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The Rocket Urges All Students— VOTE Serving the Slippery Rock Community for 42 years Vol. 50, No. 9 Friday, October 29,1976 Candidates Speak Out on Issues by Janice Graham he had wanted to support some- represented by his brother, Ron Candidates running for various one straightforward and uprightpg . Myers. Myers stressed his broth- local offices and representatives Accordinrding to Fox, Ford will er's openness concerning cam- of those running on the federal keep the country militarily paign financing and the fact that level visited the CU MPR last strong, which cannot be done by he will not accept contributions Thursday, Oct. 21, when SG and cutting the defense budget indis- from corporate groups. the Association of Pennsylvania criminately, he said. Dr. Marc Selman, professor of State College and University Ford also plans to fight infla- political science and Butler Faculties (APSCUF) sponsored tion and unemployment concur- County Democratic Chairman, Candidates Day 76. rently. More jobs will be created, spoke for Eugene Atkinson, Dem- Barry Hammond, professor of Fox said, if private industry is al- ocratic candidate for Congress. political science, introduced the lowed to keep more of their prof- According to Selman, we need to speakers and directed audience its. This money will be invested elect a Congress who can work questions to the appropriate can- to improve technology and cre- with the President in office. didates. ate the needed jobs, he said. Selman said if voters want na- On the Presidential level, Don- Ross, speaking for Carter, said tional health care, public em- ald W. Fox, delegate to the Re- that Carter will work for the ployment and aid to higher publican National Convention, types of changes the common education, they should vote for spoke on behalf of President Ger- people want to see. Known dur- Carter and legislators who agree ald Ford and James Ross, SR stu- ing his term in the Georgia Sen- with him. dent and delegate to the ate for his hard work, Carter Myers must rearrange his pri- Democratic National Convention, read every bill, in its entirety, be- orities, Selman said, as he has not PlKXo by Irv Johnson represented Democratic Presi- fore voting on it, Ross said. shown sensitivity in these areas. Dr. Marc Selman looks on as Patricia Green discusses her husband, dential nominee Jimmy Carter. If elected, Carter plans to in- In the race for the 21st District William Green's, stand on the issues at last week's candidates day. Fox stressed the honesty and crease aid to the elderly, in- State Senate seat, Republican in- Green is running against H. John Heinz for the U.S. Senate. integrity of Ford, explaining that crease the federal share of public cumbent W. Thomas Andrews education and initiate a national stated that he supported funding health care program. By closing of the state colleges but voted the present tax loopholes, Ross against the education appropria- said, Carter could subsidize these tions last year. According to An- Food Service Options programs without increasing drews, all appropriations are in taxes for middle income Ameri- one bill and he objected to other cans. provisions included. Patricia Green, wife of Wil- Andrews said that he closed his Under Consideration liam Green, candidate for the Butler office because no one U.S. Senate, spoke on the differ- called or came in to him with by Val Moore proximately $9,000 to $10,000 a instead of other budgets such as ences beteen the candidates in problems. Various options are currently year in food service costs," he in dorms," he said. her husband's race. Democrat James Green, Andrews' oppo- being studied to reduce the Food continued. "The probability of increasing Green is opposing H. John Heinz, nent, promised to be a full-time Services deficit, brought to light "Food and labor costs are ris- the cost of meal tickets for tran- who did not attend Candidates Senator for the residents of But- in the '74-75 Auditor General's ing, which leads to increased sient students and visitors hasn't Day. ler and Lawrence Counties. Report, while maintaining quali- costs," Storch said of the effects been addressed yet," Storch Although Green lacks the Green produced a letter from ty food services at the least pos- of inflation on SR's Food Ser- added. money Heinz has, his voting rec- Andrews to all area students cur- sible cost to SR students, said Dr. vices. "The closing of North Din- Approximately 3,800 students ord has been consistent with rently receiving financial aid Champ Storch, vice president for ing Hall this semester was one who have been issued food con- what he says, his wife said. from the Pennsylvania Higher Student Affairs. way to reduce