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releases
tapes
By MICHAEL PUTZEL
Associated Press Writer
WASHINGTON — President Nixon capitulated Tuesday
and agreed to surrender Watergate-related tapes and
documents to a federal judge. The abrupt and astounding
turnabout came about two hours after the House of
Representatives took the first formal steps toward im-
peachment.
White House chief of staff Alexander M. Haig Jr., the
President’s top aide, discounted the seriousness of the im-
peachment move. But he said Nixon’s reversal reflected a
realization that there was a threat of grave consequences
developing in the wake of recent events.
Nixon scheduled a nationwide radio and television address
on the issue for 9 pm. EDT Wednesday.
“THIS PRESIDENT does not defy the law,” Nixon’s
lawyer told Watergate Judge John J. Sirica in announcing
that the President will comply in full with a US. Circuit
Court of Appeals order requiring him to deliver White House
tapes and related papers.
Nixon’s earlier refusal to comply with the order led to his
firing of special Watergate prosecutor Archibald Cox and
precipitated a crisis of confidence in his administration.
The decision to turn over the tapes was expected to ease the
clamor for impeachment. But House leaders decided to go
ahead with their earlier decision to begin a Judiciary
Committee preliminary investigation to determine whether
grounds for impeachment exist.
THERE ALSO was growing support in both houses of
Congress for legislation to establish a special prosecution
force to replace Cox and assure its independence from the
White House.
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The Kentucky
Vol. LXV No. 55
Wednesday, October 24, 1973
an independent student newspaper
University of Kentucky
Lexington, KY. 40506
Tapes released
Impeachment
chances
diminished
By RON MITCHELL
Kernel Staff Writer
KENTUCKY ELECTED officials have
agreed that President Nixon’s chances of
impeachment have diminished with the
release of the controversial Watergate
tapes Tuesday afternoon.
Republican Sen. Marlow Cook, indicated
the move by Nixon “removes grounds for
impeachment." Impeachment
proceedings were expected to begin soon
by Congress had Nixon continued to deny
the tapes to Judge John Sirica.
“Because of the misinterpretation of
(Sen. John Stennis, D-Miss.) Stennis’
involvement. I thought at this stage of the
game it was better to give up the tapes to
Judge Sirica,” the Louisvillian said
Tuesday night.
(‘OOK UPHELD Nixon‘s decision to fire
special prosecutor Archibald Cox and said
the public opinion will decide if the
decision was right or wrong.
“I don't think Nixon made the promise to
give Cox independence in the case. I think
that promise was made by (former at-
torney general) Elliot Richardson very
affirmatively before the committee
considering Cox's nomination,“ Cook said.
Kentucky‘s other senator, Walter Dee
Huddleston. said the release of the tapes
was “Nixon responding to the justifiable
outrage of the public over his handling of
the matter over the weekend."
“I THINK THIS is a step in the right
direction but I hope he reconsiders con-
cerning the need for an independent
Watergate investigator." the
Elizabethtown Democrat said Tuesday in
Washington.
Huddleston said telegrams from con-
stituents received at his office numbered
92-4 in favor of impeachment before the
announcement of the tape release was
made.
Cook‘s office received “a handful of
telegrams" on the matter and the
telephone answering service was full when
personnel returned after the long
weekend.
Sixth District Representative John B.
Breckinridge said the court outcome
would be the deciding factor over im-
peachment procedures, not the departures
of Cox, former Atty. Gen. Elliot Richard-
son and former Deputy Atty. Gen. William
Ruckelshaus.
IF Till-2 TAPES case had gone to the
Supreme Court or had Nixon violated
the lower Court of Appeals decision to turn
over the tapes. then impeachment
proceedings could proceed. he said.
Seventh District Representative Carl
Perkins was not aware of the decision
when contacted in Washington.
Lt. Gov. Julian Carroll said the release
of the tapes indicates the American
people have finally gotten “through to
Richard Nixon. His actions created such
an outcry it did not take a bug for him to
get the message.“
The Democrat added the damaged
image of the presidency can be restored if
"he were to proceed to act in a responsible
manner.”
