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They’re Here!! ALLTHE UNIQUE Mother’s Day GIFTS AT Happy Cottage 809 E. 29th — Bryan PAWN LOANS Money Loaned On Anything Of Value. Quick Cash For Any Emergency. See Us For Ready Cash Today. Texas State Credit Pawn Shop 1014 Texas Ave., Bryan Weingarten Center Page 4 College Station, Texas Thursday, May 3, 1973 THE BATTALION Chicanos Rally In Austin River Waters To Rise Again AUSTIN (A*)—Young Mexiean- Americans from San Antonio’s embattled Edgewood school dis trict swarmed onto the Capitol lawn Wednesday, hooting down politicians who promised them equal education. About 3,000-4,000 persons, by police estimates, rallied in front of the Capitol to ask the legis lature to change the state’s school financing plan so that poor districts can have the same qual ity of schools as rich districts. Gov. Dolph Briscoe, attempting to speak to the crowd, was no ticeably shaken when resounding boos drowned out most of his speech. “We want Ramsey ...” the youths chanted referring to Ram- Cates Typewriters Co. Owned By MIKE MISTOVICH Royal & Smith Corona Typewriters Summit Mini Calculators Victor Adders & Calculators 909 S. Main 822-6000 HAVE A PROBLEM? NEED TO TALK WITH SOMEONE? CALL CRISIS HELPLINE. SOMEONE DOES CARE. 846-7727 why does a man join Maryknoll? There are probably ,as many answers as there are individual Maryknoll priests and Brothers% Some men are deeply moved when they hear of babies dying in their mother's arms because of hunger or disease. Others are distressed by the growing antag onism and separation between the rich and the poor nations. More are concerned about the great injustices that have been inflicted upon the poor by those who possess wealth and power to an excessive degree. Others look to learn from peoples who have grown up with a different mentality than that which is theirs. All feel that the Pnly solution to the crises that threaten to split men asunder is the love of God as shown in the life of His Son, Jesus Christ. This love of God urges men to go forward and be missioners so men can love one another. What could be your reason for joining Maryknoll? If you keep saying you want to do something with your life - here’s your chance to prove it For information, write to Maryknoll Fathers 2360 Rice Blvd Houston. Tx. 77005 (713) 529-4835 Dear Father: Please send me information about becoming a *<$£/>■ Maryknoll Priest □ Brother D Sister FI -— Name I do want to do something. sey Muniz, an unsuccessful 1972 candidate for governor from the La Raza Unida Party. Tuesday night, Briscoe insisted on changing a new Texas school financing bill by dropping pro posed spending from $97 million to $39 million. The “compromise” bill Briscoe endorsed would give $1.8 million to the Edgewood district in 1974- 75. The Edgewood district was the subject of the U. S. Supreme Court’s 5-4 Rodriguez decision which upheld Texas school fi nancing plan. Under the Texas system, poor school districts have hundreds of dollars per pupil less for education than rich districts. Demetrio Rodriguez, the gray- Former Corps Commandant Seriously 111 Army Col. Jim H. McCoy, for mer A&M commandant of cadets, is undergoing tests for a brain operation at Brooke Army Med ical Center hospital in San An tonio. Col. McCoy collapsed at his home Sunday and was flown to San Antonio on Monday. The retired Army officer is in serious condition. He suffered two aneurisms, one of which ruptured. Attending physicians are planning an operation to re pair the rupture in about 10 days, depending on the colonel’s con dition. Col. McCoy was retired in August, 1971, with 31 years mil itary service. He was comman dant and professor of military science at TAMU four years. The 1940 A&M graduate has been assisting his wife, Dorothy McCoy, with operation of a Col lege Station real estate office since his retirement. Bulletin Board TONIGHT Air Force Student Wives’ Club will hear a program at 8 p.m. in the home of Mrs. Larry Williams, 1118 Merry Oaks Street. Eagle Pass Hometown Club will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Student Programs Office in the MSC. Radio Committee will meet at 7:30 p.m. in Room N in the Stu dent Programs Office of the MSC. Summer activities will be discussed. Association of Students from Mexico will meet at 7:30 p.m. on the first floor of the Academic Building. FRIDAY Intervarsity Christian Fellow ship will meet at 6 p.m. at 2401 Roundtree, No. 1. This, the final meeting of the semester, will in clude a supper and a worship service. Rides will leave from All Faith’s Chapel and the steps in front of the Corps area at 5:45. MONDAY Brazos Valley Aquarium So ciety will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Texas Room of Bryan Build ing & Loan. Dr. H. Harry, noted marine biologist, will speak. Plans and progress report on the BVAS show will be discussed. How Can I Find A Dress That's Totally Me? Come see our selection of special occa sion dresses. And we can show you the many styles we'ue arranged to help in deciding on that fashion look for you. aeddb; 3911 d TU'A£> haired plaintiff of the court fight, told the crowd, “the Rod riguez case is a story of the people.” “We cannot leave our children millions of dollars in cattle or land,” Rodriguez said. “The only thing we can leave when we die is a good education. Also speaking to the crowd were Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby, House Speaker Price Daniel Jr., and several legislators, including Rep. Dan Kubiak, D-Rockdale, sponsor