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be Battalion Partly cloudy, warm Vol. 67 No. 101 College Station, Texas Tuesday, March 28, 1972 Wednesday — Clear. Northerly winds 10-15 mph. High 71°, low 51°. Thursday — Clear. Northeast erly winds 10-15 mph. High 74°, low 47°. 846-2226 Carlos Tri ■fan’s Da^ % units j f the tig! “it 1H b runnin; H)1 '• 12 noot «''ents tk lr a schedul. »■ with th «iley relaj ^fged oiilj finals. Shi. '9 cents act ey top 20. got undei rsday with mi doubles ided. Play th semili- and final' Hess Ten. campus, return t« i they tali 11:30 pm CONCENTRATION was the thin#, at least in the wines section, at the Host and Fashion “Taste-In” Sunday niirht. Franklin Simon, left, shows the wines, unopened, to three students. (Photo by Mike Rice) 7:50-9:2) i Reopened Sunday Peniston takes on new look Trading stamps, the Perdenales River and the ingenuity of food service personnel contributed to the promotion of a gracious din ing atmosphere for faculty, staff and students when Peniston Cafe teria officially reopened Sunday. “The Sbisa basement excava tion project which forced Penis ton to be closed, provided a chance to improve the atmosphere for our clients,” A&M Food Service I boss, I OL0 Bf d - 9:19 3 P.M. GE” W. M- IMS” =». M- •fP i Grad student, past prof die on Sunday, Monday Kenneth W. Craig of Jasper, A&M graduate student, was killed early Sunday morning in a one-car accident and, in an other unrelated death, Arthur C. (Art) Adamson, retired A&M swimming coach, died Monday afternoon in a local hospital. University officials said the car driven by Craig veered off the road and plunged into a cul vert as he was returning from a camping trip about 2 a. m. He was the only occupant of the vehicle. Funeral services were held Monday afternoon at the String er Funeral Home in Jasper. Adamson, 67, taught in the Health and Physical Education Department for 32 years and coached 34 Aggie swim teams. In 1941 he helped found the College Station Recreation Council. The two-time national 100- yard freestyle champion coached five All-American swimmers, had Southwest Conference championships in 1945 and 1956, shared the championship in 1944 and fielded national water' polo champs in 1939 and 1965. In naming the coach Professor Emeritus last March, President Jack Williams noted Adamson “leaves his mark on this Uni versity. It will he evident for many years to come.” Funeral services for Adamson will be held at 2 p. m. Wednes day in the Hillier Chapel. Director Fred Dollar explained. Lounge furniture, which was discarded by other campus de partments and some pieces ob tained with premium stamps given by a manufacturer during the 1940’s, was refinished to pro vide a comfortable waiting area. “The old hotel approach to cordial, relaxed dining has been lost in society’s race for speed and efficiency,” Dollar said. “Al though it may be a bit nostalgic, we hope our parlor area will again promote an atmosphere of congeniality to be enjoyed by our patrons.” Table lamps, glass tables and stands, ashtrays and a love seat were obtained to accentuate the lounge area, through redemption of trading stamps contributed by a national food manufacturing firm. A cedar partition was designed and built by food service per sonnel to divide the dining area from the serving line. Several portable screens were devised to isolate four semi-private dining rooms. “These rooms can accommodate 29 to 50 people wishing to dine together and may be reserved by calling Mrs. Ruth Larsen, man ager of the cafeteria,” Dollar said. A touch of A&M memorabilia Surviving Soledad brothers acquitted of murder charges entered into the project. “The light cluster at the entrance to the serving line consists of lights first used on the south entrance to Sbisa Hall when it was built in 1912,” Dollar said. “The re furbished dining chairs are rem nants from the days of the horse soldier at A&M. Crosspieces under the chair seats were de signed as racks for cadet cam paign hats worn in those days. Other items of decor were col lected over the years or were contributed by A&M personnel, such as a decorative driftwood form salvaged from the Perde nales River. Dollar emphasized that changes in the dining area were minor in comparison to the major exca vation project. “When the need for modern dressing facilities for food service personnel was recog nized, it was decided to complete excavation initially designed to provide storage prior to World War II,” Dollar said. Dressing rooms to accommodate 50 male and 50 female employes were the result. Additional stor age space was gained and new food preparation equipment for Peniston was installed. Peniston is open from 9:30 to 1:30, Monday through Friday and from 11:00 to 1:30 on Sun day. When expansion forces the Memorial Student Center dining facilites to temporarily close, Peniston will serve three meals a day. SAN FRANCISCO UP) _ An all-white jury Monday acquitted Hie two surviving Soledad Broth- ers, black convicts charged with murdering a white prison guard. The two—John Clutchette and Reeta Drumgo — and George Jackson, a third Soledad Brother 'vlio died in San Quentin violence last Aug. 21, are the prisoners Angela Davis is charged with Plotting to free. “The verdict is beautiful” Miss Davis said in San Jose where the black Communist militant is on trial for kidnap conspiracy and murder. She is charged with providing the weapons for an Aug. 7, 1970, Marin County courtroom break attempt in which a judge and three abductors died. The prose cution contends the purpose was to ransom freedom for the three Soledad Brothers. Clutchette, 28, and Drumgo, 26. were accused with Jackson, 28, of beating guard John V. Mills to death Jan. 16, 1970, at Soledad Prison in Monterey County. White is keynote speaker for Sea Grant ceremonies Robert M. White, administrator the National Oceanic and At mospheric Administration, will be keynote speaker at April 6 dedi- tation ceremonies