attalion Cooling and cloudy Thursday — Partly cloudy to occassionally cloudy. Southerly winds 10-15 mph. High 78°, low 62°. Friday — Partly cloudy, north erly winds 10-20 mph. High 67°, low 48°. Kickoff Little Rock — 61°, northwest winds 10 mph. 30% relative humidity. Vol. 67 No. 35 College Station, Texas Thursday, October 28, 1971 845-2226 Atomic underground test ill proceed in Aleutians e Razor re noli th gwi s,” Sta! 3d. Tte hey don't just jog, ATI. ball an; rontiaad, ■et it on! i. Wedii at Bay WASHINGTON UP)—The Nix- . administration announced Bednesday plans to proceed with I huge underground atomic blast the Aleutian Islands, drawing |xpressions of dismay from the nadian ambassador here. Sen. Mike Gravel, D-Alaska, Id newsmen the blast, testing five-megaton antimissile war- ad, is scheduled for Nov. 4, but mes R. Schlesinger, chairman the Atomic Energy Commis- lon, told newsmen a test date has lot yet been established. Meanwhile, seven environment [roups headed by the Committee >r Nuclear Responsibility, are icking to halt the test through ourt action, contending it might mse earthquakes, tidal waves, idiation leakage or other en- ironmental damage. Alaska Gov. William Egan said resident Nixon and the AEC “in taking this decision have taken i-and must assume—full respon- ibility for the safety of the peo- le who would suffer the conse- [uences if an accident occurs.” gies a 2-: ups aid ffled tl> 'ive-gamt snappti to k ” St# haveti i for in” Congress had passed legisla tion last Sept. 22 barring the test before mid-1972 unless the Presi dent authorized it. Schlesinger told a news con ference Wednesday, “The Atomic Energy Commission is now plan ning to proceed with the Canni kin test. We have now received the requisite authority to go ahead including detonation.” “We have presidential authori zation,” he said in answer to a question. Canada and Japan have both opposed the test, in which a hy drogen warhead with a force equivalent to 5 million tons of TNT would be exploded some 6,- 000 feet underground in remote Amchitka Island in the northern Pacific Ocean. It would be the biggest U.S. underground test al though the Russians have had some in this range. Environment groups opposing the test have argued that it might leak radiation into the Pa cific Ocean. Schlesinger told newsmen the administration has considered the environmental issues and believes the risk to be extremely small. “Overriding requirements of national security have, of neces sity, taken precedence,” he said, explaining that the test is needed to make sure the warhead for the Spartan antiballistic missile works properly before the missile is deployed. Congress has authorized its de ployment by 1976. The Soviet Union recently conducted under ground atomic tests of around the same size. Schlesinger said the warhead has been placed inside its deep test hole and that work to seal the shaft “will begin today.” Closing the shaft, he said, would “make it impractical to re cover the device;” but he said if necessary the warhead could be destroyed underground by “tens of pounds of TNT” without touching off any nuclear explo sion. In that case, he said, the de bris of the warhead including its radioactive components would be permanently buried, but there would be no large-scale genera tion of additional radioactivity. Both Gravel and Sen. Edmund S. Muskie, D-Maine, criticized the administration’s decision. Muskie said the test might leak radiation “the consequences of which are unpredictable.” Schlesinger, however, said “the risks are exceedingly small.” The Amchitka Island site was se lected in 1966, he said, “because of its remoteness and the virtual zero likelihood of any damage.” Puryear Hall, White Band lead in Aggie Blood Drive Residence hall and Corps of Cadet unit winners in the Aggie Blood Drive were Puryear Hall and the White Band. Announcement of the winners, based on highest percentage par ticipation, was by John Sharp, Student Senate president, and Dale Foster, Alpha Phi Omega president. The Senate and APO jointly sponsored the two-day drive through the Wadley Institutes of Molecular Medicine, in which 801 units were donated by A&M stu- Hannigan says Dean of Men to be introduced dents, faculty-staff and Aggie exes. Puryear and the White Band received signs for display on their halls. Certificates also were pre sented by Edwin H. Cooper, as sistant to President Jack Wil liams, to Puryear president Mike Abrameit of Goliad and Clinton L. Hubbard III, White Band com mander of Houston. APO projects vice president David Russell said the White Band had 100 per cent participa tion in the drive, which surpassed the previous record by 25 per cent. “The record drive is something for which A&M students can be proud,” commented Sharp. Sharp pointed out that total participation of 1,000, including rejects not allowed to donate be "A re-arrangement of the duty ssignment within the Office of he Dean of Students is taking lace,” according to Dean James Hannigan. The departure of Dr. Don Staf- etd, who was the associate dean I students, has left a vacancy the Student Personnel Serv ices. Hannigan is using this op portunity to reorganize the Dean of Students Office with the in troduction of a dean of men. Stafford, also director of the Department of Student Affairs last year, has become a part of the Counseling and Testing Serv ice at Cameron College in Okla- ixon traveling to homa. The new dean of men will be on an equal basis with the dean of women and the associate dean of students. Under his supervi sion will be the director of Civilian Students and Residence Hall Programs, the civilian cadet corps counselors and the com mandant of cadets. China during 1972 WASHINGTON who returned Monday from 6ix days of talks in Paking. While in Peking, Kissinger onferred several times with Pre fer Chou En-lai but said he did 10t see Communist party Chair- '’ a n Mao Tse-tung. However, he 'dded that Nixon is expected to See Mao. Under questioning, Kissinger said he could shed no light on recent widespread speculation of a power struggle or internal dis sension within the leadership of Mainland China. He did say he detected no dif ferences in the personalities with whom he met or the meth od of consultation between his latest Peking visit and his initial secret trip there