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Vol. LXVII No. 65
Monday November 3 1975

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Amazing facfs revealed
at fifth Ginkgo Fesfival

By RUN .\IIT( HELL
Kernel Staff Writer

It was a motley crew of degenerates and
social outcasts who braved Ttl-degree
weather Sunday to attend the fifth annual
Ginkgo Festival.

An estimated crowd of It] tFestival
('ommittee member Willie Gates Ill
guessed 110; James Douglas McArthur
Williams estimated 103; 111 was the
compromise) gathered at the University‘s
male Ginkgo tree near King Library for
one and one half hours of merriment and
festivities.

Gates. making a cameo appearance
after announcing his retirement last year,
began the festival about 25 minutes late
with a reiteration of the Ginkgo‘s con-
tribution to contemporary America.

He noted that literary masterpieces “My
Fair Ginkgo“ and ”Romeo and Ginkgo"
and athletic greats Karem Abdul Ginkgo
and Muhammad Ginkgo are only a few of
the stately Ginkgos many contributions to
mankind.

The festival was prefaced by a promise
Gates that the event would last
minutes and two hours.
“probably hour” tanother great
coiiipromisei This was the result of
criticism leveled at the committee
following a lengthy and sometimes boring
ritual In 1974.

A patriotic \‘icki Beck, wearing a stars
and stripes frock with a blue star on her
right cheek. followed Gates with more

from
between IT
one

examples of the valueot' the Ginkgo, which

originated many years ago in (‘hina
“Some people think the founder of this

was flaky."

country Beck read from a

scrawled manuscript. "No. he was Leafy.
Leafy Erickson. He was a (‘hinaman
blown of f course by gusts from the mighty
Ginkgo."

It was only appropriate in this Bicen—
tennial year that Beck read an ab-
breviated list of patriotic contributions
made by the tree.

Among them were:

The fact that paper used for the
Declaration of independence came from
Ginkgo wood.

The little—known fact that Paul Revere
tied his horse to a Ginkgo tree.

The startling revelation that George
Washington did not cut down a cherry tree,
but actually did his chopping on a Ginkgo.

'l‘he lofty notation that Ben Franklin
used Ginkgo wood in making his much-
publicized kite.

And last, but not least. the revealing
fact that Abe Lincoln used Ginkgo logs in
constructing his historic log cabin.

On behalf of the Ginkgo Festival

Committee. Beck pronounced the Ginkgo

"official emblem of the Bicentennial
community." Following her humorous
and sarcastic discourse. Gates took over
the podium tan aging sidewalk; and
provided background on the origin of the
Ginkgo tree.

It originated in Northern (‘liina. Gates
said. and was known for the silver fruit or
white nut berries that it produced. He then
went into a lengthy dialogue explaining the
use of the Ginkgo in cities in 20th (‘entury
:\lll(‘t‘l('.'t.

The token musical performance of the
day was provided by Lynn Montgomery
and his two daughters t they were with him

 

 

 

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\n official passes the time with an escaped gorilla (reportedly from
Holmes Hall) during Saturday‘s homecoming festivities while ['K
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Vicki Beck one of over 100 Ginko worshipers at Sunday' 5 festival. explains how
the unappreciated tree played an integral role in the discovery of America.

anyway, so l assume they were his off-
spring),

“lied or yellow, black or white, the
Ginkgo tree is out of sight,“ the trio sang.
“'I‘he Ginkgo tree. the ginkgo tree. it‘s
made for yin and it‘s made for me.“

Dawn Montgomery read a short history
of the Ginkgo she had managed to find in
some book. ”it has an unpleasant smell
and the seed inside is good to eat.” she
read,

In another part of the program. also
supplied by Montgomery and entitled.
“('hina, Marco Polo, Noodles and the
Ginkgo What Has All This to Do with Joe
ltologna‘.’", he provided more insight Into
the historical significance of the Ginkgo.

"if we didn‘t have things like the ginkgo
tree. we wouldn‘t have things like Joe
Hologna's. Mama Mia's. or (‘liow's. where

you can get Chinese food for $1," Mon-
tgomery said.

