THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
79th Year, No.38
Thursday, November 7, 1968
Court asks press to leave hearing
A Sedgwick County Court of Common Pleas judge may set a national precedent today if he decides to bar all members of the mass media from giving any publicity to a case charging nine men with kidnapping and conspiracy.
Leonard Harrison, director of the Lawrence Ballard Community Center, and eight others appeared before Court of Common Pleas Judge Daniel Dwyer yesterday for the purpose of having a preliminary hearing date set. The nine are charged with seven felony counts including conspiracy, kidnapping and assault.
Chester Lewis, attorney for eight of the nine, entered a motion during the appearance that would "restrict and prohibit any publicity of the case in the interest of a fair trial." Lewis explained that if there was no publicity, jurors would not be prejudiced should the case come to trial.
The Sedgwick County Attorney's office did not contest. Judge Dwyer immediately sustained the motion, but later said he would issue a final order this afternoon after a conference with the county attorney, Keith Sanborn, and the defense attorneys, Lewis, Wichita, and Charles Scott, Topeka.
All nine defendants were ordered to appear Dec. 10 for a preliminary hearing.
Judge Dwyer said that in the past, no minor court had ever issued an order barring the press because "this court has no injunctive powers."
He said he was willing to clarify the issue and rule on it after Lewis presented some written authorities showing that a minor court has jurisdiction in this type of matter.
Lewis contends that the mass media in Sedgwick County has already tried this case and has printed some evidence detrimental to his client's cases.
"The newspapers have charged the defendants with being members of a black militant organization," Lewis said. "There is no such organization as the 'Black Guards' and it is unfair that the defendants be bombarded with publicity before they are brought to trial."
If the order is issued today by judge Dwyer, all members of the radio, television and newspaper media would be prohibited from giving any coverage to the hearing and subsequent trial until a verdict has been given from the jury.
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UDK News Roundup By United Press International
Commandos killed
SEOUL, South Korea (UPI)—South Korean troops yesterday killed three more members of a 30-man North Korean commando team which landed on the eastern coast Saturday, military authorities reported.
This brought to six the number of commandos killed in the five-day manhunt, spokesmen said. Authorities said the three killed yesterday were part of a group of seven sighted at an undisclosed location. The other four escaped.
Peace talks go on
PARIS (UPI)—Communist diplomats at the Vietnam talks contend the outcome of the U.S. presidential election cannot now affect them seriously because any administration will have to push for a settlement.
Having secured the cessation of American bombing of North Vietnam. Hanoi appears in no great hurry for a settlement in the apparent hope that time is on its side.
Code passed by ASC
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The proposed Senate Code, which calls for 15 per cent student representation in the University Senate and promises greater student voice in University government, was passed unanimously last night by the All Student Council (ASC).
Passage followed seven ASC meetings during which the proposed code was amended and debated. The final version approved last night closely followed the code suggested by the majority report of the 12-man Committee on University Governance.
Amendments to establish 50 per cent student representation on the University Senate and to include living group representation had
Nixon takes short break after lengthy campaign
MIAMI (UPI)-Richard Nixon, the 37th president elect, arrived late yesterday for a three day rest, following a nostalgic visit earlier in the day with ailing former President Dwight D. Eisenhower in Washington.
A crowd of about 250 persons surged onto the runway as Nixon's Air Force jet pulled to a stop about 11 p.m. amid stringent security measures.
Rocky named as possibility for Nixon post
WASHINGTON (UPI) - Gov. Nelson A. Rockefeller of New York, former Gov. William Scranton of Pennsylvania, Lt. Gov. Robert Finch of California and former Treasury Secretary C. Douglas Dillon are rated good prospects for membership in the Nixon cabinet.
Rockefeller, Nixon's strongest rival for the GOP nomination, would be a symbol of the party and national unity so highly valued by the president elect.
The New York governor has said he would not be interested in any cabinet post other than Secretary of State or Secretary of Defense. Nixon is unlikely to offer him the former, since Rockefeller has too many strong ideas of his own to suit a president determined to keep a firm personal hand on foreign policy. But Rockefeller's broad experience in government would make him a logical choice to run the huge Department of Defense.
Scranton's Tour
Scranton, who served briefly as a special assistant to the Secretary of State during the last year of the Eisenhower Administration, has been considered a potential nominee for Secretary of State since Nixon tapped him during the campaign to tour Europe as his personal representative.
Scranton's diplomatic experience is limited. He did not have policy-making responsibilities in his previous state department service. But if
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Weather
The U.S. Weather Bureau predicted mostly cloudy and continued cool weather for today. Winds should be northerly ranging from 10 to 20 miles per hour. Partly cloudy tonight and Friday, with a hard freeze likely. Today's high should be in the upper 40s and tonight's low 25 to 30. Precipitation possibility is 10 per cent.
Nixon and his wife, Pat, walked over to the crowd, shook hands with those in the front row and listened as some began singing "Nixon's the One," his campaign theme song. Others sang the National Anthem.
Nixon was greeted by Florida Gov. Claude Kirk and his wife, Erika. Kirk later said Nixon told him "Thanks for the good job Florida did."
Exiles Shout
Cuban exiles in the crowd shouted at Nixon to "Remember Cuba."
When Nixon's plane arrived, several policemen were on the roof of the big airport armed with shotguns. Secret service agents and police swarmed through and around the terminal. Fire trucks and an ambulance were standing by as a precaution.
Nixon stayed only briefly at the airport, then headed for his retreat at nearby Key Biscayne where he and his family were to spend three days resting from the arduous campaign.
But after accepting his presidential victory yesterday Nixon stopped briefly in Washington, to visit with Eisenhower, confined to Walter Reed Army Medical Center following a series of heart attacks. Nixon was vice president during Eisenhower's two terms in office.
After a 45-minute visit with the former President, Nixon said of his former boss: "The election seemed to serve as a tonic. He appeared as pleased over the results of this as his own."
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been rejected by the ASC in previous weeks
The code, to become effective, still must be passed by the University Senate Council, the University Senate, and approved by a student referendum.
"This is just the first step." Rick Von Ende, Abilene, Tex., graduate student and ASC chairman, told the council. Von Ende explained the code will now be sent to the University Senate Council, which is preparing a version to be submitted to the University Senate for approval.
If the University Senate version is passed, a conference committee
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Group forms to aid low-income accused
The Lawrence Legal Defense Fund, formed Saturday to aid accused persons with inadequate finances, has set as its immediate goal the collection of $3,000 to $5,000, Floyd Horowitz, associate professor of English and chairman of the group, said yesterday.
The money will be used at least in part for the defense of Mr. and Mrs. Leonard Harrison, Horowitz said.
Harrison, director of the Ballard Community Center in north Lawrence, was arraigned last week in Wichita on seven counts of kidnapping, assault and conspiracy.
Mrs. Harrison, a KU graduate student, was scheduled to appear this morning in Douglas County Court for a preliminary hearing on assault charges.
Horowitz said the "lower limit" for the defense of the Harrisons is (Continued on page 29)
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See special Letters to students from Rodgers, Zook page 9
Kansan photo by Alan Hansberry
AND THE WINNER IS . . .
Gov. Robert B. Docking, successful Tuesday in his bid for reelection, talks to a reporter early yesterday after it was apparent that he had won the race against Rick Harman.