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leader and pictures are displayed in a
special section of today’s Battalion.
See pages 3,5, 7.
The Battalion
Vol. 70 No. 99 Friday, April 1, 1977 News Dept. 845-2611
8 Pages College Station, Texas Business Dept. 845-2611
Battalion photo by Kevin Venner
From classical to contemporary. The Dance Theatre of Harlem last
night performed a variety of ethnic and modern styles.
Carter to expose U.S. offer
United Press International
WASHINGTON — Breaking dip
lomatic secrecy, the White House
was prepared today to disclose de
tails of President Carter’s strategic
arms limitation proposals which the
Soviet leadership has rejected.
Since Carter’s new SALT package
was rebuffed in Moscow two days
ago, the administration appears
bent on grabbing the initiative in
seeking to persuade world opinion
the President’s offer was “fair and
equitable.”
Soviet Foreign Minister Andrei
Gromyko described the Carter pro
posals as “one-sided,” saying they
would damage the security of Russia
and its communist allies.
But Carter appears to be taking
the temporary breakdown of the
negotiations in his springtime
stride, keeping his schedule fairly
light and going out on the town for
the second time this week.
Last night, he took his wife to see
“Anna Christie” at the National
Theatre.
Press Secretary Jody Powell has
told reporters Carter has no present
plans to revise his proposals — one
of which is a detailed package cal
ling for substantial cuts in missile
stockpiles and development.
The other proposal would involve
a simple extension of the Vladivos
tok agreement which expires in Oc
tober. Under the pact, both sides
agreed to limit their offensive mis
sile arsenals to 2,400, of which 1,320
could be mounted with nuclear
warheads.
“We did present what we believe
to be an extremely fair and equita
ble proposal,” Powell told re
porters. “We are hopeful the Soviet
Union will consider that proposal.”
He said Carter believes it is “im
portant to be patient, to be method
ical. We have no pressure to reach a
particular agreement in a particualr
meeting.”
Carter has received written re
ports from Vance, who is briefing
European leaders on the unsuc
cessful preliminary arms negotia
tions, and is looking forward to a
blow-by-blow account when the
secretary returns to Washington
tomorrow night.
The President has confined most
of his on-the-record appointments
this week to meetings on domestic
affairs. He has begun a series of in
dividual luncheon meetings with
key senators for advice and w ith
governors who have regional prob
lems .
Gromyko criticizes proposal
United Press International
MOSCOW — In an unprece
dented news conference, Foreign
Minister Andrei Gromyko said the
proposals offered by the United
States in the stalled arms talks were
“one-sided” and “would damage the
security of the Soviet Union.”
Gromyko also said yesterday that
President Carter’s human rights
campaign aggravates the political
atmosphere.
The arms talks reached an im
passe Wednesday after three days of
talks between Secretary of State
Cyrus Vance and Soviet leader
Leonid Brezhnev. Vance left Mos
cow yesterday to brief Western allies
on the negotiations.
In his first news conference in the
Soviet Union in 20 years as foreign
minister, Gromyko said versions of
the breakdown that “are wrong and
distort the facts” were appearing in
the United States.
He also criticized Carter for talk
ing publicly about the talks before
Vance returned to Washington with
a full report.
Gromyko said it was “false in es
sence” that the United States pre
sented a sweeping program of dis
armament that the Soviets rejected.
He contended the U.S. proposals
were “one-sided.”
All the privileges are given to the
United States,” he said.
“Acceptance would damage the
security of the Soviet Union, of our
people, our allies and our friends
and the Soviet Union couldn’t do
that.”
Asked if the human rights issue,
promoted strongly by Carter, af
fected the arms talks, Gromyko rose
to his feet and said:
“It poisons the atmosphere. It ag
gravates the political atmosphere. It
doesn’t help strategic arms limita
tions questions. It aggravated it.
On the two U.S. arms proposals,
Gromyko said the narrow plan
based on the 1974 Vladivostok
summit agreement between
Brezhnev and former President
Ford was unacceptable because it
did not include U.S. cruise
missiles—small, pilotless bombers
that carry nuclear or conventional
warheads.
The Soviets also rejected a so-
called comprehensive plan involv
ing “deep cuts’ in the 2,400
strategic missiles and bombers al
lowed each side at Vladivostok be
cause it would permit the Soviet
Union only half of its heavy missiles,
Gromyko said. The United States
has none.
First female medical student accepted
Harlem dance team
;ets sell-out ovation
By LISA COTROPIA
A three minute standing ovation by a
ll-out crowd concluded the performance
The Dance Theatre of Harlem last
glit, which was held in Rudder Center
iditorium.
The company, described as one of the
lest dance companies from the United
ates, performed with precision and ac-
iracy. Music ranged from classical Shos-
kovich to contemporary Santana.
