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Vol. 67 No. 282
College Station, Texas
Friday, September 14, 1973
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PULTIZER PRIZE WINNER BARRY SUSSMAN ad
dresses a capacity crowd in the Memorial Student Center.
Sussman spearheaded the Washington Post’s Watergate in
vestigation.
Band to Honor
Past Director
“We aim for 100 per cent per
fection. We aren’t concerned with
what anyone else does. We are
rated only against our own per
formance.”
Major Joe T. Haney, A&M
Band Director, is speaking of the
1973-74 Marching Band.
Haney came to A&M last fall
to fill the position vacated by
Lieutenant Colonel E. V. Adams.
Maj. Haney spent 16 years as
band director of Mexia High
School before assuming his duties
at A&M. Beginning his second
year here, he is quite proud of the
312 band members under his direc
tion. Maj. Haney prepared for his
career by receiving a Bachelor of
Music degree at Southern Meth-
Art Works
On Loan
At Library
Works of renowned artists will
be checked out to A&M students
by the University Library be
ginning Sept. 20.
Circulation Librarian Mel Dodd
announced that fall semester loans
will begin at 1:30 p. m. at the
main checkout desk.
Eighty framed, ready-to-hang
color prints are loaned for the
semester on a one-per-student,
first come, first served basis.
Loans are restricted to TAMU
students.
Borrowers are responsible for
lost or damaged prints, D o d
noted. Replacement cost ranges
from $25 to $40.
odist University and a Master of
Arts degree at Sam Houston Uni
versity.
Saturday night, the band will
perform for the first time this fall
during halftime of the Wichita
State game. According to Maj.
Haney, the performance will be
dedicated to Colonel Adams and
the 27 years he served as director.
Emphasis will be placed on “in
tricate patterns in motion.” Led
by Aggie Band Commander Mike
Phillips; his twin brother, Pat,
White Band Commander, and
Leon Bennett, Commander of the
Maroon Band; 303 members of the
all-male band will salute their ex
director.
Maj. Haney does not see a fu
ture for women in the tradition
ally Corps dominated band. “The
very fact that it is exclusively
a male band contributes to its
uniqueness. To my knowledge
there are only two such marching
bands in the country and it won’t
change for a long time to come,”
commented the Aggie band leader.
Although the trombone is his
specialty, Maj. Haney is an ac
complished player of all the band
instruments. His interests extend
past the band hall to the golf
course. Haney confesses to be an
avid fan of the sport, as is evi
dent by a trophy won in the 1973
Briarcrest Country Club Golf
Tournament.
With the assistance of Associ
ate Director Lieutenant Joe Mc
Mullen, three drum majors and
12 seniors in the bugle rank, Maj.
Haney will direct the band
through eight Aggie football
games. Smiling, he says, “I’m
looking forward to every minute
of it.”
Open Quad
Scheduled by
Cadet Corps
The Corps of Cadets will open
its doors Wednesday to the entire
Bryan area in the first Open
Quad.
Open Quad will consist of an
open house, demonstration of
Corps activities and opportunities
for visitors to learn about the
Corps.
“Our idea is to give the people
of Texas A&M and Bryan-Col-
lege Station a chance to come,
meet other people and talk about
the Corps,” says David Corbin,
2nd Battalion Commander and
Chairman of the Open Quad.
Activities will begin at 6:30
p.m. with open house in all the
Corps dorms. Refreshments will
be served.
A yell practice will be held at
7:10 with a review following at
7:30.
“We urge as many civilian stu
dents to come as possible,” says
J. Bryan Mainord, Civilian Corps
Advisor. “We want to project a
friendly and open attitude toward
all A&M students and encourage
communication in general. Our
goal is to attempt to inform
people of the projects and objec
tives of the Corps of Cadets.”
“We also wish to clear up any
mistaken ideas or answer any
questions about the Corps which
might be of interest to civilians,”
says Mainord. Both Corbin and
Mainord stressed that the Open
Quad would not be for recruiting
purposes. “But we certainly hope
that some male civilian students
will talk to some of the members
of the Corps and certainly give
the Corps a try.”
If the Open Quad is a success
it is hoped that it will become
an annual event.
Bugging Story Told
By SALLY HAMILTON
“The Watergate story has not
been told in its full impact,” said
Barry Sussman, city editor of the
Washington Post.
