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THE BATTALION
College Station, Texas Wednesday, November 29, 1967
CADET SLOUCH
by Jim Earle
Mac Steps Down,
Who Can Step In?
The American people have been slow to change leaders
in the middle of a war. But Tuesday a leader in a long
and frustrating war decided to resign.
Defense Secretary Robert McNamara, for seven years
the guiding voice in the Pentagon and of the world's largest
military establishment decided to step down in favor of
heading the World Bank.
President Johnson has apparently known for some
time that McNamara wished to resign the backbreaking
job. The President does not seem too happy with the idea
and has not hurried to name a successor.
McNamara had not only tightened monetary controls
over the military but more firmly established it in the
hands of the civilians, while earning the confidence of the
President in more than military matters.
McNamara’s resignation is heralded as a victory for
the Vietnam war “hawks”. The defense secretary had
been one of the last and strongest voices of moderation and
restraint in war policies.
While the generals wanted more air power used,
McNamara was quick to consider the political implications
of increased bombing in North Vietnam. The bombing
was, nevertheless, escalated, probably against McNamara’s
personal objections.
The fact that McNamara is resigning does not neces
sarily mean that there is a rift between him and the Presi
dent, or the Chiefs of Staff. To be sure, there have been
much publicized disagreements.
Connally Will Fly
To Capital Today
not seek a fourth term as govtt.
nor of Texas. He knows his
around the defense establishmer
in Washington by virtue of
term under President Kennedy i
secretary of the Navy.
AUSTIN AP - Cov. John Con
nally, mentioned as a possible suc
cessor to Robert S. McNamara as
secretary of defense, will fly to
Washington Wednesday, it was
announced Tuesday night.
Bill Carter, press aide to the
Texas governor, said Connally’s
only purpose in making the trip
was to promote HemisFair ’68,
an international exposition plan
ned for next year in San Antonio,
Tex.
tion with HemisFair,” Carter
said. Carter repeated the state
ment when asked if Connally
would confer in Washington with
his longtime personal and politi
cal friend, President Lyndon B.
Johnson.
Carter said Connally will leave
Austin at 4:30 p.m. Wednesday
and stay in Washington until
Thursday, when he was to fly to
Paris.
“THE GOVERNOR told me the
only purpose of his trip to Wash
ington and to Paris is in connec-
Bulletin Board
Carter said there would be an
elaboration Wednesday on the
purpose of Connally’s trip.
Connally held fast Tuesday to
his original comment that there
was “not a word of truth” in the
rumor that he would succeed
McNamara in the defense post.
IT WAS announced in Nevers,
France Tuesday that Connally
was expected there Sunday to re
ceive a Charolais bull from
French breeders. The U. S. Em
bassy in Paris said it had no of
ficial word of Connally’s trip.
Connally has announced he will
WEDNESDAY
The Aggie Wives Bridge Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Me
morial Student Center.
The Finance Society will meet
at 7:30 p.m. in Room 202 of
Francis Hall.
But it appears that after seven years at a job which
requires the full energies and responsibilities of a man for
a nation’s security, McNamara feels he can no longer lead
with self-satisfying and nationally satisfying results.
“Mom fainted when she saw this during th’ holidays
before I could tell her it wasn’t a real tattoo!”
Home-
the Art
Student
But who can replace such a dynamic and able secretary
of defense?
The timing between Texas Governor John Connally’s
announcement that he would not seek another term in that
office and now this announcement of the secretary’s resig
nation seem almost too coincidental. At present, Conally
denies any of the rumors that he may be the chosen
replacement for the job.
Another name in the Washington air is Cyrus Vance,
former deputy secretary under McNamara. Vance is now
trouble-shooting for the President in Cyprus and has ap
parently been successful in securing a partial settlement
between Greeks and Turks.
Twelve Air Force Juniors
Tour NORAD Command Post
Any increased success in the Vietnam war now that
McNamara is leaving is doubtful. True, the bombing may
increase to the satisfaction of the generals, but the political
considerations possibly thrown by the wayside might mini
mize any military advantage.
With McNamara goes a strong, able and moderate
voice in the war.
