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Claim your books
If you left any books with the now defunct SGA Book Exchange, you may
plan to reclaim them this Thursday. Ma> 3. between 1 and 5 pm in the
activities center of Memorial Mali Memorial Operations Manager Earl
Cashon reports that he has “four or five hundred books waiting to be
returned to their owners To claim your books, simply bring your receipt to
the activities center on Thursday
MAY MOVE FROM CRESWELE
BSU offered former SGA offices
By BOBBY BY HO
Assistant campus editor
The Black Student Union has been offered the Memorial Hall office space formerly
occupied by the Student Government Association and will probably move in June,
according to the student activities department
The offer was made by Director of Student Activities William Powell to Alfred King,
president of BSU, after a campus wide student referendum abolished SGA last month
The proposal must be approved bv the entire BSU before it will take effect
“We’re very excited about it. This is an opportunity we’ve been looking for for
years,” Powell said
According to Powell. Student Activities first approached the BSU with the chance to
move out of their offices in Creswell in 1973. The group chose to stay, since at that time
moving to Memorial would have resulted in smaller office quarters
“The reason they haven't been in Memorial all along is because the facilities weren't
there We've always wanted them to be in the mainstream of student life and now they
will," Powell said
Other groups were not considered for the office space, according to Powell “It wasn't
one of those things where we posted a notice that offices were available We've been
waiting for this chance." he said
The BSU will take over two of the three former SGA offices in the activities center
The third office, according to Powell, will become additional office space for the
Department of Student Activities
In addition to moving to new office space the BSU will be under a new advising and
allocations setup beginning fall quarter
A new student affairs advisor for black programs will be hired, according to Powell,
to advise the BSU. the Committee for Black Programs. The Pamoja singers and
dancers, the Black Theatre Ensemble and the black fraternities and sororities
The new advisor will replace Elaine Mitchell, the current black program advisor,
who is leaving the University in June
According to Mitchell, the new advisor will face duties she has not had to handle, like
serving as official advisor to BSU Until now. the BSU has been advised by a four
member board composed of three faculty members and Mitchell
Any expenditures by the BSU next year must be approved by the new advisor, but
Mitchell does not foresee any problems in BSU getting its money
“There's been no difficulty this year." she said, noting that in essence one advisor
will simply replace four
“It should improve the efficiency of the way BSU operates." she said
He said he was surprised she could not
recall a transaction involving so much
money
Mrs Hubler did say she transferred the
money without Talmadge's specific
order, adding. “I think he would have
trusted my judgment "
She said it was accepted office
procedure to make transfers out of the
office account when the funds built up
On the issue of Senate expense claims.
Mrs Hubler confirmed it was the general
office practice to claim the maximum
amount possible regardless of whether
the expenses had been incurred
She said the category of “home office
expenses' was used as a “catchall
phrase” to ensure that the office would
draw the maximum $40,000 allowed by
the Senate each year
Earlier in the hearing. Talmadge s
current administrative assistant testified
that the senator was shocked when he
learned that a secret bank account- this
one in Washington's Higgs National
Bank—had been set up in his name in the
early 1970s by Daniel Minchew, then his
top Senate aide and now his chief
accuser
“It was an Til be damned' type thing.”
T R. Wade told the committee in
describing Talmadge s reaction.
Minchew preceded Wade as Tal
madge's administrative assistant
Minchew has told investigators ap
proximately $39,000 in campaign contri
butions and improperly claimed Senate
expense money were deposited in the
account and later withdrawn.
