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ptudent services fee allocations topic of Senate meeting By VICKIE ASHWILL ■gBtudent services fee allocations for 1974 will be discussed in the Student Senate Wednesday in the first of a series of annual pre sentations. pPresently students pay $2.20 to student services fee per semester credit hour up to a maximum of $1&. The fee is required of all students and covers the services at the Memorial Student Center and the Intramural program. ■Student Services fees also en title the student to receive The Today in the Batt Holiday review p. 2 ||fass murder trial p. 3 IfCIJ disaster p. 7 Battalion, admission to all athletic events under the auspices of the athletic department, Town Hall programs and the Great Issues and Recital Series. “I’m hopeful that the fees can be held at the present level,” said David White, Student Government treasurer. White, also chairman of the Student Services Fee Allocation Committee, said that TAMU stu dents seem to have more voice in student services fees allocations than any other university he had contacted. “Most schools can only recom mend,” said White. “For the past three years the administration has basically accepted our recom mendations.” The breakdown of the 1973 student services fee per person is as follows: Out of the total $19 fee,, $4.83 goes to the athletic department, 42 cents to intramurals, 38 cents to Great Issues, 26 cents to Poli tical Forum, $5.62 to Student Pro grams and 92 cents to Town Hall. The shuttle bus system receives $1.19 out of each $19, 26 cents to Student Government, 13 cents to student handbook, 44 cents to the student lawyer, $1.28 to student publications, $1.25 to the Univer sity Center and $1.02 to the re serve fund. When asked if user fees for ath letics were being considered, White said if his committee de cides to recommend user fees they will do it, but they haven’t de cided yet. “This Wednesday we (the Stu dent Service Fees Allocation Com mittee) just want to explain to the senators what is happening,” said White. “The entire proposal will be presented to the Senate at the Jan. 30 meeting and voted on Feb. 6.” This week a series of public hearings discussing the 1974 allo cations will be held in Room 501 of the Rudder Tower on the fol lowing dates: 7:30 Tuesday MSC Programs 8:00 University Center 8:30 Shuttle Bus Thursday 7:30 Student Publications 8:00 Health Center 8:30 Student Lawyer 9:00 Student Government Representatives from each or ganization will be there to ex plain their request to the commit tee. Anyone with questions is re quested to contact White at the Student Government Office at 845-3051. Che Battalion Weather TUESDAY—Mostly cloudy to day and tomorrow. Tempera tures up to 77° or 78° Tuesday. Tonight’s low 48° and tomor row’s high 63°. Vol. 67 No. 334 College Station, Texas Tuesday, January 22, 1974 Saigon claims U.S. in China clash | MOVING IN on a hectic first day isn’t so bad with a little help, as these two coeds show with a newly rented refrigerator. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) "arty pregnancy leave overturned SAIGON — The United States twice turned down requests from South Vietnam for help in its na val battle with China over the Paracel Islands but did fly recon naissance missions over the area, official Saigon sources said Mon day. A spokesman for the Defense Department in Washington de nied the report, saying there were no requests for help and no recon naissance flights were provided. The Saigon sources also said an American civilian is missing on one of the islands that were overrun by Chinese forces Sun day. The American was not immedi ately identified but was said to be a former U. S. Marine officer who handled liaison between the U. S. consulate in Da Nang and the South Vietnamese navy. U. S. Embassy officials were not immediately available for comment. South Vietnam conceded mili tary victory this weekend to China in the dispute over the islands and is now seeking an emergency meeting of the United Nations Security Council to present its case on a diplomatic level. At the United Nations in New York, President Gonzalo Facio of the Security Council said he has received a request from South Vietnam for a meeting of the council on Chinese “acts of war.” Facio, Costa Rica’s foreign min ister, said he expected to call a meeting for Tuesday or Wednes day. But China opposed the meet ing and doubt was expressed in diplomatic circles that South Viet nam could line up the necessary nine votes needed to put