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COURT’S SADDLERY . . . FOR WESTERN WEAR OR FOR YOUR MARE. FOR SHOE REPAIR BRING IN A PAIR. 403 N. Main 822-0161 Page 6 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday. October 21, 1970 Byers calls Gulf ‘American sink 9 The Gulf of Mexico is the “great North American sink,” observed Dr. Horace R. Byers of A&M in opening a symposium on the Gulf at the autumn meet ing of the National Academy of Sciences. The A&M academic vice presi dent noted his “sink” reference was made more in the hydrody- ONE DAY SERVICE AGGIE CLEANERS LAUNDRY & ALTERATIONS NORTH GATE IT MAY NOT BE GOOD GRAMMAR BUT IT SURELY IS GOOD TEA When we say, "Get a 20 ounce glass of Tea", we mean you get twenty ounces of tea in a glass when you purchase an inexpensive $0.99 special at the MSC. Quality First J. C. (Jim). Harris THE BUG SHOP, Inc. 1911 So. 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He said the Yucatan Current flows into it from the Caribbean and the Gulf Stream flows out of it. “To the left of this current system,” he said, “a loop pene trates into the more central Gulf.” Byers, A&M's first dean of geosciences, said other circula tions, responsive to the winds, in shore seasonal temperature ex tremes and storms, characterize the water motions. Two A&M oceanography pro fessors, Drs. William R. Bryant and Worth D. Nowlin Jr., elab orated on the Gulf’s geology and circulation in later presentations. The Gulf has long been an important feature of the earth’s crust, Dr. Byers told fellow mem bers of the prestigious scientific organization. He said that at one time—50 to 100 million years ago—the Gulf’s shoreline was in what is now southeastern Mis souri. “In looking at the shoreline and delta formation of today,” Dr. Byers observed, “we realize that this depression on the earth has been filling with sediment for a long time and that the ge ology of the present Gulf must be studied in terms of a large part of the continent.” He said the Gulf basin receives the drainage from a large part of the United States and Mexico. “With this large watershed dotted with large and small ci ties, industries and land uses which in the past have had little regard for the manner in which they disposed of their wastes, and with urban and industrial locations on and in the Gulf it self,” Dr. Byers continued, “it is no wonder that there is consid erable worry about pollution and despoliation of the Gulf environ ment.” From the viewpoint of a me teorologist, he said the Gulf of Mexico is a “source” rather than a “sink.” “It is the primary source of moisture for the eastern half of the United States,” said Byers, who also holds the rank of dis tinguished professor of meteor ology. During the growing season in the middle and eastern portions of the United States and Canada, he explained, the water vapor sweeps up from the Gulf and gives the air a thermodynamic instability which results in show ers and thunderstorms, even in scattered areas not associated with fronts. He said heavy rains accompany frontal activity in volving this moisture - charged air. “The northers that sweep across the Gulf in winter are profoundly affected by the Gulf and produce marked effects in the temperatures and currents of the underlying waters,” Dr. Byers told the NAS group. “Ex treme instability in the air, lead ing to waterspouts and violent thunderstorms, is characteristic in these outbreaks.” WHATABURGER SPECIAL! Whataburger in Waco would like to welcome everyone to Waco. Be sure and stop by before or after the game with ticket stub or this ad and you will receive 1 big 16-Oz. soft drink of your choice with each cheese-burger. Good for Whataburger in Waco only! Open until 11:30 p. m. Please be sure and stop by and get your special. Whataburger is located on Lake Air Drive, 1 mile from Stadium just off Valley Mills Drive. GOOD LUCK AGGIES! Science foundation sets guidelines Guides for preparation of proposals for student-originated studies under National Science Foundation funding are now avail able at A&M. NSF programs coordinator Coleman Loyd said the proposal writing guides can be picked up in Room 18 of the YMCA. Propsals, due Nov. 30, must suggest projects devised and di rected by students, preferably undergraduates, Loyd added. Projects will be conducted during the summer of 1971 in 10 to 12 weeks with five to 15 student participants. ★ ★ ★ Dean Benson to speak on ROTO and defense Engineering Dean Fred J. Ben son will speak on “ROTC and the National Defense” Thursday at A&M in the National Strategy Information Center ROTC En richment Program. The main purpose of Benson’s presentation will be supplemen tation of the university’s military science instruction, but the lec ture is open to the public, an nounced Co. Jim H. McCoy. The program starts in the Memorial Student Center Ball room at 8 p.m., the commandant said. ★ ★ ★ Schell attends sensing conference John A. Schell, engineering re search coordinator