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--- --- ~-----~------,....-----~--------~----------~ Director of Maintenance calls complaints of odor unfounded by Chris Hopkins one part of the lake, into an eyesore. j Staff Reporter Lyon maintains that, "This is the worst I have Complaints of a disturbing odor coming from the ever seen the lake. It was cleaned up just before the northeast corner of St. Mary's Lake are totally Southern Cal weekend and all this has accumulated unfounded, according to a report by Edward Lyon, over the past three weeks." He added, "It is the director of maintenance. Maintenance Dept's responsibility to insure the The stench reported by the Holy Cross residents upkeep of the lake. However our job would be made in a letter to the Observer, was apparently due to much easier if the few litterbugs would stop their the combination of the decaying leaves and the contributions to the problem. We take pride in this warm temperatures. campus and this debris will be cleaned up." Lyon's examination revealed an excessive According to Fr. Michael Murphy, Chairman of amount of decaying leaves which have found their the .Earth Science Department, the problem can be way into the lake. Along with this, there was the attributed to the every unseasonably dry, warm crossbar of police road barricade, a park bench, weather of the past month. Normally by this time of and numerous beer cans and bottles. There were year the water has cooled enough to allow the leaves also many peices of paper and paper cups floating to settle to the bottom of the lake. The warm tem­ LEAVES (and other objects) are the major causes of pollution in on the lake's surface with the ducks. The com­ peratures have prevented the lake from going St. Mary's Lake {Photo by Tony Chlfaril bination af all these elements has turned, at least through it's normal "turning over" period. server university of notre dame - st. mary's college Vol. X, N0. 53 Friday, November 14, 1975 Topic debated for platform Where does gun control lead? by Jim Winters lessen the incidence of accidental gun laws. Strong local laws have Staff Rt>porter shootings and murders committed not succeeded in slowing the in passion, Chapleau predicted. homicide rates of New York, Could stricter gun control laws And they would probably afford Chicago, Detroit or Washington, help bring the soaring crime rate greater, not less, protection for D.C., he added. And besides, said under control~ Or would more homeowners. Only two per cent of Williams, "the danger of being legislation only violate the liberties gun owners who are confronted by shot is less than that of drowning in of law abiding citizens~ Two area robbers in their homes actually your bathtub." residents with law enforcement shoot the invader, said Chapleau, Williams further maintained experience debated the gun control and ''a lot of times its the robber that most gun control proposals issue Thursday night in the who comes out alive and the would violate the second amend­ Library auditorium. homeowner who comes out dead." ment to the Constitution, which The debate was sponsored by the To combat the "arms race," says, "A well-regulated militia platform committee of the 1976 Chapleau recommended requiring being necessary to the security of a Mock Democratic National Con­ the registration of every gun with free state, the right of the people to vention. which will be held at Notre both the federal and state keep and bear arms shall not be Dame next March. Edward governments. In addition, all guns infringed.'' Chapleau, head trial lawyer of the should be licensed by local Chapleau had cited the case of St. Joseph County prosecutor's authorities, said Chapleau, and ll.S. v. Miller, in which the office, spoke in favor of stricter firearms sales strictly regulated. Supreme Court ruled that the gun control laws before an The prosecutor maintained his amendment did not guarantee the audience of about 100. He was provisions would restrict the easy right to own guns outside of "well opposed by Howard Williams, a circulation of handguns, make regulated militias." Williams said Notre Dame law student, former them easier to trace, and not he disagreed with both Chapleau's Indiana University policeman, and seriously impair the rights of and the court's interpretation. an avid pistol target shooter. sportsmen and other honest cit­ The Chapleau-Williams debate "We are in an arms race within izens. was the second of a series held in this country," Chapleau began. Sportsman Williams disagreed, preparation of the writing of the ·'We are in a society where han­ declaring "law abiding firearms convention platform, which will be dguns are very commonplace, owners are sick of being blamed sent to Michiana legislators for ordinary things." The prosecutor for crime." Pistol shooting is an their consideration. Next