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The Battalion cd he Sp giese: Vol. 71 No. 151 14 Pages Friday, May 5, 1978 College Station, Texas News Dept. 845-2611 Business Dept. 845-2611 Inside Friday • Could I see some ID, please? p. 7 • Kling to go the way of other Texas A&M legal advisers p. 6 • Three Aggies drafted p. 12 THE BATTALION FRIDAY, MAY 5, 1978 Page 3 v 'W* K *' Come on. Rev, give me a kiss! Greg Evetts, from mascott company, E-2, tries in the outfit can take her for a walk or take her to get a kiss out of Reveille before he takes her to class. Evetts, a sophomore from Dallas, is into class. Danny Hill is the mascott corporal* and about to take Rev to his history class, usually takes Care of Reveille, but any Sophomore Battalion photo by Debbie Parsons Us campaign most expensive Miller says budget is top challenge By LIZ AEYVLIN Battalion Campus Editor The biggest single challenge facing Texas A&M University is the 1978-79 operating budget, University President Jarvis Miller said in his “State of the Uni versity” address Thursday afternoon. Sixteen faculty and staff members also were honored at the annual faculty meet ing in Rudder Auditorium. They received distinguished achievement awards, the highest honor the University gives for ex cellence in teaching, research or adminis tration. Miller also presented citations to two faculty members who have been recog nized by international scholarly societies. Both Miller and Dr. J.M. Prescott, vice president for academic affairs, said the budget is a primary concern. “This budget is the tightest we have ex perienced in past years, Miller told the 800-plus audience. The Texas Legislature provided a net increase of $43,635 out of a $80 million budget, he said. Besides an increased enrollment, the University also must pay for higher staff salaries and infla tion, he said. Allocation of budget funds must be ap proved by the Texas A&M Board of Re gents, probably at its June meeting. Miller said his proposed budget, which has not been made public, includes small in creases in most departments. Original research, however, has been cut by 50 percent. Miller said the Availa ble Fund will be used to help finance small increases in faculty salaries, library alloca tions and departmental operating funds. The Available Fund is generally used for new construction or special enrichment programs. Miller said he was forced to dip into the fund to meet his budget demands. Texas A&M and the University of Texas share the special fund, which is protected by the state constitution. “The state of higher education in gen eral is one of concern to us. ” Miller said. Many people doubt the worth of universi ties, he said, especially taxpayers and legislators. Prescott also said in his “State of the Uni versity” address that the Texas Legislature suspects that professors are not teaching enough. “The public concern is that the vast majority of us don’t work very hard,” he told the faculty. Universities should try to work to dispell this feeling, he said, or “at least dent it.” Both men expressed concern over the image of universities in general, but they said Texas A&M in particular has an excel lent reputation. “We are riding the crest of respect we have not experienced in recent years,” Miller said. He added that Texas A&M is “attracting the very best of students.” Mil ler said the University has more National Merit Scholars than any public school in Texas with 177 enrolled for next fall. By comparison, Miller said, the University of Texas has 72 and Texas Tech has 42. Miller said his priorities for the Univer sity are increasing faculty size and salary, departmental operating funds, organized research funds and securing capital to re equip the School of Veterinary Medicine. Both Miller and Prescott said their first nine months in office were “interesting. “Fve had much to learn this year,” the president said, noting that 9 months and 6 days ago he was accepted for the job. Miller and Prescott presented the awards along with Harvey Cash, president of the Association of Former Students, and Buck Weirus, executive secretary of the as sociation. Mike Humphrey, student body presi dent, introduced other student leaders on the stage and praised the faculty award winners. Personal care that teachers give students, he said, “makes A&M the unique school it is. Miller also presented citations to two faculty members who received “unusually significant” honors this year. Ira Scott, distinguished professor of chemistry, was recently made a fellow of the Royal Society, an ancient scholarly so ciety. Robert Stewart, distinguished professor in agricultural engineering, was elected to the National Academy of Engineering. He is the first Texas A&M faculty member to be selected for the society. Fourteen were honored by the alumni association with distinguished achieve ment awards. Each received $1,000, a commemorative watch and a plaque. Two additional teaching awards of $1,000 were funded by the Amoco Foundation. Texas A&M has presented 250 awards since the program was initiated by the alumni in 1955. Awards for teaching went to W. H. Bas- sichis, associate professor of physics; Man uel Davenport, professor of philosophy; Billy Glen Foster, associate professor of biology; Wulf