The attraction was sponsored by the
pera and Performing Arts Society
>PAS).
Fete Noire was the opening act. It fea
red a ballroom effect complete with a
landelier. Ballerinas leaping about the
age were joined by partners attired in
ivy blue uniforms. Their movements
'ere perfectly synchronized; it was like
wking in a mirror. “Oohs,” and “Aahs,”
'ere heard from the audience as they
atched the unique and diverse interpre-
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Election tomorrow
College Station elections will be
held tomorrow. The A&M Consoli
dated ballot includes candidates for
Positions 2, 3, 4 and 5. Polling
places are South Knoll Elementary
(8), A&M Consolidated Special
Services Building (9), College Sta
tion Fire Station (10), Texas A&M
University Center (20), College Sta
tion Municipal Building (21), Col
lege Hills Elementary (24) and
Wellborn Water Supply Building
(2).
Residents will elect councilmen
in Districts 1, 3 and 5. Polling
places are College Hills Elementary
(l), Lincoln Center (3) and Bee
Creek Park Swimming Pool Build
ing (5).
Polling places will be open from 7
a.m. to 7 p.m.
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tation of Piano Concerto No. 2 by Dimitri
Shostakovich.
Banners from upper stage left down to
lower stage right marked the opening of
the second act, Manifestations. It was a
dramatic and exciting interpretation of
Adam and Eve in the Garden of Eden.
Primous Fountain III — striking music —-
set the mood.
Adam danced about but was lonely.
With his back toward the audience, be
pulled Eve from his side so that he might
have a companion. The snake, meanwhile,
slowly descended from the sky on an apple
tree. He observed Adam and Eve as they
danced gaily about the garden. His
snakelike movements attracted Eve who
was easily tempted to bite the forbidden
fruit. Adam was stricken by Eve’s action
but he too fell to temptation.
They both cringed on the ground when
they realized they disobeyed God and
must be banned forever from the garden.
Caravansarai, the third act, was very
fluid and characterized by free-form danc
ing. A white shroud covered the dancers
who moved slowly but with synchroniza
tion.
The chirping of crickets began the
dance as they emerged from the shroud.
They were then accompanied by
smooth flowing music by Santana. Again
the timing was flawless as dancers leaped
gracefully across the stage.
Both the music and the dancing tempos
picked up considerably as the third* 1 act
came to an end.
The final act. Forces of Rhythm, was an
outstanding dance. It was created espe
cially for The Dance Theatre of Harlem by
Louis Johnson, one of today’s leading
black choreographers.
Forces of Rhythm was a fusion of classic
ballet, ethnic and modern styles which
showed the interrelation of all three.
Synchronization, grace and beauty ac
curately describe the performance staged
by the dance company last night. Some
might consider it the highlight of the
OPAS season.
By ANNETTE CUELLAR
For Susan Rudd, a tall drink was just
what the doctor ordered.
“I hit every club in town when I found
out I was the first girl to be accepted to the
Texas A&M medical school,” said Rudd, a
junior biochemistry major.
Only 32 students will make up the first
class of the new Texas A&M University
College of Medicine. Rudd was the only
woman in the first group of six to be ac
cepted.
When I got the letter, late Sunday
night, I was shaking so bad I ripped up the
envelope, said brown-haired, blue-eyed
Rudd.
After I read the letter I screamed,
jumped up and down, and cried, she
added. “I spent the next two hours on the
phone.
In Rudd’s three years at Texas A&M on
a President’s Endowed Scholarship, she
has been involved in numerous activities
including the Student Conference on Na
tional Affairs.
She also has been a member of the Stu
dent Government executive committee,
one year as the recording secretary and
presently as vice president for rules and
regulations.
She was musical director and accom
panist for the Aggie Players productions of
“Godspell” and “The Fantastics. She ac
companied the Century Singers her
freshman year.
Rudd is a member of the Alpha Zeta
agricultural honor society and the Pre-
med Pre-dent Society of which she was
parliamentarian this year. “I was elected
vice president for next year but had to de
cline because of med school,” Rudd said.
Rudd comes from a family of Texas
Christian University graduates. Everyone
in my family has graduated from TCU and
Frantz tells of LBJ
By SUSAN RIFF
After spending six years compiling an
audio history of Lyndon B. Johnson, Dr.
Joe B. Frantz has many stories to tell
about him.
Frantz and his staff taped interviews
with 1,200 people who knew Johnson in
order to compile the history. The tapes are
now in the Lyndon B. Johnson Library in
Austin.
Frantz, professor of history at the Uni
versity of Texas, spoke yesterday at the
sixth annual meeting of the Friends of the
Texas A&M University Library about
some of his experiences while doing the
history.
“Johnson kept his hands off the project,
which was unusual for him because he was
a natural intruder,” Frantz said.
