Effective after MS(] game Lauterbur spurns Elliott ultimatum: fired By BOB DYER hiring and firing anyone but Its expression Bump Elliott fired me as of yesterday. " tnet. FXL. "I'm under contract for five years." His record at Toledo was 43-23-1 in eight Sports Editor of confidence in Elliott's decision makes FXL said the Monday discussiOlll were Lauterbur took the job in late 1970. His Lauterbur said he will definitely stay in seasons and his teams won three University of Iowa football coach Frank Lauterbur's dismissal only a formality. the first time specific staff changes hid three-year record is 4-27-1 and the 1973 coaching. Mid-American Conference titles. X. Lauterbur alUlOljIlCed Tuesday he had "In analyzina the Iowa 'football picture been discussed. team is winlels in ten I{amea going into "I feel I have a loyal, hanl ... orld.., been fired by Athletic Director Chalmers with Coach Lauterbur, I expreaaed con­ "My main concern now I. for my staff," sajd FXL. "I blred them, 10 If tlley "Bump" Elliott after refusing to make cern for the future and urged him to make are criticized, you must crltldze me. changes in his coaching staff organlza­ coacblng staff." be said. "They are blred changes in his coaching staff. 011 a year-to-year basis." "Our coaching staIf has done an ex­ tion," Elliott said in a prepared statement. ~Ir Lauterbur aMounced the firing at his FXL replaced Ray Nagel in late 1970. cellent job. I still believe we're not that far "At tbl, time, beeaue of what Iw tro­ weekly football luncheon at the Iowa Nagel did not ask that his contract be ex­ away from being a good ballclub. We just Athletic Club. spired, I felt tbat I "" compelled to tended. A year before that. in a hassle with needed some help at a few positions." "If you are going to coacb a football recommend that a cbaace ID the head then Athletic Director Forest Evashevski, Lauterbur said he felt he could have team, tbe coach has to be In charge," coaching position be made," Elliott said. Nagel was fired, then rehired. brought a winner to Iowa if he had been Lauterbur said. Elliott said Lauterbur indicated that Former Eyashevski aide Jerry Bums allowed to fulfill his contract. The Iowa Board in Control of Athletics "these recommendations for change were was dismissed after the 1965 season. Bums He said he had no regrets about taking met Tuesday in a special session and was not acceptable to him." also served five years. the Iowa job and wished everybody the brie~ed by Elliott concerning the football Lauterbur said the discussion with Iowa has not had a wiMing football best. staff situation. ElIlott took place Monday and that he was season since Burns' 1961 team finished "Yes. I feel somebody can win here. I The Board expressed "full confidence" asked to make "adjustments" in his staff 'Iowa: A Place to Grow' ~ . feel we 've helped bring the program along in Elliott's handling of the matter and the and replace certain stsf members. He Lauterbur came to Iowa from Toledo, With some fine young men . Athletic Director's recommendations will refused to say which staff members were The 4&-year old '.-mer Tol. IIMIItor Saturday's home fmale with Michigan where his 1969 and 1970 teams were II'{) , "Iowa 's been a great place, I'm proud to be received at the Board's regular meeting involved. becomes tbe tldnl Iowa foetbaH coed! to State. He has two yean remaining on a and 12'{). respectively. led the nation in have coached here." next Tuesday. "I felt I could not do thaC" he said. "I step do ... a UDder fire hi the hilt IS yean. ~,OOO per year contract. defense and won two Tangerine Bowl The' Board is officially responsible for See related OIl have to be in comrtumd. With this in mind. He bad t ... o yean to ,.. on a five-yar e.- "I will be paid 'or that contract," said games. stories pace eilbt. ctor . Ski d five on Wednesday now at November !I, 1m Iowa City, 10 .... 5%UO Vol.IM,No." LTD. [, REFOCUS director will remain despite charges by members By MAUREEN CONNORS signed a petition to resign if to an event ; and failure to The six persoas attelldlng tile board proof that he had drawn Staff Writer Wavner did leave. properly publiCize REFOCUS meetiag filled vacaacies ill up a new budget-as required events. REFOCUS departmeIItI area •. for UPS to obtain its REFOCUS Richard L. Wayner. A3, is still Charges Lienau said several of the Dave Culp, .u, withdrew bls funds-and had a new staff. director of REFOCUS. the charges made against Wayner resignatioD alter be lelH'lled r University of lowa's film and Charges made against were things which previously certain crucial REFOCUS pesta The conclusion