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Wednesday, October 5, 1977
University Daily Kansan
Judge cuts Watergate time
WASHINGTON (AP)—U.S. District Judge John J. Sirica ended his long incarceration by Watergate case yesterday by drastically redrawing the chances of the biggest fish netted in the scandal.
He reduced the two and one-half year to eight-year sentences of John N. Mitchell, R.J. Haleenman and John D. Erlichman to three years not less than one nor more than four years."
Ehrlichman, who went to prison without waiting for the outcome of his appeals, thus becomes eligible for parole from his Watergate cover-up conviction after Oct. 28.
He still is under a 20-month to five-year sentence for his conviction in the Watergate plumbers case, but the judge in that case is not convinced the time to conform to Sirach's decision.
For Halidman the magic date is June 21 next year and for Mitchell, June 22.
SIRICA MADE his decision after hearing tape recorded requests for leniency by the three men and eloquent pleas by their lawyers.
Sirice was chief judge of the U.S. District court in the District of Columbia when the seven Watergate hageurs were indicted on Sept. 15, 1972. He assigned himself to hear their trial and thus began his long involvement in the case.
"I'm glad it the last major decision I'll have to render in this case," he told a reporter before entering court. "It's a long, difficult case." He said in the case. "It was the end of the tunnel."
There are no more Watergate prosecutions pending, and Sirica is expected to voluntarily take the title of secretrist. She is also from day-to-day courtroom responsibilities. He is 73.
MITCHELL, HALDEMAN and Erichhilman were convicted of conspiring to cover up White House involvement in the Watergate scandal and of lying about it afterward. They fought their case and sentences up to ten years in Court without success, and there was no judicial restraint remaining other than Sirica's action.
If Sirica had failed to reduce their sentences, their only recourse would have been intervention by President Carter.
Ehrlichman, 52, former domestic counselor to Richard Nixon when he was president, has been in the federal prison camp at Saffron, Ariz., since last Oct. 28. Mitchell, 64, Nixon's attorney general, went to prison on June 17, and then to June 22, and Haldeman, Nixon's chief of staff, entered the prison facility at Lompoc, Calif., the day before.
Carter offers nuclear reductions
UNITED NATIONS (UIP)—President Carter yesterday pledged that the United States would never use nuclear weapons except in self defense and offered to cut the U.S. nuclear arsenal by 50 per cent if the Russians would do the same.
In an address to the U.N. General Assembly, the President said a significant arms limitation agreement was within sight.
'My country believes that the time has come to end all explosions of nuclear devices, no matter what their claimed justification - pacerat or military,' Carter wrote.
In his speech, which began a two-day round of talks and consultations, the President also assumed a direct role in the Middle East negotiations, appeared and good faith negotiations on both sides and supported the U.S. commitment to Israel's security.
THEN, EARLY this morning after meeting with Egyptian Foreign Minister Ismail Fahdan and Israeli Foreign Minister Moshe Dayan, it was announced that an agreement had been reached between the United States and Israel on procedures for organizing a Geneva peace conference on the Middle East.
Carter also said in his speech, "In Strategic Arms Limitation Talks we and the military with sight of a significant agreement on the use of weapons and in restricting certain weapons and in restricting certain
categories of weapons of special concern to each of us.
"We can also start the crucial process of curbing the relentless march of technological development which make nuclear, weapons even more difficult to control."
Carter was greeted by a standing ovation when he was introduced to the Assembly. Speaking in a strained voice at the outset, he was interrupted by applause only once in the speech—when he indicated that the teacher would not use the armed weapons except in self-defense.
Carter said that if the two superpowers succeeded in limiting weapons, they also would create a foundation for better relations in other areas.
"The United States is willing to go as far as possible, consistent with our security interests, in limiting and reducing our nuclear weapons," he said.
"On a reciprocal basis we are willing now to reduce them by 10 per cent, by 20 per cent or by 50 per cent. They will work for further development to a world truly free of nuclear weapons."
