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Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, December 2, 1971 THE BATTALIQ ]E B/ Pakistan warns of major conflict as Indians continue occupation fc India’s troops have carved out a three-to five-mile stretch of East Pakistan in five days of oc cupation and have cut the only rail line into the northwest sector of the troubled province, an In dian spokesman said Wednesday. Pakistan warned that the two na tions were drifting toward a ma jor conflict. The spokesman told reporters in New Delhi the main Indian objective is to make it possible for 10 million East Pakistani ref ugees in India “to go back to their homes in honor and dignity.” “The immediate objective is to silence the Pakistani shelling of our citizens in the border towns,” he continued. “But if you ask what is our over-all objective, it is to see that these refugees go back.” The spokesman’s statement followed by a day Prime Minis ter Indira Gandhi’s demand that West Pakistan pull its troops out of East Pakistan, where it is try ing to crush a rebellion, and let the people there have their inde pendence. The spokesman disclosed that Indian troops who had moved across the frontier Saturday near Hilli, about 190 miles northwest of Dacca, East Pakistan’s capital, were still there. The spokesman said Indian troops occupy the territory north of Hilli, an important East Pak istani rail center linking the sur rounding Dinajpur district with the rest of the province. The spokesman asserted that although Pakistani shelling had stopped, the Indians did not feel it safe to pull back across the border because a brigade of Pak istani soldiers was still in the area. Radio Pakistan claimed, how ever, that Indian troops had been driven back across the border at Hilli. Radio Pakistan quoted an of ficial spokesman in Rawalpindi as saying that so far war has been avoided because of the ex treme restraint shown by Paki stan. “As India is escalating the sit uation, we are drifting toward a major conflict,” the spokesman added. Although India never has ad mitted it, a report from East Pakistan said Indian troops also were still inside the province in the region of Jessore, about 175 miles south of Hilli. Associated Press correspondent Peter O’Loughlin reported from Jessore, 15 miles from the border, that Indian troops were four miles west of that important garrison town. Reporters who went out to see for themselves came under fire from an Indian tank. Witnesses told O’Loughlin that while the fighting appeared to be less serious than claimed by either side, Indian troops are increasing their pressure on the smaller Pak istani forces. Irritated because they were for- Sbisa Hall & Duncan Hall Meal Schedule Week Beginning Dec 5 Thru Dec 11, 1971 <i) SUNDAY Breakfast Tang 1. Ass’t. Dry Cereal Chilled Peaches Fried Eggs F-10 Grilled Sausage Links L-81 Toast - Oleo - Jelly 2. Blueberry Hot Cakes Grilled Sausage Links Coffee - Milk Sbisa—All of above plus Hotcakes & Scrambled Eggs Lunch Stuffed Crab 1 Fried Perch 1 L-109 & Fried Shrimp 2 L-121 Tarter Sauce Q-13 # Green Peas # French Fried Potatoes Turnip Greens Cole Slaw M-8 Steamed Rice E-5 Fruit Pudding J-25 Bread - Oleo - Iced Tea Dinner CLOSED *The only Vegetables served at Duncan Hall MONDAY A Breakfast Tomato Juice 1. Cream of Wheat E-2 Scrambled Eggs F-13 Hash Brown Potatoes Q-46 Toast - Oleo - Jelly 2. Apple Strudel Rolls Broiled Ham L-65 (2) Coffee - Milk Sbisa—All of above plus Hotcakes & Fried Eggs Lunch Chili & Beans L-28 Crackers * Buttered Noodles E-4 Steamed Rice E-5 *Steamed Spinach Q-60 Cauliflower Au Gratin Q-18 Sunset Jello Chocolate Chip Cookies H-20 Bread - Oleo Grape Punch Dinner Roast Beef L-5 Brown Gravy 0-16 Steamed Rice E-5 *Lyonnaise Potatoes Q-46 *Italian Green Beans Golden Hominy Lettuce Tomato Salad M-33 