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A room and board increase ef-
;ive for thee fall semester was
Iroved this morning by the
U System Board of Direc-
tility cost increases resulting
om the nationwide energy crisis
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hg increases in areas of dor-
bry costs as bringing the av-
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■s who wiiice halls to about 17 per cent,
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ren of las (jed an increase in the Univer-
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Heated an overall wholesale
e index rise at an annual rate
21.5 per cent. The board in-
se has been held down to
it 15 per cent in anticipation
asing of the food cost situa-
next year.
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increase, TAMU’s room and
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other state universities.
Also approved by the Board was
a resolution decreasing Student
Services Fee payments to $19
from the $30 amount presently
collected. The A&M Student Sen
ate had recommended an $18 fee
be levied but Tom Cherry, vice
president for business affairs, rec
ommended the $19 to the board
to bolster existing student pro
grams.
This action on the Student Serv
ices Fee is subject to the approval
of a bill presently in the Texas
Legislature which will separate
the hospital fee from services
fees, allowing for a maximum
mandatory payment of $15. The
board approved collection of only
$14, pending the passage of the
bill.
President Jack K. Williams not
ed that he and the Board had re
ceived numerous petitions regard
ing the Student Services Fee
amount, but that he recommended
to the Board that the total be set
at $19.
The board authorized TAMU
and Prairie View A&M College
attalion
to seek coordinating board ap
proval for expanded academic
programs.
TAMU is seeking a new doc
toral degree in engineering, along
with a B.A. program in anthro
pology and B.S. in economics.
Prairie View wants to add a mas
ter’s degree program in educa
tional technology, B.A. degrees in
art education and advertising art
and a bachelor of music degree.
Additionally, Prairie View is re
questing authority to elevate its
business and education depart
ments to “division” status.
The proposed doctoral degree
in engineering would be a pro
fessional program on the order
of those offered in medicine,
dentistry and law, university of
ficials noted. The program would
require an internship and would
be oriented toward the practice
of engineering, complementing
existing graduate degree pro
grams which are highly research
oriented.
In other action, the board
awarded construction and related
contracts totaling $3,708,495. The
largest award, $784,800', went to
Pittsburgh- Des Moines Steel Co.
of Houston for an elevated water
tank at TAMU. Two contracts
were awarded for additional park
ing facilities at the university;
R. B. Butler Inc. of Bryan won
a $649,161 contract for lots on
both the east and west sides of
the campus and Jarbet Company
of San Antonio received a $163,-
650 award for a lot to serve the
new Memorial Student Center
complex.
The Pope Co. Inc. of Houston
received a $559,700 contract to
provide fuel oil transmission fa
cilities, and Frank Brothers of
Hillsboro won a $453,140 contract
for water line extensions. Mar-
Cal Inc. of Bryan won a $36,780
award to modify the basement
of the Veterinary Medicine Ad
ministration Building.
Appropriations totaling $93,-
000 were authorized for five
other campus projects, including
$45,000 for detailed design of G.
Rollie White Coliseum addition,
$16,500 for detailed design of
Henderson Hall remodeling, $25,-
000 Military Science Building
renovations and $6,500 for Na
gle Hall renovation.
T. Noah Smith of San Antonio
was named a member of the
Texas Maritime Academy Board
of Visitors and four members of
the advisory group were reap
pointed. They were Capt. Ern
est B. Hendrix of New Orleans,
John A. Parker of Galveston, J.
C. Rudd of Orange and Capt.
Sydney Wire of Houston.
Nixon Takes Responsibility For
Watergate; Aides Given Blame
A Politician Thinks
Of The Next Election;
A Statesman Thinks Of
The Next Generation.
Tuesday, May 1, 1973
WASHINGTON (/P) —Trying
to turn his shaken administration
to “the vital work before us,”
President Nixon has assumed
final responsibility for the Water
gate scandal while declaring
those criminally guilty must pay
the penalty.
