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Board Finds Few Friends For New Auto Insurance By JOE BENHAM AUSTIN (JP)—In its present form, the state’s new auto insur ance program has a few friends in the insurance industi*y and a lot of enemies in the legislature, testimony at a State Insurance Board hearing indicates. The hearing, which drew more than 1,000 witnesses and specta tors to the House Thursday, con tinues Friday. COURT’S SHOES SHOE REPAIR North Gate The board scheduled the public airing and agreed to consider all suggestions for improving the sys tem after Sen. Grady Hazelwood and several other groups and in dividuals attacked the plan. Main features of the program are designed to reward careful, accident-free drivers with lower premiums, leave rates at current levels for drivers with a few acci dents or moving traffic violations SEE THE OLYMPIA Typewriter Before You Buy Otis McDonald’s Bryan Business Machines and penalize accident-prone, reck less motorists with higher rates. The board heard 34 witnesses including 15 members of the Legis lature suggest everything from leaving the plan as it is to junk ing it. Most of the insurance men, law yers, legislators, lawmen and in dividual citizens endorsed the idea of setting insurance rates to re ward careful drivers. But virtually all agreed the plan needs revisions. The section which makes the record of moving traffic violation convictions during the last three years a consideration in setting rates drew the most fire. A Houston attorney, James L. Norton, said the provision violates constitutional guarantees against ex post facto laws—statutes penal izing persons for acts which are illegal after they are committed. WE E B U Y A L L B O O K S F O R C A S H BUY ALL BOOKS FOR CASH REMEMBER SHAFFERS Will Buy ALL YOUR) BOOKS For CASH SHAFFER’S BOOK OPEN SATURDAY UNTIL 5:30 WE WILL BE OPEN BETWEEN SEMESTERS WE BUY ALL BOOKS FOR W E B U Y A L L B O O K S F O R C A S CASH PAGE 4 Friday, January 15, 1960 THE BATTALION Aggie Club Board Meets Sunday The Aggie Club, a non-profit corporation dedicated to the ad vancement of a strong, well-round ed athletic program at A&M, has received 2,600 contributions amounting to $40,300 from former students and friends of the college during 1959. All monies collected by the Ag gie Club after expenses of solici tation, are turned over to the De partment of Athletics for athletic scholarships. Aggie Club President Wesley McKemie, ’37, of Tyler, reported that this was the most successful fund drive in Aggie Club history, exceeding by several thousand dol lars the amount collected in any previous year. Said McKemie, “It is heart warming to see the great and loyal corps of former students of our college support with their time and money all aspects of the A&M pro gram—academic, scientific and cultural, as well as athletic en deavor. The Aggie Club, an or ganization separate and apart from the Association of Former Stu dents, has undertaken the job of providing financial aid for the athletic program in a manner ful ly approved by the Southwestern Conference. Thanks to the great effort on the part of hundreds of Aggie-Ex solicitors, the club has set a new record in donations for this purpose.” The Board of Directors of the Aggie Club will meet at 10 a.m., Sunday, in the Senate Chamber of the Memorial Student Center. LINDLEY (Continued from Page 1) opposition to Johnson, Lindley said he didn’t think so. “If Johnson were a Texas oil mil lionaire, it certainly would have an effect,” commented Lindley. Following the press conference, Lindley was guest at a coffee with Student Publications student staff members and students from the Department of Journalism. New officers for 1960 will be elected and plans made for the so licitation for the new year. GREAT (Continued from Page 1) tal aid also,” he emphasized. The Soviet Union and America have only one real common interest, according to the noted journalist, and that lies in the area of weapons disarmament. Lindley said Russia, as well as the United States, is troubled over lack of control and supervision of modern methods of warfare. “The Soviet Union and the United States are both aware that in the expanding technological ad vancement of the world today, the era of atomic and hydrogen bombs will not remain in the hand's of any two powers,” Lindley said. He followed up his statement by predicting that within another 10 years some 15 nations may possess nuclear weapons. “Russia is just as interested as the United States in keeping the capabilities of nuclear warfare out of the hands of would-be aggres sors,” added Lindley. In predicting the future in the cold war, Lindley believes that countries troubled with communist intervention today will win the hard struggle if America main- tdins her continued suppoi*t. But what about Russia? Lindley thinks America’s hope lies in the evolution of the Soviet doctrine from the Communistic theory to a more open form of government, thus paving the way for better relations and more hu man understanding between the divided worlds. The Newsweek chief closed by adding, “It is not a struggle be tween Democracy and Communism, as most people believe. It is one of freedom versus tyranny. The So viet people, like the Americans, just don’t like to be told what to do.” Vet Prof Writes Texas Horseman Feature Article Dr. H. E. Redmond, professor of medicine and surgery in the De partment of Veterinary Medicine, is the author of an article on lepto spirosis in horses in the January issue of The Texas Horseman mag azine. Leptospirosis has only recently been recognized as an important ailment in horses. The disease causes anemia through destruction of red blood cells. The Texas Horseman specializes in news of horses horsemen care and training of the animals and is published in Houston. Oak RidgeLecturer To Deliver Speech In Physics Building Six Staff Members “Thermonuclear Studies at Oak Ridge” will be the topic of the speech delivered by Dr. P. R. Bell, a member of the 1959-60 team traveling lecturers sponsored by the University Relations Division of the Oak Ridge Institute of Nu clear Physics. Bell will present his lecture in the Physics Building, Room 320, at 4 p.m. today. Bell is a well known authority in the field of nuclear instrumen tation and is presently co-director of the Thermonuclear Experiment al Division of the Oak Ridge Na tional Laboratory where he is mak ing outstanding contributions to knowledge of thermonuclear re actions. The well known work of Bell and Jordan on linear amplifiers, plus height analyzers, and other nuclear electronic devices, indicate Bell’s stature in the field of instru- nientation. He is also a member of the American Physical Society and of the Institute of Radio En gineers. Bell will arrive on the campus about noon Friday and those who wish to visit with him should do so before his lecture at 4 p.m. Promoted Alex Caldwell has been pro moted to administrator of the Agriculture Department Commodity Exchange Au thority. Caldwell succeeds Roger Kauffman who re tired. Caldwell is a native of Ennis. (AP Photo) To Judge Show Six members of the A&M facul ty arid college system have been named as judges for the various departments of the 1960 South western Exposition and Fat Stock Show to be held in Fort Worth Jan. 29 through Feb. 7. Open show Dairy Cattle and the Junior Dairy Calf Show will be under the able supervision of A. L. Darnell, Professor Emeritus, of the Dairy Science Department. O. D. Butler, Head of the De partment of Animal Husbandry, will judge the Brahmans. Swine and the Junior Pig Show will be supervised by F. I. Dahlberg, also from the Animal Husbandry De partment. Lambs will be judged by Roy W. Snyder, Livestock and Meat Spec ialist from the Extension Service, College Station. Open Show Barrows will be judged by T. D. Tandsley, Jr. Ani mal Husbandryman with the Ex tension Services of College Station. Turkeys will be judged by E. D. Parnell, of the Department of Poul try Science. ANNUAL CLEARANCE SALE The Exchange Store Announces Its Annual Winter Clearance of Men’s Sportswear. Savings Up To 1/3 Of Former Price. Included Are All Fall and Winter Sport Shirts, Sweaters, Jackets, Woolen Sport Slacks and Coats. SALE STARTS 8:00 A.M. SATURDAY, JAN. 16 STORE WILL BE OPEN ALL DAY SATURDAY THE EXCHANGE STORE •^cruinfj. ^JcxaS ~^lgg.ic5