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DALLAS — Some Texas de
fense programs are likely to suffer
without the guardianship of Sen.
John Tower, departing chairman
of the Senate Armed Services
Committee, a Dallas newspaper
reported Sunday.
Tower’s decision not to seek
re-election — combined with the
death of his Democratic counter
part Sen. Henry Jackson — could
also make for a dramatically diffe
rent armed services panel,
Washington observers told the
Dallas Morning News.
Key Congressional aides pre
dicted new leaders of the commit
tee were unlikely to be the strong
advocates of military spending
that Tower and Jackson were, the
News said.
Tower, the Republican chair
man, and Jackson, the minority
leader, together accumulated
more than 50 years experience in
the Senate, most of which was
spent on defense and foreign poli
cy issues.
“Few people on Capitol Hill
really do understand foreign poli
cy and understand the relation of
military power with foreign poli
cy, ” said one Senate staff member.
“We have just lost two of the peo
ple around here who did.
When Tower leaves his post
next year, his Republican succes
sor as chairman of the 18-member
armed services panel will prob
ably be Sen. Barry Goldwater of
Arizona who is more interested in
budget matters than in foreign
policy, the newspaper said.
But if the Democrats win back
control of the Senate in the 1984
elections, Sen. Sam Nunn of
Georgia would likely become
chairman of the panel. Nunn is
generally considered to be more of
a military reformer than Republi
cans Tower or Goldwater.
Texans are also concerned ab
out how the state’s defense in
terests will fare without Tower’s
strong leadership. Tower’s depar
ture will have a “significant effect”
on Texas over the long-term, the
newspaper reported.
Some programs that may be
hurt are those in the earliest stages
of development, like the tilt-rotor
aircraft manufactured by Textron
Bell of Fort Worth. Other prog
rams farther along may face early
termination without Tower’s
advocacy.
On the House side, few
shakeups are predicted in the
composition of its 45-member
armed services committee. The
panel has never had the homogen-
ity that its smaller Senate counter
part boasted and Congressional
aides say they expect no radical
changes in issues.
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This group of freshman cadets
whooped it up’ Friday on the
quad in anticipation of the
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United Press International
ATLANTIC CITY — Vanessa
Williams, who “made some
wes” by becoming the first black
roman to win the Miss America
itle, stirred the waters even more
lunday by saying she favors legal-
red abortion.
Tlie 20-year-old Syracuse Um-
'ersity junior, who shattered one
-if the nation’s oldest remaining
vT IJ acial barriers Saturday night by
/inning the coveted crown, rolled
Hit of bed Sunday after two hours
if sleep and plunged headlong
nto a hectic schedule in which she
ill travel 20,000 miles during the
ext year.
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ession on the beach, the 5-foot-6
irunette, who also was the first
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T’ve never felt like a beauty
Jtieen and I don’t think I ever will.
Because that’s a Stereotype 1 don’t
iteree with, said Williams, the
■lighter of two Millwood, N.Y.,
public school music teachers.
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tting herself apart from previous
ageant winners, who usually
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She told reporters she is a poli
tical "independent” who opposes
legalization of marijuana, backs
the Equal Rights Amendment and
thinks women should be permit
ted to choose abortion.
”1 think it’s (abortion) a right
that women should have,” she
said. “It should be there for
women to use, but I don’t think
everyone should use it.”
Most of the questions focused
on her race, an issue that bothers
her.
“At times I get annoyed because
it seems the people and press
aren’t focusing on my accomplish
ments," said America’s new
sweetheart, "fve made some
waves and I’m ready to handle
that. People aren’t used to dealing
with changes, but it just had to
happen.”
Her Convention Hall triumph
marked a milestone in the
pageant’s 63-year history. Only a
dozen blacks have competed since
a “whites-only rule was lifted in
the late 1950s. Until Cheryl
Brown of Iowa crossed the color
line in 1970, blacks had appeared
on stage only once, playing
“slaves” in a production number
in 1922.
But Williams, who wants to be a
Broadway stage star, said she will
not use her title as a platform for
pronouncements on black issues.
"Just because I’m black doesn’t
mean I’m going to favor every
black position, said the 110-
pound, green-eyed singer.
The year on the road has been
lucrative for most Miss Americas
— Miss America 1983, Debra Sue
Maffett, earned more than
$125,000 in appearance fees —
and Williams expects to do as well,
although possibly before different
audiences.
"If I don’t have the regular
bookings, I will have other ones
which don’t normally book Miss
Americas,” she said confidently.
“Like the Urban League.”
Miss America 1984 said she is
prepared for her “grueling reign,
although it means a lengthy separ
ation from her family and a “very
supportive” boyfriend.
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TYNGSBORO, Mass. — A tiny
college barely visible from the
nearby river road is attracting peo
ple who create software for some
of the nation’s top computer com
panies, offering an education not
found at most big universities.
The Wang Institute is the com
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The institute, founded by An
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It represents an unusual
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The institute still is in its infan
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Students receive a master’s de
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It also stresses two imperative
corporate concerns: time and
money. Students have to develop
products on time and within a
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William McKeeman, chairman
of the institute faculty, said Amer
ican companies may have an edge
in software development, but
they’ll need to offer better training
to maintain an advantage into the
future.
“I think there is a present
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the United States has pretty much
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software side of the business, get
ting the programs actually done.
But the perception is we don’t do
it very well,” McKeeman said.
“We (the institute) would like to
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Software specialists who apply
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