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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
84th Year, No.94
Some Food Prices Decrease Slightly
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
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Israel, Syria Still Fighting; Talks Planned
Gunfire exploded along the Golan Heights cause-fire line yesterday as President Nixon announced he was sending Secretary of State Henry A. Kissinger to the Mideast again to begin disengagement talks with Syria and Israel.
The military command in Tel Aviv said Israeli and Syrian forces traded light weapons" and recollectile fire rifle fire near Bet Jon in the northern Golan state. The Syrian command said its forces clashed twice with the Israelis "and that was when evacuating casualties." The Tel Aviv command reported no casualties.
Hearst Asks Daughter's Return on Birthday
Patricia Heath's asked her kidnapers yesterday to make the ultimate "guest of interest" for up to $2 million pounds to feed them. The group, based out of her bedroom, had 200 beds.
Newspaper executive Randolph A. Hearst appeared in front of his Hillsborough mansion to say again that the $2 million "is not ransom" but an indication of his good faith to the Symbionese Liberation Army, which claims to have kidnapped his daughter.
California Atty, Gen. Evelle J. Younger said yesterday that he wouldn't prosecute anyone who accepted the food. He also suggested the Red Cross and Salvation Army as possible charitable organizations that might handle the distribution.
Solzhenitsyn Denies He Received Letter
Alexander Solzhenitsyn denied published reports yesterday that a letter from his wife in Moscow had been handcarrried to him in Garchi.
The exiled author, who has won a Nobel Prize, typed out a statement in Russian and handed individually signed copies to newsmen outside the city.
Solzhenitsyn assailed reports that a correspondent had brought a letter to him from Mrs. Solzhenitsyn.
"Nothing like that happened," Solzhenitsyn said. "I did not receive a letter from Mr. Crepeau (an AP correspondent in Moscow) or anyone else. I single-handedly received it."
Give Fiscal Authority to States. Nixon Says
President Nixon proposed to Congress yesterday that states decide where to spend federal money designed to assist economically depressed areas.
His plan would phase out the present Economic Development Administration and regional planning commissions, which Nixon has said have been ineffective.
Nixon offered a similar plan last year but ultimately agreed with Congress to continue existing programs while new ones were studied. Nixon's plan would channel money in block grants to states who in turn would decide, if the state did not want to be spent. The federal government would regulate broad use of the money.
Lollobrigida in Russia on Photo Assignment
Gina Lollobrigida is in the Soviet Union this week to photograph one of the world's most interesting men. But the Italian movie actress-turned-photojournalist isn't saying who.
"We're keeping that a secret," she said in an interview yesterday in Moscow.
Lolaorigira is traveling around the world on assignment from the Ladies'
bone journal to take pictures of men she and the magazine consider the
matter.
The actress has taken a sabbatical of more than two years from films to devote time to photojournalism, her long-time hobby, which she says is "the way I see the world."
18 States to Get More Gas
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Federal Energy Office (FEO) yesterday ordered an emergency injection of about 1.6 million barrels of gasoline into 18 shortage-streifen
Energy office spokesman said the action was designed to share U.S. gasoline more equitably and he promised to re-evaluate gasoline allocations next month to make sure that all areas received about the same amount of gasoline, based on 1972 consumption.
There is no exact measure of the shortage for each state, but the national average is thought to be about 65 per cent of 1972 levels. The gap between states would have exact figures later in the week.
The extra 1.5 million barrels -67.2万 gallons- will come from oil company inventories and is to be a one-time action to ease critical shortages until a more equitable allocation plan can be put into effect. the energy office said.
Gasoline consumption figures for the 18 states were not available but, as of January, 5.9 million barrels of gasoline were being consumed in the United States each day—almost four times the amount of gasoline involved in yesterday's action.
But later the energy office said two of those states, Illinois and Maryland, had received 2 per cent increases in their electricity and would not receive another increase.
