Vol. 85, No. 203 The student newspaper of The University of Texas at Austin Thursday, August 2 8 ,1986 25c PUF restructuring could add millions each year to System By MELODY TOWNSEL Daily Texan Staff R e o r g a n i z a ­ tion of the state's Permanent Uni­ v e r s i t y Fund un­ d e r p la n a by e s p o u s e d Land C om m is­ s io n e r G a rry Mauro could net the UT System nearly $100 million in additional funds each year, a spokesman for Mauro said. The increase could translate into a savings of hundreds of millions of dollars in long-term taxpayer sup­ port for public higher education, spokesman Mike Connolly said. Mauro could not be reached for comment. Under M auro's proposal, ou t­ lined in a series of press releases, the UT System Board of Regents would be tree to use investment re­ turns from the sale of both stocks and bonds to cover the system 's an­ nual operating costs. Fund managers currently are al­ lowed by state lawr to use only capi­ tal gains from bond investments in the system 's available fund. Mauro said this often forces the state to make investment decisions based on how profits are used instead of investing funds where they can make the most money. " I t ' s really a proposal to allow the use of capital gain on stock to in­ crease the immediate income avail­ able for public ed u catio n /' said June com m ission Middlebrook researcher "W h at we're saying is that it is acceptable to consider cap i­ tal gain so why shouldn't we have the ability to do so7" incom e, land as The reorganization proposal dif­ fers substantially from a previous "ra id " on the $2.4 billion PUF en­ this dow m ent announced earlier month b\ House Speaker Gib Lewis in his first round of proposed state budget c u t s Connolly said. That plan, which Lewis said last week has been placed "o n the back burner’ because of legislators' op­ position to cuts in public-education endow m ents, would have appropri­ ated about $800 million in stock re­ turns reinvested in the PUF during the last five years. "That would be be disastrous," Connolly said. "Good public policy does not go backwards. It starts and it goes forward. Someone shouldn't say, King's X, that's not what the law means now. You can't have that money now. We want it back.' "It's like if they said, 'Your tuition for your freshman year is twice as much as you paid,' four years lat­ er,' he said "It wouldn't flv " M auro's proposal already has the attention of senators gained supporting a tax increase coupled with a minimum of cuts to higher education aimed at solving the state's $3.5 billion budget crisis. Two Dallas-area legislators said M onday that the plan would result m both an increased return on the PUF endowment and an immediate boost to the System 's available fund — something that could "sub stan­ tially low er" the level of proposed cuts to the state's four-year colleges. The cuts are currently targeted at 13 percent by the House Appropria­ tions Committee. "From what I c a n tell, [Mauro's] plan would free up the fund m ana­ gers to invest their funds in the best manner possible," said Sen. Oscar Mauzy, D-Dallas. "W h o isn't going to be in favor of using every method of saving and earning money in light of our current budget crisis?" A n d D a n Friedman, a n i n v e s t ­ ment analyst at Standard and Poor's, a New York-based financial rating institution, said the reorgani­ zation "h as the potential to double the the next several y ears" in amount of available funds realized by PUF managers. "Because of the current low inter­ est rates, investing in bonds isn't al­ ways w ise," Friedman said. "Stocks are a much better investment, but if you're forced to pump your stock return back into your endow m ent, you're going to invest in bonds eve­ ry time you need cash quick This new plan could be a real b o o n ." T e x a s bankers hail House bill Measure expected to attract out-of-state capital by opening banking borders By MELOOY TOWNSEL Daily Texan Staff Bankers across the state Wednesday hailed the Texas House of R epresentatives’ approval of a bill that w ill open the state's banking borders to out-of-state buyers in 1987 if it becomes law Texas bank stock prices have risen an average of S1-S2 a share sim e the bill's 116 24 approval on Tuesday, and executive officers of three of the state's largest holding companies sav the bill has the potential to make Texas an m?< rnatu-nal banking center and would attract new d evelop­ ment capital Financial analysts at Shearson Lehman Bros, and E.F Hutton agreed late W ednesday in dailv stock reports to national investors, saving the m easure would stim ulate com petition and revi­ talize the state's banking industry, which has seen a record num ber of bank closures in the last year because of unprecedented drops in oil pric­ es. I he bill still awaits approval by the Senate and Gov Mark W hite The stock reports also predicted a rash of in­ té n ta te mergers especially with California- and New York-based holding com panies — predic­ t i o n s confirm ed W ednesday bv New York-based Chase Manhattan Corp. and Citicorp officials. "W e 're very e x c ite d /' said C hase spokesw om ­ an Amv Sudol. "W e 're extrem ely interested in expanding to lucrative markets, and we think Texas is one o f the most lu crative." Neither Sudol nor Citicorp officials would re­ lease details of specific negotiations under way for im minent m ergers with Texas holding com ­ panies. "T h at's a little p rem atu re," Sudol said. "L e t's just say w e're w atching the (legislative) developm ents there very clo sely ." Statements like that, and similar interest na­ tionwide, "h ave made me more excited than f See Banking, page 10 Associated Press Mourning relatives gather among dead in Soweto after riot. Soweto rioting takes heavy toll Associated Press S O W E T O , South Africa — Police killed 12 b la c k s in Sow eto, a mob town hacked a to c o u n c illo r 70 and d eath people were shot, beaten or stoned in the worst tow nship riobng since early 1985, officials said W'ednes­ day Doctors and clergym en said 20 people were killed and up to 100 in­ jured Relatives and new spapers said the dead ranged from 13 to 22 years old and included an 18-vear old woman Five police officers were among the injured during the night of vio­ lence in this huge black city outside Johannesburg. Four were wounded by a hand grenade tossed from a crowd ot 300 people barricading a road with burning tires. Officers fired shotguns in re­ sponse, otfirials said The roadblock battle was the spark that ignited the riots, said the government Bureau for Inform a­ tion, the only source of official infor­ mation on unrest under the nation­ wide state of em ergency imposed June 12. Residents said the trouble was rooted in anger over evictions of rent boycotters by tow nship council police. Town clerk Nico Malan said, that no evictions had o c­ in the five neighborhoods however curred where the fighting took place. Councillor Sydenham M kwanazi, 56, was killed by youths who at­ tacked him on his way home. His wife Novascotia said the young men were angry because one of their fnends had d ted after being shot by guards at the Mkwanazi house. The outburst in Sow eto w as bv tar the worst under the em ergency, and the death toll in the battle with police was the highest since 19 peo­ ple w ere killed M arch 21, 1985, in the eastern C ape Province tow nship of Langa Higher one-day death tolls have been recorded this year, but they in­ volved clashes of rival black political and tribal factions. Violence subsided W ednesday af­ ternoon in this city of nearly two million people. Helicopters and camouflaged Bosbok spotter planes flew over the haze of sm oke from bum nig chimneys, which mixed with occasional wisps of tear gas. rubbish and that youths On W ednesday evening, journal­ in six ists reported neighborhoods rebuilt barricades troops had tried to dism antle, and security forces firt d birdshot and tear gas at them . Huge boulders, cem ent blocks, tree branches and car w reckage made barricades in the dirt streets and asphalt roads ot White City, scene of the w orst riots. White City got the name because it is the besa- the 38- lighted neighborhood square-mile tow nship. in Knots of silent, sullen young b lacks stood on the streets, glaring at passing cars. "They will find som e target — a councillor's hom e or the home of a policem an," said a resident w ho b e ­ lieved more violence w as in store. Army personnel carriers and po­ lice trucks called Casspirs rolled along the back streets or sat in open fields. The ever-present armored trucks have inspired bum per stickers in the townships that read: "C asspirs are not friendly gh o sts." Most Soweto schools were desert­ ed W ednesday, but the governm ent said none had been officially closed. Residents and police said youths put up barricades of rocks and debris Tuesday evening, hurled stones and firebombs at police and passing c a r s and went from house to house urging people to join the battle. Shooting w as heard all night. . . . . ADDS & DROPS 8e;ow is the schedule 1Pi centralized adds and drops wt ich »\ oe held Thursday in !he Frank C Erwin Jr Spe­ cial Events Center Last name Aaa-B¡u Blv Car , Cas-Cri . Crj-Dia | Dib-Dur. Dus-Elk Ell-Har Has-Kir K,s-Mcc 1 Mcd-Ost Osu-Roa Rob- Sc o : Scp-Smt i Smi-St' Stg-Tho Thp-Ve> Vem-Zzz Time 1 30 f m . 