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ia iHIH, ■ ' ■••Av.'./w.”v -w. THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Friday, September 17, 1971 CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle In Senate Nixon pressures for draft bill FOR BEST RESULTS TRY WASHINGTON (A>)—President Nixon put pressure on Congress Thursday to pass military draft legislation, which is scheduled for a Senate vote Friday. The bill combining a two-year extension of draft authority and a $2.4 billion pay raise for mili tary personnel has been passed by the House but stalled in the Senate. Vietnam war critics and senators opposed to any draft law say they will fight it. If Congress fails to continue the draft authority, which ex pired last June 30, Nixon said the result would make the United States “the second strongest na tion in the world with all the im plications that has.” Highway to be wet today between College Station and Baton Rouge Highways will be wet today between College Station and Ba ton Rouge. A&M football followers head ing for the Louisiana State game can expect daytime rainshowers today and Saturday, the result of a front that is expected to be oriented through Central and North Texas. A forecast issued by the Me teorology Department weather station at A&M says the front will move further south—on a Central Texas-Northern Louisiana line—by Saturday and probably stall. “It will cause widespread thun dershowers Saturday in Southern Louisiana,” predicted station me teorologist Jim Lightfoot. “These will continue to about halftime.” At the 7:30 p.m. kickoff of the A&M-LSU game in Tiger Sta dium, skies will be cloudy with intermittent light rainshowers, wind out of the south at 10 to 12 mph, temperature 82 and rel ative humidity 80 per cent, Light- foot indicated. Sunday morning return traffic to College Station will find gen erally favorable driving condi tions, he added. Afternon thun dershowers will again develop however, mostly inland and in Bryan and College Station dur- i ing the afternoon and evening. ! Nixon said at a news confer ence that scuttling of the draft legislation would jeopardize in ternational negotiations in which the United States hopes to re duce East-West armaments on a basis of mutual agreement. At the Capitol, Sen. Gordon Allott, R-Colo., told the Senate that the President has agreed to support separate legislation to boost the pay of servicemen in the lowest grades more than the bill provides. This dampened the chances for passage of a motion to table the draft legislation, which Sen. Mike Mansfield, D-Mont., said that he will offer Friday. A key issue is an amendment sponsored by Mansfield calling for withdrawal of all U.S. troops in Indochina in nine months, pro vided U.S. prisoners of war are released. Senate House conferees watered this down to call for an end to U.S. military operations in Indochina at the earliest prac ticable date. Allott said he will offer an amendment to the military pro curement bill, slated to be brought up in the Senate after the draft legislation, to add some $300 million to pay raises for servicemen, in addition to the in creases in the draft bill. Pawn I FV Meanwhile, Army officials re ported that less than one fifth of their recent “true volunteers” scored high in intelligence apti tude tests, leading them to doubt that the United States can field a quality all volunteer force. Army officials said it will take more than pay increase to at tract men equipped to handle to day’s complex military gear. These officials distinguish be tween “true volunteers” and those who volunteer under the threat of being drafted in order to get a good assignment. ALLEN Oldsmobile Cadillac SALES - SERVICE ‘Where satisfaction is standard equipment” 2401 Texas Ave. 823-8002 BATTALION CLASSIFIED Tape Re< Mech. Di Guitars < engineering AND fameras OFFICE SUPPLY COUP. 10% Discount To Students • ENG. & ARCH. SUPPLIES • GRAPHIC ART SUPPLIES • OFFSET & BLUE LINE COPIES Credit Terms 402 West 25th — 823-0939 mum NOW SHOWING 1:42 - 3:37 - 5:30 - 7:25 9:17 “FOOLS PARADE” With James Stewart MM m T Buy - paw; Anyth TEX CR 1014 Tex; 8 NOW SHOWING 3:30 - 5:30 - 7:30 1:30 - 3:30 - 5:30 - 7:30 • 9:30 “THE REINCARNATE” SATURDAY NITE 11:45 P.M. “SPECIAL AGGIE FROLIC" QUEEN Hent for w ly. Drivers I N. Texas Bulletin Board “It’s not th’ trip to Baton Rouge I’m worried about; it’s having to pick up my date in El Paso!” Symphony here in Rotary Series The San Antonio Symphony, two top musicals and a Shake speare comedy by the National Players are lined up for the Ro tary Community Series in 1971- 72. The series opens Oct. 13 with the San Antonio Symphony un der the baton of Victor Alessan dro. With the symphony will be the internationally renown pian ist Ronald Turini. Straight from Broadway and two Tony Awards Oct. 31 will be “Promises, Promises,” Neil Si mon’s musical hit based on the award winning movie “The Apartment.” “The Taming of the Shrew,” the Bard’s study in wife training, will be staged Nov. 30 at the Bryan Civic Auditorium, site for all Rotary Series presentations. “Carousel” with John Raitt in the Billy Bigelow role brings “June Is Bustin’ Out All Over,” “You’ll Never Walk Alone,” “If I Loved You” and other greats of the immortal Rodgers and Hammerstein musical Mar. 20. Season tickets are now on sale through members of the Rotary Club. In person or mail orders may also be placed at the Student Program Office in the Memorial Student Center. Friday Society of Iranian students will elect officers at 7:30 in the So cial room of the Memorial Stu dent Center. All Iranians are urged to attend. Organization of Arab Students meets in room 2A of the Me morial Student Center at 7 to hold elections. Monday Wildlife Science Wives Club will meet at 7:30 at 205 Ross St., Bryan, to see a ceramics show. Alpha Zeta meets in area 2 of Hensel Park at 6 for their annual steak fry. Tuesday Bonfire Committee will meet in Lounge B of the Corps area at 7:30. All interested are invited. SAE and AIIE will meet at 7:30 in the Geology building for a program on the Lunar Rover. Young Democrats will hear Lane Denton, state representa tive from Waco, speak at the old College Station city hall at 7:30. Junior Class Council meeting will be held at 8 in the library conference room. Waterbeds at the Keyhole $39.95 W’miii’if! SHAM'S 3 Wednesday A&M Sailing Club will meet in room 105 of the Geology building at 7:30. Bio-Medical Science Association will meet at 7:30 in room 210 of the Veterinary Science Building. Student “Y” Association will hold a steak fry in Hensel Park area 1 at 5:30. Listen up Apology made to coeds Editor: Equal time please, editor. In the Wednesday, September 15 is sue of The Battalion an article was printed in the “Listen up” column concerning maltreatment of our coeds with a solitary fin ger pointed at the Corps of Ca dets. We are certain that this gener alization was made due to ignor ance and lack of judgment and probably as an excuse to con demn those of us in uniform. We are not prejudiced to the extent that it blinds our senses, so we will dispense with the re mainder of our comments con cerning the individual who sub mitted the poorly researched ar ticle. We agree that the content of his article has been blown out of proportion and that it needs re- evaluation. We find it hard to picture a cadet, “yelling and screaming” at a Maggie for inad vertently walking across Spence Park or even the Memorial Stu dent Center grass. We do try to inform people as to the presence of Spence Park and ask that they join us Aggies in honoring it, just as we honor the grass at the “C” as a memorial. We hope this letter will serve as an apology to those coeds and civilians who might have been (quoting the other article) “near ly in tears,” because a cadet thought he was helping a fellow Ag’ learn