Black official lauds minority role
By MARK HESSE
Reporter
The future of the United States depends on the ability of young people, women and minorities to deal with problems and challenges in the U.S. and Third World nations, Arthur Fletcher, former secretary of the U.S. Department of Labor, said yesterday.
and successfully.
Fletcher, the highest ranking black official in the Nixon administration, spoke in the Kansas Union in conjunction with the SUA Forum Series.
Fletcher, who is a consultant to the White House, said he needed to emphasize to young people, especially women and girls, the importance of the Civil Rights Act and the 1972 Civil Rights Amendments and have a tremendous impact on the future work force.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Acts are among the most important acts of the country in our hea. said, Mr. Seth L. White, the president of the Equal Em
Fletcher has his experience as a delegate to the United Nations in 1971 convinced him of the necessity of preparing American people for the problems that would arise in the nation's future, and he problems in dealing with the nations' futuristic Third World.
decisions," he said. "The door is open for minorities and women in American industry, but they are not following up on it enough."
Emphasizing America's dependence on industrially underdeveloped nations for resources, Fletcher said one Arab nation, N., told him: "We have not been helped by the industrial nations, but we have the industrial countries by the threat."
Fletcher said the idea of withholding resources from internationalized nations was caught on throughout Third World countries.
"Most of the natural resources that we need are located in non-white continents," he said. "The moment of truth has
Fletcher said the United States must be prepared to answer the challenge of the international situation.
arrived, but we haven't equipped our minorsites to bargain with these people for our necessary resources."
"We have to produce the most capable workers and leaders that we can," he said. "The Japanese have showed us this. All people must be prepared to contribute their energies."
In a press conference preceding his speech Fletcher said he thought the Ford administration had shown a willingness to accept his proposal.
Fletcher also said Arab oil interests had decided to put $500 million into banks that are controlled by blacks in the United States. This came about because the Arabs wanted neighbors their intentions of lifting the standard of black people and said this. This policy was meant to offset the unfavourable respect the black African nations to Arab trade with South Africa.
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THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 85-No.34 Friday, October 11,1974
The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
National News Summarized From the Associated Press
House sends Ford campaign reforms
WASHINGTON - The House of Representatives sent to President Gerald R. Ford yesterday a sweeping bill clamming down on campaign contributions and expenditures and providing public financing of presidential races.
The vote was 365 to 24
The Senate passed the measure Tuesday.
The bill would restrict presidential candidates to spending $23 million in the general election campaign and $1 million on campaigns seeking office.
The maximum any individual could contribute would be $1,000 to any
contributions over $2,500 for all candidates, with no cash
contributions over $100 allowance.
Within those limits, the costs of the Democratic and Republican presidential candidates wilt from public funds in particular, and of the popular vote.
Candidates for the Senate and House would continue to finance their campaigns privately. In general, House candidates would be limited to spending $70,000 on primary campaigns and $70,000 on general election campaigns.
Senate candidates could spend the greater of $100,000 or eight cents times the voting age population and $150,000 or ten cents times the voting age population on general elections.
Extra expeditures for fund-raising would be permitted.
For the first time, a federal election commission would be established to administer the new rules, with the power to enforce them through
At the White House, press secretary Ron Nessen said, "No final decision has been made by the President whether he will sign it or not."
said Congress had removed or softened some of the provisions which would have to be updated and thus improved chances that the President will sign the bill.
Ford lashes aid cutoff calls for GOP victory
DETROIT—President Ford assailed the congressional vote to cut off aid to Turkey last night, declaring it could "condemn thousands to further bloodshed and suffering" rather than bring peace to Cyprus.
Ford launched his sharper attack to date on the Democratic Party's $8-a-pile GOP fund-ranking dinner attended by almost 4,000 people.
He coupled his criticism with an appeal for the election of Republicans to Congress.
"I must have the help of the House and the Senate to do the job you and all Americans want me to do," he said.
Congress voted to cut off aid to Turkey unless substantial progress is made toward a Cyprus peace settlement.
