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NBA Preview See page 9 Holocaust victims remembered Monday See page 3 Gamblers lose to LA Express, 27-24 See page 9 Fg ^ 1 JexasA &M J i he Dattalion Serving the University, community /ol 79 No. 143 CJSPS 0453110 14 Pages College Station, Texas Tiuesday, May 1, 1984 Lebanon gets unity council United Press International Hart visits A&M By ROBIN BLACK Senior St nit Writer Colorado Sen. Gary Hart outlined 0 a capacity crowd in Rudder Audi- oriuni Monday what he called nec- ssary steps in building an ettective American defense. Hart, on a whirlwind tour of Texas, was at Texas A&M building upporl for his defense platform. Tlie stale primary is Saturday, and fan campaign officials have said hat a win in Texas may be the decki ng factor in furthering his chances if winning the Democratic nomi- lation for the presidency. Former Tice President Walter Mondale, fart’s challenger, has secured almost wire as many delegates^!! the r ace as fart. Hart outlined five areas of the de- ense program he feels need upgrad- ngif the United Stales wishes to re- nain a world power: • The military as a career: A job n the armed forces should be eco- lomically atltaclive as well as re- jmecl by society. “We cannot expect high morale in i force where military personnel too illen have to choose between their ervice careers and the economic veil-being' of their families,” Hart aid. “A military that feels unappte- iated by the society it seeks to pro- ect labors under a heavy bt^yJLtm in ked. It is time to let our servicemen md servicewomen know we care ibont them, their families and their titure,” he said. • Correct training of military per- omiel: Curriculum at the military icadeinies should concentrate more in the history and theory of war f are and less on management skills. “We must demand more thought about the history and theory of war fare so that we will have an officer corps that knows how to think in bat tle,” he said. “We must have more training in the field. And our system for promotion must reward true mil itary leadership, not practiced bu reaucrats," • Military doctrine: A change is needed in lire way the United States performs in combat. “We must develop and refine the tactics of military maneuver, so that we can out-think enemies and not just over power them,” he-said. • Weapons of the future: Weap- orrs are needed that are not outra geously expensive or too big or com plex to be oper ated efficiently. “For example,” Hart explained, “some senior Navy officers are incu rably infatuated with big aircraft car riers. The theory seems to be that the bigger the sitting cluck, the more se curely it will sit. “At $20 billion each, we can afford no more than 15 big carrier task groups at the most. Yet by placing such heavy reliance on so few ships, we will leave ourselves increasingly vulnerable. Instead, I think, we must restore out naval power by building a greater number of less expensive ships. “Not only are we buying equip ment so expensive that we cannot af ford enough of it, we also are buying equipment so complex it doesn’t work well enough in combat. “Our weapons must work not merely in the laboratory or on the drawing board, but when it counts — in the heat and confusion of the bat tlefield.” • Keeping the nation economi cally strong: Procurement of weap ons should not send the federal bud get deficit soaring toward bankruptcy. “The most likely result then,” Hart said, “is a taxpayer r evolt demanding that new weapons be cancelled be fore they are finished. And a $75 million half-a-bomber is worth exac tly nothing in combat. “I reject the Reagan notion that the struggle can be resolved with a single and uncontrolled procure ment binge; that with it we can drive our adversaries and our difficulties away. “A stronger military is not nec essarily a more expensive military. In the area of defense, less is not better. More is not better. Better is better.” Hart said that as the United States builds its strength, it must also face a second obligation —that regarding pr esidential policy in the use of mili tary power. See HART page 4 BEIRUT', Lebanon — Prime Min ister-designate Rashid Karami and President Amin Gemayel Monday formed a national unity government, but one Moslem leader immediately refused to accept his portfolio in the new Cabinet. Two Christian leaders said they had not decided whether to join the new 10-member Cabinet, which in cluded an equal number of Moslems and Christians. The government — whose main task will be to end Lebanon’s nine year s of civil war — was announced Monday night after nine hours of talks between Karami and Gemayel at the presidential palace in subur ban Baabda. “We all realize the importance of this stage in Lebanon’s life and the great responsibility shouldered by us at this critical time,” Karami said in announcing the new government on Christian Phalange Voice of Leb anon radio. As the two met, Moslem militia and the Christian-led army fought fierce battles in Beirut with