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College Station, Texas Battalion Wednesday, April 8, 1970 Telephone 845-2226 Ryan W ins;900V otes Cast in City Election HEEE FOR VISIT—Asians and Americans talk informally from east Asian and Pacific nations arrived at A&M for a Experiment in International Living. (Photo by Jim Berry) shortly after 10 students 10-day visit as part of the r A&M's ;hin-the- ’hoto by Fish Seek 3rd Straight National Drill Trophy Texas A&M’s Freshman Drill Team will seek its third straight national championship Friday in Washington D. C. The team commanded by Bev erly S. Kennedy of Austin will march in the annual National Intercollegiate ROTC Drill Cham pionships competing with 28 other teams for a trophy shaped like the Washington monument and marked with a “1.” The drill unit has similar prizes dated 1968 and 1969 in its trophy case. “I’m sure A&M will be justly proud of the team’s performance in defending its championships” said J. Malon Southerland, team sponsor, of the commandant’s office. “In their minds, it will be three in a row,” he said. “I believe they have an outstanding opportunity to accomplish this.” The FDT will march at 1:40 p.m. in the day-long competition, which will be conducted in a Na tional Guard Armory hall near John F. Kennedy Stadium. The team will also compete with other units in the noon Cherry Blossom Festival Parade of Princesses Saturday. The three-time A&M Invita tional Meet winners will depart Easterwood Airport Thursday morning accompanied by Col. Jim H. McCoy, corps commandant. The 31-member team will quarter at Ft. McNair. White House and Capitol tours Friday will precede preparation for competition. Competition it self will be followed by an A&M Club party for the team. After the Saturday parade, the A&M freshmen will visit the Smithsonian Institution museums and take bus tours of the capital. By Bob Robinson Battalion Staff Writer Dr. Cecil B. Ryan was elected Tuesday to the fourth position of the College Station City Council by a more than three to two margin. For the only contested seat, Ryan accumulated 589 votes in the three wards, to opponent Mrs. Mary Bryan’s 366. Both were seeking the seat vacated by Councilman O. M. Holt, who didn’t run for re-election. An unofficial figure of 955 people voted in yesterday’s election. Totals won’t be official until the City Council canvasses the election tonight in a special meeting. For the uncontested seats, Mayor D. A. (Andy) Anderson received 821 votes, Councilman James H. Dozier 805, and Councilman C. H. Ransdell 817. Ryan thanked the people who supported him in his victory. “I also appreciate the fact that people turned out to vote,” he said. “It’s one of the great American privileges. I intend to do the best job I am capable of doing as a councilman in the City of College Station. “This is my home for 24 years. I’ve seen tremendous progress made and I expect to see tremendous progress in the future. “As councilman I plan to serve all citizens in the city and am grateful for the opportunity to be of service to my city.” Mrs. Bryan also thanked the people who worked for and helped her. She expressed the desire for stimulated interest in city affairs. “I hope that the campaign stimulated interest in city programs,” she said, “and will result in greater citizen participation in city government.” She added that she plans to remain active in city affairs and programs. Dozier had no statement on the election other than to congratulate Ryan on his victory. Dr. Ransdell said the people should get together and work for the city’s further development. “I appreciate the confidence of the people of College Station and trust all of us can put our shoulders to the wheel and work for the development of our city,” he said. “We have a lot of work to do. It will take the best of everyone.” Mayor Anderson said he expected the Council this year to work harmoniously in finding solutions to the many problems of the city. “I am honored by being re-elected to a two-year term of Mayor of College Station,” he said. “I realize the office of mayor is the highest its citizens can bestow on any person and I accept it with deepest humility and with a desire to be of service to all citizens. “Needless to say I am most appreciative of the confidence of the people as expressed in the election. The problems of our city are many and varied but I know that the city council will work harmoniously together toward finding solutions to them, including those of a priority nature, keeping in mind fiscal responsibility. “I pledge to all citizens that I will work for the advancement of our city in all areas, for the benefit of all people.” U. S. - Czech Trade Growth Urged by Embassy Official Thursday — Cloudy, rain early in morning, ending by noon. Northerly winds 10-15 mph. High 74 degrees, low 58 degrees. Senate Will Discuss Student Rights time to j .tomach j Dtos by m f Mr. anil nn, 11411 Discussion of a proposed state ment of student rights and re sponsibilities is scheduled to cap a full Student Senate agenda this week. The senate is scheduled to con vene at 7:30 p.m. Thursday in the Library Conference Room. The 10-page statement, intro duced to the senate last month by Jim Stephenson (sr-LA) spells out guidelines and procedures which would define the limits of student freedom both in the class room and off-campus. The statement also encompass es such areas as access to student records, participation in student affairs, and means and procedures of student discipline. A virtual rewrite of student life regulations, the statement severely limits the university’s off-campus control of students and calls for the placement of students on the Library Commit- S. \V. Veterinarian Now Available The winter edition of The Southwestern Veterinarian is now available for pre-veterinary med icine students to pick up, editor John Allen announced Tuesday. Allen said students can obtain copies by going by Room 217 Informational Services Building. tee, Board of Publications, Ad missions Committee and other administrative panels. In other agenda items senators will also hear proposals to allow the University Women to name its own representative to the sen ate after the April 23 elections. According to vice president Kent Caperton, the senate is also scheduled to hear a proposal to abolish all ex-officio offices from senate membership. Incorporated in the plan, Caperton said, would GSC President for 70-71 Elected at Council Meeting President-elect of the Graduate Student Council is agricultural economics student Sam Furrh, elected by the GSC Tuesday. In the only other election de cided by the council, Mike Raphael, mechanical engineering student, won the GSC vice presidency. Furrh defeated Mickey Land, an education major, by a council vote of 6-4. He will succeed out going council president Tony Benedetto when new officers are installed May 19. Raphael also defeated Land, winning by a 6-5 margin when a tie forced Benedetto to cast the deciding vote. Furrh has been on the GSC two years, serving as treasurer last year. Raphael, currently GSC secretary, is in his first year on the council. GSC Vice President Bob Fried reported that only three people had applied thus far to be elected by the Council as candidates for council representative positions on April 23. Filing ends Thurs day.- “I’m afraid that if more aren’t nominated,” Fried said, “this whole thing will be a flop.” The council also agreed to appropriate funds of up to $51 to pay registration fees of as many as three delegates to the annual spring leadership trip to Houston, sponsored by the Lead ership Committee of the Memorial Student Center. Councilman Jay Hubert, in his report on the A&M Library, told the GSC that he had found that the library does not fine faculty members for overdue books. Hubert added that if a faculty member arbitrarily decides to keep a book the rest of a semes ter, there is little a graduate stu dent can do to get it. Civilians Challenged to Give Their Share in Blood Drive 69-70 :oach i for [olar- Matthew R. Carroll, Cadet Corps Commander, issued a chal lenge Tuesday to the civilian student body to donate its share of the blood for the Alpha Phi Omego sponsored and Student Senate administered blood drive. The blood drive is being held today and Thursday from 8-5 p.m. in the basement of the Memorial GREAT SAVINGS PLANS made even better by new legal rates at FIRST BANK & TRUST. Adv. Student Center. The blood col lected will be used for research in heart and blood diseases by the Wadley Foundation of Molecular Medicine in Dallas. “The civilian student body, which composes 81.1 percent of the student population, is chal lenged to donate at least 81.1 per cent of the blood in the APO- Student Senate blood drive,” Car- roll said. “I am confident that the corps will contribute far more than 18.9 percent of the blood,” Carroll added. The challenge was accepted by Mark Olson, Civilian Student Council president. Olson assured Student Senate president Gerry Geistweidt that the civilian stu dent body would beat the corps not only in the number of pints, but also on a percentage basis. “It must be remembered that this blood drive is planned to help A&M and its students, and is dedicated to President Earl Rud der,” Geistweidt said. be a provision to create an ex ecutive branch of the senate. A request that the student body “Miss a Meal” to raise funds for Vietnam civilians on May 1 is also scheduled to be on the agenda, Caperton said. Caperton added that he would be introducing a plan to revise the methods of approving speak ers for university audiences. He said he was going to propose the establishment of a standing com mittee of students and adminis trators formed for the specific purpose of reviewing speakers. “This plan would allow a com mittee to meet more frequently than the (faculty-staff) Execu tive Committee, which currently reviews speakers but only has meetings on Monday,” Caperton said. He said that another advantage to his proposal would allow stu dents who submitted speakers lists to appear before the panel, a practice which the Executive Committee has not allowed. CSC to Open ‘Week’ with Auto Show An auto show sponsored by the Civilian Student Council will open Civilian Week, Monday, April 20. Several local car dealers will participate in the show. About 40 cars of the sport and high performance class will be on display from noon to 6 p.m. in the quad between Walton Hall and hospital, Raleigh