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JFK TAKES OFFICE AS 35TH U. S. PRESIDENT
Ceremonies Begin
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WASHINGTON — Smiling
md confident, John F. Ken-
ledy Thursday received an
ip-to-date rundown on World
moblems from President
Sisenhower, who passed those
mroblems to Kennedy today.
" Later, the president-elect was
• irief'ed by Gen. Lyman L. Lem-
litzer, the nation’s top military
^nan, on matters Kennedy will
^jtart handling as commander in
Kief. Lemnitzer said the confer-
_jnce involved nothing of an emer
gency nature.
Last Visit
In calling on Eisenhower, Ken
nedy entered the White House as
i visitor for the last time for at
east four years. By Friday night,
he 43-year-old Massachusetts
efnocrat will occupy the presi-
lent’s oval-shaped office.
Looking sun-bronzed, fit and at
jase, Kennedy was asked by re
porters how he was bearing up
ander the preinauguration pres
sures and excitement.
Grinning, Kennedy replied:
‘Very well, thank you. I’m feel
ing fine.”
~~ Somebody wanted to know if he
was excited. “Interested,” Ken-
tiedy replied laconically and with
Imother grin.
f Unlike their previous meeting
m Dec. 6, there was no pomp in
die Kennedy-Eisenhower confer-
>nce.
j The outgoing President and the
Jnan the voters chose to succeed
*nm were alone for a while in
die presidential office, already
.stripped of Eisenhower’s personal
|cnicknacks.
'i- Later, they wglked to the near-
5y Cabinet room and joined the
Iteisenhower administration’s sec-
"'retaries of state, defense and
Treasury and the Kennedy men
—who will take on their tasks.
Over-all, the discussions lasted
I nore than two hours, and then the
■ Eisenhower and Kennedy news
■ secretaries issued a joint state-
f nent saying in part:
| “The President and the presi-
ient-elect met today for the sec-
Dnd time since the election for a
ull discussion of the current
« T orld situation. During these
liscussions, the president-elect and
the incoming Cabinet members who
attended these meetings were
brought up to date on a number
Df matters affecting the security
the United States.
“World areas under discussion
included the Far East, Africa,
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The Battalion
Volume 59
COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, JANUARY 20, 1961
Number 59
AGGIES ON TV
Education Debate
On Tap Sunday
Top debate teams from A&M and Lamar Technological
College will clash on TV in Dallas Sunday afternoon. The
teams will debate the question, “Resolved: that a program
of federal aid to education should be enacted with fund to
be administered by the several
states,” on a state-wide television
network.
The Sinclair Refining Co., which
sponsors the appearances, will do
nate $1,000 to the winning school
and $500 to the losers.
Especially for TV
The debate will be carried on in
a way devised especially for tele
vision, with the program being
held in three stages. The first
stage will be a short speech by
each team member, telling why
he favors or does not favor federal
aid to education. In the second
portion, the teams ask each other
specific questions about what they
have said. The last, or “battle
royal” portion of the program is
devoted to questions from mem
bers of the team seated in the aud
ience. All in all, it is reportedly
felt that this method of presenting
the debate will be much more in
teresting to the television audi
ence.
Competing for A&M and coach
ed by Dr, Harrison Hierth, will be
Donald Williamson of Denton and
Dennis J. Shepps of Houston. Par
ticipating in the “battle royal’ part
of the debate will be Robert Den
ney of San Antonio and George
Stengel of Garden City. Kan.
The winning school in this week’s
program will go on in the tourna
ment and will meet Texas Christ
ian University in the quarter fin
als Mar. 5, with the entire series
ending in the Championship of the
State.
From Lamar Tech will be Sue
Hill and Robert King, coached by
Arnold Anderson, assistant pro
fessor of speech. Representing
Lamar in the “battle royal” will
be Kathryn Williams and Frank
Myers.
The program, “Young America
Speaks,” will be seen on these tele
vision stations Sunday afternoon:
Abilene, KBRC (8); Amarillo,
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World Wrap-Up
By The Associated Press
Castro Greets Kennedy With Charges
HAVANA—Fidel Castro’s government greeted the in
coming Kennedy administration with a new flurry of anti-
/Americajj decrees and a triumphant announcement that six
V‘Yankee invaders” were captured sailing into Havana harbor.
