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THE RED AND BLACK
Georgia's only collegiate daily newspaper
NOV 3 0 1972
VOLUME 7it. NUMBER 15
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Penthouse fire
kills
seven
NATIONAL NEWS
NEW ORLEANS - Fire
raced across a posh pent
house cafe and through the
top three floors of a 16-story
downtown building Wednes
day, trapping diners and
office workers behind walls
of flame and smoke. Seven
persons dangled out windows
screaming for help and then
leaped to their deaths.
"There were people jump
ing out of the windows like
fleas off a dog," said a
security guard at Kault
Center, a white stone com
plex of luxury apartments
and offices built five years ago by wealthy oilman Joseph
M. Kault
In addition to the dead, others were injured, three
critically, when they panicked and leaped from the inferno
as the flames approached.
Blacks say police killed students
BATON ROUGE, La. — An unofficial all black
committee of inquiry announced Wednesday it had "more
than adequate basis" for criminal prosecution of law
enforcement personnel in the slaying of two black students
on the Southern University campus Nov. 16.
The "Black People's Committee of Inquiry" issued
preliminary findings of its two days of hearings this week
and concluded that the buckshot that killed the students
came from the shotgun of "a sheriff’s deputy or deputies."
State and local officers have said they only fired tear gas
at students during the student-police clash in front of the
Southern administration building.
Nixon talks with Due
WASHINGTON — President Nixon held a “very
detailed a very frank discussion” with South Vietnam
President Nguyen Van Thieu's special emissary for 2V4
hours Wednesday on the Vietnam cease-fire agreement
that has drawn criticism from Saigon.
White House press secretary Ronald Ziegler refused to
discuss the substance of Nixon’s extended conversation
with Nguyen Phu Due.
In describing the Nixon-Duc meeting as a "very frank
discussion," Ziegler used the phrasing diplomats usually
employ to indicate serious disagreement
Workers protest utility rate hike
ATLANTA, Ga. — About
1,500 workers picketed Wed
nesday in a mass demonstra
tion against a $47 9 million
dollar rate increase for the
Georgia Power Co. But the
men they hoped to impress
were out of town.
The workers, organized for
the march by the Atlanta
Labor Council AFL-CIO, sta
ged their protest for the
benefit of members of the
Georgia Public Service Com
mission. However, all the
commissioners were absent.
Public hearings have already been held on the requested
increase and the PSC will deliberate the hike proposal in
an executive session Tuesdav.
STATE NEWS
WEATHER
Cloudy and rather cool
Thursday with a chance of
rain. Probability of showers
Thursday 50 per cent High
Thursday near 50, low in the
upper 30's. Partly cloudy and
continued cool Friday with a
high near 50.
No sentences
for protestors
One for the ladies
sun pholo by DAVID HARRISON
The winner of Tau Kappa Epsilon's Miss Legs contesl.
Gena Stewart of Delta Phi Epsilon (right), received her
award Wednesday from Bulldog Head Coach Vince
Dooley (left). The contest, which drew heavy fire from
women's rights activists who found fault with exploitive
overtones, collected nearly $600 for the Scottish Rite
Crippled Children's Hospital in Atlanta, according to
Bruce Brown, TKE president. Sandy Kiem of Alpha Xi
Delta was first runner up, and Jan Montgomery of
Kappa Alpha Theta was second runner up. Dooley was
not among the contestants, but maybe he'll be in the
running next year.
By LESLIE THORNTON
Associate news editor
The main court of the student
judiciary recommended that no
disciplinary measures be imposed
upon the 24 students who partici
pated in the sit-in in University
President Fred C. Davison's office
last spring.
The court found the students not
guilty of disorderly assembly,
disorderly conduct and joint respon
sibility, but ruled that they were
guilty of unauthorized use of
University facilities
One of the five student justices
who heard the case entered a
dissenting opinion on the decision on
disorderly conduct.
The court's written decision was
given last night to Brooks Franklin,
a third-year law student who was one
of the four counselors for the
defense. Nancy Hargrutt. one of the
defendants and a witness at the trial,
released the decision since, accord
ing to judiciary procedures, only the
defendants know the decision and
only they can make it public if they
wish.
Hargrutt said she was very
pleased with the results. "I think the
justices understand our intentions for
being there," she said. "I feel the
channels of communication must be
kept open at all times. Students have
got to be able to know what channels
they can go through and who they
can talk to."
