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RED AND BLACK
VOLUME 78, NUMBER 96
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
THE UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORCIA 30601
THURSDAY, APRIL 13, 1972
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Rockets slam
U.S. air base
SAIGON Communist rockets slammed into the big
U.S. air base at Da Nang and America's northernmost base
at Phu Bai early today after waves of U.S. B52 bombers
struck within one mile of the besieged province capital of
An Loc.
First reports said fewer than 10 rockets hit the Da Nang
base, 370 miles north of Saigon, where about 10,000 men
are stationed. About eight rockets struck in and around Phu
Bai, 30 miles farther north.
Phu Bai, near the old imperial capital of Hue, has 2,400
American troops. Wednesday about 50 infantrymen balked
at orders to go on patrol because of dangers posed in the
northern provinces of South Vietnam where North
Vietnamese forces first launched their current offensive.
| France encourages Paris talks
PARIS The French government said Wednesday it
“firmly believes" a political solution to the Vietnam war is
possible and urged the United States and South Vietnam to
end their boycott of the peace talks in Paris.
The call followed a review of the Vietnam War
developments by the cabinet meeting under President
George Pompidou at the Elysee Palace.
It coincided with a new formal demand by the North
Vietnamese and Viet Cong delegations for a resumption of
the talks - and a flat refusal by the South Vietnamese to
agree while the Communist military offensive continued.
SCLC opposes administration
ATLANTA - The board of directors of the Southern
Christian Leadership Conference (SCLC), meeting here
Wednesday, branded the Nixon Administration as
“anti-black, anti-poor and anti-young” and said the SCLC
could not support President Nixon for re-election.
The Rev. Ralph Abernathy, SCLC president, told a news
conference, “we the board want to make it crystal clear
that we are opposed to the Nixon Administration. But we
do not give an endorsement at this time.
SCLC officials indicated they would withhold an
endorsement until the Democratic candidate is chosen this
summer. At that time the SCLC will decide if the
Democratic candidate is acceptable to it.
By JIMMY JOHNSON
Assistant news editor
Art Ryder (Arts and Sciences)
was elected president of the ninth
session of the Student Senate last
night as the body held its first
meeting of the 1972-73 term.
The other officers elected at the
meeting, which was held at the Law
School Auditorium, were: vice
president, Steve Saunders (Grad
uate); treasurer, Steve Patrick (Arts
and Sciences); recording secretary,
Anne Porterfield (Education) and
corresponding secretary, Andrea
Frahler (Arts and Sciences).
The senators also chose four of
the members of the seven-member
allocations committee. They were:
David Burch (Business), Danny
Hughes (Business), Frank Guilleland
(Graduate) and Lee Cook
(Agriculture).
RYDER WAS opposed in his bid
for the presidency by Steve Patrick.
The victory for Ryder was two votes
more than a majority of the Senate.
Ryder, who ran for the Senate
with Action Union, was a nominee
for the party’s executive
vice-presidential slot, but he was
defeated for the nomination by
newly elected vice president Jim
Cline.
The vote in the presidential race
was 38-32.
A 38-32 ballot went in favor of
independent Steve Saunders when he
opposed Action Union's Andrea
Frahler for the vice-presidential
position.
Steve Patrick reappeared in the
position of treasurer of the Senate.
He also said many other people
felt he was the most qualified but,
“evidently a journalist can change a
lot of minds to where what a person
has done doesn’t count.”
‘Tm standing here running for
treasurer not because I’ve been told
to run for the treasurer of the
Senate. I’m running because I know
I’m the best qualified for the job."
IN A REBUTTAL Steve
Saunders, who nominated Patrick for
treasurer, said that he and many
other people thought Burch was the
most qualified for the position until
the alleged involvement came to their
attention last Sunday .
"We cannot have anybody serving
in the Senate who cannot speak for
himself, and, if he speaks for
somebody else, speaks for anybody
but the student body of the
Universtiy of Georgia," Saunders
said
The one-vote victory for Patrick
left one senator abstaining from the
secret ballot vote.
Later in the meeting a motion by
Rob Thompson (Graduate) was
approved by a large majority of the
Senate which would establish a
committee to investigate the
allegations concerning Rymer’s
involvement with student govern
ment and individual members of the
Senate.
Speaking against the committee.
Tommy Lord (Business), who was
also charged in the article with being
involved with Rymer, said an
investigation was not in the best
interest of the SGA. He said it would
turn into a ‘‘witch-hunting
committee.”
Faulkner urges British action
BELFAST - More bombs exploded in Northern Ireland
Wednesday and former Premier Brian Faulkner demanded
the British take military action against Irish Republican
Army (IRA) strongholds.
In Londonderry, a bomb severely damaged a building
housing a dry cleaning shop and damaged a house across the
street. At Kilrea, in County Londonderry, another bomb
wrecked a car owned by a reserve policeman. No casualties
were reported in either of the blasts.
Faulkner, who was forced to resign as premier when
Britain took over direct rule of Northern Ireland, demanded
action against the IRA strongholds when he met Wednesday
for the first time with the top British offical here, Secretary
of State William Whitelaw.
Single vote outlaws subpoena
WASHINGTON - Angered by President Nixon’s refusal
to let White House aides testify, Democrats on the Senate
Judiciary Committee tried but failed by a single vote
Wednesday to subpoena them for questioning about the
tangled ITT affair.
