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Monday, December 6, 1976

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‘Tahe a Professor to Dinner’ program

helps anxious freshmen break the ice

By MARK BROWNING
Kernel Reporter

Struggling through the freshman
year in college often proves to be a
trying experience for many
students. The new “Take a
Professor to Dinner" Program,
however, serves to alleviate some of
the problems.

The program is currently in
progress at Ilaggin and Donovan
Halls, freshman dormitories for
men and women. repspectively. Any
students in either one of these
dormitories may ask his professor
or graduate teaching assistant to eat
with him duringthe evening meal at
Donovan cafeteria. Each dormitory
has free tickets to give to the student
so his professor may enter the
cafeteria free of charge.

Bob Clay, Haggin Hall head
resident. is enthusiastic about the
new program. “We see it as an
opptrtunity for the student and the
professor to see each other in
another environment, besides that of
the classroom." he said.

Dr. Jim Chapman, assistant to the
I ice-president for academic affairs,
and Dr. ,I)avid Stockham. assistant
to the vicepresident of student
affairs, helped bring the program to
UK. Chapman explained that the
program originated at Indiana
University in Bloomington, where it
met with great success.

The program began favorably at
UK last Monday when associate
sociology professor Jon M. Shepard
appeared in the Donovan Cafeteria.

Shepard‘s classes are rather large
and more than 50 per cent of those
students contacted showed up. Clay
and Chapman both say they think
the program will ultimately be a
success. According to Chapman, it
grew rapidly at IU. Chapman ex-
pects the same will happen at UK.

Clay said he feels it’s important
for students to see the faculty as
they really are and talk about things
other than academic affairs. “It’s a
chance for the student to have the
professor meet him on his own
ground," he said. Clay added thathe
and his staff are always striving to
provide for more learning ex-
periences in the resident halls.

Chapman cited a secondary
reason for the development of this
program. “We feel it‘s important for
professors to come into the dor-
mitories and see how the students
live.“ he said. Chapman expressed
hope that more courses might be
scheduled to he taught in the dor-
mitories themselves as a result of
the program.

Clay said it may he better for
students who live in the same dor-
mitory and share the same classes
to collectively ask a professor to
dinner, but this is not a prerequisite.

 

Lady Kats

In an upset rivaling 'I'oledo‘s
win over Indiana. the I'K liady
hats basketball team stunned
six-oml-rauked 'I'ennessee Tech
IL-Io Saturday. Pam llrouning
led the Kentucky attack with 32

 

stun Tech

points. Kernel Assistant Sports
I'ditor Mark ('hellgren was there
and he offers his singularly
demented analysis of the game
on page 3.

 

 

Hummin ’ Herbie

Leylmardist Ilerbie Hancock and his group performed before Hitttt en-
thusrastic partisans Saturday night at Memorial toliseulu. Iiut it “its
guitarist \\ all \\ all \\ atson w ho drew therau-s istory on page ll,

Each of the two dormitories has
been allotted 50 tickets, until the
program can be analyzed and im-
plemented.

Chapman said the program can be
particularly valuable for foreign
language students and their
professors. “It can be a time for
them to converse in their language
in an informal manner and still gain
valuable practice,” he said.

Some students in Haggin and
Donovan expressed interest in this
type d a program, but made jokes
about subjecting their professors to
the food in the Donovan cafeteria.
Greg Brooks, president of one of
Haggin‘s four floors, said he feels
the program can enhance student-
professor relationships, especially
with final exams coming up. “By
putting the mofessor and student on
the same level, it could become a
super thing for professor-student
relationships in the future,” he said.

Plans are being made to give more
publicity to the program, according
to Clay. A bulletin board that will
inform students as to which
professors will be visiting the
cafeteria during a certain week is
also in the planning stage. Students
merely need to go to their dormitory
office to ask for a ticket for their
professor, as soon as they know the
date they want. Clay said.

