^Today in the Batt got Nixon subpoena p. 2 Trial moving p. 3 ‘Billy Jack’ p. 4 SACj Vol. 67 No. MT Che Battalion Weather Partly cloudy and mild. Today’s high 73°. Mostly cloudy Friday; high 69°. College Station, Texas Thursday, January 31, 1974 mm ■ j mh Nixon vows not to quit > #11 / It / M 4t j I RK. INTACT, Lecil Hander relaxes in his home JBter winning - a three-year court battle with San Jacinto ^pnior College. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) WASHINGTON (AP)—Vowing never to resign, President Nixon has given a qualified pledge in his State of the Union address to cooperate with House impeach ment investigators. Nixon’s promise came in a dra matic finale to the Wednesday night speech delivered to a packed joint session of Congress and to millions listening and watching across the nation. But he said his cooperation would have to be tempered by his presidential responsibilities, a re mark that drew skeptical com ments from some Democrats. Declaring that “one year of Watergate is enough,” Nixon called on the Democratic-controll- ed Congress to join him in making 1974 “a year of unprecedented progress” in accomplishing a 10- point agenda of national goals. He called for action to “break the back of the energy crisis” and said he was sending Congress ma jor proposals in the fields of health insurance and welfare re form. He promised action to safe guard personal privacy, a pro posal that produced audible snickers from some Democratic lawmakers. He said Arab leaders will meet soon to consider lifting their oil embargo and he disclosed his proposed federal budget would total $304.4 billion, with increased defense spending but no new taxes. Nixon drew one of his biggest cheers of the night when he de clared that a lasting peace is “the chief legacy I hope to leave from the eight years of my presi dency.” He combined revisions of pre vious proposals and some new ones in the 10-point program, which he called “an agenda of truly significant progress.” It also included a pledge there will be no recession, continued efforts towards “a just and last ing settlement in the Middle East, continued efforts towards his goal of American self-sufficiency in energy by 1980, decentralization of government, increased trans portation aid to communities and reform of the federal educational aid system. Although most of the 30 inter ruptions for applause came from Bill of to pass Rights due convention the Republican side of the House chamber, GOP and Democratic lawmakers joined later in hail ing Nixon’s goals, while generally splitting along partisan lines over Watergate. Senate Republican Leader Hugh Scott of Pennsylvania said Nixon was frank in addressing Water gate and “I particularly liked his offer to cooperate with the House Judiciary Committee.” That panel’s chairman Rep. Peter W. Rodino Jr., D-N.J., said he interpreted Nixon’s offer to cooperate consistent with his presidential responsibilities as meaning cooperation with limita tions. Sen. Philip A. Hart, D-Mich., said Nixon seemed to be saying T will cooperate with the commit tee of impeachment the way I’ve cooperated with other committees. Those materials I want you to have, I’ll give you.’ ” Nixon launched his Watergate remarks, delivered without a text, after it appeared he had finished his speech. He declared he wanted to end on a personal note. Stating he had cooperated with the Watergate special prosecutor, Nixon said “the time has come” to end that and other investiga tions. When he asserted that “one year of Watergate is enough,” virtually every Republican in the chamber rose to his feet, and most applauded vigorously. Sen. Ed ward W. Brooks, R-Mass., who has urged Nixon to resign, stayed seated. “I will cooperate so it can con clude its investigation, make its decision, and I will cooperate in any way that I consider consistent with my responsibilities for the office of the presidency of the United States,” he added. He said he will follow the pre- (See NIXON, page 3) peacher keeps beard "after three-year fight Tyroti ibinsoi Senate asks for athletic votes - By MARY RUSSO Staff Writer A three-year court fight over a board and the rinciples which it stood for have drawn to a close or Lecil Hander, TAMU graduate student. An instructor at San Jacinto Junior College in asadena, Texas, Hander was disnaissed in January, 971, following the enactment of a no-beard policy. 