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[Aggies Choose A New Sweetheart— She’s TWU Sophomore Lynn Parks Che Battalion Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1962 Number • 15 Shirer Lecture Tonight Starts Issues Series William L. Shirer, who watched the Nazi regime become an international “thorn” in the 1930’s and then crumble dur ing World War II, is on campus today to launch the 1962-63 Great Issues Series. Shirer will discuss pressing problems facing Americans at national and international levels in a. talk, entitled “Rus sia and Germany—Keys To The Future”. Shirer is know throughout the world for his work as a foreign correspondent and author of such best-sellers as “Berlin Diary,” and “The Rise and Fall of the Third Reich.” Shirer, ironically, failed to win a position on his high school newspaper in Iowa—his first professional disappoint ment—after he had aban doned plans to become a loco motive engineer for a career in journalism. Born in Chicago, Shirer moved to Cedar Rapids, Iowa, on the death of his father in 1913 and remained there to become a Coe College graduate in 1925. After graduation, he left Amer ica on a cattleboat for Europe with 200 borrowed dollars for a two- inonth stay. He stayed, however, for more than two decades. A turning point in his life came when he finally landed a job with the Paris edition of the Chicago Wire Review By The Associated Press BOSTON OP) — Former Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower ques tioning the “advisability of a continued silence,” Monday night hauled U.S. foreign policy into the i congressional campaign. Eisenhower stopped in Boston to speak for Republican candidate George C. Lodge who is nighting Edward M. Kennedy, the Presi dent’s youngest brother, for a seat in the U.S. Senate in next month’s election. Shortly before the former presi dent spoke at a “birthday for Ike” dinner it was disclosed that $70,000 in cash and checks- rep resenting collections for the fund raising dinner-had been stolen fr#m Republican state headquar- ★ ★ ★ NEW ORLEANS, La. d*) — The Justice Department asked the federal appeals court Monday to fine Mississippi Gov. Ross R. Barnett $100,000 for defying court orders in the desegregation case of James H. Meredith, a Negro. In addition, the Justice Depart ment asked for future fines of $10,000 a day until the governor satisfies the court that he is com plying with the court’s orders. The court held Barnett and Lt. Gov. Paul B. Johnson Jr in con tempt for blocking the enroll ment of Meredith, 29, at the Uni versity of Mississippi. But the court put off imposing any pen alties to give them a chance to Purge themselves of the con tempt. ★ ★ ★ ORADELL, N. J. d) — New Jersey shouted and cheered itself hoarse with pride Monday in a ^Id, tumultuous welcome home celebration for astronaut Walter M. Schirra Jr. The festival atmosphere started ^ith a parade and was followed by ceremonies in which Schirra, 39, received the National Aero nautics and Space Administration’s Distinguished Achievement Award. Tribune after several frustrating weeks of searching. Shirer’s coverage of Lindbergh’s landing in 1927 and the winter Olympics the following year brought him promotions. Next, he was assigned to the League of Na tions and various international con ferences there. Then followed assignments in Paris, London, Vienna, two years in India covering the rise of Gan dhi and various other sojourns in Europe. In 1932 Shirer left the Tribune. At the encouragement of Edward R. Morrow, now head of the U. S. Information Agency, Shirer joined Columbia Broadcasting System where he began his coverage of crises which led to World War II. He was in Berlin the day Hitler went to war and femained there until the end of 1940. He returned (See SHIRER, Page 3) A Sweetheart’s Kiss New Aggie Sweetheart Lynn Parks gives Nichols after she named him “Mr. Conge- senior class vice president Chuck Nichols a niality.” Miss Parks will be officially pre big friendly kiss in Denton Sunday. The sented at the SMU-A&M game Nov. 10 in sophomore from St. Joseph, La., kissed Dallas. ‘FIRST CLASS’ BY CHRISTMAS Berlin-Cuba Deal Muled Out As Impending Crisis Noted WASHINGTON CP) — U.S. au thorities flatly ruled out Monday any Berlin-Cuba deal with the So viet Union and predicted the Ger man issue may become a