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Former student to speak at worldwide televised Muster — Page 3 Aggies close home season with 82-75 win over Cougars — Page 8 ■ ■■■PW Texas A&M wm gk The Battalion Vol.83 No. 106 CJSPS 075360 12 pages College Station, Texas Wednesday, February 26, 1986 quino: Filipinos to ‘start healing wounds’ Associated Press IMANILA, Philippines — Ferdi- nand E. Marcos fled the Philippines iftei 20 years in power Wednesday in| Corazon Aquino, the new presi- Jetlt, said, “We can start healing the loliids.” She made the comment to jour- Kts waiting outside her campaign Blquarters as television and radio nations reported Marcos and an en- Kage or 55 relatives and friends ■ arrived in the U.S. territory of Bm aboard two American military lanes. iManila began returning to normal ifter days of turmoil in the revolt ousted Marcos. aldiers mingled with civilian Itseers in the palace grounds that Ibeen under a virtual siege by re- &M leads bel forces and their civilian support ers during the Final days of the Mar cos era. Marcos, 68, resigned the presi dency Tuesday night, driven from office by a military and civil rebellion in support of Aquino. He was taken by helicopter to Clark Air Base 50 miles northwest of Manila, where his group spent the night before fleeing the country Wednesday. The U.S. Defense Department is sued a statement in Washington say ing a C-9 transport jet carrying Mar cos, his wife Imelda and the ousted armed forces chief, Gen. Fabian C. Ver and his wife, landed at Guam’s Andersen Air Force Base Wednes day evening. “Mr. Marcos will receive a medical checkup at the U.S. Naval Hospital in Agana, Guam,” the statement said. “The period of time (Marcos will be) on Guam and further desti nations are not known at this time.” Frank Quimby, a staff aide to Guam’s delegate to the U.S. Con gress, said Marcos would receive needed medical attention and then probably would go to Hawaii. He did not specify what medical treatment was involved, but Marcos has been said to suffer from a kidney ailment and other problems. After Marcos left the riverside presidential palace, where he had been isolated for days by a revolu tion Aquino called “people power,” Filipinos swarmed into the streets for a carnival of joy. Aquino said in a brief television appearance early Wednesday: “The long agony is over. We are finally free, and we can be truly proud of the unprecedented way in which we achieved our freedom — with cour age, with determination and most important, in peace.” Increasing U.S. pressure com bined with the military and civil re volt to end Marcos’ rule. He fled to the U.S. air base barely nine hours after a last hurrah of being formally sworn in for another six-year term. Official word of the resignation came first from Washington. Secre tary of State George P. Shultz said Marcos, a U.S. ally throughout his presidency, would be “welcome to come to the United States.” In announcing U.S. recognition of Aquino, 53, Shultz said: “The new government has been produced by one of the most stirring and coura geous examples of the democratic process in modern history. We honor the Filipino people. They have resolved this issue nonviolently and in a way that does them honor.” Aquino said in her television ap pearance, which began at 2:45 a.m. and lasted less than a minute: “A new life starts for our country to morrow, a life filled with hope and I believe a life that will be blessed with peace and progress.” The departure of Marcos ended an intense, four-day drama in this archipelago of 55.5 million people. There were no major military clashes, but at least 16 people were reported killed. After rebels took over the govern ment television station Monday, hundreds of thousands of Filipinos surrounded it and the rebel military camp in vast human barriers to pro tect them from attack by Marcos forces. Aquino, widow of the president’s assassinated political rival, said to the crowd around Camp Crame at one point: “This is the first time in his tory that the civilian population has protected the military.” The Reagan administration gave Marcos the final push Monday, call ing for peaceful transition to a new government because of what it termed widespread fraud in the Feb. 7 election. See related story, page 7 in fesearch uncling From Staff and Wire Reports Hexas public universities attracted |47(i million in research funds last H, a 15 percent increase over pB, according to a Texas College Hrdinating Board report issued Tuesday. • fexas A&M continued to attract Kmost research funds with $144.9 l|jon. The University of Texas at Rtin was second with $91.6 mil- . .B ' Dr. Duwayne M. Anderson, asso- |ate provost for research at A&M, ■ the University is proud of being Bber one in research grants. [ Anderson said A&M’s research funds have increased 17 percent an- flly, which is above average. He Iributes these increases to A&M’s lutstanding faculty. I'Texas A&M’s faculty has been at- .fined to the need to attract research IBrs to A&M,” Anderson said, lihev are determined to make ' McM the leader in research in the I’nited States.” [ Anderson said A&M’s strength as Iresearch university has been built B a long period of time. Governor says 13% budget cut can solve crisis Standing Tall Members of the Texas Aggie Band stand inspec tion Tuesday in preparation for the Butch Bal- Photo by ANTHONY S. CASPER dridge Marching Competition, an annual event for all freshmen and sophomores in the air wing. Associated Press AUSTIN — Despite a skeptical analysis by the comptroller’s office, Gov. Mark White insisted Tuesday that his plan to cut spending can solve the state’s budget crisis. Interviewed at the National Gov ernors Association meeting in Wash ington, White told The Associated Press “our numbers are accurate.” He referred to a confidential anal ysis by Comptroller Bob Bullock’s staff that said White’s plan to freeze hiring and cut spending would save less than half the $1.3 billion needed to cover the shortfall projected by Aug. 31, 1987. Also Tuesday, the state human services commissioner said a 13 per cent cut would be devastating to the department’s programs. “There’s no- way we can cut 13 percent out of our budget without hitting programs,” Commissioner Marlin Johnston said. Compound ing the problem, he said, is that much of the state money spent on human services is matched by fed eral funds, so every state dollar cut could cost the agency $2. With oil prices falling to $15 per barrel and lower, officials this month estimated that state government rev enues will fall $1.3 billion below the $37.2 billion appropriated for spending during the 1986 and 1987 fiscal years. The Bullock report said White’s plan could save as little as $100 