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Ehrlichman reacted to a New
York Daily News report that
Gray is ready to tell the Water
gate grand jury he burned the
files at the suggestion of Ehrlich
man and presidential Counsel
John W. Dean III.
The New York Times carried
a similar report.
Gray a large sealed envelope con
taining “some of the contents of
the Hunt safe” at a meeting in
Ehrlichman’s White House office
in June 1972.
“Mr. Gray was told by Mr.
Dean that the contents were sen
sitive materials, not in any way
related to the Watergate case,”
Ehrlichman’s statement continued.
then, nor at any other time, did
I give Mr. Gray any request, sug
gestion or instruction regarding
what should be done with the
contents,” added Nixon’s chief
domestic adviser, thus denying
Gray’s reported contention that
Dean and Ehrlichman told him
that “these files should never see
the light of day.”
know “the nature of the con
tents” but clearly indicated he
heard that Gray had destroyed
them when he said:
“Up until April 15, I assumed
the FBI director still had the
contents. I learned certain new
facts concerning the contents of
the Hunt safe on April 15. I
promptly reported my findings to
Vol. 67 No. 254
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-Moore’s Action Protested
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Che Battalion
College Station, Texas
Friday, April 27, 1973
845-2226
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lews Editor
Student senators officially took
strong exception” Thursday
ight to Senator Bill Moore’s ae
on to kill a bill putting students
n college board of regents.
In the near unanimous voice
ote, the Student Senate also
jmmended Bob Gammage of
louston for introducing the legis-
ition. Moore, D-Bryan, helped
md the bill to a “super deep-
reeze” committee.
The Senate’s original Board of
irectors resolution, introduced
y David White, called Moore’s
ction “blatantly arbitrary” and
aid it was taken in “complete
nd absolute disregard of the
rishes of his constituency.” Af
ter debate and a friendly amend
ment from Curt Marsh the “blat
antly arbitrary” and “complete
and absolute” phrases were de
leted.
Moore, who also fought the
majority rights bill for 18-yea.r-
olds, will be at A&M Monday at
2 p.m. for the dedication of the
Reed McDonald Services Building.
The Senate voted, 61-2, to rec
ommend that any increase in
room and board fees be deferred
to the 1974 spring semester. The
failure to announce the proposed
increases until most students had
registered for University hous
ing was cited by the resolution’s
supporters. David White, who
introduced the bill, said 500-600
more students would have moved
off campus if they had known of
the increases.
By a 47-16 vote with one ab
stention the Senate recommended
to the administration to make
class attendance for all lecture
classes non-compulsory.
External Affairs Committee
Chairman Barb Sears said stu
dents are mature enough to de
cide whether or not they need
to go to class. The goal is learn
ing, she said, and if students can
learn without attending classes,
that’s fine. She added that com
pulsory class attendance encour
ages mediocrity in teaching and
taking roll consumes valuable
class time.
Class attendance is non-com-
pulsory at the University of Tex-
4&M Student Learns
Fhe Art Of Levitating
The art of levitation, that is
e ability to cause an object to
ise in the air with no means of
pport, has intrigued man since
le days of the alchemists.
Magicians’ tricks seem to
chieve levitation, but they are
nly optical illusions, achieved
ith props. An A&M student,
lowever, found by accident that
could achieve levitation with
use of a linear induction
wtor.
Environmental
Jills’ Outlook
Appraised
Char White, Congresswoman
rom San Antonio, shed some
ight Thursday on the current
itate of affairs with environ-
nental legislation in Austin.
“I don’t think the outlook is
good for passing any such legis
lation this session,” White said.
White spoke before members
jof the Environmental Action
| Council in the Architecture
Building.
“If we get two or three decent
environment bills through this
session, then we’ll be lucky,” said
White.
White reported on the status
of eight environmental bills that
are now or were in the legisla
ture this session.
White considered that the most
important bill, the Texas Envi-
Ironmental Quality Act, had
drawn some “worthy opponents”
[in the current House. White
urged the audience to “put on
the local pressure.”
White listed most of the other
seven bills as either in “bad
shape” or stalled in one chamber
or another.
