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sat 'fits wert Uni. I EFT: withtKi Ul a nion: L :a E'ulaior ^en frou Candidates for Bryan Council give reasons for seeking posts — Page 3 BTYunn A&.M blasts North Texas State in non-conference baseball — Page 7 •ten. BUILD. Plica of j ; Militan cnts Hail <>tcs were wr door | vi,, S ^ lot. 83 No. 127 CJSPS 075360 10 pages iotB eontjB The Battalion College Station, Texas Thursday, April 3, 1986 >ary H; xpiosiom r further found pm in f he man e newspa- on shells. Hachtman, Sims in runoff for SG president By Frank Smith Staff Writer and oters in Wednesday’s spring ^.^^^Jctions narrowed the five-man lc( ! tlut jel of candidates f or student body t rootninBsident to two: Mike Hachtman ■nan ap- [nd Mike Sims. A runoff election is Meduled for April 9. Hachtman is a senior majoring in Hustrial distribution. Sims is a ju- ■r agricultural education major, th are members of the Student late. According to returns submitted day by the election commission ml confirmed by the judicial board, l)talof4,132 ballots were cast. In the presidential race, Sims cap tured 944 votes, or 25.3 percent; Hachtman 883, or 23.7 percent; Brett Shine 731, or 19.6 percent; Marty Roos 729, or 19.6 percent; and Jim Cleary 426, or 11.4 percent. Write-in votes accounted for the re maining 0.4 percent. Winners of Student Senate chairmanships were: Jerry Ding- more, academic affairs; Douglas Baird, external affairs; Spence McClung, finance; and Jose Castro, student services. Dingmore got 58 percent of the vote in his race. His opponent, Rudy Rodriguez, got just over 41 percent. McClung defeated Mark Brown ing 56.7 percent to 43.2 percent, while Castro edged Billy McCaskill by 80 votes — 1,505 to 1,425. Baird ran unopposed. Senior yell leaders for 1986-87 and their percentage of the vote are: Tom Kelley, 25.4 percent; Marty Holmes, 24.3 percent; and Troy Ire land, 21.9 percent. The two junior yell leader posi tions will be filled by Douglas Beall, who had 26.4 percent of the vote, and John Bean, who had 22.7 per cent. In Residence Hall Association races, voters selected David McDow ell as president; Carla Carey, vice president; and Tara Palasota, trea surer. Harry Garwood and B.J. Reis- field, two write-in candidates, will be in a runoff for RHA secretary. Off-Campus Aggies officers are: Scott Mendell, president; Lauri Po- greba, vice president; Karen Vest, secretary; and Allison Green, trea surer. In contested class office “races, Scott Williams and Jared Hurta will compete in a runoff for Class of ’89 president; Greg Carter was elected Class of ’89 vice president; and Di ana Adams was chosen Class of ’87 social secretary. Voters also approved four amendments to the Student Govern ment constitution. One establishes a grade-point re quirement for Student Government executive appointees. Another creates a committee com prised of the student body presi dent, speaker of the Student Senate and the Senate chairman of rules and regulations to appoint members of the judicial branch. A third amendment requires the judicial board chairman to adminis ter an oath of office to Student Gov ernment officers and members. The final amendment makes seve ral miscellaneous changes, one of which takes away the student body president’s power to veto Senate res olutions, a power which had been questioned in the past. Alan Moore, election co-commis sioner, said he thought the size of the voter turnout was good, espe cially at the Sterling G. Evans Li brary, the nighttime polling site. “The traditional polling places pulled well as usual, but the library in the future should be looked at as a (voting) site for all day,” Moore said. Creative Craft Eric and Glenda Lundgren make final adjust ments on a piece of jewelry at the Spring Craft Show held Tuesday and Wednesday outside the Photo by John Tate Memorial Student Center. More than 46 crafts men sold their wares this year, making it the larg est craft show ever at Texas A&M. Bomb blows hole in jet; four fall to their deaths ATHENS, Greece (AP) — A bomb exploded inside a TWA jet liner bound for Athens Wednesday, hurling four passengers 15,000 feet through the Greek skies to their deaths, officials reported. At least three of the victims, including a baby, were Americans. A little-known Palestinian group claimed responsibility for the bomb ing, saying it was in retaliation for “American arrogance’* in last week’s U.S. military clash with Libya. Seven other people, including four Americans, were injured aboard the Boeing 727 — Flight 840 from Rome — which landed safely in Athens 10 minutes later, a gaping hole in its side, officials reported. TWA President Richard D. Pear son in New York said the explosion occurred at floor level in rows 10 or 11 of the passenger cabin, blowing one seat out through