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local ibertarian party rganizes on campus Livestock show planned for mall WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 13, 1980 mtl entertainai attending the ntion in Detroit By ROBERT LEE Campus Reporter The Libertarian Party, which ording to its own figures is the ird largest political party in the — United States, made its campus de- or Bush is the; Tuesday night, jcticut senator*® The Aggies for Freedom commit- vent into the ftee attracted nine people to its Tues- ■d a coupleoftfej d a y gathering. Co-founded by eaten twice forthfcmold Hite and Imre Karafiath, two -d around in a T ex as A&M graduate students in 1 political jobs i ^gconomics, the organization plans to ion for a presiM; become more active in campus red to what: HajHairs during this election year, of a conservatinffi Karafiath said the emphasis be- find his party’s ideals is the indi- idual. “A libertarian is basically an indi- ned the Navy.i ) the peanut l gislature i vemorship befo!;jiyidualist,” Karafiath said. “We’re ,nd then annouro :ler of the Free II against anything that infringes on an individual’s freedom.” The libertarian party favors the legalization of marijuana, Karafiath said, and it is opposed to the draft and taxes. Hite said that “between 75 and 90 percent of the students at Texas A&M are closet libertarians. They just don’t know it yet.” As the meeting progressed, the two students said their party’s candi date for president this year, Ed Clark from California, has a real chance to pick up 5 to 10 percent of the total vote. Clark’s campaign is expected to run in all 50 states this year, accord ing to a brochure. He is not on the Texas ballot, but his campaign work ers expect to get enough petitions in May and June to get him on the bal lot, Hite said. In 1978 Libertarian candidates in America received more than 1.3 mil lion votes, according to Clark’s cam paign brochure. Clark, 49, a lawyer, alone collected 400,000 votes (about 5 percent of the state’s population) in his 1978 bid for governor of Cali fornia. The Aggies for Freedom commit tee plans to become involved in poli tical debates on campus this fall, Hite said. The committee will set up a booth on campus where members will pass out literature and serve as a voice for the party’s principles, Hite said. Ag trip to Washington planned ilk iter?/ By JEFF L. BRAUN (I Campus Reporter li On March 8, several students from feBexas A&M University will leave for . a seven-day tour of Washington, j.v D C. The trip is the third Washing- r< ton, D.C. Extravaganza sponsored IK by MSC Political Forum. PyBThr trip "gives people a chance to A see government in action, to get y dose to it, and to try and understand it, said Deborah Davis, chairman of the trip committee. “It gives people a)chance to take a different view of things than in College Station. ” While in the nation’s capital, the group plans to visit the League of Arab Nations and the Israeli Embas sy. Also, a reception is planned at the Blair House with U.S. Chief of Pro tocol Alvaredo Valdez. Valdez is a Texas A&M former student. Davis said the trip includes an ex cursion to Williamsburg, Va., and tours of Mount Vernon and Arling ton National Cemetery. Davis said the group had hoped to visit the Russian Embassy, but Mid dle East tension has made that un likely. However, she said, the State Department has scheduled a panel discussion on the current world situation for the group. The trip costs $475. The limit for the trip is set at 35, and 23 students have signed up. Davis said travel loans are avail able for the trip and further informa tion may be obtained from MSC Political Forum in the Student Pro grams Office in 216 Memorial Stu dent Center. By KATHLEEN HARTNEY City Reporter Farm and wildlife animals will be exhibited at Manor East Mall in Bryan Friday and Saturday due to the efforts of agriculture-vocational students from Stephen F. Austin Junior High School. The school’s Future Farmers of America will present the Eighth Annual Bryan Greenhand FFA Chil dren’s Barnyard. The event begins at 10 a.m. Friday with Texas Sen. Bill Moore opening the ceremonies. Anna Beth Neason, vocational- agriculture instructor at Stephen F. Austin, said the barnyard is the chap ter’s way of celebrating National FFA Week, Feb. 16-23. She said the 50 ninth-graders from Stephen F. Austin have been work ing to set up 15 exhibits for public viewing. The exhibits, Neason said, will in clude farm animal displays with cat tle, sheep, goats and poultry; a wild life display with a skunk, raccoon and an armadillo; and non-animal dis- THE BATT DOES IT DAILY Monday through Friday plays such as Texas crops and agricul tural products. “Besides educating the public ab out agriculture,” she said, “the bar nyard gives ‘vo-ag’ students a lesson on how to work with the public.” Neason said the exhibits will be judged by the Brazos County Kiwa- nis Club and the top four will be awarded plaques. The barnyard is free. ATTENTION JUNIORS If you are an active, involved Ag with a 3.25 GPR & 75 credit hrs., then you are eligible for selection into CAP & GOWN/MORTAR BOARD, the senior honor socie ty. Information sheets are available from Deans, Dept. Heads, and Rm. 110 YMCA. Information sheets are due: Feb. 15; 5:00 p.m. Rm. 110 YMCA FOR MORE INFORMATION CALL: 845-5974 OR 693-2485. NOTICE: Effective Feb. 25,1980 the security lockers that are located in the entry area on both levels of the Texas A&M Bookstore will be cleaned out each day at 5:00 p.m. All articles removed may be claimed at the main office of the book store. There will be a $2.00 charge. * L. Almanac United Press International Today is Wednesday, Feb. 13, the 44th day of 1980 with 322 to follow. The moon is moving toward its new phase. The morning stars are Mars, Jupiter and Saturn. The evening stars are Mercury and Venus. Those born on this date are under the sign of Aquarius. On this day in history: In 1635, the oldest public insti tution in America — the Boston Latin School — was founded. In 1914, the American Society of Composers, Authors and Pub lishers (ASCAP) was formed. In 1945, Russian troops took Budapest after 49 days of fighting in which more than 50,000 Ger man troops were killed. In 1975, the White House announced President Ford would name Carla Anderson Hills as Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. A thought for the day: Broad cast commentator Eric Sevareid said, “Wisdom is esssential in a president, the appearance of wis dom will do in a candidate. ” PROBLEM PREGNANCY? Are you considering abortion? 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