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The Red and Black
Athens, Georgia Thursday, October lb, I9S0 Volume 88, Number 18 An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community " News 543-1809 \d\rrtising 543-1791
Student dies, another injur
Staff photo- Larry Cutchall
Clarke County Coroner Charles Owens (second from left) examines the wreckage
Geology head resigns from panel
By JOE KRAKOVIAK
Staff writer
A faculty promotions committee
member has excused himself from
COMkhring the promotion of another
professor because of a possible
conflict of interest
F Donald Eckelmann, head of the
geology department, withdrew from
consideration of George Brook,
assistant professor of geography.
Brook is on an ad hoc committee
deciding the merits of Eckelmann's
•Clusaiioas of plagiarism and sexual
harassment against associate geol
ogy professor R David Dallmeyer.
The geology head did much of the
investigative work which resulted in
a February meeting in which
Dallmeyer was asked to resign or
lace charges of sexual harassment
and plagiarism.
Repairs on
stadium
approved
JACKSONVILLE. Fla , (UPI)-The
Jacksonville City Council approved
$275,000 Tuesday to shore up the
steel and concrete ramps at the
Gator Bowl
Some city councilmen Wednesday
lambasted Mayor Jake Godbold's
• pressure tactics" to get the council
to authorize emergency repairs
"We object to the clown act that
was going on in the mayor's office,”
Councilman William Carter said,
referring to Godbold's news confer
ence Monday in which he said he
might have to cancel the traditional
game Nov 8 if the repairs weren’t
made to the stadium in time.
Carter called the statement, which
was widely reported in Florida and
Georgia and drew an offer from
Tampa officials to host the game,
“the most irresponsible statement
I’ve ever heard come out of
government in Jacksonville."
"I'm embarassed and ashamed at
what has happened in the past two
days,” added Councilman Forrest
Boone
"I'm not ashamed,” Councilman
Harold Gibson said. "I’m angry We
didn't go out and say, ‘the sky is
falling!' "
Godbold, who has been pushing for
an expansion of the 54-year old
sports facility for some time and
whose $74 5 million recreation bond
issue, which included $11.5 million
for the Gator Bowl, was narrowly
defeated last month, said he was
glad it w as over
**I understand some of them think
we blackmailed them or something,’’
the mayor said after the council
approved $275,000 to shore up the
steel and concrete stadium ramps,
see REPAIRS p. 3
Dallmeyer obtained an injunction
from U.S. District Judge Wilbur
Owens preventing any further
dismissal proceedings and also filed
a $200,000 suit against Eckelmann,
A&S Dean Jack Payne and two
associate geology professors, David
B. Wenner and John C. Stormer Jr.
The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals
modified the injunction recently to
allow dismissal proceedings to
continue. The University is not
allowed, however, to terminate
Dallmeyer
Stormer and Wenner supervised
the closing of Dallmeyer s lab during
the February meeting
Payne appointed the faculty
relations committee of the A&S
Faculty Senate in late August to look
into the merits of the three
plagiarism and ttvaa mrubI harass
ment charges
New elections in the senate in late
September would have changed the
membership of the committee, so the
group became an ad hoc committee
concerned only with the Dallmeyer
inquiry Brook is on this committee
Eckelmann was appointed to the
physical sciences advisory area
committee before it was known that
Brook was a candidate for promo
tion. according to Marion Duncan,
physics professor and chairman of
the committee. He was pleased at
the "professional manner" in which
Eckelmann handled the situation, he
said.
Brook is a physical geographer
and thus subject to a review by
Duncan's committee. He was not
worried about Eckelmann being on
his promotion committee, however
"There would be no conflict of
interest as far as I’m concerned." he
said
Eckelmann had no comment on the
matter.
Payne, who appointed Eckelmann
to the promotions committee, said
there was some concern about a
conflict of interest, but "it has been
attended to.”
He said there was correspondence
between himself. Eckelmann and
Duncan which ended with the
geology head refraining from any
discussion on Brook
Duncan said Eckelmann is still on
the committee.