Koepke, professor of modern languages; Lee L. Lowery Jr. pro fessor of civil engineering, and James Small wood, associate professor of veteri nary anatomy. Research awards were presented to Choo-Seng Giam, professor of chemistry; George Carter, distinguished professor of geography, and Richard Schapery, profes sor of civil engineering. Awards for individual student relation ships went to Garland Bayliss, associate professor of history, and George Huebner, professor of meteorology. Frank W.R. Hubert, dean of education, was presented the administration-staff award. Robert I. Berridge, associate pro fessor of educational administration, and R. J. Hodges Jr., project leader in crops, and agronomist for the Texas Agricultural Extension Service, won the extension and continuing education awards. Amoco awards for outstanding teaching were presented to Jay P. Grimes, assistant professor of agricultural education, and Haile Perry, associate professor of mathe matics. Recipients of the awards were deter mined by a selection committee composed of faculty, students and former students. Briscoe claims United Press International UJSTIN — Gov. Dolph Briscoe, twice ■cted governor of Texas on a platform of ■;al conservatism, is waging the most ex- |nsive primary campaign in the nation’s tory against four Democratic challen- _Js, Briscoe hopes to extend his tenure in ice to an unprecedented 10 years. The South Texas rancher and banker based his campaign for a third term on a familiar theme — no new state taxes. He used similar slogans in 1972 and in 1974, when he won the first four-year term in Texas history. Briscoe is challenged by Attorney John Hill, who has the backing of the 137,000- 4g services office Sivill not be moved ■’t 'jl Reagan Brown, Texas Agriculture bmmissioner, said Thursday that the ;riculture Stabilization and Conserva- m Services will not be moved from its resent location in College Station, own spoke at a reception Wednesday the Ramada Inn in College Station. “Unless it’s a direct order from Wash- gton, it won’t be moved, said Brown, o move that office with all the laws it s to administer would be a tragedy.” lA spokesman for the U.S. Department ■ Agriculture said last week that the of- ■ie may be moved to a new location, ■issibly in Temple, Texas. ■ Brown said three of five ASCS com mittee members have assured him the state headquarters will not be moved. '^^'■owever, the final decision will be made r^^jin Washington. Brown said he has contacted U.S. Ag- ■culture Secretary Bob Bergland, who will make the final decision to move the Bice. Bjown has also contacted Bobby ■mith, assistant to President Carter, about |ie proposed move and denied charges om Joe Hubenak, his Democratic op- nent in Saturday’s primary, that he has Jot been an active spokesman for the ■exas farmer. ■ Brown said Texas faces a crucial time v agriculture.“We re the number three state in agriculture,” he said. He added that Washington would not make a deci sion without first checking with Texas of ficials. Brown said Bergland is a “good friend of mine.” He said he cannot discuss his conversations with Bergland but stressed that the ASCS will not be moved. Brown called Hubenak “the biggest fraud.” He added that Hubenak has a poor record as agriculture committee chairman in the Texas House of Repre J sentatives. For example, said Brown, dur ing the 10 years Hubenak has been in the Legislature, Texas has lost one-third of its farmers. Brown also denied charges that he failed to support a bill to tax agricultural land on its productivity rather than its market value. “He (Hubenak) is in the Legisla ture, I’m not,” he said. Brown called Hubenak’s charges a “slam to hundreds of public employees of the state.” He added that he is proud of the agriculture department employees who have aided his campaign on their own time. Brown said he expects to win in the Democratic Primary this Saturday with 70 percent of the vote. Brown is opposed by Don Sewell and Joe Hubenak. Kidnap suspects held United Press International HUNTINGDON, Tenn. — The three len accused of kidnapping Jodie lizabeth Gaines were ordered held with- ut bond Thursday at a hearing attended ’ the victim’s father and brother. Two of the three — brothers Harvey Douglas Dixon, 19, and William Andrew )ixon, 22 — told General Sessions Judge J Walton West that they couldn’t afford an Attorney. I The other suspect, Daivd Michael Wjl- ^on, 24, said he would try to obtain an ^^pttomey on his own. West agreed with District General John L. Williams argument that it was in the “public interest to deny them bond. Ben Gaines, the owner of a furniture plant here, and his son, Ben Jr., were among spectators at the hearing. They sat with heads bowed and the elder Gaines once appeared to be brushing tears from his eyes. “It’s terrible for young kids to get into a thing like that,” Gaines whispered to his son at one point. no new taxes member Texas State Teachers Association and most of the state s liberals. Briscoe’s campaign already has cost more than $3 million, while Hill reported he had spent $1.4 million, with a week remaining before Saturday’s primary. Former Gov. Preston Smith Also is in the race, but is given little chance of doing more than perhaps forcing a runoff be tween Hill and Briscoe. The