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University of Georgia Friday, May 4,1979 Volume 85, Number 99
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Arabs offered West Bank
in first round of peace talks
31st Anniversary
About 50 people joined The
Friends of Israel organization
Wednesday to celebrate the 31st
anniversary of Israeli indepen
dence. The group marched from
five points to Memorial Hall
where they listened to a speech
by Israeli Consul from Atlanta,
Yuval Metser. The organization
is striving to make the march an
annual event of campus.
Staff phnio Jack Waterman
JERUSALEM (L’PD— Israel today offered a formal proposal
for Arab self-rule in the occupied West Bank and Gaza strip in
the first step in the Palestinian round of negotiations on the
Egyptian-Israeli peace treaty.
Prime Minister Menachem Begin submitted his plan for
Palestinian autonomy to an 11-member ministerial committee
that is to start talks with Egypt in a month The committee met
for 90 minutes and details of the discussion were kept secret
But government sources said the primary thrust of the plan
was to give autonomy to the 1.1 million Palestinian residents of
the occupied areas and for Israel to retain control over the land
for purposes of national security and Jewish settlement
The committee met against a backdrop of renewed tension in
the West Bank because of a shooting Wednesday in which a
20-year-old Arab student was wounded in the chest The
shot allegedly was fired by an Israeli civilian in a passing
\ ?r«cle. A second Israeli was injured by a rock thrown by Arab
students
Youths in Bethlehem today hurled stones at passing vehicles
in a brief recurrence of disturbances in the West Bank but
military authorities said they caused neither injuries nor
damage Troops did not interfere and there were no arrests, the
authorities said
Begin has promised to publish the final Israeli plan for
self government before negotiations with Egypt start The plan
first will be shown to the parliamentary Foreign Affairs and
Defense Committee
The issue of resolving the Palestinian problem is not officially
linked to the treaty in writing, at Israeli insistence, but is part
of an overall settlement of the Middle East conflict outlined in
the Camp David peace accords of September 1978
Begin has defined his plan as giving administrative but not
legislative authority to the Palestinians, meaning the
Palestinians would be governed by a local council that would
not be permitted to make its own laws
The military government now overseeing the two territories
would move to Tel Aviv but still would retain control over
public land and its uses, including the establishment of Jewish
settlements. There are 56 settlements in the West Bank alone
today, with more in the planning stages
The plan is expected to be approved, perhaps with only minor
changes, in two weeks It then will go before the Knesset, the
Israeli Parliament
In West Bank violence Wednesday. Arab-Israeli clashes sent
two persons to the hospital in opposing demonstrations on
Israel's Independence Day over the future status of the
occupied territory
Irregularities force new BSU election
FRANKLIN HOUSE
By DENISE NEALY
The Black Student Union has an
nounced it will hold new elections for all
its offices on Thursday. May 17 due to
irregularities in procedure during the last
election.
BSU members elected officers at the
first of April, giving Alfred King a second
term as president of the black students’
organization
Some members of the group protested
the elections procedure, however, and a
new election was called
The decision to hold new elections was
made at the April 25, BSU meeting
because some elements of parliamentary-
procedure used during the election period
were overlooked, according to BSU
member Davida Jones. As a result a new
elections committee has been formed
with Jones as its head
“The reason we’re having another
election is because of weaknesses in
parliamentary procedure. In order to
insure that we don’t have those problems
again, we thought it best to start again.’’
Jones said
According to Jones, the irregularities
that caused the need for a new election
wer(T not the fault of any person or group
of people, and the situation should be
looked upon as a helpful lesson for the
future.
The main consequence could be facing
the same problems or similar ones next
year, Jones said The BSU does not want
the same things to go wrong with it that
plagued the Student Government
Association, she added
Jones claimed apathy was another
factor that sparked the move for new
elections. “As in any student govern
ment. there has been a lack of interest in
BSU,” Jones said “But there has been a
new interest sparked.”
She cited the recent availability of the
old SGA offices to the BSU as an
additional boost to interest.
Another problem with the elections
arose because no freshmen are eligible to
run for any BSU office. Jones said It
seemed most of the candidates for the
offices of president, vice-president,
secretary, and treasurer were freshmen,
and the interest of first-year black
students in the BSU has been great.
Jones said.
The decision to go along with a new
electoral process may serve as an added
help to spark interest in the upper
classmen members of the BSU
The elections committee will start the
proceedings with nominations for all
offices, and students will be able to pick
up petitions to run for a position at the
BSU offices in Creswell or at Memorial
starting Monday. May 7 The petitions
must be turned in by Wednesday. May 9
BSU is planning a forum in Creswell on
Tuesday May 15. where students can
meet and question the candidates
See BSt p. 10
UGA Today
Group seeks second restoration grant
By JEFFREY JOWDY
The Athens Clarke Heritage Foundation recently applied for a second federal grant to
continue efforts to finance the second phase restoration on the historic Franklin House
According to foundation President John Waljrs, the grant could range as high as
170,000 and would require the foundation to supply matching funds for restoration of the
one-time hotel
Phase two would begin the restoration type activities while phase one concentrated on
stabilizing the structure of the old Broad Street building, according to Waters.
The present work on the Franklin House is being funded by a $30,000 federal grant
from the Department of the Interior and is being administered by the Georgia
Department of Natural Resources
This work includes the stabilization of the upper building, some roof repair, and
repointing and replacement of bricks. Waters said, noting that “a majority of the work
has been interior work" and is not noticeable. This work follows structural repairs such
as the raising of sagging floors that was completed last fall
All work was preceded by comprehensive research carried out by Group Five, an
Atlanta firm acting as consultant on the project Some professional services have been
donated to the Foundation by the local firm of Heery and Heery. Occupational
Staff illustration - Frank Lw
Get out the umbrellas
The weekend forecast calls for rain
and fairly warm temperatures over
the weekend, according to a
spokesman for the National Wea
ther Service in Athens The
extended NWS forecast for Satur
day thorugh Monday calls for
showers and thundershowers Satur-
day. with fair skies and cooler
temperatures Sunday There is a
chance of more showers Monday.
