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arroll opposes dam

By RON MITCHELL
Kernel Staff Writer

FRANKFURT —~ Gov. Julian Carroll announced
his opposition to the proposed Red River Dam
Thursday and recommended that the controversial
project be halted.

“Based on the information thus available to me. I
find no compelling reason to build the Red River
dam. Therefore. I am opposed to it," Carroll told
reporters at a news conference in his office.

Carroll said that. based on previous statements
by officials of the I'.S. Army Corps of Engineers and
the Secretary ofthe Army. any action on his part “is
sufficient to halt the construction of the dam "

His decision had been delayed Carroll said
pending completion of a General Accounting Office
t( AU report on the economic aspects of the project
and an archeological investigaion of historically
significant areas of the Red River gorge.

The GAO audit, released two weeks ago,
criticized the Corps for overstating the economic
benefits of the $34 million lake and reservoir. The
archeological study released last week. said the
gorge area would “easily qualify” as an ar~
cheological district on the National Register of
Historical Places.

Carroll said he considered the fact that two
previous governors have approved the project but
his decision was based on “substantial additional
information which has been made available to me.”

In reaching his decision, Carroll said he studied
the three benefits of the project — flood control,
recreational facilities and water supply.

“While I have been deluged with studies, reports,
memos. documents, letters and conferences, I must
really contend my deep concern is with the absence
ofpracticalanswers that simply face the admirable
objectives of the project.“ he said.

Carroll said he had witnessed flooding problems
caused by the Red River in Powell County, the
location of the lake and reservoir. and he said
residents of the area “are entitled to our best effort
in supporting such alternative efforts as will relieve
them from continued damages.” '

'l‘he (‘orps consistently maintains that flood
control alternatives are economically unfeasible,
(‘arroll said. and continue to include flood control as
one of the multiple benefits of the project.

"Under that concept. a project is designed to
serve several objectives. Thus. when you remove
one major objective, such as flood control, the
project becomes economically unfeasible," he
explained.

Continued on page 5

 

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Co-op provides alternative
to regular food stores

By LYNNE FUNK
Kernel Staff Writer

Where can you shop for food in
Lexington if you want to avoid the glittery-
packaging, preservatives and the high
prices of the supermarket?

For a $6 enrollment fee, $3 in yearly dues
and aboutan hour a month, any household
can have access to all the black turtle
beans, freshly ground peanut butter and
safflower oil it needs — from the Good
Foods Co-op, Inc.

Good Foods, 314“; S. Ashland Ave, has
opera ted since January 1973. As a result of
increasing membership and new
management under Charlotte Carroll, GF
has recently expanded inventory and store
space.

The co-op includes 1,000, members —
about 400 households —who have agreed to
contribute four hours every three months
to the organization. Members measure
and package food, work the cash register
or use their special skills to keep the co-op
running smoothly. For example, a
member who is a refrigeration mechanic
checks the equipment, and a lawyer
handles the legal aspects of the non-profit
company.

The recent addition of several rooms,
fronting on South Ashland Avenue, will
allow the co-op to carry more types of food,
Carroll said. GF now stocks beans,
cereak, flours, dried fruits, grains, herb
teas, butters, eggs, nuts, pasta, seeds,
vegetabb oils, cheeses and spices. Other
Items sud: as raw honey and chamomile
shampoo are also available.

The foods that G!" stocks are provided
by local companies or specialty suppliers
from Cincinnati and Detroit. The co-op
hopes to carry more perishable tooth as

soon as the shipping arrangements can be
made, Carroll said.

One problem with perishables is that GF
owns several old freezers, she said. If a
walk-in refrigerator could be installed,
foods would not have to be packaged daily
in plastic to keep out moisture.

GF tries to use paper as often as
possible, since plastic is not
biodegradable.

GF marks up their products 20 per cent
over wholesale to pay rent and the
manager’s salary, said Rod Louis, a UK
student who is working with CF for
academic credit through the UK Office for
Experiential Education. Most stores mark
up at least 30 per cent, he said, but the co-
op saves labor cost since all jobs are done
by members.

All foods sold at GF are pure, Carroll
said as she prepared to return to the
manufacturer some dried apricots
preserved with sulphur dioxide. The co—op
does not stock foods that contain chemical
additives or refined sugar, she said.

GF was formed to provide nutritious
foods for people in Lexington who were
willing to contribute their time to make the
co—op work, Carroll said. Only co»op
members can purchase food at the store.

