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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-12-1976 The BG News February 12, 1976 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News February 12, 1976" (1976). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3201. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3201 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. An Independent Bowling Green, Ohio Student Thursday, February 12, 1976 Voice ■me BG news Volume 59/Number 70 Jury to hear Hearst Tan/a' tapes SAN FRANCISCO (AP) -- The after brutal torment by her questioningly at her attorney, F. Lee BAILEY HAD argued angrily for prosecution in Patricia Hearst's bank Symbionese Liberation Army (SLA) Bailey, then popped a mint in her Carter to suppress Miss Hearst's robbery trial won a critical victory kidnapers. mouth arid sat back to watch her jury statements because they wete "forced yesterday when the judge ruled that return. out of her. the jury should be allowed to hear the THE JUDGE'S decision allows the "If we continue to bring kidnaped tape-recorded communiques she made prosecution to admit as evidence its CARTER gave a brief people in here and continue to try as the revolutionary "Tania." chief weapons against the young announcement of his decision after them on involuntary statements." said U.S. District Court Judge Oliver heiress--her own words. heating two days of testimony with Bailey. "I assure you wcwui have many Carter ruled that Miss Hearst's Miss Hearst's parents. Randolph and the jury absent and arguments by repeats of such kidnapings. admissjons of the bank robbery were Catherine Hearst, appeared stunned as Bailey and U.S. Atty. James Browning "One should not be penalized for freely made, although she had testified the judge announced his ruling to a Jr. no greatei offense than being carried that she spoke under threat of death packed courtroom. Miss Hearst looked "I will find that by the kicking and screaming from one's preponderance of the evidence the home by a bunch of crazy people..." government has established that the Bailey said. statements made by the defendant Miss Hearst. now 21. was kidnaped Restrictions may hamper after the happening of the bank Feb. 4, 1974. She later admitted via rohbeiy. by tape recording, orally or the tape-recorded communiques that by writing were made voluntarily," the she had joined her revolutionary FBI intelligence activities lurist said, promising to expand on his kidnapers and helped them rob the decision in written memorandum. Hibcrnia Bank 10 weeks later. On the WASHINGTON (AP) - FBI Subcommittee member Rep. His decision appeared to insure that tapes, she ridiculed the idea that she Director Clarence Kelley said Herman Badillo (D-N.Y.) announced the 21 -year-old defendant eventually was brainwashed and said her actions yesterday that too much restrictive at the heating lie is filing a House will return to the witness stand and were voluntary. legislation over the agency's domestic resolution asking for rejection of the tell her story of honor and intelligence activities may hamper its proposed FBI guidelines on pounds degradation at the hands of the IN HER four-hour witness stand appearance Monday, Miss Hearst ability to investigate terrorist groups in they are not tough enough. terrorist SLA. disavowed allegiance to two living SLA the future. CARTER'S decision was based only members. William and liniily Harris, Kelley. in testimony to a House HE CONDEMNED the guidelines upon evidence presented at the and portrayed them as vicious captors Judiciary subcommittee, said he "as so bioad as to give license to two-day hearing. The defense team is and tormentors. endorses FBI guidelines proposed by exactly the same kinds of activity the expected to expand its presentation Bmwni ig revealed in court that the the Justice Department, but added FBI has carried on up until now without the benefit of guidelines." for the jury, and Bailey said later the government has asked the Harrises to that restrictions should not go too far. testify against Miss Hearst, and that "During the past months," he said, judge's decision means "the likelihood "I want to emphasize that these of her testifying is sharply increased." the) have refused. domestic intelligence investigations ate "we liave been shocked by the not undertaken for the purpose of revelations surrounding Cointelpro collecting information on those who operations against Martin Luther King. Bailey, who called only one expert hold unpopular or controversial If the new guidelines are ever witness, a psychologist, during the Hathaway political views," Kelley said. promulgated, exactly the same kind of hearing, is expected to bring on a activities could be given the sanction battalion