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Vol. LXV No. 105
Wednesday, February 6, 1974

an independent student newspaper

University of Kentucky
Lexington. KY. '40506

 

Senate OKs
vet school

for Murray

By RON MITCHELL

Kernel Staff Writer

FRANKFURT — Supporters of a school
of veterinary medicine for Kentucky won a
major battle Tuesday when the state
senate passed SB 69 by a vote of 23 to 9 with

three abstentions.
The bill stipulates that the school be

located at Murray State University but
does not specify an exact financial ap-
propriation. The original b ill. sponsored by
Sen. Pat McCuiston (Ii—Pembroke).
requested a total of $30 million from the
state over the next two years for the

school.
The deletion was made by an amend-

ment from the state governments com.
mittee.

A SECOND committee amendment,
which would have granted the Council on
Public Higher Education the authority to
decide the location, was defeated in a floor
vote earlier in the day by the same
margin.

McCuiston. who led a one-man battle to
have the school established at Murray.

fought off several opponents at Tuesday's
lengthy session At one point in the debate
McCuiston refused to answer questions
from Sen. Mike Moloney (D-Lexington), a
strong opponent of the bill.

Speaking in favor of the bill. McCuiston

met“?

8en.MlkeMoloney
said his 50 years as a farmer had shown
him the “need for a veterinary school in
the state."
Ill-2 (‘ITl-Il) several statements from a
recent survey by the Council on Public
Higher Education which looked at

veterinary education programs in the
state and the status of veterinary services.

Moloney said the legislators needed to
look at the proposal realistically and cited
a recent regional survey which advised
against establishing veterinary schools in
the southern region until a need was
established.

"1 am not the senator from UK. nor will I
ever he. I can see a need for such a school
in Kentucky but we must look at this as a
regional problem.“ he said.

MOLUNEY explained that several
southern universities had recently
established veterinary schools or had
expanded current facilities. Moloney said
to ignore the regional needs would be the
"heighth of irresponsibility."

Following the session. Moloney said the
vote wasa “goddamned disaster“ and as a
result the (‘ouncil on Public Higher
Education should be abolished.

(‘ontinued on Page 6

 

40 supporters

present views

of basketball

teams for girls

By RON MITCHELL

Kernel Staff Writer

FRANKFURT — Some 40 supporters presented a one-sided

view of women‘s athletics Tuesday to the state house of
representatives education committee during testimonies on
mandatory high school girls‘ basketball teams.

Backers of HB 73. mostly from Louisville where such
teams are already a reality at many of the schools. Jammed
the meeting room to speak in favor of the bill.

Most of the testimony outlined inequities in sports between
males and females with the only opposition coming from a
representative of the Kentucky High School Athletic
Association (KHSAAi. who said such decisions should be

made locally and not on a state-wide basis.

"8 73. sponsored by Sen. Nicholas Baker (D—Louisvillei
stipulates that “any secondary school which maintains a
basketball team for boys for other than intramural purposes.

shall maintain the same for girls.“

Penalty for failure to comply with the law. should it pass
both houses and be okayed by Gov. Wendell Ford. is a fine of

more than $100 but less than $500.

Wtinesses testified that equal representation of all girls‘
sports is essential but the basketball bill is a “start in the

right direction."

PENNY HARRISON. representing the Louisville chapter
of the National Organization for Women (NOW). cited
figures indicating that girls' athletics draws an equal
number. it not more. of fans than do boys' sports events.

George Chapman. another member of the Louisville NOW
chapter. said “it‘s ridiculous when we in this country pride
ourselves in physical fitness but exclude one half of our

popula tion."

“Surely. as a state. we want to act now to provide equality

for women in sports rather than have it forced upon us.
Chapman said. citing pending federal legislation which

would force equality upon all states.

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Central
air

Continued on Page 6

A permanent cooling system
seems to have been hntnlled nt
Knstle Hall (Kernel staff photo by
Phil Gronhong).

 

News In Brief

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

0 Feed calls Guardsmen

0 Increase in funds

0 Rights to sunshine
0 Superpowers talk
0 Better health care

0 Plead the fifth

0 Today's weather...

0 FRANKFURT - Gov. Wendell Ford
Sdld 'l‘uesday that 1.000 Kentucky National
(.uardsmen have been activated to cope
with the effects of the independent
truckers' strike and that convoys of trucks
will begin Wednesday morning.

“Based on all information available. the
situation is critical."the governorsaidina
news conference. declaring communities
are experiencing serious food. fuel and
material shortages.

Earlier in the day. l3 Army Guard
helicopters roamed over the state.
checking for possible truck incidents along
four-lane highways.

O\\.\Slll\(;'l‘0.\ — President Nixon has
requested a $23 3 million increase in funds
for the Appalachian regional development
program for fiscal year 197.3. bringing
total outlays sought to $293 5 million.

The requests. disclosed in the
Presidents proposed budget. indicates
that most of the additional funds would be
used for area development programs.

O'I‘UKYU — A judge heard complaints
from homeowners demanding a "right to
sunshine" and then ordered the builder of
a high-rise apartment complex to limit the
structures height to It! stories instead of
It; A suit had been filed by angry neigh-
bors who feared the tall building would
keep the sunlight out of their single-family
homes.