The additional gasoline was added to the general 3 per cent set-asides under the scheme, with the majority exactly where it is to go, to relieve long gasoline station lines and other impacts of
Under yesterday's action, eight states received an addition 5 per cent of their original allocations of gasoline for the one remaining week in February; two states got an additional 3 per cent and eight states received an additional 2 per cent.
Federal energy chief William E. Simon originally said 2 million more barrels of oil would be saved.
Under previous allocation rules, 3 per cent of the gasoline sent to each state was placed under the control of state governors to be distributed wherever they wanted in states. The remainder of each state's allocations was distributed through regular commercial channels.
On Feb. 9 the energy office ordered 2 per cent of the gas supplies for February
The FEO made no announcement on the allocations to other states, which had been made earlier. It also admitted a subject to possible error because they didn't include data from six companies, including the following:
That shift remains unchanged, but it had been done through normal oil company distribution, and two of the states that received 2 per cent increases Feb. 9 have already taken control of the governors instead of the companies, the FEO announced yesterday.
Here is a summary of all of the increases now announced in the February gasoline
moved from 10 states with relatively good supplies into 12 short-supply states and the other to 8.
- Five per cent of base allocations was added to the 3 per cent governors' set-aside for the last week of February in Alabama, Arkansas, Arizona, Oregon, Vermont and West Virginia.
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—New Jersey and Virginia, whose supplies previously were increased 2 per cent in 1974 and 3 per cent in yesterday, increasing their governors set-asides by a total of 5 per cent.
WASHINGTON (AP)—The Senate Watergate committee voted yesterday to finish its investigation without further public hearings.
In announcing the 6-1 vote, chairman Sam J. Ervyn Jr., D-N.C., said members of the House Judiciary committee interfere unduly with the ongoing impaction process of the House Judiciary committee or the criminal cases which will soon be prosecuted by the special court.
In a related development yesterday, a federal judge also moved to spruce public speculation about the work of the technical Watergate examining the subpoenaed Watergate tapes.
A month ago Sirica had referred questions about the gap in one tape and the claim that two other conversations were never recorded to special protecron Leon Jawkowski with a recommendation he turn it over to a grand jury.
The judge, John J. SirCia of U.S.District Court, imposed the rule after a closed-door meeting with attorneys from the White House, the special prosecutor's office and counsel for Rose Mary Woods, President Nixon's personal secretary.
After yesterday's meeting Siraisa issued a brief statement saying, "All participants in the meeting have agreed that continued public comment on the grand jury's work by those who have any association with the investigation is inappropriate."
Ellsworth Endorses Development Of Alternative Sources of Energy
"The passage of time and the development of new events have persuaded the committee that further hearings at this time are not necessary for the committee to successfully complete its work," Ervin said.
The end of the petroleum era will force a major restructuring of the American lifestyle, Bob Eldsworth, former special assistant to Richard Nixon, said here yesterday.
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In an interview after his speech, Ellsworth said university contributions in planning for the elimination of fossil fuels might prove crucial at a time of a projected climate change.
"We have been trying to develop nuclear energy for 25 years and last year, for the first time, we produced more by nuclear energy than by firewood," he said.
Ellsworth, a University of Kansas graduate, spoke to about 150 persons at a luncheon sponsored by the Lawrence Chamber of Commerce.
nuclear power as an example of the failure to prepare for the end of the octetroleum era.
"The remainder of the century will provide a test different in kind but just as severe as any we have ever had in this country." But "I am confident that our people" would succeed.
Ellsworth said he thought the energy crisis was caused by excessive demand, ecological worries and government policies on energy development and exploration.
the oil embargo ends, ELLsworth said. At current crude oil prices, he said, U.S. requirements may total $350 billion a year for 2018 and without substantial consumption cutbacks.
"if the universities are alert and get in gear to help people, they can do a great deal
"We simply won't have enough money to buy that much oil," he said.