Addressing a nationwide tele
vision-radio audience on the 100th
day of his second term, Nixon
said Monday night:
“In any organization, the man
at the top must bear the respon
sibility. That responsibility,
therefore, belongs here, in this
office. I accept it.”
But he pictured himself as the
victim, for nine months, of lies
by trusted associates who, he
said, convinced him no one in his
administration was involved in
last June’s campaign burglary of
Democratic National Committee
headquarters in the Watergate
here.
Speaking from his Oval Office
in the White House, the grim
faced chief executive said:
“I pledge to you tonight, from
this office, that I will do every
thing in my power to ensure that
the guilty are brought to justice,
and that such abuses are purged
from our political processes . . .”
Barely nine hours earlier, Press
Secretary Ronald Ziegler had
announced, on Nixon’s behalf,
the resignations of four key ad
ministration figures: Atty. Gen.
Richard Kleindienst
Nixon Talk Called ‘Evasive,
Inconsistent'? By YR Head
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CLYDE WELLS, chairman of the TAMU System Board
Directors, gave Mrs. Reed McDonald a resolution praising
■ late husband’s efforts in working with the Texas Agri-
tural Extension Service. The Services Building was of-
ially christened the Reed McDonald Building in dedica-
n ceremonies Monday.
Allocations Vote
ancelled—Ross
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VICKIE ASHWILL
referendum called for by a
ition with 20 per cent of the
ident body’s signatures con
ning 1973-74 Student Services
allocations will not be held
the Student Government (SG).
Reasons vary, but the time fac-
is the most important among
said SG president Randy
The Senate constitution re-
ires that a referendum be pub-
ized at least 10 days before
le actual vote takes place.
“This would put us on the
nday after school is out,” said
ISS.
Ross was presented with the
tition April 25 which asked for
referendum letting students
tide whether or not they want-
an $18 Student Services fee as
•proved by the Senate in their
pril 5 meeting.
The petition also suggested the
•eof a $15 Student Services fee
ith an optional $1.50 user fee
r home football games. Stu-
mts could also opt for a six
•liar football season ticket under
•is plan.
Since the April 5 meeting the
Iministration has raised the $18
gure to $19, but compensated
lir the increase by suggesting a
wer $14 hospital fee.
According to Ross an agree-
•ent was reached last week be-
veen himself and several of the
iudents sponsoring the petition
iat there was no need for a
referendum at that time. Rea
sons were based upon inadequate
publicity among the students and
the Board of Directors meeting
held today.
“I agreed to write a letter to
President Jack K. Williams ex
plaining the plight of these stu
dents, their good intentions, the
referendum problems and the
lack of time in the matter,” said
Ross. “Monday I was presented
with the fact that two of the
Students of Concern still wanted
a referendum.
“I feel such a referendum
would be useless at this point in
time to change the Board’s deci
sion,” continued Ross. “I" also
wonder how fair this would be
to the students.”
In compliance with Ross and
considering the complications and
lack of time involved in a refer
endum, the SOC wrote a letter
to Dr. Williams and the Board
of Directors and says in part:
“We have spent too much time
and encountered too much student
concern over the issue to toss in
the towel. Therefore, we are
sending you 3026 signatures call
ing for a referendum on a financ
ing plan. The plan is largely the
same as the one created by the
Student Senate’s Finance Com
mittee. This committee arrived
at the budget after several
months of deliberations and open
hearings.
(See Allocations, page 3)
“If Nixon was really appalled
when he found out about Water
gate, why did he allow Ronald
Ziegler to call it a ‘third rate
robbery’,” said Beau Shar-
brough, president of the TAMU
Young Republicans.
“And if he immediately or
dered an investigation to get to
the bottom of the affair, why did
he refuse to let his aides testify
before the investigative- commit
tee.”
Dan Rather, CBS White House
correspondent, made similar com
ments following President Nix
on’s televised speech Monday
Refrigerator
Lists Deadline
Set Thursday
Students wishing to keep rent
ed refrigerator units through fi
nals must inform the Student
Government Office, says distri
bution manager, Steve Hill. Two
lists will be posted in each dorm
for those keeping units.