rockets, mortars and machine guns. Six peo ple were reported injured. The four-party cease-fire commit- lee representing Lebanon’s wai t ing factions called three separate truces Monday but each collapsed in new fighting. Karami, a Sunni Moslem who served as prime minister nine pre vious times in the last 29 years, was named pr ime minister Thursday by the Christian president. He had worked since then to form the new government. The Moslem leader said the new Cabinet members were named with out being told of their appointments, which is common practice in Leb anon. “In the name of the higher na tional interest, we form this Cabinet without consulting the future min isters,” Karami said. Named to the Cabinet were two Moslems who letl a revolt against Gemayel’s government, Druze Mos lem leader-Walk! Jumblatt, as public works and tourism minister, and Shiite Moslem militia leadei Nabih Berri, as justice and resources min ister. Shortly after Karami’s announce ment, however, Berri said he would not join the government “because he did not take part in the meeting at the palace,” Lebanon television and Christian radio said. In February, Berri and Jumblatt revolted against Gemayel, causing a factional split in the army. They ob jected to the Christian-led govern ment’s failure to respond to Moslem political demands. Two Christian leaders tapped for Cabinet posts — Pierre Gemayel, the president’s father and founder of the Christian Phalange party, and for mer president Camille Chamoun — refused to say whether they would accept their appointments, Christian radio reported. The Cabinet posts were divided equally between Moslems and Chris tians, a key demand by Moslem re bels. Since 1945, the government has been dominated by Christians even though Moslems are now a majority in the country. The formation of the new govern ment and the designation of Karami followed Gemayel’s April 19 summit in Damascus with Syrian leader Ha fez Assad. Assad had urged Gemayel to give Lebanon’s Moslems equal power in the gover nment Before taking power, the Cabinet must be approved by a majority vote in the Lebanese parliament. A&M — a safe place for visiting politicians By SARAH OATES Stull Writer “Most political of f icials don’t have oworry about safety when they visit Texas A&M. We rank well in terms )1 security,’’ Bob Wiatl, director of faff it and security for the University Police Department, said. Wialt said a University ‘security iearance’ for visiting dignitaries, iiidi as political candidates, does not ixist per se, but that the Texas A&M University population has a good eputation for being respectful lo- -vard its guest lecturers. It's a pal on the back to the stu- lents and faculty here that even die it they disagree with a visiting po- itical figure they always show res- )ecl,” Wialt said. Wiatl said that security for of ficials visiting campus, usually political fig ures, is arranged entirely by the Uni versity Police Department, according to its “VIP,Protection Program,” one of several contingency plans used by the Department to deal with various situations. Other special plans deal with hostage situations, disruptive ac tivity on campus and responding to emergencies. The VIP Protection Program is a plan for police protection of visiting officials, such as Sen. Gary Hart, who spoke Monday morning in Rudder Auditorium. The plan basically in cludes providing a motorcade to es cort the visiting official and provid ing for crowd and, traffic control during his speech. Wiatl said that in the case of politi cal figures protected by the Secret Service, such as Democratic presi dential nomination candidate Hart, the University Police Department works in tandem with Secret Service agents to implement the Protection Program. “We handle all security and it’s all done according to our program,” Wialt said. “The Secret Service comes in to make sure the set-up is okay and to provide bodyguar d pro tection. W’e have the responsibility and they key off of out plan.” The degree of pr otection an offi cial receives depends on his visibility and any controversy associated with that person. For example, Wialt said that when Gov. Mar k While visits the campus, security is “minimally light,” mean ing that only a few officers might be stationed in the area. Several officers from the Department of Public Safety act as bodyguards for the gov ernor, but University Police provide a motorcade and handle crowd and traffic control. Security was much lighter when the Rev. Jesse Jackson, a candidate for the Democratic presidential nom ination, visited the University last November . A large number of offi cers were stationed to provide crowd control dur ing his speech in Rudder Auditorium. Wiatl said Secret Service agents ar rived at Texas A&M last week for meetings with University Police to wor k out the logistics of protecting Hart. These included reviewing the routes Har t and his entour age would lake after arriving at Easlerwood Airport. Wiatl, University Police Chief Elmer Schneider and several Secret