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"ge lO/The Battalion/Monday, January 30, 1984 teagcm Warped by Scott McQi continued from page 1) In an interview granted to ,vsweek magazine last Friday 1 to be published in the issue ching newsstands this week, igan said he was motivated to i for a second term by “the ire to finish what I think is 1 started.” He said that while there is a >d start on economic recovery wants “to set the stage for real jotiations with the Soviet Un- , leading to peace in the rid.” In the interview, he took his angest swipe yet at Walter •ndale, the front-runner for : Democratic presidential nination. “I think he has tried to be all HELP US TO HELP OTHERS FALL “BANANA SPLIT 8c BLUE JEANS” RUSH Tues. Jan. 31 MSC 230-231 7 p.m. Thurs. Feb. 2 1st Floor Pavilion 7 p.m. Please call us for more info: Mary Ann Wacker 260-0877 OMEGA PHI ALPHA National Service Sorority recognized by Texas A&M University Advertisement “The BUSINESS” - Vol. 6, No. 4 AT&T OFFICIAL TO SPEAK AT BUSINESS CAREER FAIR BANQUET J.A. “Gus” Blanchard Telephone customers are already feeling the impacts of the government-forced break up of the Bell System which became effective this year. In some cases rates may have in creased, in others decreased. Access charges are up for de bate, quality of service and re newed competition in the in dustry are points of discus sion. But a major impact of the reorganization of America’s major phone networks will be among the millions of em ployees of the phone com panies themselves, according to Mr. John A. Blanchard, Vice President of the Mid western Region of AT&T Long Lines. Mr. Blanchard will address an audience of students, facul ty and staff members, and rep resentatives of more than sixty other companies at the Fifth Annual Business Career Fair Banquet on Wednesday, Feb ruary 1st. Mr. Blanchard commented that it is one thing to restruc ture several billion dollars of assets and millions of items of equipment and facilities, but it is quite something else to reor ganize a 100-year-old com pany with thousands of em ployees. It is really kind of like breaking up a very large fami ly relationship, he said. Blan chard has titled his address, “Managing the Human Side of Corporate Divorce.” The company accepted the court-mandated break-up two years ago, and already there are many examples of reas signments that disrupt long- established human relation ships, he said. Some of those experiences have proven to be comical, many others painful and heartbreaking. Mr. Blanchard believes that this effect of the change in the telephone system is as signifi cant as any of the other results. Mr. Blanchard began his Bell System career with AT&T Long Lines in June, 1965, in Washington, D.C. He has held various positions in the Marketing, Operations, Engineering and Personnel Departments, and was Mar keting Director-Data Services at Long Lines Headquarters in New Jersey. He has held his present position as Vice Presi dent-Midwestern Region in Kansas City, Missouri, since 1981. He served in the U.S. Army, 1965-1968, and attained the rank of First Lieutenant. Blanchard received his B.A. degree from Princeton University in 1965, his M.S. degree from M.I.T. in 1978, and attended the Wharton Graduate School in 1979. He is a member of the Chamber of Commrce of Greater Kansas City, Missouri, the Civic Council of Kansas City, Mis souri and is involved in Alum ni activities for Princeton Uni versity. He served as Presi dent, Princeton University Class of 1965, form 1975- 1980. He and his wife, Mary, with their two children, reside in Overland Park, Kansas. An audience of over 700 people are expected for the 7 p.m. banquet in MSC Banquet Rooms 224-226. A feature of the program will be the pre sentation of 80 business stu dents. Sponsored by the College of Business Administration’s Business Student Counil, the Banquet allows students to have dinner with companies of their choice by signing up in advance at the ticket table in Blocker. Banquet tickets are still on sale today at $5.00 per person in the first floor lobby of the Blocker Building. Over sixty companies will be participating in this 1984 Career Fair, with corporate booths set up for student visits in the hallways and lobbys of the Blocker Building on Wednesday, February 1st and Thursday, February 2nd. Stu dents of all classifications and majors are welcomed to visit the booths between 8:30am and 4:30pm. Published by The Business Student Council, College of Business Administration W STAKTW6 ToA B0T WE'KE X HAVE T<9 APA1IT?\ HE^ B^IED A nr!