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Tuesday, January 29, 1991 The Battalion Page 5 Bush, Gorbachev suspend summit FREE SNEAK PREVIEW WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi dent Bush, troubled about a long trip to Moscow in the midst of the Persian Gulf war as well as bogged- down talks over a strategic arms re duction treaty, decided Monday to put off his scheduled Feb. 11-13 summit with Mikhail S. Gorbachev. The decision was “by mutual agreement” with the Kremlin, and the summit will be rescheduled in Moscow at “a later date in the first half of this year,” according to a joint statement of Secretary of State James A. Baker III and Soviet For eign Minister Alexander A. Bessmertnykh. Bush met with Bessmertnykh just prior to the announcement. It was Spade Phillips, P the first time that a scheduled U.S.- Soviet summit had been put off since the late Soviet leader Nikita Khrush chev canceled President Dwdght D. Eisenhower’s 1959 visit to Moscow in furious objection to U.S. spy fights over Soviet territory. But the postponement of the Bush-Gorbachev meeting “was a mutual decision so there is no disap pointment,” Bessmertnykh em phasized. Standing together in a White House driveway, Bessmertnykh first in Russian and then Baker in En glish read their joint statement. It said: “The gulf war makes it in appropriate for President Bush to be away Irom Washington. In addition, work on the START treaty will re quire some additional time. Both presidents look forward to setting an exact summit date as soon as it be comes feasible to do so.” Bush and senior administration officials have been hinting for weeks that he would forgo the Feb. 11-13 trip to register displeasure with the military crackdown on the indepen dence movement in Latvia and Lith uania. Asked whether that issue was in volved in the decision, Baker said “the statement speaks for itself.” However, he said “we have made our substantial concerns known” to the Soviets over the Baltics issue. by Matt Kowalski Tubularman TufiyLflfcwflN /Wwes AT THE KE<a frtfTY.. by Boomer Cardinale Nerd House by Tom A. Madison 'Stas, light, 'stakskight the first star I see Tonight, 1 in/sn 1 maY j 1 inish I might, beat the hell outta the next bully that starts a fight. Governor names new members to health board AUSTIN (AP) — Gov. Ann Rich ards announced that she is appoint ing Susan place of Plano and Dr. Ron Anderson of Dallas to the Texas Board of Health, with Anderson serving as chairman. Both terms begin Friday and are for six years, subject to Senate con firmation. Anderson, 44 and a former board chairman, is professor of internal medicine at the University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center in Dallas. He also is president and chief executive officer of the Parkland Memorial Hospital District. Anderson replaces Dr. Robert Robinson of Beaumont, whose term expired. Ms. Place, 39, will represent op tometrists on the board, replacing Edward Zunker of Seguin, whose term expired. She has a private practice in Plano. Texas A&M University Committee for the Awareness of Mexican American Culture presents "Hispanics...Success in the '90s" Lecture Series/Conference February 1-2, 1991 Guest Speakers/Topics Ms. Lima Barrera Mr. Carlos Montemayor Media Dr. Domingo Cabrera Medicine Ms. Norma Cantu Law Business Mr. Alvaro Pereira Politics Ms. Linda Rodriguez Higher Education Dr. Lauro Cavazos - Closing Keynote For More Information, Call the Student Programs Office (409)845-1515 Registration fees: $10.00 TAMU/High School students; $15.00 all others FREE MOVIE POSTERS WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 30 8:00 PM RUDDER AUDITORIUM PASSES NOW AVAILABLE AT MSC BOX OFFICE PRESENTED BY XAGGII^MaNEMA/ Monster Burrito (ta-sty) n. 1. Quality food. ant: burger, syn: FREEB/RD'S [" FREECoIf"! w/order of Burrito, Taco or Quesadilla. I ' Expires April 30. 1991 319 University Dr., Northgate Next to the Texas Aggie Bookstore 846-9298