THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 6, 1974
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lute shield to prevent disclosure in courts, ture of the privilege against disclosure and gress to determine whether a law or privi-
legislative hearings and the like. on the broad definition of those who quali- lege is desirable.
HOUSTON tflP) — The American Bar
iociation rejected Monday a proposal to
ghield” journalists’ confidential sources
rom compelled disclosure.
The ABA’s policy-making house of dele- increased flow of information, not to set ommended that the privilege yield only to necessar y barriers to economic opportunity.”
Its supporters maintained the privilege fled to invoke its protection.
The credit resolution condemned discrim-
was needed to serve the public through an At a minimum, the shield committee rec- inator y practices as “unreasonable and un
ites voted 157 to 122 against putting the newsmen apart as a privileged class.
shown ifluential organization on record as favor-
partitiol ng shield le £ i8lation *
Opponents, who triumphed, remained un- ®ity for disclosure. It would apply to any
convinced. The proposal had picked un person gathering news or information for
The delegates also went on record con- staunch opposition from the ABA’s section general dissemination.
Commission approves agenda
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the most compelling and overriding neces- U was P a ® se , d hy a voice vote with onl y a
murmur of dissent.
An accompanying report to the dele
gates said discriminatory practices now de
ader 4damning credit practices that discriminate on criminal law, and from the national con- The u>s> Supreme Court has already held home, toTi^nce thSr^ucatioS to gTinto
, ’ on the basis of sex or marital status. ferences of state, federal, and appellate that the Constitution does not give newsmen business, or to purchase such things as auto-
iff re J ec ^ e ^ shield policy was fashioned the right to refuse to answer questions be- mobiles, furniture and clothing on an equal
by a committee that recommended an abso- Opposition centered on the absolute na- fore a grand jury but the court invited Con- basis with men.
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Yes, thenIphe College Station Planning
ction, ba and Zoning Commission met in
ton in u City Hall last night with only
four members present. That was
Hough for a quorum which ap
proved every item on the agenda.
•1 Don Dale, city councilman and
Buncil liaison to the commission
iresented his request for a prelim-
ry plat for Pooh’s Park, at Tex-
||s Avenue and Holleman Drive.
pA plat is a designated plot of
■lid drawn up on a map and re-
ie the rt ferred to by urban planners and
ie absent! leity officials. It is the official
for assur. boundary for a lot or develop-
rary ;inent for the purpose of city rec-
nendatiou fords.
by tht| Dale stated that he had lost
n befon fconey on Pooh’s Park and asked
that the single lot be subdivided
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nded.
imittee ol ’Jo facilitate the identification by
be study' Jots, so the land could be sold,
and thei foe area is zoned commercial
ve factor, f|nd will remain so. Dale added
may be shat he thought the area would
to ai|e used for warehouses and stor-
ts said, jgg space.
riod ra &He asked since the area was to
3 lowered be used for warehouses and not
e. It was
ent fines
nth over-
'rom bor-
:ord was
en on the
i'ining of
suggested
t a later
for recreation that he be permit
ted to omit the usual requirements
for sidewalks and alleys. The com
mission granted his request.
The commission also approved
the final plat for Lake Village
Place across from the Plantation
Oaks Apartments on Highway 30
with provisions which included
the installation of sidewalks on
each side of all interior streets.
The development donated ap
proximately 5.5 acres to the city,
to be used a park land in accord
ance with a city ordinance.
Jim Gardner, a member of the
audience and former member of
the Planning and Zoning Commis
sion, raised many points before
the commission and was the first
to insist on sidewalks in park
areas and on streets under con
struction. He urged the commis
sion to require sidewalks, since
it is no longer mandatory that
sidewalks be installed.
The commission thanked Gard
ner for his suggestions and asked
him to submit them to a special
committee which would consider
his proposals.
In other action, the commission:
Approved the final revised plat
for Southwest Village which is
located on Southwest Parkway
off Highway 6.
....Considered abolishing the plats
of the Country Place Subdivision
on Barron Road and Highway 6,
just inside the city’s extraterri
torial jurisdiction. The area is a
subdivision for which plats were
drawn up but the land was never
sold. The commission decided to
forward the proposal to the Coun
ty Commissioners Court for a de
cision.
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PRINCETON, N.J. (AP) — The latest Gallup Poll says 46 percent
of Americans surveyed would prefer to have Vice President Gerald Ford
serve as president for the remainder of President Nixon’s term.
The survey, taken Jan. 18-24, showed 46 percent preferred Ford
to Nixon, 32 percent chose Nixon and 22 percent expressed no
■preference.
In the survey, 1,592 adults were asked, “Here is a question about
esident Nixon and Vice President Gerald Ford: If you had a choice,
hich man would you rather have as president between now and the
next presidential election in 1976—Nixon or Ford?”
Among Republicans, 57 percent chose Nixon, 28 percent chose
Ford and 15 percent said they were undecided. Eighteen percent of the
[Democrats chose Nixon, 55 percent chose Ford and 27 percent gave no
preference. Nixon was the favorite of 35 percent of the independents,
ind Ford of 45 percent, with 20 percent naming no choice.
I Traditionally Democratic groups such as blacks. Catholics and
labor union families favored Ford most heavily, the Gallup organization
said.
In the South, preferences were about equally divided between
Ford and Nixon. Of southern whites, 48 percent favored Nixon and 34
percent chose Ford.
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Some little boys don’t.
Some inner-city ghettos have special schools. For little
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And once the channels of communication had been opened,
they began to learn.
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