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Ford grants Nixon blanket pardon for acts as President
UPI - President Gerald Ford pardoned former President Richard Nixon
yesterday for all criminal acts which Nixon might have committed during his five
and one half years in office.
Ford said that he signed the pardon to save Nixon, his family and the nation
from any more anguish. Under the terms of the pardon, Nixon is immune from
any prosecution for any crimes, such as those arising from any Watergate related
incident. Nixon is also able to keep his White House records and tapes, with the
stipulation that after three years, he may request that certain records be
destroyed, and that after five years, he may request that certain tapes may be
destroyed.
A White House spokesman said Ford made his decision after advice from his
aides and personal thought and prayers. The spokesman also said that President
Ford had not talked with Nixon or with Special Prosecutor Leon Jaworski.
Nixon, in a statement released from his home in San Clemente, California, said
that he was sorry for the anguish which his "mistakes" had caused the American
people. Nixon admitted to making mistakes, but made no reference to any
alleged criminal actions.
Last night, a White House source confirmed that White House Press Secretary
Gerald terHourst had resigned, reportedly over Ford's pardoning of Nixon.
terHourst was quoted as saying that Ford's decision was a personal one, "and my
decision not to remain is also personal."
Reaction to Ford's grant of immunity was met with general support in his own
party. Senator John Rhodes, a leading Republican in Congress, said that the
majority of Americans see the pardon as being in the best interest of the nation.
However, Senator Jacob Javits (N.Y.) said that Ford should have "let the courts
work it out."
The White House switchboard was swamped with calls, reportedly in protest of
the pardon.
Eugeneo Martiniez, one of the men convicted in the Watergate break-in, said
that there should be justice for all, even for those at the bottom.
In North Carolina, the response from state leaders was primarily the same as
from the rest of the nation.
Governor Jim Holshouser said he was surprised at the decision, but that it was
a decision that Ford had to wrestle with sooner or later. Republican State Party
Chairman Tom Bennett said he was glad Ford pardoned Nixon, putting the
Watergate incident behind the nation.
Democratic Party Chairman Jim Sugg said that the pardon was "a slap in the
face of every decent law-abiding citizen who holds to the religious ethic that we
are individually responsible for our misdeeds." Sugg predicted that the American
voters will remember Ford's decision when they go to the polls in November.
Democratic candidates also expressed surprise at Ford's decision. Senate
candidate Robert Morgan said that Ford had "short circuited" the legal process
Democratic candidate for Attorney General Rufus Edmisten said Ford should
have waited until the Special Prosecutor had acted, or Mr. Nixon had made some
comment himself. Edmisten, who was the Deputy Council to the Senate
Watergate Committee added that he was glad to see the scandal behind America.
Reaction to Ford's action here at UNC-G were mixed. Many students said the>
felt that Ford had done tne right thing, while others said that they believed that
it was a "mistake."
Debbie Williams said that Ford's move was "idiotic, degrading, dehumanizing
and ridiculous." She added that Ford would have "no choice but to pardon" the
other people who have already been tried and convicted.
Nancy Tinney remarked that "the fact that he would consider to pardon
Nixon, is to put the Presidency outside of law and outside of the constitution."
Jennifer Bennett, former president of the Greensboro College Young
Republican Club said that "Ford was in a bind . . . and was taking the eas> wa>
out. "Nixon wouldn't ever get a fair trial," she continued. "It's terrible that there
isn't some way to prosecute him" since there are others in prison "paying for the
mistakes that he made."
The Carolinian
September 9, 1974 The University of North Carolina at Greensboro, North Carolina Volume LIV Number 5
Bailey disclaims
pot9 pushes piano
BY CHUCK HOUSKA
Staff Writer
"We would like to have Bailey
known for something besides pot, beer
blasts, and parties which the other
dorms are known for," said Bruce
Kozak. His alternative was an 168
hour piano relay.
Because a 'marathon' by name is
against the law in the state of North
Carolina the participants decided to
call it a relay. 'The longest anyone
will sit at the piano is 3!£ hours," said
Richard Griffiths, one of the
participators.
The piano relay consists of 26
people who plan to alternate with each
other at the keyboard. The group
started last Friday evening at 7.00
p.m. and plans to continue until 7:00
p.m. this Friday evening.
"We got off to a great starts even
with the power failure on campus
Friday night we kept going," said
Griffiths.
According to Kozak the main
objective of the relay is to "fire up
some of the dorms." The group hopes
to encourage other dorms to have their
own relays.
"I think that this type of activity
will take the place of streaking ... it
might be the new trend," said
Griffiths.
