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Monday, June 18. 1973
University Daily Kansan
Kansan Photo by CARLOS LISSON
Bargain Hunters Look for Good Buys at Auction
OLPHANT, ON assignment from the Globe, flew in one of three planes that parachuted 19 duffel bags loaded with food and medical supplies to the American Internment camp. He was in almost crashed when a duffel bag smashed up the tail section, but he escaped that only to land in a trap set by federal agents. He was charged with aiding and abetting and participating in a riot and carrying an office in the performance of his duties.
Police Bike Auction Nets $1.385
Reporter Indicted After Air Drop
Among the "overt" acts Oliphant was charged with committing were talking to pilots in the Chicago area and carrying $10,000 in cash for hiring the planes, purchasing supplies and renting a car in Rapid City, S.D.
by Thomas Cullen
Kansas Staff Writer
BY RENE HOBAN
Kansas State Wizards
Between 200 and 300 people gathered on the front lawn of the police station, 8th and Vermont, in 80-degree temperature to view the bikes.
By 10:05 a.m. Saturday the Lawrence Police Department bicycle auction had ended. Forty-three abandoned bicycles had been seized by the Fire and Police Retirement Fund.
Today, Oliphant is still the happy-kuppy reporter, but he's a little thinner and little more nervous. He has joined the ranks of newsmen who have felt the chilly breath of the government blowing across their skin after ribbons. Earlier this month, Oliphant was sent from his first-hand account of an air drop over Wounded Knee, S.D., on April 17.
"35, 40. 40 dollars. Now five over here. 40 dollars... darn Little 45. you're out. 45 dollars, five. 50. 50 dollars. You all now gonna give me five! 50 and a half? Sold at 45 dollars right here, C. G. 'Skillet' Skiles, a auctioneer, danced on for 65 minutes.
WHEN THE CROWD closed in on the auctioneer in an attempt to see the bicycles, a young police officer raised each bicycle above the heads of the people as the bidding
By KATHY HODAK
By THOMAS COLLINS
"I can't see everybody; I've got to get higher," Skiles called out as he advanced one rung higher on his stepladder. "It's probably as high as I ever get."
Some of the bicycles had been held by the
The youngest reporter ever to cover the White House for the Globe, Oliphant, 27, a Harvard graduate, was a favorite with the newsmen. He was named a newswoman, who affectionately called him "the kid." His hair was Cambridge-length and his clothes seemed to have been plucked from a bachelor's closet. One of his colleagues said he wore a striped suit that he wore with speakers.
NEW YORK—Last year, Tom Oliphant of the Boston Globe was a happy-gooky young reporter covering the campaign of Sen. George McGovern and composing ditties about the senator in the back of the press plane with other writers.
SIX OF THE 49 bicycles were claimed by their owners Saturday morning after they went on display at the station. One man was shot, another was killed, and been stolen, was not among the group.
police for more than six months after finding them abandoned in yards and ditches. A bicycle must be held for six months before being auctioned.
Some people were drawn to the auction out of curiosity; most came looking for bargains. A few children went away happy with the bicycles that their grandparents had just purchased for them. Another man bought a bicycle to repair and then to sell it. But many others, noticeably college-age students, went away disappointed.
"There are some good bicycles here, but they're starting too high. It's no use," one said.
THE HIGHEST BID was $87 and the lowest was $1. One person bought only a frame for $13. A student from the University of North Carolina lost both wheels and repairs on the chain for $65.
A mechanic for one of the bicycle shops in town said at least five persons came into the
TOM WINSHIP, Globe editor, said that as far as the Globe was concerned, Oliphant was covering a legitimate news story for the paper. We are defending his right to do
"I went out to cover a news story," he said. "That what's that I thought I was doing and what I'm going to do."
The idea that Oliphant might have had $10,000 in cash on him is scoffed at by his fans. "I'll just put it up," he said.
"He had to borrow $5 from Charley coffee (another globe reporter) to get to the airport."
The one-statement banking would combine checking accounts, savings accounts and loans into one statement for the bank. Bowman said, would save the bank trips.
Oilphant and the Globe, which is paying all of his legal expenses, deny he was doing so.
BOWMAN PREDICTED the end of services charges and check fees in about 10 months.
"You wouldn't believe what people pay
for him," he said. "People will go pretty
crime, even if they don't."
The bankers were interested in providing more flexible services to their customers, according to Bowman. They discussed new services, combined services—such as one statement banking—and new lending services.
store after the auction with their bicycles for repairs.
ONE BIDDER PAID $63 for a 3-speed, 28-inch Hawthorne bicycle. The same kind of bicycle can be purchased new from Montmorency Ward for $64.99.
The petition says the action raises the possibility that coverage of "events involving controversial or possibly illegal activities could result in an expensive and time-consuming prosecution as well as the perception of conviction and/or imprisonment."
