Tomorrow’s Battalion will feature an elec
tion preview insert that can be saved for ref
erence for the two election days in College
Station next week.
On Tuesday College Station voters will se
lect councilmen to represent in Places 1, 3
and 5. On the following Saturday voters will
fill Positions 6 and 7 on the board of trustees
for the A&M Consolidated School District.
Cbe Battalion
Vol. 68 No. 93
College Station, Texas
Wednesday, March 26, 1975
Faisal death
By WILLIAM L. RYAN
AP Special Correspondent
Nations with huge stakes,
shocked by the sudden removal of
King Faisal’s strong personality
from the sensitive Middle East and
oil scenes, are anxiously wondering
what changes it will mean. But a
good chance exists that there will be
little immediate change at all in
Saudi Arabian policies.
The assassination does generate
uncertainties, always bad news for
world economies. It has removed an
outstanding leader from a highly
explosive world area at a critical
time.
But the reputation of Faisal’s suc
cessor suggests that he intends no
thing in the way of revolutionary
change. Quite possibly, one danger
now is that nations with big stakes'
will overreact.
The man — in fact, the men —
who succeed the slain autocrat are
known to have faithfully reflected
his views, notably with respect to
relations with the Arab world, the
oil nations and the United States.
The ailing Khaled Ibn Abdul Aziz,
Faisal’s successor, and the new
crown prince who likely will shoul
der much of the burden, are widely
traveled men. Crown Prince Fahd
is said to know his way around the
intricate worlds of oil and Arab poli
tics.
Trouble for the Mideast?
What seems most important is
the strength of personality of King
Khaled and Crown Prince Fahd as
this affects the domestic scene.
There is some ferment in Saudi
Arabia from the sudden enormous
influx of oil wealth and an inability
to absorb it quickly enough to meet
rising expectations, all of which can
have political backlash.
There could be a problem here.
Khaled is reputed to be a weak per
sonality, disinterested in govern
ing. However, he is also an ill man
and in any case it seems likely most
of the governing will be done by
Fahd. Americans who know him re
gard Fahd as eminently responsible
on the political and economic scene.
Other areas where the assassina
tion generates much anxiety are: the
Middle East peace effort, the gen
eral power picture of the Persian
Gulf and the impact on the Organi
zation of Petroleum Exporting
Countries, the OPEC. That cartel is
now hearing something of an inter
nal crisis.
In the Middle East peace search,
Faisal’s voice was cautious. His suc
cessors will likely reflect a similar
cautious view that Israel need not
be “driven into the sea. This view
accepts the .idea of a Jewish state,
but on condition that it be limited to
its pre-1967 frontiers. That means
Israeli surrender, above all, of
former Arab Jerusalem, site of the
holy Islamic shrine, the Dome of
the Rock.
But Saudi Arabia’s ruling family
seems unlikely to want to alienate
the United States, its main source of
protection from what it must regard
as ominous Communist designs,
and thus would steer clear of letting
the Middle East crisis do lasting
damage to relations with the Ameri
cans.
Faisal’s death came at a critical
moment, following quickly on the
shock of failure of the American dip
lomatic peace mission to Egypt and
Israel which raises fears of another
round of war. Faisal was widely re
garded as a voice of moderation.
Does his departure now move
Egypt’s President Anwar Sadat, also
credited by some with a moderate
view, into a new position? It seems
unlikely.
Faisal’s image was built from his
enormous prestige as keeper of the
holy Islamic shrines of Mecca and
Medina and the power of his oil bill
ions; Sadat’s from the fact of Egypt’s
prestigious position as the leading
Arab nation.
Sadat is moderate to a point —
but not the point of offending his
militant allies. Faisal’s moderation
stopped at the gates of Jerusalem.
But the two were actually in differ
ent worlds.
How about the Persian Gulf
power picture? The Saudis in the
past have been suspicious of the in
tentions of heavily armed Iran in
what the Arabs call the Arabian
Gulf. But these days the two nations
have common stakes in protecting 1
the gulf from international Com-;
munist aims and thus a reason to
cooperate. Both also rely on con
tinuing American friendship.