-I Pc A! IV KiiMr. errs -rue re'4: A f /VT OF LOT Qr things to all people and I think he’s made more promises than probably can possibly be kept oecause as soon as he keeps one promise he’s made it’s impossi ble to keep another that he’s made to someone else,” Reagan said. “One thing that’s been called to my attention is that we prob ably wouldn’t have a military de fense for our country if we cut what he wanted to cut,” Reagan said of Mondale. The president expressed an interest in debating nis Demo cratic opponent in the fall cam paign but said it is too early to talk about the mechanics of such a debate. Reaction to Reagan’s ex pected announcement divided along party lines. House Speaker Thomas O’Neill attacked Reagan for “escalating the arms race” and having “divided our country be tween rich and poor.” “He has not been fair and the people know it,” O’Neill said in a written statement. “The Amer ican people will reject four more years of danger, four more years of pain.” Senate Republican leader Howard Baker, who had been considered a possible candidate had Reagan not run, said he was pleased with Reagan’s decision and added: “He has clearly earned the right to finish the job he began over three years ago, and I pledge my whole-hearted support for that effort.” In his announcement speech, Reagan said that, by winning approval for major increases in defense spending, “we have res tored credible deterrence and can confidently seek a secure a lasting peace as well as a reduc tion in arms.” He concluded by saying: “This historic room and the presidency belong to you. It is your right and responsibility ev ery four years to give someone temporary custody of this office and of the institution of the pres idency. “You so honored me and I am grateful — grateful and roud of what, together, we ave accomplished. FEEL KEALLV GUILT/ ABOUT A\EAKITT5 P/AKY. let'5 For IT BfCK. WHERE IT WAS- LEARW/A/G SO MUCH THAT WE'P ^EVER FINP OUT ANY OTHER X MAVC. IV ni'( HI, THERE'S A LOT OF 6REAT STUFF /V HERE HE'S WRITTEN. HIS P0ETK1 ANP. LOT OF SERIOUS THINGS ABOUT HinSELF IN HERE... IT AND so MUCH A^oUT LOVE ANP PASS/ON, ITS 5EAUTIFUL.X ALWAYS knew HE felt THIS WAY, PAUL, 5UT NO, YOU'RL ALWAYS TKY/M5 TO TELL HIN1 HOM USELESS IT . , . 1^ /-/A uc iilftCC /T OF COURSE HE HIPES ,, . ™ — - H |c, PS Wl; •: OTHERWISE ni5> FRI^Swii)' FIND IT AND SPEND A COWLEffl HOURS looking through ^| Russia (continued from page 1) “I’m basically embarrassed by Reagan’s foreign policy,” he said. Anderson said that many Americans don’t understand the Soviets or their lifestyles. “There’s parts of Russia where you see horse-drawn carts,” he said, “where life is in the 19th century. They’re scared to death of our technology. They couldn’t believe it when we went to the moon only seven or eight years after we said we would.” Robertson called the arms talks conflict a classic case of a superpower confrontation. “They’ll back themselves into a corner over pride,” he said. “That leads to fewer options and an ultimate show of force.” “The condition of Soviet- American relations is the most important problem facing the world right now,” Robertson said. He said that there are many world problems of immediate importance such as famine and poverty, but that the status of Soviet-American relations is the most important in light of the possible long-term consequ ences of the inability of the su perpowers to work together : “Soviet pride is wounded said. “The Soviets have coot] far to back down, evenifs might have an opportunitjl get short-term concession!: making the first move. It'sl' high a price, if you think ail Third World opinion. don’t want other counlriel think Reagan’s blusteriiil true." E something for everyone in the Computer helps family run award-winning farm tl di Bleu want ads United Press International DeKALB, Ill. — At the “best managed farm” in the nation, they still put on their rubber knee boots one foot at a time and trudge through muddy fields to where a fence needs repairing or a ditch needs unplugging. And even though they are computerized and have been recognized as operating FarmF- utures Magazine’s Best Man aged Farm of 1983, Johnson family members work their De- Kalb County farm with the same vigor and efficiency they’ve had for the last 19 years. The video terminal, compu ter keyboard and daily price graphs adorning Bob Johnson’s central office may be getting all the glory for the award. It’s true they made the Johnson’s elabo rate record-keeping manage able and allowed cost-projecting for years into the future. But as Bob’s father, Laverne Johnson said, “If all you can do is run a computer, you won’t make money on a farm. I still haven’t seen a computer that can repair equipment.” But he has