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Battalion College Station, Texas Thursday, October 26, 1972 Greatness Is A Two Faced Coin, And Its Reverse Is Humility. Friday — Cloudy in the morn ing, partly cloudy in the after noon. Southeast winds at 10-15 mph. Low 56, high 71. Saturday — Partly cloudy. Southerly winds 10-15 mph. Low 61, high 74. 845-2226 Justice For Marijuana Violators Erratic In Texas, Says Martinez ‘STAY ON YOUR SIDE’ indicates the sign placed in rking lot 24 behind the Corps dorms. If liked, the new pe of marker could be placed on all lots, said University Police Chief O. L. Luther. Special permits will be issued soon to residents of Krueger-Dunn to keep cars from the two areas separate. Governor Hopefuls State Positions Die League of Women Voters Texas recently asked the can- lates for state governor to ex- ss their views on the leading ties. The Battalion is reprinting ir replies to provide students th information on the upcoming ction. GOVERNOR Dolph Briscoe, Jr., Democrat List what in your opinion are five most important features a good constitution for Texas. K good constitution for Texas ist (1) Provide stability and otection for individual rights; Be effective in meeting gov- imental requirements; (3) Be sponsive to the will of the ople; (4) Be concise and ce nt, (5) Be flexible to adapt changing requirements. iVould you support or oppose ie following: 1. Reducing the crime of pos- ision of marijuana to a mis- 11-Girl Rodeo lated In Bryan his Weekend An All-Girl Rodeo will be held liday and Saturday at 8 p.m. at le Bryan Rodeo Arena on Tabor oad. ■ Rodeo entries include bareback Iding, break-away roping, steer indecorating, ribbon roping, bar- ll racing and bull riding. A spe- lal men’s barrel race is also planned. Ralph Fisher will be the an- )uncer, with several specialty its, including his bull-fighting luzzards. Entry fee for each event is $10. Interested girls should call Gloria {ice in Normangee, 713-396-2978 fhursday from 1 to 8 p.m. demeanor. Though I recognize the need for statutory revision of our drug laws, I am not ready to rec ommend such a reduction in pen alty. 2. State income tax. I am ba sically opposed to a personal in come tax. 3. Further implementation of the Texas Water Plan. Texas must provide a continuing supply of fresh water for all purposes and I support further study to guarantee that supply for the fu ture. If elected, what do you hope to achieve in this office? If I am elected, I hope to re turn confidence in government where confidence has been de stroyed. I hope to bring respon siveness back to government for the people of this state. In short, I hope to provide, through my administration, the kind of gov ernment for Texas in which we can take great pride. Ramsey Muniz, La Raza Unida No Reply Henry C. (Hank) Grover Republican List what in your opinion are the five most important features of a good constitution for Texas. There is no way that any per son truly knowledgable about Tex as constitutional requirements can confine an answer to five parts. Would you support or oppose the following: 1. Reducing the crime of pos session of marijuana to a mis demeanor. I oppose reducing mar ijuana possession to a misdemea nor, but favor a proposal to erase all records of a first conviction after three to five years of suc cessful probation. 2. State income tax. I unequi vocally oppose a state income tax, either for corporations or indi viduals. 3. Further implementation of the Texas Water Plan. Texas must have an overall water plan, but I am not satisfied that we yet have an answer. Any final plan will most likely contain va riations from several plans. But water is the number one problem facing Texas. If elected, what do you hope to achieve in this office? I intend to do the following: (1) Reform of education spending so that we get more for our educational dol lar and a more equitable distribu tion of state funds; (2) Reform of state welfare programs; (3) Adoption of no-fault auto insur ance for Texas; (4) Reform of bail bond procedures so that re peat offenders are not out to commit more crimes. Debby Leonard, Socialist Workers List what in your opinion are the five most important features of a good constitution for Texas. The constitution should guaran tee: (1) Freedom of speech and pi-ess; (2) Freedom of assembly; (3) Full equality for women; (4) Right of Blacks, Chicanes and other minorities to full equality and control of their own commu nities; (5) Unrestricted access to ballot for all political parties. Would you support or oppose the following: 1. Reducing the crime of pos session of marijuana to a mis demeanor. Support total legaliza tion of marijuana. 2. State income tax. One hun dred per cent tax on profits of polluting industries; one hundred per cent tax on war profits; no sales tax or state income tax. 3. Further implementation of the Texas Water Plan. Water plans must be ecologically sound —present plans are insufficient in this respect. (See Texas, page 2) “There are 254 counties in Tex as and 254 types of justice for marijuana felons,” said Ray Mar tinez to a Memorial Student Ball room audience Wednesday night. Martinez and his foldable drug display appeared at the Student “Y” Association’s second drug abuse presentation. He is a nar cotics agent from the Department of Public Safety in Houston. Martinez exipressed discontent with the marijuana law in Texas and the inconsistencies of its en forcement. “In one place, such as Dallas, they’ll hang you and in another they’ll pat you on the back and send you away.” Martinez stress ed, however, that about 95 per cent of first