2 p m 2 30 p m 3 p m 3 30 p m 4 p m 8 a m 8 30 a m 9 a m 9 80 a m 10 a m 10 30 a m 11 00 a m 11 3 0 a m noon 12 30 p m 1 p.m W E A T H E R Thursday * Cookng down be Cloudy rainy ana cooler, *¡?n a 50 per­ cent chance of thundershowers The high ai be in the uppe? 80s cooling to near 70 overnight Winds wilt come from the eas; and northeast a: ’ 0 mph For the nations forecast, see page 20 I N D E X . . . . . . Around Campus C assifieds Comics Editorials Entertainment Sports State and Loca University Weather World and Nation ’ 9 2t 19 4 16 12 8 6 19 3 Registration delayed by computer foul-ups By EDOY DANIELS Deify Texan Staff Computer foul-ups forced many of the 5,000 students at registration Tuesday to return to the Frank C. Erwin Jr. Special Events Center W'ednesday and finish the process dunng late registration. Hundreds of students w ho w ait­ ed in lines m ore than four hours were unable to com plete registra­ tion and pay fee bills because of d e­ lays at final checkout. Students com plained of excessive waiting time and a tack of com m unication among the registration staff. Registrar Albert Mkperzo, who is responsible for all registration pro­ ceedings, said he was not surprised to hear the co m p lain ts about the long waits "Tm not surprised that they watt­ ed that long I don't know why, but it was a slow process" Tuesday, he said "It w as Just plain slow. The workers were flustered bv the re­ peated delays, and they couldn't process the data as quickly as u s u ­ a l." Meerzo said workers were sent to Erwtn Center after registration to hx the problem. Ryan Rudolph, a sophomore, said he began registration at 1 30 p.m. Tuesday "1 selected all my classes and then waited to pay nn fee bill until 5 but then left to go to w o rk /' h^-said. I couldn't wait am longer** The staff "told us wt ugffttí leave and come to late registration — free of charge. A lot of p eo p le le # w h e n I d id ," Rudolph said. *3 * Nageshwara Vempaty, com puter science graduate s t u d « ( i gpne u p at 6 p.m after waiting siRt^ 2 2 p.m . "I felt bad because the waiting time was entirely too loruL i expect­ ed about an hour, but ^ot four hours," he said Another student, freshntari Kim Steinebach, said she dectdyd not to get in line after final checkout after being told the wait would be at least two hours "1 looked m at about 4:30 and fig­ ured that it 1 had waited, I d be here all nigh t,* she said. "I think my time is valuable, so 1 didn t wait A l t h o u g h many thought students sai d the com puter was they time, down Meerzo said h e thought t h e com ­ puter was seldom down for more than five minutes. long penods of t o r "T h e dow n time w as sporadic. But even in ¡ust five m inutes, we could have as many as 500 people stacked up in the Une," he said. We should have been able to pro­ cess about 100 students a minute, and at times we d id ." Wes Henderson, associate direc­ tor of the Data Processing Division, declined to comment on the total down time of the computer system Meerzo said those students going to centralized adds and drops Thursday will not experience the same problems. * "Tom orrow the problem won't be the com puter system, o r check-out. The problem will be the individual tables," he said. "This (centralized adds and drops] program is tried and true The com puters portion of check-out w ill be quicker and much faster," he said. in Students said the crowds were expressing discontent. vocal Thomas Reynolds, communications senior said he was frustrated about what he called an apparent lack of communication between the crow d- control workers and ushers. There were conflicting stones circulating from the staff. One usher told us we were free to go, while another told us we would lose our right to register if we left," he said. "W e | ust sat there looking at each other, wondering what we should do. "There w ere other sections that were cheering and trying to have fun. They were throwing paper air­ planes at each other and at the staff. Robert Cohen Daily Texan Staff Students waited up to four hours to register for classes Tuesday. announced that no credit would be given for 'Aerodynam ics 1 0 1 / al­ though he appreciated the fine tech­ nical expertise of those who partici­ pated.” how the students handled them ­ selves at Tuesday's registration. "O u r students are to be com ­ mended. They were very patient. Some of them watted for three to four hours. I'm not that patient " "The public service announcer Meerzo said he was pleased with Leftists accuse Mexico’s governing party of election fraud Associated Press MEXICO CITY — A <*wlitk>n o f leftist party leaders accused M exico's governing party of using a 'new an tfd an g ero u s" kind of election fraud in Oaxaca state, where hundreds of voters com plained they were omitted from a federal voting list. The leftist leaders w ho signed a pact of mutual support in June, ^vowed dunng a press conference Tuesday to use the O axa­ ca case as a rallying point for a national campaign to unite both left- and right-wing opposition to the ruling Institutional Revo­ lutionary Party. Meanwhile, two federal deputies from the communist-led Mexican Unified Social­ ist Party and six supporters were in the ninth day of a hunger strike outside the federal Chamber of Deputies, protesting the alleged fraud. The accusations arose from the Aug. 3 voting for governor, mayors and state legis­ lators in O axaca, a southwestern state where leftist politicians have made some political inroads in the 1980s. Protesters there are staging another hun­ ger strike and have blocked highways and held mass demonstrations. In a statement read at the press confer­ ence, the opposition leaders charged that 1,087 registered voters were told at polling places that they had been "cleansed " from the federally prepared voting list. The PRI, as the governing party is known, has been accused of frequently us­ ing election fraud in the 57 years it has held every presidency and every one of Mexico's 31 governorships. But the leaders of the socialist partv as well as the Mexican Workers' and Revolu­ tionary Workers' parties said the Oaxaca case was the first detected instance of tampering with the voting list. ticated forms of falsifying the popular w ill, using the National Election Register to ... apply systematically the elimination" nt op­ ponents from the electoral process, the leaders said in their statement They called it a "n ew and dangerous" method for states like Oaxaca, with scat­ tered, rural populations where the PRl's opponents are easily identified and target­ ed. The Oaxaca state constitution fails to mention irregulanties in the voting list as grounds for overturning election results, the leaders said. "The regime has resorted to more sophis­ Hunger striker and federal deputy Leo­ poldo de G yves, who had three controver­ sial years as the socialist m ayor of O axaca's second largest citv, said the protesters have presented evidence of fraud to the PR] "We have opened a dialogue, but they (the PRI), will not negotiate, he said The PRI has denied any use of fraud in Oaxaca or any other states that held elec­ tions this summer in The protests in O axaca are similar to those that have followed the July 7 elec­ tions the northern border state of Chihuahua, except that the ruling PRl's chief rival in the north com es from the con­ servative National Action Party Page 2/The Daily Texan/Thursday, August 28, 1986 T h e Da il y T e x a n 1957 H-bomb accident disclosed Associated Press ALBUQUERQUE, N .M . — A 42,lXX)-pound hydrogen bom b accidentally fell from an Air it w as disclosed Force plane 29 vears ago, W ednesday, b u t officials said there never w as any chance of a nuclear explosion. No one w as in ju red w h en the bom b hit an u n in h ab ited area 4V2 miles so u th of K irtland Air Force Base's control to w er M ay 22, 1957, the A l­ buquerque Journal rep orted in a co pyrigh t story. The bom b created a crater 12 feet d eep an d 25 feet in diam eter, an d m inor radioactive contam i­ nation w as detected there, g o v ern m en t d o cu ­ m ents o b tained by the Journal said. N on-nuclear explosives in the M ark 17 bom b d eto n ated w hen it hit the g ro u n d , the d o cu ­ m ents said. But no n-nuclear explosives m ust be triggered in a precise m an n er to cause a nuclear explosion, said Rich Garcia, spo kesm an for the Air Force W eapons Laboratory in A lbuquerque. “ W hen a bom b accidentally falls, th e im pact of the fall triggers som e (non-nuclear) explosives to Greg Smith Bnan Can go off, but not in th e correct fash io n ,'' he said W ednesday. Dave Jackson, spo k esm an for th e U.S. D ep art­ m ent of Energy in A