NEW ERA FOR MISSOURI FOOTBALL By Steve Shinn
.,... ~::,-_ OACH Dick RJendeau ofOber when h e left for the Green Bay professionaJ pastures a tthc lin Co llege, a school no one close of the 1970 footbaJl season. Devine had given Mizzou accuses of bc ing a football new nntionaJ promine nce. True, l her-e had been no na power, had this to say about tional championships-or clear-c ut conference titles, for the imporlance of successful that malter- but d uring the decade of the 60s, Missouri football tea ms; "The a n h ~ l d the winn in gest record of any of the nation 's powers. swer, I think, is that every There had been trips to nve bowls a nd vic tories in four of college needs joy. I appla ud them. the joy th"t the Oberlin Or When Devine left , the coaching mantle quickly went to chestra and the Oberlin Col Onofl"lo, his highly respected No. I assistant who had been lege Choir and a ll the enter credited with being the architect of the Tigers' nationally taining theater groups and ronkcd de fensive units. Onofrio received a fi ve-year agree the basketba ll team bring to ment. Onofrio was 49 years old, a n nge when most a ssis Oberlin, I tell my potential lant coaches h,l\'e give n up their drenlll S of becoming :r football players th"t they can obwin an abund ance of this he ad coach. Moreover, he was given nn opportunity thaI type of joy if they attend Oberlin. Football , however, is a few coaches ever receive. There .:l re thousands of fool ball 'high visibility' activity and, because it happens in tbe first coaches and fewer than 100 major head football coach ing semester of the academic year, it has the ability to set a j obs. And the Missouri post is a mong the plums. Historical tone for the whole year. Success in footbn]l, 1ll0reovet', has coaching sta bility, academic presti ge, foot bait tradition, a wny of spreading joy far beyo nd the student bod y," a premier confe re nce, a top recruiting a rea - aJl com AI Onofrio became the fil"s t MizzOll football coach to be bine to make the Mizzou job one or the best in t.h e land. tired in 43 years because his tenms were not spre ading Hut there was fan discontent f!"Om thc sta rt of the Ono enough joy. Warren Powers became the Tigers' 27th head frio regime. When Devine left Missouri, the talent le ft at coach becnuse of t he expectation that his t.eams would MissourI was thin. And, although the materia l might have spread joy in abundance. been better than 1- 10, that was I hcrecord, 1- 10. Dut'ing the But because of the controversies su .... ounding Onofrio's next six years , Onofrio teams were 6-6, 8-4, 7-4 , 6-5, 6-5. release and Powers' hiring, joyfulness is not yet universal a nd 4-7. in Missouri football circles and among members of the If the hallmark of Devine tcams had been consiste ncy, media. Especially the media. Amon g alumni tllere is over the Tiger trademark during the Onofrio era was inconsis whelmin g agreement as to the need lor the changc and te ncy. Tough schedules, yes. Exciting football, yes. But in widespread approval of the new coach selected. consistency. In regard to Onofri O, the criticisms gcncrally run like In 1972 the Tige rs we!"e humilia ted by Nebraska, 62·0, this; The University was unethical in breaking its three the l.:l rgest margin of defeat ever lor Missouri in the confer year '-letter of intcrll"; the tiring was handled in a shabby ence. But then came the great back-to-back upsets of Notre manncr; Missouri h as now adopted a philosophy of win Dame a nd Color:.J(lo. Aftcr n season-e nding loss to Kansas, ning-at-aU-costs in contr ast to its traditional posture of Mi zzou wcntto the Fiesta Bow l, losing toArizona State, 35 nillning an honest program, As for thc hiring of Powcrs, to 49, and allowing the most ya rds of offe nse ever given up the ch arges al'e that he was stolen from Washington State by a Tigcr' team- 718. University; th at the selection process was rigged from the In 1973 Missouri won it s first six, but then dropped four start: that there is something unholy about his agreement of the next fi ve. The Tigers went on to the Sun Bowl, where to pay Washington State 555,000 in return for his release they were impressiVe in benting Auburn , 34 to 17. That from his contract there, was the last bowl appearance. Defeats to Ka nsas sub Dan Devine was in the third year of a live-year agree sequently cost the Tigers two ot hers, In '74 Mi zzou was ment-onc which called for him to renMin at Missouri walloped by an average Wisconsin ten m. 59 t.o 20, but "without seeking or .:lccepling emplo yment elsewhere"- came bac k the next week to upset Nebmsk.:l at Li ncol n , 21
