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THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Wednesday, March 2, 1960 9,000 Miles Air Force Cancels Flans for Shot Of Super - Atlas WASHINGTON UP)— The Air Force has canceled plans to shoot , a Super-Atlas nearly 9,000 miles from Cape Canaveral past the i tip of Africa over the Indian . Ocean. One unconfirmed report • was that President Eisenhower personally turned down the idea. The Air Force has had the beefed-up Atlas missile on a , launching pad at Canaveral for ; days. Actual firing times were set several times and then post poned because of weather con ditions. No Public Notice When these plans became known in high Washington cir cles, the State Department re portedly raised the point that no public notice had been given so ships could avoid the impact area. Air Force officials argued this wasn’t necessary because the rocket was intended to burn up in the atmosphere at the end of the' trip and so would pose no danger. The unconfirmed report said the matter was brought to the President’s attention during his current South American tour, and he turned thumbs down, at least for the present. Over 2,000 Miles i The long shot, if it had gone off as planned, would have traveled more than 2,000 miles further than any previous U. S. missile. It also would have out distanced recent Soviet missile . shots from central Asia into the Pacific Ocean. The Soviet Un- _ ion claimed a range of 7,760 miles, for one of these shots and sa-ttk the missile landed within 14 miles of its target. Speculation Centered No reasons were learned for the top-level cancellation, but speculation centered on these ideas: 1. Such a military demonstra tion might strike a jarring note during the President’s Latin American goodwill tour. 2. The President noted at a Jan. 13 news conference that the United States has always given advance warning of missile tests over international waters. 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Duewall, director of ■* Arts and Sciences; Dr. of Agriculture; and Dr. student newspaper at Texas A.&M. is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, and Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. The Battalion, a tion, Texas, daily red as second-class jr at the Post Office illege Station, Texas, • the Act of Con- of March 8, 1870. MEMBER: The Associated Press Texas Press Ass’n. Represented nationally by N a t i o n a 1 Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago, Los An geles and, San Francisco. spontaneoui in are also reserved. Mail subscriptions are $3.60 per semester, $6 per school year, $6.50 per full year. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion Room 4, YMCA, College Station, Texas. News contributions may be made by telephoning VI 6-6618 or VI 6-4910 or at the editorial office, Room 4, YMCA. For advertising or delivery call VI 6-6416. JOHNNY JOHNSON EDITOR Bill Hicklin Managing Editor Joe Callicoatte Sports Editor Robbie Godwin News Editor Ben Trail, Bob Sloan Assistant News Editors Jack Hartsfield, Ken Coppage, Tommy Holbein, Bob Saile, A1 Vela and Alan Payne Staff Writers CADET SLOUCH Jrrn— by Jim Earle 7 C 'I, their Pacific shots, and outlined the target area. 3. Such a long-range Atlas flight might be viewed abroad as a propaganda stunt, trying to outdo the Soviets in a distance race. The Atlas already is opera tional in small quantities at Van- denberg Air Force Base, Calif. Normally its range is about 6,000 miles. The longest announ ced shot has been 6,325 miles. Social Whirl Wednesday Civil Engineering Wives Club will hold a business meeting in the South Solarium of the YMCA tonight at 8 o’clock. Refreshments will be served by Jeanne Tolleson, Martha Porterfield and Pearl Harper. Wildlife Wives Club will hold their monthly business meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the Cashion Room of the YMCA. Thursday Aggie Band Wives Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. at C-12-W Col lege View, College Station, in the home of Mrs. Jerry Don Smith. Saturday The Aggie Wives Council and MSC Dance Committee are co sponsoring an informal dance for all married Aggie student couples in the MSC Ballroom from 7:30 p.m. to 12 p.m. Tickets are avail able from all wives’ clubs on the campus, the Aggie Wives Council members and at the door for 75 cents per couple. Free baby sit ting can be obtained at the A&M Methodist Church from 7:15 p.m. until 12 p.m. Monday Mechanical Engineering Wives Council will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Cashion Room of the YMCA. On March 27, the Mechanical Engineering Wives Club and Joyce’s will present a fashion show in the MSC Ballroom at 3 p.m. The tickets are 50 cents each and may be obtained from any member of the Mechanical Engineering Wives Club, or at the door. Reserve tickets may be obtained by calling VI 6-6527. INTERVIEWS The following companies will interview graduating seniors Thursday in the Placement Office on the second floor of the YMCA Buildirfg: Oklahoma City Air Material Area will interview candidates in all degree levels in aeronautical, electrical and mechanical engi neering to' provide all in-service engineering required for weapons systems projects. Halliburton Oil Well Cementing Co. will interview candidates for the B.S. degree in chemical and petroleum engineering, B.S. and M.S. degrees in mechanical engi neering, M.S. degree in electrical