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NCAA: No bowl, 2-year probation By Richard Williams City Editor I There will be no Cotton Bowl for Bexas A&M this year. As a result of Hie NCAA’s three year investigation Hito the A&M football program H'exas A&M has been found guilty Hf several rules violations. I At press time details aiyd numbers Hnd specifics of violations was un- Hvailable. A&M had been charged Hath 31 rules violations and seven iHirocedural violations. A&M officials Hestified before the NCAA Commit- Hee on Infractions Aug. 13 in Syra- ^Buse, N.Y. A complete story will be in Mon day’s Battalion. The penalities include: • No bowl game in the 1988-89 school year; • Two years of probation; • Loss of five scholarships for the 1989-90 school year; • Limit of 75 on the number of paid visits to the A&M campus that can be made by recruits; • Forbidding of two assistants to recruit this year. Their names were not immediately available.; • Placing on administrative pro bation of Athletic Director Jackie Sherrill. The NCAA released the informa tion to news wire services this morn ing, but The Battalion had been un able to obtain a copy by press time from University officials or from the Office of Public Information. A press conference was held this morning to respond to the charges by the NCAA. By press time it was not known if A&M would appeal the decision. The NCAA made the an nouncement at 8:30 a.m. today. A&M officials were scheduled to hold a press conference at 10 a.m. to respond to the NCAA’s findings. A&M officials testified before the NCAA Committee on Infractions Aug. 13 in Syracuse, N.Y.A press conference was held this morning at the KAMU-TV station to respond to the charges by the NCAA. Sherrill and A&M president William Mobley are scheduled to attend the confer ence. The penalties are scheduled to go into effect after A&M notifies the NCAA that it has accepted the ver dict or after an appeal is decided. Assistant Sports Information Di rector Colin Killian said the Univer sity was informed Thursday af ternoon the letter was arriving. “We’re glad it’s finally here,” Kill ian said. “Our departmeht and our fans have been waiting about two years for this to be finally over with. “It’s more relief than anything else. We’re ready to get on with the job of playing football.” Killian said he doesn’t expect the announcement to affect the team’s play this year. “This has been something hang ing over their heads for the past three years. It may even be a positive thing.” Before the 8:30 a.m. announce ment by the NCAA, Killian said the University still has no indication what the ruling will be. “We haven’t even seen the thing,” he said. “No one has. I couldn’t start to predict.” Killian said the site of the press conference is being withheld from the public. “We don’t want a mob scene,” he said. ol. 88 No. 10 USPS 045360 12 Pages Texas ASM m m V • The Battalion College Station, Texas Thursday, September 9, 1988 lements: Texas needs constructive moves By Jeff Pollard Staff Writer I Economic leadership for the ’90s the theme for the 38th Annual ■exas Industrial Development Con- ■erence which began Thursday ■norningand runs through Friday at ■te College Station Hilton. Gov. Wil- Bam P. Clements, the TIDC’s key- ^ftote speaker, told participants that, i the future, the slate government fill need to be more constructive |han restrictive. “It is important to consider what fe will do for the future,” Clements aid. “A new economic age is dawn- tg in the United States and we have egun to realize that our state’s conomy will never be the same.” Clements outlined the state’s eco- ^Homic track record before and after took office in January 1987. I ^Hlements accused former adminis- Hrations of strangling the spirit of Hconomic development in Texas and Haid that, as Texans were grappling Hath a recession in 1986, the state a jsfxovernment was fanning the fires. I “When 1 took over,” Clements i‘ »aid, “we began to cut out the red ^^pe and trim the state government. Vith the support from the men and U.S. fires first missile of INF treaty KARNACK (AP) — With a deafening roar and towering clouds of white smoke, two rocket motors from Pershing nuclear missiles were burned Thursday, becoming the first of 867 U.S. missiles to be destroyed under the U.S.-Soviet intermediate-range arms treaty. Vice President George Bush, watching through binoculars as the motors exploded called the event a unique moment in the ca reer of man. A 12-member Soviet inspection team watched the on-site burn ings from a concrete bunker, 900 feet from rocket stands at Long horn Army Ammunition Plant. Afterward, the Russians said they were satisfied with the elimina tions. The eliminations were con ducted under the terms of the In termediate-range Nuclear Forces treaty between the two superpow ers. The team was among hun dreds of observers, including am bassadors from NATO nations, who watched. Last week, American observers went to the U.S.S.R. to witness the destruction of intermediate- r&nge missiles there. women of Texas, we have put our policies to work and have seen the economy make some headway. For the first time since 1985, our econ omy is growing.” In support of this statement, Clements said 342,000 more Texans are employed today than were em ployed two years ago. Of those