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(day, October 30, ce ned that she wash kind of hyperventij; nd Haschkestrapa; ask over her mouti; ask her to let themf ely if she feels any i her toes and fine: carry her down ft. a sperial chair desip. a king patients dow- They then drive ^1 s health center, ■ally didn't want to; , butl feltsherealli see a doctor," Hast "And since ifsfe ae's a student, Itrit: t into it. Usually es in big cities wot:; into going with the t's a little different actice is long since s have quieted don; t. There are still a fo in the regular .t shift of 5 p.m. to/; is asleep on one of; s in the dispatcho| sano and Nguyen g ks in another setolh locker room off tht n. Chief Wait, Vife rew of the backupir. one home, and Hast g up on some ekdays, membersoi: teams are schedule: ; to their dassschk; perhaps a couple of ts per week or one :: shifts. This is anal!- group of students k' . completed training : or certification byth <e and Bersanoaret: al sdence majors,ar: most of the team's# are majoring in mec 'Ids, there are also a r- cience or manager ach receive a token of SI a month, whic onated back to theE chke explained eark mething happens wit need to be backed:: 'rsity, and in which g be classified as y employees, ke says the long hoc ough, but aside from ighly enjoys his wok like Tm doing somet. he says, yawning. 1 oy the patient contac ment, and taking chr >ns. It's a good feel; 'oople like this." G CLASS m.-12:30 p.m.) 6-10 p.m.) ^FETY COURSE l Basement) ese or other classes ERPRISES Page 11 Father & Daughter : Columnist Stacy Feducia exchanges views with her dad on the changing times in Aggieland. The Battalion Vol.91 No. 44 College Station, Texas ‘Serving Texas A&M since 1893’ 12 Pages Thursday, October 31, 1991 Bush advocates land-for-peace in Mideast MADRID, Spain (AP) — Presi dent Bush revived his land-for- peace formula Wednesday at the opening of the Mideast peace conference. Looking for a quick-fix agree ment in what could be negotia tions over many years. Bush also urged Israel and the Palestinians to experiment on a self-rule plan for the West Bank and Gaza Strip. Bush "Nothing agreed to now will prejudice permanent status nego tiations," he told the two nervous parties. Bush's obvious aim is to get a quick dividend for himself and his foreign policy, and also for Arabs and Israelis in the event a more comprehensive settlement of their 43-year dispute proves elusive. On Tuesday, in a news confer ence with Soviet President Mikhail S. Gorbachev, Bush steadfastly re fused to repeat the land-for-peace slogan. That, Bush suggested, might in hibit the launching of face-to-face bargaining between Arabs and Is raelis. To prescribe land-for-peace is to unnerve Israeli Prime Minister Yitzhak Shamir and Syrian Presi dent Hafez Assad. Shamir appears determined not to yield any of the land Israel re tains from the 1967 Six-Day war. And Assad is unwilling to offer peace to Israel in exchange for the Golan Heights alone. Determined not to upset the two key players at the outset. Bush fell back on vaguely worded See Bush/Page 6 Leaders urge 'territorial compromise' MADRID, Spain (AP) — For the first time in more than four decades of bloodletting, Israel and all its Arab foes sat down together, listening wari ly Wednesday as President Bush urged them to forge a "territorial compromise." Bush and Soviet President Mikhail S. Gor bachev opened the historic Middle East peace conference in Madrid's ornate Royal Palace, they left center stage to the participants. The opening session was marked by a hard line speech from Egypt's foreign minister, who called for full Israeli withdrawal from the occu pied lands. The conference began against the backdrop of threats of more violence in the Middle East. In Lebanon, thousands of Islamic protesters demon strated against the talks, chanting "Death to America, Death to Israel!" In Iran, a hard-liner said all conference delegates should be killed. "Peace will only come as a result of direct See Officials/Page 6 TED W. ALBRACHT/The Battalion Wake up call Tom Pradel, a sophomore band member from Kingwood sounds reveille at 6:30 a.m. Wednesday signaling Corps Cadet members fall in for breakfast at Duncan Dining Hall. The bugler performs this duty in the morning and the evening. Shortfall causes class cuts A&M’s 11 million shortage to result in fewer course offerings, larger sections By Karen Praslicka The Battalion Increased costs for the Texas A&M University System and cuts in state revenue have resulted in an $11.3 million shortage in the system budget for fiscal year 1992. The $1.1 billion system budget comes from money generated by tuition, fees, research contracts and state revenue. The budget is 35 percent state funded. Dr. Ed Hiler, executive deputy chancellor, said the shortage could have a significant effect on stu dents. The effect of the budget on stu dents will be seen mainly through fewer class sections and fewer summer school classes. The fewer class sections might create scheduling problems for students, Hiler said. Some classes may have a few larger sections to make up for lost sections, which Hiler said could effect the quality of teaching. "We know it will have some kind of effect, but hopefully not too much," he said. Hiler said each university in