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Polish it off

A little extra touch never hurts. which is why Ilavitl Jay applies glossy
paint to his horse‘s shoes. The gloss makes the hooves shine when they're
under spotfights. .lay competed in the Iloyal Lipinan Stallion Show held

at liupp Arena Saturday.

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PP offers

advice

t0 women

Ity MARIE MITCHELL
Kernel Staff Writer

After a womanhas been diagnosed
as pregnant, she needs an outlet to
\erbalize her fears or excitement,
says Jan liarmon. Harmon is
executive director for Planned
Parenthood (PP) and his
organization offers counseling as
such an outlet.

Although never advertised before,
this unique service has been offered
by PI’ for two years. “If you take a
urine sample directly to a
laboratory, all you get is a positive
or negative answer," Harmon said.
“We go that extra route and deal
with the woman‘s feelings.

“Some people seem to think that
we are just an abortion referral
service, but we offer all alter-
natives," he said. Pre-natal in-
formation is provided and ob-
stetricians are recommended.
Adoption or raising a child as a
single parent are also discussed.
Statistics on birth defects are
available, too, Harmon said.

All rates are based on a slidingfee
scale according to income, said
Harmon. The PP clinic at 33l W.
Second St. does pregnancy testing
from 9 to llzil) am, Monday through
Friday.

Forum examines political reporting,
coverage of presidential election

By (‘HAS MAIN
Kernel Reporter

The departments of com-
munimtions and political science
last Friday cosponsored a speakers’
forum on political reporting entitled
“The Myth Of Objectivity."

Featured speakers at the Forum
were Thomas Patterson, author of
the book “The Unseeing Eye" and
Bob Schulman, media critic for the
(‘ourier~Journal and Louisville
Times, but brief statements were
also made by Stephen Chaffee of the
University of Wisconsin, Leon Sigal
of Woslyan University and Colin
SeymoreUre of the University of
Kent in Canterbury, England.

The forum began with Ken
Coleman, of the political science
department, making some in-
troductory remarks.

“If any of you came here for a
lynching." Coleman said, “we‘re
sorry. We are not here to castigate
the media for its sins. multiple
though they may be."

Coleman explained that the
purpose of this forum (the first of a
series) was to examine the im-
portance of objectivity in political
reporting. He emphasized that its
purpose was not to criticize, but to
analyze. As it tumed out. however.
much of the discussion during the
day centered around the short-
comings of the media in reporting
the recent presidential election.

Patterson set the tone of the affair
in his opening remarks. lie accusd
the media of ignoring the issues in
the recent election and reporting on
what be called “the horserace.

“Almost all of the recent in-
novations in election journalism
have been to clarify the horserace
and not to illuminate the issues,“ he
told the audience. ”Voters in this
past election were only somewhat
informed on the issues."

Chaffee and Sigal, for the most
part. merely expanded on I’at-
terson‘s contentions and added their
own data on his contentions. It was
Schulman who offered the most
thought-provoking comments of the
afternoon.

“It seems to me." Schulman said.
“that there is overwhelming and, for
us in the news business, persistently
traumatic evidence that Americans
do indccd want what we call ‘ob-
jectivity.‘ “ He added that he
thought Americans wanted “in-
terpretive reporting, but only on the

For finals week...

The doctor recommends

Ity KIM YELTON
Kernel Staff Writer

The advert of finals week means
long hours and probably many junk
food-meals. or very little food at all.
But students should try to eat
properly and get enough rest to
carry them through, says Dr. Bob
Beargie of the UK Med Center.

Students need at least six hours
sleep. Beargie said, and preferably
more than that. This is usually a
luxury for most during the last
week, which could explain Beargie's
claim that sleep disturbances are a
common complaint at this time
“Students who sleep during the day
cannot sleep at night. They throw off
their sleep pattem." he said.

llowever. the most common
complaints are connected with
nervms tensions chest pains. head
aches and stomach aches. Beargie
said. These are usually stress
reactions.

"Students interpret headaches as
a result of eyestram." he explained,

basis of obvious, demonstrated fact.

“They want.“ he said.“the facts,
but collated and put into per-
spective."

