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CADET SLOUCH by Jim Earle Listen up Campus police catch it Editor: A friend of mine who shall re main nameless was, for all prac tical purposes, arrested by our glorious KK thirty minutes ago. I waited for him to be released, and in talking to him, I formed a rather black opinion indeed of our dauntless defenders of jus tice. He was arrested for taking pic tures. Of what? Of a restricted area or of quizzes? No, friends, he was taking pictures of a quite harmless 16-<foot (horrors!) bra that was hung on the Academic Building as a gag, more or less. He was ordered to tell what he knew, which was practically nothing anyway, and he is actu ally being ordered to surrender his own developed film of the “criminals in action”! “We’re trying to patch things up with the guys who complained about our rattlesnake hunt by giving each of them one!” I cannot speak for anyone else (though I hope that I do), but I burn at the thought of support ing a police department that claims the privilege of enforcing upon me and my friends what ever it happens to call “decency” or “good taste”. I also ask that anyone knowing who did the act will keep quiet about it. Our KK will not find whoever did it un less someone tells them, and they have no right to know! Eric Dose ’74 AP interpretative Few choices left to Gus Mutscher If Gov. Preston Smith calls a special session of the legislature to begin before the bribery-con spiracy trial of Speaker Gus Mut scher is concluded, Mutscher has two choices. He can stay in Abilene and continue his court battle or he can go back to Austin and fight for his power base as Speaker. If he stays in Abilene, the House will have to elect a new Speaker or an acting Speaker. This would ruin or damage Mut- scher’s power base, thus reducing his stature at his trial. On the other hand, it might cast him in the sympathetic role of a man fighting for his innocence while events beyond his control are at tacking his career. If he decides to go back to Austin, he has two choices. He can demand that the trial be inteiTupted until after the leg islative session has concluded or he can ask the judge to declare a mistrial and come back later to be tried before a different jury. A legislator can demand a con tinuance in any trial where he is a party or attorney if the legis lature will be in session within 30 days. A continuance would mean that Mutscher and his co-defendants, Rep. Tommy Shannon of Fort Worth and Mutscher aide Rush McGinty, would return to be tried by the same 8-woman, 4-man jury now hearing the case. If the defense thinks it can get a better jury with a new trial, it could move for a mistrial on the ground that the present jury could not be expected to avoid all news stories on the case for sev eral weeks. District Court Judge J. Neil Daniel likely would grant a mo tion for mistrial because a re fusal would increase the chance of reversal on appeal after wast ing everybody’s time and money federal courts threw out Texas’ filing fee system of financing elections, and the Texas Supreme Court ruled Wednesday that state funds cannot be used unless the Legislature appropriates them for that purpose. Several of Mutscher’s enemies have predicted his continuance as speaker will be challenged the first day the Legislature is in ses sion on the ground he is under indictment. But many of those enemies— mostly members of a coalition of Republicans, liberal Democrats called the “Dirty 30”—would like to see him remain speaker until the May 6 primaries. This would ce or at quui'uiu, aJlow ^ to con tinue to cam- tatives 'under™ a paign aS refor ™ candi /^t fi ^ tatives unde a & S p ea k er charged with a fel- by completing the trial. Any one of the defendants could ask for a mistrial. And Shannon could demand a contin uance even if Mutscher did not. There is another far out pos sibility. Mutscher could decide to con tinue his court fight and yet be forced by the House to attend the special session. Under House rules, a majority of those present can vote to put “a call on the House,” compelling representatives to attend in order to assure a quorum. The House can do this even if it already has a quorum—to as sure a continuance of a quorum, If necessary, arrest representatives “call on the House” and take them to Austin. If a mistrial is declared, the defendant might ask that any new trial be moved to another city on the ground that Abilene residents now have been exposed to so much news of the case it would be difficult to get jurors that have not already made up their mind one way or another. The trial was moved from Aus tin on this ground. A special session may not be necessary until after the trial is over. But the Governor cannot hold off much longer than the first week in April, when the money crunch for