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Page 10/The Battaiion/Wednesday, July 13, 1983 Radio-controlled bomb explodes in Lebanon They don’t build ’em like they used to! staff photo by Barry Papke This and log cabin was built with trucks rather than axes the help of and wagons cranes . The pre-fab home is being built in and Mrs. Ed Higgins, class of ’63. Wellborn for Mr. United Press International A remote-controlled bomb exploded near a convoy of Israeli army reservists deep in southern Lebanon, killing two soldiers and wounding 16 others, the military command said Tuesday. The attack came Monday afternoon near the town of Has- baya, about 7 miles north of the Israeli border. It was the latest in a series of attacks on Israeli troops and brought to 504 the number of Israeli soldiers killed since the invasion of Lebanon 13 months ago. The Israeli military said the remote-controlled bomb, esti mated to have explosive charges of up to 150 pounds, exploded as a convoy passed, overturning one troop-carrying truck where two soliders were killed and 16 wounded. Israel Radio said the convoy consisted of three trucks and two jeeps. Hasbaya lies in the heart of a proposed security zone, extending 27 miles north of the Israeli border, which Israeli seeks in southern Leba non to ensure the safety of its northern border settlements. Israel has been considering redeploying its 30,000 troops in Lebanon to the security zone to reduce casualties in the Beirut area and the Shouf Mountains near the capital. In Christian east Beirut, three motorists were killed and several others wounded when artillery shells from Syrian-controlled mountains overlooking the city pounded the Beirut Nahr el Kalb coastal road during rush- hour. “Three innocent civilians were killed and four others wounded by indiscriminate shelling. The civilians were motorists returning home a long weekend,” official Radio said. Rightist radio stations,iiK ing the Voice of Free Let®, controlled by the Chi Lebanese Forces militia ac: Phalangist Party’s Voitt Lebanon, blamed the she on Syrian forces and theitlf Lebanese allies. Cotton PIK problems addressed United Press International WASH INGTON — Amid cri ticism of its payment-in-kind program, the Agriculture De partment unveiled details of a plan to address problems associ ated with the payments to cotton farmers. Everett Rank, executive vice president of the department’s Commodity Credit Corp., said special “harvest for PIK” loans will be offered to cotton farmers who did not put enough cotton under price support loans to satisfy their PIK requirements. . Under this year’s farm prog ram, farmers are being given government-owned commod ities if they reduce their plant ings. Difficulty for cotton arose because the government had too little cotton with which to make PIK payments. Problems with the cotton program have angered many cotton producers as evidenced by complaints voiced Monday by Rep. Kika de la Garza, D-Texas, chairman of the House Agricul ture Committee. In a brief speech in the House, de la Garza complained that thousands of cotton far mers were told they could enroll in the payment-in-kind prog ram without worrying about the possibility the government would take over their 1983 cot ton crops. Even though the takeover provision was included in the payment-in-kind contracts they signed with the government, Agriculture Department offi cials had told some farmers it was unlikely the provision would be ordered into effect. As a re sult, those farmers have already signed contracts to sell their cot ton to private merchants. “This is happening after far mers enrolled in a government program with assurances from government officials,” de la Gar za said. “Now, because circumst ances have changed, the assur ances turn out to be wrong.” The problem could be cor rected through passage of legis lation to require the department to reopen bids to acquire more cotton from producers, he said. The department’s plan enumerated by Rank will pro vide two options to farmers who are required to harvest 1983 cot ton for PIK but do not want a regular loan. When a special loan is made, farmers may re ceive PIK cotton immediately and proceeds of sale of cotton to the government after PIK cot ton is available. Under the second option, the producer may receive the pro ceeds immediately and the PIK cotton after the PIK availability date. YOU KNOW?t Pope’s assassination try You can walk to the SOUPER SALAD ■ . 1 t ■ still being investigated within a few minutes for the greatest soups in Texas. You may pick and choose your own salad from the twen-1 ty-six foot salad bar with great condi-1 ments and dressings. WALK AND SAVE To the Sbisa Basement OPEN Monday through Friday 10:45 a.m.