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— - - - . f V*V- - rie e Wallace, A1H Clines, Stu-1 "'der, Press; !j radio; I radio. Gaineai lister. Hoy n. Clark Nu tiuck Myers, i| Whittington, J Bill McMi- t Hancock, It 1 Pelham, B iith, Humble n Che Battalion Vol. 65 No. 109 College Station, Texas Thursday, April 30, 1970 Telephone 845-2226 "4 THROUGH THE HOLE—Cliff Thomas breaks through an opening during a three-on- three drill in a recent spring practice. The Aggies will have a scrimmage tonight at 1:30, and will pick up practice next week for the annual Maroon and White game. (Photo by Mike Wright) Day Student Lots Short y848,CommitteeTold A 3y Hayden Whitsett _ Battalion Staff Writer Day student parking lots have 148 fewer spaces than are needed iach day, the university’s traffic !ommittee was told Wednesday. Ron Perry, designer in Plan- | ling and Analysis, presented igures to the committee showing bat 2,623 spaces are needed for j a y students but only 1,775 are available. Perry said he arrived at the figure by taking the number of day students using the spaces (3,747) and subtracting 30 per cent of that figure. The 30 per cent, he said, is a constant per centage of students not on cam pus at any given time during the day. After subtracting the 30 per First Computer Championships To be Held Here Saturday Five Southwest Conference schools and eight other Texas colleges battle with computers he Saturday. The occasion is the first an nual Texas Computer Program ming Championships, believed to be the first competition of its type in the nation. Six blue- chip companies are providing cash prizes for the winners. Dr. Roger Elliott, industrial engineering professor who is co ordinating the event, said each school will be represented by up to two teams consisting of as many as four students per team. The teams will be given three identical problems, with judging on the elapsed time for successful completion of all three assignments. One problem will be mathematical and the other two general, Dr. Elliott noted. Prizes totaling $200 is being furnished by IBM, Univac, Uni versity Computing Co., General Dynamics, Atlantic Ritchfield and Shell Oil Co. The program is jointly spon sored by the Data Processing Center and Industrial Engineer ing Department. Competition will be conducted by Upsilon Pi Epsilon, national honor society for computing science students and the student chapters of the Data Processing Management Association and the Association for Computing Machinery. cent, 2,623 spaces are needed, Perry said. Dormitory parking areas show an excess of 265 spaces, he said, and faculty-staff areas 11. University Police Chief Ed Powell noted that the far end of the day student parking area by Kyle Field is always empty no matter what time of day, and that a new 1,000-space lot will be constructed over the summer. This new lot will alleviate any problems, he said. No further action was taken, since the committee agreed the problem was not as bad as it sounded and that it was going to be relieved over the summer. A proposal to widen Agronomy Road to four lanes, pave it, and extend it to the Beef Center Road will be made to the board of di rectors, the committee decided. Don Stafford, associate dean of students, added that if the road was extended to the north east and connected with Fin- feather it would provide a route around the campus and could also be used as a service road to the new parking lot which is to be located on the other side of the railroad tracks opposite Kyle Field. The committee decided to study the matter before making any proposal. Inquest Records, Report Released Kennedy Story Doubted 5000$ li. By Cornelius F. Hurley and Valter R. Mears Associated Press Writers BOSTON — Sen. Edward M. Kennedy’s account of the acci dent that killed Mary Jo Ko- Pechne was challenged Wednes- when an inquest judge re ported he did not believe the sen ior and the secretary were beaded for the Chappaquiddick Island ferry when Kennedy’s car Plunged from a narrow bridge. Judge James A. Boyle said in report on the secret, January inquest that, in his judgment, Kennedy turned intentionally on to the unpaved road which led to ward Dike Bridge — and away from the ferry the senator said be planned to take. Boyle said there was cause to believe Kennedy drove negli- ?ently, in a manner which “ap pears to have contributed to the feath of Mary Joe Kopechne.” The report and the 763-page in vest transcript were made pub lic Wednesday after nearly