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SSMiMHUUiBBRMi ■ ■ • Sihanouk ouster gives China larger voice in Indochina By JOHN RODERICK Associated Press Writer TOKYO—In two months Red China has turned Prince Norodom Sihanouk’s woes into its own again. Peking now has a more commanding voice than ever be fore in the councils of Indochina’s communism. It likely is dreaming of wider opportunities in East Asia. The circumstance which brought this turn of events was the Cam bodian parliament’s March 18 ouster of Sihanouk as chief of state. That event caught the garrulous ex-king en route to Moscow airport, and his Soviet hosts apparently were unable to grasp the opportunity it offered. Premier Chou En-lai, a shrewd diplomat, was at Peking airport to gret Sihanouk. What happened n^xt bore the Chou stamp. With China’s propaganda devices at his dispbsal, Sihanouk announced plans to return to Phnom Penh at the head of a liberation army. He called for support from the Communist bloc, and created a government in exile. By now, that exile government is recognized by an impressive array of nations including a num ber outside the Red blocs. The Soviet Union, however has not quite reached the pont of recog nition of Sihanouk’s new regime. China’s premier, however, was quick to seize the advantage. Hav ing prepared the ground by accus ing the Americans of staging the Cambodian coup, Chou arranged a summit conference of Indo chinese Communists, plus Siha nouk. The Chinese wei-e not officially listed as present, but shortly after the final communique, the New China News Agency reported that 24 Texas engineers here for EG visiting engineer program Twenty-four engineers from Texas industries will be on the A&M campus through May 22 to evaluate design solutions of 747 freshmen in Engineering Graph ics, according to Dr. James H. Earle, department head. Student teams of six to eight members have been working on a tail gate hoist, back pack, boat trailer, or washing machine and are now ready to defend their ideas to the visiting professionals. The Visiting Engineer Program, begun in 1966, motivates new en gineering students by bringing them into contact with the prac ticing members of the profession, Earle said. A total of 252 engi neers have participated to date. AP analysis Blackmun fills out court, moves it toward the right By BARRY SCHWEID Associated Press Writer WASHINGTON—Judge Harry A. Blackmun’s 94-0 confirmation by the Senate brings the Supreme Court up to full strength and probably bends it a little further toward the right. For the first time in a year, since Abe Fortas was pressed to quit by allegations of ethical im propriety, the court has the nine members it needs to resolve close issues that split the justices 4 to 4. Chief Justice Warren E. Bur ger, at the same time, now has at hand in Blackmun an old friend who is similarly middle-aged, Mid western, white Protestant and of modest origins. As a starter, then, Burger at least can hope the new man is of a like mind and available to help fulfill President Nixon and Burger’s goal—slow down the court’s drive for social reform. The chief justice, by far the most conservative member of the court, put his philosophy best last weekend in New York when he said in a speech that the law is not geared for “giant leaps for ward.” Burger said the high court is “hardly the body to be entrusted with the destinies of a free people.” And he said judges should not confuse their jobs with those of legislators. This is the same sort of re straint Blackmun has demon strated in his 11 years as a fed eral appeals court judge. It’s probably what attracted him to Nixon and to Atty. Gen. John N. Mitchell. The judge’s opinions give off hints here and there, in civil rights cases particularly, that Blackmun the man wanted to go further than Blackmun the judge would allow. He could, on the highest court, possibly feel more motivated to give freer rein to his feelings. Bulletin Board With some emotion he told the Senate Judiciary Committee what he had learned most since being nominated was that the Supreme Court is considered “a bastion of freedom” by ordinary Americans. And yet Blackmun assured the senators he would try to keep his personal ideas and philosophies out of his decisions. For instance, he said despite personal qualms about the death penalty he thought reform should best be left to state legislatures and not the courts. This kind of struggle, between instinct and self-restraint, is commonplace with many judges and justices. Those who are especially geared to ensuring “fairness”—Potter Stewart, for instances—seem, by their votes, to straddle between liberal and con servative positions. Blackmun’s record to date in dicates he will carry this struggle with him to Washington and, like Stewart, come up occasionally on the liberal side. Unless he changes radically, however, this adds up, over-all, to a hesitant but decided conservatism. TONIGHT The Aggie Wives Bridge Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Rooms 2A and 2B of the Memorial Stu dent Center. The Veteran’s Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 2C of the Memorial Student Center. James T. Smith, assistant director of the Veterans Affairs Commis sion, will speak on Educational Benefits for the Veterans. THURSDAY The Texas A&M Young Re publicans will meet at 8 p.m. in the Coffee Loft. Officers will be elected for the 1970-71 school year. The Host and Fashion Commit tee will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 2B of the Memorial Student Cen ter to make plans for summer programs and 1970-71 activities. The San Angelo Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room 3C of the Memorial Student Center. The Texas A&M Polo Club will meet at 7 p.m. in Room 203 of the Animal Science Building. University Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Social Room of the Memorial Student Center. SUNDAY The Alpha Phi Omega will meet at 2 p.m. in Room 3D of the Memorial Student Center. Numbers in () denote channels 7:30 3 (5) Beverly Hillbillies on the cable. 5:00 3 (5) General Hospital 5:30 3 (5) CBS Evening News 6:00 3 (5) News 6:30 3 (5) Hee Haw 8:00 3 (5) Johnny Cash Show 9:00 3 (5) Hawaii Five-O 10:00 3 (5) Final News 10:30 3 (5) It Takes a Thief 11:30 3 (5) Richard Diamond Kupel Family Donates Dairy Science Award In the form of a surprise birth day present to the retired head of the Dairy Science section, the family of Dr. I. W. Rupel pre sented a $1,200 Scholarship to the College of Agriculture in Dr. Rupel’s name. “We thought that after all these years, after all the inter est he has had in the Dairy Sci ence Department, that it was just something we all wanted to do,” said Mrs. Rupel in presenting the scholarship on behalf of the fam ily. “We were all very excited about doing this, especially his grandchildren,” she added. “We are very pleased to ac cept the scholarship so that an other young man, or woman, will have the opportunity to attend Texas A&M,” Dr. H. O. Kunkel, dean of the College of Agricul ture, said in accepting the schol arship. The scholarship will be award ed to an incoming freshman or freshman following the desire of Dr. Rupel. CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Chou had been host to the par ticipants at the conference site, believed to have been near the Chinese Yunnan border The summit marked an im portant stage in Peking’s long struggle to have a final say in how the war in Vietnam—and now all Indochina—will be run. The Chinese urge the Vietnamese, Laotians and Cambodians to fight a protracted war to the finish. The Russians seem to fear that protracted war would complicate matters for Soviet interests in Asia, where they contest for in fluence with the Chinese. ‘JJtimper sticker business is better than ever!” Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, MaylS,!* C3 g\ l\IT SI—I I FRTK/IAKEIFRS TOWNSHIRE / BRYAN. TEXAS 77801 NOTICE NOTICE Faculty and Staff Members You may want to convert your group term life in. surance policy that you now have with Republic Na tional Life Insurance Company. It may be converted without evidence of insurability. For particulars phone W. N. 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