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I AUSTIN — Gov. Mark White
Tuesday set special elections for
March 10 and April 7 to fill vacancies
n the Texas House created by the
jesignations of two members.
I White said a special election will be
leld in March to fill the seat being
lacaied by Rep. Bill Presnal, D-Bryan,
lid in April for the seat given up by
Rep. Lanny Hall, D-Fort Worth.
I The qualifying deadline will be
Fch. 8 for Presnal’s seat and March 7
for Hall’s seat.
I The election to fill Presnal’s seat in
the 28th Congreessional District,
opertyowhich includes Bryan-Gollege Sta-
ues, hasiffion, is scheduled during Texas
L game.ijvA&M's spring break. Since local
inninetmldiools also have a break at this time,
»rk Ranett»tne feel faculty and parents will he
played Ant of town at this time as well.
\ Leagui* Former Bryan mayor Richard
Smith, a Republican candidate for
Sresnal’s seal, told The Battalion
iOlym^S uesda Y n *Kht that he thought the
st veari#^ ale was not sel * n such a way to
un lotw encourage voter participation.”
> moredaS S oa * s when setting an election
xi)erieii((B ale should be to encourage voter
i)!)roveiltiP art ' t ‘P a, ’ on ’ he said. ‘‘Why would
IliKke'i'f® 116 schedule an eleciton at this time
Shen many people are out of town?”
ifie asked. “It’s a slap in the face to the
people at Texas A&M.”
| V g Smith said he couldn’t understand
Bhy the governor didn’t schedule the
A Bpecitil election at the earlist possible
^ 'Time. If the governor thought the
* election was important enough to
Ichedule early, why didn’t he make it
s early as possible instead of waiting
until March 10, Smith asked.
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Regents grant tenure
to 107 faculty members
By BRIGID BROCKMAN
Senior stall writer
The Texas A&M Board of Regents
approved all of the committees’ re
commendations Tuesday, and heard
status reports from the presidents of
Texas A&M, Tarleton State and
Prairie View A&M.
There was no further discussion
regarding the parking and traffic
flow study, the special events center
or the relocation of the railroad.
The board approved the request
by the Executive Committee to grant
tenure to 107 faculty members, 88 of
whom are from the main campus.
The board also approved the
guidelines for the 1984-85 operating
budgets.
The Objectives, Rules, Regulations
for The Texas A&M University Sys
tem was amended to give the board
the right to make exceptions to the
retirement policy.
Dr. Barry B. Thompson, president
of Tarleton Slate University, re
ported to the board that the university
is pleased with its growth rate, and the
enrollment at Tarleton now has
grown to 4,146.
Thompson said he is confident the
the university will be able to raise $28
million by the year 2000, and that the
students, faculty and friends all have
shown an interest in helping.
It takes more than just state funds
to become a good school, he said, and
Tarleton is working to develop into a
first class institution.
Dr. Frank E. Vandiver, president
of Texas A&M, gave the board a quick
update on the Universtiy.
He pointed out the recent damage
the University suffered because of the
unusually cold weather in December.
The damage totals over $70,000, and
Vandiver said he fears the cost will be
even more extensive.
Vandiver took time to praise the
many physical plant workers who
worked overtime during the freezing
weather.
Dr. Percy A. Pierre, president of
Prarie View A&M University, gave
the board an update on its academic
plans.
Pierre said they are eliminating
programs that compete with com
munity colleges, consolidating those
that are closely related and creating
new programs to attract more and
better prepared students.
The university has cut down the
number of programs offered from
133 to 100, he said, and reduced the
number of academic budgets from 72
to 47.
All bonds pass in B-CS
Photo by BILL HUGHES
Practice, practice, practice
Texas A&M diving team member Susan Burkart practices
for a diving meet to be held this Friday at 3 p.m.
against Texas Tech. Burkart is a so ph omore
bioengineering major from Annandale, Virginia.
By MICHELLE POWE
Senior staff writer
Bryan and College Station voters
turned out in better-than-expected
numbers Tuesday for their cities’
bond elections and passed all of the
bond issues proposed.
In Bryan, 17 percent of the reg
istered voters turned out to pass all
live of the bond propositions. Bryan’s
City Manager Ernest R. Clark said the
3,767 ballots cast were “much more
than I think we expected.”
He said the bond proposals were
passed with the greatest margin than
in any previous bond election.
College Station Mayor Cary M.
