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£ BATTad; t.ndy Knowles rdaj Nixon, Mao hold surprise PEKING UP) — President Nix on talked with Mao Tse-tung in an unexpected meeting at the chairman’s home Monday only a few hours after beginning his historic visit to China. There was a hint of disagreement, but later Nixon suggested the United States and China can be friendly. The hour-long discussion by the President and the Commu nist chairman was described by the Chinese and the Americans as “frank and serious” — indicating in Communist terminology that the talk ended in fundamental disagreement. But at a banquet afterward, a warm atmosphere prevailed in contrast to the subdued welcome given Nixon in late morning, and there the President proposed that China and the United States be gin a long march toward peace without compromising their prin ciples of communism and capital ism. Premier Chou En-lai suggested a normalizing of relations de spite the great gulf of differ ences separating this, the world’s most populous nation, and the United States, the world’s rich est. By coincidence, back home, the United States was observing the birthday of America’s first pres ident, George Washington. “There is no need for us to be enemies,” Nixon told the ban quet in his honor. And Chou told Nixon: “The gates to friendly contacts have finally opened.” Nixon went to the home of Mao, the 78-year-old supreme (leader of China’s communism, for the hour-long talk. The phrase “frank and seri ous” was used by White House press secretary Ronald L. Zieg ler as well as the official New China News Agency. This indi cated both sides had agreed on that description. The meeting, which came as a surprise so early in the visit, had not been on Nixon’s schedule and it delayed a later formal meeting with Chou. Although Nixon had been ex pected to see Mao during his week-long visit, no time had been set. There was speculation that the meeting would come at the end of the visit. At the banquet, it became clear that no matter how far apart Nixon and Mao seemed to be, the United States and Commu nist China would try in the corn-* ing days to end more than 20 years of enmity that began with the Communist takeover of the mainland and carried through the Korean War and the present war in Indochina. The President and Mrs. Nixon sat with Chou at the banquet and they ate with chopsticks while a Chinese band played Chi nese tunes and such American staples as “Turkey in the Straw,” “H o m e on the Rang e,” and “America the Beautiful.” The President had been greet ed by Chou at the airport on his arrival in late morning and they met formally in the afternoon after Nixon’s talk with Mao. The premier toasted the Nix ons in the Great Hall of the Peo ple just off Tien An Men Square —the Square of Heavenly Peace. The toast came after the diners finished off Chinese fare rang ing from bamboo shoots to steamed chicken in coconuts. Chou said the visit afforded an opportunity to normalize rela tions broken off a generation ago, after the Nationalists of Chiang Kai-shek were routed to the island of Taiwan. “This is a positive move in conformity with the desire of the American and Chinese people and is an event unprecedented in the relations between the United States and China,” the premier declared. “The American people are a great people. The Chinese peo ple are a great people. The peo ple of our two countries have always been friendly to each other. But owing to reasons known to all, the contacts be tween the two peoples were sus pended for over 20 years. “Now through the common ef forts of China and the United States the gates to friendly con tact have finally opened.” Chou acknowledged that fun damental differences exist be tween Washington and Peking; nevertheless, he suggested nor malizing contacts on the basis of five points he himself proposed at a conference of nonaligned Asian nations at Bandung, Indo nesia, in 1955. These points, reiterated by Chou to Nixon, are: —Mutual respect for the sov ereignty and territorial integrity of nations. —Mutual nonaggression. —Noninterference in internal affairs. —Mutual equality. talks —Peaceful coexistence. “We hope to gain a clearer in-« sight into the American way of thinking,” Chou concluded, “and with this a new start can be made in relations between our two countries.” Nixon made no specific pro posals at the banquet for new relations but he has said this subject would be one purpose of his visit to China. The President emphasized a belief that a Chinese-U.S. friend ship, in spite of fundamental dif ferences, is necessary for the fu ture of world peace. “As we discuss our differences, neither of us will compromise principles,” Nixon said. “But while we cannot close the gulf between us, we can try to bridge it so that we may be able to talk across it. “And so let us in these next five days start a long march to gether. Not in lock step, but on (See Nixon, page 4) ifcbe Battalion had a tough go partly because ol pth on the squji starter departs -eplacement is noli team in any way. rs average over ame while the e tting in the 73 p game played beto s year, A<£M hat n 42-16 at halfS the battle of! 14. A&M hit ar hat night also, SI hit 15% thefirstl he game with a® ixt contest will k lay night. Partly cloudy, warmer Vol. 67 No. 81 College Station, Texas Tuesday, February 22, 1972 Wednesday — Cloudy to partly cloudy, afternoon rain showers. Southeasterly winds 10-15 mph. High 79°, low 64°. Thursday — Cloudy. Raining. Southerly winds 10-12 mph. High 73°, low 61°. 