[ ce m ecords! Che Battalion Texas A&M University Volume 61 COLLEGE STATION, TEXAS TUESDAY, MARCH 9, 1965 Number 147 ree ta elves ield gKi v and' e for i had broke its SCO! ;ason. i, who i set a p; p up rr . to at d one-ls .Iftime I Crane Starts Preliminary Library Work lay aft » for I en cot pes col S two-ga: ad will :end. resident Rudder’s home presently jnder construction. The Board of Directors approved irchitectural plans for the struc- ure at its February meeting. The dans will be reviewed and bids vill be submitted during the sum- ner, and construction on the iroject is tentatively scheduled for his fall. The original plan was to build four-story building, but the plans vere later changed to provide for two-story plant. A third revision ailed for a four-story building nth only three stories being fur- lished, but the present plan calls or the original four stories to be onstructed. “I am sure that the plans are avorable to the Board. The presi- lent and the Board have been iressing for this project for a long ime,” Houze explained. An air hammer had to be used y workers Monday when they dis- overed underground concrete. The oncrete was evidently the founda- ion for the old Chemistry Build- ng which occupied the present ibrary site. Workers also had to ut an electrical cable running to he old electrical engineering uilding. Town Hall Adds Pianist Own e nk rtor ^eter Nero An extra attraction has been added to the Town Hall enter tainment series. Peter Nero, a pianist-enter tainer, has been booked for April 2 at G. Rollie White Coliseum. Last scheduled event of the Town Hall Series is Tuesday, April 13, when “Ballet Folklorico of Mexico” will be performed. The 30-year old Nero has dem onstrated his talents in concerts, records and television appear ances, and more recently, through the medium of motion pictures. He made his debut as an actor and composer of film scores in MGM’s “Sunday in New York”, a romantic comedy based on a Broadway play. u ■ “ ‘ Sharon Huff Tie pretty Sam Houston oed was named Combat !utie at the Combat Ball 'riday night in Sbisa Hall, [er escort was John Brad- Construction Set To Begin In Fall A crane and seven holes caused a stir Monday morning as students thered behind Cushing Memorial Library to watch the removal of trees from the area to be occupied )y the proposed new library. “We are removing the trees now jecause we were told that this was he time of year to remove them ithout killing them,” said Robert ouze, library director. Houze added that the trees will s transferred to the lawn of WOODSMEN, DON’T SPARE THOSE TREES . . . land is cleared for new library construction in fall. DEFENSE BOARD MEMBER Suttle Receives High Honor Dr. A. D. Suttle, vice presi dent for research at A&M, has been named to the United States Defense Science Board. The ap pointment runs until Dec. 31, 1966. The announcement was made by Defense Secretary Robert Mc Namara on the recommendation of Dr. Harold Brown, director of defense research and engineer ing, and Dr. Frederick Sietz, chairman of the Defense Science Board and president of the Aca demy of Sciences. Suttle returned from Washing ton last July after serving 21 months as special assistant to Brown. He was on leave from the University. “The Secretary of Defense has asked me to appoint you a mem ber of the Defense Science Board,” Brown notified Suttle. “It will be a pleasure to have you on the board, and we hope you find the experience a re warding one. We are aware of the personal sacrifice entailed by membership on the board and we wish to express our appreciation of your willingness to perform this public service.” As a member of the defense board, Suttle will advise McNa mara through the director of De fense Research and Engineering on formulation of research neces sary to maintain the nation’s de fense posture. The board meets four times a year with the next session set May 13. Suttle also will do sub-committee work on military manpower. Before joining A&M in 1962 Suttle was vice president for re search and graduate studies at Mississippi State University. He was also director of the Missis sippi Research Commission in 1960-62, and senior research sci entist for Humble Oil and Re fining Company from 1952 to 1962. Suttle received his Ph.D. in radio chemistry and nuclear phy sics from the University of Chica go in 1952. He also holds a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and chemistry from Mississippi State University. And he earned a special certificate for advanced work in nuclear engineering in 1956 at the University of Cali fornia. The native of West Point, Miss., is a member of several profession al and honorary societies, includ ing American Chemical Society, American Physical Society, Amer ican Nuclear Society, American Ornance Association, Institute of Electrical and Electronic Engi neers, Phi Eta Sigma, Sigma XI, Phi Kappa Phi and Omicron Delta Kappa. He is considered an authority on certain phases of underground nuclear detonations. His princi pal areas of research interest include the application of the techniques of radio chemistry to refining problems and the ini tiation and development of a broad program in radiation chem istry. He also has worked on the application of nuclear reactors for chemical processing. John Rodgers Named MSC Council Chief; Other Posts Filled By GLENN DROMGOOLE Managing Editor John H. Rodgers, junior pre law and English student from Austin, was elected president of the 1965-66 Memorial Student Center Council