Halter said 12 percent of College Sta
tion’s registered voters turned out for
the election. All seven propositions
were passed.
Halter said the voter turnout fi
gure for College Station actually
would have been 16 percent if voting
precincts 20 and 35 were excluded
from the count. He said the turnout
of registered voters in those two dis
tricts — comprised largely of Texas
A&M students close to campus — was
the lowest in College Station.
And, he said, the turnout in those
two precincts is typically the lowest.
Now that the bond issues have
been approved the city councils for
both cities will begin selling the bonds
to raise money for the proposed im
provements.
The College Station bond issues
include: improving the streets, build
ing a new police station, adding onto
the main fire station, building a new
fire station and renovating Lincoln
Center. Bryan’s bond issues include:
improving the streets, improving
parks and recreational facilities and
improving city offices and the police
department facilities.
Clark said he hopes that all of the
improvements for Bryan will be com
pleted within the proposed five years.
Halter said College Station’s Capit
al Improvement Program is a three-
year plan and he hopes the improve
ments will be completed within that
time frame. He said the proposed new
police station and the additions to the
main fire station should be first on
College Station’s list of priorities. And
the street improvements should come
next, he said.
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By ROBIN BLACK
Staff writer
As a result of a report filed by the
.egislative Study Croup, the finance
ommittee will recommend to the Stu-
ent Government Senate tonight that
unding of international student ser-
dces be redefined.
The report by the ESC found that
ibout half of the student service
funds alotted to the International Stu
dent Services Office — $118,000 last
year — is being used to cover the
idminstrative costs necessary to meet
U.S. Immigration and Naturalization
Service regulations.
The LSG supports the idea that the
uffice does provide student services,
ind that these services are necessary
and should be funded by student ser
vice fees.
Mike Cook, vice president of fi
nance, said the finance committee
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doesn’t think that student service fees
should pay for the office’s administra
tive costs.
“Since the service is vital to the
students, we are recommending that
it only be funded one-half by the stu
dent fund,” he said.
The international student office
requested $117,000 in funds for this
year, but the finance committee is re
commending that only $58,000 of
that amount come from the student
service fund.
Aside from student advisory costs,
the service is also responsible for the
cost of maintaining student records
and documentation for the immigra
tion office and the membership fees
for association with such organiza
tions as the National Association of
Foreign Student Administrators.
The international student service
also pays these fees for the admissions
office, the English Language Institute
and the study-abroad office.
The ESC pointed out that the ser
vice is eligible for state funding, as
recommended by the state Coordinat
ing Board of Texas colleges and uni
versity system.
Other items on the Senate’s agenda
include recommendations of revi
sions to University rules and regula
tions (blue book).
The finance committee will also
recommend that faculty and staff pay
a semesterly fee for use of intramural
facilities proportionate to the amount
taken from student service fees for
the same use.
“We’re going to recommend that
they pay what the students pay every
semester for intramurals,” Cook said.
“Right now faculty and staff just pay
$2 a year for use of intramural facili
ties, and the students are payint about
$9 per semester.”
United Press International
WASHINGTON — President
Reagan, poised for a re-election cam
paign, said Tuesday his first three
years in office have produced “an
American miracle” that places the na
tion in a position of strength and
security.
Reagan sounded the emerging
theme of his expected bid for a second
term during a Capitol Hill luncheon
with Republicans who gained control
of the Senate in the same 1980 elec
toral sweep that landed him in the
White House.
He is expected to announce his
intention to seek re-election Sunday
night in a live television broadcast
from the Oval Office.
“Thirty-six months — that’s just a
short span in the life of a nation,”
Reagan, who marked his third
anniversary in office last Friday, told
the COP senators. “But I deeply be
lieve that, together, we’ve changed
American history.”
The trip to Capitol Hill was the
first of two Reagan will make this
week. The luncheon, a weekly event
for Republican senators, came just
one day before he is to deliver his
State of the Union address to a joint
session of Congress.
The mood was light. Reagan joked
that Senate COP leader Howard Bak
er and Sen. John Tower, R-Texas,
had called to remind him of the $5
charge for lunch and later pulled out
the required cash.
Giving the lawmakers a preview of
the optimistic outlook he will take
Wednesday night, Reagan rattled off
a list of accomplishments upon which
he is expected to base his re-election
effort.