1 Hander said he wore the beard for a semester lltittefore encountering trouble from the school dministration. This month, visiting U. S. District Judge Peter 'ay of Miami ruled the dismissal unconstitutional, iranting Hander reinstatement, back pay and legal lees. While at TAMU, Hander served as an irdisli pp 0 j n t e( ] student senator. He said his interest in tudent government here was “political activity ;ire squ ^eh affirms my belief in democratic participation >fall segments of our society.” senior Is Before the passage of the grooming code, iuad:h lander and two other bearded instructors were r °Dunii! t0 esta b^ s h a Acuity organization. In Seguin, m Texas, Hander’s previous teaching job, the faculty TOi 551,11 had an active voice in policy. Trimn® “The faculty and students were being MoA jimed,” Hander charged. “The faculty organization C ° U ^^ aVC ac * e ^ as3 P ro tecti ve agency.” defensi’ in I8f : n end fi ’em Bis ort Wort- nterft® By CAROL JONES ton itaff Writer Odessa* After a discussion with Dr. larterbul Iharles H. Samson, Athletic Council chairperson, the Student ienate passed the Athletic Coun- il Resolution last night. Introduced by Vice President lhariq Yosufzai, the resolution alls for the appointment to the Ithletic Council of two student embers and two alternates with oting privileges. "We already have an advisory ward to the council,” said Yosuf- ai, “But this will provide a vot- ng power.” Samson discussed the nature of uestions which come before the ithletic Council. Ticket prices, •udgets and athletic facilities are imong the most important. He aid there are five faculty mem- m on the council, appointed by 'resident Jack Williams. “We have had good communica- ion with the advisory board and he council is sincere in wanting o communicate,” said Samson. We have no interest in doing omething that isn’t supported by he whole school, but I feel this luestion should be answered by be Board of Directors.” Curt Marsh (Rules and Regula rs chairperson) said, “The 4SC and the Health Center both ave students working with them. (hy not the Athletic Council ? ” Senator Tom Taylor said, “Most tudents that serve on committees ever have a final voice on a de- ision anyway. We must look to ee if students will fill the re- ponsibilities required to be on pe Athletic Council.” In a role call vote the Senate Iso passed a legislative and According to Hander, success was in the air before the Christmas vacation in 1970, but when he returned, he learned of the new beard regulation. As “a matter of principle,” Hander refused to shave. According to Hander, the school administra tion, led by President Tom Spenser, fired him without a word on his teaching ability, only his beard. Spenser told The Battalion, “Let the court record speak for itself. I will not discuss anything further on Hander.” Hander claimed many other faculty members have been harrassed or run off by the San Jacinto administration. He is returning to the college to help the administration rid itself of “narrow-minded, restrictive policies” and try again to establish a faculty organization, if he has time. Upon his return to San Jacinto, Hander’s department head gave him a 24-hour teaching load without overload compensation. The department head told The Battalion he would rather not comment on anything for publica tion. “Returning to instruction at San Jacinto is not going to be easy, but I’m tired of people being too concerned with their own pocketbooks and interests to be involved,” Hander said. Sometime today the first article of a proposed new constitution for Texas should be approved by the Constitutional Convention. The convention plans to vote on Article 1, the Bill of Rights, which the convention is forbidden to amend by the 1972 constitutional amendment which called the convention. The Education Committee will continue hearings through Saturday on funds for higher education. A major part of the Constitutional Commission’s funding of higher education in Texas, the Available and Permanent University Funds, has come under fire during committee hearings. The commission report left the Available and Permanent Funds as they are in the current Texas Constitution. Together, the funds provide over $30 million annually to the Texas A&M University and University of Texas Systems. Last year, the TAMU System’s share was $10,473,584, according to Clyde Freeman, vice-president and comptroller of the TAMU System. TAMU President Jack Williams told the Education Committee earlier this week that the constitutionally-guaranteed fund had made the “salutary record of Texas A&M” possible. The Permanent University Fund, consisting of accumulated mineral royalties on two million acres of land, gains on investments and lease bonuses, is worth almost $670 million today. The Available University Fund is the yearly earnings of the permanent fund. Senator Jack Ogg of Houston has entered a proposal which would apparently do away with the funds in the interest of constitutional purity. Ogg sees no need for “earmarked funds” in a