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Shamir bowed to demands to give Levys supporters more politi cal jobs. The agreement was reached shortly before Levy was to submit a resignation letter at the weekly Cabinet session. Both leaders claimed victory. But it was unclear whether they had fully resolved Likud's inter nal squabbles or ended the tension between Sephardic and Ashkenaz ic Jews that surfaced in the trading of ethnic insults over Levy's stand. Mends fences with foreign minister to better party's re-election chances Levy, the Cabinet's strongest supporter of the U.S.-sponsored Middle East peace talks, had strongly criticized Shamir for the strains in Israeli-U.S. ties over ne gotiating strategies. But their agreement made no mention of that issue. The Moroccan-born Levy, 53, is a hero for many Sephardics, or Jews of Middle Eastern derivation who are Likud's strongest con stituency. He was under strong pressures from Sephardic Jews to leave the party to protest being slighted by the establishment Ashkenazic Jews, those with European ori gins. Levy threatened on March 29 to quit the Cabinet after losing Likud's No. 2 spot to Defense Minister Moshe Arens. The threats of defection by Levy supporters triggered concern within Likud that the party could be fatally wounded in its election fight with the Labor party, which has been running ahead in public opinion polls. Likud has dominat ed Israeli politics since 1977. Shamir took the unusual step of inviting Israeli reporters to wit ness the fence mending with Levy. He told them he was "happy to announce . . . that the foreign min ister and myself reached agree ment this morning about all the differences between us.'' As a result, he said, "the will continue to appear unitaii unified in the government throughout the country." Still, the accord did nots<J everyone in Likud. Arens, apparently concfiL he was being outmaneuverejB Levy, denounced the compr:-F’ at a meeting with Shamir as nic blackmail," Israel radios*: WASL Court or Wednesday, April 8 8 pm, Rudder Theatre Tix are available at Rudder Box Office, 845-1234 or Foley’s at Post Oak Mall General admission: Student $2 Non-student $4 Some Israelis also worried the truce did not gettothehe: the feud, which has dominal raeli news reports for the week. News media gave proi to Shamir's description oft! .cover "s pute as "a joke" and Levy's that a Ne plaint that he was beingtreal postal aj Likud officials like"amonke years to phy. I By a ! farmer la down from the trees.' Office battles for war on drugs fundi Fires warning shots at apathetic Cabinet agencies to budget additional WASHINGTON (AP) — The Office of Na- committees by the office of ONDCP director Housing and Urban Developm material a the gover While [icreasm] ”A George Winston-styled keyboard player, Hiel exhibits a flare for prudent arrangements and an appetite for pop melodies” BILLBOARD MAGAZINE WASHINGTON (AP) - The Office of Na tional Drug Control Policy has waged intense, behind-the-scenes battles to force six recalci trant Cabinet agencies to seek $115.3 million in additional funds for the war on drugs, accord ing to documents obtained by The Associated Press. The office's real power lies in its ability to expose agencies seeking what it believes is too little money to carry out the president's anti drug strategy. But revealing such problems requires a breach of the administration's normal reluc tance to tell outsiders — that is. Congress — about family squabbles. Nevertheless, the drug control policy office threatened to do just that late last year after less drastic measures failed to persuade six de partments to increase their anti-drug budget proposals for fiscal 1993. After the warning, the six increased their to tal budget requests by $115.3 million, most of that for drug demand reduction programs, ac cording to the documents sent to the Senate Ju diciary and House Government Operations committees by the office of ONDCP director Bob Martinez. Martinez said last week that the Bush ad ministration had reouested a total $12.7 billion in drug-related funding for fiscal 1993. Thus far, the office has not used its ultimate weapon: sending letters signed by Martinez to a department head declaring the department's drug-war funding inadequate. Instead, it has fired warning shots. "We've threatened by sending over drafts of unsigned letters that would decertify agen cies, and that got an answer," Bruce Carnes, ONDCP 7 s director of planning, budget and ad ministration, told a Senate panel last week. "There we've got definite big time power." Housing and Urban Development, Vetft I Affairs and Labor received draft letters. After receiving the letter, the Education! partment boosted its proposal for Drug- Schools and Communities grants by $6L : : lion. Because the congressional committees re quested the drafts as well as Martinez's signed letters certifying every department's final bud get request as adequate, the threats to expose the reluctant drug warriors became, uninten tionally, public. The documents show the secretaries of Edu cation, Health and Human Services, Treasury, Other increases were: •Treasury, $14.9 million for IRS mi laundering investigations. • VA, $11.4 million for veterans' drug:: ment. •Labor, $10 million for its Employmen: Training Administration program. •HUD, $8.25 million for public hoi drug elimination grants. •HHS, $8.2 million for the Adminisl for Children and Families and the Centers! Disease Control. Department representatives denieda were slackers in the war on drugs. Insl: they said they faced tight budget constrcj and that the volleys between them drug policy office were part of the no gotiating process. The m at or near grow at c sexual ass TEXAS ASM UNIVERSITY ing this to nine. A stu versify i she was: day by a was visit mitory T. UPD Wiatt sa are not £ tim has the polic vestigatf "The •ending, iady is r ishes t( Wiatt some tin sion. "The Wants tc said. 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OPENING on Monday, April 13! 1st 2nd 3rd Cozumel Trip in May! 1st 2nd 3rd Registration ends April 24 Join TAMU Outdoors and Sea-U Underwater in a dive adventure to Cozumel, Mexico! Spectacular reef formations, crystal clear water and consistent water temperatures make Cozumel a diver's paradise. Non divers find Cozumel equally enjoyable strolling the town square, bargaining for handicrafts, snorkeling, exploring the Mayan ruins or sunning on the white, sandy beaches. Cost: Includes: $574 for divers $465 for non-divers Airfare 5 days/4 nights lodging Mexican hotel tax Diving trip also includes: Womens Class Lisa Pohner* Christina Phile Clarrisa Guenther Men's Lightweight Class Lee Linton* Matt Hines Wolfgang Voeckler Men's Middleweight Class Warren Lemons Chris Webster Stuart Fulton Men's Heavyweight Class Harold Mitchell David Clubb Glenn Purcell Men's Masters C]iass_(3.(L&.Qver) Mark Gaither 1st Orin "O.J." Jones 2nd Baseball Hitting Fee: Free! Softball Hitting Fee: Free! Texas A&M Powerlifting Tea) 1st 2nd 3rd Women Rosalee Dickens 1st 114 lbs. Fr-So Best Lifter Raquel Sims 1st 1st 2nd 3rd * denotes overall winner 148 lbs. Fr-So Best Lifter Men Michael Owens 132 lbs. Fr-So John Cobern 148 lbs. Fr-So Greg Massey 165 lbs. Fr-So Travis Tharpe 1st 1st DN 1st 3 -2 tank dives unlimited beach diving tanks, weight belts The event was sponsored by the TAMU Weightlifting Club, Jay's Gym, Gold's Gym and Lifestyles Health & Fitness Center. 181 lbs. Jr-Sr Best Lifter For more information please call Patsy at 845-7826. Special thanks goes to the volunteers of the TAMU Weightlifting Club, the judges: Charles Gonzales, Darryn Willoughby, Shaun Stratton, Steve Lumpey, and Don Pietro and the advisor Jay Craig. This Week's Game Plan Monday, Apr. 6 North Pole Discovered Having announced hia intent of travel to theNorth Polein 1898, Robert E. Peary, leading an interracial party, finallyreached hia destination on April 6,1909, after several failed attempts. 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