Che Battalion
Copyright © 1975, The Battahon
College Station, Texas
Tuesday, Nov. 11, 1975
Football ticket debate
draws few spectators
Staff photo by Steve Goble
Emory Bellard and crew walk down the Spirit Line on
their way to run up 36 points on the hapless SMU Mus-
Spirit Line
tangs. The people in blue suits are middies from the
Maritime Academy in Galveston.
By LEE ROY LESCHPER, JR.
Battalion Staff Writer
Less than a dozen spectators attended
Political Forum’s football ticket referen
dum debate last night.
The debate was to present a pro and con
comparison of this year’s and last year’s
ticket distribution systems.
Students vote today and tomorrow in the
referendum to determine whether Student
Government will support the present sys
tem or the system used last year for football
ticket distribution. Should voters decide
they want the old system, a special Student
Government committee will work up a
proposal recommending a return to that
system.
That proposal woidd have to receive ad
ministrative approval before going into ef
fect.
The half dozen non-student government
observers were almost outnumbered by
the debaters. Student Vice-President for
Academic Affairs Raj Kent and Senator Joe
Marcello supported the new ticket system,
while Senators Steve Ingram and Donnie
Payne spoke in favor of last year’s system.
Ingram was influential in organizing the
petition drive which brought about the re
ferendum .
Political Forum sponsored the debate
“to offer an opportunity for students to hear
both sides (concerning the referendum)
and you saw the result tonight, Forum
chairman John Oeffinger said, after moving
the debate from the Rudder complex au
ditorium to the MSG lounge.
Political Forum reserved the 2500-seat
auditorium for two hours in anticipation of a
large student turnout. Oeffinger said over
300 students had been expected for the
debate.
"With all the uproar which occurred the
first few weeks the new ticket system was in
effect, if this issue couldn’t draw a big audi
ence, it’s hard to see what will, he said.
Oeffinger said he felt the debate had
been adequately publicized. Over 2000
flyers were distributed throughout all on-
campus living areas, especially the
Krueger-Dunn-, Mosher-Aston complex
and the corps units. Announcements were
also made in the MSG and Duncan dining
hall, he said.
Asked to comment last night on the de
bate, Student Body President Jeff Dunn
said, “I just hope people come out and vote
tomorrow.
Polling places for the two day referen
dum are the Commons, the Exchange
Store, and the MSG.
Oeffinger predicted a light voting turn
out for the referendum. He cited instances
of many students believing only freshmen
were voting in the election, or being una
ware that the election was being held.
The small turn-out for the debate woidd
probably not hinder future Political Forum
programs of the same type, he said.
Russians limit SALT efforts
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — The stagnation of U.
S-Soviet nuclear arms talks results from an
untested American missile and a relatively
short-range Russian bomber.
, According to Secretary of State Henry A.
Kissinger, Russian inflexibility has brought
o a stop the efforts to sign a new strategic
inns limitation treaty — SALT — that
imits offensive nuclear weapons.
He told a news conference Monday that
inly 10 per cent of the SALT negotiating
irocess is incomplete, but the margin has
eparated the two superpowers for months,
lecent developments show no improve
ment.
The troublesome 10 per cent focuses on
the Soviet Backfire bomber and the U. S.
cruise missile system. The first is a sophis
ticated but rather old-fashioned weapon,
the other a fundamental threat to the
atomic arms balance.
The question is whether and how many
of these weapons should be counted in the
formula worked out last year by President
Foreland Soviet leader Leonid I. Brezhnev
to limit the number of offensive nuclear
arms allowed each country.
Under the Vladivostok agreement,
named for the Siberian city where the two
men met, each side would get no more than
2,400 strategic missile launchers or
airplanes.
Exactly what are these troublesome sys
tems? i
The U. S. cruise missile is essentially a
small, unmanned drone airplane that flies
at less than the speed of sound and can be
launched from a bomber or a submarine.
Its advantages include radar-evading
ground-hugging flight, mobile launching
and pinpoint targeting.
So far, it has not been tested, but it is
projected to be able to reach at least 1,500
miles from its launch point, which means a
plane or submarine can fire one into any
area of the Soviet Union.
The Backfire, a name attached to the
plane by Western military experts, is the
most sophisticated bomber ever developed
by the Russians. It flies faster than sound,
can carry nuclear weapons and air-to-
ground missiles, has swing wings and is
highly rated by U. S. military analysts.
Its range is 2,300 miles, which means it
cannot reach the continental United States
and return without refueling. It’s nearest
American equivalent is the Fill, an
intermediate-range bomber in service for
several years.
