The Daily Egyptian, January 16, 1968

Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC January 1968 Daily Egyptian 1968 1-16-1968 The aiD ly Egyptian, January 16, 1968 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_January1968 Volume 49, Issue 65 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, January 16, 1968." (Jan 1968). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1968 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in January 1968 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ", ' 1 F'(lculty, Grad Cl?uncils -Oppose' Grid Expansion By John Epperheimer the group "opposed any ex- The Graduate and Faculty ~~nsi~~n ~~~~tt~a!l l~~~~U~~:- Councils have wid Acting Pre- gram would be unduly expen sident Roben MacVicar that sive. II they are opposed to an ex- He said members of the panslon of tbe football pro- Council especially were con gram. ,r cerned with the proposed con- They also have recommend- struction of a new football ed that the proposed school stadium, which h~ said c-ould of Health, Physical Education cost as much as ~ S6 m Wion. and Athletics not be establish- Kenney said no alternatives ed. to the Study Commissions rec- The Faculty Coundil, in its ommendations were advanced meeting Jan. 9 also urged that" because the Graduate Council ucaution and student concur- thought itt was its duty Uta renee be required in any es- react, nQ[~o make proposa1s:' calatlon of student fees for In g e n .M a I he said the athletics purposes, including Graduate Council f a v 0 red facilities." , most of the Study Commls- Both Councils were reactln~ sion repon, with the excep to the report of the StudYLfiOs noted above. Comrnission on Athletics, an he Faculty Council, which Independent group which In ommlssloned a full ad hoc general recommended an ex- committee to study the athle panded athletics program, es- tics situation, stated that it peclally In football. does not want "Increased ex- The Un i v e r si t y Co uncil, penditures for athletics to im hlgbest advisory body in the pair the-educatlonal develop University, will consider the ment of the University." reports of the Study Com mis- The Faculty Council voted slon, the Faculty and Graduate 16 for, eight against, with two Councils and the Student Se- abstaining, to accept the re nate in early February. port of the ad hoc commit- David Kenney, chairman of tee along with a covering the Graduate Council para- ::;tatement summarizing the phrased its report. He said committee report. TBAFFlC P BOBLOIS--Tbe weekead __" the 800W on the drhes and some of the sIde posed problems yesterday ('" both pedestrian walks. see ,elated story, Page 7. CPhoto by and vehicular traffic, However. the problems SP!ve Mills) lessened durin,' the day as the sun&biae melted City Drops Proposed Parking Fine Hike A pressure campaign by ally with city officials and EGYPTIAN the Carbondale merchants has VOiced their objections. caused the City to drop its Ye s te rd a y, the Downtown plans to increase fines for Merchants Association ran a Southern Illinois U~ iversity parking mete r violations. quarter page ad in a local By what Mayor David Keene newspaper, calling for Car Vol ume 49 Ca rbonda le, III. Thursday, Janu ary J-r, 1968 Number 65 te rmed "general agreement," bondale residents to let their ~"".I-I""'~"'--------____________________ ...I , the city council, city manager city councilman know that they and Keene decided Monday opposed the fine increase. So me Oppositio n Ex pecte d m0rning to end consideration According to feene, the in of a proposed ordinance which crease was dee&d necessary would have raised mete r fines to defray the r ' ing cost of 20 Local Groups Invited from the present r ate of 50 e n for c i n g....an processing cents [Q $1. parking violations. "Now the Keene said that the city still reve nue will have to cd"'me intends to adopt a pe n a I t y from somewhe re else," said clause of the ordinance which Keene. To A nti-Poverty Meeting call s for a $3 charge for fines that are not paid within 48 Gus Bode . Approximately 20 10 c a I that was presented in the fall. this discriminatory s ituation hours after the ticket is is civic groups, we lfare agen According (0 Mayor David can be somewhat re me died. sued. cies, business and labor or Keene, the hearing is being ganizations have been invited held in order to de[ermine Kirk said that as far as OppoSition to the fine hike began to form after the or .. (Q participate in a hearing