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5 Vol. 87 No. 185 6 Pages The Battalion College Station., Texas Tuesday, August 2, 1988 Carlucci: Kremlin claim lacks material evidence ; | r a isi id i MOSCOW (AP) — U.S. Defense secretary Frank Carlucci told 200 top Soviet officers Monday he has seen no evidence for the Kremlin’s claim that it has adopted a defensive military strategy. At the start of a four-day visit ex pected to offer a glimpse of secret Soviet equipment and bases, Carlucci spent two hours with Defense Min ister Dmitri T. Yazov and addressed senior officers at the General Staff s Voroshilov Academy. About 1,800 miles away in Central Asia, four missiles were blown apart to begin the Soviet program of de stroying more than 1,700 weapons under the superpower treaty ban ning intermediate-range nuclear rockets, the official news agency Pass reported. Carlucci called the destruction of the missiles a “great event.” The news agency said the short- range missiles, known in the west as SS-12s, were destroyed in the pres ence of U.S. inspectors at the Saryo- zek test range in Kazakhstan. At the end of the day, Carlucci told reporters his talks with Yazov “went very well.” He praised the aca demy staff for showing him the classrooms and laboratories where Soviet military strategy is developed. The tone of his speech to the offi cers was one of doubt about the ex tent to which the Soviet military ma chine has been redirected toward defense. Marshal Sergei F. Akhromeyev, the Soviet chief of staff, and other senior officers say Soviet leader Mik hail S. Gorbachev is switching to de fense as a military doctrine from the traditional predominance of offen sive weapons. “We have difficulty in reconciling a defensive doctrine with what we see in Soviet force structure and op erational strategy as an emphasis on the offensive,” Carlucci said in his speech. “We see no shift of emphasis to the kind of forces traditionally as sociated with defense.” “We also have difficulty reconcil ing the U.S.S.R.’s pledge not to be the first to use nuclear weapons with your continuing emphasis on heavy ICBMs, such as the SS-18,” he said. Carlucci described the Soviet armory as “a capability more compatible with a military doctrine that em phasizes pre-emptive nuclear strikes.” He criticized the Soviet govern ment for not making military spend ing public and said Western analysts estimate 15 percent to 17 percent of the nation’s wealth goes to defense. The current U.S. military budget is 5.9 percent of the gross national product. “No one begrudges you the need for a strong and capable army,” Car lucci said. “What troubles us is when the U.S.S.R. continues to develop forces far in excess of what it needs for purposes of its own defense.” spa ally fense project, formally named the Strategic Defense Initiative and pop ularly called “Star Wars,” is a step to ward greater stability that “does not represent the slightest threat to the U.S.S.R.” In a 20-minute question-and-an- swer session after the speech, Car lucci defended the size of the U.S. Navy and the Pentagon’s doctrine of deterrence through adequate armed, forces and weaponry. To reporters, he expressed plea sure that his schedule would include access to Soviet defense installations and equipment, such as the secret Blackjack bomber and the Sevasto pol naval base on the Crimean Pen insula. “It’s a unique experience for a U.S. defense secretary,” he said on arrival in Moscow. “The American people through me can see what the Soviet military is doing and can learn about their attitudes and doctrine.” Carlucci said he believed he and Yazov could be more candid with each other than other high-level of ficials because “we are soldiers.” They first met in Bern, Switzer land, in March and renewed the ac quaintance during the Reagan-Gor- bachev summit at the end of May. Both have called their active sched ule of meetings as an opportunity to ease tensions and solve problems. Among those traveling with Car lucci are Ron Lehman, assistant sec retary of defense, and representa tives of the Joint Chiefs of Staff and State Department. The Americans will see the Ta man army base and Kubinka air field, both near Moscow, on Tues day. Sign of the times Workers from the Stabler Sign Co. on Friday deco rated the stands in Kyle Field with the words “Wel- Photo by Jay Janner come to Aggieland Home of the 12th Man.” The sign is a gift from the Class of’88. Bank sought protection in bankruptcy From Staff and Wire Reports First RepublicBank Corp., whose subsidiary banks were declared in solvent by federal regulators, said Monday it had sought protection un der U.S. bankruptcy laws. Federal banking authorities closed the holding company’s 40 Texas banks after the close of busi ness Friday and turned them over to Charlotte, N.C.-based NCNB Corp. First RepublicBank A&M is now NCNB Texas National Bank of Col lege Station. Mortgage banking officer Diane Ganzer, said the bank has retained the same services as were offered by prior to the new ownership. Ganzer said guaranteed student loans were underwritten in Dallas through the bank’s headquaters, but did not know where they would be routed now. Ellison Clary, assistant vice presi dent for corporate communications at NCNB’s headquarters in Char lotte, N.C., also said she did not know where the loans would be sent for approval but said NCNB does not plan to change what employees have become accustomed to. “We feel like these people have been doing this for awhile and know what they are doing,” he said. “We’re trying to help by providing a little help and fresh capital. We need time to assess the situation to see what we like and what we might want to