22~ to J o. And the season's ender found the Tigers beating Kan· morning, the day before Thanksgiving, ChuncellOl' Her· sas, Onofrio's only victory over KU. bert W. SchooJjng announced the decision. The roUer-coaster syndrome intensified the next two "I am pleased the athletic director and the committee seasons. The na tionall y televised upset of Alabama put a program that reflects integrity, honesty and player probably brought the Tigers the most national attention in welfare above 'win at any cost.' It is evident from the out· their history. But then there was a 31 to 7 loss to Michigan, pouring responses from al umni across the state that they a 30 to 7 defeat by Nebraska and an embarrassing 42 to 24 wholeheartedly agree with the committee." upset by Kansas, a game in which the Jayil awks rolled up a The support of alumni and other fans probably wasn't as record, incredible 556 yards rushing. Sevent y·six was sim· "wholehearted" as the Schooling statement indica ted. In ilar; the great victories over Southern California and Ohio fact, ifanclcction had been held, Onofrio likely would have State; the great defeats a t the hands of Illinois, Kansas and lound himself in a shape similar to Goldwater in '64 or Mc iowa State. Then, 1977 and a 4·7 season. Injuries and Govern in '72. BU{ the lAC and administra tion believcd questionable omcinting played a pa l'! in Ihal record. BU I that the dedicated coach deserved anolher chance, es Ihey do not expl a in the losses to pOOl' Illinois and Kansas peciall y in view of the consistently tough schedules played teams. by the Tigers, the wins over four of five bowl teallls in '76, In the long run, the great wins were part ofOnofl1o's un the high expectations for the '77 season, and because of the doing. They raised expectOltion s for great sea sons, and character of the man himself. when great seasons were not forthcoming. Missouri fol On December 22 a news rel ease rcported that the agree lowe rs were puzzled and upset. Onofrio's first fi ve-year ment had been completed. In the agreement was this state agreement expired after the ]975 season--6-5, a loss to ment: "\t is our present intent that you [AI Onofri o'] shall Kansas and the mostcxciting football in years. There was a remain head coach in the sport of football for a pcriod be brief Hurry of'speculation that he would not be retained, ginning March 1, 1977 and ending February 29, 1980." but on Nove mber29 the Committee on Intercollegiate Ath That language did not a PI>ca r in the news 1'C le ase. It did letics unanimously recommended his retention, and he contain a qu ote from Athletic Director Mel Sheehan. "The was given a. one-year agreement. The fact thut Onofrio's int.ellt of this extension," said Sheehan, " is to demonstrate agreement was extended for only onc year was used byop to AI. his starr, a nd his squad our confidence i,n his pro posing coachcs against MiZ7,O U in thc ensuing recruiting gram." Subsequently. Sheehan added that Ule purpose of battles for high school stars. the agreemellt was to ( l) help ill l'Cc ruiting, (2) solidify stall' relations. (3) give Onofrio some financial secudty HE a ftc rmath ofthc '76 season and (4) stabilize the program so the rumual season-ending was stickier. Thc Tigers lost cri ses over the coaching situation would be minimi7.ed. three of th e ir la st four Schooling puts ilmore simply: "We wanted to give Al the gamcs, including a rout by best possible atmosphere. the best possible conditiom. i.n Kansas . and once again which to work." we re 6-5. On the Sunday There has been some discussion as to whether there a fter the KU game, few be were additional verbal provisions 10 the agreem ent. One I icvcd Onofrio cou ld su r lA C