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Page 4 College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 7, 1972 THE BATTALION iff B v S. Vietnam begins new operations : SAIGON lA 5 ) — South Vietnam ese forces have opened new op erations near the demilitarized zone and the old imperial capital of Hue, field sources said Mon day. Fighting increased in neighbor ing Laos, where informants said government forces were in “full retreat” after a heavy North Vietnamese counterattack on the Plain of Jars. Cambodia’s high command re ported a sharp clash on an island in the Mekong River with heavy casualties on both sides. The South Vietnamese field re ports said about 1,500 men of the TOWN HALL ARTIST SHOWCASE PRESENTS JEANNINE GRADER An American Soprano Acclaimed Superb By Time Magazine Thursday, March 9, 1972 — 8:00 p. m. MSC Ballroom Activity Card & Town Hall Season Ticket Holders FREE A&M Student Date $1.00 Other Students $1.50 Patrons $3.00 Tickets & Information — MSC Student Program Office 845-4671 Saigon government’s 1st Division began a sweeping operation Sun day west of Hue. A second operation disclosed by the sources involved 1,500 sol diers from the South Vietnamese 3rd Division on a sweep just south and west of Quang Tri City. It began last Friday. Quang Tri is just below the demilitarized zone that divides the two Viet- The Cambodian military com mand in Phnom Penh said 40 to 50 enemy soldiers were killed in either ground attacks or air strikes. The Cambodians lost 15 men killed and more than 60 wounded in the four-hour clash, the command reported. Mw/c fay RICHARD RODGERS , Book and Lyrics fay OSCAR HAMMERSTEIN II S Presented By ROTARY COMMUNITY SERIES In Cooperation With TAMU Town Hall Monday; march 20. 1972 — 8:00 i\ m. BRYAN CIVIC AUDITORIUM TICKET PRICES Any Student & Date $2.00 ea. Only 212 Student Seats Are Available. Tickets and Information—MSC Student Program Office 845-4671 nams. Officers in the field said both operations were designed to “sweep old enemy base areas to see if they still are being used.” Little or no contact has been reported in either drive, the sources said. Far up the Mekong river in Cambodia, troops and aircraft at tacked Koh Sotin Island, 45 miles northeast of Phnom Penh, which North Vietnamese troops had for tified apparently to protest sup ply routes on the eastern bank of the river. The island is about five miles south of the strategic provincial capital of Kompong Cham, the easternmost position still held by government forces. The battle to control the island began over a week ago when government sol diers of the 22nd Cambodian Brig ade made their initial assault. Since then, they have been pinned down by enemy concentrations on the island, the command said. JOHIS iattalion IClosing |ason, tb Texa! Jabbock, tllhandli bine and lid on th jfor th lest Com ^ #1 A dispatch from Vientiane said a Laotian government operation around the Plain of Jars was called off after North Vietnamese counterattacks mounted in strength. Symposium on heat transfer scheduled for Friday at A&M Graduate students from Louisi ana, Texas, Arkansas and Okla homa will discuss research prob lems with faculty and students from 15 other universities Friday at A&M. Approximately 60 students and faculty members, who are involv ed or contemplating involvement in heat transfer research, are ex pected to attend the spring work shop of the Southwest Symposium on Heat Transfer. Participating students have fur nished the workshop with ab stract to be shared with other delegates in four sessions. Simi lar problems will be grouped to gether for presentation. In addition, Engineering Dean Fred J. Benson will greet the group after registration and an informal tour of the new Zachry Engineering Center. Also Dr. John Howell from the University of Houston will speak on “The Future of Advanced Pro grams in Thermal Sciences.” A panel presentation entitled “Teaching Heat Transfer” is scheduled last on the day’s agen da. Chairing the panel will be Dr. Tom Love, University of Okla homa. A&M’s ittle obs llympics uarter. The Ag ition 72- iregate s< d with ifter the itarted T1 EVEL KNIEVEL NEARS the end of his jump over 15 cars, including two light trucks, in the San Francisco Cow Palace Friday night and then makes an almost upright land ing. His motorcycle went out of control at the end of the ramp and Knievel injured his left leg. The previous high mark for motorcycle car jumping was 14. (AP Wirephoto) BATON |Basketbal of Louis Monday i sistants, "I hai. tie concl Commission urges state financing of schools WASHINGTON (AP) — State governments should assume the major burden of financing public education, reducing reliance on the local property tax, a presiden tial commission recommended Monday after a two-year study. President Nixon’s Commission on School Finance said the federal government should help speed the process by providing incentives to state governments to help them switch over to state-financed ed ucation within five years. But the federal role in financ- set up in several ways, with the cost to the federal government es timated at $4 billion to $5 billion over five years of transition. As the report was released, Nixon held a 75-minute meeting on school busing with his Cabi net committee. A spokesman said the President will be holding more meetings before making his posi tion known