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The BattalionServing the Gniversity community Vol 78 No. 103 CJSPS 0453110 10 pages College Station, Texas Monday, February 27 1984 eagans dine Walters named ith governors Miss Texas A&M By ED ALANIS Green, a former Miss Texas A&M to the safety of warships off the Leb­ United Press International Staff Writer and first runner-up to Miss Texas anese coast, completing a withdrawal 1983. Green performed a piano solo WASHINGTON — President announced Feb. 7 and begun one Amidst gala pageantry, reigning Pgan invited the nation’s gover- for the audience. week ago. Miss Texas A&M University Theresa Other entertainment included a ors to the White House Sunday to However, the officials acknowl­ Jones handed over her crown Satur­ derscore his commitment to a re- singing performance by the reigning edged these decisions — including day night to the new Miss Texas Miss Texas A&M and a song and ilignment of government power that further aid to Lebanon and special A&M, Kim Walters. pbroven difficult to accomplish. dance number by the Texas A&M envoy Donald Rumsfeld’s return to Walters, a senior secondary educa­ Reveliers. JkHne president and Mrs. Reagan, the Middle East — were among those tion major from Orange, entertained jack from a relaxing weekend at For the opening number, the discussed at a pair of top-level meet­ the audience with a medley of songs twenty contestants performed a song ggnip David, arranged a black-tie ings Thursday and Friday, involving from the Broadway musical, “A Cho­ Inner for state chief executives in and dance routine to a medley from Reagan and his key foreign policy rus Line.” Talent counted as half of the Broadway hit “It’s Showtime.” Own for the three-day winter meet- advisers. the contestants’ scores. Bofthe National Governors’ Asso- Reagan planned to use the occa­ Walters will go on to represent In the talent competition, finalists 3iation. sion to return to a favorite theme of Texas A&M in the 1984 Miss Texas danced, sang, twirled batons, played |j|After being wined and dined, the his 1980 campaign and one of the Pageant, to be held in Fort Worth in instruments, and one even acted out governors return to the White House fundamental goals of his presidency: July. As Miss Orange County 1983, a dramatic monologue. Deana Tun- Monday to hear such key figures as shifting the pendulum of power she participated in last year’s Miss nell, a senior from Nederland, re­ ludget director David Stockman and from Washington back to states and Texas pageant and received a special ceived the non-finalist award for tal­ ^itional security adviser Robert Mc- local governments. Judges’ Award. ent, for her oboe solo. ^llarlane explain — and defend — ad- Under pressure from Congress First runner-up was Dorothy ninistration policy. and state and local officials who Beeler, a freshman from Richmond. The non-finalist award for the The dinner came hours after the viewed his multibillion-dollar propo­ Beeler also participated in the 1983 swimsuit competition was given to jftj.S. Marines were airlifted from sals with trepidation, Reagan has Miss Texas Pageant as Miss Fort LaRhesa Moon, a sophomore from eir positions at the Beirut airport scaled back his New Federalism ini­ Bend County. . tiatives. Carolyn Coffey, a sophomore 1984 was the fifth year of the Miss speech communications major form Texas A&M University Pageant, a Sanger, was second runner-up. project of the Memorial Student Midterms not mailed; Third runner-up was Christy Lang­ Center Hospitality Committee. Dur­ ford, a sophomore computer science ing its first year in 1980, the pageant major from Spring. Theresa Fritz, a was named Outstanding First Year be at the Pavilion junior from San Antonio in her first Pageant within the Miss Texas fran­ year of veterinary school, received chise. Several participants have gone fourth runner-up. on to receive recognition in the Miss costs still outweighed the labor costs, The 20 finalists participating in Texas pageants. By KARI FLUEGEL Carter said. Another plus to handing Saturday’s competition were picked Reporter out grades instead of mailing them is Photo by BILL HUGHES by a panel of judges in November. As the new Miss Texas A&M, Wal­ Midterm grades will be handed that students get the grades faster, he Judges for Saturday night were ters will receive a $1,000 scholarship, >14 again at the Pavilion instead of said. model Willa Bratcher, past president a $1,000 wardrobe allowance, use a JBig mailed to students. “It saves money and kids get their Miss TAMU 1984 of the Association of Former Stu­ 50-diamond pendant valued at over grades faster,” he said. “There are all Kim Elizabeth Walters receives her crown from Theresa Jones dents Jack Fritts, and former Miss $3,000, the