four lionths of secrecy and courtroom Wangling. Kennedy’s reply was instant: be rejected the judge’s findings. "At the inquest I truthfully Answered all questions asked of me,” Kennedy said in Washing ton. “In my personal view, the inference and the ultimate find ing of the judge’s report are not justified and I reject them.” Boyle did not explain why he did not file a charge of negligent driving against Kennedy. He could not be reached for com ment on his report. Conviction on such a charge carries a max imum penalty of two years in jail and a $200 fine. On July 25, one week after Miss Kopechne died, Kennedy pleaded guilty to a charge of leaving the scene of an accident. Boyle sentenced him to two months in jail, suspended it and put him on probation for one year. Release of the transcript was forbidden by the state Supreme Court until any possibility of further prosecution had passed. John J. Irwin, chief of the Massachusetts attorney general’s criminal division, said any at tempt to prosecute Kennedy now “might be vulnerable to attack” on the basis of that Supreme Court ruling. Irwin said Dist. Atty. Edmund Dinis already has “precluded that any prosecution would be brought on the basis of the inquest pro ceedings.” Dinis himself would not com ment. “I would prefer to await further developments,” he said. U.S. in Cambodia; Nixon Speaks at 8 By Carl P. Leubsdorf Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON—Amid a storm of criticism in Congress, Presi dent Nixon addresses the nation tonight to explain his surprise decision to provide U. S. military support for a South Vietnamese thrust into Cambodia. In a test of congressional re action, the House scheduled a vote today on an amendment by Rep. Ogen Reid, R-N.Y., prohib iting the United States from send ing ground troops into Cambodia. Nixon set his nationally tele vised address for 9 p. m. EDT. Press Secretary Ronald L. Zieg ler said the speech will relate to Cambodia and U. S. forces in Vietnam. Ziegler said a Cambo dian request for direct U. S. arms aid remains under consideration. A full-scale airing of the ad ministration’s controversial move appeared certain when the Senate and its Foreign Relations Com mittee came back after a day’s recess. Members of both parties joined in protest Wednesday after the decision was announced first in Saigon, then in Washington by the Pentagon, to provide advisers, air support and other aid for the South Vietnamese action. Top Senate Democratic, includ ing Sens. Mike Mansfield, Edward M. Kennedy, J. W. Fulbright, Ed mund S. Muskie, and George S. McGovern, denounced it as a move to widen the Vietnam war. Senior Republican members of the Foreign Relations Committee joined in. Sen George D. Aiken of Vermont, a veteran GOP lead er, cautioned the action might have an “extremely bad” effect on GOP political prospects in the November elections. The chairmen of House and Senate armed services committee, Rep. L. Mendel Rivers, D-S. C., and Sen. John C. Stennis, D-Miss., backed the move. But Stennis added he opposes massive military aid to Cambodie. Announcement of the new U. S. move came during the Senate recess and two days after a near- unanimous Senate Foreign Rela tions Committee strongly opposed both American aid to the new Cambodian government or help for .South Vietnamese action against Communist forces in Cam bodia. The Pentagon announcement, by Asst. Defense Secretary Dan iel Z. Henkin, said the U. S. Command in Saigon “is prepared to provide support” to the South Vietnamese, including “advisers, tactical air, air coordinators, med ical evacuation and some logistics assistance.” Henkin said enemy sanctuaries in Cambodia “have imposed an in creasing threat to the security of free world forces in South Viet nam.” The decision also came 10 days after Nixon announced further U. S. troop withdrawals from Vietnam and predicted, “we final ly have in sight the just peace we are seeking.” men “the burden is on him to Noting this, Muskie told news- demonstrate convincingly there has been such a change” since then to warrant the new U. S. action. Mansfield called the decision to send U. S. advisers into Cambodia “the first step in the wrong di rection.” Noting that Capitol Hill was concerned and uneasy, the Democratic leader ’hdded: “This could now be called the Indochinese war. What is happen ing now is a whole new ball game.” Senate Republican Leader High Scott refused to discuss the action. Sen. Robert P. Griffin, assistant GOP leader, personally