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Weather
Vol. 67 No. 326
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, December 5, 1973
WEDNESDAY — Today and
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light freeze tonight. The winds
will be out of the north from
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and Thursday will be in the
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First Meet
Places Drill
Team Second
The Fish Drill Team brought
home second place in its first
competition of the year.
The all-freshman team went up
against five other teams at the
10th Gulf Coast Drill Competition
in Houston.
Texas A&I, the meet winner
with 935.5 points, is an all junior
and senior team. Texas A&M was
less than 12 points back and out-
scored third-place UT-Austin by
37 points.
The Fish Drill Team, command
ed by Danny A. Waelti of San
Antonio, made only one other
previous public appearance this
fall, at a footbalT game march-in.
They placed second in inspec
tion and regulation marching
phases of the meet, and third in
fancy marching.
Senior advisor Rod Johnson of
Killeen said the Fish Drill team
looked pretty good for this part
of the year. The main competition
season comes during the spring
semester.
Athletic Council Endorses Coed
Sports; Conference Nod Needed
THREE BALL IN THE CORNER POCKET—Jimmy
Caras, five time world billiard champion, was presented
Tuesday night by the Billiards Sub-committee. His artistic
skills whet many an Ag pool shark’s interests. (Photo by
Gary Baldasari)
Senate to Propose Hofheinz
ew Honor Code
A revision for the Aggie Code
of Honor will come before the
Student Senate tonight at 7:30 in
Room 102 of the Zachry Engi
neering Center.
Curt Marsh, rules and regula
tions chairperson, sponsored the
resolution to update the present
honor code and make it more
compatible with all students.
“The present honor code was
written in 1958 when the school
was all corps,” said Marsh.
The resolution recommends re
ducing the present honor code to
three paragraphs. “The purpose
is to make it shorter so more stu
dents will read it,” Mars said.
He also said the honor code
should be placed in the front of
Universtiy Rules and Regulations
Handbook.
“The present honor code is in
the back of the rules book and no
one reads it. It should be placed
where it will catch the attention
of more students,” Marsh said.
The Senate will also discuss a
resolution on optional athletic
fees. Sponsor of the resolution,
John Nash (Law-Puryear) was
not available for comment.
Edges
Gottlieb
HOUSTON (AP) — Attorney
Fred Hofheinz bouped by a large
turnout of black voters squeaked
to a win in the mayor’s race here
Tuesday but his opponent Dick
Gottleib called for a recount.
Hofheinz, who trailed most of
the night slipped into the lead as
precincts from the city’s Negro
areas started to roll in. Complete
unofficial returns showed Hof
heinz ahead of 3,027 votes or
123,635 to Gottlieb’s 120,608. Hof
heinz had 50.6 per cent of the
vote while Gottlieb had 49.4.
With a short and simple state
ment on the subject, Athletic
Council Chairman Charles Samson
announced Tuesday that the Coun
cil is “formally disposed toward
women’s athletics at Texas A&M.”
“(You will) see us generally
supporting this type of action,”
Samson concluded. His announce
ment of the outcome of the Coun
cil’s Friday meeting was made
at the first meeting of the stu
dent advisory committee to the
Council. “However, any actions
other than this won’t have any
meaning until a change is made
in the Southwest Conference Con
stitution and By-Laws.”
The change is an item on the
agenda for the faculty representa
tives to the SWC this week a
change would allow women to
compete for athletic scholarships
on an equal basis with men, said
Samson.
The existing Women's Sports
Association at A&M has a budget
of $16,000 in expenses this year,
but has no money to come any
where near this. The WSA’s sole
income this year came from the
Texas A&M Book Store; the
amount was $200. This must pay
for the 10 sports the WSA par
ticipates in—or $20 per sport per
year. The women are forced to
pay for transportation, equipment
and other things involved in com
petition.
WSA director Kay Don told the
committee that five women quali
fied last year for national swim
ming competition, but only one
could be sent for a lack of funds.
This year, five more women have
already qualified.
