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Friday, May 3, 1974
University Daily Kansan
Agnew Is Disbarred by Maryland Court
Describing Spiro T. Agnew as a man who consciously cheated the federal government, the Maryland Court of Appeals disbarred the former vice president yesterday. The court's decision affirmed a recommendation made in January by a three-lodge Circuit Court panel.
Agnew wasn't available for comment on the decision in the disciplinary action brought by the state bar association.
The Court of Appeals ruling isn't subject to appeal, although Agnew could petition the court at any time for restatement as a lawyer, his profession being that of solicitor.
Agnew wasn't a member of the federal bar, and his disbarment in Maryland prevents his practicing law elsewhere.
U.S. Steel Corp. Hikes Prices 5.7 Per Cent
U. S. Steel Corp., the nation's largest steel producer, joined others in the industry yesterday and announced price increases that were less than $10 per pound. The companies were uffred
U. S. Steel said it would hike prices on its full product line by an average of 5.7 per cent, effective today. It gave no further breakdown of the increases. Industry observers had predicted increases of between 13 and 20 per cent, following elimination of price controls.
A broad range of steel products, from airplanes and automobiles to bolts, boats and bobble pins, will be affected by the increases which were announced one day after the Cost of Living Council's wage and price controls expired.
No Progress Made in Kissinger-Israeli Talks
Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger conducted three rounds of talks yesterday with Israeli Premier Golde Meir's government in Jerusalem to try to end the fighting on the Syrian front, but Israeli officials reported no progress.
Kissinger said that raging artillery and air fighting were hampering his peace efforts. Israel's military command reported Syrian artillery and rockets blaced across the ceasefire line for the 32nd day, and said Israeli jets spread the air war into Lebanon, attacking Arab guerrilla on the slopes
Israeli Information Minister Shimon Peres said Kissinger would take Israel's proposals to Syria and return to Jerusalem Sunday for tougher sanctions against Russia.
U.S. Ambassador Denies Cease-fire Violation
U. S. Ambassador Graham A. Martin said yesterday in Saigon that the CIA's airline was used to transport North Vietnamese prisoners, but denied the action violated the cease-fire.
Field reports said Saigon forces returned to South Vietnam after a four-day incursion into Cambodia in violation of the truce. In Cambodia, insurgents shelled a camp 25 miles from Phnom Penh, where a diplomatic source said there were more than 30,000 civilians held up in desperate need
Martin said he authorized use of an Air America flight for "humanitarian reasons" after being injured by a transport wounded prisoner. He said he had been forced to power POWs in the war.
Martin admitted the plane was used after photographs taken Tuesday in the Mekong Delta showed seven North Vietnam FOWS being led aboard the aircraft. (AP)
Discussion Deferred On Exigency Report
By DAVE BURPEE
Kansas Staff Reporter
The University Council, after a lengthy debate, agreed yesterday to postpone until Thursday further discussion of a report on financial exigency.
The report had been submitted to the council by the University Senate Executive Committee ad hoc committee on financial exigency.
Robert Adams, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences and chairman of the ad hoc committee, moved that the report be approved by the council.
During the discussion, he explained that the council's approving the report wouldn't result in a binding action on the University or Chancellor Archie R. Dykes.
The council's acceptance of the document would be only a suggestion to the chancellor of the procedures to be followed, Adams and Manning, he said, would make the final decision.
"Accepting the report would not bind the University or the chancellor," he said, "but it would at least get us into the position of having an official position that could con-
une to be discussed and perhaps modified
in conditions changed."
Grant Goodman, professor of history and East Asian studies, presented an alternate motion that the report be referred to the council's Planning and Resources Committee for study, open hearings and a report of findings in December 1974.
Arthur Breipohl, professor of electrical engineering and a member of the planning committee, said referring the report would burden the committee and detract from its primary purpose of recommending efficient use of planning and resources.
Phil McKnight, assistant professor of education, said he thought the council should assume the responsibility of approving and discussing the report.
"Referring the report to the committee would be a mistake," he said.
Both the motion to refer and a separate motion to postpone any action on the report are called 'reporting'.
In a separate development, the council approved the 1975-1978 University calendar. The calendar establishes the school dates for each semester and the 1976 spring and summer semesters.
Silver Lake Mines . . .
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He said he was waiting for an aunt in california to send him the numbers for the band.
The application fee, he said, will be refunded to all the people that weren't hired.
"If anybody doesn't receive their refund by May 15," he said, "I certainly would like to give it to you."
Bill Pendergraf, detective with the Norman police department, said his investigation of the mimes wouldn't be over until it was established that the mimes were
If Porch doesn't furnish the information to prove that the mines exist at the end of two weeks, "Pindergeraff said," the federal investigation will probably take over the investigation.
If the mines don't appear to be legitimate, he said, the federal government might investigate Silver Lake Mines for mail advertisement. He had solicited advertising through the mail.
He said the advertisement also had been sent to the student newspaper of the University of Oklahoma and might have been used in Colorado or Colorado State University.
He said he had received calls from people in the geological surveys of Kansas,
Colorado and Oklahoma wanting more information on Silver Lake Mines.
The investigation by CPA began when several University of Kansas students asked about the Silver Lake Mines advertisement. One student has filed a formal complaint with the CPA against Silver Lake Mines.
Dick Retrum, director of the Consumer Relations Board at K-State, said the same advertisement had been sent to the Kansas State Collegian, but the newspaper refused to run it because of the $2 job-application fee the ad requested.
Retrum said it was the policy of the Collegian to not accept advertisements in which the job-seeker was asked to pay for them and to deal with the employer or placement agency.
David Hunke, business manager of the Kansan, said the Kansan had no policy similar to the Collegian's.
"We run the ad because there was nothing objectionable about it," he said. "When ads come in the mail, we won't run them unless money to cover the cost of running them.
"We don't have time to check out their validity."
SUA Northwest Tour
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— YELLOWSTONE NATIONAL PARK
—GRAND TETONS
—GLACIER NATIONAL PARK
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—DENVER
—SALT LAKE CITY
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