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THE BATTALION
FRIDAY, OCTOBER 16, 1981
House may cite Watt
with contempt soon
United Press International
WASHINGTON — A House
subcommittee may still try to
cite Interior Secretary James
Watt for contempt despite Pres
ident Reagan’s resort to execu
tive privilige in withholding 31
subpoenaed documents. House
aides say.
Watt’s refusal Wednesday to
surrender the documents on a
trade dispute with Canada, “is
presumptively contempt of
Congress,” said an aide to Rep.
John Dingell, D-Mich, chair
man of the Energy and Com
merce oversight suocommittee.
The aide said Dingell could
decide to hold more hearings on
the issue or call for a subcom
mittee contempt vote within 36
hours.
She said the executive pri
vilege doctrine, designed to
protect communications be
tween the president and his
closest advisers, seems inap
plicable to some of the disputed
papers that were generated
within Watt’s agency and never
left it.
Reagan invited the constitu
tional confrontation with Con
gress Wednesday by invoking,
for the first time, his executive
privilege to protect the docu
ments.
At a subcommittee hearing.
Watt produced a presidential
memorandum he had received,
stating: “I am compelled to
assert executive privilege with
respect to these documents and
instruct you not to produce
them to the subcommittee.”
Reagan wrote that the docu
ments “either deal with sensi
tive foreign policy negotiations
now in process or constitute
materials prepared for the
Cabinet as part of the executive
branch deliberative process
through which recommenda
tions are made to me.”
Watt said under oath he
thought Reagan was shown the
31 documents for the first time
Tuesday so he could decide
whether to invoke executive
privilege.
Congress wants the docu
ments to help it decide whether
to retaliate against Canada’s
allegedly discriminatory Na
tional Energy Policy by denying
U.S. oil and gas leases to Cana
dian firms or whether new puni
tive laws are needed.
Clements urges
water fund OK
United Press International
AUSTIN — Gov. Bill Clements
Wednesday endorsed all seven
proposed constitutional amend
ments on the Nov. 3 ballot, and
said he will work for passage of the
proposals at every opportunity.
governor said. The proposal
would dedicate half the state’s
budget surplus each year to the
water trust fund, and use the pro
ceeds to support water acquistion,
quality and conservation projects.
Clements said it is “nonsense”
for Sen. Carl Parker, D-Port
Arthur, and other legislators to
criticize creation of a proposed wa
ter trust fund (Proposition 4 on the
ballot) on grounds there had been
no listing of projects which would
be funded.
On another topic, Clements
said he expects a Democratic
mini-convention to select a
nominee to oppose him in 1982
will fall through.
“I don’t think it is appropriate
that we designate the projects at
this time, and I don’t think it is
possible to know how much
money will go into that fund,” the
“Democrats historically have
this kind of difficulty choosing
their candidates,” he said.
“Frankly, I doubt the mini
convention will take place. I think
they will have a hotly contested
primary.”
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I What’s up
at Texas A&
Friday
HUGHES HALL: A program on future dorm consti
resident hall rates and enrollment controls will beat'
the A-l lounge between Hughes and Fowler on Oct.
will he given by Jim Ferguson and Ron BlatchJey. Evens
welcome.
Ill ANNUAL ANTHROPOLOGY LECTURE SEfi
Together with the Dept, of Biology and the Graduate(
presents topics in Pleistocene Extinctions, “Ancient;!
the New World: Early Technological Repertoire”by Drf
son Bonnichsen from the University of Maine at 2 pj
204C of Evans Library.
UNITED CAMPUS MINISTRIES:
145 MSC. All denominations are we
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCL
club will have a pot hick dinner at St
then go to Pooh s Park for roller ska
bring a dish for the supper.
TURKISH STUDENT ASSOCTATl
activities will be at 6 p.rn. in 607 Ru
ACCOUNTING SOCIETY: Fhere will be a “Southofj
Border ’ party at 8 p.m. in the Courtyard Apts, partyi
MARANATHA CHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP: Pra
>ible study at6
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lary’s student o
g (cost-$2.C
A meeting toa
about Chuck
in the AftM
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sor an open I
rs from 3-6
Station.
the movie “Born Again ' from the ho
former Watergate conspirator at 7 p
School.
AMERICAN SOCIETY OF N
GINEERS: Ingersoll-Rand Co. wil
for graduating M.E.’s and all AS ME n
Ballroom C of the Ramada Inn, Co
snacks will he provided.
TEXAS STUDENT EDUCA
There will be a District 111 convei
in the MSC.
INTER-VARSITY CHRISTIAN
Lahr will speak on his experience
Rudder.
WORLD FOOD DAY-INTERNATIONAL STl
ACTIVITIES: Agrispeakers will speak on world food
noon bv Rudder Fountain.
TON
ASSOCIATE
un 11 a.in. to
FELLOWSHIP:!
in Russia at 7 p.m.
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Saturday
TEXAS A&M FENCING CLUB: A beginning foil dia
competition with voted guest coach Roland Reed at 10a
267 East Kyle.
TAMU HISTORICAL SOCIETY: Meet in G. RoM
parking lot at 8:30 a. m. for the Renaissance Festival trip !
is $8.95 for gas and food.
FLORICULTURE ORNAMENTAL HORTlClTj
TURE: Plant sale in the floriculture greenhouse from Ik
to 2p.m.
TAMU ROADRUNNERS: Talk on "Variations in Tm
Techniques’ followed by 2- and 4-mile runs at 8 a m. i
aerobics track. Donuts and coffee served after the
TEXAS STUDENT EDUCATION ASSOCIATION;)
trict III Convention from 9-12 p.m. in the MSC.
Sunday
APO: Pledge active at 8 p.m. in 401 Rudder.
CATHOLIC STUDENT ASSOCIATION: Bible study!*
at 8:15 p.m. in St. Mary’s Student Center.
OPAS: Victor Borge:Pianist will preform at 8 p.m. in Rui
Auditorium.
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senior
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