The other bills would cover
strip mining, a cigarette and a
motor fuel tax amendments, and
several environmental protection
agencies.
“The Endangered Species Bill
is looking quite good and is in
about the best shape of all our
legislation,” said White.
“We started too late,” said
White when she explained some
of the reasons why they had not
been very successful with legis
lation. “We did not have the
promised support from the gover
nor’s office or from the lieutenant
governor.”
White urged local support for
such issues. “We don’t have the
grass roots support necessary for
this type of legislation.”
Kenneth Solinsky, a graduate
student in industrial engineering,
has been working with induction
motors for his Master's thesis
work. He started his research
program with the goal of using
a linear motor as a conveyor.
“I thought I would try to make
a motor that would move non-
ferrous metal parts over its top
surface,” he said. “I knew linear
motors had been built before for
various reasons, but I don’t think
anyone has tried to use one as
a conveyor.”
The Navy had an enormous
induction motor constructed years
ago for use as a catapult for air
craft carrier launches. The sys
tem worked, but the expense in
volved was so great that the
project was scrapped.
Solinsky constructed his motor,
which has no moving parts, and
began working with aluminum,
brass and copper to see what
combination of power, motor con
struction and part size would
best achieve his goal of moving
parts along the top of the motor.
“One day,” he said, “I put a
large piece of aluminum on the
motor and turned the power on.
Not only did the part move down
the top of the motor, but it also
raised off the surface.
“I had read that levitation
might be possible with induction
motors,” he continued, “but I
didn’t think my motor would be
capable of raising something in
the air.”
Solinsky said the unique fea
ture of his system is that parts
will move in a straight line down
the motor. He found that, by
placing two motors side-by-side,
parts being moved by the system
would not move off to the side,
as they did with a single motor
configuration.
“This type of conveyor,” he ex
plained, “is much more reliable
than the conventional belt meth
ods. For shorter distances, the
induction conveyor system is more
economical than the conveyor
belt, and since there are no mov
ing parts, maintenance is not a
problem.”
The induction motor utilizes
electromagnetic operation. It re
pels non-ferrous metals such as
aluminum, brass and copper like
poles of another magnet.
Solinsky can vary the speed of
parts being moved by his con
veyor by changing control grids
on the motor and by varying volt
age. Speeds range from virtually
no movement at all to hundreds
of miles per hour. He thinks
there is no limit to the speed
that can be achieved, but prac
tical use will dictate how fast
parts are moved.
The induction motor has many
possible uses, according to Solin
sky. He believes it can be used
to sort metal cans for recycling.
He even foresees transportation
systems built around an induc
tion motor.
“It is possible,” he said, “to
place induction motors along
tracks to propel vehicles at vari
ous speeds. The Germans and
Japanese are working on induc
tion motor transportation systems
today.”
Solinsky envisions a personal
rapid transit system which would
operate on linear induction
motors.
“The vehicles would contain an
aluminum plate, upon which in
duction motors imbedded in a
roadbed, would act. The vehicle’s
floor would be constructed from
lightweight, honeycomb plastic,”
he envisioned.
The 23-year-old New York
native is attending A&M under
a U. S. Army Material Command
program. He is a civil service
trainee and will be assigned to
a permanent position in Virginia
following his May graduation.
as and the University of Hous
ton while it is left to a profes
sor’s discretion at Texas Tech,
Baylor and Texas Woman’s Uni
versity.
An optional laundry resolution
was voted down by a 34-41 count.
John Nash introduced the bill
and said the optional system
would force a $5 laundry fee in
crease for men and a $3 one for
women. Steve Eberhart sug
gested having a mandatory sys
tem for “essential” laundry items
with pant and shirt service op
tional.
A recent Student Government
survey indicated that 60 per cent
of the students polled favored an
optional laundry.
Senators took 40 minutes and
a roll call vote to defeat a reso
lution calling for future mid
semester grade reports to be
sent only to those on scholastic
probation or failing a course.