845-2226 A&M student dies after Saturday morning wreck Joel F. Remmert of Brenham, a junior majoring in physical education died in a Houston hospital Monday of injuries received in a weekend automobile accident near Brenham. Funeral services will be at 2 p.m. Wednesday at the St. James Lutheran Church near Brenham. Burial will be in the church cemetery. The Brenham Memorial Funeral Home is in charge of arrangements. Silver Taps will be Wednesday evening. Remmert received severe head injuries when thrown from the auto he was driving. The single-car accident occurred early Saturday morning about 2.4 miles south of Brenham. Remmert was the only occupant of the vehicle. He was the son of Mr. and Mrs. John C. W. Remmert of Route 1, Brenham. By Traffic Control Panel Bike paths, rules to be considered ilber questions whether man an live in complete affluence Solving social, political and onomic problems may not lead the rosy future man envisions himself, Boston University resident John Silber theorized today. The question is whether man- can exist in the absence of ysical adversity, he contended the concluding session of A&M niversity’s 17th Student Con- rence on National Affairs. “Never has the world faced ass affluence,” Silber observed, ’erhaps man must reintroduce as adversity to prevent him iving to test his own spiritual lure.” The former University of Texas ,n and renown scholar of the ith Century philosopher Kant lieves goals of the civil rights ovement can be achieved. The •oblem of being fulfilled human ings follows. Silber questioned hether mankind can achieve spir- ual excellence in the midst of fluence. “Every time we have moved oser to greater self-conscious- sss and self-awareness, man has ad a way of being distracted at same time,” SCONA XVII wrap-up speaker observed. “Af fluence provides its distractions in alcohol, sex, drugs and so forth.” What Silber called “after-afflu ence” is the most serious problem facing American institutions of higher education, he believes. Affuence has arrived, will be here for some time and will have a shaping influence on the future, Silber contended. The university president said there is a fallacy in future plan ning that developed in the 1960s. Assumptions were made that qll trends, from gross national prod uct growth to power consumption, can be applied to the future. “Such predictions are ridicu lous,” Silber maintained. “They ignore human factors and other limiting situations, such a avail ability of energy sources, raw ma terials, markets and the tolerance of economic systems.” “There exists a complexity to tally absent in computer circuitry but present in a few human minds which can grapple with the future on a far higher level,” he explain ed. “It is called foresight, an un- (See Silber, page 3) By MICHAEL RICE Staff Writer Plans for bicycle pathways and regulations will be considered at Wednesday’s Traffic Control Panel meeting at 3:30 p.m. in the Art Room of the Memorial Student Center. Dr. Don L. Woods, chairman of the committee, said the new system of bike pathways would be considered by the group in an effort to let interested faculty and students know what is hap pening with the new proposals. According to Woods, the pro posed bike lanes will mean that riders will have a 5 to 8 foot wide strip on which to ride while pedestrians will be required to stay on the sidewalks. Bike lanes will be made avail able in different phases of the proposed program in accordance with the funds available to ac commodate new parking lots. These are going to be constructed around the perimeters of the campus as parallel parking along streets is gradually done away with. New parking lots which have been approved by the adminis tration include one located east of the systems building to ac commodate visitors and employes in the building. The lot will also be available for faculty members who will be working in the oceanography building. An additional 480 spaces will be added to parking lot 40 near teh corps area to help accommo date care for the new dormitory complex presently under con struction. Woods anticipates bicycle reg istration and registration fees next year. “As of now, there is no con trol over where a person can or can’t ride or park his bicycle,” he said. “Registration fees and tickets issued for violations will help pay for new bike racks. However, I need to add that all of these proposals are only being presented to the Board of Re gents and President Williams; I have nothing to do with the final decisions. Another proposal that will be put forth for approval is that vehicle registration for residents of Hensel and College View apartments be lowered to five dollars per school year, on the conditions the cars would not be parked on campus during school hours. The regular rate of $15 would be charged for those wish ing on-campus parking. Anyone wishing to get on the agenda of the meeting should contact Woods before the meet ing by calling him at 845-2416; no additions to the agenda will be made at the meeting. Students serving on the traf fic panel include Sidney Cha- chere, Joe Kornegay, Jerry Mc Gowan, David Moore, Steve Rop er, Jeannie Snider, John Willis, and Paul Ammons. Faculty members on the panel besides Woods are Police Chief O. L. Luther, L. D. Pollock, R. H. Rucker, Robert Smith, V. G. Stover, and D. E. Williams. ‘Flying Saucers tonight’s Great Are Real’ Issues topic An illustrated lecture titled “Flying Saucers Are Real” by Stanton T. Friedman will be pre sented tonight by