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CADET SLOVCH by Jim Earle
At The Movies
by Mike Plake
One of the advertisements for
“The Secret Life of An American
Wife” claims it is the only role
that could possibly follow Walter
Matthau in “The Odd Couple.”
That’s wrong. It can’t.
A good satire that could be
better summed up in one episode
of Peyton Place, this movie glides
like roller skates with square
wheels.
A Connecticut suburbia house
wife surmises her husband no
longer finds her sexually attrac
tive. She gets on the hot line to
Walter Matthau, “Him,” a 49 . . er,
51-year-old Hud-type Hollywood
symbol who lives in Suites 19, 20,
21, 22, 23, etc. of a plush hotel.
INSTEAD of proving to Mat
thau how sensuous a 34-year-old
housewife from suburbia could be,
Anne Jackson unloads her troubles
to Matthau, who does the same.
After ridding themselves of their
hang-ups, wifey goes home to tell
husband Patrick O'Neal how much
she loves him. Matthau fades out
in rainsoaked pajamas.
Writer-producer-director of the
film, George Axelrod, tried to
spruce up a few laughs with a
falling piano and a nervous assist
ant press relations man. This suc
ceeds little.
But he tries in other parts to
make the dreams of Anne Jack-
son viewable, not very well, not
very funny.
IN ONLY one part of the film
does he really succeed in any
thing. After Matthau and Jack-
son unload their troubles and
cathart their hang-ups, a short
but sweet relationship ensues. She
is not a big sex bomb, he is an
aging male star with a middle-
aged paunch. They are both
human, and you know it.
But before panning this movie
and losing my pass, I have an
idea:
Since A&M will take the Texas
Tech Red Raiders, the visitors
should be treated to a night on
the town as a warm B-CS gesture.
Let it begin here. Add salt to the
wound.
Rating for “The Secret Life of
an American Wife”: R. F. M. A.
(Recommended for Mature Audi
ences) or, A Sleeper Which Never
Awoke.
Two predictions for this foot
ball weekend:
1. The Aggies will outscore and
outplay the Red Raiders, 26-9;
2. 50,000 traffic tickets will be
written by the KK’s.
Active RV Seniors Named
“He’s th’ most organized guy in our outfit—studies for
all quizzes, keeps his room in shape ... he’s already worked
out his excuse for leaving early for th’ Christmas holidays!”
Ross Volunteer non-commis
sioned officers for 1968-69 have
been announced by Robert J.
Foley, of Premont, commanding
officer.
Blue Wednesday
Nov. 5, as anybody within earshot of radio or television
during the past six months knows, is a Big Decision Day.
For the Texas Supreme Court, the following day also will
involve a major decision of sorts.
The Blue Law, that quaint legislative Thou Shalt Not
against doing retail business on consecutive Saturdays and
Sundays, is coming up for trial on that date. The plaintiff
is Gibson’s Discount Center of Midland, one of several major
operations which have learned to circumvent the law by sell
ing out their stock every Saturday at midnight, letting a
dummy corporation operate the business all Sunday and
then buying it back for the weekly grind. In a recent de
cision, the Midland County 142nd District Court agreed with
the discount center that the Blue Law violates state and
national constitutions. Local officials attempting to make
the store toe the Blue line sought the Nov. 6 showdown in
an appeal to the Texas high court.
Vem Sanford, Texas Press Association Austin corres
pondent, notes that this “newest and most far-reaching
Blue Law” covers the sale of “just about everything.” It is
remarkable that the Texas legislature would keep trying
to improve on this hard-to-enforce measure which originated
in the early ’60’s by making it harder to live with; what’s
even more remarkable is that the state courts have taken
so long to set Blue Wednesday.
Bulletin Board
TONIGHT
Midland Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2-A
of the MSC.
Houston Hometown Club will
meet in the Physics Lecture Room
at 7:30 p.m. Officers will be
elected and parties will be dis
cussed.
The Range and Forestry Wives
Club will have a get-acquainted
party in honor of new members
at 7:30 p.m. at 1009 Hereford.
Beaumont Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 204
of the YMCA. New officers will
be elected.
Dallas Hometown Club meeting
will be held at 7:30 p.m. in Rooms
3-B and 3-C of the MSC. Football
flicks will be shown.
