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UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON

Vol. LXI, No. 118

Jennings Calls

Greek Sheet A
DiscreditingHoax
By FRANK COOTS

Managing Editor
There is a "Creek sheet" being circulated around campus
again this year, but there is a
difference of opinion as to whether or not it is the real thing.
The Creek sheet is a list of
Greek candidates for Student
Covemment offices which has
been passed around fraternity
and sorority houses for at least
the past two years.
The slate has been an issue
in past elections. Its detractors
say the purpose of the sheet is
to perpetuate the Creek system
on campus with little regard for
the majority of students on campus who are not Creeks.
Those accused of being endorsed on the sheet usually reply that they have not seen such
a sheet or contend that it does
not exist.
Last year, Kernel reporters
saw students carrying a list of
Creek candidates to the polls.
Creek Sheet
During the past week, students have questioned SG Presidential candidate Ched Jennings
as to his position on the Creek
sheet. Jennings, a Sigma Chi,
has replied that he has not seen
such a sheet and would not endorse a slate unless he approved
of all those on it.
Wednesday
night Jennings
was presented with a Creek slate
which endorsed him, his running

mate Roger Valentine and 13
candidates for Representative,
one of whom is an independant.
The sheet is entitled the "Greek
Slate" and reads, "Strengthen
the Creek system by voting for
these students in the election."
Jennings claims the sheet is
a "hoax" designed to discredit
him although he does not deny
that Creek sheets are circulated.
He says if it were the real
thing there would not be an independant on the list and that
it would not be printed until the
day before the elections to avoid
unfavorable publicity.
Four SAETs
Jennings also says a true Creek
sheet would attempt to have as
many fraternities represented by
the candidates as possible. The
sheet given him listed four candidates who were SAEs.
Steve Bright, another presidential candidate, said it was
"common knowledge" that current SG President Tim Futrell
had drawn up a Greek sheet.
Bright countered Jenning's
charges by saying that election
rules now state that a list of
candidates cannot be carried to
the polls and this would necessitate an earlier printing date so
the slate could be memorized.
At any rate, no one denies
that a Greek sheet may exist.
The only bone of contention is
whether it has been circulated
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those gathered in Memorial Hall
last night for a memorial service
commemorating the second anniversary of Martin Luther King,
Jr.'s death. The program was
sponsored by the Black Student
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Cadets Clash With Liberals
By RON HAWKINS
Kernel Staff Writer
The much talked about polarization of American society was
in great evidence last night as
an open session of a College of
Arts and Sciences committee met
to hear student views on the

"academic rationale of the College's ROTC program."
Cathered in the room were
ROTC cadets with short, neatly
trimmed" hair. In the same room
was the liberal element of the

campus SDS members, Student
Mobilization' Committee members.

The ensuing debate was not
to be one of patience. Rather
it was one of hasty replies, sharp
personal criticisms, and hardline viewpoints.
As the meeting began, John
Eastabrook, a student sporting
a bushy brown moustache and
taking several ROTC courses,
asked why the ROTC was being
investigated. He added, "Are

there any other organizations being investigated?"
He was told no student groups
had asked that any other department be investigated.
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Kunstler
Will Speak
OnCampus

