The Battalion
Vol. 71 No. 32
8 Pages
Friday, October 14, 1977
College Station, Texas
News Dept. 845-2611
Business Dept. 845-2611
Inside Today:
Shall we dance? P.E. students learn
how to cha-cha, p. 6.
Leader says Mexican-Americans
civil rights crisis, p. 3.
Kenneth Taylor: newcomer to Aggie
defense, p. 8.
Tony
Goldwater says Carter’s
policies hurting economy
A
Congressman Barry Goldwater, Jr.
“free enterprise system is slowing down”
By MARGIE SANTAMARIA
The American free enterprise system is
slowing down, Congressman Barry Gold-
water Jr. said last night in a Political Forum
presentation at Rudder Theater. Goldwa
ter is a Republican from California.
Goldwater, son of Arizona Senator B.
Goldwater, has served in Congress since
April 19, 1969. He said the “great engine of
America’s economic machine’ is slowing
down because of heavy tax increases im
posed by President Carter.
Historically, America has had plenty of
luck and plenty of resources, Goldwater
said. “We’ve used up our abundance of
energy and are resorting to “hard-to-get-
to” gas and oil, he said.
“A tax on well heads — that’s pure
socialism,” Goldwater exclaimed. If we
follow Carter’s energy plan we 11 surely run
out of oil and gas.
He said the key to American prosperity is
economic endeavor, yet there are too many
governmental regulations. Tax increases
are resulting in a “choking off” of invest
ment capital, Goldwater said.
“Compared to other industrial nations,
we rank last in real wages and benefits. I
bel ieve decisive action to reduce taxes
without inflation should be taken,” Gold-
water said.
Goldwater proposed a 30 per cent tax cut
over a three year period, ten per cent each
year. Savings, which would be the result of
a tax cut, would provide an increase in tools
for production and yield net expansion,
Goldwater said.
“Most Americans pay more Social Secu
rity taxas than income taxes,” Goldwater
said. He reasoned that fewer workers are
supporting an increased number of re
tirees. Social Security’s benefits have in
creased, he said, but its taxes didn’t in
crease proportionately.
Goldwater’s solution to the Social Secu
rity problem is to create separate funds for
programs like Medicare, which he termed
“extraneous. ” This would eliminate limita
tion (allow retired people to return to work
and continue paying Social Security) and
would stop inflation by cutting taxes.
Goldwater said he feels the American
people have been outrageously misin-
fo rmed. “Americans believe that America
has prospered because of what the gov
ernment has done for them,” Goldwater
said. “It’s what individuals have done for
the government.”
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tudent withdrawal
ate lower this year
Student radio may close
if finances don’t improve
atei. By STEVE MAYER
nEver think of dropping out of school?
\s of last Wednesday, 229 Texas A&M
Jdents have officially dropped out of
< s ( ’ 1 ,ls Niool — or “withdrawn as university of-
irtedly win
ison foot!*
p.ils refer to it.
I\t the end of Fall semester 1976, the
foinu hjilidrawal total was 522.
ions, e Rj ves assistant director for sto
le is notgi® n t affairs, is in charge of university
"n A ft'drawals and keeps statistical informa-
illege 0 Bn on withdrawal students. She said she
ns home mBpgj to compile and compare A&M’s fig-
Sti - i u tl Iiir s ' v ith other universities.
P a ' c (11 ,||b a sample of 50 students from Rives’
suppose !fc, 24 lived in apartments, 18 in houses,
lt<) ' 11 ''ijdldur in dorms, three in mobile homes
paid ba aij® one j n married student housing.
11 because(•pijg avera g e withdrawal age is 23.
' ) 0 " () .Vb This age is high because many
U)U , and older students withdraw
''l -A 1 W n they find jobs,” Rives said. She said
at as P reet yre are fewer Corps members withdraw-
ithlete,ac«| this year than , ast year
11 E. jRives said an undetermined number of
dents put themselves at a disadvantage
| dropping out of school without going
rough proper channels.
If a student doesn’t process a withdrawal
form, course grades will be recorded as
failing. Any fee refunds cannot be ob
tained, and, if the student is not in good
standing with the university his records
may be blocked.
The form must be signed by the college
dean, the financial aid center, the housing
office and the registrar’s office.
Rives said she determines additional
departments that must clear the student,
such as the University Police and Corps
Commandant’s office.
One student at the withdrawal office,
located in the YMCA Building,, said he is
dissatisfied with the system.
“It’s a run-around, he said. T don’t
owe these people anything, heck, they
owe me money.” When the student got
tired of waiting he commented, “I can
drop out anytime, and he left.
However, secretaries in Rives office
said there is usually no crowd waiting.
Rives said she expects withdrawals to
increase after mid-term grades are mailed.
Not all students drop out because of
poor grades according to Rives’ files. Their
reasons are varied: realization of becoming
an alcoholic, inability to find a babysitter,
health problems and simply not wanting to
attend school.
“Before coming to the withdrawal of
fice,” Rives said, “students can solve their
problem through other sources. ”
For academic problems, she suggested
consulting professors, department heads,
academic advisors and the college dean.
