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VOLUME 78, NUMBER 97
from United Press International wires
RED AND BLACK
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
THE UNIVERSITY OF CEORGIA, ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
FRIDAY, APRIL 14, 1972
V
Viets attempt
nighttime drive
SAIGON - North Vietnam Thursday threw 10,000
troops into a nighttime drive to overrun 3,000 surrounded
South Vietnamese defenders at An Loc, 60 miles north of
Saigon, and Communist leaflets said it would be a Viet
Cong capital in seven days.
President Nugyen Van Thieu ordered South Vietnamese
defenders to hold the town - which is vitally important for
both military and political reasons - “at all costs.”
The South Vietnamese, backed by American B52
bombers, jet fighters, helicopter gunships and computerized
night-flying warplanes, earlier beat back one tank-led
assault with heavy losses. However, they lost the An Loc
airfield and Quan Loi, a military base only two miles away
IRA mounts extensive campaign
BELFAST, Northern Ireland - Irish Republican
extremists Thursday mounted their most extensive
bombing ad shooting campaign since Britain imposed direct
rule over Northern Ireland two weeks ago.
The intensive violence came despite renewed appeals
from Roman Catholic civil rights groups to the Irish
Republican Army (IRA) to end its bombing and shooting
campaign or risk civil war in Northern Ireland.
Podgorny pressures Turkey
ANKARA - Soviet President Nikolai V. Podgorny
ended two days of talks with Turkish leaders Thursday and
flew to the port city of Izmir, site of a Soviet-built oil
refinery and a big U.S. Air Force base
Turkish diplomatic sources said Podgorny put friendly
but firm pressure on Turkey to support Soviet demands for
an East-West European Security Conference aimed at
bringing about troop reductions on both sides. They
indicated the reaction of Turkish leaders to the idea ■
considered by many Western powers as a Moscow
propaganda play - was cautious.
Senate's vote bars president
WASHINGTON The Senate Thursday gave 68-16
approval to unprecedented legislation that would bar
presidents from involving America in undeclared wars like
Korea and Vietnam.
Sponsors hailed the action as a “historic" landmark in
the continual tug-of-war between Congress and the White
House over the conduct of war and peace.
The measure - vigorously opposed by the
administration - would require a president to get prior
congresional approval before committing U. S. forces to
prolonged fighting abroad.
Suits slam television networks
Committee probes
influence charges
By VELMA SMITH
A special senate investigating
committee established at Wednes
day’s senate meeting met last night in
closed session “to establish whether
there is sufficient evidence to
support claims made in Wednesday's
Red and Black."
The article in question was a news
analysis by Editor Ken Willis naming
student senators Tommy Lord, David
Burch, Lee Cook and Bob Izlar in
senate dealings “manipulated” by
Athens businessman Tommy Rymer.
The investigating committee, headed
by Rob Thomson, was charged with
“determining whether the motivation
behind their association with Rymer
was honorable."
Thomson explained the purpose
of the meeting saying, “If we find
insufficient evidence concerning the
allegations we will inform the senate
and The Red and Black of these
findings. If wc find sufficient
evidence, we will inform the Senate
and The Red and Black, and advise
Art Ryder (the new senate president)
that further proceedings will take
place ”
“I think the whole crux of the
article was the degree of Rymer’s
involvement with certain senators . . .
We will discuss Rymer only in this
context,” Thomson said. Before
beginning questioning he outlined
criteria for discussion further, saying,
“We will be concerned only with
current student senators . only
direct evidence will be considered."
Under advisement of Randy
Hanson, student senator from the
law school, eight of the nine
committee members present voted to
limit attendance to themselves with
one witness at a time. Hanson also
said if other meetings follow, those
should be open.
In answer to Lee Cook’s request
that witnesses be present to hear
“accusations" made against himself
and Lord, Burch and Izlar, Thomson
said, “There are no specific
Fboto by JON HAM
Campaign trail
Stale Treasurer Bill Burson, who Apr. 3 began a 1,000 mile walk to publicize
his senatorial campaign, strode into Athens today, reaching the 114 mile
mark in his lengthy trek across the state. Wearing a green coat and carrying a
shillelagh, Burson also sported heavy hiking shoes which he was forced to
wear after his street shoes proved unsuited for the long walk After talking to
students in Memorial Plaza, Burson headed toward Augusta.
New lamps go up
in high-crime area
Two new outdoor lights on the
east side of Peabody Hall were to
have been turned on for the first
time last night, according to John H.
Green, manager of administrative
operations and maintenance depart*
ment.
New lights are installed on
campus as the need arises. Green
said. The newest addidtion erected
yesterday are mercury type lights
attached to the side of Peabody
overlooking a parking lot.
We do wora with the Department
of Public Safety ... to try to put up
lights where they are needed the
worst within the funds available," he
said.
A report prepared for The Red
and Black by campus police singled
out the surrounding area to Main
Library as an area of high incidence
of sexual assault
Also in that area, when the new
extension is completed the contract
calls for nine parking lot illuminaries
around the building.
