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*" t ? IRST SNAG FOR JFK egro Presidential Appointee ansing Senate Hesitation P By The Associated Press WASHINGTON—A nomination if president Kennedy hit a snag orlthe first time Tuesday. Sen. \. [Willis Robertson, D-Va., held ip a Senate hearing on Negro ippointee Robert C. Weaver and jrted Kennedy to rush a letter ■Uapitpl Hill dealing with Wea- ■eris loyalty. Ip the letter, demanded by Rob- mtson as a condition for starting learings, Kennedy said the nor- nal FBI loyalty report on Weaver md been fully reviewed and eval- jatfed before Weaver was nom- nated. After receiving the brief letter, Robertson, chairman of the Senate Banking Committee, had it read into the record and opened hear ings on the nominee. Weaver, if confirmed as ad ministrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency, would have the highest federal post ever held by a Negro. His nomination has stirred op position from some Southerners like Robertson who disagree with Weaver’s views favoring racial in tegration in housing. Weaver, 5.3, is vice chairman of the New York City Housing and Redevelopment Board and nation al board chairman of thp National Association for the Advancement of Colored People. Loyalty Issue But it was the issue of loyalty rather than integration that led Robertson to delay his commit tee’s hearings. V/hile Weaver sat in the wit- World Wrap-Up By The Associated Press Soviet Soy Rin^ Facts Disclosed f S 1 LONDON—A London suburban bungalow was described l^in court Tuesday as the center of the web of a fantastically ■ equipped spy ring that stole British naval secrets for the ■ Soviet Union. 1 A high-powered shortwave radio transmitter concealed inla compartment beneath a kitchen floor, capable of send ing messages to Moscow, was part of evidence. >MU. J ★ ★ ★ iiate, t K ight. New State Taxes Prohibited AUSTIN—The House Constitutional Amendments Com- mittee Tuesday night adopted an amendment prohibiting en- kT actment of any income or payroll tax in Texas. Gov. Price Daniel’s primary weapon to raise new tax ^ A/-money i n this session is pay roll tax to be shared equally between employer and employe, ngini + ^ ^ ;h p!ay Anti-Castro Rebels Rattle In Cuba vho are HAVANA—A clash between government forces and in- am in f Kijrgents in the Escambray Mountains left a militiaman only ason t years old and several anti-Castro rebels dead, a dispatch ecord, 1 from Santa Clara said Tuesday. ngs last The report said the fight took place outside Sancti Spiri- . ton jj,; his but did not give the date or the exact number of rebel : eng ; h ; casualties. jys ht ★ ★ ★ Cliurch Leaders Endorse Birth Control inn ic i - from It It PORT WORTH—A small group of “key Baptist leaders” endorsed Tuesday birth control measures and planned parent- 1 hood as “both permissable and desirable”. Although a vote of Baptists attending a statewide work- shop on “Christianity in Family Life” was not taken, a report ofltwo work group sessions showed that this was the general drift of opinion. ness chair, Robertson startled the packed hearing room by announc ing he would not proceed until he had received a letter from Ken nedy evaluating FBI reports on Weaver. Robertson said he had received “a number of complaints touching on the question of his (Weaver’s) loyalty” and had written to Ken nedy Jan. 3 asking for an evalu ation of the loyalty report. The chairman then ordered the room cleared and called an execu tive session of his committee. He said the open hearings would not start Until he received an answer from Kennedy. The dramatic maneuver prompt ed action from the White House. Within two hours, Robertson had the letter from Kennedy. “As is customary in nomina tions of this importance,” Ken nedy wrote, “a report on Mr. Weaver was submitted to me by the Federal Bureau of Investiga tion and this report was fully re viewed and evaluated. “I am most confident that if confirmed, Mr. Weaver will per form an outstanding service for our country as administrator of the Housing and Home Finance Agency. I am pleased to give you my views in this instance and I appreciate your interest.” No Comment Weaver had no comment to newsmen on the implication of Robertson’s remarks about his loyalty. And he did not alude to them in his opening statement to the committee. Robertson, in open session, did not disclose details of the com plaints about Weaver’s loyalty. It was learned, however, that committee members, in their closed session, discussed at least one of the accusations—that Wea ver once had been a member of a group that has appeared on sev eral subversive lists. A Democratic senator read a newspaper clipping to his col leagues relating that Weaver had resigned froth this group more than 20 years ago, protesting against its take-over by pro-Com- munists. Some of these allegations against Weaver have received pub licity in the past. Weaver has denied them. The Battalion . Volume 59 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 8, 1961 Number 63 Ags Claim 2nd In SWC Cadets Top Owls Despite Slow Start ★ ★ ★ By JOE CALLICOATTE The Aggie Cagers turned loose a scoring burst with four minutes left in the first half last night to gain a nine-point halftime lead that was never threatened as they went on to beat the Rice Owls, 79-59. Last night’s win didn’t change the Cadet’s conference position, although it