Ptwlo- Bill Tumbiin
Bill Thome, former Freshman Council chairman, speaks to new members
Freshman Council is unrestricted
H> FRANK REISS
Staff writer
Outgoing Freshman Council Chairman Bill Thome
told the newly elected Freshman council in their first
meeting Wednesday that they have a free rein on their
work for the year "Do what you want to do,” Thome
said
"No one is going to restrict you unless you restrict
yourself," he told the group Thorne will serve as
chairman until a new one is elected
Last year, the main goal of the council was to
establish itself as a viable representative organization,
Thorne said This year the goal should be
communication, he said By communicating with the
freshman class, the council can eliminate apathy, he
said
"There is no excase for apathy It's like a disease
It's worse than anything imaginable But by being
enthusiastic, you can help get rid of apathy Your
enthusiasm will rub off "
Ue-Pl Diversity student was killed
and another seriously injured in a
one-car accident late Wednesday
afternoon when the truck they were
nding in turned on its side, skidded
approximately 100 feet and caught
fire in front of the Alpha Tau Omega
fraternity house on River Road
James W. "Billy" Benson. 21, of
Atlanta, was pronounced dead on
arrival at Athens General Hospital at
7 p m Clarke County Coroner
Charles Owens said the exact cause
of death is under investigation
Kenneth Edgar Futch Jr., 24. of
Alma, received first, second and
third degree bums over 50 percent of
his body, said a spokeswoman for
Doctors Hospital in Augusta Futch
was takwi to St. Mary's Hospital
before being transported by helicop
ter to the Burn Unit of Doctors
Hospital
At 10 p m Wednesday, Futch was
listed in stable condition, according
to a Doctors Hospital spokesman
The driver of the truck, Charles E
“Bo” Chance, 20. of East Point, was
treated at Athens General and
released after undergoing a blood
alcohol test, according to University
police The results of the test are
being sent to the state crime lab.
police said.
The men, all members of Sigma
Nu fraternity, were returning from
the intramural fields to the house for
dinner when the accident occurred at
approximately 5:40 p.m . according
to one member of the fraternity.
The accident occurred 100 yards
south of the intersection of East
Campus and River roads University
police Sgt. Mike O’Bea said Chance
was apparently driving too fast for
conditions though O’Bea said he
could not determine the speed
because "there were no skid marks
from brakeing."
Eyewitnesses said the truck
fishtailed before landing on its right
side and skidding approximately 100
feet. The truck caught fire almost
immediately after coming to a stop.
ccident
Chance got out of the truck just as
it caught fire witnesses said Futch.
who was seated in the middle of the
cab, tried once unsuccessfully to get
out of the cab before finally
•flipping" himself free through the
windows, according to Mike and
Alan Masarek. ATO fraternity
members who came to Futch's aid
Futch pulled himself through the
flames, the Masarek brothers said,
and ran from the truck with his shirt
on fire. Alan Masarek grabbed
Futch and began beating out the
flames, and the two brothers then
turned Futch over and “ripped his
shirt off,” according to Mike
Masarek
"I said it<the truck*was about to
blow and we carried him about 20
feet away Then someone yelled
"That's not far enough, it's'the
truck'going to blow,' and we carried
him up the hill. Alan Masarek said
Roy Talledo, another witness to the
accident, said. "Everybody moved
back after the second guy got out: it
got too hot M The truck never
exploded, eyewitnesses said
There was doubt about the number
of people in the truck “We couldn't
tell how many were in there Chance
couldn't say anything He was in
shock." said an ATO member who
was at the scene of the accident
"Kenneth*Futchisaid there were
three We couldn t get him* Benson)
out; the heat was too intense The
firemen came and put out the fire
and they could see the other guy’s
legs They were pinned under the
truck He couln't have gotten out if
he’d have wanted to."
Two pumper units and a rescue
unit from the Athens Fire Depart
ment responded to the call at 5:41
p m and arrived at the scene at
5:44 Two units from the University
police were on the scene "almost
immediately." said a police spokes-
Athens police sent two motorcycle
units and one vehicle, members of
the Selective Traffic Enforcement
division, to assist in traffic control
Also, a number of units from the
Clarke County Police department
responded.
see WRECK, p 3
Citizens ’ group leader
protests nuclear study
Thorne, though he has no vote, gave the council
advice on several issues He suggested the council vote
in the alternates in as regular members, use
committees, and further define the council's by laws
Thorne urged mandatory attendance at the council's
meetings "It is an honor to be on Freshman Council,
and if you can’t fulfill your time you agreed to giving,
we don't want you on Freshman Council ”
When the meeting was opened up for questions.