member says that "no oral promises wel'e extracted vivc. By Monday, the Ono from AI, but most committee members felt that ii the frio loyalists had organized season weill into the tub, Al would step aside." Shcchan and the tide began to turn. S,lyS there were "understandings and stipulations." Ono At tbe Columbia Quarter· frio says he simply told a "CO LI pIe of people" that, " Ifl didn't back Club meeting that day think I was doing a good job, then I wouldn't want the job. " -.c'1uended by Onofl'io----a pe The ';collple of people" apparently remember t.hings some tition supporting tbe coac h was circulated. A special what diO·e rently. All persons, of course, tend to hear what meeting of the lAC lasted about live hours. Onofrio visited they want to hear and to remember what they want to I'e with the members for half that time. "I nevcr asked for the member. Schooling also IJOints Ollt that it is virtualJy im job or begged for the job," Onofrio said la st month. " I possible for an individual to assess himself. Scottish poet si mpl y went over the season and our program. I could tell Bobby Burns noticed that a long time ago. Two facts Ihey [the committee] were responding." emerge: (1) In 1976 it was the University that was ne The 13-memher lA C I'esl>onded by recommending unan gotiating from a position ofsll'ength; and (2) the language imously that Onofrio be rehired. During the session, the of the agreement is clear, and that is what stands. coach had mentioned the recruit ing disadvantage in When the 1977 scason opened, expectations were 11igh. herent in one·ye:lr agreements, a I>oint well-taken by the The crowd at the Southern California game totaled 65,298 committee, although it was decided to work out details 01' -8 record lor an opening game at Faurot Field. But i.n the the new agree ment later. At a press conference the ncxt second period, quartcrback Pete Woods was il\jured, and
~23 Missouri had no backup quarterback ready for such a rig and his staff had not done a goOO job, and he felt they had. orous schedule. There were other injuries, too, but as the It was agreed that Onofrio would meet with the full group Tigers fe U to 14, Onofrio told his squad and stafT "not to on Tuesday evening. The coach was unable to meet sooner worry." There was the three-year agreement, so just con because ofa paid speakin g engageme nt a l the Touchdown centrate on playing football. Later, Onofri o was to say, "If Club at Orl ando, Florid a. This also meanlthat he could not you have a 7-4 season and beat Ka nsas, you don't need an meet with the Colum bia Quarterback Club as scheduled, a agreemenl. You need an agreement for the tim es you fact tha t caused considerable displeasure with tha t group. don'!. " Suffice to say that no petit.ions were circula ted in his behalf this year. "IEA.N"'HIl. E, unrest was wide Tuesday evening Onofrio met in Jesse Hall with School. s pre ad . By m id sea so n , in g, Dan ie l, Spiegel, Lowe illld S heehan. Essentia lly, Ono serious concern was build frio fclt he had done a &000 job coachin g; the others did n't. ing on the part of Schooli ng, La ter tha t night, Spiegel po ll ed the other members of the Sheeha n, Vice Chancellor lAC, and they were " pretty well in agreement" tha t a Walter Daniel, lAC c hair change must be made. Twoofthe mem bel'S thought a fa ce man Fred Spiegel and past to-face meeting was in order, and Spiegel believed it could lAC chairm:ln Henry Lowe. be held on Monday a ft er 1113,n ksgiving. By tha t lime. TIley talked infol'mally, and Sc hooling would have l'e tul'Iled from a Thanksgiving visit Schooling decided the situa with his sister in California. His long-sta nding pl a ne reser tion should be assessed a t vmions we l'C for Wednesday evening. Schooling felt at that the e nd of tbe season. lime tha t a news release would suffi ce, tha t there was no Schoolin g was hearing fro m need fol' a press conference. many long- time supportel's But on Wednesday morning, word of the Tuesday night of the University and the Ti ger athletic programs. They meetin g had leaked to the media. PressllJ'e built for an professed being able to see a stead y erosion of quality oftbe