more about campus memorial traditions. Brian A. Polk ’73 David A. McClung ’73 Robert Besancon ’73 C. H. Long ’73 Ronald R. Brehm ’73 Richard Fenoglio ’73 MANOR EAST MALL TONITE — ADULT ART “FANNY HILL” & “INGA” Hily at the i indents pen V c< Diners. Averi Call 846-C SAT. MATINEE 1:30-6 P. M. “PRINCE VALIANT’ & “THE GREAT ESCAPE” A Skyway Twin i«on i. J9 ATTENTION ALL FRESHMEN! MAKE SURE YOUR PICTURE WILL BE IN THE 1972 AGGIELAND YEARBOOK PICTURE SCHEDULE A-D — September 7-10 E-M — September 13-17 N-S — September 20-24 T-Z — September 27-Oct. 1 MAKE-UP WEEK OCTOBER 4-8 Corps, Freshmen: Uniform: Class A Winter Bring Poplin Shirt and Black Tie and Citation Cords, if any, Studio Will Furnish Blouses. Band Must Bring Own Blouses and Brass. Civilians: Coat and Tie. Pictures Will Be Taken From 8:00 a. m. to 5:00 p. m. NOTE: Bring Fee Slips To UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 North Main — North Gate Phone: 846-8019 2 LATE SHOWS TONITE EAST SCREEN AT 8:00 P.M. “HUNTING PARTY” With Candice Bergen At 9:50 p. m. “THEY CALL ME MR. TIBBS” With Sidney Portier Late Show No. 1 At 11:40 p.m. “FLIGHT OF THE LOST BALLOON” Late Show No. 2 At 1:10 a. m. “THE UNEARTHLY” WANH day |(J per won Minim Clas 11.00 ] ea HELI eede ne< Av 3IE WIVI MENT A L HALL. L OPPOR r LE VOCA ota 8: s Crai CHI d like to Jklso for fo inges. 846-56S iPLAYLANE Conven 18< C tplaylaml fo Icatior ational pr ensonable rai 1MPTY DU 3400 Sout 626. Virgin [SATURDAY |0 p.m.-l :30 >r groups by roups p.m. Friday Wurday. (O: WEST SCREEN AT 7:55 P.M. ‘PRIVATE DUTY NURSES” lotball games on call 822- lipcrvision. At 9:35 p. m. “STUDENT NURSES” 1 Speed Bicy ‘6967 after 5 iniRCLE T TD re.I'VE - I w TONITE AT 8:00 P. M. ‘GETTING STRAIGHT” With Elliott Could At 9:45 p. m. ‘THE DESPERADOES” With Jack Palance ADDED ATTRACTION SAT. “SKULL DUGGERY” xperienced ( ‘nee biologist, M. employme If m. WOR Vping near ienc need. 846-1 yping. .8165. ypiag. Sym i or 823-3838 phite Al md College »P to 40% ■Iters, etc. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the student writers only. The Battalion is a non-lax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and community newspaper. 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MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions Subject to 6% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. the use for it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. EDITOR HAYDEN WHITSETT Managing Editor Doug Dilley News Editor Sue Davis Sports Editor John Curylo Assistant Sports Editor Bill Henry STUDENT ASSOCIATION The STUDENT Y ASSOCIATION has an activity for you. Enjoy programs devised for students, and help other students by leading an activity. Membership is not manditory for participation, so come alive through the Y. Answer these questions : Do you want to stay abreast with today’s happenings ? Solution: Join Changing World Events or CWE. Do you really know about your religion? Other religions? Come to Comparative Doctrines each Wednesday night at 7:30 in the All Faiths Chapel. Were you a Fish Camper? There is a place for you in the Delta Y. How much do you know about drugs ? What would you like to know ? Come to the Student Y Association Drug Abuse program beginning —EV we stock a Where low Quantit 1 Wheel Be System Water i Almost i 25-4 rake £ 2 Whe< holler a sfiici im /ifitolowthat U)E WERE THROUGH U)HEN I REALLY PlPN T MEAN IT, WOliLP U)E STILL BE THR0U6H? IF I T0LP YOU THAT It DIDN'T MATTER 10 ME ONE [0AY OR THE OTHER, U0ULP U)E STILL BE THR01/6H? [DELL, IF I TOLP Y0D THAT I MEANT I TH0U6HT I KNEW THAT IDE WERE THROUGH IDHEN I SAID THAT YOU TH0U6HTI KNEW I TOLP YOU U)E U)ERETHR0U6H,BUTISAID ue... ' LOVE IS NOT KNOI/JING (WHAT YOU'RE TALKIN6 ABOUT soon. Additional information about these and other programs can be ob tained in room 102 Y.M.C.A. Building. BE AN ACTIVE AGGIE!!! Al $19.9 [Starter Man ?our: w Joe Fa f 20 E. 25tli JOE Our25