Caucus Goes to Concor Limit Tuition by Lynne Tuohy Been Co-Opted by Administrators
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Conspiracy claimed in JFK assassination By Lynne Tuohy Most striking among evidence disprov come from behind Kennedy since the mo ing the lone assassin lone bullet theory torcade had passed Oswald’s location David Williams of the Assassination In comes from an FBI report, Williams when shots rang out. formation Bureau in Cambridge, Mass. quoted. However, the film showed that after brought evidence to UNH Tuesday, that According to the report, for Oswald to the initial shot which may have come President John Kennedy was killed not shoot and hit both Kennedy and from ’behind , another shot, struck by one man but by a conspiracy which Connolly from his alleged sixth floor Kennedy in the head. That was the fatal was if not government engineered, gov perch the bullet had to enter Kennedy on one. ernment supressed - Williams reconstruct a downward trajectory about five inches Kennedy’s head was propelled back ed that fatal afternoon in Dallas and the from the neck, exit inches higher through ward with incredible force. The exploding subsequent arrest of Lee Harvey Oswald Kennedy’s throat, then take a “sharp bullet (unlike any that could have been and Warren Commission hearings through right turn” in order to enter Connally’s fired from Oswald’s rifle) blew tissue, the use of photographs, testimonies, Fed rib cage. bone and brain matter onto the wind eral documents and medical reports be Williams had with him “one of the finer shields of the motorcycles behind the fore over 800 people in the Granite State bootleg copies” of a film shot by presidential limousine. “This defies Room. Abraham Zapruder, a spectator in Dallas common sense and logic as well as the He also labeled Ford as “an accessory that day. (The original is said to have known laws of physics,” commented after-the-fact to the murder of his predec- been sold to Time-Life Publishers for Williams, who shows through diagrams* cessor” because he was a member of the $250,000.) and witnesses testimony that bullets were Warren Commission and received money The film shows that for Oswald to have David Williams fired from five directions. for publishing classified information in a been the lone assassin as reported by the book he wrote. Warren Commission, all shots fired had to JFK page 16 Volume 65 Number 46 1 Durham N.H. Taking petition for System’s $52.8 M State bill to Caucus goes to Concor limit tuition By Lynne Tuohy been co-opted by administrators. “I don’t think we’ve been co-opted,” The Student Caucus unanimously ap responded Student Body President Larry may be killed proved a motion to send petitions and Meacham, “and we do want to be bold, By Steven Morrison representatives to the State House next gutsy and imaginative but we don’t want Wednesday to support the $52.9 million to be stupid.” System’s budget submitted by the Board Other senators opposed the motion on A bill that would have limited tuition of Trustees last October. the grounds that if students wanted to go increases to 10 per cent will probably be Thprp will also he a comnus-wide rally thpy would Ho «o Hpspitp classes; that a leaving the Senate Education Committee Tuesday night , in East-West Park to mus substantial number of students wouldn’t with a recommendation to be voted ter support for the original budget re- be gained by shutting down classes; and down. quest.Philbrook and Stillings dining halls that, “we can’t afford to put anyone on Senate Bill 259, sponsored by Sen. will not open until 5 p.m. that night, al the defensive.” Laurier Lamontagne (D & R-Berlin), was though Huddleston will open at 4:30 Herchek then charged that “this apa requested by Governor Meldrim p.m. for those students who must eat ear thetic campus is a reflection of the leader Thomson. Along with placing a limit on ly. ship on this campus.” tuition increases, it also required that any Speakers at the rally will include a Bruce Fiigen, who with fellow senators expected increases be made public before cross-section of students, faculty, admin Greg Cope and David GaNun proposed enacted. istrators, trustees and legislators. Each the motion that passed in the Caucus, was Thomson’s legal counsel, James Barry, will speak approximately three to five asked by another newly-elected senator if Jr. represented the governor at the hear minutes. he really believed the petitiori-lobby ap ing. He was the only person to testify in James Herchek, a newly-elected Life proach would work. favor of the bill. Lamontagne did not at Sciences and Agriculture commuter sena “If you don’t believe tjiat