For personal problems, she advised the
Personal Counseling Service in 017 YMCA
and for health problems, Beutel Health
Center.
After withdrawing, a student heeds only
to apply for readmission to return to
school. Rives said.
She said students can withdraw as many
times as they want.
She noted that if a student attends
another school before reapplying, a tran
script must be provided.
By KYLE CREWS
Student Government may foreclose on a $5,783.64 debt
o\yed by student radio station KANM and suspend its opera
tion if the station is not self-supporting by the end of this
semester.
A resolution presented at the October 5 meeting of the Stu
dent Senate stated that the student radio board has proved to
be ineffective in handling the financial responsibilities of stu
dent radio.
The resolution also stated that the radio board be dissolved
and that the executive branch of Student Government be given
control of KANM until December 31, 1977.
The final vote for the resolution will be taken at the October
19 meeting of Student Government. If it passes. Student Gov
ernment will provide student radio with $500 (from the Stu
dent Government Reserve Account) to cover operating costs of
the station up to January 1, 1978. Any unused money will then
be returned to Student Government.
KANM was created in the spring of 1973 as an agency of
Student Government. The student radio board took over oper
ation of the station in 1975, but Student Government has con
tinued financial support.
Student Body President Robert Harvey said the the Student
Senate will review the station’s finances in December. If it isn’t
financially sound, he said, student government may suspend
broadcasting and sell the station’s equipment to regain some of
the money invested.
“We want them to at least start meeting their monthly ex
penses and quit being a drain on Student Government,” Har
vey said. “When the money was loaned to the station, the
agreement was for it to start generating its own income and
begin paying some of the money back. So far, it has done
neither and we are getting taken on the whole deal.”
Hoyt Thomas, general manager of the station, said it can be
self-supporting by December. Thomas said KANM will have to
rely heavily on advertising subscriptions from area merchants
for financial support.
The station broadcasts out of RidgOcrest Barber Shop on
Texas Avenue. To continue operation, KANM will need $197 a
month to pay rent and meet other expenses.
“We would like to operate out of the basement of the Memo
rial Student Center, Thomas said. “If we could operate as one j
of the committees sponsored by the MSG, we wouldn’t have t6
pay rent. Our only cost would be running phone lines to the
cable companies that carry our signals.
“It would also be handier for students who are interested in
working with radio. Our present location isn’t very conve
nient,” he said.
Eighty-five students work at KANM. They are responsible
for the station’s programming, advertising and accounting.
“There is no licensing requirements for students who help
out at the station, Thomas said. “Since we are carried by cable^
only and our signals don’t go out over the open air, the Federal
Communication Commission (FCC) doesn’t regulate us.”
Lynn Gibson, president of the Memorial Student Center
Council and Directorate, said the possibility of the station be
coming an MSC committee depends on the group’s plans.
“I have checked into the possibility of them becoming a part
of the council and I see no problems with it, unless they plan
on broadcasting open air rather than on the cable,” Gibson
said. -
Under present FCC rulings, a university can have only one
station licensed to broadcast over airwaves.
University-funded KAMU-FM has such a license. It began
broadcasting on campus March 30, 1977.
“KAMU-FM doesn’t really want anything to do with us,”
Thomas said. “They are set up entirely different than KANM
and past negotiations haven’t brought about much.”
Bonfire won’t be at TWS
evelopment council
avors control tower
Committee turns down offer
By GARY WELCH
The Brazos Valley Development Council
, Board of Directors unanimously
Pproved a resolution Thursday night sup-
°rtmg continued rperation of the Easter-
l 0 ® Airport air traffic control tower.
■ he resolution was passed in response to
[Went f A A study that suggested the tow-
r Cost outweigh its usefulness. If the
■ were to implement the study’s find-
n <
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l ty health laws
mended; allows
ice crearn sale
3nds
College
■"ended la:
Station health laws were
1st night by the city council, al-
n g a non-dairy “ice cream” manufac-
o sell the product to local restaur-
I rostli »e representatives Larry Rod :
j ez <lnc l Jeff Thoma swered council-
s questions about their product.
r 011 v. an eompare it to a non-dairy
"V r ’ Thomas told the council. “Milk
p ? aLe d by milk substitutes.”
j]i°! n com by-products replace the
•n the ice cream,” Thomas said,
ct sa *d the softserve is a dry prod-
ith * ls eooihined with water and served
tial „ ania , ine- It will be sold for commer-
Thf or >ly.
846#"endme U n n t dl Unaniniousl >' approved the
|L action, the council authorized
s taff to
negotiate a contract with the
f ^Tnci () f a swimming pool for Thomas
Th
"' council also turned down a request
A * Don Dale, owner of Pooh’s Park
“ )n g hTs^l' 1 * j enter ’ to P ut three eurbcuts
1 | ;^ < the council to suspend city
,..11 an( . allow him to put the three
Citv 1-' * <m ^ ft. of Texas Avenue,
hat n„|- n ^ Ineer Flrey Ash told the council
'2() f,, et 1C ^ Was t<> allow three eurbcuts for
>4..'^- Was made to approve or deny
notj ()11 ' ( l lIt ‘ s t, which died for want of a
Mie
Urb,
ings, the Easterwood tower could be
closed.
