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Monday, July 15, 1974
University Daily Kansan
KU Profs Divided on Press Coverage of Watergate
By MARIAN HORVAT
Kansan Staff Reporter
The majority of the American people think the news media are providing too much coverage of Watergate, according to the latest Gallup poll.
Fifty-three per cent of the 1,509 adults interviewed from June 21 to 24 said they were providing too much coverage; 13 per cent thought there was too little coverage; 30 per cent believed the coverage to be right; and four per cent avo no opinion.
"The trouble is that American people prefer to be ignorant. They prefer not to have their lives upset, Calder Pickett, who lives up to his stature in response to the Gallup Poll results.
"I've been teaching journalism a long time, he said, and never have I been so impressed."
Pickett said he was appalled at the antipress attitude. The editors who have joined the antipress critics might as well be putting a razor to their threats, he said. Pickett he believed the press was not offensively anti-Nixon.
"What's wrong is that the government has had the press in its hindpackets for so many years that it can't take a little criticism from honest reporters," he said. Pickett said he believed that the government should have done a good job and that the press needed more tough reporters who were not afraid to ask questions.
"the only aspect I criticize is that it took the press so long to cover all this," Pickett said. "Why not during the 1972 campaign when Wakefield was waiting until Nixon was safe in office?" Del Brinkman, associate professor of journalism, said he believed that Watergate
"Watergate is a continuing story. I don't see any see any other way the press can
Brinkman said he believed that the public reaction, as expressed in the Gallup poll, was a reaction to the issue itself, rather than to the press.
U.S.S.R. Wins Cage Tourney
The Soviet Union defeated the United States, 168-94, yesterday to win the World Anti-Doping Convention in Beijing.
The victory put the tournament in a three-way tie in the standings with defending champion Yugoslavia, the United States and Germany, each having six victories and one defeat.
The championship was decided on the goal average among the three in games played.
Yugoslavia took second place, and the United States took third place.
Accurate foul shooting, including a 14-for-14
attack by Alexander Salmino, sparked the
scandal.
The Soviets outcured the United States by five field goals in the second half.
Salnikov finished with 38 points for the game. The Soviets tied it 55-54 at halftime, despite being outscored by seven field goals.
14th Inning Walk Gives K.C. Win
A walk to Hal McRae with the bases loaded and two out in the 14th inning gave the Kansas City Royals a 2-1 victory over the Detroit Tigers yesterday.
Jim Ray, 6/4, who came in to pitch in relief at the start of the 14th inning, gave up a single to Anos Otis. After the runner was moved to second by a sacrifice bunt, Ray ran to first and Dina Pritha. Ray then loaded the bases on the defense. Bevacqua for forcing in the winning run.
The Tigers took a 1-4 lead off of Bruce Danton in the second inning on Norm Cash's double, a ground ball and Jerry Moses' single.
Fran Healy hit his seventh home run for the Royals in the fourth inning.
The Royals threatened to score against Joe Coleman in the sixth inning on a lead-off walk to Frank White, a stolen base, a single, and an on-base walk to McMee after Toni Sola, Lita Galea.
Coleman escaped by turning Healy's hunt into a double play from home to first.
"People would like the problem to go away—to get settled," he said, but "the fact that we are so fortunate in our life."
Brinkman said he thought the role of the press had been overstated and overplayed. "It was not like it was."
"The press can't abandon the issue just because the people are tired of it. No one has to pay attention to it, and they don't." Some people feel they've been saturated so much by the issue that they don't listen. "Real reason" then they should," Brinkman said.
Carl H. Laude, professor of political science at the University, brought the press hard on him after Watterson wiled.
"There are more important things right now, such as foreign policy, inflation and domestic issues that deserve better coverage." Lande said.
Lande said the role of the press should be one of more impartiality.
"The press tends to one issue rather than many," he said. "The newspapers tend to be more polarized."
Lande said he thought the press was too moralistic, expecting perfection from their colleagues.
"I don't know many people in a position of importance who haven't been dishonest at various times in their lives and not many have had their careers destroyed because of it. Most people are capable of deception, like politicians—and newspapermen," he said.
