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Vol. LXV No. 157
Thursday, April 18, 1974

an independent student newspaper

Universrty of Kentucky
Lexington. KY. 40506

 

ARC criticized for supporting Appalachian project

By BRUCE SLUSHER
Kernel Staff Writer

Appalachian Regional Commission
(ARC) has drawn criticism from several
sources for its use of funds to support the
Appalachian Education Satellite Project
(AESP).

The project will cost about $209 million
but will-be shared by many groups. “There
are a number of experiments,” said
Project Director. Dr. David Larimore.
“We are one experimenter out of about 30
who will be using the satellite."

LARIMORE SAID the “primary em-
phasis of the project would be the in-
service graduate education of teachers in
elementary reading and career
education.“ in Appalachian counties.

“The satellite is guaranteed for three
years. 24 hours a day by the National
Aeronautics and Space Administration
(NASA l . We will have a projected 64 hours
of transmission for \one year.” Larimore
said.

Two major sources of criticism of ARC
are the Whitesburg Mountain Eagle, a
regional newspaper, and Fifth District
Congressman Tim Lee Carter.

THE MOUNTAIN EAGLE believes
money spent on the experimentation could
be used in better ways. One example given
by the paper is to use money to support
new educational programs in specific
county systems. It would also like to see
more money pumped into cable and
educational television systems.

Carter. echoing some of the opinions of
the newspaper, said he would rather see
the money used for projects that would
directly aid people in Appalachian
counties.

According to the Mountain Eagle. Carter
said he ”thinks Appalachia needs the
satellite as bad as we need a hole in the
head.“ The money, he said. would be
better spent for housing, job training and
hospitals.

Student Senate tails again
to gain necessary quorum

By KAREN IIOSKINS
Kernel Staff Writer

STl'I)ENT SENATE failed for the third
time in a row Wednesday night to obtain
the quorum necessary to vote on an
amendment which would enable Student
Government (SC) president to attend
summer Board of Trustee meetings.

A vote to grant funds to the En-
vironmental Action Society (EAS) to
provide transportation to Saturday's Red
River Gorge Rally was the only business
accomplished.

THE AMENDMENT awaiting action
would advance the date newly elected SG
officials take office. and would assure

president-elect Dave Mucci admittance to
summer Board of Trustees meetings.

SG constitution requires an amendment
be passed at two consecutive regular
senate meetings. The amendment was
passed at the March 27 meeting, but a
quorum was not present at the following
meeting.

News In Brlet

by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS

0 Will run again

a Common criminal?
0 Kent State action
0 Stans testifies

e No chance

a Faye: speaks

0 Who's who
0 Today's weather...

Two continuations of that meeting have
failed to yield the required number of
senators.

’ SG vice-president Bob Clement. who
presided last night in the absence of
president Jim Flegle, said the amendment
would not be passed. since it was not
passed at the second consecutive meeting.

Investigation showed 80 could grant the
money and still retain a “cushion" fund for
emergenices. 86 funds cannot be carried
from one administration to its successor.

Senator Mark Kleckner presented a
request from EAS for funds to hire buses to
carry students to the Red River Dam
protest Saturday in Frankfort.

SENATOR Dave Williams. opposing the
funds. said SG should use the money to
stock up on office supplies.

“I think there are a lot of students who
don't want to see the dam built.“ said
Kleckner. “This is just as much their
money as it is ours." SG granted a
maximum of $200 to EAS.

. SAGINAW. Mich. — Newly elected
Democratic Rep. Bob Traxler vowed
Wednesday he will seek a full two-year
term in Congress next November and said
it was “a blunder" for President Nixon to
campaign for his opponent last week.

Traxler. the first Democrat elected from
Michigan‘s 8th Congressional District
since 1932, claimed he would have won
anyway. but said Nixon‘s campaign tour
“certainly made people aware of what the
election was all about."

