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Texas A&M University Che Battalion Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, MARCH 13, 1964 Number 16 'uesdaj l on hi ts first with a in the on ani d other : Trials i. That on the 1 begia, llegiatt ip of a 'h, Iba liege, knowa ice and period, ons fol- is with cpenses .to two i being •sity in ill play am will ntucky nno, E ) House Rejects Congressional Wage Increase Federal Workers Affected By Move WASHINGTON Om—The House turned down Thursday a $10,000-a- year pay raise for Congress mem bers and killed with it salary in creases for 1.7 million other fed eral employes. On a 222-184 roll call, the mem bers rejected the measure as a whole after having approved on nonrecord votes the separate pro visions calling for increases for the others affected. During two days of debate, op ponents of the bill hammered at the idea of members of Congress voting themselves a big pay boost in an election year and just after having passed a hefty tax cut and pledged themselves to economy in government. Republicans and Southern Dem ocrats led the successful fight to scrap the bill, leaving its sponsors undecided as to whether they would seek to revive even the noncon- gressional sections of it this ses sion. Voting against the bill were 136 Republicans and 86 Democrats. Favoring it were 149 Democrats and 35 Republicans. Rep. Morris K. Udall, D-Ariz., leading the fight for its passage, called it “a management bill” and claimed higher salaries at the up per levels are needed to attract a kind of people needed to run the government efficiently. Besides members of Congress, Cabinet officials and their top aides, Supreme Court justices and the vice president all would have received $10,000-a-year raises. For the career government work ers and postal employes, raises would have ranged from 3 per cent at the lower levels to 22.5 per cent at the top, with the average mail man and government secretary getting a $450-a-year increase. On its way to the final roll-call vote the House tentatively adopt ed every increase in the bill by big margins. The section covering career employes and postal work ers was approved 92 to 18. Just before the final vote, a motion to trim the congressional increase from $10,000 to $7,500 was defeated by a resounding voice vote. But on the final vote, Rep. H. R. Gross, R-Iowa, demand ed a roll call and about one-third of the members present rose to support him. It requires the sup port of a fifth of those present to order a roll call. The proposed new salary struc ture had been approved by the administration. Rifle Marksmanship Honors Three A&M students received awards for William A. Birdsong of Houston, McCloud individual achievement recently in Army- B. Hodges of Arlington, Va., and Gary L. sponsored rifle matches. Col. D. L. Baker, Byrd of Dallas, left, presented the awards to, left to right, Noted Sociologist Automation, Job To Discuss Preferences Dr. Walter L. Slocum, described as one of America’s leading sociol ogists, will be at A&M University Monday and Tuesday for two tech nical seminars and a Graduate Lecture. He is chairman of the Depart ment of Rural Sociology at Wash ington State University and also chairman of rural sociology of the Washington Agricultural Ex tension Service. “Social Implications of Automa tion” is his Graduate Lecture topic. He will speak Tuesday at 8 p.m. in the Architecture Auditorium. The technical seminars ar ranged by the Department of Ag ricultural Economics and Sociology are scheduled at 3 p.m. Monday and Tuesday. The topic Monday will be “Occupational Choice: Some Sociological Aspects,” with the seminar set in Memorial Student Nutritionist Asks For Fat Research Past research which points to animal fat and hardened vegeta ble fats as causes of atherosclero sis (fatty deposits in the arteries) may need re-examining, an A&M nutritionist said here Friday. Dr. Raymond Reiser, professor of biochemistry and nutrition, de scribed recent experiments con ducted by him which show that the nature of fat in the diet has little influence on high and low density lipoproteins or blood cholesterol. THE SCIENTIST, noted for his studies of fats, was one of the main speakers at a meeting of the Southwestern Section of the So ciety for Experimental Biology and Medicine on campus. About 100 researchers from Texas and Scout Circus To Be Presented By Local Scouts, Explorers A Scout Circus will be held Fri day and Saturday evenings at 7:30 p.m. in the Animal Husbandry Pavilion on the A&M campus. The two-hour show will be presented by about 1,000 