The BG News January 19, 1972

Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 1-19-1972 The BG News January 19, 1972 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 January 19, 1972" (1972). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2669. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2669 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 ••wling Green, Ohie Independent W.dn..day. January 19, 1972 Student Volume 56 Numb.. 56 Voice THe BG news Calls for reordering of nation's priorities; Sen. Bayh: intends to object to short-cutting freedoms By Harold Brow a billion Child Care Development Act drugs for the sharp rise in street crime policy of President Nixon "Nixon was Asst. Managing Editor from being vetoed, while $6 billion is in this country. "The addicts need elected on a campaign promise to end appropriated for a spare shuttle money to sustain their habits and this is the war and we're still there I give him Senator Birch Bayh. iD-Ind.i. program often their only source of income But credit for cutting troop strength, but emphasized lhat individual rights are President Nixon vetoed the child care we are concentrating our efforts on the we should have been out by now " still important in American society proposal because he said it promoted a lesser drugs and not the real killers, during a speech before 500 persons in socialistic system and would destroy like heroin." he said. HE QUESTIONED the logic of the Grand Ballroom. I'nion yesterday the concept of the family Sen Bayh said legislators and law keeping a residual force of 30.000 troops "We lose our freedom one word at a "Before the ink was dry on that veto. enforcement personnel are out of touch in Vietnam to insure the release of time, one sentence at a time, one bill at Nixon announced the space shuttle with the problems relating to crime POW's when 550,000 men couldn't do a time, one judge at a time and one program." Sen Bayh said "This is He attacked procedures that allow the same job. election at a time." the two-term IS why 1 question the priorities of this juveniles to be detained in the same "History shows us that POWl are senator said "I intend to object to country. We cant have proper child cells as hardened criminals and said not released until after the war ends. those who are trying to short-cut our care, but we can spend billions in attempts at rehabilitation often fall far That was the situation in the Korean freedoms in any way." space " short of the real need. Sen Bayh is conflict." he said individual effort can protect and Sen Bayh also said law and order chairman of the Senate Subcommittee I'e refused to support a call for guarantee our constitutional rights (o should not be considered a racist to Investigate Juvenile Delinquency amnesty for deserters and draft ourselves and our children, we jusl platform ' It's a sad state when we "State penitentiaries have become evaders until the war is over "There need the courage to stand up for them." can't use our parks because of the places in which people are put in cold should be some way to do this, because Sen Bayh said crime rate." he said. storage with little hope of we have done it following previous I'e advocated prison reform on the rehabilitation." he said "The best wars " HE ENCOURAGED individual basis of training and rehabilitation and investment society can make is to participation in the electoral process said law enforcement officials should recycle these people toward a useful The senator said one of the first and said. People can become more emphasize prevention and not pursuit." issues facing the current session of involved than through the I'arris Poll detention "Big Brother tactics and congress will be that of women's If they don't, that is a problem the rest wire tapping are not the solutions to the "Some people we can't help and the rights I'e plans to lead proponents of of us must deal with " problem We can have safe cities and system isn't going to change overnight, constitutional amendments calling for The senator also called for a streets without them." he said but things can change if the people equal pay for equal work, equal access reordering of the nation's priorities to demand it." he said to educational opportunities and prevent programs such as the $12 HE BLAMED the increased use of Sen. Bavh also attacked the Vietnam business opportunities for women In a press conference following his speech. Sen Bayh declined support to any Democratic candidate for the Presidency. "I'll support the person who I feel is right on the issues We need a person who can restore faith in ill levels of government through goodwill." he said Sen Bayh said he would do everything possible to avoid a repeat of Indiana Senator Birch Bayh tpoke before a crowd the disunity at (he 1968 Democratic of 500 in the Grand Ballroom of the Union National Convention. "That yesterday. disenchantment helped elect Kichard Nixon President." he said Moore cites benefits 3-year degree sought By Terence Cochran University which was incorporated in "The three-year baccalaureate Staff Reporter his budget message last week. program has turned out to be most I'e stated then that, "In colleges we appropriate in the countries of New President Hollis A. Moore Jr. have been guilty of artificially inflating Zealand and Australia." Dr Moore suggested yesterday that it may be the amount of time and exaggerating explained. "There, it's the basic- time for society to redefine what a the lasting importance of some studies degree, and beyond this one earns an college degree is and what to expect of we still require." Honors'degree " Birch Son. Birch Bayh said yoslarday ha would "object to thosa who arc trying to it. Yesterday he said the meaning of, "Another thing is that since the state short-cut our freedoms in anyway." The program was sponsored by Cultural Dr. Moore made the comment in and need for, a college degree had is not allowing us to grow anymore, a Bayh Boost, the Student Body Organization and Student Activities. reference to his proposal for a three- changed over the years, and that "we three-year turnover of students over year baccalaureate option at the need to explore a lot of different ways any given period of time would open up of doing things" as times change a 25 per cent larger enrollment Dr. Moore also explained some opportunity for the University." he major reasons for proposing a three- said. year baccalaureate program Pe said a primary consideration is DR. MOORE said that conceivably, City aims for protection boost that he cannot foresee costs per unit with his proposal for a new. one-year hour staying at their present level. introductory program, a student could "If the unit cost continues to rise, the move from this initiatory year into an Bowling Green City Council took the university to finance additional police examination and complete training. hearing would probably take place only way to cut costs for a student area of specialization or career first step toward beefing up the City and fire protection. City officials expect the cost of during the second week of March. pursuing a degree is to have him buy orientation in his last two years. Fire Department Monday night by In order to receive the money, the manning the east side fire station In legislative action, council gave fewer units." he said. giving first reading to an ordinance city must present a long-range plan around the clock until that time to be first reading to an ordinance "We really have no time-table in adding five full-time men to the force detailing planned improvements in the approximately $10,000 in overtime pay establishing rates of taxation for fire HE ADDED THAT a three-year mind for the inititation of the program Safety-Service Director Wesley K fire department through fiscal year protection outside the city limits where program would probably consist of the if the committee approves of it." Dr. I'offman said the state budget for the 1976. Poffman said. The men would "THESE MEN ARE working there is no reciprocal agreement with same time period and the same number Moore said. 1971-73 biennium includes $70,000 for begin work May 1, allowing time to overtime on a voluntary basis to man another political subdivision to provide of hours as a current three-year period He explained that he hopes to have each city containing a state-assisted administer the civil service the east station and we can't expect fire protection. Thus, no "extra" or summer hours the committee appointed for the study them to continue to do so indefinitely." First reading was also given to an would be necessary for such a degree. by sometime next week Poffman said ordinance to update building Dr. Moore cited a recent report by a Dr. Moore concluded that it could be If the request for additional men is regulations in the city to conform with group in educational research, the up to the individual colleges to make approved, the fire department would those recently adopted by the county.

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