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ualitysogoo: can’t tell it’s □ copy Wednesday, December 4, 1985/The Battalion/Page 11 r, crisp copies Iron oit ik copier-duplitiioi, ee parking, fasi sew y! Kwnuormn JMS.IiuiAis Bryjn U.S.-Soviet compromise hard to find on ‘Star Wars’ issue ;ash pld, silver, ns, diamonds ?welry Repair 3e Stock of iamonds ild Chains :ascoin CHANGE University Dr. 846-8916 -A Texas Ave. from El Chico,Bryan| 79-7662 HEATRE GUIDE lor Citizens Anytime -Fri Matinees l show except HoSdiit Associated Press I WASHINGTON — G.S. and So viet positions on “Star Wars" have hardened in the aftermath of the Geneva summit, American officials say, making it more difficult to find a compromise that would dear the Way for a comprehensive nuclear arms control agreement. K Moscow is understood to have promised further concessions in its latest arms control proposal — movs. ing closer to the U.S. position — if the administration will drop its Star Wars research program officially known as die Strategic Defense Ini tiative. ■ Space-based weapons, along with strategic and intermediate-range missiles, are the subjects of the U.S.- Soviet arms control talks scheduled to resume in Geneva on Jan. 16. H A member of the U.S. summit del egation said President Reagan and Soviet leader Mikhail Gorbachev en gaged in “a dialogue of the deaf’ on Mar Wars in Geneva, with neither Conceding any validity to the other’s point of view. B Reagan stressed SDI’s potential as a defensive shield against nuclear at tacks, several informed officials said, while Gorbachev saw it as a ploy to develop a first-strike capability for the United States — to attack with out fear of counter-attack. When Reagan proposed his open laboratories strategy for each nation to send scientists to keep track of the otlier’s Star Wars research, Gorba chev countered with his own open laboratories offer for each side to make sure there wasn’t any research at all. The result was that there was no real discussion of what Star Wars is about, and no progress made toward the American goal of drawing Mos cow into a dicussion of how to mix offensive and defensive weapons systems, according to participants. Several officials said the U.S. posi tion had definitely hardened, in part because of the Soviet attitude at the summit. Officials suggested that before the summit Reagan was signaling flexi bility by emphasizing that the United States would insist on its right to con duct Star War research, but without mentioning testing or development. Gorbachev had in the past sug gested the Soviets might not oppose laboratory research. Between those two positions, some officials said, there was room for a compromise. But Gorbachev refused to discuss re search at the summit, the officials said. “They tried their level best to break down our position without of fering anything in return, and they didn’t get away with it,” said Paul H. Nitze, senior arms control adviser to Reagan. A senior State Department official said, “The Soviets made a big mis take in the way they dealt with SDL It’s a very personal thing with the president. And they’ve got to deal with it that way.” “They can’t just say it’s a product of the military-industrial complex, that it’s expensive and will cost a tril lion dollars, and therefore you shouldn’t do it,” added the official, who insisted on anonymity. In post-summit comments, Gor bachev insisted there can be no pro gress on a strategic nuclear arms control accord without an end to Star Wars. Street gangs Notorious Chicago group seeks recognition as religion Gl«nn Clou* Jtff Brldgu,, ii LfltflG Presents ^ ttwriMi a MKHflfl) fOI 45-9:55 MediiS , - —— m S«t & Sul All S«ltl Associated Press ■ CHICAGO — Members of what police say is one of Chicago’s most nptorious street gangs are testing the First Amendment with a lawsuit seeking recognition as an organized religion — with rights to preach in pris- [§ns. ■ Corrections authorities say the class-action lawsuit is Crucial to the state prison system’s future. I They say the request for religious status is a guise to cover gang recruiting and to organize illegal activities within prison walls. B “If the inmates should happen to prevail in this case,” said Illinois Corrections Director Michael Lane, “it would guarantee no one would be able to manage the Illinois prison system.” ■ The El Rukns say they are peace-loving adherents of Islam and their intent is to spread Allah’s word to the lltarce rated. B They follow the Koran’s teachings and have adopted Sunni Islamic belief structures and prayer regulations, said leader Amir Reico El. B The El Rukns contend their group has a constitu tional right to practice its religion and should be given the same rights afforded other religions by the Illinois Corrections Department. B “A group could be a religion and a street gang,” said the El Rukns’ attorney, Thomas Peters. “Their beliefs are