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I Page 12/The Battalion/Wednesday, December 4,1985 Police Beat I Slouch The following incidents were re ported to University Police through Monday: By Jim Earle TERRORISTIC THREAT : • A woman called and said a bomb would go off in Heldenfels Hall. No bomb was found. • There were three calls from someone saying three bombs would go off in the Blocker Building. The caller said the bombs would go off in protest against faculty and staff who are in favor of abortion. No bombs were found. NEXT YEAR IS • A woman in Bolton Hall said she received a call from a man say ing, ‘Shut up if you value you life. There’s a bomb in the building/ No bomb was found. 11ARASSMENT BY PHONE: • A woman in Married Student Housing reported receiving calls from someone who either said noth ing or used obscene language. CRIMINAE MISCHIEF: • University Police arrested two men trying to cut a limb off a mes- quite tree on the south side of the University Press building. The sus pects stated they were trying to find a crooked piece of wood to place on the bonfire stack. The case was re ferred to the Department of Student Affairs. • A watyr fountain in Moore Hall Was ripped of f the wall causing a col umn of water to shoot across the hallway. • Someone entered a janitor’s closet in the Academic Building, took toilet paper and threw it over the dome area of the building. INTOXICATION: • A man was arrested on Coke Street for public intoxication. • A man trying to disassemble police barricades on Short Street was at t ested for public intoxication and tampering with a police barricade. « A man who struck another ve hicle while trying to park on Throck morton Street was arrested for driv ing while intoxicated. • \ man being restrained on the University President’s lawn by other subjects for breaking a windshield wiper off a 1976 Winnebago was ar rested for public intoxication and criminal mischief . • A man lying unconscious in the mud by the construction site on Houston Street was awakened by University Police and arrested for public intoxication. • A woman was arrested on Throckmorton Street for driving while intoxicated. FALSE ALARM: • There were false fire alarm re ports from Moore, Moses and Pur- year hall. House passes trade legislation Associated Press WASHINGTON — Defying veto threats, the House on Tuesday ap proved, 255-161, and sent President Reagan major trade legislation to roll back a surge in textile, apparel and shoe imports from East Asia. The victory margin fell short of the two-thirds Support sponsors would need to override a Reagan veto. “I’m bloody, but I got it to him,” Rep. Ed Jenkins, D-Ga., leader of House textile forces, told reporters. He did not rule out an override ef fort but called prospects in the Sen ate “a longshot.” In a two-hour debate, critics of the bill unveiled a new letter from U.S. Trade Representative Clayton K. Yeutter repeating warnings that he would recommend a veto to the president. Sponsors countered by claiming the White House has received 3 mil lion letters from textile workers urging Reagan to sign the measure. Supporters predicted a new round of plant closings and layof fs without approval of the measure, which also provides import relief to the shoe and copper industries. “Their backs are against the wall,” declared Rep. Olympia Snowe, R- Maine. Rep. Philip M. Crane, R-lll., how ever, called tne bill "protectionism in its worst form,” and Rep. Hal R-Neb., said it was sure to retaliation against U.S. expons thus jeopardize American jobs. As the House opened debits the Senate-passed measure, Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill Jr. the Reagan administrations deficit policies” and “hands oft Hide" were at the rootofUS. problems. Sponsors kept alive flk hopes that President Reagan sign the measure, which also place a lid on shoe imports and the administration to starttalb copper-exporting nations on duction quotas. Activist speaks against banning abortio (continued from page 1) appealed to the Supreme Court. After recounting her courtroom experience, Weddington began dis cussing the disputed question of when life really begins. “In our traditional history in law, we celebrate birthdays, not concep tion days,” she said. “ We give a de duction for the year when a child is born on internal revenue forms. We have never required death certifi cates for a miscarriage. In a whole series of ways, we, in our legal his tory, have not looked at conception as being a determining moment.” Recently the