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'(199; np )-■ to n,l ' v COSls hearing ^ rate^ ate is e and 23 al ounce, < costs 19 her mail imposed “dy and itunngj « offices il official (1. make-up ilthougc lount on Those 25-cem 29-cent list Is nd huma:; trds insist f goverc s. ation is it ne Com >1 fundin r failing; g on poo; ernor ail 1 deadfe hreaten; g probler detiailf, 2-93 but. ist wethT m\. afc.i te govenl als toa:| o bemai Iress). lose son I link tfie: aid. Monday, February 4, 1991 The Battalion Page 5 rs ee if she ibbon is ing on a iOs. "pope- ck) She he song urge A Vears .1 'ur, Fm hereto Aar. | 'a., eni'| ibonsto ibonsas woman under- Provi-S ids yel- id sup- H >4 ES TIC Bush prays with nation for peace in Middle East WASHINGTON (AP) — Presi dent Bush led the country in a na tional day of prayer for peace Sunday, as his defense chief said “the world has a long-term inter est in seeing to it that Saddam Hussein is never able” to wage war again. Defense Secretary Dick Che ney said that should Saddam re main in power after the Persian Gulf War ends, the allies might want to maintain sanctions to pre vent him from rebuilding his mil itary. Cheney said the Iraqi army is “formidable,” but that Saddam al ready poses a reduced threat be cause much of his nuclear, chemi cal and biological weapons capability has been destroyed. He spoke on ABC’s “This Week With David Brinkley.” Bush, meanwhile, marked Sunday’s “national day of prayer” by attending a chapel service at Camp David, Md. Bush last week designated Sun day as a national day of prayer and asked all Americans to “turn to our greatest power and unite together in prayer.” He was re turning to the White House later Sunday. Just a week after 75,000 anti war activists demonstrated out side the White House, a flag-wav ing crowd of 3,500 rallied Sunday in support of Bush’s Gulf policies. The Army, meanwhile, played down the discovery of a transmis sion defect in the Bradley Fight ing Vehicle. T he Associated Press on Saturday reported that the service was rushing to inspect the Bradleys after a Pentagon memo warned the defect could limit the vehicles’ speed. "1 have over 100,000 combat systems and vehicles in this the ater,” said Lt. Gen. John J. Yeo- sock of the U.S. Army Central Command. “So the magnitude of this particular issue is not one that should cause any undue alarm or concern.” Yeosock ap peared on CBS-TV’s “Face the Nation.” Mail Continued from page 1 Budget. Continued from page 1 tion Desert Storm Gen. Norman Schwarzkopf. “We feel the general public will support the war effort and do as the commander requests,” he says. More than 400,000 pounds of mail a day was being sent to the Mid dle East, Lachapelle says. This voluntary mail restriction is only a request, but Schwarzkopf has the authority to ban any mail that is not first class or audio cassettes, La chapelle says. “We are now seeing the mail slack off slightly,” he says. “The military post offices are still receiving 300,000 to 400,000 pounds of mail a day.” Zip Continued from page 1 implement a cut, and we haven’t re ceived any guidelines from the Uni versity,” Fallon said. “It’s clear to me that a 1 percent cut, which is a severe cut, is preferable to a hiring or wage freeze. Those would have wreaked disaster. “This is a responsible and sophis ticated University in regards to bud getary matters, and I’m sure they will find a wav to work this out to minimize the damage to academic programs,” Fallon said. Doug Venuti, assistant dean for administration at the College of Medicine, said $52,000 of the $11 million medical school budget will have to be cut from various depart ments. “It will be harder for some depart ments than for others,” Venuti said. “Some faculty will have to rely more on their research funds and capital purchases will have to be curtailed.” Manson says. Two reasons For the handbook are to inform classmates about the Association of Former Stu dents and to promote the class council, she says. Manson says she hopes the Class of ‘92 Council will follow suit and make a senior handbook. But she says they should have it ready for next fall, so it can in clude information on Elephant Walk and other senior activities. “We hope we’ve started a tradi tion with Zip Tips,” she says. “It represents our commitment to the class, and we hope the Class of ‘91 will take advantage of the remaining 13 weeks and come out to senior events.” percent to 90 percent, ensuring that every adult in America is literate, im proving achievement in mathematics and science and freeing every U.S school from drugs and violence. Cavazos said Hispanics face many challenges, which continue to slow their success and education, such as poor quality schools, the need of En glish proficiency at an early age, and lack of parental and family involve ment. “Parents are the key to educatio nal success,” Cavazos said. “Schools must reach out to parents. Educa tion is not only for the individual, but it is education of the entire fami- Gov. Ann Richards signed the measure, putting it into immediate effect Thursday afternoon after the House and the Senate unanimously approved it. The bill, which excludes Social Se curity, workers’ compensation pay ments and retirement programs, also provides for intensive perfor mance audits of all state agencies and programs to uncover future sav- ings. The spending cuts, which amount to slightly more than 1 percent for most state agencies, will help the state meet a $296 million shortfall this year. The Legislature faces an additio nal shortfall projected at more than $4 billion for the 1992-93 budget pe riod and is under a Texas Supreme Court order to restructure public education financing by April 1. Continued from page 1 iy” Cavazos said the United States must recognize and acknowledge its educational deficit. “The business of America is not business,” Cavazos said. “The busi ness of America is education.” Cavazos was appointed to the of fice of U.S. Secretary of Education in September 1988 and resigned in December. -4k <a,v. • ^ f J* .*wr ■.*& .%'Jt Before serving as education secre tary, Cavazos was the 10th president of Texas Tech University. He pre viously served as dean of Tufts Med ical School for five years. Texas soldier dies in tank during exercise in California FORT IRWIN, Calif. (AP) — An M-551 Sheridan tank rolled over during a training exercise at this de sert army base, killing one soldier, officials said Sunday. Army 2nd Lt. Michael G. Garrett, 24, of the East Texas town of Hemp hill, was killed in the 10:41 p.m. Sat urday accident, said Sgt. Sam Galle gos. A platoon leader, Garrett was as signed to A Company, 1st Battalion, 52nd Infantry, 177th Armored Bri gade. He is survived by his parents, Carl and Bobbie Garrett of Hemphill. Two other soldiers in the tank were not injured in the accident, which occurred about 10 miles southeast of the main command post at Fort Irwin, Maj. John Wagstaffe, said. Known as the “Opposing Force,” the brigade serves as an “enemy” force used to train regular U.S. ground troops in desert warfare tac tics such as those now being used in Operation Desert Storm. The accident was under investiga tion, Wagstaffe said. Fort Irwin is about 125 miles northeast of Los Angeles. Politics. U T H E I S L Continued from page 1 unity, who will be organized and fo cused and who always have a thirst for knowledge,” he said. Hispanics need to take advantage of future opportunities and begin securing better political representa tion, Pereira said. “The growth and youth of our (Hispanic) population is important,” he said. “But we need to create op portunities for ourselves. “We need to start placing our peo ple in key positions such as acade mia, private enterprise, government and elected offices,” he said. “But these people have to be well edu cated and even better prepared than everybody else, so we can build a good representation for our com munity.” Pereira said some political leaders have taken the Hispanic vote for granted, but this oversight should not become a barrier for Hispanics. “We have to let politicians know the Hispanic population is large, varied, growing and extremely im portant, and the Hispanic vote will go only to a person who deserves it,” he said. TEXAS no shirt no PROBLEM springi BREAK 91 There’s no better place to Spring Break than South Padre Island. 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