Barwig Arraigned on Rape Charge

V. Barwig Arraigned On Rape Charge BY BRUCE WISHART served on his residence. Sgt. Jim Mark Barwig, UCSB assistant Taylor, a spokesman for the Santa basketball coach, was charged Barbara County Police Depart with one count of rape by the ment, said that during the search, District Attorney’s office last “ Items were turned up that tended Tuesday. to support the statements of the Barwig was arrested on Nov.24 (alleged) victim.” after the alleged rape had occured According to reliable sources in in Montecito. He was released on the administration, Barwig had his own recognizance after being met the alleged victim at the booked at the Santa Barbara restaurant 1129 on State Street iff county jail. According la the official Santa Barbara. police record, the alleged victim Robert Cameron, Assistant Vice was a 19-year-old white female. Chancellor, said that the news After a lengthy investigation came as “ quite a shock” and that involving interviews with the he was convinced that there were supposed victim and others, “mitigating circumstances.” He District Attorney Stan Roden filed also said that the administration The city council refused to approve Fess Parker’s proposal to build a hotel and formal charges against Barwig on has no “ explicit policy per se” in conference center complex on Santa Barbara’s East Beach. Tuesday, Jan. 22. Neither Barwig volving the status of a faculty or nor his lawyer would comment on staff member who has been the D.A.’s decision. arrested. He added that, in Bar- Proposed East Beach Project The assistant coach was wig’s case, no judgment had been arraigned yesterday morning in handed down by the courts. Santa Barbara. Further hearings “ As long as there is no im are scheduled for Feb. II, ac pediment in doing their job, we Killed by City Council Tuesday cording to Deputy District At pretty much stay out of it,” torney Robert Calvert. Cameron said. By JOE MANSON today,” said Parker. “ Enough is that “ your action today will After the initial report was made Vice Chancellor Edward Birch Plans for the development of enough. I’ve spent ova: $300,000 determine whether there will be a to the police on Nov. 24, UCSB said, “ We respond to Mark Barwig Fess Parker’s proposed East and over three years on it.” Asked project in the forseeable future,” Campus Police officers were as we do with ‘John Doe,' a Beach hotel/conference center are about his personal reaction to the council member Hal Conklin said notified and proceeded to detain student,’’ in that the ad being discontinued following the vote, Parker said, “ The council’s that the city had already indicated the coach in front of the Events ministration would take no more City Council’s refusal Tuesday to decision stinks...the council has that it would approve something Center until Deputy Vart of the action than they would if a student approve its concept. spoken. I hope the voters will like the proposed development, Santa Barbara Police Department had been involved in similar cir The council voted down, 4-3, a speak at the next election. ” and that the real issue was whether could make the arrest. cumstances. motion to grant Parker’s requests At the meeting, which filled die (Please turn to p.13, col.l) Later, a search warrant was Barwig was an assistant for such approval and for per council chambers to overflowing, basketball coach and a four-year mission to present the project to attorney Arthur Henzell, starter on the basketball team at the California Coastal Commission representing Parker, presented the University of Oregon in without having to wait for approval the scaled-down version of the Eugene. At Bloom Township High from various city agencies. project plan, which originally had School in South Chicago Heights, Parker, who had said that he included a 200-unit condominium Illinois, he averaged 23.3 points per could not continue to spend money development and 2.77 acres of land game and was heavily recruited by and time on the project without to be donated to the city to add to over 200 colleges. some kind of assurance that the Palm Park. The revised plan did He came to the Gaucho controversial development was not contain these, and reduced the Basketball program in 1977, wanted by the council and the city, capacity of the conference center joining coach Ed DeLacy as an told reporters after the meeting from 1500 to 1000, though the offense specialist. that the vote had effectively killed details of this reduction had not the project. been worked out. “I’m formally withdrawing it Replying to Henzell’s contention Carter Outlines Police Back at Work Possible Draft, Ending City Dilemma Military Aid By TRACY C. STRUB By JERRY CORNFIELD Conklin added that the four of Promising to “ meet the threats Though law enforcement ficers who resigned, had intended