FRANKLIN SAII) he felt the same
decision would have been reached
with any five justices. The Univer
sity is embarrassing itself with this
decision and the state mistrial, he
said
"Davison's testimony in state
court that students aren't the main
part of the University shows how out
of touch he is with the true purpose
of a university," Franklin said.
According to Charles Colbert,
advisor to student judicial affairs,
the student handbook "makes it
clear" that enforcement of regula
tions of conduct is to be done solely
by the student judiciary. Colbert said
the University does not have an
avenue of appeal in the student
courts.
THE 24 students pled guilty to
criminal trespass in the state court
of Clarke County in October. Eight of
the 32 students and one professor
who were originally arrested pled
not guilty to criminal trespass A
mistrial was declared in their first
trial in state court
Institute to review
constitutional revision
By SUSAN WELLS
Assistant news editor
Issues of interest to most
Georgians are likely to be affected
during the upcoming session of the
Georgia General Assembly where
constitutional revision is expected to
be a major issue.
Constitutional revision is also the
concern of a conference which will
be part of the Eighth Institute for
Georgia Legislators which will be
held at the Georgia Center for
Continuing Education Dec. 11-13.
Dr. Albert Saye, professor of
political science and recognized
authority on the Georgia constitu
tion. as well as members of the staff
oI tbt Unhnrsity’s Institute oI
Government agree that major
constitutional revision is needed
"Hardly an article does not need
revision," Saye said. Procedures for
county consolidation, write-in voting,
lobbying and legislative representa
tion. among others, are unclear.
ED JACKSON of the Institute of
Government said that one of the
causes of this ambiguity is excess
provisions which do not belong in the
constitution These provisions are too
specific and become outdated, but
can only be changed through
amendment
The system of "tack-on" amend
ments has also contributed much to
the unwieldy nature of the constitu
tion. according to Saye and Jackson.
If you voted in the November
elections you were faced with 24
amendments for consideration.
And if you open a copy of the
Georgia constition you will find over
700 amendments.
"IT IS an abuse of democracy to
vote on it as we have been doing. Not
one voter in 10 knew what he was
voting for," Saye said.
The amendments are not the only
problem.
The body of the constitution is
vaguely worded, according to Saye,
which results in varying interpreta
tions of constitutional law.
For example, Saye explained,
when Lester Maddox ran for election
as lieutenant governor immediately
succeeding his term as governor,
there was a controversy as to
whether Maddox was eligible for
election, since a governor is not
allowed to succeed himself in
Georgia Maddox would become
governor again if the existing
governor were disabled.
The Supreme Court ruled that due
to the vague wording of the state
constitution on gubernatorial succes
sion. Maddox's election could not be
ruled unconstitutional.
(See REVISION, page 5)
Thieu to ask summit
on Vietnam peace plans
By United Press International
South Vietnam’s foreign minister
indicated Wednesday that President
Nguyen Van Thieu is seeking a
meeting with President Nixon to
discuss a Vietnam peace settlement.
He said the key issue in negotiations
now was Saigon's insistence that
North Vietnam withdraw its troops
from the south.
Dispatches from Saigon and Paris
said Thieu’s special emissary,
Nguyen Phu Due, was passing on the
suggestion to President Nixon in
their meeting Wednesday in Wash
ington. But Washington reports said
such a Nixon-Thieu meeting was
highly unlikely.
The reports coincided with the
sudden departure for Saigon of
Thieu’s nephew and top foreign
policy aide Hoang Due Nha after
only a two-day stay in Paris
In another Paris develpment, a
Communist document said a still
secret part of the Vietnam draft
cease-fire agreement provides for
civil liberties, including the rights of
private enterprise and private
property and freedom of religion In
Saigon. Foreign Minister Tran Van
Lam told newsmen. "A meeting
between the two heads of state is
always necessary in order to
coordinate their policy. But it still
depends on the agenda and workload
of each of them. It is always useful "
French radio networks also said
Thieu has asked President Nixon to
meet him to settle their differences
over a Vietnam peace and cease-fire
agreement now being negotiated
with the Vietnamese Communists.
The South Vietnamese Foreign
Minister told newsmen in Saigon the
"important" issue under discussion
at the private secret Paris peace
talks is withdrawal of the North
Vietnamese army from South
Vietnam.
Lam also said South Vietnam
wants to be represented at the
private Paris talks but the North
Vietnamese have refused to let a
Saigon envoy attend
“Many times we have expressed
the wish to be in the private talks.
There are no more secrets now,"
Lam said.