the hole as the jet flew at 15,000 feet. A senior Athens airport security official, Pan- agiodso Christopoulos, had said the blast occurred in the cargo section below the seats. The airline said 121 people were on board, including 111 passengers, seven crew members and three off- duty crew members. Earlier ac counts said 124 were on board. The llight originated in Los Angeles, stopped in New York and was sched uled to go on to Cairo, Egypt, after leaving Athens. Ibrahim al-Nami, 29, a Saudi Ara bian passenger who was among the injured, said “There was a big bang and then the man beside me was blown out along with his seat. I felt myself being pulled out too and I hung on to my wife’s seat beside me.” Reports from friends, relatives, Greek officials and TWA identified the victims as: Alberto Ospina, a Co lombian-born American from Strat ford, Conn.; Demitra Stylian, 52; her daughter, Maria Klug, 25, and granddaughter Maria Klug, 8 or 9 months old, all from Annapolis, Md. A Greek government statement said the younger woman and baby were American citizens. The U.S. State Department said Stylian, whose name also was spelled Stylia- nopoulu, apparently also was Ameri can. A reporter in Argos, Georgios Se- See Bomb, page 6 Officials say Bush won’t try to pressure Saudis ■WASHINGTON (AP) —- Reagan ■ministration officials on Wednes- ■ysought to dispel the notion that Vi t President George Bush’s mis- ■m to the Middle East this weekend '■II be one of “beating up on the ■udis” to achieve oil production Irbs. ■ White House spokesman Larry Speakes said in Santa Barbara, ■lit., that Bush instead “will em- ■asize the U.S. view that market ■ices should establish world oil price levels.” ■ And in Washington, a senior ad ministration official who agreed to lire interviewed on condition of ano- Bymity said, “We believe in the free market” and had no intention of pressuring the Saudis on oil-price policy. Speakes said Bush also expressed this viewpoint in a news conference in Washington Tuesday, but parts of his statements “were picked out that could have led to a misunderstand ing of the vice president’s viewpoint and the president’s viewpoint.” “When the vice president meets with King Faud in Saudia Arabia on Sunday, he will emphasize the U.S. view that market forces should es tablish world oil price levels,” Speakes said. Oil prices in the United States and Europe rallied after Bush said Tues day that he will tell the Saudi gov ernment during his upcoming visit that plunging oil prices are hurting the U.S. oil industry. The senior official said that Bush’s remarks at a news conference may have been misconstrued in en ergy markets — and that the vice president had just been trying to point out both good and bad sides of plunging oil prices. “I don’t think there is anything in that appearance of his that would lead one to believe he is being sent there on a mission to work with the Saudis to put a floor under oil prices or anything like that,” the official said. Bush will arrive in Saudi Arabia on Saturday. The senior official played down suggestions that the United States had any plans of applying pressure on Saudi Arabia. On Monday, Energy Secretary John S. Herrington cautioned there would be “political implications” for the Saudis if they kept driving down prices by overproducing. “The energy secretary made it very clear he was speaking only as energy secretary and for himself and not reflecting a consensus adminis tration position,” the official said. As to Bush’s comments, the offi cial said: “I don’t think there was a suggestion in his remarks that some how we’re going to be beating up on the Saudis to put a floor under oil prices or to set a floor at a particular level. “Clearly, there are disruptions when prices move too rapidly in ei ther direction, and that’s all he was acknowledging.” The statement was applauded by Rep. Philip Sharp, D-Ind., chairman of the House Energy and Commerce fossil and synthetic fuels subcommit tee, who said: “I certainly hope that does represent the (administration’s) policy.” Sharp told a news conference that the remarks by Bush and Herring ton seemed to indicate a major shift in U.S. policy that has opposed any move to help the oil cartel. Bush told reporters on Tuesday that it was “essential that we talk about stability and that we not just have a continued free fall (in oil prices).” Investigation of bombing is ordered WASHINGTON (AP) —Presi dent Reagan ordered an investi gation into the bomb blast Wednesday that killed four pas sengers on a TWA flight to Athens, his aides said. “It is highly probable that the situation that occurred does in volve violation of United States law and so it is appropriate that we provide investigative re sources,” Attorney General Ed win Meese III said in an interview on the CBS