Cub Scouts, Boy Scouts and Explorers from Bryan, Hearne and College Station. Laws Revised ForCampa ign Two changes in campaigning procedure were announced by the election commission in a meeting with the 93 candidates for class offices Thursday afternoon. Candidates will be able to con duct their campaigns in the Me morial Student Center except on the day of the election. Previously, campaigning in and around the MSC at any time has been strictly forbidden. A roped-off area between Guion Hall and the MSC will be availa- able to candidates in which to dis play a poster or to conduct speech es at any time including election day. The posters for display must be held to the 2-feet by 3-feet measurement restrictions placed on campaign posters for display in the apartment area of the campus. Regulations still prohibit a pa rade, demonstration or a band. In dividual posters, measuring 8-inch es by llVfc-inches, may still be displayed in the dormitory areas. Sixty of these posters may be ob tained free-of-charge from the Stu dent Programs Office in the base ment of the MSC. James P. Hannigan, dean of stu dents at A&M and chairman of organization and extension of the Arrow Moon Boy Scout District, said that the public is cordially in vited. The admission price will be 50c. He said that the program will include demonstrations of all the general scoutcraft skills. One troop will build a monkey bridge while the audience looks on, another will construct a signal tower. There will be a model camp, including fire, set up and the boys will denr- ostrate the normal scout camping techniques. Always a necessity on any campout, a group will dem onstrate proper first aid practice. The purpose of the Scout Circus is to create a greater interest in scouting in the area and to dem onstrate to the public the skills acquired by the Scout in the local program. In charge of the circus is Ralph McCormik, a member of the dis trict scout commission for activi ties. The chairman of the Arrow Moon District, which includes Brazos and Robertson Counties and is responsible for the show, is Al ton Bowen, the superintendant of Bryan public schools. The Scout Executive for the district is Dutch Harvell. Oops? We Goofed Apologies are due for an incor rect identification of a contribu tor in the ‘Champ Fund’ picture in yesterday’s Battalion. Harlan Roberts was incorrectly identified as Howard Head. adjacent states are attending the session, which ends Saturday. He said animals (rats) which eat cholesterol have large fatty livers containing much cholesterol. Cholesterol in the diet prevents the livers of animals eating no fat or safflower oil from making cho lesterol but does not prevent cho lesterol manufacture by livers of rats eating tallow. “Furthermore, it was found that both diet cholesterol and newly synthesized cholesterol accumulate in livers of rats which eat choles terol, resulting in large fatty livers containing 10 tp 20 times the nor mal amounts,” Reiser pointed out. “This is most pronounced in the animals on safflower oil.” DIET CHOLESTEROL also was found to completely change cho lesterol transport in the blood, the nutritionist added In rats re ceiving no diet cholesterol, 70 per cent of the blood cholesterol is car ried by a blood fraction called high density lipoproteins. In rats which eat cholesterol, 70 to 75 per cent is carried by low density lipopro teins. He said this phase of results is important because it is thought to be the low density lipoproteins and their cholesterol which cause atherosclerosis (fatty deposits in the arteries). Service Academies Tap Local Youths Two local young men have been nominated to service academies and four others have been named as alternates. Donald Wajme Duncan, son of Captain and Mrs. B. T. Duncan of College Station has been nominat ed for an appointment to the U. S. Air Force Academy and John D. Badgett, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. H. Badgett of College Station has been nominated for an appointment to the U. S. Naval Academy at Annapolis, Md. Don J. Currie, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack W. Currie; David Har- bet Kent, son of Mr. and Mrs. Jack T. Kent; and Dennis P. Tewell, son of Master Sergeant and Mrs. Thomas R. Tewell, all of Bryan, all have been named alternates for a nomination to the Air Force Academy. Ronald Scott Lemon, son of Mr. and Mrs. Lyons S. L y m o n s of Bryan, was chosen as an alternate for a nomination to the Naval Academy. Congressman Olin E. Teague of the Sixth Congressional District confirmed the announcements. Center, Room 