S.B. Grand Jury to Probe 'Questioned' L V. Funds by JOHN BAUR David Strayhorn
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w Vol. 58, No. 47 University of California, Santa Barbara Thursday, November 17, 1977 ¡T ¡ggglmf ï In Wake of Audit S.B. Grand Jury to Probe 'Questioned' L V. Funds By JOHN BAUR David Strayhorn. The files received the payment from The Santa Barbara County contain no warrants, Chabrow. Grand Jury will begin an inquiry authorizations, or approval by the Nancy Sieh of the District today into questions raised by the IV-MACboardforthedisbursal of Attorney’s office stated that audit of the Isla Vista Municipal these funds. All four checks were return of the funds would not Advisory Council (IV-MAC). written by Chabrow, who worked affect the investigation, if it was r The involvement of the Grand under Strayhorn. determined that a crime was Jury follows an investigation by In a letter to Parsons dated committed. “It is no defense to the District Attorney’s office that November 8, Howard Dyck, the any crime of theft that the money examined the actions of two present administrative analyst was later returned.” she said. “former employees” of the IV- for the IV-MAC, acknowledged Sieh would not confirm that the MAC in regards to “questioned that the Council would try to Grand Jury would begin con appropriations” of $700 in federal return all of the questioned ex sideration of the case today, or Comprehensive Employment and penditures, including the $700. even that the D.A.’s investigation Training Act (CETA) funds. An The Letter says in part, would be completed this week. audit of the IV-MAC by the “Attached is the first part of She stated that the investigation Former UCSB Director of the Center for Black County Auditor-Controller our repayment of the $1,202 in centered on the question of Studies Gerald C. McWorter claimed yesterday that revealed the appropriations and questioned costs. This particular whether the funds “had been “Bakke will just be legal legitimizing for behavior the method by which the $350 was returned by Mr. appropriated to file personal use that is already being implemented.” (Photo by Karl payments were made. Strayhorn. Mr. Chabrow has of the employees.” If they had Mondon) Four cancelled checks in the stated his willingness to return been, this would constitute em files of the IV-MAC account for the funds, but his assurances in bezzlement, according to Sieh. the missing funds, according to the past have not been fruitful. In She also noted that, since the County Auditor William Parsons. either case, if the funds are not funds in question were federal McWorter Tells of Two checks made out in April and returned we are preparing to take funds, there is concurrent two in May show unauthorized them to small claims court.” jurisdiction with the FBI. payments to former IV-MAC Parsons confirmed that he However, a spokesman for the Bakke 'Dimensions' bookkeeper Frank Chabrow and received the first payment but FBI denied that the Bureau was former Administrative Analyst stated that he had not yet By KERRYTEPPER (Please turn to p.16, col.4) Focusing on the issue of Bakke, Gerald C. McWorter, former director of the Center for Black Studies at UCSB, provided a powerful discussion of the dimensions of the now famous case. Sithole's Speech to Highlight McWorter, who is currently an associate professor of Black Studies at the University of Chicago (Illinois), explained that the “dimensions” of the Bakke case and the “issues” raised would be highlighted, rather than the “details.” Conference on African Issues “The Bakke case involves issues fundamental to what’s hap By JOHN M. WILKENS director of UCSB’s Center for pening objectively in the country. It must be understood why it is a African nationalist leader Black Studies said. “For all we major social question in the U.S.” he said. Ndabaningi Sithole will deliver a know, we could some day be Citing results of the Civil War, which he characterized as “in part speech Saturday to highlight addressing him as Your Ex a revolutionary movement,” McWorter said that “Laws were UCSB’s three day International cellency.” passed to guarantee the slaves rights as it was seen as society’s Conference on “Colonial According to the Center of responsibility to bring slaves into the mainstream of society.” Education and Contemporary Black Studies, Sithole’s lecture is “But, what occurs in paper is abstract, and we must look at Conflict in Southern Africa: a “once in a lifetime opportunity concrete facts and see what really happened.” African and African-American to meet, listen, and talk to an Discussing the concept of social engineering, whereby society Perspectives.” outstanding African statesman consciously plans change, the dynamic speaker raised the Sithole, a leading contender for and revolutionary leader.” question: “Can you legislate morality and social objectives?” President of an independent Sithole’s