THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 85-No.16 Tuesday, September 17, 1974 The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
My integrity, my convictions, and the beard will stau.
From the Associated Press
Ford defends pardon of 'disgraced' Nixon
WASHINGTON—President Ford declared last night he was absolutely convinced he made the right decision in pardoning a "shamed and disgraced" Richard M. Nixon. He said there were no pardons and no secret reasons for the pardon.
Ford added that the former President's acceptance of the pardon could be contested. Mr. Ford said
"I must say that the decision has created more antigamism than I anticipated," Ford said at a White House news conference. But he insisted that it would be for the sake of national healing and unity.
"As I look over the long haul with a trial or several trials of a former president, criminal trials, the possibility of a former president being in the dock so to speak, and the divisions that would have existed. I'm still convinced that despite the public
reaction so far that the decision I made was the right one," Ford said.
"...I had no secret reason," he said at the outset. "Nord, said Ford, did he have information on Nixon's health, but I don't know which reports that the former President was alling."
Again and again at the nationally broadcast and televised news conference, the questioning turned to the pardon, and Ford defended it.
"There was no understanding, no deal between me and the former president nor between my staff and the staff of the former president, none whatsoever." he said.
Instead, Ford said, there was his concern that Nixon would be indicted for obstructing justice and possibly 10 other counts, that the proceedings would drag out for well over a year and that they would worsen the national wounds of Watergate.
Later, Ford said there were no private deals.
Ford, who as vice president said he did not believe Nixon had committed an impachable offense, acknowledged that the unanimous finding of the House Judiciary Committee "is very persuasive evidence" that he had.
could not give their total attention to the problems that we had to solve." Ford said,
"Was the acceptance of the pardon by the grant an admission of guilt? "Ford asked, and answered, a pardon think, can be construed by many, if not all, as an admission of guilt."
"It seemed to me that as long as this divisiveness continued, this turnover existed, caused by the charges and countercharges, the responsible people in the government
—Ford said tape recordings and documents of the Nixon years are still at the White House, and will be available for use as evidence in watergate trials. While they were not present in the Nixon, Ford said they will be available under subpoena for any criminal proceeding.
Ford said his staff was working with aides to Watergate special prosecutor Leon Jaworski to alleviate any concern in the case, which on the tapes' availability as evidence
Bennett praises KU budget hikes
By DENNIS ELLSWORTH Administration Reporter
Republican gubernatorial candidate Robert F. Bennett, president of the Kansas Senate, said last night that he supported the Kansas Board of Regents' three-year request for increased funding of higher education.
Bennett told a crowd of about 300 persons in the Kansas Union that he was opposed to using student tuition fees as a means of funding his "financial support for higher education."
"An area where we can get the greatest amount of return on our dollar is from the young people who go to school in this state, the young people and who work in this state," Bennett said.
He said he also was opposed to the present method of funding, which is based on the capital formula, but bourns its prices.
He said he favored expansion of the state student loan program for education by increasing the number of schools.
Bennett said the state would have to re-examine its method of funding higher education after the Regent's three-year program expired in fiscal year 1977.
"I strongly hope that we can put higher education at the proper level at which it will be possible."
Bennett apologized for the actions of the legislature following the period of campus protests.
Bennett said the basic mission of higher education must be teaching.
"I firmly, and with a great deal of sincerity, apologize that a strong and militant band took control of the legislature and cut the budget for higher education," he said.
"When we lose sight of us, we have lost sight of our mission," he said.
"I hope a satisfactory arrangement can be worked out," he said.
"I see research as an essential part of learning, but I'm not a great one for
research for research's sake," Bennett said.
Roy accused of deception
Sen. Bob Dole's campaign manager, yesterday accused Dole's opponent, Rep. Bill Roy, of lying about the candidates' voting records.
He said community junior colleges should reconsider submitting to supervisory control by the Regents.
Roy, R-Kan, is opposing Dole for his re-election to the U.S. Senate.
The campaign manager, Lt. Gov. Dave Owen, said Roy had misrepresented his own voting records on busing and Dole's voting record in a survey of interviews with the University Daily Kasan.
Owen said that Roy's comment was a misrepresentation, "a deceptive and inaccurate expression of Sen. Dole's position on Social Security."
"What they said is just what I tell," Roy in defense of his statements last night, "Dole voted against Social Security increases in 1969 and in 1972."