mil lion to $200 million. It estimated the plan would save $557 million under the “most optimistic assumptions.” “To reach $1.3 billion, staff lay offs would almost certainly be nec essary,” the interoffice report to Bul lock said. White has insisted layoffs aren’t necessary. Bullock aides said the confidential report was prepared for informatio nal purposes, out several copies of the analysis were obtained by news reporters. See related story, page 5 Vandiver, Bentsen introduce space-grant bill [Although UT is behind A&M in research grants, Anderson said he ■ the highest admiration for the Biversity. “We regard them as part ners in research,” he said. Rhe University of Houston-Uni- repitv Park was third with $15.5 lillion. Texas Tech was fourth with fT5 million. i. Federal funds accounted for two- jhrcls of the statewide increase. More than half of the research funds ame from federal sources. Twenty- t ree percent came from state gov- nment and 22 percent came from Bier sources, including private in- Bstry. By MARY ANN HARVEY Staff Writer Texas Senator Lloyd Bentsen and Texas A&M President Frank E. Vandiver introduced a bill in the Senate Tuesday to create a National Space Grant College Program. This program would help coordi nate the nation’s space-related re search activities and designate a se lect number of major universities to lead the effort. The $10 million program would be overseen by NASA and would en courage cooperation between states, ■ —— — Restaurant report By BRIAN PEARSON Senior Staff Writer Bj The restaurants listed below gpere inspected last week by the Rrazos County Health Depart- tinent. The information is based | on food service establishment in spection reports. ■ David Jefferson, a registered I sanitarian at the department, says f restaurants with scores of 95 or fabove generally have excellent [Operations and facilities. Jeffer- |Son says restaurants with scores in the 70s or low 80s usually have se- [ rious violations on the health re- ' port. [ R Scores can be misleading, Jef- [Ferson says, because restaurants can achieve the same score by having several major violations or an abundance of minor viola tions. He says the major violations might close down an establish ment while some minor violations can be corrected while the health inspector is still in the building during the inspection. Jefferson says the department might close a restaurant if the score is below 70, the employees have infectious diseases, the res taurant lacks adequate refrigera tion, a sewage backup exists in the building, or the restaurant has a complete lack of sanitation for the food equipment. Point deductions, or violations, on the report form range from one point (minor violation) to five points (major violation). The de partment inspects each restau rant about every six months. Sometimes a follow-up inspec- See Restaurant, page 12 universities and the federal agency, Bentsen and Vandiver said. The space-grant concept, initially proposed by Vandiver, is patterned after the federal acts that created the land-grant and sea-grant programs, which were instrumental in having key universities develop America’s agricultural and marine resources. A&M has been a land-grant insti tution for more than a century and was one of the first institutions to re ceive a sea-grant designation 20 years ago. Dr. Vandiver pointed out that the University has been involved in space-related research activities for 25 years. Vandiver said space-grant univer sities would also be a good invest ment for federal research dollars be cause they could serve as a focus for generating state contributions and private support. Dr. Duwayne M. Anderson, asso ciate provost for research at A&M, said one the features of the space- grant act encourages the formation of partnerships between Universi ties, states and a number of large corporations in a common research and educational endeavor. Anderson said the space-grant act is designed to stimulate capital and talent, pulling these resources to gether for long-range planning of degree and research programs in space. Anderson added that he is quite confident that A&M will be among the first to receive recognition as a space-grant university. Although the Senate bill does not designate specific space-grant uni versities, Vandiver also has said he envisions A&M being named the first, or one of the first such institu tions. Texas A&M’s Space Research Center already has established a re search program with NASA’s John son Space Center that is funding five projects on long-term use of space and is a major participant in the new NASA National Center for the Com mercial Development of Space Re mote Sensing. “As we contemplate this country’s $148.5 billion trade deficit of last year, commercial development of space technology offers a bright ray of hope for the future,” Bentsen said. “The National Space Grant Pro- See Bill, page 12 IRS rules complicate filing return Determining taxable income By JIM LUTHER APTax Writer Editor’s note — This is the third in a series of five articles written to help taxpayers prepare their 1985 income tax returns. This installment covers taxable income. WASHINGTON — In the begin ning it was simple. When the federal income tax was enacted, it applied to all income “from whatever source derived.” In the ensuing 72 years, so many ifs, ands, buts and other exceptions have been approved that it requires thousands of pages of laws, regula tions and court decisions to deter mine what income is taxable and what is not. The portion of income beyond wages and salaries may or may not be taxable. Interest? Usually. Gifts? No. Unemployment compensation? It depends on your other income. Capital gains? Usually 40 percent — but that takes you into the most com plicated and confusing part of the whole tax code. One thing can be said with cer tainty: It’s taxable unless the law spe cifically exempts it. As you fill out your 1985 tax re turn, keep in mind that you don’t have to pay tax on welfare benefits, child support, Veterans’ Administra tion benefits or proceeds you re ceived from a life insurance policy because of someone’s death. That leaves a lot to be taxed. Among specific items: • Wages, salaries, tips, bonuses, fees (includingjury duty), employer- paid fringe benefits that are not spe cifically exempt. Also, “sick pay” fi nanced by your employer. • Prizes and gambling winnings. .If you itemize deductions, you may write off some of your gambling losses. • Alimony. • Profits (capital gains) from sell ing or swapping real estate, securi ties, coins and other property. This requires the filing of a separate Schedule D or Form 4797. If you made a profit selling your home, you’ll have to report it. But under See Most, page 12