OSAN FRANCISCO — US. Atty. Gen.
William Saxbe branded Patricia Hearst a
common criminal Wednesday, and a
federal grand jury began considering
whether she willingly wielded a gun in a
terroist bank robbery.

Saxbe said in Washington he was con
vinced the 20-yearold newspaper heiress
was ”not a reluctant participant" in the
$10,000-robbery Monday by a heavily
armed gang which wounded two persons in
its getaway.

HE IIAS also said he will attempt to stop
the “absolutely foolish“ project in
Congress. “I think they (ARC) just have
people who dream up things without any
practical knowledge of the area at all."
Carter said.

ARC was established in 1965 by the

Appalachian Regional Development Act
by Congress. It is a federal and state
agency that uses professional expertise
and federal funds to examine regional
problems from roads to health and
education services.

Continued on page 3

Focus a field

Engineering student Jim Miller surveys for class in front of the Ad-
ministration Buildhg. (Kernel staff photo by Brian Harrigaa.)

0 WASHINGTON — Spurred by suits
following the deaths of four students at
KentState University in 1970. the Supreme
Court Wednesday opened the way for
citizens to take state officials into court to
answer for their acts.

The high court unanimously rejected the
notion that state officials have an absolute
immunity from law suits. They have
immunity for their official acts. said Chief
Justice Warren E. Burger for the court.
but it is qualified.

0 NEW YORK - Former Commerce
Secretary Maurice H. Stans testified
Wednesday that financier Robert L. Vesco
never recened a payoff in return for a
secret $200.000 cash contribution to
President Nixon‘s 1972 election campaign.

0 WASHINGTON —The chairmanofthe

llouse panel considering a Senate-passed
bill providing for publicly financed
congressional races says there is no
chance the House will approve the
measure.

 

ODH. FAYEZ A. Sayegh of‘the Kuwait
Mission to the UN. will speak tonight at 8
pm. in Room 106 of the Classroom
Building. Sayegh. a noted Middle East
scholar and author. will talk on. “The
(‘ontemporary Middle East: Pouring Oil
on a Smouldering Problem."

.l|.\l. \\. .\|.\\’N(I|l. .|l{.. a 1944 UK
graduate. will be listed in the second
edition of "Engineersof Distinction. Who‘s
Who in Engineering." Maynor is a
mechanical engineering professor at
Auburn University.

Maynor is also listed in “American Men
ol Science." “Dictionary of International
Biography" and “Two Thousand Men of
Achievement

...cloudless

Today ought to be cloudless and warm—
highs in the low 705. But cloudy skies and
increasing humidity should develop
tonight. with a possibility of rain on
Friday.

 

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O O O 0
Crime is ingrained

Last week. the Federal Bureau of Investigation was
on the carpet a gain. although for not nearly as serious
a reason as the Bureau‘s involvement with
Watergate.

This time. it was the Law Enforcement Assistance
Association taking a poke at FBI crime-rate figures.
An LEAA survey of New York City. Chicago. Detroit.
Los Angeles and Philadelphia showed a significantly
higher crime rate in these major cities than had been
reported by the FBI in the latter's annual report.

The FEAA survey discovered that many citizens
didn't report crimes to law enforcement agencies.
Reasons included lack of trust in police. apathy. fear
of" reprisal and other like examples.

Was the FBI goofing off. cribbing
cheahng?

No It was the citizens of these five cities that made
the F Bl look a bit awkward

L K has had its own crime survey conducted by
sociology student David Weinstein. which shows the
five-city trend holds true here.

According to the Weinstein study. many students
who were victims of dorm theft just didn't bother to
report these crimes to police. Reasons included fear
on the victims‘ part of getting an acquaintance in
trouble with the law. apathy, or a feeling that the
stolen article wasn’t worth the effort required to
report its loss.

Why? Because crime is inherent to the American
system.

