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The Battalion Wednesday, February 1,1989 A&M Steakhousei Delivers 846-5273 Spring Break Acapulco 846-6934 • 693-2239 1-800-BEACH-BUM Q3>A * first organizational (meeting * All Interested In Pledging Please Attend Wed Feb. 1 6:30 PM Rm.230 In the M SC for more information contact: Dawn 69£'65JO Deborah 7*4-9403 Omega Phi Alpha National Service Sorority Q: What are these furry animals? A: Meerkats. Q: What are they looking for? A: Nobody knows. ^ Q: Why are they unhappy? m A: Because they didn’t join. \l6i)hL Join what? GENERAL MEETING Wednesday, February 1 8:30 pm (it’s fun, it’s artsy, it’s different, it’s free...) 504 Rudder LATE NIGHT HAPPY HOUR AT ;EATERIE(g> CANTINA; 9:30-11:00 Thursday Night FREE TACO BAR $1 Draft $1 50 Margaritas $1 25 Well Drinks 764-2975 On Harvey Road Behind Safeway SEMESTER SPECIAL $y|o 1:1 846-GYMS PLUS S6 PHOTO ID CARD Page 10 "exas A Tower refuses comment on activist’s accusations Panel members question witness’ testimony voi.esNo. WASHINGTON (AP) — A conservative activist testi fied T uesday he has “on a number of occasions” seen Defense Secretary-designate John Tower publicly ine briated anci in the company of women other than his wife. “I have made enough personal observations of this man here in Washington to have serious reservations about his moral character,” Paul Weyrich told the Sen ate panel, which is conducting Tower’s confirmation hearing. But members of the Senate Armed Services Commit tee said after a closed session with the witness that he failed to provide specifics to support his allegation. sonal fitness take place in a previously scheduled all ternoon session that Was closed to the public. Senators emerging from that session sounded i pressed. “I heard nothing that you didn’t hear in theopenstj sion,” Wallop said. "I didn’t hear anything persuasive me.” Tower refused to comment on the allegations or ex ecutive session as he left the committee office. A closed session is scheduled Wednesday morning followed bv an open session on conflict of interest. Weyrich’s comments prompted quick criticism from Sen. Malcolm Wallop, R-Wyo., who complained about “innuendos . . . and insinuations” against the former Texas senator. Sen. Sam Nunn of Georgia, the committee chairman, suggested that any further discussion of Tower’s per- “Beyond statements of seeing Senator l ower on couple of occasions carrying a little more alcoholtfe he should have, he hasn’t been able to add annlm specific that wasn’t hearsay,” said Sen. Pete Wilson! Calif. The committee lias been expected to approve Ton, to head die Defense Department, and there wasnoin mediate indication that Weyrich’s remarks change that. Next Democratic party chairman prepares for job Brown, 47, an urbane lawyer-lob byist with a lengthy political resume, says the chairman’s job is not a pulpit for any ideology, left or right. He promises even-handed leadership at the national committee, especially when candidates begin lining up for the 1992 presidential campaign. One of them is likely to be Jesse Jackson, Brown’s candidate in 1988 when he served as convention man ager for the black challenger to nominee Michael Dukakis. They are allies and friends, but Brown says his new role will lead inevitably to dif ferences. Again and again, Brown has pointed out that the Jackson cam paign was a 90-day assignment in a long political career. But it was the most visible, as he negotiated for Jackson in televised glare of the At lanta convention, and it now is the one with which he is most widely identified. Not that his earlier affiliations win points with the party’s more conser vative wing. After working at the National Urban League, Brown >erved as a committee aide to Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, and as a dep uty manager in the Massachusetts senator’s losing bid for the 1980 Democratic presidential nomination. Kirk was Kennedy’s campaign manager that year. There’s no sign that Kennedy has reaped any bene fits from the fact that one former aide has been party chairman and another is about to take over the job. As chairman, Kirk made his mark with a relatively low profile. He engi neered the elimination of mid-term conventions, issues conferences which had become forums for ideo logical warfare. He also ended party recognition of special interest cau cuses, calling them political non sense. Neither of those steps fit the liberal agenda. Party chairmen often are little known outside Washington and po litical circles. Brown will be out front as chairman. That’s obviously his preference, but the lower profile wouldn’t be an option even if he sought it. As the first black chairman he is sure to be a spokesman on is sues and topics that go beyond the nuts and bolts business of political organization. “I’ve got to be one of several mes sengers,” he said, a spokesman as well as a technician. Senate Majority Leader George Mitchell and House Speaker Jim Wright are the ranking messengers. Brown said he already has discussed his role with them. Now he has to sort it out with skeptics, with Democrats who see him as the wrong representative to choose after a presidential election in which the L word — liberal — was used by Republicans as a political curse. To that end, even before the committee election, Brown plans a swing across the South. Company sells missiles with scratch-’n-’sniff aJ WASHINGTON (AP) — Ronald H. Brown doesn’t intend to lead the Democratic Party as a symbol, al though he’ll be one — or as a liberal, although he is one. He is about to become the first black chairman of a national political party and he vows to build the Dem ocrats a campaign organization that can help win the White House, something they have managed only once since 1964. Brown is a sure thing to be elected chairman of the Democratic Na tional Committee on Feb. 10 to suc ceed Paul G. Kirk Jr. DALLAS (AP) — In the battle to sell military hardware, a small Texas company is about to