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The advertisement was a 16-page, full-color insert with photographs and cartoons concerning spring break at the beach with numerous references to drink ing beer and “scamming babes.” The student senate of the university persuaded Miller Brewing Company to pull the insert and send let ters of apology to the 55 college papers nationwide that ran the advertisement. Texas A&M ran the insert, "Beachin’ Times,” Feb. 15, but has not yet received a letter from Miller, Larry Calhoun, Miller’s assistant marketing public relations manager, said one should be on the way, Don Johnson, faculty adviser and business manager for The Battalion, said the paper does not have any control over which advertisements are run because the advertising department is made up of state employees, not students. State-sponsored censorship has been » D< senate, said he couldn’t believe it when he saw the ad vertisement, which ran on Feb. 22 in the Cardinal, \i\i school’s newspaper. “We thought about confronting the newspaper, but Miller was our first priority,” Finley said. “Advertising like this is a poor reflection on society as a whole be cause it reinforces the idea that women are just sex ob jects.” Finley said he objected to phrases in the ad such as “Name something you can dink, hump and poke. Hint — it’s not a babe,” concerning a volleyball tournament. Finley said the newspaper received many letters about the advertisement hut did not take part in the protest. found by the courts to he unconstitutional. “We have no process at all (for reviewing advertise ments),” Johnson said. “Any ad, unless libelous, goes in, period. We can’t just decide not to run something.” Calhoun said the complaint from the Wisconsin uni versity was the beginning of a stream of protests. “This has been an unusual situation,” Calhoun said. “We pride ourselves in quality work in our advertising. We just goofed, and we apologize for it.” Calhoun said he thought the advertisement would be seen as a humorous takeoff on spring break because it was aimed at the college-age group that associates beer with good times. Brian Finley, co-president of Wisconsin’s student “The paper has been adamant against the govern ment action,” he said. “In fact, they delayed a special women’s issue for a day so that it wouldn't run on the same day as the ad. They had the choice not to run It, and they knew there would be an outcry,” Finley said the University of Wisconsin student body did cry out and has been supportive of the student sen- ate’s request for apology and cancellation of the ad. “Our campus is somewhat known for our conscious ness," Finley said. "(The advertisement) just brings up pain in too many women, like victims of date rape, in cest, sexism or whatever. It’s a thorn in the side of a lot of people.” Miller responded immediately to the protest and pre vented distribution of 800,000 of the inserts. “This should make any marketing company look at what is happening,” Calhoun said. “We wanted to do something that was fun and would rise above the clut ter, but we were perceived as having gone overboard. We hope others also would take a look at the messages they are sending.” Finley said he agreed. “We’re hoping this will have a rippling effect," he said. “Maybe it will make other companies think twice (about their advertising).” Dallas woman wants Landry to enter gubernatorial contest DALLAS (AP) — Kim Jindra thinks Tom Landry has all the attrib utes to make a good governor for Texas. “I think Landry’s the type of per son we need in office,” she said. “He is definitely honest, and he is not a professional politician.” And he’s always got a hat handy — to throw into the ring. But don’t think that Jindra and others are joking about trying to draft the recently deposed Dallas Cowboys coach as a candidate for political office. “I’ve waited for him to leave foot ball so I could work on his political campaign,” Jindra said. Jindra has worked in the past for Ronald Reagan and Bill Clements. Three days after Landry’s firing by new Cowboys owner jerry Jones. Jindra began working to make her dream a reality. She issued press releases and placed classified advertisements for her “Landry For Governor” bumper stickers. And on Tom Landry Apprecia tion Day Saturday in downtown Dal las, where the Landry was honored for his 29 years as Cowboys coach, more than $300 in donations and 70 promises were received to lend a hand if a political campaign devel ops. A sign near the booth said: “He’s a free agent now. So let’s draft Tom Landry for Governor.” One of those who promised to lend support was Bill Bennett, 