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Sharpstown Scandal Subject Of Nixon-Mitchell Conferences Prince 'jj Triplett 'j rueger % k DALLAS (-^P) — A Justice De partment official’s involvement with the key figure in the 1 on - many n e could th man 5 le - I am S: leaders k the factii Sharpstown scandal caused such non-recs concern that it was the subject of two meetings attended by President Nixon, John Mitchell testified Wednesday. Mitchell, U. S. attorney gen eral at the time, appeared as witness called by two former r, h t fr J ^ exas officials who claim their j . t g IC| indictment on mail fraud and 15 conspiracy charges arising from switched 1 scan< ^ a l was P°lifi ca lly moti- ffic on l'| lendous afu impossible on the vated in Washington to discredit Texas Democrats. Former Texas Atty. Gen. Wag goner Carr and former Texas In surance Commissioner John Oso rio are seeking to have the charges against them dismissed instead of facing trial as sched uled Oct. 23. Mitchell described the increas ing concern in 1971 over the dis closure that Will Wilson, who then headed the criminal division of the Justice Department, had been lawyer for Houston banker ie on eami i-ed light 'ie was kt A&M request Weekend Course Emphasizes ewspaper Teaching Value to workr? M Texas A&M University Satur- nights. Emery es of materiii agin’it, .he seventt menstnu! “It’ll tea: d it’ll tea: > there cn in son* ) member; shers said menstrua- are right is, at least nt from i aid not be r in effect porportk ie, but thf somethin! ir mind at has conn detims At least 50 instructors are ex pected at the “Newspaper in the Classroom Workshop” to be held day morning. The program is sponsored by TAMU’s College of Education and 'The Houston Post Educational Services Department, said Dr. Jo seph Ilika, associate professor of educational curriculum and in struction and director of the TA- MU Reading and Language Lab oratory. The workshop will instruct teachers in methods of utilizing newspapers in the classroom for teaching every subject and every grade level, Ilika explained. The program will include lec tures, demonstrations and ses sions in which the participants may develop their own ideas. Instructors at the elementary, secondary and college levels are invited to attend the workshop, the professor pointed out. Workshop leaders feel that newspapers can be especially ef fective in rural schools, Ilika not ed, but as yet no teachers from small towns have registered. Participants will be instructed in guidelines to develop “newspa per behavioral reading objectives” and encouraged to share their findings and generate feedback, Ilika said. Emma Gene Schroeder, chair man of the Reading Department at Wharton County Junior Col lege, and Margaret Mobley, The Houston Post Educational Consul tant, will direct the workshop. Rosemary Wohlfort of The Hous ton Post Educational Services Staff will serve as coordinator. Dr. Ilika will also take part in the program. The TAMU professor attended the “Newspaper in the Classroom Workshop” held at the University of Houston recently and said he was impressed “by the creativity exemplified by the participants in using newspapers to help rein force reading skills.” The workshop is set for Satur day from 9 a.m. to 12 noon in rooms 228 and 229 of the TAMU Memorial Student Center. Regis tration begins about 8:30 a.m., Ilika reminded. I NEZZIE’S Across From Texas World Speedway Hwy. 6 South Presents RACE WEEK DANCES Wed., Thur. & Fri. — 8:30 Til 12:00 Music by “THE COUNTRY FIVE’* Admission $2.00 Frank Sharp, leading figure in the scandal. Sharp, who headed the Sharpstown State Bank, was accused of trying to bribe state officials to pass hanking bills by selling them stock on shaky col lateral and then manipulating the stock value upward. Sharp was granted immunity from further prosecution after pleading guilty on two counts of banking and securities violations and receiving a three-year pro bated sentence. Describing a first meeting with the President, Mitchell said: “I can’t recall the exact conversa tion, but I believe the discussion was about the public posture which Mr. Wilson found himself in at that time.” At a second White House meet ing which Mitchell said was prob ably in October 1971, Wilson’s problem again was discussed. “The concern was not so much about what Mr. Wilson might or might not have done,” Mitchell said, “but more about what the public might think . . The De partment of Justice might be kept free from any essence of scan dal.” Mitchell added that he still had admiration for Wilson and be lieves in his integrity. But, after Grand Jury Dismisses Pot Cases HOUSTON <AP) — A Harris County grand jury threw out Wednesday all 70 cases of felony possession of marijuana. Another grand jury threw out 100 of 120 similar cases last week. The cases all were be tween Jan. 1 and Aug. 28. Asst. Dist. Atty. Allen Stilley said three grand juries empan eled on Aug. 1 have been reject ing most marijuana cases involv ing less than four ounces of the narcotic. Possession of marijuana was a felony under Texas law until Aug. 28. On that date a new law went into effect reducing possession of less than four ounces to a misdemeanor. “We have not been recom mending a no-bill in most of these cases,” Stilley said. “It’s mostly been a matter of the at titude of the grand juries.” The grand juries have been considering a backlog of about 2,000 cases of marijuana posses sion dating since Jan. 1. NOW BETTER THAN EVER BEFORE. YOU WILL BE PLEASED WITH THESE CARE FULLY PREPARED AND TASTE TEMPTING FOODS. EACH DAILY SPECIAL ONLY $1.19 PLUS TAX. MONDAY EVENING SPECIAL BROILED BACON WRAPPED MOCK FILET STEAK GERMAN STYLE POTATOES Choice of one vegetable Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee TUESDAY EVENING SPECIAL FRESH CORN FED CATFISH FILET w/TARTAR SAUCE Cole