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• « «« •« T? 1 ? 4 4 *#itiri} n gf* p? »i iy tr»» J! S 1 Is- r. Ai «. im THE BATTALION ★ 3 generations at A&M i v |.® July graduate carries on family’s m tradition AAM Ui Th* tS-raar-oM ton at Mr. uad Mis. 8. H. Shspses Jr. vsealrsd tkm oath of offloo from kis fstkor mony at Um nnironlty Karlior this month •tod with a bacbalor'a roport to aethro duty for a two-yoar Army Siymal Corps. Tho Aggia tradition hhgsn la 18T7 whon 8. H. Simpaen onroDod aa a froshman at AAM- Ho ro> eohrad a daarao in chril onrinoor- m of Boa inc in 1PM. ramily tra- Follnwtog rradaation ha work- i ha haeaaaa ad aovaral yuan aa a railroad a yradaata a^lmar. aunroyinc for OKMt of tho sow railroads moving- into Totaa in tha aarly 1900a. la 1900 ho ontorod tha banking hoainaaa with hia fathor in Hal lattaoiUa. Ha waa proaidant of tha First National Bank until his daatk in 1900. At oaa Uma, Simp aoa a Trad aa auditor of tha Texas AAM Board of Directors. Tha senior Simpson's brother. J. H. Simpson at Hallottsrille, still holds tha record aa tho young est graduate of Texas AAM. He rscslred a civil engineering degree ? in 1901 at age IT. Sim peon Jr. has led an active Ufa. Following graduation from AAM in 1998, tha electrical en gineering major joined RCA Carp, in Now York. He waa h communi cations expert and eras called to active duty in 1999 to help develop communications sensor equipment. During the war Simpson Tt. was ••signed to the Office of Stra tegic Services, the cloak-and-dag ger branch. Since tho Navy waa responsible for international communications security, Simpson waa “borrowed" from the Army for special assign ments. He later worked for the Army Air Force, Army and Navy, re tiring with the rank of command er in the Navy and lieutenant colonel In the Army. “I still carry both cards,” he rad .aa chief of for the OSS and aided In the training and sup port of allied agents throughout Europe. After the war he returned to RCA and moved to Washington, D. C, as vice president and gen eral manager. Simpson left RCA in 1982 to join Southwest Research Institute in San Antonio, became assistant to the president and in 1986 re tired to open his own business— Southwest Sound and Electronics in San Antonio. Steve Simpson, a graduate of Texas MiliUry Institute, will be ■ with the company until October and return after completing active duty, his father said. g5fc>:‘ Jr c-Mt. ih % Jm gwBT* ?v 'a v* ; u. r .PCJSs . ■' y y ’•'‘52; ' ■Wm "■ m Skaggs - Albertson’s new store on S. College at FM 60. The AAM # 1 . * fl ~ * * United Methodist Parish Serving Texas A&M University The AAM United Methodist Church P. O. Drawer BE — Phone 846-8731 The AAM United Methodist Wesley Foundation P. O. Drawer K — Phone 846-6014 College SUtion, Texas 77840 James A. Brannen, Minister - Director Larry J. Grubbs, Campus Minister - Program Director The A&M United Methodist Parish Includes The A&M United Methodist Church—“The Church At the Heart of College Station — with College Station at Heart” and The A&M Wesley Foundation which seeks to serve the students Special Needs. We invite you to make this church your church home while at A&M, and to become involved in the study, recreation, and service of the Wes ley Student Center. * ? #• -i m T *1 • V New program planned NASA will allow university research Stephen H. Simpson HI, left, receives the Army oath of office from his father, S. H. Simpson Jr. of San Antonio, during commissioning ceremonies at Texas AAM Universi ty. The new second lieutenant and recent AAM graduate is the third generation of Simp sons to graduate and be commissioned at AAM. His dad is unique in military history, he retired from both the Navy and Army . Dallas firm opens store near campus Skaggs Albertson’s, a Dallas- based partnership, has announced the opening of their eleventh Skaggs Albertson’s in Texas. Introducing a new concept in merchandising, the store opened Wednesday in Bryan-College Sta tion, at the intersection of Uni versity Drive and College. , The sales a res of the new 50,000 square foot store will have equal space fer a complete selec tion of foods and drugs. Departments include s com plete in-store bakery, quick serv ice snack bar, produce depart ment. meat department and gro cery department. The drug department features nationally advertised bVands of the finest drug and toiletries as well as s modern family pharm acy, cosmetic center, tobacco, camera and electronics depart ment and a wide assortment of sundries. These two major corporations operate combined food and drug super stores throughout the state of Texas. WASHINGTON (NASA)—The National Aeronautics and Space Administration is initiating a “Life Scientist Program” in which university faculty and their grad uate students from the nation’s universities and medical schools wiD receive appointments to do relevant research at NASA’s Centers. The program, recommended by the National Academy of Sci ences, is designed to increase participation between university life scientists and their counter parts within NASA in contribut ing to the advancements of life sciences disciplines related to the NASA mission. Also, it is designed to stimulate university life sciences depart ments to use the unique space- related ground research facilities of NASA. These are principally at the Manned Spacecraft Center, Houston; Ames Research Center, Mountain View, Calif., and Lang ley Research Center, Hampton, Va. BACK TO SCHOOL DRESSES ARRIVING DAILY LADIES’ READY-TO-WEAR ' WE SPECIALIZE IN MATERNITY WEAR (Dresses, Sportswear & Foundations) ONE RACK OF COATS 1/3 OFF ONE RACK OF FALL DRESSES 1/3 OFF ^ ^ - i OPEN—Mon. - Than & Sal 9:30 to 6:00 FrMaya — 9:30 to 8:00 BETTY’S fashions REDMOND TERRACE COLLEGE STATION. TEXAS NASA life sciences programs include research and technology development associate with med ical, biological, behavioral, bio engineering and life support en gineering sciences as they relate to the support of living systems in sreonautic and space opera tions. They also include exobiology the inquiry into the existence of | life elsewhere in the universe sod scientific explanation of the ori gin of life, and planetary ecology, the detection and characterisation from space of ecological phenom ena on Earth or other planets. Announcements of the pro gram have been mailed to uni versities and medics] schools. Interested institutions must sub mit proposals to NASA by Oct. 31, 1971. Initially, the program will sup port five scientists. Selections will be made at different universities on the basis of scientific evalu ation of the proposed investiga tions and their relevance. , k 1:30 NOW SHOWING 3:30 • 5:30 - 7:30 Walt Diaaey's “PINOCCHIO" 9:30 •CAMPUS') LAST mte T0NITE 5:45 - 9:19 P. M. ‘LAWRENCE OF ARABIA" STARTS TOMORROW “PLAZZA SUIT" With Walter Matthaa QUEEN ADULT ART — LAST NITE "BANG - BANG" Ml WHEN YOU BUY FROM LOU HE’LL HAVE MONEY TO BUY FROM A. “COLD TURKEY" With Dick Vaa Dyke At 19:45 » m. “THOMAS CROWN AFFAIR" WUk Stove McQaeea 1 S k v wit v Tw i n WEST SCREEN AT i:U P. M. "KLUTE" With Jsm Fewda At 11)89 9. w. "DRACULA HAS RISEN"' EA8T SCREEN AT 8:55 P. M. “GIRL IN MY SOUP" With Petor BaRan At litSt p. m. “MCKENNA’S GOLD" . I