The Police Department has been holding auctions of one kind or another sporadically for more than 20 years, according to Richard Stanwix, Lawrence Police Chief. Tires, wheels and stereo equipment will be auctioned next.
Oliphant said he got onto the story when he received a phone call "out of the blue" on April 12. The stipulation was that he could accompany a group that was attempting to aid the Indians at Wounded Knee providing that he did not reveal any of their names. He told Nolan about it, who thought it was a good story and gave him permission to go.
ACCORDING TO his lawyer, E. Barrett Prettyman, it's a case of simple "harassment" of the press. To a group of editors and reporters who have signed a petition in Oliphant's support, the charges against him are hisresentation's "chilling effect" on the news media.
"When the day comes that you have to check with lawyers whether to cover a story," Nolan said, "then Nikon's the editor-in-chief. What's next? You go out to cover a story where welfare mothers are involved and you get charged with inciting a riot."
The charges against Oliphant raise First Amendment questions, the full ramifications of which have not yet been sounded.
There is also the possibility that Oliphant will be asked in court to name the people he has accused of violating his claim and harm in the position of violating the confidence of his sources or facing contempt
THE BANKERS met in various sessions, some according to the size of the bank they represented. Other sessions, called bulb sessions, were led by a committee to discuss topics of particular interest to them.
OLIPHANT TOLD Nolan that other news organizations had been given the opportunity to cover the air drop, but after checking with lawyers had turned it down.
SIX OTHERS have been indicted for participating in the drop.
One sidelead of the case was that FBI agents, under the mistaken notion that they were the only ones to take action.
THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
Discussions of flexible services for consumers, bull sessions and more composed the 34th annual Bank Management Clinic, which ended last Thursday.
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"We had a tremendous turnout," Bowman said. "There are 609 banks in Kansas and 320 were represented here by law enforcement officers. We had 609 paid enrollees."
The clinic, held each summer at Kansas University, is sponsored by the Kansas Bankers Association. Carl A. Bowman, executive vice president of the group, leads the clinic, with the theme of "Profficiency through Flexibility," as very successful.
Kansan Staff Writer
By BETSY RIORDAN
Many participating agencies stated in last spring's written evaluation that the student volunteers were a vital part of their operations. One agency said the volunteers were extremely helpful on them and were extremely disappointed when they didn't show up as promised.
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"We are working more and with computers." Bowman said. He discussed the future impact of computer technology from the consumer viewpoint:
"I WOULD like to offer some advice to a future volunteer," one Big Brother said. "I would like to make a commitment unless you are going to make it. It means a lot more than you think."
The group, a student organization funded by the Student Senate, is an agency that provides volunteers for the Lawrence information and about service projects.
THE PROJECTS are designed to benefit both the volunteer and the person or group receiving the service, according to Janet Hollins. The director of Volunteer Clearing House.
cover the cost of the paperwork needed with a checking system.
At the end of each semester, the volunteer is asked to evaluate both his own contribution to the community and the goals of the clearing house. Volunteers often said themselves about themselves and about people who are in some way different from themselves.
"Each customer would have his own number, call the bank and arrange to have money transferred to a store where he had bought something.
Thus reads a yellow poster in the window to the Union's Room 114 B, the office of the Volunteer Clearing House, whose only business is helping others.
Last week, Oliphant, Globe President John I. Taylor and Executive Editor Robert Healey showed up at a hearing in Federal District Court in Washington at which he argued the right to take Oliphant and the others to South Dakota to face charges.
"If you don't have time for mankind, that is your business. If you do have time for mankind, that's your business."
burst into his former home looking for him. According to a Globe story, they abused the present occupants, Dr. and Mrs. Plierne. Oliphant hadn't lived there for two years.
"The customer could also get a computer readout with the current state of his account. This would eliminate checks entirely, which would get your money right away."
By KATHY HODAK and JOHN CHIZA
Kansan Staff Writers
Student Volunteers To Serve 'Mankind'
Leak in Watson Library Roof Causes Rain Damage to Books
The books have been salvaged, but many may never be read again because of their
A leak in the Watson Library roof has caused thousands of dollars damage to the books, according to David Heron, library director.
Prettyman, Oliphan's attorney, moved to dismiss the case and accused the government of wiretapping Oliphant's telephone at a court that the 14-year-old neighbor, Oliphant's has seen a man tinkering with the telephone box outside Oliphant's home and had stopped when he saw the youth, he returned to his task. Prettyman said.
The case was continued to June 11. In the meantime, "the kid" is out on $5,000 bill.
A library employee said newspapers and wastebaskets had been placed on and around the books on the west eight floor of the stacks where rain had done the greatest damage. The Library of Congress books are located in this area.
