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Tuesday, January 29, 1985AThe Battalion/Page 5 WORLD AND NATION Warped by Scott McCullar GEtfrlEMEtf,WE'VE WEJ-L.WHAT GOT TO STOP THIS / A BODT &ICKERIN6 AA/P OME UP WITH WAIT a\oke WAVE 10 CUT THE A4/A boi>get >es. PAY 7¥.r: whev ;s tep i^ppee gqhha t>o the Izeattgraf EuiT? /to 1 // MUCH IS THAT OOYVA CoS TP TT I I ' ^‘A.i „ TEXAS '(A^fA BOARP OF RE6FNTS MEET I VG ROOM .TTT^ W£LL ; FRAVK,/ GOOD 6RIEFJ IT^ estima- /a hunprep TEP TO CpSuTHOUSAWD! T/MtS OWE HUWPK£[aW/IAT X MAKE THOU- (W A YEAR? rSwV i • v 'ir'- !>> yvi/-V;u ’ ! I |'-A f ' i£Ml. «i, -J'4^'' 1 V^I'A V^, [ TEXAS A^M BOARD OF REG EWE AXETIWG .. ROOM nTTTv’i 'IF',' !■ ;Vt'vV ; ■i'[Mi! im ,; JEL 1 ' i * h 1 , 1 1.!' y'f'/i 1 '-'i,, '!)• 1 ' 1 1 ' 111. I'J TEXAS 'I am board (• OF RE6EW1 I /ATETlWS V#VI .SArAMY-.KATW WAIT Tu5 , A COTTIW' FKAVK-.J picki//' mi/vuteM ,v, V: iW' i i !, I , : j/ ; " ' h'-I' I More secrecy expected Shuttle flights to continue > no sml Associated Press CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. — The veil of secrecy drawn over America’s l e have si\ffi^ irst military manned space flight ix from it ma y seem nothing tomparecl to “the curtain the Defense Department plans to lower on future missions, some of which may even blast off without advance notice. Air Force and NASA officials said they learned much from the just- completed flight of space shuttle Discovery, during which five mili tary officers deployed a spy satellite to monitor Soviet missile tests and eavesdrop on military and diplo matic communications in much of Europe, Asia and Af rica. ent on tk environs ity." >ek iheirrob as well is [ dial distils- e other o allow slit am the class One of the things they learned was that reporters were able to find out many details about the flight that were supposed to remain classified. Among the leaks: the identity of the satellite and its purpose; the de ployment of the payload on Friday; the early end of the mission, with a landing on Sunday because of an un favorable Monday weather forecast. And several reporters had even more information on the satellite’s purpose and capability, but consid- erecl it militarily sensitive enough to withhold it. As for the future, the officer said: “We have several months until the next Defense Department shuttle flight. We learned a lot on this, our first such mission, and we’ll learn from that experience.” Much more secrecy is expected when the Air Force begins dis patching shuttles from a base it is constructing at Vandenberg Air Force Base, Calif. A separate mili tary shuttle mission control center is being built in Colorado. The Pentagon is considering opening up the first Vandenberg launch early next year for press cov erage. But after that, there may be no advance public notice of a lif toff — just as there is now no advance word on unmanned military satellite launches . ■ , | , ■ ..'li 11/TEXAS ' '', AM RE.GEHT5 “ygoRED OF Ml MEETING '‘T, RoorA .; GOP congressional leaders say budget cuts a priority Associated Press / WASHINGTON — Republican congressional leaders unanimously told President Reagan on Monday not to bother sending a tax-simplifi cation plan to Capitol Hill until a package of politically painf ul budget cuts wins approval. Treasury Secretary Donald T. Re- _|gan, the incoming White House •'chief of staff, was quoted as telling the lawmakers it will be weeks, per haps months, before the administra- tion’s tax-simplification program is ffiready. Reagan met with GOP members of the tax-writing Senate Finance Committee and House Ways and Means Committee, and conferred separately with a group of bankers and homebuilders, to prepare for release of the administration’s 1986 budget plan Monday. The president told the home builders and bankers his plan would propose $51 billion in spending cuts m fiscal 1986. While Reagan has assigned a high priority to both tax simplification and budget cuts, the lawmakers told him spending reductions must come first. The Hi!lei Foundation is sponsoring a series of Tuesday night beginning Jan. 29. Introduction to Hebrew Language wili he ||iatkbt from 7 p.tn. to 8 p.m. and Introduction to the Fundamentals / , of Jewish Mysticism will be from 8 ' Building. Pay the $10 registration Tie Hillei office open weekdays from t p.m. to 4 p.m. Student ‘Y’ Fish Camp has counselor applications available pihfpugh Feb. 28. lute tested persons may pick them up on the: ond floor of the Pavilion. For more information, c all 845-11$$ Around town | m Big Event looking for job requests The Big Event is looking for job requests from residents and ruest, contact Markka Pena at 845 es partidpating. To J -$051 in the Student Government Students may nominate professors - :f;<ii : ;Tlj|r Fortner. Students ' Association 1 Awards for teaching may be picked up in 802 Harrington lower. ^Students may nominate liberal aits professors for teaching, student s and staff/faculty awards. Nominations are also being ae~ This award, spun- presented each fit 1 Pavilion. 