Photo by TOM HILL
Chairborne crusaders
Getting people to sign a petition has gotten to be a passive endeavor, with the
activists just sitting in a central location soliciting support from passers-by.
Memorial plaza is serving as the heavily trafficked central location for the
Residence Hall Association to collect endorsement for its petition against
tightening dormitory discipline. The petition calls foi the housing department
to redefine resident assistants as counselors instead of disciplinarians, give the
RHA more policy-making authority, grant students voices on committees to
select cooidinators for residence education and graduate resident assistants,
and establish a coed dorm by next fall
accusations; we are only deciding if
there is enough evidence to support
further actions."
Those present as witnesses were;
Frank Heflen. Hugh Ruppcrsburg,
Ken Willis. Mike Allen, Lee Cook,
Tommy Lord and Virginia Miller.
Joel Wooten, David Burch, and Bob
Tritt had been called but could not
attend. Former Red and Black editor
Rex Granum sent a statement
although he was not present.
Committee chairman Rob
Thomson said he anticipates a need
for at least one more meeting
before a final decision is reached.
Union elects
top officers
By PAT ESTES
The University Union’s 1972-73
slate of executive officers and
division coordinators was appointed
this week by a seven-member
selection board, accordig to John L.
Cox, Jr., Director of Student Affairs.
Announced last night by outgoing
president Patti Bruce, the new
executive officers are Carol Clark,
President; Tommy Melo Executive
Vice-president; and Greg Ainsworth
Vice-president for Finance
Ms Clark, a rising senior, worked
in the Union’s Fine Arts division for
a year and was vice-president for
programs last year.
Ainsworth also worked with the
Union last year and was the
coordinator for the Entertainment
Division from last spring through the
end of last fall quarter. He is
majoring in accounting.
Melo, a third quarter sophomore
maioring in accounting, has worked
with the Union the past year.
The appointments were based, in
part, on the results of a 20-minute
interview by Cox, Mr Thomas
Retcher, (Associate Directer of
Student Affaire), and five student
staff members, usually outgoing
officers or division coordinators.
Applicants were judged on the
basis of their replies to questions
about their definition of the purpose
of the Union, their plans for
the upcoming year’s programs, and
their proposals, if any, for changes in
the present Union set-up.
The interviewees academic
average is also considered Cox said
because “working with the Union
takes up a lot of time.”
Usually the applicant has worked
in some capacity with the Union for
at least a quarter and has had
experience in the Union's activities.
STREETS FOR PEOPLE
Landscape students design mall
WASHINGTON - The Justice Department said
Thursday it intended to file antitrust suits against the three
mgjor television networks charging they “monopolized and
restrained" programming trade in prime time.
ABC and CBS said in New York they would fight the
suits and NBC commented that it “would be inappropriate
to comment at this time.”
CBS President Robert Wood said the suits “would
reduce stations and networks to mere conduits.”
Gurley announces candidacy
ATLANTA - Ray Gurley, who ran as a Democrat for
the Sth District congressional seat two years ago.
announced Thursday he’ll make the race again - this time
as a Republican
Gurley said “the communists are getting a stronghold on
the Democratic party.” He said the Democrats involved the
nation in the Indo-Chma war and “if wc put them back in
office, they’ll keep us in it.”
PHolo by GEORGE WILLIAMS
.>NE OF THE DESIGNS SUBMITTED FOR THE STREETS FOR PEOPLE" PROJECT
Plans call for a temporary downlo*i; mall on College Avenue
By HOLLY WEAVER
Assistant news/feature editor
The work of a University
viron mental design class last
arter may soon help brighten up
e downtown Athens area.
The 316 landscape architecture
isses, under the instuction of Allen
Stovall. Vincent J. Bellafiore, and
lliam A. Mann winter quarter,
signed models for a temporary
wntown mall, “Streets for
ople ’’
The class was to develop an
^aginative concept for the creation
f a temporary downtown mall
liich would serve as a recreational
id cultural area in the Athens
usiness district A one-block area of
ollege Avenue between Broad and
layton streets was designated as the
'ea for the experiment.
APPROXIMATELY 12 designs
ibmitted will be used in the actual
instruction of the project. Civic
oups and students will implement
le project.
The mall area will be set up four
umes during the coming year for a
period of four to seven days,
according to Stovall. Special events
including plays, art exhibits, and
musical performances will be
schedules.
After this initial step, attitudes of
townspeple would be measured to
see whether interest exists for
support of a more permanent and
highly developed multi-use mall
downtown.
ACCORDING TO STOVALL,
minor changes which take place in
the landscape downtown don’t really
change things that much and “people
lose confidence” in the positive
aspects of change This experiment
could give people “a direct
environmental experience," he said.
There are a series of hurdles,
Stovall said, including money and
time for organization. The project
has been discussed informally with
the mayor, but a more specific plan
would have to he worked out, with
permission from store owners to
dose off the area.
The idea is “strong in people’s
minds," said Stovall. Any interested
group could implement the project,
now that the design is originated.
Other classes, students and groups
have expressed .Merest, and all it
would take is for someone to get
“fired up” enough to carry it
through. Stovall said.