lbuquerque, said there w as an o th e r reason th at it w as physically im possible for the M ark 17 to p ro d u ce a nuclear explosion in an accidental fall. The bom b “ had a portion of th e actual w eapon rem oved and put in a different location," he said. “It w as ro u tin e procedu re at the tim e." The Mark 17 fell 1,700 feet from an Air Force B-36 bom ber as it w as flying to Kirtland Air Force Base from Biggs A rm y Air Field in Texas, the d o cum ents said. K irtland is |u st south of Al­ buquerque. The go v ern m en t first reported the accident in 1981 in a brief release saying only th at a nuclear w eapon of som e kind had been d ro p p e d . The d o cum en ts obtained by the Journal th ro u g h the Freedom of Inform ation Act contain the first public description of th e type of w eapon in ­ volved and o th er d etails of the accident. An exact reason w hy the bom b fell from the airplane, taking the bom b bay doors w ith it, w as not given. But the g overnm ent d o cu m en ts in d i­ cate a safety release m echanism ap p aren tly had been m oved to the w ron g position. The g o v ern m en t do cu m en ts did n o t sh o w the exact explosive yield of the bom b. But Stan Norris, a research associate w ith the N atural Re­ sources D efense Council and a specialist on n u ­ clear w eapo ns, said said m ost researchers be­ lieve it w as m ore than 10 m egatons. “ It is possibly the m ost pow erful bom b we ever m ad e ," N orris told the Journal. N orris said the largest nuclear w eapon in the U.S. arsenal today has a yield of about 9 m eg a­ tons. A m egaton m easu res the explosive yield of a nuclear w eapon. It is the equivalent of 1 m il­ lion tons, or 1,000 kilotons, of TNT. 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T he d eclin e in the fo rem o st g o v ­ ern m e n t g au g e of w o rk p lace e ffi­ ciency follow ed a w h op p in g 4 .3 p er­ cen t p rodu ctivity in crease th e fir-t three m o n th s o f 1986 w hen a u to m o ­ bile p lan ts and o th er m a n u fa ctu re r- built up large in ven tories. T h e B ureau o f L abor S ta ti-tic - said that ev en though th e n u m ber o f hou rs w orked increased at an a n ­ nual rate o f 0 .2 percen t from April through Ju n e , the o u tp u t o f non - fell 0 .3 p ercen t farm b u sin esses from the first q u arter. T h e in crease in h ou rs w orked w as the sm allest, and th e dowmturn in ou tp u t w as th e first sin ce th e fourth q u arter of 1982, w h en the econom y began pu lling ou t of the d e e p e -t re­ cession sin ce the G reat D ep ression U sing prelim inary d ata, th e b u ­ reau last m o n th calculated that n on - farm b u sin ess productivity rose at an ann u al rate of 1 .7 percent in the second q u arter. But rep orted that w as befo re th e C o m ­ la -t m erce D ep artm en t w eek that th e n a tio n 's g r o -- n a tio n ­ al p ro d u ct, the b road est m e a su re o f b u sin ess g ro w th , in creased at an anem ic ann u al rate of only 0 .6 p er­ cen t from April through Ju n e. from The earlier productivity e stim a te w as based on prelim inary figu res in the C o m m erce D e p a rt­ July the G N P had m ent, w hich said clim bed at an annual rate of 1.1 per­ cent d uring the second q u arter. E con o m ists w ere not surprised by the g o v ern m e n t's new produ ctivity figures in the w ake of the revised G N P n u m b ers. "T h e r e w as ju st too m uch in v e n ­ tory b u ild in g in the first q u arter, w hich is w h y produ ctivity th en w as s(> s tro n g ," said John H a g e n s of C h ase E co n o m etrics, a fo recastin g firm in Bala-C 'vnw vd, Pa. in the T h e d o w n tu rn seco n d q u arter, H a g e n - said , re flects th at w orkers in factories w ere not laid off to th e d e g re e that o u tp u t d e clin ­ co rp o ra tio n - w orked off ed, a - th o se huge in v en to ries. fig u res revised B ureau ot L abor T h e Statistics sh ow ed h ou rly w age and ben efit in creases a m o n g n on -farm w o rk ers av era g in g 2 .2 percen t an n u a lly , d ow n from a 3.1 percen t a v era g e an nu al in crea se th e first q u arter and a 4 0 p ercen t a v e r­ age raise for 1985. D esp ite th o se in creases, h o w e v e r, w orkers w ere still receivin g less real co m p en satio n per h ou r in te rm s of p u rch asin g p ow er than thev did in 1977 after a d ju stm e n ts tor in fla tio n , accord in g to the B F S n u m bers. Prod uctivity am o n g m a n u fa c tu r­ e r- of d u rab le g o o d s — th o se e x ­ pected to last th ree y ears o r m o re, such a - au to m o b ile s an d a p p lia n ce s — fell 0 3 p ercen t d u rin g th e q u a r­ ter reflectin g a 4 .9 p e rce n t d ro p in ou tp u t and a 4 .6 p e rce n t d eclin e in hou rs w o rk ed . Last vear p ro d u ctivity a m o n g th o se w o rk ers in creased 6 .8 p e r­ cent, and in the first q u a rte r it ro se at an an n u al rate o f n e arly 1 p e r­ cent. H ow ev er, am o n g m a n u fa ctu re rs of n o n -d u ra b le g o o d s, su ch as te x ­ tile- and p etro leu m p ro d u cts, p ro­ ductivity i- still in cre a sin g d ra m a ti­ cally, rising at an a n n u a l rate o f 6 .3 p ercen t the second q u arter. "O v e ra ll, m a n u factu rin g p ro d u c­ to itv is still d oing p retty w e ll," said Carv L e a h e v , an e co n o m ist for S h e a r-o n 1 eh m an B ro s., a N ew York in v e stm e n t h o u se. " A lot o f the co rp o ra tio n fat h as b ee n cu t and unit labor co s ts are still g ro w in g at only 2.5 to 3 .5 p ercen t, so w e re not losing the battle on th e w age fr o n t." Associated Press Mourning loved ones Several mourners in Jemez Pueblo N M kneel at a funeral Mass that was held for four members of an elite firefighting team The firefighers were killed m a truck accident in Idaho Sunday after the crew had gone to battle forest fires there Speakes renews Libyan warning Associated Press ties in this situ ation " LO S W G F l FS — P resid en t R eag an 's top sp ok esm an said W edn e-d av the ad m in istratio n is w orried ab o u t new terro rist p lots by L ib y a's M oam m ar G ad hati but refus* d to -av w h eth er there i*» ev id e n ce to back up that co n cern l.arry Sp eak es said Lib\a still has the capabil- »t\ to com m it terrorist acts and vm want them to be tally aw are that our policy is u n ch an ged tit1 sought tv» d iscou n t sp ecu latio n that th e U nited States is w aging a w ar o f n erv es w ith the Libyan strongm an O u r goal is to p rev en t G ad hati from d oing things not tii provokt him in to d o in g th in gs the spokt Mtian told r« port* rs co v erin g R eagan s three-d a v visit h ere in th e m id st of th e p resi­ d en t s \\<-t C oast su m m er vacatio n . Hut Sp eak es also ri fused to spell out a n ) intel- b gen ce-sou rce ev id en ce of new plots, saving the U nited S ta te s is d ealing w ith reali- on K that A sen ior ad m in istratio n official said "th e r e is hard ev id en ce that th e Libyan g ov ern m en t has been p lanning and see k in g to ex e cu te terrorist s in c e t h e L S . b o m b in g " o f Libva on acts April 15 Hut oth er officials at the W hite H ou se and Mat. D ep artm en t w h o also w ere sp eak in g only w h en gran ted anonvm itv in sisted earlier that there w as i H-lling ev id e n ce h c "W e doi attai k dire co n fid en ce otncial 1 I mg but it da rd w e h. i t have e v id e n ce , no? of any recent cted at us that w e can sou rce with to L ib y a ," said th e State D ep artm en t here is lots of in fo rm atio n ot target- - not u n eq u iv o cal, w hich is the stan- i\ e sot tor ourselv es "T h e W hite H ou se official said H ou se official said , sim i ,wer is th at we have bits and p ieces. h o n e s t but that it s n«'t stro n g en ou g h vet to point to a specific activity It's n ot that it is g ro u n d le s s but it s not the sort o f hard e v id en ce that w ould be n ecessary to lustifv a n o th e r s trik e ." R ep eatin g a w a rn in g th at has b een voiced by ad m in istratio n officials both pu blicly and pri- v atelv, S p eak es said , " W e will do w h at w e can to prevent them (terrorist attacks] and b e p rep ared to take th e n ecessa ry ste p s, eith er b efo re o r a fter th ese are co m m itted , in o rd er to e n su re th a t they don t h ap p en again " T h e sp ok esm an also sou gh t to m in im ize re ­ p o rts from W a sh in g to n that th ere w’as d is s e n ­ sion am o n g h igh -lev el officials about th e ad m in - istration s a sse ssm e n t of the Libyan threat And S p e a k es tried to plav dowm w orry, vo iced p ri­ vately b\ som e officials, that W h ite H o u se re­ m arks about G ad h afi w ould en d a n g er th e p ro s­ pects of a new d ip lom atic effo rt by U N A m bassad or V e rn o n W alters, trav elin g o v erse a s to gam E u ro p ean su p p o rt for U .S . strateg y to com bat te rró n sm . Cuts may cause military layoffs Pentagon says Gramm-Rudman to eliminate 600,000 jobs Ass- - atec P 'esi I he fiscal b u d g et v ear begins VV \ SH IN G T O N — I hi P en tag o n would have to