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Plays Adlllii' the CJ my sAi!!' : ent "i rb an iinf t ( t Roe! uf, » ; Infh 0 mis- ilogiA 1 >ds i* ,s,"s : WASHINGTON OP) — The United States will draw up to 35,- 000 troops and almost 100 air planes from West Germany next year, saving an estimated $100 million spent abroad, under an agreement reached last week among this country, Great Brit ain, and West Germany. THE AGREEMENT, announced Tuesday, was reached after five months of negotiations on the cru cial issue of keeping as many American troops in Germany as possible while cutting back on the drain of America’s gold reserve. According to the announcement Britain will withdraw about 5,000 soldiers and about 20 planes from West Germany. THE AGREEMENT was wel comed by Sen. Mike Mansfield, D- Mont., an advocate of substantial troop reductions in Europe, who described the pact as a “sound foreign policy decision—an initial step in the adjustment of our NATO commitments.” The agreement, which now goes as a three-nation proposal to the Defense Planning Committee of the North Atlantic Treaty Orga nization, is expected to end a period of uneasiness among the President Delays Railroad Strike WASHINGTON <A>) — As Con gress waited for President John son to recommend ways to settle the railroad wage dispute, he signed into law Tuesday a bill delaying for 47 more days any strike by craft-shop workers. WHITE HOUSE press secre tary George Christian said the President would submit his legis lative proposals soon. THE UNIONS are demanding a two-year agreement with a six per cent general wage increase, plus 12.5 cents an hour for skill ed men the first year and a five per cent pay raise and 12.5 more cents for skilled workers the sec ond year. The railroads have offered a six per cent general wage in crease, plus a five-cent per hour skill increase for an 18-month agreement. three allies which started in the summer of 1966. THAT WAS when the West German government made clear it would not continue the practice of offsetting the cost of keeping Anglo-American troops on its soil by purchasing military hardware in the two countries. U. S. officials stressed that the tense atmosphere in which the talks started last October gave way quickly to a friendly climate in which all three sides cooperated in seeking an answer to the tick lish problem which boils down to this: CAN THE TWO “troop dis patching countries,” the United States and Britain, ease their bal ance of payments problem with out jeopardizing what the mili tary calls the combat potential of the alliance ? Corps Battalion, Group 1967-68 CO’s Announced 3 Tyler Juniors Official To Speak To Junior, Senior Air Force Cadets First Lt. Henry E. Haliasz of the Wright-Patterson AFB For eign Technology Division will dis cuss the Air Force Systems Com mand with Texas A&M junior and senior AFROTC cadets Thursday. The 7:15 p.m. film and slides presentation will be in Room 145 of the Physics Building, announc ed Col. Vernon L. Head, Aero space Studies Department Head. A 1964 A&M graduate and former Squardon 9 commander, Lieutenant Haliasz is contract monitor for one of the Foreign Technology Division’s civilian con tracts. His first Air Force as signment was as a signals analyst for FTD. The officer received a bachelor degree in electrical engineering at A&M and is working on a masters in business management at the University of Dayton on non-duty time. THE THURSDAY presentation will cover Wright-Patterson, U.S. and overseas base facilities, Sys tems Command and Haliasz’ ex periences as a new Air Force officer. He is from Brooklyn, N. Y. Get 2 Diamonds PERILS OF WAR IN VIETNAM Young Vietnamese woman holds crying child and two older Vietnamese women wail as they are questioned at gunpoint by a Vietnamese soldier. The young woman was later arrested as the wife of a guerrilla. (AP Wirephoto) Trophies Await Top Drivers In Car Club’s Time Trials By WINSTON GREEN Battalion Editor More than $100 in trophies will be awarded to top drivers in this weekend's “Targa Time Trials,” sponsored by the Brazos Singing Cadet Concert Set In Civic Auditorium Friday The annual concert of Texas A&M’s Singing Cadets is set for 8 p.m. Friday in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. Director Robert L. (Bob) Boone said the two-hour program will feature a sermon in swing, folk songs, and songs of the Civil War and World Wars I and II. FEATURED IN the first por tion of the concert will be “The Spirit of Aggieland,” “The Prodi gal Son,” “Gwine to Hebb’n,” ‘The Water is Wide,” “Go’Way From My Windows,” and “I’m Rollin’ Along.” Other songs include “Appari tions,” “When Johnny Comes Marching Home,” “Tenting To night,” “Aura Lee,” “Dixie,” “Battle Hymn of the Republic,” “Pack Up