3B-C. “Occupational Career Patterns” will be the topic for the seminar Tuesday in the Architecture Auditorium. Slocum, a native of South Da kota, received the B.S. degree from South Dakota State College in 1933. He received the Ph.D. de gree from the University of Wis consin in 1940. He is the author of numerous publications including the textbook “Agricultural Sociology” published in 1962 by Harper and Brothers. He is a coauthor of “Village Life in Lahore District” and the author of numerous bulletins and articles. The U. S. Office of Education last year chose Slocum for a three- year, $52,000 grant for study of “Educational Aspirations of Farm Boys and Girls.” Slocum is a fellow of both the American Sociological Association and Society for Applied Anthro pology and a member of numerous other organizations. He returned to South Dakota State College after receiving the doctorate in 1940. He served as assistant rural sociologist and as sociate professor before entering government service. He later be came a naval officer. Assignments included a military government post in South Korea in 1944-46. Slocum joined the Veterans Ad ministration after his naval serv ice. He went to Washington State University in 1951. CSC Poll Proposes On Co-ed Silver Taps, Rings To Senators West Point Grads Plan Celebration Graduates of West Point at Ft. Hood are celebrating the Founders Day of the United States Military Academy on March 16. The cele bration will begin at 1900 hours in the Fort Hood Officer’s Open Mess. The price will be approximately $4 per person and the uniform for active duty personnel will be blues with bow tie. All graduates of West Point or any of her sister academies in the College Station area are cordially invited to attend. Jeff Harp, vice president of the Civilian Student Council and a member of the Student Senate, proposed Thursday night that the Senate conduct a student opinion poll on the issues of Silver Taps and Senior Rings for coed students. The proposal will be discussed at the Senate’s next regular meet ing Thursday night. Supported by the entire CSC group, Harp attempted to get the Senate to entertain three separate motions concerning the action tak en three weeks ago by the Senate. At their last meeting, the stu dent Senators voted to recommend that a different ring be designed for female students and that Silver Taps be held for male students only. Harp’s first motion asked the senators to approve a referendum vote on the two measures. Larry Garrett, chairman of the student issues committee, objected to the motion, claiming a point of order. He read from the Senate’s con stitution a portion which states that a referendum can be requested only by a petition signed by one- third of the student body and pre sented to the Senate at its next regular meeting. ADMITTING that he had no such petition, Harp withdrew his motion. He said that he had misin terpreted the constitutional mean ing of the word referendum. A referendum vote would affect the Senate’s original decision. Harp indicated that he only wanted a student opinion poll. He then moved that the Senators approve holding a student opinion poll. Once again Garrett objected this time on the grounds that Harp’s proposal did not concur with a Student Senate’s standing rule prohibiting the discussion of any topic not included on the week’s agenda. Harp then requested the issue be placed on next week’s agenda, which was done without opposi tion. THE WHOLE ISSUE of a stu dent opinion poll had arisen from the previous meeting of the CSC. At that time the Council members unanaminously voted to authorize Harp to request a student body referendum, since they did not feel that the Senate’s decision was truly indicative of the whole stu dent body. Since this weeks meeting of the CSC and the Student Senate were scheduled at the same time in the MSC, is was felt that the CSC should witness Harp’s motion. Con sequently after conducting all ur gent business the CSC adjourned to the Student Senate. After hearing a speech by Joe Buser, of University Information, Harlan Roberts, president of the Student Senate, commentated on the presence of the CSC and then recognized Jeff Harp. Before pre senting his motion Harp addressed the senate and explained the rea sons for his motion. Efforts Hastened Cyprus Mediation NICOSIA, Cyprus (A*) _ The United Nations hastened efforts Thursday night to speed a peace keeping force to Cyprus before this battered island could explode into even bloodier ethnic strife. In the forefront, Canada re ported it was committing 1,000 troops that could