Around town
Gramm to speak to Cattle Assoc.
U.S. Rep. Phil Gramm of College Station will address the
Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association at 3 p.m.
today at the Aggieland Inn in College Station.
Gramm, a proponent of expanded markets for U.S. agri
cultural products and the ranking Texan on the House
Commerce Committee, has pressed consistently for the eli
mination of artificial barriers that slow down ranchers’
effforts to sell abroad.
Chemistry club gains national honor
The Texas A&M chapter of the American Chemical Socie
ty has been recognized as one of the top 34 of 776 chapters in
the United States for their activities during the 1981-82
academic year. This is the second time in four years that the
chapter has been selected by the Society Committee on Che
mical Education.
Officers during the 1981-82 academic year were James
Snow, president; Greg York, vice-president; Molly Mills,
secretary; and Kathy York, treasurer. York is now in gradu
ate school at MIT and the other three are currently senior
chemistry majors here. The chapter advisor is John Hogg,
associate professor of chemistry.
Rec committee sponsoring seminar
The MSG Outdoor Recreation Committee is sponsoring a
backpacking seminar Nov. 15 at 8 p.m. in 401 Rudder.
The seminar is designed to intorduce the beginner to
backpacking, Texas trails and weekend trip planning. Prop
er clothing and equipment will be discussed as well.
Tickets on sale for Nelson concert
MSG Town Hall will present Willie Nelson in concert at G.
Rollie White Coliseum on Friday, Nov., 19 at 8 p.m. Tickets
are $ 10, $ 11.50 and $12 each. Tickets are on sale for option
pass holders now.
This will be Nelson’s first appearance in the Bryan-
College Station area in eight years.
Nelson’s latest album, “You’re Always On My Mind,” is the
number one album on the country music charts and has been
for six months.
The Willie Nelson concert is being presented in connec
tion with Bonfire 1982.
IRS seeking individual volunteers
The Internal Revenue Service is looking for volunteers.
The IRS is looking, to train volunteers to assist low income
people fill out relatively simple tax returns. No tax or
accounting experience is necessary, only the training session
which the IRS provides.
Last year, over 600 volunteers staffed 250 Volunteer In
come Tax Assistance sites throughout central and south
Texas. They helped 40,000 low income people fill out their
returns.
The IRS is seeking individual workers as well as charitable
and civic groups which look for philanthropic work to do.
Any one interested may call the IRS toll free-number at
1-800-492-4830.
Hellenic Assoc, announces party
The Hellenic Student Association is sponsoring a food and
dance party Nov. 12 at 8 p.m. in the Q-Huts.
The program will include a wide variety of greek food
and drinks (dinner will be served between 8:30 and 9:30
p.m.) and Greek folk dancing, as well as modern music and
dancing and a “surprise attraction.” There will be a birthday
celebration for everyone who has a birthday this semester.
Ticket prices are $3 for members and $5 for non
members. For ticket information call Sophia at 779-6771.
Hillel to feature music historian
Kenneth Aaron Kanter, Assistant Rabbi at the Temple Con
gregation Ohabai Shalom, in Nashville, Tenn. and author of
“The Jews on Tin Pan Alley,” will be appearing at the B’nai
B’rith Hillel Foundation on Nov. 16 at 8 p.m.
Kanter presents the lives and times of such famous song
writers as A1 Jolson and Irving Berlin in his musical produc
tion of the Jewish contribution to popular music.
Admission is free and there will be a reception held
afterwards in Ranter’s honor. For more information contact
Carol Parzen at 696-7313.
If you have an announcement or interesting item to submit
for this column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reed
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A&M nuke center
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by Jaime Bramer
Battalion Reporter
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ence, the National Promotion!
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led “COSGA ’83 Face to Face;
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miles between Thursday morn
ing and Sunday night, and
sited with more than 30 scl
representatives.
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sentation to school representa
tives at five locations: the Ul
versity of Florida in Gainesville
Fla.; the University of Soul
western Louisiana in Lafayette
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Orleans; Georgia State .Univer
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