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
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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,
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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.
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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.
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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
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I States and*
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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,
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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.
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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.