NWS projects afternoon highs in
the 70 s throughout the period, with
overnight lows in the upper 40's
Sunday The Monday morning
forecast calls for lows in the 90's
documentation, a structural report, and research on the origins of the building and how
it has grown and developed were all carried out
ACHF. which saved the ante-bellum hotel from demolition in 1974. obtained the grant
two years ago. At that time the Foundation owned the building which has since been
sold to local businessman Hugh Fowler.
Both the federal government, by virtue of the grant, and the ACHF maintain a facade
easement on the building The easement remains for a period of 30 years, and,
according to Waters "it's just like we own the outside skin of the building."
Waters, an associate professor of Environmental Design at the University, explained
that the easement is a collection of rights to work on the exterior of a building, given to
someone other than the owner of the building
After the easement terminates in 30 years, the owner may do as he pleases with the
building, although deed restrictions guarantee the preservation of the building for 75
years
The ACHF has maintained an interest in the building, according to Waters, and on
the basis of the facade easement, has applied for the grants, with the intentions of
making the restoration project more financially feasible to the present owner
See FRANKLIN p. to
Concert cuts to bring changes;
‘ shows that pay for themselves ’
By BOBBY BYRD
Assistant campus editor
The $20,000 cut in next year’s Contemporary Concerts' budget will necessitate some
“changes in perspective,” but will not adversely affect programming, according to
representatives of the division
“The perspective of Contemporary is going to have to be geared to shows that pay for
themselves." said Tom Dover, student activities advisor to the division
The decision to reduce the Contemporary Concerts budget from $60,000 to $40,000 was
“not just an arbitrarv cut.’’ according to Dover, but a decision to spend the money on
other divisions of the Union that needed it more
“The money stays within house It’s going in places where it’s really needed,” said
Ed Shallcross. coordinator of the division
A large portion of the $20,000 will go to the Entertainment (smaller concerts) division,
according to Shallcross
The cut will apparently not result in poorer quality programming Shows that the
division feels will lo«e money will no longer be booked, according to Dover
The effect of the reduced budget will be a shift toward shows that will not lose money.
Dover said "In the past, we had a certain amount of money that we had to spend.’’ he
said As a result, some shows (such as the Ozark Mountain Daredevils and Tracy
Nelson) were booked, even though they were certain not to break even
“The thinking process is going to have to be changed We won’t do shows like that
anymore," Dover said
Next year, according to Dover, the division will probably be able to retain generated
income (ticket sales money) from one year to the next, a procedure not allowed before
Dover said the division had booked shows with the idea of spending its total revenue
over the nine month school year There’s no way we would have brought in those
shows otherwise." he said, referring to the Daredevils and Nelson shows
The losses to the division on those two shows were approximately equal to the $20,000
allocation reduction, according to Dover By contrast, the Jimmy Buffett show, with a
popular major act. cost only $2000 in Union money, making up the difference by ticket
sales
Approval is expected soon on the plan to allow the division to hold generated income
from year to year The allocations committee's formal report to Dean of Student
Services Dwight Douglas recommended that such a plan be enacted, and the division
has been advised to hold any remaining funds, according to Dover
See CONCERTS p. in
Tennis match today
Come on out and watch the tennis
match today between Sth-ranked
Tennessee and 12th-ranked Georgia at
2 pm. in Henry Feild Stadium
Tennessee features the number-one
ranked player in the country. Andy
Kohlberg The winner of this
important match will receive a bid to
the NCAA Championships to be held in
Athens May 21 28 In case of rain, the
match will be played in the Coliseum
at 1 pm
A flying performance Press profession
Franklin Ajaye. comedian, record
ing artist, and comic actor, will be
performing tonight in the Memorial
Hall Ballroom at 8 30 p m A pre-show
dance is scheduled for 7 pm Some
may remember Ajaye as “The Fly" in
the movie Car Wash The program is
being presented by the Committee for
Black Programs and admission is
free
Approximately 1500 junior high and
high school students will be on campus
today to attend the 52nd annual
Georgia Scholastic Press Association
meeting In an awards session,
publications of "general excellence"
will be recognized The main goal of
GSPA is to educate students in
general about the media as well as to
encourage some to consider it as a
profession
Disc of the future
College Students in Broadcasting
will be hosting a demonstration of
MAGNAVISION. the new videodisc
player manufactured by Magnavox,
today at 2 p m in Studio 2 in the
basement of the Journalism School
Today's demonstration, open to
everyone, is a rare opportunity to see
for yourself the future of home
entertainment
Two-headed gorilla?
Women in Science is sponsoring a seminar by Dr Lilli Homig. titled “A
Gorilla with Two Heads” on Monday. May 7, at noon in the Institute of Ecology
Auditorium Dr Hornig is a chemist and the executive director of Higher
Education Resource Services There will be a brown bag lunch in the Institute
of Ecology courtyard with Dr Homig following the seminar, and a reception at
O'Malley's Sunroom at 4 p m The seminar is open to the public.
If you missed the wild and crazy
guy's special the first time around,
you’ve got your second chance to see
Steve Martin tonight at 8:30 p m on
channel 2 Steve's guests include Bot
Hope. Milton Berle, and George
Burns Martin will perform several
different roles, includiiig his famous
“Disco Tut.”
For more excellent comedy, tune in
to The Best of Saturday Night Live at
10 p m on channel 2 Highlights from
the series’ past four seasons will be
shown, featuring the show’s regulars
and various celebrities