and Soviet strategy of a mutual balance of terror that has barred the use of doomsday weapons for nearly 40 years. A second part of the package will be revealed next week w'hen Reagan unveils before the World Affairs Council in Los Angeles his new' “in terim" proposal to limit the number of intermediate range missiles in Europe. The proposal backs way from Reagan’s “zero-zero” option, which provided for the elimination of all nuclear missiles from Europe. It calls for the removal of 600 medium range Soviet missiles targeted at Europe in return for the U.S. canceling plans to deploy 572 Pershing-2 and cruise missiles later this year. In another move to bolster the na tion’s defenses, Reagan will receive the decision of a presidential commis sion on April 4 recommending a bas ing mode for the controversial 10- warhead MX missiles. The panel has had 25 meetings to review U.S. strate gic nuclear capability. High-level sources said the “basic impetus” for the presidential decision to go ahead with science fiction-like weapon came from the joint chiefs, who handed their proposal to the White House about a month ago. ( The search for a workable beam weapon would be a longterm project taking perhaps several decades, administration officials said. They were vague about the type of weapon they envision, where it would be based and how much it would cost. staff photo by David Fisher Tzion Evrony, consul general of Israel, uses a map to show Israel’s narrowest point, which is nine miles wide. Evrony uses the map during a speech to the Corps of Cadets Thursday. Doctor questions artificial heart •'inal report, committee visit st steps in accrediting process Bv Robert McGlohon Battalion Staff .muuJjj'Except for the “icing on the cake,” ’xas A&M has completed its self- !tdy program, program coordinator JR.J.Q. Adams said Wednesday. : That icing is a final report which Ban overview of the two-year self- uly program. The program consists reports from each of the 88 depart- ?nt- and 10 colleges at Texas A&M i,.-•• the final step of the program = " ports by 12 University-wide nlards Committees. ‘Bust about everything is ready ,v,’ Adams said. “All of the stan- rds reports are done; they’re all ned and they’re all bound and e going in the mail. The report llbonsists really of the reports that a ready done graphs, appendices and a final proof reading. “While I am very proud of this (the final overview) and it constitutes no thing less than my life’s blood, it com es last,” he said. “It’s the icing on the cake. It (the report) is, to all intents and purposes, done.” The completed report is the Uni versity’s judgment of itself — a review of its strengths, weaknesses, good points and bad points. It has been done in compliance with the rules of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, one of six regional accre ditation bodies in the United States. “What it boils down to, 1 guess, is peer evaluation,” Adams said. “It’s the colleges and universities within so and so many states saying: ‘Everyone who meets these criteria is, within our eyes, doing a good job. And conse quently, everyone who meets these criteria is accorded all the rights and privileges and respect, et cetera, which a college and university ought to have. And if you don’t meet them, we’re not responsible.’” While most students — and some faculty — take for granted or don’t know what accreditation is, Adams said, it’s a serious and vital matter. “Most schools in the United States are accredited, or they find out what it takes to get accredited,” Adams said. “And those who are not accredited — well you can imagine the worth of the degree. “I would say, without putting too fine a point on it, (that accreditation is) a life and death matter.” It’s life and death to students who need a job after graduation, that is. “If you (a student) go home and hang (your diploma) on the wall and admire it, that’s one thing,” Adams said. “But if, in fact, you wish to be a professional engineer or a doctor of medicine or a professional journalist or a public school teacher or just ab out anything I can think of in which you need to use your degree, then you’d better have it from an accre dited institution.” But accreditation is equally impor tant to faculty members, Adams said. Faculty, who desire research money, superior students or post doctoral work, had better — in most cases — be teaching at an accredited institution, he said. Despite its advantages, not all uni versities are accredited, or w ish to be, Adams said. “In fact, a lot of small, newer See SELF STUDY, page 16 United Press International HOUSTON — Dr. Denton Cooley, the heart surgeon who temporarily implanted the world’s first artificial heart in 1969, said Barney Clark’s death shows man-made hearts are not ready for permanent use. “The quality of life, however long, is not justified by the discomfort and potential complications that will accrue from the pneumatically driven artificial heart,” Cooley said Thursday. “This thing causes a great deal of pain, discomfort and mental anxiety which makes it unsuitable for perma nent implantation. “I would not use it in that way,” he said. Cooley said doctors at the Univer sity of Utah performed an outstand ing job in keeping Clark alive for 112 clays on an air-driven plastic heart and praised their accomplishment. “There’s always something gained by scientific effort and this certainly was an outstanding effort,” Cooley said. “We learned a great deal. “I think the public has learned a lot also about the meaning of life and death and what we can do to prolong our lives and whether we are in terested in the length or breadth of life.” Cooley said the experiment illus trated