It said the action was a drastic change in U.S. foreign policy, and it severely damaged national security interests.
"If this action is not reversed, history could well record that the Congress has embarked on a dangerous and misguided course of action which most likely will damage Greece and undermine the North Atlantic Treaty Organization," Ford said.
Ferd said he hoped Congress would approve a subsequent resolution to Senate Majority Leader Joe Biden's request to delay for 60 days the new military arms control agreement.
"We can together, perhaps, help bring peace to Cyprus and help rebuild the friendship between two of America's close allies." Ford said of his fellow countrymen of bitterness and frustration, we hurt not only our friends but ourselves and we condemn thousands to further bloodshed and suffering."
In British elections, the party that wins a majority forms the government and is in charge of that party becomes prime minister. A majority is 318 seats.
Britain's Labor party has strong election lead
LONDON- Prime Minister Harold Wilson and his Labor party held a strong lead this morning with about two-thirds of the voting districts counted in Britain's crisis election. He predicted a victory that would enable him to form a majority government.
The election was fought on the issue of inflation, with the question of continued membership in the European Common Market secondary. Television network computers project a Labor victory with an absolute majority of the 633 seats in the House of Commons.
His chief rival, Conservative party leader Edward Heath, refused to concede defeat.
Voter turnout was reported lighter than last Feb. 28 when no party gained a majority, and Wilson took over on the strength of support from other partisans.
Johannes seats elected, the Labor party had 284,
the Conservatives 179, the Liberals 3 and other parties 7.
National elections.
"We battle on!" he said.
Wheat, Health and Thorpe won in their own home districts.
With 471 of the 635 Compass schools developed.
Pearson trip to France rejected by College dean
By GARY BORG
Reporter
The Pearson program in France for spring of 1975 definitely won't be carried out, Robert Cobb, acting dean of the College Arts and Sciences, announced last night.
About 160 students had planned to participate in the program.
Dennis Quinn, director of Pearson College, blasted the rejection of the program in France in a statement released to the press last night.
The rejection by Cobb of the program was apparently based primarily on objections raised by the Educational Policies and Procedures Committee (EPPC).
Members of EPPC had previously expressed concern with the environment the program was working in, and the possible detrimental effects on the Pearson program in Lawrence and what some of them thought was an excessive number of courses offered for the semester program.
The text of Cobb's statement about the rejection of the program follows:
"I regret to report that the Pearson Integrated Humanities Program will be unable to sponsor a semester in France in the spring of 1975. The news will come as a disappointment to dozens of students who have made plans to go, hoping all the while to attend an extra-curricular, staff and fiscal arrangements could be made before the second semester began.
"Unfortunately, they cannot, and I have chosen to accept the recommendations of other authors."
4 days left to register for election
Only four days remain to register to vote in the November general election. People who are new to the precinct, have moved within the county, or have changed their must re-register in order to vote in the national, state and local elections on Nov. 5.
In Kansas, any person is eligible to vote if he or she receives a election day, A 20-day residence in the state.
Anyone who previously registered and hasn't moved is automatically registered whether he voted in the last election or not. He else must register by 9 p.m. Tuesday.
Several places in Douglas County will be open for last minute voter registration.
The Douglas County Clerk's office will register voters from 8 a.m. until 9 p.m. register voters from 9 a.m. until 10 p.m. register from 8:30 a.m. until 5:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday at Rusty's Food Center, 280 and Iowa streets; Rusty's, 280 and Iowa, and Rusty's North Side, 608 N. 2nd St.
The city clerk offices in Lecompton,
Baldwin and Edwards will voters from
Kentucky, Pennsylvania and Friday.
To obtain an absentee ballot from his home district, a person must sign an affidavit at the Douglas County Clerk's office statewide where he resides or the precinct in which he wants to vote.
The clerk will obtain an election ballot from the precinct, which the absence voter must complete. The ballot, returned by the clerk, contains the voter's prefect's inclusion is included in his recount's report.
A county clerk's staff member said students interested in absentee ballots should make application soon. The ballots should make the clerk's office on May 5 to be valid.