on the busing issue. No statement is likely before Tuesday, he said. The school-financing panel urg ed an additional outlay of $1 bil lion a year to help inner-city schools through a federal match ing program. The commission said it delib erately avoided the issue of saying where the new federal money would come from, since it would have to become involved in “many considerations of intergovernmen- tal relations and tax policies.” It acknowledged that one propo sal under discussion is the value- added tax, a form of a national sales tax that President Nixon has under consideration. But it took no stand on the idea. The tentative proposal for the value-added tax put forth by Nix on would bring in about $16 billion a year, with the federal money being used to supplant the local property tax. The proposal is un der study by the Advisory Com mission on Intergovernmental Re lations. The commission, headed by in dustrialist Neil McElroy, a De fense secretary in the Eisenhower administration, said the nation's school system is “in serious trou ble, and if we fail to recogniie it, our country’s chance to survive will all but disappear.” Nutrition specialist says ing education should only be sup plementary, the 18-member com mission said. It was a recommen dation that runs counter to those Food additives are often beneficial of many private educational groups which have urged an in creasing federal role. The commission said incentives to smooth the path to greater state-financed education could be Is “natural” food the only way to eat? Not quite, according to Karen Kreipke, extension foods and nutrition specialist for A&M. The specialist noted that nat- IF YOU REGISTERED FOR TAMSS TUTORING IN THE MSC AND HAVE NOT YET BEEN CONTACTED PLEASE COME BY THE STUDENT PROGRAM OFFICE IN THE MSC OR CALL 845-1515 THOSE WHO REGISTER IN THE LIBRARY WILL BE CONTACTED SHORTLY TAMSS THE TEXAS A&M SCHOLASTIC SERVICE Jointly Sponsored By Phi Eta Sigma ’74 and The Student Senate ural food contains no additives or chemicals. Advocates of the natural foods suggest that addi tives are used to disguise infe rior products and that many of the additives are health hazards. They also claim that additives benefit only the manufacturer and not the consumer. “These claims are unfounded,” Miss Kreipke said. “Food addi tives prove beneficial to the con sumer as well as the manufac turer.” Additives may improve the nu tritional quality of food or pre serve food to maintain its de sirable characteristics. They also provide a better color, flavor, con sistency and texture in food. The extension specialist said that when foods require some fi nal preparation in the home, ad ditives can make the job easier. Some chemical additives prevent the spattering of oil while others make the beating, spreading or blending of ingredients easier. “In fact,” Miss Kreipke said, “the majority of food additives used today are themselves nat ural foods. Cinnamon, garlic, clove, salt and many others are but a few of the additives used for flavor. The remaining addi tives such as vitamins, minerals, amino acids, gums and colors also occur naturally although they maf be produced in the laboratory.” Turbine design engineer to speak Writing clinic sets deadline Registration for a six-session remedial writing clinic offered by A&M’s Continuing Education Of fice will end at 5 p.m. Wednes day. Classes are scheduled from 7:15-9:45 p.m. each Wednesday and Thursday through March 23, beginning March 8. This clinic trains participants to use self-help methods to im prove the correctness and effec tiveness of their writing. It is open to anyone 16 years or older whose first learned language was English. No academic credit is offered. Interested persons should contact the Continuing Education Office next to the main desk at the Me morial Student Center. Citizens of Bryan, College Sta tion and the surrounding area in terested in the gas turbine as a prime source of powering cars and trucks of the future are in vited to hear William Chapman of Ford Motor Co., Tuesday, March 14 at A&M. Chapman, chief design engineer of the gas turbine division, will speak at 7:30 in Room 203 of tie Zachry Engineering Center. Tie talk is sponsored by the Society of Automotive Engineers. NOW OPEN! ADULT LIBRARY CLUB 333 University Drive ADULT ART MOVIES Open 7 Days A Week 3 p. m. Till Midnight Escorted Ladies % Price Monday Bring Date or Friend Free. No One Under 18 Admitted. 2 Full Features 16mm Color Sound. Features Change Every Thursday. Adult Library Club Phone 846-9990 For Aggies Only Clip This Ad for $1.00 Discount Midnite Frolic — Sat. March 4, 1972, 2 Big Color Sound Fea tures. Bring Date or Friend. FREE ATTENTION Juniors and Sophomores MAKE SURE YOUR PICTURE WILL BE IN THE 1972 AGGIELAND MAKE-UP WEEK MARCH 6-17 NOTE: Students needing pictures for job-applications or any personal use may come ahead of schedule. CORPS SENIORS: Uniform: Class A Winter - Blouse or Midnight Shirt. CIVILIANS: Coat and Tie. PICTURES WILL BE TAKEN FROM 8: A.M. to 5: P.M. NOTE: BRING FEE SLIPS to UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 Np. Main — North Gate Phone: 846-8019 iolf Coui To bret ittween t ;he little essary—b tlat secor of A&M. The fin Boiler of mined \vh< Mar axet prog opportuni change i: said Athl dux in a The tw Jay McC krook. 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