Lande said the power that the press had in shanking decisions disturbed hip.
"If Nixon is impeded, the press will have played an important role," he said, and "they will come out with a greater understanding." The judge Laude said he, thought that, although
Nixon was probably guilty, he had been punished sufficiently by investigations and attacks, and that the matter should be ended and Nixon should be allowed to finish
"I don't think that the way to stop corruption is to make an example of free trade."
"Until now, the press has been overwhelmingly favorable toward Nixon. You didn't hear any complaining about bias in the election," said Richard Edwards, editorials were held for favor of Nixon. "he said,
"Although some members of the press have been irresponsible, if it weren't for the press the tendency would have been to push the whole issue aside," he said.
Allan Cigler, assistant professor of political science, said he believed that Watergate was a very important issue, which should dominate the news.
It's not the press that has been anti-Nixon, Cailer said, but the evidence.
FRANCIS HELLER, professor of law,
said he thought news coverage of Watergate
had been just about right, although there
had been much recollection.
"Whatever a reporter touches em-
panizes the dramatic and sensational," said Brennan.
Heller said this was a problem in journalism because of its very nature. Journalists are rarely attracted by reports, and the procedures that have no drama, he said.
"However, when unconfirmed rumors are published as if they were facts, the press runs into difficulty with its own credibility," he said.
Heller said he thought many people were not reading the nurses carefully and more.
Recommendation Made For Building Use Fee
For some, the total impact of Watergate
Kansan Staff Reporter
The events committee approved an April 4, 1973, request by Conferences and Institutes to schedule a Bill Glass evangelistic crusade in Allen Field House on September 22-28. Some members of the events committee had expressed concern that Conferences and Institutes had made the building and Groundings arrangements with Building and Grounding and Security and Parking to accommodate an event of this size.
By MIKE MEESKE
Korean Staff Reporter
A recommendation for a building use fee at the University of Kansas might not be approved until August, William Bafour. Cancelor for student affairs, said last week.
In addition, groups would be charged a utility rate for each performance hour and for the salaries of Security and Parking and Grounds personnel required for the event.
The recommendation for the fee, adopted by the University Events Committee last week, will be presented to Balfour. He will send the fee proposal to the University Events Committee for approval. Final action on the plan probably will not be taken until August, Balfour said.
A recent concern of some members of the events committee was a lack of communication between Conferences and Institutes. The events committee is interested in Conferences and Institutes is a division of the department of Continuing Education. The events committee was concerned about activities scheduled by conferences and facilities other than the Kansas Union.
At present, fees are charged for only two campus buildings. Allen Field House costs $1,000 per day of use and has a utility fee of $50 per performance hour. Hoch Auditorium costs $300 per day and has a utility fee of $12.
The fee, if adopted in the present form, would affect only non-University groups. Non-University groups using campus buildings would be charged a minimum fee or 10 per cent of the gross receipts, whichever is greater.
Karl Kappelman, Conferences and Institutes representative, said most of the
Ed Julian, instructor of design and Facilities Use Subcommittee chairman, said that a list of other buildings and their fees was being drawn up by university commutator, Ron Hamilton, and that it would be added to the fee schedule at a later time.
events that were scheduled didn't go before the events committee. He said he didn't know how this policy was developed or why it was followed. Kappelman said he wasn't familiar with the functions of the events committee.
Kappleman said the request for the crusade was put in by Conferences and Institutes, but he said he thought that the handling of the event would be done through the crusade organization and the representatives of the athletic department.
Kappleman and Balfour said they didn't think the building use fee were retroactive and thus would not affect the crusade.
Funeral Yesterday For KU Prof
"I don't know that we will have any involvement," Kapman said.
is from the 10 o'clock news or the headlines and lead paragraph in a story." he said. "Last fall, this general pot was boiling and they used it to make whisky when general interest subsided."
Elliot Gillerman, professor of geology and director of North College, died Wednesday night of arteriosclerotic heart disease. He was 60.
Professor Gillerman was born July 21, 1913, in St. Louis. He received his B.A. and M.A. degrees from the University of Washington in 1934 and 1937. He received his Ph.D. from the University of Texas in 1967.