Liberal Arts and Sciences that were asked to consider the proposal.
"It is important to note that each of the committees spoke highly of the attractiveness of the proposal and of its long range implications. Within our different abilities to assist those committees, the two Liberal Arts and Sciences, and I personally do all we can to implement the Pearson proposal for the spring semester 1976."
The program was discussed at a meeting yesterday afternoon of Cobb, Quinn and Charles R. Rhoades, student in the Pearson program, according to Rhoades. A three member subcommittee of the EPPC had previously outlined the EPPC's objections to the program in France and submitted them to Cobb.
Quinn said that the conditions stipulated for approval by the EPPC couldn't be met. He said that the spring of 1976 was "too far apart" to him to consider conducting the program in such a way.
Quinn also released a statement to the press last night, subsequent to Cobb's statement. The text of Quinn's statement follows:
"The same forces that tried to suppress PHIP (Pearson Integrated Humanities Program) over a year ago have caused the failure of our teachers in France. Those forces are inadequate intolerance, hostility to innovation, jealous protection of the status quo, poverty of students and success, indifference to legitimate student work, tempt for proved excellence in teaching.
"In the face of consistent opposition and repeated discouragement, without material or moral support, with no University recognition of its achievement, PHP has been for four years the only major革新 new underclass program in the country. Participating students have been overly emphasized faculty members involved are by every standard recognized as outstanding teachers who have dedicated their whole energies to their students; the program itself maintains high intellectual standards and treats the most serious and demanding parents strongly supporting the parents' strongly supportive programs has seen new and exciting developments which testify to the program's vitality.
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Band marches on Manhattan
After a week of one and one-half hour rehearsals, 250 Marching Jayhawks will descend into the Kansas State University stadium for the KU-KState tomorrow afternoon. Under the guidance of Robert Foster, the band will perform the pregame show given at last year's Liberty Bowl as well as a halftime show. The band has spent more than twelve hours practice this season and has may need to practice before the end, especially if another bowl trip is made.
By Kamsan Photographers JOYCE MENDELSOHN and DAVE PETTERSON
Shankel, 2 minorities to confer
Bv DON SMITH
Administration Reporter
Two minority groups have postponed legal action against the University of Kansas until their leaders have met with the executive vice chancellor.
According to Elaine Esparza, spokesman for MCHA, a campus Chicano organization in the community on Iliad Street, spokesman for the Community on Iliad Street, Affairs (CIA), a complaint about the groups threatened by the department of education (HEW) is being withheld indefinitely.
Del Shakel, executive vice chancellor,
said last night that he drafted a letter
yesterday that was sent to Antonio Mesa,
the director of the MacMillan Mitchells,
vice chairman of CIA.
"I asked them to come by and set a
awake time to meet. I hope they will meet
very well."
Shankel said he would ask other members
of the central administration to meet with Mesa and Powlas.
Esparza said MECHA hadn't finalized plans for the negotiations.
MECHA had warned that if a satisfactory response to a list of 18 requests pertaining to the application were received by today, MECHA and CIA would file a complaint with HEW "based upon the fact that the administration was neglecting the task" and power by not responding as so requested.
Shankel said he expected to look at all the requests.
"We haven't got it straight among our said what turns we're going to go," she said.
"I see that some of them are justifiable
some of them have already been ac-
complished. Some we are working on and
some are out of our jurisdiction," Shanke said.
"I am not prepared at this point to say
what we will give up or what we will strive for 'the hardest.'
Esparza said she thought other Mexican-Americans and Spanish surnamed students were benefit from some of the programs MECHA requested. MECHA has 35 to 40 members.
"We didn't decide what we might want.
"put down what we needed." Heap of Bird
Birds.
He said the meeting with Shankel should be within the next week.
"We won't decide on whether to file a complaint until after we meet with him," he said.
Heap of Birds said he represented about 30 members of CIA.
Indian he thought the hiring of a fulltime Indian counsel was the most important of the three.
"I just don't know what the chances are easily," he said about the possible acceptance.