your demo tend the hearing. tor, proposed that the caucus push for cratically elected representatives will lis Barry said the governor wanted the bill the cancellation o f classes on May 7 so ten then there’s little left in this country passed because he did not want an “un that students could march to Concord in to believe in. If I didn’t believe it could due burden put on students.” a massive lobbying effort. His motion work I wouldn’t be spending time on it,” “We’re trying to keep costs down to gained no support from the caucus. Fiigen responded. the state and to students,” he said. Williamson Senator Deborah Mekelatos Vice provost for student, affairs Richard Two people testified against the bill. voiced the general sentiment of the cau Stevens said of the petition-lobby effort Sen. Allan Rock (D-Nashua), who is also cus to Herchek’s proposal. “It could hurt yesterday,“I think it’s a good idea for stu on the Board of Trustees, said the bill everthing we’ve been i striving for. Shut dents and I think it’s important that it be would “tie the hands of the Board of ting down classes doesn’t show that we done in the manner Bruce (Fiigen) out Trustees.” : deserve the consideration or the money.” lined.” “The Trustees have proved that we “You have to be a little bold, a little In reference to the rally planned for don’t want to increase tuitions,” he said. gutsy, and make some noise,” Herchek ar Senator Greg Cope (top) and Senator- “ I cannot see a situation where we’d gued. He then added that the caucus had CAUCUS, page 16 elect Jim Hprchek who took opposing views on the legislative lobby action. TU IT IO N , page 13 Senate votes r INSIDE " Second frat election fills RAPE: Self defense on visitation This issue’s article on rape details some of the self-defense tactics a two student Senate seats woman can use when she is at By Diane Perkins Monday tacked. Page 3. a two-fold problem. By Lynne Tuohy “It was basically a result of two prob Jobs scarce James O’Neil of Kappa Sigma fraternity lems. First, I didn’t know how to run it. I A motion to change visitation hours Jobs in New Hampshire won’t be and Michael Bergeron of Sigma Beta was only given two weeks to organize it policy was aired by Senator Robert easy to find this summer. For spe fraternity were elected Wednesday to the and I had never done it before,” said Hogan at a special session of the Student cifics, see the article on page 2. Student Senate in a second effort to fill Thorman. Caucus Wednesday night. The motion will the two fraternity seats. “Second, I made a mistake in thinking be voted on in the University Senate next Pets and their people The second election was deemed neces we could go right to the frats. I'didn’t Monday. A photo essay on some usual and sary when the Executive Board of the- realize they needed high security precau If passed the motion would allow indi unusual pets appears on page 15. Student Government heard reports that tions just like everyone else,” said vidual dormitories to opt for 24-hour visi the voting procedures of the original elec Thorman. tation rights in voting held four weeks in New shows tion on April 22 and 23 were unfair. On April 24, the executive board met to the semester. 75 per cent of the dorm Two of the television networks Ballot stuffing, lack of security at the to devise a new method for the fraternity residents’ approval would be required to polls, negligence in distributing ballots to senate elections. change from the present 18-hour to a • have unveiled their choices for the The procedure, organized by Larry 24-hour visitation policy. new fall season—check their list all fraternities and an inequity in voting time for the different houses were re Meacham and some other members of the The proposed visitation program was against your list of favorite shows. ported to have occured. board, required that the polls be held in designed by an ad hoc committee of Stu- Story in Arts and Entertainment, • page 21. Student senator Ethan Thorman who the Memorial Union building rather than CAUCUS page 16 was coordinator for both elections des in the houses. cribed the deficient voting procedures as E LE C TIO N S page 11 PAGE TWO THE NEW HAMPSHIRE FRIDAY MAY 2, 1975 Buttons9 removal of lights promote energy conservation By Mike Fish The Conservation Corps was “Fifty-four lights have been formed in November 1973. It is taken out of the residence office One thousand buttons pro directed by Bianco, Residence itself,” Nixon said. She added moting energy conservation will Office Research Assistant Karen that the lighting cutback will be randomly distributed among Nixon and Philbrook staff mem save more than $1,000 per year.