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Daily r Aloha' Today's forecast calls for variable cloudiness with a chance of a few showers and gusty winds. The high.will be 56 F (13 C) and the low will be 35 F (2 C). 'VeT Teen \.. ~ Washington State University Vol. 85, No. 84, Thursday, March IS, 1979 Council appointment business-influenced by Shirley Kwan Commerce, also said he felt the need for a business tive of the business community on the council." Again, contributing reporter person on the council. Rayburn was not mentioned. "Presently only the university is represented with any Marler commented on this feeling a little brtterty. "I One month ago Pullman city councilman Reed Hansen strength whatsoever. We need representation from all get 'we owe them something.' And I don't think we do. resigned, but there are still questions as to whether segments (of the community)," he said. He added, "I ran The pressure from the Chamber of Commerce is a social council members gave equal consideration to candidates to make sure they had the opportunity to select a pressure rather than economic or political," he said. who applied for his position. businessman .' "Oh, heavens yes," Wachter agreed, with regard to the Some council and community members say they felt a Wa-chter did not mention Barbara Rayburn, a city alleged pressure. "Not social pressure, but political real need to appoint a member of the business communi- council member who works at the Washington Mutual pressure that if they (the council members) didn't select ty to the post. Others say they were aware of definite Savings Bank in downtown Pullman, and who Mayor a businessman, the business community would make pressure from the business community to choose a Karen Kiessling considers a businessperson. sure there would be new people on the council next fall," businessman. sun others say they felt no pressure at all. In addition, councilman Bill Gaskins stated in a separ- Wachter said. The unanswered question of the day is, "Were the ate interview, "Unequivocably yes, I think there was a Then there are also persons who 'say they feel there considerations of other sectors of the community, includ- generalized feeling that it would be nice to have a was no pressure at all. ing the student community ..given short-shrift because of businessman on the city council." possible bias?" Gaskins, Marler and council member Ken Casavant, as Not represented At least two of the seven council members and one well as candidates Sharon Farmer and Colleen Warren, candidate say they feel there was a definite need for a also had various opinions concerning the method by Council person Anna Jim Erickson said there was "not businessman on the council. which the selection process was handled, although there really" any pressure to select a person from any single was no improper procedure. interest group. "We all feel we all represent everybody," "We had a student, we had several university people, There were other members of the business community she said. But she added, "We do feel the business people but we didn't have a businessman. It's a matter of who applied for the city council position len open by feel they are not represented." equity," stated city council member John Cook. Cook is a Reed Hansen's resignation, however. Among them were This is also the general position of Olson and Kiessling. member of the WSU faculty, and one of the five persons Wachter, restaurant owner Dan Antoni and Vre sales- "I don't know what good a businessman would do on who voted for banker Michael Olson on the final ballot. man Jack Koppel. the council," said Olson. "There are six others on the According to council member Bill Marler, "I really feel But according to Marler, "They wanted a businessman council who also vote. But I db know their problems since that it's because of the pressure that this city council felt who wasn't abrasive so they picked Mike Olson." Ido work in the downtown area." that there's a businessman on the council now." Marler There are others who say they feel there was no bias Kiessling said, "I didn't think there was the need for a was the only person who cast an abstaining vote on the involved on the part of the council members: but that representative selection on the council. You don't have to last ballot. there was some pressure from the Pullman business have a businessman. This particular council is as suppor- community itself. tive of business as any city I've seen." Business person' "It seems to be in the papers," said candidate Farmer. She also said, "It was a political appointment. It was 'a She was referring to the Feb. 14 article in the Pullman political process. The appointment was made, the selec- Ron Wachter, president of the Pullman Chamber of .HeraId which stated that "Olson is the lone representa- tion was chosen, the campaigning will go on." PAC-Mini merge to 'work out' says Soos The Mini-Concerts, Performing Arts Committee .(PAC) merger has "worked out better financially and show-wise," committee member Steve Soos said. Soos said before the merger t.here was a "low-key" competition between the two. "The PAC had the advantage of bring- ing in the bigger 'attractions," he said. Mini-Concerts brought in people for "the enrich men t of the student body." "With toe combined committee we can achieve both ends," he added. Financially the merger works well because funds can be distributed where they are needed, Soos commented. j j "If we make money in one area and lose j in another, we ar;e OK. Our objective is to break even," he said. ~ -Kirt Dozier photo J ~ A pair of campus minstrels performed an impromptu listen to the music, which is almost as good as the J KORT 'made it' concert near Bryan Tower yesterday about 2 o'clock. attendance at a number of organized concerts last fall. J Reports indicate that more than 150 people stopped to And in this case the price was right. j j onto city cable l WSU President Glenn Terrell flipped a J switch shortly after 2:30 Wednesday and Koppel to speak at Murrow symposium Orton Hall's KORT-FM stereo 108 was on the air. by Tim Connor The UNESCO declaration was arrived Elena Androunas, member: of the Jour- I Terrell was on hand to "spin the first at after years of debate, largely between nalism faculty at Moscow State Universi- . ~ disc" and dedicate the new 24-hour - ABC News Correspondent Ted Koppel the- Soviet Union and Third World coun- ty in the Soviet Union; campus-wide cable station. Terrell con- will deliver the key-note. address for the tries on one side and Western nations on gratulated Jack Bowers, the station man- Lars Arno, Press Counselor for the seventh annual Edward R. Murrow the other, about the flow of information Swedish Embassy; ager, called the station a "good service Symposium tonight at 8 inthe Coliseum. across national boundaries. for the campus," and put on Barry Mani- Koppel, who has been with ABC .since The original proposal brought before William Attwood, Chairman of the low's "Looks Like We Made It" for 1963, has covered the Vietnam War, UNESCO in 1970 by the Soviet Union Board for Newsday and a member of the KORT's first musical sounds. former President Richard Nixon and basically took the position that a country U.S. delegation to UNESCO; Terrell cracked, "Maybe I'll see former Secretary of State Henry Kissing- should be able to control the reporting Stanway Cheng, of the Chinese something about me in the Daily Ever- er. within its boundaries. (Taiwan) Information Service; besides Title IX." Terrell left the Koppel's address will mark the begin- The ensuing controversy has been green William Harley, Media Consultant with air, then jokingly calledhis office to see if ning of the three day symposium, which fierce at times. Two years ago, when a has as its topic "The International Rights first draft of the declaration was brought the U.S. National Commission for UNES- he Was free for the afternoon so he could CO; "stay at KORT and mellow out." of Media News Flow," before the organization, the debate was so Two full days of panel discussions and fierce it threatened to break up the ses- 'Philip C. Horton of The Edward R. KORT began as a dorm radio station for guest presentations will begin Friday sion, Murrow Center for Public Diplomacy at Tufts University; Orton last year. It was organized by morning at 8: 30, when an international At a November meeting in Paris last Bowers, last year's station manager Steve cast of career information specialists and year, UNESCO, after much ideological Ian MacKenzie, Director f Arndt, and Orton's vice president Tom educators will discuss "The Problem of and diplomatic struggling, approved a the Nicaraguan Government Information Pounds. The hall gave the station a $415 Bias in Global News Flow." compromise draft which removed all dir- Service; budget last year. The centerpiece of discussion for the ect mention of government intrusion to William Read of the Voice of America This year, with Residence Hall Associa- panel's sessions is expected to be a declar- control reponing. and a member of Harvard University'S tion as the primary source of funds, the ation by the United Nations Educational, The 10-member panel will consist of: Program on Information Resources station organized to go campus-wide with Scientific and Cultural Organization Narinder Aggarwala, Regional Infor- Policy; $1l,150.