Piquant Dressing- Boston Cream Pie Bread - Oleo - Coffee - Milk TUESDAY Breakfast 1. Grapefruit Juice Ass’t. Dry Cereal Apple Strudel Rolls Pan Fried Bacon 2. Scrambled Eggs F-13 Hash Brown Potatoes Q-46 Toast - Oleo - Jelly Coffee - Milk Sbisa—All of above plus Hotcakes & Fried Eggs Lunch Grilled Chopped Steak Gravy Steamed Rice # Mashed Potatoes Q-58 * Blackeyed Peas w/Salt Pork Glazed Carrots Q-17 (1) Fruit Salad M-17 Peach Crisp J-8 Bread - Oleo - Iced Tea Dinner Baked Ham L-69 Red Applesauce Steamed Rice E-5 *Dry Lima Beans w/Salt Pork Q-5 *Buttered Broccoli Health Salad Washington Cake Rye Bread - Oleo Mustard Coffee - Milk WEDNESDAY Breakfast Ass’t. Dry Cereal 1. Tang Jelly Fritters Sausage Patties L-89 (1) Toast - Oleo - Jelly Coffee - Milk 2. Quick Coffee Cake D-13 Sausage Patties Sbisa^—All of above plus Hotcakes, Fried & Scrambled Eggs Lunch Ass’t. Cold Meats Bologna, Ham, Swiss Cheese Beef & Vegetable Soup ♦Potato Chips *Baked Beans Q-2 Steamed Rice Stewed Tomatoes Shredded Lettuce Sliced Tomatoes Blackberry Pie 1-17 (1) Bread - Oleo Orange Punch Dinner Grilled Steak Au Jus 10 Oz. ♦Baked Potatoes w/Sour Cream ♦Seasoned Yellow Corn Q-24 Steamed Rice E-5 Caesar Salad Caesar Dressing Brussel Sprouts White Cake Hot Dinner Rolls - Oleo Coffee - Milk FRIDAY Breakfast Ass’t. Dry Cereal 1. Fresh Fruit Scrambled Eggs F-13 Broiled Ham L-65 Toast - Oleo - Jelly 2. Cherry Strudel Rolls Broiled Ham L-65 Coffee - Milk Sbisa—All of above plus Hotcakes & Fried Eggs Lunch Breaded Shrimp 6 ea, L-121 Cocktail Sauce 0-11 ♦French Fried Potatoes Q-45 ♦Mixed Vegetables Steamed Rice E-5 Garnished Spinach Fruit Slaw Lemon Pie 1-34 White Bread - Oleo Iced Punch Dinner Breaded Chicken Pattie Cream Gravy Q-17 ♦Hash Brown Potatoes Q-46 ♦Scalloped Corn Steamed Rice E-5 Lettuce & Tomato Salad M-33 Salad Dressing Honey & Spice Cake G-25 Hot Rolls ^ Oleo - Iced Tea THURSDAY Breakfast Pineapple Juice 1. Oatmeal E-2 Quick Coffee Cake D-13 Pan Fried Bacon Toast - Oleo - Jelly 2. Jelly Fritters Pan Fried Bacon Coffee - Milk Sbisa—All of above plus Hotcakes, Fried & Scrambled Eggs Lunch Barbecue Beef Chunks L-18 ♦French Fried Potatoes Q-45 ♦Buttered Carrots Buttered Green Beans Q-7 Cherry Jello Chocolate Eclairs Bread - Oleo Iced Tea Dinner Roast Turkey L-142 Giblet Gravy 0-212 ♦Rice Dressing ♦Buttered Peas Q-43 Green Peas Cranberry Sauce Combination Salad French Dressing Hot Rolls - Oleo - Ice Cream Coffee - Milk SATURDAY Breakfast Ass’t. Dry Cereal 1. Tang Cherry Strudel Rolls Link Sausage 2. Scrambled Eggs F-13 Link Sausage L-81 (1) Toast - Oleo - Jelly Coffee - Milk Sbisa—All of above plus Hotcakes & Fried Eggs Lunch Chicken Fried Steak L-12 ♦Buttered Rice E-5 ♦Whole Green Beans Buttered Squash Q-64 Lettuce Celery Salad French Dressing Apple Crisp J-81 (1) Bread - Oleo - Iced Tea Dinner Frankfurters w/Chili L-63 Hot Dog Buns ♦French Fried Potatoes Q-4 ♦Sauerkraut Steamed Rice E-5 Pickle Relish - Diced Onion Mustard Tossed Salad - Green Goddess Dressing Chocolate Cake Coffee - Milk MEAL SCHEDULE AT SBISA Monday through Friday: Breakfast—7:00 a. m. to 8:00 a. m. Continental Line—7:00 a. m. to 10:30 a. m. Lunch—10:30 a. m. to 2:30 p. m. Dinner—4:30 p. m. to 6:30 p. m. Saturday: Breakfast—7:30 a. m. to 8:30 a. m. Lunch—11:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. Dinner—4:30 p. m. to 6:00 p. m. Sunday: Breakfast—8:00 a. m. to 9:00 a. m. Dinner—11:30 a. m. to 1:00 p. m. MEAL SCHEDULE AT DUNCAN Monday through Friday: Breakfast—7:00 a. m. Lunch—M. W. F.—11:15, 12:15 and 1:15 p. m. T. Th.