The announcement Thursday said the latter came from
an anti-Castro training camp in Florida and got lost on the
vay to join rebels in Pinar del Rio Province. The adventurers
vere handed over Thursday to a military tribunal which can
entence them to death.
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OOP’s Urgued To Defeat Expansion
WASHINGTON—House Republicans called Thursday
)r defeat of a Democratic-backed plan to enlarge the House
ules Committee with liberals friendly to President-elect
>hn F. Kennedy’s legislative program.
The GOP Policy Committee made a party issue of the
an by unanimously urging all House Republicans to oppose
when it comes to a House vote, probably next week.
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Bowles Proclaims Opposition To Reds
WASHINGTON—Chester Bowles Thursday proclaimed
N; opposition to recognition of Red China and won swift ap-
al from a Senate committee for his nomination as under-
etary of state.
Bowles moved through the hearing of the Senate Foreign
utions Committee with more ease than had been expected.
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i Crewmen Rescued From Tugboat
^ UCTORIA—The eight crewmen of the tugboat Point
>rt were rescued Thursday without getting their feet
When the craft sank off Port O’Connor Coast Guard
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KVII (7); Austin, KTBC (7);
Beaumont, KFDM (61; Bryan,
KBTX (3); Dallas, WFAA (8);
Houston, KTRK (13); Lubbock,
KDUB (13); Lufkin, KTRE (9);
Sweetwater, KPAR (12); and
Waco, KWTX (10).
The subject, federal aid to edu
cation, is on in which the team
has taken great interest in the
past few weeks in order to pre
pare for their appeai-ance. When
asked what he thought about the
subject, Don Williamson, a senior
on the team, said: “The program
of federal aid proposed in the de
bate topic is not only clumsy and
inequitable, but also unnecessary.”
Dennis Shepps, also on the team,
had this to say: “Federal aid leads
to federal control which would de
stroy our democratic education
system.”
When asked to comment on the
appearance, Hierth, coach of the
team, said: “This program pro
vides an excellent opportunity for
the young people of Texas to ex
press their views. It also brings
to the attention of the public the
debate activity in Texas schools
which many of us feel is a worth
while part of our students’ edu
cation.
The team will leave Saturday
and will be guests of the Sinclair
Refining Co. fop their stay in Dal
las. The program will be seen at
4 p.m. Sunday afternoon here.
‘Project 24’
Tops Projects
Of Department
By TOMMY HOLBEIN
Dedicated to constant further
ance of knowledge in its special
fields, the Department of Oceanog
raphy and Meteorology has been
conducting many various research
programs as A&M Research Foun
dation projects in the past year.
One of the more involved pro
grams is “Project 24,” which cov
ers a wide range of studies re
lated to the Gulf of Mexico and
adjacent waters. Research cur
rently being undertaken includes
water mass analysis, analysis of
data from a weather buoy an
chored in the center of the Gulf,
and studies in marine geophysics.
An aid to this research is a
specialized winch which will tow
instruments behind the ship for
continuous recording down to a
depth of some 900 feet. The level
of support for this work is cur
rently $362,000 per year.
In July of 1957, the Department
was designated as the International
Geophysical Year World Data
Center for oceanography, for the
purpose of assembling all kinds
of oceanographic data dbtained
during the IGY of July 1957-De-
cember 1958.
When the operations begun as
IGY work were continued as the
International Geophysical Coopera
tion in 1959, the center was re
tained to assemble the data ob
tained during that period and for
an undetermined period following.
The different data received are
catalogued, and copies are fur
nished as required to investigators
(See ‘PROJECT 24’ on Page 3)
Let’s Go To The Flick Roommate
Bobby Edmonds, electrical engineering ma- into taking in a late show. Roommate Pat
jor from Dallas who isn’t bothered with Patterson, also electrical engineering from
finals because he’s graduating Saturday, Dallas, politely declines to study,
tries to entice his less-fortunate roommate
BEGINS IN FEBRUAR Y
Cochran Named Supervisor
Of Kansas Research Project
Dr. Robert G. Cochran, Head of
the Department of Nuclear Engi
neering, has been chosen by the
nuclear division, of Bendix Corp.,
to supervise initial startup of a
new nuclear research reactor at
the University of Kansas, some
time in late February.
