Viewpoint The Battalion Texas A&M University Thursday February 23, 1978 Checkmate! There’s a sucker born every minute. College students have always been an easy mark for door-to-door sales men, and it seems the quick-buck activities in this community are proving the salesman’s motto truer than ever. According to one area bank officer, a certain few door-to-door magazine salesmen have duped a fair number of students here to the tune of hundreds of dollars. They come into the home, putting on the charm and pressure; and in many instances the annoyed buyer writes a check just to get the salesman out of the house, thinking it a simple matter to cancel payment on the check. Not so. Salesmen have been in the business long enough to know that trick, so they are handy at going the buyer one better. They have him make out the check to the salesman, himself, or his “supervisor” instead of the magazine company. The salesman then beats a hasty path to the bank, cashes the check and insures his commission on the sale. It turns out to be a very costly method of getting rid of a salesman. Now, it seems, the salesmen have a slicker move — they have the buyer make out the check to “cash”. It’s as good as dollars in the hand. The law requires a 72-hour period for buyers to cancel checks MADE OUT TO THE COMPANY. It has no such period of reconsideration when the checks are made out to individuals. And so as not to be sexist, quick-buck salesmen in this town are women as well as men. So you might take a hint and save yourself a surprise at the bank. WWlf HAN& ON men! THERE5 A CRACK RESCUE TEAM ON THE WAY! JA. Republicans try to fan the flames By JIM CRAWLEY After the carpetbaggers of the Recon struction took all they could and then fled, Texan fathers told their sons never to vote for another northern Republican. These Politics sons followed their fathers’ decree and never voted Republican, and then they passed the word to their sons. These grandchildren passed the word on down through the ages, and never a Republician was elected. A political fairy tale that was told by some politician to his children. Not really, but then again the story almost went that way. Texas had been until the early 60s, a pure Democratic state. Republicans either changed their colors upon crossing the Red River from Oklahoma or soon fled from the catcalls and laughs of the rural Democrats. But, times have changed. The urbaniza tion of Texas has increased the number of Republicans by bringing in large numbers of immigrants from the northern states and the Midwest. These “imported” Republi cans have re-established the party in the state and have raised it to the status of a contender to the dominant Democratic party. Republicans are seriously running in nearly all the state wide political races this year, and included in this advarsery role is the competition for the Republican nomi nation in the Sixth Congressional District. The Republican primary for the Sixth District consists of a smaller field than the Democrats. The two candidates, Carl Krohn of Bryan and Wes Mowery of Fort Worth, are running the usual low-key campaign that characterizes Texas Repub- licians in local primary races. Mowery is the odds-on favorite in the race. The independent oilman was the Republican nominee in 1976 and ran bet ter than previous opponents of the retiring Olin Teague. The fact that Mowery was the nominee was a surprise. For the past decade, the perennial Republican oppo nent for Teague was Carl Nagliazzo. He never really expected to beat the unde feated Teague, but he was always on the ballot in November. Krohn is the race’s political novice. A wounded Vietnam veteran and member of the Republican national committee, Krohn has never campaigned for a race in the district. But, who heard of a Republican primary before the Reagan-Ford battle of 1976? Not many, not even the Republicans. Before this decade, most Texas Repub licans voted in the Democratic primary for two reasons. First, the Democrats always had someone in every race, while the Re publicans usually had competition in maybe one or two races. The other reason was the pragmatic fact that the Democratic gubernatorial primary was in reality the general gubernatorial election. Lightning struck in 1972. The Republi can party had arrived in Texas and almost took the Democrats by surprise in the gubernatorial general election. Hank Grover was their candidate and his race built a spirit in the party that was bol stered by' the 76 Reaganites and is still alive today. The Republician primary revolves around its gubernatorial race between former state chairman Ray Hutchinson and former Nixon confidant and assistant secretary of defense William Clements. This race may bring the GOP voters out for their own primary instead of the Dem ocratic primary the same day. While the Democrats are dividing up the spoils, the Republican candidates will try to consolidate their supporters for the November election. The general election seems to be the only election that gets Re publicans to vote for Republicans. Jordan not exactly hit of the party By HELEN THOMAS United Press International WASHINGTON — Presidential aide Hamilton Jordan says he is afraid to look at a woman below the neck anymore. And press secretary Jody Powell, his longtime friend, is urging him to “stay out of bars. Washington Window Th ose observations do not sum up all the White House problems by any stretch of the imagination, but the issue of Jor dan s social life has become a headache for him and others in the president s inner circle. Widespread publicity surrounding two incidents involving Jordan, who recently separated from his wife, have increased the volume of his mail. “And it s not fan mail, he assures reporters. The 34-year-Carter assistant, who is considered closest to the president, has had his troubles recently. Sometime ago, it was reported that Jordan pulled at the dress of the wife of Egyptian Ambassador Ashraf Gorbal and said, “I ve always wanted to see the pyramids. He