offense marijuana possession penalties are probated. The narcotics agent admitted there is no real proof that mari juana is bad. He is against its legalization since he feels not enough research has been done to prove its harmlessness. “It took 20 years of research to link cigarettes with lung cancer,” he said. Martinez noted he would like to see marijuana possession become a misdemeanor offense. Although marijuana is not ad dictive, Martinez said, “it does act as a calling card to harder drugs. “People who smoke marijuana be come associated with those who use harder drugs and are tempt ed to try them.” Martinez discussed the mari juana problem in another angle —the economic aspects. “A lid (ounce) of marijuana sells for $10 to $15, but its price goes up the farther away from the Mexican border you go. The price of a ‘joint’ varies from 50 cents to $1.” The big profit in heroin sales comes from buying, diluting by 50 per cent and re-selling at twice the price, said Martinez. It usu ally is diluted down to only a three to five per cent solution before used, he noted. The fast talking policeman said the Huntsville prison is filled with heroin addicts who turned to rob bery and other crimes to support their habits. “There are no ek-heroin addicts —except dead ones,” Martinez emphasized. “Once you become hooked you become enslaved.” Sometimes it takes two years to break the physical addiction but the mental desire still remains.” Martinez said there are a lot of fake ex-heroin addicts who give lectures for schools and Rotary Clubs. “These people are ‘joy poppers’ who were never hard-core addicts but who make a business out of (See Marijuana, page 4) End To Vietnam Fighting Gets Jolt By Hanoi Announcement WASHINGTON <AP)_Prospects for a quick agreement on ending the Vietnam fighting may have taken a stiff jolt with Hanoi’s announcement today and its pub lic demand that the United States sign a purported agreement at the end of this month. The White House initially was maintaining its silence about the secret peace negotiations on grounds that both sides had agreed not to talk about what went on in the private sessions. However, North Vietnam’s de tailed report saying that presi dential adviser Henry A. Kissin ger had agreed to a war-ending deal, and then had backed off, put intense pressure on President Nixon’s administration to set forth the U.S. version publicly. On past occasions the publica tion by the opposing sides of their stands taken in secret negotia tions has indicated a breakdown in the negotiations. From the administration’s standpoint, the North Vietnam- (See Vietnam, page 2) Blues King Coming As A&M Special Attraction ‘Kaleidoscope “ To Feature Youth Development Group Kaleidoscope features the Youth Development Committee, Inc., to night at 7 on Midwest Cable Channel 9. Kaleidoscope is a regular week ly program of the Public Rela tions Organization of the MSC. According to Lane Rees, head of the Media Committee, Kaleido scope is devoted to entertaining the student body. Its sister show, Platform, ap pears every Tuesday from 7:00 to 7:30 p.m. on Midwest Cable Channel 9. This hotline show fea- Nixon-McGovern Actions Slated For Debate s “Promise and Performance” jrovides the topic for the A&M philosophy Club debate on George plcGovern and Richard Nixon to- ight at 7:30 in the Memorial tudent Center Assembly Room, idmission is free. The debaters are Robert Edge- omb, chairman of the “Re-elect he President Committee” in irazos County, and Steve Dunkel- lerg, supervisor of the Brazos County Democratic headquarters. Edgecomb, account executive for the Anderson Insurance Com pany, plans to answer one essen tial question: Has the President done most of the things he started out to do ? “I will briefly discuss the Pres ident’s record,” he said. “It re veals that President Nixon, after three years in office, has ful filled the great majority of his UT Jazz Ensemble To Be Featured In MSC Concert The Jazz Ensemble of the Uni- 'ersity of Texas will perforam Tuesday in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom at 8 p.m. as a part of the Town Hall Young Artist series. Organized in 1965, the Jazz En semble presents a variety of mu sic in its programs, ranging from the traditional big-band sounds of University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” —Adv. Count Bassie and Woody Herman to present innovations, including Latin music and rock. The 21-piece band is directed by Dick Goodwin. Goodwin holds a Doctor of Musical Arts degree from UT. He teaches composition and theory in the Dept, of Music. Aggie students may attend the concert with their activity card. A&M student date tickets are $1 and other students are $2. Pa trons’ tickets are $3. Townhall season tickets will be honored. 1968 campaign promises.” Dunkelberg, an A&M student, said he will “speak about Nixon’s promises which he didn’t keep and what McGovern really proposes.” Edgecomb’s political past in cludes a 1962 stint of door-to-door canvassing for the Dallas County Republican Party to chairman of the 1970 registration drive in Brazos County to being a dele gate for the Republican State Convention to his present chair manship of the “Re-elect the President Committee” in Brazos County. Dunkelberg began his work in politics in 1968 as a worker for the Humphrey-Muskie ticket in Fort Worth. In 1970, he worked for Ralph Yarborough in his un successful bid for renomination to the U.S. Senate. He coordinated the campaign activities for Frances Farenthold at Tarrant County Junior College in both the primary and run-off elections. He was delegate to the Democratic State