speech is just one part “The 60’s policies are no longer possible,” he said. “You can’t Zimbabwe, will speak on current of the convention which will mandate change because people feel something is being taken developments in Zimbabwe and feature scholars from six African African Nationalist leader away from them.” McWorter added that “As the economic pie gets Southern Africa at noon Saturday nations and other parts of the Ndabaningi Sithole will be smaller, people are made to believe that competition is becoming in Lotte Lehmann Concert Hall. world. Some 200 people are ex on campus Saturday as stiffer.” “Thiscould be the biggest thing pected to participate in the part of UCSB’s. In (Please turn to p.16, col.l) that ever happened here,” Dr. gathering which opens today with ternational Conference on Agrippah Mugomba, acting a keynote address by Df. Winston Doby of UCLA and an afternoon Colonial Education and panel focusing on “African- Contemporary Conflict in Americans and the Liberation of Southern Africa. Farm Workers Boycott Grapes Southern Africa.” that had been mishandled,” he According to Mugomba, the added. three day convention will focus on Some changes have been made, To Protest Delano Ranches European systems superimposed Mugomba said, but they have "When the union’s inspiration UCSB last Tuesday night. “Then we can go into the cities upon African areas by the oc been largely “cosmetical rather through the workers blood shall Under the theme of “The Grape and set up services for the poor cupiers, as well as European than fundamental.” For example, run Boycott is Back,” the crowded people. But those dreams won’t educational models in continued one African country, according to there shall be no power greater room listened as UFW members come true without the marriage use in Africa after the departure Mugomba, has changed the anywhere beneath the sun told of the union’s future goals of the cities and the fields,” Laue of the colonial powers. Ministry of Law and Order to the for what force on earth is weaker and aspirations. stressed and added that, “The “We are particularly interested Ministry of Justice. Despite this in the ways in which colonial than the feeble strength of one Special guest speaker, Gret- worst enemy we have is when change, “people are still being But the union makes us strong" chen Laue, of UFW’s Southern people don’t think something can education, or rather conolial jailed,” he claimed. miseducation, has affected our California Boycott, gave a brief get done. That’s what the growers “The mere change of the name attitudes on a variety of issues,” "Solidarity forever history of the union beginning in want.” didn’t alter the psychological Solidarity forever Mugomba said. “We are also 1962 when Ceasar Chavez, UFW’s She asked the audience to impact of colonialism,” Solidarity forever original organizer, went around interested in ways in which Mugomba said. “sacrifice” their time for this just colonial education socialized For the union makes us strong" to small groups of farm workers In Southern Africa, he con cause. She explained the present African political elites and what it explaining to them the power they tinued, most “institutions are boycott against the “Delano meant to the leaders who later By KIM KAVANAGH could have in 1975 when enough designed to deal with the Seven,” seven ranches in the came to power.” Sung to the tune of the Battle pressure was put on the growers minority,” which in his opinion, is Delano area that won’t sign Today’s African leaders, Hymm of the Republic, over 60 to pass a law which gave the farm “acute oppression.” contracts with the union, that Mugomba explained, are learning people lent their vocies to worker the right to choose. would give farm workers “How do you expect institutions that they have to “operate within originally designed to serve the “Solidarity Forever,” to generate Laue said that the UFW’s deserved rights. the system. The rules have been minority interests in South Africa the vivacious energy that was dream is a nationwide union and There are five teams determined by the departing to become systems to serve the evident at the United Farm eventually a “poor people’s” throughout Santa Barbara that colonial powers.” majority?” Mugomba asked. Workers (UFW) meeting held at union in the cities. (Please turn to p.16, cot.l) “They a re inheriting a kingdom (Please turn to p.16, coL4) PAGE 2 DAILY NEXUS THURSDAY. NOVEMBER 17, 1977 I--------------------11 V11 M I N------‘--------:-----, The State The Nation The World SANTA ANA — A college janitor who killed WASHINGTON — A proposal to let doctors LONDON — Health, Education and Welfare seven people in a campus'rifle attack last prescribe marijuana as medicine gets a Secretary Califano says the Carter Ad year has been committed to Atascadero hearing from an advisory commission of the ministration will unveil a national health State Mental Hospital.