the artificial heart “will sustain life longer than we thought,” but he said he would not at this time consider implanting artificial hearts on a per manent basis. Cooley has experimented with arti ficial hearts, in 1969 and as recently as 1981, as stopgaps until suitable trans plantable hearts can he found for fail ing patients. The famed surgeon said he had doubts a permanent artificial heart ever would be developed that could deliver good quality of life. “There is no guarantee, even w ith the best scientific effort, that we will have an artificial heart that will ever give us a normal sort of life,” Cooley said. Cooley said thejustification for giv ing Clark the man-made heart was clear, since the Seattle-area dentist had no other options to live and chose to receive the device. “Any days he survived after the operation could be considered a di vidend, an extension on his life, so one can look at the whole event in both positive and negative ways,” Cooley said. Cooley implanted the w r orld’s first artificial heart in Haskell Karp of Sko kie, Ill., in 1969. Two years ago, in July 1981, he implantd a similar tie- vice in Willibrods Meuffels of the Netherlands. The first, built by Dr. Domingo Liotta, kept Karp alive 65 hours be fore a transplant. The second, built by Dr. Tetsuzo Akutsu; kept Meuffels alive 54 hours prior to a transplant. The heart Clark received was built by Dr. Robert Jarvik. Bonfire safety debated again Bonfire options discussed by Maureen Carmody Battalion Staff Texas A&M’s annual bonfire has come under scrutiny again. Jimmy D. Ferguson, manager of administrative services of the Univer sity Center Complex, said the main concern of University and city offi cials are fire safety hazards. About 20 representatives of the city, the University and the student body gathered Wednesday to discuss possible elimination of bonfire or an alternative place for it, Ferguson said. Texas A&M President Frank E. Vandiver received a letter from Col lege Station Mayor Gary M. Halter which suggested that the fire creates a hazard to homes south of the bonfire area. Halter also said that the city was paying too much money in overtime to the fire and police departments which must be on standby for any accidents during bonfire. Michael W. Holmes, corps com mander, said he is afraid Texas A&M students will have to “face reality” ab out the future location of bonfire. “I think the location of bonfire now is a prime source for a building some where down the road,” he said. “It might be better to find a good perma nent home for it before all other good land is taken.” Holmes said he thinks income bon fire brings to the community, through people coming into town and through the log gathering process, greatly offsets any extra money the city pays employees. Koldus said the general reaction of those attending the meeting was to keep bonfire. “But everyone was concerned with the safety of bonfire,” he said. “Every one is concerned with reducing the odds of a major disaster happening.” Koldus said that no decisions have been made about bonfire but said that the main purpose of the meeting w'as accomplished. “The purpose of the meeting, and my primary responsibilty, was to lis ten to comments and concerns of those who attended,” he said. Water proposal criticized photo by Guy Hood Just call him “Pops harles Cross, a senior economics major from Dallas, advises Becki Bell and Sharon Paul about a computer program. Cross lives in Spence Hall; his son is a junior in the Corps. Cross says he enjoys life on the Quad. United Press International AUSTIN, Texas (UPI) — A prop osed water conservation program which could save billions of gallons per year and give farmers a financial boost drew effusive support from state leaders but was opposed by the Sierra Club. “We’ve got to have a special focus on agriculture,” Hightower said of a proposed constitutional amendment to create a state Agricultural Water Conservation Loan Fund. But the Sierra Club Thursday said it will oppose any state water program that does not effectively address wa ter quality. Ken Kramer, legislative chairman for the environmental protection group’s Lone Star Chapter, said the 10-year proposal revealed Monday by Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby and state Sen. John T. Montford, D-Lubbock, failed to address contamination of state fresh-water supplies by oil and gas pollution. He said the Sierra Club would con sider supporting the package if it in cluded legislation to transfer author ity over surface water oil and gas pol lution from the Texas Railroad Com mission to the state Department of Water Resources. The proposed amendment spon sored by Montford and Sen. Bill Sar- palius, D-Hereford, would authorize the sale of $200 million in state bonds. Proceeds from the bond sale would be available to farmers as low-interest loans. The loans would be only for converting to more efficient irriga tion systems, Hightower said. Agriculture consumes 71 percent of the f resh water used in Texas, and water use reaches 95 percent efficien cy on only 30,000 of the more than 7 million irrigated acres in Texas, he said. Hightower said if all farmers in the state converted, water savings could total 900 billion gallons per year, “almost 200 times as much water as Texans presently drink.” inside Around Town 4 Classified 12 Local 3 Opinions 2 Sports 13 State National 11 Police Beat 4 What’s up 16 forecast Partly cloudy to cloudy skies today with a high of 68. Southerly winds of around 15 mph. Partly cloudy tonight, becoming mostly cloudy by morning with a 40 percent chance of thunderstorms. Tonight’s low near 48. Partly clear skies Saturday with a high near 68.