^uie KelcherJ 1 Gaspard, Texas, 6 > Mike Hanna, IC| lahlber g> Texas, 2;' °ld, Texas, 10' rm y Willis, Tech, 3; ' 1 i Gary Yeoman, ' ’ Texas, ]; Leste, Curtis Jordan, ^ Roosevelt Che Battalion Vol. 67 No. 329 College Station, Texas Tuesday, December 11, 1973 r k-, 5; Malcolm 1 Rhiddlehoover, er, Rice, 1;^], umy Kramer, Ric{,l;| vid Kuykendall, Te^i ' n - SMU, 1; Rusty : Mike Kirkland, M,i ■> 2; Mike Dean, k CU, 1. ■r & place kicker.) First White House Tapes Delivered to Jaworski MARCUS NALL, TAMU senior marketing student of Apt. 278, Plantation Oaks, was awakened at 2:07 this morn- ngwhen flames from his burning bed singed his leg. Randy ichards, a roommate, threw the burning mattress out the jvindow. Fire Chief Douglas Landua said the one-alarm lire damaged the mattress and springs and the carpet be- ieath the bed. (Photo by Steve Ueckert) Short Term Bike Plans Vesented Bicycles and their role on the ampus will be discussed by the University Traffic Panel Wed- resday. In an effort to provide a more ophisticated system for bicy- ilists, the Student Government Campus Planning Committee has :ompiled a list of proposed ihanges to the current bicycle •egulations. These changes include using registration stickers instead of license plates, discontinuing bi- ycle registration cards, incor porating bicycle registration with the preregistration process, al lowing bicycles to be parked on the mall, implementing the pro posed bicycle pathway around the mall, making ramps at curbs and adding more bike racks. "There are 15,000 registered bikes on the campus,” said Stu dent Services Chairperson Steve Wakefield. “It’s time there was change in attitude between the cyclist and the pedestrian for a lot safer campus.” Wakefield said that there were 0 plus bicycle rack spaces avail able in storage which were bought last year. He also said 26 bikes had been stolen this se mester, 11 of which had been re covered and needed to be claimed. ‘‘All suggestions are short term and are intended just to get us by until 1976 when long range campus plans go into effect,” said Wakefield. In reference to the energy crisis, Wakefield said it was not his responsibility to encourage bike riders on the TAMU cam pus. “But there is no reason in the world not to have better facili ties available for a period like this,” concluded Wakefield. Corporate Profit Seekers Said to Overprice Food WASHINGTON )_President Nixon’s Operation Candor con tinued Monday with the dis closure that “a significant num ber” of White House tapes were turned over to special Water gate prosecutor Leon Jaworski during the weekend. In addition, the special prose cutor received on Monday tapes of two subpoenaed Watergate conversations from U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica. The two deliveries marked the first time presidential tapes have been turned over to thfe prose cutor’s office. The White House delivered the tapes the same weekend it re leased a mass of documentation relating to President Nixon per sonal finances. Neither Jaworski nor the White House would say which tapes were delivered on Saturday. “We have asked for these and we have insisted they be delivered to us and they were delivered,” Jaworski said. He added that there were “still some outstand ing requests for tapes from the White House.” Deputy White House Press Secretary Gerald L. Warren said he would “prefer to maintain the confidentiality” of dealings with the prosecutor. Jaworski’s office said the tapes received from the White House “will be carefully analyzed. Such of these as contain information material to the special prosecu tor’s investigations will be pre sented to the grand jury without delay.” In addition, an announcement said, “A substantial number of documents requested by the spe cial prosecutor were also delivered and assurances have been given by White House counsel that searches now are in progress for other documents for which re quests are outstanding.” Sirica gave Jaworski copies of White House tapes of conversa tions of March 13 and 22, 1973, which had been subpoenaed last July. All the subpoenaed Watergate tapes, except for two the White House says never existed, were turned over to Sirica three weeks ago. The White House asserted a claim of executive privilege in asking that all or part of three of the tapes be withheld from the Watergate grand jury on grounds they contained nothing’ related to W atergate. No claims of