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nths after agreement by
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|ovide for the resignation of
Juth Vietnamese President
luyen Van Thieu and the hold-
1: of free elections in that
intry — again conditioned on
noi’s release of prisoners and
reement to a cease - fire
oughout Southeast Asia.
In a broadcast from Saigon
led to coincide with Nixon’s
V-radio speech to Americans,
'hieu confirmed that he had
reed to resign if North Viet-
m accepts U.S. proposals. And
said that in subsequent elec-
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Front—the Viet Cong—and all
other parties would be allowed
to offer their candidates.
Nixon said that thus far the
North Vietnamese had rejected
or ignored the secretly offered
proposals developed over a pe
riod of 30 months during which
his principal foreign affairs ad
viser, Henry Kissinger, had made
a dozen unannounced trips to
Paris to present the U.S. pro
posals.
Until recently, the secret ne
gotiations “showed signs of
yielding some progress,” Nixon
said but now, he added, “it is my
judgment that the purposes of
peace will best be served by
bringing out publicly the pro
posals we have been making in
private.”
Kissinger, who made a secret
trip to Peking last summer to
arrange Nixon’s February jour
ney to China, began the seci'et
peace negotiations in Paris on
Aug. 4, 1969, Nixon said.
During the ensuing months,
he said, the United States of
fered a variety of proposals —
always in private.
Nixon said the “most compre
hensive peace plan of this con
flict” was offered on Oct. 11 but
“lies ignored in a secret channel
while the enemy tries again for
military victory.”
The main elements of that
eight-point plan, which he said
he has instructed Ambassador
William J. Porter to present pub
licly in Paris this Thursday are:
,—Total withdrawal from South
Vietnam of all U.S. forces with
in six months of an agreement.
—An exchange of prisoners
which will begin the same day
as the troop withdrawals and
will be completed when they are
completed.
—A general cease-fire through
out Indochina beginning when an
agreement is signed and barring
any infiltration of outside forces
into any of the countries of In
dochina.
New presidential elections in
South Vietnam within six months
of an agreement, supervised by
an independent body, with incum
bent President Van Thieu resign
ing one month prior to the elec
tion.
—The other four points in the
Nixon plan include an agreement
that there will be no foreign in
tervention in Indochinese coun
tries as set forth in the 1954 Ge
neva Agreement and the 1962
Laos pact; that there will be in
ternational supervision of mili
tary aspects of the agreement;
that all armed forces must re
main within their national fron
tiers and that there will be an
international guarantee for the
fundamental rights of the Indo
chinese and the status of all
countries in Indochina.
Nixon’s bombshell disclosures
have election-year political im
plications. His Democratic crit
ics, especially presidential aspi
rant Sen. George McGovern, D-
S.D., have contended the North
Vietnamese would release the
nearly 400 American POWS if
Nixon agreed to a withdrawal
date.
Administration officials ac
knowledge that if Hanoi accepts
the terms he outlined, Nixon can
claim progress towards returning
POWs. But if the Communists
reject the offer, they say, the
Democratic critics will have lost
one of their arguments against
Nixon’s Vietnam policy.
“It is a plan to end the war
now,” Nixon said of the offer he
outlined. “ . . . Its acceptance
would mean the speedy return of
all the prisoners of war to their
homes.”
He said progress in the public
negotiations had been disap
pointing.
“The American people deserve
an accounting of why it has been
disappointing,” he added. “To
night I intend to give you that
accounting, and in so doing, to
try and break the deadlock in
the negotiations.”
The chief executive then traced
the 30 months of private negoti
ations, which included secret
meetings on last May 31, June
26, July 12, and Aug. 16. At the
Aug. 16 session, Nixon said, “we
. . . offered the complete with
drawal of U.S. and allied troops
within nine months after an
agreement on an overall settle-
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But less than a month later,
he said, the North Vietnamese
rejected the proposal and contin
ued “berating us at the public
sessions for not responding to
their . . . publicly presented
seven-point plan.”
“The truth is,” Nixon said, “is
that we did respond to the ene
my’s plan, in the manner they
wanted us to respond—secretly.”
By publicly denouncing the
U.S. stance, Nixon said the
North Vietnamese “induced many
Americans in the press and the
Congress into echoing their
propaganda — Americans who
could not know they were being
falsely used by the enemy to stir
up divisiveness in this country.”
Nixon said his latest private
initiative came Oct. 11 when he
set an unspecified communica-
(See Nixon, page 4)
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day, tonight and Thursday. Few
showers and thundershowers in
the area. Continued mild. High
65 degrees, 75 degrees and low
54 degrees, 64 degrees. Thursday
high 68 degrees-78 degrees. Winds
northeasterly about 10 mph.