discharge alm ost nOO,0 0 0 active dutv and reserve per son n el startin g in O cto b er it auto m ata budge*t c u t s called for bv the G ram m R ud m an Act a:*' triggered th e D e fe n s e D e p a r tm e n t said W ed n esd av It Col lV ti W vro a P en tag o n sp o k e sm an , said the d ep a rtm e n t s office of tii* com p troller co m p leted an an aly sis that s h im - 3 1 0 .000 ac- rive-dutv m em b ers of th e services and 2 8 0,000 reservists and N ational G uard p erson n el w ould h av e to he d isch arg ed to s.itistv th e sp e n d in g reduc turns T h o s e p ro jectio n s are m arkedlv higher than the initial e stim ates p ro ­ vided bv Pentagon an d k on g res- sional B udget O ffice o fficials last w eek w hen the latest p ro je ctio n s for tiu nation al bud get deficit tor fiscal 1987 w ere released At th e tim e, of- th e cu ts re­ ficials had predicted quired u n d er th e lav\ to low er the d eficit w ou ld at fee t so m e H t tXk> ac« tiv e-d u t) p ersonnel O ct. 1. I'ht sp e n d in g c u t s t■ im p e ach m e n t p ro cee d in g s S h e ffie ld , his im age b ru ised by last V ™ year, lost th e n o m in atio n T u es- to S te v e Cow per, a Fair­ day b an k s atto rn ey w h o cam e w ithin 260 v o te - of b eatin g Sh effield in a 1982 prim ary In the n in e-w ay R epublican g u b ern ato rial race, H ickel lost to -la te S en . A rliss Stu rgulew ’ski W ith all b u t 15 of 442 p recin cts rep ortin g, S tu rg u le w -k i held a Bill S heffield th o u san d a b se n te e ballots 1,969-vote lead . A few w ere -till to be co u n te d , but b oth sid es ag reed thev would not ch a n g e th e o u tco m e. Smokeless tobacco ads banned from TV w a s h i n G TON C o u n try m u sic star C h arlie D an iel- fo rm er D allas C o w b o y s footb all star W;alt G arrison and C h icag o W'hite Sox baseball idol C arl­ ton h - k |Qined the M arlb oro M an in televisio n exile W ednesd ay T h e ir celebrity e n d o rs e m e n ts for sn u ff and ch e w ­ ing to b acco , alo n g w ith all o th e r b road cast ad vertís- ing fo r such p ro d u cts, w ere ord ered off the nation s airw av es a- of n u d m gh t as th rea ts to public health ¡ 1 h e action cam e as th e Fed eral T rad e C o m m ission con tin u ed to w ork on final reg u la tio n s p u tting re­ strictio n - on co n ta in e rs, p ro m o tio n s and print ad ­ v ertisin g , inclu d in g new w arn in g labels, that tout sm ok eless to bacco. 11 9 shopping d ays le ft Associated Press A bevy of bearded santas employed by C hicago’s In­ stant Photo Corp. shed traditional attire W ednesday and don red sweats for a promotional training session along the Lake Michigan shoreline. Salvadoran villagers w ary of ta lk s Associated Press SE SO R 1, El Salvad or — In th is re­ th e farm in g village w h ere m ote U .S .-b a ck e d g o v ern m en t an d th e leftist rebels plan to co n d u ct p eace talks, m an y resid en ts h av e alread y fled b ecau se o f th e fig h tin g . T h o se w ho rem ain fear the talks will on ly bring m ore w ar, not p eace. Mv hop e for the talks is that they reach an ag re em en t for p eace, (and] for us to live c a lm ly ," said M edtla Areli C eliz, 34, w h o sells to ­ m atoes. H er stand is acro ss from a m u n ici­ pal bu ild in g that w as d estro y ed by the g u errillas several y e a rs ag o . "W h e n th e arm y co m es w e have to resp ect them W h en th e g u erril­ las co m e w e also hav e to resp ect them . T h e y both hav e a rm ie s, but n eith er d o e s m uch to h elp u s ," C el- i z said . El Sa lv a d o r's U .S .-b a ck e d g o v e rn ­ m ent and th e leftist g u errillas of the F arab u n d o M arti N ation al L ib er­ ation Fron t selected S e s o n . 95 m iles n o rth east o f San Salv ad o r, as the site for a third round of p eace talks, to beg in S e p t. 19. T h ey are seek in g to en d nearly sev en y ears of civil w ar in w hich 6 1 ,OCX) p eop le have b een killed. Tw o p rev io u s ro u n d s o f talks, in O cto b er and N ov em ber 1984, en d ed in d ea d ­ lock. T h e w'ar h as d n v e n m ore than lush, 2,5 0 0 p eop le from Se so ri, a m o u n ta in o u s village con n ected to th e Pan A m erican Highway bv a ro ck -strew n road crossed by sev oral sm all stre a m s. T h e 4 ,(XXI p eople w h o rem ain grow b e a n s, co rn , sugar ca n e an d raise cattle for a living. M an y said they w an t to be left alone. " W e 'r e afraid. W e ’ve b een a b a n ­ d oned by both sides. W e know the gu errillas com e through at night T h at m igh t b n n g the arm y . W e bar o u r d o o r s ," said Delm i B au tista a h eav y -set w om an w ho se ll- v e g e ta ­ b les tor a living. An o ld er m an w alked ov er, took oft his straw hat and w iped p e rs p i­ ration from his brow "W ith th e tw o band s m eetin g here for ta lk - w e are all tig h tin g will e r u p t," he said. He ap p eared n e r­ vous and did not give his nam e seriou s afraid Tw o v ear- ago th e re b e i- o ccu ­ pied Seso ri and held it for a vear settin g up a h ead q u arters "O u r lives w eren 't an y d iffe r e n t," said on e re sid e n t, Ana P ortillo. "It v\a- som e sort o f p ro te c tio n ." The reb els pulled out w h en the the arm v b eg an an o p eratio n area, but th e arm v station ed no troops in th e village and now both sid es pass S k irm ish es are rare th rou gh o cc a sio n a l^ in G o v ern m e n t sp ok esm an R oberto V iera v isited S e so n on W ed n e-d av to b eg in p re p a ra tio n - for th e ta lk - H e arrived in an arm y co n v o y that in clu d ed arm ored p erso n n el ca rriers with m a ch in e g u n s. "T h e g u errillas cam e h ere a b o u t tw o w eek s ago and held a m e e t­ ing B autista said . "Th ev said thev w o n 't put d ow n th eir arm s b e ca u se thev 11 be sh ot. Thev said th e y 'd fig ht until the\ g ain ed c o n tr o l." v->he said m o -t o f the v illag es are neutral in th e war But it is ev id en t that th e som e M arxi-t-led rebels. sy m p a th ize w ith A lm ost every o th e r h o u se alon g the m ain street and sev eral a d o b e d w ellin g s U xated b eh in d th em sell rice, b ea n s - h e x - and m e d icin e . R ebels u -e the -h o p s to re p len ish th eir su p p lies O n ce in a w h ile, armv trix ip s o c ­ to w n - -u ch a - S e -o ri cupy ' neutral to deny the rebels th e se su p p lies. "W e ha\ c to w ork to live,** said store ow ner S a n to s C orrea d e C h a v ­ ería, “ W e d o a bit h e re , a bit th ere. W* sell to both th e armv and th e guerrillas But we are in n o c e n t of a m c r im e ." Two old m en sittin g o u tsid e her store said S e s o n w as a p retty to w n before th e war Now , it- w a ll- a re p o ck ed by b u l­ let- and p lastered w ith g o v e rn m e n t and guerrilla p ro p ag an d a T h e m a y ­ or - o ffice o n the cen tral plaza and the te le p h o n e co m p a n y w e re d e ­ stroyed by th e rebels Page 4 The Daily Texan/Thursday, August 28, 1986 Opinions expressed if The Daily Texan are ihost of tne editor or the writer of the article and are not necessarily those of the University administration, the Board of Regents or the Texas Student Publications Board of Operating Trustees Highest and best? MHMR proposal won't solve anything I t's bad enough that officials eager to reduce the deficit are now equating morals with money. But it gets even worse when their proposals could end up costing, instead of saving, state dollars. W ednesday's Austin American-Statesman discloses an as-yet-un­ published report by the General Land Office recommending that the state sell certain properties on which sit institutions for the mentally ill and mentally retarded. The lands, estimated to be worth $200 million to the state, could be sold for more than $130 million on the open market, says the report. The report says lands reserved for the treatment of the mentally handicapped should be sold because they are not being used in the "highest and best" manner. It then goes on to define "highest and best' as the "m ost profitable, likely, legal use to which a property can be placed." On purely ethical grounds, equating "highest and best" with "m ost profitable'" is appalling. However, things become even scarier when you discover the state lacks an effective plan for dealing with the thou­ sands of mental health patients who would be dislocated. The most popular solution is the relocation of patients in community centers and halfway houses. Civil rights activists have been supporting this for years, claiming patients could be closer to their family and friends while receiving help integrating themselves back into society. Sounds good enough, at first. The problem is that there just aren't enough community centers or houses to move these people into. The Department of Mental Health and Mental Retardation has been trying to move people out of its state hospitals and into alternative facilities since an April 1984 court mandate demanded an improvement in staff-to-patient ratios. But community' centers and halfway houses take