Schulman also leveled some
criticisms at the reporting of the
election, but centered his remarks
on coverage of such political gaffes
as the Playboy interview, Carter‘s
ethnic purity statement and Ford‘s
“declaration of independence" for
Eastern Europe.

Schulman also took issue with
Patterson‘s condemnation of
“horserace” election coverage.

Actually. they are a result of mental
strain from worrying. Students can
read a hook for eight hours and not
get a headache while they often get
them after studying for six.

“For a lot of students who come in.
all they want is asssurance that this
is healthy reaction to stress," he
said. “They realize it is probably a
result of stress.“

It is most cxasperating. Beargie
said, when students come in “who
have had something very minor

Button up

Hair is a probability today but
the temperatures will be mlder
with a high In the mid-50's. The
rain will change to snow tonight
with a low in the mid-20‘s. The
snow should end by tomorrow
with a high in the mid-30‘s.
t ham-es for measurable
precipitation are 70 per cent
today and so per cent tonight.

 

 

 

 

“It has been my persuaded ex-
perience thatwhat most people want
is a sense of the tone and the
character of the individuals between
whom they must choose," he said.

Schulman ended his remarks with
a quote from political columnist
Walter Lippman.

“ ‘It is foolhardy to assume that we
can have the audacity to expect the
press to make totally informed and
attentive citizens of the people in a
democracy of this kind.'I leave that
with you to ponder."

food, rest

problems that they d‘II not pay at-
tention to before. They feel they
want to he in tip-top shape for exams
or when they go home.“

But the patient load does not in-
crease during finals. said Beargie.
“I'm sure there are students who
don‘t come in because they don’t
have time." The busiest month is
October.

One way to keep tension from
building is to break "at least every
two hours,” he suggested. “They
should be physical, too. Get outside
and run.

“Physical fatigue and mental
fatigue are different,“ he said.
“When you feel mentally fatigued,
you also feel bad physically. But
when you feel tired physically, you
usually feel sharp mentally.

"Psychiatrists are using excercise
to treat depresion," Beargie said.
"Students who get 45 minutes of
exercise between study periods feel
better. But ya: have to work up a
sweat. If you don‘t get tired, it is not
doing you much good.“

 

  

 

 

 

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B-l Bomber funding:

A lame duck proposal.

The ship of government is still captained by
Gerald R. Ford, although he and his mates have
become a collection of lame ducks. Ford has a
responsibility to “carry out the business of
government" as he was fond of saying.

But until recently, Ford hasn’t acted as the
chief executive. instead, he was selling his house
and playing golf in Palm Springs. Last Thur-
sday, the Ford administration proved that they
weren't content to be lame ducks-—they wanted
to be a daffy ducks, too.

Defense Secretary Donald Rumsfeld an-
nounced the go-ahead on plans to waste $23
billion for 244 8-] Bombers. Rumsfield, who got
his job late in the. term as part of Ford's “new
team," says the bomber is needed to match
growing Soviet strength in strategic nuclear
weapons.

By awarding the construction contracts,
Rumsfeld. with Ford’s approval, has put
Presidentelect Carter in the untenable position
of either acquiescing to the boondoggle project
or fighting the powers that be once construction
is begun. What about those promises of unen-
cumbered transition?

Normally, this would evoke sympathy for the
incoming President, who has enough problems
as it is. But that was before Carter said he might
break a campaign promise. It wasn’t stated that
way, but Carter said he is considering ac-
ceptance of the B-1 program even though he
campaigned against it all year.

We hope (‘arter decides not to fund the B-l‘s,
which cost a record $93 million apiece before
they are equipped with weapons and tankers for
refueling. The project is the latest and most
callous example of fiscal irresponsibility that
has become commonplace in the Defense
Department.

Despite the outrageous cost, construction of
the B-l’s could be justified if they served any real
purpose. But they don’t. Evidence suggests that
the planes B-l’s are supposed to replace, B-52’s,
are actually better suited for US. purposes.

