proceeds j g m * "'oiiU Keluijj ny s eniot! ie | d th eyl», ,’iri nin ?. Eii it’]| I until tl,;. I The Fight For Newsperson’s Rights Topic Of NSL Talk Note: The following is by Edi tor Mike Rice, who is attending he National Student Lobby Con ference as a delegate in Wash- ngton D.C. WASHINGTON, D.C. — Stu dents attending the second annual 'lational Student Lobby Confer ence here were told Wednesday that exposure of government wrong-doings are the main cause of the continuing fight for news ie. ft pt||, persons’ privileges. Approximately 100 of some 500 students from across the nation were given an opportunity to find out more about the controversial issue in part of the three-day con ference which began yesterday on the George Washington Universi ty campus. Representing Texas colleges are delegates from Texas Tech, Texas Women’s University, Rice University, University of Houston, St. Mary’s University, Texas Lutheran College and Texas A&M. Other A&M delegates are Layne Kruse, Barb Sears and Rochelle Lindsay. Cong. Ed Mezvinsky (D-Iowa) told students attending the news persons’ privileges session that the press has come to Congress to define how free it really can be. He is a member of the nine-man sub-committee studying over 40 proposals for press “shield laws.” Expecting the matter to be re solved as early as mid-March, Mezvinsky said he thinks that President Nixon will veto a full “shield law” decision. The proposals being studied by his committee express either un qualified absolute or qualified freedoms for media workers. One form gives unlimited freedoms while the other type sets restric tions. Mezvinsky said he leans in favor of the bill proposed by Sen. Allen Cranston (D-Cal.) which would give unlimited free doms and at the same time cover state and federal proceedings. Twenty-one states currently have absolute freedom laws in effect. “If we qualify the freedoms and news persons get put into jail as a result, then we would be better off with no law at all,” he said. “The press of today is no where near as irresponsible as that of the time when the nation’s constitution was effected.” Mezvinsky said absolute press freedom should be viewed as a guarantee of a free flow of in formation to the public and not Che Battalion Vol. 67 No. 224 College Station, Texas Thursday, March 1, 1973 845-2226 1/ 7:30 Meeting Tonight Senate To Discuss Hospital Fee Issue The Texas bill concerning the separate levying of hospital fees will be voted on at the Student Senate meeting tonight at 7:30 in Room 102 of the Zachry Engi neering Center. "The purpose of the resolution is to see if the senators are in favor of the legislature passing the bill or not,” said Randy Ross, Student Government vice presi dent. The bill, if passed by the Legis lature, will authorize the A&M Board of Directors to levy and collect from each student a com pulsory group hospital fee. “It is hoped that the Student Services fee will go down in pro- rtion to the hospital fee,” said Ross. "Yet at the same time the bill will allow more flexibility in the allocation of the Student Services fees. "The bill is a technical matter and the Senate must justify in their own minds what they are looking for.” Senators will also vote on part four of the Student Life Section of the University Rules and Reg ulations handbook. Proposed changes include the deletion of the entire section con cerning dress and grooming of students and faculty members, and the deletion of part four and five of “House Rules” concerning cleanliness of a room and room damages. Another change would include a revision of the food in residence halls policy to read, “Refriger ators and cooking appliances are allowed in designated rooms only when they meet the specifications set by the Dean of Students.” Debi Blackmon will present a proposal to the Senate to ask its approval of the creation of a stu dent oriented publication. “The magazine would be di vided into three main sections,” said Blackmon earlier. “These would be literary, student affairs and student advising.” The resolution also asks for the allocation of $7,205 from the Student Service Fee Reserve Fund for the 1972-73 school year to help establish the publication for the 1973 fall semester. Bill Hartsfield, academic af fairs chairman, will present the changes in the constitution as prepared by the Constitutional Evaluation Committee for a vote. The changes include wording and clarification problems. CAC Film Series To Show H 3D Horror Film Friday Night H StaJp* h & The Contemporary Arts Film Series will present “Eyes of Hell," a 3-D horror show at 7 p.m. Ags Act Like Gentlemen, Says ’essie Panel “Aggies have the reputation for being gentlemen,” said Peggy Carroll, a Tessie member of the third Viewpoint Panel held Wed nesday night. The Panel, which was composed of five coeds from Texas Wom en’s University, discussed man ners and dating behavior for Aggies and their Tessie dates. “Each party should be consider ate and not expect too much from a blind date,” said Carroll. “An other good thing to do is to let your (Tessie) date know what she’s in for during the weekend.” Tessie Robin Stillings stressed that, “Aggies should be courteous to their date even if you don’t like her.” “You can be honest but you don’t have to be blunt,” she added. “You have to understand and respect the girl’s opinions,” said Pam Layton, “and consider all as pects of the date.” Cheryl Hahn said that one of the most important aspects of dating is “communication.” “If you run into a fast working girl, you just have to communicate.” Most of the Tessies fully sup ported the Aggies, both members of the Corps and civilians. “There is no discrimination at TWU between CT’s and non-regs,” said Pam Brown. Stillings added, “We feel that we appreciate the Aggies more.” The third Viewpoint Panel made up of TWU coeds will meet next Wednesday night, at 7:30 p.m. in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. This panel will contain Becky McCreary, former Aggie Sweetheart. University National Bank "On the side of Texas A&M.” Adv. Friday in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. The group will provide souve nir glasses at the door for view ing the film which deals with a psychiatrist who is given a ritual death mask by