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- November 29, 1973 University of · Missouri-St. \..ouis Issue 184 • Student injured - collisio~ near gym. An UMSL student was severe up here. My mind is a complete, ly injured on the Wednesday blank." morning before Thanksgiving An UMSL policeman on the when her car was struck by a scene of the accident pointed out tractor-trailer on Florissant Rd . that a traffic light at that exit just outside the Multi-Purpose . would have prevented the acci Building. dent. "We've had a lot of near misses at that exit, and this acci R elat~d Commentary dent indicates that a light shou~d be put there," he said . • 11 p a •• 4 UMSL Police chief James Three UMSL students will portray the women in "The Three Sisters," the Chekhov lay to be Nelson pointed out that if a light presented at UMSL Friday through Saturday, Nov . 39 to Dec. 2. Pictured from left to right are were put up there, traffic would Janet Knickmeyer, Mary Klapp and Dot Alexander. Police say the student, Judith be stopped on both directions of Blackburn, a junior from Bridge Florissant to let traffic flow out. - ton, was pulling 'o ut of the of the service road. Nelson said service road by the building at this might cause traffic to back l ETTER CAR '.OTEeT/ON AlI(O.'ETTE UJT tempting to go north when the up all the way to highway 70, southbound truck struck her car causing a jam. by Carl Hess weeks ago. he stopped coming no additional cost to the Univer on the left side. The truck "The only good thing about it The security guard at the altogether. When UMSL Busin sity. Whelan Security Co. was turned O\4er on its side on would be to help our students supplemental parking lot behind ess Officer John Perry was selected for the job by bids let impact, causing a traffic tie-up get out of the campus," Nelson E.J. Korvette is operating under notified. the chain of events out by the University. "It's until Cool Valley police could said. a new system which will help began which led to the new helping the company as well as clear the wreckage. Another complication. is the insure that cars on the lot are system. helping us," Perry said. Blackburn was then rushed to fact that Florissant, Rd . is an protected at all times. The Perry explained that the set This whole affair represents Missouri Baptist Hospital in official Misso.uri highway and guard, who is employed by up involves 3 time-clock devices just one case where student Creve Coeur. therefore falls under the jurisdic Whelan Security Co. Inc., will which are mounted at various involvement has shown results She was put in intensive care tion of The Missouri State be required to check in at 3 parts of the lot. The guard has relatively quickly. Neither Perry, suffering from a fractured pel Highway 'Commission which different locations on the lot special keys that he inserts into nor the UMSL Police Depart vis, a head cut and amnesia. must approve any additions to every hour. the clocks, punching out a ment nor even Whelan's was On Sunday she was removed the road. The need for a way of time-tape which will be available aware that the guard had flow n from intensive care and placed Blackburn, who favors an checking up on the guard was to UMSL officials on request. the coop. The situation was in a room on the hospital floor. electric signal at that exit, was brought about when his prede This is to insure that the guard reported on a Thursday after When asked to descrlbe the ac asked when she would be back cessor failed to show up for is on duty and moving about. noon, and by the next Monday cident Blackburn said, to school, where she is an work . Drivers for the campus He' ll have to be there from 7:311. morning it was completely recti "I don't remember anything education major. shuttle-bus service reported that to 5, except for a 30 minute fied. Luckily, the UMSL Police between the time I went out "I don't know. I'll be out for a after the first few weeks of this lunch break during WhICh tne said that no thefts had been onto Florissant and when I woke while. " semester, they began to see less UMSL police will fill in . reported during the 7 day and less of him . Finally, two The new operation will involve absence of protection. President cancelled from. class roles by Tom )Volf and ment in late September of the Central Council, told official student could be he was not familiar with the Tom Lochmoeller through students who had Cu rrent reporters that the found. The Bylaws of the details of the policy as they "It was all a misunder heard rumors concerning her Council wasn't planning to University of Missouri - St. would pertain to Matthew's standing," related Central status. In checking with the take any action on the matter Louis state that "the student status as a student. He did Council President, Althea School of Arts and Sciences, at this time. Most university body of the University of relate that he "personally Matthews in response to Matthews was informed that officials expressed the feeling Missouri - St. Louis shall con believed in a flexible policy" growing rumors that she was she had been cancelled from that the matter was solved sist of all persons who are regarding the matter. Kimbo not officially a student .'It the class rolls. In explaining when Matthews paid her officially enrolled as regular stated, however, that his was a lack of communicatIOn her situation to the college, fees. full-time students or part office would have become on my part and that of she was told by them to con The -concern over the mat time students in the Univer concerned if Matthews ' h~d administration officials." tinue attending classes and to ter arises from the fact that sity of Missouri - St. Louis." not paid at all for the Matthews, in a Nov. 7 pay her fees. After paying Matthews did not pay her Various administration of semester. interview with Current report some library fines, she paid fees until late October. An ficials, when interviewed, Al Henson, head cashier, ers, said that the mix-up in her fees in late October. onymous sources informed gave numerous interpreta told Current reporters that fee payment was the result of When asked if she had the Current that there was a tions of the school policy. the university policy regard a misunderstanding with her received a letter sent out by possible violation of univer Jean Heithaus, an academic ing late fees was to accept father. Her father, she said, the Cashier's office regarding sity rules if Matthews, who advisor for the School of Arts the late payments with an ad usually pays the fees, her non-payment of fees , receives a salary as Central and Sciences,said that if no ditional $25 fine. When asked and she was under the Matthews said that she had Council President, was not a tification of fee payment was whether Matthews had paid impression that the fees had not. "I recently had changed studend during her term of not received by the college, the fine for late fees, Henson been paid for the fall semes my residence and the letter office. the student would be cancel replied that she did not. ter. was apparently not forward Current reporters checked led from the rolls. When asked why she did not Matthews said that she ed. " into university regulations, Conney Kimbo, Dean of pay the fine, he stated that it' received word of her non-pay- Bob Braun, vice-president and no clear definition of an Student Affairs, admitted that was "just one of those things." • - Page 2 UMSL CURRENT' November 29, 1973 ,- Doubts passage of. Two Dlonth hospital strike unresolved com.,m.unication :major by Judy Singler evidence that this amount is striker. Workers at Normandy Osteo unsatisfactory. "In families with A general support picket line pathic Hospital are _ celebrating one source of income, the is being sponsored by the Peace . b! Mary Verl!Ue student interested in theater, and Freedom Party each Wed UMSL speech faculty mem broadcasting, or public speak the s(>cond a~niversary of their government says that the worker strike for hjgher wages, better' should receive $3.50 an .hour as nesday from 2 to 4 pm to aid the bers will hold an open meeting ing, there is, really no other workers in their strike for better Monday, Dec. 3 from 11:45 to major that serves his need," he working conditions; increased a starting salary to' stay just benefits and union recognitiob. above the poverty line. We're working conditions. The picket 1:30 in Rm. 222, J.C. Penney to said. "This need is met by every line is located at 7840 Natural discuss the proposed communi other state-supported Missouri The- strike has been going on for demanding at least that amount a period of over two months. because of th(> rising cost of Bridge Road, in front of the cations major. school. We believe we will be hospital. The proposal which 'is current able to accommodate additional Participants in the strike rep living," stated another angry ly being studied by the Curricu students, as well as keep old resent many departments in the lum Committee is expected to ones." .