be airlifted to Cyprus within 24 hours and hint ed it might send more if needed. Secretary General U Thant said a 7,000-man force should be in Cyprus in the very near future. HE REPORTED to members of the Security Council that he had positive indications of voluntary financial contributions necessary to meet the total cash requirements of the force for three months, estimated at $6 million. The United States is putting up $2 million, Britain $1 million. Other possible contributors in clude West Germany, Switzerland, Greece and Norway. Intensified activity at United Builders To Study Technical Relations The first of a series of planned conferences involving architects, contractors and engineers will be held at A&M University March 31-April 2, Edward J. Romieniec, chairman of the School of Archi tecture, announced. The purpose of the three-day meeting is to improve communica tions between students, educators and professional people and will feature outstanding consultants and A&M faculty members. Included are Mario G. Salvadori, professor of engineering and arch itecture at Columbia University, and Paul Weidlinger of New York City, consulting engineer. Frank B. Stass, construction company executive of New York, will represent the contractors, and George G. Pierce Jr., of Houston, president of the Texas Society of Architects, will present the archi tects’ views. The public has been invited to attend the April 1-2 sessions, which include panel discussions on communications in education and in the profession. Dean Fred J. Benson of the Col lege of Engineexnng will welcome the visitors. About 100 professional people are expected to attend. The conference is co-sponsored by Fuller Construction Co., Over head Door Co. of Houston, Perma- lite of Perlite firm of Houston, Texas Bureau for Lathing and Plastering and Ramada Motor Ho tel of College Station. Meetings will be held in the Me morial Student Center, Architec ture Building and Ramada Inn. Smiling Vietnamese youngsters reach out to shake hands with U. S. Defense Secretary Robert S. McNamara as he arrived in the A Little Guy Meets The Big Man villiage of Hoa Hao, South Viet Nam. Be hind McNamara is Vietnamese Premier Major General Nguyen Khanh. Nations headquarters in New York came as the armed frontier mark ing Turkish and Greek Cypriot sectors here bristled with war like activity. In the past few days, from 600 to 1,000 troops of the Greek Cypriot security forces have moved into fortified positions along many areas of the dividing line, British soldiers reported. THE BRITISH, in turn, have fortified their own positions and pointed several big antitank guns into the Greek Cypriot sector. Turkish Cypriots also have been busy on their side, throwing up a second long row of earthworks paralleling the Kyrenia road. The road leads out of the Turkish sec tor to the Kyrenia Mountains in the north. A Turkish Cypriot leader in London said urgent international actions is essential if the Turkish Cypriots, outnumbered 4-1 by the 480,000 Greeks Cypriots, are to survive. He called for immediate British, Turkish and Greek inter vention to restore law and order. Turkish army troops and ma rines were reported to have board ed naval ships Thursday at the southern Turkish port of Isken- derun, 100 miles from Cyprus. The port has been a scene of intense naval activity. Wire Review By The Associated Press WORLD NEWS BONN, Germany — The first destroyer built in West Germany since World War II goes into service March 23, the Defense Ministry announced Thursday. It is the 3,400-ton Hamburg, with a crew of 280. The Hamburg is armed with modern artillery and antisubmarine weapons. It has a speed of 35 knots and will operate mainly in the North Sea. U. S. NEWS WASHINGTON — The United States called on Russia today to hand over “without delay” three American airmen whose plane was forced over East Germany Tues day. A top State Department offi cial told Soviet Ambassador An atoly Dobrynin that Moscow charges that the plane was on a spy mission were untrue. Career Day To Aid Prospective Aggies The A&M campus will receive the scrutiny of an estimated 1000 Texas high school students to morrow as the annual High School Career Day activities take place. The purpose of the special day is to allow prospective A&M stu dents to observe the various fields of study which they might choose. Registration will begin at 7:30 a.m. tomorrow. The guests will view a Corps Review at 9 a.m. After a welcoming address by A&M President Earl Rudder, the stu dents will be taken on guided tours of the departments of their choice.