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A/ Texas A&M University Che Battalion *******n*»iM«»*** 4 ' Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1964 Number 1 Draft Reject Rehabilitation Plan Proposed Director Wants Army Training WASHINGTON <A>> _ The di rector of Selective Service sug gested Monday that thousands of jroung men rejected for military jervice should be inducted and given rehabilitation treatment and (raining under military control. Lt. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey ad vanced the proposal even as a jew program was being inaugurat- sd with the aim of channeling draft tejectees into employment and (raining opportunities through re ferral to employment offices. President Johnson announced ;he referral program last month. Beginning July 1, all draft law bgistrants will be examined up- >n reaching age 18 to determine Whether they meet the physical, nental and educational standards »f the armed forces. Until July i, only 23-year-olds called up for lervice will come under the pro gram. Hershey offered his suggestion •egarding some of the draftees in in editorial in the February issue >f “Selective Service,” a monthly mlletin sent to all local draft (cards. He discussed it further in in interview. He explained belief that his pro- >osal for induction for up to two r ears of special training would not equire new legislation. The men nducted under it would be in iddition to the regular draft calls tiled for the armed services. The hsts would be charged to the pro- bsed war on poverty rather than o the military budget. Hershey would use the draft iiw induction powers to bring in or rehabilitation training by the lilitary those young men now be- ig rejected and classified as 1-Y, ualified to serve only in an emer gency. Rejection of such men may e based on physical, mental or ducational grounds. Outlining the proposal in his ditorial, Hershey said: “This will ntail objectives of teaching basic ducation, corrective measures for hysical defects, and most of all raining in teamwork and respon- tble citizenship. Revision Of Articles Suggested By Corps von Braun and ‘Lift Off’ Wernher von Braun sportingly poses with a souvenir of the A&M Space Fiesta concluded last weekend. The scien tist was one of the visiting speakers for the event which presents developments in U. S. space travel. By MICHAEL REYNOLDS Battalion Staff Writer A suggested committee to revise the Articles of the Corps of Cadets was probably the major decision of a rep resentative meeting of the Ca det Corps in Guion Hall Monday at 5 p.m. The suggestion to rewrite the articles grew from a request by Col. Denzil L. Baker, Corps Com mander Paul Dresser and Deputy Commander Richard Railston for the members of the Corps to begin following the regulations to the letter in the treatment and discip lining of Freshmen. “This thing is running me crazy,” said Baker, Commandant of the Corps. “I want to be able to tell these parents when they come to me with their complaints, that such things are just not done. “When we are able to stop worrying about these things, then we can concentrate on something else,” continued the Commandant. Dresser said that the reputation of the Corps of Cadets was the major difficulty in recruiting fresh men. THE DECISION to amend the articles was requested by the mem bers of the Corps present and Baker immediately returned to the MOVE HALTS DEBATE Cyprus Fighting Continues As Thant Proposes Policy UNITED NATIONS, N. Y. <A>)_ U. N. Secretary-General U Thant stepped into the explosive Cyprus situation Monday with his own plan for resolving the problem. This was reported by diplomatic sources as the U. N. Security Council—at Thant’s suggestion— postponed until Tuesday afternoon Rice Race HOUSTON UP) — The presi- £nt of Rice University said Mon- ay to maintain segregation at he university ultimately would lean “the loss of the strongest nd best members of our faculty” nd possibly the loss of the school’s lavy ROTC. Dr. Kenneth S. Pitzer testified efore a district court jury hear- ng a suit brought by Rice trus ses to desegregate the school and tart charging tuition. He said he “greatest majority” of Rice tudents preferred to see the re- trictions removed. He said if the school does not pen its doors to all races, “top rofessors would not associate lemselves with a university in de- Prexy Asks Barrier End ]arr Says Court Ruling Decisive AUSTIN <A>) _ Texas Atty. en. Waggoner Carr said Monday le U. S. Supreme Court’s ruling n a Georgia