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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY. JAN. 20, 1976 jE0 0|::F - ^ 0 LIKE TO GET a BIT OF RECOGNITION FifcM WWS'ISMME, HERE..' Type style, size changes By JAMES BREEDLOVE Editor Writing this column for the first issue after the holidays is not an easy job. First of all, the real purpose of this column is to answer all sorts of ques tions about The Battalion. It also serves as a clearinghouse for new story ideas from our readers. How ever, to do either of these you first have to publish the newspaper and get some feedback. That is something we haven’t done very much over the holidays. It is also the very reason I haven t got much to talk about. However, a few obvious things about this first issue are worth discussing. The first thing you probably SLOUCH noticed about today’s paper is the different headline type. It is called Caledonia Bold and is a darker ver sion of our body type. We think it gives The Battalion a more professional look. It also allows more white space on the page for easier reading. Speaking of type, you may also have noticed that we have gone back to a larger body type. Our switch to a smaller size drew widespread com ment, none of it good. However, that is only one reason for the change back to larger type. The other reason has to do with our printing process. The original reduction in type size was from 9 to 8 point (a point is a vertical measure of type size where 72 points equals one inch). As you Jim Earle ‘Heads, you do it, tails, I do it!’ OMBUDSMAN If you have a question or com plaint regarding news coverage please contact our Ombuds man’s office between 6 and 11 p.m., Monday through Thurs day. We established the office to help you with problems re quiring the attention of any top editorial personnel of The Bat talion. Call 845-2611 or write Ombudsman, The Battalion, Texas A&M Univer sity, College Station, Texas, 77843. 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 Regents. The Battal ion is a non-profit, self-supporting enterprise operated by stu dents as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. LETTERS POLICY Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are subject to being cut to that length or less if longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guaran tee to publish any letter. Each letter must be signed, show the address of the writer and list a telephone number for verifica tion. Address correspondence to Listen Up, The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. Members of the Student Publications Board are: Bob C. Rogers. Chairman: Dr. Gary Halter; Dr. John Hanna; Roger P. Miller; Dr. Clinton A. Phillips, Jeff Dunn, Tom Dawsey and Jerri Ward. Director of Student Publications: Gael L. Cooper. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Services, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. The Battalion, a student newspaper at Texas A&M, is published in College Station, Texas, daily except Saturday, Sunday, Monday, and holiday periods. Sep tember through May, and once a week during summer school. Mail subscriptions are $5.00 per semester; $9.50 per school year; $10.50 per full year. All subscriptions subject to 5% sales tax. Advertising rate furnished on request. Address: The Battalion, Room 217, Services Building, College Station, Texas 77843. The Associated Press is entitled exclusively to the use for reproduction of all news dispatched credited to it or not otherwise credited in the paper and local news of spontaneous origin published herein. Rights of reproduction of all other matter herein are also reserved. Second-Class postage paid at College Station, Texas, MEMBER The Associated Press, Texas Press Association Editor Managing Editor . . . News Editor City Editor Contributing Editors Sports Editor James Breedlove Roxie Hearn Pam Whigham Jim Peters • Sandy Russo, Steve Gray Paul McGrath PEANUTS can see, the reduction shouldn’t have affected readability that much. However, our printing process shrank the type even more. We wound up with a final reduction of from 9 to 7-1/2 point. That affected readability quite a bit. The larger type is here to stay. Marijuana found in plane crash Associated Press HOUSTON — A light airplane crash-landed on the southwest side of Houston about 5 a.m. today and police said they found two tons of marijuana in the slightly damaged craft. Officers said there apparently was only one person aboard and he quickly disappeared on foot, an in dication any injuries he suffered were slight. 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