who are employed, Clements said their increase in personal income will av erage 6 percent by the end of the year. “We are plowing new ground in our economic recovery,” Clements said, “and reaching the mountain top will require a new map.” This “new map” is being designed by the Governor’s Strategic Eco nomic Policy Commission. The com mission, chaired by Clements, is charged with the task of designing the economic policies that will guide Texas into the 21 st century. A preliminary draft of this plan, which was handed out after the Gov ernor’s speech, highlights four ob jectives that need to be carried out to help Texas out of its economic prob lems. • Develop a competitive and bal anced set of fiscal, legal and regula tory policies. This requires the development of a tax system that provides equality among tax payers and the devel opment of a legal environment that encourages development. Clements said this means there will be no per sonal or corporate income tax while he is in office and government red tape will continue to be reduced. • Provide a skilled, flexible, in ternationally competitive work force. Clements said Texans will need to improve and expand with regard to three areas of education. He said that the state must continue to follow the long-term plans of the State Board of Education, create a statewide system of technical and vo cational training and improve the quality of higher education. “By making greater investments in education,” Clements said, “we can prepare students for advances in science and technology and, at the same time, we can keep our brightest minds right here in Texas ” • Encourage innovation and en- trepreneurism This part of the plan calls for more agressive pursuance of re search and development companies to locate their projects in Texas. It MSC Political Forum also suggests that the state give greater support to the development of small businesses. “We have consolidated nine state agencies into the Texas Department of Commerce,” Clements said. “By having only one agency, we are mak ing government more efficient and allows us to give more assistance to United Way leaders start campaign to raise funds By Susan Stubing Staff Writer Brazos County Linked Way lead ers hope to “make a difference” for people in need as the 1988 campaign begins this month. “We can make a difference — through the United Way,” is the theme of the campaign. Texas A&M faculty, staff and stu dents, along with community volun teers, board members, and agency representatives intend to help make a difference by raising $540,000 to support 24 human service agencies in 1989, Donald Powell, A&M direc tor of business services, said. The community goal is 7.4 per cent higher than last year’s achieved goal of $5 10,000. A&M faculty and staff exceeded the 1987 campus participation goal, but Powell, the 1988 campaign chairman, said that student involve ment is weak. “We have had a tough time get ting students involved in the United Way in past years, because fall is such a busy time,” Powell said. With football games, new organi zations and meetings, students gen erally don’t have time to commit to such a large campaign, he says. Student involvement could make a great difference in the success of the campaign, however, said Linda Gibson, Texas A&M assistant direc tor ol admissions and records and United Way leader for the A&M University and System divisions. “I am very hopeful that students will be more involved in the cam paign this year,” Gibson said. “This is their community, too.” A coordinator from Student Gov ernment will be appointed soon to promote student involvement, she said. Although student participation in the United Way is weak, Powell said, that community participation has al ways been tremendous, because Ag gies care about one another. The United Way will support three new agencies next year: the Child Placement Center, an adop tion service specializing in the adop tion of handicapped children, the growing businesses.” • Market Texas aggressively This final part of the plan will give Texas a new label. In order to create new jobs, the marketing effort will be used to pursuade companies to relocate or expand in Texas. State agencies will also advertise the qual ities that make Texas a place for va cation or retirement. “This plan will be the basis and foundation of certain actions taken when the Legislature convenes in February,” Clements said. “1990 is almost here and the challenges are coming into focus. With the help of economic leadership from across the state we will continue to build, con tinue to grow and continue to pros per.” Hospice, an organization which pro vides nursing and family support for the terminally ill, and Sheltering Arms, a division of Twin City Mis sion, which offers shelter for abused children. For an agency to become a mem ber of the United Way and be eligi ble for financial support, it must present a budget to a United Way committee with its reason for re questing aid. The United Way does not deny anyone support if there is enough money to support them, Powell said. Support funds are raised through pledges collected during the fall campaign. Almost all money collected di rectly benefits the agencies, because the United Way’s operating ex penses are minimal, Powell said. “We only have one full-time em