Page 8
THE BATTALION
TUESDAY, JANUARY 23.
Ecologists tvcmt government purchase
Hearing held to save Louisiana swamp
United Press International
BATON ROUGE, La. — The
Atchafulaya Basin covers 590,000
acres of mostly unspoiled south
1 uisiana swamp, and the task of
dt w running its future equals its
size.
More than 500 people crammed a
300-seat hearing room Saturday for
the Inst of five federal-state hearings
on the best method of utilizing or
preserving the basin. Hundreds of
others crammed the halls and stood
outside in the rain hoping to move
indoors.
The hearing lasted more than six
hours and included remarks by 70
people. Ecologists and other sup
porters of a proposal that the federal
government buy the land outnum
bered opponents by a 4-to-3 ratio.
“When I m an old grandmother I
want to take my grandchildren to
the basin and say, This is how it was
when I was 23 years old,” said Mrs.
Mark Shirley.
However, basin landowners de
nounced federal proposals to pur
chase the land for preservation in its
wild state and public use.
I’ve never heard a landowner tell
anyone in the basin he couldn t
birdwatch,” said District Attorney
Samuel Cashio of Plaquemine.
The basin is a multi-purpose area
that produces most of Louisiana’s
renowned crawfish crop, provides
fishing, hunting and trapping spots
and is a floodway that protects Baton
Rouge and New Orleans from
Mississippi River floods. Limited
amounts of oil and gas production
and an 18-mile interstate highway
bridge are the primary modern in
trusions.
But sediment has accumulated so
much in some areas that more land
is being created and the wetlands
are decreasing.
Among groups represented
Saturday were labor unions, hunt
ing clubs, the oil and gas industry,
commercial fishermen and conser
vationist organizations.
The Fish and Wildlife Service,
which authored a controversial pro
posal for federal purchase of the ba
sin, was represented on the four-
member panel that conducted the
hearing. The panel also consisted of
officials of the Army Corps of Engi
neers, the Environmental Protec
tion Agency and the Louisiana De
partment of Transportation and De
velopment.
Similar hearings are scheduled
today in Jonesville, Thursday in
New Orleans, Saturday in Lafayette
and next Tuesday in Morgan City.
The plan for federal purchase as
well as a proposal to retain condi
tions as they exist are among the 10
possible alternatives to be consid
ered. The most expensive would
cost an estimated $1.4 billion.
The Fish and Wildlife Service
said 11 owners, seven businesses
and four individuals, hold title to 80
percent of the private land in the
basin.
Favoring federal ownership was
Richard Jagels, a professional fores
ter who spoke of the basin’s long
term assets.
“Louisianians are often blinded
by the short-term importance of the
petrochemical industry,” he said.
“People always say that there’s no
place like Louisiana,” said Arnold
Feldman, a spokesman for the
Baton Rouge Audubon Society.
“There is one place like Louisiana.
Let's make sure that there is always
one.”
But Newman Trowbridge, an at
torney for the Louisiana Landow
ners Association, which has
mounted an extensive publicity
campaign against a “federal land
grab,” said such a purchase would
be disastrous.
Trowbridge said the federal gov
ernment will become the largest
landowner in this state if the pur
chase takes place. “We cannot stand
that here.”
C.C. Lock wood of Baton Rouge, a
wildlife photographer and film pro
ducer, recommended increasing
water flow through the basin to pre
serve its wildlife.
No where have I seen the kind of
wildlife as I have seen in the basin,”
said Lockwood, whose work has
taken hi m to five continents. With
caties and highways cutting all across
the South, we should set aside this
one great swamp in the middle of
it, ” he said.
Musicians losing jobs
because of disco craze
f GET YOUR BASKETBALL %
| SHOES AT THE LOCKER ROOM |
WMLiZsSU - All court high top canvas 19 95
COnVERSE
- All star high top canvas 15 9S
- All star high top leather 33^
OPEN 9:30-6:00
Locker Room 0(
I
I
I
I
“SPORTSHOES UNLIMITED" ^
VILLA MARIA RD ACROSS FROM MANOR EAST MALL 779-9484
United Press International
John Travolta gave America
“Saturday Night Fever,” and the re
sulting disco phenomenon has given
many of the nation’s musicians a big
headache.
Numerous small clubs which once
used live bands have converted to
disco since the fad swept across the
nation a year ago. The effects on
musicians vary widely in different
areas, hut all union officials agree
it’s not good.