Anyone who does not sign a
list by Thursday is required to
return the refrigerator.
The units will not be picked
up; the students must return
them to the refrigerator office
located near the laundry substa
tion in the basement of the Uni
versity hospital. The office will
be open from 3:30 to 7:00 p.m.
through Thursday.
Failure to return units will be
breach of contract and the stu
dent will be billed the total price
of the unit, $60.00.
Students who sign a list and
keep a unit after finals will also
be billed.
Refrigerators will be available
during the summer session. A
refrigerator manager for the
rental program is needed for this
session.
As manager, the person select
ed for the position will be re
sponsible for refrigerator distri
bution and rental money collec
tion. He is also responsible for
accounting for each machine’s
whereabouts.
Student Government president
Randy Ross said he would prefer
one person for the coming year
but that two could handle it,
splitting the summer and long
school year between the two.
Students may apply for the
paid position at the Student Pro
grams or Student Government
Office starting Monday. The
deadline for applications is Fri
day.
night.
“He sounded so insincere with
all his cliches and he didn’t speak
to the issues which are concerned
with who actually broke in and
who is to blame” said Shar-
brough. “He was idealistic and
offered no practical answers.
“Nixon said that some believe
the Watergate case has shown
the corruption of the American
political sy&tem, yet that is not
an issue at all. The issue is Nix
on’s integrity and the integrity
of the White House,” Shar-
brough said.
“He claimed the Watergate af
fair was taking too much of his
time and that he wanted to turn
to more important affairs in
Europe. We, the YRs, feel that
the integrity of the White House
is a very important issue.
“One of his cute cliches was
‘there won’t be any whitewash in
the White House.’ I have my
own cute cliche,” said Shar-
brough. “There is a white ele
phant in the White House.
“Nixon said that he had to
delegate the responsibilities of
the campaign to subordinates be
cause he was working on ‘peace
with honor.’ We don’t have
ARMED TO THE TEETH and full of courage for his
master this lonely German Shepherd kept a solitary look
out for the return of his owner Monday afternoon. A light
drizzle later forced his vigil to be continued inside the car
he was leashed to.
Richard G. Kleindienst, White
House chief of staff H. R. Halde-
man, presidential assistant John
D. Ehrlichman and White House
Counsel John W. Dean III.
Dean was fired; the others re
signed.
The only new element disclosed
by Nixon in his address was
authority granted Secretary of
Defense Elliot L. Richardson, his
nominee for attorney general, “to
name a special supervising prose
cutor for matters arising out of
the case” should Richardson deem
that appropriate.
A number of Congress members
of both parties have demanded
that Nixon himself appoint a
special prosecutor from outside
administration ranks.
The criticism was not stilled
by Nixon’s address, although he
won general praise for his at
tempts to clean up the White
House staff.
However, there were continued
calls for appointing a prosecutor
with no administration ties—a
suggestion offered by Sen. Ed
mund S. Muskie, D.-Maine; for
mer Rep. William Miller, the
Republican nominee for vice
president in 1964, and Rep. Shir
ley Chisholm, D.-N.Y.
“I do not believe Congress or
the people will be satisfied with
the results of any investigation
carried on by the administration,”
said Sen. Henry Bellmon, R.-
Okla. “I wouldn’t be satisfied.”
But Senate Democratic Leader
Mike Mansfield said the normal
judicial process is adequate to
handle the Watergate probe.
Richardson, a former U.S. at
torney and elected attorney
general of Massachusetts, was
put in immediate charge of all
federal inquiries concerning
Watergate. Nixon described him
as “a man of unimpeachable in
tegrity and rigorously high prin
ciple.”
Elliott Richardson
peace, much less with honor,”
said Sharbrough. “What we
have is a shaky, superficial
cease-fire.
“There was one positive side
to his statement,” said Shar
brough. “That was the appoint
ment of Elliot Richardson as At
torney General and leaving him
the responsibility of appointing
a prosecutor. This shows he is
not hindering the judicial proc
ess.”
