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The K<h1 and Mhi» k Wednesday. September 19. 1979
Kennedy says words
should be heeded
WASHINGTON UPIi Sen Fdward M Kennedy says his
words, not those of Speaker Thomas O’Neill, should be heeded in
the guessing game over whether he will seek the Democratic
presidential nomination
O’Neill said early Monday he believes Kennedy is not running,
and the 1980 election will pit President Tarter against former
Gov Ronald Reagan ot California
But Kennedy spoke briefly to reporters later in the day after
attending an energy meeting at the White House Asked if O'Neill
mirrored his thoughts, he replied ‘Tip’s a very good friend I’ve
expressed my thoughts My views are probably the ones to think
about "
O’Neill, long a political ally of Kennedy and his brothers, had
told reporters the senator's recent candidate-like statements
aren't enough to prove he's running
“I think if he were running, he d he out there organizing."
O’Neill said The nominee will In* Jimmy Carter O’Neill said
“He will be fighting Ronald Reagan, who's got it sewed up" for
the Republican nomination
O’Neill noted Kennedy has put together no campaign
organization and has sent no advance organizers uito the field
That simply is not the Kennedy style, the speaker said.
“Any organization out then is a rump organization, and that
just isn’t a Kenneds organization, he said
While O’Neill said he would likely siipjiort Kennedy if he runs,
he said he personally liked Carer, calling him a brilliant man.
highly intelligent ' and said he was doing as reasonably good a
job’’ as any man could under the circumstances.
Kennedy has said he will decide by late this year whether to
challenge Carter for the Democratic nomination. He said his
decision will be based in part on Carter's handling of the
economy
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Proposed halfway house
stirs controversy in Athens
By SALYNN BOYLES
Assistant city editor
A proposed halfway house to
be located in the historic Cobb-
ham District has stirred contro
versy with residents of the
neighborhood and the Athens
City Council.
The diversion center, which
the State Department of Of
fender Rehabilitation says
would house around 40 females
convicted of non-violent crimes,
was planned for old Hunnicutt
House on North Millcdge Aven-
In a meeting with citv council
members, about 150 residents
voiced their objections to what
they called a "jail" being put in
their neighborhood.
Accusing the Office of Offend
er Rehabilitation of trying to
sneak the center in the neigh
borhood. the residents present
ed their position to the city
council members who agreed
that the center should not be set
up in the Hunnicutt House.
The council unanimously-
passed a motion asking DOOR
officials to move the sight of the
diversion center.
The center was originally plan
ned for Atlanta or Marietta but
those sites were rejected be
cause of opposition from the
communities involved. DOOR
officials then decided on the
Cobbham sight thinking they
had the support of the neigh
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Family housing has
changed over years
By Jil l. RAUFR IIAYFS
Staff writer
But when they learned that
residents of the neighborhood
were opposed to the planned
halfway house officials refused
to move the site again.
The officials stated that the
house was ideal because of its
location. The North Milledge
Avenue site is close to the
downtown area and would give
those 'iving in the house easy
access to the Athens Transit
System.
However another, more signi
ficant. hinderance has come up
with the Hunnicutt House sight.
Department officials recently
learned that they will face
zoning problems with the house.
Under the current zoning laws
the house is limited to 20
residents unless it obtains a
zoning variance from the Athens
Board of Zoning Appeals.
Department officials, however,
are still considering the house
and looking around the Athens
area for another, more desirable
sight.
The women's halfway house
will be set up in basically the
same way as a local men's house
located on Hill Street. It will
house women during a three-to-
six month probationary period.
The women will pay for board
ing in the house, get jobs, and
possibly continue their educa
tion or get vocational training.
The boys were back! It was 1947 and
University enrollment swelled with World War
II veterans returning home to continue
long interrupted educations Their return
created a problem, however: many brought
wives and children for which the University
had no housing
The Federal Housing Agency rose to meet
the need, remembers John Storey, manager of
family housing The government agency
financed the Veteran's Housing Project 107
trailers. 35 barracks-type prefab buildings
(formerly used at an air base) and four utility
trailers with community showers and
toilets-or. in other words, first ‘‘married
housing."
Until 1959 married housing students used
kerosene stoves, heated with fuel-oil space
heaters and used ice boxes that held 50 pounds
of ice, Storey says.
"I can remember looking in the direction of
the prefabs every time I heard a fire engine."
Storey recalls. “We had a night watchman that
patrolled for fire all night because of the
dangers involved with fuel-oil heating."
