Mideast battles grow longer;
terrorists grow younger
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The Battalion
Young talent plus for Rangers;
Injuries, pitching worry Astros
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Vol. 83 Mo. 130 USPS 075360 12 pages
College Station, Texas
Tuesday, April 8, 1986
—
Military strike
at Khadafy
considered
[WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi-
[ent Reagan was said Monday to be
studying the possibility of a military
rike against Libya as the United
tales compiled evidence that the re-
Jegade Arab republic was involved
in the fatal bombing of a West Berlin
Bisco.
Ambassador Richard Burt, the
U,S. envoy to West Germany, said
icre were “very clear indications
lat there was Libyan involvement”
the nightclub bombing that killed
a American Army sergeant and a
Jurkish woman.
When asked if a military move
{ainst Khadafy was favored, Burt
id that Reagan was “studying this
jsue right now.”
One U.S. diplomat in the divided
[ty, speaking on condition he not be
lentified, said: “The Libyan angle is
leing explored very vigorously,
hadafy is an active suspect.”
On his return from a California
Sacation Sunday, Reagan refused
mment when reporters asked him
whether he planned to strike at the
ibyan leader. He ignored questions
Monday as he left the White House
to watch the start of the Baltimore
rioles’ season-opening baseball
game against the Cleveland Indians.
At the White House, spokesman
Edward Djerejian said the adminis
tration would “have to reserve final
judgment on exactly who was re-
jponsible until we make further pro-
ess on the investigations.”
But he said the weekend explo
sion in West Berlin and the bombing
last week of a TWA jetliner over
Greece followed the “pattern of in-
liscriminate violence which we have
traced to the types of terrorist activ
ities that Col. (Moammar) Khadafy
has sponsored in the past.”
Burt, however, indicated the
United States had intelligence infor
mation before the Berlin bombing
that the Libyan embassy in East Ber
lin was planning a terrorist attack.
I Djerejian said one action the
United States is seeking following
the two recent terrorist incidents in-
olving Americans is “the possible
losing of more Libyan Peoples’ Bu
reaus known to be the source of ter-
rist planning and activity.”
Although the European allies
have declined in the past to go along
with U.S. attempts to coordinate the
iconomic and diplomatic isolation of
Khadafy, Djerejian said the latest
terrorist incidents, “both on Euro
pean soil, have sensitized the Euro
leans to the danger, that the danger
‘ is really at their doorstep, not only at
pur doorstep.”
1 Djerejian said that in its various
diplomatic communications, the
United States is stressing that “it’s
imperative for the civilized commu
nity to work together much more ef
fectively than ever in the past.”
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Texas A&M students who lived in Sausalito Apartments salvage what is left of their belongings.
By Mona Palmer
Staff Writer
Owners of Sausalito Apartments
Monday began relocating the 50 stu
dents left homeless by Sunday’s fire
while community groups and the
Red Cross initiated aid programs.
Norm Clark, a Red Cross rep
resentative, arrived Monday to as
sess the situation and the needs of
the students.
The organization will provide
food, clothing and shelter, he said.
“What we do,” he said, “will be
based on what they need.
“Most students in the bottom
(apartments) aren’t in too bad of
shape. The ones on the top will need
more help because they lost so much
more.”
Clark said donations for the stu
dents can be sent to the chapter of
fice and should be marked for the
fire victims.
Van Anders, manager of the
apartment complex, said most of the
students have been relocated. The
remaining few haven’t decided
where they want to move, she said,
but apartments are still available.
Steve Mermelstein, Sausalito leas
ing agent, said several community
merchants also are helping the stu
dents. They’ve supplied free food
and drinks and discounts on cloth
ing and furnishings, he said.
Mermelstein said the students
greatly appreciate the help.
The apartment management also
is accepting cash donations for the
students through the Sausalito Fire
Relief Fund at Texana National
Bank located at 701 Harvey Road,
Mermelstein said.
“Basically, right now the students
are going to rebuild their lives,” he
said. “They need cash — I know it
sounds gauche — but the money will
be distributed by need.”
Mermelstein said students who
need assistance or who wish to help
should contact the Sausalito office at
693-4242.
At this point, he said, the students
are worried about relocating and
putting their lives back together, and
most hope their professors will be
understanding about the situation.
