mounting
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nlming, clearer by afternoon.
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Cbe Battalion
Vol. 68, No. 111
College Station, Texas
Thursday, April 22, 1976
lenged
ting a 35-
prolonged
mites,
i good 6^
there
down,
of sudden
I >t—and
ve all
day ultimatum given
i
oslem leftists threaten
ebanese president
By HARRY DUN PHY
Associated Press
BEIRUT, Lebanon — The left-wing
[Lsjm Alliance today gave Christian
sident Suleiman Franjieh 10 days to
K /e office and threatened to establish a
olutionarv government by force if he
sir
solution is not found to the crisis,
: llebanese nationalist movement will be
iged to form a revolutionary govern-
[i. ntto handle control ofareas under it and
rate other areas, the Alliance said in a
ement broadcast by Beirut radio.
The Alliance, a grouping of leftist forces
png the right-wing Christian Phalan-
ts, also threatened to establish a nonsec-
[assembly to draw up a new constitu-
, :t warned Franjieh if he stalled any
gei over quitting it would mean he was
H ing to internationalize the crisis and
rehy partition Lebanon.
iD^ftanon’s parliament has passed a con-
Jutional amendment allowing Franjieh,
^^■bol of Christian resistance, to step
IfiH so f ar he has not.
iS^ftanon’s year-long civil war, which has
more than 16,500 lives including
|I|W( dnesday and early Thursday, is over
■Minds by the Moslem majority for more
E jjlitiial and economic control. But the
IHtians refuse to grant reforms until the
M'onment clamps down on the Palesti-
llJHguerrillas.
■''Firing in the Beirut area slowed down for
IfMc Wednesday night after armored
mts of the Palestine Liberation Army
t l in to try to enforce Lebanon’s 35th
fire. But the lull did not last through
The police reported at least 86 persons
killed and 111 wounded in the past 24
hours.
Beirut’s international airport was shelled
before dawn, a Boeing 707 jet owned by a
Lebanese freight line was hit and airport
sources said 11 persons were wounded.
One report said the firing came from
Christian troops in the Lebanese army.
WAFA, the Palestinian news agency,
claimed that Israeli gunboats shelled the
Rashidiya Palestinian refugee camp south
of Tyre and tried to land troops, but it said
shore batteries drove them off. There was
no confirmation from any other source.
The Palestine Liberation Army troops in
Beirut cleared several areas of gunmen,
and the cease-fire appears holding in a
higher degree than before, one military
source said early Wednesday night.
But during the day Wednesday, there
were heavy rocket, mortar and artillery ex-
(See LEBANON’S, Page 7)
Bomb blast in Boston
hurts 8 in courthouse
By DICK BRAUDE
Associated Press
BOSTON — A bomb exploded today in
the probation office on the second floor of
the Boston Municipal Courthouse, injur
ing at least eight persons, authorities, said.
The blast ripped away a 20-foot section of
wail separating the office from a corridor
and blew a bole through the floor into the
lobby below.
One man lost a leg in the explosion,
police said.
The blast occurred in the ornate,
Victorian courthouse about 8 a.m. CST.
Some of those carried on stretchers from
the building appeared to be unconscious.
One woman was screaming, and a man was
bolding his head.
Most of the victims were taken by ambu
lance to nearby Massachusetts General
Hospital.
The second-floor area, where the blast
occured, was a mass of tangled rubble and
broken light fixtures. The lobby below was
strewn with debris blown down through an
eight-inch wide hole in the ceiling.
The courthouse, in the downtown Gov
ernment Center complex, was built in the
mid-1800s.
The building was evacuated as police
searched to see whether other explosives
were planted in the structure.
One witness, Walter Murphy, deputy
probation commissioner, said there was no
warning before the blast.
“I saw smoke and glass, debris and blood
all over the place,” he said. “Doors were
being blown off everywhere.”
fearcy challenged
Two Bryan attorneys
run for county position
^ By CATHY CUMMINGS
[TV race for county attorney in the May 1
Hmocratic primary is being contested by
|vp Bryan attorneys.
"Incumbent Roland Searcy,37, is a
fiember of the State Bar Association,
Hos County Bar Association and was ap-
Dinted by the governor as a member of the
^d of Directors of the Texas State Board
fPrivate Investigators and Private Secu-
t| Agents.