News In Brlet
by THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
OTown meeting called
' Cease-fire approved
0 Kissinger trip off
0 Trial postponed again
'UMW begins election
0 Today's weather...
0 Citizens to Impeach Nixon will hold a
town meeting to consider local im-
peachment action 7:30 pm. Thursday at
the Fayette County Courthouse third floor
courtroom.
In light of recent developments
organizers of the group are attempting to
mobilize public pressure on Congress to
bring impeachment proceedings against
the president.
The group said it is responding to the
statement made by Archibald Cox.
“Whether ours shall continue to be a
government of laws and not of men is now
for Congress and ultimately the American
people to decide."
0 l'NlTl'Il) NATIONS. NY. — The U N.
Security Council, meeting in an
emergency session, approved Tuesday
nighta new U.S.-Soviet callfora cease-fire
in the Middle East and the dispatch of UN.
observers to see that it is carried out
The vote was 14-0. China did not par-
ticipate.
The session broke up for about 20
minutes after the envoys of (‘hina and the
Soviet Union clashed in argument over the
new resolution.
0 “ASHINUTUN — Secretary of State
Henry Kissinger has postponed his trip to
China and "intensive diplomatic actiVity is
under way“ as the result of renewed
fighting in the Middle East and the ap-
parent breakdown in the ceasefire. the
State Department said today.
0 NE“ YORK — The trial of former
Cabinet officers John N. Mitchell and
Maurice ll Stuns was postponed again
today with both the prosecution and
defense still seeking a White House tape
and other documents.
US. District (‘ourt Judge Lee P.
(lagliardi delayed the trial to Jan. 7 after
federal prosecutors said the White House
promised to say within two weeks whether
documents relating to former White House
counsel John W Dean lll would be made
available
0 MIDDLESHORU. Ky. —— I'S. Labor
Department officials served as poll
watchers Tuesday as l7nited Mine
Workers began picking a new president for
District 19 in Kentucky and Tennessee.
The election. which runs through
Saturday. also will fill the offices of
secretary—treasurer and international
board member.
...dry, sunny, 70
More dry and sunny days are forecasted
through Thursday. Today should reach 70
with lows iii the 40s tonight. Thursday will
be slightly warmer with highs in the 805.
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United Way faltering
United Way‘s student drive, after getting off to a
promising start, has faltered sharply. Although the
program has netted $721 thus far, campaign chairperson
Shirley Serini is dissatisfied with the results.
“All we‘re asking is 100 per cent participation from
student organizations," said Serini when the drive began
several weeks ago. Yet with the formal drive winding up
tonight at the Karni-Fun underneath the seats at Stoll Field,
only eight per cent of the organizations have reported
noteworthy participation.
Because this is the first effort at a student drive, no one
expected miracles. But this year‘s total is nothing to be
proud of when one realizes that $600 was contributed by only
three organizations in 1972.
So, come on people, spare a dime and watch it work 20
ways through United Way of the Bluegrass.
SC ruling disappointing
We note with great disappointment the Supreme Court’s
decision yesterday not to accept the appeal of two Louisiana
reporters against a ruling of a Circuit Court of Appeals.
As explained in a Kernel editorial last week (Oct. 18), the
two reporters were found to be in contempt of a lower court
ruling barring news coverage of an open trial.
Though the Appeals Court ruled the lower court’s ruling
unconstitutional, it nevertheless upheld the contempt
citation because the reporters didn‘t appeal the ruling
through the courts.
This ruling by the Court of Appeals allows a judge to
practice prior censorship, an act strictly forbidden in the
Constitution. That the Court of Appeals would act in this
manner is reprehensible; the Supreme Court‘s failure to
review the case is a dereliction of duty.
The two reporters must pay fines of $300 each, but the
American people face a far graver debt: the sacrifice of the
rights to free speech and free press.
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Letters
Encourages 4th District residents to vote Miller
I encourage all residents of the 4th
District to support Pam Miller in her bid
for the district‘s council seat. Students in
the district especially can benefit from
Pam Miller‘s pragmatic and fore-sighted
proposals.
