The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current, September 06, 1979, Image 12

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    Page 12 THE BATTALION
THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 6, 1979
MEET
Head Football Coach
TOM WILSON
and the
1979 AGGIE TEAM CAPTAINS
at
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Thousands bid last farewell
Mountbatten paid tribute
United Press International center of London to Westminster
LONDON — Britain bade Abbey, where a grieving Queen
farewell to Earl Mountbatten of Elizabeth and royalty from a dozen
Burma Wednesday with a majestic nations paid final tribute to the
funeral parade through the ancient warrior-statesman.
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Ironically, Mountbatten, il
victim of an IRA bomb, wasnu
closely guarded in death thanin|
Scotland Yard mounted an unpin Soviet wm
edented security operation, ,L an those
between 4,000 and 5,000 police *
troops guarding the funeral ri
and the Abbey, where more royj
in London were gathered than
time since the death of King Gen
VI in 1952.
Mountbatten’s coffin,
the Union Jack with his cocked
miral’s hat and gold stick,
protector of the queen, made
journey to the Abbey
black-draped naval gun carnaj
Five princes walked in its ruraWi
path and tens of thousands
ing Britons lined the sundrentli
streets
for a final glimpse of “h ^dles an
Louis.
Mountbatten, 79, his 15-yeaii
grandson and two other peoples
killed when an IRA bomb
their fishing boat off the wests)
of Ireland 10 days ago,
The man the royal family a
tionately called “Uncle Dickie"
the uncle of Prince Philip ant
cousin of the queen. A strong
liever in tradition and duty
planned his own funeral years
as Winston Churchill had done!
fore him. .
The procession to the 900-fl ^
old Abbey included, at Mi
batten’s request, more than!,
servicemen and women, it
groups of survivors from his
stroyer Kelly and military coi tpuMic ~
gents from five nations, inckd ominican R<
the United States
Mountbatten, Supreme Al Why Hui
Commander in Southeast Asa
World War II, avoided contact
Japan who did not send a repra
tative
The royal pageantry in wl ents near ri’
Britain excels was illustrated!) mes Wedm
extent perhaps not seen sinceQ ntflash floo
chill s funeral in 1965
Solemn-faced, Prince Philip ®ter areas.
Prince Charles, both in fulll Themaximi
uniform, marched behind theca at full
ing gun carriage with the Dub Ingth, wen
Gloucester, the Duke of Ken! early W
Prince Michael of Kent and to rossthe Mo
Mountbatten’s grandsons.
With his boots reversed is
stirrups, the symbol of a 111
leader, Mountbatten’s blade 3
Dolly followed riderless.
Queen Elizabeth, in black
head to toe, and other mein]
the royal family arrived at
Abbey by car, taking a side
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Accompanied by a trumpcli “^ng. The
fanfare, muffled Abbey bellst! 8 People on
as the procession arrived
Mountbatten’s coffin was carrid
side.
Prince Charles, his voice
his face pained, read the lesson
the 107th Psalm, beginning,*
that go down to the sea in ski;
Kings, queens, princes and; )w ed down
cesses, a grand duke and duck Set food to
and the father of the king
led the 2,500 mount
Mountbatten, a great grands* : Weals eacl
Queen Victoria, was related tos j^try fro n
of the royal houses of Europe
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United Press International
BUDAPEST, Hungary — ^
Bill Clements of Texas and 31b
farmers and agricultural expert!
eluding Texas A&M Univttj
president Jarvis Miller, tn
Prague Wednesday for the &
stop on their current Euro?
tour.
“We had a very interesting®
Hungary and we were partic®
impressed by the results then
garians obtained in running 1
state farm at Babolna,” said) 1
Ford, a member of the U.S. g^
Babolna, 100 miles west
Budapest, is Hungary’s biggest
farm and was built on the In
experience made in the
States, Hungarian agriculture
perts said.
“Apparently Babolna was 1
success, because it developed
Hungary’s biggest farm,” For^
Ford explained that thel
group was on a people-to-p f-1
mission with no intention of 1 *
ing any government officials^
their tour through Europe.
“We met many interesting!^
and had fruitful talks during oar
in Hungary,” Ford said, befo^,
parting for Czechoslovakia ''• l
Clements and his group will;
until the end of the weekh ,!
proceeding to the Soviet Un^
One day before their dep^
from Hungary, the Amer 11
visited a collective state & l!
Csepel on the banks of the B
near Budapest and had talk*
members of the Hungarian N® 1
Association for Agricul 11
Cooperatives.
The Hungarian press did
port on the activities of Cle®
and his group tfs their visit was
side red private and not official