The statement in question appeared in the Sept. 5 issue of the Kansan.
The Kansan quote Roy as saying, "As late as last April he (Dole) was saying he was proud he had voted against Medicare, and voted against Social Security increases.
Security measures while opposing two others. Dole voted against those two measures because he considered them too risky and the Social Security trust fund, Owen said.
Owen said Dole voted for six Social
Owen's other allegation involved a Sept. 4 appearance of Roy and Dole, when Dole said Roy had voted eight times for busing and eight times against busing.
However, Owen said a check of the Congressional record proved that Roy had voted for busing 11 times and against busing eight times.
"I just don't have any idea where he got that information in a Karan interview after the appearance."
"They're saying these are bus-ing or anti-busing votes," Roy said. "You have to look at each specific vote to see what it was."
Roy defended his statements about the two candidates' voting records in a joint appearance with State Sen. Robert Bennett before a tri-county Kansas-National Educational Association meeting in Lawrence last night.
"In my opinion they would fare much better," he said.
Bennett said that he would continue to support local control of junior colleges by
On other issues, Bennett said a sound reorganization of the state departments of highways, education and labor was an essential need.
Money saved in those departments could be used where additional financial help is needed, he said. These areas include mental health and vocational education, Bennett said.
"The larger problem is to get rid of some that bureaucracy that has developed over the years."
Bennett said the legislature decided that complete resources for special education teaching would be available in every school district of the state by 1979.
"I intend to see that it's fundered whether I set on the second floor or the third floor of the building."
Bennett said he was "unalterably" opposed to using taxpayer money to finance political campaigns. He said it was difficult for him to fund the offices should be funded by public funds.
"The safeguards now sufficient to insure that a candidate is not being bought," he said.
Bennett said that Atty. Gen. Vern Miller's proposed spending limitation plan wasn't
"We've had it as long as Kansas has been a state," he said. "It is nothing but political hysteria designed to sloganize a problem that really isn't a problem."
Basketball's 'Phog' Allen dies at 88
Bv MARK ZELIGMAN
Sports Editor
Forrest C. "Phog" Allen, University of Kansas basketball coach for 39 years, died early yesterday morning in his sleep at his home in Lawrence. He was 88.
Allen had been hospitalized several times in the last year and was taken to a rest home last month, but he returned to his Lawrence home at his own request two weeks ago.
Allen also coached seven years at Central Missouri State, two at Baker University and one at Haskell Institute. When he retired from coaching in 1966, Allen's 715 wins made him the most victorious coach in basketball history.
Alen coached at KU from 1908 to 1909 and from 1920 to 1966. During those years the team had been a contender for the trophy.
Allen led his teams at KU to 24 Missouri Valley, Big Six and Big Seven conference championships before the league became the Big Eight.
That record stood until 1988 when one of the authors, Dr. Sapp, a kupp of the University of Kentucky broke it.
Allen helped help the National Basketball Coaches Association and headed the organization from 1927 to 1929. He also was instrumental in starting the NCAA
Allen's 1924 team won the NCAA championship. His 1940 and 1953 teams lost in the nation.
Allen was born in Jamesport, Mo., Nov. 18, 1883. He first played basketball for Independence, Mo., High School. It was during an independence game that he met Dr. James A. Naismith, the inventor of the basketball, who later joined CAU at KU.
One of Allen's most prized possessions
was an autographed picture from Naismith with the inscription, "From the father of basketball to the father of basketball coaching."
After two years of coaching basketball at KU Allen attended medical school for four years. In 1913, he accepted the head coaching position at Central Missouri State University. Mo. While at Warrenburg, his team won the Missouri Valley championship.
Allen played for Naismith at KU from 1905 to 1907.
He returned to KU in 1919 to become the athletic director for 19 years. He coached football for one year in 1920. He became head basketball coach in 1920 and stayed in
that position until 1957 when he was forced to leave. He had reached the magistrate's retirement.
KU Chancellor Archie R. Dykes and Clyde Walker, athletic director, issued a joint statement saying "The University of Chicago has defended collegiate athletics have suffered a great loss."
Allen Field House was named after him and dedicated in 1955.
"Dr. Allen was a man of distinction, both professionally and personally. He brought honor to both the University he loved and to the game of basketball.
