Tuesday, December 6,1988
The Battalion
Pages
ogen
cm
n eption of the Gji|J
)\vned bythellniveii
he has talked tos
who have used I
(tides and the court
■ same: The batterinj
. Ev can only travel |
el ore it has to Ik|
stiid. This is i
>11 of gasoline.,It u
ours to recharg
t inefficiency is aitu
Applied Reseattl
use ;t battery-fuel
t. The combination si
fuel cell and severali
ng acceleration tkt:
eries help powerth
ar is at a constant sJ
he fuel cell continiir,|
i recharges the bate
•tup, the car
stance of 100-plut
“i ate at an equivaU
>i gasoline, he said,
ice. the car will be
and will help redntt
pollution.
1 (1M is looking*
r an auxilary pbweit
•I c ell will be putinn
to allow the airtt
tin without runnitij
said that with on
he owner will be;
for the air condition
when he comesottifij
lave a cool car.
h‘ the hydrogen
the answer, fully
■II c ars will not be
entury, Swan said!
done todav is Ionia
oi k is somethingM
il now, so whenthel
in formation willbejij
; alive!
/orkl
ties justifies theitj
(larpenter, an assitfl
educational adtninsl
in ;ition lobbyistsim|
listic i iromises tbeyti
i said higher educai
<>l tlie answer to soil
economic woes,
alone, he said, &
economy’s structurel
r said the political pi
•ading many Univtl
uestion their pi
e temptation to ml
is may cause restl
re dictated hycco*
omk strain has I
1 feet on higher eiil
iter said. Attractin'
exits’ universities'll
.singly difficult, betal
end of the state’s si
uit many of the prosl
ack states havetaienj
the situation by l«l
, from Texas witbil
ers.
iversity counteracts I
ing through its'slil
imd. The lundisnsd
nising offers frouui
ooley, senior acali
Iministrator, said «
lily faculty in Texai
an important keyi
lose good students I
lose good industrial
>9
00
eft, right meet at inauguration;
astro talks to Mexico’s Salinas
MEXICO CITY (AP) — Carlos
[Salinas de Gortari and Fidel Castro
[are poles apart ideologically, but
[they found a way to do each other
[some good last week.
The occasion was the inaugura-
Ition of Salinas, an economist who be-
llieves in individual effort and a
[smaller government, as president of
iMexico on Thursday.
All Castro, a fundamentalist of
[communism and leader of Cuba,
[had to do was show up.
Salinas’ opponents, who maintain
[that his ruling Institutional Revoiu-
[tionary Party cheated to win the pre
sidency, were quick to note that
[Thursday marked the first time for-
leign heads of state had been invited
[to a presidential inauguration.
“They’re desperately searching
[for support outside the country be
cause they don’t have any support
[inside the country,” Cuauhtemoc
[Cardenas, the leftist Democratic
[Front leader, said last week.
The Salinas transition team said
[Latin American heads of state were
invited because Latin American
[countries wanted to invite Mexican
presidents to their own inaugura
tions. They said the invitations
[would encourage Latin American
unity.
Those in the leftist opposition
[here were especially disappointed
that presidents Daniel Ortega of Ni
caragua and, most of all, Fidel Cas
tro, decided to come.
“It’s up to them if they want to
lend support to an illegitimate gov
ernment,” Cardenas said days be
fore the inauguration.
While Salinas was able to under
cut his opponents and bolster his
own image, Castro saw a larger geo
political significance in the invita
tion.
The fact that he wms sitting in the
same gallery wuth other heads of
“The U.S. strategy of iso
lating Cuba has failed. ”
— Fidel Castro |
President of Cuba
state and a galaxy of other dignita
ries, including U.S. Secretary of
State George Shultz, was both a rec
ognition of his nation and a symbol
of triumph, he said.
“The U.S. strategy of isolating
Cuba has failed,” he said at a week
end press conference. “We ngver
came to an inauguration before be
cause they didn’t invite us. But now
Ecuador and Mexico have invited us.
U.S. policy is a total wreck, and Cu
ba’s position is being vindicated by
Latin America.”
“Thirty vears have gone by, and
we’re still here,” he said. Castro’s
forces overthrew the dictatorship of
Fulgencio Batista almost exactly 30
years ago, on Jan. 1, 1959.
Ironically, one of Castro’s patrons
when he was organizing his revolu
tion here w'as Lazaro Cardenas,
Cuauhtemoc’s lather.
Lazaro Cardenas, a former presi
dent, a leftist and a power in Mexi
can politics, got Castro out of trouble
when he was imprisoned while train
ing his little band of revolutionaries
near Mexico City.
Castro was treated like a conquer-
ing_ hero from the moment he ar
rived at Mexico City’s airport
Wednesday night.
At press conferences he received
lengthy rounds of applause from lo
cal reporters. On a walking tour of
the city’s central Alameda, he kissed
women and children and recovered
an old man’s windblown hat.
One local columnist even compli
mented Castro’s huge squad of body
guards for their “backslapping
friendliness.”
Salinas made sure to introduce
the attending heads of state during
his inaugural address Thursday, and
Castro got by far the biggest ovation.