A professional development sur
vey of a Colorado Air Force in
stallation has given 12 Texas
A&M AFROTC juniors a close-up
picture of their service careers.
The Aggies discussed their
first year of active duty as Air
Force second lieutenants, toured
the North American Air Defense
(NORAD) command post in Chey
enne Mountain and visited the
Inness Landscapes
Displayed In MSC
Sound Off
Editor,
The Battalion:
The trend today is to plan for
the future; but to do so without
consideration of the past is dan
gerous — Why do we study his
tory ?
A&M is changing each year and
I hope that each change is for
the better — I think some people
want change just for change sake!
“We must increase enrollment,
take in coeds, and drop the mili
tary requirement in order to be
come a greater university.”
A&M has had a great past and
everyone in the Corps knows it.
What will happen when the civi
lian students take over — who
will remember yell practices, Sul
ly, free weekends, maybe even
the War Hymn and the Spirit!
The civilians wanted fraternities
at A&M — don’t they know that
the students and former students
of Texas A&M ARE the largest
fraternity in the world ?
Former students, these are just
my opinions — be sure that you
know the opinions of your candi
dates when you vote for the new
Former Students Association
Council!
Lt. Louis K. Obdyke ’67
An exhibit of 16 paintings by
George Inness, an acknowledged
American master of landscape, is
on display in the Memorial Stu
dent Center.
Michael Peterson, exhibits
chairman of the MSC Contempor
ary Arts Committee, said the
Houston Galleries loaned the
paintings for display through
Dec. 1.
“Inness’ concern for the atmos
pheric effects with light and the
forms of nature was completely
original in every respect,” Peter
son commented. “These paint
ings cover virtually every impor
tant phase of Inness’ career with
exception of the paintings he did
in Europe and Italy.”
Peterson said the exhibit clear
ly illustrates that Inness was an
individual giant among American
painters.
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Air Force Academy prep school
and complex.
Two former A&M students, 2nd
Lts. Frank Watson and Tom Ross,
talked with the cadets. Watson
was escort officer for the Chey
enne Mountain complex tour. Both
are 1966 A&M graduates.
The AFACAD prep school com
mandant, Col. Lee C. Black, and
the ADC special arrangements
officer, Capt. Larry A. Biddison,
conducted other tours.
A&M students on the three-day
tour were Walter R. Coble, Col
lege Station; Quinter P. Gerhart
and John L. Williams, San An
tonio; Richard W. Gibson, Tex
arkana; Clyde E. Herzog, Meri
dian; Richard I. Jacobsen, Waco.
Also Don Kilfoyle, Longview;
Larry B. McNeese, Corpus Chris-
ti; Larry G. Parsons, Smithville;
Robert D. Schwartz and Robin
A. Young, Houston, and Joseph
S. Spitzer, Oklahoma City.
The trip was by C-47. Aircraft
commander was Maj. Leopold J.
Magers; pilot, Maj. Deward John
son, and navigator, Capt. Phillip
Caleb.
THURSDAY
The Galveston Island
town Club at 7:30 p.m. in
Room of the Memorial
Center.
The Dewitt - Lavaca County
Hometown Club will make plans
for a Christmas party at 7:30
p.m. in Room 203 of the Acade
mic Building.
The Port Arthur Hometown
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
Cashion Room of the YMCA.
The Falls County Hometown
Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in
Room 145 of the Physics Building.
The Marshall Hometown Club
will have pictures made for the
Aggieland at 7:15 p.m. in the Lob
by of the Memorial Student Cen
ter.
SATURDAY
The Aerospace Engineering
Wives Club will have a covered
dish supper at 6 p.m. in the South
Solarium of the YMCA. Faculty
and husbands are invited.
Civilians Sought
To Plan Jr. Ball
The Junior Council will begin
laying ground work for the Jun
ior Ball Monday night in the Me
morial Student Center.
Vice-President Early Davis
stressed the importance of all in
terested civilian juniors attending
to help plan this and other class
activities.
CIVILIAN
SENIORS
and
GRADUATES
STUDENTS
Will have their portrait
made for the 1968 Aggie-
land NOW thru Jan. 15,
Portraits will be made at
University Studio.
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