The BVDC passed the resolution “for
whatever weight it will carry” in urging the
FAA to continue tower operations for eco
nomic and safety reasons.
Among economic reasons stated in the
resolution is that Bryan -College Station is
one of the fastest growing metropolitan
areas in the country.
Also, the resolution said much of the
economic growth and stability of this
rapidly growing area depends largely upon
transportation facilities, including Easter-
wood Airport.
Safety was also listed as a major concern
in keeping the tower open. According to
the resolution, the safety of the thousands
of persons who use Easterwood Airport an
nually depends upon continued operation
of the tower.
A BVDC summary of its findings about
the tower listed some other considerations
about the FAA s approach to the tower’s
economic situation.
The summary questioned the FAA s
placement of a dollar value on lives that
could be lost because of a lack of tower
assistance.
Also, the BVDC pointed out that the
FAA study did not count the tower’s bene
fits associated with a national aviation sys
tem .
Another economic consideration states
that the FAA has contributed more than
$1.1 million to Easterwood Airport since
1971. The BVDC questioned the FAA’s
possible step backwards in closing a tower
at an airport in which so much money has
been invested.
The BVDC summary also noted that
Easterwood Airport is the only commercial
and general purpose public airport with
regularly scheduled passenger flights in the
entire BVDC area, which includes Brazos,
Burleson, Grimes, Leon, Madison,
Robertson and Washington counties.
Board chairman William R. Vance stud
the tower’s increased activity, combined
with economic reasons and continued pub
lic support should deter the FAA.
“I think all of us who know about the
tower know that if the FAA closes it they
will probably have to open it up again,” he
said.
By RUSTY CAWLEY
Battalion City Editor
Texas World’s Speedway’s offer to hold
Texas A&M’s annual bonfire this year was
turned down by the proper committee.
Dr. John Koldus, vice president of student
services, said Thursday.
Earlier newspaper accounts questioned
whether the offer was presented to the
proper authority. But Koldus said it defi
nitely was.
TWS vice president Mike Connors
made the offer directly to Koldus in mid-
September. The University would have
been allowed to use the facility free of
charge.
Koldus said he immediately phoned
Tom Parsons, chairman of the bonfire and
yell leader committee. Koldus told him of
the offer and asked him to bring it up at
the next committee meeting. Parsons is
director of University traffic and safety.
The committee turned the offer down
by an 11 to 1 vote Sept. 27. One member
was absent. The committee, Koldus said,
is predominately made of students.
Koldus said the offer was turned down
for several reasons.
First, the committee considered the
speedway to be too far away from the cam
pus. Because students do much of the bon
fire work in times between classes, the
The only way to travel
Battalion photo by Donnie Brannen
Andrew Brannen zooms across the Campus of
Texas A&M’s Moody College in Galveston. Bran
nen has joined a growing number of pedestrians
who have found that rolling beats walking anytime.
speedway would be remote.
Also, the committee said, the speedway
is in the opposite direction from the bon
fire cutting area, which is north of College
Station, near Hearne. The speedway is six
miles south of town.
The committee also mentioned security
problems, such as guarding the bonfire
and equipment used to construct it.
In addition, the committee said, the
move would interfere with Town Hall per
formances planned for the same evening as
the bonfire.
But the most important reason the
committee gave, Koldus said, is that it
would move bonfire construction out of
sight of students and former students.
“This would lessen the emotional im
pact of the bonfire,” Koldus said.
TWS vice president Connors said he
first contacted College Station Mayor Lor-
ence Bravenec with the proposal.
“We had heard the city was trying to get
A&M to move the bonfire,” Connors said.
Since we had the facilities, and since we
feel we re part of the community, we
thought we’d at least make an offer.”
Bravenec referred him to Koldus, Con
nors said.
“The mayor told me Koldus was in
charge of such matters, and that the bon
fire committee reported to him,” Connors
said. “So I called him.”
“He was very cordial about the whole
thing. He simply said, T’m sorry Mike,
but it isn’t what the committee wants.’
Connor^ and TWS general manager
George Martin both said they disagree
with the committee’s findings, particularly
on the matter of security.
“We’ve got an eight-foot chain link
fence around the entire property,” Martin
said Wednesday. “I don’t see how anyone
can call that insecure.”
Martin said the speedway infield is ideal
for bonfire, and that the stands could hold
as many people as would be required.
“And they could all see,” he added.
The speedway also offers restrooms and
concession stands, Martin said. :
“They would have to bring their own
soundsystem,” he said, “but other than
that, the speedway is perfect.”
Conpors said the offer is still open.
“The University turned it down, but
they can take it any time they want,” Con
nors said. “I think they understand we re
not trying to push this on them.
“If they want it, it’s theirs.”