congressional redis ricting case could affect congres- ional apportionment in Texas. Carr emphasized, however, that le court’s decision does not de- Ide Texas appeal of an order by Houston federal court to realign le state’s 23 congressional bound- ries. Carr, Gov. John Connally and ecretary of State Crawford Mar in met after learning of the rul- ig and said comment will come iter, probably Tuesday, after a horough look at the opinions. The court’s ruling held that the I. S. Constitution’s objective is ne of ‘making equal representa- ion for equal numbers of people he fundamental goal for the louse of Representatives.” Observers speculated that by uling on the case and setting out ■opulation as the primary guide- ine, the court weakened Texas’ ippeal. cline.” A LETTER from Vice Adm. W. R. Smedberg III, chief of naval personnel, to Pitzer was introduc ed as evidence. The letter said policies at Rice were “discrimin atory” in their admission policy to ward Negro applicants. Such po licy is in direct conflict with equality of opportunity in the armed forces as it pertains to NROTC units.” The letter urged Pitzer to as sure “that national policy in re gard to naval units is followed.” The petition, filed by trustees last year, in effect, seeks remov al of the words “white” and “free” from an 1891 document in which the late William Marsh Rice es tablished the university. THE INDENTURE specified the school “shall forever be devoted to the instruction and improve ment of the white inhabitants” and that such instruction shall be “free.” The trustees fear continuation of the current color restrictions on adminissions might affect gov ernment grants for research and other projects. Dinner To Honor Gen. Rudder, Wife A&M President Earl Rudder and Mrs. Rudder will be honor ed Sunday in Austin by officers and former officers of the 90th Infantry Division. Rudder was commanding gen eral of the Army Reserve divi sion from 1955 to 1963. Assist ant deputy commanding general for reserve forces, Continental Army Command, is now his Res erve assignment. The 90th Infantry Division experienced substantial numeri cal growth and underwent two complete reorganizations under Gen. Rudder’s command. any substantive debate over the situation. Thant went into a private huddle with U. S. Undersecretary of State Geeorge W. Ball after the council agreed to the postponement. Ball came here from Washington, where he told President Johnson earlier that a settlement is essential to world peace. Ball has played a chief role as troubleshooter in the Cyprus situation. THE DIPLOMATIC sources said Thant presented a memorandum to the representatives of Cyprus, Turkey, Greece, the United States and Britain. It contained Thant’s formula for setting up a peace force to be sent to Cyprus, machin ery for mediating any further troubles, and for paving the way for a permanent settlement. Both Cyprus and Britain agreed to the surprise move for a post ponement of the council debate. The council met briefly amid reports of fresh troubles on Cyprus and a new alert to Turkish mili tary and naval units. Efforts were concentrated on preventing Turkey and Greece, partners in the North Atlantic Treaty Organization from going to war over the Mediter ranean island republic. IN LONDON, Duncan Sandys, the commonwealth relations secre tary, told the House of Commons Britain has protested strongly to Cyprus against a flow of arms into the country. He said the imports were arriving with full knowledge and approval of the Cyprus gov ernment. Peace Corps Test, Overseas Aid Set A special, on-campus placement test designed for students applying for Peace Corps projects which begin graduation will be given at 8:30 a.m. Saturday in the Agri cultural Building, Room 104, Ad visory Council. “There is no obligation and we would like to urge that all who remotely think they might want a foreign assignment to take the test,” Russell said. The test is noncompetitive in that there is no passing score. The results help the Peace Corps de termine the overseas assignments for which applicants are best suit ed, Russell said. Further information may be ob tained from the University Place ment Office or Russell, whose of fice is in Room 317 of the Agri cultural Building. ★ ★ ★ Bill Maclay, an Experiment in International Living representa tive, will also be on campus Tues day to interview Aggies interested in spending this summer in a for eign country. Maclay, the organization’s South west and Midwest representative, will meet interested students