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Wednesday, May 2, 1984/The Battalion/Page 11 U P Outstanding awards from r the fall corn] ii 7 p.m.. leeting of thesep, <ler. IATION VillaJ " lx* discussed juniors receive honor society By SARAH OATES Staff Writer graduating^ A commitment to academic 0 ^celknce as shown through ■achievements of 412 Texas ic at Heston and R^. iulty members was celebrated „ londay night at the University I" s " ' ^ P^'tiapter of the Honor Society of hi Kappa Phi’s 35th annual ypflalion bant]net. She banquet was belt! in ation square djMor of juniors, seniors and re dance class ftracluate students from each Kge who have demonstrated ■landing academic ability as idBvn by character, class rank CIL Parly foi ad overall grade-point ratio, onset huts. The 1984-85 officers of the irial competitllMW cha P tcI , all Texas A&M ■ity members, officially as- ■ fled their duties at the ban- |iel, which was presided over flie officers for 1983-84. The banquet was attended by an esti mated 188 of the 412 initiates. Each year the chapter gives the “Outstanding Junior Award” to a student from each college of the University. The 12 recipients distinguished at the banquet were given plaques bearing the University and Phi Kappa Phi insignias. Martha Copp, a senior in the College of Liberal Arts, re ceived an honorable mention from the society’s national chapter as Texas A&M’s 1983- 84 Phi Kappa Phi National Fellowship Nominee. This scholarship is awarded to se niors planning to attend grad uate school. Copp also received a surprise $500 scholarship from the University chapter of Phi Kappa Phi. The society’s “Outstanding Junior of the University” award, a $500 scholarship, was given to Carmine M. Dulisse, of the Texas Maritime College, Texas A&M University at Gal veston. Guest speaker Chancellor Arthur G. Hansen, basing his address on an exploration of the society’s motto, “Let the love of learning rule mankind,” praised the initiates as “students who have shown the discipline, desire and ability to achie ve... reflecting the high purpose of a university.” Discussing the meaning of scholarship, Hansen said the new members have shown a commitment to grow in under standing of a particular field of study, which he described as a “pursuit that never ends, char acterized by openess of mind.” “Never stop the intellectual scrutiny of ideas,” Hansen said. “The never ending search for the truth will require breaking with convention.” He said that he wanted the new members to “continue learning in the tradi tional sense,” but that he also hoped they would “reach out for meanings and values of a transcendent quality.” “We must search for the other side of truth,” he said, “and acknowledge that it is there. Use your intellectual ca pacity as a walking stick, keep ing in mind that it can touch on the surface, but not expose the inner being.” Phi Kappa Phi is a nation wide honor society unique for recognizing academic achieve ment in all areas of study. NASA hopes to repair two satellites in the fall United Press International WASHINGTON — NASA Administrator James Beggs promised an “attractive price” Tuesday for sending a shuttle into orbit this fall to rescue two stranded commu nications satellites if the own ers request such a mission. Beggs indicated that Indo nesia was close to a decision to ask NASA to retrieve its Pal- apa satellite and he said West ern Union, owner of the other satellite, had started preliminary discussions on such a mission. Both satellites were left in the wrong orbit in February when identical rockets failed shortly after the satellites were launched from the space shuttle Challenger. Beggs said NASA has de termined it is feasible to re trieve both satellites, which each cost $75 million, during one shuttle mission. The sa tellites would be returned to Earth to be overhauled and launched again. The space agency chief said it now appears that the shuttle could conduct other operations as well to reduce the cost of the rescue mission. The satellite owners — or their insurance underwriters — would have to pay for the rescue attempt. “I think we’ll be able to of fer them a very attractive price,” Beggs said at a news conference following a speech to the opening session of the annual meeting of the American Institute of Aero nautics and Astronautics. “It would be nice if we could get an agreement from both of them (satellite own ers) to pick them up,” Beggs said. NASA sources said the agency is tentatively planning such a mission in the first week of November and the /light would be commanded by shuttle veteran Frederick Hauck. Beggs said the maiden flight of the shuttle Discovery set for launch June 19 would land at Edwards because it is a new ship and the Mojave Desert base has more room for an abnormal landing. He said the agency is step ping up work to perfect an in strument landing capability for the shuttle so its pilots won’t require clear skies . escuers unsuccessful in search United Press International JMINERSVILLE, Pa. — A ill. i hey rehei|«| ue worker lowered deep in ■pus ChrisiihosfloU m i ne shaf t Tuesday lout what let. jubj no s ig n that six young - r done anythinflpie we re alive in a four- heel-tlrive vehicle that appar- sult of her efk nt |y sunk 85 feel beneath a m Freeman, fcfljdy mountain road four ic Charities in l a ys ago. is establishedawThe three men and three tr donationsidflien, aged 17 to 25, were be- irvivingSalvail £vfed to be inside an the mine in said her ef ia {i where authorities found a with monetary pur- wheel -drive vehicle :>ugh. She wflged 85 feet below the sur- lain the refug* 0 f a muddy, rutted dirt to return tot jadonce used for mining, r situation is tifi , . . . . he fact the usH earc ' iers thought a hole may does not n ave opened up under the six 0,. political I l * ie y wenl through the area, I (|| here driving the unpaved ■intain roads in four-wheel- ive of German' Hve vehicles is a popular sport, pecial undersuJt lit of immigrant/,| As