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Page 2 THE BATTALION TUESDAY, MAY 4, 1976 David S. Broder Carter, Congress taking serious look at each other Bit of Aggieland lost? Editor: Much has been written about the construction going on at A&M; about the complaints of having to walk through mud, and how the trees on the Drill Field are dying because bulldozers damaged their roots. This is only a comment on these so-called improvements. Located at the rear of Dormitory 10 (Byrd White Hall) was a small memorial, placed by members of ■'C” Artillery more than 30 years ago. The memorial was dedicated to Spot, the company’s mascot, who was buried at this location. I use the past tense because the memorial is no longer there — apparently oblit erated by the bulldozers working behind Dormitory 10. ; It was only a small monument left behind by an outfit that has been gone for many years. Perhaps it’s been moved to a safe place until the Construction ends and can be put back. But it seems, right now, that the Board of Regents ‘needs’ for a 'Showcase of America has lost forever a small piece of Aggieland. Mark Lyons To advance in the name of prog ress, one must necessarily leave some things behind. Editor Spirit erosion Aggie Forum Guest viewpoints, in addition to Listen Up letters, are wel come. All pieces submitted to Aggie Forum should be: • Typed triple space • Limited to 60 characters per line • Limited to 100 lines Submit articles to Reed McDonald 217, College Sta tion, Texas, 77843. Author’s phone number must accom pany all submissions. Editor: I am dumbfounded that Aggies are down on organizations that divide the student body. Why, Ro McDonald, do you write of a few Greeks? On this campus we have a much larger organization that di vides and isolates students from each other. And members must walk, talk and look the same in order to climb its ‘social ladder.’ That’s right. I’m speaking of the corps. The corps has the same basic goals as Greeks though their methods differ. But, back to the issue. If we are going to be down on groups, let’s start with the non-regs. A&M was originally all-corps, so we non-regs started the erosion of that certain spirit, or did we? But let’s not stop there. Let’s complain about dorms creating functions for just their people while excluding others. What about the girls. What greater differ ence can there be which could divide that spirit? Did it? You speak, Mr. McDonald, of your gratefulness for not needing to buy friends through monthly dues to a fraternity. Each unity has its price. Dorms have campus rules and re stricted visitation. The corps has even more stricter rules and hours. If you live on campus, you pay a price to belong to a group. Speaking for myself and a few others, I’m grateful that joining a group is not a prerequisite for mak ing friends. I’m also grateful that this school continues to expand the number of organizations that: give a person a sense of belonging; and spend the time to create an atmos phere for the development of lifelong friends for all the lonely freshmen who don’t wish to join the corps and who are forced to live off campus their first year. Kee Nethery WASHINGTON In this new phase of the presidential campaign, aimed not only at accumulating the delegates he needs for nomination, but consolidating the diverse ele ments of the Democratic Party, Jimmy Carter is turning serious at tention for the first time to the con gressional Democrats. And having observed his rise with the same disbelief that has been felt by others, the members of Congress are trying now to get Carter in clearer focus. What they see is a campaigner who can help the ticket in almost every district, North and South, big city and suburban, small town and rural. They also see an or ganizer who has enlisted the whole corps of talented political newcom ers in the political game. A few members of Congress are also beginning to think of what Car ter might be like as a President. And for those who have perceived that the former Georgia governor is a man who chooses his words with care and expresses his thoughts with un common precision — at least when he has a clear position to enunciate — his standard discourse on presidential-congressional relations sends an unmistakable message. “I believe,” Carter says, “that the nation is best served by a strong, independent, aggressive President working with a strong, independent Congress —with mutual respect, for a change; in harmony, for a change; in the open, for a change; and with a minimum of secrecy, for a change.” Statement worth studying That sentence is worth parsing. To go at it backwards, the emphasis on openness has been characteristic of Carter’s political career and is sup ported by his record