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he debate between those
support and oppose a nuc-
Hr weapons freeze is crucial to
about thel the future of the United States, a
ln ChicagoMding opponent of the freeze
une. Etc, [ said here Wednesday night,
is the singlE Dr. Steven Bardwell, editor-
Mchief of The Fusion Energy
lundation’s Fusion magazine,
hompsoiiMjportj development of
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11 yuiclie, jjnd beam weaponry.
• VoteforW “Xhere is an intense debate
any b tht Liug on in Washington today
lends, pj;,, w in determine the political
strucksoii,.|jd military future of the Un-
Wstate.PosBd States in the decade to
> vote fk|bme,” Bardwell said in a speech
in Rudder Forum sponsored by
iturecandijMSC Great Issues,
n, don't!® The pro-freeze advocates
support the build-up of conven-
|nal weapons for use in a colo-
type warfare in which three
ijectives are most important,
rdwell said.
^ . Those objectives are to estab-
| Qr ish a military capabilty that en-
f MU Ires a country’s access to raw
l>tenals, to control the popula-
In to a point that consumation
tIM I natural resources can be reg-
lated and to use military
%A| length to prevent the develop-
JIU Bent of other countries.
conomy getting better,
^ramm tells cattlemen
“This military theory is not
new,” Bardwell said. “It pre
vents independent industial
growth and insures military
dominance for the invading
country.”
That is the theory that former
U.S. Secretary of Defense
Robert McNamara enforced
during the Vietnam War, Bard
well said.
“No matter which side you
took on the Vietnam War, I
think you have to agree that the
outcome of that war was a disas
ter to the United States,” Bard
well said.
Bardwell is on the side of the
debate calling for increased
technological developments in
the area of nuclear fusion and
beam weaponry.
“Zero technology growth
causes us to be in deep trouble,”
he said. “Because we get caught
up in the feeling that we are
going to run out of our natural
resources and raw materials.
“On the other hand, if we
push for the development of
new technologies, we will take
the unused raw materials and
turn them into new energy
sources which will replace those
that we are depleting now.”
Bardwell outlined the tech
nologies and principles of dire-
y.S. Rep. Phil Gramm, D-
lollegeStation, said Wednesday
tat he is optimistic about the
:onomy based on falling in-
rest and inflation rates.
Gramm, speaking to the
[Texas and Southwestern Cattle
aisers Association at the Aggie-
ind Inn, also cited a healthy
stock market as a reason for his
iptimism.
“People are willing to invest
n American business and agri-
dture (again),” Gramm said.
Another plus for the eco
nomy, Gramm said, is that the
percentage of income which
people save also is up — from
4.5 percent in June to 8.1 per
cent now.
Gramm admitted that high
unemployment still is a prob
lem, but said it usually peaks out
after the economy begins to im
prove.
Gramm also expressed his
usual criticisms of the policies of
previous administrations.
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cted energy beam weaponry.
“A beam weapon is capable of
carrying an intense energy pulse
that is not any more powerful
than the energy in a .45 caliber
bullet,” he said. “The main char
acteristic is the ability to project
this energy with tremendous
accuracy over thousands of
miles.”
A beam weapon could hit an
intercontinental ballistic missile
at a distance of 2,000 miles and
destroy it completely, Bardwell
said.
“Most supporters of the nuc
lear freeze are sincere in their
concern of stopping a nuclear
war,” Bardwell said. “But a
freeze will do nothing about the
missiles that already exist,
however if we had the technolo
gy to destroy those missiles on
launch, then we have done
something real about the threat
of nuclear war.”
An all-out nuclear exchange
between the U.S. and the
U.S.S.R. is unlikely, Bardwell
said. An accidental launching of
a nuclear missile, or the inten
tional launching of a nuclear
weapon by an unstable country
like Lybia, South Africa or Isreal
is the real threat of today, he
said.
“(It was like) a 15-year spend
ing spree, and now the bill col
lector is at the door,” he said.
He said that an $8.25 million
jobs bill — supported by House
Speaker Thomas P. O’Neill and
U.S. Sen. Ted Kennedy —
would lead to more of the same
problems.
“We would have to borrow
the money ... for these make-
work, dead-endjobs... (that) will
destroy more permanent tax-
paying jobs,” Gramm said.
by Rebeca Zimmermann
Battalion Staff
The Texas A&M Athletic De
partment, in conjuction with
Write-Copy Communications
Inc., is upgrading the quality
and number of printed prog
rams for various sports events
on campus — and it isn’t costing
the University a dime.
Wally Groff, associate athletic
director for finance, said Write-
Copy provides the programs to
the department for free. The
department may then sell the
programs to make some money
or they may be distributed for
free to provide advertisers with
a wider circulation.
“It’s a unique way to do it,”
Groff said. “Our media will con
tinue and they’ll pay for
printing.”
Ralph Carpenter, assistant
athletic director for public rela
tions, said they are making the
change to upgrade sports prog
rams.
George Ferguson, president
of Write-Copy, said six contracts
for programs definitely are
scheduled. Basketball will have a
program for each home game
and baseball and softball will
each have one program. W’rite-
Copy also will print the program
for the second annual alumni
football game in the spring.
The program for the recent
volleyball tournament on cam
pus was done by Write-Copy
and the program for the Texas
A&M Relays will be printed by
Ferguson’s company.
“The big change is the basket
ball program,” Ferguson said.
“It’s a full program just like foot
ball, with one for each home
game.”
Carpenter said the basketball
programs’ content will change
from week to week because in
formation about the opposing
team is provided and different
players may start each game.
He said women’s basketball
will be included in the program,
so people will have information
about the entire basketball prog
ram at Texas A&M.
Groff said the department
previously lost money on the
basketball program, but the new
arrangement will bring income
to the department.
Write-Copy, a local firm that
publishes Inside Aggie Sports,
represents the department in
advertising sales and bills its In
side Aggie Sports as the “offi
cial” publication of the Athletic
Department.
“The Texas A&M University
Athletic Department shares in
the net profit of all programs,”
Ferguson said. “The deal is in
stead of the Athletic Depart
ment being in the sale and pro
duction business, we sell ads, col
lect for them, distribute and di
vide the proceeds.”
Ferguson said he hasn’t had
any trouble selling ads for the
programs. Many businessmen in
the area are avid Aggie fans, he
said, and want to help support
Texas A&M.
Carpenter said the company
represents the Athletic Depart
ment in ad sales, but articles will
be provided by the department.
Because Write-Copy origin
ated the idea of the programs
and absorbs the loss or profit
made by the publications, the
Athletic Department is not
violating a University policy
which requires Texas A&M
publications jobs to be offered to
the University Printing Center.
According to University poli
cy, the Printing Center must be
offered a Texas A&M publica
tion job but may refuse to accept
the job for various reasons.
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