J- The Battalion College Station (Braxot County)', Texat PAGE 2 Tuesday, March 17, 1959 New York Conducts Political Experiment CADET SLOUCH By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst New York State, which recent ly acquired a new governor who never before had sought elective office, now has a new higher schedule of personal income taxes and a new political experiment to watch. Nelson A. Rockefeller,, million aire grandson of the founder of Standard Oil, was elected last fall over Averell Harriman, another millionaire heir to one of the great fortunes left over from the days of the nation’s pioneei'- ing expansions. Harriman himself had been elected in his first political cam paign, too. Both previously had become prominent political figures, how ever, through service to the fed eral government in Washington and abroad. As governor of New York, Har riman had been a candidate for thte Democratic presidential nomi nation in 1952. Rockefeller was immediately recognized as a potential oppon ent of Vice President Richard M. Nixon for the Republican nomi nation in 1960. Then Rockefeller made a de cision. He said he had found the state’s income to be far below its outgo. To meet fixed obliga tions and services which he felt could not be evaded, he faced the bigest budget in history—more than two billion dollars. About half of the state’s in come passes in turn to urban communities. New York City alone gets about 400 million dol lars, and the city itself was in a bad financial fix. The city administration is nearly always Democratic. The State Legislature is just as reg ularly controlled by the Repub licans. Rockefeller said: “All right, we’ve got to meet these bills. And at the same time we’ve gt to balance the budget.” The Democrats in the Legisla ture, despite the city’s needs, op posed him in a solid bloc. So did many Republicans, whose votes were necessary. It became a national issue among Republi cans, many of whom saw it as endangering their chances in New York State for 1960, and many of whom began to see a boome rang in their backing of Rocke feller against Nixon for the pres idency. Rockefeller campaigned. But he made no general charges against those who were afraid of the political effects *>f higher in come taxes. He did accuse the Democrats of having left state finances in a mess, saying they yielded to political experiency. The Republicans, he said, had to straighten things out even if it hurt. President Eisenhower wrote him k letter saying, that Rocke feller was fighting the same bat tle in the state that was going on over the national budget in Washington. Rockefeller com promised with Republican legis lative leaders on minor points of his bill. It finally squeaked through, with all the Democrats opposed. Rockefeller is credited in some quarters with having displayed not only a firm but also wise and compromising leadership such as is needed in the presidency. In other quarters he is accused of making the people pay for inade quacy in a search ^ for sufficient savings to avoid the tax increase. Some grawing on the part of the public is audible, but its ultimate reaction is not yet determinable. Rockefeller has taken the line that the people might as well know that when they demand government service they are go ing to have to pay for it. How it will affect his standing in state and national politics re mains to be seen. Social Whirl 7:30 Fifth Battalion Wives Club will meet in Room 105 of the Biologi cal Sciences Bldg, for a short business meeting and a guest speaker on rug making. 8:00 Physical Education Wives Club will meet in the P. E. Library in G. Rollie White Coliseum. hy Jim Earle Everyone Gets to Votes Except D. C. Residents “I may as well warn you—we have our suspicions as to who’s starting these waterfights.’ Better Parking Faeilities-6 Aggies Have Paid $80,082 For Parking Lots Since 9 5J? By ARTHUR EDSON WASHINGTON )_Elsewhere the natives grow restive, and de mand a voice in their govern ment. But here in Washington, for 85 years no citizen has had the right to select so much as his own dog- catcher. The situation can be summed up like this: No storming the White House, no angry march on Congress, no pitched battle with the ruling classes—but a mildly hopeful attitude that, with Alaska and Hawaii in the Union, can the nation’s capital be far behind? The plight of the 802,178 vote less residents of the District of Columbia is curious, to say the least. Sen. Joseph S. Clark (D-Pa) told the Senate: “America no longer