change.” After banking authorities closed the banks, First RepublicBank Corp. and IFRB Corp. its wholly owned subsidiary and intermediate holding company formed in last year’s merger with InterFirst Corp., each filed a voluntary petition for Chap ter 11 court protection from cred itors Saturday. In light of the bankruptcy action, the New York Stock Exchange said it suspended trading in First Republic- Bank’s stock. First RepublicBank Corp. was left with a single bank in Delaware and certain subsidiaries engaged in non banking activities, according to a prepared release. “The bankruptcy filings by the holding companies do not affect their former banking operations in Texas,” the statement said. “First Republic understands that such banking locations will open for busi- NCNB rescues First RepublicBank CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) — When NCNB Corp. came to the rescue of ailing First RepublicBank of Dal las, it was doing what came naturally — aggressively ex panding into new markets. “The single biggest strength of this company is we have a ‘do business’ attitude,” NCNB vice president William P. Middlemas said Monday. “We try to do something with every deal that comes in. Maybe we don’t do it as it’s presented, but we try to do it. “It’s part of our culture — our strength,” he added. “We’re quite prepared to go there (Texas) and do busi ness.” As he spoke, some 250 NCNB managers were in Texas taking control of the 41 banks that made up the insolvent First RepublicBank Corp., now operating as NCNB Texas National Bank. On Friday, NCNB — currently the nation’s 18th largest bank with $28.6 billion in assets — was selected to acquire the financially ailing Texas bank in what has been described as the largest bank rescue in U.S. his tory. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. said it would spend up to $4 billion to bail out First Republic but ex pects to recoup a large portion of those losses. North Carolina National Bank was created in 1960 when American Commercial Bank of Charlotte and Se curity National Bank of Greensboro merged. The new bank had $480 million in assets, 1,300 em ployees and 40 offices in 20 North Carolina cities and towns. In the next two decades, NCNB grew rapidly through mergers with existing banks and by opening new offices. It also gained a national reputation for aggressively pursuing new markets. In 1981, NCNB purchased First National Bank of Lake City, Fla. ness today as banking offices of a newly chartered bank named NCNB Texas National Bank.” Formerly Texas’ largest bank holding company, First Republic- Bank Corp. was declared insolvent by the U.S. comptroller of the cur rency, and the Federal Deposit In surance Corp., which loaned First Republic $1 billion in March, called for repayment of its note. When the flagship bank could not meet the obligation, authorities took over the bank and its subsidiaries across the state and the FDIC awarded them to NCNB. The petitions, filed in a U.S. bank ruptcy court for the Northern Dis trict of Texas, listed estimated assets of $535.7 million and liabilities of $788.2 million for First Republic- Bank. IFRB Corp. had estimated assets of $279.2 million and liabilities of $638.9 million, papers filed with the court said. | | i; : I i rnif Ik Mobley starts A&M tenure From Staff and Wire Reports William H. Mobley began his tenure Monday as president of Texas A&M University, with hopes the University will help Texas adapt to the “global vil lage” era and progress into a knowledge-based society. The new president’s first day consisted of a morning staff meeting and an afternoon meet ing with University System Chan cellor Perry Adkisson, said Lane Stephenson, director of the Of fice of Public Information. Mobley, 46, an organizational psychologist, is the 20th president in the school’s 112-year existence. He succeeds Frank E. Vandiver, who resigned and is assuming the leadership of a defense-related think tank at Texas A&M. In outlining several “basic di mensions” of his vision for Texas A&M during his presidency, Mobley said his expectations are tempered only by availability of resources. “As Texas A&M University prepares for the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century, our accomplishments will be con strained only by the resources and creative environment that we provide for our talented faculty, students and staff,” Mobley said. Mobley said the first dimension of his vision for his Texas A&M presidency revolves around the “global village” concept in which all the people and nations of the world are drawn closer together and more directly affected by ac tions and events elsewhere. “The global village has ar rived,” he said. “We have an obli gation as an institution to help in sure that the students and public whom we serve are informed citi zens, problem-solvers and deci sion-makers in an increasingly in terwoven global economy and society. The global thrust of our academic, research and service programs must be accelerated.” Texas A&M has recently signed formal agreements of co operation in research and possi ble faculty-student exchange with several leading institutions abroad and now has nearly 50 such arrangements in force. The university also is negotiat ing with officials in Koriyama, Ja pan, to establish a branch campus in that 300,000-population city, with all expenses paid by the Jap anese. Mobley said Texas must move further into a knowledge-based society, and Texas A&M must play a leading role. “Texas A&M has an opportu nity to play an increasingly im- ortant role in developing the nowledge base and technologies that are essential to the continued economic and social development of our state and