the system is not effected in the same way. For example, A&M at College Station had a 4.2 percent cut in general revenue, while other uni- versitites in the system had a 3.2 percent cut in general revenue. Hiler said A&M might have gotten a bigger cut because the University has some permanent funds available. He said, howev er, these cannot make up for gen eral revenue. See Budget/Page 12 (LITIS colitis, or left sided ch is seekingpartici- tiripantscan qualify will be paid to those Minority groups win opportunity [to challenge House redistricting plan EUTICAL axiom 1 time picture 992 ind IS OCT 31 racts in McDonald AUSTIN (AP) - The Texas jSupreme Court on Wednesday jcleared the way for a trial on a [challenge by minority groups of •fy the state House redistricting plan. "This is a great victory," said L James Harrington, an attorney Iwith the Texas Civil Rights Pro- ■ject. "That is exactly what we ■wanted them to do." Despite the state's loss before |the court. Attorney General Dan IMorales said through a Sspokesman "We welcome the de cision because it will allow for a quicker resolution of the issue." The order come one day after arguments before the Supreme Court on a lower court decision that said redistricting plans ap proved by the Legislature were unconstitutional. On Aug. 22, State District Judge Mario Ramirez Jr. of Edinburg said the reapportioned districts for Congress, the Legislature, and State Board of Education discrimi nated against minorities because the plans relied on inaccurate cen sus data. He ordered the state to adjust the federal population count to compensate for the undercount of about 500,000 Texans, a dispropor tionate share of whom are blacks and Hispanics. The state says it cannot adjust the census figures. Since then, minority groups have settled with state leaders on See House/Page 9 Halloween poses danger to animals Shelter restricts adoptions By Mark Evans The Battalion The Brazos Animal Shelter has taken special precautions during this week to protect black and white cats from becoming victims of pranks. The shelter does not permit people to adopt the cats a few days before Halloween, said Denise Fulfer, humane educator of the shelter. People interested in adopting a black or white cat may still do so, but they must leave the animal at the animal shelter until Friday. "If someone took home a black cat right at Halloween and it got loose, there are very malicious and ill-intentioned people out there who would harm the cat," Fulfer said. Until a cat becomes adjusted to its new home, they often will at tempt to escape. It takes several weeks for them to grow accus tomed to their new home. During this time, they can easily become frightened. "We're doing it (restricting Hal loween adoptions) for not only the cat's safety but also for the benefit of the well-meaning adopters who would be heart-broken if some thing happened to their new cat," See Protect/Page 12 Air pollution exceeds regulations WASHINGTON (AP) - Nearly 100 ur ban areas have air pollution exceeding feder al standards and many will need to take strong measures such as using cleaner gaso line or controlling industrial emissions to clean the air, the Environmental Protection Agency said Wednesday. The EPA's identification of areas with the worst air pollution gives notice to state and local authorities who will have to impose new pollution controls under the Clean Air Act passed by Congress last year. The communities have three to 20 years to come into compliance, depending on the severity of the pollution. Many of the worst air quality problem ar eas such as southern California have been on the EPA's noncompliance list for years. But in some, the dirty air has drifted farther into rural counties. The EPA found 98 urban areas exceeding the maximum allowable levels for ozone, the primary component of smog. Forty-two areas were found not to meet federal standards for carbon monoxide, and 71 areas exceeded federal maximums for dust and other particulates. To come into federal compliance under the Clean Air Act, state and local authorities will have to take a variety of pollution con trol measures, depending on the severity of the pollution, EPA officials said. While states have considerable leeway on how to clean up the air, the measures are likely to include a broad array of pollution reduction measures such as requiring clean er-burning gasoline, tighter tailpipe emis See EPA/Page 12 Student workers preregister Monday, need application By Melody Dunne Tl'ie Battalion On- or off-campus student workers at Texas A&M can pre register for Spring '92 classes Monday through Wednesday in the Pavilion from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Students who work a minimum of 12 hours per week between the hours of 8 a.m. and 5 p.m., Mon day through Friday, can pick up a pre-registration application in the first floor of the Pavilion or in Heaton Hall. The application must be filled out by the student and the em ployer to be valid. A&M's assistant registrar Willis Ritchey said the application pro cess began last spring when stu dents started applying for fall classes. He said too many people were taking advantage of worker preregistration and the application could stop potential misuse. Many graduating seniors who See Students/Page 12