—11:30 and 12:30 Dinner—6:30 p. m. Saturday: Breakfast—7:00 a. m. Lunch—12:15 p. m. Dinner—5:00 p. m. Sunday: Breakfast—8:00 a. m. to 9:00 a m. Dinner—12:45 p. m. MSC Food Services Open 7:00 a. m. Close 7:00 p. m. Daily Week beginning Dec. 5 through Dec. 11, 1971 Master Menu No. 5 bidden to counterattack, Pakista ni army officers predicted an In dian attack in force on Jessore in the near future. They said India wanted Jessore so they can proclaim it the capital of Bangla Desh, the name mean ing Bengali nation, given East Pakistan by the rebels who are doing most of the fighting against the Pakistani army. The Indian spokesman said India is supporting the Mukti Bahini, the East Pakistan rebel army, be cause “we have a responsibility to see that people in an adjacent country are not annihilated.” In New York, U.N. Secretary- General U Thant passed on to the Security Council the respon sibility for acting on a Pakistani request for U.N. observers to be stationed along the East Pakis tani border, a spokesman said. There is no precedent for a secretary-general acting on his own in such a situation. French scientist to live in Texas cave 6 months DEL RIO, Tex. —A French scientist who plans to spend six months in a Texas cave in hopes of warping his time sense has de layed start of his experiment un til mid-December due to equip ment and other problems. Michel Siffre, a 32-year-old Parisian, said a broken down power generator, a faculty elec tronic system and a lack of money caused the delay. The experiment was originally scheduled to begin last week. “Now I have the money and I can buy the things I need,” he said. “We are sure now that I can go down about the 15th of December.” Siffre plans to spend about six months in a mile-long limestone cavern called Midnight Cave. The water-carved cavern is south of here and 200 feet below mesquite- choked Texas ranch country. The scientist said he is isolat ing himself in the cave in hope of losing the normal circadian, or 24-hour, time cycle of crea tures on the earth’s surface. He said earlier that in pre vious experiments cave dwellers developed a 48-hour cycle in which they could work 36 hours and sleep 12 without ill effects. Their time sense, however, re turns to normal when they leave the cave, he said. Siffre said his underground camp has been built and a base camp at the mouth of the cave has been established. Much of the equipment need ed—a communications system and a power generator — had to be hauled down a steep cliff beside the cave’s mouth, and Siffre said “we took many risks beginning the quarter-ton engine generator in.” Water and food needed for his long underground stay are be ing stocked in the cavern now. The Frenchman said about 1,500 kilograms (3,300 pounds) of can ned foods and about 2,000 leters (550 gallons) of water are being hauled in for his provisions. Siffre said a series of readings on his body temperature, brain waves and heart action are being taken now to establish a baseline for readings which will be taken daily during his cave stay. By comparison readings from before, during and after the cave stay, the scientist hopes to gain an understanding of the 48-hour cycle. “We must find the mechanism of the 48-hour rhythm,” he said. U.N. sources said it was u „, likely the council would meetoi the request or reach agreement 1 private consultations to accj to it. I For tno T j • . . I firing India has rejected the idea clean a n U.N. observers on its border wijtake anotl Pakistan a „d the Soviet W , -wh'ch has a friendship treaivl j m ent with India—is also opposed. E an d A U.S. spokesman said Jt&M. United States had adopted "jl pr. 0. > waiting position on the subject,"Le Athlet jber of th 1 to study I Tuesday |ing many '■We wi [when we I man po ss I Animal “I want to see if I will be effi.r^' cient from the mental and physi.l \ nUI cal point of view while on tln| toicheS 48-hour cycle.” Inimors Siffre will live in a tent builtlL° by on a wooden platform inside thcL ose s p e cave. Ition. He will be totally isolatei from the surface base camp ex. cept for a single telephone line used to send out scientific data, His