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Vol. 68 No. 112
College Station, Texas
Tuesday, April 29, 1975
Athletic fees
Modified SG plan okayed by Tate
By JIM CRAWLEY
Staff Writer
For all you Aggies wondering
about the cost of your football tick
ets next fall, your worries are over.
The Athletic Department and
Student Government (SG) came to
agreement on the price of student
football tickets Monday. Next fall,
students can pay $10 for a season
pass and $3.50 for an individual
game ticket.
The agreement came at a meeting
between Marvin Tate, associate ath
letic director, Wally Groff, assistant
athletic director for business affairs,
and the SG executive committee.
Starting today students preregis
tering may opt for the season pass.
Students will be asked by the fee
assessor if they wish to pay for the
pass along with the other fees.
Students already registered may
pay for the pass at the Fiscal Office
anytime from now until the season
begins in September. Ticket dis
tribution has not been completely
worked out.
Under the newly devised plan the
Athletic Department would receive
$120,000 from Student Service fees.
The money would be used for
women athletics and other non
revenue producing sports. Women
athletics will receive $102,000,
while the rest will be spread
amongst the sports.
According to Groff, basketball
tickets and student attendance will
be handled the same as last year.
Students will only need their activ
ity cards and ID for admission to the
games.
The spouse-date ticket option was
also discussed by the administrators
and student leaders. Bob Shokes,
student member of the Athletic
Council, told the group that the
Southwest Conference would allow
them to sell lower priced spouse-
date tickets in the end zone.
Further discussion was planned on
the subject.
Tate opened the meeting with,
“We want peace between the Athle
tic Department and the students.”
He expanded on this point through
The Great E.R.A. Debate
By MIKE KINNEY
Staff Writer
“I never met a homosexual that
wasn’t for the ERA,” said Wanda
Schultz, Texas state chairman of
Happiness for Women, while speak
ing against the equal rights amend
ment last night.
“It’s the biggest fraud ever put
before the American people. One
more sledgehammer out of
Washington,” she called it.
To support this statement she
pointed out that many states cur
rently have laws dealing with sex
discrimination. “Why should state
governments again have to bow to
federal courts.”
“I have a better life than anybody.
The American woman has already
been liberated. And you know by
whom? — the great American
male.” She conveyed the fact that
women have time to do many things
because of the labor saving devices
brought about by the American
male.
“We are equal with men — we
are put on a pedestal. And person
ally I think it’s the best thing since
peanut butter.”
Also representing the con point of
view was Karen Calvert, chairman
of the Bryan-College Station
Women to Restore Women’s Rights
group.
Debating for the ERA were Gil
liam Guss, a graduate student here
at A&M, and Kathy Whitmire of the
Texas Women’s Political Caucus.
Whitmire defined the Equal
Rights Amendment as a constitu
tional basis for the equality of
wometi. Women need this reassur
ance she felt because the courts up
hold sexual discrimination. “Today
women must not only prove that
discrimination does exist but that it
is also unreasonable.” The ERA
would essentially alleviate this.
In stressing her point, she said
that in 1953 the working woman was
averaging 63 percent of a man’s
wages for doing the same job. And
that in 1974 she was only receiving
60 percent. (The professional
woman’s wages did increase to 69
percent hut the sales woman only
received 43 percent of a man’s
wages in 1974).
The moral issues involved were
graphically brought out by Schultz.
“Many constitutional experts agree
that the ERA would legalize mar
riage of homosexuals.’’ She felt
strongly that it would bring up
senseless disputes on the uncon
stitutionality of women wearing
bras because men don’t.
“We have enough kooks in this
country without opening the re
strooms to them. We have a lot of
rapes now — what do you think
would happen if we let those per
verts into women’s restrooms,” said
Schultz.
Schultz expounded upon the fact
that ERA also takes away from a
woman’s rights by deciding for her
whether she enters the armed
forces. Women would seriously
dampen the armed forces combat
efficiency, she felt.
