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vggie softball team ises heartbreaker final See page 9 College Station loses minister to N. Carolina See page 4 U.S. athletes get pep talk from Reagan See page 6 v Texas A&M ^ _ V A The Battalion Serving the University, community Voi 79 No. 153 CISPS 0453110 10 Pages College Station, Texas Wednesday, May 30, 1984 m dentists study dipse group of Texas A&M University mists planned to conduct a vari- of experiments during today’s so- eclipse from aboard the research Excellence positioned in a key ing area, 140 miles east of Free- Weather and if our permitting lipment works well, we should e a very interesting cruise,” said . Charles Giammona, an environ- ntal engineer. )uring the annular eclipse, ex- ted to take about four hours to ur, meteorologists Dr. Guy Fran- hini and Dr. George Huebner measure solar radiation to learn the sun’s rays change during the *to by BILL HI CH?nt. Biammona and Dr. Ervan Garri- Ki will dive during the eclipse and R°rd migration responses of sea- to make F00W torn organisms. They will also Albritton BelBke tows with the ship to sample temporan l(»p in 8 es * n organism populations. tudentCentflecianunon;, explained that in 1970, ? rain set inoMtoup of A&M researchers made psurements of sea organisms dur- t a similar eclipse. T hese orga- ■ms are believed to normally mi- late along certain day-night Itterns, and the tests showed that migration behavior during the seemed to be related to the ■ * "^■y-night pattern and not other forces. portscarconi|Bfhe team hopes to recreate those le was tram«IBperiments to further validate its lI over/ealoii .Icings, its. tape, played mSjjjg p u j| ec iip Se w iu not | )e v i s i| 3 i e oig screenB^g Bryan-College Station area be- Jnse it lies north of the eclipse path, s o. a (< 6 is expected to begin locally about BO a m. CST and reach a maximum want to ha shortly before 1 1 a.m. rogram, yourB not comfotBphe eclipse of the sun by the moon if you don today is called an annular eclipse be- >fhnan said buse it leaves an annulus, or ring, ot d lht around the moon. Such an ■ipse will not be visible again in the United States until 1994. j / Q|@lA total eclipse, when the moon will Bek out the entire solar disc, will , . ,. r It be visible in the continental ^ held f(» United States until 2017. ?d RomanovcB e controversiijl , , down the a'flhne annular eclipse occurs when the moon is farthest away from . i: • .tJflrth. It is too small, in relation to ■ died a Sr 811 ' 1 ' to block out all sunlight. When / the moon is closer to Earth and its ras a leadinJP arent diameter is greater than die Soviets' i e sun > t" 6 eclipse is total and may tempted to |t several minutes, attack. I . aid the “unpBViewers are cautioned not to look nt” was tht !a tthesun with unprotected eyes. I States and* J “are new vitl Health authorities warn not to look at it directly because the sun- >ined iheai»i*ght peering around the moon could line a meniii<f fc| ve blind spots in your eyes, si Party in War II, he iff positions y and theW: \ ’ 1 On top of things Photo by PETER ROCHA Ron Hamburg, a physical plant employee, replaces panes in unusually mild and clear Tuesday. Much of the broken glass, the greenhouse roof of Beasly Lab on Lubbock Street during an in contrast, was caused by last week’s hail and wind. m Hoffman Run-off elections set for Saturday By SARAH OATES Staff Writer Saturday’s run-off elections pit Lloyd Doggett and Kent Hance against each other in the race for the Democratic U.S. Senate candidacy, and Joe Barton and Max Hoyt are competing for the Republican slot in the race for 6th Congressional Dis trict representative. State Sen. Kent Caperton formally announced Tuesday his endorse ment of Kent Hance in the runoff for the Democratic U.S. Senate can didacy. Caperton, campaigning in College Station with Carol Hance, the candidate’s wife, declared his support for Hance during a press conference at the Ramada Pent house. Caperton, who endorsed Demo crat Bob Krueger for the Texas Democratic primary, praised Hance’s ability to work with “different philo sophical groups, such as liberals and conservatives.” He said the candidate has shown an ability to deal with dif ferent groups in the Texas Senate and in the U.S. Congress. “He has a greater ability than ei ther of his opponents,” Caperton said, adding that he doesn’t support all of Hance’s proposals, but rather has looked at the candidate’s views overall. Polls to open at 7 a.m. The Office of the Secretary of State has predicted a 12 percent statewide voter turnout in the June 2 runoff election to decide the U.S. Senate Democratic nominee and the 6th Congressional Republican nominee