4 Tuesday, July 29, 1975 University Daily Kansan Press is fickle on Solzhenitsyn The press has a lot to say about Aleksandr Solzhenitsyn these days, most of it negative. I guess it takes a rebuff from the Secretary and the President to get into the news. Of course Solzenytisnw was in the news quite a bit during the first months of 1974. That was when he was a great liberal hero and a champion of freedom of speech. Unfortunately, a bomb soon exploded. Solienthynn wrote "A Letter to the Soviet Union" on June 14, 1938, in many of his feelings about freedom. For example, he said that the Soviet Union could never be a democracy and that the Russian government could be ruled by an authoritarian government. Later, Solzhenytis also said that the Western democracies were suffering from the collapse of economic and internal weaknesses. He criticized the free press and was especially critical of U.S. handling of the Pentagon Papers trial. No, Solzhenitsyn wasn't the great liberal hero that the press had led everyone to believe. The press had either been fooled or else they were mistaken. They had created a media hero who really wasn't what they had expected. Yet for some reason most people have only recently discovered that Solzenhitmus COMMENT is to the right of Barry Goldwater. After the publication of "A Letter to the Soviet Leaders," the press avoided him. Apparently he wasn't too eager to publicize its mistake. Now-over one year after his release- Solzentzient in the news again. The press, ** which so happily made him a media hero, is becoming more critical and examining its subject more carefully. Unfortunately, there is so much confusion about Solzhenshyn's political and ideological beliefs that it will probably take years to break them down and classify In the meantime, he will be good for copy for the press. The press seems to be able to create a media hero, use him when it wants, and give him the best of it. Schoenitynsyn never should have been labeled a great symbol of freedom. The press should have investigated his ideas more carefully. It is a relief to see a more liberal press. Sometimes coming just a little late. Let's hope the press isn't too eager to create more media heroes. —Ian Kenneth Louden Herzog has faith in Royals and himself KANSAS CITY, Mo. (AP) —Whitie Herzog said yesterday he is well aware of one thing, "It can't be that to win ball games." "That's a good start," said Herzog. "I couldn't ask for much more. We've had super pitching, both from the starters and the bullpen. Herrz, who became manager of the Kansas City Royals, last Thursday, was referring to the four victories his team has won in its first four games under his management. Herzog said that the Royals were not an old club. He said the club had a good blend of young players and veterans like Harmon Killebrue, Cookie Rojas and Vadis Pinson. "This club has an abundance of talent, and my job is to make them believe just how good they are and to put the best nine men on the field every day," he said. This talent can be used every day. We have a good line-up, a strong bench and a good defensive club." BASEBALL STANDINGS By The Associated Press American League W L W L Pet Boston 40 60 60 75 Baltimore 51 68 315 9 New York 50 68 485 15 Milwaukee 50 55 485 15 Detroit 50 55 485 15 Cleveland 50 55 485 15 Oakland 65 37 637 — 10% Kansas City 54 47 839 Chicago 54 47 650 Texas 47 56 656 California 46 56 452 184 Alabama 46 58 412 Cleveland 7. Baltimore 5. 10 images Boston 7. Milwaukee 6 Chicago 9. Minneapolis 9. Kansas City 8 Colage 5. California 2 Cleveland 5. California 2 National League East W W L Pet. GB Pittsburgh 68 14 47 Philadelphia 68 44 39 Baltimore 52 30 29 St. Louis 50 30 200 Chicago 50 30 114 Miami 50 30 10 New York 50 30 114 West Chester 67 34 50 850 --- Los Angeles 67 34 50 850 --- San Francisco 51 34 50 850 --- San Diego 49 34 50 476 18 --- Alaska 49 34 50 476 18 --- Atlanta 49 34 50 431 24 --- Chicago 4, Montreal 2 Boston 4, Philadelphia 5 Pittsburgh 5, Chicago 1 San Francisco 5 San Diego 2, Houston 0 Herzog doesn't hesitate to tell anyone what's on his mind, and right now, one thing that's on his mind is the American League West Division pennant race. Second-place Kansas City at the Oakland A's by 9% in the Nets' night game with the Minnesota Titans. The Kansan's ad number is 864-4358. "Somewhere along the line, Oakland has to have a little slump. They've played super, better than I thought they would without Catfish Hunter." "Our immediate goal is to get back in this race," Herzog said. "I haven't given up on this year even though we'll need a lot of help from the team." He added that he and not worry about what Oakland does. "It will be a 35-man effort," Herzag said. "I'm not afraid to go to the bench or to the bullpen. If I don't like what I see in a player, I'm going to tell him. Herszal said that the Royals would use a five-man pitching rotation "during the dog days of August." The wolf will be Marty Pattin, Steve Busby, Al Fitzmorris, Dennis Bollard, and Daniel Splittorff, who will be inserted, during the absence of the injured Nelson Biles. "I want to be very honest with the players. I don't agree with the theory that a County documents moved to Spencer Their destination is the Kansas Collection at Spencer. George Griffin, curator, said yesterday the transfer of records from several county offices would be done in stages, adding he wasn't sure how long the project would take. The transfer of old Douglas County records to Spencer Research Library began yesterday with removal of commissioner's journals stored in the county's office. The transfer primarily will involve records dating from the 1850s to the first part of this century. The material will be used for research. It will be stored under controlled temperature and humidity conditions. These conditions are more appropriate than the county offices and the court where some of the records have been kept. manger can win 20 games a year, but a manager can certainly lose 20 games a year (the manager can never win). The journals include the minutes of commission meetings. "I have one main goal to get into the World Series and win it." Herzog, who is brash at times, has confidence in himself. That confidence was bolstered by the late GI Hodges the night of the New York Mets won the World Series in 1969. Microflims of most of the records will remain in county offices. 