and faculty members in the Memorial Student Center. Loans and scholar ships are available to help defray expenses. The Experiment’s philosophy is that advances toward world peace can be made “at the individual level by introducing people of one country to another through the social structure of the family,” Maclay pointed out. The private, non-profit group will pay part of the individual’s expenses during the overseas stay. Wallace A. Deen and Lee Walker represented A&M last year. podium and said, “Fine. Good. Let’s change it. I agree that the articles as they stand are not in clusive enough.” Baker said that although he favored changing the articles that there was no way that they could go against the laws of the State of Texas. “There are just some things that you can’t do to the boys because there are laws,” said Baker. The student representatives then voted with only 4 dissenting votes for the strict adherence to the articles. After the meeting was concluded, Dresser called the four who dis sented forward and received their pledges of support for the effort. BAKER HAD STATED that if the change was to take a year that it would not come. If it took six or even three months then it wouldn’t come. “The change must come within 3 to 4 weeks,” he said. Becera Honored With Silver Taps Joe Frank Becera, 21, a junior pyscology major from Fort Worth was honored at Silver Taps Mon day at 10:30 p. m. Becera, was killed in a head-on automobile collision about 4:30 p.m. Saturday while traveling north near Itasca. Also killed in the accident was John Martin Stagner of Mansfield who was traveling south with his bride of one week when the acci dent occurred. His wife was taken to a Hills boro hospital where doctors said she was in fair condition. Becera was traveling to Fort Worth to visit his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Regino E. Becera of 5924 Lovell Avenue in Fort Worth. The student lived in Dormitory 13 on campus. His department head, Dr. Paul Hensarling, said he was “a pro mising student for graduate study.” Becera was an outstanding RO TC student when he attended Ar lington Heights High School and was named All-City Colonel of the Fort Worth ROTC during the 1959-60 school year. He was a lieutenant in the Texas Nattional Postmen Get ‘Canine Mist * WASHINGTON UP) — Dogs of America the jig’s up! Come spring, the postman will have his day, with a push-button peppery spray. It’s called “Halt” and that is precisely the effect it is sup posed to have on canines who like to gnaw on mailmen. By spring, postmen will be sporting 115,000 %-ounce aerosol bombs of the stuff clipped to their belts and will be developing a fast- draw technique. When the enemy bounds across the front yard the post-man-hither- to limited to running, kicking and being chewed — can fire a jet spray of “Halt” into the face of his attacker. The great hope of Postmaster General John A. Gronouski and his legions is that the dog will turn tail, hide, and never attack again. Guard at the time of his death. In addition to his parents, the student is survived by two bro thers. John of Fort Worth, and Andy of the U. S. Army in Viet Nam. Arrangements were incomplete Monday at Millers Funeral Home in Fort Worth. “If we can get this done, I can see us having a 5000 member Corps in two years,” said Baker. “A&M is going to grow and the Corps must grow with it. I think everyone would enjoy telling their friends and relatives that the Corps is growing. It can be done,” said Baker. THE MEETING FOLLOWED a letter issued by the Dean of Stu dents, James P. Hannigan, to the Corps of Cadets last week. Han nigan told the Corps members that the fate of the organization as a whole will depend upon all of the students’ conduct during the com ing semester. “Students must be encouraged to become good engineers and good veterinarians, not just barely pass ing engineers or barely passing veterinarians,” said Hannigan. BOTH Hannigan and Baker said that there were not many students doing any hazing in the Corps but there were even fewer students who were taking an active hand to prevent an offense to the articles of the Cadet Corps. U.S. Meat Imports Are To Be Limited Aggie Coffee Addicts Drinking It By Gallons The coffee break, long regarded as a vital part of the American way of life, seems to be a hit on campus to the tune of about 100,000 cups a month. This figure, provided by Miss Gladys Black, food director of the Memorial Student Center, shows that the dark brew has a number of “addicts” among the