one of his patients, before the patient commits sui cide. Directed and produced by Julian Roffman, “Eyes of Hell” also fea tures Jim Moran in an introduc tion to 3-D effects and horror se quences by the noted cinema scholar and theorist Slavko Vor- kapich. “Eyes of Hell” is the only 16mm 3-D film on the movie market today. Skeptical of warnings that the mask possesses supernatural pow ers, the psychiatrist, played by Paul Stevens dons the mask. Ac cording to Film and Television Daily “He goes through horrify ing frenzies, comes to conflict with his devoted fiancee, Claud ette Nevins, and goes on a se ries of rampages. The ending is one of wit and surprise.” The Los Angeles Times said in reviewing the film, “In the grue some division, this picture is real ly very good.” Admission will be 1.00 for stu dents and $1.50 for non-students. THE OLD POST OFFICE in the Memorial Student Center came to a merciful end Wednesday. The rubble will be cut up with acetylene torches and hauled off. All postal business is now handled by the new facilityacross from G. Rollie White Coliseum. (Pho to by Gary Baldasari) Powell Explains Housing Situation To Dorm Groups In an attempt to clear up the confusion over next year’s hous ing situation, Dean of Men Charles Powell and Kent Caper- ton, assistant to President Jack K. Williams, met with the dorm councils of Hughes and Keathley Halls Wednesday. The Board of Directors in a recent decision de signated Hughes, Keathley and Fowler Halls for the possible use of coeds next year. The dorms will be filled as needed, Powell said. “The current order of priority is Hughes, Fowler and Keathley, though nothing is permanent at this stage.” Dunn Hall will be for male stu dents only. Caperton asked the students not to view the situation simply as relocated residents. He sug gested they look at the overall plan for the growth of the uni versity. Specifically, Caperton stressed the plan to increase female en rollment. “We haven’t had a firm commitment until the last year or so,” he said. Caperton mentioned that the Krueger-Dunn complex was origi nally intended for men only. It was changed on President Wil liams’ suggestion. Williams also pushed for the split of Dunn into male and female in order to provide the maximum possible housing for coeds. “President Williams is working toward a coed universtiy,” Caper- as a press privilege. Without sources of information, which could be suppressed by a restric tive ruling, government can’t be exposed,” he said. Richard Seigler, administrative aide to Cong. A. Bell (R-Cal.), who has introduced a similar bill to Cranston’s, said the recent newpersons jailings are the result of a “calculated effort by the Nixon Administration to restrain freedoms. “People are trying to annex the press as an investigative arm of ★ ★ ★ the law,” he said. “Law enforce ment would really be enhanced by allowing the press to have a full avenue of freedoms.” Mezvinsky said that the basic issue in deciding whether the U.S. is going to move government into a democratic process is the press freedom’s bill. He added that if university and college papers were discredited and other newspapers were faced with controls, the net effect would be a government without restraint or checks. ★ ★ ★ Kennedy Proposal Backed By NSL By MIKE RICE WASHINGTON, D.C.—Econom ic conversion—what does it mean and who would it affect? These are just two of the ques tions facing U.S. congressmen aft er Sen. Ted Kennedy (D-Mass) re-introduced a bill to adjust gov ernment spending priorities. It is a bill currently being endorsed and lobbied for by delegates to the Second Annual National Stu dent Lobby Conference here. Kennedy’s bill, supported by Sens. John Tower and Lloyd Bent- sen of Texas, would increase fed eral expenditures for research and development in civilian areas, thus creating jobs and markets for technology-based workers and in dustries. Reuben McCormick, former stu dent body president at the Uni versity of Kansas, told delegates that the U.S. is presently spend ing nearly one and one-half times as much money on defense as it is on education. While saying that he critically questioned what the priorities of the nation are, he noted that Pres ident Nixon is withholding funds partly because Congress over spent in its budgeting. “We need to relentlessly attack our military program,” he said. “By cutting back, nearly 10 bil lion dollars can be re-directed. Many programs will be financially starved to death because of in flation if this isn’t accomplished.” Kennedy’s bill, if passed, would establish a program under the National Science Foundation to administer the funds spent in the civilian area. The proposal is being studied by the House Science and Astro nautics Committee, chaired by Cong. Olin E. (Tiger) Teague of College Station. Another issue backed by the A&M delegates and the NSL is the proposal to retain stand-by air fare discounts for individuals 21 years old or younger and peo ple 65 or older. The Civil Aeronautics Board recently ruled against the dis count retention because the great demand for tickets forced airlines to purchase more airplanes, thus raising their regular passenger fare prices. This brought cries of discrimination and unwarranted subsidization of the discount fare. A bill by Sen. Frank Moss (D- Utah) and Cong. John Moss (D- Cal.) is asking for retention of discount rates while at the same time requesting that airlines not be allowed to raise their prices to “balance the books.” Airlines officials are supporting the proposal mainly because their flights are averaging 45 per cent empty. POW Releases To Resume Again Shortly, Rogers Told ton said. “Female enrollment in creased about 50 per cent last year,” he continued. Powell presented a 10-year plan for housing. Two more dorms similar to Krueger and Dunn will be built and, according to Powell, will alleviate most of the housing problems for coeds. Powell continued, “We are moving into the 20th century, and you will have more choice where you live. “A&M will not be in the dorm building business in five years. More students will be able to live off campus as the area can sup port them,” he concluded. Caperton stressed that relocat ed students will be presented with as many options as possible. PARIS