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' Pa*a 2 College Station, Texas Tuesday, February 14, 1961 THE BATTALION CADET SLOUCH INTERPRETING by Jim Earle Lumumba’s Death May Effect Africa’s Future By J. M. ROBERTS Associated Press News Analyst The immediate future of a large part of Africa depends heavily today on the reaction to the death of Patrice Lumumba. It appears that efforts of the United States and the United Nations to develop a workable program for the former Belgian Congo have not matured in time. Katanga Province does not ad mit that it arranged the killing, but its government accepts the event as an execution for which a reward will be paid. In the eyes of Africa, this will tend to confirm the feeling that Katanga remains Belgian. The most radical forces in the Lumumba group, already pulling strings to get the power of the Soviet Union behind their effort to rule all the country, will now benefit from newly dug wells of sympathy in many places. Even before the killing the rough treatment of Lumumba had stirred remonstrance among numerous African groups, and in India. Bonds of affinity had been growing between the Lumumba group and nationalist forces in Northern Rhodesia, where the British are having trouble work ing out a constitution which will protect all sections of the popu lace, white and black, under in dependence later this year. The Lumumba nationalists also have lines leading into Angola, where Portugal is having troubles. This \^hole area of Africa needs little to set off widespread disorder. Unleashed tribal wars in Congo would be likely to do just that. The Kennedy administration is reported redoubling its efforts to come up with a Congo program— both political and economic— which the United Nations could sponsor. But before any real help can arrive the tribal forces, Bel gian influences and pro-Com- munists may deprive the country of any sign of entity. The Communists immediately seized on the killing report to renew their propaganda cam paign about colonialism, making their own contribution to the prospect of widespread repercus sions throughout Africa. To do so, they even relegated to a back seat their latest sensational suc cess in space. Lumumba has been a stumbling block in the path of orderly gov ernment ever since the Congo crisis developed. But to have him murdered may prove a greater defeat for the West than any thing he ever did himself. Why are they honking—We’re on our side of th’ street!” Sound Off Air Force Blues Editor, The Battalion: Social Calendar The following organizations will meet Tuesday, Feb. 14. The American Foundryman’s Society will meet at 7 p.m. in the foundry of the mechanical engineering shops. The University Dames Club, at 8 p.m. in the YM,CA. The A&M Consolidated Moth ers’ aftnd Dads’ Club meeting regu larly scheduled for tonight has been postponed until Feb. 21. The American Society of Civil Engineers will meet at 7:15 in the Civil Engineering lecture room. Recently I have heard rumors of the Air Force changing the uniform to the Air Force blue. I would like to take this oppor tunity to speak against this proposition. I am against this change for these reasons: 1. it would cause a split in the Corps, 2. the advantages are outweighed by the disadvantages, and 3. there is no need for such a change. Let me elaborate on these points a little. First of all a change to the Air Force blue would mean a direct split of the Corps of Cadets. The Corps could not be held as a unified body any longer. The reason I say that is because the rivalry would be much greater than what it is at present; that it would almost be impossible to agree to gether on any Corps matter. Also, the physical representa tion of A&M would not be in unison. This is no good. The Corps of Cadets, a set tradition, makes A&M. Secondly, the advantages of the change would be outweighed by the disadvantages. For ex ample, one advantage would be that the men who have contracts need not purchase their uniforms; they would be given to them upon graduation. It’s true the freshmen and sophomores would be issued a blue uniform, but what about the junior and senior cadets who do not have contracts? Their only alternative would be to buy their uniform, adding to their college ^xpense. Another disadvantage is in the Air Force ROTC at A&M. And thirdly, there is no need for such a change. There is no benefit for the Corps to make the change. As it stands now the Air Force ROTC students at A&M seem to be “holding the bag,” in this respect. Texas A&M is set up and known as a mili tary school. Being a member of said military program, the mem ber receives certain privileges, such as contract rights. Yet, non-military, co-ed colleges who have the same program, wear their uniform twice a week, and march once a week, receive the same privileges. It seems to be that this is an injustice to the ROTC students at A&M by the Air Force. The Air Force seems to have the idea that all cadets in the program are in it for the pursuit of a career and that is why we need to change the uniform. I would like to say one thing about that—“They are all wet.” These three points which I have made only ask one ques tion, which you alone can answer, “Why change Texas A&M?” Thomas A. Rovello, ’64 Ry there its faster by far! DALLAS Lv. 11:31 A.M. 6:11 P.M. QUICK CONNECTIONS TO EL PASO, ALBUQUERQOE VIA JET POWEB VISCOUNT U! For rworvofforw, eofl yoor Troref Agon# «r Continental at VI 6-4789. CONTINENTAL AIRLINES m THE BATTALION / Opinions expressed in The Battalion aye those of the stu dent writers only. 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NORTHERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY Dr. Mandrill Gibbon, head of the department of zoolop Northern Reserve University, and known to young and 01 his work on primates, announced yesterday that he hst' ceived a grant of $80,000,000 for a twelve-year study to A mine precisely how much fun there is in a barrel of monk; Whatever the results of Dr. Gibbon’s researches, thisn. is already known; What’s more fun than a barrel of monk; One a pack of Marlboro. There is zest and cheer in every; "7^ delight in every draw, content and well-being in every fe «•. flavorful cloudlet. And what’s more, this merriest of ci# -LA bath arettes are sold at prices that do no violence to the slimmf —— purses. So why don’t you settle back soon and enjoy Mark the filtered cigarette with the unfiltered taste. Tv i utilit Tht rcasoi Nic call 1 Lar near EASTERN RESERVE UNIVERSITY The annual meeting of the. American Philological Inst may held last week at Eastern Reserve University, was enli« : by the reading of two divergent monographs concernini' origins of early Gothic “runes,” as letters of primitive alpk : are called. Dr. Tristram Lathrop Spleen, famed far and wide as tk 1 coverer of the High German Consonant Shift, read a pa^ which he traced the origins of the Old Wendish rune" (pronounced “krahtz”) to the middle Lottie rune “gr"(f nounced “albert”). On the other hand, Dr. Richard C# bund Twonkey, who, as the whole world knows, trank “The Pajama Game” into Middle High Bactrian, contet in his paper that the Old Wendish rune “pt” derives fn® Low Erse rune “mf” (pronounced “gr”). Well, sir the discussion grew so heated that Dr. W finally asked Dr. Spleen if he would like to step into tlief nasium and put on the gloves. 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