By that time Cardenas’ supporters
had already walked out.
Castro stood and smiled, then sat
back as Salinas made it plain he
would push Mexico toward the free
market and further away from state
domination of the economy.
“Social well-being in a modern
state is not identified with paterna
lism that suplants effort or inhibits
character,” Salinas said.
Castro, by contrast, summed up a
long press conference statement on
the evils of capitalism bv saving, "So
cialism cannot he built with capitalist
tools.”
It was an implicit criticism of So
viet leader Mikhail Gorbachev’s re
forms; Castro will be receiving a visit
from Gorbachev later this week.
One thing Salinas and Castro
agreed on is the need to reduce
Latin America’s staggering foreign
debt; Mexico’s now stands at $102
billion.
But while Castro called for Draco
nian measures of nonpayment, Sali
nas leaned toward negotiation and a
sales job, telling bankers the money
Mexico saves will be used to drive
economic growth in a competitive
economy.
Salinas and U.S. President-elect
George Bush hit it off at a luncheon
meeting in Houston 10 days before
Salinas was inaugurated. There was
“good chemistry,” said Shultz, “and
that is a very good sign.”
Castro’s assessment of Bush was
much more cautious. He said he
hoped Bush was “pragmatic”
enough to recognize new Latin
American realities, among them the
failure of U.S. efforts to isolate
Cuba.
Supreme Court agrees
to study tort reform,
expects to rule by July
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Supreme Court announced Mon
day it once again will study the
constitutionality of multimillion-
dollar punitive damage awards, a
growing phenomenon in U.S.
courtrooms that has sparked leg
islative debate nationwide.
The justices . agreed to decide
whether such awards that far ex
ceed actual damages violate a
constitutional ban on excessive
Fines. At stake are large sums of
money awarded in a wide variety
of lawsuits.
The court, which failed in the
past to resolve the question, will
tackle the issue in an appeal by a
Texas-based waste collection
business ordered to pay $6 mil
lion to a Vermont competitor.
The justices are likely to rule by
July.
In other action, the court:
• Agreed to decide whether a
federal law allowing public scru
tiny of governmental advisory
groups applies to the American
Bar Association’s role in picking
federal judges.
• Agreed in a case from Ala
bama to hear a Reagan adminis
tration appeal aimed at limiting
recovery of lawyers’ fees for peo
ple who win disputes with the
government over Social Security
benefits.
• Refused to revive a $70,000
award to a Tennessee woman
who said her rights were violated
in a dispute with public school of
ficials over “godless” textbooks.
• Refused in a California case
to bar police from conducting
roadside sobriety tests by setting
up checkpoints at unannounced
locations.
• Barred a New Hampshire
community from removing poles
bearing sirens that could alert
townspeople about an accident at
the controversial Seabrook nu
clear power plant.
The high court last May de
clined to decide the constitutiona
lity of very large punitive-damage
awards when it upheld on nar
row, procedural grounds a $1.8
million judgment against an in
surance company that wrongfully
rejected a $20,000 claim.
Left unresolved was the legiti
macy of skyrocketing punitive-
damage awards, a development
that has touched off a wave of
legislative activity, often called
“tort reform.”
Some states, reacting to soaring
insurance rates, have imposed
ceilings on how much punitive-
damage money can be recovered.
)mputer. Whether it’s
z 80286 processor in
MPUT3
ICC3S
5qe Station
VIP Membership
Extravaganza!!
24 Hour Gyms Of Texas, one of the Brazos Valley’s largest
co-ed multirecreational fitness facilities is offering a 2 year
V.I.P. Aerobic, Fitness and Club membership valued at over *
$179.00 and is being offered to you subject to mainte
nance fees of only $49 per year
Your “V.I.P.” membership offers you access to
Variable Resistance Weight Equipment... •
40 pieces including U.S. Fitness, Dynaeam, •
Polaris, Universal and Icarian.
Cardiovascular Training Center ... .
complete “state-of-the-art” equipment
featuring Monarch, Schwinn Airdyne and
Concept II rowers. •
Complete Olympic Free Weights ... wit h •
over 12.000 lbs. •
Aerobics ... Scheduled daily with Proles- •
sional Inst met ion. Over 90 classes per week #
in two separate studios with specialized
protective flooring. *
the following facilities and benefits:
Supervised Nursery
Thnning Facilities ... Featuring Wolff and
Meritan.
Coed Whirlpool, Sauna and Steam
Full Amenity Locker Rooms
Pro Shop
Personalized Fitness Programs
Professional and Courteous Staff
Nutritional Counseling and Supplements
Open Year Round ... 7 days per week.
Much, Much More
It’s Easy to Claim Your Membership
Bring this coupon to 24 Hours Gyms of Texas.
Weekdays Noon to 9 p.m. and Saturday 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., and ask
for a “V.I.P. ” representative.
This offer may also be extended to your friends and family. Simply
bring your workout partner with you when visit the club
Current 24 Hour Gyms of Texas membership are not eligible for this “V.I.P. ” promo
tional membership.
8467(3 YMS
700 University Drive • College Station, TX