“One of the big holes in his
speech,” he continued, “was his
concern with White House honor
and integrity. He has not yet
shown any consistency in his
stands, and he does not show a
real desire to get to the bottom
of this issue. We remain uncon
vinced about his integrity until
all the questions are answered
and the inconsistencies are reme
died.”
The YRs’ stand with the party
remains unchanged, he said. “We
have made our statement as
Americans, as people who feel
we have the right to disagree.”
“We plan to continue as a dy
namic republican group although
we disagree with the republican
president now in power.”
Power Struggles
Hit By Gonzalez
Power of government in the
United States has run rampant
because powers are no longer
shared by the branches of gov
ernment, Cong. Henry B. Gon
zalez declared here Friday.
The Texas Democrat believes
pressures by the executive
branch, especially of the last two
administrations, have nearly de
stroyed the balance built into
the U. S. Constitution.
Judicial Head
Applications
Now Accepted
Applications for Judicial Board
chairman are being accepted
through noon Fridajz in the Stu
dent Government (SG) office on
the second floor of the Memorial
Student Center.
The chairman will be required
to start ground work for next
year during the summer and con
sidered in an interim position un
til approved by the Senate next
fall. At the time of Senate ap
proval, the chairman must have
a 2.25 GPR.
The SG will start its own radio
station over Midwest Video cable
as soon as possible, according to
Student Senator Chris Lawson.
This radio resolution was ap
proved at the April 26 Student
Senate meeting.
The station will be student
oriented and student run on
equipment furnished by Midwest
Video at no cost to the SG. Op
erations will begin as soon as
enough volunteer student disc
jockies have applied.
Midwest Video will apply no
censorship, pay overhead ex
penses and also furnish a tech
nician. The SG will receive 100
per cent of all advertising prof
its.
The station will be governed
by a Board of Trustees consisting
of Campus Projects Committee
Chairman Jim Cunningham as
chairman, Student Services Com
mittee Chairman Steve Wake
field, treasurer David White and,
subject to the Senate’s approval,
Randy Stephens and Steve Gray.
The Radio Committee will con
tinue its efforts to establish an
open-air FM station for the stu
dents as outlined in the resolu
tion.
“The Constitution framers
wanted natural lines of tension
between the legislative, execu
tive and judicial branches, to pre
vent government from over
reaching its powers,” Gonzalez
told a Political Forum audience.
Most of the problems have de
veloped since the turn of the
century, he said.
The San Antonio district rep
resentative suggested that the
best proof the limit has been
breached are “two undeclared
presidential wars . . . concerning
U. S. involvement in either Ko
rea or Vietnam.
“To keep the power in check
requires that it be shared. The
President may not like it, but
that’s what it will take,” Gon-
balez stated.
“President Nixon seems to feel
it is not appropriate for Con
gress to be his e q u a 1,” he
charged. In matters of domestic
as well as foreign policy, Con
gress has been shoved aside,
Gonzalez went on.
He said the over-balance be
gan with industrialization and
gained ground in favor of the
executive branch under Franklin
D. Roosevelt. After FDR, Con
gress’ only real role was to ap
prove treaties, fund presidential
programs and “try to thwart the
Presidency.”
“Nixon was frustrated in gain
ing a Republican majority in
, Congress,” Gonzalez claimed, “so
he is dismantling it” with one-
man rule, the alternative.
The speaker who has served
20 years in San Antonio, state
and federal government believes
the U. S. is closer to the alterna
tive than many realize.
“Unless Congress remains a
part of the policy-making ma
chinery, the country is headed
for total one-man rule ... in
which we will see the end of
George Washington government
and the beginning of Richard the
First,” Gonzalez warned.
Weather
TUESDAY — Considerable
cloudiness with drizzle & rain.
Chance of showers & thunder
showers this afternoon & to
night. High 75, low 68.
WEDNESDAY — Decreasing
cloudiness. High 76, low 64.
‘On the side
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of Texas A&M.”
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