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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Friday, April 17, 1964
BATTALION EDITORIALS
The Time Has Come
To Take A Look
Some truths about “One Week In October”—more
specifically the Cuban crisis—were revealed to a public gath
ering this weekend for only the third time since the crisis.
Pat Frank, officer of civil defense, presented a film to a five-
state gathering of newsmen in Oklahoma City.
The 29-minute film and Frank’s comments indicated that
the people of the United States were much closer to war in
the Fall of 1962 than most people realized.
Even though the film pointed out that this country was
only a shallow breath from war, it showed we might even
now be inches from destruction if a war were to erupt.
Whether the people were properly informed to make
them aware of their danger is really immaterial, because
there is sufficient proof to show that the American people
would not take steps to protect themselves until missiles
or airplanes broke over the horizons or the blast of bombs
threw them out of their beds. One might say such a thing
has never happened—how can one know?
At the same time Frank was revealing the ugly facts of
near-war with Cuba and the Soviet Union, the tobacco com
panies of the United States were reporting that their cigarette
sales were back up for the first time since the surgeon
general of the United States issued his report on the believed
direct effect of smoking cigarettes on the development of
lung cancer. The momentary caution that had been exercised
by the American public had been thrown to the winds
apparently, and the possibility of future illness gave way to
the need for immediate pleasure.
Without the urging and assistance of the Federal Govern
ment the public would probably have the same attitude to
ward protecting themselves against the dangers of possible
radio active fallout in the event of war.
The people are apparently ready to accept the fact that
fallout will exist if a war does occur, but like they do not
believe that lung cancer will strike them, they don’t believe
the war will come. But what if it does?
Frank told the newsmen that other than those people
in the immediate blast area, there would be no excuse for
loss of life in any great quantity. He pointed out that more
than adequate protection was available in many buildings
which now stand in every community to save the citizens
in that community from the danger of fallout.
In regard to the people’s idea that war would not come,
Frank said that everyone should seriously consider the fact
that twice before in this century this country was sure war
would not interrupt their lives—but it did.
It could easily happen again. Take a look at a few im
portant international facts. Nikita Khrushchev is an old
man, 70-years old just this week. No one lives forever and
neither will this man. What will follow Mr. “K” in the Krem
lin could be frightening. The false alarm of death to Nikita
early this week very well demonstrated the danger which
might exist upon the death of the Russian Premier. What
were the thoughts of the President of the United States
and his immediate military advisors that day.
Red China can not get a nuclear weapons system devel-
ped soon enough to suit itself. In a very short while the
Chinese Communists—who think that war is the answer to
their problems—will be testing nuclear weapons. Right now
the rest of the world is lucky because the Chinese do not have
the carrier for their weapons to endanger the western world.
But, how long would it be before the nuclear warhead would
have its carrier?
The Sino-Soviet difficulties are real, and they cannot
be considered without thinking of Cuba. The Cuban with the
growth on his face is standing beside Russia today because
the Russians have the most to offer him in the communist
world. However, if China becomes a nuclear power how long
will it be before the arrogant, restless Cuban leader sides with
the Chinese?
These things might not happen tomorrow or next year.
But something is going to give in this world soon. The situa
tion cannot remain at a power stand-off forever. When hell
does break lose there is no. question that the United States-
meaning every citizen—will be involved.
We cannot afford to be unprepared.
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CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
TEXAS POLITICS
Re-Election Campaigns t
Getting Hot Across State
‘That’s weird lookin’ stuff—What did it taste like?
Do You Need
Any Insurance?
EDITOR’S NOTE: From reports
heard on the campus this week,
it seems that graduating seniors
are once more being hounded by
those smiling friends of every
one — insurance salesmen. A
column written by last year’s
Battalion managing editor, Ron
ald Bookman came to mind when
the cursing started among sen
iors. Here is that column re
printed for those who did not
see it last spring.
By RONALD BOOKMAN
The phone rings.
I say hello.
“Hello, Ron. Say, got a min
ute ? Good. I’d like to check
your insurance coverage with
you if you don’t mind.”
Click.
That scene is repeated at least
a hundred times a day when at
least a hundred seniors are
hounded by at least a hundred
insurance salesmen.
Now, I already have life in
surance. And hospitalization and
auto insurance. I don’t want any
more insurance and when I do
I’ll call my insuranceman.
College Station has some re
liable, professional-minded insur
ance agents. But some can’t re
sist the thought of cashing in on
the wallets of Aggies innocent in
the ways of the world.
College regulations prohibit
these scavengers from invading
the dorms and apartment areas
—but that leaves the phone, the
mails and traitors who sell their
buddies’ names for a cup of cof
fee or a tall one.
One shrewd would-be saleman
had nerve enough to send post-
age-due letters hawking his bill
of goods. If you’re ever been
disgusted, it’s when you pay the
postman two cents for a letter
and it’s an ad that would insult
Attention Aggies
Candidates for Vanity Fair
for the Aggieland ’64 can
be entered at the Office of
Student Publications in the
basement of the Y.M.C.A.