honoring A&M “s a Sea Grant College. The 9:30 a.m. ceremony opens Texas Sea Grant College Day at University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. the Zachry Engineering Center and is part of the university’s observance of Environmental Ed ucation Week in Texas declared by Gov. Preston Smith. White’s address will be pre ceded by a coffee at 9 a.m. in the foyer of the engineering center where guests are invited to view exhibits of the work of the TAMU Sea Grant Program. Jackson, whose book of letters from prison became an under ground best seller, died with three white guards and two white con victs in what prison authorities called an escape attempt. The Superior Court jury had deliberated the case since Fri day night. When the innocent verdicts were read, Clutchette and Drum- go jumped up and hugged their court-appointed attorneys—Rich ard Silver and Floyd Silliman. “But our fight is not over. Fleeta has been indicted for what happened at San Quentin when George Jackson died. So we have to keep on fighting,” Inez Wil liams, Drumgo’s mother, said. Drumgo is charged with murder in the Marin County indictment stemming from the San Quentin violence. The assault in which Mills died came three days after three black Soledad convicts were killed by the gunfire of guards seeking to break up a prison yard melee among black and white prisoners. The prosecution contended that Mills was beaten with his own flashlight and then tossed from a cell tier to a concrete floor three floors below. Election filing brings 267 in competition Keith Alaniz, a philosophy ma jor, Bruce Denton, a physics ma jor, and Layne Kruse, an econom ics major, are running for Stu dent Body President. All three are juniors. The main elections will be held April 13 while the election of senators from corps and civilian living areas and off-campus will take place April 18. Competing for the office of Student Body Vice President are Jimmy Griffith, Randy Ross and Mike Van Bavel. Merrill Mitchell and David Wagner are running for Corres ponding Secretary. Running unopposed for Record er is Sandy Eichorn and for the Academic Affairs Committee chairman is Bill Hartsfield. Virginia Ehrlich, Ty Griesen- beck and Edwin Peralta seek the office of Treasurer. Running for the chairmanship of the Rules and Regulations Committee are Fred Campbell and Jim DeLony. The External Affairs Committee chairmanship is sought by Jerry Arterburn and Barb Sears while Richard Comley and Steve Wakefield will compete for Student Services Committee chairman. Those running for other offices are: SENIOR CLASS President Bill Darkoch Brant Dennis Steve Hook Keith Kauffman C. H. Long Hank Paine D. L. Somerville Vice President Penny Ball Clay Bates Barry Bowden Grady Blakley Jerry O. Dueitt Jim Green Randy Thomas Larry McConathy Mark Wilder Russell Phillips Yell Leader Social Secretary Kevin Bean Gerald (Jake) Betty Clint Hackney Virginia Ehrlich Bill King Secretary-Treasurer Griff Lasley Buddy Bright Dale O’Reilly Robert Grady Bill Pettit Robert Lee Scott Price Historian Bob Sykes Mike Griswold Fred Ziehe Nick Jiga MSC Representative Yell Leaders Michael Klem Charles Dromgoole Ray Marshall Loyd Gibbs David McDonald C. H. Long John Pledger John V. McNevin Robert Van Rite Hank Paine SOPHOMORE CLASS Gordon Pilmer President MSC Representative Terry Brown Jerry Elmer Steve Eberhard Loyd Gibbs Louie Gohmert Juan Gonzales Steve Jackson Bill Heeter Jack Lopez JUNIOR CLASS Vice President President Dan Anderson Barry C. Bogart Jess Bowmdn David Carpenter Lee Hayes David Crook David Sanders Paul Dugger Social Secretary Ray Huffines Jeannine Paletta Nick Nichols Secretary-Treasurer John Rosenbaum Barbara Buchanan Pete Starks Jackie Heyman Vice Preisdent MSC Representative Cleo Duane Moore Steve Kelley Gary L. Sauer Michael Turner CIVILIAN STUDENT COUNCIL Robert VanRite President Social Secretary David Ater Chris St. John Mark Blakemore Secretary-Treasurer (See List, page 2) TAMU Fish Drill Team wins state championship State championship honors were claimed Saturday by A&M’s Fish Drill Team, defending national champion. New Mexico Military Institute, the University of Houston and Texas A&I made strong runs for the first state crown. Near-perfect precision march ing by the TAMU team held off aspirants. The Fish scored 534 out of 600 possible points in the final round of the three-phase competition sponsored by the Texas Adjutant General Depart ment and TAMU’s Association of Former Fish Drill Team Members. Texas A&I won here last year, jk r before the competition was ap proved as the state championship meet. The Fish, commanded by Mark Roberts of Killeen, also won first places in inspection, basic and tandem marching, sweeping the top prizes. New Mexico, Houston, St. Mary’s University and A&I also captured awards. Marine Corps officers of Aus tin, Houston and San Antonio, headed by Maj. Dorsey Page, scored the competition. “There is no doubt in my mind that the champion of Texas will go on to become national cham pion,” commented Col. Vernon N. Scofield, X’epresenting Gov. Pres ton Smith, and the state AG. A&M and Texas A&I fought it out for the national title last spring in Washington, D. C. “On behalf of all the sponsors and cadet advisors of the Fish Drill Team, especially Louis Ull rich who designed the drill, I’d like to say that all of us are extremely proud of today’s per formance by the team,” sponsor J. Malon Southerland said. “In my personal estimation, their fancy sequence today was the outstanding fancy drill I have seen on the A&M drill field,” he added. “On to Washington.” .. /: i ** ■ i ■ PROTESTING THE ARRIVAL OF A SOVIET SHIP at Miami are members of the Jewish Defense League. The 404-foot Academician Kurchatov, a research vessel, ap- db EBPEft CKffi PAbCKOM 1 C0fO3E" peared Saturday for a four-day visit. The banners read: “No Token Immigration, Exodus Now” and “Justice for Jews in the Enslaved Soviet Union.” (AP Wirephoto)