eal'i y announceme nt. Sheehan again urged Onofrio to re football program, and they said this was genera ting a loss sign. In stead, the coach worked on a rormal sta tement. in of interest and enthusiasm on the part of others - fac tors respon se 10 the expected action. By la te l11orn iJ1 g, it was that ultimately would be felt at the gate. clem tha t any announcement could not wait until Monday. This word was not coming from the sellers ofanli-Ol1o and at I :30 Spiegel reluc ta ntl y called for a 4 p.m. meetin g frio bumperstickers or persons who would hire airplanes to or the lA C at the Alumni Cente r. Two of the four alumni carry oust Onofrio banners over the stadium. The assess members of the lAC-Bill Kircher of Ka nsas City and J ack ment was bein g made by what Schooling termed. ;'solid Keith of 5 1. Louis-atlendcd. The others, Bill Nowell of supporters," who said , "We've always SUPI)()rtcd the Uni Mexico and J udy Bowman of Sikeston. could not be tJlC re. versity-and we still will . whatever yourdecision- but Ihis Me mbers of the media again leamed of the session a nd is the situution as we see it. "These supporters believed the gathered from far a nd wide. University and the fans had been extremely patient, that at any olhermajol' university-certainly in the Big Eight ...... _ ...... "...... HE lAC c oncurred wilh the Onofrio would not have kept his job for seven years. Schooling deciSion, and the On the Sunday after the KU game--one in wblch many c h ~ m ce Jl o r was so Informed good football minds agree tha t poor coaching strategy was as he awaited his pl ane at clearly evident-Spiegel called a mee ting for that aftel' the Kansas City airport. He noon at the Chancellor's home. Others allending were a uthorized Daniel to deli ver Sheehan, Daniel and Lowe. Theycame to a "meetin g of the a lette r te lling Onofl'io of minds" that a cha nge should be made, tha t there was the decision. Danie l did so, "serious doubt" that Onofrio could cont inue. The group and the media met again at asked Sheehan to talk with the coach. to see how he as Hearnes to he ar a news re sessed the sit uation. lease from Schooling read by About 3:30 p.m. Sheehan and Onoli'io talked at Ihe Bo b Kre n. director of' the Hearnes Building. Onofrio was informed of' the meeting office of pubUc informa tion. earlier in the day and, during the course of diSCUSSion , the lone Un iversity official Sheehan asked for Onofrio's resignation. Onofrio refused. present. ni versity officials believe the liming was un Throughout the rest of Onofrio's tenure as head coach, the rortu nate, but that it was forced on them by rumors and pOSitions of the two men remained the same. Sheehan felt speculation in the press. They also agree that, as things Onofrio should resign for the good of the University. Ono worked out. a press confer ence probably was i.n order. frio maintained that resignation was an admission that he Schooling said that the decision had been a difficult one
24~ ACCORDING TO DR. CHRISTIE KIEFER, AN ANTHROPOLOGIST AT THE UNIVERSITY OF CALI FORNIA IN SAN FRANCISCO, FOOTBALL GAMES MAY SERVE THE SAME PURPOSE AS VAR IOUS PRIMITIVE RITUALS BY RE LEASING TENSIONS AND SOLIDIFYING THE BONDS THAT HOLD SOCIETY TOGETHER. 0 " MANY GROUP ACTIVITIES, INCLUDING FOOTBALL GAMES," DECLARES KIEFER, " MAY HAVE THE SAME FUNCTION OF WHAT WE CALL RITUALS OF RE NEWAL IN WHICH EVERYONE COMES TOG ETHER TO RELEASE PENT-UP FEELINGS OF AG GRESSION, HOSTILITY, OR FRU STRATION IN A KIND OF FREE-FOR-ALL CEREMONY." 0 DR. KIEFER, WHO SPECIALIZES IN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN CULTURE AND MENTAL HEALTH, EXPLAIN ED AT THE ANNUAL MEETING OF THE AMERICAN ANTHROPOLOGICAL AS SOCIATION THAT A FOOTBALL FAN ATTENDS A SUNDAY AFTERNOON GAME WITH ALL THE FRUSTRATIONS AND HOSTILITIES OF THE PREVIOUS WEEK. THE GAME, HOWEVER, PER MITS HIM TO RE-CHANNEL HIS AGGRESSIONS IN A SOCIALLY ACCEPTABLE WAY. KIEFER ALSO POINTS OUT THAT SPECTATOR AND PARTICIPANT SPORTS ARE VITAL TO OUR SO CIETY BECAUSE THEY AFFORD VAST NUMBERS OF PEOPLE THE OPPORTUNITY TO SHARE THE SAME EXPERIENCE AND THEREBY FEEL CLOSER TO THEIR FELLOW HUMAN BEINGS. PARADE MAGAZINE, JANUARY 23,1977.