One of the rare treats of the afternoon
was the appearance of James Douglas
McArthur Williams and his intellectual.
treatise on a mind-boggling theory con-
cerning atoms and things like that.

“l know you've all been through this
before in your heads." Williams said of his
theory on evolution. the solar system and
tliedevelopment ofthouglit and philosophy
Ill our cult une.

\ ’l'ibetan Ginkgo Festival. performed
by Greg llofelicb and Kathy Statz,
the artistic portion of the day's activities

As he pulled several knives. incense and
a "sacred cow” from his bluesuitcase, Mr.
Kbibur talias llofelicht from Tibet.
reiterated a speech he learned from the
Tibet (‘liamber of ('ommerce.

( oiitiiiued on page It

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Letters and Spectrum articles should be
Room "4 Journalism Building. They
Letters should not exceed 250 words and Spectrum articles 750 warts.

editorials

addressed to the Editu'ial Page Editor
should be typed, doublespaced aid sigted.

Editorials do not represent the opinions of the University.

Bruce Winges
Editor-in-Chief

Ginny Edwards
Managing Editor

Susan Jones
Editorial Page Editor

Jack Koeneman
Associate Editor

 

 

 

Carroll offers leadership-not politics

This year’s gubernatorial race,
pitting incumbent Democratic Gov.
Julian M. Carroll against millionaire
Republican businessman Robert E.
Gable is a test between two unproven
men, both of whomclaim to be able
to lead Kentucky to new heights.

Although Carroll has served as
governor for to months now, his
tenure did not begin until after the
1974 state legislative session. Because
of Kentucky’s archaic laws, the state
house and senate do not meet an-
nually, so Carroll’s leadership
abilities have never really been put to
the test. One does not know how well
Carroll can push his own programs
through the legislature—which bills to
veto, pass, or approve in their for-
mative stages.

Hence, it is even hard to regard
Carroll as an incumbent, in the true
sense of the word, when it comes to
Kentucky politics. There have been
only two crises in the state during
Carroll’s term — the Red River Dam
controversy in Powell County and the
busing question in Jefferson County.
Whichever side Carroll took on either
dispute~ a very late anti for the dam
and a quiet negative for busing—
produced automatic enemies.

Gable, on the other hand, is a true
' politicalneophyte. He hasrun for only

 

Perhaps Kentucky’s most
pressing area in need of im‘
provement—other than the
ludicrous lack of state elementary
and secondary education funding—
is its judicial procedures.

The commonwealth’s current
judicial system has remained
virtually unchanged since its in»
ception in l89l. Now, some 84 years
later, the workload of state
municipal, police, appellate and
, particularly circuit courts has
i risen to a. crisis -leVel.

i A proposed state constitutional
amendment, which will appear on
Tuesday’s ballot, would radically
improve this current system. We
urge everyone to vote for this
amendment.

l The proposed changes are not so
complex as to be confusing, but are
extensive in nature. The amend-
ment would strip judicial powers
i from county judges and eliminate
quarterly, police and magistrate
courts. These courts would be
replaced by all encompassing

 

circuit court district.

Merging judicial responsibilities
into one court system will give
Kentuckians one level for primary
procedures instead of many.
Currently, it a dispute arises in
quarterly, police or magistrate
court, it is "appealed” to the
already overburdened circuit court

 

 

Kentucky badly needs
judicial amendment

district courts, located‘jn each”

one political office prior to this stab,
against former Gov. Louie Nunn in
the l972 Republican senatorial
primary. Needlessto say, he lost. But,
with a dearth of GOP candidates
vying for the governor’s crown in the
May Republican primaries, Gable
cast in his lot and came out on top.

But all background aside, it ap-
pears Carroll is the only real can—
didate in the race. There are many
reasons.

Carroll, as governor, has shown no
fear of the eastern Kentucky coal
powers. He is a strict proponent of
strip mine control and reclamation.
Though realizing coal is a major state
resource and knowing it is a major
part of the state welfare, Carroll also
realizes he is the one who runs the
state—r—not the coal mine operators.