costs, but there is tracts this semester will be af- Heinz's ads are deceptive, she Education Assistance Agency He said that SR's Food Ser- no cost analysis on it at present." fected by food service changes said. They give the appearance (PHEAA). In the letter, Andrews vices are reviewing several pos- Storch maintained that Food that are enacted. that he is for jobs and education, claims credit for the scholarships sibilities to reduce costs, Services are devoting much time Arthur Garrett, director of yet he voted against job bills in and praised the program as very including computerized assisted to the issue of portion control, in Food Services at SR, refused to 1972, 73, 75 and 76. Heinz also worthwhile. In reality, Green management information sys- which the frequency of serving comment directly to the Rocket voted with President Nixon to pointed out, Andrews voted tems, to outline programs in cost high cost food items such as beef concerning the food services impound education funds. against the PHEAA funds. and nutrition accounting, food and steak may be reduced. problem, but relayed the infor- Gary A. Myers (R), incumbent Senator Thomas Nolan, House planning and production control. "Food Services enacted educa- mation to Storch. candidate for the House of Rep- Majority leader, has also re Trans Tech Co. and a consul- tional programs in the form of resentatives (25th District), was Cont. on Pg. 4, Col. 1 tant firm for Pennsylvania State posters in the cafe last semester, University have both designed to alert students about portion such programs. control and food waste," Storch Food Services "Such systems are used exten- revealed. sively by hospitals and claim to Surveys are currently posted save an institution from 5 to 17 in dorms for student inputs re- per cent in costs over a period of garding food services. The listed Probe Conducted Three Years Ago time, which could save SR ap- options are to have the same food service with an increase of two by Janet E. William* Watkins said that this exami- be sold only at Weisenfluh. "We dollars more per week for each An internal review was con- nation of Food Services was not found no problems with the cash student, or a cutback on food, (no ducted into Food Services about an investigation, but just an in- flow in Food Services," Watkins Voters Given seconds and smaller propor- three years ago, and as a result ternal review and it had nothing said. tions), while paying the same of that review, copies of three to to do with the current problems The committee took a random amount of money at present. five months of tally sheet records that have been uncovered in the sampling of tally sheet records have been made available to Food Services operation. Ekas and had them duplicated to make Ride to Polls Storch discussed other food state auditors, according to Dr. explained that the committee comparisons of the records, ac- The 1,200 students who recent- problems such as groups charg- James Watkins, assistant vice worked for about a week making cording to Watkins. When the au- ly registered to vote will have an ing costs directly to Food Ser- president. certain that there was a trail of ditors learned of the existence of easy time getting to the polls on vices when the costs should have Tally sheet records before money from the cafeteria to the these records, they took them. Tuesday, Nov. 2. been paid directly by the specific Sept 1, 1975, were reported to business office that could be ac- Watkins said that he doesn't At least five vehicles will be department using the services. have been destroyed by the Audit counted for. know what the auditors did with available, according to SG Presi The slack period during the Report that was issued by the No written report was made of the records once they took them dent Joe Art-hut, for transporting summer has made it necessary to Auditor General's Office. Howev- the committee's findings as none Ed Hime, who works with the Au- students to the polls assign some caf workers to work er, the committee that conducted was requested by Storch. Both ditor General's Office, said that Each vehicle will be marked elsewhere on campus at that the review made copies of some Ekas and Watkins said that no he couldn't comment at present "Voter Volunteer Vehicle" and time, but the labor costs have of the tally sheet records and the problems were found with Food on any audit investigations that one will be in front of each dor- been charged to Food Services auditors learned of their exis- Services, although the committee are being conducted into Food mitory at the top of every hour tence when they were investigat- recommended that meal tickets Services at SR throughout the day on Tuesday ing Food Services last spring.