Lane, CSC public relations chairman, said. Representatives from each deal er will be present to describe their autos, answer questions, and hand out literature, Lane said. Dealers particpating in the show are Brown-Alien Motor Co., Cade Motor Co., Corbusier Chev rolet Co., Sellstrom Pontiac-Buick Inc., A&M Imports, Twin City Plymouth, Hickman Garrett Mot ors, and Halsell Motor Co. By Fran Haugen Battalion Staff Writer Differences in policy between the United States and Czechoslo vakia should not prevent the two countries from expanding trade between them, a Czech Embassy secretary told a Great Issues au dience Tuesday night. Disagreements over such con troversial issues as crises in Vietnam, the Middle East and Germany are slowing “economic normalization” because America wants political harmony before effective trade, Dr. Zdnek Matej- ka said in a panel discussion. Appearing with Matejka in the third segment of a four-part U.S.- East European Relations Semi nar, was Dr. Edward Tobarsky, former personal aide to the Czech oslovakian president and now pro fessor of government at the Uni versity of Texas at Austin. “Although there is a deep feel ing of friendliness among the Czechs toward the United States, we must distinguish between the government and the people,” To barsky said. “The government is not a free agent. I am sure it would be glad to deepen coop eration with the United States, but it doesn’t dare because some one in Moscow is looking over its shoulder.” Matejka said that relations be tween the United States and Czechoslovakia began to cool in 1948, that then the Czech consul ates in the United States and the U. S. consulates in Czechoslova kia closed, and that they have not been reopened. The problems between the Unit ed States and Czechoslovakia are economic ones with political re verberations, Matejka said. A commission made up of Brit ain, France and the United States, established after World War II, has not yet returned 185 tons of gold which Czechoslovakia rightfully claimed after the war because the United States doesn’t agree with this figure, he said. “Non-existence of the most fa vored nations clause is also an obstacle to trade,” Matejka said. “While we have to pay high cus toms on goods from America, trade is high between the United States and Yugoslavia where the clause is in effect.” Matejka said that last year ex port and imports between the United States and Czechoslovakia totaled $44 million, a decrease of $21 million since 1960. Czechoslovakia imports hides, University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. soybeans, computers, paper, ma chinery, tools and chemicals from America. “Eighty-five percent of these imports are agricultural products or raw materials,” Matejka said. Tobarsky outlined the develop ment of western orientation of the Czech people. “A real milestone occurred in 1918 as Czechoslovakia emerged as an independent nation with a great deal of help from the Unit ed States,” he said. “The Wilso nian slogan of self-determination clinched it (independence) for the Czech nation.” In 1945, when Red Armies en tered Czechoslovakia, the Czechs realized that this was not merely a liberation from fascism, but something else, Tobarsky said. “President (Edward) Benes (of Czechoslovakia) sent a telegram to Gen. (George) Patton’s army saying in effect ‘come on over, only faster,’ ” he went on. “But Patton was ordered by the Soviets (See U.S.-Czech, page 2) Oceanography Head to Talk On Coastal Area Problems A discussion of problems aris ing from man’s use of coastal areas will be presented by Dr. Richard A. Geyer, Oceanography Department head, at 7:30 p. m. Thursday in the Architecture Au ditorium. Entitled “The Multi-User Prob lem in the Coastal Zone,” this is the second talk in the Symposium for Environmental Awareness’ lecture series. Geyer was vice chairman of former President Johnson’s Com mission on Marine Science, Re sources and Engineering. He is also on the boards of directors of the American Society for Ocean ography and the National Oceano graphy Association. Among his many publications is a 1965 paper, “The Use of Geophysical Measurements on the Lunar Surface.” Interested persons are also in vited to attend the regular meet ing of the symposium at 7 p. m. in Room 208 Architecture. Campus Census Will Begin Today Census workers will begin a canvass of A&M students this afternoon, Associate Dean of Students Don Stafford announced Tuesday. Students living in university-owned housing—either residence halls or married student apartments—will be affected by the survey. Day students will be tabulated during the community survey. Stafford said enumerators will give census forms to residence hall advisers, unit commanding officers and married student apartment managers today. The Individual Census Report forms will then be distributed to each student by his adviser or c.o. with the request the forms be returned as soon as possible. Enumerators will collect the forms in two or three days for tabulation. “Students are encouraged to cooperate,” Stafford said, “so the study can be completed without problems.” The 1970 census is the first one where college students are tabulated as being dents of the college community. resi-