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Joe McBride pause for a monrent during yesterday‘s
session of the state House of Representatives. Sartre

KRC sues Corps

Coalition disputes state’s claim

By BETSY PEARCE
Kernel Staff Writer

The Army Corps of Engineers and
the Kentucky Rivers Coalition
(KRC) remain at odds over a KRC
suit charging that contracts between
the state and COE illegally obligate
the legislature to spend $14.6 million
over a 50-year period.

State attorneys responded to the
suit Tuesday, saying that the four
cost-sharing contracts for con-
struction projects signed by former
Gov. Wendell Ford in 1973 are legal.

The suit challenges the con-
stitutionality of the contracts and
was filed Nov. 5 by a group of
property owners and en-
vironmentalists who are KRC
members.

William B. Martin, KRC attorney,
said the suit charges that such an
obligation is “clearly and plainly" in
violation d six sections of the
Kentucky Constitution.

Prohibiting the state from in-
curring more than “casual debts,"
the Kentucky Constitution requires
anything exceeding those to be put to
a vote, according to the suit. in
addition, it says that only the
legislature, not the governor acting
alone, can authorize spending tax
money.

KRC coordinator Chuck Hoffman
said the state’s response was “what
we expected. As soon as we get a
legal response filed at the circuit
court in Frankfort, we‘ll wait for the
hearirg."

Hoffman said he anticipates a
hearing before Christmas, because
declaratory judgement actions
usually receive precedence over
other cases on the circuit court’s
docket.

Yesterday, Hoffman said he
received a letter from brigadier
gene'al E.R. Heiberg, Corps Ohio
River division engineer, responding
to a request made by the KRC that
Corps halt land-buying arxi con-
struction until the suit is settled in
court. The letter said that as long as
the contracts are still valid, binding
agreements approved by the state.

Corps is under “no legal or moral
obligation” to halt the projects.

The Corps has a responsibility to
the environment, as well as to
taxpayers and Congress. argued
Heiberg. To stop project con-
struction at this point would cost not
only the Corps, but the government
and ultimately taxpayers, millions
of dollars. he said.

“Of course, we don’t agree,”
Hoffman said. “In the first place, we
don‘t think the projects’ recreational
benefits will materialize according
to the Corps’ expectations. If the

EN TUCKY

Vol. LXVIII, Number 78 Ker

Friday. December 3, 1976

an independent student newspaper

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University ofKentuchy
Lexington, Kentucky

Judicial reform article
slowed in legislature

l-‘rom staff and Associated Press
dispatches

FRANKFORT—«Passage of two
deep-mine safety bills seems im-
minent but the major goal of Gov.

Julian Carroll and the Special

4m. Orwin

members of the state legislature announced plans to
oppose the Judicial Reform bill being considered in
this Special Session.

Corps builds the projects regardless
of whether or not the contracts are
legal, that‘s a waste of the tax-
payer's money.”

If the projects are illegal, Hoff-
man says “this short delay will be a
tremendous savings to the taxpayer
in the long-run, if the project is not
economically justified."

Hoffman is optimistic about the
KRC's legal battle. “There’s a
chance that maybe there exist some
hidden statutes that would cover
their (state and Corps) claims, but I
don't know where it would be.”

Session, jrdicial reform, is not
faring as well.

The senate’s second readings on
the two mine safety bills proceeded
smoothly, leading legislators to
believe the bills will be passed by the
Senate tomorrow and by the House
of Representatives Monday. The two

I bills call for certification of mines,

apprenticeship training for new
miners anti provision for mine
safety analysts.

implementation of the Judicial
Reform Amendment, passed as a
constitutional amendment in the
November, 1975 ballot, may be
slowed because of conflicts over the
number if district judgeships and
selection of trial commissioners.

A proposal backed by Gov. Julian
Carroll that would have given local
officials a major role in selecting
trial commissioners was tabled by
the House Judiciary-Courts com-
mittee. “This is probably the most
blatant political maneuver” con-
cerning implementation of the
judicial article, said Rep. Steve
Boshear (D-Lexington).

“It has nothing to do with getting

 

Sunny andjco‘ld

Sunny and cold today with a
high near 30 degrees. (‘lear and
told again tonight with a low in
the 20’s. Friday will be warmer
with a high in the low 40's. with a
chance of showers.