Wednesday, January 26, 1972
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Campus stir increases
to permit student use
of alcoholic beverages
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pE ATHLETIC DORMITORY has at least made it as far those ever favorite places—a parking lot. The dorm is to
Js a sign. Construction is to follow soon. A careful study be built between the Memorial Student Center and the park-
of the picture shows that it is located on top of another of ing lots bordering the highway. (Photo by Mike Rice)
allege Station elections
Absentee poll proposal passes
A resolution calling for an absentee poll for A&M stu-
ents during the College Station spring general elections
as been passed by the Student Senate Executive Commit-
!e.
The election, according to the City Charter of College
tation, is to be held on the first Tuesday of April. This
jar that date coincides with the spring break, presenting
conflict for the over 2,000 A&M students registered to
)te in College Station.
Bruce Clay, public relations chairman, presented the
Isolation to the city council Tuesday night. The request
|r an absentee poll was not well received. According to
hn Sharp, Student Senate president, the council members
elt that they shouldn’t cater to any one particular group’s
needs.” The council did agree to consider the matter later.
The resolution must still be presented to the entire
Student Senate for its vote.
The Student Senate plans to consult the A&M lawyer
concerning a law r that would enable a large group of people
out-of-town on election day a special opportunity to vote.
Clay introduced another resolution that met with simi
lar results. This resolution called for a conference between
the city council and the executive committee to exchange
ideas and discuss problems in an effort to increase com
munication between the students of A&M and the College
Station community.
Students can still vote absentee by going to the College
Station City Hall before the elections.
A movement is growing in the
-Student Senate and Civilian Stu
dent Council to all student con
sumption of alcholic beverages on
campus.
The ruling that prohibits pos
session or consumption of alco
hol on campus was established by
the Board of Directors and is not
a state law as is commonly be
lieved.
The ruling as set forth in “Ob
jectives and Rules for the TAMU
System”, section 10, chapter 3,
states, Liquors are prohibited on
system property. The only state
laws relevent deal with possession
of intoxicating beverages at a
sports event sales of alcohol with
in 30o feet of a public school.
The executive committee of the
Student Senate under the leader
ship of Mike Essmyer has con
ducted extensive research into the
problems of legalizing alcohol on
campus for students. Aspects of
this research include question
naires to 60 other schools, bul
letins from authorities such as
the attorney general of Texas,
and close contact with the pre
cedent setting case at the Uni
versity of Houston.
This data has been presented
to President Williams once earlier
this year, but was not received
too favorably.
The present plan of action in
cludes the reopening of the com
mittee dealing with this issue in
the Student Senate at the next
meeting.
“Once the committee begins
operation a resolution will be
sponsored to the senate body.
This is the first step toward get
ting student support for the
cause,” said Freshman President
and ex-officio Senate member
Terry Brown.
“There are several definite
steps that have to be taken to
set this into motion. The Student
Senate must first pass a resolu
tion, then the university officials
must approve the action. Then it
goes to the Board,” Brown said.
The University of Houston is
the first state school to challenge
liquor on campus laws. They de
fined the step and set the pre
cedent for this type of action.
They have not received a final
ruling, but it appears only a mat
ter of time before alcohol appears.
Drinking is currently not much
of a problem on campus at A&M.
“Sometimes we do encounter
students in an intoxicated condi
tion, and then we usually take
them to their dorm and put them
to bed,” said Asst. Chief M. A.
Maddox of the University Police,
“but we really do not have a con
sumption problem on campus.”
There are many reasons ex
pressed for a change in the pre
sent regulations. One of the most
commonly heard and the basis
of the action in Houston deals
with students personal rights.
“No person should be abridged
of his rights or responsibilities
under state laws just because he
is a student in a college or uni
versity,” said Houston students.
Other questions have been
raised. “Does the policy really
affect consumption or does it just
change the place ? Does it cause
more problems in the long run
than it solves?” questioned Civil
ian Student Council member Bill
Hatherill.
“The administration’s policy is
not one of neutrality, it tells the
student what to do. It does not
let him make up his own mind,”
commented Hatherill.
“Should not the student be
taught the responsibility of using
alcohol while still a student? It
is part of life and he will see it
when he leaves school,” said
Brown.
Another point often brought out
is that many parents would prefer
their children, if they are going
to consume alcohol, to do it where
they will not have to drive home.
This could help eliminate drunk
driving and traffic deaths, com
mented Brown.
Students can show their sup
port or disapproval on this issue
by contacting their student lead
ers and representatives.
Nixon asks $5 0-billion raise
in ceiling for national debt
Ecologists challenge big utilities
A former Federal Power com
missioner reported every major
utility and energy project in the
1 S. today is being challenged
i>y ecology interest groups.