According to Kozak the group sees
no problem with class attendence. "We
worked around everyone's schedule
leaving no excuses to miss classes,"
said Kozak. adding, "besides, it will
help to releive tensions after classes."
The selection of music varies
widely and includes classical, jazz,
rock, old movie scores, on-the-spot
compositions, and 'Chop-sticks'.
"Some of these guys couldn't even
play the piano until we taught them
some simple pieces," Griffiths said.
The group urges people to come
and listen to the music during
visitation hours. Anyone who wishes
to make a request may do so.
"Our objective is not to try to set
any marathon records. We're just
hoping to make it until this Friday."
Griffiths said.
Student leaders gather at UNC-G
for problem solving workshop
Bailey's first male residents launch the dorm into a new era by conducting
a seven-day piano relay. Pictured above are Gil Fray (left) and Fred Lail.
Staff Photo by Ralph Humble
BY PAM BLACKBURN
Staff Writer
Meeting to share ideas and to gain
insight into the roles that should be
played by student leaders, about 25
people from UNC-G, Greensboro
College, and Bennet College gathered
in Alderman Lounge at Elliott Hall on
Saturday morning under the gui.iince
of UNC-G Dean of Student Activities
Cliff Lowery.
The participants were involved in
exercises that stressed such areas as
cooperation, group meetings with
Computers move into library
BY CYNTHIA BLAND
Staff Writer
Like all modern universities.
UNC-G is gradually turning the tedious
and menial portions of its paperwork
over to computers. By September
1975, four of the major departments
of the Walter Clinton Jackson Library
- Circulation, Cataloging. Serials, and
Reference - will be computer-assisted
to varying degrees according to Stan
Hicks, Assistant Librarian.
The most visible feat of
Automation will be at the circulation
desk, where students will no longer
have to fill out cards when they check
out books. Mrs. Edith Carr. circulation
department head, said that funding is
the only remaining stumbling block
for this part of the program; the
UNC-G Computer Center did not
receive sufficient funds to install the
necessary data collection units.
Automation of Circulation will be a
joint effort of the library and the
computer center. Two data collection
units at the circulation desk will
record the title, author and call
number of each book along with the
name, address and social security
number of the faculty member or
student checking out the book; the
"badge" (plastic-enclosed and
key-punched ID card) of each person
and the key-coded card found in the
front of each book will be inserted
together into the machines and the
information will thereby be coded into
a transition card, to be completed at
an outlet in the basement. The cards
for each day will be collected at
midnight every night when the library
closes, and taken to the computer
center in the Administration Building.
The main computer there will print
out all the transactions for the day,
and the library will have the record the
next morning.
As the project cannot be funded in
this fiscal year, the goal for installation
of the machines is September 1975,
Mrs. Carr said. All UNC-G personnel
have their badges already, and a
machine in Cataloging has made
key-punched cards for most circulating
volumes.
The serials department already has
one of its duties performed by
computer. Printed lists of all
periodicals in the library may be found
in the reference room, the serials
reading room, and at the circulation
desk.
Program begins for BSBT; four
year study, no post-grad work
The UNC-G Department of
Psychology will begin a new five-year
terminal program this fall, leading to a
bachelor of science in behavioral
technology (B.S.B.T) degree. The new
program is designed for students
planning a career in the field without
post-graduate work.
Participating students will receive a
bachelor of arts degree in psychology
after four years' study. They will tfcen
take an additional year's work to
secure the necessary skills to work as
behavioral technicians in such
institutions as hospitals, clinics,
schools, prisons and detention homes.
The first students will be accepted
into the program this fall, andthe first
graduates are expected in the spring ol
1975.
The program will be closely
coordinated with the undergraduate
curriculum. Students will take both
graduate and undergraduate courses.
"Basically the new plan draws on
courses which already exist,.but the
uniqueness lies in the sequence," said
Dr. Scott Lawrence, Associate
Professor in the department. "An
array of classes has been laid out
which will prepare the students for
jobs, not more schooling."
Students make formal application
to enter the program by Sept. 15 of
the senior year. Those accepted begin
work second semester of the senior
year. "Initially, we expect to enroll
between five and ten people per year,"
said Dr. Robert G. F.ason, professor
and head of the department.
He remarked that students selected
for the program must be psychology
majors who have shown a signigicant
level of scholastic achievement. "But
additionally, a heavy emphasis will be
placed on social competency. Students
must be able to relate to others in a
comfortable, caring and helping
manner," he said.
The main addition to the program
for the students will be practicum
courses for which they will receive 12
hours of credit. Dr. Rosemary Nelson,
Assistant Professor, said that the
students would spend 10 to 12 hours a
week in various institutions
throughout the triad area.