A portrait (8x10) head &
shoulders and 1 snapshot
full length with vital statis
tics should be included. The
deadline for turning in pic
tures will be May 1st.
GRADUATING SENIORS
—are you in need of a car?
There is no need to wait if
you have a military con
tract or a job commitment.
Come in today — “Test
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the intelligence of the lowest
frog.
With graduation time gleam
ing ahead, the pace is quickening
and sickening as it becomes evi
dent to these smoothies that they
have only a few more months to
soak the seniors.
This isn’t to say juniors and
underclassmen aren’t immune,
but the senior year is the time
of ambush.
These birds work round the
clock, and midnight or noon is a
common time for them to pound
on the day-duck’s door or phone.
Memo to these characters. I
have enough common, sense to
know what I need and when I
need it. I do business with a
reputable agent, and when I want
something I call him. Give the
Aggies a break, and let them ask
for insurance when they want it.
By GARTH JONES
Associated Press Writer
Two veterai© Texas legisla
tors, in the midst of hot re-
election campaigns, got in a
backstage squabble Thursday
over who should introduce
whom.
However, heated words was
the only exchange between U. S.
Sen. Ralph Yarborough and
U. S. Rep. Omar Burleson in a
noisy meeting just before Yar
borough spoke to the annual
membership meeting of the
Taylor County Rural Electrifica
tion Association in Merkel.
Burleson arrived at the Mer
kel meeting to find that he had
been removed from the pro
gram as the person to intro
duce Yarborough and replaced by
former State Rep. Max Carriker,
Roby, who is opposing Burleson
for Congress.
When Yarborough arrived Bur
leson met him backstage and de
manded to know why “Max Car-
riker’s crowd” had been allowed
to change the program. The
senator’s reply was lost in the
hubbub. Burleson continued that
since Yarborough was a visitor
in his district then Burleson felt
the senator owed him the cour
tesy to let Burleson make the
introduction.
“We’ll have a talk. I have lots
to talk to you about,” Burleson
said as Yarborough turned to
ward the stage.
Carriker made the introduction.
Yarborough said in his speech
that special interests fighting
him also are seeking to destroy
the REA program. “The huck
sters of hate after me are after
you, too,”, he said.
In Wichita Falls, Gordon Mc
Lendon, Yarborough’s Democratic
opponent, said “minorities are on
the march in America.”
McLendon said in a speech
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for the Rotary Club that he has
no fault with any group who
cries out against denial of their
rights “but I have no sympathy
with minorities which attempt to
use general rights, the rights
granted all of us by the Con
stitution, as bootstraps to lift
themselves to a position of
special privilege, power and im
munity.”
George Bush, Republican Sen
atorial candidate, said in a state
ment for release in Amarillo that
conservatism is the real ans
wer to the challenge of the 1970’s.
“The challenge cannot be met
through deficit spending, a virtu
ally free imports program and
the addition of other huge gov
ernment bureaus and give-away
proposals,” he said.
Gov. John Connally told a
crowd at the Port of Beaumont
"Y
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|y the na
Waldo 1
,n award
Delegab
f the Ai
Ingineers
tee excellence; we must developL 0 keep P
a statewide water program to
meet the needs of this an|
future generations, and we mast
work at both the state and locslBggd the
levels of government to main.E.jyji e ng
tain favorable tax policies.’’ ■ ccon( j to
Don Yarborough, Democrat Bortance
candidate for governor, said to
remarks prepared for a Dallas
luncheon that he wants a bee!
abeling law.
“Texas cattlemen are beinp
swamped by imported inferior
beef from other countries,” be
said. “Our local beef raisers
mt in out
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have seen their very livelihood B senior
threatened by this food of most*' 38 annc
ly inferior meat.”
SGT Initiates 6
The A&M
dedication that during the next Q amma Tau
chapter of Sigma
national honorary
15 years, while Texas is ab- scholastic society for students
sorbing a
population increase ma j 0 ring in aerospace engineering
greater than the population of
Oklahoma or Louisiana, we will g roU p
need 30,000 new jobs each year
in indsutry alone. To assure that
these job openings will be avail
able, there is much yet to do:
we must assure a program for
our schools which will guaran-
has initiated six Aggies into their
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
In regard to the Sound Off
of Tuesday, April, I fear that
Mrs. (or Miss) Holland commit
ted a far greater sin than the
one she reports was committeed
against her. She has chosen to
measure the characteristics of a
profession consisting of several
.million members by the behavior
of one who she assumes is a mem
ber of that profession.
It is unfortunate that such an
incident must occur at Texas
A&M or in fact anywhere. Com
pounding the problem by making
several sweeping assumptions as
to the identity of the person in
volved certainly has not improv
ed the situation.
Donald L. Woods,
Civil Engineering
Graduate Student
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