Minchew says Talmadge knew of the
account and most of the money that
passed through it went for the senator's
benefit
Talmadge. a millionaire, says he did
not learn of the account until last August
Wasde said Tuesday he learned of the
account while being interviewed by ethics
committee lawyers on Aug 24 He said
he notified Talmadge and obtained the
account records from the bank
He and Talmadge s attorney then went
to the senator s home to discuss the
account He expressed surprise and
some disgust." Wade said
“There was no question in my mind
that he did not know about the account ”
UGA Today
An abundance of talent
Tickets available Insurance prospects
Tickets for the Village People and
Gloria Gaynor concert are still
available in the business office of
Memorial Hall Admission is $3 for
students with current I D . and $€ for
general admission
If you have questions about auto
insurance, this is your lucky day
Refer to Prospecting, page 5. for
information
Design your own campus
Talmadge aide can’t recollect $80,000 transaction
Come out tonight for the talent show sponsored by Omega Psi Phi in
North PJ at 8 pm Included in the entertainment are bands, comedy
routines and singers Admission is $1, and the proceeds will go to the
Omega Psi Phi scholarship fund The public is invited to attend
The looking glass —
"Furniture-Environments”, on site
installations by Italian artist
Michelangelo Pistoletto. are now on
display at the Georgia Museum of Art
The works, composed of used
furniture and mirrors, extend the
concept of reflectivity into a third
dimension and involve environmental
K.ncepts The displa\. which is open
to the public, will continue through
May 13
The School of Environmental Design will hold a workshop for Campus
Environment Awareness and Landscape Design May 17-21 The workshop
will design a campus responding to the needs and desires of key user
groups of the campus and will be led by internationally known architects
and landscape architects All students, staff and faculty members are
encouraged to participate in this workshop All inquiries should be
directed to Dr Jusuck Loh. workshop director, at 542 2231
SUM iliu»tr«liun Kr«nk L«*
Sun Day
Thursday ’ s activities promote increased usage of solar power
By SALYNN BOYLES
Staff writer
A-’sunrise breakfast at a local
restaurant, a bicycle tour through
campus, and a concert at the Georgia
Theatre will highlight annual Sun Day
festivities in Athens Thursday
Sun Day. a nationwide celebration, is
held annually to stress the importance of
solar power as a practical energy source
The purpose of Sun Day is to “get
people s attention,” according to Victor
Grubbs, of the Georgia Solar Coalition
“'•“We want to promote awareness about
solar power ”
The problems with nuclear power, oil
and other forms of energy presently
being used are too great to continue to
rely on them to meet our energy needs
Grubbs added “Solar power is the only
feasible long-term form of energy.” he
said
Sun Day will kick off at sunrise (about
5:30 a m . > with a “fun run,” a jog
covering a five kilometer area known as
the “Dean Tate Course " There will also
be a morning yoga and meditation
session at Memorial Park
For those of you with early morning
hunger pangs, a special sunrise breakfast
is slated for the El Dorado Restaurant on
Washington Street The breakfast will be
free to people wearing Sun Day buttons
or T-shirts (which can be purchased at
the Sandy Creek Nature Center).
Uter in the day there will be a bicycle
tour of the campus to inspect the
University's solar units The tour will
begin at 12 30 p m in front of Memorial
Also at 12 30 several hundred balloons
will be released into the air at the Athens
Academy Some of the balloons will
contain coupons which will entitle the
finder to various gifts and prizes
At sunset several local churches will
ring their bells, and the organizers of
Sun Day are asking Athens citizens to
take a break from their daily routine at
this time to watch the sun set "Everyone
needs to take a break during the day,”
said one of the organizers
Sun Day will end with a concert
featuring a number of local bands, at the
Goergia Theatre scheduled for 8 p m
There will be a cover charge of one
dollar People with Sun Day buttons and
T shirts, however, will be admitted for 50
cents
In addition to the events of Sun Dav
the Sandy Creek Nature Center will
sponsor other events throughout the
month to educate the public about solar
energy Programs on solar power will be
held at the center each Thursday evening
in May at 7 30 p m
The solar awareness activities will.
culminate in Atlanta at the end of May
with a convention of the International
Solar Energy Coalition The convention,
which will be held from May 28 until
June 1. is expected to draw soiar energy
experts from all over the world to the
city to discuss the future of solar power
Good time music -
Enjoy some good old down-home
entertainment tonight- watch the
Academy of Country Musk Awards on
channel 2 at 9 p m This 14th annual
awards show will honor artists,
recordings and the Entertainer of the
Year in the country music industry
Scheduled presenters and entertainers
include Tammy Wynette. Dan
Haggerty. Larry Gatlin, Kenny
Rogers, and Dottie West The hosts
are Roy Clark. Dennis Weaver, and
Barbara Mandrel!