William Kunstler, defense attorney for the Chicago Seven,
will speak on campus tomorrow
in a 1 p.m. program sponsored
By JOE HAAS
Kernel Staff Writer
by the Free Speech Coalition.
Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. was murdered April 2, 19G8. In his
The appearance was in doubt
until Friday morning, when armemory, the Black Student Union held a memorial service in Memorial Hall at 7:30 p.m.
rangements were solidified to
During the course of the services, BSU president Ron Hale have Kunstler speak on campus
pleaded "Please don't let tliis man have died in vain," and Rev. prior to a scheduled engagement
Charles Minis said "Let us live and die to make men free."
at the Holiday Inn North before
"Two years ago, a great and brave man sacrificed his life for students and faculty of the Law
us, for the cause of freedom and equality, in a land that knows School.
no peace," Hale said.
Kunstler is scheduled to speak
"His philosophy was one of
. . . His
at 3 p.m., at the Student Center
philosophy
was one of universal love . . . His philosophy was one of wanting parking lot next to the soccer
freedom for all black people knowing we won't ever be free in field or Alumni Cym, depending
this white racist society." Hale continued.
on weather conditions. A final
"He often talked about the day when we would be 'free at decision will be made at noon
last,' knowing that it would take a bloody revolution to accomSaturday.
Gene Mason, UK political sciplish this," the BSU president asserted.
"To some, Dr. Martin Luther King was one of Uncle Tom's ence professor, and Bill Allison,
children, to others he was a saint. But no matter how you evaluate recent UK law school graduate,
this man's life, you cannot take away the magnanimous and
are scheduled to precede Kunlight he brought into the souls of thousands of black stler on the program. Two rock
people who were d ing from a lack of concern."
groups will provide entertainHale said King taught "that black is pride, black is being free, ment.
that black, above all, is beautiful ami that we should cease our
The Free Speech Coalition's,
moderator, Lew Col ten, a memtactics may not ber of SDS, said the purpose of
"Although Dr. King's ideology of
be accepted as 'the way to get things done,' nevertheless his vocal the program is "to make an apand active displeasure of the climes of government against Mack peal for the conspiracy."
The (Coalition is an amalgam
people must never be undermined. Without question, the hour is
late."
of local and student groups vv hich
In conclusion, Hale called the message of Dr. King "a grim include: The AAl'P, the Kenone."
tucky Civil Liberties Union, the
"But," Hale stated, "the restoration of domestic tranquility to Student Mobilization Committhis land Upends on our understanding it . . Please don't let tee, SDS, the UK Draft Council,
this man have died in vain."
the Black Student
QUEST,
Sam Jiles spoke on "A prophecy on Social Changes," reading
Union, Women's Liberation, Students for Action and Responsiexcerpts from the same topic given by the late Dr. King.
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The opening statement of "Z"
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The plot is a
account of the overthrowal of
the government of Greece by a
military coup d'etat three years
ago. And government by a military state is indeed a frightening thing in an era of police
confrontations and the financial
power of the military in our own
country.
"Z" is not a documentary
of the events or a newsretl. It
is structured like a detective
thriller and the final outcome is
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graduate of the Paris Conservatory of Music and has conducted
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Kernel Staff Writer
The Rotterdam Philharmonic
Orchestra, making its first American tour, will be presented by
the Central Kentucky Concert
and Lecture Series at Memorial
Coliseum at 8:15 p.m. Monday,
April 6.
Acclaimed througliout Europe, the Philharmonic has gained
a wide reputation not only for
its interpretations of the old master composers, but also for its
championing of such contemporary composers as Hartok, Roussel,
and Stravinsky.
Included in the program will
be Albert Roussel's Symphony
No. 3 in G minor. Opus 42;
Overture, "The Hebrides" (Fin-gal'- s
Cave), Opus 26; by Felix
Mendelssohn, Mozart's Concerto
for Clarinet and Orchestra in
A Major, K. 622, which will be
performed by soloist George
and "La Valse," by Maurice Ravel.
Founded in 1918 at the close
of World War I, the Rotterdam
now under the
Philharmonic,
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conductors, Jean Fournet and
Edo de Waart, is celebrating
this spring the 25th anniversary
of the rebirth of Rotterdam after
its devastation, and subsequent

liberation in 1945.
Fournet's name has become
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the orchestras of San Francisco, Chicago, Los Angeles, and
Cleveland. Edo de Waart, considered the most exciting and
dynamic of Holland's young conductors, has won prizes in the
international field of conducting.
Also appearing later in the
week in Memorial Coliseum at
8:15 p.m. Friday, April 10, will
be Miss Pauline Frederick, NBC
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News correspondent
United Nations.
Miss Frederick's speech and
the Rotterdam Philharmonic will
be open to all U.S. students with
activities and ID cards and to
season members of the series.
Miss Frederick's discussion
will concern "The United Nations in a Changing World."
Named "Woman of the Year"
for 1964 by the American Association of University Women for
her "contribution to international understanding," Miss Frederick has also been the recipient
of 13 honorary degrees, from such
colleges as Ohio University, Boston University, Mt. Holyoke and
American University, from w hich
she received a master's degree in
international law.
Joining NBC in 1953, she has
since reported on crises in Korea,
the Suez, Hungary, the Middle
East, Laos, the Congo, Cuba,
Cyprus and the Dominican Republic. In addition, Pauline Frederick reported on the Nuremberg
trials of German war criminals.