Thorne told the members they need not continue with
precedents the council set last year
"You can do anything you want to do Put yourself to
the limit." Thorne said.
The council also found out from their questions the
administration takes the council’s suggestions
seriously and the council does not have a budget, does
not raise money, but, according to Thorne, "There are
available funds "
The council decided to meet regularly on
Wednesdays at 4:30 Thetr next meeting will be to gel
to know each other and to set a date for the election of
officers
By RICK BALLENGEE
Staff writer
Hartwell attorney Gordon Walter
told a crowd of 1U0 at a meeting
Tuesday night of Athenians for Clean
Energy that “a very incestuous
relationship” exists between utilities
and the regulatory agencies
Gordon is the organizer of a
Hartwell group called Concerned
Citizens. Inc
The organization has risen in
opposition to a $2 million study,
financed by the Department of
Energy, which chose the South
Carolina side of Lake Hartwell, 45
miles from Athens, as the ideal site
for construction of a 12 reac tor.
15,000 megawatt Nuclear iMrgy
Complex
By comparison, he said, the
capacity ot Georgia Power's
entire electrical generating system
is approximately 13.000 megawatts
The Nuclear Regulatory Commi
ssion considers 50 miles to be the
edge of “the danger zone." Gordon
said.
The study was done by the
Southern States Energy Board, and
officials have insisted repeatedly
that it is "nothing more than a
study." Gordon and CCI. however,
remain unassured
Gordon said more than one third of
the 22 square mile study site is
already owned by a subsidiary of
Duke Power Co., and that an
additional thousand acres belongs to
Westmghouse Electric Co In
addition, the steel suspension Smith-
McGee bridge leading directly to the
site—built in the 1920 s is being
replaced by a new four-lane, million
dollar bridge, he said
“The only (other) place the
Smith Mcgee’bridge goes to is two or
three beer joints w here we used to go
when you had to be 21 in Georgia,"
Morgan said
In 1962. according to Morgan, the
SSEB was chartered, originally as
the Southern Interstate Nuclear
Board He said it was composed of
representatives of state governments
that “recognize that the proper
employment of nuclear energy,
facilities, materials and products can
assist substantially In the industrial!
zation of the South and the
development of u balanced economy
for the region "
He added. ", SSEB also includes
various corporations on its commit
tee structure, such as the General
Electric Corp. the Carolina Power
and Light Co., Duke Power Co . the
Georgia Power Co., the South
Carolina Electric and Gas Co .
Southern Co Services and u number
of other corporate groups "
Morgan stated that 700 people have
asked to be on the mailing list of
CCI He said this group is different
from another protest group with
which he had been involved, the
Mobilization Committee to End the
War (at Emory University in the late
sixties and early seventies*, main
taining that CCI is a diverse group
which even contains “rock hard
Republicans
"We didn't want to be anti-nu
clear." he continued "We just don't
want 'em to build that plant over
there We re gonna be ready for that
day, if it ever comes
The complex would be economi
cally and environmentally destruc
tive for the Hartwell area. Gordon
said Nearly 6.000 worker* would tie
employed for the »year construe
tion process, but there would be
anley 160 permanent employees
Also, he said. 68 percent of the
energy generated would be released
into the atmosphere as heat, and this
will combine with 10 8 million gallons
of water per hour, released as
steam, to cause serious climatic
changes in the Hartwell area
The water which was not released
to the atmosphere would be returned
to the lake 17 47 degrees warmer,
depending on the season, he said
Gordon also asserted that the
environmental consultants used in
the study were “owned" by the
engineering firm involved in the
study
Gordon said he is concerned that
" the nuclear power industry in this
country is so damned cavalier about
public safety ” Gordon also quoted
Joseph Hendrie. former NRC chair
man from the transcripts of the
secret NRC meetings during the
Three Mile Island crisis “ My
information is ambiguous. We re
like a couple of blind men staggering
around trying to make a decision.
Hendrie is reported to have said