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agan:
|o regrets
r Beirut
United Press International
\SHINGTON — Senate Re
tail leaders Tuesday portrayed
pent Reagan as disappointed
laving no regrets over a foreign
I setback in Lebanon caused by
prs beyond his control.”
[think that the president clearly
lit is unfortunate that we have
succeeded in bringing stability to
non, but 1 think he is realistic
aetermitied in the decision that
Jade,” said GOP leader Howard
after Republican lawmakers
kith Reagan at the While House,
he United States is pulling it’s
Irkeeping troops out of' Beirut
Imiio ships offshore as the rnili-
nfnation in Lebanon deterio-
and the U.S.-backed govern-
of President Amin Gemayel
5.
[kei said Reagan did not indicate
Ithe next policy step would be.
jeinberger tola the House Bud-
Committee the administration is
[Ived to “stay the course” in Leb-
“We cannot permit terrorism
Icceed. We cannot let those who
pote terrorism to triumph
hst the wishes of (he vast major-
j the people,” he said.
Iker, talking to reporters outside
kVhite House, said Reagan dis-
pd leadership in formulating a
(non policy that is now tattered
pctional warfare, Syrian domi-
[e of the nation and the faltering
rity of Gemayel.
he also went there because fie
td ihe parties could work out the
lenities among themselves,”
pi said. “The fact that has not
led out is not a valid criticism of
pffort. I think there would have
a far greater efitisiem had we
I by and tried nothing at all.
Ifli
Marines begin
Beirut pullout
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Pottery prize winner
Photo by JOHN R YAN
James E. Sanders, a professional potter from
Marshall demonstrates his skill during an ex
hibition in Harrington Education Center. A re
cent winner of the Citation and Special Merit
awards for pieces entered in the East Texas
Fine Arts Association in Longview, Sanders
will be showing his skill daily from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. through Feb. 24 in Harrington 621.
United Press International
BEIRUT, Lebanon — U.S. Ma
rines began withdrawing from Leb
anon Tuesday, ending a 17-month
peace-keeping mission with the
country locked in civil warfare and
Israeli warplanes again pounding
targets near Beirut.
Moslem rebels who have shot at
the American troops for months
waved as the first members of the
Marine Amphibious Unit boarded a
helicopter for the short hop from
their Beirut airport base to 6th Fleet
ships waiting offshore.
Officials would not say how many
Marines were withdrawn Tuesday
but said the entire evacuation could
be completed in a week. The Marines
will be stationed of fshore indefinitely
under redeployment orders from
President Reagan issued earlier this
month.
The withdrawal of the 1,200 Ma
rines remaining from a force that
once numbered some 1,800 effecti
vely ended Beirut’s multinational
peace-keeping force, which met with
little success in keeping Lebanon’s
warring factions apart.
The American evacuation will
leave only 1,400 French troops in
Beirut of the original multinational
peace-keeping force. The Italian
contingent left Tuesday and the 1 15-
man British Force left two weeks ago.
Maj. Dennis Brooks, a- Marine
spokesman, said the Marines had
“kept the cap” on the war in Leb
anon. Others disagreed, noting the
deaths of 265 U.S. servicemen and
the suicide truck bombing last Oct.
23 that killed 241 of them.
“Maybe our presence kept total
civil war from breaking out but as far
as helping (Lebanese President
Amin) Gemayel get a broader-based
government, it’s pretty obvious we
haven’t accomplished much,” said 1st
Lt. George Miller.
Two hours later, Israeli warplanes
swept in to attack “terrorist” targets
12 miles east of Beirut for the second
time in less than 48 hours.
Israel said the latest raid hit near
Bhamdoun on the main highway to
Damascus against “terrorist com
mand posts and bases.” The Israelis
use the word “terrorists” to refer to
Palestinian guerrillas.
The private Lebanese Central
News Agency said four Israeli planes
struck while eight others flew protec
tive cover above. The agency re
ported heavy anti-aircraft fire but Is
rael said all planes returned safely to
base.