“In any area where there are dis
cos, musicians are losing work,” said
Victor Fuentealba, national presi
dent of the 300,000-member Musi
cians Union. “We re hoping it's just
a passing fad, but although it varies
from area to area, it has adversely
affected our business in most areas. ”
One of the hardest hit areas is
Southern California, particularly
Los Angeles where, for now, disco is
king.
Vince DiBari, vice president of
the Los Angeles musician’s local,
said the number of musicians work
ing clubs in his area is off 30 percent
from a year ago and he blames disco.
“It would cost them $1,600 a
week for a trio, but they can get
some guy to come in and spin rec
ords for much less,” DiBari said.
As much as I dislike it, it works
when it’s done right. They say
they’re making it.”
DiBari said his objection is not
with the full-scale, first class discos,
hut with the smaller clubs he said
are taking advantage of the fad.
“Disco is nothing new. It began in
Europe and it’s been here for a
number of years. That movie
Saturday Night Fever made it a
fad.
“True disco is done with a lot of
class, equipment and special effects.
But what’s happening down here is
a lot of clubs just turning up the
jukebox or hiring some guy to play
records. They put up some neon
and call themselves a disco.
"They’re looking for the mostest
with the leastest by playing records
and calling it disco hut, fortunately,
most of those are taking a hath and
dying.”
Fuentealba said the union’s main
thrust to counter disco is trying to
get clubs to combine live music and
disco or use live hands that play
disco music.
“We’ve noticed in some areas that
more and more of the discos have
brought hack live music because
there are so manv discos that thev
have to do something different to
meet the competition,” lie said.
Many musicians in Southern
California are wearing "MAD" but
tons: Musicians Against Disco.” In
addition, their cars sport bumper
stickers bearing similar sentiments.
In Denver, the local picketed dis
cos last year. But the local’s presi
dent, Tasso Harris, said the picket
lines were designed to protest play
ing without paying” rather than to
shut down the discos.
He said the heart of the problem
is that musicians don’t receive royal
ties when their music is used com
mercially. At present, he said radio
stations, discos and jukebox
operators pav only a minimal
copyright fee to BMI or ASG'AP, the
niajor distribution syndicates.
We wanted to make people
aware of the fact these people were
parasites, making money off the
sweat of musicians because of had
copyright laws.”
The unfortunate part about it is
we re the only profession I know of
who make the product that puts us
out of work, Fuentealba said.
Offers
Student ID Discounts!
15% off of ‘SO 00 or more
10% off of under *50°°
CASH PURCHASE ONLY
We reserve the right to regulate the use of this privilege.
212 N. MAIN 822-3119
DOWNTOWN BRYAN
Full Service
Laundry
Washateria
Dry Cleaning
Starch and Iron
Wash, dry and
fold
CLEAN
AIR CONDITIONED
No waiting 81 machines to
serve you.
,h ® AHQNnVl
3702 S. College
^ Tuesdays
“BEST W UVE
COUNTRY WESTERN
ENTERTAINMENT"
(60 oz. pitchers of beer $1.75)
■^XADIES NIGHT
Women: free
Men: $2
Featuring
2 & 4th Tues.
"Texas Pride"
1 & 3rd Tues. - to be announced
WEDNESDAY NIGHT BEER BUST
BAND "The Debonairs"
Men $4 Women $2
Mechanical Engineers.
Get an across-the-board look at
technology in the TI Equipment Group.
In the Equipment Group at Texas Instru
ments, Mechanical Engineers apply
mechanical engineering principles to the
design and fabrication of a broad range of
electromechanical systems to meet cus
tomer specifications.
Responsibility
In the Equipment Group at Texas Instru
ments, ME’s are encouraged to take re
sponsibility from the start Your realm of
responsibility may include not only the
total mechanical integrity of a specified
segment of a system or die conceptual
design, but also the coordination of activi
ties and resources to bring forth the reali
zation of the design.
Variety
In the Equipment Group at Texas Instru
ments, ME’s are part of a "Special learn”
involved in a variety of job activities:
• Conceptual Design
• Heat Transfer Analysis
• Stress Analysis
• Mechanism Design
• Machine Design
• Vendor/Customer Interface
• Electro-Mechanical Package integration
• Coordination of Design Activities
• Cost Reduction Design
• Proposal Writing
• Material Section
• Mechanical Component Selection
• Quality and Reliability Assurance
... and principal product and service
areas to choose from:
• Infrared Detecting Systems
• Missile Guidance and Control Systems
• Airborne & Ground-Based Computer
Systems
• Airborne Military Navigational & Tactical
Radar Systems
• Air Traffic Control Radar Systems
• In-House Production Automation and
Assembly Test Systems
• Customer Depot Test Systems
• Mechanical Engineering Lab
• Environmental Test Lab
• Mechanical Engineering Consulting
Services
Potential
TI offers potential for advancement by
upgrading your technical expertise
through company supported course work
and project experience.