rescuers worked, about a dozen family members huddled in small groups nearby, clinging together and awaiting word. Rescue workers, who initially believed the vehicle was 60 feet below the road, linked three 20- foot sections of corrugated steel pipe, four feet in diameter, to place into the shaft. Joe Novak, 56, a mainte nance man for Penn Equipment Go. of nearby Port Carbon, was harnessed and lowered through the pipe to inspect the area, but came back to report the pipe was about 20 feet too short. He said he saw the vehicle turned upside down-and “half submerged in water,” but he saw no signs of life. The group had been missing since Saturday night. The vehicle was spotted early Monday inside the caved-in shaft, located beneath a sleep and winding road on Sharp Mountain, which is honey combed with abandoned mine shafts and scarred with signs of long-ago mining activity. “They shouldn’t have been on that road,” said slate police Lt. Donald Holloway. “I’m in clined to think they’re not al ive.” Authorities believe the vehi cle is the black Chevrolet Blazer in which the six had been riding in the anthracite region of east ern Pennsylvania. The site is about 40 miles northeast of Harrisburg, the slate capital. Walter Vicinelly, commis sioner of the Office of Deep Mine Safety in the Pennsylvania Department of Environmental Resources, said rescuers would be lowered through the pipe into a steel cage at one end to INDUSTRY i granted a visa n when she mo ' I Slates because^ ' 'she* said’fij Conlimied from page 1 i Lebanese-Ar®* had to be adifl818 and Highway 21. It r visa becaustRn set out to attract industry .ebanese immff'the Brazos Valley, ly been reachff’ he said. Tat Mann, stall planner for B foundation, said only about 0 acres of the park remains l^#jtindeveloped today. The park JO IVJvijs 29 different plants — all ^ leal with heavy industry. In- luslrial tool and machine ' ' V^V*v Rams Ave among the largest in _ i park. Others specialize in ingii^ iroieiim - ieiaLed serv * ces - Teas Internal W , hi , le lhis P a , rk provides a |Bd base lor the heavy ma- TwoMje industries, the three new d a Texas t i ar R s ai e focusing in on busi- ■d Tuesday essand the hi-tech industries, the Pi •incess C IThe College Station Busi- •intment oftlijess and Tech Park has several tyllis Wagnereatures the Brazos County ambemale of lark lacks, all of which were in- Margaret Cn luded to cater to today’s busi- nnounced byltessman. When fully devel- obert Hatisnttfld, this 2,300 acre park ation’s exectbuili of College Station will lave an 18-hole golf course ,nd a country club. About a d of the land will be re- red for premium, high tech- ented corporations. ig- easetf ipting Fo I Plus U to 7:00 PI IDAY PECIAL 3d Steak Gravy ttoes and le other ble id and Bulle 1 Tea SPECIAL J EVENING KEY d with ry Sauce d Dressing ■ read - Butter or Tea Gravy toice of any getable Dennis Goehring is presi dent of the College Station In dustrial Development Founda- lion, the non-profit organization developing Col lege Station’s park. He says it may take 25 years to fully de velop the park, stressing plan ning as the key factor for suc cess. “Detailed planning is the only way you can pull off a pro ject of this magnitude,” Goehr- ingsaid. Bryan jumped on the band wagon in March 1982 when the city council voted to create the Bryan Development Founda tion. This foundation was in turn assigned the task of devel oping the Bryan Industrial Park. This 610 acre park one mile north of Bryan is designed to attract manufacturing indus tries needing railroad connec tions to their plants. Connec tion with the Southern Pacific Railroad main line about one mile away is planned, at a cost of nearly $1 million. But in the future, this park will probably be looking for high tech industries, executive director Edwin Latta said. And v\yaV means direct competition with the College Station park. This park is expected to take about 15 years to fully develop. But with two more parks in the same area, all competing for the same companies, it may take longer. The new kid on the block is the Texas A&M University Re search Park. This park is the newest, and the smallest, with only 318 acres on the west cam pus of Texas A&M. But that’s not all that sets it apart from the others. The land in this park is leased, rather than sold to interested firms. The leases may run any where from 30 to 50 years, Dr. Mark Money said. Money is the vice chancellor for the research park and University-corporate relations. He was hired in Oc tober 1983 to supervise the transition of Texas A&M’s re search park from drawings and models to a reality. If the leases aren’t renewed, the facilities will revert back lo the University, Money said. The first phase of this park will probably not be completed before 1995, Money said. Con struction of roads and utilities will begin this fall. You won’t see a better value thanTSO. F x“ g scription eyewear, come to TSO. You’ll find a wide selection of quality frames, all professionally fitted with prescriptions filled exactly to the doctor’s specifications. And all at a reasonable price. !€& SC Texas State Optical, Bryan 214 N. Main 779-2786/Post Oak Mall College Station 764-0010 search for the missing. The pipe and cage were to protect rescuers in the event of a further cave-in. “The sides of the shaft are very ragged,” Vicinelly said. “What concerns us is that the sides could fall in and trap an other person.” Searchers planned to work through the night, if necessary, Vicinelly said. The hole, about 15 feet across, was shaped like an in verted lightbulb, opening wider as it went down. Authorities be lieve the mine shaft may be as deep as 350 feet. Vicinelly said a microphone initially lowered into the hole found only silence. “I even hit on the lop of the vehicle, but again- we got noth ing,” he said. sadUlEBM THEATRES £ A OFF ADULT TICKETS ■ V I 1st SHOW SAT.-SUN. STUDENT DISC. MON.-WED. s 2 WITH I.D. 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