Miller is an ardent advocate of bicycle
paths for Lexington (and for immediate
construction of a path for the Nicholasville
Rd.), has pledged to seek the construction
of a walkway over the heavily trrafficked
Avenue of Champions intersection ad-
jacent to Blazer Hall, has sought and will
seek the placement of small claims court
which will allow those without the
resources normally required to go to court
to get justice from rip-off landlords and
merchants.
In addition, Miller‘ actively supports
mass transit for Lexington, opposes the
Rosemont extension,. believes sewage
treatment facilities should be expanded,
and proposes orderly growth and quality of
life enrichment for Lexington.
The 4th District residents as well as all
Lexington have a friend and excellent
leader in Pam Miller. I urge you to vote for
Pam Miller come election day.
David Mucci
A 8; S -— Sophomore
Person has doubts concerning pot effects
Dr. Husband.
In future advertisements for your ser-
vice of “sympathetic and knowledgable
counselor," perhaps you should consider
the standards of honesty, legally ap-
plicable to “material" advertising, as
applicable to behavioral advertising.
Your , (“Pot may lead to personality
change‘, the Kernel, Oct. 23, page 2)
reeked of stereotyping and misinformation
about the “frequent pot user." I can
forgive these transgressions as a com-
pliance with common practice. That
practice is what makes America such a
swell place to live in.
I cannot, however, forgive your premise
that the syndrome of the amotivational is a
direct effect of pot. You haven't com-
prehended. in your otherwise intelligent
elucidation of the ego-syntonic reality, the
amotivationalist’s consciousness of the
subjectivity of that reality.
Until you explore that “little doubt in
your mind“ to reclaim your health
ignorance, you will continue to
erroneously perceive only “withdrawn
semi—existence or full ‘engagement‘ with
the world"—ignoring full “existence“ with
the world.
Richard Theyken. Jr.
Ph ilosophy-sophomore
@"VGS? the REVOIEJLOHJ Daycare center needed
By PEGGY PEARSON
importance of one’s physical,
Board of Trustees to initiate a daycare
of eventually getting money appropriated
A daycare center should be the next new
program implemented at the University of
Kentucky. Meeting the needs of students,
staff and faculty would be only a small
part of the total benefit of such a program,
for, a committment of this kind by the
University carries with it great
educational and social implications.
A model center at UK would set a
precedent for the rest of Kentucky, en-
couraging the growth and development of
such centers, hopefully on a sliding scale
basis. throughout the state.
A L'K DAYCARE center would even-
tually serve as a training center for
daycare personnel throughout the state. At
present no daycare training center exists
in, or in any state near, Kentucky. Since
some daycare centers do exist here,
personnel are either going far out of state
to be trained, or are not being trained at
all.
The added expense of going outof-state
shows up in the cost of daycare to the
consumer and hurts Kentucky‘s economy.
The cost of not being trained shows up in
the quality of daycare we have in the state.
Furthermore, since daycare is a
relatively new social phenomenon, the
psychological, economic and cultural
environment on personal development
between the ages of one and six is just
being completely realized, and the effects
of current changing family roles and
changing lifestyles on children are just
beginning to be explored.
THE l'K CENTER would provide
students and faculty of psychology,
sociology, social work, education, home
economics, medicine, and others an im-
portant opportunity to study preschool
behavior in children. Research in these
areas, is vital.
From these projections we can see the
potential of a model daycare center at UK
in terms of : (1) meeting the needs of the
University community, (2) providing a
valuable educational experience, as well
as, (3) an exciting research opportunity
for the University. (4) putting UK in the
position to provide a vital state-wide
service (certainly not a unprecedented
role for UK~look at the Medical Center),
and finally (5) the chance for UK and
Kentucky to be leaders in social change.
Much time and effort has already gone
into the realization of this project. About
two years ago, $25,000 was allocated by the
center. If not immediately, it was soon
realized that much more funding than that
appropriated (say about $100,000 more)
would be needed. It was first expected
money could be obtained through federal
or state programs. Late last fall the day
care committee hired a very capable
director, Sylvia Smeyak, who among other
talean is experienced in the areas of
writing grant proposals.
