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$L Page 4 THE BATTALION WEDNESDAY, DEC. 3. 1975 Governors seeking issues Associated Press WASHINGTON — Democratic governors are trying to show some political muscle now and increase their campaign influence in 1976, but their chairman says they’ll do it by seeking to shape issues, not anoint a candidate. Gov. Philip Noel of Rhode Island, chairman of the Democratic Gover nors Conference, said Tuesday he wants to make sure governors are heard before the party stakes out its positions in the next presidential campaign. Noel will head the party’s 1976 platform committee. Noel said in the past the gover nors have paid too little attention to political decisions at the national level and that has led to enactment of programs that are undue burdens on the governors and state govern- lents ‘We re 36 strong and we repre sent over 90 per cent of the American people,’’ Noel said in an interview. “What I’ve tried to do is make sure the Democratic governors become actively involved in presidential politics.” But the numbers did not seem to impress Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace. Alone among the 10 candi dates for the Democratic presiden tial nomination, he spurned the gov ernors’ call to appear before them Tuesday to talk about federal-state relations and campaign issues in 368 drop out since September Since the beginning of school, 368 students have resigned from Texas A&M University, 1.43 per cent of the fall enrollment. Of the 368 students, 253 were male and 115 were female; 274 were undergraduates and 94 were graduate students. “Most of the reasons are personal for leaving,” said Dave Worley, as sistant registrar for the University. Worley cited poor health, finan cial problems, academic and discip linary difficulties as possible reasons for leaving. The job of the registrar is not to record specific reasons for leaving, said Worley, but to “clear leaving students from the University as quickly and expediently as possible, and make sure that if they come back to school, all their records are in or der.” Committee alters tennis court site The newly re-organized Student Campus Planning Advisory Commit tee voted unanimously to change the site of the proposed varsity tennis courts. At the last Board of Regents meet ing the site for the eight courts and stadium, the park area between G. Rollie and the President’s home, was approved. “There is shrinking green space on campus and a less central site could be found for the courts,” said com- HEW backs buyer facts The DepartmentiofHealth Educa tion and Welfarje’p Office of Educa tion has proposed regulations for a program to educate consumers to make rational decisions about purch ases. The program would expand edu cation on consumer products in elementary schools, higher educa tion institutions and communities. Contracts and grants to fund the program would be awarded to diffe rent education levels as well as educating public service personnel, community and labor leaders, gov ernment employes and to the gen eral public. Education from the program will include basic economics of the mar ketplace, legal rights, consumer laws, financial management and cre dit. Others are energy use and public utilities, major purchases such as food, housing and insurance and special problems such as advertising and product safety. Institutions of higher education, state and local agencies, libraries and other public and private non-profit agencies would be eligible to apply. Briscoe OKs law grants FOR BEST RESULTS TRY BATTALION CLASSIFIED It’s your choice! We have hundreds of Hallmark Christmas boxed card designs to choose from — including one that’s right for you. Shop our selection today! ly I* w\*vm mw Mfl aw Ha.llma.rk Shop MANOR EAST MALL © 1975 Hallmark Cards. Inc. IIUI IWX4M9 general. The other nine Democratic candi dates were there for a day-long series of appearances that finally led Gov. William L. Waller of Mississippi to comment, “One thing that we’re suf fering from is that we have too many candidates.” Waller, who will be leaving office shortly, said he thinks the Democrats should steer away from candidates and personalities and deal more directly with solutions to problems. I’m a little bit aghast ... at the lack of enthusiastic solutions offered by the candidates,” he said. “I hope we can get more of a platform that’s positive in its construction.” Noel said a first step in that direction was for the governors to find out how the candidates view the role of the states. “We’ve never had anything like this before, ” he said after the candi date forum. But governors in both parties have tried, and usually failed, to make their collective influence felt in presidential campaigns. Usually it has been for lack of a consensus. But much of the political power that governors once wielded in their own states has slipped away with the increasing number of presi dential primary elections and with the Democratic reform measures de signed to broaden participation in the nominating process. Noel said he wasn’t trying to get Democratic governors aligned be hind any candidate, although he thinks personally it might be a good idea. 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Preston Geren, the firm’s owner, is an A&M graduate. “The construction of the new ar chitecture building has developed many problems,” said Keneipp. “There is a possiblity the facility will be inadequate by the time of comple tion. “When the plans were made,” Keneipp said, “no one could envi sion such a rapid growth of the school. It’s just one of those things and is not terribly unusual.” Bring this coupon in for 10, 15, 20, or 25% off all purchases! With this coupon at Pier 1 Imports. SECRET DISCOUNT SALE You’re already a winner! Bring this coupon in, and save on any Pier 1 merchandise you choose! Fieri The least you can win is 10% . . . and you may have a 25% dis count coupon! Discover a world of imported cargo at Pier 1 Im ports today! Offer expires Dec. 9, 1975 good only between 6 pm — 9 pm Governor Dolph Briscoe ap proved three grants Nov.26 totaling $48,917, for law enforcement and criminal justice improvements in the Brazos Valley. 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