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84th Year, No.21
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas
KU Considers School Exchange For Students
Tuesday, September 25, 1973
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Clemency Bid Denied In Hunt's Testimony
WASHINGTON (AP)—Convicted Watergate burglar E. Warhow Hunt Jr. denied yesterday in testimony before the Senate Watergate Committee that he had tried to blackmail the White House for money and presidential clemency.
Hunt also testified that his one-time friend Charles W. Colson approved of the over-all political espionage scheme that led to the Watergate wrapping.
Hunt said he continued to receive thousands of dollars in cash from anonymous sources until two or three days before he was sentenced in March for his part in the Watergate wiretapping and purveyal.
He said the final cash payment, $75,000,
was made after he mentioned to a Colson
HUNT AND former special White House counsel Colson had been personal friends since the mid-1960s, when they first met at the Brown University alumni club.
associate and to a Nixon campaign lawyer that he had done "seamy things" for the White House. He said he hadn't meant that to be a threat.
Colson recommended Hunt for his consultant's job at the White House. But during his testimony today, Hunt hinted the relationship had deteriorated, saying that Colson shunned him after the Watergate break-in.
He said that shortly before he was sentenced for his part in the Watergate break-in, he sought a meeting with Colson but was sent instead to his law partner.
Club Requests Action On City Bike Paths
By ERIC MEYER Kanaan Staff Reporter
Two officers of the Mount Oread Bicycle Club yesterday accused Lawrence and University of Kansas officials of "dragging a child with a bicycle." The bicycle paths in Lawrence, Alic Hicklin, Andover special student and secretary-owner of the club, said they take the initiative in planning bicycle paths.
"I am disappointed that you have not produced some plans yourself," Hicklin told the Lawrence Traffic and Safety Commission at a public meeting last night.
Hicklin cited commission reports concerning other schools and cities in the Big City region.
The bicycle club presented its own plan for the bicycle transportation routes to the community.
According to the reports, Boulder, Colo, and Ames, Iowa, have bicycle routes and Manhattan and Stillwater, Okla., are involved in experimentation and study.
"KU Security and Parking has refused to help us," Hicklin said. "We asked them to count the number of bicycles going on and campus, and they said they wouldn't do it."
CLUB PRESIDENT Roger Olschager, Plainville senior, said representatives of KU Security and Parking were invited to the meeting last night but didn't attend.
Oeschleger urged the commission to use influence to encourage Security and Peace efforts in the region.
The bicycle club's plan is to establish five- bike lanes on several streets.
the chairman of the club's transportation committee, Kent Webster, Wellington senior, said the proposed routes would link most of the important sections of Lawrence.
He said KU Haskell American Indian Junior College, all public schools, major shopping center, the downtown area, parks and woodlands. Parks were connected by the bike paths.
Traffic, road grade and width and alternative connections were considered in determining the recommended routes, Webster said.
WEBSTER SAID YELLOW or white lines should have been painted on streets to mark bike lanes, and signs indicating route numbers and directions should be posted at every intersection or as often as economically possible.
"This is not a recreational route," he said. "It's for transportation."
The club proposed 12 bicycle routes. They were:
—From Daisy Hill to the campus.
-From southwest Lawrence on Ousdahl St. to KU.
From southeast Lawrence on Louisiana St. to KU.
—North and south from downtown.
— From East Lawrence on 10th St. 16 KU
— From North Lawrence on Looset and
Elm Street.
-From northwest Lawrence on Alabama and Maine streets to KU.
-From West Campus Road to downtown.
-From northwest Lawrence on Schwarz St.
—From East Lawrence on 19th St. to routes leading south from KU.
—From East Lawrence on 15th St. to downtown and KU routes.
- Connecting West Lawrence on 28th St.
with routes to KIT and downtown
The commission didn't act on the proposal.
According to earlier testimony, Hunt's reference to seamy things was taken as a blackmail threat to disclose the 1971 Ellsberg burglary and other matters in which Hunt had taken a hand while on the White House staff.
HUNT HAD sworn earlier he had no knowledge that Colson knew about the plan. But he said Monday his memory was lost. "I don't know," the committee counsel Samuel Dash.
From that, Hunt said, he recalled a conversation with Colson in January 1972 in which Colson "indicated he was aware of the over-all intelligence plan."
That would have been before the Jan. 27 meeting in which G. Gordon Liddy first broached a million-dollar intelligence plan to then Altay. John G. N. John, Dash
Dash suggested the move to withdraw the plea might have influenced Hunt's change of testimony. Hunt said his legal position did not match Colson knew of the intelligence plan.