ployee,” Powell said, “so almost ev ery cent goes straight to the agen cies.” Campaign expenses also are kept to a minimum by only having one annual campaign. “It’s less expensive to run one campaign to benefit 24 agencies than it is to run 24 separate cam paigns,” Powell said. A single campaign is successful, he says, because people know that their one donation will help support more than just one organization. Dig this Photo by Fredrick D.Joe Physical Plant workers from the plumbing division repair a ruptured pipe at the northwest corner of Francis Hall Thursday afternoon. The job was hindered because the pipe was almost 20 feet under ground. Water from the broken pipe also caused problems because the men could not see well enough to work. ! Millions fight to win democracy in Burma RANGOON, Burma (AP) — ■ About 1 million people, including ■Catholic nuns, intelligence officers ■ and the blind, took to the streets ■ Thursday to demand democracy, _ land vigilantes beheaded three peo- | J pie who tried to poison protesters. r The state radio said security - ,I forces fired on a crowd of 500 loot- r; |ers in the suburbs of the capital, Hwounding 17. The radio also said I jseven corpses with stab wounds were if found floating in Rangoon’s Inya ■■Lake. "rI ^ sea people surged through 1| the city. The demonstrators want to ■ bring down the government of Pres- ■ident Mating Mating and end 26 ■ years of one-party authoritarian ■ ru ^ e - More demonstrations were ■ planned Friday, with some opposi- lltion groups hoping the general p strike could be sustained until the Blgovernment gives into demands for a multi-party democracy. A newly formed union of bank employes said all Rangoon banks would be shut down Friday. More than six elnbassies, includ ing the British, planned to evacuate dependents as soon as possible. Dip lomats said Japan, the Soviet Union and China sent out dependents and aid experts earlier. Evacuations of foreign nationals were delayed because the strike at Rangoon Airport forced cancella tion of all flights to Bangkok, Thai land. The American Embassy planned to start evacuating its 100 dependants, and sources said a spe cial flight may be arranged. Thursday’s march was largely peaceful, but sources said a mob killed two men and a woman who gave poisoned ice water to several demonstrators, including schoolchil dren. The sources said that after the trio confessed to having been paid $42 each to poison protesters, a mob dragged them outside a monastery, beat them to death and beheaded them, hanging their heads on posts at a major intersection. It was not clear whether any protesters were poisoned. Residents said more than 700,000 protesters marched in the central city of Mandalay, 350 miles north of Rangoon, and in Monywa, an impor tant trading town 60 miles northwest of Mandalay. More than 100,000 marched in Moulmein, the Mon State capital 50 miles southeast of Rangoon. A Western analyst in Bangkok said that despite the great show of anti-government force, the top lead ers appeared to be going ahead with their own timetable of holding a spe cial congress Monday to pave the way for a referendum on Burma’s future. He said the powerful mili tary also appeared to be basically in tact despite some defections and “wavering” “The opposition has been effec tive in getting people out on the streets but ineffective in moving the government because it just can’t topple it over,” the diplomat said. The diplomat cited reliable re ports that in Rangoon and else where, the army has been trying to seize all food, fuel, and other essen tial items to dig in for the long-term and let the people starve. The army commandeered all sup plies two weeks ago in Mandalay, the country’s second-largest city and a major protest center, he said. Thursday’s protest was the largest since an estimated 1 million marched in Rangoon on Aug. 24 in the biggest demonstrations since the 1962 military coup. President Maung Maung lifted martial law in Rangoon and curfews nationwide on Aug. 24. He an nounced the Burma Socialist Pro gram Party would meet Sept. 12 to consider organizing a referendum on one-party rule. Maung Maung took power Aug, 19 as the country’s first civilian leader in 26 years. But protesters have rejected the party meeting and demanded immediate formation of an interim government to oversee a transition to democracy. Security forces did not attempt to stop the demonstrations, although army trucks had patrolled a day ear lier with orders to shoot to halt city wide looting. On Wednesday, government ra dio said security forces shot and killed five people to stop widespread looting in the capital over the past two days. Order to ban fetus use for science WASHINGTON (AP) — The White House has prepared an exec utive order that would bar govern ment scientists from using the tissue of intentionally aborted fetuses for research, it was learned Thursday. A directive from Gary L. Bauer to Health and Human Services Secre tary Otis R. Bowen says the White House wants to push the order through as soon as possible and asked for Bowen’s comments by Fri day. The memo and draft order from Bauer is last Friday, nearly two weeks in advance of the first sched uled meeting, next Friday, of a Na tional Institutes of Health advisory panel formed to consider the contro versial topic.