 

 

 

Medical Center staff claims
emergency care is adequate

Ry PATTY ROMERO
Kernel Reporter

(Editors Note: In the first story of
this two-part series, the criticisms of
several patients about the Medical
(‘enter emergency room were
reported. This story deals with the
perspective of Medical Center
employees)

With as many as 100 patient visits
a day, the Medical Center
emergency room is kept very busy.
“The patients get quality care.“
insists Kaye Hatfield, head nurse at
the emergency room. Doctors see all
patients according to the
seriousne$ of their conditi0n, she
said.

There is more action beyond the
waiting mom. “We have five in-
dividual examining rooms and
another area with five examining
cubicles Privacy is provided with
curtains” said hospital ad~
ministrator Judge (.‘alton.

Privacy for patients suffering
from severe trauma is assured by
examining them in ,a private room.
said Hatfield. “With anxiety
problems we may recommend
follow up care.“ she said.

The Medical Center staff consists

of medical students, residents,
nurses, and doctors. There are also
nine trainees with the emergency
medicine training program

Following a program submitted
by the American College of
Emergency Physicians, series of
guidelines for residency emergency
training was developed.

The objectives of the emergency
training program are the rapid.
stabilization of acutely ill and in-
jured patients and active par-
ticipation in the development and
management of pre-hospital care
programs. This includes working
with various social agencies in
matters of public health (V.D., child
abuse, etc.).

To operate, a hospital must be
licensed by the state. which writes
regulations. All hospitals must meet
standards of accredition.

The Medical Center has been
accredited by the Joint Commission
of Accreditation of Hospitals since
m3. To be accredited, a hospital
must have functioned for one year.
The Med (‘enter has also met the
standards of the Liason Residency
Endorsement Committee of the
American (‘ollege of emergency
physicians.

 

Inside :

basketball Wildcats.

 

('an horned frogs play basketball? The issues
still in doubt. so to help make tip your mind, read
Mark (liellgren‘s account on page 5 of the 30-
point pummeling given out last night by the

11“- lexington Opera House had fallen on hard
times. but the It-movies and popcorn eating rats

are non gone. Restred by the Lexington Center,
the Opera House is turning again. See story on
the his is I'tntertalnment page inside.

('Irristmas cante early to a very Germanic
crourl of cclebrators at a Nikolausfeler party
last night. Story on page i.

 

 

Accreditation requirements for a
hospital demand that there be a
chief of emergency services. Dr.
Carrey, a full-time physician, fills
that position as the emergency room
medical director.

One important area of care the
Medical Center does not provide is
cardiopulmonary resuscitative
training, according to Hatfield.

“We don’t have cardiac units
here," said Hatfield, “but we give
specializied care. When an
emergency situation arrives that is
urgent, we see the patient in one
hour or less.” she added.

Without written policies for
consent, in a life-threatening
situation the hospital clinical board
then must give its consent. “We try
to get the responsible party by
phone, if we can‘t. and the hospital
clinicalboard gives consent, then we
precard," said Calton.

The hospital does not have its own
ambulance unit. “Most (hospitals)
don‘t have units. They‘re either
private or city-owned,” said Hat-
field.

Evaluation of the quality of care is
date by the medical staff and is a
continuous process. Every month.
cvalutions of care procedures
provide the hospital staff with
service repats. The daily register is
kept by the clerical personnel, and
gives medical data and information.

Operating the Medical Center is
not a profitable venture. “Last year
we lost $150,000. The patients that
can‘t pay and without insurance; we
just have to mark it off." said
Calton. "We determine who can and
can not pay. After several months
and a patient hasn't paid, who can,
then we call the collection agency."
he adthd

good trial commissioners,“ he said.
“It‘s a move to somehow assuage
the feeling of county officials whose
power has been taken away." Other
oppments of the proposal say that it
represents a move aimed at
retaining patronage in selection of
court officials.

Another faction threatening quick
implementation of the judicial ar-
ticle is represented by about 10
legislators who are opposed to the
entire reform package. Rep. Art
Schmidt (RCold Spring) said he will
introduce legislation to rescind the

article‘s provision for establishing a
system of district courts replacing
the current lower courts system.
And Rep. Albert Robinson (R-
l.ondon) said passage of the judicial
article would represent a “Pearl
Harbor" for the state legislature. He
said Kentuckians passed the
amendment in hopes of court reform
but instead it has become a “gravy
train for the judges, attorneys and
others who will gain power at the
expense of local government and the
people."
Continued on back page

New ID’s may stop-
dorm cafeteria fraud

By PATTY ROMERO
Kernel Reporter

A Residence hall cafeteria is not
usually a site of embarrassment, but
it can leave students somewhat
abashed if they use someone else’s
meal book and it gets confiscated.