Unfortunately, Heron said, it always seems to rain when the library is closed and no one is there. After one rain Heron and the other are good part of the night mopping the floor.
Heron said Friday that the problem had grown worse in the last three years. The leak developed after two additions had been made to the library stacks. Heron said the spaces between each old and new addition resulted in increased vulnerability to water.
The eighth floor of the stacks has been damaged the most by the rain. Heron said the rain had run down the walls as far as two floors below. After a heavy rain, damage to the books might be as costly as $3,000.
appearance, the employ said.
In "The Harrad Experiment," Rimmer offers a new look at education-co-ed roommates, recreation in the nude (required) and emphasis on awareness of
How many people have read the works of
Rabbi Solomon and wisdom from
What if his ideas and wisdom be
reality?
Rimmer, author of "The Harrad Experiment", "Proposition 31" and other books, educates changing the basis: family structure, education or more or less into one large family.
The problem has been turned over to the department of buildings and grounds, Harry Buchholz, director of the physical plant, said Friday that the state architect's office was working on a bond to solve the problem.
This is what Rich Liebli, KU graduate, and Dave Alexander, Lawrence graduate know.
Students Promote 'Harrad' Concepts
Hilltop Center Openings Exist; No Waiting, Parking Problems
Books that are damp and mildew must be sent to Spencer Library to be fumigated. When the books come back they have wrinkled pages and will not close properly.
A national organization called Harrad is attempting to have Rimmer's ideas legalized. Lloyd and Alexander are trying to join the national organization, together to join the national organization.
A parking conflict last spring with the city of Lawrence was another problem that has been solved. Parents now have a fence zone behind the Center on Louisiana Street.
neverending waiting list was a problem last year.
DURING THE past two semesters, a total of 344 students were placed in 23 different agencies. The Big Brother and Big Sister Programs, Headstart, Headquarters and Cherry Manor were agencies most often selected by the volunteers.
was not aware of her own biases. Penn House provides programs for low income
Wildgen said the summer was a difficult time for those agencies that relied heavily on the university campus, then left the campus. Headquarters, a 24-hour crisis center, depends almost entirely on students. The Volunteer Clearing House only 40 volunteers working this summer.
Mayor Tells Women How To Enter Politics
"WHEN STUDENTS are in school, they get an ideal picture of the way things should be." Wildgen said. "But when they work in the community, they find out the way things are. It's not always happy work, and sometimes people won't even like them."
"I learned a lot about poverty kids," another student said. "They're just like any other kids and their parents love them just as much."
The 14-member staff has children ranging from ages one to five. Judy Bencivengo, director of the center, said that having a variety was a good arrangement.
Volunteers are now needed for Headstart, Lorian Free School, Audio-Reader, special projects and emergency services. Special projects involve volunteers on a short-term basis until one project, such as painting a house, is completed. Emergency services require immediate care or be on call to meet immediate needs. Drivers are always in demand, Wilden said.
The Hilltop Child Center is alive and prospering this summer.
When the Volunteer Clearing House began four years ago, it was only a telephone service. Now a staff of seven people, advised by four professionals, coordinate its activities during the regular school year.
Another Big Brother volunteer said that he had encountered some problems simply because he was white and the sixth grade boy whom he had befriended was black.
"As Harrad expands," Alexander said, "you'll see how the ideas in 'Proposition 3' legalized.
The daily schedule for children includes breakfast at 7 a.m., with scheduled play and social learning activities following, then a nap, a cup of map and a snack. The day ends at 8:39 p.m.
Hambleton, who spoke last Thursday before a joint meeting of two women's political organizations, said she supported the idea that women were pushing for, but cautioned, "if you go in with a chip on your shoulder about women's rights, you will be too effusive."
Regardless of gender, anyone running for a political office must be informed, socially accepted and ambitions to succeed in politics. She will succeed to Lawrence Mayor Nancy Hamilton.
In cooperation with the Lawrence Summer Teen Employment Program, Hilton has some teenage assistants working in the center this summer.
An ad was run inviting anyone who wished interested to contact either Liebl or Alexander, but the response has been poor.
The staff believes children of pre-school age need a "home-away-from-home" atmosphere, which is more comfortable than schools at all the stage in the child's life.
"A lot of dreams were put into action," she said. "A lot of things that were needed to be changed from other centers were changed, and it was very successful."
Bencivengo described Hilltop as a "Child-
paced, homelike atmosphere with very
spaciousness."
Bencivengo said last year was very good for the center.
Tuition of $3 to $7 daily is arranged according to income.
The center is not a school, although the staff members are professional and expo- lent.
Bencivengo said that there were still five bencivengos remaining for the summer term in 2016.
A Penn House volunteer learned that she
Much of the meeting centered on a discussion of how women could become members of Lawrence's 14 appointive boards and commissions.
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