Though B-52’s are slower, superior range
makes intlight refueling’unnecessary. And the
B-52’s can hold cruise missles with a 2,000 mile
range compared to a range of 650 miles for cruise
missiles that would be carried by the 8-1.

The 8-1 was billed as a “penetration bomber“
that was sophisticated enough to overcome
Soviet air defense systems. But the Soviets are
catching up with American defense technology——
that means improved air defense systems, in-
cluding “look down" radar. That radar
capability makes it possible to spot low-flying
penetration aircraft like the B-1.

B-52’s are the logical alternative to con-
struction of the wasteful B-l’s. The old planes
served well in Vietnam (albeit for a wrong
cause) and would save the defense budget
billions of dollars.

Carter maintains that he will put a halt to
government waste. He couldn’t ask for a better
place to begin.

 

Basketball with polyester gloves?

Recreational facilities found deficient

By (1"? BLOCK

Since I hate people who con-
tinually bitch about matters, it is
with the utmost uneasiness and self-
hate that I write this piece of
clappertrap. i am very disturbed
about the situation whereby in-
tramurals are totally relegating
free-play basketball to the non-
entity of winter outdoor basketball.

 

commentary

 

tune you ever gracefully tried to
time the baseline and shoot with
twoinehthick polyestergloves. a 15-
; ound nylon strait-jacket. and your
brother's srze~11t goulashes. (This
May be how some of my bball
cohorts and lit) no~ball wife \ rew me
anyhow». “ell. this rs the foul
‘~lluall0l1.

Now 1 ask myself why is this the
case. l summoned forth my nean-
derthal libido. which. incidentally. is
only able to express itself in orgone
chambers, such as Seaton. Here is
its answer.

Jim Harralson

Somewhere back in my distant
repressed past, I remember
frolicking hedonistically in such
great bastions of basketball like
Carmichael 8: Woollen (in Chapel
Hill). There I was told: “You are in
the womb of the basketball world."
For there, they had such other-
wordly things as three whole
pleasure chambers. each respec-
tively containing eight-full courts,
three-full courts and four-half
courts.

l acknowledge that frustratingly
too often a court wasn’t available
because of overcrowding. in’
tramurals and gym classes. But not
a week went by without some day or
hours during the week being alloted
for frenzied freeplay b-ball. And
there the dimwitted intramural
sportsters did not spuriously occupy
the bastionsfor months at a time nor
did they lock the gates. The dimwits
were always subjugated to exist as
transient sycophants, allowing the
obsessed free-players their
cathartic niche in time and space.

As my lawyer counterparts with
their superegos would expound: ”To

the point to wit". (I never did un-
derstand how they could make such
dribble and gibberish out of pure
fecund excrement anyway.) But
such is the core of life. After all
“who said that kissing was sucking
on a 30foot tube the last five feet of
which are full of shit." (it wasn't
some precocious med student). To
the point...

Well the point is, UK is a large
university comparable to other
large universities. (Astute com-
ment). Except in one respect~
recreational facilities. Obviously
this great institution, which lies
centrally in a uterine tumor. has
over-compensated. it has lost one
good l.M. director and replaced him
with a new. overly-ambitious, well-
intentioned one. A point to
remember is that there are only two
dungeons with which the frivolous
free—player and the dimwits can
cohabitate.

Is there a possibility of opening up
the bastion of Memorial to the
frantic free-players? Surely
hallowed Hall’s hulks don‘t roam it
all evening to “strategize.” Since l

 

 

Appalled

I would like to comment on Ms.
Greer‘s recent series on the
availability of abortions in Ken-
tucky. She is certainly to be com
mended for her presentation of the
facts.

From perusmg the Kernel, it
would appear that the majority of
students here are more concerned
about who can get tickets to a bowl
game than the right of a woman to
choose if and when she will ter-

can forsee no newly constructed
sports havms in this “basketball
country" and since there is no way
to squelch a zealot who is getting
paid for his zeal~—what recourse?