[Lawrence J. O’Connor Jr., now
Avice president of Standard Oil
of Ohio, said the utility and ener
gy industries were not geared up
for the ecology fight, and it has
frustrated operations.
Speaking Monday afternoon to
l&M’s Executive Development
jrogram, O’Connor pointed out
rvironmentalists are united in
l>eir belief the cause is desper-
te and they have made both
olitical and organizational al-
ances that have great political
'eight.
‘They have grassroots strength,”
’Connor said, “with strong sup-
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porters in Congress.”
He maintained it may take an
energy “black out” in some parts
of the country before decisions
are made and progress continues.
O’Connor told the 43 business
executives attending the 20th an
nual three-week program federal
standards are one answer because
it keeps states from competing
with pollution laws.
He predicted the future will
bring greater governmental in
fluence over business, and gov
ernment will ask business for
assistance in its programs.
Asked about the natural gas
crisis, O’Connor said it appears
“very acute.” He reported 23 tril
lion cubic feet of gas were pro
duced and sold last year while the
market, at today’s prices, was 40
trillion cubic feet.
O’Connor agreed most people
understand there is an energy
crisis, and it appears nuclear
energy will be the answer. He
estimated by 1990 40 per cent of
the U. S. energy demands will be
met by nuclear energy.
The figure is seven to eight
per cent by 1975, he said.
The Rice University graduate
also predicted the Alaska oil and
gas pipeline will come, but it will
take 10 to 15 years.
He claimed ecologists and gov
ernment must know the players
will play the game fair before
there is a loosening in efforts to
control advances on the environ
ment.
‘Juliet of the Spirits’ marks
opening of classic film series
A series of film classics open
ing Friday with “Juliet of the
Spirits” will be presented this
spring by the Contemporary Arts
Committee of the Memorial Stu
dent Center at A&M.
“Juliet of the Spirits” paral
lels the Italian Fellini’s “8%,” in
which he explored his subcon
scious. In the dream-like “Juliet,”
Fellini does the same for his wife.
It starts at 8 p.m. Friday in the
MSC Ballroom, according to CAC
film series chairman Scott Smith.
Admission is $1 for TAMU stu
dents with activity cards and
$1.50 for others, at the door. Sea
son tickets are $3.50 for students
with activity cards and $5.50 for
others.
WASHINGTON <A>) _ Presi
dent Nixon asked Congress Tues
day for a $50-billion raise in the
national debt ceiling, biggest sin
gle increase since World War II,
to accommodate record red-ink
spending.
The oral request from the
Treasury to the House Ways and
Means Committee is for a bor
rowing limit of $480 billion
through June 30, 1973.
The committee has scheduled
a hearing on the legislation for
Monday, with Treasury Secretary
John B. Connally and George P.
Shutz, director of the Office of
Management and Budget, expect
ed to be the first witnesses.
While the majority Democrats
in Congress are expected to take
the occasion to excoriate Nixon
financial policies, legislation for
a borrowing authority increase
almost certainly will be approved
promptly.
Congress never has refused an
extension of borrowing authority
to enable the government to pay
its bills.
The Treasury has estimated
that the present $430-billion ceil
ing will be exceeded about March
1 as the government is forced to
borrow during a time of slack re
ceipts before the income tax
deadline.
The present ceiling of $430 bil
lion, $400 billion designated as
permanent, $30 billion as tempo
rary, has been in effect since
July 1, 1971. Officials have long
known an increase would be need
ed, but the amount was not arriv
ed at until the budget made pub
lic Monday showed deficits esti
mated at $38.8 billion for the fol
lowing year, the biggest since
World War II.
Meanwhile the Treasury dis
closed that the nation’s total re
serve assets suffered the deepest
yearly decline in history, $2.3 bil
lion, during 1971. It said, how
ever, the level stabilized after
Aug. 15, when President Nixon
suspended redemption of dollars in
gold and put his domestic eco
nomic program in effect.
Students to start receiving
their own copy of grades
Students will begin receiving
their own semester grade reports
beginning with the 1972 fall se
mester, according to the recent
revision in the University Rules
and Regulations.
The Academic Council approved
this change of grade reporting
Tuesday. At the close of a semes
ter an official report of the stu
dents’ semester grades will be
sent to the student as well as his
parent or guardian.
The old regulations required the
Registrar’s Office to mail one
copy of a student’s semester
grades to the parents. Beginning
next fall, preliminary grade re
ports showing current progress
of all undergraduate students will
also be sent to each student.
If the student is 21 years old
or older, his grades will be sent
to him only, unless he requests
otherwise. Prior to the revision,
these students had to make special
requests to receive their own
grades. Maritial status is no long
er a factor in the grade reporting
system.
Any student now may obtain a
copy of his current grade report
by going to the office of his aca
demic dean.