For related information. see p. 6
Athens man arrested,
charged with murder
Athens police arrested a Winterville man Tuesday on charges ol murder in
connection with a shooting death in Athens April 24
James Franklin Thurnton. 67. was arrested on a warrant for allegedly killing Thomas
T Tory in an incident al Stroud Gallery and Liquor Store. 224 W Washington Street
Thurnton is an employee of the liquor store
Tory was (ound outside the package store on April 24 with several gunshot wounds,
and was taken to Athens General Hospital, where he died in the emergency room,
according to police reports
Thurnton was shot in the hip in the incident and was also treated and released from
the hospital that evening
Police have not released any further details on the incident
Spring ballet
Fris-bee (friz-be» trademark used for
a plastic disk several inches in
diameter sailed between players by a
flip of the wrist Webster** Nrw
Collegiate Dictionary.
Fris bee (friz be) outlet of rising
pressure as brought on by spring
fever; motion filled spring ballet New
Dictionary of Coined Meaning*.
WASHINGTON (LPI)-An aide trans-
ferred $80,000 into Sen Herman
Talmadge's personal Georgia bank
account in 1975 from an office account
that contained Senate expense money,
the Senate Ethics Committee was told
Tuesday.
The transfer was made by the Georgia
Democrats's personal secretary, Rita
Hubler. who testified she cannot
remember the transaction.
The transfer was disclosed in a bank
statement dated Aug 21. 1975, on which
Mrs. Hubler added a note for the
senator's accountant. Lawrence Earls,
calling attention to the $80,000
“Mr Earls.” it said, “this has been
transferred to the senator's personal
account, Rita.”
Her testimony came during the second
day of ethics committee hearings into
financial misconduct allegations against
Talmadge. including charges that he
diverted improperly claimed Senate
expense funds and campaign contribu
tions to his personal use
It had been established earlier that
some $13,000 in expense money was
claimed bv Talmadge in 1975. the year of
the $80,000 transfer, for expenses he did
not actually incur
Expense money generally went into the
office bank account, in Georgia, from
which the $80,000 was moved to
Talmadge's personal Georgia account,
Mrs. Hubler said.
But the office account also contained
money Talmadge received as speaking
fees, plus interest earnings on invest-
Sen. Herman Talmadge
ments. and Mrs Hubler said she could
not tell if the transfer in question
involved official funds or the senator's
personal money
As for her inability to recall the
transaction. Mrs Hubler said. "It's been
four years since I’ve seen it "
As the hearing recessed for the day.
Chariman Adlai Stevenson. D-IU . told
her she should "refresh her recollection”
before she resumes testimony Wednes
day
Busbee criticizes Carter
WASHINGTON < L'l’l i-fcov J^t-orge
Busbee, who succeeded President Carter
as governor, made his first harsh
criticism of the administration Tuesday •
accusing Carter of throwing trade
barriers in the way of states seeking
overseas markets
The governor said the nation faces a
serious imbalance of payments and
domestic businesses need more overseas
prospects, but that proposed trade and
tariff changes put forth by the White
House seem geared to let each federal
agency guard its own domain of
bureaucratic influence
He said it is clear that each agency
“has a different solution to the problem
and that they are determined to defend
Mayor Upshaw Bentley will
announce today whether or not he
will run for re-election this fall.
Speculation has been mounting
over Bentley's desire to remain in
office after almost four years at the
helm of Athens city government.
Look to the Red and Black
tomorrow for details of Bentle>'s
decision.
thejr turf regarding these solutions,
despite its adverse impact on the nation's
health and the world community."
Busbee. who is on an 18-day trade
mission to four European countries,
issued a statement saying Carter’s
proposed foreign trade legislation was
drawn up without consulting the states,
as Carter promised to do in 1976. He also
said Carter, who promised the states a
streamlined approach to foreign trade,
proposed an export policy last September
that let the treasury, commerce and state
departments pursue divergent policies
and impose sometimes conflicting
regulations on domestic businesses
“To my surprise, the administration
introduced a proposal on export licensing
which we regard as a real, as well as
symbolic, impediment to export trade
that can be characterized as a step
backward." Busbee said
As chairman of the National Governors
Association international trade commit
tee. Busbee sent his prepared statement
the House foreign affairs committee,
which is considering administration
amendments to the 1969 federal export
act
Despite pleas from business and labor
for openness in agency decision-making,
the administration proposes to shroud the
process." Busbee said