In other action, the Senate con
firmed five executive appoint
ments by Randy Ross: Barry
Bowden, Election Board chair
man; Ron Bento, public relations
chairman; Jim Cunningham, cam-
jpus projects chairman; Sandy
Aboud, corresponding secretary;
and Merrill Mitchell, recorder.
Larry MacRoberts, a former
head resident adviser of Milner
Hall, was on hand to verbally
condemn his former domicile as
the Senate voted, 34-28, with an
abstention to “strongly-urge”
that Milner Hall be closed down
for the ’73-’74 school year. Dean
of Students James Hannigan
said, however, many students
have come to him in the past re
questing to keep the 62-year-old
hall open. The students, he said,
could not find adequate off-cam-
pus housing and had to have
Milner Hall or else go to another
university.
they were relayed to Mr. Peter
sen, the assistant attorney gener
al. The matter has been under in
vestigation by him since then.”
Outcome of Petersen’s probe of
this aspect of the spreading Wa
tergate case was not divulged,
but the News said he questioned
Gray in his FBI office April 16—
one day before Nixon announced
he had placed Petersen in full
charge of the administration’s
Watergate investigation.
The News said Gray told Pe
tersen that Dean dsecribed the
files “as containing ‘fabricated
State Department cables, related
to President Kennedy’s complicity
in the assassination of South
Vietnamese President Diem.”
Ehrlichman’s statement stopped
short of giving Dean’s description
of the files, other than quoting
him as saying they were “not in
any way related to the Watergate
case.”
Earlier, a lawyer representing
Ehrlichman and another top pres
idential aide in the Watergate
case visited the federal prosecu
tor’s office after conferences at
the White House.
Newsmen saw lawyer John J.
Wilson in the office of prosecu
tor Earl J. Silbert.
Earlier the White House said
Wilson paid a repeat visit to
President Nixon Wednesday, and
returned Thursday morning for
meetings with his two clients,
H. R. Haldeman and John D. Eh
rlichman.
Haldeman is presidential chief
of staff. Ehrlichman is Nixon’s
chief domestic adviser.
Senate investigative sources
have alleged that Ehrlichman and
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Watergate affair.
Presidential spokesman Ronald
Ziegler, meanwhile denied a flur
ry of news reports saying the
President is actively seeking a
trusted aide to direct a house
cleaning of the presidential staff.
Various reports have said Nixon
tapped former Secretary of De
fense Melvin Laird, Secretary of
State William Rogers, or NATO
Ambassador Donald Rumsfeld.
Wilson’s visit to Silbert lasted
roughly half an hour. As he left
he told newsmen, in response to
a question, that neither Halde
man nor Ehrlichman had been sub
poenaed to appear before the
grand jury. But Wilson wouldn’t
comment when asked if the two
had been invited to appear volun
tarily.
Ziegler has said the President
still sees Haldeman and Ehrlich
man about governmental matters.
It appeared possible from Wilson’s
repeat visits that any Watergate
discussions are going through the
lawyer as an intermediary.
Reports of an impending Wljite
House shakeup have multiplied in
recent days as the Watergate af
fair expanded to touch Nixon’s
most trusted associates.
Only Wednesday Ziegler re
vealed that Haldeman’s once-
standard morning staff briefings
had been discontinued several
weeks before.
Ziegler said Thursday, how
ever, that neither the President
nor anyone acting on his authority
has approached anyone with the
aim of recruiting them to replace
present staff members or to di
rect any house-cleaning.
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Linked To Buggings
Former Nixon Man Resigns
WASHINGTON UP) — Jeb
Stuart Magruder, former deputy
director of the Nixon re-election
campaign who has been linked in
news reports to the Watergate
bugging, has resigned his Com
merce Department position, his
attorney said Thursday night.
Magruder, according to news
accounts, has told prosecutors
that former Atty. Gen. John N.
Mitchell and White House Coun-
Daylight Saving Time Goes
Into Effect Sunday, 2 A.M.
Most of the nation sets the clock ahead at 2 a.m. Sunday and loses
an hour of sleep not to be regained until next October.
Daylight Saving Time goes into effect at that hour for all but two
states and parts of two others.
Hawaii and Arizona are the last complete holdouts against “fast
time,” as they were last year.
