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Page 2 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, MAY 28. 1975 'DO YOU HAVE MEDICARE?' Economic education Gramm applauds efforts Dr. W. Philip Gramm told the United States Chamber of Com merce at the Dallas-Fort Worth Airport today that “you can’t get something for nothing from gov ernment. When somebody does get something for nothing, then some poor taxpayer gets nothing for something. Gramm, a Texas A&M economist and international consultant, ap plauded efforts to expand economic education in schools and in busi ness. He said that “ifwe can educate the people, they will educate the Congress and the President. Gramm warned businessmen that they must practice what they preach. He said, “Too many Ameri can businessmen are sunshine capitalist. They want Free Enter prise when business is good, but they are quick to run to the govern ment for help when business is bad. Not only does such action make bus iness look hypocritical but it gives government more and more control of industry. If you lie down with dogs you get up with fleas. “Today’s very real problems are not the result of a failure of our economic system, but instead are the inevitable result of a slipshod system of government regulation and irresponsible government spending. The American people must understand the impact that the government has on their lives if they are to make wise choices as citizens, Gramm said. “Only by going to the schools, to the businessmen and by using the public forum for expression are we going to cure what’s wrong with our country,” said Gramm. “Government expenditures and federal programs did not make this country great; the government did not provide the food and clothing for a whole nation of poor farmers and ragtag businessmen. The govern ment did not build a communica tions network that is the envy of the world. The government did not cause a transportation revolution by inventing the internal combustion engine. It is through the fruits of our Free Enterprise System that most Americans have good food to eat, a decent place to live and enjoy a chal lenging and fruitful life,” Gramm concluded. Aquaculture no solution to world food problem An expert on food from the sea says not to depend on there being gold in them thar krills. Krills are small, shrimp-like crea tures important to the food chain of the sea. They are also being eyed as an alternate source of food, but Dr. William S. Royce of the National Marine Fisheries Service believes assumptions that a gold mine of food lies in aquaculture are misleading. He made the statement at a three-day workshop on food en gineering at Texas A&M Univer sity. Royce asserted that while resear chers are working on solutions to the litany of aquaculture problems, the world should not look to the oceans as tomorrow’s food savior. Fish catches in the northern oceans are about at maximum level to insure reproduciton. New areas of exploitation should be the tropics and southern seas. Despite the sea’s enormous size, most of the fish and supporting plankton live in a relatively small portion, perhaps as little as 10 per cent of the total area. Royce indicated such figures are leading to reassessment of territor ial water agreements by nations of the world. Most countries seem ready to recognize both a 12-mile sovereign limit and a 200-mile “economic” boundary to control both fishing and mineral resources. Problems will also have to be smoothed over when such limits overlap, he noted. Another problem with current sea fishing is the inefficiency of the food chain. About 1,000 tons of plankton are needed to ultimately feed a single ton of fish “big enough to keep. Inefficiency of the fleets also adds to waste, says Royce. In the Gulf of Mexico alone, almost a million tons of dead fish are thrown overboard each year because the ships are not equipped to handle smaller fish. Non familiar species, such as the krills, are being looked at as alter nate human food sources. But capi tal outlay will be large to pay for the process that would include krills, red crab and lantern fish, he notes. Such species could account for 10 million tons of food a year. Keeping stocks at the maximum level while carefully maintaining the right tfnvirqjmuuit..als'o crop up as aquaeultural problems. The same problems enter into the raising of plankton or krills as fish food. Confinement brings a dual prob lem. Structures must face the viol ence of the sea, points out Royce, plus the pressure of using the pens June, July or August Texas sun plus a locked car equals instant oven. A lucky driver may find a shaded parking space. Or he might risk theft by leaving his car open. Research