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The Oakland Observer Vol. September 16, 1966 Oakland University, Rochester, Michigan VIII, No. 2 Thruston Morton Here Students to Operate Own FM Radio Station • Sen. Morton, not a candidate Griffin in supporting the clergy- for re-election this year, spoke condemned ammendment to the FM radio is coming to OU. created. Korinek hopes to get an ad- less on issues and more on the constitution, declared that the Director Jay Korinek stated this manager and a importance of the two-party Supreme Court had gone "too week that preparations are pro- visor, a student the students system. He termed the lopsided far in prohibiting all types of gressing normal for the low- student staff with University pay- Democratic majorities in Wash- prayers in schools". powered Frequency Modulation working on the ington as not in the best interests After the speeches,Sen. Mor- station. It now needs a corn- roll. freqency is of the nation. The Kentucky Sena- ton told this reporter that mod- mittment for funds. The broadcast 88 to 92 mega- tor urged that more Republicans erate predictions that they were The station, planned by Kor- likely to be from than ten watts be elected to Congress because, unable to stop the 1968 GOP inek and Arnold Krueger of the cycles with less sponsors historically, Congress "is more national convention from being a Oakland Audio Association, is to of power at first. As confident, the po- productive" when it is more re-run of 1964 were unfounded. be a non-commercial,educational become more in order evenly balanced. He predicted He claimed that the moderate enterprise. The facility will wer will be increased and Pontiac. that the GOP would gain 44-50 philosophy was broad enough and broadcast much of the news of to reach Rochester will be seats in the House of Represen- popular in the GOP that it would the campus, rock and roll, folk Initially, programs campus and tatives and 3-6 seats in the house. triumph over the conservative and classical music as well as beamed only to the The Oakland audience heard ideology. special lectures and informed the immediate neighborhood. be both men express support of the The Griffin-Morton speeches commentary. It is emphasized In the early weeks it will in the Dirksen ammenciment which were the first of a series of that the possibilities are almost on the air six hours a day The hours would allow nondenominational appearances political candidates unlimited. afternoon and evening. extended. prayers in public schools. Sen. will make at Oakland this fall. Because the opportunities are will later be so great, the responsibility is Studio site possibilities are retained by authorities at the the OC basement quarters of the top. Chancellor Varner or the OAA or a room in Vandenberg Roots Robbed: At Standstill Board of Trustees will have final Hall. Construction should take control of policy. two months so broadcasts can- of Short hours after the Urban a second record ready for re- As soon as decisions are not begin before the middle Roots premiered their first re- lease immediately in case the made here, application will be the winter semester. estimated at cord to a capacity crowd at first is a hit and public demand made to the Federal Communi- Expenses are transmit- Oakland's opening mixer, all of Is great." cations Commission for a license $8,000. This includes equipment, an the group's equipment was stolen. Referring to the group's to operate. Such a license for a ting and studio antenna tower and the remodel- US Senators Robt. Griffin (R- Pontiac police estimate over stolen equipment, Goldberg com- university owned station requires a studio area. Mich.) and Thruston Morton (R- $4,000 worth of instruments was mented, "We wish the thieves that one person have responsibil- ling of The newly instituted admis- Ken.) spoke at Oakland Univer- taken when theives broke into had realized that these instru- ity for operations. This makes sion charge for Wednesday night sity Sept. 12 and displayed a and rifled the Roots' station wa- ments are the tools of our trade; it difficult to delegate authority will pary part of the equip- sample of the campaign tactics gon on a main Pontiac street Sa- without them we are at a stand- to a broadcast policy board which dance ment cost. Griffin will use in his bid for turday morning. still." administrators would like to see election to the US Senate this Gone are guitars, amplifiers, fall. and electric piano, drums and Thruston Morton, ex-chair- microphones. Ironically, the theft man of the Republican National occurred the day of the Root's Dave Brubeck Quartet Comes on Strong Committee and present chairman first RCA Victor release, "You of the Senate Campaign Com- Make