Sussman spoke in the first of
the 1973-74 TAMU Great Issues
series Thursday night in the Me
morial Student Center.
Sussman made known his be
lief that Watergate was more
than just a bugging. “There are
other aspects to show all at once,
that Watergate is more of an at
tack on people’s minds,” said
Sussman.
Sussman became “obsessed”
with Watergate just after the
break-in of the Democratic head
quarters in the Watergate Hotel.
“I was called very early on the
morning of June 17, 1972 and
told of the burglary,” said Suss
man, “I assigned a reporter to
the various aspects of the story
and by the end of the week I
was fascinated by the possibili
ties of the Watergate break-in.”
Sussman saw apparent ties be
tween the White House and the
Watergate incident by the end of
the first week. “By July 20, we
had no thought of where Water
gate would take us. We had a
very small set of facts. We were
never out to get any individual
or any group and what we were
trying to do was find the rest of
the pieces to our puzzle.”
On July 31 Sussman learned
that five Mexican checks were
allegedly used for pay-offs. “I
talked to Kenneth Dolberg and,
according to him, the checks were
fund-raisers for the Nixon cam
paign,” said Sussman. “This in
formation was a break-through.
It showed inclusively that the
Watergate burglaries had some
sort of tie to top-ranking Nixon
campaign officials.”
Sussman pointed out that an
investigative committee was at
first turned down by the legis
lature in an effort to protect the
civil liberties of the seven men
who had been indicted for the
Watergate bugging and break-in.
After the Edward Kennedy in
vestigation, Congress decided to
form the Ervin Committee. By
October of 1972 FBI agents had
concluded that the Watergate
bugging was only one maneuver
in a series of political spying and
sabotage, seen by White House
aides as basic re-election stra
tegy.
“Also in October, the White
House began a campaign to show
that Watergate was simply a
concoction of the press,” Suss
man said. “The combination of
that campaign and the apparent
dislike by so many Americans of
George McGovern was more than
enough to bury the Watergate
for the time being and give Nix
on an election landslide.
“The more that was found out
about Watergate the more Presi
dential associates told us at the
Washington Post to leave Water
gate to the courts where it could
be dealt with as a legal problem,
and for the Senate and the rest
of us to get on with the nation’s
business,” said Sussman. “They
felt that Watergate, in effect was
‘just politics’.”
Sussman told of recent pub
lic opinion polls that showed %
of the United States believe that
the President either knew of the
Watergate events or was involved
in the cover-up and only ^ of
the people wanted Congress to
act against him. “In other words,
a large number of United States
citizens believe Watergate to be
‘just politics’,” said S u s s m a m
“Perhaps the fundamental Wa
tergate crime was the massive
assault on the minds of citizens
by fraudulent advertising, all
paid for by the Nixon campaign
and not listed as campaign ex
penses, that Americans approved
of the President’s conduct in the
Vietnam War, plus distorting oth
er opinion polls.”
It was Sussman’s opinion that
to say that Watergate was “just
politics” is not to excuse Water
gate but to condemn what had
gone on before. “If there is a
compelling reason not to turn
away from Watergate, it is the
need to set things straight, to get
to the bottom of the mess and see
that politics ‘Watergate style’
will not repeat itself,” said Suss-
Duo Here Oct. 14
Sonny and Cher Slated
Briscoe Cites State
Trade Imbalance
Gov. Dolph Briscoe told parti
cipants in the 23rd annual Texas
Industrial Development Confer
ence here Thursday that Texas is
suffering from a balance of trade
problems with sister states.
“The Texas Industrial Com
mission recently concluded that
Texas produces more than 32 per
cent of the nation’s cotton, 97
per cent of the mohair and 50
per cent of the wool,” he said.
“Yet, over the past several years,
the state has lost a potential $30
billion to other states by shipping
Bike Registration Set
Bicycle registration will begin
Monday and continue through the
28th announced campus Chief of
Police 0. L. Luther.
Registration first appeared on
campus last year to meet the
problems of a skyrocketing num
ber of bikes and involves the
checking of safety devices, the
recording of serial numbers and
the issuance of a license.
The $1.50 registration fee is
used to provide more bike racks
to relieve crowded parking.
“The main purpose of registra
tion is to aid in the identification
of stolen bikes,” said Luther.
