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THE BATTALION Page 5
THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 22, 1979
Dr. John Lenihan, a Texas A&M University history profes
sor, explains that the science fiction films of the 1950s were
mirrors of the time, the Cold War. Battalion photo colin Crombie
50s flicks scarry,
but reflect times
By KEVIN HIGGINBOTHAM
Battalion Reporter
The College Station City Council
discussed various methods of dis
tributing Rehabilitation Grant
money in a shirtsleeve session
Wednesday but made no decision.
The city has budgeted $50,000 for
the housing rehabilitation project.
The money is surplus street repair
funds received from the U.S. De
partment of Housing and Urban
Development (HUD) in 1977.
City Planner Jim Callaway
suggested the money be distributed
along the same lines as HUD’s Sec
tion eight housing grants. To operate
under Section 8 of the HUD code,
grants for house repairs would be
distributed according to they appli
cant’s annual income and the condi
tion of the building to be repaired.
Callaway said that applications for
the grants would be reviewed on a
first-come, first-serve basis.
The grants, which could range up
to $5,000 each, are to be used to
repair homes to meet HUD
standards.
If the homes are not brought up
to standards, however, the city can’t
claim the money from HUD, Calla
way said.
Mayor Lorence Bravenec said
that the city should determine
whether a renovation would meet
HUD requirements before a grant is
provided.
“The only reason the city is put
ting money into this is to get Brow
nie points with HUD, otherwise
we’d use the money to pave
streets,” said Councilman Gary Hal
ter, who suggested that one crite
rion for the housing project be the
number of people that could be as
sisted.
“But we aren’t going to use the
money to pave streets,’’ said
Bravenec, “we re going to use it to
rehabilitate homes. Do you mean 50
$1,000 grants would be better than
10 $5,000?”
Halter stressed that since the
criteria for success of the project will
be HUD’s and not the city’s or the
citizen’s, consideration should be
given to meeting HUD’s wishes.
Bravenec suggested that the in
itial screening of applicants be done
by Callaway and then a list be given
to the committee for further consid
eration.
The council will look into the mat
ter further during Thursday’s regu
lar meeting.
The council also looked over five
possibilities for the new city logo.
The logo would be put on city cars
and other city property, and would
become an identifying symbol for
College Station.
Although no decision was made,
the council obviously enjoyed pass
ing suggestions among themselves
as to how a city seal should look.
Bravenec made the comment that
one of the five choices looked like a
platter to cook a turkey on.
presents
By CATHY TERRELL
Battalion Reporter
There’s more to science fiction
films of the 1950s than watching
giant creatures wreaking havoc
over a city, a Texas A&M Uni
versity history professor said
Tuesday night.
Dr. John Lenihan in a speech
sponsored by Cepheid Variable
said that although the films
are primarily entertainment,
they reflect the views of an
anxiety-ridden decade.
“In the 1950s disaster seemed
imminent,” Lenihan said. “The
danger of nuclear war, invasion
of the country and communist
subversion was always there.”
Therefore, science fiction films
of this time concentrated on nu
clear peril and alien invaders.
“These alien invaders were
given the qualities that we as
sociate with the communists,
such as lack of human emotion,
no ethical morals and the use of
subversive activities, like taking
over of minds, ” Lenihan said.
The character of the decade
produced three basic types of
films, Lenihan said.
The predominant theme was
that the United States was under
the threat of an alien force and
that the country must be strong
and ready for the coming strug-
gle.
Movies such as “The Invasion
of the Body Snatchers” and “In
vaders from Mars” dealt with this
theme, the professor said. The
movies have some creature —
eventually destroyed by team
work of the military and the
country’s best scientists.
The end of the movies, how
ever, always leaves some doubt
about whether more creatures,
or communist threats, are wait
ing to be discovered.
Another type of movie, includ
ing “It Came from Outer Space”
and “The Day the Earth Stood
Still,” gave the message that
America was too hostile and into
lerant of others.
The human-like creature in
“The Day the Earth Stood Still
tells Earth that if it does not stop
exploding bombs and threaten
ing war, it will be destroyed.
Religion was the answer in the
third type of films, Lenihan said.
One example was “The War of
the Worlds, in which people
flocked to churches and pray to
stop the alien invasion.
Lenihan criticized today’s sci
ence fiction films.
‘Star Wars’ is obviously
campy, putting the audience on.
“There’s not too much mes
sage in ‘Star Wars.”’
Lenihan researches science
fiction films the way some people
cure insomnia — by watching
them on the Late, late show.
Lenihan viewed more than 500
western films doing research for
his doctorate. A book form of his
doctorate research of western
movies will be out in the fall.
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FORT WORTH — Bell Helicop
ter Textron has sold nine commer
cial helicopters to the People’s Re
public of China for $12 million in
one of the few sales of American-
built aircraft to the nation.
James F. Atkins, Bell president,
Tuesday announced the sale of the
Model 212 helicopters, capping five
years of off-and-on negotiations. The
sale is the first by a U.S. helicopter
manufacturer, he said.
The Boeing Co. made the first
aircraft sale to the People s Republic
in 1972 when it sold 10 707 jet air
liners fora reported $125 million. In
1978, Boeing sold three 747SPs and
options on two more for a reported
$156 million.
The sale of the 15-place, twin
engine helicopters was announced
to coincide with the visit of Han
Hsu, a Chinese official expected to
be named assistant minister of
foreign affairs for the Americas and
Oceania on his return to Peking.
The Chinese will use the helicop
ters to survey mineral deposits and
to support offshore petroleum drill
ing, Bell officials said. They are
scheduled for delivery between
September and December of this
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