financing the May 6 primaries will begin to mount. The session is necessary because Note! The deadline for Junior and Sophomore pictures for the 1972 Aggieland is March 17. No late pictures will be accepted. Aggieland pictures are taken at University Studios in North Gate. ony. One report several weeks ago— denied by both the governor and Mutscher — said the speaker threatened Smith with impeach ment if he called a special ses sion before the trial was over. Basis of the impeachment sup posedly would be Smith’s permit ting a special session in 1969 to consider bank deposit insurance legislation wanted by Houston promoter Frank Sharp. That action by the’ governor followed his investment with a loan from Sharp’s bank in an insurance company controlled by Sharp. Smith vetoed the legislation— upon recommendation of the Tex as Bankers Association and others —after he made a $62,500 profit on his 45-day investment in the insurance company stock. Mutscher, Shannon and Mc Ginty are accused of accepting bribes in the form of loans from Sharp’s bank in exchange for their help in winning approval for the legislation. The defendants also made huge profits by investing their loans in the same stock. AARGH! ...John R. Moffitt Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those «/ KST'Slb'JS? the student writers only. 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Luther said your ‘friend’ was picked up because he was thought to have been in volved in the incident. Soon after that it was found that he was not. That is not quite an arrest. He wasn’t ordered to sur render the film, Luther said, but requested to bring it by when he was finished with it. Luther said that nobody was upset about the incident and no film was or is going to be confiscated. —Ed. not going to make it, I will take comfort in the fact that there are people like Paul Richard to aid the helpless and guide us through the storm of life, and protect us from “sickie” beasts like John R. Moffitt, who try to portray old Aggieland as some thing other than the All-Ameri can, gung-ho, apple pie, mili tary academy, moral citadel, and cultural mecca it really is. Brent Burford Editor: Paul Richard’s letter was far out! It really let me in on some things I didn’t know. Paul said John R. Moffitt’s strip “Aargh!” was “disgusting, vulgar, and anti-corps.” Yeah, I thought it was great, too, Paul! You know it was really nice of ol’ Paul to inform us that A&M is a “mili tary institution.” Could have fooled me! All this time they have been trying to tell us that A&M is 80% civilian. Yes sir, it sure is nice to know that we have people like Paul to keep stories like that from getting out of hand. Just to show you how much I know, I thought the guys here just dated girls and that sheep were just a joke, but good ol’ reliable Paul straightened that story out too. It seems that TU is the only place to go where the guys date only girls, and you are not “real men as those who have attended here have become” un less you have dated something other than girls. Well, live and learn! So whenever I am feeling low, and it just seems like I am Let’s declare an end to this, huh? —Ed. Bulletin Board Tonight Skin & Scuba Diving Club will meet in room 301 of Bolton Hall at 9. Motorcycle Club will meet in the Memorial Student Center at 7:30. DeWitt-Lavaca HTC will meet in room 203 of the Academic building at 7:30. THE BATTALION Page 2 College Station, Texas Thursday, March 9,1? BUDGET MART “The Market Place of Brazos Valley” is proud to announce their March 1st OPENING The Budget Mart is the new and exciting store designed strictly for the people of Brazos Valley. The Mart handles merchandise for individuals and sells on con signment only. (Items we will accept) Clothing - Good & better (No soiled, tom faded items will be accepted). Clothing accessories. Sporting goods (no pistols ot rifles). Hardware. Kitchen Items, Small Appliances. Radios, TV’s, Record Players, Stereos. Jewelry, China, Silver. Luggage. House Hold Items. Bookcases, Books. Tables, Lamps. Bed spreads, Drapes. All Types of Books. Baby Furniture. Toys. Games - Adults & Children. Our Doors Will Open Wed. Marck 1st. From 9:00 A.M. to 6 P.M. Mon. Thru Sat. Use Our Listing Service For Your Large Items. Furniture • Appliances. For Information Call 846-8142 After 6 p.m. Mon. thru Fri. Downtown 23rd & Main 322 N. Main Bryan Aggie Cinema will meet in room 3A of the Memorial Stu-< dent Center at 7:30. San Angelo-West Texas HTC will meet in the Art room of the Memorial Student Center at 7:30. FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED THE PEANUT GALLERY INTRODUCING WINE COOLERS FREE FREE UNIVERSITY Schedule of Courses Gourmet Cooking Mondays, 7:30 p. m. — March 13, Medallion Room, Bryan Utilities 300 S. 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