Convention. After the convention, he agreed to take charge of the local Mc Govern effort in Brazos County. tures student leaders on various topics of interest to students. Youth Development Committee, Inc., (YDCI) was formed last spring by seven architecture de sign students at A&M to involve local young people in worthwhile projects for the community. This non-profit organization is open to all area high school and junior high school students. The group sponsored a “paint-in” this month at the Brazos County Rehabilita tion Center. Drew Williams and Patrick Fontana will discuss future plans and current activities with Scott Smith, show moderator. Any stu dent interested in becoming in volved in an advisory capacity to YDCI should contact one of the six design students. B. B. King, blues singer and guitarist, will be the featured performer for Town Hall’s Spe cial Attraction series Friday, Nov. 3, at G. Rollie White Coliseum. King is credited with making the blues resonant with contempo rary experience. His approach to the blues is living music rather than folk art. King built his reputation on the “chitlin’ circuit.” Other blues singers who came out of similar backgrounds are Ray Charles, Joe Williams and Lou Rawls. “I want people to know me for what I am—B.B., the blues singer and guitarist,” he explained. His way of expressing blues is pure, but complex. He doesn’t use devices to alter his guitar sound and produce reverberation, tremolo or other effects. King doesn’t dance or move around much. He doesn’t play the guitar from a multitude of showy positions, either. “There was a time, when I first started out, that my way of play ing was like the old musicians used to play,” he says. “After a while you get to believe that you are you.” As a professional, King has always played the electric guitar. Only recently has he used ar rangements to compliment his guitar and vocal work. King is a great bluesman be cause he has developed a distinc tive style. He achieves intensity without depending on gimmicks and has remained faithful to his field. “Live And Well,” his latest al bum, is probably his most impor tant blues recording in years. For the first time, King was allowed complete freedom to develop his own format. Tickets for the 8 p.m. concert are $3.50 for reserve seats, $1.75 for A&M student and date tickets, and $3.00 for patrons. Other stu dent tickets are $2.50. B. B. King Governors Could Get 4-Year Tenure AUSTIN (A 1 ) _ John Connally wanted Texas governors to have four-year terms and used his powers of persuasion but failed to get it written in the constitu tion. It may become part of that document this year with hardly a word spoken. Seven years ago, when Con nally backed it with his popu larity and political prestige, the proposal was rejected by 54,112 votes out of 503,686 cast. It was a bold attempt and terrific struggle to try to crack nearly 90 years of tradition. House members who called themselves a “kamikaze squad” fought an unsuccessful delaying battle for two months. One de nounced it as a bid for “one-man rule.” Two lawmakers had to be restrained by their colleagues on the day the final vote was taken in the House. Ralph Yarborough, U.S. sena tor at that time, said after the proposal was defeated that vo ters “have slapped down hard a greedy grab for power...” The proposal surfaced again in the 1967 and 1969 Legislatures, but it was not until 1971 that legislators decided to submit the issue to another statewide vote this year. If it is approved, the governor and other major elective officials who now serve for two years will get four-year terms. This would apply to the lieutenant governor, attorney general, state land com missioner, agriculture commis sioner, comptroller and treasurer and also to the secretary of state, who is appointed by the governor. Officials elected in 1974 or aft erwards would be affected. Texas’ chief office holders had four-year terms for a few years following the Civil War, but two- year terms were established in the Constitution of 1876 because of that unpopular Reconstruction pe riod and the desire to weaken state government. Connally once told county judges the longer terms resulted in “increased efficiency, effec tiveness and stability . . .” But a 1962 poll (Belden) in dicated 56 per cent of Texans favored limiting the state chief executive to two terms, or four years, in office and only 35 per cent opposed such a limitation. In a 1967 poll (Louis) of Demo cratic party primary voters, 65 per cent favored two terms, or four years. Thirty-nine states elect gover nors for four years, but this fig ure has not changed since Texas turned down the proposal in 1965. Supporters claim four-year terms would enable governors to spend more time on state policy and less on campaigning, would free candidates from special in terest gi’oups because campaign expenses would be reduced and would generate interest in state politics by setting the election for governor in off-presidential election years. Opponents argue that longer terms would give a governor too much power because after two terms, or eight years, he could dominate every appointive state board or commission by placing his own friends on them. Also, opponents say, the guarantee of a longer term would make a gov ernor less responsive to public opinion. But the central fear of four- year terms appears to be the hesitancy of the people to stake the leadership of the state for four years on a single election. What, they might ask, if we got a dud? They would be stuck with him for four years, not just two. Yell Practice To Be Held Today At 5:30 P.M., Kyle Field