Service agents wailed backstage dur ing Hart’s speech and a number of plainclothes and uniformed officers were stationed in Rudder Audi torium. Wiatl said the same security proce dures will be used when Vice Presi- dent George Bush speaks at gradua tion at G. Rollie While Coliseum on May 5. He said the Secret Service is bringing a 10-man detachment to protect Bush and that all University Police officers will be working. Wialt said University Police se curity plans are not designed to sup press demonstrations against certain public figures. Rather, the programs are “set up for that one maladjusted individual. We’re looking for the one person who might pose a threat, as opposed to 500 chanting and scr earn ing demonstrators. University Police implemented its lightest security measures when for mer Secretaries of State Henr y Kis singer and Alexander Haig debated in Rudder Auditorium on April 19. Wiatl said security was tight because University Police were aware that demonstrations probably would oc cur. “We cancelled all leaves for that trig lit,” Wiatl said. “Everv officer who could work was there." A total of 48 University Police' officers and 14 parking patrol officers were on hand to maintain crowd control and secure the parking annexes reserved for people who attended the debate. Reagan leaves China with ‘a dream’ United Press International SHANGHAI, China — President leagan, basking in the warmth of a ;reeling by one million people in the treets of Shanghai, wr apped up his Iliitia tour Monday and prepared to reatl home with what he called “ a Ireairr in my heart” of friendship. “I just go home with a dream irr ny irearl that we perhaps have tailed a friendship here between wo great people,” Reagan told stu- leuts at Fudan University. Reagan, whose speech was broad est live and unedited on Chinese elevision for the fir st time during his ix-day tour, sought once more to ink the United Stales and China in xrndemning the “evil and unlawful” Soviet invasion of Afghanistan. But most Chinese were at work vhen the speech was broadcast and here was no simultaneous transla- ion, so few residents in China’s most Jopulous city of 12 million would lave been likely to either hear or un- lerstand it. Chinese censors had twice before cut out all references to Soviet ag gression, religion and the value of democracy in earlier Reagan speeches. At a news conf erence. Secretary of State George Shultz had nothing but praise tor the president, who arr ived car rying the political baggage of a long-time allegiance to Taiwan. Shultz called Reagan’s perfor mance during lire visit “fantastic, just great” and declared the trip “a very big plus for the United Stales and, I think, for China.” Administration officials were hear tened by the absence of any sur prises or major diplomatic missteps dur ing the course of Reagan’s eight hour s of talks with China’s leaders — although he committed a cultural faux pas Sunday by attempting to tip a Chinese souvenir dealer in a nation where tipping is considered an insult. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said the staunchly anli-com- rnunisl Reagan was “favorably im pressed with the Chinese people" and their modernization plans. Reagan landed in Shanghai fol lowing five days ol top-level talks with Chinese leaders in Peking to trumpet the merits of faith and free enter prise on the eve of May Day, the inlet national workers holiday. During a motorcade through the city that police said was witnessed by more than one million people, Rea gan drove past a stone statue of Mao Tse-tung to a warm greeting from univerity officials and students, who listened politely to a speech com pletely at odds with the principles of Mao. “Our entire system is founded on an appreciation of the special genius of each individual, and of his special right to make his own decisions and lead his own life,” Reagan said. Without specifically mentioning the Soviet Union, Reagan also de clared: “Both the United Stales and China oppose the brutal and illegal occupation of Kampuchea. Both the United Stales and China have stood together in condemning the evil and unlawful invasion of Afghanistan." Chinese leaders, who ar e receiving a high-level Soviet delegation in a matter of days, have been careful to avoid linking China with the United States in condemning Soviet aggres sion. Earlier, Reagan fielded questions from a carefully screened group of students in a university classroom. The students rose and applauded as Reagan entered the classroom and cheered again when he praised their championship volleyball team. Reagan planned to visit a model commune outside Shanghai this morning before depar ting on a cross- Pacific flight to Alaska and a brief meeting with Pope John Paul II. In Today’s Battalion Local • Texas A&M Vietnamese students Monday remem bered the fall of South Vietnam. See story page 4. • Unexpected injuries plagued the handball tourna ment Sunday. See story page 10. State • A former Houston mayor has filed for bankruptcy. See story page 4.