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Child stereotypes focus of A&M study ,See page 3 Labor leaders riled by inauguration ad See page 11 Lewis re-elected as Texas House speaker See page 4 Texas A &M weak m m ■m « The Battalion Serving the University community /ol. 80 No. 74 GSRS 045360 14 pages Geneva talks end; another anticipated United Press International GENEVA, Switzerland — Sec re in ul State Shultz .nul So ld foreign Minister Andrei C»r<>- nko I uesda \ c n <1 e«l t h e uperpowers Inst arms talks in tore than a veat vvith an apparent gveement to continue the dialogue. A Soviet source at the talks said ihult/ and Gromyko agreed to an- icv meeting, with the date and site kt to be determined. It was not im- nediatelv clear il that meeting tould also be at the foieign minist«*i L i The two sides delay <‘fl issuing a pint statement on the outcome ol |he 11 hours and 40 minutes of talks nertwodavs aimed at finding com- iton ground lot new arms tontrol iegouations. Soviet state television said the alks opened the way to continuing ihedialogue but warned that Amer ica was presenting positions that complicated'' the situation. Soviet television commentator Leonid/Ifn in descrilted the talks as “animportant lac tor contributing to the continuation of the dialogue. But he said “it should be noted that the position of the United States contains certain old aspects, certain old Washington concepts, which complicate the search fora mutually acceptable solution." I he Soviet comment appeared to refer to President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative for an anti-missile svstem in space which the Soviets want to halt as part of any agreement on the limitation of of fensive nuclear weapons. \\ Idle Shultz remained at head quarters to give a midnight press conference, the other four members of the U.S. negotiating team re turned to the delegation hotel “looking glum," according to a UPI reporter at the scene. Hiev were National Security Ad viser Robert McFarlane, special ad viser Paul Nitze, U.S. ambassador to Moscow Arthur Hartman and Jack Matlock, a Soviet expert on the Na tional Security Council. I he meetings between the two live-member delegations were held .mud a near total news blackout de spite the presence of an estimated TOO reporters who kept a vigil out side the U.S. and Soviet missions on Geneva s Avenue de la Paix in icy 14- degree weather. Ihe Geneva talks, first an nounced on I hunksgiving Day, were aimed at restoring the superpower dialogue that was cut off Nov. 23, 1983. College Station, Texas Wednesday, January 9, 1985 Burning daylight Photo by DEAN SAITO Roof spraying of the MSC continued Tuesday afternoon un der a scenic display of sun and clouds. Scenes like this have been visible since the spraying begun last semester. The last few days have produced fair weather for outdoor activities. Aides switch jobs in White House shake-up United Press International WASHINGTON — President Reagan, approving a surprise role reversal at the top echelon ol gov ernment. announc ed I uesday White House duel ol stall James Baker and I leasury Secretary Don ald Regan will trade jobs. In a move that intensified the game of musical chairs tomTied off by a second-term exodus, Reagan awarded Baker a long-coveted Cab inet post and Regan will reign over the White House staf f . Standing before reporters- at the White House with Regan and Baker at his sides, Reagan praised the two for serving him “loyally and admi rably" over the last four years “at considerable sacrifice for which I am deeply grateful.” “Kacn has indicated to me that while willing to serve in whatever ca pacity I would wish, each would wel come an opportunity to assume new responsibilities and new challenges,” Reagan said. “After four grueling years in their current positions, their desire for change is completely un derstandable. “This particular change will allow them each to meet new challenges and will bring renewed vigor to their respective responsibilities while it gives me and the public the benefit of the continued Service of two ex traordinarily talented individuals.” The announcement signaled the end of the troika that has shaped policy and mapped strategy for Rea gan since the outset of his presi dency: Baker, deputy chief of staff Michael Deaver and presidential counselor Edwin Meese. The switch Tuesday, worked out by Regan, Baker and Deaver and brought to the president’s attention only Monday, makes a clean sweep of the “Big Three” — Baker, Deaver and Meese — that has run the White House for four years. On Capitol Hill, reaction was gen erally favorable to what Sen. Richard Lugar, R-Ind., called “a remarkable swap of responsibilities.” House Speaker Thomas O’Neill said Regan, 66, and Baker, 54, are both “very able and talented public servants who always do a job well.” Rep. Dan Rostenkowski, D-Ill., chairman of the House Wavs and Means Committee, said both “are sound on substance and able poli ticians.” Further to the political right, movement conservatives who have accused Baker and more pragmatic White House aides of not staying true