The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, February 22, 1968, Image 2
■' ' >■■ ■ • . . Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Thursday, February 22, 1968 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle State Capital Roundup Texas’ March Draft Quota Nearly 2,000 6? “Remember your suggestion of writing three girls for dates to th’ fish ball so I’d be sure to have a date . . . ?” G. Wo Represents Present Ideals A great man was born on this day 236 years ago. His picture is with nearly everyone everyday of the year, and the story of his accomplishments reads as much like myth ology as it does history. Like many of his contemporaries he has become a legend with streets, buildings and monuments named in his honor. He is of course, our first President, George Washington. Washington remains a symbol of courage, honesty, common sense, loyalty and the word “freedom.” His countrymen in the winter of 1776 weren’t even “Americans.” They were just “Colonials.” A weary, frozen, scared, starving band of ordinary people on their way to an extraordinary achievement—The United States of America. General Washington knew the pain, cold, dwindling food and incredible scarcity would test any man. But in the end they won over every obstacle in their way to self-determination. Maybe you think you’re just an ordinary person who can do little individually to help freedom, but you too can maintain the liberty which Washington molded. Vote. Read. Listen. Learn. Tell. Encourage. But don’t ignore freedom. Ordinary people can produce extraordinary results— it’s how America happened. On this day of celebration for Washington’s birthday this country is being severly tested. It’s difficult to accept a lesser role in the circle of nations, yet every country is becoming stronger and less dependentt on the Western world’s biggest power. With the Washington-like courage which we hope all Americans would maintain, we affirm our support in this nation, its people and government, and hope that justice and imagination will guide our representatives in both the civilian and military segments of our society. By VERN SANFORD Texas Press Association AUSTIN.—State attention con tinues to center on the embattled Texas Liquor Control Board. Speaker Ben Barnes appointed a special subcommittee from the House State Affairs Committee to study possible changes in the election laws. Rep. Dick Cory of Victoria, committee chairman, also heads the subcommittee. Other members are Reps. James Slider of Naples, Bill Clayton of Springlake, Cletus Davis of Hous ton and Roy Garwood of San Antonio. Cory stressed that the commit tee will not investigate Board operations. It will look into the cumbersome liquor laws which have not been modernized since they were first adopted in 1935. Chairman Cory says the panel will be ready with its recommen dations (which conceivably could include legislation of liquor-by- the-drink sales) “whenever Gov ernor Connally calls a special session of the Legislature.” LCB itself has drafted a set of recommendations which in clude the provision that no pri vate clubs, veterans or fraternal organization can serve liquor over the bar in dry areas without local-option election approval. A veteran lawman, O. N. (Newt) Humphreys Jr., was chosen by the Board to take the vacant job as assistant to Ad ministrator Coke Stevenson Jr. Humphreys, 43, is a native of Brenham. His father was chief of police there. The new LCB assis tant chief has been with the Texas Department of Public Safety since 1948 and for 11 years has been head of its intelligence division. His selection led to speculation that the LCB might in a few months move Humphreys up to administrator. But Stevenson said that he has no intention of re signing while the agency is under fire. In a unique way, the LCB situ ation got involved in the gover nor’s race. Lieut. Gov. Preston Smith was critical of the decision Dallas, one of Smith’s opponents by Barnes to name a special com mittee. Then Eugene Locke of in the Governor’s race, said the liquor laws obviously need re vision and that Smith should have provided leadership toward that end. Gov. John Connally’s declara tion that state legislators have been involved in “influence peddl ing” efforts with Stevenson, and his refusal to grant special treat ment kept his salary down, led to some checking. A study of the appropriations laws for the past 10 years shows that Stevenson’s salary was gen- THE BATTALION Oi)inioi's expressed in The Battalion .ire those of the student writers only. 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National call for March induc tion is 39,000 men. All are for the Army. SPECIAL SESSION TALKS With all of the 1968 candidates now on the line and campaigns still in low gear, favorite capitol speculation is the date of the upcoming special legislative ses sion. Governor Connally must call one in order to pass a 1969 budget and a new tax bill. This has to be done before September 1, start of the next fiscal year. Other wise, there will be no money for continuation of state services. Big question is when ? It has been widely assumed that Connally will wait until around June 3 when the primary elections will be over. Since the governor said that he may ask legislators to consider liquor-by-the- drink legalization and conflict-of-interests curbs, speculation on the session’s date has flared anew. It is felt that he may have an earlier date in mind, like maybe March 4. Senate Secretary Charles Schnabel “pre dicted” this starting time in a Valentine Day letter to senators. Later he said he wrote with “tongue in cheek” and wasn’t really serious. Arguments run something like this: • FOR JUNE—Legislators won’t vote for a big tax bill with elec tions staring them in the face, and will resent having campaigns interrupted. Early session would put friends as well as foes on the spot and might result in defeat of some. Lawmakers are reluctant to vote for tax measures until the last minute, anyway; and along about July and August, they can’t put it off any longer. • FOR MARCH — After their election lame duck legislators would be rebellious toward any tax program or other controver sial measures submitted by the governor. More time might be needed to pass a major tax bill than would be allowed by a June session. New Democratic nominee for governor will be known by June, and the legislators may be inclined to look to him for leader ship and ignore Connally’s pro posals. Only man really in position to know is John Connally. He says he hasn’t made up his mind — and might not for several weeks. But adds: “Any date is a possibility.” COURTS SPEAK Texas Supreme Court has held that: Cities should not license door-to-door insurance salesmen (in a case originating in Hills boro.); City of Beaumont and its music commission are not re sponsible for injuries to a woman who fell while attempting to re turn to her seat at a concert in the city auditorium; Henderson County district court must con sider a land vacancy claim; A jury trial must be held in an Amarillo man’s suit against a railroad after the driver of a car in which he was a passenger crashed while trying to avoid hitting a train. High court also agreed toll arguments on March 27 in a j Antonio case involving a fatln right to prevent a divorced i from legally changing the m of their child. Court of Criminal Appealj firmed the death penalty asse; 19-year-old Johnny Rudy Ei quez for murder of a nurse—one of five persons he> accused of slaying within hours April 25, 1966. Trail death extended from Cor Christi, through Beeville andi Wilson County. FISHING AGREEMENT Texas and Louisiana fishem soon will be able to fish in In dary waters of the two sti with license or exemption either. Parks and Wildlife Commit signed such an agreement» Louisiana officials. It takes feet in 30 days and applies Sabine Pass, Sabine Lake, To Bend Reservoir and Caddo Li PWC Chairman Will Odom this reciprocal arrangement maxed two years of work, expressed hope that Texas work out similar pacts with kansas and Oklahoma. Odom said that no twos reciprocal hunting licenses be adopted. go Farther ON IxBSS MONET TU^i 15 STMP^ AT WooKsM) £P£C/ALS FOd- Thu/ts-r-K/iSM GLA D / Ot-A ouAtrrry MEAL fyoOVTAm GKooufJ S lb. BAG lb. ca M With $5.00 Purchase or More excluding Cigarettes. 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