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Weather
Vol. 67 No. 308
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, October 31, 1973
WEDNESDAY — Clear today
with visibility of approximately
1,000,000 miles! Winds are from
the North at 20 m.p.h. gusting
to 28 m.p.h. The high today is
expected to be 69" with a low
tonight of 48°. Today is a beau
tiful day, tonight should be
clear for spooks.
riscoe Announces Candidacy
t Lunch Box Fund Drive
[AUSTIN, Tex. <A>)_Gov. Dolph
[riscoe Tuesday night, in the
jiidst of an enthusiastic fund-
kising dinner in his honor, an-
[nounced he would be a candidate
pr a second term as governor of
lexas.
“We wanted to make this an-
jouncement tonight to share it
Irst with those of you who made
jus possible in the first place,”
Iriscoe said.
“I will file my candidacy with
the State Democratic Executive
Committee in January,” he added.
Earlier, Jess Hay of Dallas,
National Committeeman from
Texas, and Briscoe’s campaign
manager in 1972, estimated close
to 10,000 persons attended the
dinner.
Hay said the people who elected
Briscoe in 1972 “are going to re
elect him in 1974 and this time for
a four-year term. That is really
why we are here tonight.”
“I doubt if there has ever been
a political outpouring like this
in this state,” said Hay, who was
co-chairman of the fund-raising
event.
Sponsors said 8,000 lunch boxes
containing sandwiches, an apple
and cookie were given out long
before the long lines of contrib
utors were reached.
ox Said to Have Documents
Wliich Tie President to ITT
WASHINGTON OD — Former
Ltty. Gen. Elliot L. Richardson
id before he resigned that spe-
ial Watergate prosecutor Archi-
ald Cox had copies of five secret
nemoranda, one of which a White
ouse aide said would “directly
ivolve the President” in the ITT
andal.
The documents are among those
[escribed in a March 30, 1972
nemo from then-special presi-
lential counsel Charles W. Colson
o then-White House chief of staff
1. R. Haldeman.
The White House, meanwhile,
rknowledged that President Nix-
n intervened in the Justice De-
lartment’s handling of an anti
rust suit against the giant con-
lomerate, saying he “had every
ight” to do so. And Cox, who
vas fired by Nixon, acknowledged
le may have been the indirect
source of the news leak that
nought the President’s involve-
nent in the case to light.
Four members of the Senate
idiciary Committee had asked
Richardson in August for a status
port on a number of documents,
Two-Man
Submarine
Contracted
TAMU is buying a small sub
marine to expand the teaching
and research activities of its
Oceanography Department, an
nounced TAMU President Jack
K. Williams.
Perry Oceanographies Inc. of
Riviera Beach, Fla., will build the
two-passenger sub under a $149,-
256 contract awarded by the
state. Delivery is scheduled in
approximately five months.
“This submarine will add a
new dimension to our teaching
and research capabilities, en
abling our students and faculty
to undertake several new projects
as well as approach numerous on
going programs from a better
perspective,” noted Dr. Richard
A. Geyer, Oceanography Depart
ment head. He said the sub will
be used initially to make possible
more efficient investigations of
natural oil seeps on the conti
nental shelf and slope of the Gulf
of Mexico. Additionally, the sub
will be used to gather direct data
for environmental impact studies
and to study the ecology of coral
reefs such as the Flower Gardens
and Stetson Banks.
The sub, first of its type to be
operated by an educational insti
tution, will become the seventh
craft in the TAMU fleet. The
Oceanography Department cur
rently operates two research ves
sels and is scheduled to receive a
new ship from the Navy next
month. The Texas Maritime
Academy operates a converted
oceanliner as part of its training
program, and the Environmental
Engineering Division of the Civil
Engineering Department main
tains two smaller vessels for
water quality studies.
A special feature of the 16-foot
sub will be a 42-inch transparent
acrylic nose for maximum under
water observation. It also will
have seven other viewports.
It will be capable of operating
at a depth of 1,200 feet and will
have a maximum speed of ap-
prximately two knots. In normal
operation it will be carried and
launched from one of the Ocean
ography Department’s surface
vessels. The sub will be based
at TAMU’s Mitchell Campus in
Galveston.
including those described in the
Colson memo.
In his reply Sept. 6, Richard
son said, “There are five docu
ments mentioned in the Colson
memorandum which may have
been in the Department of Jus
tice.” Searches of the depart
ment’s files turned up two of
them, Richardson said, and they
were turned over to the special
prosecutor’s office.