“This is the other side of business,” said
Lou's, a Bachelor of General Studies
junior. “There is an atmosphere here of
cooperation instead of competition."

To develop cooperation is Carroll’s goal
as manager. She shares her full-time job
as manager with UK graduate Mary
Martin and together they hope they can
bring the co-op to the point where it can
run itself. The manager, the only member
who receives a salary, is elected along
with other officers by the organisation.

Continued on page 5

  

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Room 114 Journalism Building. They should be typed, double-spaced and signed.
Lette's should not exceed 250 words and Spectrum articles 750 words.

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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

finally

comes out

After an eight~month wait, a
demonstration in Frankfort, the
publication of numerous studies and
mountains of media coverage, Gov.
Julian Carroll finally handed down
the word Thursday—he is against

construction of the proposed Red '

River dam.

The honesty, strength and timing of
his statement tells quite a bit about
Big Julie's politics—tell the truth only
when it is politically expedient to do
so.
Although Carroll might have been
justified in waiting for last month’s
release of the General Accounting
Office’s audit(which concluded the
Army Corps of Engineers’ overstated
the dam’s economic benefits), his
timing is altogether too perfect.

Stating a position now minimizes
possible negative effects upon
Carrolls’ chances in the November
gubernatorial election. The honesty
and strength of his statement.
delivered before a Frankfort press
conference, is also an indication
Carroll feels his stance on the dam
can’t hith him. Politicians just aren’t
all that honest under any other cir-
cumstances.

In concluding his 22-page statement
Carroll said: ”My action today
preserves the gorge for the people——
all the people—to whom I owe my
allegiance as their governor.” Even

though it is almost certain Carroll has
preserved himself, it is far from
certain that the gorge won’t be made
into a giant swimmingpool.

The U.S. House of Representatives
has already appropriated money
necessary to begin the dam's con-
struction. Had Carroll showed his
face before now that appropriation,
which will lend credibility to the
project when it comes before the U.S.
Senate later this month, might never
had been approved.

While we commend Carroll’s ac-
tion— however late—it basically
smells of politics and self-
preservation. It is altogether
possible that Carroll, thinking of
another term as governor, might be
trying to get anti-dam people off his
bad< by coming out against the dam
after it is too late to save the gorge.

Before we can ’ believe Carroll’s
sudden burst of honesty is sincere he
will have to do more than just stand
before a press conference and read a
statement opposing the dam. Carroll
should use all the power he can
muster—including lobbying
Congress, testifying before the
Senate Appropriations Committee
and whatever else it takes—to stop
the construction of the dam. Then we
will believe he has the betterment of
Kentucky, and not himself, at heart.

 

GOV. JULIAN CARROLL

 

The expected nomination of U.S.
Attorney Eugene Siler to the
j federal bench should send a collec-
i tive shiver down the spines of all
concerned about civil liberties.

A copyrighted article in today’s
Caurier~J0urnal quotes White
House sources as saying President
, Ford will nominate Siler to the 6th
District federal judgeship within
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l Since the death of U.S. District
Court Judge Mac Swinford the
court’s only judge, Bernard T.
Moynahan, has been swamped by a
heavy caseload. The need for a
(pick Swintord replacement is
clear—$1M really, Gene Siler?
Siler, who has served as U.S.
Attorney for the Eastern District of
Kentucky since 1970, can best be
remembered as the person most
responsible for the perversion of
justice which passedoff as the

 

federal investigation of fugitives
Susan Saxe and Katherine Power
in Lexington.

Six persons legally refused to
talk to Federal Bureau of Investi-
gation (FBI) agents about the
fugitives, who apparently lived
here last year. They were subse»
quently held in contempt of court
and jailed by Moynahan for refuse
irg to testify before a federal grand
jury circus, largely orchestrated
by good ol’ "Beaver Cleaver” (as
Siler came to be known by those
who spent more time in court last
spring than they care to remem
ber).

The Lexington case has since
gained national notoriety as a
classic example of grand jury
abuse by the Justice Department.
Owe grand jury witness, UK grad-
uate Jill Raymond, remains jailed
for refusing to testify about the two

women. She claims to have been
unaware of their actual identities
while they were in Lexington.
The grand jury was designed to
function as an information—coiled
ting body with the ultimate goal of
handing down indictments. It was
never intended to function as an
'nvestigative tool for the FBI. Ifthe
mreau can’t find already-indicted
fugitives on its own, it should not
further its investigations by per-
wrting the grand jury system.

