THE UNIVERSITY DAILY VOLUME 43 Texas Technological College, Lubbock, Texas, Thursday, Match 7, 1968 NUMBER 98 News focus Coed dress action delayed Today Attempt to suspend By The Associated Press Hunt for survivors SAIGON — Helicopters hunted in darkness early Thurs- AWS rules blocked day for 49 Americans from a U.S. Air Force C123 transport that Communist gunfire felled in hostile terri- tory near the besieged Marine combat base at Khe Sanh. By LYNN WILLIAMS started Miss Lindsey said, "We have AWS had been Ineffective. There was no Immediate word of the fate of the men- Staff Writer been hearing gripes from other women Miss McCown asked that in order to 5 Air Force crewmen and 44 passengers believed to be students bur no one did anything. We satisfy the signers of the petition some Marines. An attempt to suspend the rules in decided to stop complaining and get action be taken immediately. order to vote on dress standards re- something done. We don't feel AWS has A committee was set up to begin the ADVICES FROM D2 Nang, the U.S. Marine head- commendations presented by the effectively represented the women or first steps involved in holding a refer- quarters 110 miles southeast of Khe Sanh, said the Women's Residence Council failed to there would not be these complaints." endum which were to validate the signa- plane—a $1 million, twin-engine propeller-driven craft pass the General Council of the As- She also said that women students were tures on the petition, with two turbojet auxiliary engines— was felled by .50- sociation of Women Students Wednes- at fault for not taking direct action It was suggested that the referendum caliber machine-gun bullets about five miles east of the day night. previously, on the rules be held in conjunction with base on a flight in "pretty good" weather Wednesday. Pat Ramsey, president of WRC, also Suzy Crain, AWS president, said she AWS officers election to be held March It was believed to have been inbound with supplies presented recommendations on wing did not feel the petition was a sign that 20, and replacements for the base, where 6,000 Marines meetings and ODA5 (obvious display of and 500 Vietnamese rangers are ringed by the vanguard affection), She also opposed motions of a North Vietnamese talk force estimated to total to suspend the rules because members 20,000 men. of WRC wanted to be present for the discussion of the revisions, WRCmem- hers are scheduled to attend next Wed- Wreckage found nesday's meeting. POINTE-A•PITRE, Guadeloupe — Rescue crews found TWO PETITIONS calling for a refer- the scorched silver fuselage of Air France's newest endum on womens rules also were pre- Boeing 707 Jet imbedded in the slopes of a dormant sented to the council for action. volcano Wednesday and reported no survivors among the The first petition, with 884 signa- 63 persons on board, including the wife oa real estate tures, calls for a referendum on al- millionaire William Zeckendorf. lowing women students to wear casual The $8-million craft, put Into service Jan. 26, plunged clothes to all meals except Sunday's. Tuesday night into Matouba Mountain, a lower peak of the The petition goes beyond the WRC 3,937.foot La Soufriere volcano on Basse-Terre, one of A BALLOT'S VIEW — Barbara Esslinger, La Mesa, N.M. juni o r, is recommendation which advocates the two main islands which make up this French West seen dropping in her ballot from the viewpoint of the ballot box during casual clothes to be worn only to even- Indies territory. Witnesses said a bright flash and an campus voting held Wednesday. A light turnout of 1,097 voted for Top ing meals. earsplitting explosion followed impact. Techsans. Mr. and Miss Texas Tech and 26 constitutional amendments. The second petition in which 1,056 names were collected In one night, (Staff photo by Kyle Morse) SEARCH TEAMS, guided by French soldiers and calls for a referendum on room checks, helicopters of the Gendarmarte Nationale, cut through weekend sign-outs and overnight regu- thick jungle to reach the crash site. They found sheared lations, dress standards in academic e metal, scattered clothing and dismembered bodies. buildings, hours for seniors, quiet DIANE KING JOHN SCOVELL The crash occurred as the jet headed over Basse- IFC eyes proposal hours, and FSOs (failure to sign out) )11,,s Tech Mr. Tech Terre on its approach pattern for Pointe•a•Pltre's Le and FSIs (failure to sign In), Raizet Airport. A resident of the nearby village of Originators of the petitions, Sandra St. Claude told reporters the plane seemed on course, McCown of La Porte and Sherry Lind- but "it was coming in at an extremely low altitude. sey of Muleshoe, stressed that they and I heard it explode like a bomb." Voters approve 26 from Matador Dorm the signers of the petition were not