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Slouch Tuesday, June25, 1985/The Battalion/Page 5 J "' l ’ 1 »"IIII»I : IIIW I l«HIIIW—■ By Jim Earle y “It’s a petition to do awa) with petitions’ Labor secretary defends policies at NAACP meeting LUNCH SPECIAL 11-2 pm Buy 1 Chickenfried Steak and get 2nd free f°RX SkiLoH ^ STEAKHOUSE V-- W- ^ Bombing Security at Houston mosques tightened after explosion he inform heet. and localioiiii b; the dub<i f with other in Field Da;i 264 stations ound the en said the tat he Associated Press | HOUSTON — Security was being tightened at Houston’s Islamic mos- oues after a pipebomb ripped tnrough a Moslem pra; er room over the weekend in what officials believe was retaliation for the American ostage incident in Lebanon. Police said witnesses reported see ing a man speeding awa) in a pickup tick jelling “We did it, we did it,’’ after the bomb went off late Satur- g J da; at the Daar Us Salaam mosque in a shopping center in southwest be about a'^ ouston - “We believe this was an emotional action b; an unknowledgeable rson who doesn’t know who he is talitating against,” said Sa; ed Go- Bah, president of the Islamic Societ; of Greater Houston. 1 Two homemade bombs exploded at 11:30 p.m. Saturda;, an hour af ter worshippers had finished their evening pra; ers and left the mos que, authorities said. No one was hurt but damage was estimated at $50,000. Houston Fire Department senior arson investigator Bill Sammons, however, said it was uncertain whether the bomb was a reaction to the Beirut hostage situation. “We’ve had a pipe-bomber in that area for three months,” Sammons said. “Whether he decided to hit the mosque because of Lebanon, who knows?” Societ; officials sa; their group, which includes 30,000 Moslems and six mosques in Houston, has been the target of numerous telephone threats in the past week. But Gomah said the group is non political and has no ties to the Shiite Moslems who are holding the Amer icans in Lebanon. “When it comes to Moslems, the American public is ignorant,” Go mah said. “People think that all Mos lems are like (Iranian A; atollah) Khomeini, which is not the case. “We are Americans, we love America, and we are part of Amer ica. We are not affiliated with an; foreign organization,” he said. Associated Press DALLAS — U.S. Labor Secretar; William Brock, faced Monda; with the job of representing the Reagan administration before the NAACP convention, defended his depart ment’s efforts to put black teen-ag ers to work. Brock, praised b; NAACP Exec utive Director Benjamin L. Hooks as an official whose door is alwa; s open to minorities, challenged charges that Reagan ignores minorities and is “turning back”, the civil rights clock. “I think there have been missed opportunities for communication” between the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People and the administration, Brock said in a news conference after his noon speech to convention delegates. “I don’t believe there’s an; one who believes Ronald Reagan doesn’t want the maximum opportunit; for ever; one in the countr;,” Brock said. When asked if he agreed with the administration’s handling of civil rights issues, he said, “The president appointed me. I share his views.” Tension during questioning b; re porters in the press room — where Hooks shared the podium with Brock and listened as his own words attacking Reagan were repeated — contrasted sharpl; with Brock’s ear lier speech. Brock’s talk received polite applause at the Dallas Convention Center ballroom, Brock had spoken of a need to curb teen-age unem ployment, which he said has climbed as high as 50 percent among blacks and steadily increased over the past 30 years. In his ke; note address Sunda; night, Hooks blasted the Reagan ad ministration and accused it of “open hostilit; to equal rights.” But on Monda;, Brock side stepped the controvers;, sa; ing he wouldn’t get into a “debate with the Justice department” or an; other de partment at odds with the NAACP, which is holding its 76th annual meeting. Brock focused on the Labor De partment’s efforts to solve the prob lem of out-of-work ; outh. “The; are in this horrible Catch- 22,” Brock said. “The; don’t have a job because the; don’t have experi ence. The; can’t get experience be cause the; can’t get ajob. Brock pointed to the new Job Training Partnership Act, which re placed the Comprehensive Emplo; - ment Training Act as the federal jobs-training program for ; outh, as a significant step. He said JTPA has doubled the number of job place ments after training. He also said a planned “; outh wage,” a reduced minimum wage for teen-agers during the summer months to encourage emplo; ers to hire them, will also put teen-agers to work. Restrictions will keep the program from displacing adult workers, as some labor and minorit; leaders fear, and “400,000 new jobs” will be created, Brock said. At the end of the news confer ence, Hooks placed his arm on Brock’s shoulder and said he’d known Brock for 20 ; ears. “Without asking ; ou to commit ; ourself, when ; ou sit in that cabinet meeting chair, let all the rest of them know we’re still here,” Hooks said. includes choice of potato, rice or vegetable coupon good thru June 27, 1985 Not good with any other coupon or special. 2528 Texas Ave S. College Station 693-1164 Texas Ave. between Southwest Pkwy & Kmart V PizzaworksJ DOUBLE DAVES GREAT DELIVERY FAST DELIVERY 35 minutes (or else) Northside: Call 268-DAVES We deliver all the way to Villa Maria Southside Call 696-DAVES We deliver all the way to Southwood Valley TRY US! We’ve got speed wheels aHi”fc *W ■■VII 31 U|«# I ; non-students. STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: is meeting in 501 Rudder. Information on apartheid will be presented and items tor Wtwts Up should be submitted to The Battalion, Press . 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