public reaction to the city he knew. Carbondale's pro tonight on Carbondale's con sponsored project before any dinance \Y.as introduced at last troversial anti-poverty pro offi cial action is taken. posed project was the first week's Council meeting. gram, Plans call for the $75,000 pove rty program in the Pressure came to a head Gus~ says with tbe new early this week after three housing restrictions tbe Uni The hearing is part of a project ~o be finaoced by the country to be s upported e n special meeting of the qty .34 per ceO[ returns the city re presentatives of the bus versity sbo41,l1 be bullding bar Council whlcb will begin 3t receives from a~l sales tax tirely by cHy-provided funds . iness community rTtCt inform- racks, not eJPr ms . 7:15 p.m. in the council room collected in Carbondale . at city hall. Nearly half of the aO[i Local I m pact Expected , SOme oppos iliqn to the pro poverty program funds are gram is e.xpectedto come from expected to be used (0 suppon tbe Carbondale Chamber of the Youth Corps, an agency Commerce which e xpressed which provitles jobs and 1,200 More Living Spaces strong objections when an out training for the une mployed. line of the project was un Mo s t of the remaining funds veiled in September. will be used to e mploy a social To Be Available in Fall H a r.r y Wee ks, executive worker. a public health nurse director of tbe Chamber, said and a housing rehabilitation t hat hI s organization s till SIU will have at out 800 pr e sen t requirement for de nce halls off-campus. and expert who will work with the more living spaces for men single undergraduates not with ow ne r-occupied roo m i ng doesn't agree with several city's low in come families. aspects of tbe project, but and 400 more for women for a ~rent or guardian will be houses," the letter said. the school year 1968-69. This required to live in bouslng pointed out that it is a re Car bo nd a Ie Councilman Application forms for gain is expected to have a classified "Accepted Living vised version of the program Frank Kirk, chairman of the Accepted Living Center status anti-poverty program, said major impact on rental prop Centers." erty in Carbondale. for the coming academic year that the basic idea behind Moulton said that me Uni are scheduled ' to he mailed .A Look Inside W ilb~ Moultgn...d.e:an of stu (be use of s ales tax returns versity's obligation under the within the ne)([ few days. • • • T; xi owners preparing to suppa" the program is to dentji(OOld 8'rnondale, house for bearing, p. 2. bonding agreements to main "righr" an inequality. holders In a J.!>cent Ic;tter tbat tain maximum occupancy of Stlggestions for changes in • : • Flower children, p. 4. the uUniveIlSity4flasbeen ex~ the coming year's poliCies, • • • Dog bites S III coed, Kirk explained that the sales ploring ways.Of revising cur University housing must be standards, or procedures considered. informadon sought, p. 2. tax traditionally hits the poor rent' housing regulat1on~ to should be forwarded to I.W. • ; • The. Flu and SID, p. 12. harder tban other income serve the beSt interests of all Entering students will be Adams, assistant dean of stu • • • First televised game from groups, tbus by using ta~ re concerned." "used to filIon - campus dents atthe Office of Off.{; am Carbondale, p. 16. tu r:lS to finance the project The letter sale! that the bousing, conventional resi- pus Students, Moulton said. \ DAIL'·:ECypnAH ...,... Firms Requesting In~re88e8 Cab Firms ColleC{ing Expense EJ1i,dence Carbondale taxi owners are zens committee hearing their call both cab companies and might have to take some of would hold another hearing now preparingdocumenredev- request for increased fa~es. then-take the fgst cab to tbeir vehicles off the road. as soon as it received doc idence to present to a citi- ;rhe owne r s were (old to arrive, Councilman Josepb Rags- umented evidence from the Bubmit the fin a n cia 1 state _ The owners also cold the' dale told tbe cab company companies regarding their op ments after a meeting of the committee that students shop owners that tbe com mit tee eraring expenses. Dog Bites advisory committee Saturday.' ~~l~ro~~:/~~ Sae~~~I~~t~P~~~ ~~~~~ t~:l~ mt~~tln~O ~~i::ex~stude nt while the others walk. School Interviews Slated The taxi operators want to SIU Coed, that they were not earning a remedy this s i (u a t 10 n by ~~~~~f[~~~~: recurn on their c harging 25 cents for parcels.

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