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'jml ition an effort to cW mind, Andertoii isband to takeHm ographic movie. Hi i to know whatei ie it had. The Battalion Serving the University community ell, since you tt i he dolls, you this (pon s) to be the way ex education," ;no UPERSA )r the greal nay pick rom the tw h great SAVE isement a. m.-1:45 pm RSI' 'ol. 76 No. 187 USPS 045360 30 Pages In 2 Sections College Station, Texas Wednesday, August 24, 1983 Aaaaaayyyyy! staff photo by Brenda Davidson Kimen from C-l outfit of the Corps of idets swing into the Aggie spirit :day afternoon by wildcatting across the quadrangle. Freshman who are joining the Corps are here before classes begin for freshmen orientation week. e-election to Senate ot in Tower’s plans 3am, r cream United Press International — Sen. John Tower, R- 1 n MUl as ' stunne d politicos byannounc- I U I ^ would not seek re-election in 4| saying he chose to get out of lie office before he became cynical IX his vigor for the job. bwer, one of the Senate’s leading . fyatives and proponents of a ig military, told dozens of repor- and hundreds of onlookers in the tas House of Representatives Bay that he decided to retire " "and sautes le at the “P eak of m y produc er “Ii have recently made a personal ision that after 24 years of elective Vice and at the peak of my produc- ty, I should step aside and pursue let avenues of endeavor,” he said. Tower strongly rebuffed sugges- feed r ns tkat was “burned out” or "i, sau e red with his job. rOne does not get bored repre- iting the state of Texas,” he said. ;hives, and btf ut you i tnoW( the longer you stay lund you run the risk of getting a le cynical and not having much or for your job. I still have a great ilof vigor for my job and I think t’s the time to leave.” The veteran Republican, whose in- victory to the Senate in 1961 and sequent re-elections were an oddi- [in heavily Democratic Texas, said [made the decision about three eks ago. He informed President ;an of his plans just 10 days ago : in El Paso. “Hejust shook his head and said he jhed I’d reconsider,” Tower said. Tower, who is chairman of the te Armed Services Committee, Di mPHAS ex P ecte d to join Reagan’s as P U unannounced re-election cam- r “in a leadership position” and that he would like to both teach enter the private business sector ieat. TEMS jrs. 16-0720 16-6815 Sen. John Tower after completing the remaining 16 months of his term. However, he said he would not discuss a position with a defense- related company until after his term expired. The decision by Tower shocked many veteran political observers who expected him to face a tough re- election battle from numerous Demo crats interested in his seat. However, Tower denied he had lost popularity or that he feared fac ing former Ambassador to Mexico Bob Kreuger in another election scrap. Tower narrowly defeated Democrat Kreuger in 1978. Kreuger already has announced his candidacy again. “I’ve never shied away from a tough fight,” Tower said. “The cam paigning is the thing I probably will miss most. I glory in a good political battle.” (Jtfter Democrats considering a run at Tower’s seat include Rep. Kent Hance, D-Texas, former Gov. Dolph Briscoe, and Texas Railroad Commis- inside sified ity && tation. TeX^ ies will be partly cloudy today, th the high in the low 90s and Wight’s low in the mid 70s. Vari- )le winds are expected. A&M ‘U’ now 20 Tuesday marked the twentieth birthday of Texas A&M University. Prior to Aug. 23, 1963, it was known officially as the Agricultural and Mechanical College of Texas. For its first 87 years, the institution was known informally as Texas A&M. “Under the new designation, the ‘A&M’ meant nothing — it did not mean Texas Agricultural and Mecha nical University — it simply retained the old familial sound,” writes Dr. Henry Dethloff in his history of Texas A&M. Although the 58th Legislature made the new name official effective twenty years ago, students to this day still refer to “Texas AMC” when sing ing the school song. Correction included in sticker package Instructions on Texas A&M park ing stickers being issued this semester state that the stickers should be placed on the front window of the car on the passenger side. In the past they usual ly have been placed on rear windows. However, a piece oi paper accom panying the sticker requires that it be placed on the rear window. A worker with the University Police says the stickers should be placed on the rear windows as in previous years. At the time ot the printing, the new' front window requirement was printed on the sticker. But because a decision was made to continue cur rent policy, a correction was placed with the sticker inside its plastic cov ering. $373 million budget approved by Regents by Karen Schrimsher The Texas A&M System Board of Regents approved a $373 million budget Monday for the University for the 1983-84 school year. The new budget is an increase of about $59 million over the current Texas A&M budget. The approved budget for the en tire Texas A&M System set a record — $634 million allotted for Texas A&M, Texas A&M at Galveston, Prairie View A&M and Tarleton State universities. The new figures repre sent a 12 percent increase over the 1982-83 budget. The budget, which is effective Sept. 1, allows an average 