James Anderson, a junior finance
major, cleared his old apartment,
See Relief, page 12
Bush: U.S., Saudis find
no "common solution"
CS program shows where residents losing energy
MANAMA, Bahrain (AP) — Vice
President George Bush said Monday
the United States and Saudi Arabia
found no “common solution” on sta
bilizing the volatile oil market dur
ing three days of talks.
He also said the two countries dis
agree about what oil price level is de
sirable. From the Saudi standpoint,
“The stronger the price for interna
tional oil the better. . . . That does
not coincide with the best interests of
the United States,” Bush told a news
conference in Dhahran, Saudi Ara
bia.
However, he said it is not the role
of the United States “to dictate to
countries around the world what the
price of oil should be.”
The vice president later flew to
Bahrain on the second leg of a Mid
dle East visit that includes Oman and
North Yemen. He was greeted by
Sheikh Isa bin Salman al-Khalifa,
the ruler of this cluster of islands in
the Persian Gulf.
Bush discussed security and eco
nomic issues into the early morning
Monday with Saudi King Fahd at his
summer palace in Dhahran.
The vice president then ended his
visit to the gulf city with a trip to a
Saudi air force base to watch exer
cises involving U.S. made F-15 and
F-5 fighter bombers and a British-
made Tornado warplane. Dhahran
is a front line of air defense against
possible attack by Iran, which has
been fighting Iraq for five and one-
half years on the other side of the
Persian Gulf.
Discussing the different U.S. and
Saudi viewpoints on oil prices. Bush
said, “The best way to sort it out is
(the) market. So we have not gone in
there to fix prices or discuss levels of
pricing.
“I was not sent here on a price fix
ing mission.”
Asked if there was any common
ground for stabilizing the sharply
fluctuating market, Bush said, “Not
really. I hope there’s a better under
standing on their part. . . . Certainly
there wasn’t any common solution
found.”
Oil is a major topic of Bush’s trip.
Last week, he said national security
interests would be threatened by low
prices that weakened U.S. producers
and energy financiers.
Legislative committee votes
to subpoena 2 state justices
AUSTIN (AP) — A legislative
committee investigating possible
misconduct involving two lawyers
and the Texas Supreme Court voted
Monday to subpoena two justices,
but Chief Justice John Hill said the
action violated constitutional prin
ciples.
Hill said in a letter to Rep. Frank
Tejeda, “I want to assure you that we
mean no disrespect to the committee
in refusing to allow individual jus
tices to respond to the legislative
subpoenas, but we believe them to be
improper under the separation of
powers doctrine.”
Tejeda heads the House Commit
tee on Judicial Affairs, which voted
6-0 to Subpoena Associate Justices
C.L. Ray and William Kilgarlin, plus
several state employees or former
employees and court telephone re
cords.
Tejeda, D-San Antonio, has said
the panel will look into allegations
about the proposed transfer of two
multimillion-dollar cases involving
San Antonio lawyer Pat Maloney Sr.
from the 4th Court of Appeals to an
other appeals court.
Tejeda said, “I’ve been told this is
the tip of the iceberg.”
The committee subpoenaed Ray
to testify Friday on the transfer of
cases, communications between
court members with attorneys hav
ing cases before the court, and the
conduct of court members or em
ployees involving pending cases.
Kilgarlin was subpoenaed to tes
tify about transfers, communications
and acceptance of gifts by the court
or its employees from attorneys with
cases pending before the court.
The subpoena also asked that Hill
or another court officer provide re
cords of phone calls between the
court offices and Maloney.
Hill said he and the other justices
would be willing to meet with the
committee in the court’s conference
room to answer questions about the
case transfers.
He said he was willing for that ses
sion to be open to the public.
But he said the subpoenas are
wrong.
“Just the principle of a justice of
the court being subpoenaed — I
don’t think that’s appropriate. I
don’t think it’s necessary,” Hill said.
Hill said the justices would answer
questions about the transfers to
“clear the air.”
“I want to assure you on behalf of
the Supreme Court of Texas of our
desire to cooperate completely in ev
ery appropriate way with the investi
gation into these matters,” Hill said.
But he said further allegations —
if there are any — should be re
ferred to the State Commission on
Judicial Conduct, which was created
by the Legislature to investigate
charges of misconduct by Texas
judges.
The chief justice declined to spec
ulate on what might happen should
the legislative committee go to court
to require the justices to respond to
the subpoenas.