for the November general election. The election also will determine the Democratic nominee for Brazos County Sheriff and the winner of Place 2 on the 1st Court of Appeals. People who voted in a party pri mary May 5 cannot cross over to vote in the other party’s runoff. People who did not vote in the state primary can vote in the run off. Those who wish to vote Satur day must have been registered 30 days before the election and must bring their voter registration cards with them. People who do not bring their registration cards must be on the voter registration list. Proof of identification, such as a driver’s li cense, will not be accepted. The polls will be open from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. Saturday. To find out which precinct to vote in, call the County Tax Assessor’s office at 775-7400, ext. 207. On the issue of amnesty for illegal aliens, Caperton said he agrees with Hance that “jobs should not be taken away from people in Texas. I think he’s right on target.” Donna Poston, Hance’s assistant press secretary, said, “We’re very pleased about the endorsement. It’s a real big plus for us because we know Caperton is an influential and well- respected state senator.” Mrs. Hance said the results of the Texas Primary were a great surprise -y notice said i ged his miS ligh sense of ‘He was alt by his adherfj overall. 1 exas rnmary were a great surp Registration different for ill and that the media did not take into consideration that Hance’s com mitted support across the state was a major factor in the outcome of the primary. She said that Democratic U.S. Sen ate candidate Lloyd Doggett’s recent attack on Hance for saying in a May 23 edition of the Houston Post that he had never voted to cut Social Se curity, “was a quote taken out of con text.” At a recent College Station press conference, Doggett said that Hance voted at least three separate times for Social Security cuts. But Mrs. Hance, referring to Hance’s support of the Phil Gramm- Delbert Latta 1981 budget reconcilia tion bill, which removed the $122 monthly minimum benefit for Social Security recipients, said Hance would never vote to cut minimum benefits. Ken Vest, Hance’s press sec retary, said Hance voted five times to re-establish the funds. They were eventually returned, but only for existing recipients, not future ones. “Kent has worked diligently to be sure Social Security benefits would never be cut,” Mrs. Hance said. Social Security is one of several is sues that have generated bitter dis sent between Hance and Doggett, es pecially as the runoff election approaches. The Democratic winner will face U.S. Rep. Phil Gramm in the race to take over retiring Republican incumbent John Tower’s seat. See ELECTIONS, page 8 Embassy moves in Beirut United Press International BEIRUT, Lebanon — The U.S. Em-! bassy will move most of its diplomats from predominantly Moslem west Beirut to the Christian east sector be cause of death threats and over crowding, Western diplomats said early Wednesday. U.S. Marines also increased secu rity at the American University in Beirut despite promises by a Moslem fundamentalist group that it would protect the school. foreign service officers to new living quarters would coincide with the opening of a U.S. Embassy annex in the Christian half of the divided city. There was no immediate comment from the American Embassy. On Tuesday witnesses said Marines were building a 4-by-2 foot bunker with wood beams and sand bags on the seaside corniche outside the west Bei rut’s American and British missions. A similar fortified block was built last week. Marines were also seen patrolling the adjoining American University campus with dogs. About 100 Ma rines remain in Beirut guarding the U.S. Embassy along with some 200 Marine advisors. The embassy announced Monday it would move some offices to a tem porary annex in East Beirut for secu rity reasons. Staff members who lived in the Christian sector also found it difficult crossing the Green Line to work in the West. There is currently only one cross ing point open on the barricaded Green Line, which divides the capital into its west and east sides and is the scene of fierce daily fighting between Moslem and Christian militias. The original U.S. Embassy build ing in West Beirut was wrecked by a suicide truck-bomb attack that killed more than 60 people, including 17 Americans, in April 1983. The mis sion has since operated from build ings in the nearby British Embassy compound. The Marines increased security following kidnapping threats against the 20 American professors who teach at American University at Bei rut and warnings received by the U.S. Embassy of new terrorist actions by