Calvert added that the Israelis
have not used women on the front
lines since 1948 because they found
the men were too busy trying to
save the women to fight at full capac
ity.
Guss defended her position by
saying that the Constitution has a
right-to-privacy clause that would
prevent co-ed restrooms because
the equals rights amendment just
works within the framework that is
already there.
The ERA does not deal with the
unique aspects of the sexes,” she
added, “and I don’t think it can be
disputed that breasts, all or what
little you have, are unique differ
ences.” As far as homosexual mar
riages go Guss would disallow it for
both sexes, consequently alleviating
any discrimination.
Whitmire agreed that the ERA
allows for women to be drafted and
she feels that this is women’s re
sponsibility. She stated, however,
that a vast majority of military jobs
are not involved with fighting di
rectly.
Guss emphasized this point by
saying that American doctor and
nurse corps were greatly looked up
to during WWI and II. And just be
cause these women were not on the
front lines does not mean they mis
out the discussion. “I’d like to see
this $10 season ticket plan work. It
would be very good for the stu
dents. I would like to get everyone
who is unhappy (with the
department’s plan) to be happy with
this idea. ”
Tate expressed his wish to begin a
better relationship with SG. He
wanted to begin a series of com
munications with SG so that a simi
lar problem wouldn’t arise next
spring.
This series of communications
would be in the form of negotiations
with the Student Service Fee Allo
cation Committee and the depart
ment.
Tom Kozik, a Dominik Street resident, asks the
College Station City Council to reconsider the con
troversial Dominik Street rezoning change.
CS council
Terms Dominik Street issue ‘questionable’
ERA termed fraudulent;
necessary by proponents
sed out on the war, said Guss, em
phasizing the bombs that fell upon
them.
Other issues, such as what would
the ERA mean to priesthood, were
debated, Calvert replied that the
equal rights amendment would
abolish religious freedom for some
by allowing women to be ordained
in religions where it is now disal
lowed. One such religion is the
Mormon faith.
Both of the spokesmen for the
amendment agreed that the U.S.
has always separated church and
state. Consequently, there is little
chance that the Mormon faith would
become harassed by the govern
ment because of the amendment.
On the question of what would
happen to the Texas Aggie Band
under the ERA, both sides agreed
that the case allowing women to
march would have to be tried in
court. If passed, the anti-ERA
group believed that the women
would be admitted unconditionally.
The pro-ERA faction replied that
the applicants would have to qualify
to do the job or the ERA would not
apply to them.
The Texas A&M University jiji
Board of Directors met today in a
•:•! special meeting in Dallas. The
purpose of the meeting was to
Si discuss budget guidelines for
jg 1975-76. |
Proposed room, board and
•j-j laundry increases will not be dis-
•$ cussed until the board meeting
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jg No particular reason. I guess
for convenience because two of J;|;
S:*; the members live in Dallas,”
iS answered Nelda Rowell, assis-
£5 tant to the president concerning •:*:
« the location of the meeting. »:•:
It has been proposed by the::;:
administration that room and::*:
ij*:; board fees be increased by ap-i:ij
proximately 12-14 percent over;:*:
Kg last year to offset rising cost ofi;i;
living expenses. The board has to :■:•
approve all fee increases within £:•
By JERRY NEEDHAM
Staff Writer
The College Station City Council
passed a motion Monday night de
signating the controversial Dominik
rezoning ordinance as “questiona
ble” until an opinion from Texas At
torney General John Hill could be
obtained.
Thomas Kozik, a Dominik Street
resident, told the council that when
he left the October meeting in
which the land was rezoned, it was
his understanding that the rezoning
ordinance was undecided until the
state attorney general ruled on the
wording of the ordinance. He said
he recently found out that the re
zoning ordinance is on the books.
Kozik and 280 other residents of
College Station submitted a petition
to the council on Oct. 21 asking the
council to deny the rezoning re
quest made by Harry Seaback, a
Houston land developer.