given by " photography festival. despite Wayner include failure to had been taken care of by an ad­ bad beeD fDled and after he Uenau was that the REFOCUS charges made by four return photographs. films and viser from the Office of came to aadentaad W.yner" situation "stilI isn 't clear, REFOCUS department coor­ correspondence ; lack of goidan­ Organizational Deve opment posltlo., possibly never .wllI be." lie-did dinators who resigned last week ce, training and organization (OOD)' Lienau said this year no Wayner spoke- .In his own tell Wayner he would offer him due to Wayner 's alleged claimed that 22 persons have adviser specifically took charge defense, refuting charges made suggestions in future "mismanagement" of the within a reasonable ~riod prior of REFOCUS. against him, and giving the UPS RE:FOCUS meetings. program. 30 Aithough Wayner was gIven a • letter Nov. 12 demanding his resignation which was signed by eight REFOCUS members. Russia accuses Peking of trying no aclion was taken during Tuesday night 's University Programming Service tUPS)-the parent body of to provoke Soviet-U.S. clash REFOCUS-meeting at which these demands were discussed. By the Associated Press even more opposed to a similar Soviet en­ disturbances if applied to such a region as Six WayDer supporters were Moscow's claim that Peking wants to terprise inAsia . South Asia? There Is no doubt that such an prtseat It tbe UPS meeting to It seems Moscow has sought to lay down appeal is aimed against the normalization defead Wayner and to discuss provoke a Soviet-U.S. military clash, though it has an ominous sound. seems lhat il underway there. The Peking the cbarges, but DOlle of the four leaders seem to want to throw the South complainants attended. nevertheless a Kremlin gambit in a contest for dominating influence In Asia. Asian countries back into the time of con­ UPS Director Chris Lienau. frontation and conflict .. ... A4. commented that no charges The accusation was published Monday Assof!iated Press by the government newspaper Izvestia, a That was a reference to the In­ were formally presented from dia-Pakistan conflicts, the latest of which the floor and thus the board fact that in itself suggests lhere might be less to this seeming escalation of the ver­ ...u in 1171 over the Bangladesh secession Photo by Jim Trumpp couid do nothing. from Pakistan. One member, Pam Braus. A3, bal war than meets the eye. News Anal".is had passed out to other mem­ Also. it comes only a week in advance of Francis X. Lauterbur 5 p,m, on bers the complaints made by a scheduled trip by Leonid I. Brezhnev. the Speculation Iowa football coach Frank Lauterhur talb to herself, Rebecca Gregory. A4. Soviet Communist chief. to India. where he al Monday by Athletic Director Chalmers a propaganda barrage in advahce of the newsmen during prllctice at KInnick Stadium "Bump" EUlott. Lauterabr's dismissal will take Greg Schmitt. G. and Linda wants to push the idea that Asia should join There's been a lot !1 speculation lately Moscow in a "collective security" system. Brezhnev trip. designed primarily to scare Tuesday shortly after he announced his dismlss- etrect following Saturday's contest with MichI­ Sawyer. A2. but she didn't at­ that the SovIet Union has put aside any gan State, tend the meeting. None of the Asians by portraying the Chinese as eager for World War UI. notion it may have entertained of a four former REFOCUS depart­ Irksome pre-emptive strike at China's nuclear in­ ment heads were available for Soviet propaganda insists the Chinese stallations before China might develop lhe Rules committee okays Ford comment after the meeting. opposed a Middle East cease-fire because potential to strike back effectively. That Peking's anti-Soviet posture has become they wanted the war lo go on indefinitely; may be too comfortable an assumption WASHINGTON (AP) - The nomination of President Spiro T. Agnew. who resigned Oct. 10. Not accurate more irksome than ever to Moscow lately. that this illustrated a Peking urge to profit lonll range, but in the short term it seems Gerald R. Ford to be vice president cleared its Rules Committee chairman Howard W. Can­ The new Middle East war permitted Pe­ from global tunnoil from which it might to hold water. first congressional hurdle Tuesday and headed non, D-Nev., said the panel conducted "an Sue Muse , A2 . a new king to porlray the Russians as conniving gain in terms of big power domination. A look at the map shows that with for an early confirmation vote in the Senate. inquiry of historic proportiOns" on Ford, a REFOCUS department head with the Americans to rule the world.