' ■arey has practiced law' for 11 years:
Mt years as district attorney arid three
ears as county attorney.
| He said that insuring justice is a major
^Rern for the county attorney.
insure that justice is done involves
® ^determining of which cases should be
ken through the judicial system, and
ihai punishment should be recommended
oBhe court for the cases that do go
|fciugh," Searcy said.
" He said that the punishment should be
IH to deter a repetition of the offense and
•jprehabilitate the offender,
fflpearcy said he plans to streamline the
® ftedure of processimg and handling hot
nieeks.
JTm making available to businesses a list
* Fpersons who that week have hot checks
‘asfcriminal offenses,” Searcy said. “This
will help businesses from the standpoint
they will know more quickly who is
|ng hot checks.
■ I feel like I have served the people, and
i a manner which has brought dignity to
pe office,” he said. “ The person holding
■ office must have obtained judgement
JOHN BARON JR.
through experience and maturity. I feel I
possess these gualities.”
through experience and maturity. I feel 1
possess these qualities.”
Searcy’s opponent, John Barron Jr., 27,
is a 1971 A&M graduate, and has been
practicing law for nearly two years with
Barron and Barron.
He is a member of the Texas Bar Associa
tion and the Bryan-College Station
Jaycees.
Barron said that more leniency should be
ROLAND SEARCY
given to first time offenders.
“I feel that Searcy has been too harsh on
young, first time offenders,” he said. “I
think they should be handled with dignity
and understanding. I’m not running on an
issue of leniency, but sometimes leniency
is deserved.”
Barron said he advocates cracking down
on hot check writers and favors using per
sonal bonds more often with minor crimes.
Barron is single and lives at 2522
Willowbend in Bryan.
Head Yell Leader Jim Bob Miclder watches
as the Ross Volunteers prepare to fire the
traditional 21 gun salute at yesterday’s ob-
Staff photo by Jim Hendrickson
servance of Muster. Aggies and friends of Ag
gies gathered in G. Rollie White Coliseum to
remember those Aggies who have died.
Muster is a challenge, call
to take opportunity to help
By ELAINE MERRIFIELD
“The challenge, of this Muster is to an
swer the call for the opportunity to serve
your fellow man,” said C.G. Scruggs yes
terday in G. Rollie White Coliseum at the
centennial Aggie Muster.
Scruggs, who is vice-president and
editorial director of “Progressive Farmer
Magazine” said the problems of hunger and
overpopulation constitute the most impor
tant calls.
“These problems will bring about some
If you know how . .
of the most painful decisions ever con
templated by man and the decision may
have to be made as to who will be fed and
who won’t,” Scruggs said.
“You may have to face the problem—not
of saving the lives of an isolated 10,000
people, but of millions or perhaps tens of
millions.”
Scruggs compared the Aggie Muster to
other important calls to muster in Ameri
ca’s past. He said as examples of such calls
he listed the men at the Alamo who crossed
the line and vowed to stay and fight.
Preregistration
can be fast, easy
By MARK WILLIS
Preregistration can be fast and easy.
The preregistration period begins at 8
a.m. Monday, April 26 and ends next Fri
day, April 30, at 5 p.m., but check indi
vidual departments for special listings.
This period is only for students currently
enrolled this spring semester. New
freshmen, transfer students, graduate stu
dents and those who choose to wait will
register Aug. 23-27.
To register next week, students must
first report to their department heads and
get a registration card packet. Student
identification cards will be required to
receive the packet.
Students should then report to their de
partmental advisors, who will register
them for all fall courses. If there is an error
I.D.
on the student’s course request card,
number, major or name, it should be re
ported to the records section of the Regis
trar’s Office in the Coke building before
any course assignments are made.
Entries on the request card should be
made by the advisor only and should in
clude department designations, course
numbers and credit value for each course.
(See PREREGISTRATION, Page 7)
In Precinct 3
American colonists who fought for their
new nation, and students at Texas A&M,
including Scruggs, who enlisted in the
Army during World War II.
Scruggs said these calls were easy to an
swer because they were clear-cut deci
sions.
“Those of us here today are going to have
to answer calls that are going to be much
less clear,” he said. “I challenge young
people to answer this muster call of oppor
tunity.”
Index
Student records are private, A&M
Registrar Robert A. Lacey re
minds. Page 4.
Student attitudes have changed
since 1936, says Dr. R. C. Potts.
Page 4.
The Dallas Cowboys and the Hous
ton Oilers announce the season
schedules. Stories, Page 9.