did give them a sole claim to second place behind Texas Tech who topped Arkansas in Fayetteville, 72-66/ Before last night, 4&M, Arkansas and Texas were in a second place tie, but Texas fell to SMU, 70-63, in Dallas. A&M started cold against Rice and didn’t score a bucket until almost three minutes had ticked away while Rice scored ♦'only two points. From here Don Stanley kept the Aggies alive but Rice gained a 13-10 at one time. Last Chance With five minutes left in the first half, Lewis Qualls hit a jump shot to tie the score for the fifth time at 19-19 and that’s the last time Rice had a chance for the lead. For the second game in a row, A&M’s depth showed up strong with four men getting in the double ‘Collegians For Gonzalez’ Meeting Slated Collegiate supporters for Henry B. Gonzalez will hold an organiza tional meeting in the District Court Room of the Brazos County Courthouse at 7:30 p.m. Thursday. The organization, “Collegians for Gonzalez,” was started in San Antonio at St. Mary’s University. Centered around college students, the statewide organization is pro moting the support of State Sen ator Gonzalez in the campaign for the U. S. Senate seat vacated by Vice President Lyndon Johnson. “Although the organization is predominantly made up of college ■stuclents, we hope that we can get some of the other people of the community to attend the meeting.' We feel that our support along with that of other organizations will be of great help in the coming special election,” said Frank P. Hernandez, the A&M representa tive for “Collegians for Gonzalez.” Dr. Foote Tops RE Speakers By TOMMY HOLBEIN J Dr. Gaston Foote, pastor of the First Methodist Church in Ft. Worth, will be convocation speaker for this year’s Religious Emphasis Week Feb. 20-24. Foote, who has been active in national and international religi ous work during the past three decades, will speak each morning in Guion Hall, delivering the con vocation message. The minister received his A.B., M.A., and B.D. degrees from Southern Methodist University, and his doctorite in theology from Iliff School of Theology, Denver University, Denver, Colo. In 1947^ Dr. Gaston Foote ... RE Week Convocation Speaker he was awarded the Honorary Doc tor of Divinity from Miami Uni versity, Oxford, Ohio. In 1948, Foote received the title of Doctor of Laws, Wilberforce University, Xenia, Ohio, and was recipient of the Honorary Doctor of Literature degree from Texas Wesleyan College in Ft. Worth in 1958. Foote’s varied and numerous ac tivities have included serving as delegate of the Methodist Church to the World Conference on Faith and Order held in Edinburg, Scot land in 1937. He was also a dele gate to the World Conference of Christian Youth in Oslo, Norway, in 1947, and accredited visitor to the World Council of Churches, Amsterdam, Holland, in 1948. Other international religious work has included representing the Board of Missions to the West Africa Missionary Conference in 1946, and acting as exchange min ister to England in 1949 in the Muswell Hill Methodist Church, London. Foote also served as minister' at Westminster Hall, The Dome, Brighton, England. In 1959, he was at the Union Church in Guate mala City, Central America, and also attended the Around the World on Christian Century Sem inary. The noted pastor has also been delegate to the North Central Ju risdictional Conference in Indian apolis, delegate to the General Conference in San Francisco and South Central Jurisdictional Con ference in New Orleans. In his work as pastor, Foote has held pastorates in Amarillo, Tex.; Little Rock, Ark.; Montgomery, Ala., and Dayton, Ohio. He has held his position in the Fort Worth First Methodist Church since 1952. Some of Foote’s writings in clude “Keys to Conqffest,” 1932; “Just Plain Bread,” 1938; “Lamps Without Oil,” 1945; “The Words of Jesus from The Cross,” 1948, and “Transformation of the Twelve,” 1958. He also edited “Communion Meditations,” 1951; “Living In Four Dimensions,” 1953, and “Footnotes,” a polumn on the editorial page of the Sunday Fort Worth Star Telegram, in 1956. Leading the forums and dis cussion groups for the faculty in the YMCA Building will be Dr. James E. Wood, Jr., of the De partment of Religion, Baylor Uni versity. Wood has received degrees from Carson-Newman College, Columbia University, and the Southern Bap tist Theological Seminary in Louis ville, Ky.; he has also done further studies at the University of Ten nessee and Yale University. Ordained a Baptist minister, he has served as pastor of churches in Tennessee and Kentucky, and for four years was professor of religion at Seinan Gakuin Univer sity in Japan as a Southern Bap tist missionary. He is author of one book, the co-author of two others and has written several ar ticles for scholarly journals. Dr. Bob B. Winborn, of the Divi sion of Counseling, North Texas State College in Denton, will lead the forums and discussion groups for the married students in the YMCA Building, and will also be available for counseling during the week. Winborn teaches undergraduate and graduate courses in the De partment of Education and Psy chology at North Texas State Col lege, and also is assistant director of the college guidance center. The duties of this position are those of , a general psychological counselor who assists college stu dents with educational, vocational and personal problems. jFreshmen