"It's better to be together and to
avoid all deadlocks — but so far the
North Vietnamese do not like it. I’m
sure that on our side Henry
Kissinger would like very much to
have us in the peace talks It would
solve a lot of problems. It would
solve a lot of deadlocks "
Attempt to override
Fowler's veto fails
By CAROLYN STEW ART
The Student Senate failed last
night to override a veto by Student
Body President Joe Fowler on a
motion asking for his and Senate
President Art Ryder’s resignations
from the administration's Committee
on Student Allocations
The senate also failed to pass a
motion recommending that the
allocation committee suspend one of
its guidelines which doesn't allow
student activities funds to be used
FOR STUDENT ACTIVITIES
Drive mounted for"new center
By MIKE CLARK
An informal campaign on the part of
the Board of Governors of the University
Union and interested faculty members has
been mounted to educate the campus
concerning the need for a new student
center, according to Dr William Powell,
director of Student Affairs
“We must first generate awareness of
needs People are aware superficially, but
in a time of tight money, you need to
convince them of the urgency," Powell
said
"We are careful to delineate wants and
needs We can demonstrate need "
Carol Clark, Union president, said, "Our
programming is as good as any in the
nation On December 5 Godspell will be
presented in the Fine Arts Auditorium, but
because of our limited facilities only 1,600
people will gel to see it."
Powell also expressed concern over the
lack of meeting rooms in the present
facilities There are currently 300 student
organizations registered with Student
Activities with nine offices and limited
meeting, reading and music rooms for
their use in Memorial
"THAT'S WHY we do so much
programming out of Memorial," explained
Powell. “We're just trying to nurse it and
keep it alive to have something to hang our
hats on."
Powell said, "Memorial Hall isn’t air
conditioned My office has no heal and the
window leaks I have to sit with long
sleeves and thick socks to keep warm."
According to Student Activities records,
the University's enrollment has multiplied
12 times since Memorial was first built
after World War I. The ballroom and
gameroom were converted from gymnas
iums. and the Bulldog Room was a locker
room
DAVID LUNDE. assistant director of
administration for Campus Planning and
Development, explained the process
involved for obtaining funds for a new
student center
The president, provost and vice
presidents decide on priorities used in
requesting new buildings from the Board
of Regents. The Regents then submit their
financial requisition to the state legisla
ture. which provides for the purchase of
bonds After allocations are made by the
legislature, the Regents decide which
buildings on which campuses are to be
constructed
The student center currently ranks third
on the priority list behind additions to the
Georgia Center tor Continuing Education
and ail expanded campus electrical system
that is intended to reduce the possibility of
blackouts
However. Lunde staled that the Regents
are free to rearrange priorities in any
manner they see fit. He said, if there are
limited funds available the Regents w ill go
down the list of priorities until they find a
project requiring the sum of money
currently on hand
LUNDE SAID this was the case with the
new addition to the infirmary, but
"generally this doesn't happen "
"We’ve been getting about $15 million.
Initially we requested $12 million for the
student center, but the Regents asked us to
be more realistic They want us to build
the center in phases." he said.
Phase One, which Lunde said had
already been requested, would consist of
student activities spaces, offices for the
Red and Black, lounges, snack bars,
billiard and recreational facilities
THE COST (or Phase One, according to
Lunde. would be between $3 and $4
million; however, Powell sees $6.5 million
as the minimum
(See STUDENT CENTER, page Si
for capital outlay in order for the
Black Student Union to get $2,100 to
rent a house for use as a cultural
center
One of Fowler's five vetoes was
overridden by the senate A motion
by Steve Letzsch calling for more
student and worker representation
on the University Council was
reinstated as a valid motion.
The veto by Fowler, over a motion
by Charles Hall giving the Defender-
Advocate Council the right to
approve or disapprove new and old
members, was not overridden.
The senate failed, before press
time last night, to override a veto
over one ot Letzsch's motions stating
that a one-year eligibility require
ment for students to serve on the
University Council be abolished
A motion to override a veto of a
senate motion requesting that the
section of recently proposed statutes
dealing with the promotion policies
of assistant professors and instruc
tors be changed to eliminate the "up
or out” requirement
Last day for
registration
certificates
The certificates of registration for
those who have completed registra
lion for winter quarter and paid their
fees by mail may be picked up
between 1 and 4 p m today in Bolton
cafeteria
Certificates may also be claimed
during registration, Jan 2.
Deadline for paying fees for winter
quarter is Dec. 12. If fees are not
paid by this time, the registrar s
office must have received a notice of
intent to return Deadline for
payment of lees for those who send
in the notice of intent is Jan 2.