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For more information, please contact [email protected]. ■ m o n t a n a - k a i m i n University of Montana • Student Newspaper Thursday, May 12, 1977 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 79, No. 98 Judge threatens dismissal in ‘Red Lodge Five’ case By G. ROBERT CROTTY timidated and threatened a witness Ortner said yesterday that "I’ll spill Montana Kalmln Raportar in a pending criminal matter” in his my guts to thegrand jury if it’s called. dealings with former Missoula "There are tons of improprieties District Court Judge Robert Deputy Sheriff Tim Ortner — who going on in this county. Oh yeah, I’ve Wilson will dismiss the “Red Lodge took part in the Wogamon raid as got a lot to tell.” Five" drug case on Monday unless Red Lodge police chief. Ortner refused to elaborate Carbon County Atty. Arthur Ayers Moe allegedly fired and threatened because he didn’t want any of the shows that probable cause existed to Ortner with criminal prosecution if local officials involved to know what justify the search and arrest warrants Ortner talked to Playboy magazine he was going to say. used in the case. about his part in the raid. Moeclaims “ But it'll open a big can of worms,” Wilson ordered Ayers to do this by that he fired Ortner because he he promised. filing a new affidavit. “abused sick leave." Recent news stories have told Frank Kampfe, attorney for the about Ortner suffering a heart attack defense, said yesterday the reason Plant Possibility • Cont. on p. 8. AND YOU CAN BELIEVE THAT! George Herman, CBS newsman, appears to Wilson ordered the affidavit resub Ortner testified April 13 in a pre be saying to the UC Ballroom audience that listened to him talk last night. mitted isthat"he'stryingtoputsome trial hearing that there isa possibility (Montana Kalmln photo by Bob VonDrachek.) of the blame back on the county at a federal drug agent planted a mari torney. juana cigarette in Wogamon's house "It's a very strange thing, filing an and cocaine in one of the defendant's Black gets amended affidavit. I've never heard cars. Reporter Herman of it. Either it's sufficient or it's ndt. The defense also claims in their Besides, the case is probably going motion that Donald Friend, special 60 days to be thrown out of court anyway.” agent for the U.S. Drug Enforcement Bryan Black, University of Mon goes ‘off the record’ The “ Red Lodge Five” case in Administration, “tampered with tana assistant professor of volves Donald Wogamon and his physical evidence by placing quan philosophy, was sentenced Tuesday By PATTY EUCH particularly as it applies to who holds son, Timothy; Lake Headley and tities of illegal, controlled to 60 days in the Missoula County Montana Kalmln Raportar power in Washington. Lake Headley III; and Elizabeth substances in a position to in Jail after being found guilty of Herman said John Kennedy told Schmidt. They are accused of criminate an individual." criminal mischief for digging in the George Herman, CBS news friends that he could not wait to be cultivating marijuana on Wogamon's Friend refused to comment yester Missoula County Courthouse lawn correspondent and moderator of the President because that was where ranch near Red Lodge. day because the "matter is still Feb. 4. Sunday morning television program “the levers of power were.” However, ■ before the court and I'm prohibited Black, 38, isamember of Mountain “Face the Nation" sounded more like Herman said that when Kennedy as Optimistic View from making any press releases.” Life Community, an organization a source than a reporter when he sumed the Presidency he found that Kampfe’s optimistic view for his Another defense allegation is that concerned with the proliferation of attempted to go “off the record" in those levers were connected to clients' case stems from the alleged Ayers illegally intercepted and nuclear weapons. front of 150 people at the University Congress. illegal activities of various people In disseminated confidential in Black will begin serving the of Montana last night. Herman said that to be influential volved in the handling of the case. formation from a telegram office and sentence after Spring Quarter. Herman, speaking at a Program in Washington, one has to be “one of So far, the alleged acts have used the Information for his own Black said yesterday that he is still Council-sponsored lecture in theUC the boys." He added that “ it is not resulted in nine pre-trial hearings in purpose. without the benefit of a considering appealing the con Ballroom, said he wanted to go off always easy to find out who the boys the tangled drug case. court order. viction. the record in answering a question are sometimes.1’ Testimony from these hearings John Lawry, philosophy concerning former CBS newsman Herman said President Carter has have been used by Kampfe in a Hearing Today department chairman, said yester Daniel Schorr, who resigned last become extremely popular, and that motion to convene a grand jury to Wilson ordered Ayers to refile the day that the conviction will not affect year from CBS as a result of the con he will need that popularity in his investigate these activities. affidavit yesterday and is expected to Black’s tenure at the university. troversy over his leaking of a secret The motion claims that Missoula hold a hearing today on the motion Lawry added that the conviction “isa House Intelligence Committee • Cont. on p. 8. County Sheriff John Moe “in for a grand jury. miscarriage of justice.” report. Since Herman was speaking at a public event, his request to gooff the recrod was considered unrealistic by Funds denied by 9-8 vote several people in attendance, in cluding a UM journalism professor. Ironically, in view of the fact that Herman felt the need to go off the CB action may spell end of Gilt Edge record, he did not offer any new, behind-the-scenes information on By GARY WIENS Henderson warned the board that manager says. He doesn’t establish Women’s Place. Megee contended the circumstances surrounding Montana Kalmln Raportar “ if we continue to eat away (at figures (for accounts); CB decides that services provided by Women's Schorr's resignation. special allocations) we're going to that.” Place were being duplicated by other put the account at an all-time low.” organizations such as Planned In a close 9-8 vote, Central Board In other action, the board: Reality Discussed The board's repeated use of special • approved a $500 budget increase Parenthood. The board approved a last night refused to grant Herman, a member of CBS’s allocations to fund groups drained for the Black Student Union after $1,212.44 request. Washington news team, spokeon the Publications Board additional fun the account from its original ding — an action that might sound refusing three previous motions for • granted Day Care $3,900 for a difference between “the perception $21,305.83 to $10,732.66. additional funding. teacher that Day Care director Pat of reality and the reality of reality,” the death knell for GiltEdge. CB member Dave Bjornson On Tuesday night, CB granted PB • denied a motion by CB member Godbout says will perform at a lower charged Tuesday that the board was Sonya Megee to refuse funding for cost the services of a social worker. $1,300 but denied CB member using funds from special allocations Kimberly Spear’s motion to give PB — an account used to fund an additional $1,300. Pettit here emergency requests as they arise The ASUM Executive Budget throughout the year to avoid time- Committee recommended two consuming debate that arises when tonight weeks ago that PB begiven$2,000to money to increase budgets is taken use to fund either CutBank or from other groups' budgets. Commissioner of Higher GiltEdge. Education Lawrence Pettit and However, a PB resolution Regent Sid Thomas, Simply Complying recommending that GiltEdge be University of Montana law But CB member Mat Matlock said denied funding prompted Spear to student, will be at the the board wassimply com plying with request that more money be given to University Center Montana ASUM Business Manager Steve PB so that GiltEdge could continue Huntington's recommendation that Room 361 from 7 until 10 publication. tonight to answer questions the account be reduced to $10,000. concerning the recent tuition Responding to this, Henderson, Special Funds Needed hike passed by the regents. said. “ I don't care what the business But CB's refusal to grant the funds The meeting is sponsored by could spell the end of GiltEdge Students for Justice, an unless its editors ask CB for a special independent organization of allocation. 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