Funeral services were yesterday at Rumsey Funeral Home, 601 Indiana St., and burial was in St. Louis.
Survivors include his wife, Shirley; a daughter, Virginia; and a son, Richard, all of the home.
The family requests that contributions be made to the Boy Scouts of America.
"The legal and judicial processes get the facts out," he said, "the reporter still doesn't do this, which indicates that investigative reporting is still in a low state."
He had taught at the University of Kansas since 1957.
GEORGE COGGINS, professor of law,
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KU Speakers Lack Forum
A Kansas poll of 35 of the 199 volunteers revealed that only two had received speaking requests that were attributed to the service. Only one of the two who received requests actually spoke. The other is scheduled to speak next year.
Talks by faculty volunteers on subjects ranging from "Aerospace Materials Beauty Contest" to "Creative Blockbuilding and Ease Painting of Preschool Children" are offered at the Visitation speaker service. However, for some reason, the volunteers receive almost no requests.
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The office of University Relations coordinates the activities of the service, which started operation in 1970. David A. Dary, director of University Relations, said
said he thought the press had not played a large enough role in Waterate.
A booklet, "Have Topic Will Travel," lists all the faculty members who have volunteered to speak and the topics they are prepared to speak on. University Relations sends the booklet to any group that may be interested.
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"I don't know how much good it does just to prepare a list," said Gerald Pearson, who is in charge of special projects in the department of continuing education and is a part of our staff. "I think, is to whom these lists are sent and how much effort and follow up goes into it."
Jackson said he expected the White House to turn the letter over to the Senate subcommittee on Arms Control, of which he is chairman, this week.
There are no funds available for this service. The booklet requests that groups that normally pay travel expenses do so for KU speakers. Dary said that when a group couldn't provide expenses, his office tried to find funds on an individual basis.
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The senator said he also expected a second document, which he didn't identify.
The case to which Jackson referred was a dispute that broke out in June between him and Secretary of State Henry Kissinger about whether there were secret protocols to the SALT I agreement on nuclear arms limitation signed in Moscow July 24, 1972.
According to Jane's Fighting Ships, a recognized world authority, that is the number of ballistic missile submarines the U.S. Navy has on the active list now.
"I expect these two documents to substantiate my case," he said.
WASHINGTON (AP)—Sen. Henry Jackson, D-Wash., said yesterday that President Nixon wrote a secret letter to Soviet communist chief Leonid Brezhnev "agreeing to restrict our nuclear submarines to 41."
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Howard W. Smith, associate professor of aerospace engineering and a volunteer speaker, said he thought the request for groups to be座位 to request a speaker.
Clark E. Bricker, professor of chemistry, said that when he was in charge of finding a speaker, he always tried to find someone and the speaker before he asked the speaker.
"A program chairman is probably reluctant to ask someone to speak that he doesn't know, at least indirectly," Bricker said.
Several faculty members said that many groups might think that university professors would be dull at best and over their heads at worst.
“There’s a fear that the stuff that will come out of the professor’s mouth will be on so high level that no one will understand,” she said. “It’s not known, there may be something to that.”
Coggins said that he thought investigative reporting of Watergate was better than of most things but that reporters had much to learn.
"The information is available," be said,
"but reporters just won't dig it out."
"As with any other big event, it deserves the space and time given to it. It should be overed by now, but I don't blame him." But Jeanie Jabel, Kansas City, Kan., senior.
Several University of Kansas university said they thought Watergate was an important issue that the press was covering well.
"However, sometimes people don't want to be educated. They don't want things interrupting their lives. It's the old 'ignorance is bliss' rule," he said.
"I don't tell it as closely as if I did a year ago, but I still listen to it," Sabol said.
Mike Newbauer, Lawrence graduate student, said he thought it was necessary for the press to assume an educational role by disseminating the facts.
Dan Hawhore, Overland Park junior, said he thought the American people were apt to forget Watergate as quickly as possible.
"It's the responsibility of the press to not let people forget that our government is corrupt and that it has to be cleaned up," Hawthorne said.
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