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V Friday, Movember 8, 1985/The Battalion/Page 5 by Scott McCullar ets Day l-CS American Legion post to hold ceremony on drill field •VCOI By TAMARA BELL Staff Writer 9 Veterans Day will be remembered at Texas A&M Monday in a cere mony on the General Ormand R. .Simpson Drill Field at 11 a.m. Don Simons, Commander of Earl pham Post No. 159 of the Ameri- Legion in Bryan-College Station, the ceremony is an opportunity or students, faculty and staff to say ley're proud to be an American. Ihast year was the first year since 194(i that veterans in Bryan-College Station sponsored a combined com- ■nity-wicle event,” Simons says. Bus is the second year the pro- roain s been held at A&M, it was at Kyie Field last year, so who knows, it could become a new tradition." ■The program will begin with a lech by Herb ODell, tn signifi- he depart ment commander for the American Legion department of Texas. ODell will speak on the cance of Veterans Day. A flag that has flown over every military cemetery where Aggies are represented will flv over A&M dur ing the ceremony, Simons says. The flag was given to the Legion [last year by then Congressman Phil ,Gramm, Simons says. It has flown over the U.S. Capitol and the Arling ton National Cemetery near the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier. It also has flown over the Pointe du Hoc in France where Gen. James Earl Rudder led U.S. Rangers ashore in 1944. The American National Cemetery in Manila, Philippines; Corrigador, where the first Aggie Muster oc curred, and the Punch Bowl in Ho nolulu are other locations where the flag has flown, Simons says. “Every war conflict in the 20th century, the two world wars, Korea and Vietnam, are represented by this flag,” Simons savs. l ‘The flag was presented to President Frank Van diver by us (the Legions) during last year’s ceremony. Corps Comman dant Donald Burton has given us permission to use the flag in this year’s program.” In addition to the Legion and the Legion Auxiliary Unit No. 159, Si mons says the program also will be sponsored by the Brazos County Post No. 4692 of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and its Ladies’ Auxil iary, the American GI Forum, the Reserve Officers Association, the Retired Officers Association, the Ag- gieland Air Force Association and tne Disabled American Veterans. .a. Lou pS 1 rough ; Pavih rofessor: Taxpayers need choice By CRAIG RENFRO Staff Writer ns | American taxpayers should have ' e choice of investing in Individual Retirement Accounts rather than be- ■r forced to contribute to the Social xas willtBurity system, say Texas A&M ac- nrable. counting professors Dr. Dennis La- viciim silkiandDr. Karl Putnam, s. ThetsfiThis is sort of a Yuppie propo- *d in thtjal.” Putnam says. “It’s purpose is r'srace not io eradicate the Social Security .lie Bet system, but to supplement it, by giv- ividing tng taxpayers more choice, and , andtr those who are good at investing can es Etc invest in an IRA.” KanuBastlla says this proposal is very rcnamt j )W ,|i I T | j nar y an( j an ^ attempt to .implement this would involve a care- tc. op y study of the potential impact on inta k' the Social Security system and fed- weak in era | government revenues. 1(11 11 ■Putnam says, “T he Social Security administration wouldn’t he in favor may nol m _ _ - high st of tht d at C k. race, of this. They would see it as skim ming the cream.” Lasill says the proposal would re duce revenues taken in by the Social Security system, but it ultimately would reduce the benefits being paid out. The chief benefit of an IRA is the possibility of higher retirement ben efits than the Social Security system provides, Lasilla says. Under the current Social Security system, employers hold back 7.05 percent from an employee's wages. Employers are required to pay an additional 7.05 percent. This money is deposited with the federal govern ment into the Social Security fund. “An IRA would allow a worker the option of having that 14.1 per cent put into an I&A, rather tnan put in to the federal government,” Lasilla says. The current Social Security sys tem’s advantages are that it may be the only retirement income that some workers may have, and it pro vides disability benefits, he says. The biggest drawback of the cur rent Social Security system is work ers who have a higfi income will have more money held back in taxes than the benefits they will receive when they retire, Lasilla says. “Our criticism is that higher in come workers may not get out of it what they put in,” ne says. Putnam says it is necessary to go back to the time when the system started to find the root of the Social Security problem. When the system first started, there were 10 workers for every re tired person, Putnam says. Now peo ple live longer and there will be only two or three workers for every re tired person, he says. “Our proposal gets away from the hand-to-mouth feeding of workers to retiree and allows for investing in an IRA,” Putnam says. Nova hosting convention for local ‘gamers’ By JENS B. KOEPKE Senior Staff Writer MSG Nova will host a convention this weekend on the fourth floor of Rudder Tower in which local “ga mers” will compete in role-playing games and wargames. NOVACONT begins at 11 p.m. Saturday with registration. Game competition starts at 1 p.m. and con tinues through 3 p.m. Sunday. “We’re trying to give local gamers a taste of gaming conventions Before WARCON in the spring,” said Ste ven Grape, student development of ficer of MSC Nova. WARCON is an annual gaming convention which attracts represen tatives from all over the country. It will be held Feb. 7-9. NOV AGON was developed to provide local garners an opportunity to experience a gaming convention before the larger WARCON and to give the committee a major fall event, Grape said. Participants will compete in five different games: Champions, Squad Leader, Microarmor, Starfieet Bat tles and advanced Dungeons and Dragons. NOVACON will take a break with a Saturday midnight game of Nu clear War, a comedy card game in which players annihilate each other’s population cards. Champions is a comic-book game in which four-man teams play out superhero roles and try to stop su pervillains, Grape said. Squad leader, on the other hand, is an infantry combat game using World War II infantry units. Another combat game is Microar mor, which is a WWII tank battle be tween either a German and an American division or a German and a Soviet unit. A second type of Mi croarmor game involves a simulated WWII I battle between American M- 1 and Soviet T-74 tanks. The most popular game among Nova members, Grape said, is Starf ieet Battles, a game of starship com bat based on the television series “Star Trek.” The most popular game nation wide, however, is advanced Dun geons and Dragons, he said. The convention also has a game dealer’s room where participants can catch up on all the newest games, Grape said. This provides local gamers an opportunity to find out what games are available in the com munity and where to buy them. p| Take your best shot! idual re ;• & retire | / m ■r rsitjj \eu' Constance Ashley She is the owner of Constance Ashley Advertising Photography in Dallas and considered one of the best fashion photographers in the Southwest. She will discuss fashion photography at its best in cluding studio, runway and magazine layout. Bring your camera equipment and film; we’ll provide the models. November 18, Monday 7:00 p.m. MSC 201 * FINALLY* Tired of the inconvenience of going to a laundromat. 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For more information: ★ Come to the Dean’s Office, College of Liberal Arts, 802 Harrington Tower; ★ Visit with a representative from the University of Houston’s London Pro gram on Monday, November 11, from 11:30 to 2:30 at a table fn the MSC. NOW is the time to sign up -— come in right away for Jdfi details!