money, too, and the same economic problems that have kept the state from improving facilities at its own hospitals have kept communi­ ties from opening new centers. So guess where the money for new treatment centers would have to come from? The state. The state may stand to make $130 million by selling its properties, but it would probably have to spend about $200 million to replace the $200 million worth of facilities it would lose. Nobody should ever confuse what's ethically "right" with dollars. But if they're going to try, at least they should add up the dollars right. —Tim McDougall A practical priority Teaching humanism instead of religion W hat's a government to do with religion? Can the government protect religious beliefs totally without promoting them? Probably not. Look what's happening in Tennessee. Seven fundamentalist families are suing their school board over textbooks they think are offensive to their religious values. The parents claim their children have the right not to learn material they find violates their religious beliefs. They have a point, but many of their ideas are ludicrous. One plain­ tiff, Vicki Frost, objected to a story contained in her daughter's home­ work called "A Visit To M ars." The story' purportedly deals with men­ tal telepathy, a concept Frost savs is an attempt by humans to "be like God him self." During testimony, Frost even admitted that reading about other religions like Catholicism could "produce changes in my child's way of thinking — they could become contused." Confusion? Maybe she means doubt. After considering such re­ marks, it's easy to write off the plaintiffs as narrow-minded crackpots who want their children exposed to an educational system that merely reinforces, not challenges, their preconceived beliefs. But some serious questions are hidden beneath these sillv notions. How far can schools go in accommodating religious groups, and conversely, how much leeway do you grant these groups so that their freedom of religion is not curtailed? The government has chosen to try to avoid this problem by deleting religion from education and substituting in the scientific method — or, as its opponents call it, secular humanism. This is a method of thought that explains natural phenomena solely in terms of scientific evidence. It does not even address religion. Unfortunately, this policy has a bad side effect on religious groups, because it also raises the issue of religion and the law. Religious beliefs are considered voluntary, while adherence to society's laws is compul­ sory. And problems arise when religious groups teach ideas contrary to secular law (like the Mormons' belief in bigamous marriages). We have to admit, therefore, that we are limiting people's religious freedom insofar as we force them to accept society's values. And soci­ ety does teach values — its belief in the scientific method — in its schools. This may be acceptable to almost all of us, but we shouldn't overlook what the government is doing. By omitting creationism from textbooks and teaching evolution instead, we are making a judgment as to the validity of each idea. But what is the alternative? If our schools taught religious explana­ tions instead of the scientific ones, then to be equitable, the schools would have to teach all the relevant religious explanations. The result would be chaos. The current textbooks are unfair to religious groups, but they're a lot more practical than the alternative. — Matthew Matejowskv U nited F e a tu re Syndicate Tragedy no excuse for gun control A s with any tragic or criminal incident involving the use of firearms, the kill­ ing spree of mailman Patrick Henry Sherrill in Edmond, Okla., will undoubtedly States and other t» example m n tries ia son n Jap spur another round of heartfelt but misguided editorials from the gun control lobbv in favor of a gun ban to control crime. Such a solution, however, is quite dubious, especially in light of the method that Sherrill used to obtain his guns. Being a member of the Oklahoma National Guard, Sherrill merely checked the guns out from the local Guard ar­ mory. It is highly unlikely that even the strict­ est gun control laws would have prevented this tragic incident. One question that has remained unasked in the Edmond aftermath is what would have happened if one of the other mailmen in the station had carried a gun? If this had been the case, it is quite possible that a number of those unfortunate postal workers would still be alive nght now. And despite the admonishment voiced by Sen. Ted Kennedy during a debate on gun con­ trol in 1981 that "crime control means gun con­ trol," there is very little evidence to support such a contention. Despite the best intentions of the gun control lobby, this theory is far from true. In fact, that very theory was dealt a severe blow in a study done by the Justice Department's National In­ stitute of Justice released late last year. This survey of convicted felons revealed that only one out of five felons obtained their weapons LAWRENCE PERSON yqy y I / E X A V C O L U M N I S T ■fe _______ _____________ legally. Most of them obtained their firearms from family, friends, the black market, or theft. Since most criminals obtain their guns illegally in the first place, it is highly doubtful that any form of gun control would make a significant dent in crime. In tact, there is at least some evidence that gun ownership deters crime. In 1982 the city of Kennesawa, Ga., passed a law requiring all citi- zens to own guns for self-defense In the \ ear before the law passed, the citv had 17 violent crimes. In the year after it passed, it had onlv one Another argument used by the gun control lobby is that the low rates of handgun related crime in countries that have strict gun control laws (Japan and Great Britain, for example) is conclusive proof that gun control prevente crime. In truth, however, such arguments are highly dubious at best. As William Tonso, professor ot soaologv at the University of Evansville, pointed out in the March 1985 issue of Reason, mans of these ex ampies fall short because of their tailur» to re», ognize cultural differences between the United japan is a clas* s guns have ian, and it is apan is very •reaks down •ou take into rate is even • wit, nment pro- for every . of 20 and but th« It is true that foi many n never been widely ¡available i a ls o true that the rrturder rat the com n »r i ■ low However under cultural examlina turn w account the fact th¡ it tin* mi /on c r among Japantfse-Amen It is interesting to note tHdi on «! gun-related cnme r rates in Japan and France Y guns ¿vr capita in Í>wit/er lar else in the w orld as the S w is v vides military w capons tor m able-bodied malo Is etween th SI Not only are a supplied to the pop main nfles and subr five» In summary, 1 use tin* w W n g h t Peter H Ro ssi and k. in 1983 did an tn-clepth snu laws and their eftec ts on st h i led in a b which wen? publish the Gun Their conclusions’ There £un own den».»■ t> > sh<ple in tha t Oklahoma post off- ice weri* a lot safer than they prob ably th.aught at the time although I'm not s u r e they'd agree today OHo The Chicago Tribune Science vs. creationism You're damn right, Bob McGreevy! Evo­ lution research and creationism mvths, in­ deed, do not mix! "(Creation, evolution don't m ix," Firing Line, Wednesday) However, you got it all wrong. What's this b.s. about fossils that tend to confirm su ­ pernatural fantasies and rule out evolu­ tion? You don't really mean that they have last the fossilized remains of found at G od's ancestors, do you? Evolution is not, as McGreevy implies, an attempt to explain the origins of species nor does it care about the- whereabouts ot man itself. Rather, this is the conclusion we reach by studying what has happened biologically on our planet during the last three or so eons. As such, it is only one paleontological research field, a small branch of a coilosal scientific undertaking by homo sapiens: namely, observing, measuring and under­ standing the past, present and future of this universe, Astrophysically, we find a cosmos stretching over billions of light years. No­ body but us is aware of the existence of Earth! Nuclear physically, we can easily time the passage of eons, especially while measuring the ages of rocks and fossils over this planet's continents. This involves particle physics, which takes into account processes lasting only a trillionth of a second. This entire network is on solid mathematical formalism, exper­ imentally verified many times over. It must be completely ignored in order to be­ lieve the existence of unnatural factors imaginative, hence which are purely unobservable. It profoundly contradicts the 6,000-year-old biblical concept of a flat earth. In fact, quite a number of scientific breakthroughs during the last few centu­ ries have been done by men (not women) of the clergy! Their findings taught us how ridiculous those primitive creation myths were. As a consequence, evolution cannot