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After he retired, Allen practiced osteopathy in Lawrence for 10 years.
Jerry Waugh, assistant director of athletics at KU, and Bill Lienhard, an officer at the First National Bank of Lawrence, played for Allen in the early 1950s.
"Speaking for the entire University, we will express our deepest sorrow to the Allen."
"He is Kansas tradition," Waugh said. "He's the one that established the great basketball tradition. A lot of people refer to James Naismith, but Doc was the man. My feeling is that the game itself owes a great debt to Phog Allen."
Llehard said, "He had the ability to get a team to play to their optimum. Listening to his homespain philosophy and just being them is one of the great things in my life."
"Felt that Doc had that rare ability that you find in great coaches to inspire players beyond their physical capabilities," Waugh said. "He was great at peal talks."
Both Waugh and Lienhard said that not only was Allen a great coach, but he was also very well.
Allen's ability to handle players was
equalled only by his tactical ability, he said.
"He was my basketball and football coach in 1919 and 1920," said Lonborg. "I was the basketball captain under him. Everyone knew him as a great basketball coach, but few realize that he was a fine football coach. He was a stickier for fundamentals."
A. C. "Dutch" Lonborg, former KU detector, probably knew Allen as long as曾
Dean Nesmith, trainer for Jayahawk athletic teams, came to KY to have had kakao training. He trained the head trainer in 1938 and worked with Allen for 17 years when he was basket-
"He was probably the greatest person I've ever known in handling young men,"
Nesmith said. "He had the ability to get the most out of his players."
As a doctor, Allen also helped Nesmith.
"He was instrumental in getting people started in the athletic training field," Nesmith said. "He is the reason I am in the training field."
Eastern sportswriters gave him the nickname "Phog" after saying Allen's booming voice sounded like a foghorn, a feature Nesmith remembers.
"He never lacked words at any time," Nesmith said. "He was a great speaker. He could speak for an hour spontaneously on almost anything. He was widely read and bad tremendous numbers of friends all over the nation."
"One thing that impressed me was his youthful appearance. When he retired at age 70, he certainly didn't look at age at all. He had so much vitality and was so energetic. He wanted to continue coaching, and because of the mandatory retirement age,"
Survivors include two sons, Milton P. Allen, 1317 strong, and Dr. Robert E. Allen, Mons. Moore, Lake Forest, Ill, and Mrs. Eleonor Nelson, Overland Park, a brother, Hubert Allen, Illinois; 17 grandchildren, 14 great-grandchildren, and a great-great-
Allen's wife, Bessie Allen, died of a heart alment four years ago. They had been married 61 years. Two of Allen's six children preceded him in death. Forrest C. Allen Jr. died as a youth, and a daughter, Mary, Marc Hamilton died in 1969.
Funeral services will be at 2 p.m.
Thursday at Plymouth Congregational
Church. Burial will be in Oak Hill
Cemetery.
Sex equality funding bill 'ruin of college sports'
Senate Reporter
BY ALAN MANSAGER
Senate Reporter
Title IX could be the ruin of college
athletics, director of athletic
and daycare.
Walker was referring to proposed federal regulations, which would prohibit sex discrimination in college and university programs receiving federal aid.
Walker said if the proposal would become in women's athletics would receive the same funding.
The Department of Health, Education and Welfare said that the most controversial part of the bill is that part dealing with sex equality in collegiate athletics.
"You can't say to the men, go out and raise money for the women," he said.
He said that football and basketball were the only sports he could produce revenue. He said he didn't think women's athletics could be financed without taking something away from men's.
long as it doesn't degrade the men's program." Walker said.
"I'm all for them. (women's athletics) as
At this point, women's athletics can't generate its own revenue, Walker said. Men's athletics has been working on gaining prestige and revenue for 100 years, he said.
"And they want us to start at the top for women," Walker said. "90 per cent of those who contribute to our program could care less about women's athletics."
He said he would give women's athletics the help he could as long as it wasn't torn.
"Everything has been integration," Walker said, "and we are now going back to segregation. There aren't any women who participate with men and they readily admit it."
"If Title IX should pass, we would have a lot of problems," he said.
According to Walker, as long as women have teams that are separate from men's, they don't fall under NCAA rules. But if they had to be in a team, would have to abide by the same rules.
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Forrest 'Phog' Allen, 1885-1974