Monday night. David E. Graham of Bay City, a junior history major, was ap pointed by Rodgers as honorary vice president of the 16th MSC Council which officially takes of fice April 29 at the council awards banquet. Other officers chosen were: Steven V. Gummer, vice presi dent; Donald Allen, councilman- at-large; Frank Berngen, Travel Committee chairman; Peter Be linsky, Talent Committee chair man; Robert Beene, Public Rela tions Committee chairman; Tom Tyree, Great Issues chairman; James M. Sedberry, Flying Kadets chairman; Fred Crowdus, Chess Committee chairman; Kenneth L. Reese, Camera Committee chair man; Richard Dooley, Contem porary Arts Committee chairman; Gary Carey, Bridge Committee chairman, and Richard Rasmus sen, chairman of the newly-or ganized Recreation Committee. In other business, the council gave tentative approvement for expanding the MSC record listen ing facilities. The recommendation, made by Director J. Wayne Stark, will be presented to Dr. Frank W. R. Hu bert, Dean of Arts and Sciences, for concurrent approval, and will be presented for final vote at the council’s April meeting. The proposal would increase the facilities now housed in two rec ord rooms to 15 individual listen ing stations in the Browsing Lib rary with choice of four turn tables, one tape deck and an FM stereo radio receiver. It would also expand the almost- depleted MSC record stock. Cost of the project was esti mated at $6,600 to be jointly fin anced by the MSC Music Com mittee, the MSC facilities and the College of Arts and Sciences. If the plan is approved, the equipment could begin operation by Sept. 1. The council also incorporated the bowling, table tennis and billi ards committees into a recreation committee. A $295 budget was approved for the Pan American Week Com mittee and a $150 loan for the committee’s dance was granted. The council also voted to or ganize an Information Committee on Student Life to work in con junction with the Information Committee of the University on Institutional Development. This committee would provide qualified and informed student leaders to present student life at A&M on career day trips to high schools and to interested organi zations. Turman To Speak At Youth Meeting Dr. James A. Turman, executive director of the Texas Youth Coun cil in Austin, will speak at a community-wide meeting on youth problems and juvenile delin- guency at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in Lamar Junior High auditorium. A primary function of the Tex as Youth Council being to “carry on a continuing study of the prob lem of juvenile delinquency in this state and seek to focus public at tention on special solutions to this problem,” these meet ings go directly along with its other functions that include supervision of the six schools and homes for boys and girls and their parolees, continuing re search on juvenile delinquency, cooperation with local authorities on certain procedures and tested methods of combating the prob lem and its prevention, and in creasing emphasis on slowing the rate of high school dropouts. According to the annual report of Brazos county probation of ficer, John H. Godfrey, there was enough of an increase in delin quency in this county in the past year to warrant an increase in service. The figures contained in the report clearly show that the problem cuts into all levels of the community and is definitely not restricted to any particular class. Turman is a native of Franklin. He went to high school there, then took his BS degree from Abilene Christian College and finished his M.S. and Ph.D. at University of Texas. He has been clinical psychologist and consul tant on juvenile delinquency for two years and director of institu tions for the State Youth Devel opment Council. ‘Dead Man 9 Alive After 5 Years TROY, N. Y. )_“I really, really thought he was dead,” a surprised mother of two said Monday after it was disclosed that her former husband, miss ing for 4% years, was alive and working on a Wyoming ranch. The man, Norman H. Briggs, 32, who according to State Police and an attorney, is working under the name of Clayton Hollister, disappeared July 17, 1960, when he went scuba diving in Tomhan- nock Reservoir north of here. At that time, his diving mask and his automobile were found near the reservoir. Divers, how ever, were unable to locate a body. In 1962, a diver’s air tank bobbed to the surface and divers again searched unsuccessfully. “When the tank was found, I really thought he was dead,” Briggs’ former wife, Mrs. Gail Koenig, said. She remarried last July after obtaining a divorce. She declined to discuss the legal action. She and Briggs had two children, Charles, now 8, and Barbara Jean, 5. Although Briggs, who was a builder and insurance man here, had about $120,000 in life insur ance, Mrs. Koenig said as far as she knew no money ever was paid. Word of Briggs’ new life was announced Monday by an attor ney for Briggs’ parents, Mr. and Mrs. Hollis Briggs of Troy. The lawyer. Pierce H. Russell, said the family learned of Briggs’ whereabouts last summer when a former classmate at Cornell Uni versity recognized him in Denver and notified the elder Briggs. Simulated Launch Develops Trouble At Cape Kennedy CAPE KENNEDY, Fla. UP) _ Astronauts Virgil I. Grissom and John W. Young and their launch team Monday rehearsed the count down for America’s first two-man space flight. Had it been the real thing, the shot would have been postponed. Four problems combined to delay the countdown more than four hours. Project Gemini officials said that none of the problems was serious, but that the same com bination on launching day would cause a postponement. The idea of a simulated mission, they noted, is to pinpoint such trouble areas in advance. The World at a Glance By The Associated Press International MOSCOW—The Soviet government paper Izves- tia charged Monday the landing of U. S. Marines in South Viet Nam was “a new phase in the aggressive policy of the U.S.A. in South Viet Nam.” “Washington has shown that it has taken the decision to widen the war in the Indochina region,’ Izvestia said. ★ ★ ★ TOKYO—Radio Hanoi charged six U. S.