faculty staff and students. Aside from a send-out service, most of the coffee is served in the MSC cafeteria and the Fountain Room, Miss Black pointed out. During the peak two-hour morning period in the cafe teria, about 500 cups are served. A day’s total for the Foun tain Room reaches about 2000 cups. As may be expected, more coffee is consumed during exam week. “We hardly had room during that week,” The busy food director said. Send-out coffee is often ordered for clubs, receptions and other meetings on campus. The average for this service is usually 12,000 cups a month. “It involves a lot of time and labor to replace cream and sugar, to wash cups and spoons continually and to keep the tables clean. Ash trays always need emptying; the cancer report hasn’t stopped many smokers here,” she added with a smile. Apparently the recent theory that “an excess” of coffee may be a health hazard has failed to alarm the legions of the coffee cult as well. The United States announced Monday that Australia and New Zealand have agreed to limit meat exports to the United States. The announcement was made by the State and Agricultural depart ments. They obviously hope that one result will be to encourage higher beef cattle prices in the U. S. domestic market. The effect of the limitation agreement is to permit Australia and New Zealand to slow down the rate of expansion of their meat exports to the United States. The agreement with Australia covers U. S. imports from that country of beef, veal and mutton in all forms other than canned, cured and cooked meats, and live animals. Australia is the only im portant foreign supplier of mutton to the U. S. market. Congressman Olin E. Teague, of the sixth district, said Monday that he was disappointed and dismayed over the results of the agreement. Teague said that imports in 1964 will be based on the 1962-63 aver age, and the net effect will be about 6 per cent reduction for 1964. Of the total import figure, 514 P^r cent will be choice cuts. State Department officials said the agreement was purely volun tary in nature and would be sub ject to review every three years. Teague said that either party could terminate the agreement on six months notice. Because of the importance of this matter to the sixth district, the fact that the im port figure would be increased starting in 1965 by a figure of 3.7 per cent based on the Department of Agriculture estimates of a like increasein beef consumption. All Faiths Hosts RE Week Series The first of a series of de- votionals scheduled for Religious Emphasis Week at the All Faiths Chapel was held Monday night. Jon Jones, minister of the Uni versity Church of Christ in Austin, related the parable of a man who found a great treasure to the group assembled for the Religious Em phasis week series sponsored by the A&M Church of Christ. Jones compared the treasure to the treasure of the Word of God and its importance to the world to day. Devotionals will be held every night this week and the public has been invited to attend. Jones will be available for coun seling from 3-5 p.m. Tuesday through Thursday in the YMCA Building. Faculty Fellowship Slates Bible Talk Dr. E. C. Bashaw, geneticist, will discuss “Science and Biblical Truth” at 4 p.m. Wednesday at the YMCA Building as the second program of the spring series pre sented by the Faculty Interfaith Fellowship and the YMCA. An informal coffee period will precede the program which is the second of a series planned for Wed nesday afternoons through March 18. Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS SAIGON, Viet Nam —- A Com munist terrorist threw a grenade at a U. S. military security team Monday while a three-man group was investigating a new bomb report. ★ ★ ★ SEOUL, Korea — U. S. and South Korean officials discussed Monday ways of cutting down on the number of thefts by Kor eans from U. S. military bases. U. S. guards have killed three Koreans this month, including one caught Monday trying to steal diesel oil. ★ ★ ★ GUANTANAMO BAY, Cuba — The commander of the Guantan amo Naval Base met Cuba’s charg es of water-stealing head on Mon day — he cut the big pipe which once carried water into this post. U. S. NEWS MIAMI, Fla. — Leaders of both sides prepared to meet Tuesday with a representative of Secretary of Labor W. Wil lard Wirtz in an effort to end the violence plagued Florida East Coast Railway strike. Fish Sweetheart Miss Barbara Ann Long was selected Fish Sweet heart Saturday night at the annual Fish Ball. Her es cort was Gene Riser.