It happened to Shelia Gardner,
Freshman Arts and Science major.
“I let my roommate borrow my
meal book because I wasn‘t going to
use it. When she got to the checker,
they asked her to say her social
security number.

“She said she didn’t remember it.
They told her to write out my name
and then they compared the
signatures. That's how they found
out itwasn't hers." Gardner paid the
required $10 for a new meal book.

Those caught are given an ap-
pointment with Rosemary Pond
(Associate Dean of Students) where
disciplinary action is considered,
said Allen Rieman, director of food
services. “If the student lives off
campus, then they are sent to Frank
Harris." said Rieman.

Rieman said a more accurate
system of identification may be

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installed. “Next fall, if the decision
is passed by Jan. 1, UK will be using
an [D that will eliminate meal
books, health cards, and activity
cartb.” said Rieman. “We will save
money on this computerized system
over a period of two years. The full
profit is estimated at $35,000." he
added

The new 1D cards will look like
bank credit cards, he said. They will
have the student‘s photo and
necessary information. These cards
will allow checkers to see if a
student has already used his meal
plan and whether someone else is
using it.

While the meal book cost may
seem high, it could be more ex-
pensive, said Rieman. Meal book
prices are determined not only by
operating costs, but by unused
tickets, he said.

“We base all food costs on missed
meals. UK sets a budget and counts
on students to miss some meals.
That's why the meal book is not
expensive. Itwould cost a lot more if
we charged the students for the full
price." said Pond.

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Mexico’s new president:
positive diplomatic sign

Mexicans still have not forgotten the loss of
Tlxas and much of the far western United
States. But with the inauguration of President
Jose Lopez Portillo on Wednesday, American
people can now expect improved relations with
Mexico.

Lopez Portillo seems well equipped to cope
with Mexico‘s critical political and financial
conditions left by his predecessor—Luis
Echeverria. Lopez Portillo comes to office with
the support from the right and left; and to deal
with the volatile economic situation, he com-
bines a solid background in economics the was
finance minister prior to his nomination for
president) and a law degree.

Echeverria, who became president in 1970,
leaves Mexico with a complex set of problems.
Embarking on a New-Deal style program, he
lavidily spent public money, quickly increasing
Mexico‘s debt from $13 billion to $26 billion.

Because of inflation and the global recession,
Echeverria devalued the peso twice—from 8
cents to less than 5 cents, prompting many
Mexicans to bank in the United States and set-
ting off nearpanic in the foreignexchange
market.

As Echeverria leaves office, nearly half of
Mexico’s work force is out of work or un-
(leremployed, and the inflation rate is at a 25 per
cent annual rate.

Lopez Portillo faces a surging population with
an annual growth rate of 3.2 per cent. meaning
that Mexico's 60 million people will be doubled
by the year 2000.

In addition, Lopez Portillo comes to office a
week after 25,000 peasants swarmed onto rich
farmlands in the north and seized large tracts of

editorials 8: comments

Editorials do not represent the opinions of the University

land. The land grab, which folloed an order by
Echeverria to repropriate the 220,000 acres, was
legal.

In an arid country that relies heavily on
agriculture for its bread and butter, Lopez
Portillo will have to develop new land resources
through irrigation, hydroelectric dams and
reappropriation of energy resources.

As Lopez Portillo moves into Mexico’s highest
office, relations with the United States are no
more than cordial. In addition to riffs over
economic and political conditions, the US. and
Mexico have had strained dealings over the
imprisoned in each other’s jails.

When Mexico voted in favor of the United
Nation‘s resolution that equated Zionism and
racism, Americans Jews boycotted Mexican
beaches, costing an estimated $200 million in
tourist industry revenue. And Lopez Portillo
knows that Mexico’s $2 billion trade deficit with
the United States can only be offset by American
tourism and investment.

Echeverria increasingly identified himself
with the leftist rule in Cuba and the Marxist
regime in Chile, prior to the 1973 coup. Mexico‘s
new president has said he wants to foster im-
proved relations with Western democracies to
increase trade and investment.

The United States has reacted positively to the
change in govemment, as evidenced by the
prestigious delegation— including Secretary of
State Henry Kissinger, Rosalynn Carter and
Lady Bird Johnson—that attended the
inauguration. This encouraging sign, coupled
with Mexico’s obvious change of diplomatic
strategy toward the United States, signals im-
proved relations with a close neighbor.