engineering and M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry for posi tions in design, research and de velopment. The Bell System will interview graduates in aeronautical, chem ical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering, in dustrial technology, business ad ministration, economics, mathe matics and physics for manage ment training and jobs in re search, design and development. ‘I’ll bet A&M is the only school where I can go barefooted to Bull Text class!” Among the Faculty and Staff Barney Welch Thinks More Of Passes Than First TB By BEN TRAIL Assistant News Editor Although he is mostly known as the first Aggie to make a touchdown in Memorial Stadium at Austin, Barney Welch, Intra murals manager, says he is prouder of the day during a game with SMU that he threw three touchdown passes to Willie Zapalac, now assistant football coach. Boss of the intramural pro-' gram in which 85 per cent of the Corps participates, Welch was born in Hico, Tex., in 1922. As a boy growing up in Stephen- ville, he actively participated in football, basketball, tennis, track and softball. During the summers and after graduation from high school he worked in the East Texas oil fields along with 20 other future Aggie football players. When it came time to enter college, Welch spent two weeks at Rice Institute, but never enrolled. In stead he decided to take a foot ball scholarship to A&M and ar rived at College Station in Sep tember, 1941. ■ Football' was the only sport he actively participated in at %Wm # DRIVE-IN .THEATRE ABS-mt WEDNESDAY & THURSDAY “BATTLE FLAME” With Scott Brady Plus “SURRENDER HELL” With Keith Andes WEDNESDAY BJUtW ■MYEi A4 fdccAc&i £*t/ THE FIVE pmiESA I Ml HU Show Opens At 6 P. M. LAST DAY INTENSE SUSPENSE! METR0-G0LDWYN-MAYER AO ANDREW and VIRGINIA STONE Pi *THE LAST VOYAGE ROBERT STACk"°D0R0THY MALONE GEORGE SANDERS-EDMOND O'BRIEN - in MmOCOLOR • TAMMYMARIHUGH / A&M. Under the direction of Coach Homer Norton, Welch let tered three years in football, made that famous 75-yard run* in Memorial Stadium and after a break for World War II, cap tained the team in 1947. In 1943, as a member of A Infantry, Welch volunteered for active service along with the rest of the physically fit in the class of ’45. A few months later, he was the only Texan in his regiment of the predominantly Yankee 99th Infantry Division. He landed in Europe just in time for the Bat tle of the Bulge and left the Army in 1946 with the Combat Infantryman Badge, Bronze Star and three battle stars. Returning to his wife, the for mer Jane Porter of Stephen- ville, whom he had married in 1942, and a neglected college ca reer, Welch, graduated in 1948 with a B.S. in agricultural eco nomics. In 1950, he received his master’s degree in education from A&M. Welch is the father of two children, a son, Russell, 16, and a daughter, Lynda, 11. The day after graduation in 1948, Welch became Intramurals Director for A&M under the De partment of Health and Physical Education, and holds that job now. Welch said, “A&M and TU are the only schools in the South- west Conference with intramural departments that they can be proud of.” According to him, three dis tinct programs are offered to the students. These programs are for upperclassmen, freshmen and one for civilian students. Fifteen different sports are of fered under these programs and approximately 85 different teams participate. Welch said that so far this year at least 1,600 games of these different sports have been played with about 630 partici pants in rodeo and 500 in swim ming. SUMMER JOBS The following companies will interview juniors and seniors Thursday in the Placement Office on the second floor of the YMCA Building: The Bell Telephone System will interview aeronautical, chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering, indus trial technology, economics, busi ness administration, mathematics and physics juniors and seniors who plan to do graduate work for summer employment oppor tunities. Jones and Laughlin Supply Di vision will interview graduates in electrical, industrial, mechanical and petroleum engineering, agri cultural economics, economics and business administration who aie interested in a sales career. The Philco Corp. will interview candidates in all degree levels of electrical and mechanical engi neering, mathematics and physics for positions in areas working with radio, radar and other elec- tronics fields. Union Oil Co. of California will interview candidates for the B.S, and M.S. degrees in geology, geological and petroleum engi- neering; M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemistry and B.S., M.S. and Ph.D. degrees in chemical engi- neering for opportunities in ex ploration, oil field production, manufacturing and research. before you Do Another Thing Join The MSC Bridge Committee In Weekly Sessions Learn To Play * Improve Your Game •fa Beginners Welcome Next Meeting — Monday, March 7, 7:15 p. m. Birch Room MSC For Additional Information See: Wiley Bunton, Bridge Chairman Or The MSC Directorate Office THE ONE AND ONLY A&M Town Hall Friday'Evening 8:00 White Coliseum TONIGHT ONLY A TRIANGLE DRIVE-IN SPECIAL 2 OF ANYTHING FOR THE PRICE OF ONE AND THE BELOW COUPON TONIGHT ONLY Coupon Entitles Holder To 2 Drive-In Items For The Price Of One. OFFER GOOD AT DRIVE-IN ONLY Triangle Drive-In 3608 S. College PEANUTS PFANUTS By Charles M. 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