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SOUND CENTER’S COUPON SPECIAL AAUW conference Ocean controversies subject of talk M CHANNEL MASTER CASSETTE/RECORDER AM/FM RADIO • Direct Radio Recording • Built-in AM/FM Dipole Antenna • AFC • Automatic Shut-off • Automatic Level Control • AC/DC STARTS TOMORROW tlML"ACfe Show Times 6 pm-7:45-9:30 ::.bcistercusly funny old-time farce... STREISAND at her best! - * By BARBARA WEST Staff Writer Several controversies centering on the oceans were described by Dr. Linda Pequegnat in her address to the American Association of Uni versity Women Saturday at the Crown and Anchor Inn. Pequegnat, a Texas A&M lec turer and researcher, said that many of the crucial controversies such as fishing and mining rights, exploita tion of undersea resources and ter- Jury commission picked by Davis A Grand Jury Commission that will select a grand jury panel to serve the district for the next six months has been appointed by Dis trict Judge W. C. Davis. Pete L. Rodriguez, Barlow Irvin, John Bishop, Harmon Bell and W. W. Humphries, all of Bryan, were appointed as commissioners Friday. The grand jury selection will be at 10 a. m. Oct. 23 in the district cour troom. | Bulletin Board ( TONIGHT AGRICULTURAL ECONOMICS CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. in rooms 112 and 113 of the Plant Sciences Bldg. SENIOR CLASS COUNCIL will meet at 8:15 p. m. in room 301 of the Rudder Tower. ASSOCIATION FOR COMPUTING MACHINERY will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 342 Zachry En gineering Center. RECREATION AND PARKS will meet at 8 p.m. in the basement of Goodwin Hall. SADDLE AND SIRLOIN will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 225 of the MSC. STUDENT SERVICES COMMITTEE of the Stu dent Government will discuss the ticket alloca tion system at 7:45 p. m. in rooms 604 A&B of the Rudder Tower. ALPHA LAMBDA will meet at 6:30 p. m. in room 225 of the MSC. KAPPA DELTA PHI will meet at 6:45 p.m. in the MSC Conference Room. BRIDGE will meet at 7 p. m. in room 231 of the MSC. SOCIETY OF PROFESSIONAL JOURNALISTS will meet at 7 p.m. in room 228 of the MSC. GREAT ISSUES will meet at 7:30 p.m. in rooms L&M of the SPO HOST & FASHION will meet at 5 p.m. in rooms N&O of the SPO. A&M WHEELMEN will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 230 of the MSC. POLITICAL FORUM will meet in rooms A&B of the SPO at 8 p.m. AGGIE CINEMA will present “The Bicycle Thief’ at 8 p.m. in the Rudder Theater. AMERICAN SOCIETY OF CIVIL ENGINEERS will present H. B. Zachry on “Construction” at 7:30 p.m. in the Zachry Auditorium. A&M STUDENT CIVIL LIBERTIES UNION will meet in rooms 704 A and B of the Rudder Center Tower at 8:30 p.m. Censorship, membership and goals for the year will be discussed. WEDNESDAY ALPHA LAMBDA will meet at 6:30 p.m. in room 225, MSC. ARTS COMMITTEE will present Rob Inglis in his solo rendition of Chaucer’s Canterbury' Tales at 8 p.m. in the Rudder Theater. Admission is 50c for students. BRYAN COUNCIL OF STUTTERERS will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center. THURSDAY WOMEN’S AWARENESS WORKSHOP will meet at 8:30 p.m. in room 402 of the Rudder Tower. BOWLING CLUB will hold a constitutional meeting at 7:30 p.m. in the MSC Bowling Alley. ritorial limits were discussed with out resolution at the Third Interna tional Conference on the Law of the Sea. There is no uniform territorial limit to date. The United States claims a limit of 12 miles offshore while some countries in South America are claiming 200 miles. At tempts have been made by the Un ited Nations to create a world-wide limit of 200 miles beyond which ev erything in the sea and on the ocean floor is considered to be the com mon wealth of all. Problems arise in deciding how to insure free passage through water ways within the limit, and freedom to carry on research programs. Pequegnat spoke on various un successful attempts to increase the food production potential of the oceans. She said despite all the