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I ' . dc Briscoe, Cranberry win gubernatorial nominations Dolph Briscoe will run for a second term as governor with the endorsement of the Democratic Party. Briscoe received 976,462 votes vhile his major opponent, Frances to the] Farenthold, gained 398,408 Satur- ier °frhe fday. Other contenders were Steve otFanif Alexander with 26,450 and Wayne Posey getting 30,956. ' Aggie, American — r naitieo; —^Ptained hasbee t 'H field nn - dthegre;, ^gie hist took thisj New Orsi ®ane 14.{ ^^mpionslij ■ l,n Kimbrc ==i t teanu "ring thei Ulanova, \ string o[ ■^CU, fc This is the second successive race that Briscoe and Farenthold have been opponents for the pri mary election and the second time Briscoe has won it. The Republicans nominated Jim Cranberry in their primary. Cran berry, a dentist from Lubbock, got 46,039 votes to the 13,728 for his opponent, Odell McBrayer, a Fort Worth attorney. Introduction of parimutuel bet- ing in Texas was also on the bal lots in both primaries. The resolu tion failed by a vote of 607,772 to 609,393. Other Democratic contests on the state level resulted largely in the renomination of incumbents. The notable exception was the nomination of Bob Bullock, former Texas secretary of state, over Hugh Edburg for comptroller. In the Republican race for lieutenant governor, no public campaigning was done by either candidate. Troy Skates got 12,- 512 votes to Gaylord Marshall’s 10,670. Incumbent Bill Presnal was re nominated by the Democratic pri mary in District 28 for state rep resentative. In Brazos County Presnal won with 4,213 votes with Lloyd Joyce getting 3,198 and Sparkey Hardee receiving 753. Presnal got 2,254, Joyce 1,120 and Hardee 212 in Roberton County. In county races, Walter Wilcox and W. A. Stasny were elected to another term with votes of 598 and 1,262 respectively. Candi dates running against Stasney were Anastacio Herrera with 625 and Roy Lee Ellis with 236 votes. Wilcox’s opponent, George Dunn, received 581 votes. Unopposed in various races were incumbents W. C. Davis for District 85 judge; William R. Vance, county judge; W. D. Bur ley, district clerk; Frank J. Bor- iskie, county clerk; J. B. Street- man, county school superinten dent; B. V. Elkins, county treasur er; Jess B. McGee, justice of the peace for Precinct 4; Joe Daniel Novosad, justice of the peace Pre cinct 5 and A. P. Boyett Jr., justice of the peace for Precinct 7. Education advisor says state ignored wealth inequality Che Battalion Vol. 67 No. 391 College Station, Texas Tuesday, May 7, 1974 All school districts are not equally capable of budget balanc ed school systems, says Dr. Rich ard Hooker. Hooker, special assistant to the Governor for Educational Re search and Planning, spoke be- was a; j fore approximately 70 persons at hat year,; I a hmcheon for the American As sociation for University Women Saturday. Hooker said eight per cent of the revenue for the public school nbrougl of thatl! n ’ Pritt,! =aptained ■played % ble in 1® ^ memltr Price. the Aggie *?H. Hiey presentk Eotton l hardl i systems was from the federal government, 46 per cent from state government and the remaining 46 per cent was left up to the local ad valorem taxes. "I would concur that the state is not making a large enough ef fort toward the public school sys tem,” said Hooker. Hooker noted the main problem with the public school system is a dispersity of property wealth from one community to another. “People concerned with public school finance have been telling the state its problems since 1956,” said Hooker. “The state has ig nored these reports in the past. We have continued to live with a 1949 system of distributing school finance.” Hooker continued to say that the wealth of the state as a whole should be used as a basis for pub lic school finance. “I hope by Nov. 1, my commit tee will have a tentative propo sal to present to the governor for the total restructuring of the Tex as public school system,” he said. Areas of the public school sys tem which need research before a proposal can be presented to the governor include facilities, transportation and centralization of a state system at the local level. “We happen to be in the pre dicament of not knowing the mar ket value of the property,” said Hooker. Today "1 Candidate Kennedy p. 3 Coach Smith retires p. 5 Weather Partly cloudy and mild Tuesday with east-north- easterly winds 7-12 m.p.h. High today 83°. Low tonight 63°. Con tinued partly cloudy and mild Wednesday. Tomor row’s high 87°. Graduation admission by ticket only Admission to G. Rollie White Coliseum for Texas A&M Uni versity’s commencement exercises Saturday will be by ticket only, announced Dean Edwin H. Cooper. Cooper, chairman of TAMU’s Convocations Committee, said all seats in the field house are ex pected to be taken by the gradu ating students and their relatives and friends, along with the offi cial party, academic department representatives and other univer sity personnel directly involved in the ceremonies. Degree candidates have been issued four tickets each. A student ticket coordination center has been established in Room 7 of the Coke Building to redistribute any tickets which might be returned, Dean Cooper noted. Such tickets will be dis tributed on a first-come, first- served basis, he added. The dean said students who have already left their names in the dean of men’s office do not need to contact the coordination center. Their requests have al ready been included in an overall list. Persons who go to the coliseum without tickets will be invited to the Rudder Center where the cer emonies will be transmitted via closed-circuit television in two auditorium, Dean