A former resident of the area describes one
section of the housing as “a few corrugated steel
buildings that looked like pig barns." One
Athenian who remembers the area calls it "one
of those places with clutter and drying laundry
strung everywhere outside like a movie scene
from an impoverished culture .“
Times changed, however: the trailers were
sold to make way for the continuing education
building, some prefabs were demolished for the
forestry lab annex, more went for the
construction of the College of Education
building, and the last, located where the
ecology building now stands, were destroyed in
1972, according to University records
From 1964 to 1973, as the prefabs were
liquidated, new housing for the families was
erected Family housing now consists of 545 one
and two bedroom units in three areas at the
south end of campus close to the ag
engineering building and one area a block
farther south on Rogers Road
The on<-ampus apartments are designed to
offer undergraduate and graduate students who
are married or who have dependents
convenient and comfortable facilities at a
minimal cost. Current monthly rentals range
from $100 for an unfurnished one-bedroom
apartment, to $137 for a furnished, two-
bedroom apartment
“You really can't beat the price for what
you re offered," a resident senior French
major comments, "and living close together we
can share some common problems like if a
baby gets sick or a car breaks down." Another
resident praised family housing for its safely
located playgrounds, and talked of a common
respect that exists for other tenants’ property.
“There are advantages to living in family
housing, but many times I feel isolated and
looked it as being different from the ‘normal
student.’ " a single-parent added. “I’ve grown
irritated with the jokes about a single living in
'married housing.' ’’
Hugh Hale, coordinator of family housing,
pointed out that the area changed from
married housing’ to family housing' about 10
years ago. and he didn't know why persons
continued to use the name ‘married housing.'
“We requested that the campus buses and
signs be changed last year, but we were
informed that it preseuted monetary diffi
culties,” Storey said.
Joseph Hroadhurst, director of administra
tive business services, said this fall the buses
and signs will reflect the correct name of
‘family housing.’
Times have indeed changed Sitting at a desk
in the family housing office. Storey opened an
old ledger and read aloud a yellowed rental
receipt. ‘‘1947 ..a two-bedroom prefab apart
ment. $18 50."
Heavy demand for gold
causes biggest one day jump
LONDON (UPD—Gold prices
Tuesday rocketed $17.725—the
biggest one day jump on rec
ord—to $371.35 an ounce at the
official morning fixing on bul
lion markets, leaving dealers
stunned bv the heavy demand
the world over.
The dollar declined in moder
ate trading in Europe and
Tokyo.
Gold opened today at $367.25,
compared to Monday's close of
$353 an ounce in both London
and Zurich.
“Dealing has been a night
mare. We haven't stopped
taking orders since we arrived
this morning.’’ a dealer for
bullion brokers Jonson Matthcv
said.
“Buying from the United
States. Far Hast and the Contin
ent started the ball rolling for
new highs for gold when the
market opened this morning.
Some market men thought a lot
of the buying was on behalf of
the Arabs.” another gold expert
said.
“People who were worrying
about the weak dollar are now
doing the same for the pound
and other currencies and arc
moving into gold as a safe
haven." a leading banker said.
Although there is buying from
all over the world there is no
doubt that the price is being
pushed up by the growing
OPEC revenue surpluses follow
ing *hc latest prices increases,
gold experts said.
“Demand for gold has been
strong with no pause," a dealer
for bullion brokers Samuel
Montagu said.
"It seems only a short time
back we were hoping for gold to
break the $300 barrier. Today’s
market men arc suggesting
$380.” a dealer for bullion
dealers Mocatta and Goldsmid
said.
Gold has now jumped by more
than 21 percent in the past
month.
"Really with the state of the
market at the moment, it’s
anyone's guess what’s going to
happen or which way the price is
going to go. Anyone who does is
a fool.” a leading economist
said.
U.S. Treasury officials said
Monday they have no plans to
increase the amount of bullion
available in their gold sale
today, squashing rumors the
United States may flood the
market with bullion to push the
metal back below $350.
Sterling opened today at
$2.1525. up from Monday’s
close of $2.1515 but well below
its highs of the last two months.
At the end of July sterling
reached a four-vear high against
the dollar of $2.3295.
Elsewhere in Europe, the
dollar opened slightly lower on
quiet money markets. In Paris,
it dropped to 4.2285 francs from
4.2320 Monday, in Brussels it
was 30.2250 Belgian francs from
30.27, and in Zurich 1.63015
Swiss francs from 1.63086.
In Milan, the dollar opened at
813.65 lira from 814.60. The
dollar also fell in Frankfurt,
where it opened at 1.8092 marks
from 1.8115, and in Amsterdam
it was lower at 1.9890 gilders
from 1.9915. The dollar also fell
for the second straight day on
the Tokyo money market, clos
ing at 223.60 yen from 223.70
Monday.
Henri weakens to storm
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Tuesday downgraded Henri to a tropical storm but warned the
northern Gulf Coast ot Mexico of high tides and advised small
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