last July. While in Communist China, Kissjnger said, the greatest amount of time was occupied with discussion of technical arrange ments for a Nixon trip. In addi tion, he reported he and Chou agreed there had been no devel opments since July that material ly affected the more substantive aspects of the planned presiden tial journey. The White House said earlier Wednesday that it will be talk ing publicly “very shortly” about the planned dates for Nixon’s trip. Under the associate dean of students will be the director of the Memorial Student Center, Student Finance and Programs director, the secretary of the YMCA, the coordinator of re ligious life, the foreign student advisor, the housing manager and University Police. Perry, who is presently acting as the associate dean of students, will fill the remaining position. Dean Hannigan has appointed a screening committee to make recommendations for Stafford’s replacement. The committee of 10 includes five students, Gordon Pilmer, Civilian Student Council president; Pamela Faulkner, Uni versity Women; John Dacus, Me morial Student Center Council president; Tom Stanley, Corps commandant; and John Sharp, Student Senate president. The committee will examine the resu-. mes of possible candidates. cause of medical reasons, is less than seven per cent of the A&M student body. The 801 units—one pint over 100 gallons—was contributed by 500 cadets, almost 200 coeds, 40 civilian students and a number of faculty-staff members and exes, Russell indicated. HOLLY CANNON, model for Host and Fashion, shows off one of the outfits provided by Britt’s for the Fall Panoply style show Wednesday night in the Memorial Student Cen ter. (Photo by Joe Matthews) TAMU United campaign Dean Hannigan is looking for someone to act either as the as sociate dean of students or as the new dean of men. Howard Thirty-five applications have already been submitted for the open position, according to Dean Hannigan. runs behind last year's “We hope to have one chosen by Thanksgiving,” he said. South Vietnam government to free greatest number of V. C. in history SAIGON (A 3 ) — The South Vietnamese government an nounced Thursday it will free 618 Viet Cong prisoners of war Sun day in the biggest single release of the Indochina war. The Defense Ministry said the release is an amnesty on the oc casion of the inauguration of President Nguyen Van Thieu for a second term. All of the prisoners are South Vietnamese Communists, or Viet Cong, a spokesman said. He said there are no prisoners from North Vietnam involved. It also was reported that Thieu is expected to make a new peace proposal on South Vietnam’s na tional day Monday. Sources said they understand that the pro posal will contain new elements. The spokesman for the Defense Ministry, Lt. Col. Du Thanh Nhut, said the release of the Viet Cong is the biggest of the war. He said 442 of the prisoners are in “good health” while 176 are disabled. The rate of contributions being received for the TAMU United Drive is significantly below that of last year, reports Liberal Arts Dean W. David Maxwell, cam paign chairman. Dr. Maxwell said donations through Tuesday morning totaled $8,200. More than $15,000 had been contributed to the university drive at a comparable period last year. The dean urged maximum par ticipation in the drive conducted in support of the Greater Bryan United Fund and College Station United Chest. The GBUF has a goal this year of $106,700 and the CSUC, $26,- 870. Dean Maxwell noted university employes may designate which of the campaigns will receive their contributions. University employes are wel come to submit pledges or post dated checks, the dean added. “The United Drive needs our support this year, as never be fore,” emphasized President Jack K. Williams. “I urge everyone to remember that the United Drive is a clear measure of the depth of our compassion for our neigh bors. We must not fail to reach our goal. To fall short would be unthinkable.” University directory available at locations on, off campus The new university directory is now available, announced Jim Lindsey, the institution’s infor mation and publications director. Lindsey said the 241-page di rectory may be purchased by in dividuals from the Student Pub lications Office, the Exchange Store, the Memorial Student Cen ter Gift Shop, University Book Store and local banks. faculty-staff and student listings. The student section includes cam pus telephone numbers and ad dresses, post office box numbers, academic classifications and ma jors and hometown addresses. Additionally, the new directory includes the university calendar, athletic schedules and campus map. The directory, which features a color photograph of the uni versity library, includes office, University National Bank ‘On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. The inquiring Battman What should be done about the school tickets policy? iW' Jesse R. Torres , senior t-U- who is supposedly be- W? , A&M in everything but m Jy a U teams, can afford to ont; t ? lexr student activity fee P unial, then A&M can easily Sa as much wisdom in doing the Dwight Brown freshman There are a lot of things that freshmen enjoy as much as every one else. One is being able to see a football game. Selling tickets should therefore be on a first come, first 1 . 1 serv ®, baS w upperclassmen l lke , better seats, they can get there first. ''■‘i'iir, Steve Timmons sophomore mm -4.. I think if the students are forced to buy the tickets they should be able to do what they want with them. If they want to give them away, they should be allowed to do sb. Checking I.D.’s is not going to improve attendance to the games. Grant Riley junior The football tickets are only a small part of a large problem— the failure of the university to deal with the needs and problems of the student, instead of treating him as a resource to be taken ad vantage of. Jim Maas junior I think we should sell the foot ball team. Jeff Seemans junior Apparently the problem in volves a SWC regulation. If that’s the source of the problem, then why not approach the prop er officials to seek the desired Fred H. Huddleston senior What gripes many students is the handling of the seating of students — by the class-rank theory. This should be abolished. change. . . - - ' . ‘ . ■ ■ ' .