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Sherrill says Ags must be more consistent See page 9 Bob Hope coming to G. Rollie tonight See page 13 r Battalion Serving the University community College Station, Texas Friday, October 5, 1984 Arraignment of FBI agent is postponed, case transfered to LA United Press International SAN DIEGO — Arraignment of Richard Miller, the first FBI agent ever accused of espionage, was post poned Thursday, and his case for al legedly selling classified documents to Soviet agents was transferred to Los Angeles. Miller indicated he would plead innocent during a hearing before U.S. District Court Judge Roger Mc Kee, but his formal plea was delayed until Oct. 15 in Los Angeles. Miller, 47, held without bail, was arrested Tuesday night at his small avocado ranch in northern San Diego County, where he lived with his wife and eight children, ranging in age from 2 to 18. He is accused of stealing classified government information on coun ter-espionage measures and person nel from the Los Angeles FBI office where he worked and of passing it to Svetlana Ogorodnikova, 34, said to be a major in the Soviet KGB, and her estranged husband, Nikolay Ogorodnikov, 51. The two Soviet immigrants, ar raigned in Los Angeles Wednesday, allegedly offered Miller $65,000 in gold and cash for intelligence infor mation. If convicted, all three suspects could receive a life sentence. FBI spokesmen have indicated Miller, who worked in Los Angeles and reportedly was in financial trou ble, had become romantically in volved with Svetlana Ogorodnikova. Miller appeared confident and re laxed at his arraignment. When he saw his wife, Paula, and son Paul, Miller smiled, winked and flashed sign language at them. “That means T love you,’” Paul, 19, said outside court. Federal public defender John Moot told the judge that Miller wanted his trial moved to Los An geles. “If the De Lorean case taught us anything,” Moot said, “that was a healthy respect for legal principles and procedures. Mr. Miller is pre sumed innocent. He is innocent un less and until the government can in troduce evidence and prove otherwise beyond reasonable doubt. “A criminal complaint is not evi dence, and statements by the FBI so far are not evidence until presented in a court of law and subjected to vigorous and competent cross-exam ination.” Automaker John De Lorean, caught up in an FBI cocaine-smug gling sting, was found innocent of drug charges in August, largely on grounds he was entrapped. Moot indicated he would help Miller with the case until he retains a private lawyer. Reagan to get wilderness bill East Texas protected ally fitted e doctor’s '.!£S r 764-0010 Dunkin' Holloway Photo by JULIE COKER Todd Aggie Holloway, a sophomore guard for the basketball team, sinks one in G. Rollie White Coliseum Thursday. The Aggies be gin formal basketball practice Oct. 15. United Press International WASHINGTON — The House gave final congressional approval to compromise wilderness legislation Thursday, sending President Rea gan a bill to protect 34,346 acres of Fast Texas forest from clear cutting and development. The measure would give Texas only its second wilderness area, nearly double the amount of wilder ness in the Lone Star State, and in volve less than one-quarter of 1 per cent of the state’s timberland; and end a longstanding controversy. On a voice vote without dissent, the House passed the measure for the second time this year and sent it to the president for his signature. Thursday’s vote was necessary be cause the Senate approved technical amendments to the measure Tues day. The widely supported compro mise bill prevents development and clear cutting of timler in five areas of four East Texas national forests, Sabine, Davy Crockett, Sam Hous ton and Angelina. “I offered this legislation, which will grant wilderness protection to • 34,346 acres of the most unusual and scenic woodlands in the world, to guarantee that future generations of Texans and other Americans will have the opportunity to know and enjoy the finest examples of our nat ural heritage,” Rep. John Bryant of Dallas said in urging House passage. Rep. Steve Bartlett, R-Texas, said the legislation “represents a very carefully crafted compromise that will clearly benefit the state of Texas. “It has been estimated that up to 10 million citizens live within a 5- hour driving time of these 34,000 acres,” said Bartlett. The measure first passed the House earlier this year after con gressional hearings and a compro mise was reached in February be tween Democrats Bryant and Rep. Charles Wilson of Lufidn. Wilson had introduced a bill to protect only 9,000 acres in his dis trict while Bryant and Bartlett spon sored a measure to set aside nearly 65.000 acres. See WILDERNESS, page 5 Pogroms teach how todrink responsibly By GLENDA MARROU Reporter ■ Learning how to be a responsible Blinker is the main f unction of Alco- Bol Awareness Week, Oct. 8-12, Jan jWinniford, assistant director of stu dent affairs, says. ■ “Alcohol Awareness Week is a na tionally acclaimed program,” she Haui. “During this week, colleges and [universities across the country fhedule events on drinking laws lid how to be responsible drinkers. No one is lecturing on not drinking, it’s just a reflection on what a re sponsible and irresponsible drinker is.” People who drink should be aware of their limits. They should be con scious of their drinking, and