Seaback’s rezoning request was to
change land behind the homes of
Dominik Street residents from a
single family residential district to
an apartment building district. The
petition was presented after the
public hearing was opened and was
later ruled inadmissable by City At
torney Neeley Lewis. According to
a city ordinance, the petition had to
be presented before the hearing was
opened.
“My gripe is that I devoted a lot of
time to the petitions and I had hired
an attorney to clear up the matter, ”
Kozik said. Brooks Gofer, a local at
torney, had been retained by Kozik.
Kozik said the law is ambiguous a-
bout"which adjacent landowners
|must be included on the petition.
“I request that the council resolve
the matter or let any builders know
of the ambiguity of the law and I
strongly recommended the
former,” Kozik said.
A motion was considered to deny
issuring any building permits for the
rezoned land until the attorney
general rules on the ordinance, but
Councilman Jim Dozier said this
might involve the city in lawsuits for
withholding the permits. A substi
tute motion was then considered
and passed, calling the area ques
tionable for building purposes.
Councilmen Bob Bell and Jim
Dozier were nominated for mayor
pro-tem. Mayor O. M. Holt cast the
deciding vote for Bell when the vot
ing was tied up at three each.
Bill Erwin, division manager of
General Telephone, presented a
request for rate increase on local
telephone rates.
The council did not set a date for a
public hearing on the rate request,
but is expected to, soon. At the
hearing, citizens will have a chance
to contest the rate increase. The
telephone coppany will have ex
perts at the hearing to explain the
need for the increase and answer
questions.
An ordinance rezoning a tract of
land located off of Texas Avenue on
Miller’s Lane and Morgan Lane was
not passed. The ordinance would
have rezoned the land from a single
family residential district to a com
mercial and industrial district.
Councilman Gary Halter said he
thought something could be done
with major thoroughfares rather
than extend commercial establish
ments along highways for miles.
An ordinance rezoning two lots
located southwest of College Main
between Louise and Church Av
enue in the North Gate area was
passed by the council. Councilmen
Larry Bravenec and Halter voted
against the change. The land was
rezoned from duplex residential to
general commercial.
“The North Gate area is one of the
best examples of piecemeal zoning
in the whole United States. I would
like to direct the city council to try
to clean up the zoning in this area, ”
Halter said.
The council passed an ordinance
levying assessments of $4 a linear
foot for part of the cost of improving
a portion of Thomas Street, part of
the city’s street petition paving
program.
A motion was passed calling for a
public hearing at the May 26 council
meeting on rezoning land on the
corner of Southland and FM 2154.
Besco Inc. of San Antonio submit
ted the low bid for lighting equip
ment for the proposed tennis courts
at Bee Creek Park. Their bid of
$3,685.05 was accepted unanim
ously.
Mayor Holt presented his ap
pointments for the city boards and
committees which were accepted
by the council. Appointments for
liasons between the committees and
the council were approved and then
withdrawn when Councilman
Bravenec expressed a desire to con
sider the appointments in executive
session.
The mayor’s appointments for the
committees of councilmen were also
approved by the coulcil.
City Manager North Bardell re
ported the city will put up no
parking and bike lane signs along
the bicycle lanes in the city. The
lanes are marked now, but many
people are parking there, he said.
Bardell said the city will issue warn
ing tickets for the first few days after
the signs are put up.
Bardell also told the council that
Bryan has sent a rate change prop
osal for water and utilities. The mat
ter will be discussed at a later meet
ing.
The city is now repairing streets
in the Carter’s Grove subdivision
and will put a hot asphalt coat on the
existing roads when the land under
neath the streets has stabilized. The
area is partly sand and clay and is in
the process of settling.
SG executives meet
on radio, Book Mart
By DON MIDDLETON
Staff Writer
The Student Government Execu
tive Committee met Monday night
to discuss several proposals for the
remainder of the semester and the
summer.
Major topics of discussion in
cluded Student Government radio,
the Book Mart, a guide to campus
organizations for incoming fresh
men and placement of events on the
University calendar.
The committee was in disagree
ment over the resolution to extend a
loan of $1,000 to SG radio for the
purpose of operation during the
month of June. The station now op
erates on a 14-dorm, cable hook-up.