Samson told the committee that
up until this year one could infer
only male competition from the
National Collegiate Athletics As
sociation rules. The rule was
changed within the last year and
is permissive only, allowing for
women’s teams and competition,
no structure for organization of
women's sports has been specified.
Gillian Parker, chairperson of
the Women’s Awareness Commit
tee, said women should receive
active encouragement opportunity
and funding to rapidly develop a
separate program from local ad
ministrators.
Randy Ross, Student Govern
ment President, told Parker that
he could probably help women
athletes find more funds. He
pointed out that a god source of
funds might be from the Student
Services Fee, which is set at $19.
The state ceiling is $30 on the
charge.
A 50-cent increase in the fee
could net nearly $10,000 for wom
en’s athletics next year. Over 150
women compete on a pay-as-you-
go basis now with the WSA.
“Whatever the outcome of vot
ing on the SWC rule change this
week,” said Samson, “the real
future of women’s athletics will
be the responsibility of women.
They must show an interest and
resulting need before much can
be done.”
In further orienting new mem
bers of the committee to A&M’s
athletic matters, Samson pointed
to some of the current studies
being done by the council to ex
pand athletic facilities.
“We’re trying to develop a mas
ter plan for growth in facilities,”
he noted. “For example, we’re in
real bad shape as far as tennis
courts go. We’re studying the
feasibility of building a modern
“sunk-in type of court near the
educational TV building and Kyle
Field. We want to give consider
ation to those living nearby, also.”
He also said the Council is
studying construction of a new
baseball diamond either across the
railroad tracks and or behind
the varsity tennis courts.
The next meeting will be in the
Letterman’s Lounge in G. Rollie
White Coliseum at 2 p. m. Thurs
day.
Kunstler, 3 of Chicago Seven
Convicted of Contempt
CHICAGO (JP) — Defense law
yer William Kunstler and three
Chicago Seven conspiracy defend
ants were convicted today of con
tempt during their stormy trial
before Judge Julius J. Hoffman
four years ago.
Lawyer Leonard I. Weinglass
and two other defendants were
acquitted by Judge Edward T.
Gignoux of U. S. District Court,
What happens when a prospec
tive SCONA speaker is convicted
of contempt and faces a maximum
of six months in prison?
According to Gary Taraba,
SCONA chairman for operations,
prospects of getting defense law
yer William Kuntsler now look
pretty slim.
Kunstler and three Chicago
Seven conspiracy defendants were
convicted Tuesday of contempt
during their stormy trial before
Judge Julius J. Hoffman four
years ago.
“Kunstler was under considera
tion yet no invitation had been
extended to him yet,” said Kara-
ba. “We don’t know how this de
cision will affect us yet.”
Judge Edward T. Gignoux of
U.S. District Court, who presid
ed at the trial without a jury,
has set sentencing for Thursday.
Maybe SCONA will get Kuns
tler yet.
who presided at the trial without
a jury which began Oct. 29.
Convicted with Kunstler were
David T. Dellinger, Jerry C. Ru
bin and Abbie Hoffman. Acquit
ted were Thomas C. Hayden and
RennaiYl '{Rennie” Davis.
Those convicted face a maxi
mum sentence of six months in
Commission Sets 55 mph Limit
By The Associated Press
—The Texas Highway Commis
sion voted unanimously Tuesday
to set the maximum speed limit
for all highways in the state at
55 miles an hour.
The commission said it was
acting to erase the turmoil
brought on by different speeds.
Commissioner Dewitt Greer
noted that some motorists were
following the request of Presi
dent Nixon and Gov. Dolph Bris
coe to drive no faster than 55,
but others were still stepping on
the gas.
The commission order, adopted
on a 3-0 vote, will become effec
tive as soon as the new r highways
signs can be posted, probably in
about two weeks.
Chairman Reagan Houston of
San Antonio specified, however,
that the commission order will
be delivered to Texas Atty. Gen.
John Hill Wednesday for his ap
proval.
If Hill should decide the com
mission does not have the au
thority to change the maximum
speed limit, the order will be
void.