“In the past 36 months, the world
has seen an American miracle,” he
said. “Time has marched on, but in
stead of growing older and more tired
our country has recaptured the vital
ity, self-confidence and courage of
the youthful nation that she still is.”
Reagan said inflation has been
slashed to the lowest level in more
than a decade, the prime interest rate
“is barely half of what it was when we
took office.”
He also said his arms buildup and
projection of military force have en
ded a period in which “America had
become known the world over for
hesitation, vacillation and self-doubt.”
“In foreign policy,” he said, “the
world knows once more what Amer
ica stands for: the freedom of man
kind. From Central America to Africa
to the Middle East, we’re working to
support democracy and produce
peace.”
Despite the chilly course of U.S.-
Soviet relations, Reagan said, “by
strengthening our defenses and
showing the world our willingness to
negotiate, we’ve laid the foundations
for a lasting world peace.”
11,000 fans attend
Raider homecoming
United Press International
LOS ANGELES — More than
1,000 black-and-silver-clad fans
cheered the Los Angeles Raiders at a
frenzied downtown rally Tuesday,
and most of the Super Bowl cham
pions responded in their untradition-
al style — they didn’t show up.
Only 21 of the team’s 55 players
ioined Mayor Tom Bradley, coach
Tom Flores and the silver Super Bowl
trophy on the steps of City Hall.
Eight of the no-shows — including
Lester Hayes, Ted Hendricks and
Todd Christensen — had a good ex
cuse. They were selected to play in
Sunday’s Pro Bowl and flew directly
from Tampa, the site of the Super
Bowl, to Honolulu.
Among the 26 other players mis
sing and listed as having “other com
mitments” were quarterback Jim
Plunkett and wide receiver Cliff
Branch, who played key roles in the
Raiders’ 38-9 victory over the
Washington Redskins.
Also not appearing was team own
er A1 Davis, the man most responsible
for the fact that Tuesday’s celebration
took place in Los Angeles and not in
Oakland.
The fans, despite occasional boos
when they realized many of their
heroes weren’t there, were soothed by
the appearances of two of the biggest
stars, running back Marcus Allen and
defensive end Lyle Alzado.
The Raiders’ cheerleaders, wear
ing their scanty uniforms, brought
loud cheers from much of the crowd
as dozens of police officers successful
ly kept the surging masses behind bar
ricades of water-filled steel drums.
The crowd, which police called the
biggest ever for a City Hall ceremony,
eventually swelled off the grassy park
onto the streets, halting traffic.
Druze leader asks
Gemayal to quit
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United Press International
BEIRUT — Druze Moslem leader
Walid Jumblatt stepped up his war of
words on the Lebanese government
Tuesday, demanding President Amin
Gemayel resign and inaugurating a
radio station to rally his followers in
revolt.
Druze militias based in the moun
tains east of Beirut foug artillery duels
with the Lebanese army. There were
no reports of casualties.
Jumblalt’s statement appeared to
doom the fledgling “national recon
ciliation” process, which had man
aged to get the leaders of Lebanon’s
warring factions to sit down at a bar
gaining table last November in
Geneva.
“We will not take part in any gov
ernment or format with President
Gemayel,” Jumblatt said on official
Syrian ratlio from Damascus. “There
fore, I repeat my earlier request to
Amin Gemayel to resign.”
Jumblatt’s demand marked yet
another reversal, since he first issued
the call during the weekend and then
denied it. But his chief aide, Marwan
Hamade, said by telephone from
Damascus the Druze leader “is not re
tracting what he said.”
Backed by Syria, the Druze and
more mainstream Sunni and Shiite
Moslem sects, who now constitute a
majority in Lebanon, are fighting for
a greater share of power in the gov
ernment dominated by the minority
Christians under Gemayel.
Underscoring Jumblatt’s tough
posture, a new Druze radio station
went on the air Tuesday afternoon to
counter the government-run Beirut
radio and the stations of the Christian
Phalange Party and Christian Pha
lange militia.
Local
• A touch of the Old West in the Brazos Valley? See story
page 3.
• A&M research engineer says coal-fueled engines could
be successful. See story page 3.
State
• Princess Anne toured the Houston Medical Center
Tuesday. See story page 4.
• The Houston Cougars have reinstatedrward-guard
Benny Anders. See story page 16.
• Gov. Mark White’s new jet has it all — even a $4500
toilet. See story page 5.
• Kilgore slayings may have been drug-related. See story
page 10.