at A&M’s Re mote Sensing Center, has re turned from a three-day remote sensing conference in Philadel phia, Pa. Schell represented the univer sity at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineering, Inc. Systems for the Seventies Con ference. Sensor characteristics will be considered for the satellite sched uled to launch in 1972. Prosecution rests in My Lai case Sea vet (Continued from page 1) about $85 whereas catfish will gross between $500 and $1,000 depending upon the type of cul ture,” Klontz said. “It’s an established fact one acre of water will produce more food protein than an acre of land, no matter what is grown on the land,” he added. "One serious problem arising that was not a problem before the intensive propagation of these animals is the incidence of infec tious bacterial, viral and para sitic diseases,” Klontz maintains. “To date we recognize at least 26 pathogenic protoza, 31 meta zoa, 14 species of bacteria, two species of fungi, seven viruses and many undefined agents of disease. All have been incrimi nated in outbreaks of disease in propagated species of fish,” he said. Another problem is the limited water supply in some areas. Klontz said increased consider ation is given to using recirculat ing systems, but they are very unpredictable in disease situa tions. Recently a hatchery was closed down because it constituted a source of pollution,” he said. “Diseases in hatcheries are a source of diseases in nature. Water goes down stream and the sports fisherman catches a fish sicker than a dog. “I expect the profession to grow. But why must we repeat what has gone on in other food animal industries?” Klontz ques tioned. “It appears, however, we are following in the other indus tries’ footpaths, making many of the same mistakes in production and disease control.” A&M’s basic goal is to develop basic understandings of the na ture of some of the diseases of marine animals. In addition, the university has funded research to determine the levels of pesticides and heavy metals from industrial sources in wild game fish. The College of Veterinary Med icine will graduate specialists with advanced degrees in aquatic animal medicine. Klontz serves as a consultant at Sea-Arama in Galveston, not a part of his regular duties. How ever, Sea-Arama makes marine mammals available for student He has published over 20 tech nical papers on fish diseases and care of killer whales, and speaks throughout the country. In August Klontz brought an 11 *4-foot killer whale from Se attle to Galveston’s Sea-Arama aboard a jet transport, a story covered widely on the West Coast and Gulf Coast. FT. HOOD, Tex. <A>> — The government abruptly cut short its assault case Tuesday against S. Sgt. David Mitchell, veteran of the alleged My Lai massacre. Only three prosecution witnesses appeared at his court-martial and none was able to say that the defendant shot a single Viet namese civilian. The defense tentatively was scheduled to open its presenta tion Wednesday providing it could collect its witnesses on short notice. Defense attorney Ossie Brown told newsmen: “I think everybody was caught by surprise.” The government had seven witnesses still on call when the prosecutor, Capt. Michael Swan, announced at the outset of the afternoon session on the second day of testimony: “The prosecu tion rests.” “I felt like it was advantage ous to my case to do so,” the captain said later. “Have you talked to Washing ton about this?” he was asked. “Negative,” Swan replied. None of the three witnesses for the government was able to say definitely that Mitchell actu ally cut down with rifle fire any of the more than 100 unarmed Vietnamese civilians said to have been slain by rampaging Ameri can troops at My Lai in 1968. The first two witnesses, Charles Sledge and Dennis Conti, civilians now but GI comrades of Mitchell in Vietnam, said only that they saw the sergeant firing his M16 rifle into a group of older men, women and Vietnamese chil dren, cowering in a ditch, reload ing his weapon at one point. The final witness, Gregory Ol sen, a machinegunner in Mitch ell’s platoon, testified that from a new vantage point, the ser geant then took fresh aim at the civilians, many of them by then wounded. But Olsen was unable to swear that Mitchell actually pulled the trigger on them. “He raised his M16 rifle to the firing position at his shoulder and aimed it into the ditch,” Ol sen told the court-martial jury of seven Army officers. “I then heard M16 shots.” Q. How many shots did you hear? A. I would say 10 or 12 — in that e^ea. Q. Were the shot you heard loud ? A. Yes. Q. Were they coming from Hit direction Sgt. Mitchell wai standing ? A. Yes, they were. Mitchell, 30, is the first Mj Lai veteran to be brought beta a court-martial. Maximum penalty upon convit tion is 20 years in prison. FOR BEST RESII T battalioi : CARBON MONOXIDE KILLS WILL YOUR CENTRAL HEATING UNIT KILL YOUR FAMILY? 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