In the world of oil, the new king
and crown prince have both been
highly visible, having represented
Faisal in such matters as negotia
tions in the United States, atten
dance at the Algiers oil producers’
summit and various diplomatic
chores.
Unquestionably there are ele
ments in the OPEC that hope
Faisal’s death signals change. Faisal
had insisted on the moderate
courses during the upheaval in oil
following the October 1973 war.
While the new ruler seems likely
to reflect Faisal oil policies, nerv
ousness generated by uncertainty
seems inevitable within the OPEC.
At the moment it faces its own de
veloping crisis, brought on by the
glut of oil on the world market and
conflicting interests within the car
tel regarding production cutbacks as
opposed to lowered prices. OPEC
must ask itself: What if the new
Saudi rulers should decide to tip the
scales toward a break in the cartel
front?
Injunction halts Senate filing
SG obeys judicial order
By JIM CRAWLEY
Staff Writer
An injunction suspending Senate
election filing is being obeyed, said
Steve Eberhard, student body pres
ident.
The injunction, issued by Judicial
Board member Mike Perrin, was
requested by Barry Brooks, student
vice president for student services.
The injunction was served to Elec
tion Commissioner Susan Warren.
Improved dorms
sought by RHA
The only thing needed for the
success of the fledgling Dorm Im
provement Committee of the Resi
dent Hall Association is student
input, said Chairman George
Lippe.
Currently, the only members are
Lippe and Maryan Hughes. Lippe
said that any dorm student could be
a member by contacting him.
“We’re going to try to show the
need for dorm improvements to the
administration,” said Lippe.
Dorm committees have been es
tablished to make a dorm list of
needs and requests. The separate
dorm committees then go over the
improvement requests with Lippe
and Hughes. This is usually done
during a dorm visit.
The request is then sent to
Charles Powell, director of student
affairs. If Powell agrees with the im
provement he will send it to the
physical plant for their approval.
“Each dorm has given us about
the same suggestions for improve
ments,” said Lippe. Most of the
suggestions have concerned the
lounge, showers and the need for
more shelves in the rooms.
Presently, the committee is pre
paring a presentation for Powell, in
which the committee hopes to show
next year’s needs in their presenta
tion.
I think student members should
be consulted when the administra
tion makes a proposal for a dorm
improvement,” said Greg Mag-
ruder, RHA president.
Brooks requested the injunction
because the Senate had failed to
reapportion the voting catagories as
required by the student constitu
tion.
Students will be allowed to file for
the executive committee offices,
yell-leader. Graduate Student
Council and Residence Hall Associ
ation positions, said Eberhard.
Eberhard said that the Senate
will be asked to reapportion the Se
nate seats at this Thursday’s meet
ing.
At present, the Senate has 30 liv
ing area senators. These are divided
as following: 15 off campus, 2 mar
ried student apartments and 13 on
campus positions.
The purposed arrangement
would allow 18 off campus, 1 mar
ried student apartment and 11 on
campus representatives in the Se
nate. Eberhard explained that the
three additional off campus posi
tions would be obtained by switch
ing one Corps of Cadet representa
tive, a married student senator and
one on campus senate slot.
The Senate elections would be
delayed until the run-offs are to be
held, said Eberhard. He also said
that the plan needed to be ap
proved by a majority of the Senate
before it could be implemented.
Should the Senate approve the
reapportionment plan the filing for
Senate seats would begin on April 1
and end on April 8, said Eberhard.
Photo by Jack Holn
Rukeyser attacks economists
Host of “Wall Street Week” Louis Rukeyser U. S. economy. Rukeyser was a guest of the
spoke on the current mismanagement of the Great Issues lecture series Tuesday night.
Sanstedt wants basic academics
Students need math, English
Emphasis on the basic academic
skills of English and mathematics is
one of the key factors John L. Sand-
stedt believes is necessary for a good
school system.
Sandstedt, 54, of 1204 King Ar
thur Circle, is running for Position 7
on the A&M Consolidated District
School Board.
Also seeking position 7 in the
April 5 election are James Hen-
nigan, Joseph Natowitz and Aileen
Wenck.
Sandstedt said he believes the
board should emphasize courses
which help the students with prob
lems in everyday life.
He also said he would like to see
increased participation in all sports.
