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The Battalion
Wednesday, June 5,1991
Bush picks Moscow ambassador
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Bush
reached into the Democratic Party Tuesday
to pick consummate dealmaker Robert S.
Strauss as ambassador to Moscow during a
period of promising but delicate relations
with the Soviet Union.
Bush said he chose the 72-year-old fellow
Texan "to guarantee that two ships ... won't
pass in the night for lack of understanding."
Strauss, who led the Democratic Party
through a fractious period in the 1970s, said
he was persuaded to take the post in four
days of talks with his old Republican friends.
Bush and Secretary of State James A. Baker
III, and in around-the-clock consultation
with his wife of 50 years, Helen.
"A week ago," he told reporters at the
White House after Bush's announcement, "if
anyone had told me I would be standing
here, I would have thought they were cra
zy."
Strauss was mentioned for the post mid
way through the administration's two-year
search for a successor to career Ambassador
Jack M. Matlock, but he said recently he had
turned down the job.
Matlock already has served more than four
years in the Moscow posting, which nor
mally lasts only three.
Strauss, if confirmed by the Senate as ex
pected, would be only the second non-career
ambassador to hold the sensitive Kremlin
post in 40 years. The last was Thomas J. Wat
son, chairman of IBM, who served under
President Jimmy Carter.
Strauss is certainly the most political diplo
matic appointee to the Communist world
since Bush himself headed the first U.S. mis
sion in China after diplomatic ties were re
stored in 1974. Bush, like Strauss, was a for
mer national chairman of his party.
Strauss' selection is one more indication of
Bush's determination to seize what he re
gards as a unique opportunity to coax the So
viet Union througn political and economic
reform at home and peaceful realignment of
relations abroad.
"Bob Strauss has taken on difficult and
delicate assignments in the past for presi
dents of botn parties," Bush said. "I know
that he's the right man to represent the
United States in this fantastic period of
change in the Soviet Union."
Bush promises to veto
Democrat version of bill
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Foley contended angrily that Bush
has been unfair in accusing Demo
crats of encouraging hiring quotas
and exacerbating racial divisions.
"For the president to accuse us
of raising racial or other divisions
in this society is incredible," Foley
said, speaking to reporters.
Bush's spokesman. Marlin Fitz-
water, restated the president's po
sition that provisions in the Demo-
cratic-sponsored bill "clearly
amount to quotas," pushing em
ployers to hire on racial grounds to
avoid lawsuits. Democrats
strongly deny the charge.
The issue of hiring quotas is
seen as a potent one among vot
ers, especially as the recession has
made good jobs harder to find.
Bush has promised to veto the
Democrats' version, just as he ve
toed a similar measure last fall.
Foley acknowledged Democrats
do not have the two-thirds major
ity that would be needed to over
ride a veto, despite spending more
than two months revising the
measure in an effort to broaden
support.
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Monday,
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Softball, Volleyball
Triples, Basketball
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June 4
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June 5
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Thursday,
June 6
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June 7
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Leagues: Will be available in Men's, Women's and CoRec.
The following classes will be offered: Class A -
highly skilled; Class B - moderately skilled;
Class C - novice.
Golf Singles
A qualifying round will be played
with a percentage of top qualifi
ers advancing to the final round.
Participants will be assigned an
opponent based on skill level and
must play within an assigned
time period.
Racquetball
Singles
IRA Rules will apply. Matches
are 2 games to 15 points with an
11 point tie-breaker if necessary.
Each participant must bring an
unopened can of balls to the first
match. The winner will keep the
unopened can and bring them to
the next match.
Tennis Singles
Single elimination tournament.
Matches consist of 2 out of 3 sets.
Games are played to 4 points (no
ad). Each participant must bring
an unopened can of balls to the
first match. The winner will keep
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Horseshoe Singles
Single elimination tournament.
Matches consis t of 2 out of 3 games
to 15 points. Horseshoes will be
provided.
The Texas A&M Judo Team participated in the Denton Judo Open
back in April. This was their final tournament of the 1991 Spring
Semester. The Aggies were represented with four members and the
coach:
Gary Berliner
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Coach
Justin Barger
-
2nd
140 lbs. Novice
Bob Perez
-
3rd
145 lbs.
Juaquin Ketchbaw
-
3rd
175 lbs.
Hiram Hodges
-
4th
180 lbs. Novice
Sophomores Justin Barger and Hiram Hodges were named as the
winners of the Gary Berliner/Wiley Cunigan Perpetual Memorial
Plaque for the outstanding members of 1990-91. The Judo team will
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June 3
Entries Close:
June 6
All entries will be taken in the Recreational Sports
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Leagues:
Eligibility:
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Will be available in Men's, Women's and
CoRec. The following classes will be offered:
Class A - highly skilled; Class B - moderately
skilled; Class C - novice.
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Slowpitch
Softball
Entry Fee:
$30.00
Play Begins:
Monday, June 10
Play-offs Posted:
Thursday, June 20 at 2 p.m.
Play-offs Begin:
Sunday, June 23
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Basketball
Triples
Entry Fee:
$20.00
Play Begins:
Tuesday, June 11
Play-offs Posted:
Wednesday, June 19
at 2 p.m.
Play-offs Begin:
Thursday, June 20
Volleyball
Triples
Entry Fee:
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Monday, June 10
Play-offs Posted:
Tuesday, June 18 at 2 p.m.
Play-offs Begin:
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