Ellsworth cited the slow development of
"in terms of energy, we have been living beyond our means," he said.
He said the committee would pursue in executive sessions evidence relating to CIA involvement in Watergate, dairy industry and pharmaceuticals, a campaign and a secret cash contribution
Ellsworth said long-range planning must now be begin because petroleum supplies are critical.
Ervin said the Watergate committee voted to ask the Senate to extend its life to May 28, three months beyond the Feb. 28 deadline for completion of its report.
Mitchell, Stans Trial Begins; Pleas for Delay Rejected
The governors' set-aides were increased 2 per cent yesterday for Connecticut, Florida, Indiana, Massachusetts, Kentucky, York, Pennsylvania and Rhode Island.
THE FEO said Illinois and Maryland, which received 2 per cent increases Feb. 9, got no additional gasoline yesterday, but the increased allocations were placed under the control of their governors rather than the oil companies.
— The increases announced yesterday added up to about 1.6 million barrels of gasoline which would come from company factories, not from other states, the FEO said.
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Vesco, 37 years old, is a defendant in the case, but he fled the country and never answered the indictment. Attempts to extradite him have been fruitless.
NEW YORK (AP)—Despite their renewed protest, former Attert, Gen. John N. Mitchell and former Commerce Secretary Maurice H. Stans went on trial yesterday, accused of exerting corrupt influence in the department and President Nicol's re-election campaign.
—The gasoline shift Feb. 9, subtracted 2 per cent from the supplies of Iowa, Kansas, Missouri and Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, South Dakota, Wyoming; and Wyoming; the FEO said Tuesday's action, drawing on company inventories, would not alter those decreases from the supply.
Mitchell, 60 years old, and Stans, 65 are charged with accepting the under-the-table cash donation from fugitive financier Robert Vesco with the understanding that they would try to sidestep an inquiry into their involvement in the Securities and Exchange Commission.
This change will generate greater government influence on business, permanent inflation, strict controls on production and consumption of "goods and services that just can't be spread fully around," he said. Ellsworth said the switch to other energy sources might require reductions in industries where substitute products would be available.
Two per cent increases were assigned Feb. 9 to Arkansas, Delaware, the District of Columbia, Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, North Carolina, Texas, and Tennessee; and also to New Jersey and Virginia whose states were further increased yesterday.
The trial recessed for the night before any actual jury selection got under way. Instead, about three hours were devoted to eliminating prospects who said it would be an under hardship to be sequestered for five weeks the trial was expected to last.
"The most important question," he added, "is whether our democracy can cope with the changes; can cope with the challenges of nationalization of business functions."
Frequently in pretrial motions, the defense had argued before Judge Lee P. Gagliard that a fair trial was impossible in a court where the publicity which was engendered not only by the Vesco case but also by the Watergate scandal in Washington, where both Mitchell and John F. Kennedy were involved.
"The prejudicial and massive publicity in this case has continued right up to the present time," a Stans attorney, John Dugard, argued while renewing a motion to have the court decide whether York or delay the proceedings indefinitely. Gagliardi told Duigard that he would handle this motion as he had its predecessors--testing whether a fair jury could be selected by examining prospective members of the panel. The first 80 jurors later were brought into Gagliardi's federal court for questioning.
Thus the first case of its kind in half a century of American history came to trial. Not since the Teapot Dome scandal of 1923 that led to federal officers faced a criminal indictment.
Meanwhile yesterday, the Teamsters Union called on Congress to boost the speed limit on federal highways to 65 miles an hour during the late night hours, and a consumers' coalition urged the Senate to initiate a freeze on natural gas prices.
The FEO had no final listing of the exact allocations going to each state for February but said it would provide additional information later.
The action Feb. 9 and yesterday's action were aimed at easing the most serious gasoline distribution problems during the winter of the mandatory fuel allocation program.