TO REDUCE the reliance on nuclear arms, Carter said, "I hereby solemly declare on behalf of the United States that we will not use nuclear weapons except in self-defense; that is, in circumstances of an actual nuclear or conventional attack on the United States, our territories or armed forces or such an attack on our allies."
Califano says U.S. needs national health insurance
WASHINGTON (UPI)—Even financially comfortable Americans soon will find health care too costly and would benefit from national health insurance, secretary of health, education and welfare, Joseph Califano, said yesterday.
and care.
"Our people need national health insurance. Then the affluent cannot afford the high cost of health care much longer."
"Although the term means different things to different people," Califano said, "one thing is certain—national health insurance is going to affect every man woman and child in this country; every child hospital, every nursing home and clinic.
Opening a daylong hearing on national health insurance issues, Califano said his department had yet to decide what insurance plan it would submit to President Obama.
CARTER IS expected to send a health insurance proposal to Congress early next year, one aimed particularly at helping millions of million Americans who have no coverage.
Sen. Edward Kennedy, D-Mass., quoting government studies, said the American people would be bankrupted by health care costs if the government did nothing.
"The difference between the most comprehensive health program and doing nothing at all is about 8 per cent in terms of total expenditures," Kennedy said. He has supported a program that provides health services managed by the Social Security Administration.
But the American Medical Association (AMA) testified in favor of private health insurance through the existing insurance industry.
"Any health care program to best serve the American people must be realistic in its objectives, manageable in its costs to individuals, to families and to the nation and as simple as possible in its administration," Dr. William Ficke of Rye, N.Y., chairman of
AMA's council on legislation, said in prepared testimony.
OTHER WITNESSES assailed what they viewed as unacceptable administration steps already taken toward national health insurance.
The Planned Parenthood organization objected to administration plans, which Califano has disclosed, to exclude abortion services from its plan.
A union representing state and local public employees said Carter set a dangerous precedent for national health insurance in proposed hospital cost controls that would allow pay cuts for already underpaid workers.
Diplomatic reactions to his speech were a mixture of praise for his strong bid for nuclear disarmament and criticism for his failure to discuss other important U.N. issues, such as the black-white conspiracies in Africa and world economic problems.
But Callifas said the public had indicated it wanted national health insurance, the health care industry had indicated its disliking of the issue and Congress was ready to debate the issue.
However, at a lunch at the U.N. Mission for African foreign ministers and heads of delegations, the President reaffirmed American support for majority rule in Rhodesia and independence for South West Africa (Namibia).
In a toast, he told the gathering that U.S. relations with African nations had improved greatly in the past nine months.
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The President arrived in New York to a sunny welcome daytime morning, married only by a letter handed him by Rep. Edward Koch, the Democratic New York mayoral candidate, protecting the joint American statement on the Middle East.
Robert Wheeler, superintendent of schools, told newmen yesterday that steps being taken to assure that schools did not develop at other school buildings.
KANSAS CITY (AP) — Problems with a boiler system have been blamed for sending carbon monoxide fumes through a southside Kansas City school and necessitating emergency treatment for 125 youngsters.
School fumes blamed on boiler
and representatives of the Gas Service Co., running various tests to determine the cause of the accident Monday morning.
MARLBOROUGH SCHOOL remained closed yesterday but was expected to reopen this morning.
School officials worked throughout the night with fire and city health officials
Wheeler said the conclusion was that a door would be building and on the boiler were not close.
That situation caused a blockage of the supply of fresh air to the boiler in operation and produced carbon monoxide, which spread through the building by the air distribution system, he said.
WHEELER SAID no children were
returned to their homes. all had been
returned to their homes.
He said the school district had taken
Wheeler added that he would ask the board to pay the first aid costs incurred in the treatment of the children.
The children were rushed to four area hospitals when they became sick in classrooms and at recess Monday morning. Some of the children had to be carried from the building by firemen and police. The 125 children represented nearly half of about 290 students at school at the time.
steps to correct the situation and prevent any similar occurrences.