In fact, that similarity exemplifies the
dispute. In demanding that the SALT limit
include the Backfire, the United States
claims the plane is really intercontinental
because it can reach the American main
land and return if refueled.
The Russians counter that the Backfire is
really an intermediate-range bomber, and,
like the Fill, should be excluded from the
Vladivostok formula.
American intelligence experts are di
vided over the objectives the Russians have
set for their new plane, with some analysts
saying Moscow intends to use it on the
Russian periphery.
Other U. S. experts deny that, although
so far the Russians have deployed about 25
Backfires in the western Soviet Union and
Black Sea area.
SG execs discuss
Cotton Bowl plans
Betty Ford’s comments
seen as campaign asset
Associated Press
WASHINGTON — President Ford’s
lolitical advisers are about to suggest a big-
;er 1976 campaign role for Betty Ford than
Wginally had been anticipated.
The First Lady, whose outspoken com-
nents originally were viewed with trepida-
j ion even by the President, is now proving
[obeaheroine in the public opinion polls.
One of the President’s top-ranking
bite House aides confides that “from the
ills we ve seen, the conclusion is that
Itty and the kids are a distinct plus for the
'resident.”
It also was learned that officials of the
ord campaign committee, after doing
iome of their own polling, expect to bring
>p with the President the possibility that
hs. Ford should take an active part in the
campaign.
That decision was disclosed after the
latest Harris poll reported Monday that
Mrs. Ford is winning overwhelming ap
proval for her outspoken comments over
the last year on women’s rights and the way
she would handle the situation if her
daughter, Susan, were having a love affair.
The Harris poll came to the conclusion
that Mrs. Ford “is supported most by those
segments of the public who are least likely
to back her husband in the 1976 election,
including the “younger and independent
elements in the electorate.’’
The Harris organization said a survey of
1,519 adults nationwide showed that a 60 to
27 per cent majority agreed with Mrs. Ford
when she said she “would not be surprised
if her daughter had an affair.’’
The student senate executive committee
discussed beauty representatives, re
frigerator rentals, professor evaluations
and reordering of goals Sunday evening.
Each southwest conference school is in
vited to send three representatives to Cot
ton Bowl festivities, one being a female to
be on Cotton Bowl Court.
The woman from the SWC school which
is playing in the bowl serves as queen.
Jeff Dunn, student body president, said
the representatives’ pictures need to be
sent by the end of the month to Dallas. Jerri
Ward, vp of External Affairs, asked if there
was some way to get out of sending a beauty
re presen tati ve.
Dunn said the woman to go would be
selected for leadership, interest in repre
senting the university, poise and tact, self-
expression and oral control.
The committee decided to pass along
SG’s savings on refrigerator rentals at a rate
of $3 per year and $1.50 per semester.
The execs also considered the vacancies
that have occurred in the senate this year
with positions presently open for the
Davis-Gary-Moses-Moore, college of en
gineering graduate student, off-campus
graduate and college of science senior con
stituencies.
Grades, time expenditures and with
drawing from the university were cited as
reasons for resignation. There is also a posi
tion with the Radio Board open with only
one applicant.
Raj Kent said he would be presenting to
the College deans the reasoning behind
this year’s professor evaluations. He also
suggested that a financial incentive be in
troduced for scholastic endeavor and
added to the oustanding student award en
titled the Gathwright Award.
Dunn suggested that the executives re
evaluate their goals and priorities so' a
spring-planning session might be held be
fore bonfire.
Ward said two students had been invited
to serve on the College Station’s physical
development committee. She also said that
action to extend liquor sales to 2 a. m. on the
weekend was being formulated.
Duane Thompson, vp of rules and regu
lations, announced a meeting to consider
Confidence-No confidence voting for
Tuesday at 7:30 p.m. in the conference
room in room 216 of the MSG.
Loggins and Stafford
Jim Stafford (left) and Dave stage after their concert last Fri-
Loggins sign autographs and stare day night. See story page 4.
in amazement at the Aggies back- staff Photo by jack Holm
Flag Avenue
When the Avenue of Flags first
flew over Main Drive, it was the
dubious honor of several cadet
units to awaken early Saturday
mornings of home games and put
out the flags. The upperclass
men frequently noted as their
units ran down the street planting
.JPHi
Staff photo by Steve Goble
flags, that the job could be more
efficiently handled by two main
tenance workers in a pickup. The
corps now has a pickup although
they still staff the work. Putting
out the flags are Alex Zamarripa
(left) and Gary Saathoff, both of
Squadron Nine.
