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*1* *>L* *st^ *X^ ^X'* ^X** *t1c* |W^^**^**********************^ * * * * * ^e- * *r * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * /Vf5C Hospitality Presents HOLIDAY CRAFT FAIR lues., Nov. 28 - Wed. Nov. 29 * 10:00 a.m. - 5:00 p.m. Rudder Exhibit Hall Do Your Holiday Shopping On Campus ^Lf «sI > -» *X^ ^L* *X» ^X<* ♦sL* ^X<* ^X>* »X<* <vT^ vc* ^J.-* < vX^ ^1. ■* *X^ ^ T-^ «x* jy* •T* - nr* *^v* ^T* •T v •T* "T* •T* -T* *r^ *T^ *X* *^r* ^T’* *Tf^ #» Discovery ends secret military mission after high winds delayed landing 1 day BONFIRE Film Developing Special CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — Discovery’s five astronauts, forced by high winds to remain in space an extra day, aimed Monday for an af ternoon landing in California’s Mojave Desert to end their secret military mission. Astronaut Frederick Gregory, the first black man to command a shuttle mission, was to guide Discovery to a landing at 2:52 p.m. PST at Ed wards Air Force Base. The five-day flight report edly has put in orbit a satellite to monitor military communications over a wide area of the globe. The weather outlook at Edwards was consider ably better than Sunday, when 30 mph winds gusted across the runways, forcing NASA to “wave off’ a landing just four hours before the planned touchdown. The forecast called for clear skies, visibility of more than seven miles and winds of 12 mph, gusting to 17. The delay shifted the touchdown from night time to daylight, during which landing rules are less stringent. A shuttle is not allowed to land at night if crosswinds exceed 12 mph. The figure rises to 17 mph in daytime. The space agency initially rescheduled the landing for 4:32 p.m., but then decided to bring the spacecraft home one orbit earlier, thereby re ducing the sun’s glare on Discovery’s windows during the final descent. It was the sixth time in 32 shuttle missions that a return to Earth has been postponed by bad weather. The delay posed no threat to the five astro nauts because they had enough fuel and other supplies to stay in orbit until Wednesday if nec essary. NASA also has other landing sites at White Sands, N.M., and at Cape Canaveral but prefers the long, wide-open runways at Edwards. Disocovery’s other crew members are pilot John Blaha and mission specialists Manley Carter Jr., Story Musgrave and Kathryn Thornton. In announcing the landing delay, Mission Control said that the shuttle and its crew “contin ued to be in excellent condition.” A Pentagon-im posed news blackout that affected most of the mission kept the space agency from discussing the astronauts’ reaction to the delay. However, sources close to the project have sal: the astronauts achieved their main goal Thuis day, the second day of the flight, when they n leased a two and a half-ton, $300 millionsatelfc designed to listen in on military and diplomat communications in the Soviet Union, Europi Africa and the Middle East. The crew also reportedly conducted ments related to the “Star Wars” missile defei system. It was believed the astronauts alsope formed research into how people can serve« military observers in space. B As Discovery was ending its Thanksgivingir? sion, sister ship Columbia was being readied; Cape Canaveral for a 10-day Christmas missis during which five astronauts are to deplov ; Navy communications satellite and retrieveaso entific satellite that has been orbiting the Eani for nearly six years. Columbia was scheduled to be transportedloi launch pad on Tuesday. lo $1.99 $2.69 12 EXPOSURE 15 DISC EXPOSURE Experts: food prices to rise $3.99 $5.59 24 EXPOSURE 36 EXPOSURE WASHINGTON (AP) — Food prices will go up 3b£ again in 1990, but farm exports probably won’t. Crop production may equal or exceed this year’s output, but that will depend on the weather^ It’s forecasting time at the Agriculture Department when hundreds of bureaucrats, economists, consul tants, researchers, commodity traders, bankers, food processors and even a few farmers gather to hear the latest predictions. Many foreign governments, notably the Soviet Union, Japan and members of the European Economic For example, consumer food prices, which rose 4.1 ' 198“ 66 Conditions affecting farmers and rural Americans will be an important focus of Outlook ’90, with such topics as farm finance and rural development.” Organizers, Outlook ’90 C-41 Color Print Film Only Standard 3 1/2x5 Single Prints Offer Good Nov. 30 - Dec. 6, 1989 PHOTOGRAPHIC S IN REED MCDONALD & THE TEXAS A&M BOOKSTORE IN THE MSC