The number of thefts dropped
substantially after registration
began last year.
Many people wouldn’t register
their bikes, however, and Luther
warns registration will be en
forced and an unlicensed bike may
not be operated on campus.
Bicyclists are bound by all the
rights and responsibilities of the
driver of a motor vehicle. Reck
less pedaling and careless park
ing will be subject to fines or
suspension of the right to oper
ate a bike.
Parking must not obstruct
pedestrian traffic and is not al
lowed in buildings or in areas
designated for motor vehicles.
Sidewalks are temporarily us
able but a bike must yield to all
pedestrians and be walked across
malls.
Registration centers are open
from 8:30 to 12:00 a.m. and from
1:00 to 4:30 p.m.
The schedule is:
Sept. 17—Lounge C
Walton, Schumacher, Hotard
Sept. 18—Lounge B
Davis-Gary, Mclnnis, Moore,
Crocker
Sept. 19—Lounge A2
Hughs, Fowler, Keathley, Moses
Sept. 20—Univ. Police YMCA
Law, Puryear, Milner
Sept. 21—Univ. Police YMCA
Hart, Leggett
Sept. 24—Lounce C (Corps Area)
Dorms 1, 3, 5, 7, 9, 11
Sept. 25—Lounge D (Corps Area)
Dorms 2, 4, 6, 8, 10, 12
Sept. 26—Commons
Krueger-Dunn
Sept. 27—Building behind
Student Apartment Office
College View & Hensel Apts.
Sept. 28—Front entrance of G.
Rollie White Coliseum (only in
a.m.)
Southside Apts.
If this schedule can’t be met
the bicyclist must register at Po
lice Headquarters in the YMCA
before Oct. 1.
A separate schedule will be an
nounced for faculty and staff.
raw material out for processing.
“The study by the Commission
indicated that by developing the
manufacturing facilities needed
to process the raw materials I
just mentioned, Texas could add
$7 billion a year to the economy,”
Briscoe added.
The Governor noted that if a
new industry in a community
creates 100 jobs, it will result in
the addition of 296 new residents.
The new residents represent
$270,000 in bank deposits and
$360,000 in annual retail sales.
“Industrial development,” Bris
coe said, “particularly in those
areas where we have the greatest
need and the greatest potential,
is surely the soundest approach
to reducing unemployment roles
and breaking the vicious cycle of
poverty which denies too many
young Texans the opportunity to
realize their chance for a better
life.”
He noted Texas is the home of
over 40 internationally-owned
manufacturing facilities, includ
ing the Mitsubishi plant in San
Angelo.
“In my recent trip to Japan,”
he recalled, “I told the Japanese,
in a speech before the World
Trade Organization in Tokyo,
that we are anxious to broaden
the number of manufacturing op
erations in Texas.
“Two Texas firms have recent
ly begun operations in Japan,”
he continued. “The Southland
Corporation has made agree
ments to open several “Seven-
Eleven” stores in that country,
and Dr. Pepper will market its
soft drink there.”
VARIETY SHOW STARS Sonny and Cher will bring
their singing, dancing and comedy to G. Rollie White Coli
seum Oct. 14.
Sonny and Cher will perform
Oct. 14 at A&M.
Tickets for the TAMU Special
Attraction engagement of the
husband-wife singing-comedy duo
went on sale Thursday morning
at the box office in the J. Earl
Rudder Conference Center.
The Sunday evening show at
G. Rollie White Coliseum was ar
ranged for the Memorial Student
Center Town Hall Committee by
Southwest Concerts of Houston.
Season tickets to other Town Hall
series will not apply.
Sonny and Cher are one of the
most sought-after acts for con
cert dates and nightclub engage
ments. The CBS-TV variety show
stars made it, in just six years, to
the top of every branch of the
entertainment world.
Sonny and Cher records sell in
the millions. Films include “Good
Times” and “Chastity.” They will
soon star in another for Mike
Frankovich, based on “The Great
Sebastians.”
The couple’s variety show re
turned to the air by unanimous
Scholastic Aid
Available for
A&M Frosh
Texas A&M Scholastic Service
will register freshmen for free
tutoring Tuesday through Wed
nesday at special booths.
TAMSS offers the service for
freshmen having difficulty with
their courses or anyone taking a
freshman level course this semes
ter.
