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The Battalion Monday, April 30,19| Pap je 12 T Globetrotting Queen’s Day celebrated in the Netherlands Today is Queen’s Day in the Kingdom of the Netherlands. Fourteen Texas A&M students are from Netherlands. Facts about the Kingdom of the Netherlands: • Area: 16,464 sq. mi. • Capital: Amsterdam • Population: Amsterdam — 687,450; The Hague (seat of the government) — 449,350; Rotter dam (principal port) — 558,850 • Language: Dutch • Religions: Roman Catholic, Protestant, nonaffiliated, other • Life expectancy: men — 76 years; women — 79 years Soviets admit downing its aircraft 30 years ago pursuing U.S. plane MOSCOW (AP) — The Soviet army newspaper disclosed for the first time Sunday that when the Russians downed a U.S. spy plane 30 years ago they also destroyed one of their own fighters that was pursuing the American U-2. The U-2, piloted by Francis Gary Powers, was shot down on May 1, 1960, disrupting a summit meeting 19 days later in Paris between Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower and So viet leader Nikita S. Khrushchev and forcing the cancellation of another summit planned for later that year. Red Star, the Soviet army newspa per, said the Soviets lost a MiG-19 and its pilot in the operation. The paper also disclosed for the first time that the Soviets sent up a new fighter plane and ordered its pi lot to ram the U-2 in a suicide mis sion. The new fighter reached the U-2’s altitude but failed to ram it. The article, published three days before this year’s May Day festivities, may have been intended to remind Soviet readers that U.S. actions have damaged superpower ties in the past. In recent days, Soviet officials have warned relations might suffer if Washington imposes sanctions on Moscow in retaliation for its crack down on the Baltic republic of Lith uania. Red Star said that Khrushchev was atop Lenin’s Mausoleum on Red Square watching the May Day pa rade when he learned that a new model Soviet SA-2 surface-to-air missile had brought down the U-2. The commander of the Soviet air defense forces, Marshal Sergei Bi- ryuzov, climbed the mausoleum “carrying happy news, that the plane had been hit by the first rocket,” the article said. “And Khrushchev, standing right there on the tribune, congratulated the marshal." Khrushchev, in memoirs smug gled to the West and published in 1974, wrote that diplomats watchiug the parade knew something big hi happened because Biryuzov wore* duty uniform rather than the parai dress worn by the other military offi cers in Red Square. Soviets hurrying to the May Du parade in the Ural Mountain city oi Sverdlovsk saw a far different sigh what appeared to be fireworks higl in the air, said the article, signedbj! Col. A. Dokuchayev. sponsored by McDona|€fs McDonald’s ® Mickey D's Arcade™ Now open at the Univ. Dr. Location Locker Renewal Notice Locker renewal will be possible through the end of the semester in 159 Read. Unrenewed lockers will be cleared by Rec Sports personnel. Persons not wishing to renew locker rental are advised to remove all per sonal belongings. Recreational Sports offers lockers for rent in Deware Fieldhouse, East Kyle, and G. Rollie White. Acknowledgements: McDonald's Rec Sports Highlights is sponsored by your local McDonald's Restaurant at Uni versity Drive, Manor East Mall, Hwy 21, Texas Ave. at SW Park way and PostOak Mall. This ad is a creation of Mark Figart and P.J. Miller. Photographs are by Rec Sports photographers. Photo by Tim Byrd Toxic Waste, winners of C/D division of the 1990 Penberthy Softball Tournament, pose for a photo with T-shirts and trophy. Pictured below are team members Terry Dupuy, Steve Cole, and Jason Griffith during play with those Cajuns from LSD. Men's A Women’s C CoRec A CoRec B Men's A Men's B CoRec A Men's Open Women's Open CoRec Open Tennis Kyle Walzel Meagan Bedford Linda Hancock Chris James Archery Malcolm Ballew David Bedard Wendy Carlson Eric Brumlow Sherill Jarell Eric Brumlow Eric Pimpler Telisha Shannon Mike Bryant Catherine Ferris Patrick Valdez Tony Mendiola Scott Bryk Jason Lowery Kathy Craig Maria Cantu Tennis Doubles Men's A Kyle Waizei Eric Pimpler Women’s C Meagan Bedford Telisha Shannon CoRec A Linda Hancock Mike Bryant CoRec B Catherine Ferris Chris James InnertubeWaterpolo Men's A Men's B Men’s C CoRec A CoRec B CoRec C Fine Boys Beer Hogs Killer Shrimp Tugboats Codorks Conceptahell Golf Men's A Todd Maples Men's B Bex Woods Men's C John Grunhoeffer Recreational Sports congratulates the winners of these events. CC Creations from Texas MM won the 1990 Texas ASA Stats Intramural Softball Tournament in Stephenville, Texas at Charts- ton State University, April 21-221 Horseshoes Men's A Emilio Viera Men's C Michael Zweschpei Women's A Lucy Furhmann Penberthy Tournament Men's A/B Men's C/D CoRec C/D Pikes Country Club Toxic Waste Men's B/C CoRec B/C Basketball Bedbirds Men’s A Dright Thing Men's B Aggie Cowboys Butternuts Men's C Trojans Men’s D Scott & Women's A Muppett Babies Women's B Rapids CoRec A Elvis Lives CoRec B EXT CoRec C No Names mmm lil TheTAMU Men’s Waterpolo Team took 1st Place ir 1990 Aggie Spring Invitational. The Ags swept pastthe 2nd place Houston Waterpolo Club in a 10-9 victoryir finals, their first defeat over the club in several yearsol competition. Photo by Tim Byrd Photo by Tim Bird MONDAY April 30 TUESDAY May 1 WEDNESDAY May 2 THURSDAY May 3 FRIDAY May 4 SATURDAY Mays SUNDAY May 6 Last Day of Classes Reading Day Final Exams