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Clayton to present papers here today See page 4 CASTEii 1 "Viier lenn isco a( n to be* what Jg to take 'terence The I " a tional|j; lj y sixth-u of a spe| Vote today at MSC, Sbisa or Pavilion Barroom rapists get 12 years in prison See page 7 J, K 4 to a k the moil •uld I hai ;ppe - The Battalion Serving the Gniversity community ■ayers. •thin a I 78 No. 121 (JSPS 0453110 12 pages Tuesday, March 27, 1984 College Station, Texas end up j. ; er realt 1 "But ii one was tteat deft, 'ns Stanfo • proves) anybody s n’t feel il a top-ten the A| ing up. Candidates Discuss issues By ED ALANIS Stall Writer five student body presidential llklales gathered on the eve of the Possibly ■Mates gat TheonJtiori before a crowd of less than 'e concem national Ttelling P’s sea! .IK he only r as then# 0 debate and discuss the more jrtant issues in an open forum students. he main issues were senior final notions, the student center coin- fee referendum, the new Fac- heyearhj Senate, minority recruitment hintherj student representation in the P fifth Was Legislature. jhere was little debate, as the Five e youth gVlidates were in basic agreement itn whidijdiese issues. All are in favor of - Kent saiBp‘ n g senior Final exemptions, f playingBng the student center complex <gh somtj an ^ creating a special reserve s wha! iJd, working in cooperation with | faculty senate, increasing mi- 'e done recruitment and increasing lis so fatP enl involvement in state legis- »n concerning Texas A&M and arless Permanent University Fund. eyailgetJn ^ lve are a * so ‘ n agreement that plavs mPtnunication between student ud ihe* ernrnenl anc ^ 1 * ie sUl( lent body lly posuiI dsi J rn P rov ^ me l nl ;, . , binktheto» anc - ate ^eith Carmichael, a ju- in the* ma rkeling major from Whar- 1, is proposing the creation of a ■cial committee comprised of lead- from every student organization, fraternities to the Corps of Ca- k Its. This “super-committee” would m pi regularly, helping to furthur ■ fy the entire student body. ■ Carmichael is the only cadet in the 1 • • ■ „ Cnmt Swartzwelder, a junior pe- I3|y| leum engineering major from ■ ncanville, proposes to give stu- (!) nt government a new direction — one of student service. Candidate Jay Holland says he will work for increased student safety, hoping to improve Fire alarm and prevention systems in dorms and other campus buildings. Holland is a senior Finance major from Dallas. Diane liaumbach, a senior ac counting major from Bryan, is the only woman in the race. She is also the First candidate in several years to he endorsed by The Battalion Edito rial Board. Baumbach stresses in her cam paign foresight on the part of stu dent government, so that students can voice their opinion on issues be fore proposals are made by the Fac ulty Senate, not after. David Alders, a junior agricultural economics major from Nacogdoches, stresses the student government must develop an image of maturity and credibility in order to t e effec tive when confronting University ad ministrators on issues such as park ing, the University Center, and the proposed special events center. For the First time ever, students voting in today’s and Wednesday’s election will be making a decision concerning student fees. The Uni versity Center Fee Referendum is on the ballot, offering students three options: • Option 1(a) calls for an increase in the current $10 per semester fee to $16, over a three year period. • Option 1(b) calls for an increase in the fee to $20 per semester, using the extra $4 to establish a special re serve fund for the center. • Option 2 proposes to leave the fee as it is, with no increases. All Five candidates support option 1(b) realizing the needs of the Uni- These empty chairs show the sparse atten dance at the student body presidential forum Photo by DEANSAITO Monday night. The five presidential candi dates, right, fielded questions from students. versity Center. The Center is cur rently operating with a $ 160,000 def icit, and if an increase is not voted in, some services offered by the Center may have to be eliminated. At the very least, user fees may have to be established for the use of meeting rooms and other facilities. The state Legislature has OK’d an increase and set a ceiling on this fee of $20 per semester, but any increase must be approved by the students. All candidates support option 1(b) because it would create a special re serve fund, a fund that would be con trolled by students. With this fund, the University Center could, secure a sound Financial future, one that would allow for improvement and expansion. Alders differed from the other candidates with his opinion that the Faculty Senate should carry more weight than the Student Senate in recommendations made to the Uni versity administrators. Faculty mem bers have their careers wrapped up in this University, he says, while a majority of students remain here only four or five years. Alders also said faculty members are interested in students by the very nature of their