official Miss Texas A&M ^ these pluses, so we think it was a wise at the Miss TAMU scholarship pageant in Rudder Auditorium Texas, Sheri Ryman. Ryman was crown and trophy, and the use of a decision and will continue to give out Miss Texas A&M 1981 and fourth 1984 Cadillac. ^ipiey will be handed out from 8grades. ” Saturday night. Walters is a senior secondary education major runner-up to 1982. The runners-up will also receive am. to 5 p.m. begining Wednesday, Carter said Texas A&M is one of from Orange. Mistress of ceremonies was Cindy scholarships. March 7. the few major universities that still The Registrar’s Office changed its gives midterm grades. He speculated edure of mailing midterm grade that midterm grades one day will be rts to students last fall, but cop- done away with. lof the grades still are mailed to “The question has come up before Iparents of students who have au­ Last of U.S. Marines leave Beirut to do away with them and it is usually thorized it. the AOC (the Academic Operation United Press International i “We think it is an effective way to Committee), which is made up of as­ commander front Cincinnati, Ohio. one U.S. plane had been hit, but at the same beach where the Marines give out grades and we will continue sistant and associate deans, that says BEIRUT — The U.S. Marines “The only peace I saw was them Hudson said the single F-14 from the arrived Sept. 29, 1982 — with heli­ it again this spring,” Associate Regis­ ‘No, let’s not do that,”’ Carter said. ended their 17-month peace-keeping shooting at us, shooting at each nuclear aircraft carrier USS Ken­ copters carrying men and equipment trar Donald Carter said. mission in Beirut Sunday with the other.” nedy returned safely. over the unseasonably calm waters of f I About 29,000 grade reports were Carter said many faculty members last Americans leaving their airport Forty minutes after the Marines The Caron’s rhythmic barrage of the Mediterranean Sea. Jfeduced on undergraduates last se- don’t like the extra work it requires to base 40 minutes before U.S. warships left for the safety of the 6th Fleet, 5-inch cannon fire came 12 hours af­ "Bester, Carter said, but only about compute an average in the middle of fired their mammoth guns at Druze U.S. warships opened fire for the ter the same American destroyer Inside the main compound encir­ 50 percent of the grades were picked the semester. He also said that the rebel targets. second time in 24 hours at the Druze- fired about 90 rounds at Druze rebel cling Beirut airport, units of the Leb­ ap. grades are often based only on one The last Marine amphibious as­ held mountains overlooking Beirut. positions. anese army’s 6th Brigade took up po­ ' “We had a few lines the first cou­ quiz and that the instructors some­ sault vehicle drove off Lebanese soil The roar of cannons, including Hudson said the first barrage was sitions. Amal Shiite militiamen were plet of days, because everyone was times give blanket grades. at 12:37 p.m. and churned its way to the huge 16-inch guns of the USS precipitated by rebel shelling toward on the perimeter. 'Jjiuous to get their grades,” Carter U.S. warships stationed off the Leb­ New Jersey, the world’s only opera­ “some U.S. forces — parts of the said, “but after that, it smoothed out anese coast. tional battleship, shook Beirut. multinational force.” Hudson did not The brigade, which had refused to “I feel the deans that deal with the fight the Moslem rebel takeover of fid there was very little waiting students feel the grades are impor­ .Six minutes later, Shiite Moslem “A routine air reconnaissance mis­ say where the troops were. A State fl militiamen, who are fighting to sion received hostile fire,” Pentagon Department source said the fire was west Beirut three weeks ago, manned tant, especially in flagging those stu­ posts on the road to the airport and Jtte.” dents who have all Ds or Fs,” Carter topple the U.S.-backed Lebanese spokesman Lt. Col. Bill Hudson said to protect U.S. artillery spotters in Part of the reasoning behind the on higher ground in the center of the m said. government along with other rebel in Washington. “The battleship New the Christian mountain town of Beit lfitch in operations was the savings factions, ran up their own flag over Jersey responded with 16 rounds of Meri. former Marine compound. I postage. In past years, hundreds “They can catch these kids early in the former Marine base at Beirut 16-inch and the USS caron added 50 Despite fears of drawing fire as k grade reports were returned be- the semester so they can say ‘Hey, get Airport. rounds of 5-inch directed against the they left, the Marines were sur­ The Marines followed the British C. ause of incomplete or incorrect stu- “If they wanted peacekeepers, suspected hostile fire locations.” rounded Sunday only by curious and Italian contingents of the multi­ on the stick’ or ‘Let’s get you some "itit addresses, Carter said. help.’ Since they are used this way I they should’ve wanted peace,” said The mountain radio station of the Lebanese. national force out of Beirut, leaving # “Kids are so mobile,” he said. “Ad- think we will continue to have mid­ Lt. Peter Walton, a 25-year-old tank Syrian-backed Druze rebels reported The final pullout began at dawn — only the French. ||IIhses change and they don’t keep term grades.” *r !t$ abreast of the changes or we don’t it them changed soon enough.” SAdditional labor had to be hired to CandidatesBid out the reports but the postage in special election In Today’s Battalion

defining main issues differently Local By KAREN WALLACE ership position on a committee,” he mittee for two sessions under former is preserving the Permanent Univer­ said at a press conference where Sen. Texas House Speaker Bill Clayton, sity Fund. • The MSC Outdoor Recreation Committee will spon­ Staff Writer Kent Caperton announced his en­ Smith says. Presently, the PUF is divided be­ sor an Outdoor Horizons Conference beginning today. See The March 10 special election to dorsement of Lewis. Because of his experience as tween Texas A&M’s and The Uni­ story page 5. (the 14th district state representa­ Because he is a Democrat, Lewis mayor and a councilman, Smith says versity of Texas’ main campuses. A tive seat vacated by Bill Presnal has says he would be in a leadership posi­ he is certain he will be more effective proposed bill is asking that the Avail­ en in the public eye recently. Can­ tion from the start. than Lewis and that his party affilia­ able University Fund — proceeds didates have been holding frequent The first goals Lewis says he would tion makes no difference. from from bonds issued against PUF ^ss conferences and some students like to meet are to find out the va­ Smith, who was mayor of Bryan lands — be made available to Prarie Nation !re upset about the election date. rious legislative needs of people in for five years, is the only Republican View A&M University as well as UT However, not much has been said the Brazos County, including Texas in the race and the Texas A&M Col­ and Texas A&M. out the candidates and the issues A&M, and to hold a special session lege Republicans organizaton feels Seaman, a newcomer to politics, • Colleges and universities around the nation are fac­ St are important to them. The dealing with education. he is at a disadvantage because the supports the House Joint Resolution ing a stampede of freshman applications. See story page 6. jiree candidates are front-runners Lewis says his eight years as Demo­ election day is the first Saturday of 19 (HJR) which would keep the PUF • Richard Pryor and Billy Dee Williams were among Beeley Lewis and Richard Smith, cratic Party Chairman gave him the spring break. Texas A&M students, and AUF as funds only for the Uni­ several famous blacks inducted into the Filmmaker’s Hall lutl a newcomer to politics John D. experience in working with elected who have a history of voting strongly versity of Texas and Texas A&M. of Fame. See story page 7. Kdman officials and a knowledge of the po­ Republican, will not be here to vote “The reason I’m in favor of the whe issue that appears most often litical process. and absentee voter turn out usually HJR is because any pie you can cut Mween the front-runners is party “Richard Smith should be given isn’t very high. into too many pieces,” Seaman said. ^Filiation. credit for being mayor, but Lewis Smith, who wants a pay increase “The key to excellence is the more World Beaman says the main issue is knows how to get the job done,” said for classroom teachers, a new district money you put into education at one lexas A&M funding. Sen. Kent Caperton. court and repaired county roads, school, the better that school is going ■Neeley Lewis, a College Station Richard Smith, a Bryan Republi­ sayS he believes county voters ap­ to be.” • Alleged nude photos of Prince Andrew’s girlfriend Rmocrat, says people need to look can, disagrees with Lewis’ stand on prove of other Republicans, so his Seaman, a College Station phar­ appeared on the front page of a British newspaper. See ^ the real issue — that the majority Democratic leadership in Austin. party affiliation should be an advan­ macist, says he is against parimutuel story page 3. legislative leaders are Democrats. There have been many Republican tage. betting, favored a stronger Sunday ■“The stakes are too high to risk leaders including Bob Davis who John D. Seaman, also a College closing law and wants to raise the jping to get a Republican into a lead­ chaired the Ways and Means Come Station Democrat, says the main issue drinking age to 21.