THE BATTALION
Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, August 27, 1964
Presidential Safety
Watching President Johnson move, if you can call it
moving, across the convention floor in Atlantic City last
night, one could not fail to be somewhat afraid for his se
curity. Accompanied by several New Jersey state troopers
and secret servicemen the President made his way very
slowly across the convention floor in a special effort to see
the Texas delegation.
When he finally made it, he stopped, shook hands and
talked with several members and old friends among the
delegation. Knowing the President by now as an extremely
independent man* we should not be surprised at this be
havior. But it is sheer folly to expect the Secret Service
to function fully and be responsible for the president’s life
when he insists on making these excursions into the crowds.
No one can deny the President the right to politic and
keep the home fences mended. But we wonder, in the light
of the responsibility of the Secret Service, if their job can
not be made easier if they had the authority to prevent the
President from strolling off into obviously unprotected areas,
however good the intentions of the President are.
As if the inside episode were not enough temptation,
President Johnson insisted last night in going briefly into
the crowds outside the convention hall before getting into
his limosine.
But the point here is that the chances are increased for
assassination when the president does not avail himself of
all possible protection. Every time he breaks his cordon of
Secret Servicemen he breaks down whatever available se
curity there is. Thus in a few moments all the carefully
laid plans for Presidential protection are ruined.
The Secret Service, as they did last night, can only
form themselves around the President in a makeshift circle,
that is if they can keep up with him in the crowd.
The only alternative to partial protection for the Presi
dent is total protection. This means no personal appear-
ences where an assassin might draw sights on the Presi
dent’s person. In short it would cut out public appearances
altogether. This is of course unpracticable. President John
son would never put up with it.
But surely he should moderate his frequent desire to
rush unprotected into the crowds as he did last night at
Convention Hall.
CARTOON LAMPOON
LOOK AGAIN
An optical illusion is created in this picture of Republican
Presidential Candidate Barry Goldwater as he spoke at the
Illinois State Fair. The rope is actually supporting appa
ratus that held up the tent over the platform where he
was speaking.
Texas Democrats And Republicans
Gear For The Big November Clash
Whooping Cranes
Stir Controversy
Rockport, Tex., Aug. 27 — (A*)
— The whooping crane has been
caught in a verbal crossfire be
tween proponents of wildlife con
servation on the one hand and a
county judge on the other.
The controversy was sparked by
a plan put forward by the Fish and
Wildlife Service of the Interior
Department to add 32,500 acres
to the Aransas National Wildlife
Refuge near Austwell.
“We are prefectly willing to
see the whooping crane and deer
multiply until they populate all
of Aransas County, if the federal
government is willing to pay for
it,” said Aransas County Judge
John Wendell.
The judge protested against the
plan because he said county and
school taxes amounting to more
than $25,000 would be lost as a
result.
The proposed area adjoins the
present sanctuary of 47,231 acres
— the winter home of the last
remaining wild flock of whooping
cranes — in part and is on the
opposite shore of St. Charles Bay.
In letters to Rep. John Young
and Sen. Ralph Yarborough, Wen
dell stated he objected to designa
tion of more than 84 per cent of
the county’s arable land unless
there is recompense for those tax
es which will be lost when the
federal government takes over
ownership of the land.
Originally established in 1937,
the present refuge is on Black
jack Peninsula on what was form
erly known as the St. Charles
Ranch.
Manager Bob Shields has point
ed out in the past that the refuge
enjoys a self-sufficiency because
of the annual payments for graz
ing rights, which were kept by
the .... owner when the govern
ment purchased the original ranch
holdings.
More than 25,000 visitors pass
through its gates each year to
view the numerous species of
wildlife at home in a preserved
wilderness habitat. About half
the visitors come from out of state.
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AUSTIN, Texas — Texas Demo
crats and Republicians are gearing
for their big clash in the Novem
ber general election.
Democratic leaders are in At
lantic City, N. J., at their party’s
national convention.
Gov. John Connally indicated
both national and state campaign
organizations will be put together
in Texas soon after the conven
tion.
Meanwhile, Republicans report
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ization far stronger than any
they have fielded to date. They
plan to do vigorous battle in local
races, as well as national and state
campaigns.
GOP assembled its candidates
and campaign leaders here last
weekend for a special training
School in practical political organi
zation, vote-getting tactics and
fund-raising activities.
OIL RISE — Texas Railroad
Commission ordered a substantial
increase in oil production for
September.
Wells which are under proration
will be allowed to produce 28 per
cent of their capacity during Sept
ember, compared with 26.5 per
cent this month.
New production quota amounts
to 2,831,583 barrels daily, com
pared to 2,794,312 for August.
Commission also took under ad
visement conflicting testimony on
effect of its proposed $5,000 bond
requirement for drilling or re
working wells in the interest of
pollution control. Fifteen days
were allowed interested parties for
filing for additional briefs.
APPOINTMENTS — Governor
Connally announced nine appoint-
merits to Trinity River Authority
Board of Directors, three to San
Jacinto Battleground Commission,
and two to the State Board of
Barber Examiners.
Reappointed to the Trinity River
Board were Paul H. Cauthan Jr.,
Trinity; Bernice Finger, Shepard;
J. D. Kirven, Waxahachie; and
O. P. Leonard, Forth Worth. New
appointees are Walter Hailey, Dal
las; Rex Cauble of Leon County;
Dr. J. B. Heath, Madisonville; Fred.
F. Meridith, Terrell; and A. C.
Spencer, Huntsville.
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Houstonians apointed to the Bat
tleground Commission were W. N.
Blanton Sr., chairman (reappoint
ment); Mrs. Joseph H. Sperry;
and Fred Leggett.
Ed Tabola of Houston and H. D.
Stewart Jr. of Big Springs were
selected for the State Board of
Barber Examiners.
WATER CONSERVATION —
Water conservation storage in
major Texas rfeservoirs dropped at
the end of last month to the lowest
point since March, 1957. The 6,-
400,000-acre feet stored was a de
crease of 700,000-acre feet from
the previous month.
Texas Water Commission said
dryland crops and pastures are
suffering heavily, and municipal
water supply of many small towns
has “reached the critical stage.”
DOVE SEASON — Parks and
Wildlife Department announces
that white wing doves can be
hunted on two weekends — Sept
ember 5-6 and September 12-13.
Regular mourning dove season
opens in the north zone of Texas
on September 1 and will run
through October 30. The south
zone season is September 26-Nov-
ember 20.
A new guide to hunting regula
tions, “Hunting in Texas 1964-
1965,” now is being distributed
through Parks and Wildlife field
offices and licensed deputies.
PRISON LAND — Land Com
missioner Jerry Sadler’s staff has
completed surveys and subdivi
sions of 6,500 acres of prison farm
land in Harris, Fort Bend and
Walker Counties.
State Board of Corrections will
offer the 43 tracts of land for
sale on December 9-11. Land is
surplus to needs of the prison sys
tem, so effort is being made to
get it in private hands and on the
tax rolls.
Details may be obtained from
the State Department of Correc
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