39, from Lubbock. “I think he’d make a great gover nor," Bennett told the Dallas Tim Herald. “He’s got more character than anyone.” The big drawback in Jindra's game plan is the lack of any cooper ation from Landry himself. But no matter. “He knows we’re here today,” she said. “In order to get a booth, we had to write a letter to the Landry family.” Landry said on Saturday that he had no immediate plans except to relax and do a little traveling. That will be fairly easy, because among the slew of gifts he received Saturclay were a pair of lifetime passes on two different airlines. ‘Blue’ police happier with new uniforms FARMERS BRANCH (AP) — Some Farmers Branch police offi cers were blue about being dressed in brown, so city officials dipped in the red so their police would no longer be green with envy. Colors. Blue cops. Blue suits. Problem resolved. Police in the Dallas suburb had complained to city officials that they often were mistaken for security guards because of their brown-col ored uniforms — even by police in surrounding cities. Forget the television program “Hill Street Blues,” which didn’t help recognition matters much. A bigger problem was all the cars driving around in the area with bumper stickers reading, “Back the Blue,” the result of a public cam paign to support the blue-clad Dallas Police Department following a series of officers’ deaths. City Manager Ron Escalante’s suggestion box brimmed with pio- posals that the police change their uniforms, and the City Council re sponded by voting to spend more than $23,000 to buy blue uniforms. It will spend nearly the same amount later to buy matching long- sleeved shirts. City spokesman Donna Huerta said the money is being well spent. “It’s been the biggest morale boost we could ever have given them,” Huerta said. In Advance GM Car Expo rescheduled for this week The General Motors Car Expo canceled because of February’s ice storm is rescheduled for Tues day and Wednesday from 9 a.m. - 3 p.m. at Rudder Fountain. Nine new GM cars and trucks will be on display and two $500 cash awards will be given in a drawing. Tom Reber, assistant director of intramural recreational sports, said representatives from Califor nia marketing firms but no salesmen will be at the event. He said the expo is a chance for students to look at the new cars without pressure to buy. “Students can come and sit in the cars, listen to the radios and nobody will try to sell them any thing,” Reber said. Lawyer to discuss Roe v. Wade decision Sarah Weddington, defense at torney in the landmark Roe v. Wade Supreme Court decision, will discuss the historical and le gal implications of abortion to night at 8:30 in 201 Memorial Student Center. Presented by MSC Political Fo rum, “Roe vs. Wade: Where it’s Been, Where it’s Going,” will fo cus on the 1973 case that led to the Supreme Court decision le galizing abortion. Weddington successfully de fended the right to abortion on demand in the original case. The legality of laws limiting abortion on demand is sched uled to be reconsidered by the Supreme Court April 26. Weddington is a history and government lecturer at the Uni versity of Texas and Texas Wom en’s University. She served as general counsel for the U.S. Department of Agri culture, lobbyist for the state of Texas for two years. Weddington also was a legis lator in the Texas House of Rep resentatives for three terms. She is an advocate for women's rights such as the Equal Rights Amendment, maternity leave and equality for men and women in child custody cases. quick as a flash No appointment necessary Proofs back to you in just two hours Caps & gown provided at 110 Dominik, College Station 110 Dominik @ Culpepper Plaza Announces Senior Portrait Specials Sitting: Head and shoulders, 3/4 and full length poses, two clothes changes, 10 to 12 color proofs and you keep the negatives! $15.95 764-0601 Monday, Api Aniir togh smoo GRAPEVINE (/ gorillas, who some place they like, a their difficulties at But a Houston remedy that, witf built Animal-Port. Thomas C. 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Another sign sa ble for accident,” urges guests to sigi keeps in the Emilvi “I’ve got over here, from all over Canada,” he says, turning the tablet’s “Some people sign I’m not at home.” The tablet is a s tertainment and w< “A man from h up here, and he a dog sign his name hoda says. “1 say, ‘ 'that before.’ “Then the man has a sore foot, am day.’ So the man name, and it was ‘E A visiting coupli the hood of their names, then drove still on the hood. “It took me foi book back,” Pril know, it don’t me body but me.” Emilville was a until Prihoda had