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Computers aid in planning Aggie Rugby Team edges Rocker Geldolf honored for storms in emergencies way to tournament victory by Congressional group — Page 3 — Page 5 — Page 6 Texas A&M m m m # The Battalion Vol. 80 Mo. 178 GSPS 045360 6 pages College Station, Texas Wednesday, July 24, 1985 iReagan agrees to nuclear pact with China :Sun un! s, there's Tan! You a couple ;t a rich, burning, our fan- ile listen- h stereo eating it nd enjoy >k that's tine, in! Session 986. intment! :o9pm turday Associated Press ■ WASHINGTON — President Reagan, at his First diplomatic cere mony since cancer surgery, lent a guiding arm Tuesday to the frail Hhihese President Li Xiannian and tild him the United States will sign a Bng-stalled nuclear cooperation ■greement between the two coun- tiies. ■ The nuclear pact would clear the Hay for the sale of American reac tors and other technology that China Hants for its ambitious nuclear | power electricity program. The [ accord is subject to congressional re- Niew but it is considered highly un- I likely Congress will block it. Young to run for Hobby’s job next year Associated Press | AUSTIN — David Young, who lost previous bids for governor and U.S. Senate, Tuesday said he will seek the Democratic nomination for lieutenant governor next year. K Young, 41, said he believes in- Humbent Democrat Bill Hobby, lieu- ||enant governor since 1973, has held i' the office long enough, noting that Hobby has served for seven regular | legislative sessions. ■ “That’s at least two more (regular f Sessions) than anyone else in Texas I history,” Young said. 1 Young also said he opposes the Hipling of state college tuition that Hobby helped push through the ijlegislature this year as presiding of- jficer of the Texas Senate. Si “Sure, the big money people de- perve their voice in government. But I the not-so-rich and not-so-powerful Heserve a voice too,” Young said. | “There’s a time to bfe angry and Hhere’s a time not to be angry,” he isaid. “When I look at a 500 percent Bncrease in state university tuition piver a 5-year period, it makes me an- Igry. In my view, that’s a very short- Highted piece of legislation,” he said. Young finished fourth in a six- Itoay race for the 1982 Democratic gubernatorial nomination. He also Finished fourth of six Democratic Senate candidates last year. Reagan, walking somewhat stiffly but appearing otherwise fit, held hands with his wife Nancy and ac knowledged cheers from hundreds of spectators as he emerged for the event on the sun-drenched South Lawn. The 74-year-old Reagan, who walked unaided to a small podium for the ceremony, put his arm around the 76-year-old Li to gently guide him to his seat at the start of the 15-minute ceremony. The two leaders stood during their national anthems and when they delivered their own brief re marks. Each took a seat- when the other man spoke. Reagan declared the two nations had built a “foundation of good will” that included a joint stand against aggression. In his remarks, Li told Reagan: “I’m very happy to see you are re covering so fast and I’m deeply touched by your participation in this welcoming ceremony.” Li spoke in Chinese and his remarks were trans lated into English. At a photo session in the White House Green Room, Reagan was asked how he was feeling and re plied, “Fine.” He said “no” when asked if he had any complaints. The president grinned, and chatted with Li through an inter preter. Reagan offered brief an swers to several reporters’ questions without difficulty, but his cheeks were not their normal ruddy red and he walked slowly and stiffly from the room behind his Chinese guest. Normally the two leaders would have met in the Oval Office, but due to his recovery from major abdomi nal surgery Reagan hasn’t yet re sumed normal business in the West Wing of the executive mansion. White House spokesman Larry Speakes said Reagan told Li during their 30-minute meeting with top aides that the United States planned to go ahead with the pact. He’s No Chef Tell... Photo by Anthony S. Casper State Fire Marshal Manager Charles Killingsworth creates a fiery scene while demonstrating what can happen when an electrical bulb comes into contact with a flammable liquid. The pre sentation, which was demonstrated on the second floor of the Memorial Student Center, was presented to visiting firefighters during the Fire Prevention segment of their training. El Paso plays key role in smuggling Drug bust spans Mexico, six states fan r Associated Press 1 EL PASO — An indication of the |key role this border city plays in in- |(ernational drug trafficking was |given Tuesday with the arrests in six Ijtates of more than 120 people be- | lieved to be connected with a major I Pexican drug smuggling organiza tion, officials said. I “We’re not dealing with small Quantities. We’re dealing with multi kilo distributions. We’re dealing with the godfathers of organized crime in Mexico who use the Juarez-El Paso ^rea to smuggle their narcotics into the United States,” said Phillip E. Jordan, special