for him to make "because of the great persona l admir ation was j ud ged defi cient, His release did not come about be all of us in the admin istration have for AI Onofri o. I have cause the Tigers lost to Kansas in 1977, 01' even because often said tha t as an administmlOI' I had no fear tha t coach they had bcen beatcn by the J ny hnwks six of the last seven Onofrio would ever knowingly viola te a rule or regulation games. He was not released because of the 4-7 record in or would exploit a player for his own self·aggrandizemcni . 1977; his entire tenure was I. aken into considera tion. I would hope he will want to rem aIn on the staff of the University in some mutually satisfac tory capacity." ,.,.."C'"... .9'J' .... NOFRI O'S conference record Kren also read the Onofrio sta te ment. "Naturally," said was 20-29. Mi ssOllri ha d Onofrio. " I a m extrem ely di sappointed tha t I have not been becom e a second-divis io n allowed to continue to serve as head football coach a t the team. Onofrio was fued be· Uni VC l'sit yofMissouri for the next (\Voyeurs as previously cause Missouri playe rs, stu agreed upon. I Sincerely feci that c ircumstances totally dents, alumni and fans de· beyond my control led to a poor won and lost record this serve beller tha n that. Give n season. the recruiting area enjoyed At a faculty meeting earlier in the week, Sch ooling had by Mi zzou, lhe only school li sted the a ttributes necessary in Mizzou's athletic pro· playing major coll ege foot gram . " In m y j udgme nt," he said , ;' it must beone that: ( I) ball in the most populous Provides balanced opportunity-particula rly in a variety of state in the Bi g Eight. the sports for inlerested yo ung men a nd yo ung women. (2) Ti ger s should consistently Considers pa rticipants as students first who have a pos be in the first division. sible interest in athletics. not pros rust with a possible in Onofrio was flred because the entire men's a thletic pro terest in academ ic pursuits. (3) Avoid s exploitation of par· gram. the payment of the present $ 1 million seating addi tlcipants for the gratification of coac hes or the false pride tion and the ultimate fin ancing of the women's athletic of administra tor SOl' to necessarily meet the expecta tions of program depend on a ttendance a t football games. T he some enthusiastic alumni or the general public. (4) Avoid s Tigers still drew well this past season. But attrition aJready Viola ting conference and NCA A rules and regulations and was evident , and the administmtion belie ved tha t once in the inevitable embarrassment to the in stitution that fol terest wanes, it is difficult to regain . The Tigers a veraged lows. (5) Provides a program of competitive quality tha t 64,595 in 1975 and 62,076 this year. In '75 and '76 Mizzou elicits specta tor inlerest and support- in other words, is fi· ranked in the na tion's top 10 in average home attendance. na ncially sound and, a t the same time, enha nces the Th is season the Tigers dropped to 11 th. In 1975 the games im age of the University." with Oklahoma, Nebraska, Oklahoma State and Kansas It was, of course, this last attTibute in which Onofrio State totaled 260,755. This season the sam e four contests
~25 EDU CATION IS NOT AN AS PECT OF UNIVERSITY LIFE ; EDUCATION IS THE BASIS OF THAT LIFE, THE REASON FOR BRINGING TOGETHER A VARIED COLLECTION OF STUDENTS, PRO FESSORS, CLERKS, JANITORS, ACCOUNTANTS, COMPUTER PROGRAMMERS, ADMINIS TRATORS, LIBRARIANS, COACHES, PHYSICIANS, COOKS, AND COUNSELORS. WHATEVER THE TASK IN THE UNIVERSITY, WHEREVER THERE IS AN INVESTMENT OF HUMAN OR MATE RIAL RESOURCES , THE TEST OF LEGITIMACY IS THE CONTRIBUTION TO EDUCATION. 0 THE END SOUGHT IS HUMAN DEVELOPMENT. THUS, THE CAMPUS PROVIDES A GOOD SETTING AND OCCASIONS FOR THE MATURING OF UNDERSTANDING, OF LANGUAGE, OF CONCEP TUALIZATION, AND OF SKILL. IN ADDITION TO THE COGNITIVE, THE PROCESSES ENTAIL NUR TURING THE HUMAN CAPACITY TO RESPOND TO OTHERS, TO FEEL, AND TO EXPRESS AND, MOST IMPORTANT, THE COURAGE TO MAKE JUDGMENTS AND TO VALUE. 0 ALL THAT A UNIVERSITY DOES MUST CONFORM TO THIS STANDARD OF PURPOSE .... OF THIS MUCH I AM CONFIDENT - ATHLETICS CAN PROVIDE RICH AND VARIED EDUCATIONAL EXPERI ENCES. IT IS THIS FACT, AND THIS FACT ALONE, THAT ULTIMATELY JUSTIFIES UNIVERSITY IN VOLVEMENT IN ATHLETICS. -CHARLES J. PING, PROVOST OF CENTRAL MICHIGAN UNI VERSITY, IN THE CHRONICLE OF HIGHER EDUCATION, SEPTEMBER 23, 1974.