Now understand me well, I’m all
for l.M.‘s and zeal. (After all you’d
have to be a bit compulsive-
obsessive. neurotic, and possess a
nrailorder diploma to empathize
with me completely.) But the free-
player must have his niche in space
and time. After all. we too pay our
activities fees. etc. ls vicarious
pleasure to be our only emtoional
outlet for our nominal con-
tributions'.’

Converse ankle and ball-hog
bursitis are tough to face before one
is an over the hill 30-year-old. So, I
guess me and the boys will just have
to settle down to some studying.
serious beer drinking, capricious
loving (not each other. creep); and
we‘ll watch our atherosclerosis and
blood pressures rise.

 

Grip Block, a member of the 1976
IM. basketball champions. is a
graduate of the UK Med. School.

 

Letters

minate a pregnancy. Regardless of
the fact that second-trimester
abortions are legally permissible
here, it is no consolation to a
pregnant woman if none of the
state’s hospitals or clinics will
perform one.

Also it is a sad commentary on
the medical services of Lexington
that the only two clinics which will
perform firsttrimester abertions
will not accept Medicaid patients.
Obviously, this
discriminates against poor and
black women.

Concern ing the interference of the
Louisville Board of Aldermen and
the Jefferson County Fiscal Court
wiith Louisville ,General's. proposal
for. . att-,additt,on;._.tn.f accommodate
second~trimester abortions, if these
officials want to fercibly prevent
these abortions, perhaps they should
be held emotionally and finacially
responsible for the “products" of
these pregnancies.

One last comment: it is appalling
that on a campus of this size, in a
community of this size, there is not a
clinic which will perform safe and
inexpensive abortions. Compared to
Knoxville, where the clinic is con-
veniently located a block from the
UT campus, Lexington is severely
lacking.

Libby McConnell
political science junior

ERA Indiana

Supporters of the Equal Rights
Amendment (ERA) are now fighting
for ratification in Indiana.

Until four more states ratify ERA.
it does nothing to benefit citizens in
states such as Kentucky where it has
been ratified. The drive in Indiana
may he the catalyst for action in
those other states. Legislatures
considering ratification of the
amendment are watching the ln-
diana effort closely. Acceptance
here would do much to open the door
for ratification m other states.

particularly"

On Jan. 9, ERA supporters
throughout the Midwest will gather
in lndianapolis to voice their support
for ratification. Tire UK Campus.
ERA Alliance will hold an open
meeting next Tuesday, Dec. 7, at 8
pm. in room 117 of the Student
Center to finalize travel plans.

I encourage all interested men and
women to attend this meeting and
the January rally. Ratification in
lndiana may be the key element
leading to incorporation of the ERA
into our constitution. It is therefore
essential that we offer our full
suppa't to the movement in this
state.

. Gail Duckworth
wwufingfish graduate student

Copy woes

When those of us at the King
library were researching our bless-
ings this past weekend, we found it
dfficult to list Xerox among them.
Unless we had already been blessed
with a great deal of patience or a
pocketful of nickels, we had to make
mpies by hand.

That was okay for people who had
short lists, but for those of us who
led a lot to be thankful for (or a
lengthy article to copy) it wasn’t a
goat deal of fun. The one copy
machine (of the four for public use)
that was working didn’t make
change and nickels were in short
stpply.

When I asked members of the
library staff why only one machine
worked, I was told that the Xerox
serviceman had not completed the
repairs by quitting time at 5 pm.
Friday. Let‘s hope that the copy of
Santa that serves this area is not
induced on a copy machine in the
lfing Library or we will have to wait
mtil after the holidays for him to
work.

Wayne L. Rude
sociology graduate student

Government red tape would upset even most heavenly beings

Those of you with good memories
will recall that Dick Downey‘s first
column asserted that anyone who
went through law school exams
didn't feel like a virgin. Well, my
deflowering begins tomorrow and l
have an acute case of the first vear
frantic-s. Given my ailments and
shortage of time. I hope you will
excuse my borrowing someone
else's words.