O\\'.\Slll.\'(;T(i.\'--The United States and
the Soviet Union Tuesday decided to
reopen their nuclear arms limitation talks
in Geneva Feb 19

It was also decided that Secretary of
State Henry A Kissinger \Hll visit Moscow
in late March to prepare for a trip by
President Nixon

The twm developments grew out of a
visit by Societ Foreign Minister :\ll(ll‘(‘l A
(lrom) ko and marked a rcaffirmation of a
dctcntc ptillt‘} between the two super-
powers

0 \\ .\SIII.\(;T0\ — President Nixon said
'l‘ucsday that his national health insurance
proposal would strengthen the present
health care system. not destroy it.

.(‘LI‘IVI‘ILANIL tlhio An (‘X-(lhio
.\ationa| Guardsman called before the
Kent State federal grand jury refused to
testify Tuesday and asked for full im~
munity. his attorney said,

(‘ l). Lambros of (‘leveland said James
l’ierce. one of his clients. pleaded the Fifth
Amendment right to protection from self-
mcrimmation w hen he was called to
testify

...Warmer

.\ftcr a brief scare the weather will
return to its normal self Today will be
lllt‘l't‘ttSltlgl} cloudy and a good l)ll warmer
\\|lll a high In the 30s The temperature
tonight should reach only the low 40s
There is. however. a .30 per cent chance of
rain today and tonight

 

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Challenge to Congress

If 1973 was the year of challenges to Richard Nixon
and the institution of the Presidency, then 1974 will be
a year of challenges to a Congress which must decide
on his impeachment.

Nixon has repeatedly asserted, despite mounting
Watergate evidence, he will not resign his mandate-
earned office. Nixon points to his overwhelming
election majority against Democrat George
McGovern as a central reason for “hanging tough.”
Can 62 per cent of the American people be wrong?

That number has dwindled remarkably since last
November. In the latest Gallup poll, Nixbn plum-
meted to an all-time low of 26 per cent. Clearly (if
Gallup‘ 5 figures are anywhere near correct) Nixon
has been reevaluated by those who delivered the 1972
mandate.

These same voters have also shifted the onus to
Congress. Since Nixon will not resign, it is therefore
inevitable the House must vote on impeachment.
Capitol Hill sources say Judiciary Committee
chairman Peter Rodino (D-NJ) will recommend
impeachment. The House then in this year of elec-
tions, must squarely face the issue of undoing a past
election.

The test is two fold. On the one hand, of course, is
whether Richard Nixon should be “bound over” to the
Senate for trial. On the other, Congress must decide if
it will listen to the people’s call for an end to govern-
mental chicanery or to the traditional Congressional
motto that to be reelected is the one overriding goal
on the Hill.

Making the choice even more complex is the
possibility of Nixon dying a martyr’s death at the
hand of a Democratic majority. The impeachment
question, from Rodino’s Judiciary Committee,
through the House vote and, if called for, the Senate
judicial sitting, must be handled scrupulously.

It is unnatural for Congress to act completely
straight-forward and above board. This body
traditionally handles its business in back rooms over
bourbon and a deck of cards. Camaraderie is its
keynote. That this relationship among the 431
members will be put to the test is obvious. An anxious
nation awaits the result of monumental consciential
wrestling match.

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Letters to the Kernel

‘You're choking me to death'

I would like to address this
letter to all the smokers on the
[K campus. I am not out to hurt
anybodys feelings. I just want to
let you know that you r are
choking me, to death. My gripes
are my own and I speak only for
myself. Others may agree with
what I say but any criticisms
should be directed to me.

i t The classrooms are like pool
halls. at times. When I first came
to 1K in the fall of '71. I
remember seeing ”no smoking“
signs in most of the rooms. but
most of them no longer exist.
Students. and faculty alike went
ahead and lit up. not thinking of
the non-smokers in the room that
usually outnumber the smokers.

2) The Student (‘enter Theatre
isa little better than it used to be.
Smoking is prohibited in any
indoor theatre. but the SCB just
ignores the violations that occur
and the rest of the people must
breath bad smelling air.

3) People who smoke while on
the elevators. across campus,
have no consideration for other
people's rights to breath while
travelling from one floor to
another,

4) The basketball games are
also getting bad. Why don’t you
smokers get up, walk to the
corridors and smoke like it
should be? If your legs hurt. find
me in the crowd and I'll help you
out.

Dilt. Publishers Hall Syndicate

5! The campus busses are also
a hazard to people who wish to
breath clean air. Some people
feel the “nosmoking please" sign
up front doesn't apply to them.
Well, you're wrong.

Granted. I should have said
something to these people in-
dividually earlier. but I haven't.
Now. I am saying that it bothers
me. I'm asking that smokers
please be more considerate of
those around them and respect
the rights of others who don't
wish to have smoke in their eyes
and a bad smell in their heads.
Peace.

('raig 'l‘olliver
Sociology-junior

sting, Pottsdown pain

 

 

 

By ROBERT J. BOYLE

POTTSTOWN, Par—The bee stings
in Washington and the pain is felt
in Pottstown. too. The Goycrnmcnt
clamps Lcs Whittcn, Jack Anderson's
aide. in jail for cight hours, and the
clanking jail door is heard round the
World. Pottstown ('ouncil holds a se-
cret mccting. and when it's uncovered.
the news about it is confined to Potts—
town. Censorship. goycrnmcnt con-
trols and scurccy arcn't limited to
pcople ili