backed the move but he acknowl edged opposition among his col leagues. Both GOP leaders failed to re ceive immediate word of the ac tion from the administration, first learning of the decision from news reports. ‘Misunderstandings 9 Cause Most Marital Sex Problems By Fran Haugen Battalion Staff Writer Most marital sex problems re sult because a man and woman really don’t understand attitudes, physiology and behavior patterns of the opposite sex, noted mar riage expert Dr. Henry Bowman told a small audience Wednesday night. Dr. Bowman, author of “Mar riage for Moderns” and former sociology professor at the Uni versity of Texas, spoke on “Sex in Human Relations—Marital” at the final program in the four- part Marriage Forum presented by the Student ‘Y’ Association. “A man’s response to sex is like building a fire with dry wood and dry matches,” Dr. Bowman said. “Any Cub Scout can do it. But a woman’s response is like building a fire in the rain—you have to have know how and pa tience to nurture it, or it will go out. Not every Cub Scout can do that, yet many men go into mar- Senators Will Discuss Abolition of Bonfire at Meeting Tonight The Student Senate will hear a proposal to abolish the building of the Bonfire in a session sched uled for 7:30 p. m. in the Library Conference Room. Dr. Donald Clark, a professor in the Wildlife Science Depart ment, will request that the senate institute a clean-up campaign in lieu of the annual Thanksgiving season event. According to Rick Reese, senate treasurer, Dr. Clark is very con cerned with the annual practice of destroying large areas of forests for the purpose of burn ing logs in a fire. Other items on the senate agen da include a report on last week’s general elections from the Elec tion Commission, a discussion of a senate contribution toward re building a home destroyed by fire, and the allocation of student activitity fees. Reese said the senate will also discuss the distribution of tickets for the May graduation. Kennedy said in Washington: “Even though the legal proced ures resulting from last summer’s accident have come to a close, the tragedy of that evening will never really end for the Ko pechne family, for my family and myself. We must all live with the loss of Mary Jo and the pain that this has inflicted upon us.” In his recital of the case, Boyle said Kennedy left a Chap paquiddick Island party with Miss Kopechne after telling his chauffeur he intended to drive to the ferry and return to Edgar- town. Boyle said Kennedy stat ed he mistakenly turned off the road to the ferry and onto the dirt road to the bridge. But the judge said the facts convinced him that the turn was intentional. Kennedy, testifying at the in quest Jan. 5, was pressed by both Boyle and Dinis to explain why he did not report the acci- Ident to police until some 10 hours after it happened. He told how his cousin, Jos eph F. Gargan, and a friend, Paul Markham, went to the bridge with him and dove re peatedly to the submerged car in an effort to find Miss Ko- (See Kopechne, page 3) Blacks Hold Mass Check-out To Demand Official Status riage with this Cub Scout atti tude.” Prerequisites for a sexual ad justment within marriage are time, information about sex, an optimistic attitude and the will to succeed, Dr. Bowman said. “Modern men are being asked to redirect their sex drive toward satisfaction of their wives, not just to themselves,” Bowman said. “A successful sexual adjust ment is a creative achievement, not doing only what comes natur ally.” A woman is much more in volved in sex as a total person, than a man, but a man wants to be accepted by his wife, and if she rejects him, he can become im potent, Bowman said. Women are slower to respond to sexual stimulation but when they respond they respond strong ly, he said. “Because a man is limited phys iologically to the number of times he can respond, and a woman is not, the most responsive women are more responsive than the most responsive men,” Bowman added. “A man’s glands can’t keep up with his aspirations.” Because a man can reach a climax more rapidly than a wom an, he must use self-discipline to retard his response, and she must try to get past her inhibitions, he said. Bowman warned husbands not to go to sleep following inter course. “Women experience afterglow, a tapering off of responsiveness,” he explained. “Women have de scribed this to me saying, ‘there’s nothing quite like this with some one you love.’ No girl wants to experience this with a sleeping lump.” Bowman related an anecdote about a young husband who was ignorant of a woman’s afterglow. He couldn’t understand why his wife began to cry when soon after intercourse he said, “You know what, I’d like to buy a mo torcycle.” Bowman said any sexual fore play which is not harmful to the couple, is done in private, and is done by mutual consent is “moral, good and right.” Bowman poked fun at sexual technique manuals which try to “teach you overnight to become the world’s greatest lover.” There is a Japanese book on the market with 411 photographs of mannequins in positions for intercourse, he said, adding: “With a book like that you’d need to take a research assistant on your honeymoon.” TMA Invited To Mayflower Celebration The lord mayor of Plymouth, England, has invited the Texas Maritime Academy to participate in the 350th anniversary of the sailing of the Mayflower. Adm. James D. Craik, TMA su perintendent, announced the acad emy will alter the summer cruise itinerary to allow the cadets to join in the July 9 celebration. Last month the academy ac cepted an invitation to participate in American Independence Day celebrations July 3-5 at Den mark’s Rebild National Park. Craik said the Texas Clipper, TMA training ship, will now dock at Plymouth for the British visit, rather than at Southhampton as originally scheduled. A mass check-out of books that prevented some students from having access to the checkout counter was staged by black stu dents Wednesday night in the li brary. Allen Giles, leader of the group, said that the books, most of them pertaining to black history and society, were checked out to show support for establishing a black Mills Denies Signature On Letter Aggie track star Curtis Mills said this morning that he and three other black members of the track team did not sign a letter in which they were quoted as saying they “begged and plead ed” like “fear-struck slaves” for equal campus status. The names of Mills, his .brother Marvin, Marvin Taylor and Wil lie Blackmon appeared in a let ter to the editor published in The Battalion Tuesday. The letter was signed by 39 other students. Mills would make no other com ment. student organization on campus. Most of the books were drop ped into the night depository as soon as they had been checked out, Giles said. During the session, in which approximately 30 students partic ipated, a petition supporting a black organization was being cir culated. Giles said the petition was also being circulated around the campus. During the check-out, three of ficers of University Police were present, including Chief Ed Pow ell. They took no action, how ever.. Later, after the blacks had left, Dean of Students James P. Hannigan was seen talking with members of the library staff. Court Candidate To Speak Monday Friday — Cloudy, intermittent rain and thundershowers. Wester ly winds 10-15 mph. High 71 de grees, low 58 degrees. • A. J. Pope Jr., a candidate for re-election to the Texas Supreme Court, will speak here Monday on “Restoring Domestic Tran quility.” Judge Pope’s 8 p.m. address in the Architecture Auditorium and presentation of the “Liberty Bell Award” to the area’s out standing law enforcement offi cial will highlight “Law Day” observance in Bryan and College Station. The Brazos County Bar Asso ciation is sponsoring the address. Brazs Bar Association president Billy Payne said admittance is' free. Law Day was originated by the American Bar Association to counteract the communist May Day which falls on May 1 each year. Since Friday is May 1, the local Law Day program was shift ed to Monday so more persons can participate, said attorney John L. Sandstedt, A&M manage ment professor and event co ordinator. Texas Ranger O. L. Luther and Deputy Sheriff Tim Kennedy are previous Liberty Bell Award recipients. Judge Pope has been an asso ciate justice on the nine-man state Supreme Court four years. He formerly presided over a San Antonio district court and a Court of Civil Appeals before seeking the Supreme Court seat. Sand stedt was his 1966 campaign man ager in this area. Among Judge Pope’s numerous publications is a book, The Me chanics of Presenting Evidence, which is termed “highly practi cal” by practicing attorneys. A Monday banquet in Judge Pope’s honor is being arranged by Pat Stacy, former Bryan city attorney now with the law office of Davis-Stacy, and Sandstedt. Payne is an attorney with the firm of Lawrence, Thornton and Payne. Unirersity National Bank “On the aide of Texas A&M.” —A dr.