agent in charge of ! the Drug Enforcement Administra tion’s Dallas field division. I “This shows the importance El Paso plays in the Mexican connec tion,” Jordan said, referring to Tuesday’s arrests that culminated a two-year investigation by the DEA and the FBI of the activities of the Herrera family of Durango, Mexico. U.S. Attorney Anton R. Valukas in Chicago said more than 400 law enforcement of ficials launched raids in Illinois, Texas, Florida, Califor nia, Colorado and Indiana and ar rested residents of those states and of Puerto Rico and Mexico. Valukas said 134 people had been indicted on various charges that in cluded conspiracy to violate drug trafficking laws, use of interstate communication facilities to violate drug trafficking laws and interstate travel between Chicago, El Paso and Mexico for the purpose of acquiring illegal drugs. Eight of those arrested live in El Paso, said Ron Hoverson, special agent in charge of the El Pasd FBI bureau. Jordan said officials believe the Herrera organization has used El Paso and neighboring Ciudad Jua rez, Mexico, for several years to im port drugs into the United States. El Paso is separated from Juarez by the Rio Grande. “The Herrera organization has been targeted by DEA and other agencies for a long time,” Jordan said. “When you talk about the Her rera organization of Durango, Mex ico, you can compare it with some of the best organized crime out of Mex ico and in the United States.” Jordan said the operation is con sidered to be a multimillion-dollar drug network. Agents say that at times the Her reras have had such control over heroin sales that they were able to set the price, quality and availability of the drug. In addition to Tuesday’s arrests, authorities in Chicago said they seized $197,000 in cash amd large amounts of marijuana, cocaine and heroin. Hoverson said nothing was seized in El Paso. Hoverson said the eight men ar rested in El Paso appeared Tuesday afternoon before U.S. Magistrate Philip Cole, who denied bond for all. The spokesman said the United States was satisfied with China’s as surances that U.S. nuclear materials will not be used for anything other than peaceful purposes. The pact was first initialed during Reagan’s visit to China 15 months ago, but was shelved because of in telligence information that China may have assisted Pakistan in its ef forts to develop a nuclear weapons capability. Both countries denied it. Speakes said the pact was to be signed within the next “day or so” if not at a signing ceremony Tuesday afternoon for other accords on edu cation, cultural affairs and fishing that will make it possible for the Chinese to fish in American waters. Li’s visit is the first to the United States by a president of China’s com munist government. Even though his post is largely ceremonial, Li is one of the last survivors of Mao’s “Long March” in the 1930s and is a member of the powerful six-mem ber standing committee of the Com munist Party’s Politburo. A State Department official, who spoke on condition that he not be identified, told reporters after the session that besides the nuclear pact, the talks focused on relations with the Soviet Union, Taiwan, and trade and economic issues. Toyota to begin producing cars in U.S. by 1988 Associated Press TOKYO — Toyota Motor Corp., Japan’s largest car maker and leader in Japanese car sales in the United States, announced today it will begin producing passenger cars in the United States and Canada in 1988. About 200,000 cars a year will be built at a U.S. plant in a location yet to be decided, said an official an nouncement released by Toyota’s board of directors after a meeting. Recent Japanese news reports said the company is focusing on sites in Tennessee, Georgia or South Caro lina in addition to Midwestern states, but Toyota officials said a location has not been decided. The announcement said the U.S. plant will produce medium-size, 2- liter cars. Kyodo News Service said the plant was expected to produce the Camry series car, but Toyota of ficials would not confirm the report. Takaharu Kurasaki of Toyota said, “The Camry will be one of the candidates, but we are not sure which car will be most popular or convenient to produce in 1988.” Toyota also plans to produce about 50,000 1.6-liter passenger cars a year in Canada, at a location yet to be decided, and expand production at a California joint venture with General Motors to include Toyota models, the company announce ment said. Toyota currently makes cars in Fremont, California, in a joint ven ture with GM begun last year. UAW welcomes move Associated Press DETROIT — Toyota Motor Corp.’s plan to build cars in the United States under its own name is a multimilliort-dollar bet that quotas on imported Japanese cars are here to stay, analysts said Tuesday. The move, while welcomed by the United Auto Workers as proof that quotas are working, may pressure the union to give Toyota’s U.S. rivals a break on wages and benefits, ana lysts said. For the consumer, the addition of 200,000 Toyotas a year above the quota will make it