first- class crises by Christmas. Soviet Premier Khrushchev was said to have indicated that he will resume his 'push for a Berlin set tlement following the Nov. 6 U.S. elections. The Kremlin’s idea of a solution-getting Western forces out of West Berlin-is unaccept able to the West. THE FEAR expressed by U. S. offficials is that the Soviet Union may overstep in its next Berlin Livestock Team Wins K. C. Show A&M’s Senior Livestock Judging Team, edging out competitors from 22 other major agricultural schools, has won first place in Kansas City’s American Royal Livestock Show. Dr. O. D. Butler, head of the Department of Animal Husbandry, said the win puts team coach L. D. Wythe Jr. in a position to repeat the unprecedented clean sweep made in 1958-59 of the Fort Worth, Kansas City and Chicago judging contests. The current team, competing as juniors, set a new record score in beef cattle, first in Quarter Hor ses, sixth and eighth in swine. Total score was 4,376 out of a possible 5,000 points. Osbourn was high individual on the A&M team and third high in the overall contest. Black, Stuckey and Kuykendall were ninth, 10th and 11th high individuals, respectively, in the overall contest. Stuckey also was thii’d in cattle and Osbourn was fifth in horses. Competition from the other schools was not the only obstacle in the Aggie path to victory. At winning the contest at the Fort . Worth Fat Stock Show last Janu- ! contest time ’ the team and coach ary. Their next big challenge is the : were ^hting after effects of a virus infection. International Livestock Exposition Nov. 24 at Chicago. And while the group practiced Team members include Layton at Dallas and Stillwater, Okla., on Black of Navasota; Bryan Stuckey, i the way to Kansas City, £tuckey Monahans; John Kuykendall, Che-j was obliged to return to College rokee; Larry Osbourn, Valley Sp- Station to greet his new baby son. ring; Tarleton Smith, Robstown; ; Other school placings in order Charles Menke, Hempstead; and of finish were Colorado State Uni- Obert Sagebiel, Fredericksburg. , versity, North Dakota State Uni- Hollis Klett of Menard, graduate: versity, Kansas State University assistant in animal husbandry, is j and the University of Missouri assistant coach. j and Oklahoma State University In winning the American Royal,! tied for fifth. Texas Tech was the Aggies placed first in judging | eighth. drive, because the Western Allies are determined not to be pushed out. It was admitted here, however, that the British do not show as much concern as the Americans over the danger of the German dispute growing acute by the end of this year. Under the rules governing the semiannual briefing, none of the speakers could be identified by name but the information they gave could be reported in news stories. STATE Department press officer Lincoln White put on the record the U.S. rejection of any package deal with Moscow on Berlin and Cuba. Published reports had said the Russians intimated they would ease up in their Cuban activities in return for concessions on Ber lin. White quoted a Sept. 30 state ment by Rusk that, “You cannot support freedom in one place by surrendering freedom in another,” and added that no Berlin-Cuba bargain had been offered to the United States. If it were, White continued, such an offer “would Crumped Students Get More Rooms Preliminary reports Monday indicated about one-fourth of the students housed three to a room wished to transfer into newly vacant quarters in Dorm 16. A series of dorm room switch ing cleared the way for Squad ron 8 to move from the third and fourth floors of Dorm 16 to quarters in Dorms 8 and 10. There are 120 beds available in Dorm 16. Students wishing to move are being requested to do so before 5 p.m. Wednesday. Students in Law, Puryear, Mitchell, Leggett, Milner, Hart and Walton who are housed three to a room have first choice in making the move. be kicked rig-ht out of the window so fast it would make your head swim.” SPECIFICALLY ruled out at this time were a U.S. invasion of Cuba, a blockade, recognition of a Cuban government in exile, or creation of a North Atlantic Treaty Organization type inter- American military command to deal with Cuba. One or another of these actions has been urged in the course of the .public debate over Cuba. The newsmen were told, however, that Cuba does