“The other three documents,”
he said, “were not discovered in
the department, either in connec
tion with the Richard G. Klein-
dienst confirmation hearings or
the subsequent perjury investiga
tion.
“I am informed by the special
prosecutor’s office, however, that
he now has copies of all three
documents.”
The Colson memo was written
to convince Haldeman that Klein-
dienst’s nomination to be attor
ney general should be withdrawn.
Colson said there was a serious
risk that the Senate confirmation
hearings would unearth docu
mentary evidence of White House
intervention in the Justice De
partment’s antitrust suit against
International Telephone & Tele
graph Corp., which pledged $400,-
000 to help the city of San Diego
underwrite the Republican Na
tional Convention.
The five documents mentioned
by Richardson are among the
most important cited by Colson.
The former White House lawyer
said they would show: that Atty.
Gen. John N. Mitchell had been
told of “the $400,000 arrangement
with ITT” before the antitrust
case was settled; that presiden
tial adviser John D. Ehrlichman
had told Mitchell of an “under
standing” with ITT President
Harold S. Gennen in a memo com
plaining about the chief of the
antitrust division’s actions; and
that the President and Mitchell
had discussed the “ ‘agreed upon
ends’ in the resolution of the ITT
case.”
Colson said the documents
would contradict sworn testimony
Mitchell had given before the
Senate Judiciary Committee and
“more importantly directly in
volve the President,”
Mrs. Lady Bird Johnson had a
front seat at the gala affair along
with National Democratic chair
man Bob Strauss.
Speakers included Sen. Lloyd
Bentsen, D-Tex., and Rep. Jack
Brooks, D-Tex.
Briscoe told the wildly cheer
ing crowd of supporters that he
had a dream of building a better
Texas and a better way of life
for each Texan.
At a $25-a-person lunchbox af
fair to help pay off Briscoe’s
campaign debt, the governor said,
“I believe that all Texans, of all
races, must live together in har
mony as one people if we are
going to face the future together
with confidence.”
“It is not necessary to divide
liberals and conservatives, labor
and management, city dweller and
farmer, black, brown or white.
“I believe it is possible for
government to be prudent and
still have a heart; to provide for
the needs of its people and still
operate on a sound financial bas
is,” he said.
Briscoe said he envisions a Tex
as where every child gets a good
education regardless of the eco
nomic status of his family or
school district, where citizens can
walk down streets without fear
of criminal attack, where critical
decisions are made at the level of
government closest to the peo
ple.
“And finally, my friends, I see
a Texas where people have re
gained their faith in government,
and government serves the peo
ple honestly, effectively and eco
nomically. That is my dream
. . .” he said.
Joe Kilgore, co-chairman of the
Jan. 1 effective date of “reform”
bills was “a consideration in my
own mind” in setting the fund
raiser this year.
TAMU PURCHASES SUB—Texas A&M University has placed an order with Perry
Oceanographies Inc. for a two-man submarine, such as shown in the above sketch. The
16-foot sub, to be based at Galveston, will be used by TAMU’s Oceanography Department
in a variety of projects ranging from investigations of natural oil seeps to studies of coral
reefs.
Conservation
Amendments
District
Puzzling
Editors note: This is the third in
a series of articles covering both
the arguments for and against the
amendments to be voted on in the
upcoming special election.
By RICK BROWN
The voter may find himself
somewhat puzzled as to the full
implications of amendment 4 on
the ballot Nov. 6. The amendment
reads, “For or Against: The con
stitutional amendment establish
ing certain requirements relative
to the enactment of laws creating
certain conservation and reclam
ation districts.” The wording is
as vague as any to be found on
the ballot and may lead to many
uninformed voters skipping it en
tirely, or, worse, flipping a coin.
The “certain requirements” and
“certain conservation and reclam
ation districts” are not elaborated
anywhere on the ballot. The “cer
tain requirements” applies to a
clause requiring “that no law
creating a conservation and recla
mation district shall be passed un
less a copy of the proposed law
is delivered to the commissioners
court of each county and to the
governing body of each incorpor
ated city or town in whose juris
diction said district or any part
thereof is or will be located.” This
clause gives the local officials the
option of reviewing upcoming
special district legislation and
submitting their opinions direct
ly to the governor, lieutenant gov
ernor and speaker of the house.