Community also watch the annual conference for tid bits that may help their agricultural trade fortunes. The department’s 66th annual conference, Outlook ’90, will run from noon Tuesday to noon Thursday. During that time, dozens of general sessions and indi vidual meetings will cover the overall international and U.S. domestic situation, plus separate sessions for va rious commodities and other topics. Much of the outlook for 1990 already has been de scribed in general terms by USDA analysts in recent re ports. percent in 1988, probably climbed about 6 percent this year, the sharpest annual increase since 1981. Analysts have been saying the 1990 increase won’t be that sharp — if there is normal weather. The USDA also reports that agricultural exports, which provide much of the financial base for farmers, did well in 1989, reaching almost $40 billion, the most since the record $43.8 billion in 1981. But exports in 1990? Department analysts have been saying those will be down because of lower prices and reduced volumes expected for some key commodities. The net cash income of farmers rose to record levels in recent years, peaking at $59.9 billion in 1988. This is the money farmers have left over in a calendar year af ter deducting cash expenses from gross cash income. However, 1989 net cash income will drop to a range of $52 billion to $57 billion, according to USDA econo mists. That reflects greater expenses from more cro pland being put back into production this year, along with sharp declines in government payments. The outlook for 1990 farm income will depend greatly on national and international weather and crop situations, particularly for wheat, soybeans and feed grains. Livestock expansion — or contraction — also will reflect crops and markets. Thus, the conference will attempt to fill in many of the gaps concerning the supply and demand for com modities in the coming year. But those aren’t the only concerns. “Conditions affecting farmers and rural Americans will be an important focus of Outlook ’90, with such topics as farm finance, new action on rural devel opment, rural transportation policy, and the well-being of rural families and c rural families and children,” organizers said. Kremlin gives m to Baltics :a< Mi pr 1 ty (M MOSCOW (AP) — Legislaton on Monday approved major con cessions from tne Kremlin, grani ing the Baltic republics the rigk to issue their own currency and lake a share of profits from cen trally controlled factories. After four months’ work, tht Supreme Soviet gave final appro val to a plan launching Lithuania lei Latvia and Estonia on the roadio economic autonomy from Moj- cow beginning Jan. 1. In other action, the legislator! gave preliminary approval to tht Soviet Union’s first law explicit]! repudiating years of press censorship. Deputies from the tiny Baltit republic of Estonia smiled, stood and cheered after the legislature approved the economic indepen dence measure on a vote of 296- 67. Thirty-seven deputies abstained. “It’s a very big step forward,' Lithuanian Communist Pam chief Algirdas Brazauskas saidir, an interview after the vote. |Ve on the leu I !■ leai m ON CAMPUS The Fraternity of Volkswagen. liv ;ch he de tu of Brendan 'Ben" Maxcy '81 Rabbit Andrew 'Drew" Michaud '79 Rabbit Mathew 'Crunch" Faiella '88 Fox Andrew 'Gappy" Pelletier '85 Golf Rob Berube '85 Quantum Chuck Bizier '82 Rabbit Carl "Wick" Gartley '84 Rabbit Introducing seven members of the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity and their Volkswagens. We caught up with these brothers—University of Maine chapter— and snapped this photo before the snow came. "Up here, winter is not a season to be taken lightly" explained fraternity President Andrew "Gappy" Pelletier. "A lot of people drive Volkswagens. They've got front wheel drive and they're dependable. Especially when it's cold." Brother Wick Gartley agreed, "I don't know how you happened to pick our fraternity. Seems like everyone up here drives a Volkswagen." "I love my Vee Dub," offered Ben Maxcy. "I've got 135,000 miles on it and it's still running great." Andrew Michaud, the newest Delt, had his mind on more important matters. "How's my car look? Where's this ad gonna run? Will girls see it? At the Delta Tau Delta Fraternity in Orono, Maine—even the cook drives a Volkswagen. It's time to think about Volkswagen again. If you drive a Volkswagen, you might be selected to appear in an ad like the one above. Send your story and a photo to: Volkswagen Testimonials* 187 S. Woodward, Suite 200* Birmingham, Ml 48009 S