Ridiculous? Consider that Jesse James, Billy the
Kid. the Walton Gang are all storied heroes.
Remember the airplane highjacker who first used a
parachute to escape with a ransom? A folk hero.

The problem. then, is not that crime is running
rampant, but that crime is ingrained into our very
nature. Only when we stop ourselves from jaywalking
or littering will we be on the road to stopping crime.

figures.

Nicholas Von Hoffman

 

 

Letters to the Kernel

Dam would spoil Red River Gorge

What would a dam on the Red
River do? After you drive
through the Nada tunnel and
down to the iron bridge over Red
River the reservoir would be to
your left and would ex tend under
the bridge and a short ways
upstream. As you then drive
upstream through the gorge you
would see no more reservoir.

However. during spring flood,
this entire area accessible by car
would hold water backed up from
the dam. The highest floods
would cover much of the road and
bring flood water to the floor of
the upper high bridge. As the
floods recede everything would
be covered with mud and the
waterline of beer cans, bread
wrappers and chlorox bottles
would cross the road at many
points.

I think the gorge would be
spoiled for those who now enjoy a

Sunday afternoon drive through
it. The upper gorge. accessible
only on foot. would be unaffected.
To stop this outrage (opposed
by our state Senators Maloney
and Graves and Lexington Mayor
Petitl. whereby the US. Army
Corps of Engineers plans to use
your money to flood your national
forest and destroy your
recreational area. write to
Governor Ford and join the
march at Frankfort April 20.
Wayne H. Davis
Professor of Zoology

Damage clean-up

The residents of Stamping
Ground. just 20 miles from
Lexington. were badly hit by the
tornado. Estimates run as high as
90 to 95 per cent of the homes
extensively damaged or
destroyed.

There is still an immense
amount of clean-up work to be
done. Fields have to be cleared of
debris and homes need roofs.

Capt. Muck of the Lexington
Salvation Army is coordinating
restoration efforts in Stamping
Ground and has asked for
assistance from University of
Kentucky students.

lam asking for student help for
Saturday. April 20. If any student
is interested in assisting this
community. please meet at the
Commonwealth Stadium at 8:30
am. Saturday. We will leave
from there.

If any other organized group
would like to help. please join us
or call the Lexington Salvation
Army.

If you would like more in-
formation or need a ride. call me
at 277-9241. evenings.

(‘hela Richardson
Journalism-senior

Sen. Mondale's dilemma: Nobody knows my name

WASHINGTON — Even in
Vermont. from whence the
Republicans sent him to the
Senate. they probably don't know
Robert Stafford‘s name; and the
Democrat who heads the sub—
committee. the other Minnesotan
running for the Presidency. is as
decent as he is obscure. Fritz
Mondale doesn't get the big press
coverage at his hearings that
Teddy Kennedy does.

Thelasttimethe subcommittee
over which Mondale presides
held public hearings on children‘s
charities. they had to import
i’cter Falk. the guy who plays
(‘olumbo on television. to get
some attention. That's how non-
liouschold words have to operate
ll('l‘t‘. Before that hearing the
staff people were calling around.
asking w bo knew a movie star
w lio would come and say
any thing in order to get some illk.

'l'llI'IY'l) IHHLIHHH‘II) with
the media once before. because
llicy '(l lcakcd tlicir juicicst news
tidbits to .lack .\udcrson so llt‘
could run them III the papers the
morning the hearings started.

Much of the media seemed to be
retaliating for being scooped by
not covering the hearings this
time.

There were only a few of us
present to appreciate Mr. Paul
Funk. executive vice president of
the Epilepsy Foundation. and his
colleagues in the noble work of
the cure and treatment of this
disease. The testimony
developed that. in addition to
compensating Mr. Funk at more
than 840.000 3 year. the foun-
dation also pays him a $12000
"signer fee" for putting his
signature on his contract.