 

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The following is drawn from tne
Congressional Record of Oct. 10.
1974, and is authored by the lion.
Andrew llinshaw. member of the

t.‘ S. House of Representatives from
(‘alifornia:

“In the beginning God created
heaven and earth.

“He was then faced with a class
action lawsuit for failing to file an
environmental impact statement
with HEPA (Heaveanly En-
vironmental Protection Agency), an
angelically staffed agency dedicated
to keeping the universe pollution
free.

“God was granted a temporary
permit for the heavenly portion of
the project. but was issued a cease
and desist order on the earthly part.
pending further investigation by
ill-IPA.

"Upon completion of the con-
struction permit application and
environmental impact statemnt,
God appeared before the HEPA
('ouncil to answer questions.

"When asked why he began these

projects in the first place, he simply
replied that he liked to be creative.

“This was not considered
adequate reasoning and he would be
requiredto substantiate this further.
“HEPA was unable to see any
practical use for earth ‘since the
earth was void and empty and
darkness was upon the face of the
deep.‘

“Then God said:
light.‘

“He should never have brought up
this point since one member of the
council was active in the Sierrangle
(‘lub and immediately protested
asking ‘how was the light to be

‘Let there be

made? Would there be strip
mining? What about thermal
pollution? Air pollution?‘ (ind

explained the light would come from
a huge ball of fire.

Nobody on the council really.
understood this. but it was
provisionally accepted assuming (1)
there would be no smog or smoke
resulting from the ball of fire. (2) a
sparate burning permit would be
required. and (3) since continuous
'light would he a waste of energy it
should be dark at least one half of
the time.

”So God agreed to divide light and
darkness and he would call the light
Day. and the darkness Night. (The
council expressed no interest with
in-house semantics.)

“When asked how the earth would
be covered. God said ‘iet there be
firmament made amidst the waters
and let it divide the waters from the
waters.‘

“()ne ecologically radical council
member accused him of doubletalk.

but the council tabled action since
God would be required first to file
for a pemiit from the ABLM
(Angelic Bureau of Land
Management) and further would be
required to obtain water permits
from appropriate agencies involved.

“The council asked if there would
be only water and firmament and
God said ‘Let the earth bring forth
the green herb, and such as may
seed,’ and the fruit tree yeilded fruit
after its kind. which may have been
itself upon the earth.

”The council agreed. as long as
native seed would be used.

“About future development God
also said: ‘Let the waters bring
forht the creeping creature having
tile, and the fowl that may fly over
the earth.‘

“Here again. the council took no

formal action since this would
require appm'al of the Game and
Fish Commission coordinated with
the Heavenly Wildlife Federation
and Audubon Society.

“it appeared everything was in
order until God said he wanted to
complete the project in six days.

“At this time he was advised by
the carncil that his timing was
completely out of the
question...llEPA would require a
minimum of 100 days to review the
applicatim and evironmental im-
pact statement, then there would be
the public hear-ings.

“It would take to to 12 months
before a permit could be granted.

“God said ‘To hell with it!‘ "

 

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Administrators asked to cross picket lines

in Jefferson County teachers’ strike

LOUISVILLE (AP)—ln an
unexpected move. the Jef-
ferson County Board of
Education Sunday asked
about 480 school ad-
ministrative personnel to
crosspicket lines set up at the
county’s 160 schools by
striking teachers.

David Vogel, a spokesman
for the school system. said
principals, assistant prin-
cipals, counselors and
aipervisors would be ex-
pected to return to work
Monday morning as a strike
of the nation’s 18th largest
school system enters its fifth
day.

“These people are on less
than 12-month contracts,”

   
  
    
     
 

Vogel said. “They have lots of
work to do and its been piling
up" since the strike began
last Tuesday morning. he
added.

None of the administrators
are members of the striking
Jefferson (‘ounty Teachers
Amociation. \"ogel said. He
said they would be paid on a
compensatory time basis
until the strike is settled.