to universal peace,” and outlining operations returned to normal in to leave their jobs prior to die a policy of American retaliation Santa Barbara yesterday, the strike. He said he felt the they against the Soviet invasion of city’s first police strike will have a timed their actions as a means to Afghanistan as well as possible marked impact upon relations gain publicity. steps to relieve the Iranian crisis, between city officials and officers. IBPO spokesman Dave Peitz United States President Jimmy Tuesday evening, 143 members termed the new agreement “ ac Carter delivered his State of the of the International Brotherhood of ceptable” as many elements that Union address last night. SB 4 would mandate a minimum deposit of five cents on Police Officers union voted plagued negotiations were ~over Carter, who told assembled unanimously to end their 20-day come in the final 24 hours before containers like these if passed by the state senate. Congress members of both parties strike, and accept a final contract the special session. that the present situation in both offer from the city. A performance salary incentive Iran and Afghanistan was “ the Later that night, council plan proposed by the city, with most serious threat to world peace members endorsed City Ad details to be worked out during the Rains' Bottle Bill to since World War n ,” described ministrator Richard Thomas’ course of the agreement, evoked measures designed to meet the recommendation to ratify the cries of “ quota system” from the threat to allied nations. These contract which awards officers a officers. The union vowed not to measures include increased U.S. 10.5 percent salary increase over return to the bargaining table nor Be Voted Upon Today military strength in the Indian an 18-month period, a fixed to work as long as the plan Ocean, a registration of all draft- educational incentive fee and remained in the contract. Ac A proposal that would mandate a minimum deposit of 5 cents on all aged youths, and “ additional overtime pay. cording to Conklin the per beer and soft drink containers sold in California is being voted on by the military aid to Pakistan,” the Despite the signed agreement, formance evaluation plan was Senate today. The bill is sponsored by Senator Omer Rains (D-Santa president said. an increasing bitterness between retracted some two weeks ago. Barbara). Stating that the Soviet Union will city officials and police officers Reports from the union said the According to Rain’s spokesman, Bob Moore, the purpose of the bill is “pay a concrete price for their has become a noticeable after plan continued to be a problem to encourage recycling and to discourage littering. “ Perhaps most aggression,” Carter said that he effect of the walkout. In addition, until as late as last week. important, the passage of this bill would be a reminder that we cannot hoped the additional military the resignation of four officers In the final agreement no plan is much longer continue our ‘throw away’ ethic, since the Earth’s strength in this area of the world during the strike was seen as in discussed. “ There really isn’t resources are, in fact, limited. Almost all containers, steel, aluminum would be unnecessary, but that the dicative of the officers’ disen anything in the agreement now,” and glass can be processed,” Moore claims. American people “ must be chantment with the Santa Barbara Thomas began. “It’s just Opponents to the bill include container manufacturers, the prepared for that possibility.” police department. something we are going to have to Association erf Bottle Manufacturers, unions representing steelworkers Carter explained that “ There definitely is a morale continue to work on to make sure and glassblowers, and retail grocery organizations. These registration of military-aged problem but part of that will be that we select and retain com organizations fear financial difficulties as well as storage problems and young Americans would be done to helped when we hire a new chief,” petent employees. ’ ’ increased transportation costs. quickly reinstate the draft process Hal Conklin, mayor pro-tem, said. Throughout the strike Peitz Moore, however, claims that bottle manufacturers will experience an should it became necessary. “ The officers’ general frustration spoke of the high turnover of police increase in profits due to a decrease in raw material expenses. Fur Carter told members of Congress with the department is one thing personnel, a turnover the union thermore, the Department of Commerce predicted a net gain of 30,000 that he hoped to have this proposal that is going to take a long time to believed was founded partially in jobs if a national deposit bill were passed. The Federal Energy Ad- to them by “ next month” .

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