Your Troubles in Your Old Kit-Bag,” “Over There,” “How ’Ya Gonna Keep Em Down on the Farm” and ‘Hinky Dinky Parlay Voo.” MRS. JUNE BIERING, pianist- accompanist for the Singing Ca dets, will play a solo, theme from “The Warsaw Concerto.” The Cadets also will sing “When Irish Eyes are Smiling,” “Won’t You Play a Simple Melody,” “K- K-Katy,” “The World Outside,” “My Buddy,” a medley of George M. Cohan tunes, “Sentimental Journey,” “Praise the Lord and Pass the Ammunition,” and “Corn in’ in on a Wing and a Prayer.” Other numbers are “Accentuate the Positive,” “Lilli Marlene,” “I’ll Be Seeing You,” “Nothin’ Like a Dame,” “Mam’selle,” “Old King Cole,” and “Testament of Freedom.” BOONE SAID the concert will feature more soloists than in past years. Tickets are available at the Memorial Student Center Program office. They also will be avail able at the door Friday night. LAST CONCERT The Singing Cadets will perform their last public concert at 8 p. m. Friday in the Bryan Civic Auditorium. Sports Car Club, announced club president Delbert Stanley. ALSO LOCAL automobile deal ers will present five special trophies. Corbusier Chevrolet will pre sent a trophy to the time trials' fastest Corvette. Hickman Gar rett Motors will give a trophy to the fastest Volkswagen and Stub blefield Imported Cars will award trophies to the fastest Datsun, Sunbeam Alpine and Triumph. Time trials are at the Bryan Air Force Base, seven miles west of Bryan on Highway 21, Satur day and Sunday. “REGISTRATION begins Sat urday morning at 10,” said Stan ley. “The rest of the day will be open for practice runs on the 1.5 to 2-mile course. Saturday eve ning there will be a party for participants where racing films will be shown.” Late registration begins Sun day morning at 8:00 with driv- throughs beginning also at 8:00 he SCONA XIII Sets Six-City Aid Drive A six-city finance drive by lead ers of Texas A&M University’s Student Conference on National Affairs is set June 5-9, announced Finance Chairman Henry Cis neros of San Antonio. Cisneros said student teams will visit industrial and business leaders in Houston, Dallas, San Antonio, Tyler, Corpus Christi and Austin to seek pledges to sup port the 13th Student Conference on National Affairs Dec. 6-10 at A&M. THE FINANCE chairman said SCONA workers hope to receive approximately $9,000, about the same sum pledged in an Easter drive. Cisneros noted that the SCONA budget exceeds $18,000. Funds will be used to pay expenses of 180 delegates from colleges and universities in the United States, Canada and Mexico, as well as speakers and roundtable co-chair men. 5% per year paid on all savings at Bryan Build- b l ing & Loan Assn. Adv. continued. “Competition starts at 9:30. “The course is open and very quick—similar to a road course,” he added. ACCORDING to club secretary Roger Meads, “There will be eight men’ and two women’s classes. “The cars are placed competi tively,” he continued. “We don’t feel a TR-4 should run against a Lotus Elan, a TR-3 against a Porsche, or a Minnicooper “S” against a Volkswagen. Also, Porsches will not be allowed in sedan classes.” He noted that there will be a special “GT” class for American “V-8” sedans. “This eliminates Corvettes from the same class as Camaros and Mustangs,” he said. STANLEY reminded drivers that each car “must be in safe working condition” and that each much have seat belts. Jim Ray, winner of the club’s last time trial, explained that time trials are “different from a rally or a regular race. “In a rally, the driver and a navigator follow prescribed di rections given to them by race officials,” he said. “It is their ability to follow directions, not the performance of their car that is primarily important. By BILL ALDRICH Battalion Staff Writer The Texas A&M Corps of Ca dets named Battalion and Group commanders Tuesday. These men are designated cadet Lt. Colonels for 1967-68. The two-diamondmen are Ric hard G. McCann, John Corcoran, Reese W. Brown, Robert B. Boldt, Donald M. Savage, Hal M. Horn- burg, Wayne J. Baird and An thony W. Groves. McCANN WILL command the First Battalion in the Army ROTC program. He is the son of Burton C. McCann. He is from Tulsa, Okla., and is a zoo logy major. Corcoran will have charge of the Second Battalion. The Tyler native is a junior petroleum engi neering major, the son of John Corcoran. The Third Battalion will be under the command of Brown. He is a civil engineering major from Tyler, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Reese W. Brown Jr. BOLDT, also of Tyler, is the new commander of the Fourth Battalion. He is the son of Mrs. Lanelle S. Boldt and is an in dustrial technology major. In the Air Force ROTC pro gram, the First Group will be commanded by Savage. He is a government major from Fort Worth, the son of Luther G. Sav age. The Second Group will come under the supervision of Horn- burg. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. J. T. Homburg of Dallas. He is a junior business admini stration major. A JUNIOR physics major from Big Springs, Baird will be the new head of the Third Group. He is the son of Lt. Col. Julian B. Baird. The Fourth Group will be com manded by Groves. He is an aerospace engineering major from Universal City. He is the son of Lt. Col. A. W. Groves. THE NEW commanders will start organizing their staffs after Mother’s Day and will officially assume their posts at Final Re view. Many Expected To Cast Ballots In Korean Race SEOUL, South Korea <A») — A turnout of about 10 million voters — nearly 80 per cent of the electorate — is expected in South Korea’s presidential elec tion Wednesday. Advance indi cations are that it will be the nation’s most peaceful postwar election. Forecasters say President Chung Hee Park, 49, an army general turned politician, will be re-elected to a four-year term. They say he will win by a margin of 500,000 votes. Park is opposed by Yun Po- sun, 69, a former president, and four splinter candidates who are not expected to come close. Winding up a bitter one-month campaign, Park told a news conference Tuesday he needs to be re-elected to complete his economic program for the country. Park’s major achievements have been political and econom ic stability — things South Ko reans have not had since inde pendence from Japan in 1945. University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M” —Adv. ^lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllhllllllllllll!l!llll!IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIUIIIIIIUIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIII!lll^ I the outside worldl VIETNAM The Marine’s loss of nearly 100 dead and 276 wounded in a week’s fiKhting- around two jung-led hilltops underlines their proportionately high casualties in the Vietnam war. WASHINGTON Sidelining a critical staff report, Senate Republicans announced Tuesday they were standing foursquare behind President Johnson’s Vietnam war course. The Senate wound up a bitter six-week floor fight Tues day by voting against a plan to help finance presidential election campaigns with $1 income tax contributions. NATIONAL Cassius Clay asked the fifth U. S. Circuit of Appeals Tuesday to enjoin his draft board from declaring him a delinquent and instituting criminal action for his refusal to heed its call. TEXAS Texas Telephone and Telegraph Co., the largest pri vately owned telephone system in the state, has been sold to Continental Telephone Corporation. State Selective Service headquarters said Tuesday that Texas will supply 975 men for the Army as part of a national draft call in June for 19,|800 men. Marines Take Hill From V.C. In Tuesday’s Border Action SAIGON <A>> _ U. S. Marines claimed possession of the south ridge of Hill 881 Tuesday night and battled on to drive North Vietnamese regulars from other high ground overlooking enemy infiltration routes from Laos. “WE THINK Hill 881 South is physically occupied, but not se cured,” said a spokesman at the big Marine base at Da Nang. Heavy action in the hills be low the border demilitarized zone, in the central highlands and in the Mekong River delta coincided with an announcement of the war’s biggest blow by U. S. fighter-bombers against North Vietnam’s MIG fleet — destruc tion of 11 of the Soviet-built fighters. THE U.S. Command said Amer ican planes shot down three and destroyed eight on the ground Monday at two air bases — Kep, 37 miles northeast of Hanoi, and Hoa Lac, 20 miles west of the Communist capital. The total of 11 compared with the previous high of seven Jan. 2. All the latter were destroyed in combat. IN A DELAYED report, how ever, the U. S. Command an nounced the loss of three Air Force F105 Thunderchiefs and their crewmen over North Viet nam Sunday and said MIGs downed two. This brought to 528 the number of planes officially listed as lost north of the border. The dogfighting record stood at 48 MIGs shot down against the destruction of 15 American planes. FOLLOWING THE first at tacks on MIG bases April 24, re ports from Washington said the strikes were intended only as warnings to North Vietnam. The intensity of the air blows since, however, appeared to indicate a concerted effort is being made to knock out North Vietnam’s air power. U. S. OFFICIALS here would not comment on this prospect, but it is common knowledge that some military men have long been urg ing such action. The Hanoi re gime is estimated, with replace ments for at least some battle losses, to have from 100 to 150 MIGs, six IL28 bombers and a few Soviet transport helicopters. i