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Weinberger: U.S. troops notabandoning Lebanof
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Defense
Secretary Caspar Weinberger
told Congress Thursday that
stepped-up U.S. bombardments
of hostile positions near Beirut
show America is not abandon
ing Lebanon —just moving its
troops “2 to 3 miles to the west.”
Weinberger said Wednes
day’s massive naval shelling of
Syrian-controlled positions in
Lebanon was launched in part
to demonstrate an unwavering
U.S. commitment.
“Nothing has changed,” the
defense secretary said, despite
President Reagan’s decision to
move the Marines from Beirut
airport to ships offshore. “We
are not leaving Lebanon. The
Marines are being redeployed 2
to 3 miles to the west.”
Weinberger, testifying before
the House Foreign Affairs
Committee, said the counterfire
became necessary because of
the much heavier Fire striking
Beirut, which he described as
“exceptionally disruptive” to
U.S. objectives, primarily its at
tempts to reconstitute the Leb
anese government.
The shelling also was done
“to make quite clear that the
transfer of the Marines is not
giving up on our basic mission,”
he said.
White House and State De
partment officials have said the
president decided Feb. 1 “in
principle” to move the Marines
to the ships. But Weinberger
denied that Firm decisions for
the phased withdrawal of most
of the 1,600 servicemen on the
ground in Beirut had been
made last week, even as Presi
dent Reagan was attacking his
critics for advocating “surren
der.”
“I’m not aware of any deci
sion to move the Marines to the
ships as early as Feb. 1,” he said.
Gen. John Vessey, chairman
of the Joint Chiefs of Staff,
added that if the decision had
been made last week “you
(Weinberger) and I spent an
awful lot of time in meetings to
no avail.”
Weinberger said the actual
transfer of the troops to the
ships offshore “could be done
in a very short time, but the
other arrangements — that is,
work with our allies in the mul
tinational force and whatever
other arrangements will be
made on the ground conceiv-
eably could take a little longer.”
sped to the balance,"lit
Officials said Wednti
redeployment might t
months to complete,
number of lawmakerss
is not fast enough.
“The original schedule that
was talked about was to gel
about 500 out before the end of
the month and then see what
the situation developed with re-
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Austin church considering movt
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AUSTIN — Problems cre
ated by vagrants and an out
door student market have
caused a congregation across
the street from the University
of Texas to consider abandon
ing the church building it has
used since 1923.
“I’m tired of vomit, empty
beer bottles, cigarettes and
urine,” said the Rev. John Tow-
ery of the Congregational
Church. “It’s not much fun
cleaning it up. I don’t know of
any other church that has this
problem.”
The 152 church members are
considering selling the building,
merging with another congre
gation or disbanding.
But Towery said the high
cost of building a new church
might force the congregation to
remain in its home just off the
“Drag,” a strip of shops, X-
rated movie theaters and fast
food restaurants across the
street from the UT campus.
Towery said graffiti have
been painted on the front ol the
church and items have been sto
len from inside. A steel gate was
erected on the church porch
last week.
Towery said when vagrants
gather outside the church,
“They make remarks to coeds
passing by and to women who
work in the clinic. They also
panhandle.”
;ar gl
over the stained glass windows
to protect them, but one of the
protective panes has been bro
ken by a bottle.
The minister also com
plained that the closing of an
adjacent street for the People’s
Renaissance Market, where in
dependent craftsmen set up
stalls, has caused a drop in at
tendance. He said donations to
the church increase when the
street is open and fall when it is
closed.
for d it, but well moif
have to,” said Towery
Towery said he hasiij
the church’s pn
Austin police, but tluj
been no improvement
gested a ban on opetii
containers on the street
Maj. Mike Kelvin of
tin police said thedtf
receives frequent ci®
about vagrants and pa
ers near the church.
“We’d like to stay if we can af-
“We’ve got walking
out there to addresstli
lem,” he said. “If wefim
Ixnly breaking the In
make an arrest.”
Valentine’s day gifts suggested
By MARK E. LISH
Reporter
It’s St. Valentine’s Day, and
at the door appears a stranger
in top hat and tails singing,“Va
lentine’s, the most romantic day
of the entire year. You start out
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But whether you prefer the
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If you think your sweetheart
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Flowers are the holiday stan
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most men feel the red rose is
the ultimate flower. In anticipa
tion of the demand, local flower
shops have ordered more than
5,000 red roses for the occas-
sion. Average selling price:
about $45 a dozen.
For those who prefer more
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many flower shops have special
ties, such as a painted tin Filled
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adorned with a puffy valentine
heart.
Candy also is a traditional
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can provide an astounding
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such as Droste and Tobler, to
name just a few.
But if flowers seem a little too
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has already told you not to buy
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Pennzoil brings fight to Texa
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HOUSTON — Pennzoil,
which lost court rounds in Okla
homa and Delaware, now has
taken its Fight against Texaco’s
takeover of Getty Oil into Texas
courts which allowjury trial and
punitive damages, officials said
Thursday.
Pennzoil, which had been
bidding for Getty when Texaco
interceded with a better offer to
Getty shareholders, is seeking
$14 billion damages in a state
court suit Filed in Houston
Wednesday.
Pennzoil lost its first suit
against Texaco in Tulsa, Okla.,
federal court and is appealing
that verdict to the 10th U.S.
Court of Appeals in Denver.
Pennzoil also lost a round in
slate court in Delaware.
Pennzoil’s new suit in Texas
state court charges Texaco’s
sudden move to take over
Getty, approved by Getty offi
cials, violated a pre-existing
merger agreement between
Pennzoil and Getty.
Pennzoil spokesman Tom
Powell said the move into Texas
state court came after a Dela
ware court defeat and was moti
vated by a desire for jury trial
and punitive damages. Pennzoil
dropped Texaco as a defendant
in Delaware.
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