The first hours of startup of a
research reactor constitute a time
when experienced technical con
sultants and other personnel are
needed. When a new reactor is
to be put into operation for the
first time, a third party, desig
nated the “Old pro” is usually en
gaged to supervise startup action.
Usually terms of a contract be
tween a university and reactor
manufacturer specify that this
startup phase be supervised by
“. . .an unbiased third party hav
ing extensive experience. . .”
The University of Kansas reac
tor, at Lawrence, is one designed
for research and educational train
ing purposes. It is the first built
at. the University.
No Definite Date
Because of the nature of A.E.C.
inspections that will be made be
fore startup^ for the Kansas re
actor, Cochran says no definite
date in February has been set.
He expects to be called to Law
rence, Kan., the reactor site, at a
few hours notice prior to the be
ginning of operations.
Cochran, who came to A&M to
head the state’s first department
of nuclear engineering, in Sep
tember, 1959, was a member of
the faculty of Pennsylvania State
University from 1954. In 1956,
he was placed in charge of design
and construction of the research
reactor operated by Penn State.
He was later made director of
the research reactor and associate
professor of nuclear engineering,
with responsibility for training
and developing staff members to
operate the reactor facility, devel
op a reactor research program and
teach nuclear engineering courses.
Subcommittee Chairman
A member of the American
Physical Society and American
Nuclear Society, Cochran is chair
man of the National Research
Council’s subcommittee on re
search reactors. He has published
some 30 technical articles on re
actor development, and is a tech
nical consultant for the Division
of Licensing and Regulation, U. S.
Atomic Energy Commission, and
for the Department of the Army’s
mmm-.
Watertown Arsenal, Technical
Consultant for the U. S. Air Force,
and for some industrial organiza
tions.
He has assisted in development
of nuclear reactor facilities at the
Oakridge National Laboratory;
Penn State; Industrial Reactor
Laboratories, Inc., of Princeton,
N. J.; Curtis-Wright Research Re
actor at Quehana, Pa.; and the
Watertown, Mass., Arsenal Re
search Reactor. He has done ma
jor consultant work for a number
of classified A.E.C. installations.
He is also in charge of design
for the large nuclear reactor cen
ter now under construction near
Easterwood Airport—a regional
facility that is to become operable
this -year.
lagers Drop Third Straight — Page 4
Commencement
For some Aggies the day of many dreams is within
grasp. Tomorrow will see diplomas and gold bars distributed
at ceremonies to be held in G. Rollie White Coliseum.
Graduation rites are scheduled at 10 a. m. and com
missioning is set for 1:30 p. m.
There are 390 candidates for degrees and 76 applicants
for commissions. Degrees to be awarded include Doctorates,
Master of Agriculture, Master of Business Administration,
Master of Education, Master of Engineering, Master of
Science and Bachelor of Science.
Other degrees to be given are Bachelor of Arts a*d
Bachelor of Business Administration.
Thereare 52 applicants for*"
Armv Reserve commission,
22 for Air Force Reserve
commissions, two for Regular
Armv commissions, one for
Naval Reserve and one for a Pub
lic Health Service commission.
Delivering the principal address
at the graduation exercises will be
Dr. John P. Newport, professor of
philosophy and religion at South
western Baptist Theological Semi
nary in Fort Worth.
The invocation for the sheepskin-
presenting ceremonies will be given
by Cadet Lt. Col. Robert J. Laird
of Dayton, Corps Chaplain.
Other Speakers
New York
Plane Crash
Takes Toll
By The Associated Press
NEW YORK—A Mexican DCS
jet airliner crashed in a snowstorm
in residential Queens Thursday-
night. At least 40 of 97 passengers
aboard escaped without injury.
Police earlier had reported there
appeared to be no survivors, but
Other speakers at the graduation those who escaped apparently had
exercises will be William J. Law-■ left the scene before the police
son, member of the Board of arrived.
Directors of the Texas A&M Col-1 One passenger, Arthur Rosen-
lege System; M. T. Harrington,I berg, 46, of Queens, said he and
Chancellor of the A&M College a number of other passengers ran
System; and President Earl Rud- | from the plane and that “then it
der. j blew up.”