Mr. Gordon. the lawyer
representing Epilepsy. explained
that this was not a bonus. but a
sum paid to guarantee Mr.
Funk's services exclusively to
the foundation and to prevent him
from skipping out to another
disease. Just like Wilt ('ham—
berlain found he was con-
tractually forbidden to jump
from the Lakers to play for the
(‘onquistadors so Mr, Funk may
not jump to (‘ystic Fibrosis.
t‘anccr. .\rthritis or (‘erebral
l’alsy '

THERE WAS also some
discussion as towhether the AMX
on which the foundation pays
most of the leasing charges. and
in which Mr. Funk does most of
the driving. is or is not a sports
car. Pressing on. Senator Staf-
ford wanted to know. “Are your
contributors made aware that
approximately one-half of their
money will go to the
management. overhead and
fund-raising?"

“Yes. if they ask.“
answered.

Then. remarking that less than
4 per cent of their money goes for
research. Sen. Mondale asked.
“If you said that three cents of
every dollar is going for
research. do you think you‘d get
much money?"

Mr. Funk

1 ”FY l‘Il.l(‘lTl€l) .-\ discursive
answer from Mr. Funk. who did
manage to point out that
November is national epilepsy
month. a fact that sould be of
great pride to Scorpios, But
whether that means mankind is
only afflicted with 12 big-league
diseases. or what we should do in

case science should score another
breakthrough and discover a 13th
major affliction. was never
talked about. No one in the room
seemed to realize how fast and
how far a disease like muscular
dystrophy has come. or that a
disease like myasthenia gravis—
which is only slightly better
known than Fritz Mondale—has
promise of drawing far more
contributions for its campaigns
than the Senator.

Mondale gave no inkling of
annoyance that an obscure dis-
ease could do so well and he so
poorly. but he pushed ahead.
wanting to know why the foun-
dation had spent $55,000 last year
in employment agency fees.
These and other questions about
how the money got frittered away
betrayed the Senator‘s absolute
ignorance of the reason for Big-
Time t‘harity. USA.

It isn't to help cure epilepsy
or nephritis or autism or Cad—
wallader's Syndrome or to line
the pockets of fundraisers and
charity bureaucrats. it is to make
tli givers feel good; to provide us

with telethons; to give fading
comics top billing at the benefits;
to give us small. little givers an
opportunity to meet. socialize
and have fun marching on our
neighbors and getting them to put
something in the pot. Charity is
losers. like John D. Rockefeller
III. paying out enough money
to be called philanthropists and
taken seriously by journalists
when they talk about subjects
they don’t understand.

NEITHER THE GIVERS nor
the recipients can take too many
winners like Sabin and his polio
vaccine. Sen. Mondale can't
fathom that kind of thinking. but
let's hope the Epilepsy Foun-
dation people do.

()n the way out after the
hearing. their lawyer twinkled
back at a questioner. smiled and
said. “Nobody‘s ever been in-
dicted by following my advice."

Nicholas \‘on Hoffman is a
columnist with King Features
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Larimort termed C. .‘ter's
examples a, a few of the con-
ventional methods now used to
help people ofthe region. He said
AESP will also help people even
though it's only an experiment.
He said the benefits of in-service
training for teachers are im-
mense.

AESP was conceptionalized in
1973 for two reasons, Larimore
said. One. it will develop courses
in reading and career-education
instruction for teachers in the
Appalachian region. It will also
determine the feasibility of
transmitting these courses over a
large geographical area with the
use of communication satellites.

.\.\' AESP “Overview
Technical Report. No. 2" con-
tendsone of the main purposes of
ARC is to upgrade the teaching
profession in Appalachia. an area
in which difficult circumstances
are always present.

As ARC surveyed regional
teachers it became apparent that
iii-service teacher training op-
portunities were necessary. the
report said. The teachers agreed
that reading improvements and
career education were topics of
special importance to their own
training for classroom work.