by a Texas A&M Uni versity team indicates two other ways of helping hold down the heat. The group led by Dr. Dennis Dris coll recommends parking on a east-west line. They also found that light color cars heat up least. Driscoll and assistants Gerald Pregent of Keen, N. H., and Mark Fridel of Bryan rotated parked, closed Cadillacs through differenc compass headings to find “cool parking angles. Temperature probes recorded continuously on a six-channel re- and the land around them for recre ation or development. Areas just offshore that could hold fish are also where most pollution exists. Disease control, diet and oxygen levels are critical points in any large-scale “fish farm" endeavors, he advises. TAM U s Aquatic Animal Medicine Laboratory is doing basic research in such areas, especially disease control. About a fourth of the world’s sup ply of animal flesh is from beneath the waves, says Royce. corder were placed in a light blue Eldorado, white Eldorado and brown Coupe de Ville. Measure ments were made Feb. 25 and 26. With first-day outside tempera ture hitting an 81-degree afternoon high, readings inside the cars peaked at 119 (white), 123 (blue) and 126 (brown). They were parked pointed southeast. The next day, with a 77 high, the Line Eldorado was faced south; white Eldorado, northeast, and brown Coupe de Ville, northwest. Interior temperatures went up to 117, 110 and 115, respectively. Driscoll, a TAMU meteorology professor, said variations could occur due to car make and sun angle, due to latitude. C ’ (Sljapc 9:00 a.m. to 9:00 p.m. presents Roger Rozell Terri Jiminez Gladys Lister Rita Nemec WASH & WEAR HAIRSTYLES FOR MEN & WOMEN Mon.-Fri. 8:00 to 5:30 Saturday 331 UNIVERSITY OR above the Kesami Sandwich She, 614y TAMU researchers find car overheating solution Cbe Battalion Opinions expressed in The Battalion are those of the editor or of the writer of the article and are not necessarily those of the university administration or the Board of Directors. 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Campus Editor Photo Editor James Breedlove Mike Bruton Jern Needham Karla Mouitsen Tom Kayser OWER ALKS by U.S. Senator for Texas JOHN TOWER Cold Turkey WASHINGTON—Irresponsible meddling by Congress in foreign affairs could cost the United States the support of a vital ally, with drastic consequences for the entire Free World. A foreign policy calamity potentially more severe than the catastrophe in Southeast Asia is brewing along the “soft underbelly” of Western Europe. All along the sunny Mediterranean Southern Flank of NATO, the strategic position of the Western Alliance is crumbling. If present trends are not soon reversed, our Sixth Fleet will be left “flapping in the breeze” without a Mediterranean port in which it would be welcome. The most publicized blow to NATO has come from Portugal, where the Communists are slowly but surely con solidating their power. American bases in the Portuguese- owned Azores are an important part of our antisubmarine defense network, and made possible the resupply of Israel during the Yom Kippur War. Events in Portugal are being closely watched in Spain, where the death or resignation of General Franco could spark a similar political upheaval. France already has withdrawn from the command struc ture of NATO. Italy is going through yet another of its innumerable governmental and fiscal crises. Greece has thrown the Sixth Fleet from its home port in Athens, and withdrawn from NATO because of our re fusal to take their side in the explosive Cyprus situation. And now Congress, by precipitously and discriminatorily cutting off military aid, may succeed in driving from NATO the other disputant in the Cyprus conflict and our most loyal and valuable ally in the Mediterranean—Turkey. The Turks fought side by side with us in Korea, and have remained steadfast friends ever since. Their friend ship has been extremely valuable, for Turkey’s strategic position is without parallel. Turkey borders on the Soviet Union. It borders on Syria. It borders on Iraq. The Turks control the vital straits of the Dardanelles, the narrow sea passage through which Soviet warships must pass to reach the Mediterranean. But Congress seems prepared to discard this valuable friend, to drive Turkey into the camp of the radical Mos lems, to in effect mortgage the security of the Free World for the sake of placating some ethnic emotions in the U.S. Congress has dabbled too much in the formation and implementaion of foreign policy, which is properly the province of the Executive Branch. This meddling must stop. Take a few minutes to bring your bicycle in for service. 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