Index Daily Evergreen Classifieds •••••••••• 6, 7 Editorials • •• • ••••••• 4 Sports ••••••••••••• 5, 8 Synopsis • • • • •••••••• 2 Washington State University Occasional rain showers, heavy at times. Thursday. May 20. 1971 Vol. 77. No. 111 Lows 35-40. Highs 55-60. Senate ok's task force The ASWSU Senate last night Dean Beardslee, who refused the senate as a whole to inter- voted acceptance of bills to es- to vote on any of the appoint- view each candidate for a com- tablish a task force to obtain a ments, said, CI object to the mittee. As a result certain student position on the Board of senates manner of rubbers tamp- ASWSU officers are chosen to Regents and to establish a ing their approval of committee make the decision and then sub- ASWSU Committee Review appointments, " mite the names of the people Board. It was the last meeting Chris Schlect answered, by they have selected to the senate of the year. saying that CIt's too hard for for its approval. The bill to establish a task force to obtain a student po- sition on the Regents was passed with a vote of 9 to 2, with Dave Manus abstaining. Criticism Vlithheld Harvey Dunham questioned the bills vagueness and generality giving the specific qualifications a student should have to become on new post office a regent. Evan Sperline, senate chair- WASHINGTON (AP) -- Congressional overseers of the Postal man and author of both bill s, re- Service say they will wait for results before passing judgement on plied that the intent of the bill the sweeping reorganization of the mails announced by Postmaster wasn't to establish a criteria for Gen. Winton M. Blount. judging possible candidates, but The Postal Service chief said the current 15 regional mail rather it was designed to bring centers will be cut to five, which will have more centralized author- the issue into the open and create ity, and there will be a manpower reduction. discussion regarding the ques- Though his announcement said nothing of how many employees tion. would be affected, congressional sources said 3,500 older, white The bill creating an ASWSU collar workers would be encouraged to retire. Committee Review Board was Blount did say none of 640,000 postal workers protected by passed unanimously. As a re- unions would be affected. That means local mailmen won't change. suIt of a suggestion by Manus, "Only time will tell if the system will improve," said Rep. the finally approved bill states, David Henderson, D-N.C., the No.2 Democrat on the House Postal additionally, that whatever re- Committee. "It would seem to be in keeping with what Gen. Blount port the review board eventually has said he had in mind ••• a real centralization of authority." submits to the senate it should Henderson expressed reservations about cutting the regional also make available to the pub- centers but said he would not challenge the change "even though lic. This was accepted by Sper- there is already a great deal of dissatisfaction in the Congress line as a friendly amendment. with the deterioration in service." In other business the senate Sen. Gale McGee, n-wyo., chairman of the Senate Postal approved committee appoint- Committee, said he would lodge no protest against the reorgani- ments for ASWSU committees zation, but take a look at how it works. and Student-FacuIty committees. McGee said he was concerned with the "abolition of the white collar workers and what he will do with the expertise that's left." Blount's plan calls for new regional centers in New York, Philadelphia, Memphi s, Chicago, and San Francisco. Centers in Photo by Lyle McGlothlin Budget up Boston, Washington D.C., Atlanta, Cincinnati, St. Louis, Wichita, WORMY SPRING. only in Pullman Minneapolis, Dallasj Dsnvsj- and Seattle would be eliminated. Foot by Ed Bunn One congreSSional source predicted the effect of the changes Worms by Pullman for approval would be a massive sales campaign to encourage greater use of postal services as a step in reversing a 20-year record of deficits. A proposed ASWSU budget of The postal reorganization bill Signed by President Nixon last $69,400 for operations during fall provides a subsidy until 1984. Council awards contract 1971-72 comes up for a vote at a meeting of next year's Stu- to Moscow paving firm dent Assembly at 6 tonight in CUB 232. Library plans pardon The Pullman City Council An attorney speaking for Mark Backman, chairman of awarded Tuesday a street paving Northwest Paving said "even to the ASWSU Finance Committee contract for $129,467 to North- entertain giving the bid to another charged with drawing up the bud- on past due, 'lost' books west Paving oorp., Moscow, and bidder would completely destroy get proposal, described it as a On May 26-27, an amnesty at the CUB, Todd Hall and pos- approved the creation here of public confidence. The other tight budget