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Detlef Moore with the Student Issues Party, presented his
platform first; Mary Bowers, of
the Students for Action and Responsibility Party, spoke second.
Third, Jan Teuton presented the
Action Coalition platform, and

John Henderson presented the
platform of the Free Soil Party.
Members of the class then
asked the candidates questions
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the parties and their representatives, about the goals of tie
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The sign says "A-B-permits only, vehicles in violation will be
removed at owners expense." If a pick up can barely squeeze
under the low entrance, how can the campus police expect a tow
truck to get in and tow a car away? Assuming they do get in, one
can only wonder what is needed to get the newer cars to move
at all when their steering wheels and transmissions lock. Is this
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King Memorial Service

Continued From Page One
The evening's guest speaker,
Rev. Charles Minis, began hi
address with "It's refreshing to
see throughout this service that
we might remember a fallen giant
for the cause of humanity."
Reverend Minis, a minister
from Louisville, also has been
here for a memorial service for
Malcolm X.
King had many academic degrees, many awards, but Reverend Minis noted that King told
his followers: "After I'm gone,
don't tell them (of this), but tell
them I was a drum major for

die for," that a "man shot the
man (Dr. King), but he couldn't
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kill the dream
vision
couldn't be destroyed. You can't
kill an idea."
The minister said King could
use enemies as "avenues to
achieve his ends," adding that if
it had not been for King's method
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of passive resistance, he himself
(Mims) would have become a militant, the kind who "couldn't
wait to burn the town to the

ground."

Mims said that "visions enable one to stand in the midst

of impossible odds," as King
had done, explaining the "thorns
in King's side" as the black
militants, wliite "bigots" such
as the Ku Klux Klan, and so
on.
Saying it is impossible to have
separatism in this country, he
stated that the "only way to
. . . We're
work it is to
going to make the best of it."
"I believe that America can
be better. I believe it is a little
better because of men like Martin Luther King who died in the
cause of freedom for everyone."
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Minis said King was "a humanitarian, concerned for theop-presse- d
of the whole world. He
had 'vision', believed in absolute
commitment, with
a basis in facts."
Minis remarked that "in your
vision, ou must have courage,"
citing King's own words: "I'll
stand, if I have to stand alone."
Relating King's life to the
students', Minis said that the
student, as any person, "must
have a cause he is willing to
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social activities to scholarships
and a credit union for student
loans.
Within the next few days letters outlining the full scope of
the goals of the organization will
be mailed to those veterans who
are currently receiving benefits
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There have been many rumors
regarding the existence or nonexistence of an official Greek slate
for the upcoming Student Government elections. That there has been
a slate in the past is no secret,
since poll workers have openly distributed them to students on election day. If there is indeed an official Greek slate, we question its
validity because it would presuppose that Greeks are presenting a
united front in favor of a group of
candidates. Everyone knows that
two Greeks are among the presi

dential candidates; the Greek vote
is split by that very nature.
We also oppose the Greek slate,

if it exists, because it does an
injustice to those who are placed
upon it as well as to those who
are omitted. Some candidates on
the list may not wish to be affili-

ated with such an arbitrary document, and some excluded will feel
alienated from the system they
endorse.
We realize that no amount of
vocalizing will erase slates from
the campus scene. It might be

The Black Hearts
man and his wife have
searched for an apartment in Jefferson County for nearly a month.
They have found nothing in their
search but slammed doors and unfriendly faces.
The distinguishing point in this
case is that the man is black and
his wife is white. They claim to
have looked unsuccessfully for an
apartment in over 30 black, white
and racially mixed neighborhoods.
Following in their path was a
reporter for the Louisville Courier-Journa- l.
The racially-mixecouple
was refused at one apartment house.
The reporter and his wife, posing
as renters, were accepted over an
hour later by the same landlord
that refused the mixed couple.
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nate, if not altogether absurd. Racial discrimination in housing is
prohibited by a federal law passed
in 1968 and also by a 1968 Kentucky
law. A 1967 Louisville
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law and a recently-passe- d
Jefferson County housing
law also supposedly prevent discrimination.
M ere laws cannot ch ange human
nature, nor can strengthening of enforcement procedures andstiffening
of penalties do much to influence it.
The unfortunate thing is that
petty prejudices have been ingrained in the minds of men for
a lifetime. It is our hope that
someday a new sun will show on
the morning horizon, with a glow
so bright that it blots out these
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Welcome Signs On Inflation
"To judge by the results to date,
the Nixon administration appears
to have been almost uncannily successful in its strategy for slowing
the American economy, as a prelude and prerequisite for slowing
inflation, without producing the
trauma of recession and of dramatically higher unemployment."
So writes the English-speakin- g
world's most prestigious economics magazine, the Economist of
London.
The last several days have
brought small, tentative, but nonetheless welcome support to the
Economist's judgment. There is
the cut in the prime interest rate
from 8.5 percent to eight percent
by a handful of leading banks.
Now has come word that during
March the wholesale price index
h
of one percent.
rose but
This would indicate a definite slowing down in the inflationary pressure.
Although one of the moves behind droppring the prime interest
rate seems to have been to help
halt the drop in the stock market,
it is also being taken as a hint that
one-tent-