abortion issue has re turned to the Supreme Court. The Reagan administration and the Jus tice Department have requested that the court review their decision in Roe vs. Wade. Weddington condemned bombings of family planning saying that people are realign violence won’t solve the issid should not be supported. “There are many individwli lies behind those whohavedi 82 No abortion," Weddington said/ii couldn't have more respectforii who oppose it in the corrcctdl iicls of law and the ronrt Idiffll Israel Spring editor nominated for The Battalion dOCU (continued from page 1) and I have some ideas of where I think the paper should go,” Powe said. “I feel like I’ve gotten so much out of this paper that I’d like to put something back into it.” Powe’s mixed bag of responsibili ties as editor will include: • Attending as many MSC Coun cil, Student, Faculty Senate and Texas A&M Board ot Regents meet ings as possible. • Maintaining good relations with the University and surrounding community. • Hiring and firing Battalion staff members. • Leading the Battalion Editorial Board. Powe mentioned some of The Battalion changes she might make. "I would like to get the produc tion of the paper more under our control,” she said. Presently, The Battalion editor has no control over its advertising or production. | Powe also said The Baia could improve the way it uiifal ginning reporters and ph«T phers in journalism classes. "I want to have them unders their relationship with the papei ter and understand the serioi of writing for this paper.’ sbti *Td like to get some morepeop this paper who are reallvdevoid Powe said she has seen provement during heryearsii Battalion. General Dynamics receives federal contract suspension Ass ■WASHIXC militai x dm u obiaincd lion H Pollard Aril) govei mi d|i-janiming re»clroiii( dal: final said Wee H i he dm mi Jordan. Sam "ti iendlv” Ai; int; llieii mili as their ineih mrisui. the < ,, i i i „ a j alieed to ret ( veral it looks good, M t ,t fnited Si. I ethnically, it s a sound pap::- r\y| u | ( . ^ ^ I think we need moresubstanct (continued from page 1) fininatmti on innocent of any criminal wrong doing and I intend to vigorously de fend the case.” The contract suspension will pre vent General Dynamics from receiv ing any new Pentagon work for at least 30 days. The company now will have the right to contest the sanction or propose corrective actions. After formal pleadings, government offi cials will decide whether or when the freeze should be lifted. “The suspension does not affect contracts already awarded to Gen eral Dynamics, but these contracts will not be renewed or extended during the suspension period,” the Navy said. The imposition of the freeze on new contracts comes at a crucial point in General Dynamics’ dealings with the Pentagon. The company manufactures the Air Force’s F-16 jet fighter, and is facing a special competition ordered by Congress in volving the F-16 and the Northrop Corp.’s F-20 fighter. That competi tion is to begin shortly under the terms of the Pentagon’s fiscal 1986 budget. General Dynamics also is the country’s sole producer of nuclear- powered Trident missile subma rines. T he Navy has been trying to convince the Newport News Ship building and Drydock Co. to com pete with General Dynamics for Tri dent contracts. A Navy source who demanded anonymity said Tuesday the service will likely redouble those efforts given the St. Louis-based company’s latest legal problems. The laj ast such freeze imposed on General Dynamics lasted three months, from May 21 to Aug. 13, and delayed the award of more than $1 billion in contracts. It was or dered by Navy Secretary John E. Lehman in the wake of disclosures the company had submitted ques tionable administrative and over head claims on defense contracts. General Dynamics finally man aged to overcome that suspension by paying a $676,283 fine for dispens ing gratuities to retired Adm. Hy man G. Rickovei; establishing a new corporate code of ethics. ”1 dunk this semester we’ved great strides toward showing till! porters can do more in-depihw mg and still be students and! have other jobs.” c;il regimes is der the stra oilier agreeir Arab counti i to the Lnil< withheld, the I Israel thus Powe added that whileshe iii, , ,, . i u n . , i'** 1 available tor she would like to see even® , , i l ••• j. u thannels, sai in-depth writing and better p»|| C( .| ()n . m() graphs. ■ Israel has Rhonda Snider, currentediiwj^ espionag T he Battalion, said sheapprow"^. 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