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ise irs, workiif i Gulf Coasi Greg Pruiii, tica halflai! nan Tropl; urfeiture Ij n Nebrask Big Eipil ire now tit] :pt it,” Hi irector M coin, Che Battalion Vol. 67 No. 250 College Station, Texas Friday, April 20, 1973 345-2226 College Speaker Bill results: •ight, AH, 2, 4-6, 6-2; ieorge Moi' ; Courses, th, 6-3, W; Gene Lari, nith, AH, I, 6-4. m and 10 oncado ani k and Tap loover aisi The 1973-74 student senators )ok their first action Thursday ight endorsing legislation con- smning Texas House Bill 349. The bill, presently under con- deration in the legislature, ould require any person pro- jsing to speak on a state uni- ersity campus to submit to the oard of Directors a copy or out- ne of his speech. The bill also says the board must determine if a danger actu ally exists that violence will oc cur if the speech is delivered and probitit the person from speak ing. The bill is particularly aimed at those speakers who might ad vocate overthrow of the govern ment by force or violence. Reasons named to support the condemnation include: A&M has Montam, 7-6, 6-1; Jorge Bei' i Courm zi, 7-6, H irry Jossel- nith, AH, I, 6-4. ind Hoover, ind Jossel itano, Eke, ax, 6-4,6*1 VNS nything Any Cash edit Jryan ;er Rice Remains Batt Editor; llis To Head Aggieland Mike L. Rice of Baytown, junior journalism student, will continue ext year as editor of The Battalion. President Jack K. Williams approved Thursday the selection of Rice nd other student editors nominated in a meeting of the eight-member Sjludent Publications Board headed by Jim Lindsey, director of jlformation and publications. “Mike is an exceptional student editor,” Lindsey said. “He and his laff have greatly broadened campus coverage and his editorials limulate the readers.” Sherri Ellis of Clute, in Brazoria County will edit the 1973-74 iggieland and William R. Henry of Big Spring will serve as summer ditor of the weekly Battalion, starting in mid-May. Ellis is a freshman marine biology major and was editor of her high :hool annual as a senior. Henry is a junior journalism major serving as wrts editor of The Battalion. Students desiring to be considered for the positions submitted their lames and qualifications to the Student Publications Board. Each appli- Jant stated his plans for the publications at the meeting Wednesday. Other members of the Student Publications Board are Dr. Tom dair, Dr. R. A. Albanese, Dr. H. E. Hierth, W. C. Harrison, J. W. riffith, Layne Kruse and Barb Sears. Unfairness Cited Conner Speaks On Women’s Rights By TED BORISKIE Staff Writer A woman walks into the em- loyment office of a large corpo- tation and hands a job applica- pn to a man seated behind the lesk. “How fast can you type?” he Sks as he throws the job appli cation onto a stack of others. “Well,” the woman replies, “I haven’t typed since high school fhere I graduated valedictorian t 16. After serving two years s president of the student body graduated magna cum laude pom Vassar and served as re- ional campaign manager for John 1. Kennedy. After two years of rivate law practice I was elected istrict attorney of Chicago. I esigned to go to England where swam the English Channel and ttote seven hit songs. I left Eng- md to participate in an expedi- ion to Antarctica. Upon return- ig to the states I was editor of he Los Angeles Times until two wnths ago when I married and ame here with my husband.” “Yeah,” says the man, “but low fast can you type?” Such a scene is not entirely mpossible, according to Cathy ionner, state director of the ’exas Women’s Political Caucus, ho spoke to the Women’s ^Awareness Workshop last night. “Some people will not hire a voman no matter what her quali- ications are,” she said, “unless he can pass a typing test.” “The women’s movement has ieen called all sorts of things; vomen’s lib, equal rightists, femi- lists, but all we’re looking for s a more human way of life, a nore human world.” She pointed out that although 15 per cent of all jobs are held >y women, 85 per cent of the technical and professional work 8 held by men. “Our society has been condi tioned to think that women can’t do certain work,” she said, “but )oys and girls progress physically at the same level until a certain ?eriod when a girl is told she should be different. “When a child learns to read, the primer always has the father as the breadwinner while the mother is never shown as being able to hold a job.” She said it is just as important for a father to be guardian to the children as it is for a mother. “Women are really sort of taught not to grow up,” she said, “because feminine attributes are childlike attributes—to be fright ened, to be passive, to cry.” She also said she believes women should not be automat ically given custody of children in divorces. “In such cases,” she said, “the children should be awarded to the most deservant parent, regardless of sex. The same applies for alimony cases. A man should have just as much right to collect alimony as a woman.” (See Bonner, page 2) a system of screening speakers to appear on the campus, either through the Memorial Student Center Council or the Dean of Students office; such a censor ship would be an inconvenience to speakers and the Board of Directors meets only five times a year, making it impossible to screen last minute speakers. Student Government (SG) President Randy