enough to the Reagan agenda were diviaed over ramifications of the high-level switch. Edward Feulner Jr., head of the Heritage Foundation, said Regan “has shown over the last four years that he sticks to the president’s agenda and is a loyal, capable Reaga- naut.” Baker, on the other hand, is more likely to “be responsive to that agenda” as a Cabinet secretary with specific delineated responsibilities, he said. Upon Senate confirmation, Rea gan said Baker would become his chief economic spokesman — a role Regan has appeared to share with others at times — and remain a des ignated member of the National Se curity Council. Spring enrollment expected to drop By SARAH OATES Stun Writer United Press International Students who didn't preregis ter for the spring semester have until 5 p.m. Friday to complete delayed registration. Fees must be paid by Monday . Late t egistration-begins Jan. 14 from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m., and closes Jan. 18. All students who register late will be charged a $10 late fee. Fee payment for late registration continues until 5 p.m. Jan. 21. Fees can be paid at the Exhibit Hall in Rudder Center until Jan. 15. Beginning Jan. 16, fees must be paid at the Fiscal Department in the Coke Building. Irene Lopez, a student worker at the Exhibit Hall said I uesday fee payment was “flowing pretty easily," and so far, the lines have been short. Drop/add also began Monday and will continue until Friday, Jan. 18. The last day for drop ping courses with no record is Tuesday, Jan. 29. Students who wish to drop/add need to pick up a request form from their depart mental advisors. After filling out the form, tire hard copy should be turned in at the drop/add loca tion in the Pavilion. Students also must bring the yellow or pink copies of their class schedules. Registration officials expect a decrease in enrollment for the spring semester. Associate Regis trar Don Carter said that as of Tuesday morning 27,568 stu dents had preregistered. He- said he expects that number to in crease tp more than 30,000 by Friday. Carter said he expects between 32,500 and 33,500 students will enroll for this semester, a drop from last spring’s 34,100. He said it is difficult to precisely estimate enrollment figures because so many factors are involved. For example. Carter said, the large number of December grad uates — 2,731 — and tougher academic policies probably will shrink spring enrollment. "We nave no large influx of new students coming in,” Carter said Tuesday. If enrollment drops this semes ter, it will be Texas A&M’s second consecutive semester with de creased enrollment. In fall 1984, 36,827 students were enrolled, 0.05 percent fewer than the 36,846 who enrolled in fall 1983. Three gunmen kidnap U.S. priest in Lebanon United Press International BEIRUT, Lebanon — Three gun men forced an ailing American Catholic priest into a car in west Bei rut Tuesday and sped off in a hail of gunfire in the eighth kidnapping of an American since Moslem mili tiamen took over west Beirut last February. Martin L. Jenco, 50, the director of Catholic Relief Services in Leb anon, was abducted a day after a Swiss diplomat was released by kid nappers who hoped to exchange him for a Lebanese man accused in a plot to bomb the U.S. Embassy in Rome. Police said the three gunmen in tercepted a Pontiac sedan carrying Jenco, hit the Lebanese driver on the head and threw' him into the trunk before bundling the priest into an other car and speeding off. Witnesses said the kidnappers es caped past at least one police station and two guarded embassy com pounds in west Beirut, firing their weapons in the air to clear traffic. Jenco, a native of Jolliet, II}., has headed CRS in Lebanon for four months. “CRS is gravely concerned that his abductors be aware that Father Jenco was en route to medical treat ment for a severe heart condition,” a CRS spokesman said in an appeal for Jenco's release. “His physicians are extremely anxious that Father Jenco be re leased for continued treatment,” the spokesman said. Police said Jenco was kidnapped on the way to his of fice and later had an appointment with his physician. Government sources said various militias in west Beirut were con tacted and had pledged to search for the kidnapped clergyman. In other attacks on foreigners, Col. Claude Cuenot, a retired army officer attached to a French military observer force in Lebanon, was shot dead Monday night outside the heavily guarded French ambassa dor’s residence in west Beirut, police said. The private Central News Agency said the killers stole an attache case and some money from Cuenot. The Shiite Moslem Amal movement secured the release Mon day of Swiss Charge d’Affaires Eric Wehrli, kidnapped by relatives of a 21-year-old Lebanese man arrested in Zurich in November and charged with plotting to bomb the U.S. Em bassy in Rome, militia sources said. “We do not yet believe the taking of the Swiss and the American are related,” said a police source. The U.S. Embassy in Beirut has reported no progress in the search for the four othef Americans miss ing since Februarv.