 

Consumer focus

Financiers responsible for defective goods

In the epilogue to “Twas The
Night Before Christmas," the poet
\vrote:

'Tis the night after Christmas and
ail through the house

Not a creature is stirring, not even
’1 mouse.

The toys are all scattered and
broken, Ifear.

And Santa won ‘t come back again
for another year.

In the upcoming season of gift-
giving events, consumers will
probably break the records they
broke last year in spending for
“consumer goods " These goods—
stereos, cars. dishwashers and the
like— are the mainstay of the
American ecomony at this time of
the year. And. in past years, these
goods have been the mainstay of the
American ripoff.

 

bruce w. singleton

 

For one thing, there’s the buying
process: the advertising, the luring
and the purchase. This column has
examined some of the problems
involved there. But. assuming you
get around all the obstacles of the
buying process. there‘s still the
problem if paying for the purchase.

There‘s always cash, at least there
is in.theor_v. But major purchases
often require financing. You have
your credit cards, store financing,
and. of course. bank financing for
purchases Most people‘s familiarity
with the financing process ends
there. The buyer assumes he‘ll just
have to make his monthly in-
stallments or the store will take the
goods away. 'l‘hat's partly tight.
Most cases work like that. But, in a
large number of situations, the
proctss doesn‘t end there. This is
best illustrated by looking at our
friend Roger.

A couple of years ago, Roger
bought a stereo from Sam‘s Stereo
and Tape Shop. He made a small
down payment, signed documents
promising to pay off the balance in
monthly installments and took his
stereo home. A couple of months
later. while Roger was listening to
“The (‘arpenters‘ Greatest Hits,"
the stereo [which apparently had

better taste in music than Roger)
simply blew up.

Roger still had his copy of the
contract with Sam for parts and
service. So he loaded up the stereo
and took it down to Sam's place. But
the stereo shop wasn't there
anymore. Instead, Maurice‘s Pin—
ball Wizard occupied Sam's old
storefront, the stereos being
neplaced with air hockey, the tapes
by “Indy 800.“ Maurice told Roger
that Sam had moved out weeks ago
and tint he had said something
about Mexico before he left.

“(Expletive deleted)," Roger
said. “Oh well, at least I don’t have
to pay off the rest of the price of the
stereo."

That's what he thinks.

After missing a couple of
payments, which Roger felt he
didn‘t have to make anymore, he
started getting letters and phone
calls saying that if he didn‘t pay up
on the stereo, he‘d go to jail, his car
would be taken away and his first-
born child would be confiscated.

ltoger protested, “I wouldn‘t mind
paying the thing off, but first you
have to fix the stereo."

““c don't have to fix nuthin‘," a
\t)lC(' on the other end of the line
said. “If you want your stereo fixed,
you'll have to take it up with Sam."

“But Sam‘s in Mcxico,“ Roger
toldhim.

"Ilasta la vista," the voice
I't'pllHl.

Itogcr eventually found out that
Sam had sold his right to collect
money Iroin ltogcr to I’olly‘s
Finance (‘ompany This process,
\\ hich is called "discounting,"
makes II ptssible for a seller to get
his money now and save himself the
'roublc of having to collect. Polly
\\ onltl pay Sam somcwhat less than
he amount of the loan. say, $800,
and then collect the luII amount,
may be $1,000.

Even better for the financing
company \i as the law which said
they didn't have to worry about any
problems v tilt the stereo. tinder the
old law. that was Sam's respon-
sibility. and all l’olly had to worry
about was collecting the money.

'| his \\ as true oven \\ hen the seller

hadn‘t left town. If Sam didn‘t hve
much of a reputation to protect, it
didn't bother him in the least that
ltoger had been ripped off. Sam had
his money, and if Roger withheld
payments, it didn‘t touch Sam at all.
Because of this, Roger couldn‘t say,
“I'm not going to make any more
payments until you fix my stereo,"
and force Sam to live up to his
contract.

“I course, Roger could take Sam
to court, but in most instances, the
amount of the contract just wasn‘t
enough :ojustily the expensive court
process.

And also, Roger had to worry
about the boys over at Polly's
coming around and inflicting pain
upon his body unless he paid.