traditional Islamic beliefs.” At least one other Chicago gang, the Black Disciples, has incorporated as a religious group. And prison officials say other gangs may follow suit if the El Rukns succeed. "They’re waiting in the wings on this one,” Richard DeRobertis, a former Stateville Correctional Center warden, testified at the trial, which resumes Wednesday in U.S. District Court in Danville. The El Rukn Organization is headquartered in an abandoned theater in an improverished area of the city’s South Side. Called the Grand Major Mosque, the building resem bles a fortress with a steel front door equipped with 2- inch diameter steel bars. Authorities estimate the gang’s membership at seve ral hundred. Citing security concei ns, the El Rukns declined to comment on their size. The group’s leader, Jeff Eort, once convicted of mis appropriating federal funds from a job-training pro gram, is in a federal penitentiary in Texas on a narcot ics conviction. Peters said 100 to 200 El Rukns are in Illinois pris ons. Detective Robert Simandl of the police Gang Crimes Unit said the gang supports itself by the sale of “narcot ics, with any other criminal activity that they can make monev on.” -.ini vo«. 226 SWPffl dES FOR TODAYONlt HE DEAD im IE IN l A (R) mi ■<R) 1:0 HULMAN6 2002 E. HI AES FOR TODAYQM iROOVE(R) 10 10URS 10 MARE STREET-2 ( IfjNOF )IER THE WOMAN (R) 7:3M im 10 IM R) GEEEEi Manor East Mi MESFORTOOAYOlS EY OF !N (PG) U? (PG) SER (PG) r.m urn Y Y rr Y( i\LLY( IVLLY ULY ULLY A.LY A.LY ALLY ALLY ALLY< ALLY! A.LY ALLY! ALLY! A.LY l ALLY AL.Y ALLY ALLY ft|LY( A.LY ALLY ALL Y( ALLY ALLY ALLY! ALLY at? att? AL.Y( ALL Y< ALLY! ALLY ALL Y( ALLY! What’s up Wednesday STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will show the film "Generations of Resistance” at 8:30 p.m. hi 601 Rudder. : INTRAMURALS: informational meeting for basketball offi cials will be at 6:50 p.m. in 164 Read. 1 STUDENT GOVERNMENT: the Student Senate meeting will be at 7:30 p.m. in 204 Harrington. HURST-EULESS-BEDFORD HOMETOWN CLUB: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 607 Rudder. CAMAC: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 504 Rudder. RESIDENCE HALL ASSOCIATION: is meeting at 8:30 p.m. in the party room of Casa del Sol apartments. ' AScU CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP*, is sponsoring a pro gram on “Beating the Blues: How to Triumph^ at 7:30 p.m. in the Soil and Crops Sciences Building. MSC TRAVEL; is meeting at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder, Thursday TEXAS A&M EMERGENCY CARE TEAM: is meeting at 7 p.m. in 404 Rudder. PHI LAMBDA UFSILQN: is meeting at 5 p.m. in 229 Chem istry Building. TAMU STUDENT ART FILM SOCIETY: is showing Pasoli nis “ The Canterbury d ales” at 7 p.m. in 103 Soil and Crop Sciences Building. MSC TRAVEL: is meeting to have Aggteland pictures taken at 7 p.m. in the MSC lounge. SOCIETY OF WOMEN ENGINEERS; is meeting at 7 p.m. m the Zachry lobby. SIGMA PI: is meeting for elections at 9 p.m. in 150 15 locker. TAMU SYMPHONIC BAND; is having its annual fall con cert at 8:15 p.m. in Rudder Auditorium, Tickets are $1 for students ana $3 for non-students. What's Up should be submitted to The Battalion, 216 Reed McDonald, no less than three days prior to de sired publication date. 30 Xerox copies Brazos Valley Printing 3601 E. 29th St. *846-3024 F ^1. .A, .1. *A» ,1. .A, .A, -X- -X- -X- -X- -X. - y*. 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George Washington bade farewell to his offi cers at Fraunces Tavern in New York. In a choked voice, the depart ing chief commander of the Gonti- nental Army s'aid, "With a heart full of love and gratitude, I now take leave of you.” On this date: In 1816, James Monroe of Vir ginia was elected the fifth president of the United States, defeating Fed eralist Rufus King. In 1875, William Marcy Tweed, the “Boss” of New York City’s Tam many Hall political organization, es caped from jail and fled the country. In 1918, President Woodrow' Wil son set sail for France to attend the Versailles Peace Conference. He thus became the first chief executive to travel outside the country while in office. In 1942, President Franklin D. Roosevelt ordered the liquidation of the Works Progress Administration, which had been created in 1935 to provide work for the unemployed during the Depression. In 1942, U.S. bombers struck the Italian mainland for the first time in World War II. In 1945, the Senate approved U.S. participation in the United Na tions. Thought for Today: “Well done is better than well said.’’ — Benjamin Franklin (1706-1790). Duck Soup & Horsefeathers Wednesday, December 4, 1985 7:30 p.m. $1.50 301 Rudder NO DUES! CHOOSE YOUR COURSE ONE YEAR MEMBERSHIP NO MONTHLY DUES Plus $6 Photo !D Card BODY BUILDING WEIGHT LOSS FIRM & TONE RELAXATION 24f jr hour — V GYMS ■of TEXAS 846-0053 Plant your ad in The Battalion Classified and harvest the RESULTS!