Also covered under the clause
“certain requirements” is the pro
vision that “each special law cre
ating such a district must comply
with general laws then in effect
relating to consent by political
subdivisions to the creation of
such districts.” Or more simply,
conservation and reclamation
districts will be established under
the same procedures as other spe
cial districts.
Those favoring passage of
amendment 4 on the ballot say
special districts should be account
able to some level of general pur
pose government. Without such
accountability, they say, special
districts are merely another layer
of government pyramiding the tax
(See Conservation, page 5)
‘Safe’
Bonfire
Begins
By SALLY HAMILTON
The Fightin’ Texas Aggie Bon
fire not only depends on partici
pation but on preventing inju
ries.
“The bonfire will be a better
one if everyone will participate
said Griff Lasley, head yell lead
er. “Everyone knows their job
and the only thing to prevent in
juries is to take safety precau
tions.”
With bonfire only four weeks
away, cutting has already begun
and the center pole goes up Nov.
7.
All bonfire “techniques” are
handed down from year to year.
Before cutting begins seniors in
struct juniors on how to cut down
trees. Likewise the sophomores
show freshmen how to haul logs
so as not to injure themselves.
When the center pole goes up
the same company C-l, always
does the splicing or tying of two
poles together to make one main
supporting structure. The pole,
which is buried 12 to 16 feet into
the ground, is spliced to make it
more durable and prevent crack
ing when logs are stacked against
it.
Seniors serve as safety crews
and are chiefs to make sure that
people are staying clear of flying
axes and chain saws. “Only jun
iors cut down trees,” said Lasley,
“Sophomore and freshman duties
consist of clearing brush and
hauling logs.”
To provide for more skilled
stacking, the same companies,
(See Bonfire, page 5)
‘Brilliant’
Guitarist
Featured
Classical guitarist Christopher
Barkening, will perform Monday
night at 8 p. m. in the Rudder
Center Theater.
A virtuoso of the concert tour,
Barkening has appeared on many
major college campuses. He has
also appeared in prominent enter
tainment centers. His first Lin
coln Center performance in New
York City was sold out in advance.
He has appeared with such es
teemed orchestras as the New
York Bhilharmonic, the Bhiladel-
phia Orchestra, the Cincinnati
Symphony, the San Francisco
Symphony and the Los Angeles
Bhilharmonic.
Barkening has recorded four
albums and is currently recording
another. It will include French
impressionist music, most of it
transcribed by Barkening himself.
When he is not on tour, Barkening
teaches guitar at the University
of Southern California.
Andre Segovia has called him
‘“. . . a great artist . . . one of
the most brilliant guitarists in the
world.” He has also achieved much
renown by his book “The Barken
ing Method.” It has been chosen
as the official text for conserva
tories and schools of music across
the country.
Barkening was influenced to
learn guitar by his cousin, Jack
Marshall, the talented composer
and guitarist. Marshall urged him
to study classical guitar because it
would prepare him to play with
ease in any style.
Barkening believes that the gui
tar will play a vital role in en
larging the audience for classical
music.
Tickets are available at the
Rudder Center Box Office.
JOHN TAYS GETS AN EARLY START on chopping
wood for the bonfire. As always, rigorous safety precau
tions are enforced to prevent serious injury. (Photo by
Gary Baldasari)
Birth Control ‘Not
A&M’s Business’
By STEVE GOBLE
News Analysis
See the pretty coed. Her name
is Mary Ann. Mary Ann is sad.
She has just been to see the doc
tor. She is three weeks late. She
is also pregnant.
See Mary Ann cry. Cry, cry,
cry.
Currently, no family planning
service is available to TAMU stu
dents. Dr. Jack Williams and the
Board of Directors won’t allow
one on campus. The off-campus
service won’t see students.
“The administration doesn’t feel
it is its responsibility,” said Dr.
Tom Adair, assistant to President
Williams.
“It’s university policy not to go
into the birth control business,”
says Dr. Hal Powe, University
Health Center administrator.
University policy is the ulti
mate responsibility of the direc
tors, eight men and one woman
appointed by the governor of
Texas.
“My feeling is that it (the pol
icy of no family planning) was a
decision of the president, who was
supported by the board,” Adair
said.