Dr. R. G. Cochran
. research project supervisor
Rudder 'will introduce Newport
and confer the degrees.
Cadet Lt. Col. Edward A. Todd,
head yell leader, will lead the audi
ence and graduates in singing the
“Spirit of Aggieland,” and Barney
A. Stumbo, civilian chaplain will
give the benediction. ' r
Mrs. A. B. Medlen will be the
organist for the ceremonies. She
will play “March from Athalia”
and “Marche Romaine.”
Col. Jasper N. Bell, wing com
mander at James Connally Air
Force Base at Waco, will be the
main speaker at the commissioning
rites.
Laird will give the invocation
and Rudder will also speak at the
commissioning exercises. Capt.
Baxter T. Duncan, administration
officer of the A&M AFROTC in
structor detachment and Assistant
Professor of Air Scienck, will ad
minister the oath of office to the
commission applicants.
Bell will present the commis
sions.
Mrs. Harriet Guthrie will be the
organist for the commissioning
exercises.
Rosenberg, who hitchhiked to his
home nearby, said at least 20 per
sons walked away from the plane
with him.
Just Taken Off
The four-engined plane had juA
taken off from Idlewild Airport
for Mexico City.
“We took off, going along the
runway at about 50 feet off the
ground,” Rosenberg told The Asso
ciated Press.
“All of a sudden I heard what
seemed like a bump. It didn’t
sound normal to me. I told my
wife, ‘Put your head between your
l^gs. I think we’re going to crack
up.’
“The plane continued rolling.
Then flames began to surround us
on both sides.
“The plane cracked up on Rock*
away Boulevard. We ran out and
were about 50 yards from the
plane. Then it blew up ”
Within an hour after the crash,
some passengers began arrivirtg
back at Idlewild.
“All of them got off without in
jury,” said one. Another said
“most of them” escaped.
Sea-Air Meeting
Concludes In MSC
International authorities have been attending a panel
meeting on Sea-Air Interaction of the National Academy of
Sciences, which ended today on the campus. Dr. George Ben
ton, Head of the Department of Mechanics, Johns Hopkins
University, was chairman.
Members of the panel in addi
tion to the chairman were Dr.
R. B. Montgomery, Johhs Hopkins
University; Dr. Carl Eckart and
Dr. Norris Rakestraw, Sqripps In
stitution of Oceanography; Dr.
Robert G. Fleagle, University of
Washington; Dr. Herbert Riehl,
Colorado State University and Dr.
Dale F. Leipper, A&M.
Subject matter involved the
interaction processes which may be
studied at fixed point observation
sites.
Buoys Surveyed
The use of offshore platforms
and anchored buoys, together with
the instrumentation which may be
attached to them, were surveyed.
One of the earliest anchored buoys
in deep water was that placed in
the middle of the Gulf of Mexico
in a cooperative program involv
ing the Bureau of Aeronautics,
the Weather Bureau, Texas A&M
College and the Office Naval Re
search.
Visitors participating in the
meeting were Capt. Donald Stev
ens, geophysics research director,
Air Force; John Sievers of the
National Academy of Science; Dr.
James Sharp, Southwest Research
Institute; Dr. Robert Stewart, Iowa
State University, and Dr. James
Snodgrass, Scripps Institution of
Oceanography.
Local participants included Rob
ert 0. Reid, Dr. Hugh J. McClel
lan and Roy Gaul.
This was the second meeting of
the panel which was formed by
joint action of the Academy’s
Committee on Oceanography and
Committee on Atmospheric Sci-
Film Showing
Set Tomorrow
The film “Aerial Firepower,” an
Air Force picture, will be tele
vised over KBTX, channel 3, Sat
urday at 12:45 p.m.
The film, which runs 15 min
utes, demonstrates the tremendous
potential of today’s Air Force.
One of the highlights of the
showing will be scenes of the F-104
Starfighter in action with its
Sidewinder missile. Also in the
film will be the B-58 Hustler, the
Air Force’s newest supersonic
bomber.
Refueling of figl&»rs and bomb
ers by a jet KC-ISS tanker and
demonstrations of the sonic boom
will also be featured.