THE UNIVERSITY DAILY
KANSAN
Vol. 85—No.14 Friday, September 13, 1974 The University of Kansas Lawrence, Kansas
By Kansan Photographer JIM THOMAS
Happy holidays
Christmas comes early at Gibson Discount Center. Even before Halloween makes its entrance, Kiat Samtter, 130 Fairland, begins to stock
Nixon refuses treatment; condition termed fragile
From the Associated Press
David Eisenhower said in a televised interview that the phlebitis was worse and more severe than he thought.
WASHINGTON- Speculation increased yesterday that President Gerald R. Ford had pardoned former President Richard M. Nixon because Nixon's physical condition had been seriously weakened by a recurrence of phlebitis.
“the leg is swollen,” said Eisenhower, who is Nixon's son-in-law. “He can't play golf. His spirits aren't so great and of course he has been a ledge down after his leaving office.”
CBS News reported that Walter Tkasch, Nixon's longtime personal physician and friend, would fly to California today to try to get Nixon to enter a hospital for treatment.
Tkasch was quoted as saying Nixon had repeatedly refused hospitalization.
The blood clot in Nixon's leg is now visible as a five-inch-long bulge on one caff, sources said, and is moving up toward his thigh.
Phlebitic blood clots may break loose and lodge in the brain or lungs, causing death. Teach also said he thought Nixon might not treatment for his depressed mental state.
Sirica's decision came only a few hours after lawyers for the defendants had asserted that the pardoning of Nixon made a fair trial impossible.
In other Watergate-related developments yesterday, U.S. District Judge John J. Sircea rejected new appeals to dismiss the case and coverup trials, scheduled to begin Sept. 30.
The Senate, meanwhile, voted 55 to 24 to
Christmas gets early start in city; Gibson stocks supply of cards, toys
There are only 86 more shopping days until Christmas, and Gibson Discount Center, 2525 Iowa St., seems to be the only store in Lawrence doing anything to get ready for the holiday shopping rush.
Admittedly, the store isn't bedded in all the green-and-red, with Christmas shopping, but the signs were there yesterday.
Reporter
Rows of Christmas cards and gift boxes filled part of one aisle and took up space next to boxes of Halloween costumes.
By JEFF HILL
The toy department also was prepared for the Christmas rush. Three ankles were stacked three-deep with toy cars, bikes, and skis.
However, the customers haven't responded to Gibson's Christmas preparation. Both the areas around the Christmas
cards and the toys were deserted, except for one couple who were buying their grandmother a birthday present.
According to Art Cromer, Gibson's manager, the early stocking of Christmas items is necessary.
"We don't have room in the storeoom for all the merchandise. It all piles up," he said.
"We have the space available now on the floor since it's a change of season. Anyway, you just can't do it (stock) all at once. It's such a gradual process—marking and pricing stock," said Cromer.
So, gradually, the Christmas season is growing longer. We now are able to go Christmas shopping in the summer. But, maybe some retailer are thinking of their customers. At least we can have them in our store. And at least of a store, you won't have to worry about shining on the ice!
In fact, at the request of Senate Republican Whip Robert Griffin of Michigan, Byrd amended the resolution to make it applicable only to pardons issued "hereafter," meaning it wouldn't affect the Nixon pardon.
urge Ford to grant no more pardons until defended exhausted their court
The resolution adopted by the Senate said that such pardons would thwart the judicial processes and that the country's best option was to about about Watergate was through open trials.
The resolution put the Senate on record as opposing any pardon "to any individual
The resolution, sponsored by Senate Democratic Whip Robert C. Byrd of West Virginia, made no specific reference to Ford's pardoning of Nixon.
accused of any criminal offense arising out of the presidential campaign and election of 1972 prior to the indictment and completion of trial and any appeals of such individual."
John W. Hushen, acting presidential press secretary, said no requests for pardons had been made in connection with the case.
A White House spokesman indicated that Ford agreed with the views expressed in the resolution and that no pardons would be issued for people still facing trial.
Hushen told reporters that Ford remained convinced that pardoning Nixon was the right thing to do despite the strong adverse reaction the decision has received.
A proposal for a guarded $110,000 vault for Nixon's tape recordings and papers came under additional fire yesterday at a congressional hearing.
Bevill and Rep. Louis Stokes, D-Ohio,
contended that the agreement didn't
guarantee public or court access to the
records.
Under an elaborate arrangement, the General Services Administration (GSA) would retain one of the two keys necessary for access to the vault by himself. Stokes said.
"I'm concerned whether the people are getting their money's worth," said Rep. Tom Bevill, D-Ala., at a house appropriations subcommittee hearing on a request for $850,000 to cover Nixon's expenses during his transition to private life.
"in light of the history we had of erased tapes, lost tapes and reerecorded tapes," he said, "how would you get in if Mr. Nixon lost his key?"
Early enrollment studied
Bv ALAN MANSAGER
Senate Reporter
The academic affairs committee of the Student Senate is recommending that Chancellor Archie R. Dykes begin an in-depth study of the early education system for the University.
The committee decided yesterday to initiate a cooperative study on a combination optical scanning and terminal system with some form of early enlargement.
The committee concluded that if an early enrollment system were implemented, the College Within the College advising system would be much better. The corps of professional faculty advisers from different departments be instituted, so that a freshman or sophomore could switch to the college.
Gilbert Dyck, dean of admissions and records, said his office was studying the computer system he would travel with members of the computer center to Youngstown State University, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and the college that will investigate their computer enrollment systems.
He said optical scanning and terminal computer systems were names given to the way computers received information. The computers are installed in a system in that it receives information in bulk, whereas the terminal system requires that each entry be made separately, as in the image above.