executive privi lege were asserted for the two March conversations given Ja worski by Sirica. Sirica gave Jaworski copies after he and his clerk verified they were identical to the original tapes, still in the judge’s posses sion. They both involved conversa tions between the President and aides, including John W. Dean III, then White House counsel. Dean told the Senate Water gate committee that during the meeting on March 13 the Presi dent said he had approved offer ing executive clemency to Water gate conspirator E. Howard Hunt and that Nixon also said it would be no problem to raise $1 million to buy the silence of the seven original Watergate defendants. Students asked for suggestions Bus Route Input Needed For those students, staff and faculty who did not ride the uni versity shuttle buses last semes ter, now is the time to make de sires known for next semester’s service. The Shuttle Bus Committee is currently conducting a survey to determine if enough ridership in terest can be generated to add Time it was And what a time it was. It was. . . A time of innocence; A time of confidences. Long ago it must be, I have a photograph. Preserve your memories, They’re all that’s left you. —Paul Simon (Photo by Steve Ueckert) * - . . ’ ' '' • ■* * ' ' „ * • ‘ ... - • ' : ■*». :A«,» SS^'sk. any additional routes or expand current ones for next semester. Charles Powell, chairman of the committee, stated potential riders need to be identified in relatively contiguous areas. If anyone is in terested, they chould call 845- 3112, 845-1741 or 845-1913 and give the following information: name, residence address and tele phone number. Powell noted the information would then be plotted on maps to determine the economic feasibility of establishing routes to service these new riders. He explained to add one additional route for eight hours per day, a ridership of at least 400 personnel would be need ed. Semester charges for the ser vice are $9 for individual students, $12 for student husband-wife (one must be a student) and $11 for faculty-staff. Service cannot be guaranteed to each requestor Powell said. But he did emphasize that in light of the current energy situation every effort will be made to establish routes within economic reason that would be of assistance to University personnel. Texas Prodigy Van Cliburn Played Carnegie Hall at Age 13 Oil Yet Claims Federal Policy Should Take Part of Fuel Blame By KATHY YOUNG Lack of exploration, a Middle East crisis, increased demand due to anti-pollution devices and en vironmentalists led to the gaso line shortage in the U.S., said A. B. Nichols. Nichols ’57, is a 16-year veteran in oil production for a major oil company. He is now based in Houma, La., working with off shore drilling rigs. He feels the government has in terfered with the production of oil and is in part responsible for the present shortage. In 1954 the Federal Power Commission was given the authority to set the Price of natural gas at the well head by the Supreme Court. This reduced the oil companies’ incentive to explore for oil since the prices couldn’t rise as dictated by supply and demand, continued Nichols. Secondly, the depletion allow ance which gives the oil companies a tax break was decreased from 27 per cent to 20 per cent, said Nichols. This tax break helps the oil companies spend money on ex ploration which often results in no new oil sources. There is a time lag between ex ploration, development in the oil field and getting the gasoline on the market. This time lag may be as long as several years from drilling to the pipeline. “Up until this time a reserve, amounting to gasoline needed for several years, has been main tained,” said Nichols. “The Fed eral Railroad Commission set quotas on the amount of oil a company can sell and the rest goes into a reserve. This reserve is now dwindling because demand has outstripped supply.” The increase in demand is due, in part, to inefficient engines, said Nichols. This inefficiency is caused by the introduction of pollution control devices which use more gasoline for fewer miles than older models. He feels automobile manufac turers should use smaller engines and mass transit systems should be encouraged. “Environmentalists stopped de velopment and the exploration for oil which would have eased the demand if they had been allowed to explore in some areas,” said Nichols. Eight years ago the search for oil began in Alaska but