The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 25, 1992, Image 4

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The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, March 25, 1992, Image 4

Newspaper Page TextThe Battalion CLASSIFIEDS WISE MOVE To place an ad, phone 845-0569 Yes! We have student airfares^ Page 4 The Battalion Wednesday, March 25,1^ Wedn NASA chief observes final launch Departing administrator Richard Truly 'loved every minute' of reign at agenc; >F 56 London Paris Madrid Moscow Hons Kons Costa Rica $29»* $349* $399* $399* $479* $189* *Fares above are one way from Houston. Restrictions apply. CAPE CANAVERAL, Fla. (AP) — NASA Administrator Richard Truly, who re signed under White House pressure, watched his last shuttle launch as chief of the space agency and said the job has "been a thrill." "I wish I was on this Richard Truly Council Itavd flight," said Truly, 54, who flew in space twice. "I think I'm going to put myself on the new astronaut selection list that we're going to announce in a few days." He leaves the agency April 1; the next shuttle mission is set for early May. Truly had waged a losing bat tle with the National Space Coun cil, which had grown impatient with NASA's reliance on manned spaceflight and caution with try ing new approaches. The council is headed by Vice President Dan Quayle. "But I've loved every minute of it. It's been a thrill," Truly said less than an hour after Atlantis be gan an atmospheric research mis sion Tuesday. Truly noted there have been 21 shuttle launches since the 1986 Challenger disaster and all have been safe. The Aerospace Safety Adviso ry Panel reported last week that Truly made the space program safer than his predecessors. "My hopes for the shuttle pro gram is the kind of performance I've seen in the last three years," Truly said. "This is a risky busi ness, and it's still going to be risky after I'm gone. "These missions are goinj on a steady pace, and it's a that frankly is very comfortal Truly became NASA a trator in 1989, eight years aftei served as pilot or the secon tie flight. He announced his resi; in February, and President! this month nominated a suc< — aerospace executive Daniel Goldin. Truly warned these are"! bulent times" for NASA becil of budget-slashing by Congl and changes in the agency's! ministration. (the 2000 Guadalupe Austin, TX 78705 512-472-4931 5<EAAt WioXA Call for your FREE student travel catalog. Soldiers file complaint against Guari ? < VIrginia City DISCOUNT CARD , 2 00 OFF ADMISSION FOR INFORMATION (713) 370-1706 EXPIRES 5/31/92 23238 STATE HIGHWAY 249 TOMBALL, TEXAS NOT GOOD FOR BANDS OR SPECIAL EVENTS CORPUS CHRISTI (AP) - The American GI Forum has filed 20 complaints on behalf of His'panic soldiers accusing the Texas National Guard of racial discrimination. A report released by the organization's Corpus Christi chapter also calls for public hearings, restructuring the Guard, and recom mends removing the adjutant general and sus pending the Guard's chief of staff. Gilbert Jasso, civil rights chairman for the Corpus Christi chapter of the GI Forum, said Tuesday that the complaints stem from "sys tematic, statewide, racial discrimination." Many of the complaints come from Hispan- say of s^ ing, pushed out of service because of their eth nic background. They also include affidavits from^Anglo whistleblowers who say Hispanic members have been dismissed for minor of fenses or for no reason. Capt. John Stanford, a National Guard spokesman, referred inquiries to the gover nor's office, where the documents were filed. "There wouldn't be anybody here" who has seen them, he said. The GI Forum previously filed complaints in August on behalf of six Corpus Christi sol diers who said superiors subjected them to racial slurs, denied them promotions or fill them without sufficient cause. Some co| plained weight-control and physical fitnfl programs were administered more harshly! Hispanics. An internal Guard investigation compte; - last month found no evidence of discrimi: ; rlwl tion, but did find mismanagement offiT weight-control program at the Corpus Chra armory. The latest complaints were submitted to(i governor and the attorney general, and.: state House Mexican-American Caucusa the Senate Hispanic Caucus, Jasso said. ALL SPORTSWEAR ALL DRESSES *141? EVERY DAY! SAV, 35%-75% EVERY DAY! EVERY DAY! SAVE 50% nonniii-T C C L U B —RKJP W-'M 100% COTTON TIE-FRONT CROP TEES (S-M-L) VALUE $14 COLLEGE uinnc 100% COTTON TIE-DYE TEES (L-XL) VALUE $16 SAVE 75% & MORE RAMIE/COTTON ^ RELATED SEPARATES (S-M-L) VALUE $39-49 Diane Gilman* Good fellows DENIM SHORTALLS In a variety of finishes and styles. '• ’ "13 (Junior 3-13) VALUE $29 $1499 r CAREERS ■■ BUYOUT! SAVE 65% & MORE DANIELLE CAREER BLAZER BUYOUT! 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His plight elicited): dreds of calls from people k away as Europe offering cai ' vice and clothing. “There’s not many 'r ! that haven’t been touched Alzheimer’s,” said MikeRaf’ spokesman at the hospital tfe- Kingery is being looked r- “People understand. Tli coming out of the woodwork.' Detectives hoped to talk*: the man’s daughter, Sue Gif of Portland, who checked hiir of a nursing home Saturday. Pi ATI he fea caught Fritch, Students receive AIDS information BOGATA, Texas (AP)-St dents at a Northeast Texas lii school rocked by reports of All virus infections will get awarens packages on the disease in ap’ sentation Wednesday, their prii* pal said. The packages, including par phlets and audiotapes, will beds tributed to Rivercrest Hi School’s 197 students during short program. Principal ft Miller said Tuesday. He said he was contactedfi cently by Ken Pierce, directs operations for Advantage Li Products Inc., who said hewa ed to distribute the product,E SAFE, free to each student. “Since we received somut publicity a month or so ago, tli! wanted us to be the first school distribute to,” Miller said. answer 1975 pi jail, he and lefi 'Tr life, livi big 1c Sander tearful lies - Georgi; ed in Ti "If M New Bentsen: Health care reform on slate con WASHINGTON (AP) Congress later this year wil sider a package of health reforni to improve access to medical can and lessen the burden on sma businesses, the chairman oftH Senate Finance Committee sa> Tuesday. Sen. Lloyd Bentsen, D-Texas said he and Rep. Dan Ros tenkowski, chairman of the Housi Ways and Means Committee have agreed to act on Bentseo: legislation later this session. The provisions, which include a 100 percent deduction of health insurance premiums for the sef employed, were approved month by the Senate. But Bentsen’s package, eluded in the tax bill, wasji soned last week to make it easie for the tax legislation to pass Congress prior to Presided Bush’s March 20 deadline. Tlie tax bill was approved Friday aim promptly vetoed by the president SAH legislati 1993, it the pre: But Texas I industr before 1 "In is not n convenl dia." Cue legislati east jou print rr shield 1; I

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