Israel also confirmed it sent hun
dreds of troops, tanks and armored
personnel carriers sweeping north of
their lines in southern Lebanon in an
attempt to intimidate any Palestinian
fighters moving into the region.
In Brussels, Belgium, Israeli
Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir said
Israel w'ould continue to attack Pales
tinian bases to prevent a new threat
to northern Israeli towns but had “no
intention” of moving its military lines
north from southern Lebanon,
which it occupies below the Awali
River.
Col. Ed McDonald, the chief Ma
rine spokesman, said a “comprehen
sive plan is being worked out” for the
transfer of the airport perimeter that
the Marines have guarded since ar
riving Sept. 29, 1982.
ecruiter explains
Corps experience
By SARAH OATES
Senior Staff Writer
it really the toughest job you’ll
love, as the advertisements
ti?
|ot everyone who joins the Peace
|ps is prepared to endure the sort
Jiardships many volunteers learn
jve with, but for those who do, be-
la volunteer is a one-of-a-kind ex-
letice that’s hard to top.
[ichard Sambrano, a Peace Corps
ruiter for the southwest region,
peteri/es the volunteer experi-
:as “something they’ll never for-
Sambrano will be at Texas
M today and Thursday to recruit
Intfeers. He is available to talk to
Jents at the Peace Corps booth in
jMeniorial Student Center,
applicants must be at least 18
ps old, U.S. citizens and have two
b’ work experience or a college
Ucation. The job requires spending
Jyears overseas, teaching the peo-
lof a country various skills.
Mike McGirr, public affairs spe-
]st for the Peace Corps’ Dallas of-
| said that being 1 8 years old and
having two years’ work experience
are minimum requirements. He said
most Peace Corps applicants are in
their early 20s. It is preferable for
people with only two years’ work ex
perience to have it in programs re
lated to fields in demand by the
Peace Corps, he said.
McCirr said that Texas A&M stu
dents would be valuable to the Peace
Corps because many Third World
countries need volunteers with train
ing and experience in areas of study
offered at the University.
“One reason why A&M students
could be valuable is because a lot of
them have degrees the Peace Corps
needs,” he said.
He said there is a high demand
overseas for volunteers with training
in “scarce skills,” such as crop exten
sion, soil science, agricultural educa
tion, plant protection, forestry, civil
engineering and animal science.
“We really need math, science and
engineering majors.” McGirr said,
“There’s not too much demand for
liberal arts degrees right now.”
He explained that liberal arts ma
jors should not be discouraged from
applying, but that people in math,
science and engineering-related
fields have a greater chance of work
ing in programs directly related to
their degrees. He said that someone
with a liberal arts degree may be put
in a program related to his back
ground, rather than his degree, be
cause the Peace Corps doesn’t have
programs geared to some degrees,
such as history, for example.
“Liberal arts people have to adapt
to meet the Peace Corps’ needs,”
McGirr said.
The Peace Corps sends volunteers
to “about 60 Third World devel
oping countries” ranging from areas
in South and Central America to the
Caribbean to Asia and the Pacific is
lands.
“We have more people in Africa
than in any other part of the world,”
he said, “because there just seems to
be the greatest need.”
The Peace Corps has various pro
grams that volunteers participate in
when they are sent to a particular
country. For example, there is a rural
youth development program that is
similar to the 4-H clubs in America,
McGirr said.
McGirr explained that volunteers
must be interviewed before they are
picked to go to a certain country.
The recruiter nominates the volun
teer to participate in a particular pro
gram and country that matches the
volunteer’s skills and experience.
“Volunteers don’t know the geo
graphic location they’ll be sent to un
til we notify them, but we take their
preferences into consideration.” Vol
unteers do not always get the coun
tries of their choice, he said.
McGirr said the volunteer experi
ence can be helpful in getting a job
after returning to the United States
because the Peace Corps programs
involve responsibility and often re
quire leadership skills.
“For internationally-related jobs,
it’s almost a must to have Peace
Corps experience,” he said. For ex
ample, 40 percent of the employees
for the Agency for International De
velopment are former Peace Corps
volunteers, he said. McGirr said the
experience is a good opportunity for
“growth and maturity.”
