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April 1, 1984 University of Missouri-St April 1, 1984 University of Missouri-St. Louis Issue? Purchasing director lifts $8 million UMSL Director of Purchasing ing the lawyers for a big legal the following excerpt was given The university's own internal ready for trial. Herman J. Weeble, Jr. has been battle could be a long, expensive to the press: investigation is being headed up No one would admit who al­ indicted by a federal grand jury route to go. Anything over $500 Wallstorm: "Herman, where by UMSL Police Chief William lowed the fleet-footed Weeble to for embezzling over $8 million in we're supposd to bid out for two are you?" Kareless. "I guess they just got a get a head start, but it seems that general operating funds of the weeks. But who knows what Weeble: "Never mind. I just little careless in their pro­ Weeble may have been tipped off university, according to his for­ they've been doing down there." called to see how things were cedures. I just hope this doesn't about his arrest by one of the mer boss, John P. Pokey, vice Weeble is on the run from going." mess up- the bids on the Student hired warehouse workers in chancellor for Phased Projects. American prosecution. Inter­ Wall storm: " Don't you realize Escorts going to the FBI Academy," New Jersey. The grand jury's investigation national police agents have spot­ how much trouble you're in?" said Kareless. "There's not a lot The purchasing directors formed took less than a week. Weeble, ted him in Mexico City, Tegu­ Weeble: "We Weebles wobble, we can do until he is picked UP by an illegal corporation back in along with four other Big Eight cigalpa, Bogota, and he appears but we don't fall down." some law enforcement officers. 1970, during Weeble's infant year school purchasing directors, was to be heading for Brazil. Extra­ Gloria Brushes, the assistant It's not like he's hiding in East St. with UMSL. Accordingly, they found guilty of channeling the diction proceedings would be director of purchasing, has taken Louis, you know. But then again, siphoned off purchase orders for funds and supplies of equal value impossible if Weeble crosses the over Weeble's duties until the maybe ... " office supplies and " mis- into foreign banks and ware­ Brazilian border because of houses on the East Coast of the international law. United States. The Purchasing Office at " Its inconceivable to me how UMSL received a phone call from 'We Weebles wobble, but we don't fall down. ' anyone could buy $1.3 million in its former director yesterday. pencils and paperclips, stash the Becky Wall storm, a senior buyer, stuff somewhere in New Jersey, said that Weeble called collect and then fence it off to the around 2 p.m., and began taunt­ - Herman J. Weeb/e, Jr. highest bidder," Pokey said. ing the staff he abandoned. "Frankly, the university is stum­ UMSL Chief of Police William G. university completes its inves­ Pokey is unsure how far the ped as to what to do next. Retain- Kareless had the line tapped. and cellaneous equipment" orders tigation. Brushes is finding more embezzling went unchecked. In under $500, rerouted the supplies and more evidence of Weeble's the meantime the search will to the warehouse in Paramus, wrongdoings and turning them continue fot Weeble. N.J., and resold them to unsus­ over to authorities. Indicted along with Weeble pecting businesses throughout " Herman was such a nice guy," were the purchasing directors of North America. Brushes said. " His wife called the University of Nebraska, the The money that the group re­ him at least three times a day and University of Oklahoma, the ceived was sent to a bank account made sure he was at work." University of Kansas, and Kan­ in Zurich, Switzerland. Authori~ies Gloria Pettycash, Weeble's sas State University. were able to trace the account secretary, expressed surprise FBI officials said that Hardon when they discovered a world over the university's discovery. D. Phorms (Nebraska), Sharon atlas in Weeble's office with "I worked with the man for 15 Prophettes (Oklahoma), Marvin Switzerland and its financial years. I find it hard to believe "Chuck" Deyrecords (Kansas), center marked with huge red cir- that the man was a mastermind and Milken Coinage (Kansas State) behind anything." were all in custody and stood See "Weeble," last page Escorts to return with·FBI training The UMSL campus' student cost is expected to run $150,000 were glad to hear from him. The escort program will be back for five student escorts. " By last time I saw him was after the again next year according to sending five, the university will elections last April," said Whines. William