A backer of coal severance taxes,
Carroll’s administration has sent
literally hundreds of thousands of
dollars to a desperately in-need
eastern Kentucky.

Gable, one must remember, did not
get his millions selling pencils on the
street corner. He owns the McCreary

County Coal (that’s COAL) and
Lumber Co. Enough said on that
issue.

Both Carroll and Gable, ”as in-
dicated earlier, oppose busing in

level. if the Amendment passes, an
appeal in district court proceeds
directly to the appellate level.
Much judicial bureaucracy and
feudinglover jurisdiction will be
eliminated.

The amendment also proposes
the formation of a state Supreme
court, giving Kentucky two tiers of
appellate jurisdiction for the first
time in the commonwealth’s
history. In the current system,
there is only one state court that
hears appeals from the circuit
court—~the Court of Appeals. Very
few states now exist without an
intermediate appellate court.
Under the new system, the 14-
judge court of appeals could handle
cases summarily, while the
proposed seven-judge supreme
court could take their time on cases
-requ.iring lengthy consideration.

Those circuit courts still over-
burdened atter institution of the
new system would be speeded by a
”pool of judges” system. Duly
elected circuit' judges, travelling

 

from district to district where
there appears to be much activity,
would quickly update an over
burdened district.

This important amendment
should work and it can work to
change the current judicial
system. Everyone’s right to a
speedy and fair trial is being
abused in this state.

 

 

Louisville; but both have gone about
it in different ways. Carroll, realizing
the busing order came from a fully
sanctioned federal court, did all in his
power to obey the edict of that court,
even though he personally disagreed
with it. He made his anti-busing
stance known and has done all he can
do to change the court’s ruling, but he
has not inflamed the issue or caused
an inseparable gap between the two
warring factions.

Gable, however, has done
everything but set a torch to an
already inflamed issue. His tactics in
voicing his opinions against the issue
bring back ugly memories of a bald
headed Georgian standing in front of
a restaurant with an axe handle in his
hand. There were many ways to treat
this issue politically —— Gable picked
the worst of all possible worlds.

In carefully selecting his opposition
on the proposed Red River Dam
Carroll~contrary to public opinion——
proved he did not decide completely
on the basis of political expediency.
Wendell Ford, in his successful U.S.
senatorial bid against incumbent Sen.
Marlow Cook in 1974, proved that the
dam~~at least to most Kentucky
voters—~was a non-issue. Ford did
everything but singlehandedly build
the dam brick by brick, yet won with

 

When the 12 districts for Urban
County Council seats were drawn
up three years ago, some skeptics
felt gerrymandering was involved
because the University community
was divided into two districts.

The truth of this matter has
never been disclosed. But since
Lexington’s merged government
went into effect in 1974 it has been
evident that the 3rd and 4th district
representatives are assets to
UK, the central city and Lexington-
Fayette County as a whole.

Third District Councilman Joe
Jasper and Fourth District
Councilwoman Pam Miller have
been the two most outspoken
council members in the diffiCUlt
first two years of merged govern-
ment. Of the two, however, only
Miller deserves reelection.

Jasper played important ad-
vocacy roles in the council’s
collective bargaining, housing and
transportation controversies. His
concern for the ”little man”
countered the pro/’progress”
intereSts of most council members.
But Jasper’s frequent absences
often prevented him from voicing
this concern at council meetings
and during preparatory work
sessions.

Fortunately, 3rd district cand-
idate Bill Bingham has proven he is
attuned to the needs of the black-,
working class- and student-popu-

 

 

Miller Bingham represent <
students, central city

54 per cent of the vote.

Carroll mulled over many studies
presented to him on the issue. There's
little doubt that he chose a politically
expedient moment to announce his
decision—in September—but he did,

in time, save the precious gorge.
With no real thought and much

political expediency in the matter,
Gable was quick to jump on a political
high horse. Apparently without
looking at any study, without viewing
the area himself and without thinking
of the public’s general welfare, he
unblinkingly opposed it. The
challenger was, of course, proven
right inthis case. Butwhat ifhe took a
similar headstrong attitude on every
issue presented to him?