denied the allegations and so did Mrs. Gorbal. Last Sunday, the Washington Post Magazine reported an unnamed woman had accused Jordan of spitting liquor down a woman’s blouse at a singles bar last month, and she slapped him in return. This time, press secretary Jody Powell went to great lengths to substantiate Jor- '' THE USUAL,MR. JORPAM?... " dan’s denials by issuing a lengthy affidavit from the bartender, and statements from two friends who said that Jordan had not done anything improper. After the first incident, the word was passed that Jordan’s power and duties at the White House and that the president had assigned him to preside at staff meet ings. Whenever a major meeting has been announced on both domestic and foreign policy issues, Jordan’s name has listed among the chief advisers. In the face of adversity, it appeared tliat Jordan still had the backing of the man who counts, and that does not seem to have diminished. There is a loyalty among the Georgia clan that cannot be denied. The total support for former budget direc tor Bert Lance, Carter s Georgia friend, who resigned under fire, is a case in point. Carter is a man who believes in walking the straight and narrow. He does not ap pear to lower the boom on his aides. Es sentially', they' can live their own lives. But they are young and they are new to the relentless spotlight. And they are groping on how to handle their celebrity status. Probably the pros in Washington would have advised Powell to grin and bear it. They would probably have told him it is almost impossible to answer allegations of such a nature without magnifying them. When his defense of Jordan s reputation was brought up at a news briefing and was described as “Zieglerian, a reference to press secretary Ron Ziegler of the Nixon era, Powell said: “I am concerned about the situation be cause frankly I don t know how you deal with a situation in which a person in public life is subject to incorrect and vicious alle gations as they appear in print. “I am not sure what an overreaction is w hen you attack someone s character and integrity, he added. “It is possible to pub lish material of that sort and then if some one has the termerity to set the record straight then you are faced with allegations that you are attacking the First Amend ment. While his press notices have hardly been flattering, both Powell and Jordan believe that Jordan will survive the latest brouhaha concerning his social life. But right now the going is tough and he realizes he is fair game in the goldfish bow l that is Washington officialdom. Older and wiser heads are probably passing the word for Jordan to keep a low profile for aw hile, and right now he seems prepared to take that advice. Letters to the editor Tech students take issue with Aggie athletics Editor: I would like to register a complaint with the students of Texas A&M concerning the conduct of A&M athletes in recent years. The incident prompting this writing oc curred during the Texas Tech basketball victory over Texas A&M on Feb. 11. On this occasion, an elbow thrown by A&M’s Willie Foreman broke the jaw of Red Raider basketballer Kent Williams. As a consequence, Williams was lost for the next two critical basketball games. Coach Gerald Myers and others saw the elbow as more than an accident, and Williams says Foreman did the same thing last year, though he did not break Williams jaw that time. If at first you don’t succeed... During the 1976 football game between Texas Tech and Texas A&M, as Tech quar terback Tommy Duniven was leading the Raiders to victory, a well placed tackle prompdy removed him from the season. Fortunately for Tech, Rodney Allison was able to step in and pick up the slack. Ah, but Rodney’s play that day and in subsequent games marked him as the next victim of Texas A&M’s “Gorilla Warfare”. goon squad. It is a tragedy that an institution as re spected as Texas A&M must be repre sented in athletics by a bunch of babies in uniform whose reaction when facing a superior team is to attempt to maim their key players. This kind of behavior is a dis grace to the reputation and traditions of Texas A&M, and your coaches are either blind to that fact or choose to ignore it. I don’t believe the students of Texas A&M want to be represented in this fashion, but unless action is taken, the respect held for your school’s athletic program will con tinue its decline. Thank you for your time. — James L. Cromer Texas Tech Junior dents. A student body such as ours that in cludes a mix of rednecks, jocks, nerds, C.T.s, freaks, foreigners, and who knows what else should deserve more space to express their varied views, good or bad, than the limited space the column re ceives. Your Monday, Feh. 22, expanded column was great! It is a lot more interest ing to hear the views of more than a couple of people on any given issue. Why not make this expanded size the standard size from now on? It surely couldn’t cost that much more. — Glenn Wade, ’78 Editor’s note: There’s little doubt that “Letters to the editor” is a highly read section. But consistent with your point that “alternate or supporting views’ should be published, we provide opinions from the national scene as well, since the controversies at Texas A&M are not all that affect our lives. However, even if we wanted to give “Letters ’ a full page each day, there would be more white space than print. It is extremely rare that we receive as much mail as we did last week. The normal amount is about four letters each day. Editor’s note: The preceding opinion was signed by 15 other Tech students. More letters Editor: As this University constantly changes, for better or worse, the attitude of the stu dents is constantly changing, too. The dif- field in the first quarter. Now, perhaps Carl Grulich did not intend to break Alli son’s leg on that particular play, but the gloating of the Aggie players and the cheering of A&M fens as Allison was car ried from the field was clearly evident. Texas A&M won that day, but did they? Tech athletes are not the only victims of A&M tactics. One can recall a critical con ference game in 1975 in which Texas quar- spite the efforts of some to keep A&M from changing.