Sambrano agreed, saying, “We’re
looking for innovative self-starters,
self-directed people who care about
others.”
Volunteers are notified about
what country they will go to one to
two months before they leave. The
Peace Corps provides all necessary
vaccinations, as well as information
about what personal items a volun
teer should take.
All volunteers participate in a two
to three month training program af
ter they arrive. For example, if 20
crop extension people were sent to
Kenya, they wouldmeet and train to
gether for two or three months, then
be sent to work in different regions
of the country.
Three things stressed in training
are learning the language, learning
about the culture and adapting a vol
unteer’s work experience or educa
tional background to the needs of the
country.
The Peace Corps provides volun
teers with benefits such as medical in
surance coverage, all medical care re
quired overseas, transportation to the
countries in which they will work and
back to the United States, housing,
food and a monthly living allowance
that is “enough to live comfortably,,
but not at a level high above what the
people of that country live on,”
McGirr said.
“Basically, all expenses are pro
vided for,” he said. “The allowance
varies from country to country, but
it’s adequate.”
McGirr said about 25 to 30 percent
of Peace Corps volunteers request an
early discharge from service. “Most
leave early for personal reasons,” he
said. “It’s something that happens
back home, usually.” Some volun
teers leave early because they can’t
handle the living conditions or job
frustrations, he said.
The Peace Corps provides a read
justment allowance of “about $4,500”
to help volunteers after they return
home. McGirr said many volunteers
find returning to American life after
a two-year hiatus difficult at first.
eternities fall under trustees'
Students fasting to save Greeks
United Press International
MHERST, Mass. — A group of
hem College students Tuesday
in a four-day hunger strike to
test a proposal to abolish the
ol’s eight beleaguered fraterni-
IWe don’t want to threaten the
tees. But we want to send a loud
r message that we really care
ut this,” said Robert Hecht, 19, a
homore from Grand Rapids,
h., and one of 10 fraternity mem
fasting.
[Thist is simply a way for us to
w our concern for our fraterni-
” he said. “Hopefully it will make
fference.”
he students gathered in the
y of the campus dining hall at 1
p.m. and vowed to eat nothing and
drink only water and fruit juice until
Saturday, when the board of trustees
meet in New York Gity to discuss
banning fraternities.
Some 300 students Monday had
staged a peaceful daylong sit-in in
the Converse Hall administration
building to protest what they said was
a lack of student participation in the
trustees’ review of the fraternities.
About 239 of the 1,523 students at
the prestigious liberal arts school live
in fraternity house, which have come
under fire for rowdyism, vandalism
and mischievous initiation rites. An
other 385 students belong to frater
nities.
“I really don’t have anything to say
about that,” said Trustee Chairman
George Beitzel. He said he was un
certain what effect the fast would
have on the board’s decision.
“It’s obviously a matter of con
scious,” said college spokeswoman
Terry Allen, adding no action would
be taken against the students.
The student^ planned to attend
classes and gather in the dining com
mons periodically to try to get more
peers involved. Some students would
also spend time in acting college
President G. Armour Craig’s office,
Hecht said.
“We just want our presence
known,” said Bradley Whitman, 19, a
sophomore from Livingston, N.J.
“We hope this will make them think
twice.”
Several of the students ate lunch
before beginning the fast while other
stopped eating after breakfast, he
said.
Allen disputed claims by the stu
dents that their concerns had been
ignored, saying officials were review
ing nearly 200 letters from students
commenting on fraternities •
The trustees’ Committee on Cam
pus Life last month released a report
that was critical of the fraternity sys
tem for “exacerbating” social prob
lems by “their lack of social disci
pline” and “tolerating gross social
activity.”
The committee proposed creating
a “cluster” housing system that would
group the fraternities with other
housing on campus.
In Today’s Battalion
Local
• The TAMU Women’s Chorus will be touring En
gland and Wales in May. See story page 6.
• Applications are now available for students inter
ested in resident advisor or head resident positions. See
story page 5.
State
• Confessed killer Henry Lee Lucas says he falsely
confessed to committing a 1979 murder. See story page 6.