Ease Past Owlets — Page 4 BOX SCORE RICE (59) EG FT RB TP Smith 3 3 G 9 Mills 0 0 0 0 McQueary Pnik 1 (I 0 1 2 1 2 1 Fox 4 3 7 11 Sullivan (1 ' 0 1 0 ^U’roney (i 3 5 15 Shipley 8 3 9 19 Calloway (1 2 1 2 Morgan Welch 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 Team 12 Totals 22 15 46 59 A&M (79) EG FT RB TP Minor 5 2 6 12 Young Craig Keller 0 0 0 0 2 0 9 0 0 Annett 0 0 1 0 F. Stanley 9 0 3 18 Walker 0 0 1 0 Durbon 1 0 1 2 Smith (1 n 0 0 D. Stanley 6 i 6 13 Qualls Windham 4 2 0 i 2 13 8 5 Broussard 7 5 13 19 Team 7 Totals 34 11 53 79 figures. Carroll Broussard was high for the Cadets with 19 points, (See OWLS FALL on Page 4) A&M Electron Microscopy Agenda Lauded A&M has one of the most out standing electron microscopy teach ing programs in United States colleges and universities, according to recent findings of a nation-wide survey made by the National Com mittee on Training of Electron Microscopists for the Electron Microscope Society of America. The National Committee, headed by Dr. Carl E. Willoughby of the du Pont Chemical Division, is seek ing ways and means to increase the supply of trained personnel to satisfy an ever-increasing national acute need for trained electron microscopists. Other outstanding programs in clude those conducted, or being de veloped, at Cornell University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. Electron microscopy is the study of the ultra-micro world of par ticles, organisms and surfaces by the use of special electrical micro scopes which enable man to see detail as small as one four-hun dred-millionth part of an inch. Many Restrictions Many fine courses, given at still other institutions, are restricted in emphasis to certain aspects of either the biological or physical sciences. The most outstanding program, including A&M’s, are considered not only excellent in content and approach, but also broad in coverage of the use of electron microscopy in many differ ent technical fields. \ At A&M, the opportunity for training in electron microscopy is made available to students from all schools of the College, including Arts and Sciences, Engineering, Veterinary Medicine and Agricul ture. * Stanley Drives For Lay-Up * • • game’s second high scorer ★ ★ ★ Windham Uncorks Jump Shot . . Broussard, Owls Brace For Rebound MOD Pin Tourney Underway Manning Smith, special events chairman for the New March of Dimes, today said a head-pin bowl ing tournament to benefit the MOD is now in progress at the Triangle Bowl. The tournament, which began Feb. T, will run through Feb. 28, Smith said. “This is an unusual kind of bowling which I am sure area bowl ers will enjoy,” Smith added. Berry Risinger, Triangle man ager, listed these rules for the tournament. He said only those persons who have a current league average are eligible to participate. In order to score, the bowlers must hit the head-pin. If he misses, no score is recorded for the frame. Cost is $2 for three games. Of tljis amount, 50 cents goes to the MOD, 5d cents for priz£ money to be awarded at the end oT the tour nament to the winners in each class and $1 to the Triangle Bowl. “Interest during the first few days of the tournament has been very high,” Risinger said. “I guess the idea of having to hit the head- pin intrigues people.” FOR LAW GRADUATES Atomic Energy Interns Revealed The Atomic Energy Commission is again offering intern ships to outstanding college or law school graduates as part of a continuing program to support its administrative func tions with young, highly trained, executive talent, it has been announced by the Albuquerque,♦ “ N. M. operations office. The dealine for applications is Feb. 15. The internships are in four categories as follows: Nuclear engineering trainee program, man agement and professional intern ship program, attorney trainee and patent attorney trainee programs. Trainees in all categories are first given orientation instruction at AEG headquarters in the Wash ington, D. C. area, or at one of the AEG operations offices to ac quaint them with the Commission, its place in government, its poli cies, functions, programs and prin cipal staff. From this point the training varies according to the type of internship. Applications for the nuclear en gineering and management and professional internship programs, should be sent to Judson Ford, director, Organization and Per sonnel Division, U. S. Atomic Ener- N. M. Applications for attorney trainee and patent attorney trainee pro grams should be sent to the Di rector of Personnel, Atomic En ergy Commission, Washington, D. C. Requirements follow: Nuclear Engineering Trainee Program: A trainee must have a college degree with a “B” average in nuclear, mechanical, chemical or electrical engineering or in metallurgy or physics, plus a sound background in mathematics. Preference is given to those with specialized training in and qr experience in hydraulics, head transfer or power plant design and operation. Management and Professional Intership Program: These intern ships, involving one year of train ing, require a master’s degree or its equivalent. The Commission is emphasizing management intern- shin in business administration, public administration, personnel management, accounting and fi nance and professional internships in physics, chemistry, mathematics, metallurgy, health physics and any engineering discipline except civil engineering.