with at least two period will provide students with sibly Johnson Tower, she added. two Local Improvement Dis- contractors in the area," the agencies which have been funded the opportunity to relinquish past Carlton Lewis, ASWSU pres- trict's (LID's), one on East attorney said, "have for years in the past recommended for due and "lost" books to Holland ident, has organized a crew of Crestview Street and one on West had a complete monopoly on no appropriations. Library without penalty, an- senators that will distribute and Crestview Street. paving. Let's see if Northwest nounced Sylv ia F ink, science pick up the containers. The pick- The Finance Committee's librarian. City Engineer John Hughlett Paving is guilty of the charges up is scheduled for 3:30 p.m., proposed budget contains no ap- read a prepared statement criti- Mr. Hughlett made," said the Growing book losses prompted May 27. propriations for the Model United cizing Northwest Paving -for attorney, asking for a public a seven-member committee to At least 200 students per month Nations committee and the Com- alleged" inferior work" done here hearing. arrange the "grace" days. Mrs. are unable to locate books at on past contracts. Hughlett said munity Concerts Association. Fink said that all residence halls "We have had hearings in which the library, reported Mrs. Fink. Northwest Paving failed to com- in which there is a head restdent many of these charges have been Backman explained that cuts «We hope to get a positive re- plete several contracts during will furnish book deposit con- explored," said Councilman were necessary this year be- sponse from students, she the summer months, thereby tainers. Robert Ford "and we do feel cause the $69,400 total budget added. The average cost of a allowing rainwater to seep into In addition to the residence some. of the~e charges figure for the ASWSU is $2,000 book for academic libraries is the streets' SUb-surface. As a exist," halls the following sororities and he said, "I feel the council has less than the operating budget for $10 plus an $8 processing cost, result, said Hughlett, the excess fraternity will provide collec- the charge to pick not only the the current year. He said the according to a WSU library study. moisture trapped beneath the as- tion points: Chi Omega, Kappa lowest bid," said Ford, "but also ceiling on enrollment for next Mrs; Fink stated that fine phalt caused some street areas, Alpha Theta, Kappa Delta, Sigma the best bid." year with a shift in the ratio monies do not go directly for contracted to Northwest Paving, of graduate stUdents to under- Kappa and Alpha Tau Omega, library use, but to a general to fail. "I shall vote against this mo- graduates in the student body Large boxes will also be placed university fund. tion as not being the best bid," Hughlett, however, recom- resulted in a drop in income. mended "with reluctance" that said Councilwoman Helen Mc- the contract be awarded to North- Curdy. "Three years experience The ASWSU operates on a $6 west Paving stating he hopes has shown that it is in fact not per year fee Collected from Holding dam money asked Northwest Paving will do a bet- the lowest bid," she said, undergraduates. Since the Grad- SPOKANE (AP) -- An official ter job on the current contract. uate Student ASSOCiation sep- cil of Trout Unlimited recently "While I endorse this motion," of the Northern Rockies Chapter The owner of Northwest Paving arated from the ASWSUlast year, filed an amended suit in U.S, said Ford, "I do so with re- of the Sierra Club said Wednes- W.D. Poppie, admitted "there the graduate students fund their District Court here against the luctance. Past work has not day the $55 million already have been some problems in organization directly, which in Army Engtneer s; alleging dam been the best, and I hope North- appropriated for Lower Granite the past, but no more so with turn grants an appropriation to construction on the Snake vio- west Paving will endeavor to Dam construction should be with- Northwest Paving than with other lates environmental protection gi ve us the best job," he said, the ASWSU for activities in which held pending the outcome of a contractors," he said, All the graduate and undergraduate stu- laws. The council awarded the con- suit against the Army Corps of contractors in this area were dents part icipata, "It would appear to be anti- tract by a five to one vote, with Engineers. hit by the bad weather to which intellectual to destroy the rivers Mrs. McCurdy dissenting. Coun- The GSA appropriated nearly Hughlett referred, said Popple, The statement was made by first and still be faced with a cilman John Murray declined to $1700 for the ASWSU operating Northwest Paving has pur- Eugene Albert, treasurer of the power shortage," A:lbert said, vote, he said, because of a pos- budget.