jobs, and they know better than students what is academi cally superior. With the candidates all in such ba sic agreement on the issues, the ma jor decision faced by voters will not be which candidate shares their opin ions, but rather which candidate can best accomplish the goals that have been set. I. investigates charges OSE Experts say nerve gas used in Iran United Press International JNITED NATIONS — U.N. spe- lists agreed unanimously that tistard gas and the nerve agent bun were used on Iranian soldiers the 43-month-old Persian Gulf |r against Iraq, their report said Jmday. he report, which did not say ich country used the chemical aponry, came amid new Iranian brges that Iraq had unleashed an- er chemical weapons assault in ; southern hattlefront, injuring 0 Iranian soldiers. The report by U.N. chemical war- e experts who visited the battlef- it to investigate previous Iranian rges concluded unanimously that t&l at “chemical weapons in the form of ae rial bombs have been used in the areas inspected in Iran by the special ists.” “The types of chemical agents used were bis-(2-chlorethyl)-sulfide, also known as mustard gas, and ... a nerve agent known as Tabun. “The extent to which these chemi cal agents have been used could not be determined within the time and resources available to us,” the special ists said. The report was signed by Dr. Gus tav Andersson of Sweden, Dr. Man uel Dominguez of Spain, Dr. Peter Dunn of Australia, and Col. Ulrich Imobersteg of Switzerland. They were sent to Iran by Secre tary-General Javier Perez de Cuellar two weeks ago and stayed from March 13 through 19. A list of 41 patients examined by the specialists was attached to the 28- page report. Iran’s official news agency, in a dispatch monitored in London be fore the U.N. report was released, said the latest attack Saturday brought to 2,700 the number of Ira nian soldiers “wounded and mar tyred in dozens of chemical attacks” by Iraq in the 3 'A year war. “Some 600 Moslem combatants were injured by chemical weapons used by the Baghdad regime in Jo- fair, Talayeh, southwest of Ahvaz, and Zaid, northeast of Basra” in the attack Saturday, IRNA reported. There was no independent confir mation of the Iranian news report. In introductory remarks to the U.N. report, Perez de Cuellar “de plored that their unanimous conclu sions substantiate the allegations that chemical weapons have been used.” “Indeed, the Secretary-General at taches paramount importance to the strict observance of all the princijples and rules of international conduct accepted by the world community for the overriding purpose of prevent ing or alleviating human suffering... “The Secretary-General remains deeply convinced that these humani tarian concerns can only be fully sat isfied by putting an end to the tragic conflict that continues to deplete the precious human resources of Iran and Iraq. “He therefore once again reiter ates his readiness to assist in any en deavor that could lead to peace for the people of these two countries,” the report said. The specialists described a type of green-painted bomb, more than seven feet long and more than one foot in diameter, that was being used to carry the gas in liquid form. All the bombs carried the mark ings “BR 250 WP” and were fitted with a timing fuse that could be set at different altitudes for maximum ef fect, the specialists said. Plans for 48 suites heard By STEPHANIE M. ROSS Staff Writer Plans for an additional 48 suites to be built in the north endzone of Kyle Field were presented to the Board of Regents Planning and Building Committee Tuesday. On the second day of the board meetings, Committee Chairman Joe C. Richardson presented a scale model for the 48 new suites to be built around the horseshoe at the north end of Kyle field. The complex would also include facilities to accom modate 1,200 for meetings and social events. The project will be funded by do nations from the Aggie Club. Rich ardson said that people have already committed to leasing 22 of the suites even though a definite price for each suite has not been set. The project will be funded bythe lease revenues, which will be set higher than con struction costs. The additional funds generated by the leases will be com bined with other funds to move the track in Kyle Field and build a combi nation weight facility, physiology lab oratory and coaches office at the south end of the field. The track on Kyle Field is in need of extensive repair, and because of this, a Southwest Conference track meet has not been held here in three years. The proposal, still in the plan ning stage, proposes to move the track to a location near Olsen Field. Moving the track, which is planned to be completed before the construc tion at Kyle Field, is estimated to cost $1.8 million. In other reports by the Planning and Building Committee, a plan to fix the leaks in the existing suites in Kyle Field was presented. Because of contractions and expansions between a wall and a walkway on the third deck above the suites, water seeps into the boxes when