the issue on the agenda of the Security Council. China has effective control of the barren but strategic Coral Islands, 250 miles east of Viet nam and 175 miles south of the Chinese island of Hainan. Interest in the islands is be lieved to be spurred by the pos sibility of finding oil under the South China Sea. Saigon sources said that Am erican planes flew reconnaissance missions over the islands Monday at the request of the South Viet namese government. According to the South Viet namese sources, U. S. authorities twice turned down requests for the U. S. 7th Fleet to furnish rescue vessels or helicopters in a search for a South Vietnamese patrol boat escort that apparently was sunk with 82 crewmen aboard. The requests were reportedly made at meetings between U. S. Ambassador Graham A. Martin and South Vietnamese Foreign Minister Vuong Van Bac on Sat urday and Sunday during the height of the sea battle. Up to 150 South Vietnamese troops are reported missing after a Red Chinese amphibious force of up to 500 men backed my MIG bombers overran three of the is lands in the archipelago. China said in a broadcast it had captured personnel from the South Vietnamese side and that they “will be repatriated at an ap propriate time.” It did not say how many were captured nor did it make any mention of the Amer ican. The location of the U. S. 7th Fleet at the time was not dis closed. WASHINGTON <A>) _ The Supreme Court Monday struck gtlown mandatory maternity leave regulations that force public lichool teachers to leave their jobs Bn the early months of pregnancy. The 7 to 2 decision said regu- Ijations that take no account of the individual’s ability to work I violate the 14th Amendment’s guarantee of due process of law. At the same time, the court ipeserved judgment on whether it would permit the school boards ; to establish a firm date during f'the last few weeks of pregnancy” n which all teachers would have take maternity leave. The pregnancy case stemmed fom regulations in Chesterfield bunty, Va., where teachers are equired to leave their jobs dur ing the fourth month of preg- Inancy and in Cleveland where hey are required to leave during the fourth month. Similar regulations exist in thousands of school districts •throughout the nation. “Neither the necessity for con tinuity of instruction nor the state interest in keeping physi cally unfit teachers out of the classroom can justify the sweep- University National Bank “On the side of Texas A&M.” Adv. ing mandatory leave regulations that the Cleveland and Chester field County school boards have adopted,” wrote Justice Potter Stewart for the majority. Chief Justice Warren E. Bur ger and Justice William H. Rehnquist dissented. In other action the court: —Held unanimously that the San Francisco unified school district denied equal educational opportunity to Chinese-speaking children by failing to help them overcome the barrier of English language instruction. —Agreed to decide whether prison authorities must guaran tee inmates legal representation in disciplinary hearings. —Agreed to review a lower court decision on state inspection powers which 12 states claim will cripple their air pollution control programs. The pollution case came as a challenge to a ruling by the Colo rado state court of appeals involv ing air pollution tests made at plants of the Western Alfalfa Corp. by the State Air Pollution Variance Board. The state cpurt said inspectors needed a warrant or permissian to take the air pollution test. Colorado Atty. Gen. John P. Moore said there was no threat to privacy. Guitarist returns for concert tonight Celebrated classical guitarist Frederic Hand returns to Texas A&M tonight to perform music written as early as 1603 and as recently as the 1960s. Hand appears in the University Center Theater tonight at 8 p.m. at the invitation of Town Hall’s Young Artist Series. Students with activity cards and persons with Town Hall season tickets will be admitted free. Tickets for students’ dates and the general public are on sale in the Univer sity Center box office for $1.50 and $2.50. Hand appeared at A&M last year in a well-received perform ance. Hand’s first set will feature an improvisation in which he illus trates that different kinds of mu sic, such as jazz, rock and classi cal, all have a common ground. Hand will also perform a medley of Latin American music, some 17th century music composed for the lute (the predecessor of the guitar), and music of his own, including a three part “Homage” to Martin Luther King, Jr., and