There has been considerable dis
agreement over whether the
speed limit can be changed with
out a legislative act. At least two
House members—Gene Jones and
Hawkins Menefee, both of Hous
ton—have threatened to file a
lawsuit to block the commission
from altering the speed limit.
Also, Speaker Price Daniel Jr.
had an aide had deliver letters
to the commission asking it to
defer temporarily action pending
an opinion from the attorney gen
eral. Daniel said Jones and Mene
fee had agreed to delay their suit
awaiting Hill’s opinion.
But Greer said, “We are in a
state of indecision, and it is up
to some agency of government
that might have the authority to
do everything it can to avoid this
indecision.”
Greer noted that at Briscoe’s
request government cars and
some “educated citizens” had
slowed down to 55 m.p.h., but
“others are going 70.”
Greer added that 90 per cent
of Texas’ roads are two-lane
roads and the different speeds
“are creating dangerous spots.
Somebody should make a move.”
Commissioner Charles Simons
of Dallas said the commission
should adopt an order “so the at
torney general will have some
idea what the commission has in
mind.”
Simons said he had made a
personal check of driving speeds
the past two Sundays by driving
60 miles an hour on Interstate 35.
He said at that speed he passed
“many more than overtook me.”
Houston noted that the com
mission will meet again in Aus
tin, Dec. 10 and might have a
better idea of recent develop
ments.
Pollution Solutions
Subject of Talk
Dr. Hugh H. Macauley of Clem-
son University will speak on
“The Economics of Environmental
Quality: Solutions to Pollution”
Thursday at 3:30 p. m. in Lecture
Room 203, Zachery Engineering
Center.
The lecture of Dr. Macauley,
alumni professor of economics at
Clemson, is part of the TAMU
Departmment of Economics’ con
tinuing series on “Contemporary
Economics Issues and Public Pol
icy.”
Dr. Macauley studied at the
University of Tennessee, the Uni
versity of Maine and the Univer
sity of Alabama. He received his
Ph.D. in economics at Columbia
University in 1957.
The professor has taught at UA
and Columbia, and has served
as graduate dean and alumni pro
fessor of economics at Clemson.
During 1959-60 the economist
served as a tax analyst with the
U. S. Treasury.
Dr. Macauley’s primary re
search interests are public finance
and control of pollution.
His publications include numer
ous articles in professional jour
nals as well as three books,
“Fringe Benefits and Their Tax
ation Treatment” “The Pollution
Problem” and “The Economics of
Environmental Quality.”
News Shorts
Attorney Falls to Death
NEW YORK (A 5 ) — Robert A.
Morse abruptly resigned in Brook
lyn Tuesday, and a short time
later plunged five stories to his
death from his Brooklyn Heights
apartment.
Police said he left behind a
suicide note. They did not di
vulge its contents.
Chief Judge Jacob Mishler of
the U.S. District Court in Brook
lyn, said Morse submitted a semi-
coherent letter of resignation, in
which he mentioned he was “hav
ing trouble making decisions.”
Associates who had seen Morse
in the 48 hours before his death
reported that he had appeared
“very depressed . . . distraught
and despondent.”
Morse reportedly was hoping
for appointment to the federal
bench and a close associate said:
“He really wanted a judgeship.
He was fighting for it but feared
he might not get it.”
An aide said the 45-year-old
Morse spent the morning in his
Brooklyn office, then left about
noon, saying “he was going to a
meeting.'”
Divorced in 1966, Morse had a
19-year-old daughter.
There was no signs of disorder
in the apartment, police reported.
Truckers Halt Traffic
Hundreds of trucks blocked an
interstate highway in Pennsyl
vania Tuesday night as their an
gry drivers continued sporadic
protests spawned by higher fuel
costs and lower speed limits.
Earlier in the day, truckers
claiming their paychecks were
suffering because of energy short
age restrictions also conducted
stoppages in Pennsylvania, Ohio,
New Jersey, Connecticut and
West Virginia. At least 10 ar
rests were reported.
Some drivers and a trade mag
azine have called for a nationwide
truck stoppage. Other drivers re
portedly used citizens band ra
dios to call for support from fel
low truckers.