5 p.m. in : .iThrfee.ttiitionTree scholarships are Ireingoffered to Texas A&M students wishing to study law at Baylor University.These ate the Jo- j$»ph Miltott Nance scholarships available for first year law stidliints and renewable in die second and third years if the recipient main- Only students who have done all or most of their pre-law pd!|yht' Texas A&M will be eligible. At the time of applying for ptjfy.pept- in Han ingtou Tower. Senior honor society accepting members Gown Applications are now being m Sent Cap & mior Honor Society. Qualifkations indnde a 1.25 GPR, 75 an. 1, 1985 and active involvement in schob service activities. Informatiou sheets.available | Cap & Gown cubicle on the 2nd floor of the Pavi Hon, the library information sessions held Wednesday and Thursday at 7 p.m. pitcHO Rudder. Applications are due on Feb. H b) 5 p.m, in 110 Sen. Bob Packwood, R-Ore., chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, said “the president by and large listened, did not specif ically respond one way or the other.” Describing Reagan’s meeting with more than 20 lawmakers seated around a long rectangular table in the Cabinet Room, Packwood said the message was dear and firm. “The uniform advice to the presi dent from everybody there, as we went around the room: ‘Spending cuts, spending cuts, spending cuts,’ the senator recounted. ” Mexican president visits India Associated Press MEXICO CITY — On the last stage of his trip abroad, President Miguel de la Madrid will start Wednesday an official visit to India, where he currently is participating in a six-nation disarmament confer ence. The visit to India is considered here as another effort by his two- year-old administration to increase Mexico’s profile abroad and widen the current emphasis on Latin American problems. De la Madrid started this trip — his first outside the hemisphere since taking office in December 1982 — on Jan. 22 with a stop in Spain where he met Spanish President Fe lipe Gonzalez and an official visit to Yugoslavia. In India, the Mexican president will meet with new Prime Minister Rajiv Gandhi and other top officials in an attempt to increase commercial and cultural ties between the two countries. Information distributed here by de la Madrid’s office shows relatively little and fluctuating commercial ex change between the two countries. The trade balance favored Mexico with $42.4 million in 1981, but that dropped to a negative balance of $19.8 million the following year. There have been regular state vis its since the two nations established diplomatic relations in 1950, how ever. Four Mexican presidents have visited India. The first was made in 1962 by the late Adolfo Lopez Mateos, followed by Luis Echeverria in 1975, Jose Lo pez Portillo in 1981 and now de la Madrid. The late Indian Prime Minister Jawaharlal Nehru visited Mexico in 1961. His daughter, assassinated Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, came to Mexico in 1981 to attend the North-South summit of 22 nations at the Caribbean resort of Cancun. De la Madrid arrived in New Delhi on Sunday to attend the meet ing about disarmament with the leaders of Sweden, Greece, Argen tina, India and Tanzania. The state visit to India will last Wednesday and Thursday, to be followed by his re turn to Mexico. __Get a Tantalizing Look That’s Safer Than Sunshine! College Station's stateSUhGrt tanning salon is now open, giving even the fanest ^ » safe. ^ natural tan. Your first tanning session is FR between now and February 9th. Call today for you appointment. Perfect Tan Post Oak Square, Harvey Road 764-2771 MSC Travel Committee presents Mardi Gras ’85 February 15-17 $115 includes: * Round-trip bus transportation (bring your coolers full of Aggie spirits!) * 2 nights lodging near Mardi Gras festivities. A great way to experience Mardi Gras! S ~U5l Sign-ups begin January 17 in MSC Room 216 (Student Programs Office) For more info call: MSC Travel 845-1515 M ■XACClEAP/Af'NEMA/- lues, Jan. 29 Special Sneak Preview-FREE Heaven Help Us with Donald Sutherland 8 p.m. Auditorium JOSEPH E. LEVINE MIKE NICHOLS LAWRENCE TURMAN THE A GRADUATE AN AVCO EMBASSY FILM TECHNICOLOR PANAVISION An Avco Cmtxi**y it*io ACADEMY AWARD WINNER BEST DIRECTOR MIKE NICHOLS 1967 For the past 2 years we’ve promised it, now we have it. Wednesday Jan. 30 7:30 p.m. Rudder Theater $1.50 with TAMU ID HOW MANY TIMES HAVE YOU SEEN AMERICA'S*! MOVIE? "THUMBS UP!" —Gene Siskel and Rogei Ebert, AT THE MOVIES Friday & Saturday Feb. 1 & 2 7:30 & 9:45 p.m. Rudder Theater $2.00 with TAMU ID Friday & Saturday Feb. 1 & 2 Midnight Rudder Theater $1.50 with TAMU ID What’s slower than a speeding bullet, and able to hit tall buildings at a single bound?