composers Sir Ralph Vaughn-Wil- liams and John Dowland. Hand is 26 years old, has stud ied guitar since he was nine, and has played for the New York City Opera and Ballet, the New York Shakespeare Festival, the Little Orchestra Society and John Osborne’s Broadway play, “A Pa triot for Me.” Hand has composed and per formed music for several films, including the award-winning “Match.” He has been recognized by “Music America” as one of the 1970s most gifted performers. Frederic Hand Shuttle bus routes change for new term Students riding the familiar shuttle buses during the first few days of classes may have noticed changes in the spring semester routes. Three of the four routes were changed to serve larger areas and more students. Route 1 is the only route which remains the same, serving Planta tion Oaks, Travis House, Barce lona and Tanglewood apartment areas with a route frequency of 10 minutes. Route 2 now provides service Monaco I, II and A, University Terrace, Parkway, Southwest Vil lage, West Knoll, Holicks and Scandia apartments. The campus turnaround is G. Rollie White Coliseum. Route 3 was extended north to the Fairway apartment area. From College Main, the Univer sity-operated buses will go out on Old College Road, North Avenue, College Avenue to Ehlinger and return. They will enter and de part the campus by Spence and Ireland. Route 4 will now service College View, Hensel, Casa del Sol, Boy- ett and First Street apartment areas. These buses will also use the Ireland Street stop on cam pus. Buses on routes 2, 3 and 4 operate at a frequency of 2 0 min utes. Service on regular school days begins a 7 a. m. with the last bus leaving the campus at 5.40 p. m. The station wagon night service begins at 6 p. m. and continues (See SHUTTLE BUS, page 2) Silver Taps set for tivo Because of a schedule conflict with Town Hall, Silver Taps for Patricia A. Ward and Wayne Hanawa will not be held tonight. It is tentatively scheduled for Wednesday evening. Hanawa, an 18-year-old agron omy major from San Benito, was killed Dec. 4 in a one-car acci dent in his home town. Survivors include his parents, Mr. and Mrs. Henry Hanawa, and three broth ers. Ward, daughter of Joyce F. Ward, was killed Jan. 15 in an auto accident on Highway 6, ap proximately seven miles north of Calvert, according to Department of Public Safety Personnel. She was a sophomore zoology .major from Irving. LONG LINES were common throughout the day at Sbisa Dining Hall, but the problem was compounded at lunch while students waited for their self-destructing meal stickers. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) Applications sought for posts on MSC Directorate, Council All student offices of the TAMU Me morial Student Center Directorate and Council are now being filled for the 1974- 75 school year. The Nominating Committee will inter view candidates for Council and Direc torate Committee positions after Jan. 25, according to Keith Tyler, vice president of Great Issues and chairman of the Nominating Committee. Positions open include president, exec utive vice presidents of committees and projects; and Town Hall and Aggie Cin ema chairman. These positions must be applied for before Jan. 25. Position? for vice presidents of issues, programs, operation and recreation must be applied for before Jan. 30. Offices of chairmen are open for Com mittees of Arts, Basement, Black Aware ness, Camera, Cepheid Variable, Dance, Great Issues, Host Fashion, New Tradi tion Singers, Outdoor Recreation, Polit ical Forum, Radio Recreation, SCONA, Travel and Free University. Application deadline for these offices is Feb. 6. All applicants must have no less than 90 days experience on a MSC committee and must not be on scholastic or conduct probation. Grade requirements for all chairmen are an overall GPR of at least 2.4 and at least a 2.4 average for the semester previous to applying for the office. All applicants for vice president positions must have a 2.25 overall GPR and the same previous to applying for the office. The MSC Council is the governing body of the Directorate, members of the council oversee and pass policy on any thing coming before the council that might affect the organization. All new officers will be trained during the spring semester to fill their duties in the 1974-75 school year and will be installed at the Directorate’s annual awards banquet in March. A ROUTINE JUMPSTART for a stranded vehicle led to a complex traffic snarl Mon day afternoon at the intersection of University Drive and College Main.