Kentucky’s governor has to be a
person who will act decisively, yet
taketime to study important matters.
Gable reacted, but he didn’t think. it
was politics all the way, and who was
the last coal mine operator you knew
who was a staunch conservationist?

There are, of course, other mat-
ters—likethe rightof public employes
to unionize, a matter in which Gable
has constantly made a tool of himself
by voicing his opposition—which need
consideration. But in most of them
Carroll comes in miles ahead.

Vote for Carroll Tuesday.

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lated district. Long active in
neighborhoodimprovement
projects — particularly Pralltown
— Bingham has the experience and
philosophy to serve the district
well.

Pam Miller has provided a
necessary balance to the
businessman-dominated council as l
well as intelligence and hard work.

Miller is largely responsible for
stopping the potentially
devastating Rosemont Extension
highway project and has espoUsed
the philosophy that government
needn’t bow to every whim of the
automobile. She helped arrange
the appointments of several ex-
cellent people—including j
students~to boards and com-
missions. '

In the face of a critical housing
shortage, Miller has worked to j
establish the Local Development 5
Authority to provide low-income
housing incentives. She has also
lobbied to change long‘range
planning priorities to preserve
neighborhoods and protect the
environment.

Charles Sutton, Miller’s op-
ponent, has criticized financing of
sewer projects in his campaign but
has not attempted to provide a
solution. Sutton agrees with Miller
on most issues but gives no in-
dication he could represent the
district any better.

 

 

 

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lit‘t' llirowt ' . between acts got
almost as lliltt.” applause as the
music oi Linda lionstadt and the
lt'lying Burrito Brothers

The show was opened by .\n
drew hold. ltonsladls guitartisl
llis short sel oi his own songs was
pleasant. though lacking in
originality.

II he can get over his tendency
:o eniulale Jackson Browne and
the Eagles. he has the talent to
become a musical ioi'ce oi his
own in the iuture.

{onsladl was preceded by the
new version oi the Flying Burrito
Brothers.

.\lusically led by Kleinow on
pedel steel and I’ond (iuilbeau on
iiddle. Joel Scott Hill on guitar
and vocals. (‘hris Ethi'idge on
bass a iid (iene l’arsons on drums.
the Brothers iused a background
that included the original
l’ltil'l‘lttis. The Byrds and t‘anned
lleat iiilo a musical whole.

Kleinow an original Burrito.
provided the brightest iiiomenls.
He made his steel guitar growl
and sing on command and olten
played lead on pedal steel. with
Hill's guitar concentrating on
rylhmii.

The hand skilliully peri'orined
some oi ‘iie classics. "Wheels”.
"Sin (‘ily” and "Hot Burrito 2".
as well as material irom their
new record. with a iew country
standards thrown in.

tut with the exception oi
“Building Fires", their new
single. the new songs couldn‘t
compare with the old,

'l'hough trying to create an
image oi "iriendly iolks” with
their iabbering between songs.
llill’s and lithridge‘s constant
\ells oi ‘are you high” and
i'eierences to ‘ bluegrass” began
to grate

 

Linda Ronstadt performed in Memorial (‘oliseum Friday for the
homecoming concert.

Backed by a line hand with
Sneaky l’ele Kleinow sitting in.
l-tonstadl presented a solid set.
though somewhat short.

She has a line clear vmce. one
oi the best in the country—rock
lield. liven though the iniamous
echo oi Memorial (‘oliseum
caused some problems. she
capav a led the audience irom the
lII‘>t notes oi ltick llolierls'
“i'olorado” to her encore oi
"lleait Like \ Wheel "

In between there were iamiliar
songs. mostly drawn Irom her

two latest albums. They gave
ample evidence to her varied
sly les. as she switched irom pure
country to rock to a mixture ot
the two,

The touching “Love Has No
l’i‘ide” with Kleinow spo