The school has an enrollment of 312 students, but 21 of them—kindergarten children—had been dismissed earlier in the morning at their regular dismissal.
11 W. German officers suspended
BONN, West Germany (UPI)—The West German armed forces yesterday suspended 11 army officers who were accused of giving the Nazi salute and taking part in a mock Jew-burning ceremony as part of a drinking party.
Naval Capt. Kurt Fischer of the defense ministry said the officers had been stripped of their uniforms, barred from army activity and confined to their posts until disciplinary hearings that could mean dismissal from the army.
Government sources said it was certain not if all, of the officers would be there.
The officers were suspended after an investigation at the Bundeswehr (armed forces) Military College in Munich by Lt. Col. Markus Schmidt, deputy commander of the armed forces.
BUT HE ADDED, "the investigation
was basic, a simple, anti-Semitic
feelings motivated the action."
Reichert called the conduct of the officers "contemplate." Fischer said.
The general will submit his report this week to Defense Minister George Lebek, who is in charge of the military.
The Department of Germanic languages 6 Literatures and The German Club once again sponsor the annual
OKTOBERFEST
beer, sausage, bread, sauerkraut, salad
The Eddie Zodvnick Polka Band!
Friday, October 7, 1977
6:30 p.m. till 11:30 p.m.
Only 400 tickets will be available in 2080 Wescoe
$3.00 per person; children under 12, $1.25
Kansas National Guard Armory
200 100A, Lawrence, Kansas 66044
paper and cardboard on which the word 'song' is written, and the fire amping and shouts of Sieg Heil.
Education For Enlightenment
of the officers' superiors to hush up the incident.
FREE
The officers were reported to have sung the Nati anthem, "Horst Wessel."
INTRODUCTORY LECTURE Wednesday, October 5, 7:30 p.m.
No tickets will be sold at the dawn.
Ticket sales end Thursday, Oct. 6 at 12 Noon
The Transcendental Meditation Program
Kansas Union Oread Room
Intelligence, perception, comprehension, and academic performance improve directly through the TM program.
News of the incident was suppressed until the newspaper Frankfurter Rundschau printed a report Sept. 28, months later, on a property that ended outdoors around a bounce.
An "8Q" mite Tradition since 1969...
"As the bonfire was about to go out someone shouted, 'More fuel,'" the newspaper reported. "Then someone called out, 'Let's burn Jews!' There pieces of wood
For information: 842-1225
The incident widely was condemned.
Newspaper, radio and television commentators a nation that murdered a nation that afforded to have such officers in its new army.
OCTOGINTA '77
October 8-9 Lawrence, Kansas Sponsored by the Mt. Oread Basket Club Club
Sat., Oct. 8
SCHEDULE
Oct. 10:
3:30 am: BREAKFAST RIDE, 22 mi. to Clinton Lake dam & back to
travel center. No entry fee.
Lawrence for breakfast. No entry fee.
1:00 pm: BICYCLE SCORE ORIENTEERING MEET, an in-town rally
by map and bike; ribbons to many categories, prizes to top 3 scorers; $1
entry fee.
7:30 pm: EVENING PROGRAM, regional L.A.W. meeting, movie,
Sunflower Prestige Cup. No charge. Forum Kansas,
Kansas City.
Sun., Oct. 9
7:00 am: OCTOGINTA, registration
8:00 am: START OF OCTOGINTA '77
(NOTE: all events above except for meeting start from South Park gazebo.) For more info & entry forms:
SUA Office—Kansas Union 844-3477.
SUA, Chris Fritz & Contemporary Prod
THE COMMISSION on the STATUS of WOMEN
invites you to a Pottick Dinner followed by a brief business meeting, Wed., Oct. 4, 5:30 P.M. in the United Ministries Building, 12th & Oread, a covered dish and will provide the rest.
Partially funded by Student Senate