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United Press International
WASHINGTON — Departing
Education Secretary Terrel Bell says
he is seeking a fiscal 1986 budget of
$17.9 billion — the same as this year
— despite President Reagan’s calls
for cuts in federal spending.
“Education is just as important as
national defense,” Bell said in an in
terview in which he disclosed his
budget proposal. “It is just as critical
to our future.”
“What I’d like to see is at least
level funding,” Bell told United
Press International in a weekend
telephone interview from his home
in Salt Lake City.
“There are some areas that could
use more resources, but given the
deficit, if it stays at $17.9 (billion),
that will be pretty darn good,” he
said.
“I know the president faces a ter
rible burden of this deficit,” Bell
said. “But we’re going to be sending
the wrong signal to all those trying to
turn education around if we don’t
come up with the right proposal.”
Budget director David Stockman
told Reagan last week the federal
deficit for this fiscal year is headed
for $210 billion — a $20 billion in
crease over earlier projections.
“It’s hard for me to speculate what
the budget will look like when it
leaves the White House,” he said.
“But I predict it will fare better than
all other budgets — save national de
fense.”
Reagan proposed cuts in money
for education during his three years
in office, but each time Congress re
fused. The resulting increases did
not keep pace with inflation, how
ever.
In February, Reagan proposed his
first increase in the department’s
budget — $15.5 billion, a 1 percent
rise over the year before. Congress
kicked up the number to $17.9 bil
lion.
Bell, 63, a former high school tea
cher and principal, announced his
resignation as education secretary
on Nov. 8, becoming the first mem
ber of Reagan’s Cabinet to decline a
second term.
He will formally step down on
Dec. 31 and begin his new job the
following week as an education pro
fessor at the University of Utah.
Bell helped initiate an unprece
dented campaign to upgrade Ameri
ca’s schools and nearly all states and
localities have moved to raise stan
dards and teacher salaries in the past
two years, primarily using local tax
money.
When Bell joined the Cabinet, he
had a mandate to help the president
abolish the Education Department.
But, by spurring education reform,
he strengthened it.
“I think the department is safe
now,” Bell said, noting Reagan,
along with the Republican Party, has
shelved efforts to abolish the agency
created at the urging of President
Jimmy Carter.
Bell said he initially agreed with
Reagan that the department should
he dismantled, but concluded after
becoming secretary, “American edu
cation needs to be represented by a
Cabinet-level department.”
As secretary, Bell created the Na
tional Commission on Excellence in
Education, which in April 1983 is
sued a report that found the nation’s
schools engulfed in a “rising tide of
mediocrity.”
Photo by KA THY MCHUGH
Sharp eye
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a business major from Seguin, was ready. Mueller sits high |
on a deer stand and takes some practice shots at his deer lease
in Jeddo.
The Corps of Cadets gets news from
the Batt.
Satellites pulled from Discovery
United Press International
CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. —
Two satellites plucked from useless
orbits last week by the crew of the
shuttle Discovery were removed
from the spaceship’s payload bay
Sunday to ready them for shipment
back to the factory.
The Westar 6 and Palapa B-2 ra
dio relay stations, were wrestled
aboard the shuttle by astronauts
Dale Gardner and Joseph Allen dur
ing spacewalks last week.
Workers also have started tests of
the shuttle’s heat shield tile system.
Discovery’s sistership Challenger is
grounded with insulation problems
and engineers want to be sure a simi
lar problem does not exist with Dis
covery.
NASA spokesman Hugh Harris
said several tiles have been tested, al
though none have yet been removed
from Discovery to examine the ad
hesive layer below them where prob
lems turned up with Challenger.
“They have not pulled any ott,
but they have pull tested some of
them and they were OK,” Harris
said.
Insurors hope to sell the used sa
tellites to recoup a portion of the
$180 million in claims paid out to the
original owners of the relay stations.
Western Union and Indonesia.
Both $35 million satellites were
sent into useless orbits by rocket fail
ures shortly after their launch by the
crew of the shuttle Challenger' 1 :1
February.
Underwriter Stephen Meirettj
who spearheaded the retrieval e([
fort, said Palapa would resell forbe
tween $30 million and $40 millio:
while Westar could bring «is much
$30 million.
The satellites will be partially41
assembled and shipped back to
Hughes plant in El Segundo, Cail
at the end of the month for details!
inspections and refurbishment.
MCDONALD’S
" INTRAMURAL HIGHLIGHTS
McDonald's
DRIVE-THRU
WINDOW
At University Drive
BREAKFAST EVERY
Now at Manor East Mall MORNING
FLAG FOOTBALL
MEN’S
A
Walton Boxers
B
Team Effort
C
WOMEN
Imports
B
Clements Crush
A
Tunas
C
COREC
BSU We Be
A
Metro Con
B
Parkway Partiers
ROAD TRIP
IM-Rec Sports is sponsoring a road trip on
Wednesday, Nov. 28 to Houston for the Boston Celtics
- Houston Rockets Game.
Reservations will be taken until Tuesday, Nov. 20
at 4 p.m. in the IM-Rec Sports Office, Room 159 East
Kyle.
The cost is $25 which covers transportation costs,
beverages and snacks on the bus and lower prome
nade reserved seating.
For further information contact Jerry Miller or Rob
ert Reese at 845-7826.
Yellow-SAE Dogs vs. Red-Who Knows Preseason Flag Football
FLICKERBALL-IT’S SO UNUSUAL
Flickerball is a game that combines both football and basket
ball skills. The game is played on a field 53 yards long and 30
yards wide with a rectangular goal at both ends.
The object of the game is to advance the football toward the
goal by passing and then attempting to throw the ball through the
goal.
Teams consist of seven players while Co-Rec teams consist
of 3 males and 3 females.
Intramural Flickerball finals are being played tomorrow, Nov.
20. Come out and watch this truly unusual game.
T-SHIRTS STILL BEING SOLD
Texas A&M Sport Club long-sleeve T-shirts are still
available.
The shirts are 100% cotton and are available in
white, grey, gold, pink, purple, and light blue.
The cost of the shirt is $10.
WANTED
Basketball and outdoor soccer officials are needed for next
semester. The first meeting is Monday, Nov. 26 at 6 p.m. in room
267 G. Rollie White. For more information call 845-7826 or come
by the Intramural office, room 159 East Kyle.
COMING
ATTRACTIONS
..
INTRAMURAL BASKETBALL
RULE CHANGES
Starting next semester, the following rule changes will
go into effect:
1. JUMP BALLS-after the first initial jump ball of the
game, all other jump ball situations
will result in alternating out-of-bounds
takeouts. The team not obtaining
control of the initial jump ball will start
the alternating process.
2. DUNKING-ALLOWED ONLY IN CLASS A COMPE
TITION!
3. HANGING ON THE RIM-legal if done by a player
who is fouled while
shooting to prevent in
jury.
4. COREC-all field goals shall be worth two (2) points,
regardless of who scored.
5. ELIGIBILITY-rules have been modified. Refer to the
Intramural calendar for further details.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
McDonald's Intramural Highlights is sponsored each Monday in the Battalion by
your local McDonald’s" Restaurants at University Drive, Manor East Mall and on
Texas Avenue. Stories are written by members of the Intramural Staff, graphics are
by Joel Nickerson, and photos are by Tom McDonnell and Marcy Basile.