Cooper added. The commencement exercises also will be telecast locally by KAMU-TV—Channel 15 (Chan nel 12 on the cable). Brandt resigns post, recommends Scheel BONN, West Germany (AP)—Willy Brandt, plagued by a series of provincial election setbacks and a damaging spy scandal, submitted his resignation late Monday night as chancellor of West Germany. In an official announcement, the federal press office said Brandt asked President Gustav Heinemann in a letter to name Vice Chancellor Walter Scheel as head of a care taker government until parliament can choose a new chancellor. A presidential spokesman said Heinemann, who received Brandt’s letter during a visit to Hamburg, declared his acceptance of the resignation. Scheel also is foreign minister and leader of the Free Democrats, principal partner in the coalition government with Brandt’s Social Democrats. He called off a planned Tuesday trip to Brussels. Brandt’s dramatic move followed behind-the-scenes negotiations all day Monday among Brandt, his coalition partners and the opposition parties, informants said. Brandt’s popularity has begun to wane from its high point in 1971 when he won the Nobel Peace Prize for his Ostpolitik, or efforts at accommodation with the Com munist Eastern bloc. Lately, an increasing number of West Germans have viewed Ostpolitik with dis pleasure. The spy scandal involving Guenter Guillaume, an aide to the chancellor, emphasized the situation. In recent months, Brandt’s Social Democrats already had suffered a series of state election setbacks. In March they lost their majority in the important Hamburg city-state legislature. The spy case, described by an opposi tion legislator as West Germany’s worst in a long series of post-World War II spy affairs, broke April 24 when Guillaume was arrested and charged with spying for the East Germans. Although Brandt denied before parlia ment that Guillaume had access to any state secrets. Interior Minister Hans-Dietrich Genscher at the time acknowledged that it was “a case of particularly grave and partic ularly dangerous espionage.” After Guillaume was arrested West German newspapers carried many stories— though not confirmed officially—that Guillaume had been regularly feeding information to East Berlin and that at the time of his arrest he was preparing to flee the country. C. K. Esten 28 years in retires after theater arts By JULIA JONES C. K. Esten, chairman of The ater Arts and director of Aggie Player productions for 28 years, made his last appearance on stage Saturday night. Esten retires in August. In a surprise ceremony after the last performance of “Play it Again, Sam,” his last play, he was pre sented a gold lifetime ticket to TAMU theater productions. He was also presented with a collection of cards and letters from former Aggie Players. Don Last senate to consider appointments Appointments comprise the agenda for the last Senate meeting of the year, Wednes day. Steve Eberhard, Student Government president, will ap point students to the Senate, publications board, athletic council and the athletic advi sory committee. The vacant seat in the Sen ate is an off-campus under graduate position. It was va cated by Mike Squires who is moving back on campus next semester. Seven members will be ap pointed to the athletic advisory committee. The representative to the athletic council will fill a new position recently approved by the TAMU System Board of Directors. The publications board posi tion is the one to which Bill Davis was nominated last week and refused. He failed to re ceive the necessary two-thirds approval. A new nominee will come before the Senate this week. Powell, former Player and Uni versity Center facilities manager, announced a scholarship fund in Esten’s name to provide assist ance for students of Theater Arts. A reception followed in the Rudder Center Forum. Esten joined the faculty in 1946. He became Aggie Player director and chairman of Theater Arts in 1950. Although he is principally known for his many productions, Esten has been heavily involved in athletics. He played football for Brown University and was probably the only 135-pound quar terback in the history of the school. After receiving a B.A. from Baylor in 1931, he coached football and baseball in Central Texas. For the last 24 years he has been the “voice of Kyle Field.” He has announced longer than any other announcer in the Southwest Conference. His theater career has brought him most of his honors. He is past president and on the Board of Governors of the Texas Edu cational Theater Association. He was president of the Texas Sec ondary School Conference. For many years he managed regional University Interscholas tic League one-act play competi tions. Esten has also begun and di rected summer dramatic pro grams for area youth. P&Z approves rezoning of tract The College Station Planning and Zoning Commission approved one zone change Monday night but denied another. The commission rezoned the two acre tract on Highway 6 occupied by the Shiloh Club from single family residential to gen eral commercial. Commissioner Michael B. Calliham abstained without explanation. The Shiloh Club’s owners said they were hoping to relocate the club to an area near the west bypass. They said the club’s present location prevented them from holding their annual turkey shoot. The commision denied a rezon ing request for a 4.32 acre tract and a 17.90 acre tract on FM 60 South of FM 2154. The request was to rezone from single family residential to general commercial. Commissioners Tom Chaney and James Wallace questioned the feasibility of the request saying it would create “island zone” areas where homes are now located in the section. Commissioner