y VOt- LX'V NO- 53 an independent student newspaper
K Monday, November 20, 1972 University of Kentucky
Eight pages Lexington, Kentucky 40506 E
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Gov. Edwards denies LA. Times report 1. . ' -
Dispute ar's s o d th " H
of two SU black students ~ ' .
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LOS ANGELES (Apt—Louisiana Gov. takeover of the campus -- _ ‘
Edwin W. Edwards has no doubt two In a statement issued yesterday Ed- '
young black students slain at Southern wards accused the author of the article of ' ——
University were felled by buckshot fired showing “a gross lack of regard for the "
byadeputy sheriff, the Los Angeles Times whole truth” and said the reporter had ““ . _ ” '
reported yesterday. attended only 30 minutes of a two-hour s;
In Baton Rouge, Edwards called the meeting between Edwards and Justice I I. —-
story “irresponsible. inaccurate and Department officials, then wrote “an t . .. ‘ . 7—.
unauthorized" and said his remarks had irresponsible. inaccurate and l ‘2’
been taken out of context. The Times, unauthorized two-minute summarization, ' e‘" _7
however, said it was standing by the ac- Oht 0t context. - a ;. . c.
g count. Edwards denied he said he would fire 2; . _ é ' .
THE NEWSPAPEunoted the governor Netterville. adding in any event. that ‘ tma ‘ ~—-:
as saying at a luncheon meeting, “I have POWE‘I‘ rested With the state Board Of e“ l i;
no doubt it was a deputy sheriff who Education. g e a“ '
fired.” He noted he had commented in the past “as t
The two students were shot in the head many 0f the student demands had merit " see —
Thursday as police and sheriff's deputies and could be implemented without delay. . . ., ’ .
moved to break up a demonstration by butadded that hedid notintend to agree to V . g "
students in front and inside of the all demands. . We ‘0—
university administration building. The governor said he called the Times ' ' '1, , .. ,. . W -«- ”t
Law enforcement officers say they fired Saturday night to complain BbOUt the iii. . .
only tear gas canisters. Edwards said last StOFY- “The editor then killed the StOTY~ ”L I : .- r _W e at“
Friday it was possible they mistakenly exhibiting momentary responsibility to the w t i ‘9...
. fired buckshot. The school has been closed public interest and journalistic principles. his .. . ' . -I -- w 7
mm after Thanksgiving. but later yielded to baser instincts for one , . - I:
THE TIMES said Edwards also sensational story? Edwards said- t “ “i w I
disclosed: ‘ . . " it . W» "m ”too-V
—-He will fire Southern University EDWARDS TOLD the Times he thought “K . . . ‘ - . \
President G. Leon Netterville, who the students who took control of the ad- "t . -. “rev . ”We"
students say has been out of touch with ministration building were looking for P'Ofi'lng her course
them since July, trouble. . Taking care of the business of pre-registering while # '
—He will accede to all of the demands of “Neither I, the Presndent or the POW sitting on the patio of the Fine Arts Building is
the students and welcomes their par- could. have g°t them to leave the occupied Sherry Watts. Wednesday is the deadline for pre- -
ticipation in the school administration, but hhhdmg- the Times auoted Edwards as registering for the Spring semester. (Kernel photo 7 —
will not agree to a complete student Continued on page 6 by mu“. Singleton)
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By RONALD D. HAWKINS institute is governed by state law Dr. RB Griffith. director of not created biases in his current "'-
Kernel Staff Writer and evaluated by the Kentucky the institute. said in a recent job. :4;—
EDITOR‘S NOTE: This is the Tobacco Research Board interview. “The institute is in- "I DON'T FEEL I‘m biased. ‘
first ofatwo-part series in which (KTRB). Section five of Ken— volved primarily in providing There was a question in some _
Ronald D. Hawkins explores tucky Revised Statute 248.520 services. We are responsible for people's minds when I first came
tobacco research on the UK charges KTRB to prove or the over—all development of the here," said Griffith. “However.l __ _
campus. disprove “questions of health program. Our office is the feel we have cleared up most of “’1;
With aid from state and federal hazards to tobacco users and to coordination point. We made the doubts. If you look at the
sources. UK's Tobacco and preserve and strengthen the people aware of other's work program you‘ll find this as ob- >
Health Research Institute is tobacco industry in Kentucky." which helps people compare iective as you can make it "
continuing a search begun in 1965 notes and work together." Tllrl lNSTlTl’TE'S program
to find more specific links bet- KENTUCKY LAW also armour: count: to the includes studies in tobacco
ween tobacco and the reasons requires the institute make a t'niversity in 1969 as director of production. manufacture of
why frequent tobacco smokers report to KTRB every three the research institute, Griffith tobacco products. chemistry 0t 7’“
are more susceptible to cancer. months. The board consists of worked 10 years with Brown and tobacco products and smoke. _
The institute sports a budget of eight permanent members and Williamson Tobacco Corporation response of nonhuman biological
$6,300,000 for the 1972-73 fiscal four members elected by the as their director of research and systems to tobacco products and
year. while involving at least 200 Kentucky Farm Bureau. development. human response to tobacco ,
people and approximately 30 State law requires one of the A 1941 ['K graduate and products. w.
departments throughout the elected members be a recipient of an MS. in l943 from
University representative of a major t'K. Griffith said his former jOl) TUMURRU“: .\ look atlh? work - ,
Research conducted by the tobacco corporation. with Brown and Williamson has of campus tobacco researchers.
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Several community organizations convened ()ccasional light snow ending central in the
. last Saturday atthe StudentCenterin an effort to . morning and cast in the afternoon, (‘Ioudy and
InSIde: solve [,exington's air, water and solid waste outSIde : cool Monday Highs 38 to 45 (‘loudy and cool
pollution problems. For more details check page Monday night Lows 30 to 35, Mostly cloudy and
6. continued cool Tuesday. High 40 to 47.
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