Campus
THE STUDENT GOVERNMENT
TICKET ALLOCATION REFEREN
DUM will continue through tomorrow.
Polling places are the MSG, the Commons
and Old Exchange Store.
The ticket referendum reads:
This is a binding referendum.
Which football allocation system do yon
prefer:
The present system (random selection
with seniority)
Last year’s system (First come; first
served with seniority)
Please note: Do not take into account the
number of tickets a party can request for a
game. This can be modified under either
system.
This portion is non-binding:
Do you wish to keep the seniority system?
What is the number of tickets which should
be allocated to any group: Home games.
Away games 2,4,6,10,20
RICE UNIVERSITY OFFICIALS have
informed Texas A&M University that the
Rice band does not have the Aggies in its
game plan Saturday.
Dr. John J. Koldus III, Texas A&M vice
president for student services, said key
representatives at both schools are working
to avoid a repeat of the incident two years
ago when the Rice band included in its
presentation material which some Texas
A&M students found insulting.
Texas
THE COLLEGE STATION UNITED
WAY reports that it has reached 84.4 per
cent of its goal of $35,000 for this year.
Spokesmen for the Bryan-Brazos County
United Way say they have reached 89.4 per
cent of its $135,925 goal.
Both fund drives serve about 15 different
charity agencies in the area.
•
GOVERNOR DOLPH BRISCOE will
not be required to testify in the funds mis
application trial of Austin lawyer and
former milk industry lobbyist Jake Jacob
sen.
State District Court Judge Curt F. Steib
overruled a motion yesterday that would
have required Briscoe to appear as a wit
ness in the trial, which is scheduled to
begin in San Angelo Jan. 12.
•
WITNESSES FROM FIVE SOUTH
WESTERN STATES will tell Vice Presi
dent Nelson Rockefeller and a squad of
high administration officials today what
they think is wrong with the nation’s
domestic policies.
The White House forum, one of six
throughout the nation, will furnish fuel for
President Ford’s state of the union mes
sage, Rockefeller’s aides said.
•
CITY HEALTH OFFICIALS SAY
HOUSTON has recorded its first human
case of Western equine encephalitis in
more than 10 years.
They also announced yesterday four
more confirmed cases of St. Louis en
cephalitis and seven additional suspected
cases, including one death.
Both are mosquito-borne diseases.
Usually the Western equine affects only
horses and a check of city health records
showed no human cases confirmed of this
strain in more than a decade.
m
THE IMPEACHMENT TRIAL of State.
District Court Judge O. P. Carillo appa
rently will begin on November 18, without
further postponements.
•
THE THREE-DAY “WOMEN IN
PUBLIC LIFE” CONFERENCE will
conclude today with an address by U.S.
District Court Judge Sarah T. Hughes of
Dallas.
Yesterday, Rep. Barbara Jordan,
D-Tex., told the conference that women
must think they are equal before men will
accept them as equal.
*
CONVICTED MURDERER ED
WARD ELDON CORLEY, was sen
tenced to die in the electric chair for the
murder of Vicki Lynn Morris after a state
district court jury deliberated in Waco yes
terday evening for one hour and 15 mi
nutes.
National
SECRETARY OF AGRICULTURE
EARL BUTZ said in Houston yesterday
that a record com crop could mean a drop
in meat prices a year from now but is ex
pected to have little or no impact on food
prices the next six months.
GOVERNOR HUGH CAREY OF
NEW YORK yesterday proposed new state
and city taxes and help from banks and the
federal government to keep New York City
from default and to stablize the state’s own
shaky finances.
Meanwhile, Deputy White House Press
Secretary William Greener repeated Pres
ident Ford’s promise to veto what the Pres
ident has termed a “bail-out” of New York
City.
FORMER ASTRONAUT ALAN B.
SHEPARD and major league baseball fi
gures Bob and Ken Aspromonte are among
14 persons awarded seven new Coors Beer
distributorships in southeastern Texas, the
company has announced.
Coors markets beer in 11 western states
and last August began an expansion in the
Houston and Beaumont areas.
JOSEPH QUINLAN is considering tak
ing to a higher court his fight to let his
daughter, Karen Anne, die with dignity.
Superior Court Judge Robert Muir Jr.
ruled yesterday that the respirator that has
kept Karen alive since she slipped into a
coma April 15 must not be disconnected.
“There is no Constitutional right to die
that can be asserted by a parent for his
incompetent adult child,” he said.
Quinlan said he is still weighing whether
to appeal the decision because he had to
consider his other two children.