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Vol. 67 No. 250
College Station, Texas Friday, April 20, 1973
345-2226
College Speaker Bill
results:
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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'
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irry Jossel-
nith, AH,
I, 6-4.
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ind Jossel
itano, Eke,
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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.