SHE MADE all possible efforts to obtain
additional funds outside the University,
from national, state, and private monies,
but due to drastic unpredictable changes
in government policy and the economic
and political situations, additional funds
could notbe obtained. When itwas realized
that outside funds were not available,
additional money was sought from the
University, and ultimately refused.
Lack of funds, coupled with problems
with the fire marshal], have meant the end
to the current Child Care Office. The
director has left, no immediate funds for
the center are available, and plans to open
a daycare center have been indefinitely
postponed. But the research and plans that
the office developed remain and the hope
remains.
A proposal for funds for daycare in the
sum of $95,400, was included in the
proposed biennial budget which the Board
of Trustees approved earlier this month
and which will now be subject to scrutiny
by the State Council on Public Higher
Education and state legislative review
when the legislature meets in January.
IT IS OUR responsiblity to see that
money for this important item be kept in
the budget, that the people, the members
of the Council on Higher Education and our
state legislators, realize that this is a high
priority item among members of the UK
community and a must for the state of
Kentucky.
Peggy Pearson is the Student
Government vice president and
“Harvest the Revolution” is a
weekly column submitted by
SC. Opinions expressed are
those of Student Government
and not necessarily the paper.
a page of opinion from inside and outside the University community
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Ford nomination may calm turbulent seas
By STEPHEN MILLER
Reeling from the staggering blows of
Watergate, domestic discontent arising
from economic failures, the sinking image
of the President and the recent demise of
former Vice President Spiro Agnew, the
Nixon Administration has been sent
scurrying for a replacement who could
appease the howling masses and bring
calm to the often stormy seas around the
White House.
In selecting Representative Gerald Ford
tR-MichJ, President Nixon has probably
succeeded in calming the seas which he so
desperately desires. However in viewing
the nomination in its entirety, it is easy to
see the selection was not made in the in-
terest of the nation as a whole.
GERALD FORD is not to be blamed for
possessing the qualities deemed necessary
for nomination by President Nixon. The
first and foremost attribute is a warm,
well oiled working relationship with
Congress. As Minority Leader of the
House, Ford has earned the respect and
friendship of most of the members of
Congress. Such friendships are essential to
assure that a long and heated pre-‘
confirmation debate would not ensue.
A partisan party war would have further
deflated the President’s image as well as
that of the potential nominee. In analyzing
M
such thinking is is evident that the
President has played up to one of the worst
features of Congress—that of the often
tightly knit brotherhood relationships.
An outstanding party line voting record
was another of Gerald Ford's ac-
complishments. In past years Ford has
been a staunch Nixon backer, showing a
pronounced ability to keep the troops in
line in Congress. A hard line partisan
Administration supporter is not the type of
figure to help mend party rifts in the
nation.
[1‘ IS ALSO hard to believe that from the
hundreds of suggestions President Nixon
received a better suited man could not
have been found. The idea of nominating a
man not subject to serious Congressional
debate virtually preempted the possibility
of having a strong political figure in the
number two position. Gifted, articulate
men like Nelson Rockefeller were passed
over so as not to place a potential 1976
presidential condidate in nomination.
Yet, in the final analysis, all these errors
in judgement can be summarized by
facing the real reason men are selected as
Vice President. The desire for short range
political profits has
now far outdistanced
any notion of a Vice
President’s possible
duties as Chief
Executive due to
death or incapacity
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Gerald Ford is basically an honest,
hard-working Representative in
Congress. He is not a man well suited to
become the President of a superpower
nation. One of his colleagues in the House
recently commented in an interview that
Ford is not an intellectual although he is a
great guy. He also expressed doubt that
Ford was intelligent enough to be the
President of the United States.
THE SHORTCOMINGS in the selection
process of Vice Presidents are easily seen
in both the Eagleton and Agnew affairs. It
is now time for political parties to place
more weight on the possible respon—
sibilities which the Vice President may
one day possess and less on regional voting
and pressure from Congress.
Gerald Ford is a fine man who will be
entrusted with a position that is only a
heartbeat away from the toughest job in
the world. Let us hope he serves well and
continues in the office of the Vice
President.