is a colonial power so far as Hawaii and Alaska are con cerned, but we still have this one little colony here in the District of Columbia, which we do not permit to enjoy the same right of home rule which the British em pire grants to areas in darkest Africa.” And Sen. J. Glenn Beall (R- Md) said: “It does seem to me ironical and unfair. In the Dis trict of Columbia there are as many citizens as there are in Hawaii and Alaska combined. Yet Congress declines to give residents of our nation’s capital full citizenship rights.” Several reasons are advanced for the problem. For one thing, not everyone is eager to get his hands on a bal lot. For another, since govern ment is its main industry, the District has curious and complex tax problems. Then, too, the Negro popula tion in Washington—it now has reached 50 per cent and is grow ing — undoubtedly has caused some congressmen to balk. But those who work for the Washington Home Rule Commit tee said today they hope some thing will give at long last in this Congress, that local busi ness will be returned to local voters. The Washington, D.C., resident would not be able to vote for president until the Constitution is amended, which, of course, would take much longer. One compelling factor in this reasoning: In a world bursting into outer space, congressmen no longer have the time, or the patience, to fool with District af fairs. During the Suez crisis, when war seemed imminent, the House put in a busy two hours—discuss ing how high is high enough for overhead electric wires in the na tion’s capital. JOIN —Freshman - Sophomore - Junior - Senior— -KHAKI CAPS- ' $1.00 ZUBIK’S UNIFORM TAILORS North Gate gotta 0o NOT GO nHSTn' "/IN INSURANT POLICY FOR ANY SlZf HALO'' fUGENE RUSH- - COLLEGE STATION > TEXAS THE BATTALION Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the stu dent writers only. 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Fred Meurer. ...EDITOR ^....Managing Editor Gayle McNutt Executive News Editor Bob Weekley Sports Editor Bill Reed, Johnny Johnson, David Stoker, Lewis Reddell....News Editors Bill Hicklin Assistant Sports Editor Robbie Godwin, Ken Coppage, Bob Edge, Jack Harts- field, Joe Callicoatte, Bob Saile, Jim Odom, Sam Spence, Leo Rigsby, Bob Roberts Staff Writers Ray Hudson — Circulation Manager (Editor’s Note: This is the sixth in a series of articles ex plaining the student parking sit uation at A&M.) By BILL REED Battalion News Editor Since September, 1955, $80,- 082.75 has been deposited in the Student Parking Area Extension Account in the Fiscal Depart ment, said Charles A. Roeber, business manager of the college. This figure was recorded on Feb. 28. Of the total receipts from stu dent registration fees and penal ties, $55,096.25 has been spent on student parking lots since the ac count began in September, 1955. Roeber also reported that $7,- 534.44 in contracts is still un paid. Presently the balance of the ac count is $17,452.06. “This amount is now available and will be used for further im provement of student lots in the near future,” Roeber said yes terday. He said that $9,8.94 in rein statement fees was collected dur ing the 1955-56 school year. Of that amount $5,693 was spent that year on student parking lots. During 1956-57, $12,823 was deposited in the student exten sion account, and the record books show that $6,030 was paid for parking improvements, he continued. When student registration fees were increased from 25 cents per year to $2 per semester during the 1957-58 school term, the year ly collections almost tripled. Dur ing that year $33,998 in registra tions and fines was deposited. Roeber said $11,859 was paid out during that school year. So far this school year $23,- 367.75 has been taken in by the Fiscal Department, Roeber said. Following are expenditures for the individual lots, including all repairs and construction since September, 1955: Day Student $ 1,950.34 Law-Puryear 13,461.05 Walton 2,599.00 Hempstead Area .... 6,684.01 Dorms 14-17 21,422.30 Guion Hall 2,468.22 Parking Ulocks 5,884.89 Traffic Signs 626.44 Jdaufroti Sf/ver S C/t/6 YOU CAN NOW WIN . . . $25.00 AsM MENS SHOP AfV, itp) 't * ^V* - 103 MAIN — NORTH GATE AGGIE OWNED In haste or leisure . . . HOTARD’S Cafeteria 11 a.m. - 2:30 p.m.—5 p. m. - 8:30 p.m. Win Top Marks In Good Grooming We Return Every Garment Spotless and Sparkling .... Fresh As When New- CAMPUS CLEANERS 'v> ■ LAST DAY THE SILENT ENEMY L»M HARVEY - mwn ADDAMS • »«. V. Y P.i Ofl —Ail riqSK V«i«rv«4 C.pv V. L- ’.a Inc.