Great Issues at A&M. A nuclear physicist and the only space age scientist giving full time to study of unidentified flying objects (UFOs), Friedman will speak at 8 p.m. in the Me morial Student Center Ballroom. Great Issues programs are public free, reminded Chairman Sam Drugan. Friedman’s talk, based on 13 years investigation, will reveal why the nuclear physicist be lieves the earth is being visited by intelligently controlled hides of extraterrestrial origin. He will present data from sci entific UFO studies, misconcep tions about UFOs, feasibility of interstellar travel, humanoids, arguments of educated non-be lievers and the inadequacy of the “Condon report.” Friedman’s lecture is illustrat ed with slides of UFOs and will be followed by a question-answer session. Drugan noted the nuclear phy sicist will be looking at the UFO phenomena from the viewpoint of the practical scientist. Friedman has bachelor and master’s degrees in physics from the University of Chicago. For 14 years he worked with major corporations in mobile nuclear systems for aircraft and space. Employing Friedman’s services Free to students were General Electric, Aerojet. General Nucleonics, General Mo tors’ Allison Division, Westing- house and, until May, 1970, TRW Systems a t Redondo Beach, Calif. The speaker’s affiliations in clude the American Physical So ciety, American Nuclear Society, American Institute of Aeronau tics and Astronautics, National Investigations Committee on Aerial Phenomena (NICAP) and Aerial Phenomenon Research Or ganization (APRO), whose as sistant director, Richard Green- well, was at A&M recently for a UFO discussion on KAMU- TV’s “Viewpoint.” Friedman has talked to college and professional audiences across the U. S. since 1967. m Markers like this one may be seen on campus in the near future marking the ways of proposed bicycle paths. For more information, see accompanying article. Monolithic vote by U. S. youth is not expected, Tower says U. S. Senator John Tower said Friday young people have a con tribution to make to American political processes, but that it will not be through a “mono lithic” 18 to 21-year-old vote. Tower told the 17th Student Conference on National Affairs he does not think a block stu dent vote is possible this election year. “Young people speak and articulate many different ideas, Tutoring service available mb h ~ " ’■ - * F/; - 1 ^ • ■ ... * *' * f . /• 7 lit isfciV''"’ . ■ - . s .... HEVEILLE RAN FREE for awhile Monday in front of the Academic building. Though king watched by handlers, the TAMU mascot did manage to solicit a few Fritos from toed Francie Crenshaw. (Photo by Mike Rice) The Texas A&M Scholastic Service is offering free tutoring services again this semester to all students. TAMSS, the largest scholastic service of its kind in the nation, is composed of volunteers from among the upper 25 percent of Phi Eta Sigma, the national freshman academic honor society. Both short-term and long-< term tutoring programs have been organized. Students who need help intermittently with homework or reviewing can call their dormitory or off-campus representative for the name of a tutor to contact. TAMSS repre sentatives’ phone numbers are available from the Student Sen ate Office, 845-1515. Students interested in regular weekly tutoring should register at a TAMSS booth in either the library, Academic building or Memorial Student Center be tween Wednesday and Friday. Students may register by calling dormitory civilians Ron Johnson, 845-5596; Stan Presley, 845-3369; or William Wade, 845-5758; corpsman Lewis Zingery, 845- 5378; Sandy Eichorn, 846-0116; or day student David Donaldson, 822-4774. Only limited numbers of tu tors are available in some sub jects so help will be given on a first come priority. Classes to be tutored include Chemistry 101-104; basic biol ogy; English 101, 103, 104; ana lytic geometry 104, 121; calcu lus 121, 122, 209, 210, 307; alge- University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. bra 101, 102; differential equan tions 308; history 105, 106; pre calculus 130; physics 218; ani mal science 107; mechanical engineering 112; and geology 205, 206. For more information call TAMSS chairman Shariq Yosut- zai at 845-2670. and we see conservative and left wing organizations existing side by side on college campuses,” he observed. Cohesiveness of the newly- enfranchised young voters is an erroneous impression given by the vocal left wing, Tower sug gested. “While the left wing reflects a substantial number, I do not think it necessarily represents the majority of students,” he said. The fifth of six major SCONA speakers said an anti-busing amendment could not now muster a two-thirds Senate vote. “I would like to see such a Constitutional amendment, word ed so we do not destroy progress made in the field of civil rights,” Tower added. “We must ask our selves this question: “Is achiev ing racial balance an end unto itself, or is providing a quality education to all the desired end. The response, I think, must be the latter.” Formal Freshman Ball to be held this Saturday Baccus, a rock group, will per form at the Freshman Ball Sat urday at 8 p.m. in Duncan Hall. Dress for the ball will be for mal but boys may wear suits. Tickets are available in the Stu dent Programs office or from a Freshman Council member at $5 per couple. Those attending the ball will vote for the Freshman Sweet heart from among the contest finalists. Faron Evans and S u z z a n e Could will play country and blues music during breaks.