Vogel said the board's
action does not represent an
attempt to open the schools.
He said that school Supt.
lilmest (:rayson‘s order to
close the schools to the

system's 118,000 pupils “until

further notice“ will stand.
“There will be no classes as

long as the JCTA is out,"

Vogel said.

Yogi-I also said the board's
action was not a step toward
seeking a court injunction to
end the strike. He refused to
comment on the board‘s
possible plans to seek an
injunction.

A J("l‘A spokesman could
not immediately be reached
for comment on the board‘s
action.

Meanwhile. the teachers
held a mass rally Sunday
nightafternegotiationsto end
the strike recessed in-
definitely. No progress was
reported in the latest round of
talks, which have continued
around-the-clock since the
beginning of the strike.

Still unresolved issues

include salary and teacher
grievance procedure. ac—
cording to spokesmen for
both sides, lloweier, Vogel
said. in reference to the
money issue, “the board
simply has no more money.“

Vogel said negotiations
would resume. probably
Monday, at the call of federal
mediators who ha\e entered
the dispute.

“The board‘s negotiators
are ready and willing to meet
at any time," \‘ogel said. He
added that “the board is
optimistic that progress can
be made. preferably Monday
afternoon. The target date is

it

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With the
greatest

of ease

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wing-walking act over
Detroit. When not walking.
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California.

Carter considers 70 for cabinet positions

including impeachment panel counsel

PLAINS Ga. [AP]—
Prosident-elect Carter‘s chief
talent scout said Sunday that
John Doar and Rep. Bob
Bergland (D-Minn.) are on a
list of 70 persons under
consideration for cabinet
posts.

Earlier, on another matter,
Carter told reporters he has
not decided whether to
broaden the blanket pardon
he has promised to give
Vietnam-era draft evaders.

“We're trying to decide
how to word the pardon,"
Carter said as he chatted with
reporters after leaving

Sunday worship services at
the Plains Baptist Church.

Hamilton Jordan, Carter’s
former campaign manager
who is coordinating the
search for qualified persons
to fill Carter’s cabinet,
confirmed reports that
Bergland and Doar are under
consideration.

“I said earlier that I
shouldn‘t mention any of
these names, but I‘ve just
done it," Jordan said as he
arrived at the Plains airport
to bring Carter the
background material that has

been compiled on those being
considered.

Doar, former special
counsel to the House
Judiciary Committee which
voted to impeach President
Richard M. Nixon, has been
mentioned as a prospect for
attorney general.

Bergland, a close political
ally of Vice President-elect
Walter F. Mondale, has been
mentioned as Agriculture
Secretary. He operates a 600-
acre farm in Minnesota and is
an active member of the
House Agriculture
Committee.

Japanese ruling party gains lead
despite Lockheed scandal backlash

TOKYO (APl—Japan‘s
ruling Liberal Democratic
Party. tom by dissension
over the Lockheed scandal
and facing its stiffest election
challenge in two decades.
gained an early lead Sunday
as totes were tallied in
traditionally conservative
rural areas.

Prime Minister Takeo Miki
and Takeo Fukuda. the
former deputy prime
minister who is Miki‘s main
rival within the LDP. easily
won their seats in the Diet.
Japa n's parliament. They are
expected to battle for the

party presidency and the
prime minister‘s job if the
IMP keeps its majority.
Former Prime Minister
Kakuei Tanaka. a key
defendant in the Lockheed
Aircraft ('orp. payoff scan-
dal. also won re-election
running as an independent.
He resigned from the l.l)l’
after he was indicted for
allegedly receiving 5L7
million of the $12 million
Lockheed acknowledged
paying to Japanese to
nromote the sales of its
airplanes.

Initial returns gave the
I.lll‘ 19] winners; the

Socialists. largest opposition
party. 82; the (‘ommunist
party 6; the Democratic

Socialists 13: the (‘lean‘

(ioiernment Komeito party
26; the new Liberal (‘lub.
whose members bolted from
the Lill‘ (l\ er the Lockheed
issue. 5. and IS independents.
Most of the independents are
expected to join