Thur­ Edward Chapleau and Howard Williams debated the merits of gun cited the ease with which two old sport in this country, he cont­ sday night, two speakers will control, before an interested audience of about 100. (Photos by potential assassins of President inued, and "is engaged in by 20,000 discuss legalizing marijuana Tony Chifari) ~·ord obtained their weapons as an people who do nothing more violent example of the danger of readily than poke holes in a piece of paper­ available firearms. Easy access to -they are not the criminal Main goals of ROTC students guns encourages criminal activity, element.'' Chapleau continued, and probably Sen. Birch Bayh's <0-Ind.) anti­ contributed to a near-record 17 per gun proposal, said Williams, would cent increase in crime last year. have outlawed Wyatt Earp's gun orientated to'Ward education "Fifty-three per cent of the (gun> with its 12-inch barrel." And by Bob Mader another Naval Academy and its remarkea. Consequently the 19,500 murders in the U.S. in 1974 tighter firearms restrictions would Campus Editor graduates are expected to serve Army offers a number of options were committed with handguns," be "an invitation to civil immediately as officers of the line. for leadership training during the said Chapleau, citing FBI stat­ disobedience among the The three Reserve Officer The other two services, however, second semester. istics. "One-fourth of the population.'. Training Corps programs at Notre send their graduates to school The Air Force ROTC unit is aggravated assaults and one-third Williams, who has written five Dame reflect the backgrounds of after graduation to learn their already through drilling for the of the robberies also involved guns. articles for American Rifleman, their commanders and the intent of specialty field. For example, the semester. Gun control legislation wouldn't the National Rifle Association the programs. Army would send its ROTC of­ cure everything, but it would be magazine, said that organization Most of the ROTC students ficers to infantry school or armor The unit will engage in restrictive." has "only recently" begun lob­ contacted said they entered the school. The Air Force trains its classroom leadership training. More rigid laws would also bying in Congress against stronger programs to get an education by new officers as pilots, navigators, When the unit is drilling, the means of a scholarship. In return, personnel managers, or missile sophomores are given more they will enter therservice for four specialists. The programs are not responsibility than Army and years or longer. designed to be demanding. Navy sophomores. The primary concern of most Also, the commanders of Army A number of complaints were students is their education. ROTC ROTC, Col. Alvin J. Gendron and received about the Navy in­ comes second on their list of Air Force ROTC, Col. Norman E. structors. priorities. However, in Navy Muller, are ROTC graduates No major complaints were ROTC this does not seem to be the themselves. Consequently, they received about the Army and Air case. are not sticklers for rules. Force instructors. Some Air Force The fact that ROTC is more One point of contention with engineering students complained demanding than the other services Navy students was the "chit" of being overworked. is not a fault. disciplinary system. Some Captain King W. Pfieffer is a The Army is the only service students said that the officers were which allows its new officers to go graduate of Annapolis. He has liberal in their distribution of chits to graduate school. The Air Force taught at the Federal German for such infractions as hair cut and allows its ROTC officers to go to Naval Academy and has served on uniform regulations. Others said the Joint Staff of the Joint Chiefs of the cadet otficers were likewise medical school. Staff in Washington, D.C. liberal in giving chits. Gendron sums up the Army's Pfieffer's background is Navy ROTC is the only unit philosophy as "looking for a well­ traditional military and one of which drills for a full year. To educated student with a degree." distinguished service. many of the freshmen and Each program has a different Secondly, Navy ROTC is the only sophomores drill is "walking emphasis and different advantages service which commissions its around in circles in the parking and disadvantages. Each of the graduates as regular Navy of­ lot." programs is run by highly com­ ficers. The other two service give Gendron said the Army unit drill petent men. Both Gendron and mainly reserve status com­ only for a semester because drill is Muller have extensive Whaddaya mean you don't know what. a Frol')"' 50 Is? It's 8 a.m. and missions. The Navy runs its ROTC too tedious. "These kids are too backgrounds in education and hold pre-registration doldrums began.

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