seen the computer. Television news crews from Chi cago and Rockford were making appointments to get videotape of the whole Johnson farm part nership, Laverne Johnson and his sons, Bob and James, and his daughter, Peggy Pate, in front of the computer. Time Magazine photo graphers posed Bob Johnson with the computer a hundred different ways, and even had him haul it out to the hog barn for a photo that was never used. But what Bob Johnson wants to emphasize is that a computer didn’t make his farm successful. It is just one of many tools a suc cessful farmer needs to not only raise a good crop or produce quality livestock, but to market them successfully. “It’s a different era of agricul ture,” Bob Johnson said. “When things were steadier, prices didn’t vary as much. There is so Uni LO! much money now, moving quickly, you need a tooltofc track of it.” But the basic principlest still the same: produce asche ly as possible without affect quality and sell at the best pre ne n 1 day ov< A few taps on a compua jweek t keyboard will not maintaincj .killed buildings, Laverne John%moret] said. Just as responsible fore -Power Best Managed Farm awards -resider the hands that built the store 9 The bins that allow the JohnsonsBAngeh hold onto grain longer - and de they wait for the best markeiii-jfore ii opportunities. night. Bob Johnson and the coi#. were o ter worked out projections!: jping u favored heavy participation! fForest the government’s payment: He kind program. It turned ouThighe] be a decision that paid for ®>r e > ni of timesod Fhntrn “Itii computer dozens At General Dynamics, we design careers the same way we design our products: for success. Today, many college graduates, particularly in the fields of Engineering and Computer Science, are playing a crucial role in this success. If you are qualified, we offer a spectrum of opportunities in aerodynamics, advanced signal processing, radar systems, embedded software, lasers and electro-optics, composite structures, VLSI, non-linear structural analysis, robotics, CAD/CAM and other state-of-the-art technologies. Using the most advanced equipment, you will learn to integrate these technologies into new and existing programs in aerospace, electronics, shipbuilding, military land vehicles, computer systems and many other areas. You will also work with professionals who are recognized leaders in their fields. And to help you advance your knowledge, we provide formal training and tuition refund programs. To learn more about a state-of-the-art career at General Dynamics, see your Placement Office for a campus interview. (continued from pag e ^ ; ■.■' ■■ilL'Fck’-'T 1 : Scientists in New Mexicoant Arizona also found eievaj levels of DDT-related residue in the wings of starlings. What is striking about ® new information, confirmed the U.S. Fish and WddWe^ vice, is that some test sites sho ' fresh infusion of DDT, crease rather than decre contamination. . “Nationwide, D DT (en mental) residues are Jl a c h a as we’d expect,’ sald ^ liiankr Sanchez, USFW r ? so jT J taminant specialist in A T que, N.M. “But now wer ing these hot spots, pl ace - contamination is either ^ ing stable from year to y actually increasing. f -We’d like to know source of the stuff, Milosc contro c. of '^"Researchers believe nwdjjj the toxic substance 's - smuggled or draining United States from M where it remains i e S a ' ^ “There’s no that’s coming from, «| nia’s Youngerman sa^ understand some ^ visits have been ma jj area (Mexican pi ^ plants) and w D0S sil)li documented numerous po* sources of infilt ratl0 . n- s y ■The siiuatton fc he said, y e r , T ’ ' •'V* . .v ■; y-T T i •: L. - ' SI ■■ . ■T % • ' ; - . -L % v T't T T X ■ ' F v ? ‘ r. v . ' > ' y '. . 1, W' ‘ I £ 4 >'4# ' < * ' £ 1 M - ; ■ -r ’ - JHIh £* maint attem Co Whelt cut th pay a hours has al C( ruptc and s two c sume Mexico, he saici. » , , to work quietly throug^ ' LKJ W w I IV '-J / . State Department, but mental harm is S r ® wl .JL r in Biologist Linda Gaidnc^ oiuiusiac —— Ri Gran mer director of a pesticide study g ro uP’ pesticide siuuy 6 ‘ v in Inuch of the fresh t°«» ] showing up. ^Jnnd.ngDDTj fresh,” she said. I Me J bit that it scorning ii° uJ when 1 bit that it s coining . Ifthey’d stopped using dn ^ we wou sa GENERAL DYNAMICS | €qual Opportunity Employer/ U.S. Citizenship Required ’ ff / F T ' V \W j ^ 1 T CAMPUS INTERVIEW DATES: FEBRUARY 13 & 14. was banned Se tS. ah DDT, of course, es from Mexico “We hear stories-- who stockpiled DD f 8 of tm-'f was banned,’ s banned, r e stil said. “The fact 18 acn ffi said. i nc 0 t seeing isolated instan application Recent < Long Beach, 4 Lw a-. •'lOtlOfl