THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, MARCH 7, 1980
Page 6
age 6
THE BATT7
MONDAY, MARC
Almanac
United Press International
Today is Friday, March 7th, the 67th day of 1980 with 299 to
follow.
The moon is moving toward its last quarter.
The morning stars are Saturn and Mercury.
The evening stars are Venus, Mars and Jupiter.
Those born on this date are under the sign of Pisces.
On this date in history:
In 1932, in the depths of the Depression, an estimated 3,000 men
rioted at the Detroit plant of the Ford Motor Co. Four men were
killed.
In 1936, Adolf Hitler ordered his Nazi troops into the Rhineland,
violating the Versailles Treaty.
In 1969, two of the three Apollo 9 astronauts flew their lunar module
around the main spacecraft, then linked the two together again.
A thought for the day: American reporter Ernie Pyle said, “War
makes strange giant creatures out of us little routine men who inhabit
the earth.”
Christianity’s role
in society debated
■anon
LANGE MUSIC CO.
RED TAGE SALE
UP TO 25% OFF
reg
1 week special - thru March 12
SPECIAL GUILD GUITARS
SHURE VOCAL MASTERS P.A. SETS
$ 1500 00 SALE $ 1125 00
SALE
KELSEY MIXING BOARD
reg $ 1200 00 SALE $ 900 00
*BARGONS THROUGHOUT THE STORE*
No charge cards accepted on sale items.
1410 Texas Ave. 822-2334
By DAVID E. ANDERSON
United Press International
In the past year, a number of
strongly worded criticisms of the
World Council of Churches, focus
ing particularly on its social and poli
tical activism, have been published.
The two studies receiving the
most attention in this country were
E. R. Norman’s “Christianity and
the World Order,” and Ernest
Lefever’s “Amsterdam to Nairobi:
The World Council of Churches and
the Third World.”
Both books attacked the World
Council for having succumbed to
radical, left wing revolutionaries and
criticized the interfaith body for its
theology and its programs designed
to bring about greater social justice.
In the current issue of Christian
Century magazine, Paul Abrecht,
executive secretary of the World
Council’s Department of Church
and Society, takes issues with the
Norman and Lefever attack on the
Council and accuses the two of dis
torting the record in an effort to
make their case against the WCC.
It is an increasingly important de
bate, not only for the World Council
of Churches and its image in the Un-
Lunch
C. K. Krumboltz serves
of sandwiches, burgers, s
super salad bar Join u
2 p.m. Mon. through Frl.
Our super I
spread of n
and get Vi f
VISA
815
Harvey Roac
CS.
Save
WE’RE LO
POWER F
MONTH FC
HAVE DEC
YOU CAN
WRITE:
WE’LL*
NOT INTE
GINEERIf
A U.S. N/
YOU
AGGIELAND
■’ll*
□
Due to difficulties with the mail service, it will be
necessary to take several group photos again. A
representative of Yearbook Associates, the 1980
AGGIELAND photographer, will be contacting your group
sometime this week if he has not already done so, to
arrange a second photo session.
We’re very sorry about the problem, but please do
everything possible to cooperate in setting a photo time
as soon as possible.
If you haven’t yet
received your proofs,
please read this:
Because of a camera malfunction for a short time
during the class picture-taking sessions, several proofs
could not be correctly identified. Those proofs all are
available in Room 216, Reed McDonald Building. They
belong to the people whose names appear on the
following list. If YOUR NAME is on this list, PLEASE
come to Room 216 AS SOON AS POSSIBLE to identify
your proofs so we can processthem for the 1980
AGGIELAND.
Linda Adkisson
Ronald Bailey
Paul D. Bettencourt
Randall Binson
James Chisolm
Phillip Garris
Annelle Glynn
Karen Gourley
Steven Green
Russ Kellen
Michael J. Kelley
James Lonergan
Diane Pruett
Lori Rowbotham
William Schlafer
Nancy Singleterry
James Skehan
Bruce Smith
Jeffery Stiles
Wendy White
David Whiteside
William F. Whittington
Kim Horace Young
ited States, but because it focuses on
the central question of the political
and social role of the Christian and
the church in an increasingly com
plex and dangerous world.
“As the staff person responsible for
many years for the council’s studies
on ethics and social questions, I con
sider that Lefever has written a sim
plistic, biased, essentially confused
and contradictory account of the so
cial thought of the World Council of
Churchs,” Abrecht writes.
Abrecht says of the Norman book
that “for him (Norman), an active
concern for social justice seems to
constitute ‘unsound teaching’ in the
church,” and that Norman “dismis
ses the political and social witness of
all the churches as Marxist-tainted
and is not at all clear on what he
thinks acceptable Christian political
action would be.”
Lefever, too, Abecht argues, is
unclear on his own position,
although Lefever does claim Christ
ians can and should support justice,
freedom, the rule of law and respect
for the human.