With Sen. James O. Eastland, D-Miss., the committee
chairman, abstaining, three motions to order the aides to
appear as witnesses in defiance of the President failed by
identical tie votes, with six Democrats for and six
Republicans against.
New ecology building
perils day care center
VOTING RULING
Effects not known
The effect on students of
Tuesday's decision by a three-judge
federal panel ruling Georgia’s
residency requirements for voting
unconstitutional is still uncertain.
"We have had no official ruling."
said Ms. Richard Cartcaux. Clarke
County voter registrar
"We knew it was coming after it
happened in Tennessee It was just a
matter of time,” she said.
"I would think it would lead to
an increase (in registered student
voters) because more of them will be
eligible in a shorter period of time,
she said
Former student senator David
Alonso said, "I think it was a good
decision I think we should continue
to fight for students* right to vote ’’
Alonso was chairman ot the
committee on voter registration in
the Student Senate last quarter I he
committee organized a student voter
registration drive which added nearly
300 student voters to Clarke
l unty's voter lists.
I he decision was based on a U.S.
Supreme Court decision last month
in a Tennessee cas»* and came in a
suit attacking the one vear voter
requirements in the state, six months
in the county and 90 days in the
community.
The suit was brought by Emory
University law professor C. Michael
Abott last November
vote for treasurer to defeat David
Burch (Business) by a slim margin of
one vote 35-34. Burch is a member
of Action Union and Patrick is an
independent.
ANNE PORTERFIELD was
received by the acclamat.on of the
body as recording secretary.
A 37-33 ballot made Action
Union member Andrea Frahler
victorious over Coalition ’72’s Anne
Bennefield for corresponding
secretary.
The elections were held with very
little discussion on the floor except
for the treasurer’s race, when
references were made to an article
printed in yesterday’s Red and Black
which made allegations concerning
the involvement of Burch with
Tommy Rymer. Rymer, the article
claimed, is attempting to manipulate
Student Government "with a great
deal of success at times."
IN ADDRESSING the student
senators, Burch said he had been told
a week ago by the pres.dential
candidate of Coalition ’72 (David
Alonso) that there was no one more
qualified than he (Burch) for the
Photo by GEORGE WILLIAMS
NEWLY ELECTED SENATE OFFICERS AT FIRST *72-*73 MEETING
(L-R) Steve Patrick, Steve Saunders, Art Ryder, Anne Porterfield. Andrea Frahler
Veiled threat
Wedding styles seem to be getting much moie casual, if this
coed’s attire is any indication. She was caught by a Red and Black
photographer at yesterday's Bridal Fair, sponsored by the
University Union. Panhellenic and Gamma Sigma Sigma in
conjunction with Modern Bride Magazine. The event is held on
the University campus every two years, with many national and
local companies displaying everything for the bride-to-be and the
newlywed couple. Companies yesterday displayed silverware,
china, furniture, mattresses, bridal attire and honeymoon ideas.
Girls from various campus organizations modeled the wedding
gowns, veils and bridesmaids' dresses.
By JIM CORBETT
Assistant news/feature editor
A letter from the office of Ted L
Hammock, assistant to the vice
president for instruction, has signaled
possible doom for the University’s
new day care center
Dated Mar 29, the letter tells of a
Mar 22 mreting where discussion
was of "the Day Care Center, its
location adjacent to the construction
site for the Ecology Building, and
some of the problems resulting
therefrom ."
The letter states, "There was
basic agreement on the possibility of
danger (to children) and if ever this
possibility materializes, there is no
doubt but that the University will
close the facility.”
IT ALSO SAYS once the new
Ecology Building is completed the
play area used by the day care
center, since it began operation Feb.
I, will be turned over to the Ecology
Department.
Later correspondence between
Myra Klein, director of married
student child care services, and
Hammock points out that over
$10,000 in student activity fees have
already been spent by the student
Regents sit
Regent Roy V. Harris and Vice-Chancellor for Fiscal Alfairs
Shealy McCoy wore smiles at the meeting of the Board of
Regents at Valdosta State College yesterday But students didn’t
share their mirth when they heard of the $10 tuition hike
approved by the Board for in-state students, and the $60 hike for
out-of-state students. Hie increases will go into effect summer
quarter.
government for renovation of the
building.
"However, it must be pointed out
that no long-range commitment was
made by this office for use of that
building,’’ the original letter states.
“On the contrary. Dr (Albert
Kleckner (acting vice president for
instruction, was careful to point out
from the beginning that any
"ignment of the building for use by
ih«. Day Care Center was at best a
temporary proposition.”
IN A LETTER of reply to Ms
Klein, Hammock states, "The
temporary nature of the assignment.
due among other factors to the
proposed razing of the building, was
made clear from the beginning to
representatives of the Student
Government Association.”
Hammock went on to say that
these representatives “requested only
temporaly space indicating to this
office that the Day Care Center
should be considered as a limited,
experimental operation with a
restricted (small) enrollment to be
tried for a quarter ... or two."
Hammock last night emphasized
the temporary nature of the
assignment.
Pharmacy
senators
John Mabry Herndon won a
special election in the School of
Pharmacy to become the 70th
member of the 1972-73 Student
Senate.
Herndon, running on the Action
Union ticket, defeated James
Stowe, an independent, 87-72.
The Pharmacy School has only
two senators.
Senators elect 72-73 officers