Ross made his first remarks to the 1973-74 Stu dent Senate in its opening ses sion. Ross stressed the importance of the persons within the Sen ate reaching their constituents and getting to know each other within the body. He pointed out that the SG was a 12-month op eration with the summer people preparing for the fall. Ross said he plans to make whatever changes are necessary within the SG to make it an ef ficient body and wants students to voice their opinions on issues. Senators also discussed the stu dent radio station resolution re questing the SG to establish a radio station in connection with Midwest Video Corporation. The resolution, if passed at the April 26 Senate meeting, would establish a student-run station broadcast over Midwest Video cable at no expense to the SG and with all advertising profits going to the SG. Midwest is loaning the equip ment free of charge and has of fered to pay the electric bill and routine maintenance. Barb Sears, chairman of ex ternal affairs and Steve Eber- hard presented two proposals for discussion to the Senate. Both resolutions are trying to rid the Hill To Speak Here Tuesday John L. Hill, attorney general of Texas, will speak here Tues day, announced Political Forum Chairman Ed Jarrett. Hill will speak on “Presidential Impoundment of Funds” at 12:15 in the Memorial Student Center Ballroom. The attorney general was born in Breckenridge but calls Kilgore his home town. He earned his law degree, with honors, from the University of Texas School of Law after taking time out for U. S. Navy service in 1943-45. Rules and Regulations Hand book of mid-semester grade re ports and mandatory class at tendance. They also suggested that mid semester grades be sent only to those students on scholastic pro bation or those failing a course with the possibility of retaining freshman reports. Sears pointed out that many of the mid-term grades were low to encourage the student and oft en were composed of 25 per cent of the total grade. The non-compulsory class at tendance resolution points out the inadequate health excuse system and suggests attendance be left to the discretion of the professor. The resolution states that the “maintence of this policy denies recognition of the possession of responsibility by college students and is outdated as an academic principle.” An optional laundry resolution was presented by John Nash, ask ing to endorse the establishment of such an optional system. The plan, if accepted by the Senate, would go into effect the fall semester of 1974. Earlier this year, a poll was conducted by Jerry Campbell showing that the majority of on-campus peo ple were in favor of an optional laundry system. Nash said the administration was willing to accept such a pro posal but was waiting for stu dent input on the matter. “The service would have to be re-established, charging an addi tional fee to those students wish ing to continue the service,” said Nash. “There would be a 40 per cent drop-out rate of students using the laundry.” Nash also said the reason the fees for laundry were so low right now was because so many people are paying for the facility and not using it. Sears also presented a married students’ University apartments resolution concerning the out dated leases which she claims are too restrictive and legally bidding on the student tenants. RANDY ROSS delivered his initial Student Government address Thursday at the 1973-74 Student Senate’s first meeting. Ross stressed that the voice of senators’ con stituency should be a main consideration during their com ing tenure. Probe Involves His Friends Attorney General Drops From Watergate Bugging Probe WASHINGTON <A>) — A 11 y . Gen. Richard G. Kleindienst an nounced Thursday he has with drawn from the Watergate in vestigation because it involves friends and associates. His announcement followed re ports that President Nixon’s campaign deputy accused John N. Mitchell and John W. D«an III of planning the Democratic party bugging. A lawyer has filed in court papers saying that an unidenti fied client last summer, took eight cardboard boxes of docu ments from the White House complex, including plans for the Watergate wiretapping, before the FBI had a chance to see them. The charge that Mitchell and Dean helped the Watergate plan ning was attributed to Jeb Stuart Magruder, formely the No. 2 man in the Nixon campaign or ganization. Dean, the President’s official lawyer, did not respond directly but told newsmen he will not become a scapegoat in the case. His statement apparently took the White House by surprise. The allegations were published in Thursday’s Washington Post. Mitchell called them “nonsense.” Kleindienst, who replaced Mitchell as attorney general when Mitchell became Nixon’s campaign director, said he turned the probe over to Asst. Atty. Gen. Henry Petersen because it “relates to persons with whom I have had personal and profes sional relationships.” “It would be entirely inap propriate for me to exercise con trol over the sensitive matters being developed by the Depart ment of Justice,” the attorney general said. Sources close to the Senate’s Watergate investigation say the Justice Department plans to seek grand jury indictments against eight present and former Nixon administration officials and em ployes. Indictments against four of the eight are likely to be handed down next week by a federal grand