My Heart Ring". mittee, filled the role of "crowd Because of the loss of their In Meadow Brook Concert Series Opener drawer" for the relatively un- equipment, the Roots were forced known Griffin. to cancel their next recording by Mike Honey Sen. Griffin's short speech session. of Wright's covered every conceivable cam- In an interview with Stu Gold- Supporters of jazz say it's was no slouch, either. Not to Days" to the humor paign issue from prayers inpub- berg, the Roots' drummer-public the best music in the world. I mention Paul Desmond on alto bass solo. alternately left lic schools to inflation in an relations man, the Observer was once skeptical of such a sax (although apparently not at The quartet in an amaze- attempt to test his positions learned of their dilemma. statement, but someone changed his best in the cool evening air), the audience gaping delight. against the reactions of the au- "The session was to be a my mind. and Dave Brubeck himself. ment and applauding with word. dience. The Republican candidate very important one for us," Dave Brubeck came to Oak- They say jazz is soul music. Unbelievable is the and there dwelled extensively on the con- Goldberg stated. "It is essen- land Saturday night. I, for one, Brubeck's jazz certainly is that. There is good jazz jazz troversial Landrum-Griffin Bill. tial that a recording group have was completely awed. The quartet ran the gamut of is obscure jazz. Brubeck's is the Apparently feeling the need to So were about 3,000 other moods and emotions, from the is neither of these. His clarify the effect of the much con- people. enchantment of Brubeck's "Forty best in the world. demned labor law, Sen. Griffin A Verbal Event "We play the music that described it as the rank and file seems to us to communicate best union member's "bill of rights." Literate students of Oakland with the most people while re- Sen. Griffin also expressed arise: an informal literate riot taining our message," said Bru- •concern over this Friday,Sep- beck during the intermission. "galloping" in- is scheduled for flation and the President's efforts tember 16. And they certainly did communi- to halt the increase in the cost This student-faculty reading cate. Brubeck received a standing of living. He predicted that unless of poetry, prose, drama, etc.. ovation as he left Baldwin Pavi- the government increases taxes, from Ginsberg to Robert Service lion at performance's end. reduces spending as well as main- (and Milton, maybe?) will be I am no jazz buff, but I am tains high interest rates, infla- held at 8 p.m. in Matilda Wilson no deaf-mute either, and after tion will continue uncontrolled. Theatre. hearing and seeing such a per- In connection with inflation, Among those reading: Tom formance as was given Saturday the Senator expressed concern Fitzsimmons, Norm Susskind, night, I have no choice but to over what he termed the Presi- Don Downing,Greg Paxson, Norm join the ranks of jazz addicts. dents's "unwise priority lists" Harper, Lee Elbinger, Tom Tow- The talent displayed by each which call for decreased in fed- ler, Marty Williams. Will Cof- member of the Brubeck Quartet eral spending for education. Grif- fin, Barbara Carrick, Norm Hale, left the spectators dazzled and fin, a sponsor of the Nat. Student and John Blair, who will serve flabbergasted. Awed is the word. Loan Program and a proponent as master-of-minimal cere- Joe Morello has to be the of loyalty oaths for loan recip- mony. world's best drummer. The world ients, stated that education should "Verbal Event" is sponsored seems to think so, according to enjoy federal priority above all by the Oakland Observer. And, jazz polls. According to the drum other projects including the space being an anti-bourgeoise affair solo I witnessed Saturday, he HAS Joe Morello autographs picture for admirers during inter- effort, highway beautification and the whole bloody show is free. to be. Fantastic is the word. mission of the Meadow Brook Concert Saturday at Bald- the War on Poverty. Support the word. Bass player Eugene Wright win Pavilion Editorial Page The Oakland Observer The opinions expressed in this column are the opinions of the paper. They are not necessarily the views of the university, faculty or other students. Signed columns are the personal opinions of the authors. SACC: Great Grey Centipede An interesting phenomenon on our campus has the Student Finance Committee, the hopes were been for some time a conspicuous lack of any that a more representational body could be elected. representational student government. The student Rather than gradually dying away, SACC has be- activities handbook describes many campus groups come more solidly entrenched through no fault and lists government among them.