Moslem fundamentalists. “We consider any attack against the American University or any of the people working there as directed against our own society,” Beirut ra dio quoted the leader of the Hezbol lah Moslem movement, Mohammed Hussein Fadlallah, as saying. In Today’s Battalion summer By KARI FLUEGEL Staff Writer l) party pni% responsibilii'IUf, registrars office is expecting 13,000 to 14,000 students to register |r the first summer session and the week semester Tuesday from 8 to 2 p.m. To begin the registration process jdents should report to DeWare ield House at the specified time to ck up registration packets. Students whose last names begin th A-C will be the first to register lom 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. Registration Pfidets may be picked up by those indents beginning at 7 a.m., but G. Hie White Coliseum will not open tacademic counseling until 8 a.m., [ssociate Registrar Don Carter says. Others will register as follows: D- ,9a.m. to 10 a.m.; H-K, 10 a.m. to a.m.; L-O, 11 a.m. to noon; P-S, ion to 1 p.m.; and T-Z, 1 p.m. to 2 m. No registration packets will be dis- ibuted after 2 p.m., but students lave until 3 p.m. to complete regis- fation. Students may register on time or late, Carter says, but not before their specified time. After obtaining the registration packet, students must report to G. Rollie White for approval of courses and to get class cards for courses. Students must report to the de partment in which they want to take a course and there receive a course card. For example, if a student wanted to take a English class and a psychology class, he would have to report to both the English depart ment’s booth and the psychology de partment’s booth in G. Rollie White and obtain a course card for each class. The card specifies the class and section. The next step is to report to the correct dean, also in G. Rollie White, for schedule approval. Students planning to live on cam pus then must report to the housing manager in MSC 212 and MSG 224, before reporting to the fee assessors. All other students should report to MSC 212 and MSC 224 to the fee as sessors and turn in the card packet containing the assignment card, all class cards and fee cards to the regis trars’ station. The time in the registration proce dure was expanded this summer from previous years. Previously, stu dents registered from 7 a.m. until noon instead of the 8 a.m. to 2 p.m. schedule being used this year. Stu dents also were broken down alpha betically into five groups instead of the six used this year. The switch was made to provide students with smoother registration and fewer lines. Carter says. “This way we can have more con trol over the flow of the students and cut time,” he says. Students are encouraged to clear any financial blocks they may have before beginning registration. Carter says. Students with financial blocks must have a valid receipt to register. Fees may be paid Tuesday through June 7 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. in the coliseum. No fees will be col lected Monday. Students are asked to pay fees as soon as possible, but fees will be accepted until June 7. Classes begin Tuesday. June 7 is the last day for enrolling in the Uni versity and for adding new courses. The last day for dropping courses, with no record, is June 8. The deadlines for Q-drops are June 15 for the five and one-half week courses and June 28 for the 11- week semester. Seniors attending either the first summer session or both sessions and who plan to graduate in August must apply for graduation by June 15. Se niors attending the second session should apply for graduation by July 20. “The earlier, the better,” Carter says. Commencement is Aug. 18. Finals for the first summer session will be July 10 and 11. Registration for the second summer session will be July 12. Students generally take a six-hour load for a five and one-half week ses sion (seven if part is laboratory) and a 12 hour load for an 1 1-week semes ter. Hours in excess of this load may be approved in certain cases by a stu dent’s dean. Local • Folk singers Bill and Bonnie Hearne will appear at Dr. G’s Saturday night. See story page 7. State • Gov. Mark White endorses former Vice President Walter Mondale for the Democratic nomination for presi dent. See story page 8. National • The Supreme Court is reviewing a claim by two In dian sisters. The sisters say they own nearly one sixth of Nevada. See story page 5. • The United States has sold 400 Stinger anti-aircraft missiles and a tanker jet to Saudi Arabia to help in that country’s defense. See story page 5. World • Iran is being pressured to end the Persian Gulf war with Iraq. See story page 3.