The Battalion
STATE & LOCAL
Wednesday, November 29,1989
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Historian discusses disadvantages,
advantages of German reunific ation
By Selina Gonzalez
Of The Battalion Staff
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Along with the advantages of a
reunified Germany, there may be
some negative implications, said
Texas A&M history professor Dr.
Arnold Krammer Tuesday at a semi
nar sponsored by the International
Student Association.
While Western Germany will ex
perience an influx of skilled workers
from Eastern Germany, prices and
the need for housing will increase,
Krammer said.
With the increase in population of
Western Germany, a widescale ex
pulsion of Turkish immigrants may
occur, he said. Krammer said the
Turks and Yugoslavs represent
Western Germany’s current source
of cheap labor.
The appearance of new workers
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may pressure the Turks to compete
for jobs with the new immigrants
who are willing to work for less
money, he said.
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If the differences
(between Western and
Eastern Germany)
disappear, then there will
be no reason for East
Germany to remain a
separate entity.”
— Dr. Arnold Krammer,
History professor
On the other hand, Western Ger
man population is in need of a
young skilled work force, Krammer
said. If the social security system is to
work, then the country, where the
average age is 47, needs the influx of
Eastern German workers.
A reunified Germany would de
clare bankruptacy of socialism in
East Germany, he: said.
“It is an admission by the East
German government that socialism
as practiced in East Germany just
doesn’t work.”
Krammer said it is interesting to
note how the East Berliners who did
visit West Germany, returned to the
East.
“They just wanted the freedom to
shop,” he said. “If the differences
(between Western and Eastern Ger
many) disappear, then there will be
no reason for East Germany to re
main a separate entity.”
West and East Germany will not
unite over night, Krammer said.
“They will not rush into a mar
riage because they are too cautious
for that,” he said.
Krammer predicted that a reuni
fication of Germany would not be a
result of military factors but rather
economic ventures.
The dominance of a united Ger
many would play an important role
in Europe in 1992 when all of West
ern Europe is scheduled to open its
boundaries to free trade, Krammer
said.
In addition, a unified Germany
would be a powerful economic re
gion if the movement towards the es
tablishment of a Euro-dollar or uni
form currency in Europe becomes a
reality, he said.
Commenting on the changing po
litical situation in Europe, Krammer
said, “We are watching incredible
things happen.”
Airport expands with McKenzie terminal
Mobley: New look will improve visitors’ impression of B-CS
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By Nadja Sabawala
Of The Battalion Staff
The McKenzie Terminal at Easterwood Air
port is taking off in style with a modern look and
nigh technology that will serve both Texas A&M
and the community, officials said Tuesday night.
A&M President William H. Mobley said pro
jects of this magnitude can only happen with co
operation between the University, the commu
nity and the government.
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The expansion of the airport coincides with
the growth of the community and the University.
The Brazos County population has more than
doubled from 20 years ago, and according to
A&M archives A&M student enrollment has
risen from 13,897 in 1969 to 40,492 for the 1989
Fall semester.
David Shellenberger, president of the Bryan-
College Station Chamber of Commerce, said the
new terminal will support the growing needs of
the community and continue to bring in more
people and new businesses.
“As a citizen and as a person involved in the
community, I’m very pleased with the cooper
ative response that exists which has changed rad
ically in the last several years thanks to projects
like this,” Shellenberger said.
The luxury of the terminal, he said, gives trav
elers a good impression of the area which was
lacking in the previous terminal.
Mobley agreed.
“You only have one chance at a first impress
ion,” he said. “And I think our first chance is visi
tors arriving by air or departing by air; we’ve got
a much better chance of making their first im
pression a positive one.”
Bookman Peters, a member of the A&M Presi
dential Library Committee, said the new terminal
gives A&M a better chance of receiving the bid
for the Bush Library, which has an expected 2.5
million visitors in its first five years of operation.
“If we get the library, that would put us on a
special set of maps for tourists, for researchers,
for political scientists and all other interested
parties in America,” Peters said.
The 32,000-square-foot, $4.5 million airport
addition, named after A&M Board of Regents
Chairman William A. McKenzie, is five times the
size of the existing terminal and will accommo
date more than just passengers.
Moffatt Adams, chief architect for A&M facili
ties planning, said the terminal will include car
rental agencies, a restaurant, offices for charter
agencies and even a conference room for meet
ings. Adams said the new terminal will impress
almost everyone when they enter.
The McKenzie terminal is designed to allow
for possible expansion in nearly any direction
and the parking area can be increased without
having to move the location of the toll booth.
Dedication ceremonies will be held at 11 a.m.
Saturday although the terminal will not open to
the public for air traffic until early January. Bra
zos County leaders as well as the University
Board of Regents will be present.
Just browsing
Photo by Eric H. Roalson
Kevin McGinnis shows a prospective buyer a collection of hand
made rings and earrings in front of the Memorial Student Center
Tuesday afternoon. MSC Hospitality is sponsoring a Crafts Fair
this week to help students with holiday gift ideas.
Notes for student composers
The Broadcast Music Inc. Foun
dation is looking for a few good
composers and is willing to pay up to
$2,500 to find them in its 38th an
nual Student Composers Award
competition.
“The contest is designed to en
courage young composers to create
concert music by offering them cash
prizes,” said Ralph Jackson, director
of BMI Student Composers Awards,
in a telephone interview.
A total of $15,000 will be given
away with a minimum of $500 and a
maximum of $2,500 for each win
ner. The deadline for registration is
Feb. 9.
“Winners will be selected based on
the scores that they have written,”
Jackson said. “A panel of judges who
won’t know the name or address of
the person who wrote the piece will
decide how much money the win
ners will receive.”
The contest is open to any student
who will be under the age of 26 on
Dec. 31 and who is enrolled in an ac
credited secondary school.
For more information call Ralph
Jackson, 320 West 57th Street, New
York, NY 10019 at (212)586-2000.
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