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'gCl lifting '•i WeJjj !mi c Bi; on, elt : n eets || ' spoli Che Battalion Texas A&M University Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS WEDNESDAY, SEPTEMBER 23, 1964 Number 72 A Presidential Greeting New staff and faculty members were guests left, were hosts. The reception was in the Tuesday night at a reception honoring new Memorial Student Center Ballroom, personnel. President and Mrs. Earl Rudder, ALONG THE CAMPAIGN^ TRAILS Johnson Warns Of Ranting, Promises Cut In Excise Tax tNT 6-4372 President Johnson promised the ■ nation Tuesday a cut in excise K taxes and warned of “those who ""rave and rant about the dangers of progress.” “We will not permit federal [revenues to become a drag on lour economy,” the President told I steelworkers in reference to an [excise tax cut. Johnson spoke to the 12th bien- [nial convention of the United Steel- I workers of America in Convention I Hall, the place where he was I nominated for president last (month. | ; AFC Fellowship l Details Available Details of the Atomic Energy 1 Commission Special Fellowships 1 in Health Physics program for I 1965-66 graduate study here and I nine other universities have i’ have been announced. The pro- | gram is administered by the Oak 1 Ridge Institute of Nuclear Stu- I dies at Oak Ridge, Tenn. Dr. Vernon Bishop serves as I the A&M fellowship advisor. He 1 is an assistant professor in the || Department of Nuclear Engi- | neering and campus radiological I safety officer. The AEC fellowships provide a basic annual stipend of $2,500 I with dependency allowances a- I vailable. The fellowships are 1 renewable. Students fill sum- f mer asignments at an AEC fa cility with A&M students to 1 serve at the National Reactor I Testing Station, Idaho Falls, 1 Idaho. He said his administration would help the poor, the helpless and the oppressed of the nation through a program of medical care for the aged under Social Security, through strengthened unemploy ment compensation and minimum wages, and through fair, just and equal opportunity for all Americans. Republican presidential nominee Barry Goldwater carried his cam paign to Texas Tuesday night and charged that the Democrats stum bled into a war in South Viet Nam they do not know how to end. He made other charges: That Secretary of Defense Rob ert S. McNamara is trigger-hap py and has recklessly committed the United States to war in Viet Nam. That President Johnson is using files of the Internal Revenue Serv ice to coerce persons. That Johnson’s vice-presidential running mate, Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, wants to do away with the oil depletion tax allowance. That medical care for the aged under Social Security system would bankrupt the system. ‘They have lost the peace,” Goldwater said of the administra tion in a speech for delivery at Odessa. “And what does my op ponent have to say?” “He says: ‘Let us continue.’” Goldwater said President John son’s urging means, “Let us con tinue losing our sons and grand sons in a war thousands of miles away — a war this administartion has stumbled into and does not know how to end.” Jack Crichton, Republican can didate for governor, said Tuesday Gov. John Connaily had tried to mislead the people about GOP presidential candidate Barry Gold- water’s stand on law enforcement. Dresser Named Top Cadet Paul A. Dresser Jr., colonel of the Cadet Corps during 1963-64 has been chosen A&M University’s nominee for the outstanding Army Reserve Officers Training Corps graduate in the nation during the year ended Aug. 31. The nomination of Dresser, former San Antonio resident whose parents now reside in Corsicana, was announced by Lt. Col. Thomas A. Hotchkiss of the Army ROTC instructor staff. Dresser was graduated last May with a degree in history. He distinguished himself scholasti-"* cally and through service as a class officer and in other extracurricular activities. The son of Col. and Mrs. Paul A. Dresser, 2003 W. Third Ave nue in Corsicana, is a graduate of Thomas Jefferson High School in San Antonio. Presentation of the Hughes Achievement Trophy to the out standing Army ROTC graduate of the year is scheduled in December by the Secretary of the Army. Inquiries Invited For Danforth Aid Inquiries about the Danforth Graduate Fellowships, to be awarded next March, are invited now, according to Dr. Wayne C. Hall, dean of the Graduate Col lege. The fellowships offered by the Danforth Foundation of St. Louis, are open to men and women who are seniors or recent graduates of accredited colleges in the United States, who have serious interest in college teach ing as a career, and who plan to study for a PhD in a field common to the undergraduate college. Applicants may be sin gle or married, must be less than 30 years of age at the time of application, and may not have undertaken any graduate or pro fessional study beyond the bac calaureate. Approximately 120 fellowships will be awarded in March. Can