Hunt recently asked to withdraw his plea of guilty to the charges stemming from the Watergate break-in, indicating in his statement that Colson, among others, approved the plan.
TESTIFYING IN a subdued voice and frequently conferring with his lawyer, Hunt stopped short of saying Colson knew specifically about the Watergate burglary plan and stood by a previous sworn affidavit to his attorney only to comply to the over-all intelligence program."
Colson has denied having previous knowledge of Watergate, but asked to be excused from Senate testimony on grounds of possible self-incrimination.
Hunt said that a few days before he came up for sentencing on his guilty plea in the Watergate trial, he met with Paul O'Brien, former President Nixon's re-election coprimite.
He said he spoke about his legal bills, which then totaled $60,000, and about his medical expenses.
"I PUT IT to Mr. O'Brien that I had engaged ... in other activities which I believe I described as seamy activities for the White House." Hunt said.
He added, however, that soon thereafter he received $7,000 in a sealed envelope, and he sent it to the United States.
Hunt expanded on earlier testimony that Colson directed him in efforts to fabricate or dig up information embarrassing to the Kennedy family and to Dr. Daniel Elsberg.
Hunt said he took part in the Watergate wretchedting out of a sense of duty to his country, believing that the bugging and burglary was a legal, officially approved act uncovering what he was told were Committed Oban donations to the Democratic party.
Power Lines
Kansan Photo by JIM ZIX
Gas Price Hike Ordered
Streaks of electric energy line the sky above the Memorial Campanile during a thunderstorm. Lightning flashed for several hours last night, and the downpour formed large puddles or rivers of water on campus. See related story page 2.
WASHINGTON (AP) - President Nixon ordered the Cost of Living Council yesterday to clear the way this week for an increase in retail gasoline prices.
The President acted while spokesmen for gasoline retailers said scattered service station shutdowns might spread unless the忽 Statewide relief from Phase 4 ure controls.
The Cost of Living Council and its director, John Dunlop, have been following a timetable that would allow an at-the-pump price increase to go into affect Oct. 2.
White House spokesman, Gerald Warren said the President 'asked Dunlop to expedite this matter . . . and get the decision out this week.'
Dunlap responded that he would, Warren said.
THEIR CELING prices forced them to
augment increase in the wholesale price of
their products.
Service station operators who are staging the shutdowns content they are unfairly charged with.
The council, moving to allow a pass-through of higher wholesale costs, asked service station operators on Sept. 14 to submit data on their costs and profits today.
Dunlop said Oct. 2 was the target date for a retail price increase.
However, Nikon relayed word through addresses that he wanted the timetable speeded up in an effort to "clear up whatever concerns" the price of gasoline," according to Warren.
"The President would not attempt to counsel dealers on how to operate their individual stations," he said.
Warren skirted a question on whether Nixon wanted the service stations to stay on.
Phase 4 gasoline price protests spread yesterday to Indiana and suburban Washington, D. C. A spokesman for a national retailers' group warned that the protests would continue to spread unless there was real relief.
Kansas Staff Reporter
By BILL WILLETS Kansan Staff Reporter
Sports Funding Passage Doubted
Agnew proceeded with official duties as his lawyers presented to go to court.
Aged properly with official duties as his lawyers prepared to go to court.
State legislators yesterday expressed doubt that the Kansas Legislature would approve a proposal to supplement the athletic budgets of state schools.
The Vice President's lawyers have said they would go to court probably tomorrow to try to stop the federal investigation of Anew.
The probability of early action in the case appeared improved when Atty. Gen. Elliott L. Richardson canceled a scheduled speech, citing pressing national business. He would not say so, but it seemed apparent that at least part of that business was the Armes case.
The United States officially recognized the junta yesterday, the Chilean Foreign Ministry said.
The junta's relations with the United States are expected to warm considerably under the new regime.
Panama, Haiti and Venezuela also sent separate notes to announce their recognition of the military government that toppled Marxist President Maduro.
by the United States and 20 others.
Chile's military junta was recognized
Chilean military launched book burnings
Col. Pedro Ewing, secretary-general of government for the military junta that seized power Sept. 12, intends to inform book stores about texts if they don't want to be拍卖.
On Sunday, security forces raided numerous apartments in central Sao Paulo and marched Warriors books, pamphlets and posters to the street, where the warriors were found.
against leftist and Marxist literature.
Former Mine Workers President Boyle entered hospital after a possible stroke.
