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County indicts 65; five students charged By STEVE GRAY Staff Writer Thirteen persons charged Dec. 16 with vari ous narcotics violations in a county-wide raid were among the 65 indicted by the Brazos County Grant Jury Wednesday afternoon. The indictments included 15 for delivery of marijuana, three for delivery of phencyclidine (a hallucinatory drug) and one for delivery of LSD. Five A&M students were included in the in dictments. They are Beverly Bell, a freshman wild life science major, delivery of phencyclidine, free on $1,000 bond; David Becker, freshman physics major, delivery of marijuana, out on $7,500 bond; Preston Juvenal, senior management major, deliv ery of marijuana, free on $10,000 bond; Michael Corr, senior geophysics major, four counts of deliv ery of marijuana, out on $20,000 bond; and Kelvin Higginbotham, freshman journalism major, deliv ery of marijuana, free on $10,000 bond. Others indicted were Fred Franco, delivery of LSD, free on $10,000 bond; and Mike Golden, two counts of delivery of phencyclidine, out on $15,000 bond. Six others were indicted on charges of deliver ing marijuana. They are Debra Dalton, two counts, free on $10,000 bond; Robert Cox, two counts, out on $20,000 bond; Richard Norman, one count, free on $10,000 bond; Johnnie Norman, one count, free on $10,000 bond; David Denton, one count, out on $10,000 bond; and Gary Harm- dierks, one count, who is still in the county jail, jail. Maxwell McKaye, junior entomology major, was indicted for possession of 45 pounds of mari juana and with possession with intent to sell 10 ounces of hashish. He was charged in a separate raid on his Scandia apartment Dec. 9 by local police and the Department of Public Safety (DPS) offic ers. McKaye is free on $5,000 bond. The grand jury also returned indictments on three Bryan men charged with aggravated assault -on a College Station police officer Jan. 21. MerrilT. Blake, Daryl Jackson and Raymond Weber, all liv ing at 2001 Beck in Bryan, were charged after al legedly beating patrolman J. L. Conrad. The inci dent occurred on the parking lot of the Silver Dollar Saloon, 807 Texas Ave. Conrad was not seriously hurt. All three aree free on $5,000 bond each. Weather Mostly cloudy and warm with 50% chance light showers Friday. Southerly winds from 12 gusting to 20 mp h. High 79°; low tonite 64°; high Saturday 73°. Che Battalion Inside Rape forum RHA Pay raise Vol. 68 No. 66 College Station, Texas Friday, January 31, 1975 Photo by Chris Svatek President Jack Williams addresses Academic Council meeting Thursday. Who’s next? MSC to elect MSC president will be chosen Monday by a majority of the voting members of the MSC Council. The five candidates are Bill Flores, Ben Klein, Bob Barbier, John Nelson, and Naomi Jane Logan. The nominating committee in terviewed the candidates and will make a recommendation to the council. We know pretty well what everybody is like,” said Bill Davis, MSC president. He added that the nominating committee tries to get t e feel of what the candidates’ in terests are and what they plan to do. A candidate must have posted a 4 GPR l as t ftiH semester, have a 4 GPR presently and not be on an y type of University probation. Applications are being taken until ebruary 7 for other MSC posi- 10 ns. Requirements are the same as 0r presidential candidates. Jane Logan Following are interviews con noted by The Battalion with the emididates. Naomi Jane Logan Pans to change the image of the ‘ C from one of an exclusive or ganization to something for all stu- 1 want to talk to tested in listening, anyone in- explaining tl i listening, explaining a s ” e especially wants to reach off-campus students. Logan said she felt a need for more spot programming (for exam ple, eat the hell out of Rice Krispies contest) and more cross program ming. ‘The directorate committees need to pull together more as a group, she said. She also said she is for liquor on campus and felt attendance to cam pus dances would increase if liquor could be served. John Nelson John Nelson was studying for a Spanish test, but said he would take a few minutes to outline his philosophy for the coming year if chosen President. “I haven’t run across anything that needs changing,” he said. The MSC needs continuity, because it has been changed a lot recently. Nelson would “try to serve stu dent first and center the program ming on students. “I would put their money to the best use possible,” he said. Bill Flores Bill Flores, MSC candidate for president, says he has three goals in mind for the MSC: (1) “I’d like to research the prog rams we offer and do a marketing study to see if we’re offering the Committee OKs $33,160 requests % JUDY BAGGETT Staff Writer . e Student Service Fee Com- do T u SaVe away $33 M60 that they ing aVe yet at ^ ast u'Sht’s meet- , Town hall requested $5,000 from oth re ? en,e fund and $28,160 for er MSC student programs. n ‘ght now there is $1360 in the t Serve fund, said Curt Marsh, 'Uinittec chairman, but the com- l ee should know in two weeks w much the reserve fund will re- Ceive this semester. Student Services Fee Reserve is five to six per cent of the total money brought in by the $19.80 per semes ter student service fee. It is used to cover deficits, fill gaps and for addi tional programming. The expected amount is $55,000, of which President Williams allo cated $20,000 to women’s athletics. Town Hall requested the addi tional funds to arrange a concert during Black Awareness Week in March. Professional fees account for $3,500 and $1,500 goes for opera tional expenses. Town Hall agreed (See SERVICE, Page 5) Federal control opposed in Williams’ council talk By ROXIE HEARN Staff Writer “No one at A&M is taking on the governor or the legislature about the (Texas College) Coordinating Board,” said President Jack K. Wil liams Thursday in a report to the Academic Council. “We have no fear of the Coor dinating Board,” he said, “we’ve al ways received fair treatment from them. Williams made the remarks in re sponse to Gov. Dolph Briscoe’s re commendations to expand the au thority of the Coordinating Board, Texas College and University Sys tem, which distributes funds to col leges and universities in the state. Briscoe proposed expansion would give it power to veto any col lege construction afid new degree programs, departments or divi sions. However, Williams said the governor s plan was “more cen tralized” than he would like. He called Briscoe “a man sensi tive to higher education, respon sive. He believes in our educational enterprise. Williams also pointed to the pow ers of the governor in directing Texas education. “In his next four years in office, he’ll appoint all nine A&M directors and all seven UT re gents.” “The governor holds the future of our educational system in the palm of his hand,” Williams said. The president was critical of fed eral agencies affecting the funding of higher education. Calling them a “monolithic judge and jury,” he said. “We are at war with the EOC (Educational Opportunity Commis sion) and HEW (Department of Health, Education and Welfare) is our sworn enemy.” He accused “The Feds ’ of “blackmailing higher education and urged them to make an effort to restore balance to the nation’s in stitutions of higher learning. Williams also discussed the emergency appropriations bill, the Legislative Budget Board and en rollment projections. The appropriations bill passed by the Legislature Wednesday will present those state employes earn ing up to $875 per month with a 13 per cent pay raise Feb. 1, 1975. Those making between $875 and $1,267 per month will receive a $114 per month increase. The bill will present a 9 per cent increase to those earning between $1,267 and $1,935 per month. Salaries over $1,935 per month will be increased $174 per month by the bill. The Legislative Budget Board, composed of members of both houses, prepares the state budget covering expenditures of all state agencies for the next two years. “If we perceive what the LBB has in store for us,” said Williams, “we will not be in bad shape.” He listed the recommendations of the board and added that it showed “no favoritism” in its allotments. Faculty salaries this year total $20,267,000, said Williams. A&M requested $24,995,000 from the LBB for faculty salaries in 1976. The LBB surpassed that figure, recommending $26,310,000. If the LBB recommendations pass, departmental operations will be budgeted $8.3 million; library books $1,312,000; organizational research, $1,209,000; physical op erations, $5,507,000; utilities, $4,500,000; and special operations, $2,934,000. The university is now operating under a $45,675,000 budget. It re quested $60,948,000 of the LBB and the board has recommended $57,090,000, Williams said. Enrollment is presently 20,400, he reported to the council. This fall, enrollment reached 21,463, and next fall should reach 23,500. Williams said he hoped to “phase down” enrollment increase, adding by 1980 the percentage of increase should be leveled at 1.5. He hopes A&M would not increase to over 28,000. The Coordinating Board, he re ported, is seeking to control enroll ment of institutions of higher learn ing, keeping it between 27,500 and 30,000. Williams hopes the present 78 per cent male population will de crease to 73 per cent, and the pres ent 22 per cent female population will increase to 27 per cent. Out of state students compose 7V*2 per cent of