necessarily for or against all of the By DOUG HOLTZCLAW changes suggested in the petition but Investigation promised Staff Writer would like the opportunity to express their opinions on them. student amendments WASHINGTON — A new investigation of corruption The Interfraternity Council (IFC) ministration's approval. He stressed According to the new Code of Stu- in the South Vietnamese government was promised Wednesday night discussed a plan to the main thing in the future is getting dent Affairs, petitioners will have the By LANE ARTHUR a continuous Senate. At present elec- Wednesday by Sen. Ernest Gruelling after disclosure of lease the vacant Matador Dorm as quar- the reaction of fraternity members. opportunity to express their opinions Copy Editor tions are held once annually. U.S. adviser's reports stating "grave doubts that there ters for all fraternities in a "greet( Wisthuff said his company is hoping because both petitions meet the re- Amendment 1 changes the wording is any possibility of ever achieving any reasonable de- village" concept. for IFC approval of the plan. "We quirements for calling a referendum. In a light turnout Wednesday Tech concerning membership in the Student gree of honesty and integrity in Vietnamese officialdom." Representative for University Inns are hoping for 100 per cent acceptance students approved 26 amendments to Association. The Alaska Democrat, chairman of the Senate for- Inc., Don Wisthuff, told the IFC that of the idea.' THE SECTION in the code on right the Student Association Constitution Amendment 2 entitles each academic eign aid expenditures subcommittee, said the reports the company would convert the Matador The Matador has been unoccupied of petition in student organizations and elected John Scovell and Diane King school to at least one member in the show "wholesale corruption on every level." into a unit to house each fraternity, since the semester break, closing be- state: "Members of every recognized as Mr. and Miss Texas Tech. Senate. with space provided for IFC business cause of financial difficulties. Univer- student organization shall have the right Scovell Is a business administration Amendment 3 eliminates Art.H, Sec. THE ADVISER said in reports to the U.S. mission in offices and meetings. sity Inns Inc, owns several such enter- to petition their organization officers. major from Dallas and Miss King is 2 Number 3 and renumbers the section Saigon that the United States must initiate bold action prises throughout the country. Wisthuff When 10 per cent of any membership a home economics major from Brady. accordingly. to stamp out corruption "and, once having started, must THE IFC TOOK no formal action on said that if the IFC turns the proposal shall have so petitioned, the organi- Amendment 4, shortens Art. II, Sec. continue with it." the proposal. Mike Thomas, president down, several alternatives are being zation shall be required to conduct a FOR TOP Techsans the seniors 3 Number I to, "The Secretary shall "Vietnamese government officials are so involved that of the IFC urged the president of each considered concerning the Matador. referendum among its membership on elected Krete Jeffrey, Sherrill Reagan, record the events of each meeting." very few have hands sufficiently clean that they can make fraternity to discuss the proposal with One plan was to turn the dorm into the petitioned matter,' ' Donna Schulz, Susan Davis and Betsy an immediate major contribution," the reports said. members to get their reaction. a home for the aged, The second petition requests that the McCraw, Max Blakne y, Ron Todd, John- AMENDMENT 5 rewords but does He told of corruption reaching even the now-deposed Reactions to the plan were varied referendum be held not late than one ny Walker and Mike Canon. not change the requirements for stu- director general of South Vietnam customs, Nguyen among members of the IFC. Possible IF THE FRATERNITIES lease the week after being received by AWS in The juniors chose Susan Elle, Jan dent senators. Van Loc. objections were: (1) Objection from the building, Wisthuff said his company order that results could be studied and Glenn, Sally Halley, Nadine Nayfa, Mark Amendment 6 and 7 change the elec- Tech administration in the sense that would like at least half of the 1,000 action can be taken this spring. Cordray, David McDougal, Joe Ma. tion of senators from a majority to a Hangings assailed fraternity members would be living off spaces occupied, Such a lease would When asked why the petition was tulich and Tom Sawyer. plurality and opens all instead of only campus, but still living in a dorm at. be for a five-year period. He estimated The sophomores elected Rene regular meetings to the Student As- LONDON — Rhodesia's hanging of threeblack Africans mosphere.