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Cbe Battalion Texas A&M University Volume 61 Price Five Cents COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS FRIDAY, FEBRUARY 5, 1965 Number 189- <3 Student Insurance Policy Won’t Pay Freshman’s Bill I By MIKE REYNOLDS Day News Editor An investigation of the insur ance policy for students was start ed by the Student Senate Thurs day night. Frank Muller, student body president, showed a letter of re jection to a student by Albert Knapp & Associates of Chicago, 111. The student, Kenneth Taylor, a freshman from Dallas, chipped a tooth on the front rail at Yell Practice on Oct. 1. His dentist, Charles A. Ernst filed a claim with the company. A letter was sent to the student stating that the claim could not be paid “. . . due to the fact that the policy does not provide cover age for the treatment of dentists.” The students’ brochure states that dentistry work is excluded from the policy only when the A&M Rifle Team Wins League Title, Seeks Army Crown The A&M Rifle Team has been presented a trophy as Central Tex as Conference champions in the first leg of their bid to be win ners of the Fourth Army ROTC Small Bore Rifle Matches. Coached by Sgt. Harvey H. Day- ton, the team will compete the weekend . of Feb. 13 with teams from the University of Houston and Louisiana State University as well as representatives from the Western Texas and Oklahoma con ferences of the area. "William A. Birdsong, a Hous ton sophomore, had the high ag gregate score of 366 out of a pos sible 400,” said Lt. Col. Frank S. Hertzog, team sponsor. Carl E. Long, team captain, Rob ert M. Nalley and James N. Phil lips are team members from Dal las. Other members are Marion S. Thompson and Thomas R. Park of El Paso, John W. Parker of Cen ter, Charles F. Weatherbee of Am arillo, Melvin W. Cockrell of Hous ton and James B. Vine of Dilley. work is not the direct result of an accident. Muller said that Dr. C. R. Lyons of the Student Health Service told him the policy should have been paid. Taylor said he had talked to Sys tems Attorney James Amis about the claim and that Amis said an itemized claim should be sent again. Then pressure should be brought to bear and if the com pany still refused to pay, a suit should be filed. Muller said he had been told of several other claims filed by stu dents that had been rejected by Albert Knapp & Associates. He said that either the wording in the policy was ambiguous or that the company was attempting to avoid payment. “Since the senate approves the company that handles the insur ance, I definitely feel we should investigate both sides of this case,” said Muller. Dean of Students James P. Han- nigan told the senate that he had been present when company ne gotiations Were made and that it was his understanding that if a Texas Tech President Says Connally’s i Super Systems’’ Not Best Education Plan AUSTIN — Texas Tech Presi dent Dr. Robert C. Goodwin told legislative budget writers Thurs day the Legislature should not regroup state colleges as pro posed by Gov. John Connally. “The allocation of the institu tions of higher learning of the state among systems of colleges and universities should be a func tion of the Commission on Higher Education or its replacement,” Goodwin told the House Appro priations Committee. However, Goodwin did support Connally’s recommendation for a strong college coordinating board. The committee is hearing 1966- 67 spending needs for state a- gencies. Connally told reporters Wed nesday he felt Tech opposed his plan, as well as the University of Houston, but that he believed a majority of the Legislature and colleges consider his plan the best solution. Connally proposed putting Tech under a system headed by Texas A&M. The University of Texas would head another system, and a third would be composed most ly of small colleges. Goodwin said a distribution of schools into systems “should be made only after a careful and deliberate study of the problems involved. “A basic principle of the es tablishment of these systems should be that within each com plex of institutions opportunity should exist for students to ob tain instruction under any pro gram and at all levels.” Goodwin also said college gov erning boards should “retain as much autonomy as possible.” Under Connally’s proposals, all but A&M and Texas governing boards would be abolished. Asked about Connally’s pro posal for a strong college co ordinating board, Goodwin said: “Closer coordination between institutions is necessary to at tain a more economic and effec tive higher education system. Although some progress has been made by the institutions, other and stronger measures are need ed.” “The Commission on Higher Education or its replacement should have the