Six objectives of the project
were outlined in the report:

~EXI’LORE 'I‘IIE feasibility
of using the fixed broadcast
satellites and linking terrestrial
communications systems to
deliver educational services.

Examine the effectiveness of
the instruction sequences of
televised lectures. audio feed-
back with immediate answers.
ancillary practice activities and
review testing.

r-llelp broaden understanding
in regard to workable ways to
organize trans—state projects
conceived to solve common
problems when greater economy
and quality is promised by large-
scale delivery and resource
pooling.

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~v~Demonstrate the feasibility
of developing central com-
puterized information systems
for delivery via satellite.

~~I)emonstrate the feasibility
of increasing the number of
communications satellites,
broadcast channels and air time.

in order to increase course op-

tions and make quality education
equally accessible in all parts of
the country.

THE FIRST satellite broad-
cast. on July 2, will benefit 1,200
Appalachian—region teachers.
Four graduate-level courses
broadcast during the experiment
will open new fields of education
in geographically isolated areas.

These broadcasts could be sent
by microwave transmitted by
towers about 40 miles apart. But
the satellite eliminates the
towers needed to transmit
courses to remote areas. Both
procedures cost about the same.

“We're exploring another way
of doing things that may in fact
be cheaper and better in the long
run." Larimore said concerning
the use of satellites instead of
IOVVOI‘S.

Benefits rise up because the
satellites can reach remote
areas sud: as the interior of
Alaska.

Satellites could be used on a
larger scale by transmitting
more courses over a larger area.
(me application could be an
Appalachian University via
Sateiiite. by using 25 to it)
broadcasts channels instead of
oneon a full-time satellite for the
entire Appalachian region.

REGIONAL universities and
resource centers could become
involved in developing courses
for transmission of not only
career education and elementary
reading. but more courses for
teachers and other courses for
doctors. lawyers and engineers.

Another application could be
the broadcasting of advanced
math and science for high schools
which do not have enough
students to offer these courses.

At least four other states have
contacted the University for the
use of materials involved. After
the demonstration on July 2 the
course will be aired over the
state—wide network according to
Larimore.

“One and a half million dollars
will come to the University for
the development of soft-ware.
development and printing of
materials and providing sup-
portive materials. These will
come over a two and a half year
period." explained Larimore.

AESP will receive $2.2 million
in operating funds for the next
two and one half years from the
National Institute of Education
and the National Center for
Education Technology.

The Resource Coordinating
(‘enter will divide the money
between three institutions the
project involves. ARC will
receive $200000 to direct the
project.

'I‘IIE .\I’l’.\l..\('lll.\.\' Regional
Education Service Agency who
receives the satellite broadcasts
will get $500,000 for operating
costs and the I'K (‘ollege of
Education will get about $1.5
million for their part in the
project.

“One and one half million will
come to the I'niversity for the
development of soft—ware.
development and printing of
materials and providing sup-
portive materials.” . said
Larimore.

Larimore and Dr. J.'l‘. Stevens.
assistant education professor.
will direct the programs.

NAACP says
state lacks

black police

l.()l'|S\'ll.LE. Ky. (AP) — The
National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
Kentucky branch, has asked for a
federal probe of State Police
hiring practices.

John J. Johnson. state
president. said the organization,
after an investigation of its own,
feels the department is lagging in
the recruiting and hiring of black
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as The Kentucky Kernel since "715. The Kernel Press Inc. founded 1971 Third class
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the University of Kentucky campus. Advertising, room no and News Department room
114 Advertising published herein is intended to help the reader buy. Any false or
misleading advertising should be reported to me Editors.

Steve Swift. Editor-in-(‘hief

O O O 0
Crime is ingrained

Last week. the Federal Bureau of Investigation was
on the ca met a gain. although for not nearly as serious
a reason as the Bureau‘s involvement with
Watergate.

