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3 C Cbfc Battalion Fish Face Cubs Tonight... See Page 8 Volume 60 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS THURSDAY, OCTOBER 18, 1962 Number - 17 roken Homes, llergy Hit y MSC Panel J Juvenile delinquency i-esulting' tom broken homes and alleg-e<i bmplacency of the clergy in cer- Biia areas came under pointed Hticism Wednesday. JThe criticism arose in a panel ■isrussion during the first day of Re 17th annual Town and Country jhurch Conference being held in ' Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS I MOSCOW—The Soviet Union jnd ■nnounced Wednesday night it had 3 d fiRrded out two days of successful | yaA&OO-mile rocket shoots into the Tacific. One of the two impact areas in e Pacific was declared tempo- Jarily open again to ships and |!anes. The announcement indi cted that the area, near the Mar- pall Islands, would be closed [gain later. The Soviet Union ad asked ships and planes to stay lear of the area beginning Tues- ay. U.S. NEWS WASHINGTON — The United States is trying to interest France in buying a nuclear sub marine to cut down the U.S. foreign trade deficit, according to the latest version of a re ported deal. An earlier report was that the United States had practically completed a submarine deal with France to fulfill a promise made to President Charles de Gaulle four years ago by former Presi dent Dwight D. Eisenhower. Another informant said the sale was still only in the talk stage and Eisenhower had noth ing to do with it. ★ ★ ★ BACCHUS, Utah—An explosion if 4,000 pounds of missile fuel at powder plant killed three men Wednesday and injured 18. | The blast at the Bacchus plant f the Hercules Powder Co. leveled 20x30 foot building and was heard 15 miles away in Salt Lake City. An explosion at the plant last 4ug. 23 killed three men. Some 1,000 pounds of experimental rock et propellant exploded that time. The company said it didn’t know exactly what happened Wednesday except that liquid solvent used to jell casting powder for the solid rocket fuel apparently exploded in the manufacturing process. the Memorial Student Center. ON THE panel were Mrs. Max ine Burlingham, superintendent of the Gainesville State School for Girls; Dr. George J. Beto, director of the Texas Department of Cor rections; Charles O. Betts, judge of the 98th District Court; and Clinton Kersey, director of parole of the Texas Youth Council. The panel and the ministers present agreed that broken homes are the major cause of youngsters getting into trouble. Mrs. Burlingham, answering a question on what help is being offered by ministers, said, “Only two ministers have come to Gainesville in 14 years with an offer of help.” SHE SAID the school asks min isters to counsel with girls who are returned to home areas. Only about one per cent of the ministers contacted have responded, she added. Kersey said that some boys at Gatesville come from homes so bad that they are much better off at the state school. They prefer to remain at the school rather than return to their parents, he said. The conference will continue through Friday. Pair Compete In Post Try A run-off election for sophomore Arts and Sciences representative to the Student Senate is scheduled for Oct. 25, according to the elec tion commission. Facing Cecil M. Bourne in the contest is James M. Roberts. The pair tied in last spring’s election. According to the commission only sophomores enrolled in the School of Arts and Sciences will be eligible to vote. One voting mac hine will be set up in the Memorial Student Center for the voting. Newly named election commis sion chairman Albert N. Wheeler said the decision to hold the run off was made yesterday. Other new commission officers are Ken Stanton as vice chairman; Jimmy Johnson, secretary; and Wayne Smith advisor. Today’s Thought To me the highest thing, after God, is my honor. —Ludwig Van Beethoven. m ' s' mimmmmmmmMm -1 -r* > Town Hall Stars Tom and Dick Smothers, as the Smothers the Town Hall show Friday nig-ht in G. Brothers, and Leon Bibb (inset) headline Rollie White Coliseum. Non-Communist Oath Cut As Education Loan Must WASHINGTON CS 5 )—No longer will a student have to sign a non- Communist oath to qualify for a government loan under the Na tional Defense Education A.ct. President Kennedy signed legis lation Wednesday wiping out that requirement and declared “I am