Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1968 Daily Egyptian 1968 2-14-1968 The aiD ly Egyptian, February 14, 1968 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1968 Volume 49, Issue 89 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, February 14, 1968." (Feb 1968). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1968 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1968 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. F)~ Cab Drivers Say Riders Play Hoaxes, Cheat Them By John Durbin A special committee headed fare charges, Ho I so m bee Ie Cab driver s for two Car­ by Councilman Joseph Rags­ said that .. if an yone argues EGYPTIAN bondale taxicab firms, which dale will hear evidence pre­ about the fare, I just radio have asked the City Council sented by both cab companies bacic [0 the office and have So.u,t~elfA 'IUUuJi4 'UtlWt'£"" for permission to increase Saturday at 9:30 a.m. on the the manager tell the rider what their rates,3re confr onted second floor of City Hall. the charge for the rjde should Carbondale, Illinoi s with a variety of problems Some sru students have be.'" during their daily routine of complained about what they Overall, Hoisombeck said carrying passengers through­ termed unfair charges involv­ that he "hauls more good per­ Volume 49 Wednesday, Feb,.a'Y 14, 1968 o u t [he city. ing the city's zone fare sys­ sons than bad ones. There tem. Others have contended i s a he lluva good bunch of that they have been over­ kids around here (in C arbon­ charged for parcels and lug­ dale)," he said. gage and that fares are not Holsombec~ said that al­ always the same for the iden­ though most r i'ders U don't ask tical trip. me to help t~m with (he ir Joseph Holsombeck, a driv­ baggage, if j.. 'see that they are er for the Yellow Cab Co •• struggling only common cour­ is JUSt one of the drivers tesy te lls m e to give tnem a who is forced to deal with hand." problems typical to all taxi He said that many times he drivers. has picked up individuals at T he biggest problem which the grocery stores and helped Holsombeck is confronted With them with their bags c'if they is nor allowing the "water need help. I feel it is only u hauls to get under m y" skin. right to help a girl who has According to Holsombeck, a more than she can handle." " water haul" is when a taxi he added. is caUel1 to a particular piCk­ Although the routine of driv­ up point and no one is there. ing a taXi does not bmher He says ther e are 5 eve r a I Holsombeck, he said "if I r easons why this might hap- didn't complain- I wouldn't be happy." ;/ pe~'irSt, t·he pers!'n who called Edward James, manager of , the cab may ha"{e in fact called the cab company, who has a lso two cabs from different com­ done some driving, said thar panies and then taken the first "often times cabs are called one that arrived. by stude nts who are already He also said that "Quite late for a class and they ex­ frequently" he is given a call pecr the driver to get them to dorms or houses and the there on time. We can' t turn occupants claim they did not the clock back," he added. call a cab. HSometimes I James also cited instances see some of the reSidents of persons who upon reaching of the dorm standing at the their destination have told the windows laughing," Holsom­ driver to wait a minute and READ\' FOR DELEGATES--Lynne Atkin­ egate signs for opening of the sessions be~k said. they wi,ll run in and get the son. le fl. unde rsecretary, and Hedayat Thursda:l' . Foreign diplomats will appear Holsombeck pointed out that money. "Often they don't Aminarsala of Afghanislan, secretary· gen · as part of the observance which will run one !yay individuals s eek to come back OUt." he said. .. beat the dri ver OUt of the e ral of the campus Model U I\; . prepare de l· through saturday . See slory. p.6. James said anorher problem fare is by pulling a big bill drivers are confronred with is Distin('t CHles in Poli(' ies early in the morning when they when a large group of si x or know I don't have the change. " so ride. "They each want Or tne driver may come up to pay their own separate fares short o'n the far e after hauling and still only be charged for a group of persons, according the 20 cents per passenger SID Professor Foresaw T·rend to Hal sam be c k, because beyond the first passenger "while some are paying me, rate," he said. other s will JUSt take off. James feels that if six Stu­ " After r eceiving the far e dents or so ride together in Of Foreign Affairs Withdrawal from some of the riders, I'm a group only one should pay not able to tell which of the the fare in one lump s um. Americans today seem to be ing up distinct cycles in the in the 1890's With the Spanish­ members of the group that left .. Otherwise they should eac;h withdrawing to some extent moods of U.S . foreign policy. American War and World War did not pay," he said. be charged the full zone rate," from involvement in foreign He prophesied that in the late I. Beginning With the rejection Concerning the question of he said. affairs, just as they have in 1960's A merica would shy of the Lea g u e of Nations, the past following long per­ away from the "massive in­ America beat a domestic re'­ iods of global commitment. volvement" po liCies that had treat into the isolationist per­ Personnel Ordinance Evide nce of a new period of molded its actions ever since iods of the 1920' s and 1930's. Uintroversion" in American World War II. He based that K 1 i n g b e r g wrote that the attitudes and foreign policy prediction on his study of U.S. Proposed for City decisions is pointed to by a policies toward the world ~:~tr~~e~~~ ~~:s~ar: ~~:~~ SIU political scientist who since 1776. national involvements that fol­ By George M. Killenberg board_ )Vhich would h'ear ap­ pre d i c ted such a tr end 15 The study showed a clear lowed probz~l y would lail off year s ago. cyclical pattern, with "in­ within abour '27 years, result­ peals from employees con­ In 1952, Frank Klingberg [rovert". periods averaging 21 ing in a period of consolida­ A proposed personnel ord­ cerning suspension, demotion, wrote a widely-quoted article years followed by " extrovert" tion er levelling off, rather inance , whic h will cover the or dismissal. The five man in HW orld POlitiCS," point- periods of about 27 years. than violem r eaction. city government's 130 em­ board which will be composed Each C'extr oven" phase has He sees that now in appar­ ployees, received favorable of three elected laymen and s een America more deeply in­ em wid e s pre add i sen ­ reaction from the C ity Coun­ two city employee s would also Gus Bode volved in (he world scene than chantmem with the Viemam cil at last night's informal consider proposed rules gov­ hefon:: , while the "intr overt" war and mounting choruses of me eting. erning city personnel. phase s e nabled the nation to dismay over pressing domes­ The ordinance is expected to The ordinance also calls for build up its internal strength. tic problems. Yet he be­ be adopted by the Council at a uniform pay scale for eity Natural social factors and the lieve s that America is now so its regul,ar meeting next week. employees and rules govern­ s uccession of generations ap­ deeply involved in the world The major provision df the ing such per sonn el practices pear to have promoted these scene , after four periods of ordinance is the establishment as hiring terms, promotion s hifts. extroversion, thal it should of a merit system, which will policies, and job evaluation The eyes - across - the - be able to respond vigorously include a probationary period procedures. City manager sea attitude of the early 19th­ to any direct external chal­ for all city .employees; limit C. William Norman told the ce ntury (:ndC'G with the Monroe lenge and to maimain a healthy the politic a.1 activity of city C ounci! that he would present Doctrine .::r.d a subst!quem 20- sense of international respon­ personnel; and prohibit nepo­ the pa y scale and rules gov­ ye ar wl[;-·jrawal era. Then sibility. while reducing its tism. Currentl y only (he po­ erning city e mployee s at a cam r Ihl:' Ml?xican War and m:litary commitments. lice and fire departme nt per­ larer date . expa :15 ion lO the PaCific under He wrote in 1952 thar kif sonnel operate under the merit the s logan of "Manifest Des­ America should then [ire of system. A Look I;';s ide tiny." her pro min e n t r ole, the Under terms of the pro­ O UT own CivH-War-which world' s best hope of peace and posed personnel system the · .