Booths in the Memorial Stu
dent Center lobby, academic
building and the first floor of
the library will be open on the
above date from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m.
Students who do not register
for the service at this time and
find they need help at a later
date should contact their dorm
o r off-campus representative.
These names will be posted by
TAMSS.
Students needing help may also
contact Shahid Shasan at 845-
1479 for the name of their repre
sentative.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
Adv.
acclaim Dec. 27 in a Monday
night time slot as the “royal
jewel” in the CBS crown. It airs
on Wednesdays on KBTX-TV.
Thq Conference Center ticket
office is open from 9 a.m. to 4
p.m. Monday through Friday. Re
served seats on the coliseum
main floor and west site are $7
each. Student tickets are $4
apiece and public general admis
sion $6. Reserved seats with lim
ited visibility are $5 each.
The “I Got You Duo” duo cut
their first record, “Baby Don’t
Go,” in 1965. “Just You” fol
lowed and, like “Baby Don’t Go,”
was a hit only in Los Angeles
and Dallas. “I Got You Babe”
then sold over three million
copies.
Sonny recorded Cher as a sin
gle with “All I Really Want to
Do.” It went right to the top of
the charts. Sonny then did
“Laugh At Me” and they soon
had five records in the top 100,
a feat achieved by only one other
record artist, Elvis Presley. Son
ny and Cher concerts achieved
similar sellout success.
Visitation Policies,
Spring Fling Iss u es
At RHA Meeting
By VICKIE ASHWILL
Visitation policies and Spring
Fling were the main issues
brought before the TAMU Resi
dence Hall Association Thursday
night.
Hall presidents stressed that
residents wanted visitation hours
stretched. Present university
standards limit visitation in a
residence hall not to exceed 12
p.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through
Thursday and 12 p.m. to 1:30 a.m.
Friday and Saturday.
Director of Student Activities
Ron Blatchley said he was look
ing into the situation and trying
to resolve the problem.
“I am concerned as you are
about the situation,” Blatchley
said. “I have only the policy given
to me to work with.”
Blatchley also pointed out that
off-campus students should be
aware of visitation regulations
and respect them. Students not
observing regulations could cause
the suspension of a resident or
his visitation privileges.
According to university policy,
a residence hall is not required to
participate in the visitation pro
gram. Sixty-six per cent approval
of a hall membership is required
to either approve or make changes
in the hall policy. Any changes
or stipulated conditions in hall
policy must be in compliance with
the TAMU visitation policy.
Halls are not required to ap
prove visitation policies each year
unless changes are requested by
hall residents. Ten students must
sign a petition asking for a
change during the first two weeks
of school in order for a vote to
be taken.
Guests must be escorted by
their hosts in the residence halls
at all times and guest conduct
is the responsibility of the host.
The RHA may assume two op
tions in the planning of Spring
Fling according to RHA Presi
dent Randy Gillespie.
“The association may assume
half the tickets for the entire
house and take on the responsi
bility of a gain or a loss,” said
Gillespie. “Or we could use the
past method of operation and let
Town Hall select a band for the
weekend.”
Tim Clader, chairman of Town
Hall, asked RHA members to
consider the first alternative for
selection.
“Town Hall has allowed $7,500
for the RHA weekend,” said Cla
der. “In order to get a more ex
pensive number for the weekend
Town Hall has to be guaranteed
90 per cent of the tickets.”
Clader brought up the idea to
split the profits or losses from
ticket sales between the RHA and
Town Hall. “If we could get a
big name group, we would both
be reasonably assured of a profit,”
said Clader.
Clader also said any group the
RHA would want for a concert
would have to be in the area at the
time in order to get them book
ed.
Whether or not a RHA week
end will be in order in the spring
will be determined when the or
ganization’s constitution is re
vised. Presently the RHA is op
erating under the old Civilian
Student’s Council constitution.
“We need a constitution right
now as a basis for this associa
tion,” said Gillespie. “The consti
tution cannot be sectionalized but
must represent the entire cam
pus.
Gillespie said the “sky is the
limit” concerning ideas for revi
sion and the end result could
produce an organization not en
tirely concerned with the resi
dence halls.
Hall presidents will spend Mon
day afternoon signing up for the
Constitutional Revision Commit
tee and either the Student Life
or Student Programs committees.