Dyck said the drawback to the terminal system was its high cost.
The committee said that if the two systems together would cost too much, it
would recommend that the optical scanning system alone be used.
Dyck said the optical scanning system was used by Purdue University, the first school in the nation to use computer enrollment.
In optical scanning, a student fills out a sheet listing the courses desired. The information is transferred to a data bank, scanned and is then sent to various
departments for class adjustments. If more are needed, more sections can be added.
If this were combined with a terminal system, students could add or drop classes right at a terminal. The system, coupled with early enrollment, would help department adjust their courses and faculty earlier, Dyck said.
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Lack of quorum hinders Senate exigency action
BY DENNIS ELLSWORTH and CARL YOUNG Administration Reporters
After a bit of parliamentary parlaying, Senate trial begins yesterday, but a senator won't present. Consequently, Senate members debated financial exigency but couldn't make a decision.
Excipency, the fiscal situation that could result in the firing of tenured faculty members, had been scheduled as the main discussion topic for the meeting.
Gerhard Zuther, president of the Senate, said after the meeting he was unsure whether exigency would be discussed at the University Council meeting next week or whether a special meeting of the University Senate would be called.
After Zuther called the meeting to order, James Seaver, chairman of SenEx.
gave his report, a motion was made for the Senate to go into committee of the whole and to take straw bailouts on each disputed member of the two financial exigency committee reports.
Robert Adams, associate dean of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, objected to the straw ballots and called for a quorum. The straw ballots motion was withdrawn. Adams withdraw his quorum call and went into committee of the whole.
Debate centered on reports from the ad hoc committee on financial exigency and from a group of faculty members. The main difference between the two reports comes from the university should be declared for the entire University or for individual units within it.
How can you talk about cutting down
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CPA questions firm's sales pitch
You can have all this and more for slightly more than $400, $24-a-year dues and a stern warning from the local Consumer Protection Association (CPA).
The sales pitch is made by Modern Guide to Buying, Inc., a discount buying service
Rv GARY RORG
Reporter
According to the sales pitch, you can buy price for just $7 more from the factory price or pay the full price of their appraised values, and mattress and spring sets for just over half the retail price.
which is soliciting memberships in Lawrence and on the University of Kansas
Its Lawrence subscribers are primarily seniors and graduate students, according to Norman Schulz, Modern Guide representative in Kansas City, Mo.
Schulz said a member who wanted to buy an item submitted an inquiry to the service. Modern Guide then investigates current prices and availability of the item at
"We perform a function for the individual identical to that of a purchasing department for an external firm."
discount rates, and reports back to the member. The member then may examine the service's findings and decide whether he then wants to purchase. The membership fee and yearly dues pay for the research done by the service.
"The service has been in business for 20 years," Schulz said. "We're a nationwide organization. We serve even to Alaska and sometimes Hawaii."
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"But the service can be a perfect function," Schulz said. "Mistakes are made." He cited the case of a member who recently ordered two sets of mattresses and springs through the service. Instead the member ordered three mattresses and one set of springs.
Kansan forecast
The Kansas predicts the Jayhawks will heat Washington State by at least four points tomorrow. The Washington State coach expects KU's untested Veer offense to put his Cougars to a severe test. See Pages 8 and 9.
Chilly
Despite the chilly weather today, the weather should warm up for the weekend. The high temperature is 85 degrees. The low predicted for tonight is about 40. The high tomorrow should be in the 60s, and Sunday it will be in the 70s. There's little chance of reception through the weekend.
"He saved $155," Schulz said, "but he had to pay for that savings." He said the convenences of purchasing through the service would have same as those offered by local retail outlets.
Carol Boone, local director of the Consumer Protection Association, said she was skeptical of discount buying services in general.
"A couple of questions that have never been answered," Boone said, "are what happens if an order doesn't arrive, or if it fails to be enforced on route, and what is done about it?"
Boone said two Kansas State University students had filed complaints with the Kansas attorney general against Modern Guide. However, Boone said, the service cooperated with the subsequent investigation and no actions were taken.
The attorney general's office yesterday declined to say whether any complaints had been filed against Modern Guide. However, Sahmaan said no restraining orders had been issued.
Bone said the CPA advised students to carefully consider whether the benefits
provided by any discount buying service were worth the membership fees.
"That $400 pitch is a pretty hard line," Boone said. She said there also was some question about the servicing by local companies, and other items bought in such a manner.
The main problem with discount buying is going through the mail, where items of value are likely to be damaged, Boone said. Schulz refused to supply names of local members of Modern Guide so its performance could be evaluated.
"Some people have tried that before." Schulz said, "and it's backfired on us."
A spokesman for the Topea Better Business Bureau said that Modern Guide's business performance had been satisfactory to date. She said the bureau had maintained a file on Modern Guide since February, 1972. A report on the service is available free of charge by calling the Topea office at 323-0454.
Ma Bell tells time but parents favor clocks
HERINGTON - The children of J. T. Kelsa found a new toy when they visited their grandmother in Newton recently. They learned they could dial the telephone and instantly get the time and temperature. And it didn't cost a thing.
when they returned to Herington, about 40 miles away, they took the telephone number with them to keep track of the time and temperature.
A few days later Mrs. Kelso received a telephone bill and she was surprised to see 11 long-distance calls to Newton. Each call cost about 45 cents.
Easy rider
By Kansan Photographer DAVE PETERSON
When the grass was too wet to mow, 15-year-old David Mallone, 2433 Ridge Court, had to find something else to do with his time. He is now on a golf course.