“He did ask me if I was going to inter
view his enemies. I told him I would
interview as many as I could, and he said,
‘Good Cod, that will take at least 20
years! ”
“We interviewed three people in San
Antonio, Tex., who told about Johnson’s
wedding to Lady Bird, Frantz said.
“Johnson called them up one Saturday
and told them to get a minister, a marriage
license and arrange dinner at the St. An
thony Hotel by the time he got back that
night.”
“They finally got the whole thing ar
ranged and were ready for the ceremony
when they realized they didn’t have a ring
for Lady Bird. One of the guys had to run
down to Sears to get one, and Johnson and
Lady Bird were finally married.”
“All three of the men told the same
story, but each one said that he had been
the one who had to do all the arrange
ments.”
Frantz said that these differences in
stories cause you to doubt the facts. He
added that although ten people may tell a
story one way and just one person tells it
differently, that one person may be the
only one with the facts correct.
Oral history was man’s first way of re
cording events, Frantz said. But he added
that the stories changed through time as
they passed from one person to the next.
“However, the tape recorder now al
lows us to record the facts orally and cor
rectly. You not only get what the person
said but also how he said it. This gives
more flavor and insight about life at the
time the tape was made.”
After his speech, Frantz said he may
write a book of anecdotes about Johnson if
he can find the time.
HSC awards banquet tomorrow
New president sees old problem
By MARY HARDIN
I feel the problems of the Memorial
>tudent Center have been the same for
ome time,” Lynn Gibson, president-elect
fthe MSC said yesterday.
The job of MSC president changes
lands Saturday night at the MSC Awards
lanquet. John Oeffinger’s term ends and
-ynn Gibson’s will officially begin.
The major problems of the MSC are
nternal communication and improving
foe quality of the programs,” Oeffinger
laid. “There has been vast improvement
in these areas within the past few years.”
Oeffinger said his goals for the M SC had
tieen to develop a good communication
lystem, to promote student participation
and to find out how the MSC and it’s pro
grams are viewed by students.
“We wanted the students to use the
building as a place to congregate. We
wanted them involved in improving the
quality of the programs and developing
new ones, he added.
Oeffinger said he felt these goals had
been accomplished.
“The students are using the MSC a lot
more than they used to,” he said. “And
the diversity and quality of programs has
improved because of the number of stu
dents interested in them.”
Oeffinger said there are many more
students working at the MSC and they are
working much closer together this year.
“I attribute a lot of our success to The
Battalion,” he explained. “They have
given us better coverage than ever before,
and this has encouraged students to par
ticipate.”
“This is the first time in five years that
the outgoing group of students is leaving
without ill-feelings,” he added.
“The officers of the MSC were a very
close group this year and have worked
very hard,” Oeffinger said.
He added that he felt the incoming stu
dents are going into a more advantageous
situation due to what their predecessors
have done.
Gibson said he felt that the MSC Coun
cil officers will be a lot of help to him.
“These students work very well to
gether,” he said. “They know what is ex
pected of them and live up to these expec
tations.”
“Right now I don’t see any weak spots in
the MSC,” Gibson added.
Along with the goals that Oeffinger
stated, he would like to see the MSC be
come more efficient.
Gibson, presently chairman of Political
Forum, said he felt the job of MSC presi
dent had the same basic ideas as chairman
of a committee. The difference is the
realm of responsibility.
“I’m still trying to comprehend the
scope of the MSC,” he said.
Gibson feels the only way to learn about
a position is to do it.
“It’s helping me a lot right now to have
John around to learn from,” he explained.
I never considered anywhere else until I
was a junior in high school, Rudd said.
“My high school counselor asked me if I
would consider A&M if I was offered a
scholarship and I said, ‘where ? Rudd ex
plained.
After learning about Texas A&M I de
cided that was where I wanted to go, re
gardless of the scholarship, she said.
Rudd has never considered becoming
anything but a doctor. “I guess 1 would
have gone into pharmacy if I hadn’t gotten
accepted,” she said.
After four years of medical school and
the completion of her residency, Rudd
wants to practice in a small town.
“I’m real interested in general practice
and may go into pediatrics. I know I don’t
want to locate in a large city because doc
tors aren’t really needed as much. I think
I’d get the most satisfaction in a small
town,” she said.
Susan Rudd
Battalion photo by Anne Paslay
Splish Splash
One way to keep shoes dry was found by this student after the sudden
rainfall yesterday. And the humidity will remain for a few more days
as drizzle is expected to continue until tomorrow, with a 20 per cent
chance of rain tonight, decreasing tomorrow. Today’s forecast will be
cloudy skies with easterly winds at 10-15 m.p.h. The high today will be
73 degrees with a low of 57 tonight. The high tomorrow is expected to
reach 77 degrees.