be chosen according to personal taste. Af­ ter investigating hard facts, we have found that it really occurred, whether we like it or not. Yaron Sheffer Graduate student in astronomy Creation easy way out Ah, the language of faith. A simple, ar­ bitrary language, impossible to validate or disprove. The language of Mr. Harper's al­ ternative to evolution. After enticing us with a typically unin­ telligent defense of creationism, he tran­ scends physical evidence by proclaiming: "people don't want to accept the fact that there is a creator." Give me a break. Why saturate curiosity with words and dogma of a faith that perpetually conflicts itself and defies everything that geology and paleo-anthropology tells us. Evolution, among other things, is an at­ tempt to answer the question "how did we get here," by examining physical evi­ dence of previous cultures. And evolu­ tion's "rapid change" is not, as Mr. Harper suggests, reason to doubt today's assertions. Evolution changes because our informa­ tion is so incomplete Unlike the ironclad "consistency" of creationism, evolution remains open-ended. How can you remain convinced when your belief harbors no evidence? You can play your creationist word gam es and say our perception "is too limited to under­ stand divine w ork." Maybe so. But to me, you insult your god by ignoring the mys­ teries and challenges to our intelligence. Why can't humankind be a unique creaure on his own ment, regardless of di­ vine implications? Evolution invites many opinions, and makes human understand­ ing limitless. And I find that very satistv- ing. David Mumford English Registration day blues Each semester 1 approach registration and the first days of class with the antici­ pation and eagerness of a new beginning. And always shadowing the excitement is the apprehension of a scheduling conflict. As all of us in Electncal Engineering well know, this means waiting hours in a line to speak to an adviser and then to be bounced to another location for further approval. sometimes All my visits to the adviser have been quite invigorating and pace-quickening, like being corraled and cornered during last-minute Christmas shopping—without the good will toward men Mostly what 1 yearn for from those split second sessions is to be recognized as a person. (Laugh if you will). Well, wouldn't you know, this Monday 1 had the dreaded scheduling conflict Determined to retain mv sunny outlook for one more week 1 cut to the basks: name class, conflict, and can I please change to this time. To my delight I found a very concerned and friendly professor Dispelling many of mv anxieties toward tin- class, he assured me there would be plenty of laboratory time this semester in which to complete my projects. "This is am azing!" 1 thought In 10 minutes I'd gained new hope in my quest for triendly professors and bolstered my confidence 5(X) percent He scribbled a note, instructed that 1 would officially have to change section numbers and that I should see someone downstairs for further instructions. De­ scending six flights of stairs I dashed into the main office, note in hand prepared to conquer the system As I w a s explaining mv case a stern­ faced adviser came forth from behind the counter, stared at me and flatly asked, "Why don't you go through regular adds and drops like all the other students?" Well? So now I'm down to 2(X) percent. I inda Rickard Electrical engineering Poll shows U.S. attitudes toward Soviets, defense Associated Press W ASH INGTON — Nearly three of every four Americans among 1,004 polled in July thought the So­ viet Union was trying to expand ter­ ritory and influence, while an even larger proportion said the Soviets were at least som ew hat responsible for world terrorism. In a major shift, meanw hile, 48 percent concluded that the United States has a stronger military than the Soviets. This is a sharp increase from the 31 percent who held that \ íew in a similar poll last vear. Lhe successful U.S. attack in mid- April on Libya helped explain the change, saui Mark Penn of the Com m ittee on the Present Danger. I he organization i ailed a news con­ ference W ednesday to release the results of the July 21-23 telephone poll done bv Penn and Schoen As­ sociates of New York. Asked w hether the United Staten should go ahead with the Strategic Defense Initiative, which was de- m ribed as a research program to de- \elop a system to destroy incoming nuclear missiles, 81 percent were in favor of the Reagan administration projev t and only 13 percent opposed it. Last vear, the pollsters found 73 ih rcent in favor of SD l developm ent and ! s pt rcent against it I he random telephone sampling generally supported the adm inistra­ tion's military buildup and stance toward M oscow, although only 27 percent favored an increase in de­ fense spending. Suspicions of Moscow- were re­ flected by 72 percent, who said they thought the Soviets were trying to expand territory. Queried about terrorism, 57 percent said the Soviets were som ew hat involved, and another 23 percent said they were heavily involved their Nearly half — 48 percent — said the United States had a stronger military, while 36 percent thought the Soviets w ere ahead. On a related question, 44 percent said the im portance of a strong mili­ tary had last year, and 48 percent said it had increased over the stayed the sam e. However, 27 percent would in ­ crease defense spending, 22 percent would reduce it and 48 percent fa­ vor a continuation of spending at current levels. The C om m ittee on the Present Danger, formed in 1976, is a private research and educational group. The director, C harles Tyroler II, said 63 of 184 board of directors m em ­ bers had served in appointive posi­ tions in the adm inistration, includ­ ing 20 on a full-tim e basis. 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The Available University Fund, which is used to help finance som e student financial aid program s, might have to be used in other areas, said M ichael Novak, UT director of fi­ nancial aid. The AUF consists of the money earned from the Perm anent University Fund, a state- created trust fund that earns m oney off land and other investm ents. But AUF funds also can be used for day-to-day costs. Financial aid faces no direct cuts from the state, Novak said, but the im pact of state edu­ cation cuts may be felt indirectly. "A s a result of the special session, there w on't be any ciirect im pact, but the University finances several student aid programs from the Available U niversity F u n d ," Novak said. in fact, state appropriations are re­ duced, executive officers are going to face som e tough decisions as to w hat to do with w hat dollars are available," he said. "If, Novak said he is concerned about som e aid program s he calls "grow ing com m itm ent” program s, such as the National M erit Scholar­ ship program and m inority student scholar­ ships. "G row in g com m itm en t" program s are those programs that award m oney to stu­ dents w hen they enter as freshm en and con­ tinue giving m oney until graduation, he said. "If funds aren't available to m eet that grow ­ ing com m itm ent, we may have to cut awards to new stu d en ts," Novak said. C om m itm ents that already had been made would be honored in the event of such a shortage, but the size of any new awards would have to be reduced, he said. Additionally, w hen financial-aid funding cutbacks go into effect, financial aid workers may find them selves spending more time on paper work, Novak said. federal Novak estim ates the U niversity will lose $250,000 in student aid because of federal budget cuts. "It's easy to give m oney away w hen you've got it, but it's hard work to tell students you don't have it," he said. "T h e m ore aid avail­ able, the easier the work is ." The w ork involved in giving out aid checks is easier than spending tim e trying to find jobs and scholarships, Novak said. "T h e problem com es w hen th ere's not enough financial a id ," he said. "S tu d en ts will come in looking for work or scho larsh ip s." Linda W hitsuff, assistant director of stu­ dent financial aid, agreed, saying there will be more stud ents looking for |obs and trving to find additional scholarship m oney. Regardless of funding changes, Novak said he does not anticipate any m ajor changes in financial aid personnel. Carlos Moreno Daily Texan Staff A c l e a n t o s s Tossing his Comet into the ring' is Congressman J.J Jake’ Pickle, who was at the Frank C Erwin Jr Special Events Center Wednesday in con­ junction with the Young Democrats. The can of Comet cleanser was pre­ sented to Pickle by the Royal Order of Pythons. With Pickle are John Ybarbo. president of the order, and Barbara Carr, a graduate sociology student and club member. U T sen a to r c ritic iz e s co u n selin g ch arg e By EDDY DANIELS Daily Texan Staff The University C ounseling and M ental Health C enter's new policy of charging for services com prom ises student ben e­ fits, a Students' Association senator said W