drew 250,422 fans. Depending on whether hill scats or re Crum, head coach:ll Miami of Ohio; and LaVell Edwards, served seats arc involved, the dollur difference is between head man at Brigham Young, In SI. Louis the men inter· $45,000 and $85,000. viewed were Pat Dye, head conch of East. Carolina; Okla The financial responsibil ities of the agreement- Ono homa defensivecoordinalO" Larry Lacewell : Mizzoll assis frio was being paid $33,500 a year by the University-will tant Dic k J Olmiesonj SI. Louis Cardinal assistant Joe be cil lTi ed out. There never was any question of that. Gibbs; Roy Kramer, head coach of Central Michigan: Buying ofT coaches' contracts is commonplace in sports. Augie Tammaricllo head coachatSout hwestern Lou isiana; But the University of Missomi·Columhi;l, which had not Bob Widenhofel', Mi'I:wu alumnus and linebacker coach fired a head football coach si nce 1934, had ncvcrdonc so wit.h the PittsbUl'gh Steclers; Denver Bronco assistant und this fact bothered a lot of people. It bothered School Marvin Braden; and Detroit Lion assistant Rollie DO lsch. ing. too. But, he said , "at some poin t in time YO LI have to weigh the wcll:'lre of an individual against the welfare of l""o:r.",.-."...... oa OWERS and J ohnson im his program. It was the honest feeling among persons who pressed the search c om ad mired and resl>ccted N that the fU1Ure of the football mittee the most at the fil' st program was at stoke." set of inte rviews. Widell' Now Mizzou's football future is in thc hands ofWmTcn hofer emerged from the 51 Powers . .1 36-year-old native of Kansas City who played col· Louis sessions as a surprise, lege football at Nebraska, professional football at OakJand dark·horse finali s t . Both and coached last year at Washington Stote. Powers' wife, Powers and Johnson and Linda. is a native ofSt. Louis and attended the University their wives were brought at Columbia for three years. Powers was the first choice of to Co lumbia on Saturday. the search committee, which sifted through more than 50 December 10 for the final applications and held fa ce-('O-face intervicws with 14 can int erviews with the full didates. Powel's also was the first choice of Schooling, who membe rs hip o f the lA C. made the final decision. Sch ooling and Univcrsity The search committee-Spiegel. Lowe. Kircher. Daniel President, I Widen hofe r, whose team was and a student mcmber of the lAC. MaJ1' French- held in playing that Saturday, was unable to be in Columbia. His terviews on December 4 in Kansas City and December 8 absence was an obvious disadvnlltage to his chances. but and 9 ill St. Louis. Interviewed in Kansas City werc the ob all members of'thc search committee gave their :lppraisal vious frontrunners: Powers; Merv Johnson. a Mizzou al ofWidenhofer to the full committee. He had some enthusi umnus and offensive coordinator at Notre Dame with Dc astic suppot'ters. All 13 members of the lAC voted on the vine; Claude Gil bert. head coach at San Di ego State; Dick three candidates. Powers was the clear choice, although
26~ Johnson also received some first-place votes. staff, the Corn huskers won two national titles a nd had a n On Sunday morning, Olson, Spiegel, Lowe, Daniel :lIld eight-year record of 78- 14-5. Kircher met wit h Schooling at his home. They decided Powers really wanted the Missouri job. He ca.ll s it a Powel's was the man for thejob-ifhe could ge t his release dream of a lifetime-and was wil Hng to agree to a $55,000 from the final two years of his three-year contract at Wash contract settlement with Washington State to fulfill that ington State . Powers was in vited to Schooling's and was dream. Although Washi.ngton State had given its permis· told that Missouri was very much interested in him, but no sian for Missouri and Powers to talk about the Tigel· job, offe r could be made until he was released from his Wash they became extremely reluctant to release him from his ington State contract. Powers then le n for Pullman with con tract, even though it is traditional for schools to do so. his Columbia allorney, Dave Knight, Virtually certain the Powers left Columbia on December 11 knowing a cash set· job was his ifhe were free to accept it. tlement m ight be involved, but he was hopin g it would be less than S55,OOO, Powers and his wife paid $5,000 a t the ONDA Y evening, Washington time of the settlement and agreed to pay the rest a !. 9 per State President Glenn Ter cent interest o\'er a three-year ]>eriod, tJle next I)ayment rell called SchooHng and re coming due in December 1978. ported that a settlement had Some members of the media could not believe that the been worked out. He com Unive rsity was not somehow involved in th is settlement or m e nded Schooling on the that certain rich alumni were not lurking in the shadows, e thical m a nne r in which their checkbooks Olli. However, onl y Powers a nd his wife Mizzou had conduc ted it signed the note, and he h
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