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n ;y;\>' THE BATTALION Page 4 College Station, Texas Wednesday, April 7, 1971 6 Proper use’ near on FBI information WASHINGTON (AP) — Rep. Hale Boggs, D-La., said Tuesday he will in the near future “make proper use” of detailed informa tion supporting the demand that FBI Director J. Edgar Hoover re sign or be fired. In a statement elaborating on his House speech Monday accus ing the FBI of wiretapping the telephones of members of Con gress have reported to me their firm conviction that their tele- ph tie conversations and activities are Pe subject of surveillance by the FBI.” He said a recent poll of pub lic figures disclosed that “fully one-quarter reported they have reason to suspect their phones' were tapped.” But Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott said he had been as sured by Hoover that the director had never ordered wire-tapping or surveillance of any member of Congress. Boggs read this prepared state ment over radio and television and declined to elaborate on the prepared text. Bogg’s original allegation of wiretapping of Congress mem ber’s phone drew prompt denials from the FBI and the attorney general. These denials were backed Tuesday by the White House. Boggs referred Tuesday to Hoover as “a man whose fairness and patriotism are unquestion able” but whose judgment “may be clouded by age.” Boggs added there is a “possibility that the heir to this unchecked power may lack his judgment and fairness.” For all your insurance needs *TATr*ABM Jpfc*-? See U. M. Alexander, Jr. ’40 ■ liliftuil * 221 S. Main. Bryan J&f', 823-0742 | State Farm Insurance Companies - Home Offices Bloomington, 111. Army’s ‘obituary’ rerun by request TOGETHERNESS, too much of it, was the scene at Dalis’ airport when two planes, each carrying- an instructor and student, collided and locked together about 20 feet above the runway as they were attempting to land. The instructors and students were unharmed. Flyers consider a good landing one they can walk away from, but this may be stretching it. (AP Wirephoto) AUSTIN <A») — The Austin Statesman reprinted Tuesday, “by popular request,” an editorial first published the day after the conviction of Lt. William Galley Jr. The editorial, “Death Comes to the U.S. Army,” was written by Austin American-Statesman state editor and military editor Nat Henderson, a Marine over seas veteran of World War II. Henderson has received hun dreds of letters and telephone calls from all over the nation, many requesting reprints of his editorial, the Austin American- Statesman said. Extra copies were made of the reprint Tuesday to satisfy continued demand for the editorial, the paper said. Here is Henderson’s editorial: “Obituary. “U.S. Army. “The U.S. Army, mortaHy wounded at May Lai on March 16, 1968, died Monday at the age of more than 194 years at Ft. Ben- ning, Ga. “Survivors include three broth ers, the U.S. Air Force, the U.S. Navy and the U.S. Marine Corps. However, all may be suffering from the same affliction to whi£h U.S.D.A. GRADE ‘A’ FRYERS Whole Only Lb. CUT UP FRYERS , HAMS ■JXS. 5 £.$3.89 BACON ,S:59c Sliced Pkg. PORK CHOPS " /to n-r. 55c 5 £ 38c SHURFINE FLOUR BOUNTY TOWELS 3 GOLDEN CORN “ c : s : 5 GREEN BEANS“! 5 A.F. ICE CREAM STRAWBERRIES Shurfine Frozen SCHLITZ BEER 6 DELICIOUS APPLES “ u 25<- CANTALOUPES ?.r 3 ,41.00 YELLOW ONIONS !-■ EASTER EGG DYE19. 29- & 39< PANTYHOSE ^1 r^.m,59 c QUANTITY RIGHTS RESERVED. Jumbo Rolls 3^ 89c Bottle Carton Gelatin Prices Good Thru April 11. BOTH ORR’S STORES CLOSED EASTER SUNDAY 2 CONVENIENT LOCATIONS 200 E. 24th St Downtown 3510 Texas Avenue Ridgecrest PENNSYLVANIA DUTCH “BAKE & SERVE” OVENWARE the Army succumbed. “The mother also survives, but she is left without visible means of support. “The Army was preceded in death by discipline, obedience, pride, honor, sacrifice and pa triotism. “They have been succeeded by anarchy, civil disobedience, shame, defeat, selfishness and apathy, “The death was announced by a general court martial of six men. Funeral rites apparently will be pending for a number ol months while the relatives are being returned from Vietnam for the final interment. “Pallbearers will include Sen ators Fulbright, Kennedy and McGovern. “Officiating at the funeral rites will be recent justices of the U.S. Supreme Court and the beads of state of the Soviet 'On ion, North Vietnam and Red China. “All members of the funeral procession have not been deter mined, but honorary pallbearers will include moratorium march- By Bail T1 wor! Bry nigl regi nigl T Ant hear “In lieu of flowers, mourners may send old campaign ribbons and victory medals from the Ko rean conflict, the Berlin airlift, World Wars I and II, the Span- ish-American War and other skir mishes which the nation attempt ed to win. “Burial will be in the Toml of the Unknown Soldier. —Nat Henderson.’ 1 Legislators seek end to pledge system AUSTIN 6^)—Two state rep resentatives proposed major changes Tuesday in the way House speaker is chosen, includ ing abolition of advance pledges to vote for a speaker candidate Reps. Curtis Graves of Hous ton and Lane Denton of Waco filed the resolution for introduc tion in the House.* Graves said he might attempt to force floor action on the meas ure if the resolution has not been approved by a committee in week. Candidates for speaker tradi tionally have distributed pledge cards to get members’ written promises to vote for them in fu ture races. House Speaker Gus Mutscher claims he has over IOC pledges of support for reelection in 1973. Some have pledged to support Mutscher even in 1975 if he wants to run. A number of members, however, say they intend to repudiate their pledges after the legislative session ad- pourns. The Graves-Denton resolution says the pledge card system “creates a repressive situation which pi-events each member of this House from representing the people of his district and from exercising his independent judg ment on issues of crucial impor tance to the people of Texas. “This system has been devel oped and perfected by powerful special-interest groups for the sole purpose of establishing and maintaining control of the House,” the measure declares. Debate team takes fourth at SWC meet The Texas A&M Debate Team Saturday took fourth place hon ors at the Southwest Conference Debate Tournament at Baylor University. Freshmen Barbara Sears, biol ogy major from Columbia, Mo. and Sheila Wilson, Houston po litical science major, combined talents to win second place in the affirmative division. In the negative division two sophomores captured fourth place—L a y n e Kruse, political science major from McGregor and economics major Scott Scherer from El Paso. A&M’s debate coach is Robert C. Leitz, of the English Depart ment. The overall placement is deter mined by the total ballots cast by individual judges for the teams. The Univei-sity of Texas placed first, with Texas Tech taking second and Baylor third. The team’s foui-th place is the best A&M has done in debate since the mid-50’s. The team plans to improve and prepare for a better season next year when A&M hosts the Southwest Con ference Debate Meet. 9-0