Slaw Grandma’s Cornbread Choice of one vegetable Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee WEDNESDAY EVENING SPECIAL CHICKEN FRIED BEEF STEAK w/CREAM GRAVY Choice of two ^vegetables Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee THURSDAY EVENING SPECIAL ITALIAN CANDLELIGHT DINNER — ITALIAN SPAGHETTI SERVED WITH SPICED MEAT BALLS AND SAUCE Parmesan Cheese - Tossed Green Salad Choice of Salad Dressing - Hot- Garlic Bread Tea or Coffee You cannot believe you get, “The Whole Thing/’ for $1.19 FRIDAY EVENING SPECIAL MEXICAN FIESTA DINNER TWO CHEESE AND ONION ENCHILADAS w/CHILI Spanish Rice Patio Style Beans Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee SATURDAY SPECIAL NOON AND EVENING OLD FASHIONED YANKEE POT ROAST Potato Pancake Choice of one vegetable Rolls & Butter Tea or Coffee SUNDAY SPECIAL NOON AND EVENING ROAST TURKEY DINNER Served with Cranberry Sauce & Crabapple Cornbread Dressing Rolls - Butter - Coffee or Tea Giblet Gravy And your choice of any One vegetable. PEANUTS “QUALITY FIRST” the second White House meet ing, Wilson resigned. Mitchell said that, as the Sharpstown affair unfolded, it was brought to his attention that possibly public officials and for mer public officials in Texas might be involved. Pressed for names, he said: “It seems there was a mention of Gov. Preston Smith, a gentle man by the name of Mutschler — Mitchell apparently referred to former House Speaker Gus Mutscher — former Atty. Gen. Waggoner Carr and Lt. Gov. Ben Barnes, those I recall as of now.” He agreed all were prominent Democrats. Prof, Bugs Share Name Not everyone would be thrilled to have two exotic strings of chinch bugs named after him, but it’s a high honor for an entomol ogist. Such distinction was bestowed on Dr. Merrill H. Sweet, TAMU biology professor, at the Interna tional Congress of Systematics and Evolutionary Biology. Sweet has studied members of the chinch bug family (Lygaei- dae) extensively, including a year’s field trip in South Africa. In recognition of his contribu tions, a taxonomic group at the University of Connecticut at Storrs tagged two new South Af rican genera “Sweetolethaeus” and “Sweetocoris.” Dr. Sweet thus joins another TAMU professor in having his name scientifically embellished. Two years ago Dr. Sayed Z. El- Sayed of the university’s Oceano graphy Department gained im mortality by having his name at tached to a glacier in Antarctica. They now have something of a ri valry going to determine which will endure longer: the glacier or the chinch bug. OHOB P-IT CO. THE MENS STORE featuring FLORSHEIM, PEDW1N, PORTO-PED, ACME, CONVERSE 113 N Main — 822-1239 Downtown Bryan Love Is A Perfect Diamond Nothing says "love" so perfectly. A perfect Keepsake center diamond of clear white color and precise cut. DOUGLAS JEWELERS 212 North Main Bryan - Downtown 822-3119 By Charles M. Schulz PEANUTS f WHAT DO YOU DO AROUND HERE AFTER dinner. usually U)ATCH TV YOU MEAN YOU DON'T TALK? HOW ABOUT PIAYIN6 CHECKERS OR 5OMETHlNG?0R MAKING FUDGE? OR CATCHING FIREFLIE5? ^ .;; OR HOW A50UT PUTTING TOGETHER A PUZZLE OR POPPING SOME CORN ? DO YOU HAVE A STAMP COLLECTION? HOW ABOUT PAINT5, CHUCK ?MAY0E WE COULD DO SOME WATER COLORS ? THE BATTALION Thursday, October 4, 1973 College Station, Texas Page 3 Singing Cadets Add Buffos Thirty-three new members are being inducted into the Singing Cadets at Texas A&M University. Known as “buffos” to return ing members, they give the all male glee club 63 voices for the 1973-74 school year. Director Robert L. Boone also announced 8 of the 33 buffos are upperclassmen. The group in cludes two seniors, a junior, five sophomores and 25 freshmen. New members were selected during auditions in the first two weeks of fall semester classes. They comprise one of the largest group of buffos in recent years. Addition of the buffos gives the Singing Cadets a distinct new talent flavor. Only six have been with Boone and Pianist-Accom panist Mrs. June Biering more than four semesters. Tim J. Webb of Houston is the veteran, wtih 18 semesters experience. He is a graduate student in veteri nary physiology and pharma cology. The Singing Cadets represent TAMU in numerous concert and performance appearances during the year. They normally appear on 40 to 60 occasions, providing entertainment for conferences, short courses and conventions A new research project at TA MU Chemistry Department may result in a better understanding of proteins, enzymes and the met abolic process in the human body. Dr. Edward E. Hazen Jr., asso ciate professor of chemistry and member of the research team, said X-ray crystallography will be used to determine the three-di mensional structure of enzymes. “We will try to define the loca tion of each atom in the enzyme structure,” Dr. Hazen noted, “and will use the information to deter- here, on tours and in out-of-town concerts. Boone explained the term “buffo” as a male singer of comic opera. The term is applied to new Singing Cadets until they learn how the organization oper ates. mine what makes a protein fold up in a certain orientation to per form its specific jobs.” The researcher added that the information might be applied in the long run to determine how a given drug reacts with a protein molecule, and to define how the metabolic process is carried out. The $83,236 grant, provided by the National Institutes of Health, Department of Health, Education and Welfare, is being administer ed by the Texas A&M Research Foundation. HEW Funds Enzyme Studies 19 S o u every Tuesday Tastes great. Piping hot hot dog served on a bun with A&W’s own Chili Sauce. 4611 Texas Avenue THE COLLEGE STATION Formerly East Gate Lounge BEER-$1.00 PER PITCHER Pool Table — Foosball — Bumper Pool and Your Favorite Games Open From 2 p. m. — Mon. - Fri. 4 p. m. — Sat. - Sun. 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