in citement to draw more heavily upon the sea’s food resources it is uncer tain whether the oceans are capable of providing adequate supplies. “There is already overfishing in some areas,” Pequegnat said. “Especially of cod and halibut.” She called for better fisheries management to prevent more over fishing. She cited attempts at mariculture (farming the sea) noting the control led simulated ocean conditions hold some problems of their own. The difficulty of the process, expense and small scale of such operations are among the drawbacks. For a time, a few companies tried to produce a fish protein concen trate as a nutritional supplement. This was abandoned because of the Food and Drug Administration. “FDA requirements for proces sing were so stringent that it was no longer economical to produce it,” Pequegnat said. She cited regula tions on use of the head and viscera, as well as regulations on the proper way to package the substance. Pequegnat touched on pollution and a new process developed by the Shell Oil Co. in which chemical wastes are burned at high tempera tures and the only byproducts are carbon dioxide and hydrogen chloride vapor, both of which can be released into the sea with no con taminating effects. The Environ mental Protection Agency is now studying the new process and a de cision is forthcoming. “The process seems to circum vent most of the problems with pol lution, ” Pequegnat said. The trend in ocean research has turned from basic to applied con cerns. Pequegnat does not fully agree with this emphasis. “A fundamental basis is necessary for successful applied research, ” she said. There is still much to be disco vered about the fundamental ele ments of the oceans. Exec committee says Educational programming a possibility Educational programming for student radio may be a reality in the near future, the Student Govern ment Executive Committee said Sunday. If set up, the radio would air edu cational and minority programs. Since the radio would be funded through federal grants, there would be no advertising. The radio could not be set up be fore the spring semester, Taylor said. Taylor also told the committee TOWN HALL SPECIAL ATTRACTION Tf?APE%£ PLUS THE HUES CORPORATION with two successive hits “Freedom for the Stallions” and “Rock the Boat” G. R0LLIE White friday oct. 18 8:00 PM RESERVED GENERAL SEAT ADMISSION A&M STUDENT W/ ACT. CARD 3.00 2.00 A&M STUDENT DATE 3.00 ..2.00 PATRON 3.00 2.50 i TICKETS GO ON SALE MONDAY, OCTOBER 14 MSC BOX OFFICE (1st FLOOR RUDDER TOWER) OPEN 9:00-4:00 EVERYONE MUST BUY A TICKET STEP INTO THE MSC CIRCLE members that demand for re frigerators on campus is increasing. Within the next week, 46 re frigerators will arrive. Some refrigerators rented off campus do not meet university specifications. Refrigerators are not to exceed 1.6 amps and three cubic feet of space. If university specifications were strictly enforced, student govern ment would have a monopoly on re frigerator rental, members said. The drain caused by refrigerators exceeding specifications may cause problems later, such as dorm black outs, Taylor said. Football tickets available to stu dents number 15,000. The stadiums capacity is 48,000. Members of ex ecutive committee spoke to officials about making 25,000 tickets availa ble to students. If the additional 10,000 tickets are made available to students, the Ath letic Department might not make enough money to fund athletic programs. Non-students pay $7 a game, while students pay only one fourth that price. “Marat/Sade,” the play banned from the university, was produced on numerous college campuses in 1967 and 1968. There was only one possible risque scene to his under standing, said John Tyler, SG vice president for Rules and Regula tions. He is planning to read the play. omn IN MODERN ENGLISH ROB INGLIS a dramatization of Chaucer's (Cauti'rlmru ©ate WED., OCT. 16 8:00 P.M. Rudder Theatre Tickets on sale in advance at U.C. Box Office or at door. STU. WACT. CARD-504 OTHERS $2.00