the walkway is flooded. Water from the air condi tioning system is also causing prob lems. Plans for the University to pay for the rerouting of the street around the site of the carillion were also dis cussed. The committee decided not to ask Ford D. Albritton, the donor of the carillion, to finance the rerout ing because his proposed site did not involve moving a street, and the cost will be minimal compared to the cost of the gift. The street will be moved to make a circular driveway around the carillion. In other action, the committee of the whole approved appropriation of $987,270 from the Available Univer sity Fund to meet the goals outlined in the Texas Plan for minority re cruitment. Christian Democrats claim early lead El Salvador’s presidential elections In Today’s Battalion here P.L. Sam irney United Press International SAN SALVADOR — Christian :mocratic candidate Jose Napoleon lane claimed a substantial lead onday in presidential elections dis- ted by confusion over voting es and guerrilla attacks. The Central Election Commission not immediately announce any icial returns of the election Sun- iy and Final results were not ex ited until Wednesday. But Duarte’s Christian Democrats nounced an unofficial tally of half vote that gave their liberal candi- te a substantial lead over his main als — Roberto d’Aubuisson of the |r-right Nationalist Republican Alli ce and Francisco Jose Guerrero of e Conservative National Concilia- n Party. There were eight candidates in the ce and if none of them wins more an 50 percent of the vote, a run-off tween the two leader will be held, obably in May. In Washington, President Reagan aised Salvadorans for braving re- ' violence and sabotage to vote and said the turnout at the polls for the presidential election was “a victory for freedom over tyranny.” Reagan told a White House Medal of Freedom ceremony that he had been in touch with members of the Congress who observed Sunday’s voting in El Salvador and reported their “complete enthusiasm (about) the heroism ... of these people who, in spite of everything, insisted on going to vote.” The elections were considered crucial to Reagan’s program of mili tary and economic support for the Salvadoran government in its four year war against a leftist guerrilla in surgency. American congressional observers said the elections had been successful despite widespread confusion over rules requiring voters to cast ballots only at a particular booth corre sponding to their national identifica tion card. “These elections have demon strated convincingly, without a doubt, that the people of El Salvador want freedom.” said House Demo cratic Majority Leader Jim Wright, D-Tex. Wright, speaking at a news confer ence before departing for Washing ton, said he believed El Salvador needs the $93 million in increased military aid that the Reagan Admin istration is seeking. “I think it would be foolhardy to deny the reasonable amount of assis tance which has been requested,” said Wright, co-leader of the 30-member official U.S. observer delegation. Wright said it appeared that 70 percent of all eligible voters, about 1.3 million people, were able to vote — a turnout he described as “highly acceptable.” Voting is mandatory in El Salvador. Christian Democratic Party Secre tary General Julio Adolfo Rey Pre- ndes said that with 50 percent of the votes counted, Duarte garnered 355,655 votes compared to 216,132 for d’Aubuisson and 130,694 for Guerrero. Rey Prendes said five minor par ties were drawing few enough votes that Duarte’s majority could hold up, avoiding a run off with the number twn contender, currently d’Aubuis son. The Christian Democrats com piled their statistics by party activists telephoning results into party head quarters following counts at the local boxes, party officials said. Duarte, 57, who favors a “dia logue” with the leftist guerrillas, and d’Aubuisson, 40, who wants a “total military victory,” were the pre-elec tion favorites to meet in a run-off that would likely be held in May. Duarte, president of a 1980-82 ci vilian-military junta, drew support from peasants who benefitted from land reform and labor unions, while d’Aubuisson had support from the middle class and those affected by land reform. The 39,000-member armed forces, traditionally the power bro ker in El Salvador, pledged neutral ity and did not vote. Other attacks disrupted voting in towns in the east, and officials said ballotting was not possible in 43 loca tions across the country. Local • The MSC Council unanimously voted to support Option I (b) on today’s ballot. See story page 3. National • The U.S. Supreme Court denied an appeal from ‘'Candyman” Ronald Clark O’Bryan’s lawyers. O’Bryan is scheduled to be executed Saturday. See story page 5. State • Dallas Cowboy’s star Drew Pearson is listed in satisfactory condition at a Dallas hospital following a car crash that killed his brother. See story page 5. • Attorneys are seeking a civil suit against the prosecution who sent an innocent man to jail for 16 months. See story page 6.