duties outlined, by the governor’s study commit tee.” dentist bill was a direct result of an accident, the company would honor it. “I feel this is a good thing that you are doing,” said Hannigan. Muller requested that all stu dents who had filed claims and had them turned down should leave their names and addresses at the Student Programs Office in the Memorial Student Center. Indians Announce Contest Winners In Prep Painting Winners of a junior and senior high school painting competition sponsored by the Indian Students Association of A&M have been an nounced by Pramod D. Desai, con test chairman. First prize winner in the senior high division is Donna Streetman of Bryan. Second and third prize awards go to Patty Herzog, Bry an, and Beth Paterson, College Station, respectively. Special prizewinners are Pat Snyder and Nan Hanover of Bryan and Jamie Dollahite of College Station. These prizes were donat ed by Jagat Singh, Mr. and Mrs. Arvind Kudchadker and Dilip V. Shah. All winners in this division at tend Stephen F. Austin High School. Joel Salmons of Bryan is the top prize winner in the junior high division. Lynda Neshbya of Col lege Station finished second and Addie Sue Dysen of Bryan took third. A special prize donated by C. B. Sharma will be awarded to David Drew of Bryan. All are students at Lamar Junior High School. All winners have been asked to be present when the prizes are pre sented at the Republic Day Cele bration of India to be held in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom at 7:30 p.m. Feb. 12. Eighty paintings depicting India and her people were entered from three schools. Man On Moon Seen By 1970 CHAMPIONSHIP RIFLEMEN . . team makes bid for Fourth Army title. Amerson Indicted For Wills Murder By Angleton Jury ANGLETON (A*) — The Brazoria Couny Grand Jury indicted Hen ry Amerson, Houston for the first degree murder in the rape-murder of Mrs. Marjorie Wills. The nude body of Mrs. Wills, 26, an insurance counter clerk at the Houston International Airport, was found in an ice coated ditch six miles from Angleton. Amerson, 38, was arrested at his Houston home last week and has repeatedly denied the charge filed against him. The arrest was made after A&M nuclear scientists and chemical ex perts made tests involving hairs, stands of fabric, and bloodstains. Astronaut Foresees Lunar Shot By TOMMY DeFRANK Staff Writer Astronaut Clifton C. Williams told a capacity crowd at Space Fiesta ’65 Thursday that if the present space timetable is main tained the United States will place a man on the moon by 1970. Williams reviewed his experi ences in the manned space flight program and summarized the Gem ini and Apollo projects in his pres entation. He also discussed recent lunar exploration, carried on by the Ranger space series. Williams revealed that the first flight of the Saturn I-B, which will carry the Apollo space team to the moon, is scheduled for 1966, and that the first manned Apollo flight will be launched in 1967. The first earth-orbital manned flight will be made in 1968, and if these early flights are successful the Apollo moon shot will be launched by 1970. “If these major accomplishments are met, our goal of a manned lu nar landing in this decade can be accomplished,” Williams asserted. The Apollo project is designed to orbit a three-man team around the moon and land two of them on the lunar surface for up to 48 hours. A mid-air rendezvous with the parent spacecraft will then be accomplished and the crew will return to earth after a three-day journey. The Marine captain also warned that Americans must realize that the aerospace program is not a re sult of the Russian space surge, but is the culmination of advanced technology which will yield bene fits in national security, interna tional prestige, economic benefits and scientific advancement for years to come. “The greatest challenge for us all is to fully understand the im plications of the space program— to come to consider it not simply as a reaction to the Soviet space program, but as a major research and development program entirely capable of standing on its own merits,” he said. In a press conference prior to his speech Williams emphasized that the United States was not engaged in a “race for space” with Russia and that such a term was a product of journalistic sensa tionalism. Williams also revealed that sev eral women have applied for the astronaut program, but that they have been rejected because “there are very few who have 1,000 hours flying time,” one of the require ments for an astronaut. “But I’m for them,” he grinned. CATCHING UP ON THE NEWS .. . Astronaut Williams checks The Battalion before speech. Senate Committee Favors Amendment On VP Continuity By The Associated Press WASHINGTON — The Senate