Stephen Miller
science junior.
is a political
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Fayette County Democrats
have chance to elect leaders
By ERNESTO SCORSONE
Following next month’s general elections.
Fayette County Democrats will have an opportunity
to “democratically” elect their party leaders. All
registered Democrats will be able to go to their
respective precinct meetings and select a com-
mitteeman, a committeewoman and a represen-
tative under 30 from their precinct who in turn will
vote on the county's Central Executive Committee.
This selection process, which has historically
been conducted in a most closed and secretive
manner, is responsible for determining the party
hierarchy which prevails until the next presidential
election.
An attempt will be made by the Assembly for
Political Action at its Wednesday Oct. 24th meeting
(8 pm. Newman Center) to spearhead a movement
to insure an open and widely participatory process
of leadership selection. Truly, now is the time for
reformminded Democrats to act. But is it worth it?
Cynics will refuse to make the effort and will offer
as their defense the recent debacles of the national
party reformers: attempts to nominate and elect
anti-boss candidates that have either been
strangled by the power hands of the party con-
vention system or have been buried by an immense
general election landslide.
Yet, while the reality of these defeats is
inescapable, the lesson to be learned is not that the
mainstream of American political conscience is
conservative and paranoid of reform-that point was
confirmed a long time ago. Rather the amazing
thing about the past ten years is that the reformers
have solidified their positions and are becoming a
force to be contended with.
They so shook the country prior to and during ‘68
(in a multi-facet showing of social and political
discontent) that the national Democratic Party
system was forced to alter its ways. In ‘72, the
voices of the discontentwere not on the periphery of
decision-making, but rather actually in positions of
influence and control.
Those same individuals that in ‘68 demanded of
the Democratic party, from the outside, to open its
doors to the rank-and-file are now inside and
working to bring about significant changes.
Reformers have now become entrenched in the
party structure. A fact which means that steps such
as the present national efforts to turn the clock
back on ‘72 party rule changes won‘t provide an
about face because they will have to be worked out
with that new element of the party. It‘s no longer
just a matter of party bosses deciding among
themselves what to do with these “outsiders" and
their demands; because some of these former
“outsiders" are now comfortably seated at the
discussion table.
For would~be reformers and cynics alike. the
difficulty comes in when we forget to look at the
overall picture as it progresses through time; and
that‘s when we overemphasize instances of defeats
and feel tempted to “jut it all“. I think it's clear that
we have witnessed monumental advances in the
past few years and that there‘s no possible turning
of the tide. The reform movement is becoming more
experienced and sophisticated with time; and the
gambles and losses of the present can only make us
wise and tougher in the future.
Granted. the upcoming effort in Fayette County is
a small battle. Yet, if we manage to open up the
party system just a little more even at our local
level, we would inevitably further the entire reform
movement.
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Ernesto Scorsone is a first year law
student. former KSA lobbyist in Frank-
fort and chairperson. Assembly for
Political Action.
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Syria accepts
Mideast
UNITED NATIONS. N.Y. ——
l'.N. Secretary-General Kurt
Waldheim said Tuesday night the
Syrian government had notified
him it accepts the Security
(‘ouncil's initial cease-fire ap-
peaI.
Waldhein. making the an-
nouncement to the council after
passage of a second cease-fire
resolution Tuesday night. quoted
the Syrian government as saying
it understood the appeal was
“based on the complete with-
drawal of Israeli forces from all
Syrian territories" occupied
since June I967.
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Tuesday as if the United Nations
cease-fire never existed.
The State Department said in
Washington that Secretary of
State Henry A. Kissinger post-
poned his planned trip to China
because of the continuing Middle
East fighting and intensive
diplomatic activity was under
way to save the threatened truce.
THE UN. Security Council in
New York was summoned into an
emergency session at Egypt‘s
request and the Soviet Union
proposed a renewal of the
council's cease—fire appeal.
The Soviet government in
Moscow accused Israel of
flouting Monday‘s UN. truce
and warned Israel that “con-
tinuation of its aggressive actions
against Egypt and Syria“ would
bring “the gravest con—
sequences."