not present a military threat to the security of the United States at this time. The U.S. officials said the main danger from Cuba is the export of subversion to other Latin- American lands, and in this con nection countersteps are under way. N ow She’s Pinned To 8,000 Aggies By GERRY BROWN Battalion New Editor At the conclusion of a weekend filled with excitement and suspense worthy of a Alfred Hitchcock drama, an Aggie selec tion committee named Miss Lynn Parks, sophomore household arts and science major from St. Joseph, La., as the 1962-63 Aggie Sweetheart. The final decision was made Sunday morning in a third caucus of the committee to decide which of the 14 “Tessies” . would receive the title “the girl pinned to over 8,000 Aggies.” Miss Parks, president of Capps Hall at Texas Women’s University, is a former Redbud Princess and the Texas Make-it-Yourself with Wool contest winner. She graduated from Davidson High School in St. Joseph, La. The story of her selection began Saturday morning with the arrival of the A&M delegation on the TWU campus. The official weekend activities opened with an informal “get acquainted” session in the TWU Student Union Building. Tension Of A Final Caucus After the initial meeting between the selection committee members and the sweetheart finalists the group moved to the recreation room of the “SUB” for an informal buffet style lunch. Following the buffet the Aggies and finalists enjoyed a relaxed afternoon of television, dancing, ping-pong and pool. Early Saturday evening the delegation of Aggies and Tessies were served dinner in the southeast dining room of Hubbard Hall. Later after a formal presentation of the finalists at Mary Gibbs Jones Hall the members of the selection committee and the girls moved to the Starlite Room of Rayzor Hall for a formal dance from 8:30 p. m. to 11:30. Record selections providing the dance music ranged from lively twist numbers to more sedate pieces. Before the dance the Aggies were given dance cards to insure that each selection committee member had an opportunity to interview and screen each sweetheart finalist. Sunday morning events began with a devotional service in TWU’s “chapel in the woods.” Following the services the group journeyed to the Commodore Motor Hotel for breakfast and the final selection of the sweetheart. Informal Lunch, Relaxation The weekend started towards its climax and tension began to mount at 9:45 Sunday morning when the Aggie Sweetheart selection commit tee filed into a conference room to hold a final caucus. After 25 minutes of deliberation a decision was finally made and the selection committee moved to the banquet room where the finalists were seated in a semicircle. Reggie Richardson, social secretary of the senior class, announced the selection of Miss Parks as sweetheart, followed by the traditional pinning by the Class of ’63. * Concluding the ceremony was the announcement of “Mr. Conge- nality” by Miss Parks. Charles Nichols, vice president of the senior class, was selected by the sweetheart finalists for the honor. As Aggie Sweetheart, Miss Parks will represent A&M at various events throughout the year and will be officially presented during the half-time ceremonies at the SMU-A&M football game in Dallas Nov. 10. Church Conference Here Will Study ‘Dignity Of Man’ “The Dignity of Man” is the theme of the 17th Town and Coun try Church Conference meeting in the Memorial Student Center Wed nesday through Friday. “The best juvenile authorities in the State of Texas” will meet in group sessions to discuss and at tempt to find answers to many of the juvenile problems encoutered by rural and small town ministers, said Dr. Dan Russell, professor of sociology here. Moderator for the work group sessions will be Reagan Brown, sociologist with the Agricultural Extension Service. Serving as panel members will be Mrs. Maxirie Bur- lingham, superintendent of the Gainesville State School for Girls; Charles O. Betts, judge of the 98th District Court in Austin; Clinton | Kersey, director of Parole of Texas | Youth Council; and Dr. George J. Beto, director of the Texas De- 1 partment of Corrections. A Sweetheart’s Surprise Miss Lynn Parks—the Aggrie Sweetheart for 1962-63— registers her surprise when she is named by the 14-member selection panel as the girl “pinned to more than 8,000 Ag gies.