George Boyett dissented and was the only com missioner to vote favoring the change. In other action the commission approved unanimously the final plat for the Anderson Ridge sub division, section two. Judge will on Galley’s rule bond RAPIDLY BECOMING part of TAMU’s skyline, the new watertower hulks above Sbisa Dining Hall. The structure will resemble a large trash can when completed; it will not, however, remain burnt orange. The proposed color is light blue. (Photo by Gary Baldasari) Court hopes postpones tape action, to avoid possible battle WASHINGTON <A>) — Court action on 64 presidential tapes was postponed Monday, indicat ing an accommodation may be in the works to avoid a court fight between the White House and the special Watergate prose cutor. The five-day postponement was on a hearing on a White House motion to quash a subpoena for the tapes. U.S. District Court Judge John J. Sirica moved the hearing from Wednesday to May 13. “The continuance was granted for the purpose of facilitating discussions leading to possible compliance with the subpoena,” the judge said. Meanwhile the Senate Water- University National Bank ‘On the side of Texas A&M.” Adv. gate committee said the tran scripts of presidential tapes re leased by the White House “are suspect” and “neither complete nor accurate.” The committee told the U.S. Court of Appeals that despite the release of the transcripts it still needs the tapes of five con versations subpoenaed last July 23. “The committee should not have to perform its legislative missions on the basis of transcripts that are suspect,” the committee told the court. White House counsel James D. St. Clair said he had asked for the extra five days “to permit the special prosecutor and myself to see whether we can come to some accommodation.” In his motion last week to halt the subpoena St. Clair had indi cated that the fight might be carried to the Supreme Court. And he maintained in television interviews Sunday that President Nixon had handed out all the “relevant” tapes and transcripts he is going to. The judge’s announcement indi cated there is a possibility an agreement can be worked out to avoid a fight similar to last year when the White House went to the U.S. Court of Appeals to avoid yielding other subpoenaed tapes. St. Clair and Jaworski met with Sirica Monday to work out the delay. The meeting was at just about the time when Ja worski was to have delivered his response to the White House motion. The deadline for filing that response was put off until Fri day. Twenty of the 64 conversations subpoenaed were made public last week in the edited transcripts distributed by the White House. But where those transcripts covers mainly presidential con versations that tool^ place in February, March and April last year, the Jaworski subpoena asked for tapes of Nixon’s talks with his aides as early as June 20, 1972, and as late as June 4, 1973. It asks for a number of meet ings and telephone conversations the President had with Special Counsel Charles W. Colson—none of which were included in the mass of transcripts released by the White House. Jaworski said the tapes are needed for the Sept. 9 trial of Colson, John N. Mitchell, H. R. Haldeman, John D. Ehrlichman, Robert C. Mardian, Kenneth W. Parkinson and Gordon Strachan. COLUMBUS, Ga. (AP)_A fed eral judge took under advisement Monday a ruling on whether Wil liam L. Galley Jr., now a civilian, should remain free on bond. However, Judge J. Robert El liott indicated strongly that he would continue Galley’s bond when he told government attorneys who sought to revoke Galley’s bail that he found ample legal prece dence for continuing it. Elliott also named June 24 as a date for the hearing on the merits of Galley’s petition which challenges his conviction for mur ders at My Lai. Galley, 30, was given a dishon orable discharge from the Army Saturday, soon after President Nixon decided to uphold his twice- reduced sentence to 10 years im prisonment. The former Army lieutenant, clad in an off-white suit and ap pearing tanned and trimmer than he did Feb. 27 when the same judge freed him on bond, did not testify at the hearing in U.S. District Court. Despite the fact that he is now a civilian, Galley is still subject to his court-martial conviction of March, 1971 for the massacre of 22 Vietnamese civilians. If Elliott denies Galley’s peti tion seeking a reversal of his conviction. Galley would be re turned to Army confinement. But he also would be eligible for pa role after less than six months of additional imprisonment. He had been under house ar rest at his bachelor apartment at nearby Ft. Benning for nearly three years. Eberhard gets list of ‘nets’ Non-students can not serve in student activities, the Publica tions Board will not change and the editor of The Battalion will not be elected. These decisions were outlined in a letter to Student Government President Steve Eberhard. The letter from Williams was in answer to a letter from Eber hard accompanying a resolution passed by the Senate earlier. The resolution took strong exception to the removal of Steve Goble as managing editor of The Battalion on the basis of his being a non student. “In my opinion, the Student Publications Board acted in the only reasonable way it could con cerning Mr. Goble,” Williams said in the letter. He further remarked that he thought most students would have dropped from the job without the board removing them. Correction The Battalion erroneously re ported last week that Board mem ber Joe Reynolds voted against allowing an option for TAMU sys tem presidents to select a student to serve on the Athletic Council. The dissenting vote was actually cast by H. C. Bell Jr.