“The question is how do we sup
port these universal Christian stan
dards’ without making some kind of
political judgment based on the rela
tive merits of the different political
“No evidence is cited for these ac
cusations,” Abrecht says, and adds,
“Lefever seems unaware that several
American businessmen who partici
pated in the conference wrote eva
luations of the conference that effec
tively refute his charge that the
meeting was dominated or manipu
lated by radicals.”
Finally, the issue with the World
Council of Churches — and within
the Council itself — involves the
question of what strategies for social
change are consistent with Christian
principles.
Station owner gets briefing
United Press International
ST. LOUIS — The White House
intended the invitation for Edward
Finkelstein, the union publicist, but
the letter went to Edward Finkel
stein, the gasoline station owner.
When Finkelstein, the service sta
tion man, twice questioned whether
he might have been chosen by mis
take, he was assured both times the
White House doesn’t make such
mistakes.
So, he made plans to be in
Washington with community leaders
invited to a briefing with President
Carter and other high government
officials.
“The president is interested in
meeting with community leaders
from a wide variety of backgrounds,
and we ll look forward to having Mr.
Finkelstein — both Mr. Finkelsteins
— here,” presidential assistant Ann
Wexler said.
The mistake was attributed to both
Finkelsteins being residents of sub
urban University City.
PROBLEM PREGNANCY?
Are you considering
abortion?
Free counseling and referrals
Call
(713) 779-2258
Texas Problem Pregnancy, Bryan, Tx.
fOHJ
STEAKHOUSE
-jL*
A UNIQUE EXPERIENCE IN GOOD FOOD, FUN
AND FRIENDS.
2528 S. Texas College Station
^ 1 0 A,
* *
o' <o
“ALL UTILITIES INCLUDED”
PRE-LEASING FOR SUMMER AND FALL SEMESTERS
BEGINNING MARCH 1, 1980
Men & Women
Three Laundry Rooms
Basketball/Volleyball Court
Rental office open Monday through Friday 9-5
Saturday 10-5 Sunday 2-5
693-1110 1501 Hwy. 30 . 693-1011
MEMBER OF BETTER BUSINESS BUREAU
options?” Abrecht asks.
“Without making choice , Christ
ians are in danger of using their uni
versal standards’ to avoid political re
sponsibilities,” Abrecht says. “By re
fusing to make a choice, many con
servative church people separate
themselves from the main body of
Christian social thought today and
end up supporting the status quo.”
In particular, Abrecht singles out
Lefever’s charge that the 1966 Con
ference on Church and Society, the
turning point in the World’s Council
move to radicalism, was manipulated
and that delegates were chosen “in
part, because of their ideological
preference for ‘rapid social change.”
what's up ife
FRIDAY
AGGIE BASEBALL: The Aggies will play TCU at 3 p.m.at
Baseball Field.
VETERANS’ BENEFITS: The deadline for filing for Veit,
Administration benefits for the summer term is Marti
Applications will be taken at Ramp B Hart Hall any we4
between 8 a.m. and 5 p.m.
THE EUROPE CLUB AND THE TURKISH STUDENTS %
CIATION: Will jointly present the world famous producerClj
Lelouch’s romantic-documentary on the scenic beauties of lli;'
of ancient civilizations: Turkey, at 7 p.m. in 607 Rudder.!;
terested are invited and admission is free.
STUDENT ELECTIONS: Filing for positions in Student cVTtnuTJ
Class Councils, Residence Hall Association, Off-Campus
Graduate Student Council and Yell Leaders will continuefl
a.m. to 3 h.m. through March 17 in 216 MSC. j^the^Pers
SATURDAY
neetaSoviel
ary Harold £
n an addre
AGGIE BASEBALL: The Aggies will play TCU at 1 p.m. aHjuncilon For.
Baseball Field * City, Bro
1 States wou
SUNDAY
ne if Mosco
:t Western a
!n advance
BRAZOS SYMPHONY: Will be in concert at 3:30 p.m. infctrkswas relea
Theater. Tickets are available from the MSC Box Office forS!>
students, $2.50 for non-students and $1.50 for children unde: i
r
Proj
ject aids
non-smoker
r ob
United Prc
/ASIIINGT
ion women \
i work force
ern will cor
S rartmcnt of
ty still find tl
ed and e<
United Press Internutionul
ST. LOUIS — Showing pictures of
a cancerous lung to 12-year-old stu
dents and warning them such lungs
could be theirs if they start smoking
is unlikely to keep them away from
cigarettes.
Dr. Jerome D. Cohen, who led a
St. Louis University research project
on attitudes toward smoking in
adolescence, says scare tactics are in
effective. What works best, Cohen
said in an interview,are appeals to
the students’ self-esteem.
“You can’t tell students smoking
will lead to a heart attack or
emphysema,” Cohen said. “Those
things don’t mean anything to 12-
year-old kids. You have to get them
where it hurts, get to the reasons
why they smoke.