it was halted by the lobbying of environ mentalists in Congress, continued Nichols. “The crisis wouldn’t be as severe if we had the Alaska pipeline years ago,” emphasized Nichols. Environmentalists also stopped exploration off the coast of Cali fornia because of the fear of pollution by an oil spill. “Oil is a biodegradable natural resource and pollution is not a direct result from exploring for oil,” said Nichols. Oil spill pollution is not lasting, it will decompose. “Arab oil is cheaper than the cost of exploring for oil so we bought their oil because a profit could be made,” said Nichols. Nichols said the oil companies knew of the impending shortage and tried to get their message to the people with the advertise ment: “A nation that runs on oil can’t afford to run short.” Fountain Services Slated Christmas services by the Stu dent Y Association will be con ducted tonight. A unique program is planned for the fountain area of the J. Earl Rudder Center, beginning at eight, announced Y President Mike Pennick. Christmas carols, with the audi ence singing along with the New Tradition Singers, and an audi ence candle lighting will be fea tured. Readings by students and the message by Logan Weston, YMCA religious life coordinator, round out the program. Student participants are Donnie Albrecht, chairman of Y religious activities; Corps Chaplain Elroy Whitworth; Roger Monk; Jackie Heyman, Y treasurer, and Steve Eberhard. Van Cliburn, a pianist who made his debut with the Houston Symphony at the age of 12, will perform here Thursday. Cliburn’s appearance is spon sored by the Opera and Perform ing Arts Society and will begin at 8 p. m. in the Rudder Center Auditorium. OPAS subscribers’ tickets have been mailed; advance tickets are on sale in the Audi torium Box Office. Cliburn was taught to read music when he was three by his mother. The year after his debut, Cliburn appeared in Carnegie Hall as the winner of the National Music Festival Award. After spending much of his childhood in Kileen, Tex., Cliburn went to study at the Julliard School of Music in New York. He graduated with honors and was the winner of several scholar ships and awards including the Edgar M. Leventritt Foundation Award. No prize is awarded in the annual Leventitt competition unless the judges feel there is a worthy recipient. When Cliburn won in 1954 he was the first win ner in five years. The award gave Cliburn the privilege of playing with the New York Philharmonic and the Cleveland, Pittsburgh, Denver and Buffalo symphonies. After winning the Moscow Com petition, Cliburn was invited to play several concerts in the USSR by Nikita Khrushchev. When he returned to New York City, he was met by President Dwight Eisenhower and received the first ticker tape parade that city gave a classical musician. He returned to Russia in 1962, 1965, and 1972. Cliburn makes more than 60 ap pearances each season in the U. S. and Canada and is noted for his outgoing performances and his 6-4 frame. He is one of the most highly demanded concert pianists. Cliburn’s performance here will include works by Brahms, Bee thoven, Chopin and Debussy. GOP Outlook Good—Bush HOUSTON (A>) — Republican National Chairman George Bush says he believes the party will overcome problems related to Watergate and make a surprising showing in the 1974 congressional elections. “I would be foolish to predict a large pickup in either house but I feel that by the fall of 1974 we will be in good shape as to issues and a lot of people will be sur prised by numbers,” Bush said at a news conference Monday. He made the remarks follow ing a meeting with a group of businessmen at a closed session sponsored by the Republican Congressional Boosters Club. Bush said the club is raising funds for 1974 Republican con gressional candidates who are University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” Adv. not incumbents. Bush said he saw no big groundswell for impeachment or the resignation of President Nixon. “I think people now want to see some elements get off the President’s back,” he said. “The people are turning around. They’ve had enough.” Refrigerator Re-rental Set Refrigerators may be re-rented for the spring semester today, Wednesday and Thursday at the Refrigerator Office in the old hospital basement between 7:30 p.m. and 9 p.m. This is the last time to renew rental, according to Larry Mc- Roberts, Student Government Campus Projects Chairman.