Advancement into a supervisory/man
agement role is encouraged through TI’s
internal training programs by:
• increasing Coordinating Abilities and
Project Knowledge
• Enhancing Motivational Skills, Tact and
Diplomacy
• Upgrading Technical Knowledge
Environment
TI lets you show how good you are. If you
want a move-up environment, a place to
show what you can do, there’s no place
like TI.
The TI Job Opportunity Bulletin, pub
lished weekly, lists openings at all TI loca
tions and gives TI people first crack at
them. You determine your career path.
You are needed right now. Our i l o
project teams are seeking good
college graduates who can grab 1
‘ Ifa
hold fast.
Interviewing on Campus
Januaiy 30-31
If unable to interview at this time, send
resume to: College Relations Adminis
trator, Equipment Group/Texas Instru-
ments/R O. Box 226015, M. S. 222, Dal
las, Texas 75266
Texas Instruments
INCORPORATED
An equal opportunity employer M/F
what’s up
Tuesday
By DA
Battal
PLANT SEMINAR: Dr. Luther Bird of the Department of M
Sciences will discuss “Cotton Research in Russia’ at 4 pm I
Room 112, Plant Sciences Building. ■tcttN
FOOD SCIENCE: The Food Science Club will meet at 6:30j n
Room 113, Kleberg Building. B for two
NUCLEAR SOCIETY: The American Nuclear Society will nit goth Texas
7:30 p.m. in Room 104B, Zachry Engineering Center, forL 0 f Texas
monthly meeting. Hecords ai
HORSEMEN: The Texas A6tM Horsemen's Association will mwfce before
7:30 p.m. New members are now being accepted. Plans willi!||d s tiue '
he made for the semester’s activities. ^
TAMU RACQUETBALL CLUB: All members are encouragj 1 ^”,. D
attend this meeting for a discussion of upcoming tournaments^ thi
p.m. in the MSC. ■
MANUFACTURING ENGINEERS: The Society of Manuk; The Aggies
Engineers will discuss the trip to the Houston Tool Show durtn The si
its meeting at 7:30 p.m. in Room 103, Zachry EngineenngCtTTexas sen
ter. New members are welcome from all engineering conce d Jim Kriv
mghorns b
H 89-66.
Wednesday Tm disap
ach Shell:
PARENTS’ DAY PLANNING: The student government ParTe. “I do
Day committee will place survey forms on the first floor c uch of a difi
MSC. Students are asked to stop by and fill them out todi ft clubs. Bi
Thursday. ’ Hhey’ve g<
ARTS COMMITTEE: The MSC Arts Executive Committer.1 couldn’t
meet at 5:30 p.m. in Room 216, MSC. All officers mustatti anyon. Bn
e. He s a h
PRE-VET SOCIETY: There will he a general meeting at 7:30pnj
Room 226, MSC. Dr. Hanselka will speak on “Equine Surge:
New members are welcome.
HILLELCLUB: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. at the Foundation Bldfj
800, Jersey, College Station.
STUDENT GOVERNMENT PARENT S DAY COMMITTEE !
have survey forms available on the 1st floor, MSC. Studi
should stop by and fill them out today and tomorrow.
BASKETBALL: The Aggies will meet Texas Christian University* v
p.m. in G. Rollie White Coliseum. I ' B ’
AUSTIN HOMETOWN: The Austin Hometown Club will im | USTIN
7:30 p.m. in Room 402, Rudder Tower. wiled to Av
DANCE ARTS: The Dance Arts Society will meet at 7:30 p.n jaml give
Room 267, G. Rollie White Coliseum. Modern jazz, ballet Hirst defe
men’s exercise and muscle movement class will be offered. H hut we
ipt by a gai
AGGIE CINEMA: Gene Kelly' stars in the 1951 musical comedy, | an d a rair
American in Paris, which concerns an ex-GI who wants tostaiftil Horns
Paris to pursue his career as an artist. Showtime is 8 p uick-pack of
Rudder Theater.
Thursday
iioi forwar
iwn as the
Bg up ha
t, who ma
ntl worth c
nes in theii
me Horns’
TAMU EMERGENCY CARE TEAM: Will meet at 7:30 p
Room 308, Rudder Tower.
