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Leg Council to Settle on La Raza and MECHA S.B. County sues state for I.V. riots By MIKE PASENI Santa Barbara County has initiated a class action, suit on behalf of the county tax payers against the state for damages suffered in the Isla Vista riots of 1970. Donald Vickers of the County Counsel Office said the suit is based on two points: first, under state statutes the state should reimburse the county for extraordinary expenses, which would include the overtime payments of the County Sheriffs Department and equipment damage; second, the county maintains that the suppression of riots is a matter of statewide concern and therefore it is a violation of equal protection laws to burden the tax payers of this county alone with the costs incurred by the riots. Also playing a part are the facts that the riot started on the UCSB campus, which is state property, then spilled over onto county property and that the county insurance carrier will not cover the claims against the county for police brutality and other abuse. The county is calling for a reimbursement of approximately $1.5 million with the provision that this figure may be adjusted upon the attainment of more information. Should this amount be awarded to the county, it will produce indirect benefits to the tax payers, as the costs have already been paid for in county funds. If reimbursement is not granted, it will be county tax payers who pick up the tab for suppressing the Isla Vista riots. The action was filed in Los Angeles Superior Court specifically against the state, Governor Reagan and State Finance Director Vern Orr. After the state has been served the action, which has not yet been done, they will have 30 days in which to file in regards to the suit. If UCSB the state refuses to reimburse the county, the matter will have to be resolved in court. Reaction to the suit from Sacramento was supplied by Orr, who felt the action had no legal basis. Permissible reimbursement is allowed only under certain conditions which were not met in this case, he said. DAILY In order to receive reimbursement from the state, the chancellor of the NEXUS university would have had to call upon the state for such reimbursement at the outset of the riot situation. UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, SANTA BARBARA This was not done, according to Orr. He also questioned the VOL. 52 - NO. 25 WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1971 county’s contention that the suppression of riots is a statewide concern. Since the community receives numerous benefits from the presence of such an institution, it must also take the responsibility to adequately police the institution, he argued. Leg Council to settle on Hearing first about the suit on television, Stephen S. Goodspeed, Vice-chancellor of student affairs, said the county action “comes as quite a surprise.” Declining to comment further in the event of an ensuing court case, he stated that he had not expected the county to La Raza and MECHA... take this route. It was known, however, that the county was seeking state reimbursement for the riot expenses. By DAVE CARLSON they have been involved. MECHA throughout. The decision by Leg No other state or university official was available for comment on One of the three important leaders have vigorously denied Council is expected to be the issue. issues headlining tonight’s AJS. the charges. controversial no matter what The next step is the state’s formal response to the suit which would Leg Council meeting will be the The report will be six or seven happens to the funds. lead to court action if they do not comply with the county’s demands. deliverance of the much heralded pages in length and it represents recommendations on the La Raza the unanimous opinion of the Libre/MECHA funding dispute. committee of five. V.P. CANDIDATE PULLEY: The report will be presented in According' to Chairman Bob spite of the fact that the Hosack, the conclusions reached committee asked for and was after two weeks of investigation denied an additional week to were “obvious to everyone” on investigate the dispute. the committee. He declined to Nixon and McGovern alike The Special Committee has state which position the report By STEVE BELTON “playing the game of that they don’t STAND for it,” met three times this week to would substantiate. Approximately 100 people democracy.” Pulley does not Pulley believes, speaking of the investigate the dispute between Hosack expects Leg Council to gathered in Campbell Hall advocate the Cambodian solution similarities between Nixon and MECHA and La Raza Libre, two decide the issue of the funds once Monday afternoon to hear (dictatorship without disguise), McGovern. Citing an historical rival Chicano groups. The and for all tonight. Funds have Andrew Pulley, the Socialist but