as governor and the practices in his current cam paign. He and his staff are open with each other and both are accessible to the reporters covering them. There is no reason, at this point, to suppose a Carter White House would be a closed shop. The pledge of “harmony” is less supported in Carter’s record. His re lationship with the Georgia legisla ture was anything but harmonious, which is not necessarily a criticism of Carter. That legislature is accus tomed to dominating one-term gov ernors, who are lame ducks from the day they take office. And Carter is not one who is inherently ready to compromise. He is, by the testimony of both his supporters and critics in Georgia and in the observation of this reporter, an extremely tough politician, with ©rnttycmomB- < •/ 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 Battalion is a non-profit, self supporting enterprise operated by student as a university and community newspaper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. Represented nationally by National Educational Advertising Serv ices, Inc., New York City, Chicago and Los Angeles. Mail subscriptions are $16.75 per semester; $33.25 per school year; $35.00 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. 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Editor Jerry Needham Managing Editor Richard Chamberlain City Editor Jamie Aitken Campus Editor Kevin Venner Sports Editor Paul Arnett Photo Director Jim Hendrickson News Editor Lloyd Lietz Embrey’s Jewelvy We Specialize In Aggie Rings. Diamonds Set — Sizing — Reoxidizing — All types watch/jewelry Repair Aggie Charge Accounts 9-5:30 846-5816 ^TTTTt^tttt tt »-n- -r i t« w i§ it f < f j » »i» j ■ ■UMBg'ggBi NOW AVAILABLE IN COLLEGE STATION PASSPORT PHOTOS IN LIVING COLOR — INSTANTLY UNIVERSITY STUDIO 115 College Main • Northgate _• 846-8019 iiiiUUiisiiUisimisiiiiiiii an immense drive to succeed — one who will fight doggedly for his goals and worry later, if at all, about his relations with other politicians. The commitment to “harmony” needs to be read in that light, even if one assumes that a tough Democra tic President would veto fewer bills from a Democratic Congress than a “nice guy” Republican like Jerry Ford who has basic disagreements with the Congress’ liberal majority. What Carter is really saying is that he does not anticipate Congress being a policy initiator if he becomes President. It is no accident that his ideal President is described as “strong, independent and aggres sive” while the ideal Congress is cal led strong and independent’’ — period. That interpretation is made explicit when Carter himself spells out what he means by the “respect” a President should show Congress. Congress unable to lead sponsible for it, not some commit tee.” Take legislation. “Congress has been talking about tax reform since I was a child,” he says. “But when they get around to it, it’s behind closed doors in the Ways and Means Committee, and the only people who ever know what’s going on are the lobbyists and special interests.” The solution: Congress should wait for a comprehensive tax reform pac kage, which President Carter is pledged to send to Capitol Hill no sooner than one year after taking of fice. Carter is careful to add that “I don’t believe in an imperial Presi dent. I believe in a humble Presi dent who doesn’t think he has all the answers.” His model, he says, is Harry Truman, a revered figure whose many and bitter battles with both Republican and Democratic Congresses tend to be forgotten in the current wave of Truman nostal gia. “I respect the Congress,” he says in his standard speech, “but the Congress is inherently incapable of leadership. Our founding fathers never 1 thought that the Congress would lead this country. There’s only one person that can speak with a clear voice to the American people, or inspire the American people to reach for greatness or excellence, or call on them to make a sacrifice, or set a standard of morality, or set out the answers to complicated ques tions, or correct discrimination and injustice, or provide us with the de fense posture that would make us feel secure or a foreign policy that would make us feel proud again. And that’s the President.” Whatever one calls it. Carter’s concept of presidential leadership is plain. And his current campaign shows he deserves to be taken seri ously when he says he will do some thing. That is quite a catalogue of func tions, and if there are those who think that would leave Congress lit tle room for initiative in a Carter ad ministration, they may be right. Take oversight. Carter says he has no objection to Congress “monitor ing” the activities of the Central In telligence Agency. But the real ans wer to its abuses is for him as Presi dent “to take on my own shoulders the responsibility for telling you (the public) when something has gone wrong, who did it and how I intend to correct it. You can hold me re- Reporters needed Applications for positions on the summer and/or fall Battal ion staff are now being ac cepted. The Battalion is seeking part- or full-time reporters to cover campus, city and sports news on a voluntary or paid basis, according to qualifica tions and availability of funds. Also, photographers are needed. Application forms are avail able in Reed McDonald 217 between 8 a.m. and 10 p.m. weekdays. CHARLl'S Just Arrived: New Shipment of COLLEGE TOWN Coordinates. 