of scientific specialists to takes leave •THEIR FOCUS is on conduct, not of respectability." refute the damaging tape recordings Dave Crowl. Student ideas; conduct that involves oi is likely Cointdpro was a domestic and actions of "Tania." Government Association (SGA) to involve a violation of federal law " intelligence program operating from The judge's ruling allows the vice president, issued a statement at The proposed FBI guidelines the 1950s and l%0s in which the FBI government to tell jurors not only of last night's SGA meeting that prohibit the commission or instigation disrupted and hanassed groups of right her words but also of her participation Randall Hathaway. SGA president, by the FBI of criminal acts, the and left persuasions. in a Los Angeles shooting incident. has taken ■ leave of absence from dissemination of information for the Drowning, who argued foi use of his duties until Tuesday. purpose of holding an individual or BADILLO SAID that early activities this key evidence, told the judge he "At that time, he will make a group up to scorn, ridicule, or of King's Southern Christian believed Miss Hearst had lied on the statement concerning his own disgrace; the dissemination ol leadership Conference led to some witness stand. intentions of SGA involvement for information anonymously or under violence and so the new guidelines "Everything this court has heard the remainder of the year," Crowl false identity and the incitement of would have still permitted harassment from Miss Hearst of her coercion In I said. violence. of King. year-and-a-half is not true." he said. Guatemala tourist trade hurt GUATEMALA CITY, Guatemala "We are doing everything possible suffered much less damage "and The tourist trade earned Guatemala (APV-The government said yesterday it to return to normality," he said. practically have not interrupted their $85 million last year, making it this plans to have Guatemala's tourist trade services." country's largest single source of back in full swing in two months, HE SAID IT would take two Crisp spring-like weather and the revenue after coffee which netted despite the ravages of the earthquake months to repair some of the damage, archaeological remains, some of the approximately $130 million. and aftershocks that killed an principally to the main hotels in foremost in Latin America and estimated 17.000 and left one-sixth of Guatemala City. Most of the luxury renowned worldwide, are the two Although sunny skies and warming temperatures made walking to the population homeless. hotels in the Guatemalan capital of main tourist attractions of this class more pleasant than it has been for weeks, they also forced Guatemala Tourist Institute director one-and-a-half million people mountainous Central'American nation Weather students to step gingeriy around the deep puddles on campus Jose Senn Bonilla told a news underwent extensive superficial of six million people. sidewalks. (Newsphoto by Lance Wynn) conference that most of the damage, but their structures were not Considerable cloudiness today centuries-old Maya ruins are largely affected and they can easily be An estimated 412,000 tourists visit highs in the low to mid 40s. undamaged. repaired. Bonilla said. Guatemala every year, 114,000 of Mostly cloudy with a chance of He said a large part of the damage them Americans. The State snow flurries tonight and was windowpanes and pipes shattered Department estimated there were tomorrow. Low tonight in the by the heavy vibration! unleashed by 5,000 U.S. citizens in the country, 20s. Probability of precipitation Council okays technician degree the earthquake and aftertremors. The counting visitors and residents, when 20 per cent today and 30 per cent smaller hotels which cater to the the earthquake hit before dawn Feb. tonight. By Pat Thomas a full-time enrollment of 15 with The course or conference must be Central American tourist trade 4. Makeup Editor several part-time students. Medical drawn up with the cooperation of a records technicians prepare, analyze professional organization. A proposal to create a medical and file medical records kept by records technician program at hospitals, government offices and ACCORDING to Dr. Johnson, the Firelands campus passed without nursing homes. current procedure here is to award opposition in yesterday's Academic Council held its first discussion of a certificates to persons completing v Council meeting. proposal to implement the Continuing non-credit courses or conferences. The The proposed program calls for the Education Unit' (CEU) at the certificates are kept on file in the awarding of an associate's degree in University. registrar'soffice. applied science for students Dr. Annette Johnson, acting completing the two-year program.