As the diplomatic develop-
ments unfolded, Israeli war-
planes and armor clashed in hard
day-long fighting along the Suez
front and Syrian jets and cannons
tangled with Israeli air raiders to
the north.
"IF THE Egyptians want to
continue the battle, they will find
Israel ready. strong and deter—
truce
mined," Premier Golda Meir told
the Israeli parliament in
Jerusalem.
Israel and Egypt issued an
angry string of accusations that
the other had violated the dayold
cease-fire. which both accepted
Monday evening. Egypt
demanded the council hear its
complaint that Israeli forces
were trying to grab more
territory in the Egyptian
heartland.
SYRIA (‘IIARGED that 60
Israeli warplanes streaked in
over the Golan battleground “in
waves“ to bomb civilian targets
north of the Syrian capital. The
Damascus command said its
Soviet—supplied Mle roared up
to meet the attacking jets and
drove them off before they could
carry out their mission in
dogfights that sent 11 Israeli
planes crashing to the ground.
As the fighting continued, the
United Nations alerted its 90
veteran truce watchers to
prepare for a return to the war
zone from which most were
evacuated when the fourth Arab-
Israeli war erupted Oct. 6.
This led to speculation they
might be posted along the battle
in an attempt to enforce the in
place truce ordered by the
Security Council for 6:50 pm.
Monday as a first step toward
negotiations aimed at a per—
manent peace for the war-
scarred Middle East.
Israel claimed it has won ”a
very big victory" in the 18 days of
fighting and said it holds about
750 square miles of land inside
Egypt proper - west of the canal -
and about 300 square miles in
Syria beyond the land captured in
1967.
The cease-fire calls for each
side to stay on the lines it held as
of 6:50 p.m. (12:50 p.m. EDT)—-
Monday.
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Phone strike enters fourth
month with no end in sight
By RON MITCHELL
Kernel Staff Writer
The strike by the Com-
munications Workers of America
(CWA) against General
Telephone of Kentucky entered
its fourth month Tuesday with no
settlement in sight.
Representatives of both groups
agree that money is the major
item separating settlement of the
strike involving some 1,184
workers since July 23.
“WE ARE offering $1.4 million
in wage and fringe benefit in-
creases on contracts through
April, 1975. The union is
requesting $2 million in the same
areas under the same time
period. We can’t go that high,”
Robert Starkweather, General
Telephone spokesman, said
Tuesday.
W.C. Sigler, bargaining agent
for the union said there is more to
the current stalemate than just
wages and fringe benefits.
The other stumbling blocks
include training programs for
management personnel, parking
benefits and vacation time.
TIIE MANAGEMEA '1‘ training
program would be conducted by
craft employees for incoming
management personnel. Sigler
contended the company wanted
the management trained in the
event of a work stoppage.
Starkweather said the training
program is necessary since
“those entering the field must
learn somewhere—and where
else is he going to get it?”
The union originally requested
benefits for parking ataII Gen Tel
locations throughout the state,
but amended the demand to $1
per day for Walnut Street em-
ployees.
STARKWEATHER said the
company rejected the parking
benefit demand as it constitutes a
major portion of the $2 million
figure.
The company and union agree
upon three weeks vacation after
eight years, but dispute over four
week vacation requirements. The
union is requesting four week
vacation after 18 years em-
ployment while the company is
offering it after 20 years.
Cities affected by the strike in
eastern and central Kentucky are
Hazard, Berea, Flemingsburg,
Lancaster, Morehead, Ashland,
Lexington, Nicholasville, South
Shore, Versailles, Catlettsburg
and Mead.
STARKWEATHER denied that
newspaper advertisements for
new employees is a result of the
strike, but said new employees
are always hired at this time of
year.
Federal Reserve member
to lecture Thursday
One of five governors on the
U.S. Federal Reserve System
will be the guest lecturer of the
Patterson School of Diplomacy
Thursday at 8 p.m.
John E. Sheehan, who has an
appointment on the board until
1982, will speak on “Problems
and Prospects in Formulating
American Monetary Policy:
Some International Dimen-
sions."
DURING SHEEHAN'S two-
day visit to Lexing