winner of the Democratic nomina tion will face a challenge in November from the Republican nominee — either former Deputy Secretary of Defense Bill Clements or one-time state GOP Chair man Ray Hutchison, both of Dallas. The other race attracting the most atten tion among the 1.8 million Texans ex pected to vote Saturday is a Democratic primary contest between Rep. Bob Krueger, D-Texas, and former State In- sumace Board chairman Joe Christie for the party’s nomination for the U.S. Se nate. The winner of that race will face Sen. John G. Tower, R-Texas, the man who re placed Lyndon B. Johnson and the first Texas Republican in the Senate, in November. Five of the state’s most influential con gressmen are retiring this year, creating scrambles in various sections of Texas for their successors. Those retiring include Reps. George H. Mahon, Olin E. Teague, W.R. Poage, Omar Burleson and Barbara Jordon. Mahon, Teague, Poage and Burleson represent a collective total of 15 years of seniority Texas will lose in Congress in 1979. Jordon became a national figure for her role in the Nixon impeachment hearings, although she was serving only her third term in Congress. Time to crash It’s definitely “dead week” as this resident of Hughes Hall takes full advantage of the situation. Caught in the snooze is Margo Martens, freshman building construction major. Flood damage at $30 million United Press International NEW ORLEANS — Thirteen billion gallons of rain, overtaxing even the city’s most sophisticated pumps, prevented Jef ferson Parish children from returning to school and clean-up crews assessed an es timated $30 million in property damages from the city’s worst flood in 51 years. Six persons died in weather-related ac cidents. Four persons were believed drowned, one man died of a heart attack en route to a hospital in a pirogue, and another was electrocuted while standing in knee-deep water when he touched a metal traffic sign apparently grounded to an ex posed wire. Police divers Thursday evening recov ered the body of a 12-year-old boy who was sucked beneath rising flood waters near a busy four-lane drive on the West Bank of the Mississippi River. Jefferson Parish officials called off public and private school until Monday because several buildings sustained extensive flood damage. Maintenance personnel was to report during the weekend to begin the clean-up. A total of 10.5 inches of rain fell in the 24-hour period Wednesday, with 6.6 inches of rain accumulating within three hours, making the downpour the heaviest in city history for that time period. The torrents swelled in some spots to 5 feet on some roads and chased thousands of resi dents from their homes. Red Cross officials said there were sev eral families who spent Thursday night at a shelter in Marrero, La., because they could not clean their houses enough to sleep in them. But water has receded in most areas, officials said. “As long ago as 1970 and 1972 we went to the public, explaining the inadequacy of the drainage system and seeking funds to correct the situation,” Stuart H. Brehm, executive director of the Sewerage and Water Board, said Thursday. One pump — installed in 1927 and never replaced — caught fire and another broke a blade, hampering drainage efforts. Brehm said the pump would be out of service for at least two months. The city drainage system handled 3 bil lion gallons of water in an 11-hour period, nearly twice the amount the system was designed to handle. Police tow trucks removed automobiles stalled in city streets, and motorists cau tiously restarted wet engines and drove their cars back home. Mayor Ernest Morial said the city would be eligible for low-cost federal disaster loans. “I sympathize very much with individu als who suffered damage and had their lives disrupted,” Morial said. “I can sym pathize because I was a victim of Hur ricane Betsy in 1965.” Eight race for ‘Jordan’ district By JAMES L. OVERTON United Press International HOUSTON — Barbara Jordan’s sur prise decision to remove herself— at least temporarily — from national politics sent eight candidates scrambling for the con gressional district seat created especially for her six years ago. Seven Democrats and an independent have filed in the primary race for the 18th Congressional District, an area populated ironically with this boom town’s poorest black wards and the affluent manicured es tates of posh River Oaks. Two state representatives, Mickey Le- land, a 1960s student activist turned stylish liberal, and Anthony Hall, sup ported by two black ministers’ associa tions, declined to seek reelection to run for the seat. Both are 33. City Councilman Judson Robinson, 44, although lacking in major endorsements, has considerable name recognition and has been active on the council for seven years. They are considered the frontrunners in the race, which has only one white candi date. The other candidates are Harrel Tillman, an attorney and former municipal court judge; Nathaniel West and Al Vera, who are both teachers, and Booker T. Bonner, the independent. Jack Linville, 32, the lone white candi date, is an expert in urban renewal with no previous political experience. He expects to make a runoff simply because the dis trict has slightly more more white voters than black.