So Roger paid off his stereo. He
now uses it as a combination
bookshelf and planter. If he had
waited until 1976 to buy his stereo,
his situation would be a lot different.
Earlier this year. both the FTC and
the Kcntucky legislature passed
laws virtually eliminating the
Iinancer‘s advantage.

The FTC law requires all con-
sumcrlinancingcontractsto contain
a provision in big, bold letters,
essentially telling any future owner
of the contract there, Polly) that if
something goes wrong with the
stereo. it‘s the t'inancer‘s rcspon~
sibility.

The Kentucky law, though not
making the provision for the clause
in the contract, does essentially the
same thing. «Neither law, however,
applies to credit card purchases.)

So. if anything goes wrong with a
tinanced purchase this year. there is
somc protection. I Roger‘s case, the
finance company it ill get the broken
stereo. and Roger won‘t have to pay
off the contract.

In addition, Roger can recover
any money he‘d paid under the
financing contract. As for the down
payment anti the amount of the
discount. Polly and Itogcr will still
Iravo to take it up with Sam.

I’clir. Navidad, Sam.

 

Bruce W. Singleton is a second-year
law student. Consumer focus ap-
pears eva‘y Friday.

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Older women— creative minority-
may help liberate University . . .

By JOHN H. STEPHENSON

In the early and middle 1960’s,
some observers expressed hope that
the new, young faculty coming into
the University would invent new
ways of defining and solving our
internal challenges.

They would help us answer such
questions as: What is our purpose?
How do we improve the quality of
learning and research? How do we
bring out the best of the institution
without promoting inhumanity

 

perspective

 

through excessive competition?
How do we arrive at priorities for
service among competing clientele
groups? Who should be involved in
decision-msaking?

The new faculty made some dif-
ference, but by and large they
mimicked their elders. The ones who
were exceptionally different from
old-guard faculty members often
failed to receive tenure, or left
voluntarily. The University may
have looked younger, but did it
change much?

In the late 1960’s, a newer and
more vigorous—or at least more
boisterous—group moved to the
front of the University's stage: the
activist students. Many observers
hailed the appearance of these
courageous and idealistic young
people as though it were a collec-
tivized Second Coming.

While some saw this event
essentially as a wave of New Bar-
barianism, others saw it as a true
creative minority, a source of
needed criticism, a willingness to
risk, a source of pressure to redress
lopsided priorities, :1 force moving
toward humanism and away from
cold rationality and harmful com-
petiveness.

But while there may have been
some important lasting effects of the
various student movements, it must
be remembered that they were only
in part directedat academic reform.
and that they stopped even more
suddenly than they began, after the
Kent State killings. with a life span
of about five years on most cam-
puses. The net contribution of this
group as a creative minority may
have been somewhat less than was
thought at the time.

Where do we look for elements of
the creative minority now? I believe
that part of it can be found in a place
some would find surprising: among
the adult leamers, and in particular
the adult women. in the University.

The number of mature women
returning to campuses is increasing
steadily, according to estimates.
There are well over 1,200 women
students now at the University of
Kentucky 25 ycars of age or older.

The opening up of new alter-
natives for women in society has
been like the uncapping of so many
wells. and mach of that fresh. clear
water is flowing over the campuses
as it is over the rest of the society. It
is a new. and, if I may be forgiven
some female imagery, a life-giving
force with great potential for
changing the University.

By and large, this group of
students is pleasant and no-nonsense
at the same time. They have a
seriousness of purpose which makes
them committed and interesting
students, on the whole. They are not
likely to tolerate incompetence,
carelessness, or lack of commitment
on the part of their instructors. They
do not object to high standards. They
are not likely to suffer fools.

When professors are absent from
classes, these students will feel
shortchanged, whereas the younger
students will probably regard it as a
gift or a deliverance from op-
pression.

The reasons these women have for
returning to campus are varied, but
definite. It has cost them something
to be here; none of their fathers is
paying the tuition, let alone the costs
of babysitting or time off from work.
They are “grown-ups,” adult
people with adolescence behind
them. Their very presence says
“Hey! Take me seriously!”

The influence of this group will be
felt at both the undergraduate and
graduate levels. (At the University
of Kentucky, among the readmitted
women students over the age of 24 in
Spring, 1976, 695 were graduate and
429 undergraduate students). It will
affect many colleges within the
University. (Among the readmitted
UK group, 222 were undergraduate
in Arts & Sciences, 30 in Agriculture,
45 in Business and Economics, 29 in
Law, 88 in Education). The effects
may be felt especially:

—delivery systems which will
better accommodate the needs of
part—time students and will make
more courses available at night, on
weekends, and off the campus;

—changes in curricula which will
allow the highly motivated student
to progress faster through more
intense and compact courses;

—improved quality of teaching;

»-general intellectual climate on
the (ampus; and

—the realization of the concept of
the University as a place of lifelong
learning.

