Senate funds BSU project
The Black Student Union was given $14,125 for its summer programs by the Student Senate last night in the Senate's last meeting of the year.
The request was presented by the former chairman of the BSU, John Spearman, with about 50 BSU members sitting in on the meeting.
The funds were broken down into the following areas: Children's Breakfast program, $1,500; Big Brother, Sister program, $500; Liberation School, $2,000; Library, $750; film library, $1,000; subscriptions to black publications, $100; phone calls, $225; Afro House (housing for students in the Liberation School), $1,000; Newsletter, $750; orientation, $3,000; paid secretary, $1,000; conferences, $2,100; office equipment, $250.
The Senate passed a second allocation of $10,000 for the beginning of a program called CATALYST, which will implement new programs to confront the social problem of society. The program is concerned with the four main areas of research, action-education programs, training and recruitment of CATALYST members and publicity and media use.
The proposal stated, "We have chosen certain fundamental problems around which to center our action: local involvement and support for the war, police relations, housing, educational and welfare inadequacies and discrimination, the lack of involvement by religious and social groups, and the tremendous knowledge gap separating reality from people's conceptions
The roll call vote was 68-8 in favor of the Senate taking out a loan for the BSU's money until the Senate receives student activity fees in September.
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80th Year, No.135
The University of Kansas—Lawrence, Kansas Thursday, May 14, 1970
Astronaut discusses NASA's significance
By LINDA WRIGHT Kansan Staff Writer
Capt. James Lovell, 43, commander of the ill-fated Apollo 13 moon shot, said Wednesday in Allen Field House that the real significance of the space program is the "desire to better human conditions here on earth."
Speaking before a crowd of 3,000 to 4,000 mostly young children and their Chaperones, Lovell talked about the space program and the economic, educational and social contributions it makes in the "age of Aquarius."
Stressing the idea of cooperation and brotherhood, Lovell asked, "If the age old dream to reach the moon has been fulfilled, are not all dreams possible?"
Lovell said the "small step for mankind" taken by Neil Armstrong on the Apollo 11 mission was a step which revealed man's potential for achievement.
In speaking to students whom he described as a representative "part of a generation that cares," Lovell said, "much must be done," but thoughtfully and carefully.
Lovell said one of the main reasons the Apollo 13 crewmen returned safely was because they acted thoughtfully and carefully. This is what he said the nation's youth must do.
Lovell said knowledge and its application are the things dreams are made from. He described these dreams as a source of power which would enable man to rid
himself of problems here on earth.
"As an active member of the over thirty generation," Lovell said, "I don't know what misgivings you have about me but I have none about you. I have every confidence in you. You care enough to do your best and that is all that counts," he said.
He said he looked forward to the day when all men will truly be brothers.
At the end of his speech, Lovell presented Chancellor E. Laurence Chalmers Jr. with a plaque which contained an American flag that had been on the Apollo 13 mission, Apollo 13 arm patch and a picture of the Apollo 13 recovery.
Docking says 'no session'
More than 2,000 Kansas college students listened to Governor Robert Docking term their demand for a special legislative session a "futile, costly effort." The students from colleges and universities throughout the state were attending an assembly on the State Capitol grounds in Topeka Wednesday afternoon.
The main purpose of the "Pleading Kansas Day"
rally was to present a petition to the Kansas legislature. Governor Docking received the petition on the front steps of the capitol building after cancelling an earlier planned trip to Kansas City. Estimates on the number of signatures ranged from 3,000 to 8,000.
The petition asked the Governor to convene a special session of the legislature for the purpose of
Photo by John Brown
Docking accepts petitions . . .
Governor Robert Docking received petitions during a rally in Topeka Wednesday demanding a special session of the Kansas Legislature be called to adopt a resolution stating a citizen of Kansas would not have to fight in an undeclared war. The demands were denied.
instituting legislation similar to the Massachusetts law. The proposed legislation would make it unlawful for Kansas men to fight outside the boundaries of the United States without an official declaration of war by the U.S. Congress. The law is already under challenge in the courts, Docking said.
"The governor by law can call a special session of the legislature only on 'extraordinary occasions.' The last special session was called by Gov. William Avery in 1966 to consider House and Senate apportionment following a court decision which determined that the apportionment of the legislative seats in Kansas is inconsistent with the U.S. constitution.
- "The cost of the special session would be more than $10,000 per day.
Col. William Albott, patrol superintendent, who was at the rally said this was the first he had heard of this. He said he was certain none of his men fired any shots there and he said that "to his knowledge" no guardsmen did. He said the report would be investigated.
Earlier in the week, Docking had released a statement concerning the "Pleading Kansas" petition which said:
- "It would be unfair to the taxpayers and to the young people to call a special session in which legally little could be accomplished. It would be a futile costly effort. These are the facts."
- "Young persons today appreciate straight talk from public officials and they deserve to be leavelled with. Here are the facts concerning a special session of the legislature:
- "There are serious questions about the constitutionality of the proposal to make it unlawful for Kansas men to fight outside boundaries of the U.S. without a declaration of war by Congress.
Docking said that during his three and one-half years as governor he had sent state troopers and national guardsmen into cities to maintain order but none had fired a shot. This statement was contested by a student who said either troopers or guardsmen fired their weapons in Lawrence two weeks ago during unrest at the University of Kansas.
"What about the constitutionality of the war?" one student shouted. Docking did not respond.
Docking re-iterated many of these points when he accepted the petitions from Bill Ebert, Topeka junior and student body president.
Persons attending the assembly also heard James H. DeCoursey, lieutenant governor, condone the assembly and encourage more to be held in such a peaceful manner. Legislators need to hear the student's views. DeCoursey said.
DeCoursey said the legislature had been dismissed 60 days ago. He suggested the students speak to their hometown congressmen on a personal basis. He defended Docking for the stand he took concerning the petitions. He said Docking did not represent (Continued to page 16)