know when to quit. They also should plan ahead if they know they’ll be drink ing, and get someone else to drive them home. At A&M, the Alcohol Awareness Program is sponsored by the Depart ment of Student Affairs and Omega Phi Alpha, a service organization on campus. Monday, in the Memorial Student Center hallway, a Department of Public Safety officer will be available to answer questions on DWI laws, and arrest and breath test proce dures. “Since January 1, many DWI laws have changed in Texas,” Winniford said. “Before the change, a person could refuse the breath test with no problem. Now, a refusal can be ad- missable in court as guilt, and it also revokes your driver’s license for three months.” “Mouse Maze” and “Booze Crui se” are two computer games that test decision-making skills. Tuesday, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m in the MSC hallway, the games will be available to simulate real drinking instances. The computer will tell if the player reacted as a person would under dif ferent levels of intoxication. ttendance student’s responsibility By DAINAH BULLARD Staff Writer FREE Students at Texas A&M who miss Several weeks of school because of illness or injury often are faced with an overwhelming amount of make -up work. They have three choices: Snake up the missed classes, which is an enormous task if several weeks of ichoolare missed; don’t make up the missed classes, and risk failing the semester or drop out of school for |he semester, and start over again later. ■ Jan Winniford, assistant director of student affairs, said the Univer sity does not require a student to withdraw from school because of ab sences. ■ “There is no set number of al lowed absences,” Winniford said. ’“University policy states that class at tendance is the student’s responsibil ity. If students miss class, we recom mend that they negotiate with their professors, and make up missed work and such.” Winniford said certain problems, such as confinement due to illness or the death of a close family member, are deemed excused absences. Un excused absences are settled be tween the student and his or her in structor, she said. Students who choose to withdraw from the University because of ill ness, injury or other reasons are re ferred to University withdrawals, a division of the Department of Stu dent Affairs. Kathy Rutherford, a spokesper son for University withdrawals, said students withdrawing from A&M are required to answer a question naire. “We do require that students give a reason for withdrawing, in case we can give assistance or direct them to assistance,” Rutherford said. The questionnaire is divided into several reasons for withdrawal. “O- ther” — a category which encom passes all personal problems — was the most common reason for with drawal from A&M during the spring 1984 semester. Medical problems were the second most common rea son, followed by lack of motivation, too much stress, financial problems and employment conflict, Ruther ford said. During the spring 1984 semester, 101 students withdrew from A&M, she said. Ninety-seven students with drew during the fall 1983 semester, with withdrawal rates peaking dur ing the flu season. Additional forms must be com pleted by the student and signed by the student’s dean, the fiscal office and the financial aid office, Ruther ford said. The paperwork is a for mality to inform the dean of the stu dent’s withdrawal, and to insure that the student has no outstanding debts or loans, she said. Students may withdraw from A&M with no problems, but after the fourth week of classes, they with draw with no money as well. The A&M regulations handbook states that students withdrawing prior to the first day of classes re ceive a 100 percent refund on tu ition and fees. The refund rates de cline steeply, w'ith students receiving an 80 percent refund during the first week of classes, a 70 percent re fund during the second week of classes, a 50 percent refund during the third week of classes and a 25 percent refund during the fourth week of classes. Students may receive refunds See ILLNESS, page 5 A free, non-alcoholic beverage bar will be offered Wednesday in the Rudder Fountain area, and Friday in the Blocker Building. This bar, sponsored by OPA, offers an alter native to alcoholic drinks. Book markers with the different recipes also will be distributed. Thursday in the MSC, a resource table representing MADD and the TAMU Wellness Program will be available. The Wellness Program evaluates attitudes towards academ ics, society, mental capabilities and physical health. In addition to these scheduled events, the Department of Student Affairs will have an alcohol resource table in the hallway of the MSC. Ev ery day in The Battalion there will be an ad focusing on the different topics of the week. The ads will show DWI laws, drinking tips, drinking facts and myths. Posters and news letters also will be distributed in the dorms and on campus. In Today’s Battalion Local • An A&M senior has been selected as one of the Out standing Men of America of 1984 by Jaycees. See story page 5. • College Station dentist says clinching your jaw and grinding your teeth can lead to tooth problems. See story page 4. State • Gov. Mark White is “outraged” at the lack of leadership in implementing education reforms. See story page 12. National • A Harvard researcher says caffeine could be useful as a commercial pesticide. See story page 6.