Judiciary Committee approved un animously Thursday a constitu tional amendment to establish pro cedures for dealing with presi dential disability and keeping the office of vice president filled. Only minor changes were made in the proposal authored by Sen. Birch Bayh, D-Ind., who called them clarifying and said the basic provisions of his original version were preserved. Chairman Emanuel Celler, D- N. Y., of the House Judiciary Committee plans to have his group work on a similar proposal next Tuesday. The Senate passed substantially the same proposal last year 65 to 9, but the House did not act on it. President Johnson has asked The World at a Glance By The Associated Press International PARIS—President Charles de Gaulle, indirectly striking out at U. S. efforts on several fronts, Thursday urged revision of the U.N. charter by a five-power conference, including Red China, to “save the peace of the world.” ★ ★ ★ LONDON—A newly issued record—“The Voice of Sir Winston Churchill’—has jumped into the British top 10, the New Musical Express reported Thursday. It listed the record at No. 9, just below the Beatles’ “A Hard Day’s Night.” The record includes excerpts from Churchill’s most famous speeches and also part of a speech by the late President John F. Kennedy. National WASHINGTON—President Johnson, with direct allusion to Negro efforts to register in Alabama, urged all Americans Thursday to join with him in expressing concern over the loss of any citizen’s right to vote. In a hurriedly announced news conference, the President said it is essential to the freedom of the nation that voting rights are secured for all citizens. ★ ★ ★ PHILADELPHIA, Miss.—The Neshoba County grand jury says it can’t investigate the case of the three slain civil rights workers until the FBI turns over its evidence. In its report to Circuit Court Judge O. H. Barnett, the jury said: “We submit that it is impossible for us to complete our inquiry into this matter.” Texas HOUSTON—The 1st Court of Civil Appeals dis missed Thursday a plea seeking reversal of a district court decision to permit Rice University to enroll Negro students and charge tuition. The unanimous opinion dismissing the appeal by John Coffee and Val Billups, former Rice students, said the two had no legal right to intervene in the case. ★ ★ ★ DALLAS—An FBI agent in charge of domestic intelligence said Thursday the Communist espionage against America is at an all-time high. Said William C. Sullivan in an interview: “Espionage directed against this country today by Russia, the Soviet bloc nations and Communist China is one of the most difficult and serious in vestigative problems facing the FBI.” ★ ★ ★ DALLAS—An experimental transport plane which its builder says could open the entire world to aerial transportation made its first public flight Thursday. Two of Ling-Temco-Vought’s XC142A’s aircraft capable of taking off and landing vertically and flying at more than 430 miles an hour, lifted off under overcast skies and flew for 45 minutes. Congress to approve the proposal quickly and send it to the states for ratification. One change made by the com mittee is in the procedure under which Congress would decide whether a disabled president should resume office if he and the vice president disagree on the ques tion. As written originally, the sec tion said Congress should “im mediately” settle the issue. Some senators said this would raise doubts about the right of Congress to have brief hearings to ques tion doctors and other witnesses. The wording was changed to read that Congress should “immediate ly proceed to decide.” The committee changed the word ing in several places to substi tute “president of the Senate and speaker of the House of Repre sentatives” for the word “Con gress.” This, it was explained, is designed to make clear that sections on congressional action would be operative when Congress is not in session. Also substituted were the words “principal officers of the execu tive departments” instead of “heads of the executive depart ments.” The senators decided this is more appropriate constitutional language. The proposed constitutional change specifies that the vice president could become acting president either after a declara tion by the chief executive that he was unable to perform his duties, or by majority action of the Cabinet if no such declaration was forthcoming. Congress would step in when there was a dispute over whether a president should resume his of fice. A two-thirds majority of both the Senate and House would be required to keep the presi dent from regaining his office. If the vice presidency became vacant, as has occurred 16 times, the president would nominate a successor for confirmation by a majority of both houses of Con gress.