This time. it was the Law Enforcement Assistance
Association taking a poke at FBI crime-rate figures.
An LEAA survey of New York City. Chicago. Detroit.
Los Angeles and Philadelphia showed a significantly
higher crime rate in these major cities than had been
reported by the FBI in the latter’s annual report.

The FEAA survey discovered that many citizens
didn't report crimes to law enforcement agencies.
Reasons included lack of trust in police. apathy. fear
of reprisal and other like examples.

Was the FBI goofing off. cribbing
cheanng?

No. It was the citizens of these five cities that made
the FBI look a bit awkward. ,

['K has had its own crime survey. conducted by
sociology student David Weinstein. which shows the
five-city trend holds true here.

According to the Weinstein study. many students
who were victims of dorm theft just didn‘t bother to
report these crimes to police. Reasons included fear
on the victims‘ part of getting an acquaintance in
trouble with the law. apathy, or a feeling that the
stolen article wasn’t worth the effort required to
report its loss.

Why? Because crime is inherent to the American
system.

Ridiculous? Consider that Jesse James, Billy the
Kid. the Walton Gang are all storied heroes.
Remember the airplane highjacker who first used a
parachute to escape with a ransom? A folk hero.

The problem. then, is not that crime is running
rampant, but that crime is ingrained into our very
nature. Only when we stop ourselves from jaywalking
or littering will we be on the road to stopping crime.

figures.

Nicholas Von Hoffman

 

 

Letters to the Kernel

Dam would spoil Red River Gorge

What would a dam on the Red
River do? After you drive
through the Nada tunnel and
down to the iron bridge over Red
River the reservoir would be to
your left and would extend under
the bridge and a short ways
upstream. As you then drive
upstream through the gorge you
would see no more reservoir.

However. during spring flood.
this entire area accessible by car
would hold water backed up from
the dam. The highest floods
would cover much of the road and
bring flood water to the floor of
the upper high bridge. As the
floods recede everything would
be covered with mud and the
waterline of beer cans, bread
wrappers and chlorox bottles
would cross the road at many
points.

I think the gorge would be
spoiled for those who now enjoy a

Sunday afternoon drive through
it. The upper gorge, accessible
only on foot. would be unaffected.
To stop this outrage (opposed
by our state Senators Maloney
and Graves and Lexington Mayor
Petiti. whereby the US. Army
Corps of Engineers plans to use
your money to flood your national
forest and destroy your
recreational area. write to
Governor Ford and join the
march at Frankfort April 20.
Wayne H. Davis
Professor of Zoology

Damage clean-up

The residents of Stamping
Ground. just 20 miles from
Lexington. were badly hit by the
tornado. Estimates run as high as
90 to 95 per cent of the homes
extensively damaged or
destroyed.

There is still an immense
amount of clean—up work to be
done. Fields have to be cleared of
debris and homes need roofs.

Capt. Muck of the Lexington
Salvation Army is coordinating
restoration efforts in Stamping
Ground and has asked for
assistance from University of
Kentucky students.

lam asking for student help for
Saturday. April 20. If any student
is interested in assisting this
community. please meet at the
Commonwealth Stadium at 8:30
a.m. Saturday. We will leave
from there.

If any other organized group
would like to help, please join us
or call the Lexington Salvation
Army.

If you would like more in-
formation or need a ride. call me
at 277-9241. evenings.

(‘hela Richardson
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Sen. Mondale's dilemma: Nobody knows my name

WASHINGTON — Even in
Vermont. from whence the
Republicans sent him to the
Senate. they probably don't know
Robert Stafford's name: and the
Democrat who heads the sub-
committee. the other Minnesotan
running for the Presidency. is as
decent as he is obscure. Fritz
Mondale doesn‘t get the big press
coverage at his hearings that
Teddy Kennedy does.

