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Page 2 THE BATTALION College Station, Texas Wednesday, November 8, 1972 CADET SLOUCH 71.9 Per Cent Voter Turnout Does Trick by Jim Earle Brazos County Gone To Drink; Passes Liquor Bill yednesda} “If you’ve got a minute, I think I can save you some time!” By LARRY MARSHALL Managing Editor Brazos County voters approved the liquor by the drink option at the polls Tuesday by a 55.23 per cent to 44.77 per cent margin. Breaking that down, College Station voters were 56.10 per cent in favor of the option, beating the county vote by about one per cent. County voters turned out in capacity numbers Tuesday, as 20,494 ballots were cast out of 28,503 total registration. This gave a 71.90 per cent turnout figure for the county. In the presidential race, the county went overwhelmingly for the Republican President, Rich ard M. Nixon. He polled 71.25 per cent of the vote to Demo cratic challenger George McGov ern’s 28.48 per cent. County voters chose the Repub lican incumbent, John Tower, over his Democratic challenger, Bare foot Sanders in the U.S. Senate race. Tower received 56.06 per cent of the vote. In the U.S. representative race for District 6, the Brazos voters went strongly for veteran incum bent, Olin E. Teague. He out polled his opposition, Carl Nig- liazzo by a 15,736 to 3,485 margin. County voters chose Dolph Briscoe over Republican Henry Grover in a hotly contested gov ernor’s race. Briscoe tallied 48.12 per cent of the vote to Grover’s 45.46 per cent. Bill Hobby was an overwhelm ing choice in the Lt. Governor’s race with 94.70 per cent of the vote. Myer Alewitz and Alma A&M Delegates Meet With Lobby Members; Give Support To Student-Interest Issues By VICKIE ASHWILL A&M delegates to the Texas Student Lobby met with other TSL members recently to decide what issues the lobby should actively support. The five main issues the lobby decided to support include mari juana reform, student government control of student service fees, student on the board of directors, 18-year-old majority rights and abortion. "The philosophy of the TAMU delegates is that a student lobby should concern itself with student issues,” said Barb Sears, delegate and chairman of External Affairs. “Therefore,” she continued, “we don’t feel abortion is something a student lobby should be concerned with. Also, we (A&M delegates) think the lobby should be more specific on what it’s going to do about marijuana reform.” TSL also endorsed tuition equal ization for private schools, elimi nation of compulsory dormitory residency, insurance reform, the lettuce boycott and boycott of Farrah slacks. The lettuce boycott and boycott of Farrah slacks were voted against by the Aggie representa tives as these issues were against their philosophy. A priority poll taken at the Nov. 2 Student Senate meeting showed senators in favor of all above student associated issues with the exception of tuition equalization for private schools. “Texas Intercollegiate Student Association members are the members of TSL,” said Sears. “Each school has a number of votes in proportion to the number of students. “Out of the 21 official TISA members, only 19 were in at tendance a the TSL meeting.” A&M delegates include Sears, Student Government President Layne Kruse, Student Government Vice-President Randy Ross and Tom Locke (Keathley-Hughes). Bonfire Holiday Set For Nov. 20 A&M undergraduate students will have a day off Monday Nov. 20, to work on the annual Thanksgiving Bonfire, announced Dean of Students James P. Han- Williams Predicts Changes At A&M (Continued from page 1) ball competition. All football will be on a local level. Television sets will feature educational programs updating all parts of skills and knowledges, said Williams. “Universities will join to solve problems of mankind,” he said. “They will be ‘service stations’ where researchers and experts will be concentrated on a certain area of research or education.” Williams predicts that the first center of this kind will be in Dallas. “In 30 years A&M will carry the success story in engineering, agriculture and hopefully the so cial sciences,” said Dr. Williams. “We need to find a solution to the hatred and egotism of the world. If we can enhance the pro fessionals to be of service to the world, we could start professional training after the sophomore year in college if students meet the requirements for that field.” mgan. Work on the fire, slated to burn the following Tuesday, will begin full time on Saturday and continue through Monday. Jun ior and senior students will be allowed to do preliminary work in the cutting area during the afternoon of the preceeding week. John C. Calhoun, vice-presi dent for academic affairs, ap proved Dean Hannigan’s request for the suspension of classes aft er presenting the matter at a meeting of the academic deans. The deans voted 8 to 5 in fav or, but expressed a general dis satisfaction with the bonfire They expressed a feeling that the bonfire is a negative type of ac tivity, with much inherent dan ger, but desired to leave any ac tion up to students feeling that Graduate classes and veteri nary students will have classes as usual. Other university em ployees will work as usual that day. Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion 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 community newspaper. 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 LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor must be typed, double-spaced, and no more than 300 words in length. They must be signed, although the writer’s name will be withheld by arrangement with the editor. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77813. Mail subscriptions are $3.50 per semester; $6 per school year; $6.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Jim Lindsey, chairman ; Dr. Tom Adair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. Griffith, L. E. Kruse and B. B. Sears 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. 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. 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 Canales received a little over four and a half per cent of the vote. Brazos voters picked Democrat John Hill over Socialist challen ger Thomas Kincaid by a large 96.77 per cent to 3.23 per cent margin. In the state comptroller race, the county chose Democrat Rob ert Calvert over Socialist Anne Springer, by a 16 to one margin, with Calvert polling 93.32 per cent of the vote. The expected tight race between Jesse James, Democratic incum bent, and challenger Maurice Angly, for the state treasurer’s position failed to develop in the county. Brazos voters chose Angly by a surprising 60.67 per cent to 36.81 per cent margin. In the state senator race for District 5, Democrat William T. Moore ran unopposed and was elected. He polled 14,470 votes. In the state representative race for District 28, Bill Presnal, the Democrat incumbent, was elected gathering 14,813 votes. Brazos voters elected Demo cratic incumbent Roland Searcy, running unopposed, to the county attorney post by a vote of 14,384. In the sheriff race, J. W. Ham ilton easily outdistanced Republi can challenger W. R. Owens by better than a two to one margin. Raymond Buchanan, running unopposed in the county tax as sessor-collector race, polled 14,- 880 votes to win the post. In a tight county commission er race for the Precinct 1 position, Bill Cooley won out over Repub lican Howard Anderson. The final vote was 3,736 for Cooley to 3,466 for Anderson. Brazos county voters favored all the proposed Constitutional amendments except for No. 11. It dealt with an increase in pay for the lieutenant governor and speaker of the house positions. Amendment No. 1 dealing with legislators’ pay raises, was passed by county voters by a 56.48 per cent majority. The Lamar County Hospital District Amendment, No. 2, was passed by a 62.60 per cent to 37.40 per cent margin. Amendment No. 3 giving Jus tice of the Peace a salary, was accepted by Brazos voters by a 77.84 per cent margin. No. 4, con cerned with setting up a consti tutional convention, passed by a 62.01 per cent majority. The veterans’ tax amendment, No. 5, passed the county over whelmingly by an 86.23 per cent majority vote. No. 6, dealing with tax exemptions for the elderly, was passed by an 81.84 per cent majority. Amendment No. 7, the Civil Equality Amendment, was accept ed by Brazos voters by a large 87.73 per cent margin. No. 8, giving top legislators four year terms, was accepted by a narrow 55.73 per cent to 44.27 per cent margin. The conservation district amendment, No. 9, passed tin county by a 59.76 per cent vot«, No. 10, dealing with constitutional procedures, was passed by a per cent majority vote. Amendment No. 12, permitting dual office holding, was p; by Brazos voters with a 76.59 pet cent majority. No. 13, the bonj interest increase, was passed b; a 68.25 per cent vote. No. 1( dealing with county school fun^ passed with a vote of 71.15 pet cent. Allen Admits Nepotism Guilt AUSTIN (A*)—Rep. John Allen of Longview has pleaded guilty of nepotism in a surpirse move and has been assessed the maxi mum fine of $1,000. Allen, unopposed for re-elec tion in Tuesday’s voting, was scheduled to stand trial Dec. 11 on the nepotism charge as well as a felony charge of conspiracy to commit theft. His unexpected guilty plea Monday was not dis covered by newsmen until the fol lowing day. Dist. Atty. Bob Smith indicated he accepted the guilty plea on the misdemeanor charge because he was not sure he could get a con. viction on the felony. Smith said Allen agreed to the state the $13,613 that his twt daughters made during the tint they were on the payroll of for. mer Sen. David Ratliff of Stan, ford. Ratliff was convicted of thell from the state a week ago anj given a 10-year probated set. tence. He agreed to pay back to the state about $28,000, muchoi which he himself received, tkl the state had paid to a seen, tary who testified she had never done any work for Ratliff. u»nsUiW..YV AVv> ALL QUAHTm RIGHTS RSVD, J fblger? coffee “Hib. can ^ WITH COUPON s 5.00 PUR. COFFEE Limit One Without Coupon KRAFT WHIPPED PARKAY K PKG. KRAFT MAYONNAISE — R large calif, iceburg each [O MEAT DEPT BORDENS FRUIT DRINK GALLON 49 DEODORANT SOAP DIAL BATH SIZE 2 for 45* ARMOUR TESTENDER CHUCK blade cut ROAST SAVE 20c When you Buy A^* LIMIT LB. CAN of ONE FOLGER’S COFFEE HEINZ CHICKEN w-RICE - CHICKEN NOODLE"^tRlEAM OF CHICKEN SOUPS 6 $ 1 00 SPECIAL PRICE WITH THIS COUPON 59 c Without Coupon 85 C FROZEN chkkrt'*| BANQUET MEAT w-$5.00 Pur. Coupon cash value 1 70 of 1C A A GOOD THRU 11-15-72 CHICKEN TURKEY BEEF 18 C MAGIC SIZING 20 OZ. BORDENS SWISS YOGURT 8 OZ. 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Am By Young canos st dream” most of of reali: William ciologist A&M Ti ment St Curre that mo hopes o to use < Kuvlesk Departn nomics A&M, ] meeting Associat ation of Philadel ‘‘The referenc includin look lik rary mi said, ft move in more e: expect who on are tui technic? to have after rr Hear Dr. Charles Allen in a Baptist-Methodist “Happening 7:30 p.m. Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Nov. 12-14 First Baptist Church of College Station 11 a.m. Monday, Tuesday, Nov. 13-14. A&M United Methodist Church DR. CHARLES ALLEN Pastor of First United Methodist Church of Houston, author and newspaper columnist. IT WILL MAKE YOUR DAY