The resolution would allow the sta
tion to use the facilities of KORA to
broadcast an open-air program.
Raj Kent, vice-president for
academic affairs, voiced strong op
position to the proposal on the basis
of the repayment record of SG
radio. Bill Flores, vice-president for
finance, and Mary Ellen Martin,
executive director appointee, stres
sed that with the new format SG
radio would have a much better
chance of making a profit and repay
ing the loan.
No action was taken on the prop
osal, the committee deciding to re
sume discussion at its next meeting.
Other items of business included
the scheduling of the SG Book Mart
for the last two weeks of the spring
semester, as well as during the
freshman orientation periods. The
committee also tentatively ap
proved the printing of a guide to
campus organizations, to be distri
buted during the early part of the
coming Fall semester.
The members of the committee
voiced unanimous approval of a
proposal by SG President Jeff Dunn
which would establish a two-day
period for major elections.
The proposals will be presented
to the Student Senate at its next
regular meeting on May 7.
Park renovation
made by seniors
This year the senior class project
is aimed at raising money to reno
vate Spence Park and return the
bells to the MSC.
The project involves having as
many diplomas laminated as possi
ble by the Prestige Co. of Dallas.
Bryan council changes
mind on Millican Dam
the university.
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By ROD SPEER
Staff Writer
The Bryan City Council, re
staffed in four of its seven positions
during elections this month, voted
Monday to rescind a resolution
made by the old council last month
which gave support to the con
tinued funding of the Millican Dam
project. In addition, the council de
cided to send newly elected mayor
Lloyd Joyce to Washington to out
line Bryan’s new position before
Congress.
The proposed dam and reservoir,
authorized by Congress in 1968,
would cover 121,000 acres just
southeast of College Station on the
Navasota River.
The Corps of Engineers has been
annually seeking funds for the plan
ning and design of the dam and is
asking for $700,000 from Congress
this year. The House Appropria
tions Subcommittee on Public
W'orks is holding hearings in
Washington today and tomorrow to
consider this year’s funding.
The Bryan and College Station
city councils along with other local
governments have traditionally
backed the Corps of Engineers
plans concerning Millican Dam.
This year, however, the question of
flooding valuable lignite deposits
has cast a shadow of doubt on the
project. In addition, the Brazos Val
ley Environmental Action Council
completed its study of Millican Dam
and has vocally joined the opposi
tion to its building.
Last month, the out-going Bryan
City Council gave its traditional
support for the project. The new
council, in it first meeting under
Joyce’s mayorship, was quick to re
consider that decision.
The city of Bryan is planning to
purchase lignite coal in cooperation
with the Texas Municipal Power
Pool (TMPP) and the leased land in
question lies partially where the
deepest portion of Millican Reser
voir will be. The city hopes to con
struct and operate an electric steam
generating plant with the TMPP,
using this coal as fuel.
In the new resolution, the council
asks Congress not to appropriate the
$700,000 for planning and design for
this year, but instead to direct the
Corps of Engineers to cooperate
with the city and the TMPP to de
termine the extent of the coal to be
covered by water and “to do all that
is necessary to preserve this energy
resource in the national interest as
well as the local interest.”
With each order the senior class will
get a rebate of $5.
There will be a booth set up in the
lobby of the Coke Building With a
sample for anyone to examine. As
each senior checks his or her
chances of graduating, he is invited
to stop by.
The senior class council is also re
questing the seniors to sign over
their property deposit, by signing
an authorization slip that will be
made available soon.
Dean made
association
president
Dr. George W. Kunze, TAMU
graduate dean, is the new president
of the Association of Texas Graduate
Schools.
Kunze, who served the past year
as the association’s first vice presi
dent, was elected at the group’s an
nual meeting in Austin. He suc
ceeds Dr. William G. Toland of
Baylor.
Dean of the TAMU Graduate
College since 1969, Kunze joined
the faculty here in 1952 after receiv
ing his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania
State University.