didates must be nominated by liaison officers of their under graduate institutions. Warren Commission Report To Be Released Sunday By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Warren commission report on the assassi nation of President John F. Ken nedy will be released for use by newspapers, television, radio and other media at 6:30 p.m. Sunday, the White House announced Tues day. Press secretary George Reedy announced the release hour at a briefing attended by about 15 newsmen. Chief Justice Earl Warren and TASA To Discuss School Relations The first meeting of Area 1-C of the Texas Association of School Administrators will be at 9 a.m. Thursday in Room 425 of the Academic Building on the A&M campus. Approximately 20 area school superintendents will attend the or ganizational meeting to hear a discussion of the topic “Superin tendents and School Community Relations.” Calvin Hibler, consultant from the Texas Education Agency, will be a special guest at the meeting. It Three members of the Aggie Players re hearse their parts in “The Death of Satan” to be presented Nov. 9. Practice for the Players Begin Playing production began this week. Pictured are, left to right, Harry Gooding, Vic Weining and Richard Jenkins. the six other members of the presi dential investigating commission created nearly 10 months ago are scheduled to present the massive report — known to be more than 700 pages long — to President Johnson at the White House on Thursday. The report will go on sale at the government printing office Mon day, immediately after publication of its contents in Monday morning newspapers. Hard-bound copies will sell for $3.25 and paperback copies for $2.50 each. This includes only the commis sion’s “summary report,” covering a chronology and analysis of the tragedy in Dallas last Nov. 22, the commission’s findings as to the perpetrator, and other subjects of investigation, together with a num ber of illustrations and appendices. The commission’s findings are expected to support the conclusions of Dallas police, Texas authorities, and the FBI that the assassin was Lee Harvey Oswald. The new, perpetual award trophy weighs more than 100 pounds. Ap propriate mementos will be pre sented to the winning individual and to his school for permanent retention. The selection process begins at the university level and continues through each of the six Army Commands to the national level, Hotchkiss said. Dresser began active duty as a Regular Army second lieutenant of artillery after graduation from A&M and is attending professional schools before taking an assign ment in Germany. He goes to the basic airborne school at Ft. Benning, Ga., for final training before going overseas late in Oct ober. As a student he completed his academic career with an overall grade point ratio of 2.54 on a scale of 3 and won membership first in Phi Eta Sigma, freshman honor society, and then in Phi Kap pa Phi, senior society honoring students within the top one-tenth of their class scholastically. NEW ARMY ROTC TROPHY A&M nominates Dresser for award. Application Deadline Nears For Fulbright Scholarships Students interested in study abroad next year with a Fulbright Scholarship or other U. S. Govern ment grants under the Fulbright- Hays Act need to act quickly. Completed applications are due not later than Oct. 25 in the office of Dr. J. M. Nance, campus pro gram adviser. He heads the De partment of History and Govern ment with offices in 203 Nagle Hall. Details of other programs for study in Latin American nations or for teaching assistantships in India and Italy also are available at Nance’s office. “The Fulbright grants are pri marily for first year graduate study, although many advanced students are given awards,” Nance said. Chosen as a Fulbright Scholar ship winner for 1964-65 was Wil liam Dean (Bill) Letbetter, an A&M graduate in physics. He was named to a scholarship at the Uni- vresity of Oslo. Approximately 9 0 0 Fulbright grants, 45 Joint U. S.-Other Gov ernment grants, and 89 Travel- Only grants will be available to scholars who wish to pursue grad uate study in 51 foreign countries. “For most of these countries,” Nance said, “a working knowledge of the language of the country in which study will take place is re quired, but for others only English is necessary.” Other requirements include United States citizenship and a bachelor’s degree by the be ginning date of the grant. Selections are made on the basis of academic and, or professional record, the feasibility of the appli cant’s proposed study plan and per sonal qualifications. Preference is given to candidates who have not previously lived or studied abroad and are under the age of 35 years. Nance said additional grants for Latin American study in 1965-66 will be available. Recommended fields of study for the grants are the social sciences, political science, history, law and the humanities. Among the countries involved are Bolivia, Dominican Republic, Ecua dor, Guatemala and