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Page 4/The Battalion/Tuesday, March 22, 1983 Young Democrats voice preferences MSG Council sets public relation goals United Press International AUSTIN — State Sen. Lloyd Doggett of Austin is the over whelming choice of Texas Young Democrats to replace Re publican U.S. Sen. John Tower in the 1984 elections. In a preference poll held at their state convention Sunday, 71 percent of the Young Demo crats said they supported Dog gett for the nomination. Democrat Bob Krueger, who lost to Tower in 1978, was second with 18 percent. Former Gov. Dolph Briscoe received 4 percent, and Lt. Gov. Bill Hobby got 3 percent. by Patti Schwierzke Battalion Reporter MSG Council Vice President for Public Relations Patrick Wood said Monday night at the MSG Council meeting that the public relations program for the MSG had three goals. The first goal of the program is to recruit members for the MSG programs. The second goal is to insure that all advertis ing for MSG programs is top quality. And, the third goal is to SUPERIOR AUTO SERVICE Auto Repair at it’s Best 111 Royal, Bryan Just one mile north of Campus 846-5344 WAYNE PRITCHARD DAN WASKOW enhance the role of the student union at Texas A&M. Wood also said that easles announcing MSG events would be put in Kleberg Animal and Food Science Center and in Zachary Engineering Center to inform people who don’t get over to the Memorial Student Center very often of meetings and events. In other business, the chair man of Outdoor Horizons gave a report on its conference, speakers were approved for Cepheid Variable’s AggieCon XIV and it was announced that Award Banquet tickets would go on sale today. Victoria Albaugh, chairman of the Outdoor Horizons Con ference Committee, said that the purpose of the conference was to promote awareness of out door recreation and current en- viromental issues. The confer ence was sponsored by MSG Outdoor Recreation. Speakers approved for Cepheid Variable’s AggieCon XIV include Teny Zuber, a Col umbia Pictures representative, and Roger Elwood, a Disney Studios representative. Other approved speakers are John Steakly, Joe Lansdale, George Alec Effinger and Robert S. Ficks. All four men are science fiction and fantasy authors. A&M students sail for credit You’ll Go Flippiu’ For Tasty Dippm’S Coupon Offer Whafs a new, healthy taste treat with half the calories of ice cream? Fro zen yogurt from The Yogurt Pump! It’s not too sweet, not too tart and full of the whole some goodness of yogurt. Choose from 25 delight ful flavors. Then mix ’n match with 20 different fruits, nuts and toppings. And you’ve got a great tas ty dippin’ snack. Buy One Regular or Larger Size Yogurt & Get Second Regular for 10 w/coupon $1.09 value expires March 25. 1983 FREE Samples tfie UOOURT T pump ^ 411 University Dr. Next to University Bookstore-Northgate. 846-1015 Open Sun.-Thurs. 11-11 Fri.-Sat. 11-12 by Stephanie M. Ross Battalion Reporter Some Texas A&M students will be sailing on a clipper ship this summer and earning college credit at the same time. The Training Ship Texas Clipper, a clipper ship owned by Texas A&M, will set sail this summer carrying members of the Corps of Cadets who are in the merchant marine program at Texas A&M University at Gal veston. The students will be earning credit by taking courses aboard the ship and running the ship as part of the crew. On June 4, the clipper will sail from Texas A&M-Galveston carrying approximately 185 stu dents, said Stewart Walker, mas ter of the vessel. The ship will travel to Boston; St. Martin in the Caribbean; Venezuela; and Vera Cruz, Mexico, before re turning home Aug. 7. Students who sail on the ship will take a course in one of four programs — marine transporta tion, engineering, science or biology. Students working toward their merchant marine license will gain 10 of the 60 hours of FREE BEER FREE BEER THE ULTIMATE FORCE 4TH ANNUAL FIJI SPRING FLING TICKETS $5.00 FRIDAY, MARCH 25, 1983 BRAZOS COUNTY PAVILLION TICKETS $5.00 TICKETS AVAILABLE AT LOUPOT’S AND R. RUSH & CO. BENEFITTING THE BRAZOS VALLEY RED CROSS sea time needed to take the mer chant marine examination. About 35 high school gradu ates who are interested in enter ing the merchant marine prog ram will be among the students on the trip, Walker said. “This will be their baptism into seamanship,” he said. The freshman prepatory cadets can also take six hours of beginning courses in English, math, or history. Faculty members from Texas A&M-Galveston will be teaching the shipboard courses. Other than taking classroom courses, the students will help operate the ship and become part of the crew, said John Mer ritt, public information officer at Texas A&M-Galveston. The ship is kept in Galveston most of the year and is used as a laboratory facility for students taking marine engineering courses. Walker said Texas A&M- Galveston has had the ship since 1965, and until this academic year, the clipper was used to house students. Now the school has built a dormitory for the stu dents. Castro to free Texans United Press International HOUSTON — A Texas Con gressman plans to fly to Cuba this week to accept custody of a Brownsville couple held there since their plane made an emergency landing on the island last November. ' U.S. Rep. Mickey Leland, D- Texas, said officials with the Cuban Interest Section of the Czechoslovakian Embassy in Washington, D.C., told him Cuban President Fidel Castro would release the couple Friday if Leland personally receives them in Cuba. Gina Strickland, 23, and Ber- nie Hofstadter, 28, both of Brownsville, have been held in separate prisons