the running of different men example, Pulley pointed out that committee will recommend the been frozen by Leg Council, Worker’s Party candidate for vice for president. At present, he sees “Johnson carried out every future disposition of over denying MECHA access to their president in 1972. Pulley spoke no difference between Nixon or promise Goldwater ever made.” $21,000 presently allocated to budgeted amount. Last week the on four main issues: the Attica McGovern; both the Democrat Only socialism, which Pulley MECHA for various community council denied Hosack an extra prison riots; the Wage-Price and Republican Parties are defined as “the masses programs. La Raza is trying to week in which to conduct the freeze; Nixon’s proposed visit to controlled by the Capitalist class. controlling the means of secure half of these funds on the investigation on the grounds that China and the Pentagon Papers. ‘The reason that these people production,” could put an end to grounds that over half the the programs would suffer if the These events, the speaker don’t demand immediate the racial and sexual oppression members in MECHA last spring funds remained frozen for over prop'osed, were “major withdrawal [from Vietnam] is (Continued on p. 8, col. 3) have allegedly defected to La the allotted two weeks. “On the developments that will have Raza. same grounds,” said Hosack, “the tremendous repercussions ... La Raza has charged that committee should decide the they will come back to haunt the MECHA’s leaders were guilty of issue on Wednesday.” oppressors.” Candidate petitions still out “elitism” and that they have been The investigation has been Pulley accused Edmund a “destructive force” in the marked with emotional outbursts Muskie of “arrogance” for the community programs in which and bitter accusations latter’s much-publicized in IVCC election districts statement that he did not think a Black vice president was By CATHY COGGINS ...and discuss Finance electable. Decrying this Elections Committee Chairman Bob Leland of IVCC revealed at confidence in the racist nature of Monday’s council meeting that at present some precincts have By DAVE CARLSON American, one Asian American our society, Pulley insisted that a produced no candidates for the upcoming IVCC election. In addition to consideration of and one woman. Black vice president was electable However, there are 10 or 15 outstanding petitions so Leland doesn’t the La Raza/MECHA dispute, McClellan stated that this — himself. “know whether or not to be disappointed by the turnout.” Other Leg Council will hear two proposal Was needed to “make aspects of the meeting included the by-law ruling on campaign proposals, one by Finance sure that UCSB always has an DONATIONS donations. Chairman Judy McClellan and ethnic composition on Finance T he m ain speaker was The IVCC By-Laws state that a candidate may not spend in excess another by Sam Overton, a Board.” She said that this would introduced by Robert Mattson, of $25 on his campaign. This includes the donation of campaign volunteer worker involved in the guarantee that minorities would the UCSB campus organizer for materials which would retail in excess of $25. Debate was raised Student Lobby Annex. not be discriminated against if the Young Socialist Alliance. concerning the donation of labor needed in the production of McClellan is asking Leg A.S. ever turned conservative. Mattson, after Pulley’s speech, campaign material. Council to change the by-laws to In addition to this proposal, asked for donations to finance Finally the interpretation of this by-law was agreed upon. If the “reflect the ethnic minority the fraternity and sorority the campaign, saying that, unlike donation is not available to all candidates, it is to be viewed as a composition of the campus on representatives, Fergus Thornton other candidates, “We can’t go to campaign expense. Finance Board by adding two and Jeanette Kaji, are asking for Standard Oil for money.” Leland indicated that he would not investigate any expenditures more at-large members (for a an amendment to McClellan’s In his speech, Pulley said that unless there was an enormous and unseemly flood of campaign total of five at-large members) proposal which would require in the U.S. we are not really given materials created by a candidate. He also stated that there would be which would include one Black, that a representative from a a choice, but are, in the words of much free publicity, inlcuding a NEXUS supplement, a KCSB one Chicano, one Native (Continued on p. 8, col. 1) Cambodia’s head of state, (Continued on p. 8, col. 4) PAGE 2 UCSB DAILY NEXUS WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 27,1971 Training course begins this Saturday necessary. Just be a t RG at 9 a.m. All Wednesday noon talk will be on "Jobs at 1:30 p.m.
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