ednesday. "I think that this fee is a disservice to the students because I think one of the many benefits of com ing to the U niversi­ ty is the health service provided free of ch arg e ," said Scott Borsky, senator at large. "If a student w ants his benefits he should be allowed to have them , even if that m eans a longer w ait." M aureen H arm on, acting assistant di­ rector for the center, said Tuesday that students would be required to pay $20 for individual counseling sessions after eight initial free sessions. Group cou nsel­ ing will cost $10 after 12 sessions. The fees are aimed at curtailing the num ber of stud ents seeking long-term therapy and im proving patient turnover to accom m odate the extensive waiting list, Harmon said. Borsky said the policy change will have an adverse im pact on poor students. "A fter all, students with problem s that have the m oney are going to outside sources an y w ay ," he said. "B u t if a stu ­ dent in need is willing to wait, he or she should get the opportunity to receive maximum benefits from the U n iversity ." Borsky said such changes are aimed at solving financial problems rather than in­ creasing the qualitv of service. "N o doubt, the change must be linked to the efforts to solve the state deficit problems, and how (state legislators) are crashing down on the University'." said Borskv, a social work senior. But Troup C oronado, chairm an of the Students' Association Citizen Affairs C om m ittee, said that even if the new pol­ icy was a response to state budget cuts, the center's adm inistrators are acting responsible. "Certainly one can't deny that the leg­ islators have significantly cut the budget, but w e've got to look realistically at the cost of co u n selin g ," Coronado said. "C ounseling requires m oney in order to ensure quality service It must com e from som ew here — it must com e from stu d en ts." to students. C oronado said he did not think poor students would be treated unfairly. "T h ey 're try mg to distribute the bene­ fits to as many students as p o ssible," Coronado said. "It is still fair, because any student, regardless of incom e level, has eight free sessions available," Coronado said he believes in the end the policy change is justified. "T h e point is that after eight visits a student should have to pav for these ses­ sio n s," C oronado said "If a student still needs help after eight sessions, then perhaps he needs addi­ tional professional h e lp ," C oronado said. University continues asbestos removal from campus sites By SOPHIA HUANG Daily Texan Staff The University is rem oving asbestos from two cam ­ pus buildings and has plans to remove the cancer-caus­ ing fiber from at least three more cam pus sites in the next few years, an official said Tuesday. Work is now being done in the Petroleum Engineer­ ing Building and E.P. Schoch Laboratories, said Jerry DeCamp, physical plant director. Lyndon B. Johnson Auditorium is scheduled for a ceiling removal and replacem ent in May 1987 after the appropriation of several million dollars for the project at the June m eeting of the UT System Board of Regents. Future plans include asbestos removal from the West Mall O ffice Building and four rooms in Tow nes Hall, although no exact dates have been set, DeCam p said. Asbestos w as com m only used in ceilings, insulation and pipe coverings from the 1930s until the 1970s. In 1978, the Environm ental Protection Agency banned the use of the fibrous or sprayed-on asbestos after studies linked asbestos to six fatal diseases, including lung can­ cer and heart disease. Travis D onoho, secretary of the University Em ploy­ ees Union, said many University buildings contain as­ bestos. "T h e Safety' O ffice would rather lead em ployees to believe there is no danger than correct the situation, D onoho said However, he said he is pleased to hear that asbestos is being rem oved, "1 hope they're doing it safely,' he said The Texas D epartm ent of Health cited the University for non-com pliance with several safety regulations — including the Texas Sanitation and Health Protect Law — dunng a Tow nes Hall asbestos-rem oval project in Apnl 1984. W orkers were "m a>sive!v removing asbestos w ithout safety eq u ip m en t," D onoho said. In another case, contractors doing mechanical work in the basem ent of the Business Adm inistration-Eco­ nomic* Building in D ecem ber 1985 feared contam ina­ tion after they found asbestos particles left from a re­ moval protect the Contracting com pany 1984, according in Apnl to Also, the University was accused of y lolatmg several federal safety regulations while removing asbesto^ from the basement of W aggener Hall in February 1985 Employees are not m any danger if asbestos is intact, D onoho said. "The problem starts when it is detenorat- ing or removed unsafely which was the case in several instances at the University " he said Torn Chisolm occupational safety specialist, says that it only takes one asbestos fiber to contract lung can cer," D onoho said. 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Last year's Pigskin Preview and an auction m the spring raised enough money to enable the Ex-Stu­ dents Association to give $800 scholarships to 17 Travis County students, she said The preview, which starts at 4 p m., includes an auction, demon- strationv of football techniques and a Longhorn football team scrimm­ age. I onghorn players will be avail­ able tor photographs and auto­ graphs. Garrett ^aid scholarships such as these from the Ex-Students' Associ­ ation mav be more important than ever if state budget cuts affect the num ber of state scholarships avail­ able to incoming students Included in the event will be a dem onstration of how players are taped before game*- a that takes m onths of practice to do well, according to head trainer Spanky Stephens task Auction pnzes include dinner with Jody Conradt Ladv Longhorn basketball coach, and W om en’s Athletic Director Donna Lopiano, and a pass to mingle with football plavers during halftime at the Nov 27 l I-Te xa s A & M game I w s 24th & Son Antonio u p o n iv o r y n ig m urtni i* jv KuAMtf V I O p m llOOow HoiwSot Opoit Sun 3:00pm noppy nour inon-rn j* / Longhorn Fans, Join the Bevo Stam pede If your heart belongs U Texan riiow it w ith the all new Bevo Boot Protector T h u attractive aoiid : r .,-N repUca famous m ascot chp*> easily to the imk k '*1 your bool t the Longhorna It looks great aa it p><ítects boot heels from sc aits and sc late ties i kder your Bevo today Just Si- 95 each íunctudM shipping and handling! 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August 28. 1986 Senators vow to jiiTiit cuts at Capitol rally By BARBARA LINKIN Daily Texan Staff M ore than 200 protesters rallied at the state Capitol W ednesday to protest spending cuts, just before a joint conference com m ittee be­ gan w orking out a com prom ise on the House and Senate spending bills. Amid shouts of "N o c u ts," the crowd heard from several senators w ho vowed they would not allow social services to be cut. As the bills now stand, the i House has cut $300 million m ore than the Senate. M ore than half of the House cuts are in education, with the H ouse cutting $200 mil­ lion more from education than the Senate. The House and Senate spending | bills each have a provision to abol- j ish a 3 percent pay raise prom ised j to state em ployees. How ever, the Senate approved a separate bill the W ednesday raise would be cut even it the joint conference com m ittee fails to ap­ prove an appropriations bill by Sept. 1. to ensu re that Rep. Jim Rudd, D -Brow nfield, said he believes the com m ittee will be able to make progress toward solving the differences betw een the two houses. "W e can make a constructive start bv getting a feeling of w here the differences betw een the two docum ents lie ," said Rudd, House Appropriations Com m ittee chair­ man. How ever, senators who spoke I at the rally said they are not will ing to make the cuts the House wants. They also told the protest­ ers they would have senatorial backing. "I w ant to assure you — this is the state Capitol, and vou have every right to com e h ere," said Sen. Carlos Truan, D -Corpus IC hristi. O th er senators said thev w ere willing to vote for a tax increase. "N ow is not the time to turn our back s," said Sen . O scar Mauzy, D- Oak Cliff. "I'm prepared to vote for a tax b ill." Sen. H» Tati Santiesteban, D-EI Paso, agreed. "G et behind a tax b ill," he said. "L e t's pass it, because Texans are prepared to pay for services." Sen. G onzalo Barrientos, D- Austin, also urged a tax bill. "T o ­ day we will see if Texas will be the scrooge o f the sum m er of '8 6 ," he said. The protesters were made up of statew ide com m unity and relig­ ious activist groups such as the I exas M etropolitan O rganization, Com m unities Organized tor Public Service and Austin Interfaith. Group leaders said they would rather see taxes raised than have programs like M eals on W heels cut and senior-citizen centers dis­ mantled. Doris C enta, chairw om an for the North Houston chapter of T ex­ as M etropolitan O rganization, said she feared cuts in social program s. "W e don't w ant anv cuts in health, education, or care for the eld erly," she said. "T h ese things affect the poor — w e're willing to pay for serv ices." Virginia Ram irez, executive vice president tor Com m unities O rga­ nized for Public Service, said she doubts the Legislature w ill be able to solve the budget crisis w ith spending cuts alone. 