glad” to do so. When he was a sen \tor, Ken nedy twice tried and Failed to have the affidavit repeal’d. THE OATH requirement, Ken nedy said in a statement, has caused 32 colleg-es to stay out of the student loan program and many others participated reluct antly. The reason, as pointed out in testimony by several spokes men for colleges, the President said, was that the oath “discrim inated against college students and was offensive to them.” The legislation amends the Na tional Science Foundation and Na tional Defense Education laws. It Aggie Sweetheart Will Make First Official Visit Friday Lynn Parks will he on campus for the first time as this year’s Aggie Sweetheart Friday when she heads a delegation from Texas Woman’s University that will visit over the weekend. The new sweetheart and seven other Tessies will arrive here at 6 p.m. Friday and be busy until after Saturday afternoon’s game. They will be greeted on arrival with a saber arch at the Memorial Student Center, eat dinner in Dun can Dining Hall and then attend the Smothers Brothers-Leon Bibb Town Hall show. They will also be guests at Cafe Rue Pinalle and midnight yell practice Friday. Then Saturday they will be escorted around cam pus on an administrative tour,' at tend a sportsmanship luncheon with TCU students and then watch the Aggie-Frog game. Members of the party, other than Miss Parks, wall be Ann Ed wards, last year’s sweetheart; Lynn Gresham, president of the student council of social activities; Beech McAllister, student body president; and class representa tives Marilyn Jordan, Mary Lou McCallum, Betty Langford and Paula Rich. knocks out a provision that any scientist, teacher or other student applying for a loan or grant had to sign an oath declaring he nei ther believed in, belonged to, or supported any organization that taught or believed in overthrow of the government by force or il legal means. INSTEAD, the law now makes it illegal for anyone to apply for a loan or grant if he is a member of a Communist organization reg istered under the Subversive Ac tivities Control Act. It also requires those who re ceive fellowships or advanced for eign language training funds to furnish a list of any crimes they have committed or serious crim inal charges pending against them. First Tdwn Hall Will Present Two Vocal Acts The year’s first Town Hall presentation featuring- the Smothers Brothers and Leon Bibb is set for G. Rollie White Coliseum Friday night. Tom and Dick Smothers, described as having a “brash irreverent approach to folk music, with a genuine comic flair,” have been constantly gaining in popularity since their nationwide debut on television’s Jack Parr Show early last year. Bibb is a veteran of Broadway, including such shows as “Annie Get Your Gun,” “Finian’s Rainbow,” and “Lost in the Stars.” He has also played many big-league straight acting roles in New York and has had many appearances on the Ed Sullivan Show and the To-+i night Show. CURTAIN time for the double-barrelled performance is 8 p. m. Admission is free with student’s activity cards. The Smothers Brothers were born in New York, on Governor’s Island, where their father was an Army officer. They moved to the West Coast, taking up residence in Southern California, where they attended high school. Both were active in school the atricals and entertainment ven tures, and subsequently displayed their musico-comic proclivities at San Jose State College. They worked with small groups on and off-campus, before auditioning as as a duo at a local beer-and-pret- zel establishment, which utilized their services for three weeks. THEIR NEXT stop was San Francisco, where an audition at the Purple Onion yielded them a fif teen-month booking. They worked alternately in Den ver and San Francisco, before com ing East for an engagement at the Blue Angel, in New York, where they were warmly received and brought to the attention of the Paar Show. Now in his thirties, Bibb was born in Louisville, Ky. After two years at the Louisville Municipal College, during which time he was featured soloist with the college glee club, he was inducted into the Army. When . his tour of duty ended, he came to New York to study voice and work towards a theatrical career. For the past three and one-half years, Bibb has pursued a career as a concert and njght club per former. President’s Reception Tonight The president’s reception for faculty