HE BATTALION
Russia, U.S. Clash
VIENNA, Austria — Blocs led
by the United States and the
Soviet Union clashed Tuesday at
the opening session of the confer
ence on reducing troops and
weapons in Central Europe.
East and West Germany, side
by side around the green negoti
ating table, were the main speak
ers. Both were represented by
ambassadors.
Wolfgang Behrends of West
Germany told the delegates they
should take account of the “dis-
parties and disequilibriums” be
tween Eastern and Western
forces. The Soviet Union and its
allies have more men and tanks
in the area than the Western
powers, he noted.
Moreover, he added, it is easier
to bring reinforcements from the
Soviet Union than from the
United States should circum
stances demand it.
“These negotiations,” he said,
“should therefore aim to ulti
mately bring about, at a lower
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level, an approximate parity in
the form of a common ceiling for
ground forces of each side in Cen
tral Europe.”
The opposite view came from
Ingo Oeser of East Germany. For
him, and for the Soviets, the aim
is to keep the present relation
ship in troops and weapons be
tween the two sides.
“This could be done,” he said,
“by reducing forces and arma
ments at an equal percentage or
or an equal quantitative rate.”
The United States and its allies
want movement toward numer
ical parity but diplomats saw
room for bargaining between the
two views.
Over a million troops are in the
area immediately concerned: Ger
many, Poland, Czechoslovakia and
the western part of the Soviet
Union. According to reports from
Washington, the first cuts sought
by the West would affect fewer
than 100,000, about 67,000 Soviets
and 31,500 Americans.
State
AUSTIN — Sen. C. H. “Ike”
Harris of Dallas will become the
first Republican in more than a
century to be governor of Texas
— but it’ll only be for one day.
The assistant presiding officer
of the Senate traditionally is hon
ored as governor for a day while
the governor and lieutenant gov
ernor are supposed to be out of
state.
The honor goes to the senator
with the most seniority who has
not already received the honor.
Harris was elected in 1967.
SAN ANTONIO — Harold Mc
Gee, police chief of Texarkana,
was elected Tuesday as president
of the Texas Police Chiefs Asso
ciation.
Other newly elected officers in
cluded Leon Powers, Greenville,
first vice president; Joe Watson,
Hurst, second vice president;
Lloyd Matthews, Paris, third vice
president, and William T. Elsby,
Lewisville, secretary-treasurer.
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L2, C2, H2, 12, K2, HI, Kl, and
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stacking logs. “Everyone works
on pulley crews,” said Lasley.
The stacking crews work
around the clock in six hour
shifts. A man on stack crew
would then work six hours and
be off for six hours until the bon
fire is ignited.
Much emphasis is put on indi
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ting down trees are not to wear a
glove on their left hand,” ex
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sure that the axe does not slip.
Axe heads must also be soaked
overnight in water to insure that
the axe heads will not break and
fly off.”
Freshmen and sophomores must
pad their shoulders with any type
of shoulder pads, towels or foam
rubber. Within the perimeter of
the stacks everyone must wear
a hard hat.
“Bonfire is a big operation,”
said Lasley. It takes a lot of
thinking, leadership and work.
Any time you talk about that
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supplies and many hours of hard
work.
“It’s more than just a big pep
rally when we are through . . .
and I say pep rally facetiously.”
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“Bonfire yell practice is the
greatest yell practice there is be
cause of the unity that builds
during the time that we build
the bonfire.” said Lasley. “The
size of the bonfire is proportional
to the number of trees we have
and number of hours we put into
it.”
Conservation
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levels and adding bureaucratic red
tape while further fragmenting
action on the problems. Currently
these special districts may cut
across many political sub-divisions
yet be accountable to none.
Those opposing amendment 4
say special districts are needed
precisely because they CAN cut
across many boundaries yet be
independent to preform those
functions that existing govern
ments are unwilling or unable to
perform.
In effect both proponents and
opponents use essentially the
same set of facts and circumstan
ces to justify their respective, and
opposite, stances. This dilemma is
left to the voter to decide Nov. 6.
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