The Supreme Court has set rules
for the IRS. Stories, Page 5.
Spruce street will be closed next
week. Page 7.
4 persons enter race
for commissioner
UsT ^
Aggie artist gets toasted
with a round of soft drinks
BUCK SCHIWETZ
A&M’$ artist-in-residence
Release of Buck Schiwetz’ portfolio of
Aggieland scenes Wednesday was toasted
with a round of “Big Red.” The artist was
guest of honor at a campus luncheon and
was presented the remains of two 64-ounce
bottles of the drink, reportedly his favorite
beverage.
Schiwetz, who called himself Texas
A&M University’s “artist-in-residence and
at large,” took the ribbing in good grace.
It was his day.
Muster Day release of Buck Schiwetz’
Aggieland: A Portfolio of Eight Scenes
from Texas A&M University was a three-
year project for the 1921 Texas A&M
graduate. He also carries the designation of
“distinguished alumnus” along with the
artist-in-residence title.
Schiwetz was described as “a man with
God-given talent and great wit” by Buck
Weirus, executive director of Texas A&M’s
Association of Former Students. Weirus
was instrumental in encouraging Schiwetz
to take on the project of painting and draw
ing past and present campus scenes.
The $37.50 portfolio was published by
the Texas A&M University Press as part of
the alumni association’s centennial series.
“This portfolio is something that no other
school has done for its centennial,” Weirus
said. “Some have tried, but they didn’t
have Buck Schiwetz.”
Frank Wardlaw, Texas A&M University
Press director who hosted the luncheon,
also praised Schiwetz and his art.
“These pictures will serve as a link be
tween those Aggies who have gone on and
Aggies of the future,” Wardlaw said.
Jack K. Williams, Texas A&M president
also spoke about the man often called
“Texas’ best-known and best-loved artist.”
“I love to see the students who are here
now stopping for long looks at your paint
ings,” Williams told Schiwetz. “That’s the
greatest compliment.
The originals for the portfolio and many
earlier Schiwetz works are on display in the
Memorial Student Center.
Dr. Williams said that Schiwetz’ art, the
scholarly and pictorial versions of the Uni
versity’s history by Dr. Henry Dethloff and
wood carvings being done by Prof, and
Mrs. Rodney Hill “give Texas A&M a
unique mechanism for celebrating its cen-
tennial.”
By SAM HILL
Four persons have entered the May 1
race for county commissioner of Precinct 3.
Incumbent Randy Sims, 36, is a former
student of Texas A&M with a degree in
business administration. He opened Randy
Sims Bar-B-Cue House in Bryan in 1964.
Sims and his wife Brenda have two chil
dren.
Sims said more sanitary landfills, a senior
citizens’ facility and expanded recreational
facilities would help the county. He said he
would work to “practice economy in county
government, keep taxes low and still pro
vide the services that are needed for the
people in Brazos County.”
H.L. “Bud” Cargill, 48, is a native of
Brazos County. He attended Bryan public
schools and Texas A&M. He and his wife,
Betsy, have three children. Cargill has
been a dairyman, rancher and farmer for 25
years.
Cargill said he wants to hold taxes as low
as possible. He said he would like to see a
landfill in each precinct and favors bringing
the county jail up to federal standards. He
said that for a salary in excess of $15,000,
the county should get a “full-time commis
sioner with no other job to interfere.” He
said he would establish a regular schedule
at the courthouse in order to be available to
the public.
Louis Gray has been a resident of Brazos
County since 1927. He and his wife, Cora
Mae, have seven children. Gray is a
rancher and Brazos County employe cur
rently on leave of absence. Gray said the
roads and bridges of Brazos county are not
in the condition they should be and should
be improved. “Some of the bridges are so
narrow you have to shut one eye to get on
them,” he added.
Gray promises to “be a full time commis
sioner and treat everyone equally.”
W.W. “Woody” Gilpin has lived in
Brazos County for 30 years. He is a
graduate of Texas A&M and has worked 20
years as employe of The Texas Department
of Highways and Public Transportation.
He and his wife, Lucille, have two sons.
Gilpin said he is running for commis
sioner on his own and is not backed by a
special interest group. He said he will do
his best to improve the roads of the county
and help the taxpayers get their money’s
worth.
“I believe I can do the county a service
and will a day’s work for a day’s pay, Gilpin
said.