the whole and Williams hopes to increase it to OVz per cent. The 11 per cent Corps of Cadets population is projected to remain the same. Williams’ report was the only item of business before the council. National car rebates aid local car salesmen new president services students want. Then we could expand on some programs and scale down those which are not working. (2) “I want to figure a way to moti vate our all-volunteer student staff. It’s hard to motivate people without pay.” (3) “And I’d like to study the effect of advertising. We need to improve our public relations. A lot of'services fees are spent on advertising and we are still not getting our desired at tendance. Flores says he is opposed to pay ing the MSC student staff. “Pay would help, hut it wouldn’t seem right to me to spend service fees on student salaries. Students are amateurs and a lot of money would be wasted,” he said. Flores was not prepared to name specific changes he would make. He said the council had just gained con trol of the building. “And we’ll have to feel our way through a lot of things,” he said. “One thing that I would like to see, and I realize some people may disagree, but I would like to add the student radio station to Radio Committee ... It would help Radio Committee.” Bob Barbier Building the image of the MSC Council and Directorate to be one of service is the major goal of Robert Barbier, candidate for president of the MSC. “People tend to associate the ‘C’ with the building and with all of the criticism of the building in the past semester, the image of the organiza tion has suffered,” he said. He said the MSC needed some new appeal and suggested public re lations campaign as a possible ans wer to the problem. “Off-campus students just aren’t finding out what we have to offer,’’ he said. Such things as sweaters or rib bons as rewards for those in the Corps who are active in the hierar chy of the Council and Directorate have been suggested, he said. Ben Klein The word “student” in Memorial Student Center is the most impor tant word, Ben Klein says. Klein is a candidate for the posi tion of president of the Memorial Student Center Council and Direc torate. He says he feels there should be more responsiveness to students in the programming of the MSC. He plans to try to get longer hours and more freedom for students in the building. Other changes will in clude trying to get reduced bowling rates, better prices and food selec tion in the snack bar area and better check cashing facilities. He also called for more public re lations to make the student body aware of the programs available through the organization. By MARY JEANNE QUEBE Staff Writer The national car rebate offer has helped the motor vehicle trade in the Bryan-College Station area, local dealers agree. John W. Halsell, vice-president of Halsell Motor Company at 1411 Texas Ave., said there has been a “drastic change” in both the floor traffic and sales since the rebates started earlier this month. “The rebate comes directly from the factory and ranges anywhere from $200 to $400, depending on the car and the trade-in,” Halsell explained. Each week different cars will be included in the rebate offer until the program ends in late February, Halsell said. Tom Light, general manager of Corbusier Chevrolet Co. at 500 S. Texas Ave., said his sales haven’t gone up greatly on the rebated cars but the larger cars have been selling due to the increase of traffice in the showroom. “The auto industry is on its way up again,” Light said, adding there has been only a 10 per cent decline in sales this year compared to this time last year. “In this area it’s more of a mental recession than a money recession,” Light said. People are more selec tive now as opposed to the past, he said. Larry Beal, president of Beal Ford Sales Inc., 1309 Texas Ave., said the rebate Ford offers may either he sent directly to the buyer of may be used as a down payment. Beal explained that his small car sales had been up in the last couple of months, even before the rebate started. “I look for a better economic mar ket in the future. I have faith in the government and American folks, Beal said. Beal noted his part sales and ser vice business has been excellent since the economic downswing started. K&B Dodge of Hearne has had a 75 per cent increase in sales over last month, said Larry Bossier, vice president. Bossier said the program has been a “great success” and noted that floor traffic had been terribly slow until the rebate. Gotcha skunked Photo by Douglas Wlnahlp Jimmy Zumwalt and Todd Hardt clash in table tennis match at the ACUI campus meet Thursday. The meets which are running from Tuesday through Saturday also include bowling, bridge and billiards.