the bankers believe that the comer
on inflation has been turned. In addition, many believethatnowisthe
time to stifle the spreading belief
that a recession is likely. The economic uplift from the rate change
could help do this.
But for all this somewhat better
outlook, and for all the Economist's optimistic judgment, the
flight is far from won.
Housewives know that prices on
grocery shelves continue to go up.
Businessmen know that the wage
demands of labor are still, when
judged by former times, astronomical. Working men and women know
that it is as hard as ever to make
ends meet.
Now is the time for all national
forces to be willing to make their
own personal sacrifices for their
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own and the common
A number of severe national
good.
problems would be eased by the victory over inflation (there would, for
example, have been less likelihood
of crippling national strikes). With
the enemy on the run, now is the
time to strike decisive blows.
Christian Science Monitor
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added in the same breath that
Greeks are not the only power
groups guilty. Political parties,
campus organizations and student
interest groups have all presented
a list of candidates who would favor
that group's particular interest.
The only losers in such actions
are the individual members of the
group, who blindly follow the dictates of such a slate, eitherthrough
ignorant choice or coercement. Any
Greek, for instance, who would not
seriously question a Greek slate is
indirectly allowing someone to vote
for him.
Let's end the scourge of official
slates and cast our ballots as

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Kernel Forum: the readers write
Supports Nancy Ward

With all the posters, empty promises
and charming smiles that beseige us at
this time of year, it is encouraging to
find that one Student Government representative candidate is not promising coke
machines, dollar changers or overnight
success. In fact, her platform actually
pertains to Student Government! Nancy-Ward- ,
independent of party affiliation,
advocates: 1. more efficient publicity for
SG meetings so that all students are encouraged to attend 2. a method by which
any UK student, with ample backing,
may submit a bill 3. a
system between students, student government, administration and faculty 4. periodic meetings of SG representatives with
the dorms to inform students of what is
going on 5. definite action taken to relieve
SG representatives of their position.
It is ordinarily too much to ask that
our fledgling politicians confine their
promises to things they can actually do
something about. I hope that students
will recognize Miss Ward's constraint and
will vote for her.
KATHY KURK
Sophomore
Jewell Hall
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Wants Cave It
That was a good article on Dick
Cavett, who truly does run the most
articulate talk show I've ever seen. Too
bad most Lexington viewers cannot get
his show, since Channel 62 has chosen
to give us reruns of Major Adams, an
hour long western, instead.
The station manager says Channel 62
wants to givelocal viewers what they want
to see. Right now he thinks they want to
see reruns of Major Adams, but perhaps
enough letters in favor of Dick Cavett's

Urjes Voting

Well as almost everyone knows, the
SG election is just around the comer.
Stencils, speeches, posters, and candidates are all part of the scene. The other
part of the scene is of course you know,

Student Turnout.

In past SG elections, Student Turnout
has been worse than poor. As one of the
voting members on this campus, I feel
that selecting representatives to represent
and work for you is just as important as
attending classes. Each student should be
part of his governing process, that is by
voting.
Some of the SG candidates are anticipating a bigger turnout because of an
extended election period, April
That's
two whole days. I feel this is sufficient
time for 10,000 students to go to the polls
and vote.
True, time is a factor in deciding
whether or not to vote. Rut the main
factor is having the initiative to go to
the polls and VOTE for the candidates
you feel are best qualified to represent
you.
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A&S Sophomore

Hacks Dawson, Waggener

For you students who are interested
in such things, you now have candidates for student government who are
not Creeks or Freaks or even have catchy
names. They are qualified and dedicated
down home boys named Rill Dawson
and Don Waggener.
They deserve your support, they have
mine and I'm a Greek and a freaky
eastern Kentucky hillbilly.
PHIL DISNEY
M.E. Senior

To u die''

fine show would change his mind.