of the new financing bill. Muniz arrived at the governor’s office Wednesday afternoon, and Briscoe agreed to meet with several Mexican-American leaders regarding the Briscoe - Kubiak bill. A governor’s aide said the meeting would take place as soon as the bill was completely fin ished, “possibly tomorrow.” Mun iz did not see Briscoe Wednesday, the aide said. Muniz said the midday rally was “a mandate for a real quick solution to the problem.” He said he wanted to be sure the legis lature doesn’t pass a bill that will be a “whitewash” of finan cial inequities. Agnew Joins Domestic Council, Fills In As Vice Chairman WASHINGTON (^—President Nixon has added Vice President Spiro T. Agnew to his domestic policy apparatus and assigned staff veterans to fill temporarily vacancies created by Watergate- related resignations. Press secretary Ronald L. Zieg ler said Wednesday that Agnew, whose role within the adminis tration had seemingly been re duced as part of Nixon’s second- term reorganization, has been designated vice chairman of the Domestic Council. Ziegler said this would give Agnew “a broadened role ... in domestic policy formulation.” This came at a time when a potential rival for the Republican presidential nomination in 1976, Texan John B. Connally, was switching from the Democratic to Repubilcan Party. Agnew is not to be regarded as assuming the assignment of John D. Ehrlichman, Nixon’s as sistant for domestic policy, Zieg ler said. Ehrlichman, White House chief of staff, H. R. Bob Halde- man and presidential counsel John Dean III resigned Monday. Ziegler said “the President has made no decisions as of now re garding the way the staff will operate” in the absence of Ehr lichman, Haldeman and Dean. However, it was learned that the President outlined at a Cab inet meeting Tuesday a stop-gap plan for permitting a continu ation of normal administration business pending a rebuilding of his top staff. Domestic policy matters once handled by Ehrlichman now are being coordinated by Kenneth R. Cole Jr., the 35-year-old executive director of the Domestic Council that Nixon heads. Cole, who join ed the administration in 1969, has held his present post since last December. Stephen B. Bull, 31, another initial member of Nixon’s White House staff, was said by an as sociate to be functioning now as a sort of traffic cop regulating the flow of papers and people to and from the presidential office. Haldeman had performed those and other functions. Bull, it was learned, is in charge of the President’s day-to-day schedule. Singers Perform Here Sunday The Arthritis Foundation will sponsor The Messengers in con cert at 8:30 Sunday night at Bryan Civic Auditorium. The folk-rock choral group is composed of 21 high school and college students from Memphis, Tenn. Tickets for the concert are $2.50 for adults and $1 for stu dents. BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS Heavy new rainfalls are expect ed to bring another series of crests to northern sections of the flood-swollen Mississippi River. Southern areas are braced for the onslaught of high waters already headed down the river. Almost two months of high waters has shut down the upper Mississippi to commercial traffic, flooded an estimated 11 million acres in seven states and caused some $322 million in damages, not counting future losses to farmers unable to plant their crops. Eleven flood-related deaths have been reported, and an es timated 35,000 persons are home less in Wisconsin, Missouri, Ill inois, Ohio, Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. Illinois and Missouri were both drenched with thunderstorms, and the National Weather Service Wednesday said preliminary re ports indicate new crests can be expected along the Missouri and Mississippi rivers within coming days. The bad weather also brought gusting winds and waves, and a Corps of Engineers spokesman said it was “genuinely concerned” about wind erosion damage to the already battered levees. The Mississippi has been above flood stage for 53 days at St. Louis and the new rains are al most certain to keep the river above flood stages beyond the 58- day record set in 1844. The latest of three crests this spring passed St. Louis on Sat urday at an historic record of 43.3 feet. The river had been fal ling since then as the crest traveled downstream, but officials said Wednesday the new rains had the river on the rise once again northward near Rock Island, 111. The new crests, however, were not expected to approach the rec ord levels of last week. The Weather Service said six inches of rain which fell in Iowa and tow inches in Northeastern Mis souri “will definitely affect the river situation.” More than two inches of rain were also reported in Southern Illinois. Forecasters predicted three more inches of rain for Arkansas and north Louisiana. Attention — Graduating Seniors and anyone else that will not be at TAMU next fall, if yon wish to have the 1973 Aggieland mailed to you, please come by the Student Publica tions office, 216 Services Bldg, and leave a mailing address and a postage fee. Be careful with fire. Remember: there are babes in the woods. And those baby fawns, rabbits, squirrels and trees need a safe, happy home. They need a place where they can grow up strong and healthy. Like babes everywhere. So, please, be careful with fire when you’re in the forest. Follow all the rules of safety and caution—just like any other place where there are children at play. 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