Tejeda later told news reporters
he beleives the committee can pro-
See Judge, page 12
By Margaret Artz
Reporter
College Station residents can see
how much money their houses are
losing by taking advantage of a city-
sponsored, energy-saving program.
From Jan. 14 to March 5, Earth-
|can, Inc., an electronic scanning
company based in Austin, took ther-
mograjahic photographs of all
icated buildings in College Station,
harlie Shear, an energy specialist
with the city, said.
Two photographs were taken of
ostof the buildings, he said, which
lows the structure to be viewed
om different angles.
Individual photographs of each
iuilding are displayed on a com
puter screen upon request at various
leighborhood open houses sched-
lled at various locations in the city
through mid-May.
Residents can view pictures of
heir homes to learn where heat is
Scaping in the winter and where it is
[ained in the summer, he said.
The black and white images show
ight patches in areas where heat is
Scaping and dark patches where
less heat is lost.
Energy specialist reports ways to save money on bills
By Molly Pepper
Reporter
The coming of hot weather can
mean a huge electricity bill, but
College Station Energy Specialist
Charlie Shear says there are ways
to save money other than the clas
sic advice of “turn the thermostat
up.”
One way is to have the air con
ditioner cleaned and serviced
once a year. That would cost
about $30, but the cleaning will
pay for itself in about two to 2 1 /2
months, Shear says.
Clogged air conditioners can
restrict air flow through the cool
ing system. A 10 percent reduc
tion in air supply can increase op
erating costs by 11 percent, he
says.
To further cut down on the
cost of running the air condi
tioner, Shear says homeowners
should go into the attic and check
the duct work. If the duct is leak
ing air, he says, the holes should
be covered with duct tape.
Just turning the air conditioner
off while no one’s home can be a
big money saver, Shear says.
“If a person has a fairly well in
sulated home, it’s more economi
cal to turn things off than to leave
them running all day long,” he
says.
But Shear cautions against
turning off the air conditioning if
there are pets or plants that stay
indoors.
Shear suggests letting the wind
cool the house sometimes. Rais
ing a window about half way on
the windward side of the house
and opening a window on the
other side of the house will create
a natural air flow, he says.
He says that in a 1,600 square-
foot home, about 600,000 cubic
feet of air passes through in one
day. That’s enough to fill up
three Goodyear blimps, he says.
Shear suggests other ways to
save energy and money.
• Weather strip leaks in win
dows and other penetrations such
as electrical outlets.
• Match the size of the pot to
the size of the burner when using
a gas or electric stove.
“A lot of people put a small pot
on a large coil and a lot of the
heat never gets to the pot,” he
says.
Microwaves are the most cost
efficent way to cook, Shear says.
Although they cost more to run
per minute than ovens, they take
less time and don’t heat up the
kitchen, he says.
As residents look at the thermo
gram image of their house, an en
ergy consultant will interview them
about the structure of the building
and their utility bills. The resident
will then receive a cost-benefit analy
sis with recommendations on how to
improve energy use.
Cost estimates of the im
provements suggested are included,
along with the amount of time it
would take for each improvement to
pay for itself in energy cost savings.
Shear said, “It’s the first time it’s
been done in the nation.”
There was a similar program
done in Michigan in which residents
could pick up a thermogram of their
house, he said, but there were no
counselors available to interpret it.
Residents can view their thermo
grams at these locations and times:
• Every Monday, Tuesday and
Wednesday from March 24 to April
30 from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main
lobby of the College Station City
Hall at 1101 Texas Ave.
• April 10 and 11 from 6:30 p.m.
to 9 p.m. and April 12 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the Southwood Valley
Elementary School main lobby at
2700 Brothers Blvd.
• April 17 and 18 from 6:30 p.m.
to 9 p.m. and April 19 from 10 a.m.
to 4 p.m. in the College Hills El
ementary gymnasium at 101 Wil
liams Drive.
• Monday, Tuesday and Wednes
day for the first two weeks in May
from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the main
lobby of the College Station Com
munity Center at 1300 Jersey St.
Shear said he hopes that about
2,000 homeowners and 45 apart
ment complex managers or owners
will participate in the program. If
that many followed the recommen
dations, he said, the city would save
$ 150,000 in energy costs.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil B. Ryan
See Energy, page 12