- The easiest way to find out the current mood of the University is to read the “Let ters to the editor” column in the Batt. This column should be a place where alternate or supporting views can be put forth. What make this University so.great is the people who go here and the attitudes and values thev have. I can think of no other Top of the News State 1 Grain explosion blamed on firm The Occupational Safety and Health Administration Thursday re- ommended a Galveston firm he fined $116,000 for "serious and willful” job safety and health violations in a grain elevator explosion Dec. 27 that killed 18 workers and injured 21 others. OSHi suggested the Farmers Export Co. receive maximum penalties for the 17 violations. OSH A law also prescribes criminal sanctions fora willful violation of the standard resulting in the death of an employee, and the Labor Department is investigating whether to recommend the Justice Department bring criminal charges against the company Nation Senate blocks treaty ratification Sen. James Allen Thursday introduced the first of an expected string of opposition amendments which Senate critics hope will com plicate or block ratification of the Panama Canal treaties. Tire Alabama Democrat s amendment, believed to he* unacceptable to Panama, calls on the United States to maintain military installations in the vicinity of the Panama canal after Dec. 31, 1999, if the presi dent considers it necessary and so informs Panama. The treaty would turn over the* waterway to Panama at the end of 1999. A White House congressional liaison official said the administration will fight amendments beyond the single amendment proposed by the Senate leadership to clarify U.S. defense and naval passage rights in timeol war. HEW may immunize elderly, ill A national immunization campaign to protect elderly and chroni cally ill persons from the Russian flu was announced Thursday from Washington by HEW Secretary Joseph Califano. The program of the Department of Health, Education and Welfare could begin in August and help states immunize about 17 million high-risk persons. Itisfar smaller than last years federal immunization of 45 million against a swine flu epidemic that never materialized. Califano said an effective vaccine can be developed to combat Russian flu, which has appeared all ox er the United States after sweeping Russia this y ear. The strain causes mild sy mptoms hut is highly contagious. If all states establish immunization programs during the next two flu seasons. Califs® said, another 16.8 million persons could be protected against Russia; llu. \ ne> orii gra Sp< nei cles T the spo she WO! wit exp tior be scie try. ogy and F tier ter Kar den T the Dr. will “Th p.n Dr. the che ing Lai ene the D.( cen L of t tion “Th Alic B-I program finally bombs out The B-l bomber fleet, planned to include 244 manned aircraftata cost of more than 824 billion, is finally dead, months after Presidenl Carter decided to ground the project. The House Wednesday voted 234-1H2 to kill the program, joining the Semite in refusing to approve an additional 8462 million lor two more prototypes ol the low-Hying nuclear attack plane, The uiremit was designed to supplement, tbcj U.S. strategic force of land and sea-launched hullist'fv imefrnt. missiles. The president announced last summer he would keep !iis.,j campaign pledge and ask Congress to cut off funding for the planes; ■ hut hackers of the project stubbornly tried to keep it alix e by seeking If funding for two more planes, bringing the number of completed p test models to six. After the House vote. White House press secretm I Jody Powell said, "T he president has asked me to say he was de- I lighted. /a Gutenberg may go for $1 million A two-volume sot of the Gutenberg Bible — belies ed to be oiled only 13 rare first issues — will be sold at a public auction this spring by Christie’s, the* Park Axenue Nexx York auctioneers. The set, owned by the 1 General Theological Seminary of Nexx York, is ex pected to attract a minimum price of 81 million. That xxoulcl be tlie highest knoxvn price exer paid for a hook. Dax id Brat burst, presidenl of Christie s, said Wednesday the school decided to sell tbe rare work to establish an endoxvment fund for its library , described as one of the finest theological libraries in the Episcopal Church and one of the best in the United States. The txxo-x olume set is one of only 21 known complete copies left of the 185 copies heliex ed printed between 145(1 and 1456, Brathurst said. World Sadat vows vengeance in killings President Anxxar Sadat say s Egy pt xxill seek x engeanee for the slaying of an Egy ptian editor and 15 commandos, inflicting "10blows for every single hloxx delix cred against his nation. Sadat delivered an angry address Wednesday at the burial of the commandos xxho wotv killed by Cypriot National Guardsmen as they attempted to Inr hostages held by two Palestinian terrorists. The txvo gunmen killed the Egyptian editor on Saturday. Sadat broke oil all relations with Cyprus, charging President Spyros Kyprianou’s government, and possibly the Palestine Liberation Organization, were involved in a conspiracy that led to the deaths. Weather Clear and sunny today. High today mid-70s, low tonight near 40. Winds from the northwest at 5-10 mph. The Battalion -C C 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 Re gents. The Battalion is a non-profit, self-support fig enterprise operated by students as a university and com munity news}xiper. Editorial policy is determined by the editor. LETTERS POUCY Letters to the editor should not exceed 300 words and are subject to being cut to that length or less if longer. The editorial staff reserves the right to edit such letters and does not guarantee to publish any letter. 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