If the university were willing
to provide a doctor and space for
a clinic once a month, it could
have at least some family plan
ning. Elaine Clark, director of
the Brazos Valley Family Plan
ning Program, has offered to staff
a Saturday clinic with volunteers
from her program and provide
birth control materials at low
governmental prices.
“They don’t want to get in
volved — they wanted us to pro
vide the doctor and the space, too.
We feel the physicians at the col
lege should be involved,” she said.
The regular family planning
clinics do not see students, al
though the program is funded by
the Department of Health, Edu
cation and Welfare. The clinic,
serving a seven-county area, is
funded at less than half of its
original proposal.
“We had to set some criteria,
because we didn’t have enough
money. We decided a married
woman already with kids needed
it more than a young woman go
ing to A&M,” Ms. Clark said.
“A woman with 10 kids, whose
Students May Appeal Academic Suspension
Students may appeal decisions
made by their dean involving sus
pension for academic reasons,
says Academic Affairs Chairman
Steve Eberhard.
These appeals may be made to
the Academic Appeals Panel
which consists of a non-voting
chairman, four faculty members
and two students.
“Students cannot appeal indiv
idual grades,” said Eberhard.
“Anyone appealing should follow
the formal procedure. Any results
would overrule the decision made
by the student’s dean.”
Students may ask for immedi
ate reinstatement into the Univer
sity through the panel.
Anyone wishing to appeal is
first required to have a prelimi
nary interview with the chair
man of the panel, Dr. Harry
Kroiter.
“The panel has two regular
meetings,” Eberhard said. “These
are on the Wednesday of the first
full week of classes at the be
ginning of each semester.
“Special meetings can be called
but students are encouraged to
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas A&M.”
Adv.
prepare their cases to be present
ed at one of these two meetings.”
Regulations state that at least
three days before a regular meet
ing, the student must submit all
evidence and a list of persons who
will speak in the student’s de
fense.
The student’s dean must also
attend the meeting at which the
appeal is heard.
At the conclusion of the meeting
the student will be told the de
cision of the panel, said Eberhard.
The panel will also prepare a for
mal reason to be sent to both the
dean and the student explaining
the decision of the panel.
husband works eight hours a day
for $300 a month, isn’t going to
have an extra $25 very often.
When she does, she isn’t going to
run down to the doctor and get an
examination,” she added.
Funds are available for on-
campus family planning centers.
A family planning clinic similar
to the Brazos Valley clinic oper
ates fro mthe campus of Brairie
View A&M University. Its budget
this year, with some 720 students
enrolled in the program, is
$65,000.
“This is a very serious matter,”
says Dr. Bowe. “It’s not like just
taking aspirin. Birth control
should be under the care of a
competent gynecologist — there
are some serious risks involved.”
The university has a consulting
gynecologist who sees students at
his office, but he doesn’t prescribe
birth control pills for students re
ferred to him.
“I have no intention of estab
lishing birth control here (at the
University Health Center) unless
I’m told to.
“Nobody’s complaining because
we haven’t got a free dentist,” Dr.
Bowe added.
The TAMU system just built a
new health center and has four
full-time general practitioners
working there, plus four parttime
specialists. It provided an exten
sive amount of prepaid ($14 per
semester) medical care, including
medicines, examinations, tests for
venereal disease and pregnancy
and all examinations and tests
needed to prescribe birth control
pills.
TAMU isn’t indifferent to the
health needs of all of its students.
Just those who want to have sex.
“The whole thing needs a re
vamping. I’ve asked many boys
and girls—they feel very strongly
in favor of family planning. They
thinks the university should be
doing more than it is,” said Bat-
ricia Self, women’s counselor.
“I’d like to see a place set up
to provide quality educational ma
terials, to dispense literature and
counseling.
“I do very, very much personal
counseling on birth control and
abortion already,” she said.
What university staff can do,
however, is determined by TA
MU’s absentee landlords, the
Board of Directors.
This distinction may be lost on
the 6,000-plus coeds and student
wives who could be benefiting
from a family planning clinic.
As Kim Beoples, health com
mittee member for the Women’s
Awareness Workshop, says:
“I don't see why they don’t
have it. We have males and fe
males on campus. Some married
students don’t want children. Un
married students who are having
sex probably don’t, either.
“A birth control program could
help people plan when they want
children. It would leave the deci
sion up to the parents, not chance
or biology.
“Why shouldn’t they have one ?
What would it cost ?
“I just don’t understand it.”