In another energy development, John C. Sawhill, deputy director of the FEO, told the Joint Economic Committee that no decision was rationing was expected before April 15.
According to Sawih, the administration wants first to see whether recently enacted redistribution plans will ease the shortages and end the long lines at service stations.
Ellsworth said that only sharp reductions in use of fossil fuels and greater research into alternative energy sources could solve the crisis.
Teamsters President Fritz Simmons said the higher speed limit would help truckers to both save fuel and keep from overloading because of the 85 m.p.h. limit now in effect.
"America's problems will make it resemble an underdeveloped nation with direct economic controls on imports, exports and use of monetary resources," he said.
Sharp increases in the price of Arab crude will make American dependence on forest products more important.
Fitzsimmons first advanced the proposal in a meeting with Labor Secretary Peter J. Brennan and Transportation Secretary Claude Brinegar. Although it would apply to all vehicles between 10 p.m. and 6 a.m., it would be aimed primarily at trucks.
WASHINGTON (AP) - Ignoring the threat of a presidential vet, the Senate yesterday passed and sent to the House dissent legislation providing for an oil price rollback.
The bill, which also would give President Nixon power to order gasoline rationing, passed by a two-to-one ratio after the Senate rejected an administration-backed attempt to send the bill back to conference with the House.
shortly before the vote, federal energy chief William E. Simon sent a letter to Senate Minority Leader Hugh Scott, R-Pa., asking him to veto the bill in its present form.
Senate Passes Energy Bill Despite Nixon Veto Threat
Vice President Gerald R. Ford presided for the crucial vote on the motion to recount the bill to committee, which was offered by Sen. Paul J. Fannin, R-Ariz.
Opponents say the rollback would destroy business companies' incentives to expand product availability.
The emergency bill, which was first introduced by Jackson in October, has failed in two previous attempts to gain Senate passage.
However, Ford never got a chance to cast his tie-breaking vote because the motion was defeated by a surprisingly comfortable margin of 60 to 38.
In addition to the rollback, the bill would suspend temporarily clean air guidelines to permit power plants to burn coal in place of scarce low-sulfur oil and natural gas.
The confections substituted the equally controversial price rollback for the excess
The legislation also would grant car makers a one-year delay in meeting requirements.
Kansas Staff Photo by BILL KERR
Bob Ellsworth Speaks to Students in the Jayhawk Room
City Backs Hospital Improvements, Defers Commitment on Finances
The Lawrence City Commission yesterday gave the Lawrence Memorial Hospital board of trustees its go-ahead with plans for improving hospital facilities.
The commission approved a statement agreeing with the hospital board that the hospital was in need of improvements. The statement said the commission would support the board's continued investigation of ways to make improvements.
The statement asked the board to develop specific recommendations that the city could implement.
However, the commission shied away from including any references to whether it might be willing to finance the impairments by issuing revenue bonds or by other means.
Mayor Nancy Hambieton said she wasn't
HER COMMENTS CAME in response to an initial draft of the statement by Commissioner Barkley Clark. Clark's version included the possibility that the city would have received that the improvements wouldn't entail an excessive increase in room rates.
"They need to know whether financing is down the line if they're going to put the package on hold."
City Manager Buford Watson said the hospital board probably would want to know whether the city would be willing to issue revenue bonds or provide other financing before the board concluded a contract with a hospital consultant for further planning.
yet prepared to commit the city to promises
possible financial financing of the project.
Commissioner Jack Rose urged the commission to adopt a statement that
HE SAID IT WOULD be the responsibility
the board to make specific re-
commendations.
Hank Booth of 1731 W. 27th St. Ter. also urged the commission not to commit itself to the hospital project which he said had many unresolved questions connected with it.
“It’s difficult to make much of a statement of intent,” he said, “because we don't have a firm recommendation yet from the board.”
Booth said there were questions among the public concerning the hiring of Good Health Inc. of Rochester, Minn., as consultant to the hospital board.
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