The grand jury process has
h‘storically upheld the right of
dtizens tocome forward and spea k
without fear of retribution. But the
potential for abuse of those rights
is very much alive. Most experts
recognize unethical practices by a
prosecuting attorney—4n this case
Siler—can lead to such abuse.

During the legal proceedings last
swing several persons accused

Siler sends shivers up the spine

Siler of using the grand jury
witnesses as human sacrifices to
ajvance his own prestige among
Justice Department cronies. Send
'ng ”political radicals” to jail
certainly m ust have carved a few
mtches in his belt in the eyes of a
department which has zealously
hunted radicals in recent years. It
was the Justice Department which
recommended Siler’s appointment
to the President so the grand jury
shenanigans apparently paid off.

The most frightening aspect of
Siler’s appointment is the possible
addition of another arch-conserva-
tive to thefederal bench. Siler, who‘
hails from Kentucky’s rock-ribbed
Republican fifth congressional dis-
trict, will undoubtedly interpretthe
law as a judge from his narrow
prosecutorial perspective. Even
worse, Siler’s proven ability to
pervert the judicial process will
p'obably continue.

 

 

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Red River Dam

Carroll announces opposition
to controversial construction

Continued from page 1

“It is my judgment, however,
that certain flood control
measures, taken individually and
by themselves, are eminently
realistic," the governor said.
Feasible alternatives would
include levees and channel
diversions, he said.

There have been varying
estimates of the future water
needs of Lexington and
surrounding communities,
Carroll said, but water supply}
accounts for only 5.8 per cent ofr
the project's benefit.

He said there is no immediate
need for additional water in

central Kentucky and the state'

was not prepared to, provide
funds for the water supply aspect
of the dam.

Carroll said he had initially

assumed the dam would “provide
great recreational benefits which
would provide a substantial
economic impact to the
surrounding area.

“However, later, when I
learned that the dam would
provide only a 1,500 -acre lake, I
soon realized that the benefit
would be much less than I had
expected,” Carroll said.

Since gasoline-powered
motorboats and water skiing is
prohibited,and since much of the
dam will be located in the Daniel
Boone National Forest,
development of lake homes and
compatible commercial
establishments would be at a
minimum. he said.

“Now that the gorge has
received vast amounts of

national publicity, it appears
reasonable to assume that upon
preservation of the existing
scenic and recreational values,
an even greater economic impact

in the area could be realized”.

Carroll said.

But Carroll said his main.
concern in evaluating the con-'
troversial project has been:
preservation and protection of»

the gorge.

He cited recent criticism of the
project raised by two federal
agencies — the Council on

Economic Quality and the En- .

vironmental Protection Agency.
The two agencies said the Corps
has not sufficiently responded to
questions concerning the en-
vironmental impact of the dam
and that the project be halted.

Carroll said he had notified‘

Rep. Carl Perkins, (D-Hindman),
the strongest supporter of the
dam, and Kentucky's two
senators of his decision.

Dr. Tibor Payzs, Carroll’s
special assistant who had
primary staff responsibility for
the Red River project review,
also attended the news con-
ference.

Carroll said he had received a
first draft of the report by Payzs
two weeks ago and was given the
final draft Tuesday. The
statement released Thursday

1

was written by Carroll, based on,

Payzs‘ study and other in-

formation gathered over the past
several months.

Co-op provides alternative
to regular food markets

Continued from page I

Abwt four members work each
day the store is open: Sunday,
Monday, Wednesday and Friday.
As sales and membership in-
crease, Carroll said she expects
GF will stay open more days.

The entire GF membership
meets monthly for a pot luck
feast at Woodland Park, Carroll

said.

“Anyone who joins GF can
have as much or as little in-
fluence on the organization as he
wants,” Carroll said.

Orientation sessions for
prospective members are held at
5:30 p.m. on the first and third
Sundays of each month at the co-

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Because of a reporting error,
Mary Chastain was incorrectly
identified as the Programmed
Environment Project coor-
dinator in a Sept. 8 article
(“Program aids mentally
retarded") Chastain is actually
a teacher, while Dorothy Ward

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coordinatres the day care
project.

Although no connection was
made in the article, Programmed
Environment Project is not to be
confused with the RED. project
which operates out of the
University of Pittsburg.

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