Aerospace Engineering Wives
Club will have a business meeting
at 8 p.m. in the Bank of A&M.
Panhandle Area Hometown
Club will meet at 8 p.m. in Room
3A of the MSC. Sweetheart will
be selected.
The Waco-McLennan County
Hometown Club will meet at 7:30
p.m. in the YMCA reading room.
After-game party for the Baylor
weekend will be discussed.
Abilene Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 208
of the Academic Building. Re
freshments will be served and
officers will be elected.
Texarkana Hometown Club will
meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Art Room
of the MSC.
The senior RV non-coms were
selected by the RV captain and
other officers of the elite honor
military unit which forms honor
guards for the Texas governor’s
inauguration and visiting digni
taries. The company consists of
select junior and senior cadets
who have distinguished them
selves by demonstrating military
proficiency and leadership and
academic qualification.
“Approximately four out of 10
RV juniors are selected to be
active members their senior
year,” Foley noted.
NAMED PLATOON sergeants
with the rank of RV master ser
geant were Robert A. Maddocks
and Douglas M. Vasilchin of San
Antonio and Hector Gutierrez of
Laredo.
Supply sergeant will be James
C. Christian of Houston and in
formation sergeant is W. Ross
Coble of College Station.
Drill assistants include James
M. Richards of Baytown, Greg
ory K. Meyer of Hondo and Con-
rado M. Hein Jr. of Zapata, Foley
said.
James G. Wren, Memphis,
Tenn.; William R. Howell, Bren-
ham, and Stephen A. Mills, El
Paso, are right guides.
SQUAD LEADERS include
Kenneth R. Wilkin, Bossier City,
La.; Billy J. Youngkin, Gilmer;
Michael P. Becket, Oriando, Fla.;
Robert E. Nickle, San Antonio;
Melvin D. Sanders, Houston, and
Russell Boggess, Baytown.
Mid-County Hometown Club
will meet at 7:30 p.m. All Aggies
from Mid-Jefferson County are
urged to attend.
Tonight On KBTX
6:00
News, Weather & Sports
6:30
Blondie
7:00
Flying Nun
7:30
Bewitched
8:00
Thursday night Movie
“Glass Bottom Boat”
10:00
News, Weather & Sports
10:30
Journey to the Unknown
11:30
Alfred Hitchcock
What's Happening At The MSC
By CHRIS CARLSON
With visions of Tech remains
strewn far and wide after Satur
day’s grid encounter, an Ag could
have difficulty in concentrating
on other topics.
However, John Davidson pro
vides a welcome distraction for
mid-week doldrums, bar none.
Town Hall has engaged Mr.
Davidson for an 8 o’clock per
formance on Friday, Oct. 18. “The
Scranton Screwball” Pete Barbutti
will also join the troupe. Tickets,
which went on sale Monday are
now selling FAST!
TCU weekend marks the open
ing of long-awaited “standard”
campus entertainment—the coffee
house. Yet to be named, the ven
ture sponsored and housed by our
own MSC (the basement, baby!)
will provide mood, refreshment
and live entertainment for 30 to
40 couples. Chairman of the pro
ject is junior John Bendele, who
has enlisted Maggie/Aggie help
for plans and decoration to create
a “down under” atmosphere.
Great Issues now offers season
tickets for the Bryan-College Sta
tion communities and A&M fac
ulty. The package deal for $5
covers 35 scheduled programs, not
to mention last-minute projects.
Money may be presented in per
son or mailed in—now! Only a
limited number will be offered.
OK . . . Back to Saturday .
Gig ’em Aggies!
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RV color guards include Wil
liam P. Murphy, Paris; Terry W.
Harvick and Jack L. Edwards,
Tahoka; Ralph Rayburn, Ingle-
side; Houston L. Cavin, Odessa,
and Donald R. Winkles, Abilene.
Foley indicated junior members
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grade point ratio and other con
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Other cadet officers of the 80-
year-old RV company are Frank
Davis of Levittown, Pa., execu
tive officer; Garland Clark, Glen-
elg, Md., first sergeant; Bill Heit-
kamp, New Braunfels; Fred
Blumberg, Seguin, and Bob Nida,
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