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THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Friday, September 22, 1972 CADET SLOUCH Listen Up — by Jim Earle PreSCllt Shuttle Bus System Gets Praise ‘Your second choice sounds belter, but is less colorful. I Batt News Summary By The Associated Press President Idi Amin of Uganda charged Thursday that the Tan zanian leadership is determined to push ahead with war on Uganda, but reports of moves toward peace came from other quarters. Amin accused Britain of con spiring with President Julius Nyerere of Tanzania to over throw him. Radio Uganda, however, broad cast the contents of a telegram sent to Amin by President Wil liam Tolbert of Liberia indicat ing that Amin has given assur ances that Ugandan troops will not cross into Tanzania. seemed to be moving along and if it indicated it desires other subjects he would consider au thorizing the superport study. The question of a deep-draft Texas superport to handle ships presently too large to use exist ing ports would be one of the items he would consider giving the legislature, he said. Smith spoke to newsmen prior to appearing at a seminar of the Texas Court Clerks Association. possible to bring the civil pro ceedings to trial before the No vember election. The possibility exists that the criminal trial of seven men in dicted by a federal grand jury for the June 17 break-in could begin before the election. HOUSTON — Gov. Preston Smith says he may allow the special legislative session to con sider the creation of a Texas superport. He said Thursday the session WASHINGTON—U.S. District Court Judge Charles R. Richey halted further proceedings Thurs day in the three civil damage suits stemming from the bugging of the Democratic National Head quarters until the criminal trials have been concluded. Richey said both sides in the case agreed to delay the civil action. He said this means it is im- AUSTIN — The woman Re publicans call President Nixon’s “top consumer cop” claimed Wednesday that price control suggestions by Sen. George Mc Govern would force food prices up 15 per cent. Mrs. Virginia Knauer, direc tor of the Office of Consumer Affairs, told a news conference the Nixon administration’s great est contribution has been its suc cessful fight against inflation. She said disposable income has risen by 4.5 per cent and infla tionary wage increases have been contained. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The liattnlinn are those of the student, writers only. The Battalion is a non tax- supported, non-profit, self-supporting educational enter prise edited and operated by students as a university and com in unity newspaper. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 ivords in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement luith the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Hoorn 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77813. Members of the Student Publications Hoard are: Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, L. E. Kruse B. B. Sears Jim Dr. and The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods, September through May, and once a week during summer school. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc, New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association The Associated Collegiate Press Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 6% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatchs credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of republication of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas. EDITOR : MIKE RICE Managing Editor Larry Marshall News Editor Rod Speer Women’s Editor Janet Landers Sports Editor Bill Henry Assistant Sports Editor Kevin Coffey It's a Great Year for the Aggies! Sales Dept. Service Tuesday & Thursday Till 9 p. m. Other Evenings Till 7 p. m. 7 a. m. to 6 p. m. Monday-Friday Part Dept. Open Saturday Till 1 p. m. Mastercharge—BankAmericard—Mobile Credit Card. Campus Pickup and Delivery Service. ★ Special Campus Representative: Tom Evans all Dealership Services—846-2532 CUSTOM Pontaie - Buick - GMC Trucks 601 Texas Ave. — Bryan 823-8044 Editor: In response to Tuesday’s arti cle on the “Shuttle Scuttlebutt” I would like to answer your ques tion “Is it really worth it now?” If one-third of the 15 per cent of the students using the buses would otherwise drive cars to the campus we are keeping 800 cars off the parking lots. The more buses we get the more room we who live on campus will have to park. I would much rather pay the small portion of my student serv ice fee to the shuttle bus system than pay eight or twelve dollars for parking tickets simply be cause there was no proper park ing space. Thus I believe the portion of the 85 per cent not using the buses who live on campus are benefiting. Much of the student services fee goes to the commit tees of the MSC Directorate, but no one has said anything about abolishing the Great Issues Com mittee, Political Forum, or the BAG because not everyone at tends the programs. Putting aside the argument of who benefits and who waste their money there are many peo ple, especially here at Texas A&M, who care about helping their fellow students and their school. If the off-campus student body, which comprises a tre mendous hunk of A&M, needs a shuttle bus system, let’s give it to them. If its better for the university traffic, let’s do it. If the shuttle bus is leading the university to a long range traffic solution which it supposedly is, “let’s go ahead on.” If help is needed why let them cry for help for a few more years until cars can be eliminated from the campus; let’s get it on right now. Clint Hackney ’74 ★ ★ ★ Editor: We hope you will print the off- campus students’ views of the Senate Approves (Continued from page 1) approval. Considerable dissention was drawn from the clause in the by laws which said student appeals to the group could not be won in case of a tie. After a suggestion to take the rule from the committee by-laws and vote on it separately, the Senate voiced its approval to the by-laws. The Senate never did reach an agreement for the de cision of cases and failed to pass an amendment which would have allowed the committee chairman to vote only in the case of ties. As a result, the judicial com mittee can not operate at all until the Senate can agree on a solu tion. In new business, the Senate approved a resolution calling for studies of a day care center for children of off-campus students. The center is presently expected to be in the Our Saviour Lutheran Church. Wade Seidel also asked the Senate to study a resolution authorizing money from the park ing facilities fund to be used to purchase a portable radar unit, purchase more speed limit signs and paint stripes for pedestrian crosswalks. In other action, the Senate ap proved the appointment of gradu ate student Jim Behling to the Judicial Committee. Behling fills a vacancy created by the resigna tion of a previously appointed student. The Student Services Fee Allo cation Committee was announced and approved by the Senate. Scott Steffler, Don Webb, Mark Blakemore, John Nash, Steve Eberhard were approved and Virginia Ehrlich appointed chair man. The group will make recommendations throughout the year on fee distribution. new shuttle bus service. It seems certain groups are upset with the fact that they never use the service, and feel that if they don’t get their share then no one else should either. Well, the Biology department bought a new scanning electron microscope this summer, and we may never get to use it. The Chemistry department might de cide that it would be best for us not to have a class in the new wing. Does it make sense that no body else should get the privi lege of using the building? Of course not. If Aggies of the past were so self-seeking as those that oppose the shuttle bus serv ice, we would be sorely lacking in student services. Besides, the bus is a pollution preventer. Most off-campus stu dents live at least two or three miles from an apartment or ex- our- house, so if their classes happen to fall at different hours, then that makes two or three more cars spewing exhaust and creat ing (it was created when we got here) the parking problem. More parking tickets, more bicycles on the walkways, more pollution, etc., can be the only result of cut ting back on the shuttle bus serv ice. We were thinking of panding the bus service selves. Michael Bell ★ ★ ★ Editor: I have just had the unfortu nate experience of being run over by a bicycle while walking between the Chemistry building and the Library. Now, this may sound hilarious to some, but I assure you I didn’t find it all funny at the time. I think it is high time that all bicycles are banned from pedes trian area, (they are ve and we don’t allow carss sidewalks, do we?), partrj heavy pedestrian traffic i where there is just bard;J for people, much less bicyd Now please don’t nisi I stand me, I think bikes am I form of transportation, and ■ all for pollution control,!Bonife ever, there are limits, a $11(1 'V certainly reached mine, IVe aiJ have some legislation so tk| is a campus for people, i chines! CM Barnee Ei Graduate BUSIER - JONES AGENCY HOME MORTGAGES INSURANCE FARM & HOME SAVINGS ASSOCIATION Home Office: Nevada, Mo. 3523 Texas Ave. (in Ridgecrest) 846-3708 eEit ;i ,^,K<=>e;psaK : REGISTERED DIAMOND! MOON DREAM Expert watch repair, jewelry repair, and engraving. 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