707 Texas 846-9626 WANTED: USED BOOKS LOUPOT’S Northgate - Across from Post Office UCLAeXtension The Consumer Alert by John L. Hill Attorney Genera! AUSTIN — “Break Channel 11. This is KSD-8627. I’m looking for Pokerface.” If you recognize that as a citizens band radio transmission, you’re probably one of a growing number of CB enthusiasts who operate an esti mated 11 million CB transmitters ac ross the nation. The citizens band on the radio spectrum is a low cost, low power, short range system of two- way communications for consumers. Texas, with the largest number of licensed CB’ers in the country, is a center of citizens band activity. But even with all the interest in CB radios, attorneys in our Con sumer Protection Division say some purchasers of the units may not be familiar with regulations governing their use. transmissions, re-transmit pi^ rams, or use the citizens advertising. Also, (5) Transmissions arelinii! to 150 miles and five minutes4 tion; (6) Operators must observe minute of silence between transit, sions; and (7) CB equipmentmustl low-powered and must be FI approved. Sale of certain amplife is prohibited. By MA “See lib hills, M right yelk ulletin bo: The sign: 59A, a thr rof. Harri Andread Licensed operators who violp these regulations may be finedi $200 or have their licenses revi or both. Unlicensed operators face a $10,000 fine or one ye prison or both for a first offense ivertised. nrolhnen [ents. Ne; mester tl at A&M. I’m try! on ol boy ect us,” She says for the low Is because it. | “1 also b i other t ineering bout taki to ha bmir:;l The Federal Communications Commission, which is the licensing and regulatory agency for CB’s, says all CB users must be licensed, and FCC spokesmen point out that there are now two types of licenses: a permanent license costing $4, which takes about two to three months to obtain, and a temporary license pur chasers may use in the interim. The temporary license is free and valid for 60 days. Licensed transmitters are as signed call letters consisting of three letters and four numbers, such as the example used above. Temporary licensees use the letter “K” plus the initials of their first and last names, then their zip code. The five-digit zip code indicates to other CB’ers that the transmitter is a temporary licensee. FCC regulations regarding use of CB’s include the following: (1) Operators must not transmit “May- day” or other distress signals; (2) Transmissions must not be used for purposes prohibited by federal, state, or local regulations; (3) Operators must not transmit obscene language or messages in anything other than plain language; (4) Operators must not intentionally interfere with commercial radio Our Consumer Protedion neys suggest that persons CB for the first time avoid poss consumer problems by notings tips from the CB Center of An and other citizens band experts Remember that the numbers channels and range of the CB' greatly affect price, so analyzeim vance what you will want from] unit. Ask local CB’ers for mendations, then comparison: for the best equipmentand on service and parts for the price. Choose a CB set with positive and negative ground: radio won’t become obsolete you trade in your car. And keep in mind that a tenna may mark your carforal You may want to equip your with detachable antenna or rei ble mounts. Antennas which pear into the car trunk arealsol marketed. If you’re considering a usedQj be sure it’s an FCC-approved Have it checked before buying good service center. Andtrythes “on the air” to find out if you likij and its operation. If you have questions about I regidations, check with the FCC! you have a complaint about misle ing or deceptive trade practicese the sale of a set or in a contact the Attorney General’sl sumer Protection Division. iCBs Top of the Tower Texas A&M University Pleasant Dining — Great View SERVING LUNCHEON BUFFET 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. Each day except Saturday $2.50 DAILY $3.00 SUNDAY Serving soup i? sandwich 11:00 A.M. - 1:30 P.M. 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