Evening News. White House spokesman Larry Speakes told reporters in Santa Barbara, Calif., near where Rea gan is vacationing,“The president directed U.S. authorities to coop erate in the investigation.” Speakes said the president was notified of the explosion at 6:35 a.m. PST (9:35 EST) by Donald Fortier, an official of the National Security Council. The Justice Department, the Federal Bureau of Investigation and the Federal Aviation Admin istration were assigned to help Italian and Greek authorities in vestigating the bomb, which ex ploded on a Boeing 727 as it flew at 15,000 feet over southern Greece. An obscure Palestinian group called the Arab Revolutionary Cells claimed responsibility for the explosion. The chairman of the House Foreign Affairs Committee and a prominent expert on terrorism — both speaking prior to the tele phone call claiming responsibility — said they bejieved the bombing may have, been related to Libyan leader Moammar Khadafy, but- See Investigation, page 6 Gov. Wallace says good-bye to politics for mayor heating up “If he’s (Larry Ringer) not strong enough to run his own campaign, he’s certainly not strong enough to be mayor. ” Lynn Mcllhaney — candidate for mayor of College Sta tion. MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — George C. Wallace bid a tearful farewell to politics Wednesday, announcing in a choking voice that ill health will prevent him from seeking a fifth term as gov ernor of Alabama. “I feel that 1 must say I have dimbed my last political moun tain,” Wallace said, his voice halt- ingas he fought back tears before 400 people jammed into the House chamber at the Capitol. Wallace, a paraplegic who has battled ill health during the past three years, said his physical ail ments would not allow him to compete again. A recent poll had shown him trailing major contenders for the Democratic nomination. Wallace, who made four runs for the presidency, said the assas sination attempt that crippled him during his 1972 campaign had taken its toll on his health. Wallace first won the gover nor’s office in 1962 as a firebrand segregationist but was elected to his fourth, four-year term in 1982 as a racial moderate court ing the black vote. Many of his supporters crowding into the House chamber were black. Among those on hand was E.D. Nixon, an elderly black man con sidered the patriarch of the civil rights movement in Alabama. “I wish he hadn’t decided not to run,” Nixon said. “Wallace has done more for black people than any other governor.” CS race By Craig Renfro Staff Writer College Station City Council elec tions will take place Saturday amid accusations that one of the mayoral candidates is opposed to economic development and that the other candidate violated the Texas Elec tion Code. Letters sent last week to several College Station businesses say may- oral candidate Lynn Mcllhaney is “anti-business,” and opposed to in dustrial development. The letters do not list the name or address of the person who ar ranged for the printing, although Texas law requires disclosure of those facts, said Rebecca Payne, staff attorney with the state election committee. A violation of the state election code can be a Class A misdemea nor, punishable by a $2,000 fine, a year in jail, or both, she said. Payne said to determine if the letters are in violation of the code, Mcllhaney would have to file a civil suit with a local prosecutor. If no suit is filed, the state will take no action, she said. Mcllhaney said Wednesday she has tried to run a positive cam paign, but is upset with Larry Ringer, her opponent, and is unde cided if she will file suit. Mcllhaney said review of the College Station City Council min utes would reveal she’s not anti business. “There isn’t anything positive in that letter,” Mcllhaney said. “Eve rything in it is a lie. “If he’s not strong enough to run his own campaign, he’s certainly not strong enough to be mayor.” Payne said if a suit were filed, the courts would decide if the people responsible for the letter meet the criteria of a political committee. Payne said a political committee is defined as a group of persons formed to collect contributions or make expenditures for a candidate in a public election. All political committees must as sign a treasurer to keep track of all expenditures and contributions, and are subject to disclosure laws, she said. Payne said an individual can spend up to $100 on political con tributions, however, if more is spent a report must be filed. Ringer said he doesn’t know who sent the letters, although they were produced by Absolute Advertising, the firm that handles Ringer’s cam paign. Ringer said the money did not come from his campaign fund. “The money didn’t come from my fund,” Ringer said. “However, they (Absolute Advertising) know I’m disappointed.”