Write: Mr. Paul Warnecke, Channel
62, Box 174S, Lexington, Kentucky 40501.

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OPEN LETTER TO THE

ARTHUR WROREL
Assistant Professor of Knglish

The Kentucky
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University of Kentucky
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FRIDAY, APRIL

3. 1970

Editorial represent tlie opinions of the Editors, not of tlie University.
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* THE KENTUCKY

KERNEL,

Friday, April 3,

1970- -5

Loved By Bankers

Nixon's Federal Aid Program Is Blasted

Oillrgc Pros Service
WASHINGTON
President
Nixon's proposals to revamp
federal aid to college students
liavc been blasted by the higher
education lobby and applauded
by tbc American Hankers Association.
Nixon's new plan, wbicb must
be approved by Congress before
going into effect, provides for
an end to tbe National Defense
student loan program. In its
place would be established the
National
Student Loan Association (NSLA), which would
"enable all students to obtain
government guaranteed loans,"
according to Nixon.
Interest on these loans would
Ix; at market rate, currently 9 54
per cent per year. Unlike the
current program, where the
government pays interest while
the student is in school, interest
payments would be deferred
until "the borrower is well out
of school and earning a good
income." This would be accomplished "by extending the
maximum
repayment period
from 10 to 20 years."
Nixon estimated that the
NSLA would buy up to $2 billion in student loan paper from
banks
and colleges. NSLA
would raise money by selling
stock to financial institutions.
Students would be able to borrow up to $2,500 per year, up
from the current $1,500.
'The ability of all students to
obtain loans would be inNixon said. 'The
creased,"
financial base of
education would be correspondingly strengthened. It is significant that this would be done
at no cost to the federal tax-

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payer."

All federal aid to students
whose parents have gross incomes of over $10,000 would be
ended by the new proposals.
Nixon called this a step toward
revamping student aid "so that
it places more emphasis on helpe
students than it
ing
does today.
"Something is basically unequal about opportunity for
higher education when a young
person whose family earns more
than $15,000 a year is nine
times more likely to attend college than a young person whose
family earns less than $3,000,"
Nixon said.
"Something is basically wrong
with Federal policy toward
higher education when it has
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failed to correct this inequity,
and when government programs
spending $5.3 billion yearly
have largely been disjointed,
and without a coherent
e
plan.
"Something is wrong with our
higher education policy when
on the threshold of a decade in
which enrollments will increase
almost 50
not nearly enough
attention is focused on the two-yecommunity colleges so important to the careers of so
many young people.
"Something is wrong with
higher education itself when
curricula are often irrelevant,
structure is often outmoded,
when there is an imbalance between teaching and research
and too often an indifference to
innovation."
Nixon said his proposals will
increase aid to students who are
poor. A student with annual
parental income of $3,000
would receive $700 in federal
scholarships and work study,
and $700 in subsidized loans,
Aswith the interest at
suming he earns $300 during
the summer, Nixon said this
would enable him to attend a
"moderate cost" college which
costs $1,700 per year, including
fees, books, room, board, and
miscellaneous expenses.
The amount of aid would
drop as parental income rose.
Students whose parents earned
over $6,800 would receive no
work study or federal scholarship aid, but would be eligible
for $700 in subsidized loans.
When parental income reached $10,000 there would be no
aid available, except for the
bank loans at market rate which
are detailed above. Observers
predicted the plan would force
many students to turn to expensive bank loans.
The American Hankers Association reacted gleefully to the
plan w hich would increase bank
profits by dropping the present
7"c ceiling on federally guaran-ee- d
student loans. They called
it "a most constructive recommendation."
Hut the American Council on
Education (ACE) said the message signaled a "fundamentally
undesirable shift to high interest loans as a major national
approach to the financing of
higher education."
"Requiring all students whose
families have annual incomes of
over $10,000 to rely solely on
long-rang-

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unsubsidi.ed loans at current

will throw an imrates of 94
possible burden on them. A student who borrows $1,000 a year
for four years will, if he elects
to repay in twenty years, repay
over $11,000 for that loan, in
effect almost tripling the cost of
his education.
Uesides proposing changes in
federal aid to students, tlte message asked Congress to

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President's message represents
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The cutoff of aid at $10,000
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