easier to find and erhaps cheaper to buy the popular rand, dealers said. “I think the fact that they’re start ing a plant on their own in the U.S. rather than doing a joint venture is significant,” said David Healy, auto motive analyst with the New York brokerage house Drexel Burnham Lambert. “It’s another indication that the quotas will be in place for a long time and that the Japanese companies are making long-term bets that there are going to be restraints on imports from Japan pretty much forever.” UAW President Owen Bieber said his union expects to represent work ers at the Toyota plant, although la bor leaders have had no formal dis cussions with Toyota officials regarding the new facility. He said the UAW’s work with Toyota in establishing with General Motors Corp. a joint manufacturing venture in Fremont, Calif., provided “the basis for a positive and produc tive relationship in the best interests of the workers, the employer and the consumers.” “Toyota . . . has taken a construc tive approach to working with the UAW,” Bieber said. Bieber praised Congressional pressure on the Japanese to locate production and jobs in the United States, which he said “is beginning to pay dividends.” But analysts said the move could backfire by increasing pressure on the union to grant wage and work-rule concessions to make domestic automakers more compet itive with Japanese automakers in the United States. “It’s sort of ironic that the Japa nese can build cars more cheaply in the U.S. than Detroit can,” Healy said. “It puts pressure on the whole employment cost structure in the U.S. industry. Everybody is going to want a deal.” Vacations To Go aids travelers by offering discount rates Associated Press HOUSTON — Travelers wanting bar gain prices are turning to a Houston-based firm that buys unfilled space on airlines, truises and hotels and then offers it to cli ents at discount rates. It’s called Vacations To Go and it’s the [brainstorm of Robert J. Carney and Alan Fox. Fox, the firm’s vice president, says, “At a roint and time when operators are able to dentify specific departure dates that are Hot going to fill up, they have one or two options. They can let the space go empty and take a total loss on it or they can mark he price down drastically and reach people ihrough our company.” Airlines have agreed to sell their unfilled seats only if the name of the airline is''not used in any advertisement or promotion, he said. Fox and Carney decided to venture into discount vacations after market research showed a need for it. The Houston-based firm opened its doors in May 1984 and since has expanded into 25 other cities. The research, Carney says, found the market would be geared to young profes sionals. But to their surprise, more than 50 percent of their clients are retired people. “All the yuppies generally have the money and inclination but work 60 to 70 hours a week,” Carney said. “The retired people have the money and time.” To take advantage of the discounts, which can reach 50 percent, Vacations To Go clients must purchase an annual $50 membership. The membership applies to all family members living in the same household plus one guest per trip, said Fox, who served in the marketing departments of Continental Airlines and Texas Air In ternational. Fox says Vacations To Go is geared for “people who are flexible enough in their daily itinerary that they can make plans and leave on just a few weeks notice.” The vacation outlets revolve around a 24-hour hotline number in each branch of fice that is answered by a recording listing the discount vacations available. “They can make reservations then or dial another number and get more information or a brochure,” Fox says. “We do all the ticketing and handle all the documents our selves.” Advanced notice of trips vary depending on the destination. Members are usually aware of cruises four to six months before departure while notice of weekend trips to Mexico and Las Vegas vary from a week to 10 days, he said. A two-week Orient cruise retailing at $2,445 was available to Vacation To Go members for $1,665 during June. A four- day Bahamas cruise was going for $465, compared to retail $640. “We put a lot of people on to those vaca tions w ho could not have afforded them be fore,” Fox says. “Now for the amount paid to spend a week at Disney World you can take one of our trips to London or Paris.” Fox and Carney, the firm’s president, say they decided to start the business after no ticing all the changes the airline industry was going through under deregulation. Carney serves as director of Texas Air and is president and director of Jet Capital Corp., parent company of Continental and New York Air. “Realizing that when all was said and done, more and more of the emphasis was on price, this seemed like a very logical place to get going,” Carney says about the firm’s origin. The venture has nothing to do, financially or operationally, with Texas Air or Continental, he says. Although Fox and Carney wouldn’t dis close the size of their membership, both say business is doing well.