and staff will be held Thursday in the ballroom of the Memorial Student Center. President and Mrs. Earl Rudder will honor Chancellor and Mrs. Tom Harrington. Hosts and honorees will receive guests from 7-9 p. m. No individual invitations have been sent to guests, who include all members of the campus staff and their hus bands and wives. Retired faculty and staff members are cordially invited to attend the reception. » DR. G. M. WATKINS C. S. United Chest Reveals $17,000 Goal A goal of $17,000 for support of 15 agencies was adopted this week by the Board of Directors of the College Station United Chest, Inc. Dr. G. M. Watkins, general chairman of the Chest for 1962, announced the $800 increase over the 1961 appropriation. The fund-raising drive will open Nov. 1 and continue until Nov. 15, with Dr. William J. Graff as cam paign committee chairman. Agencies to be supported and the amount allotted to each by the Board of Directors: The American Red Cross, $2,000; Texas United Fund, $450; Bryan. Boys Club, $500; Boy Scouts, $2,000; Brazos Committee on Al coholism, $500. Brazos Valley Therapy Center, $2,000; Brazos County Hospital Fund, $300; College Station Com munity House, $450; Brazos Coun ty Youth Counseling Service, $1,500. Girl Scouts, $2,500; College Sta tion Recreation Council, $1,700; Salvation Army, $900; Texas Re habilitation Center, $400; YMCA, $500; College Station Local Chest Charity Fund, $1,000, and United Chest Campaign Expenditures, $300. Campos Poll Shows GOP’s Cox With Slight Edge w. • v s - m M ’ . JOHN CONNALLY . . . poll shows he’s lagging By KENT JOHNSTON Battalion Staff Writer (Editor’s Note: The Battalion was interested in finding out just how A&M students rated guber natorial candidates Jack Cox and John Connally, Reporter Johnston polled 18 student at random — admittedly not enough on which to base any positive statement or claims. However, this sampling of opinion does give an insight to the thinking that may elect a governor of Texas.) Breckenridge oilman Jack Cox is slightly ahead of former secretary of the Navy John Connally in the “everything goes” race here a- mong students to fill the governor’s mansion in Austin. Republican Cox leads with 50 per cent support of the students poll ed. Democrat Connally followed with 40 per cent of the straw votes. Ten per cent were undecid ed. THE LARGEST portion of the students polled were of voting age, hut only a little more than half were qualified voters. Two-thirds of the qualified voters expect to vote in the election. In defending his stand, one stu dent said, “I support Cox because I think he is the lesser of two evils. I also think Connally should have debated with him.” ANOTHER stated, “I believe that Cox’s platform will benefit Texas, and I also believe that, under his dynamic leadership, many of Texas’ problems can be solved. “Personally, I respect him more than Connally. Cox impresses me more than Connally does.” When asked if they believed that Vice President Lyndon Johnson had excessive influence on Connal ly, 55 per cent said “yes,” and 35 per cent said “no.” Joe Wilson, senior P. E. major from Bertram, said, “How does a relatively unknown Fort Worth lawyer get appointed Secretary of the Navy without having some help from somewhere? Everybody knows Connally is friendly to John son.” HOWEVER, none of the students polled feel the Johnson-Connally question is the main issue in the election. Donnell Cole, senior physics ma- | jor from Borger, said in reference to to the Johnson-Connally rela tionship: “The Republicans are try ing to make it an issue. It’s just the usual mud slinging. It is an issue which the Republicans would like to build up in the voters’ minds.” Maurice Chapman, senior history major from Bryan, listed hydro electric power. Southwest water de velopment and import-export re gulations on oil as being the more important issues. OTHER issues students listed were state debts, state spending and Texas participation in the New Frontier. Charles Hunter, senior architect major from Borger, held this opin ion: “The main issue is whether or not people are tired of the way the | Democrats are running the state j government.” When asked whether or not Con- ! rally is liberal, conseiwative or §? in between, 60 per cent called him m liberal with 10 per cent feeling he is conservative. Thirty per cent (See POLL, On Page 5) GOP’S JACK COX . Aggies favor him now