From what I have seen, the
mature women students understand
well how to use a university. We
need to encourage them and provide
for their presence on campus
through such programs as UK’s
Continuing Education for Woemn,
the Counseling and Testing Center
and the Women’s Studies Com-
mittee.

In the course of solving their
personal and immediate problems,
perhaps this group of creative
students will continue the education
of the University, helping to raise
and arswer those questions of
purpose and identity, excellence and
humanity, priorities and power
which constitute the University’s
present internal challenges.

In their attempts to liberate
themselves through education,
perhaps they will help liberate the
educational institutions themselves.

 

John B. Stephenson is dean of Un-
dergraduate Studies.

. . . if it plans, acts
for returning women

By JANE B. STEPHENSON

While looking over my husband’s
shoulder, I was pleased to learn
what a significant impact the older
female student is having on our
univeristy campuses today and
particularly how valuable we are to
be to to the future of these univer-
sities.

If it is indeed true that we are
doing so much for the University,
then I must suggest that there is
much the University can do for us.

First, upm returning to academic
life, the older student may find
herself in need of special vocational
and academic counseling and
testing, and the opportunity to talk
to someone sympathic to her needs.

Sccond. college-sponsored or
supported child care facilities are
almost nonexistent. It is realized
that the University is not in the
babysitting business; however, the
University could help people in-
terested in reciprocal babysitting
arrangements by providing a place
of tontact and by maintaining a list
of child care centers near the
campus.

Third. many standarized tests
may discriminate against older
students, and their transcripts
should not be looked at in the same
manner as those of younger

students. (If it is true that there has
been grade inflation over the years,
what does an A or B signify on a 20
year old transcript)? Credit for life
experiences could be given as well
as credit for CLEP and similar
exans.

Though more women are coming
to campus to continue their
education, there are many adult
females who cannot get to a college
campus became of their own special
situations. These women should be
served by the Univeristy through
new “outreach“ programs.

For example, experimental
courses are being offered at some
universities through the use of the
telephone, newspaper. weekend
courses, new and better use of radio,
television and videotape to reach
these female students. Courses
offered off campus in convenient
locations would provide additional
opportunities for study.

Most important, however, is that
administrators, faculty and fellow-
students cmtinue to show the kind of
expressions of concern. en-
couragement, and welcome that
most of us who have returned to
school have felt at the Univeristy of
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WASHINGTON (APl—The outgoing
Pentagm leadership handed President-
elect Jimmy Carter a major problem
Thursday by awarding contracts to start
production of the B-1 bomber, costliest in
history.

After becoming president Jan. 20.
Carter will have to decide whether to let
that decision stand or reverse it. During the
campaign, he said he would not build the B-
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In Plains, 63., a spokesman said the
Presidenteloct has not made a decision yet
and indicated he has an open mind.

“I don’t know which way he is leaning at
this point, if he is leaning and neither does
anyone else," the spokesman said.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld
announced the goahead decision after
consulting President Ford. The move came
as no surprise because Ford said last April
“we must build the BI bomber and we‘re
going to."

Rumsfeld and Air Force Secretary
Thomas C. Reed claimed it is imperative
that the B-1 be produced to help offset
growing Soviet strength in strategic
nuclear weapons.

“It would be irresponsible not to initiate
B-l production at this time,” Reed told a

news conference.

The 8-1, about two-thirds the size of the
8-52, is a swing—wing. four-jet aircraft that
is designed to fly between continents at
supersonic speeds at high altitudes, and
then drop down to treetop heights in order
to penetrate air defense radar at high
subsonic speeds.

The plane will be equipped with
protection against the effects of nuclear
blasts and will be armed with air-to-ground
missiles and bombs.

The Pentagon awarded a total of $704.9
million in contracts to produce the first
three B-ls, an option to build eight more.
and to tool up for full production. The
contracts went to Rockwell International
Corp, which makes the plane .itself;
General Electric Co. for the engines and
the Boeing Co. for electronic equipment.

If the Air Force gets its wish and builds a
total of 244 8-15 to replace