1 rom w hat we see right now , there's no way the budget can be b alanced ," she said. "W e are sim ­ representatives ply should com e up with a plan. saying our "W e are willing to pay som e kind o f taxes as long as our basic needs are not c u t," Ramirez said. There will be a lot of stress on our families — w e're going to have to go back on w elfare." Carlos Becerra protests during Wednesday s rally at the Capitol. Carlos Moreno Daily Texan Staff Counselor adm its to abusing heroin Guilty plea prompts 'soul-searching' at youth center By LISA BAKER Daily Texan Staff The former coordinator of an East Austin youth drug-counseling pro­ gram pleaded guilty W ednesday to heroin possession — a charge that p ro g ra m said prompted “some real soul-search­ in g " but should not affect counsel­ ing services. a d m in is tr a to r s Arturo Rendon, 35, worked for the Youth Advocacy Program for 7Y.i years before he was arrested May 14 with a clear plastic bag con­ taining 4.4 grams of heroin and sev­ eral small balloons. The program, at 6304-D Porter Street in M ontopolis, functioned through funds from the Texas D epartm ent of Com m unity Affairs. for 10 vears “ W e 'v e m a n a g e d to w ork through th is ," said Jesse Flo re s , program director. “ Although he was using (heroin], he did have a lot of respect here in the neighbor­ hood. We can't destroy the pro­ gram, because he was reaching the k id s." According to police records, A u s ­ tin police Officer Steve Dominguez noticed Rendon asleep in his car with the headlights on and motor running — in the 2HX* bltxk of East Second Street. Rendon told the offi­ cer he used a syringe found inside his vehicle for allerg\ s h o t s and "had not done d r u g s tor years," records state Police records also state Domin­ guez found a fresh needle mark and several s c a rs on Rendon's arms Assistant District Attorney |im Doty said Rendon pleaded guilty to the charge in a plea bargain and is expected to receive a $2,500 fine and tour years deferred adjudication "is Deferred ad indication like probation, except there i s no official finding by the court of guilt " Doty "H e can still say h e’s never said been com icted " If Rendon abides by the provi­ s i o n s of t h e plea bargain, he will be discharged from the criminal justice svstem after serving tin tour years of deferred adjudication It he violates probation provisions Ren­ don could face the maximum 20* Although he was using [heroin], he did have a lot of respect here in the neighborhood. We can’t destroy the program, be­ cause he was reaching the kids.’ —Jesse Flores, youth program director \ ear prison term for the second-de gree felony. Doty said Rendon had no prior felony conv ictions in Texas and no local arrests on record. He said he recommended the four-year adjudi­ cation and the1 steep fine because Rendon was found with "m ort than what 1 consider the usual amount of drugs on him; four gram'* is a prvttv heftv amount " Flores said the program has not suffered greatly from Rendon's ar­ rest or publicity about his previous felony in California Rendon was convicted of burglarv in 1%^ and of possession of narcot­ ic s v\ ith intent to sell in 1971 convictions "It s no! strange that ex-offenders are hired to counsel drug abusers Flores said “ You always run the risk of t h i s happening Bryan Rudy, j u v e n i l e court judge a n d chairman ot the p ro gram s board of directors, emphasized the importance of the drug program amid a n alarming number of drug abusive c h i l d r e n 1 h e r e s a n e e d t or t h e program — a real need for the p ro g ra m /’ Rudy said I don’t know what af­ fect it (the arrest] is going to have o n these kids It s hard to f u t u r e out 1 hev mav not pay any attention to it — they mav not even know it real some There was soul* searching that went on when A rtu­ ro was arrested ," Rudv said “ It there might be a little anvthmg i t Mav be everyone's benefit from going to ItH'k ii little closer Look around you. 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Only $ 15.26 from Septem ber 2 through D ecem ber 19. I o subscribe use the coupon or call 389-01 70 or 280-01 19. Name Address City Phone State Dorm# Z i p _ Is Houston your hometown? DJNo C ]Yes Houston Chronicle Union claims city cuts discriminate By DAVID ELDRIDGE Daily Texan Staff rh e city em ployees' union said Jorge W ednesday City M anager C arrasco's em ployee cutbacks in the proposed 1986-87 budget discrimi­ nate against black and Hispanic workers. Ben Brown, president of the Aus­ tin chapter of American Federation of State, County and M unicipal Em­ ployees, said in­ that stances, minority workers w ere laid off less-experienced white workers. instead of in several th e Brown gave several exam ples, in­ replacem ent of a cluding five Hispanic secretary w ho had years service with an Anglo woman who had seven months experience. He also objected to the closing of the city print shop. 1 he layoffs in the citv print shop were almost 100 percent Hispanic. I he only person they kept was a white Anglo supervisor," Brown said. Carrasco notified 110 em ployees in late iune that their |obs may be eliminated hv September. 1 he lavoffs are part of Carrasco's proposed 1986-87 budget and are subject n the City approval bv Council In a letter delivered W ednesday, Brown asked councilm em bers to take another look at the selection of these em ployees and reconsider the appropriateness of the criteria in these ca se s." Brown said the city staff has dis­ criminated against workers on the basis of both race and age. They don't care if you've been there 10, 20 or 40 years. They're going to try and get you out of there and put somebody in there and pay them a lot less m o n ey ," Brown said. AFSC ME director Glenn Scott said the union does not expect the council to follow C arrasco's recom ­ m endations. "W e do not support any layoffs at a ll," she said. Scott said the city should consider an increase in property taxes before laying off em ployees or cutting pay. Assistant City M anager Terry Childers said the union's com m ents "clearly are without any basis in fact.'* "I think if you exam ine the deci­ sions that have been m ade, you will find that no single race, se\ or job class carrier any undue b u rd en ," Childers said. "T h e decision to close the print shop, w hich was made up of a large number of Hispanic em ployees was made based on the fact that that s a \er\ inefficient operation tor the citv to ru n ," Childers said Consultant cites energy cost w a s te By DAVID ELDRIDGE Daily Texan Staft An Austin energv consultant said VNednesday th e state of Texas w ast­ ed $20 million over the past seven years by refusing to updat» electrici­ the ty-conservation measures downtown state buildings in Bill Hamilton, director of M an­ issued a report agem ent Dy namics W ednesday state show ed that buildings electru costs are tw ice tht per-square-toot costs in energy-etti cient buildings. Hamilton said the director of the state Purchasing and G eneral Ser­ vices Com m ission, Lias "B u b b a " Steen, has made no effort to cut electricity costs with sim ple m ainte­ nance and conservation ettorts Steen has recently criticized the city of A ustin's "inverted block" electric rates which art* set up to reward conservation efforts Ac­ cording to the current rate struc­ the the more power used, ture higher the raft and Steen representatives of other high-volum e electricitv users m Austin have threatened to leave tin- city-ow ned utility bus cheaper electricity from the Lower l olorado Ri\er Authority and The state Legislature responding ti> Steen s criticism of Austin's rates and thr current budget crunch, is expected to consider a bill during the current special session that would allow the state to buv i CRA electricity, in addition, the state would use citv lines to deliver tin power Hamilton and Bill Oakev an A u s ­ I lectnc Utility Com m ission tin member, ha\e called a Friday press conference to protest the figures of Steen and the purchasing com m is­ sion They are also asking Gov Mark W hite to remov e t he electrici­ ty issue from consideration during the special session Hamilton said hi- directed his firm t*> conduct the nine-m onth study because hi- was concerned as a tax pav er about state waste CLOSE OUT — ON UNFINISHED FURNITURE Sofas • Loveseats • Chairs • Endtables THt hOAM SHOP a ls o o ffers fo a m fu rn itu re, p illo u s . cu t-to - size fo a m , and m u ch m o re . 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