The practicum course will be
developed from an already existing
program with graduate students. The
graduate students will serve as models
and in a supervisory capacity.
Each of the floors in the stacks will
now have a list of the bound volumes
of periodicals shelved on that floor.
This program, too, is a joint effort of
the library and the UNC-G computer
center, said Mr. Hicks.
A third important part of
automation, which will be completely
invisible to the public, will help the
cataloging department perform its
duties much faster. Cataloging is the
division that decides what call number
to assign to each book. Most volumes
have already been catalogued by the
Library of Congress, but it may take
several weeks for the department to
obtain the appropriate information.
Mr. Hicks expressed hope that by
March 1975 Cataloging will have the
facilities to plug into the resources of
the Southeastern Library Network,
where they can receive immediate
information from the data bank of
that computer. If the book is
catalogued in the data bank, the
library can order the cards for the card
catalog, and the new book can be soon
shelved.
An even lesser-known aspect of
automation is available to graduate
students and faculty, for a fee,
through the reference department.
Rare works on technical subjects are
indexed by author in a computer at
the Research Triangle, said Mrs. Nancy
Fogarty, reference librarian.
The reference department conducts
"literature searches" for the gradual
student or faculty member who needs
some highly specialized information.
hidden agendas and vested interests,
time given to oneself in the midst of so
many important activities, setting
goals, creativity, brainstorming,
observation of others, and competition
with its share of conflict.
The theme of the workshop
expressed by a poster was "Leadership
is a function, not a position".
During one exercise three groups of
three persons each were formed and
were asked to come up with a
memento of the day. The three ideas
were later presented to the total group
which included some student judges
who were to choose the best idea.
The exercise demonstrated the
competition which arose among the
three committees to get the judges to
choose the idea of the group and,
when the judges chose the idea of one,
the other two groups turned on them
and tended to impugn their integrity.
However, due to the efforts of the
losers and the magnanimity of the
winners, a somewhat shaky
compromise was arrived at.
A role-playing exercise that led to a
great deal of discussion of "Hidden
agendas" and vested interests
concerned five members of a mayor's
advisory committee. Each of the
participants knew his role, but none of
the others in the meeting or the
observers knew. After the roles were
revealed, all realized the importance of
understanding the background ol the
members of a group. The hidden
agendas are those items that a certain
member wishes to accomplish in the
course of a meeting. Lowery
emphasized that these are real,
meaningful, and relevant to the person
holding them, and must be recognized
and accepted in order to accomplish
the group activity.
An activity in cooperation was the
effort of two groups of five each to
put together one square puzzle for
each member of the group without
speaking, signaling, or communicating
in any way. The members could only
give each other pieces; they could not
take from another. After a great deal
of frustrated silence, the two groups
accomplished their goals.
A brainstorming session led to
many interesting ideas for bringing
faculty and students together and for
publicizing campus events.
Included in the group from UNC-G
were SGA president Jim McAbee,
Vice-president Kathy Krinick, and
Executive Secretary Janet Dean.
Another meeting of the Area
Schools is planned at UNC-G for
September 18. More activities will be
discussed and more workshops
planned for the schools as a group and
as individuals.
Friday Froth
Dorm students and their guests packed into the cafeteria Friday night
for the first beer blast of the semester. The suds and music were pro-vided
b'y several dorms in a 'joint venture. cS.tan„fh. ot.o by .B.i.l„l ,H,unt
Area policeman offer chance to meet,
discuss new district system, policies
"Meet them before you need
them!" is the encouragement given by
the coordinator of the police and the
community relations for the UNC-G
area, the Rev. James Abbott.
A meeting with the area
policemen is planned for Wednesday
evening, September 11 at Lindley
Recreation Center, 2804 Springwood
Drive off Elam St. between Walker
Ave. and Spring Garden St. The
meeting will be from 7 until 9 p.m.
Citizens of the area will have a
chance to ask questions about such
areas as the new police district system,
procedures, and policies. The
community also will have an
opportunity to offer constructive
criticisms andcompliments to the
police.
Also slated for the meeting is the
election of a representative to the
city-wide board from Response Area
360, which includes most of the
Friendswood, Highland Park, Hunter
Hills. Lindley Park, and UNC-G Tate
Street neighborhoods. The
representative will coordinate activities
in his area.
Ten neighborhood officers, the
Chief of Police and the District
Commander of the area, Captain John
Lewis will attend the meeting.
Rev. Abbott urges all in the area
to attend and to become acquainted
with the neighborhood police.
Springwood Drive is off Elam
Street in the block between Walker
and Spring Garden.