W. A. "Tony" Boyle, age 71, was listed in serious condition and was in a coma, a spokesman for George Washington University Hospital in Washington said. Boyle was brought to the hospital by ambulance at 11:30 p.m. in Washington.
Boyle had been scheduled to appear before a federal magistrate this morning for a hearing on a murders charge in connection with the death of Mr. Boyle, a young man who was murdered by his father.
The hearing concerned removal of Boyle from Washington to Pennsylvania to face the charges.
Reactions to the proposal变种 from cynicism to optimism about its chances for success.
Skylab 2 astronauts will splashdown and their record-setting flight
The Skylab 2 spashdown target is 230 miles southwest of San Diego, Calif., in the Pacific Ocean.
Apollo astronauts Alan L. Bean, Owen K. Garrilli and Jack R. Lousa will board their command ship this morning and should splash down at 7:20 p.m.
Two of four steering rockets on the spacecraft are disabled. Officials are confident the spacemen can fly the crippled craft to earth safely, but a rocket is poised at Kennedy for a possible rescue mission, and officials said it could be ready for launch within a week.
White House lawyers urged Sirica to reject the Watergate committee's tape request.
In a 71-page brief filed yesterday with the U.S. District Court, Nikon's lawyers contended that the President "is answerable in only one case."
They argued that the court lacked jurisdiction to force Nixon to release tape recordings of meetings and telephone conversations related to the War.
Passage of national budget reform bill appears doubtful in congress this year.
Rep. Richard Bollong, D-Mo., a principal sponsor of the legislation, told a reporter he thought there was a good chance that a bill would be ready for approval. "I think it will be," he said.
The push for reform of Congress' procedures for making appropriations and keeping an overall limit on spending came from a widespread feeling, that the new legislation would allow for greater transparency.
The Kansas Board of Regents approved Friday a request to the legislature for $770,000 in state assistance for the six state colleges and universities in Kansas. The University of Kansas was to receive $190,000.
Herry Bubb, Topека businessman and a member of the regent's athletic committee, said Friday that the financial situation of the university's athletic departments had become critical.
The only alternative to state financial support, he said, would be to end conference calls.
Cyclle Walker, KU athletic director, said yesterday that there was little chance of KU being forced to withdraw from the Big Eight.
"THAT WOULD BE a last resort, after all else had failed." Walker said.
Walker confirmed, however, that KU's athletic department was having financial difficulty. He said the program was in poor shape and losing money over the past three years.
Legislators' reactions to the proposal varied, although most seemed to doubt that
State support for athletic departments, said Rep. Clyde Hill, R-Yates Center and chairman of the House Appropriations Committee. "I don't see in his 20 years as a legislator."
"I don't know the attitudes of the legislators on this," Hill said. "Two factors would have to be considered. We would have to look at available financing and then we would have to decide if we want to embark upon a new practice."
The proposal will be considered by the
The bill will eventually fall under the scrutiny of the committee headed by Hill.
"The first hurdle will be to see what the governor recommends," Hill said.
SEN. ROSS O. DOYEN, R-Concordia, and chairman of the Senate Way and Means Committee, said yesterday that he could offer a fee of a higher priority than athletic funding.
Ways and Means Committee in late October or early November, Doyen said.
Hill said the proposal will first go to James Bibb, director of the budget, for review. The governor will then make a recommendation, he said.
"The odds are, if I follow the present practice, this is as a major basis for the policy." Bibb said.
Bibb said a structured adversary hearing could be conducted in November to determine the extent of his allegations.
Bibb said he would evaluate the proposal "for the purpose of bringing the item before the governor for review and identification of the issues."
BIBAID SHE he wrote an article about the importance of art in August 1983 for the National Observer.
In the article, he said, he suggested putting athletics on the same level as academics. Universities train students for football or basketball, but not train athletics to become professionals?
"The dilemma about athletics is that we have no logical way to sift them into the pack."
Sen. Arden Booth, R-Lawrence, said he strongly supported the proposal.
'I favor the proposal in terms of the entire university not just the athletic department.'
Booth said he was reluctant to speak for others, but said he thought the proposal was good.
Rep. John H. Vogel, R-Lawrence, said he the recommendation would face opposition.
"We never have supported athletics in the past," Vogel said. "It would be a different situation."
REP. MICHAEL G. GLOVER, D. Lawrence, said athletic departments probably wouldn't want to be subject to the requirements of a degree would conduct in considering the proposal.
Glover said if the taxpayers supported the athletic programs, they would want to have their taxes covered.
Rep. Lloyd Buzzi, R-Lawrence, said he will ask what position he would take on the proposal.