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Campus activities tiled ■dnesday ij rhc regular | student and dean inti* ugineerinj, )ted by the ember 30th ’rye during s and appli. Office, 215 returned to .vis murder said closing mgest mur- as far is the ence of the ry. He said re and one- ant County r the state, re. I’m glad case ed to delay I ite Howard < will even-1 iston, wasaj during an ’ hodist Hos- dons to all m esimated ighes’ legal ] cfcountless suit of evi- e also seek- Tuesday Sigma Delta Chi, Pam Johnson, staff writer for tire Dallas Morning News, 6 p m., 350 MSC Texas Student Education Association, Gallic Smith, TSTA executive secretary, 7 p.m., 206 MSC Venezuelan Student Association,Ven ezuelan consul from Houston on Functions of the Venezuelan Consulate," 7p.m., 308 Rudder Recreation and Parks, slide presenta tion on ‘Miles and Miles of Texas, 7:30 p.m., 404 Rudder Class of‘79, 7:30 p.m., 137A J/Automo- live Help Session for Girls, sponsored by the Society of Women Engineers, 7:30 p.m., 121 Civil Engineering Building El Paso Hometown Club, Aggieland pictures, 7:45 p.m., MSC lounge Wednesday Brazos County A&M Club, reservation deadline for 12 noon for meeting at Ramada Inn Ballroom, refreshments avail able at 6:30 p.m.. Coach Shelby Metcalf is the speaker Venezuelan Student Association, com petition on the soccer field between Ven ezuela vs. Hong Kong, Alianza Panamericana vs. SADAmerica, 5 p.m. Sigma Delta Chi, Aggieland pictures, 7 p.m., Zachry Texas A&M Microcomputer, 7 p.m., 203 Zachry Bridge Committee, 7:15 p.m., MSC Student Senate, 7:30 p.m., 214 Har rington Pre Veterinary Society, 7:30 p.m., 601 Rudder California Cities Hometown Club, 8 p.m., 139 MSC Student Y Annual Thanksgiving Serv ice, 8 p.m.. All Faiths Chapel. Feminists, Klan at odds United Press International WASHINGTON — Feminists say Ivomen are entitled to full equality [vith men, including equal pay for >qual work. Opponents, such as the h Klux Klan, say equality would lestroy the American family. The National Women’s Confer ence opening in Houston Friday was pot planned as a confrontation be tween the two viewpoints—but it ;ould turn into one. About 20,000 women delegates ivill witness the showdown at the f5-million federally sponsored meeting—the first such gathering ol jts kind. Only 2,000 will be official dele gates eligible to vote on a sweeping platform of women’s issues including portion, lesbian rights and the Equal Rights Amendment. But many—ranging from confer- :nceleader Bella Abzug to Klan Im perial Wizard Robert Shelton— jxpect a confrontation during the [our-day meeting, perhaps among the non-delegates outside the hall. Some fear violence. Women’s rights advocates will Jominate the delegation about 4 to 1 Happy Cottage [across from Luby’s] is Music Box World Dozens of music boxes & musical figurines to choose from. Also stereo albums of an tique music boxes. Utility and tiny fish clash before court THE BATTALION Page 3 TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 15, 1977 and are expected to enact a strong feminist platform, later to be submit ted to Congress and the president. But either side knows who will win an equally important battle for sympathetic media coverage. Some 750 print and broadcast reporters will cover the meeting. Ruth Clusen, League of Women Voters president, believes American women will be on trial at the meeting in the eyes of the world, the press and the politicians. “If we blow it,’ she said, “we may never get another chance. ” Fredi Wescheler of the National Women’s Political Caucus said the meeting will provide feminist ideas “a platform, legitimacy and an ap pearance of being in the mainstream.” But Phyllis Shlafly, a leading op ponent of women’s rights, said the meeting will expose unpopular feminist ideas, such as lesbian rights, and predicts the meeting will be the “death knell ’ of the women’s move ment. United Press International WASHINGTON—The Supreme Court Monday agreed to settle a dispute between environmentalists and a big public utility over the snail darter, a tiny fish which halted a $116 million hydroelectric project in Tennessee. The justices will hear arguments later this term on the case-the first of its kind to reach the high court- which is actually a clash between two acts of Congress. Acceptance of the appeal came in a batch of orders the court issued before recessing for two weeks. In other action the justices: — Rejected the appeals of John Spenkelink, who has been fighting for months to escape Florida’s elec tric chair, and Joseph James Blake, who received the death sentence in Georgia