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AAMCO AAMCO TRANSMISSIONS "America's Largest Transmission Specialist" 1215 TEXAS 822-0109 A&M Consolidated Dismissal of suit asked FREE TOWING 10% Aggie Discount on ail Transmission jobs with I.D. card The JBest Pizza in Town (Honest) -LUNCHEON SreCIHL- Monday through Friday j • Any Luncheon Size Pizza (excluding combinations) • Or Our Famous Spaghetti Plate w/garlic toast • Or the Big Mr. Gatti's Submarine w/chips ALL OF THESE MEALS COME WITH TOSSEOSALAD AND COFFEF OR TFA ‘1.89 Also: Live Entertainment Tuesday through Saturday and Happy Hour Mon-Wed 7-9 the Eo/ter chicken ho/ orrlvedl $ •••and he's a-h -flie Has - !" G+. Warehouse. TKe perfect (vue hev/e bonnes ■foo [ ) Off UmHmii ^7(5 29^ 5f ui- f. - jy■— i ■■ —— Jack Woods, attorney for the A&M Consolidated School District, has filed a motion to sever and dis miss the money claim filed against the district by the U. S. Secretary of Labor. The motion was filed recently in the Federal District Court in Hous ton. On Nov. 27 a suit charging the school district with violation of the Fair Labor Standards Act of 1938 was filed by the Secretary of Labor. The district allegedly violated provisions of the Act which involve sex discrimination regarding salaries of faculty members since September 1971. School Superintendent Fred Hopson said, “Male employees dur ing the years in question did work under a contract that paid them Former Aggie and servicemen sculpt ice bell A Liberty Bell ice sculpture by U.S. servicemen including a former Texas Aggie won the Peace Prize of the international snow statue con test at Sapporo, Japan. The four-man team including Air Force 1st Lt. James R. Howard used photos and fact sheets to build the sculpture. It measured 11 feet nine inches in height and 31 feet in cir cumference at the bottom of the bell. The snow statue weighing eight tons was 21^ times the size of the original Liberty Bell. $300 more than their female coun terparts. However, this contract re quired many hours of extra work and duty for those employees.” These extra duties involved “crowd control, ticket-taking and ticket-selling at athletic events and other extracurricular functions sponsored by the district. The suit is seeking payment with 6 per cent interest to more than 100 women teachers for the school year 1972-73. Hopson said this could run in excess of $60,(MX). If the district loses the suit, the money will come out of the instruc tional program and will require a tax increase of five or six cents per $100 valuation, said Hopson. “By filing this motion,” said Woods, “we raise the constitutional issue as to whether the Congress of the U.S. can take over the manage ment and administration of states, counties, cities and school dis tricts.” Following the school’s motion, the Secretary of Labor filed a mo tion for delay of the trial until March 17. During this time the plaintiff is required to consult with the U.S. Attorney General because of the constitutional issues being raised. The doctrine of state immunity has generally protected states and political subdivisions of states from law suits for damages since the tax payer would have to pay any judg ment. Hopson said, “It seems to me that this is typical federal bureaucracy and interference at the local level and certainly smacks of harassment since any situation that might have existed was corrected two years ago. This is using federal taxpayers’ money to sue local taxpayers over a mute question to increase the fed eral muscle locally.” “If the district loses this suit, which fundamentally raises impor tant constitutional issues,” said Hopson, “the federal government will then have a precedent to go by to manage schools and municipalities and control all em ployment contracts and working conditions as applicable to the board of Education. ” Allocations (Continued from p. 1) Maybe in this way, the committee could not only gain power, but re spect. As hardworking and dedi cated as the panel may be, one is wary of placing nearly $1 million in the hands of sleeping and absent students. There is no doubt that the com mittee is justified in saying they are worthwhile and powerful. The theory behind the committee is worthwhile, but the individuals are lacking in the qualifications neces sary to participate in such a commit tee. The solution is an intangible one. It depends on the initiative and in telligence of 10 students chosen in a purely subjective manner. The committee, in its present state, is deserving of credit for good inten tions. They are not deserving of $885,000. Page 4 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MARCH 12, 1975 fJoneA, PUasimocAf YOU OR YOUR DOCTOR CAN PHONE US when you needi delivery. We will deliver promptly to your dorm or home, A great many people rely on us for their health needs. We welcome requests for delivery service and charge ac counts. 