In Indiana 12 counties, six each in the state’s northwest and
southwest corners which are in the Central time zone, will observe
Daylight Saving Time.
Officially the other 80 counties in Indiana, in the Eastern time
zone, will remain on standard time. But seven of these counties,
bordering Louisville, Ky., and Cincinnati, Ohio, will observe daylight
time unofficially to conform with the time in those cities.
Most of Michigan will observe Eastern Daylight Saving Time. But
four counties adjoining Wisconsin will be switching permanently to
Central Time by order of the U. S. Department of Transportation and
will not change their clocks.
The change was ordered in response to requests from officials of
the four counties who want to promote business ties with Wisconsia
sel John W. Dean III approved
and helped plan the Watergate
bugging operation.
Magruder also reportedly ac
cused Mitchell and Dean of ar
ranging payoffs to buy silence
from the men accused of the
Watergate raid.
For his part, Mitchell has said
publicly that bugging discussions
were held in his presence in ad
vance of the Watergate raid, but
he insists he attempted to veto
them. News reports have quoted
Mitchell as saying privately that
Magruder and Liddy were the men
who suggested the idea.
Magruder’s resignation from
the Commerce Department was
disclosed by his lawyer, James J.
Bierbower. Asked for an elabo
ration, Bierbower said: “There
will be none.”
Bierbower has said his client
would testify voluntarily before
the Watergate grand jury.
Asked why Magruder and other
prominently mentioned Water
gate figures haven’t yet been
called before the grand jury,
federal prosecutor Earl J. Silbert
Thursday suggested to newsmen
that conspiracy cases are built
from the bottom up.
During the re-election cam
paign Magruder had been second-
in-command at the Nixon re-
election campaign. He then di
rected the President’s inaugural
celebration. After that he took
the Commerce Department job.
l j
A CHALK IN was held Thursday beside the parade
field in front of the Richard Coke Building. Various ob
scenities were etched into the cement pavement as students
“told it like it was.” Gary Terry and Steve Stewart do their
thing with chalk provided by the Memorial Student Center.
A Mall Dance between the Library and Agriculture Build
ing is scheduled tonight from 8 to midnight. (Photo by
Gary Baldasari)
Magruder’s sudden resignation
took Commerce Department offi
cials by surprise. The depart
ment’s director of public affairs,
Basil Litton said late Thursday
he had searched and been un
able to find any official notifi
cation of the resignation.
Summer Room
Registration
Begins Monday
The Housing Office has an
nounced the procedure reserving
rooms for the first summer ses
sion.
The following residence halls
will be used for the first summer
session: Dunn, Moore (20), Pur-
year (ramps A-B-C), Krueger
(for women only) and Schuh-
macher (22) for veterinary medi
cine, graduates and international
students.
Students presently living in the
residence halls listed above who
wish to reserve the room they now
occupy should register 8 a.m.
Monday through 4 p.m. Wednes
day.
Students who wish to reserve
a room other than the one they
now occupy should sign up on a
first-come, first-served basis 8
a.m. Thursday through 5 p.m.
May 11.
Students who reserve rooms but
cancel after May 15 will forfeit
their room deposits.
All residence halls except
Schuhmacher and Hughes will be
closed and locked 6 p.m. May 11.
Students other than those who
will be living in Schuhmacher for
the summer session may obtain
accommodations in Hughes Hall
for the three week period between
terms. Rooms may be obtained
by signing up at the Housing Of
fice between 8 a.m. May 7 and
5 p.m. May 10. Rent for this pe
riod. will be $2 per day, payable
at signing.
Students who live in Schuh
macher who need accommodations
between terms will also sign up
and pay rent subject to the same
schedule and rates.
Students found living in Hughes
or Schuhmacher between terms
who have not signed up and paid
the required rent will be subject
to disciplinary action in addition
to the $2 per day charges.
All students changing rooms are
reminded to properly check out of
their old rooms and into their
new rooms with the resident ad
visor.
Students now residing in resi
dence halls but who wish to apply
for day student status for the
summer session should file such
application with the Housing Of
fice immediately.
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
University National Bank
Adv.