near Havana since Nov. 12, when their small plane was forced to make an emergencey landing in Cuba. Leland said the Czech offi cials had heard “from the top that Castro knew of my interest in the thing, and that he was going to release them into my custody.” Mark Holcomb, Leland’s aide, said, “The Cubans indi cated in no uncertain terms they will be released. They made the decision based on Leland’s re quest that they review the situa tion. But they will be released only to his custody on Friday.” Holcomb said Leland had made arrangements with a pri vate pilot to provide transporta tion to Cuba from Ft. Lauder dale, Fla. Meanwhile, officials at the West German consulate in Houston said they, too, awaited the release of the couple. The consulate is involved because Hofstadter is a West German citizen. Hofstadter and Strickland took off in a light plane last Nov. 12 from Grand Cayman Island, where Hofstadter, a mechanic, had gone to work on another plane. They failed to arrive at their destination in south Florida. drive Around toi set for t east win; , which ki seven. I Main hie a pr age suit turer an< Entries now open for softball dm t t evisio1 / W The manufac Entries are open lor the Champs Sporting Coods/Gnl^ Radio C Central Station Softball Classic. new by tl Teams may sign-up in the MSC Box Office,andtl fee for the double elimination tournament is $50pci:! The tournament is open to all men’s teams — notj mural teams. Trophies will lx* awarded for first through si teams,and individual trophies will lx* awarded tote hers of the lop four teams. The tournament is scheduled for April 8 and Intramural complex. For more information callG lipp or Jeff Cantrell at 696-6618. — 1 o ha CPR classes to be offered by gn Classes in cardio-pulmonary resuscitation at offered by members of the Woman’s Club. Thecb sist of two, three-hour sessions. Upon completion of the course, each panicipan certified by the American Red Cross and the A Heart Association. Certification is good for oney< T he only charge is 50 cents for the instruction! Pre-registration is required. To register, or fori formation, call the American Heart Association at6 or James Holster at 693-0427. Classes are held at the Woman's Club Building Carter Creek Parkway. Groups are welcome. Then scheduled is March 28 and 30 from 9 a.m. tonoone 29 and 31 from 7 p.m. to 10 p.m. ^ Unite< DAI.LA tur ng off fective ite stores are them. Sgjpoug 4 the New \ /acturing. of wisdoir lack of si dren play accidents t tliehiselve ’^■‘VVe’ve . (toy safety TMA, and issue at all opening s Toj' Show facturers safe toys i Product standards. The i: but toy ust trgaiwe cMsfen!. 1 ’! Mercedes owners to </i namt*. - o peginning selected li T he Mercedes-Benz Club of America is lx*ingorgaii j la ppens t the Central Texas area. The organizational dinnerr- 1 a !’d- s - is scheduled foi S.uintl.is .u 7 pm .u (he PjciIkmE h"mM Highway Restaurant in Bryan. Central Texas Mercedes-Benz owners are urgedto and become part of the national club. To make reservations for the dinner meetings George and Sherrill Bull at (7 1 3 ) 825-2506 in Np M.F. “Tex” and Marjorie Wright at (409) 775-432hi Reservations should he made today. Br ac( Admiral Turner to speak tonight I ‘ ® »L United ■ALLA: How to identify and interpret unrest in the worldp®|l <ernan arena will be the topic of a speech given by Adm.Star hi; Turner tonight in Rudder I lieater. jibridgcd n The speech, sponsored by MSC Political Forum,isi Ust ' l( v ” tied “International Political Hot Spots,” and willhf ei 8 '' )( >rs sented at 8 p.m. Admission is free. Vas lle ‘P in r d an offic L Stephei bird defei ederal tru If you have an announcement or item to submit Orleans of column, come by The Battalion office in 216 Reetbfpiracy to nald or call Tracey Taylor at 845-2665. Potential v Reboul lei accom Tficers to 'Ohnny Br Nlov. 11,1 ■' — — — ■ ■. Tibolman Police beat vas shot tc Brown dock from ind police night hn ■hooting. “I had tl The following incidents were reported to the University Police Department for the period of March 17 to the 20. THEFTS: •A wallet, from outside a rac- quetball court in Deware Field House, on March 15. •A gold Hamilton watch, during the Texas A&M Beauty Pageant, on March 18. •The front left tire, from a vehicle in parking lot 61, on March 19. •Concrete forming supplies valued at $476, from parking lot 7,, on March 20. BURGLARY: •An AM/FM casseif rownle ^ der, from a pickup 11 parking lot 30, onMaPl j ^ • A (<>m im -valuef, 1 ' " lu , f J iJsked us tc mined — from room*®? Biological Sciences Buj March 18. Y • The air filter and! from a 1978 Pontiac®! lot 61, on March 19. MISCELLANEOUS: • Criminal misch®' glass doors on rooms 2 19 of the Academic which were broken • An attempted b® the northsideoftheTi lion Center on Marcb Tourists drink with billy goat Texas Office of Traffic Safety United Press International LAJITAS — Clay Henry is no ordinary goat. In fact, after a few beers, he feels his oats. The billy goat, who lives at the Lajitas Trading Post just west of the Big Bend National Park, likes beer. Clay Henry’s owners say he watches anyone carrying a can or a bottle, and when it’s offered, he takes it in his mouth, tips up his head and chugs. As the summer tourist season approaches, store owner Bill Ivey says the black and white goat will average abo® day. Ivey said one visit®' a case of beer, sat do# 1 Clay Henry’s fenced ft and shared it with lii® Maurice Shelton, 2 in sheep and goats Texas A&M Univ® search Extension Gen® Angelo, said he kne"° search on the effectsd' beverages on goats, doubted if a beer c' 1 would hurt ClayHeitU to 9 years old. Da