817 Texas Avenue Across from A&M at Eastgate 846-4742 Casuals 211 University - Next to Aggieland Flowers Open 9:00 - 5:30 VALUABLE COUPON $2.00 off men’s or women’s pants $1.00 off any ladies' halters or pullovers $1.00 off all shorts $2.00 off all men’s or women’s shirts One coupon per person please Offer good through March 15, 1975 YYIiC Kr*ija,fc IJ Cto XJI * • •.•X»X , .»X»X*X , X Winners announced Winners of the poetry contest sponsored by the TAMU Arts Committee will be announced at a program Wednesday at 8 p.m. The students’ poems will be read at the presentation held in the Rudder Tower Forum. Also featured in the program is poet Greg Kuzma. Apply for editor Applications are being accepted for editorship of the Battalion and Aggieland. Deadline for filing is April 1. Applications are available in room 216 of the Reed McDonald Building. IpP* GREAT ISSUES THE AMERICAN ECONOMY” SERIES PRESENTS: GORDON TULL0CK ECONOMIST & LEGAL SCHOLAR CRIME—ECONOMIC OR SOCIAL 7 * MARCH 13 8:00 RUDDER CENTER THEATER FROM THE CENTER FOR THE STUDY OF PUBLIC CHOICE TODAY A&M WHEELMAN will hold a recreational ride at 5:30 starting at the MSC fountain. MATH CLUB meets in rm. 336 Harrington Bldg, at 7:30 p.m. Anyone interested in a trip to NASA is welcome. DEWITT-LAVACA COUNTY HOMETOWN CLUB meets in 6B, Southside Apartments at 7:15. The Spring Break Bar-B-Q will be discus sed. BETA BETA meets in rm. 231 in the Chemistry Bldg, at 4 p.m. An informal seminar will be conducted by Dr. Roy Sugimoto. ENGINEERING TECHNOLOGY seminar on sys tems contract purchasing in rm. 305 of Fermier at 3 p.m. ROBERT IRWIN artist-in-residence, will speak on “The Nature of A Abstraction” in the Architec ture Auditorium at 8 p.m. PRE-VET SQCIETY will have the Aggieland picture takeu^at 7:00 p.m. in Room 102 of Zachry En gineering Center. A short business meeting will follow to discuss the spring social and the tour oi the Vet School. THURSDAY VETERINARY MEDICINE will hold a seminar on cardiovascular physiology at 3 p.m. in rm. 300 of the Veterinary Medicine Sciences B\dg. BRYAN COUNCIL OF STUTTERERS will meet at 7:30 p.m. in the Brazos Valley Rehabilitation Center. PAKISTAN STUDENT ASSOCIATION will meet at 7:30 p.m. in rm. 140 of the MSC. SOCIOLOGY CLUB will hold a meeting at 7:30 p. m. in nn. 137 of the MSC. TAMU VETERANS ORGANIZATION will have Aggieland photos taken at 6:30 p.m. in nn. 226 of the MSC. MIDLAND HOMETOWN CLUB will meet at 8 p.m. in rm. 502 of the Rudder Tower. CEPHEID VARIABLE will meet at 7:30 p.m. in rm. 510 of the Rudder Tower. TAMU FLYING CLUB will meet at 8 p.m. in rm. 229 of the Chemistry Bldg. DEPARTMENT OF FOREST SCIENCE will pres ent a lecture by Jerry Rockett at 3:30 p.m. in room ,115 of the Forestry Bid#. TAMU ANIMAL SCIENCE WIVES CLUB will meet at 7:30 p.m. at Carl Bussell's Diamond Room in the Town & Country Shopping Center. PRE-LAW SOCIETY will meet at 7:30 p.m. in room 230 of the MSC. PAN AMERICAN STUDENTS ASSOCIATION will present “Problems in commercialization of Ag ricultural Products in Latin America,” by Dr. Clive Harston. The conference will be held in Spanish. The program will begin at 7:30 p.m. in rm. 501 of the Rudder Tower. Why eveiybody’s pretending they’re u* There was a time when the EARTH* negative heel shoe was the only shoe in the world with the heel lower than the toe. In those days the other people who made shoes just laughed at us. But things have changed. And now that you love our Earth brand shoes so much, the shoe companies have stopped laughing and started copying. But what they don’t understand is this. Merely lower ing the heel of a shoe isn’t enough. And imitating the outside of our shoe isn’t enough. 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