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Call Army Opportunities 843-0465 seay, a long jumper, and Guinn, a high jumper, competed in meets in Finland and Sweden. Steeplechaser Kent McDonald later joined the American team to compete in the U.S.-U.S.S.R. dual meet and at meets in Czechoslovakia and Durham, N.C. Danny Syele and Keith Guinn, University of Kansas track athletes, found several surprises on the U.S. track team's tour of Europe this summer. After completion of the tour two weekends ago, which was sponsored by the Amateur Athletic Union (AAU) and lasted one month, Seay and McDonald came home to Lawrence and Guinn returned to his Shawnee Mission home. But Seyah had been invited to jump in a 40- nation, pre-Olympic meet at Montreal on the weekend, and there he saw what he thought was one of the most amazing sights of the summer. The amazing event was the winning jump a 24-year-old Yugoslavian athlete named Dimitri Pazin. By KEN STONE Kansan Staff Reporter Seay placed third in his event with a jump of 26 feet, which was a good performance considering the length of his season. Seay was second and started the start of the indoor season last January. KU track athletes busy in Europe Varsity Fall Sports - Home Opener Race 1:00, House 10:45 Sunset in "My Pleasure Is My Business" Daily at 9:19 or 30% Off Hillers Seay, who holds the KU school record of 26-8. was impressed. "That was quite a jump," he said. "It was pretty surirising." Stekie's leap was only one of the surprises that KU track men encountered this In the Soviet Union, Guinn discovered what Russian soda nasted like. "They served carbonated water that tasted like Alka Saltzer or some kind of bubble gum juice," Guinn recalled. "When I got up to work, everyone stormed for the Coke machine." Vittorio De Sica's A Brief Vacation Seay said he gained eight pounds in the one Union because his diet consisted of *bread*. Hillcrest Seay said that partly as a result of his unusual diet, his performance suffered in the U.S.-U.S.R. dual meet. He placed fourth with aump of 25-5. Seay said he thought the Russian meet officials cheated him out of a victory. After being "wined and dined" by the Soviets in Kiev and taken to the national headquarters, team the night before the meet. Seay arrives at the stadium having slept only five hours on time. winter warming up for the long jump competition, Seay and the other American jumper, Arnie Robinson, were told to stand in the crowd and wait for their introduction. Seay said they stood there for 20 minutes and meanwhile it began to rain. Having finally been introduced, Seay started to take his practice runs. Seay had taken two perfunctory practice runs when a Russian official approached him and asked to stop. Normally, Seey is taking one perfunctory practice runs and several practice jumps. When competition began, Seay sought some help from the American coaches. But as the coaches approached the long jump area, some Russian soldiers blocked their path and told the coaches that they weren't allowed to talk to Seay. Then the worst thing happened. "I finally got warmed up by my second jump in the finals and they called the jump a foul," Seay said. "It felt like 23-8 or 20-4 whether I wouldn't let me see what the mark was." Seyy said that he had tried to check the evidence that Russian officials had blocked his way, and he was very pleased. By checking the board, Seay said, he would have been able to determine whether his jump was from behind the board—a trick that Russians say is what the Russian officials claimed. A jump of 28-3 would have won the event, Seay said, and would have handed the Soviet winner, Valerie Podluzhnii, his first defeat in two and a half years. Seay speculated that the Russian officials purposefully prevented him from winning the He said one new position, a personnel officer, had been assigned to the Classified Personnel section to assist in the operation of existing civil service positions. Nicher said James Feldstein, director of would be the director of the new office. Feldstein was appointed director of Labor Relations in January 1974. Before coming to the University, he was personel manager for the Macy's stores in the Kansas City metropolitan area for four years. He is a native of Minneapolis, Min., and holds master's degrees in theology and philosophy. Personnel offices on campus will be consolidated into one central organization, Keith Nitcher, vice chancellor for business affairs, said last week. While Seay was suffering from the rulings of what he thought were biased meet officials and a diet of bread and carbonated water, Guinn, who will be a junior this fall, was feeling the effects of tendonitis in the left knee. meet to protect the record of Podluchynh entitled the best bumper in the world last year. After jumping only 64% in Kiev, however, a doctor told Guinn to take some aspirin for the pain. For some reason, the knee problem then began to clear up. During the first three meets of the tour, which were the World University Games in Helsinki, a meet in Stockholm and the Kiev meeting in Moscow has sent him from placing higher than fourth. Offices that will be combined are Classified Personnel Services, Labor Relations, Unclassified Payroll and Staff Benefits. Nitcher said all present employees in those offices would continue in their present duties. At a meet the next week in Prague, Guinn placed second with a jump of 7-3/4. At the United States-Western Germany-African meet at Durham, N.C. July 18, Guinnie leaped 7-1 for second, his best performance when he had equaled his best, hurdle of 26. Because of his return to form, and as a result of the confidence that international competition had given him, Guinn said he was looking forward to the Pan American Games trials to be held in three weeks at Eugene, Ore. Guinn will be joined by Seay, who was the winner of the Stockholm and Durham long jump events, and McDonald, another spring graduate, who qualified for the European qualifier by placing second in the AAU championship with a school steeplechase record of 8:28.8. The Pan Am Games will be held in late October, 1968 the 106th Olympic Games in Mexico City. We Write Motorcycle Insurance Gene Doane Agency 824 Mass. LOOKING FOR A NEW NEST? COME NEST WITH US! on campus Jayhawker Towers 1603 W. 15th Lawrence, Ks.