James Cox, a spokesman for the
Pennsylvania state police, said
blockades were formed Tuesday
night at two locations on Inter
state 80. He said an estimated
400 to 600 trucks were bottled up
at the Lamar exit in central Penn
sylvania and numerous rigs were
backed up at the Bartonsville exit
in the eastern part of the state.
“I have no counts at Bartons
ville,” Cox said. “But one person
said there were trucks as far as
you could see.”
Any Takers Yet?
Arrests
Prompt
W ar ning
Richard Parker Branson of 309
Boyett, College Station, was ar
rested last night for sale and pos
session of cocaine, T.H.C., mari
juana, mushroom tea and narcot
ic paraphernalia. Texas Depart
ment of Public Safety agent To
ny Cordova, detective Bobby Yea
ger and TAMU detective John
Miller executed the search war
rant and arrest. -
Branson, a TAMU student, was
placed in Brazos County Jail in
lieu of bond.
Tuesday night’s activities cap
ped two months’ investigation
which has netted the officers over
three pounds of marijuana, a
quantity of cocaine, hashish,
T.H.C., mushroom tea, narcotic
paraphernalia and L.S.D.
Those arrested in the last two
months include Bobby G. Nelson
of Dorm 12 for the possession and
sale of hashish and marijuana,
Bob Stilson of San Angelo for
possession and sale of hashish,
Mike Hopkins of College Station
for possession of marijuana and
probation violation, Mike Fawell
of Mclnnis Hall for possession of
marijuana and Benjamen Craft of
Leggett Hall for possession and
sale of L.S.D.
Further investigations are still
pending against others that have
come to the attention of the offi
cers and “those that take warning
from this article and clean their
act up will be cool,” warned Mil
ler.
prison. Gignoux has set sentenc
ing for Thursday.
Gignoux took more than an
hour to read the lengthy verdict
as he ruled on each of the 26
specifications of contempt re
maining against the lawyers and
defendants. Dellinger was con
victed on seven specifications and
Hoffman, Rubin and Kunstler
were convicted on two each.
At the conclusion of the con
spiracy trial in February 1970,
Judge Hoffman had cited the law
yers and defendants on 175 counts
of contempt and imposed jail sen
tences ranging up to four years in
Kunstler’s case.
A federal appeals court threw
out the sentences and returned
the case for trial to the district
court. The appeals court repleted
many of the contempt citations.
Victory Tree
Owner Wants
Investigation
HOUSTON (A>>—-The operator
of a recreation camp says Texas
A&M University students should
furnish some saplings to replace
a 104-year-old tree used by the
Rice University football team as
a pregame retreat.
Tom Manison, owner of the
175-acre camp Manison at
Friendswood, near here, said he
sent a letter to Texas A&M Presi
dent Jack Williams, asking that
the Aggies plant 104 saplings to
take the place of the giant oak
tree which vandals felled with a
chainsaw Nov. 21.
A front-page article in the
A&M Battalion student news
paper last week said “the vandal
ism was no doubt precipitated by
the Rice band’s parody of A&M
traditions during halftime of the
Rice-Aggie game Nov. 17.”
Manison said three young men
riding in a truck entered the
campgrounds the morning of Nov.
21 and asked directions to the
“Victory Tree,” a name conferred
on the tree by Rice players.
A groundskeeper discovered the
fallen tree a short time later after
seeing the youth leave the camp.
Williams said Monday he had
not received Manison’s letter.
When asked if the university
was investigating whether its stu
dents were involved, Williams re
plied: “What? Investigate the
cutting down of a tree? Of course
not.”
3 Senators
Confirmed
Three student senators have
been appointed by Student Gov
ernment President Randy Ross
and confirmed by the Senate to
fill vacancies left by three off-
campus graduate student sena
tors.
They are Lecil Hander (846-
1360), Jim Smith (845-3019) and
Ron Petersen (846-8646). They
were approved at the Nov. 14
Senate meeting after meeting
with the Student Government cre
dentials committee.
University National Bank
“On the side of Texas AAM.”
Adv.
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