fine a most un usual shot — an ad that features a whiff of war. BEI Defense Systems is promot ing its “extraordinarily lethal” Fle- chette rockets with a scratch-and- sniff advertisements in trade publi cations. The ads, emblazoned with the slo gan “The Smell of Victory,” release the smell of cordite, the aroma that follows a rocket explosion. George Coutoumanos, director of U.S. government programs for BEI, came up with the idea in an ef fort to draw attention to his firm, which is small by defense industry standards. Last year, the rocket and electronics manufacturer handled about S47 million in defense contracts. Coutoumanos said he believes the ads, to be reproduced next month, will be a first among defense con tractors although perfume manufac turers make regular use ol such ad* “My advertising usually gets los in magazines,” Coutoumanos said, usuallv get buried b\ thebigguvs- the Boeings and the General Dv namics. Who’s going to read nn *1 when they can look at a beaudfulf 16 going over the conn try sicfe? Coutoumanos said defenseadvei tising is a tough line to develop,be cause everything tends to look tin same, lie says posing prettywomei alongside sleek rockets doesn't in press those looking to buy militan hardware. Specifically, Coutoumanos ism ing to convince U.S. militan buyett and other defense hardware shop pers that his $400-$800 rockets are; better value than other, more high prof ile missiles, such as the Stingen "I’d really like to hire a majorsti and get them to sing and dance,!*! it doesn’t work that way,” Coutoc manos said. “And shooting off rod ets on television isn't really appropti ate, 1 think.” “I’m not looking to set up a fight to prove something,” he said in an interview. Brown said that when his new responsibilities require saying no to Jackson, that’s what he’ll do. Setup or not, that will send a use ful signal to his southern and conser vative opponents, who insist that race is not a factor hut that Brown’s liberal ties send the wrong message to the voters who have chosen Re publican presidents in four ol the last five elections. Wednesday WOMEN’S STUDIES: will have a free film “I’ve Heard a Mermaid Singing at? p.m. in 200 Harrington. • BLACK AWARENESS COMMITTEE: will have an executive officers meeting at 5 p.m. in 146 MSC, and will telecast "Beyond the Dream: A Celebration of Black History" at 3 p.m., 5 p.m. and 7 p.m. in 701 Rudder. PHI BETA LAMBDA: will have a smoker at 7 p.m. in 206 MSC. CLASS OF 90-91 BALL: will have a class ball meeting at 7:30 p.m. in 510 Rud der. ADVERTISING ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7 p.m. in 150 Blocker. MEXICAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 510 Rudder. INTERNATIONAL STUDENTS ASSOCIATION: will have auditions for the dress parade and the talent show from 7-10 p.m. in 226 MSC. STUDY ABROAD OFFICE: The deadline for exchange program applications are due by 5 p.m. in 161 Bizzell West. NEWMAN: will meet at 7:30 p.m. at St. Mary's Student Center. CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will have a Catholic single's happy hour at 6 p.m. at the Sundance Hilton. CATHOLICS ON THE QUAD: will meet at 9 p.m. in Lounge B on the quad. OBJECTIVIST CLUB: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 231 MSC. MSC VISUAL ARTS: will have a general committee meeting at 8:30 p.m. in 504 Rudder. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for details. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845 0280 for details. HELLENIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Mr Gattisal Northgate. CIRCLE K INTERNATIONAL: will meet at 7 p.m. in Rudder. AGGIE DEMOCRATS: Ron Gray, Brazos County democratic party chairman, will speak at 8:30 p.m. in 502 Rudder. STUDENTS AGAINST APARTHEID: will meet at 7 p.m. in 507 Rudder. Thursday INTERNATIONAL DEVELOPMENT FORUM: will show the film The Desert Doesn't Bloom Here Anymore" at 12:30 p.m. in 604 D Evans Library AMERICAN CANCER SOCIETY: will have a training session for cancer aware ness and prevention at 10 a.m. and 7 p.m. at the American Cancer Society of fice, 3207 Briarcrest. GRADUATE STUDENT COUNCIL: will meet at 5:15 p.m. in 342 Zachry. ALPHA PHI OMEGA/PARENT’S NIGHT OUT: will have free babysitting forfac ulty and students with children from 6:30-10:30 p.m. in 225 MSC. STUDENTS WITH ALTERNATIVE PHILOSOPHIES: will meet at 8:30 p.m. in 502 Rudder. MANAGEMENT 481: Ft. Worth Mayor Bob Bolen will speak at 10 a.m in 114 Blocker. OFF CAMPUS AGGIES: will meet for its third annual Mardi Gras at Texas AW at6 p.m. in Cain Hall. BETA ALPHA PSI: will have a social at 6:30 p.m. at the Flying Tomato. ATARI USER GROUP: will meet at 7:30 p.m. in 146 MSC. INTERNATIONAL STUDENT ASSOCIATION/INTERNATIONAL WEEK COM MITTEE: will have auditions for the dress parade and talent show from 7-10 p.m. in 226 MSC. TAMU SPORT PARACHUTE CLUB: will have a membership drive at 7 p.m. in 601 Rudder. LATIN AMERICAN CATHOLIC STUDENTS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. at St. Marys Student Center. ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at noon. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845-0280 for details. ADULT CHILDREN OF ALCOHOLICS: will meet at 6 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E.at 845-0280 for details. NARCOTICS ANONYMOUS: will meet at 8:30 p.m. Call the C.D.P.E. at 845- 0280 for details. RECREATIONAL SPORTS: will have a bowling team captain’s meeting at 5 p.m. in 167 Read. Registration for wallyball, slam dunk, archery doubles and a backpacking trip is in 159 Read. PARENT'S WEEKEND COMMITTEE: Parents of the Year applications are due Feb. 10 in 221 Pavilion. ei Sen. Alan Dixon, D-Ul., said, “As an old trial lawyer.l would have to say that most of what I heard has to fa|j into the hearsay category, even given the high motire| of the witness,” said Sen. Alan Dixon, D-Ill. Weyrich was unclear whether Tower was marriedol the occasions he saw him, according to Dixon. 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