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Officials Respond to Puerto Rican Claims Judge Orders Ford to Testify c, Inside today: Student trustee profiles See Stories Page 4 Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXIX NO. 32 STORRS. CONNECTICUT WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 22. 1975 Officials respond to Puerto Rican claims By TERRI MANGINI In his response Simons told the News Editor group not to lose hope for the University officials Tuesday answered formation of a Puerto Rican Studies charges levied Oct. 10 by a committee Program which the committee on Puerto Rican affairs. The response complained was missing. came one day alter a second list ol Stella Carrion, one member of the demands was delivered by the group to Puerto Rican committee said Tuesday the President's office. evening the group has not received a In a letter released Tuesday by II. copy of Simons' response- and could not Fred Simons, assistant vice president for comment. academic affairs the Committee on President Ferguson said Tuesday he Puerto Rican Affairs and Studies was received a copy of the 14 demands assured "Puerto Ricans have not been Monday, before the response- to the- lirsi forgotten." charges were issued. After a meeting with Simons last Continued on Page 3 week the group said they were disappointed because they did not receive any answers to their claims. Ferguson sees Simons' letter answered the claims that UConn has been neglecting its Puerto Rican population. The Oct. 10 possible lawsuit .■*■.... charges were delivered in letter form to President Ferguson at his home. Photo by Chris Gaal The Puerto Rican students claimed as unnecessary A student studies in the Puerto Rican Center Tuesday. The Committee on course offerings in the area of bilingual Puerto Rican Affairs and Studies has asked for a $5,000 increase in the center's bicultural education were "inadec|uate." By SUSAN OK UI.A budget with 13 other demands sent to President Ferguson. Simons, in his response, cited course- Assistant News Editor offerings in the department of The student government could have Education this fall, claiming UConn avoided a possible "undesirable lawsuit" must make the most of programming against the University over the use of fee Judge orders Ford to with what it has. money to hire a lawyer. President Simons assured the group that UConn Ferguson said Tuesday night. has not lessoned its efforts to recruit The Federation of Students and faculty who are bilingual and bicultural, Sen ice Organizations (FSSO) had not responding to the group's complaint exhausted all alternatives to resolving testify by videotape that no professional Prerto Rican the question before voting to personnel are employed by UConn. appropriate $1,000 for legal services, a "I emphasize once more that the possibel first step towards a court case, SACRAMENTO. Calif. (UPI) In an deposition. University has not nad will not decrease unprecedented move, a federal judge he said. In a statement submitted to the court its efforts to recruit faculty who arc However, FSSO Central Committee Tuesday ordered President Ford to and read by U.S. Attorney Dwayne bilingual and bicultural," the response Chairman Robert Woodard said Monday testify by videotape in the trial of Keyes, the President described his walk said. that he had "run into a brick wall" in Lynette Frommc, the Manson cultist through sunlit Capitol park and said he The committee charged UConn with exploring alternatives for hiring legal who pointed a loaded ' .45-caliber saw a woman with a "weathered misusing funds for trips called "teachers counsel. automatic at him Sept. 5. complexion" standing by a tree and that training" excursions to Puerto Rico and If Ferguson stops payment on the U.S. District Judge Thomas J. she held a pistol. not concentrating on Puerto Ricans in MacBride ordered that Ford be FSSO check in light of an August state- Secret Service agents grabbed his urban ghettos. Attorney General ruling, the student questioned by defense and prosecution shoulders and pushed him down, Ford Simons called the implication of government will seek a temporary attorneys within the next 10 days said in the document. He said he had no misuse of funds a "serious matter, and injunction against UConn in order to possibly when he visits California again recollection of a gun click or any Oct. 29-30. said the charge lends itself to a 'wild release the- funds. Woodard said. recollection "of the woman saying goose chase' investigation that is not The videotaped deposition then could Ferguson said Tuesday he had anything." based on anything concrete." be shown at Nov. 4 trial of Miss repeatedly offered his help in contacting At the time, investigators said the gun He told the committee to cite the attorne) general's office to make an Fromme, accused of attempting to contained four live rounds in the assassinate Ford. specific instances of misdirected