“Kids get all sorts of pressures on
them at this age, and three-fourths of
all people who smoke began in their
teen-age years. If they can get
through these critical years, they’re
likely to escape smoking, he said.
“Kids have to be able to deal with
these pressures. When someone
calls them chicken for not taking a
cigarette, they have to be able to say.
Thanks, but no thanks. I’m proud to
be a non-smoker. ”’
Cohen and groups of medical stu
dents took their projects to 338 sixth
and seventh graders. He said the
project, conducted during school
hours, was welcomed by administa-
tors, teachers and students.
Meeting weekly with the students
for eight weeks, the research team
found peer pressure, advertising and
adult influences were the strongest
factors faced by adolesnents entering
the years where most persons begin
to smoke.
Cohen stressed the pri- :a te ne d.
not designed to help sniole saresu ^’ ^
their habit. It was designed 0 * dep;
non-smokers stay thatway I- eau - ^ as
suits are encouraging, cog® 1 " °^j ec ^ ve
with figures on controlgn)rfy ear ’ ,0 * u '
did not take part in thepros* orn ' c status
“The percentage of mfc
gets lower in both groups.’wL. 1
said, “but in the group J[^|
program, it goes downatiij
rate. We were dealingufiftji
prevention. We didn’t dew,
number of smokers, but.
sened the rate at which doimJ
become smokers.”
Getting students to feel j;
out themselves — andtoset
stacles they face in reachinglkfe
played a major roleintliep|f
We tried to show themti
crepancy between the mufef?
dollar cigarette companies tl
one hand and the little lad Jj
other hand. These conpiEW YORK
making millions of dollars, nitrics would
kids are forking over 10or Ji e fit, if the U
day. Ron Trade
"When we started totW.®eded in est
why kids start smoking, e deference r
down to self-esteem. Kidstry of
highly of themselves, fond the Londc
reason, are less likely tosmok 10 ®!?-
‘tough gang thugs' type groif a t er > head <
self-image enhancement. ■Ed the on
“Kids have to believe inr^CTAD ]
selves and tell their frieniH 16 cos [ °1 <
ahead and smoke if you want' Since the d
don’t want to. It’s not easyf no r < ‘depenc
year-olds to stand up theirpffijj natl l ° ] n 1 s 0
that.”
United Pre
TTe
>CAS
>T>VTE
O E'TICAE
Prescriptions Filled
Glasses Repaired
216 N. MAIN
BRYAN 822-6105
Mon.-Fri. 8 a.m.-5 p.m.
8 a.m.-1 p.m.
Sat.
dy would hu
f you carrier
the UNCT7
tent of ever;
e be carried
the United :
• n I the biggest
now in bout the highest
Primaries
BILL’S AND JAY’S
AUTO TUNE UP
all cars
HUiraiNUPi
PLUS
PARTS
*9.75
Oil change FILTER 1 *. OIL $4.00
Tune up & oil change
PLUS OIL & PARTS
$12.75
By appointment only
846-9086
3611 South College Ave.
United Press IntcrnaliW < k'
Presidential hopefuls tun'iP u dt big f
South for the next four pn r | n t years me
Republicans vote Saturdayiif 0 * national
Carolina, while both DeiuocrT® 1105 ’. , Sl
Republicans have primaries' 1 saK 0 P'
onvenience
day in Florida, Georgia air Jr j an re gj S (;i
ma. Ronald Reagan and Fr ;ssarv t() k ee j
Carter are favored to douiiii i j use “shjppjj
returns. and relative!
I, It require
The two New England pfl®hm C al ex
this week made a “star’’(ft later said his
Anderson oflllinois, tolledtl' nation in mo
Senate GOP leader Howard® to establi
campaign, breathed new li : | asons of na
Sen. Edward Kennedy's M r 0 ? 6 °‘ rei
. . . . ige revenues
continued the trend ot ev«u e | K , ne fj ts ’
voter turnout records.
has found
Several candidates 1
U.S. vote against Israel in
Nations and its later espial
communication error had
consequences for Carter.
Sf
DIETING?
Furnished & Unfurnished On Shuttlebus Route
Efficiency, 1, 2, & 3 Two Beautiful Swimming Pools
Bedroom Apartments Tennis Courts (Lighted)
24 Hr. Professional Maintenance Party/Meeting Room with Sundeck ^
Service Health Spas, Including Saunas for
Families Welcome Mom a. wnmon
Pets permitted
:ven though we do not prescribe diets, w
\it possible for many to enjoy a nutritious
jwhile they follow their doctor s orders, ^ii"
\be delighted with the wide selection ofl>
\calorie, sugar free and fat free foods in
\Souper Salad Area, Sbisa Dining Center
\ment.
U
OPEN
Monday through Friday 10:45 AM-1:45
QUALITY FIRST
3690 IU