jury, sources said. They added that Justice Department plans to ask for perjury charges against Magruder and Sally Har mony, secretary to one of the Watergate conspirators. The Washington Post repoi-ted that Magruder told federal in vestigators Saturday that Mitch ell and Dean approved and helped plan the wiretapping of the Dem ocratic headquarters and later “arranged to buy the silence of the seven convicted Watergate conspirators.” Kleindienst said he withdrew from the investiga tion the following day, Sunday. Dean’s statement noted he had refrained from comment previ ously on charges of his involve ment in the political espionage and said he would continue to do so hereafter. But he added: “Some may hope or think that I will become a scapegoat in the Watergate case. Anyone who believes this does not know me, know the true facts, nor understand our system of justice ... I believe that the case will be fully and justly han dled by the grand jury and the Ervin select committee.” Dean cautioned against “draw ing any conclusions as to the guilt or involvement of any per sons until all the facts are known.” Weather FRIDAY — Partly cloudy to day & tonight. High 80, low 60. SATURDAY — Partly cloudy with chance of thuindershowers. Warm day & cool night. Winds 10 to 20 m.p.h. 20% chance of rain. High of 85. Computer Take-Over Seen For Campaigns, Says Mankiewicz The George McGovern cam paign will probably be the last of the “old style” campaigns, Frank Mankiewicz told a Politi cal Forum crowd yesterday. The former McGovern political director sees politics based on computer-drawn population seg ments furnished with machine- written campaigns as “the wave of the future.” The traditional method em ploys an organization of volun teers that also go direct to the voter. “On the side of Texas A&M.” University National Bank Adv. Frank Mankiewicz “If you were helping with a campaign you might go to head quarters to help with letter- stuffing,” he said. “Now they’ve got machines to do that. They’ve got machines to even write the letters.” Mankiewicz said that Nixon used the new technological style in 1972. “The Nixon campaign was a radical new departure,” he said. “Its success indicates it will be the politics of the 1970s, and maybe the 1980s.” In the new method, the candi date is used hardly at all, thus controlling issues discussed. At the paid level on radio-TV com mercials, the candidate and other politicians are again absent. In stead cartoons or actors carry the message, Mankiewicz ex plained. “There is no face-to-face con tact at the organizational level either,” he said. Employed in stead were “skillful and wide spread use of means made possi ble by the computer, such as telephone banks and direct mail ings.” The computer breaks down the voting populace by age, race, economic status, geographical and other criteria into similar groups. Machine-written letters tell each group what it wants to hear from the candidate. An MIT group offered the method to John F. Kennedy in 1960, according to Mankiewicz, but he turned it down. “This new method does two things,” he said. “It removes the candidate from the scene and takes politics back to an earlier time when a candidate could say different things in different parts of the country and get away with it.” Television produced a national constituency in the 1950s and early 1960s that ruled out such tactics. “Before television,” he said, “a candidate could give a segrega tion speech in the south and the next day deliver an equal rights speech in the north. Today what a candidate says in New Orleans is going to be seen the same day in Massachusetts. “Politics can now go back to saying what the voter wants to hear by the rifle shot of direct mail technology. This way, Jap anese housewives don’t have to know what is being told dock workers.” He said the method reinforces low estimates most voters have of politics and “trades on peo ple’s instinctive distrust of all elected officials.” “This is a very dangerous state of affairs, the declining level of confidence and low expectations people have of politicians,” Man kiewicz declared. “Today, any thing that is said by a politician is going to be greeted with a great deal of distrust, simply be cause it was said by a politician.” The new method makes poli ticians more remote, he said, and it might stay that way. “If the government lies for 10 years, how long must it tell the truth before it is believed again,” he queried. “I don’t know, but it’s something we must very se riously consider.” He later said that we should do away with private campaign contributions. He proposed put ting a $200,000 ceiling on public contributions for each candidate. In the reception held for him later, Mankiewicz was questioned on how he felt Nixon would react to the recent Watergate develop ments. “His reaction will probably be the same he’s always used—si lence,” he said. “This doesn’t mean there will be no effect. I think the Republicans will be hurt in the 1974 elections.” When asked if he would be come campaign manager for a presidential candidate in 1976, he replied, “No, I’m too old. That’s no job for an old man.” THE RECENTLY CHRISTENED Reed McDonald Serv ices Building by the TAMU System Goard of Directors began to get its new dressing by Physical Plant workers Thursday. The solid brass lettering was scheduled to be cemented into place today.