“As many students as possible
should take part in all sports, not
just football and basketball,” he
said.
The school system needs a long
term project to keep up with the
constant growth in this area, Sand
stedt said.
He also said, “We need a continu
ing effort to insure cost effectiveness
in school programs at all levels.”
Sandstedt is an attorney and pro
fessor in business law at TAMU.
He has served as president of the
Brazos County Bar Association, the
Bryan-College Station Jaycees and
the Brazos County Chapter of the
American Cancer Society.
He has been city attorney for two
years for the city of College Station
and an adviser to registrants of the
local draft board.
Sandstedt was a 1938 graduate of
A&M Consolidated and presently
has four children enrolled in the dis
trict.
“I am interested in the school and
want to make any contributions I
can to help the students and the
community, he said.
Sandstedt said the present school
board has done a good job in aiding
students.
Position 7 is presently held by
Joan Teer, who is not seeking
re-election.
Hennigan asks citizens
to advise school board
Courts take acrylic surfacing
A&M’s twenty-two tennis courts began re
ceiving new surfaces Tuesday, and are due
to be completed by the first of April. Work
crews have already started applying the
four-layer acrylic surfacing. Bounce walls
and a storage shed are also due to be built.
Dr. James K. Hennigan, a profes
sor in industrial engineering, is one
of the four candidates running for
Position 7 on the A&M Consoli
dated School Board.
In considering his goals for the
school board he said, “I would like
to see ( a continued citizen commit
tee composed of citizens with
specialized skills working on
specialized areas of A&M Consoli
dated School District operations. ”
The election will be Saturday,
April 5.
“Although I do not have a definite
platform,” Hennigan said, “I feel
that there should not be more
scholastic programs than there is
money to finance them.”
Dr. Hennigan said he favored
strong discipline in classroom situa
tions and supports dress codes
based upon community wide con
sensus.
Hennigan said, “If elected I in
tend to serve the people in attempt
ing to evaluate problems and situa
tions as they arise based on input
from the community.”
Hennigan has taught in junior
high school two years and for the last
seven years he has been an assistant
professor in the Texas A&M Indus
trial Engineering Department. He
has a daughter and a son, enrolled in
the A&M Consolidated School Dis
trict.
Hennigan said his main reason for
running for the board is that he was
asked by friends to run “as my duty
as a citizen. ” “I feel that it would be
my contribution to College Sta
tion,” he concluded.
Position 7 is presently held by
Joan Teer, who will not seek re-
election. Running with Hennigan
are John Sanstedt, 54, aCollege Sta
tion attorney and associate professor
at TAMU tor 21 years; Joseph B.
Natowitz, 38, associate professor
with the Chemistry Department
and Aileen Hendricks Wenck, 35, a
lecturer for the English Depart
ment.
Balanced curriculum
important to Wenck
Aileen Wenck, the last candidate
to file for Position 7 on the A&M
Consolidated School Board, said,
Wednesday, her main concerns for
the district are the upgrading of
reading and language skills and im
provement of the physical facilities
of the schools.
Wenck, ofTAMU’s English De
partment, is running against three
A&M associate professors in the
April 5 election. They are John San
stedt, James K. Hennigan and
Joseph Natowitz.
“I think there has been a move
ment in the direction of improved
reading programs but I don’t know if
it’s happening fast enough, ” Wenck
said. “I don’t mean that any subject
should take precedence over the
others, but one needs to be able to
understand and use a language in
order to do well in other subjects.”
Wenck said she would like to see
more elective courses such as drama
and music offered at all grade levels.
She also supports including courses
in foreign languages in the elemen
tary school curriculum.
Wenck said she has taught crea
tive dramatics to children between
5 and 12 years old and understands
the problems of teachers.
“The teachers are trying to edu
cate our children but they must
work in inadequate facilities,” she
said. “Our schools are overcrowded
and in poor physical condition.”
Concerning the current board,
Wenck said, “the school board has
been doing a good job, but some
times it has taken action that I don’t
understand. I don’t know why the
board has to borrow money to keep
the schools going because taxes
aren’t coming in. Why aren’t taxes
coming in?”
James K. Hennigan
Aileen Wenck