-South Vietnamese planes attacked the North Vietnamese border village of Co Bai Monday, inflicting casual ties and property damage. ★ ★ ★ DAMASCUS, Syria—A 90-minute tank fire and gun battle, the fourth in six days, raged across the tense armistice line between Israel and Syria Mon day. Syria complained to U.N. truce observers that it was a case of “premeditated aggression.” ★ ★ ★ PARIS—France has successfully tested a rocket called Emeraude—emerald—which is to be used as the first stage of a space satellite launcher, in formed sources said Monday. The successful test in the Sahara came after three failures. Details of the test were not disclosed. National WASHINGTON—The Pentagon is actively con sidering use of the mighty 7th Fleet to try to stem a growing flow of seaborne arms from Communist North Viet Nam into South Viet Nam, it was learned Monday night. This would be another major step in the deepen ing U. S. involvement in South Viet Nam’s war against Communist insurgents supported and sup plied from the north. NEW YORK—An American-born Air Force vet eran pleaded guilty Monday to peddling U. S. military secrets during six years as a paid spy for the Soviet Union. Two former Russian United Nations employees were involved in the case. “I was stupid,” Robert G. Thompson, 30, told newsmen outside Brooklyn federal court, where he entered his plea. He was continued in $15,000 bond for sentencing May 13. "A 'A "A WASHINGTON—A bill sent to Congress Mon day would give federal officers authority to arrest and prosecute anyone involved in an assassination, kidnaping or assault on the president of the United States. Texas DALLAS—A defiant and apparently alert Jack Ruby, condemned killer of the late President Ken nedy’s assassin, will return to court March 29 for a jury trial to determine whether he is sane. Nattily dressed as usual. Ruby, 53, appeared heavier and healthier at his court hearing Monday than at the time of his conviction a year ago Sunday. ★ ★ ★ HOUSTON—As many as 10 city employees may be involved in a traffic ticket racket. Mayor Louie Welch said Monday. Two city employees were fired after an investi gation. Welch said some bondsmen and lawyers are involved. ★ ★ ★ FAIRFIELD—Officers using bloodhounds started a hunt Monday night in Freestone County for two Negro men who reportedly abducted and severely injured a Dallas man. The victim, Jimmy Webb, 25, told officers the men said they were en route to Alabama to assassi nate Gov. George Wallace. : J]\ GRIC UL TURE IjMigura, Forrest Top Seniors Nathan K. Forrest and Wallace W. Migura were named top seniors in the College of Agri culture at the 1965 Agricultural Convocation Monday night. Forrest, an Agricultural Eccr nomics major from Gatesville, was the top individual in the 1965 national Collegiate Plant Judging contest in Las Vegas. Last year he was named outstanding junior in the College of Agriculture. A distinguished student for six semesters, he is chairman of the Student Agricultural Council and a member of Alpha Zeta, an hon orary agricultural fraternity. Migura, an Animal Science major from Yorktown is listed in Who’s Who in American Uni versities and Colleges. He is a distinguished military student, executive officer of the 3rd Bat talion, has been a distinguished student five semesters and is editor of the 1965 Aggieland. The two seniors received cer tificates and will have their names placed on a permanent bronze plaque in the Herman F. Keep Building. Another award presented at the convocation was for the largest percentage attendance by a tech nical club. The Agricultural Eco nomics club won the gavel, fa shioned from part of a stairway banister removed from Gathright Hall, and which changes hands from year to year. Featured speaker at this year’s convocation was Dr. Louis Thomp son, associate dean of agriculture at Iowa State University. Thompson was gradauted from A&M in 1935 with a BS in Agron omy. After service as an officer in World War II, he returned to A&M as an assistant professor of agronomy. He discussed “United States Agriculture in an International Setting.” Thompson told the group of 300 students and faculty members that the United States, as it more and more becomes the world’s breadbasket, will probably abandon acreage controls on food and feed grains by 1980. Also by 1980, the U. S. will be applying all available technology to boost its agricultural produc tion to help feed the world. It will become the chief market center for exported foods. “Agricultural opportunities are greatest when there is a growing demand for agricultural prod ucts,” Thompson said. “I believe that between now and 1980 we will see a period of growth in agricultural enrollment and a de mand for our graduates even greater than the 1905-1920 or 1935-59 periods,” he added. TOP AG COLLEGE SENIORS Dr. Wooten presents award to Migura and Forrest.