MSC ARTS: New and old members are urged to attend a meetiJf 01 guard
8 p.m. in Room 140A, MSC, The meeting is open to the pubfeBp t° bou
ts off the tc
METHODIST STUDENT MOVEMENT: Will have a general nfS points,
ing and special topic study at 7 p.m. in Room 350, MSC. two sen
TAMU HUMAN FACTORS CLUB: Andrew D. LeCocrt fiomT# L(,n Khoi
Instruments will speak on “Product Development and HiifP'" vvere j <
Factors Data in Product Design at 8 p.m. in Room 342, Z;ra e ' Kgies
All are welcome. 1 P ,ck l X)t
Horns Jol
FRESHMAN AIDE POSITIONS OPEN: Those interested sMball four ti
apply for an interview in Room 216C, MSC. iding defen
TAMU MEN’S SOCCER TEAM: Will meet at 7:30 p.m. in El rtall y th<
140, MSC. h™
li Abe Le
STUDENT GOVERNMENT POSITIONS OPEN: Senate vacated off the
are now open for College of Science at-large, College of Engwjwe started
ing, Jr., College of Geosciences at-large and Moody College e playing v
[right no\
CEPHEID VARIABLE: “House of Dark Shadows,” in which
nabas Collins, the 175-year-old resident of the Collinood esi g asf)n an[ ]
searches for his lost bride in the continuation of the popular:
opera Dark Shadows, will be shown at 8 and 10:30 p.m. i»
Basement Coffeehouse. Admission will he 50 cents.
into a bun
J’But the
n el to co i
w.s, we c(
3e, you can
MSC
CRAFT SHOP
SCHEDULE OF
SPRING WORKSHOPS
[ere are s<
ishi
MONDAY
LATHE
STAINED GLASS A
DRAWING
CAKE DECORATING
SUNCATCHERS
7:00-9:00 P.M.
7:00-9:30 P.M.
7:30-9:30 P.M.
7:00-9:00 P.M.
7:00-9:00 P.M.
FEB. 12- MAR. 5
FEB. 12- MAR.26
FEB. 19 - APR. 2
FEB. 19- APR. 16
APRIL 2- 16
TUESDAY
GLASS ETCHING
SILKSCREENING
SAND TERRARIUMS
QUILTING
POTTERY A
POTTERY B
BASIC FURNITURE
WATERCOLOR
STAINED GLASS C
EMBROIDERY
FRAMING & MATTING
7:00-9:
6:00-8:
7:00-8:
7:00-9
1:00-3
7:30-9
7:00-9
7:30-9
7:00-9
7:30-9
7:00-9
00 P.M.
00P.M.
30 P.M.
00 P.M.
:00 P.M.
:30 P.M.
:30 P.M.
:30 P.M.
:30 P.M.
:00 P.M.
:00 P.M.
FEB. 13-
FEB. 13-
FEB. 13-
FEB. 13-
FEB. 13-
FEB. 13-
FEB.20-
FEB. 27-
MAR. 20-
MAR. 20-
APRIL3 -
MAR. 20
MAR. 27
MAR. 27
MAR. 27
APR. 10
APR. 10
APR. 3
APR. 24
APR. 24
■APR. 24
24
WEDNESDAY
SHOP SAFETY A
NEEDLEPOINT
CROCHET
BATIK
BASKETS A
NOMAD FURNITURE
ANTIQUE REFINISHING
DECOUPAGE
BASKETS B
7:00
6:30
7:30
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:30
7:00
7:00
9:30 P.M.
7:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
8:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
FEB. 14-21
FEB. 14 -MAR.7
FEB. 14 -MAR.7
FEB. 14-MAR. 28
FEB. 21 - MAR.21
FEB. 28 - APR. 18
MAR. 21-APR. II
MAR. 21-APR.18
MAR. 28” APR. 25
THURSDAY
SHOP SAFETY B
MACRAME
CHINA PAINTING
STAIN GLASS B
SPINNING & NATURAL DYES
POTTERY C
POTTERY D
UKRANIAN EGG PAINTING
STAIN GLASS MIRRORS
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
7:00
5:00
7:30
7:00
7:00
9:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
7:00 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
9:00 P.M.
9:30 P.M.
FEB. 15-22
FEB. 15- MAR. 29
FEB. 15 - MAR. 29
FEB. 15- MAR. 29
FEB. 22 - MAR.29
FEB. 22- APR.19
FEB. 22- APR.19
MAR 8 - APR. 12
APR. 5— MAY3
I
LEI
FOR MORE INFO, WHY NOT COME DOWN TO THE MSC BASE^
AND SEE US, OR CALL 845-1631.