Venezuela. Organization Completed For Peace Corps Council Organization of the university Peace Corps Advisory Council has been completed for the new year, Dr. G. M. Watkins, council chair man and director of agricultural instruction, announced. A&M President Earl Rudder named the original faculty-student council to coordinate planning for visitations of Peace Corps teams, the testing programs and related matters. Watkins succeeds Dr. Dan Rus sell, who retired in late summer, as council chairman. Represented on the council are the four colleges and military, ci vilian and graduate students. The faculty members include professors J. P. CoVan, engineer ing; W. D. Kutach, agriculture; A. R. Stephens, arts and sciences, and R. D. Turk, veterinary medicine. The University Information Office is represented by Henry L. Als- meyer Jr. Students serving this year in clude David Graham of Bay City, representing the Corps; Frank E. Berngen of Chillicothe, civilian representative, and Larry J. Ring er of Mt. Vernon, Iowa, graduate student member. The World at a Glance By The Associated Press International SAIGON, South Viet Nam — Premier Nguyen Khanh’s political situation brightened somewhat Tuesday. A compromise agree ment ended a general strike in Saigon. The threat of a new anti government demonstration faded. ★ ★ ★ MOSCOW — Soviet Premier Khrushchev met Tuesday with Cu ban Ambassador Carlos Oliveras Sanchez, Tass said. The Soviet news agency gave no indication of what was discussed. ★ ★ ★ LONDON — Soviet planes, sur face ships and submarines shad owed North Atlantic Treaty Or ganization naval exercises Tues day despite an effort to keep their whereabouts secret. But Western commanders said the Russians would be more of a help than a hindrance. National WASHINGTON — Secretary of Defense Robert S. McNamara Tues day awarded the highest civilian medal the Pentagon can give to Gov. John B. Connaily Jr. of Tex as, former secretary of the Navy. tAt WASHINGTON — Acting Atty. Gen. Nicholas Katzenbach promised Tuesday full cooperation from the Justice Department in the newest Senate investigation of the activi ties of Bobby Baker. ★ ★ ★ WASHINGTON — Le-Roy Col lins, head of the federal Communi ty Relations Service, said Tuesday he wished Republican presidential candidate Barry Goldwater would urge the American people to com ply with the civil rights law. ★ ★ ★ MONTGOMERY Ala. — With his own legislature solidly behind him, Gov. George Wallace promised Tuesday a fighting campaign across the nation to outlaw federal control over the schools. tAt "A" MATERO, N. C. — With its highest winds dropping slightly, hurricane Gladys hovered off the North Carolina coast Tuesday as a potentially dangerous lady uncer tain of its course. ★ ★ ★ Texas AUSTIN — Mrs. Jerre S. Wil liams, an Austin attorney and wife of a University of Texas law pro fessor, will direct women’s activi ties for the Texas Johnson - Humphrey campaign, state cam paign chairman Hunter McLean announced Monday. ★ ★ ★ DALLAS — Secretary of De fense Robert S. McNamara said Tuesday the United States can now and will in the future be able to “insure the destruction of both the Soviet Union and Communist China, under the worst imaginable circumstances accompanying the outbreak of war.” A Peace Corps team from Wash ington, D. C. will visit here from Sept. 28 to Oct. 4. Peace Corps staff members, in cluding returned Volunteers, will be on hand to explain the purpose, programs and future plans of the organization and to accept appli cations from interested juniors, seniors and graduate students. Non-competitive aptitude tests will be given several times daily to applicants. Questionnaires must be completed before taking the tests. They are available at most post offices and may also be ob tained in advance from Watkins. If an organization, group or club wishes to have a Peace Corps rep resentative speak and answer ques tions, arrangements should be made at once by calling Watkins at VI 6-5701. Tuesday Night Silver Taps Honors Aggies Silver Taps was held Tuesday night for Roberto Payan, Elmer Henry Beutnagel and Mohammad T. Islam, A&M students who died during the summer. Payan was killed in a bicycle- car accident in the 2000 block of Texas Ave. at 3 a.m. May 30. The 20 year old freshman archi tecture student from Matamoros was struck from behind. Accord ing to Bryan police, the impact took place 13 feet, six inches from the curb in the inside line. At the time of the accident Pay an was accompanied by two fellow Mexican students. Neither was in jured. Islam, 27 year old graduate stu dent in agronomy, became seriously ill and died Aug. 28. He was from East Pakistan. The nature of Islam’s disease and cause of death were not deter mined. Details concerning Beutnagel’s death are vague. It is believed that the junior chemical engineering major from Blanco died in a swim ming accident in the Gulf of Mexi co sometime late in August. Sources state that he was sucked under by the undertow of some type of vessel.