funds effort to settle- the issue without ammunition clip but no bullet in the so the "appropriate investigation will be resorting to the- courts. Both prosecution and Miss Fromme's li ng chamber. Continued on Page 3 co-counsel said it was the first time in undertaken." which a President was ordered to submit to a videotaped deposition in a criminal case. "I think that in the circumstances of Students and staff attend this case the President should be asked to testify," MacBride declared in granting the motion sought by Miss hearing on fee increases Fromme. She was accused of attempted murder ByJOHN KWOLEK is through increased costs to in the aiming of a weapon at the Staff Reporter students, he said. President from point blank range as he About 25 students and 30 One student proposed that greeted a crowd of well-wishers in University staff members turned out UConn seek assistance from the- state- California's state Capitol park. The to hear the arguments and legislature to defray food costs. pistol did not fire. justifications for the proposed fee Cohen argued that state- The veteran jurist termed it increases at the second in a series of legislatures have never provided funds "unfortunate that the chief executive three public hearings to discuss the to cover the board fees and that bids has to be put to this burden," but he issues. were accepted for cafeteria Food said Congress must have contemplated The 13 proposed fee increasei MI\ ices in earlier years, however, such a situation when it passed a 1965 will be sent to President Ferguson student food costs would not have law making it a federal crime to attempt and then to the Board of Trustees changed with the private- operations. to assassinate a President of the United next month for its approval. At the Another suggested an outside food States. first hearing Monday night students service operation be- contracted. The \hitc House had no comment on were told they should begin Several students from the- School the judge's action and said the Justice considering an increase in I'Conn of Social Work raised objection! to Department was handling a response. dining hall fees of about $180 each the distribution of money bv I'Conn The judge said the videotape- year. and said they were being "deprived deposition would be taken at the Vhitc Sumiit-r M. Cohen, director of of essential services," including House or any other place convenient to housing and food services explained medical care. President Ford. He said the spindly to the group that "we must do some Harry Hartley, vice president for defendant's co-counsel, attorney John advance planning" to cover future- finance and administration, said he E. Virga, and a lawyer from the U.S. expenses and the only way to do this would reply to their grievances. Hairy 1. Hartlev attorney's office would take the (Emm* rttntt Batitt (tfamjiUH EDITORIALS A COMMENTARY Steven D. Hull Jon. L Sandberg" William Sherman Donald M. Masley Editor-in-Chief Managing Editor Business Manager Associate Editor power over the administration and is subject to state and UConn FSSO gaining restrictions. It appears that UConn students respect, power finally have a student government worthy of support. FSSO's refusal The student government's to back down on the lawyer issue dceision to meet the University has helped to give them credibility head-on in court over the hiring ol and to gain respect from UConn a lawyer is a bold and worthwhile students. It should not be long move; one indicative of the kind before FSSO'S persistence and of decisions the government has hard work begin to yield some been making this year. positive results. The resolution passed Monday night by the Federation o( Students and Service Introducing Organizations (FSSO) to appropriate $1,000 to hire a the candidates student government lawyer is the attorney general's decision. Woodard and the other FSSO first step towards getting a ruling Even if the court rules against officers have refused to quit. Ah Interviews with and guest on the legality of the Attorney FSSO, it will still be a major step unlike their predecessors, the editorials written by the nine general's decision to prohibit forward for the student current FSSO officers have student trustee candidates begin in FSSO from hiring an attorney. government. FSSO, this year has pursued the issue with tact and today's Daily Campus. The 11 President Ferguson complies exhibited a willingness to stand up within the FSSO constitution. interviews were conducted this with the Attorney General's to the administration and the state The problems FSSO has week at the Daily Campus offices ruling, and stops payment on the over the lawyer. Where previous encountered in attempting to hire by various members of the paper's $1,000 check, the government will student government leaders would a lawyer arc typical of the kinds editorial board.
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