constitution. Other members of the convention have advocated splitting the available fund’s income among the 37 four-year colleges in Texas. Williams, speaking for the Council of Presidents, Texas Public Univer sities, said all members of the council were opposed to such a move. UT regent Frank Erwin said a division “would not raise all of them (universities) to excellence but would only assure that no Texas institution could achieve national stature.” Bryan-College Station area State Representative Bill Presnal, a member of the Education Committee, said the effort to divide the fund was headed by Rep. Joe Pentony of Houston. Pentony has not been available for comment this week. Rep. Craig Washington, a Prairie View A&M University graduate, has asked the committee to assign Prairie View and TAMU each a share of the available fund, based upon their student populations. Both Williams and Presnal felt there was little danger of the funds being broken up. If they are, TAMU will be involved in an annual “dogfight for funding,” Williams said. Democrats reject $600,000 out-of-court settlement offer WASHINGTON (AP) — A Democratic party source says Democrats are willing to accept an out-of-court settlement in their $6.4 million lawsuit against President Nixon’s re-election committee if the price is right. But the source said a Republican offer of $600,000 to settle the suit has been rejected. The Democrats are seeking to recover damages resulting from the June 1972 break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters in Washing ton, the so-called Watergate break-in. The source said the Democrats told lawyers for the re-election committee and the President’s re-election finance committee that the Democratic National Committee wants $1.25 million to settle its part of the litigation. The source said he did not know how much other Democratic plaintiffs wanted to settle. The source said the Republicans made their offer earlier this month but have not made another offer since it was rejected. The latest offer was $75,000 more than the Republicans offered last April. Kenneth W. Parkinson, lawyer for the Nixon re-election committee, declined to confirm the report. But he said, “We’ve had settlement discussions since spring 1973, and we haven’t been able to accomplish a settlement yet. But the lawyers are going to continue their efforts.” Oil tank destroyed by four radicals and B«i' : rom Ho®' late fi 1 end ft’ 5 s honotf' dupli^ judicial Constitutional Revisions Resolution. Under the proposed revisions, the title of vice president will be changed to speaker of the house. He will be nominated and elected by the Senate upon his ability to control the floor of the Senate. One senator said that allowing the position of speaker of the house to be elected by just the Senate is taking away a major right of the student body. John Nash and other senators replied the Senate is best quali fied to decide who should control their floor. The proposed revi sion would make that the Speak er’s only responsibility. Mark Blakemore, Judicial Com mittee member, spoke before the Senate about changes in the Judi cial Committee. He suggested that the Senate delete a section of the revision that required the Judicial Committee to present day-by-day procedures to the Sen ate Executive Committee. Other constitutional revisions include many title changes. The Senate heard first readings on Executive Branch constitu tional revisions. One major change would create an executive director to lessen the burden of the President. Student Fee Allocations re ceived first readings also. “We will give reasons for the distribu tion of the fees in next week’s de bate,” said David White, treas urer. An item for the upcoming stu dent body referendum was also discussed. It concerns the policy of walking on the grounds of the MSG. David White said, “Because this concerns a question of tradi tion, I think the students should have the right to vote upon the matter.” President Jack Williams ad dressed the Senate and then an swered questions in last night’s meeting. Williams gave some general history of TAMU and some his tory of its financial background. He also discussed ideas for TAMU’s expanding future. The Senate meets again next Wednesday night. In that meet ing it will debate Student Serv ices Fees allocations for the 1974- 75 school year. Executive branch constitutional revisions will also be voted upon. % Service fee% | breakdown | A breakdown on this year’s usage of the $19 Student Service Fee was given in the Tuesday Jan. 22 Battalion, but the figures printed only totalled $18. The extra dollar belongs to in tramurals, which receives $1.42 from each $19 fee, instead of 42 cents as was reported. SINGAPORE