Kareless, chief of police. be getting the group rate with the John Pokey, vice chancellor "You'll see some newly trained FBI," Kareless said. "At $30 ,000 for Phased Projects, said, "I'm student escorts next fall. This for each student, it's a real bar­ glad to see the student govern­ summer they will be atteJlding gain: I just wish we could send ment take on projects like this. the FBI academy up east," said some of the campus' police offi­ Hopefully we'll have the bids in Kareless. cers," he said. on time for the escorts to attend The escort program has been Student Association vice pres­ this summer, These things take in operation for the past two ident Dav~d Missingfoot was the time you know." Kareless states years at UMSL. It was not until designer ofthe training program. that the escorts will be selected this spring that the escorts "Iwas at home just tryingto think on merit and that only John actually started escorting. This, of ways to spend all this money Whines, Larry's brother, has according to Student Association we had to get rid of next year," been selected to go so far. President Barb Willess, has said Missingfoot. The trained escorts would be brought about the increased "The time is now for all good used to beef up the Secret Ser­ training program for next year's students to come to the aid of vice this fall if President Reagan staff. "If we are going to actually women on this campus. Fear not comes to campus. " When Presi­ escort stUdents we want them to - us men will protect you," said dent Carter came to campus in know how to do it correctly," Wil­ Larry Whines, former Student 1980, the Secret Service had to fly less said. Association president and all­ in extra agents. With the trained WHEN? UMSL PAC-Man Lance LaRoop offers an en­ The funding for the 10-week around BMOC. According to escorts they won't have to do it. couraging word of advice to UMSL students and faculty fac­ training at the FBI academy will Whines, this is the best and only That's IF the President comes ing the current budget crisis. come from the Student Activities work that Missingfoot has done here again; then we'll be ready," Budget Committee. The total all year as vice president. "We said Kareless, Snowfall .accidents prompt hospital study utside An impetus has been given to out from the drift. extreme loss of balance in walk­ with students too lazy to make it the recent deliberations on Kenniak was incoherent when ing. "They're falling all over the to the weight room in the Mark building a hospital on the UMSL rescued by the combined ef­ place," the medical officer said. Twain Building. university grounds. forts of campus police, Current Due to this unexpected deve­ We expect a lot of cases when The recent unprecedented staff members on late night lopment, a temporary physical the Fat Trail gets geared up. It's snowfalls have produced a series assignment, and various cus­ therapy department has been set boing to cause a lot of confusion of severe accidents on campus, todial officers who had remained up in the hospital. " We'd rather too, with students going to class, according to a spokeswoman for on duty to stay for the campus take care of our own," said the fighting their way through the the small student hospital lo­ snowball fight. Kenniak was una­ physical therapist, 'hurriedly crowds making their way to the p8ge1 cated on the fifth floor of Woods ble to explain how he had landed hired to handle the emergency. next exercise station," they Hall. in the drift, or why. The hospital's administration added. Newly trained student "This is a mini-hospital, staff will apply for emergency Hospital officials are viewing escorts will be baok again equipped to handle minor sur­ The hospital emergency room funds from the well-endowed the areas to the east of Woods next year, s'Sid William gery, with an acute-care psy­ has had to admit numerous cases Student Activities Budget Com­ Hall and the open space between Kareless, .chief of police. chiatric wing, which has a of frostbite. " If only the students mittee to fund a permanent the parking lots and Lucas and '.The esoorts will be tra,ned . waiting list of several hundred wouldn't try to get up those stairs physical therapy department. Clark halls to be the site of the at the Far academy over students," she said. between Lucas and Clark halls to "We're sending Ed Harnes to new full-service UMSL hospital, ; the summer. page 1 One particularly traumatic get to class," said the medical pick up the check:' hospital expected to be completed by injury to the head occurred when officer in charge, "we wouldn't administrators said.
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