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November 10,198
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‘It’s very simple! If t.u. loses one-half game, and we win the
rest of ours, we will be ahead of Houston, and since SMU is
ineligible for the Cotton Bowl, we will flip out to see who goes
to the Cotton Bowl, and we have one of the best flippers in, the
league, and of course, this is based on the height of this year’s
bonfire. Understand?”
Committee scenarios:
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By DICK WEST
United Press International
WASHINGTON — A Soviet nuclear attack
on North America could be “the greatest
catastrophe in history by many orders of
magnitude, ” killing “hundreds of millions”
of people.
What you were reading above is a typical
worst case” scenario. This one was drawn
by Gen. David Jones, chairman of the Joint
Chiefs of Staff, in testimony before the Sen
ate Foreign Relations Committee.
“Worst case” scenarios, sometimes soli
cited, sometimes volunteered, have been a
popular featu r.t congressional hearings
this year. In the original cast album, they
play like this:
A witness, usually an expert in some
field, is asked what is the worst thing that
might happen if the funds requested for
some purpose are not appropriated.
What follows is a hypothetical hair-
raising description of havoc unleashed.
Occasionally, Congress gets a two-way
projection, such as the worst that could be
expected if natural gas is decontrolled and
the worst that could be expected if natural
gas isn’t decontrolled. Or the worst that
might happen if we sell AWACS to Saudi
Arabia and the worst that might happen if
we don’t.
As a rule, the two outlooks are about
equally ominous, both envisioning severe
economic upheavals, widespread unem
ployment, chronic fuel shortages and panic
in the streets.
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if i were asked to write a “worst case”
scenario of where all this “worst casing”
might be leading, I would include the fol
lowing imagery:
— Osgood Tarsal, chief spokesman for
the influential hassock lobby, warned Con
gress today that regulations limiting the
number of legs on footstools could bring on
worldwide depression and global warfare.
—The National Association of Anvil Im
porters told Congress today a proposal to
“bail out” the domestic anvil industry to
make it more competitive with foreign pro
ducers could result in a political comeback
by Richard Nixon.
— A House subcommittee began hear
ings today on a bill that would require labels
on beer cans and bottles to carry a message
reading: “Warning — Drinking Too Much
Beer Can Make You Drunk.”
Industry witnesses warned that approval
of the legislation would bring about climatic
changes that either would cause another Ice
Age or else melt the polar icecaps, thereby
inundating most coastal cities.
—The Agriculture Department argued
today that ending price supports for radish
growers could break up the ozone layer that
shields Earth from harmful solar radiation.
—An organization representing the na
tion’s deputy sheriffs today opposed a move
to require the registration of handguns.
It said gun control laws could encourage
urban dwellers to recite the poems of Edgar
A. Guest and listen to John Denver re
cords.
Student calls himself ‘bad As
Editor:
During my first two years Acre, I consi
dered myself a “good Ag” because I re
spected tradition and closed-mindedness.
But, now I will be forever crucified as a
“bad Ag ’ because I don’t believe in the
status quo.
Many at this school respect tradition
because of its long lasting value. Most tradi
tions are good. But tradition is NOT always
right! If that were the case, then this Uni
versity would not allow blacks, non-regs,
and women on campus. Permitting these
people to attend this University diversifies
the opinions on campus.
Secondly, a tragic accident occurred Fri
day. A student, a fellow Ag, died while
helping with this year’s Bonfire. Before
everyone gets irked, I don’t believe in abo
lishing Bonfire; but I do have a sane sugges
tion. Workers should not be permitted to
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stand between the truck and the trailer, a
truly dangerous situation. I also do not
understand why the Bonfire must be 64 feet
tall. Does a larger Bonfire mean we, as
Aggies, have a greater desire to heat the
hell out of t.u. ? Certainly not! I personally
don ’t care if the Bonfire is 20 or 200 feet tall;
I still want to beat t.u. A smaller Bonfire
should be utilized, and our principal energy
should be directed toward studying.
However, the main reason I am writing
this letter is to try to get some Aggies to
become more tolerant. With intolerance
yields a conceit which I detest. A few
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Aggies that have written to Hie Bat*
lately assume Aggies are perfectand
no wrong. This is not true. Aggiesjj
everyone else, not better, not wotj
group of people is superior in thisct
as long as one gives credence totheQ
tution.
Furthermore, I am not gay and
belong to a fraternity; but these [
have rights, contrary to thebeliefsoj
right-wingers. These people have a rj
speak out; if not allowed, Aggies are!
ing in the footsteps of the Hitler or
mentality. As a political conservative,
lieve in indiviual freedom for all p
are non-violent, as all goodAmei
sume is the case.
Remember Aggies, all people are® A
equal.
Richard Leona
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Graffiti on sidewalks a problem
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Editor
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Even though I have only been an Aggie
for a short period of time, I have a great deal
of respect for the traditions and spirit in
volved with TexavS A&M. We have a beauti
ful campus, and it is always refreshing to be
able to see squirrels and trees while walking
from one building to another.
Today, instead of seeing the usual furry
little animals running by my feet as I walked
to Zachry, I looked down at the ground only
to see scrawled in huge white letters across
the sidewalk, “Crusade For Aggies.” What
a unique way to spread the word!
It seems to me that our school has plenty
of available space to post public announce
ments. I am not putting down this Christian
event, for I am a Christian myself, but it
really irritates me to see our sidewalks
marked up as if a bunch of crazed hop
scotch players had gotten loose with their
chalk. Imagine what our sidewalks would
look like if every organization that was
sponsoring an event decided to publicize it
on the sidewalk. Graffiti is graffiti, and I’m
sorry that some people can mark up our
sidewalks in the name of the Lord.
Greeks, GSSO, and Greg Hood. I under
stand that the editor has had quite a rash of
mail in the past week. Out of over 150 opin
ions expressed to the editor, I would like to
say that I agree wholeheartedly with some
of them.
PS: I have tried to keep this letter short
so that there would be adequate space to
print my opinion.
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Stamp costs solution
Editor:
On November 1, as you can probably tell
from the long lines in the post office, the
price of the first class stamp was once again
raised. It is time that the federal govern-
Those of you who think you cancora|
sate for the hike by mailing less
the burden of the new rate. Privateii:
try isn’t going to bear the cost, the)
going to pass it on to the consumerb)®
ing the price of consumer goods. Mp any
We hear talk from sympathetic con?
men who continue to tell us they are
jiig to keep down postal rates. Solar
running off’the mouth hasn’t helped.)
simple solution to high postal rates"
be tt> take the franking priviledge(freep
age) away from our congressional reprfi
tatives. This way, especially in
they are up for re-election when our
boxes are stuffed with letters from your*
gfessman, they will share the
their financial blunders with the aver
American.
Frank 1
1501 H'P
College St)
Barbie Johnson ‘85
Pre-med student
Opinions in short form
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