nation,” he said. Texas A&M is expected have an enrollment this fall surpassing 40,000, making it one of the 10 largest universities in the nation. It also ranks among the top 10 in research investment, with expen ditures last year totaling more than $219 million. “Texas A&M must continue to expand its emphasis on the re cruitment and retention of mi nority students if we are to be re sponsive to the economic and leadership needs of Texas and the nation,” Mobley said. “We also must explore innova tive mechanisms for delivering our knowledge and services to the older and urban portions of our population.” William H. Mobley Study shows sexual abuse by therapists WASHINGTON (AP) — Threats of malpractice suits and felony con victions have failed to deter some therapists from having sex with pa tients, and a new study shows that children as young as 3 are among the victims. A report published in the July is sue of American Psychologist said studies have shown “therapist-pa tient sexual intimacy to be a major problem for all major mental health professions” despite a decade-long effort by professional societies to publicize and halt the practice. Kenneth S. Pope, chairman of the American Psychological Associa tion’s ethics committee, said the lat est survey conducted by his panel shows that child patients have been sexually abused by therapists. Pope, a clinical psychologist in Los Angeles, said a recent survey of what he called “distinguished psycholo gists” around the country disclosed 82 instances of sexual intimacy be tween therapists and minor patients. “From the 90 who replied to the survey,” he said, “24 percent said they knew of instances where thera pists abused minor patients. Five percent said they knew of hearsay accounts.” Of the 82 cases reported, he said, 56 percent of the victims were fe male and the rest were male. The ages of the male victims ranged from 7 to 16, with a mean age of 12.5, he said. Among female victims, the ages ranged from 3 to 17, with a mean age of 13.75. Pope said the survey results will be published next year. Professional societies in the men tal health field undertook a major effort about 10 years ago to halt the sexual abuse of patients, but the practice continues to disrupt thera pists’ careers, prompt major mal practice awards and traumatize pa tients. Jordan to cut ties with West Bank JERUSALEM (AP) — The deci sion by King Hussein of Jordan to cut ties with the Israeli-occupied West Bank has alarmed Palestinians and damaged the election hopes of Israeli Foreign Minister Shimon Peres. The Jordanian monarch made it clear he was giving up his claim to the West Bank, which his grandfa ther King Abdullah annexed in 1950 and which he lost to Israel in the 1967 Middle East war. In deference to Arab and Pales tinian demands, he said, Jordan would dissolve “legal and adminis trative links” to Palestinians in the occupied territories. That remark prompted wide spread concern among Palestinians, much of it voiced privately, about how far Hussein will go in breaking his ties with Palestinians in the occu pied territories. Jordanian influence is pervasive. Jordanian dinars are the main cur rency in the West Bank, Jordanian law is used in the courts, and Jorda nian textbooks are used in the schools. More importantly, nearly 1 mil lion Palestinians from the West Bank and Jerusalem carry Jordanian pass- orts and the king distributes about 70 million to $100 million a year in salaries, scholarships and stipends. Diplomatic observers believe Hus sein will be cautious in carrying out such steps so as not to stir unrest among Palestinians who account for about two-thirds of Jordan’s 2.4 mil lion population. But many Palestinians fear Hus sein may limit the validity of pass ports or refuse to issue new ones. He also has the power to restrict visits across the Jordan River bridges. Jordan can delay, reduce or cancel altogether stipends paid to 13,000 teachers, lawyers, ex-Jorda- nian government workers and offi cials of Islamic institutions. The expectation was that Hussein would gradually introduce new mea- sures defining Jordan’s new relationship with Palestinians in the occupied territories. Hussein sup porters warned the change would be dramatic. “Nobody appreciates the magni tude of what is happening,” said Othman Hallak, editor of the pro- Jordan Arabic daily An Nahar news paper in Jerusalem. He said there were serious ques tions about whether Israel would al low the PLO to take over Jordan’s behind-the-scenes role in supporting agriculture, education and Moslem charities. It was even more doubtful whether Israel was willing to engage in any form of dialogue with the PLO. Palestine Liberation Organization leader Yasser Arafat is viewed by both major Israeli political blocs as an unacceptable partner for negotia tions because of his reliance on ter rorism and the PLO’s commitment to destroying the Jewish state. Peres, the head of the left-of-cen- ter Labor Party, invested a great deal of credibility in promoting Hussein as a stand-in negotiator for the PLO. Hussein’s spurning of a leading role was therefore a serious embar rassment for Peres, who already is trailing right-wing Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir in polls conducted in advance of Israel’s Nov. 1 election. Peres had dueled repeatedly with Shamir in public over the need for an international conference on Mid dle East peace. Peres said such a con ference would give Hussein a cover to talk directly to Israel about the fu ture of the West Bank and Gaza Strip, something the monarch could not do otherwise. Israeli officials, especially those close to Peres, have sought to play down the importance of Hussein’s measures.