-1:45 p.m. QUALITY FIRST' I 1 United Press International ROME — The Italian judge investigating the 1981 attemp ted assassination of Pope John Paul II flew unexpectedly to Bulgaria amid what a lawyer said were new developments in the case. ’/A I Judge Ilario Martella’s sur prise departure Monday came just three days after Turkish ter rorist Mehmet Ali Agca, the con victed papal attacker, made his first public statement that the Bulgarian secret services and the Soviet KGB were behind the shooting. “Something important has happened in the case,” said Giuseppe Consolo, the attorney representing Bulgarian airline official Sergei Antonov, impris oned in Italy for suspected com plicity in the attack. “There are definitely new de velopments,” Consolo said in a telephone interview. He said he could not elaborate. Martella, heading the 14 month-old investigation into the May 13, 1981, shooting in St. Pe ter’s Square, flew to the Bulga rian capital of Sofia late Monday for the first time on what judicial sources said would be a one- week visit. He was accompanied by De puty State Prosecutor Antonio Albano, an officer of the Euro pean police organization Inter pol, another unnamed Italian judicial official and an inter- pretor. Consolo said Martella and his entourage “just rushed out” of Italy. Consolo said he had submit ted four written requests to Mar tella to travel to Bulgaria but that the judge had always re fused. “Our bests witnesses are there. But he never wanted to go,” Consolo said. “But now, it’s different.” Agca told reporters Friday that Antonov, 35, was in St. Pe ter’s Square with him the day he shot and wounded the pope. He also said he was trained “by spe cial experts of international ter rorism” in Syria. '•r 7 [ I E 1 ! Around tow United Pi H0UST( fstro Dave Jour shu ;f and sti hree Mont inth — sak •house. |Tm rea jlmger e\ |ith, win |ird saveo on’s 7-5 vt E Tuesd; live been ■in to nig Pet show Saturday at Manor East J S (Ai) ( larter in a las one of The Bryan Recreation Division and Animal World L f or su sponsoring a childrens’ pet show Saturday in Manor EitK^ stros , Mall for children ages 6 to 14. All participating youngstenEj^j j should bring their favorite pet, on a leash or in a cage,totb(K'“Our a mall between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. There will be a sepansLy^ re ij ( judging category for all pets. E ved a ij faakes myji ■ said. “V give the gu; Local doctor gives A&M $42,000 p see Smit ° food long 1 Meanwh lerry Puh Dr. R.H. Harrison III has given Texas A&M 2,500shatelecoming of stock worth about $42,000. Harrison, Class of’47,saidi itarter batt funds w ill be added to a scholarship endowment thatIrEPuhl hac founded in 1972 in honor of his parents, Dr. and Mnilng a lead Henry Harrison Jr. The overall fund now totals more than $ 188,000 aKf j provides support for a President’s Endowed Scholarship! Twelth Man Scholarship and several scholarships in tkf College of Medicine and the College of Veterinary Mediant Dr. Harrison Jr., Class of’20, was the first recipientoli] veterinary medicine degree at Texas A&M. Oil Brass quintet in concert Saturday I United Pr |0USTO ilers Tuesc ck Steve B m Joiner t The Las Vegas Brass Quintet will perform a free conceitR will join in Bryan’s Sadie Thomas Park Saturday at 6:30 p.m. Tuning of program will feature music from the Renaissance to Wednesday, present and will mix a variety of solo works with ensembkr performances. The public is encouraged to bring picnil baskets and lawn chairs to the park which is located on0l| Reliance Road. Swim meet Saturday at Adamson Pool The second annual Masters of Brazos Long CourseSwit Meet will be held Saturday and Sunday at Adamson Poolif Bee Creek Park. The meet begins at 5 p.m. on Saturday an | 9 a.m. Sunday. To submit an item for this column, come by the Battalii office in 216 Reed McDonald or call 845-2611. MSC Cafeteria Now Better Than Ever. You Will Be Pleased With These Carefully Prepared and Taste Tempting Foods. Each Daily Special Only $2.39 Plus Tax. “Open Daily” Dining: 11 A.M. to 1:30 P.M. — 4:00 P.M. to 7:00 P.M ^RAU HOFF*] MONDAY EVENING TUESDAY EVENING WEDNESDAY SPECIAL SPECIAL EVENING SPECIAL Salisoury Steak with Mexican Fiesta Dinner Chicken Fried Steak w cream Gravy Mushroom Gravy Two Cheese and Onion Enchiladas Whipped Potatoes and Choice of one other Whipped Potatoes w chili Vegetable Your Choice of Mexican Rice Roll or Corn Bread and Butter One Vegetable Patio Style Pinto Beans Coffee or Tea Roll or. 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College in the Skaggs Shopping Center Monday-Friday 11 AM to 10 PM Saturday 4:30 to 10 PM, Sunday 11:30 to 10 PM <0 According to Tass, jP passengers nor crew "T jured in the attempt, k Tass said the pair the scheduled flight and *- to hijack it and take itoutif Soviet Union.” The agency did notsaf | the hijackers wanted tof | did not give any other ck 1 r It was the first repoiT jacking since last Nov. | | three men successfully hi! t a Soviet jetliner to Turkf'k The three were later J ted by Turkish authoritdf applied for asylum inW^I many.