for throwing his girl friend’s two-year-old daughter to her death from a bridge. — Rejected the appeal of a former county judge in Alabama, Thomas McDonald, who was convicted of accepting promises of sexual favors from a woman defendant while he was on the bench. — Agreed to review Iowa’s sys tem of taxing the income of a corpo ration which sells its products in the state, but manufactures them elsewhere. — Let stand a ruling that prison officials must prove they were not arbitrary in denying an inmate’s re quest to call witnesses for discipli nary proceedings. The snail darter case involves the appeal by the Tennessee Valley Au thority of an order from the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals which stopped it from closing the im poundment gates on the nearly completed Tellico Dam. The appeals court said damming the Little Tennessee River would wipe out the last known population of the three-inch-long snail darter, a violation of the 1973 Endangered Species Act. Exotic Wood Writing Instruments Pens, pencils, or a set. Each availablf in six exotic woods of the world — tulipwood, teak, rosewood, cordia, walnut and wenge. We call it “Executive Timber!” He’ll call it, “The best pen I’ve ever held!” Put a set under the tree . . . and see. $15.00 Pen, $30.00 Set STARSHIP SHOPS Manor East Mall 822-2092 © 1977 Hallmark Cards, Inc. TVA argued that the act, which is designed to save rare species from extinction, should not apply to projects already in progress at the time it was passed. The dam project, for which Con gress appropriated funds, started in 1966. In 1973, a University of Ten nessee professor discovered the snail darter, a bottom-feeding member of the perch family. Scientists now say the fish may become extinct if the river is im pounded. The snail darter case is a classic confrontation between forces seek ing to develop the nation’s resources and those trying to preserve the environment and its inhabitants. the VARSITY SHOP PROFESSIONAL HAIR CARE FOR GUYS AND GALS REDKEN 301 PATRICIA Northgate 846-7401 MAKE FREE TIME PAY OFF Earn Extra Cash As A Blood Plasma Donor At PLASMA PRODUCTS, INC. OF TEXAS 313 COLLEGE MAIN in Northgate College Station, Texas Relax or study in our comfortable beds while you donate — Great Atmosphere — Trained employees. Hours: Monday-Friday Bring this coupon and receive $2 Bonus on your first dona tion, Effective til Nov. 30, 1977. Call 846-4611 se filters firefighters ation’s fire . overcome : broke out tinguish JOIN US FOR PEPE’S 8th BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION AND GREAT TACO EAT OFF GRAND PRIZE Four days and three nights in fun-filled Acapulco. All expenses paid. 2nd PRIZE AM/FM Stereo Receiver from Sears. 3rd PRIZE Free dinners for 2 (once a week) for 12 months at Pepe’s. 4th PRIZE Electronic Calculator 5th PRIZE 10-gallon bag of tostados and a gal lon of Pepe’s famous hot sauce. fire the street ,f Typhoon American. d whippy [ by faulty larters put id. -i south- Low to- ongi' ess ... J lU,lie 5 jry AH« 'Vi* ee R«> k* Paul A meyer! Rusty l ; .. Ki»P ' Belt 1 ( Clen"' " l " pm, r ‘L v . Ken Hcc Rogers. r lollll ' THE GREAT TACO EAT OFF To celebrate our 8th year in Bryan-College Sta tion we’re going to stage “The Great Taco Eat Off” right here at our Pepe’s Mexican Food on Dominik Drive in College Station. The festivities will begin at 3:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 20th. There will be a ten minute limit on taco eating. In case of a “Mexican Stand-Off’ the winner will be decided by drawing. To enter, just drop by the Pepe’s location in Col lege Station on Dominik. Entries will be limited to the first 50 contestants. The entry fee is $5.00 per per son and entries will close at 2:00 P.M. on Sunday, November 20th. All entry fees will be matched dollar for dollar by Pepe’s Mexican Food and donated to the Bryan-College Station United Fund — along with an additional contribution of one dollar for each taco eaten during the contest. Each winner will be photographed and immortalized in Pepe’s Hall of Fame. vC\0' DINE IN OR TAKE HOME! 107 DOMINIK COLLEGE STATION 3312 S. COLLEGE BRYAN SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 19 Birthday party (with cake!) begins at 11:00 a.m. at both Pepe’s locations. WTAW’s “Good Time. Machine” will be in Bryan 11:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m. to give out fantastic prizes, albums, t-shirts and much more! SUNDAY, NOVEMBER 20 The “Great Taco Eat Off’ contest be gins at 3:00 p.m. in College Station. Come watch the fun and listen to the music provided by WTAW’s “Good Time Machine.”