pretty blonde wife, Natha lie, said she will not even talk I g. BILL to him during the experiment, A8g jgUnt nor will he be told any newsfroml , above ground. “I can die, his mother coulojsafety, I die, there could be a new world j named bj war,” she said. “He won’t know anything.” Siffre said he will have re corded music and books in the. cave with him and he plans to|Me n ti on spend much time writing. |le xas -A He will celebrate Christmas and I you pl ei one birthday underground, but,[“Bum” PI he said, because of his warped [Chargers sense of time his celebrations may I the coacl come at the wrong times. [a&M — Siffre said he was pleased with [ and the the cave. Its isolation, size andiU, S. A. constant 70-degree temperature |bring A' make it ideal, he said. “It’s silent down there,” he said. |p| ease) ] “Not even a drip of water.” | ouA ; yo [years ar [year thei N. Ireland truce rejected BELFAST, Northern Ireland t#*) — Irish guerrilla leaders and the Belfast government have rejected an appeal for a Christ mas truce in Northern Ireland. Prime Minister Jack Lynch of the Irish Republic called for the holiday truce in a televsioin in terview Tuesday night. He sug gested the removal of British troops from the streets of London derry and Belfast. John Taylor, a minister in the provincial Home Affairs Depart ment on Wednesday called Lynch’s appeal a “crazy proposal” which was designed to permit the un derground Irish Republican Army —IRA—to regroup its forces un der cover of a truce. A spokesman for the militant branch of the IRA said a truce would only be accepted if the provincial government is disband ed, all Ireland united and all Brit ish influence removed. Violence continued. An elder ly man was shot in the shoulder by a guerilla gunman for try ing to toss a smouldering gelig nite bomb out the window of a glass warehouse. Four other per sons were injured by a blast in the warehouse. It was the second attack in a week on a glazier store, appar ently in an effort to halt win dow repairs in the shattered city center. Police said three gunmen whom they identified as members of the IRA burst into the warehouse, or dered everybody out and planted three bombs. The elderly man grabbed one of the bombs that was smoking and tried to throw it through a window. He was shot in the shoulder as the gunman fled. Workers at the warehouse escaped before the bombs went off but four were slightly hurt by flying glass. Police headquarters identified the body of a man found slain in a lonely country road near the border with the Irish Repub- Chevron Oil donates scholarships lie Monday as a British soldier, Pvt. Robert Benner of the Queen’s Regiment. Officials said he had been shot four times in the head arid there were signs he had first been tortured. Benner, 25, was on leave a! the time of his death and was' believed on his way back to his army barracks after seeing his Irish sweetheart. One police theory was that the British soldier may have been shot for associating with an Irish girL ^ Benner was the 41st British trooper killed in Northern Ire land’s fighting this year. The province’s death toll in 28 months | of fighting now stands at 165. r. Two undergraduate scholar ships and a $400 unrestricted de partmental grant were presented to A&M’s Petroleum Engineering Department Nov. 17 by Chevron Oil Co. Petroleum engineering scholar ships of $500 each were awarded to William C. Egg, junior from Meyersville, and Rodger A- Plachy, freshman from Houston. R. J. Hand, 1950 A&M petro leum engineering graduate now j division drilling superintendent for Chevron in Midland, made the presentations. Hand pointed out Chevron has made annual scholarship awards to A&M students since 1951. NOTICE ALL ORGANIZATIONS (Hometown Clubs, Professional Clubs, Etc.) 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