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jary 12,1991 Bill Hinds esday, February 12, 1991 The Battalion Page 9 'audi Arabia, Kuwaiti repayment to America irainm: Arabs should accept Israel HOUSTON (AP) — The United States should n on Kuwait and Saudi Arabia to accept Israel a nation and end any hostilities against the vish state as part of the payoff for helping the 3 Arab countries in the war against Iraq, U.S. a. Phil Gramm, R-Texas, said Monday. “Countries like Kuwait and Saudi Arabia are ing to owe their existence to us,” Gramm said an appearance at a Grumman Houston Corp. craft plant. “We’ve got to put this victory and influence and power it will bring to some at and noble purpose. And I believe that pur- ^gs- jr from page „ e j s trying to get a lasting peace in the Middle ;. angs are led b) ward Shanell \ 14 points and ime. 20 points on die ir previous meet ing guard Shen las been playing ice and leads the il percentage, at inued from page! “I think we have the right to ask Kuwait and udi Arabia to recognize Israel.” Gramm said a U.S.-led victory in the Persian ilf War and the multitude of problems being perienced in the Soviet Union will leave the lited States as the only superpower in the irld. “I think we’ve got to put that power and influ- ce to an important purpose, and I think trying find a permanent peace in the Middle East is a gpart of that purpose,” he said. lAsked if such an idea is realistic in light of the ong and bitter Arab-Israeli antagonism, he re lied, “Yes. I’m not claiming it’s going to be (sy.” ball games, ivers and clutcl the stretch have lem this year, the here. son already 0 „ lies most valuable ^ Gramm visited the Grumman plant to thank workers for their skills in assembling the aircraft “that we see every night on television, planes that "IVeVe got to put this victory and the influence and power it will bring to some great and noble purpose. And I believe that purpose is trying to get a lasting peace in the Middle East.” — Phil Gramm, senator are taking the war to the Iraqis and are saving American lives.” The plant turns out hundreds of components that are used in the assembly of aircraft that in clude the A-6E Intruder, a Navy and Marine Corps attack plane, and the F-14 Tomcat, a Navy fighter plane. “We appreciate the fact you take pride in your work,” he said. “We appreciate the fact those weapons systems work. And you’re an important part of the victory we’re winning in the Middle East. We owe a lot to the craftsmen who work here in Houston to build those weapons and put quality into every part. “When the Iraqis come out of their bunkers, whatever they come out of, your A-6 Intruder is going to welcome them to American technology,” Gramm said while about 200 employees cheered and whistled. Employees also were enthusiastic about Gramm’s visit. “It makes me feel a whole lot better for some one like him to tell you they appreciate what we’re doing,” said Valerie Horton, who was working with her husband on the cockpit of an E- 2C Hawkeye, an airborne early warning craft that carries a large round radar dish atop its fuse lage. “They’re not beautiful but they do work,” Gramm said of the plane. Gramm predicted the war would end quickly but refused to be pinned down to a time. “I’m reluctant ... to give a timetable but I do not believe we’re looking at a long drawn-out conflict,” he said. Gramm is on a tour of defense plants around Texas. Earlier in the day, he visited San Antonio- based Fairchild Aircraft Co., which has unveiled a complex cooling system manufactured for the Air Force to cool thousands of military personnel in the Middle East. Then recycle! $35 Per Dozen Roses The Flower Mart DRIVE THRU TEXAS AND ROSEMARY 846-3441 VISA, M C, DISCOVER, AMEX Nerd House by Tom A. Madison I —^ | tfCMa-r rcentage is good ■ness is great. ) pump this teait and to get an ti ed crowd to nny. ist in the air, on s to get Aggies to e pride, i knows that, he simple will It 3 compete, indeed makes i !). Just ask Dukt students., think my opinioi it hurt, just years ago. (the anger in tht directed toward so, I’m ready n ;er taken out ® of the Southwei s 3 , nS cS ftre rei, yvoLtU Hfc (tS6rt Hevc i-f be_cL.Ve*N HEP-86£.T £■ I’oet >et S«t!K ' Pfrt A**— rJ i**** 'lA'vn fW JtMM /A-*— Kill/; --oS * Student prepares file for draft objection FORT WORTH (AP) — The president’s word may be good enough for most Americans, but a 21-year-old Hurst student says he doesn’t believe President Bush’s as sertion that Congress won’t be asked to reinstitute the draft. So Christoper Largen is taking steps to make sure that he won’t, have to fight now or later. He’s building a file to support his claim to conscientious objector status. David Stoler, a counselor for the Central Committee for Conscien tious Objectors in Philadelphia, said the file could include a wide variety of documentation. “It could be a paper you wrote at school, handouts from a demonstra tion or correspondence,” he said. “Simply believing that killing is wrong isn’t good enough,” Stoler said. “You have to state it on moral grounds.” I^argen’s 3-inch-thick file includes an essay on America’s willingness to punish murderers and decorate sol diers, a letter to his college newspa per urging students to reject bigotry and a statement to the Selective Service outlining his philosophy of nonviolence. “If they don’t give me the status, then I’ll go to jail,” said Largen, a freshman at Tarrant County Junior College. 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