Thelasttimethesubcommittee
over which Mondale presides
held public hearings on children's
charities. they had to import
I’ctcr Falk. the guy who plays
('olumbo on television. to get
some attention. That‘s how non-
houschold words have to operate
llt‘l‘t'. Before that hearing the
staff people were calling around.
asking \\ ho knew a movie star
\\ ho would come and say
anything in order togct some ink.

'I‘IIICV'I) lHiH-IHHH‘II) with
the media once before. because
they 'd lcakcd their juiciest news
tidbits to Jack Anderson so he
could run them in the papers the

morning the hearings started

Much of the media seemed to be
retaliating for being scooped by
not covering the hearings this
time.

There were only a few of us
present to appreciate Mr. Paul
Funk. executive vice president of
the Epilepsy Foundation. and his
colleagues in the noble work of
the cure and treatment of this
disease. The testimony
developed that. in addition to
compensating Mr. Funk at more
than 340.000 a year. the foun-
dation also pays him 3 312.000
“signer fee" for putting his
signature on his contract.

Mr. Gordon. the lawyer
representing Epilepsy. explained
that this was not a bonus. but a
sum paid to guarantee Mr.
Funk's services exclusively to
the foundation and to prevent him
from skipping out to another
disease. Just like Wilt (‘ham-
licrlain found he was con-
tractually forbidden to jump
from the Lakcrs to play for the
t‘onquistadors. so Mr. Funk may
not jump to (‘ystic Fibrosis.
(‘anccix Arthritis or (‘erebral
i‘alsy ‘

THERE WAS also some
discussion as towhether the AMX
on which the foundation pays
most of the leasing charges. and
in which Mr. Funk does most of
the driving. is or is not a sports
car. Pressing on. Senator Staf—
ford wanted to know. “Are your
contributors made aware that
approximately one-half of their
money will go to the
management. overhead and
fund-raising?“

“Yes. if they ask." Mr. Funk
answered.

Then. remarking that less than
4 per cent of their money goes for
research. Sen. Mondale asked.
“If you said that three cents of
every dollar is going for
research. do you think you'd get
much money?"

’I HEY El.l(‘lTEl) A discursive
answer from Mr. Funk. who did
manage to point out that
November is national epilepsy
month. a fact that sould be of
great pride to Scorpios But
whether that means mankind is
only afflicted with 12 big-league
diseases. or what we should do in

case science should score another
breakthrough and discover a 13th
major affliction. was never
talked about. No one in the room
seemed to realize how fast and
how far a disease like muscular
dystrophy has come. or that a
disease like myasthenia gravis—
which is only slightly better
known than Fritz Mondale—has
promise of drawing far more
contributions for its campaigns
than the Senator.

Mondale gave no inkling of
annoyance that an obscure dis-
ease could do so well and he so
poorly. but he pushed ahead.
wanting to know why the foun-
dation had spent $55000 last year
in employment agency fees.
These and other questions about
how the money got frittered away
betrayed the Senator's absolute
ignorance of the reason for Big-
Timc (‘harity. USA.

It isn't to help cure epilepsy
or nephritis or autism or Cad-
walladcr‘s Syndrome or to line
the pockets of f'und-raisers and
charity bureaucrats. It is to make
tfi givers feel good; to provide us

with telethons; to give fading
comics top billing at the benefits;
to give us small. little givers an
opportunity to meet. socialize
and have fun marching on our
neighbors and getting them to put
something in the pot. Charity is
losers. like John D. Rockefeller
III. paying out enough money
to be called philanthropists and
taken seriously by journalists
when they talk about subjects
they don‘t understand.

NEITHER THE (RIVERS nor
the recipients can take too many
winners like Sabin and his polio
vaccine. Sen. Mondale can‘t
fathom that kind of thinking. but
let‘s hope the Epilepsy Foun-
dation people do.

()n the way out after the
hearing. their lawyer twinkled
back at a questioner. smiled and
said. "Nobody's ever been in-
dicted by following my advice.“

Nicholas Von Hoffman is a
columnist with King Features
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