4.8 percent merit raise for faculty members and a 5.8 percent average mandatory raises for nonfaculty employees. More money will be used for teaching equipment, scholarships and minority and graduate fellow ships. The board also approved the allot ment of $100,000 to begin a military studies institute, which former gov ernor William Clements recently re commended establishing. In other business, the board approved an optional retirement program for senior faculty and staff members. The plan, which was formulated by a special committee of the state Coor dinating Board, will allow employees the option to retire from full-time ser vice before reaching the mandatory retirement age of 70. With the new plan employees will be able to enjoy partial retirement while working part-time. Full-time employees of the Texas A&M System may request participa tion in the early retirement program at age 55, or anytime thereafter if they have credit for ten more more years of service with the Teacher Re tirement System of Texas, another approved optional retirement plan or with a combination of optional retire ment and teacher retirement. The work load of a participant in the plan will generally consist of 50 percent or less of half of the normal full-time worker. Crew from Texas A&M training ship rescue 16 Three crewmen aboard the Texas Clipper, the Texas A&M training ship in Galveston, rescued 16 mem bers of a runaway ship during Hurri cane Alicia. Clipper operations officer Tom Cromer said Tuesday the Arctic Seal, a 175-foot research vessel, broke its moorings during the night and ram med into the stern of his ship after being forced across the Galveston ship channel. Crew members of the Seal were loaded aboard the Clipper with rope ladders and lines while a tugboat held the ship to its docks at the Mitchell campus on Pelican Island. Robert Nation, the ship’s master at arms and Jay Splaine, a sophomore marine transportation student, aided Cromer in the rescue. Cromer said, “I have ridden out hurricanes and typhoons during the 22 years in the navy but this was a unique experience.” The crewmen remained onboard the Clipper during the storm. No in juries were reported in the incident. sioner Buddy Temple. State Sen. Lloyd Doggett, D-Austin, already is an announced candidate. Potential Republican candidates for the post also were being men tioned, including former Gov. Bill Clements and state GOP chairman George Strake. Rep. Ron Paul, R-Texas, announced his candidacy for Tower’s seat just hours after Tower’s announcement, and Rep. Phil Gramm said he was also considering campaigning for the seat. In Los Angeles with Reagan, White House chief of staff James Bak er, a Texan, dismissed reports that he might run for Tower’s seat. He said he is not interested in a Senate race. Tower also discounted speculation that he was abandoning the Senate position in order to serve as Secretary of Defense should Reagan win a second term. “That is pure bunk,” he said. Tower said the $1.57 million in campaign funds he acquired in anti cipation of the re-election race would be used for other purposes that he refused to specify. Tower said none of the funds would be put to personal use. Tower said he would return to Texas, but said he had not decided whether he would live in Wichita Falls, where he taught as a political science professor prior to entering politics. Although Tower, said he was cer tain he could have won re-election, heavy registration of new Hispanic voters in Texas would have made it increasingly difficult for any Republi can to win election statewide. See related stories, page 20 Gramm considering Senate United Press International WASHINGTON — Two Texas congressmen said they would seek Republican John Tower’s Senate seat and Rep. Phil Gramm was “looking at it” within hours of their Texas col league’s announcement he will not seek re-election. Rep. Ron Paul, a Republican from Lake Jackson, and Lubbock’s Demo cratic Rep. Kent Hance both announced their Senate candidacies while Gramm of College Station, a recently converted Republican, said he would make a decision soon. Gramm said Tower had informed him “in confidence” Monday of the announcement plans and they “came as a total surprise” in light of recent polls Gramm said showed the senior senator in his strongest position in his senatorial career. A fourth member of the 29- member of the Texas congressional delegation, Rep. Bill Archer, a Re publican from Houston, also was being mentioned as a possible candi date from the delegation but was hon eymooning in Hawaii and said his plans would be announced to the news media Wednesday afternoon. Gramm, who earlier this year won a special election called to fill his own seat after he switched parties, said his family was not overjoyed at the pros pects of another election soon but “I’m going to look at it.” He said he planned conversations with suppor ters and a series of meetings in Texas. Within hours of Tower’s announcement he would retire de spite a $1.5 million campaign chest, Paul formally announced in Houston he would seek the seat and offer a new conservative view. staff photo by Brenda Davidson Fee mania Students returning for the fall semester crowded into Rudder Complex Tuesday to pick up scholarships and pay Drop-adds begin today in the Pavilion. fees.