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Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-26-1971 The BG News February 26, 1971 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News February 26, 1971" (1971). BG News (Student Newspaper). 2567. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/2567 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. An Bowling Green , Ohio Independent Fridoy, Februory 26, 1971 Student Volume 55/Number 91 Voice THe BG news sees hard choices 'More aid to Asia' WASHINGTON (AP) - President drawals." "IN SOUTHEAST ASIA today," he to withdraw from the war, to back away Nixon warned yesterday that some hard said, "aggression is failing - thanks to from our commitments. That deceptively choices lie ahead in Indochina and that WHILE REPLEDGING a U.S. with- the determination of the South Viet- smooth road of the new isolationism is heavy U.S. help may be needed for drawal policy and continued efforts for a namese people and to the courage and surely the road to war." operations in Laos and Cambodia. But be negotiated peace, Nixon added: sacrifice of America's fighting men." Nixon's 65.000-word annual report, his said, "In Southeast Asia today, "If winding down the war Is my He said "our eventual goal is total second since taking office, found bright aggression is failing." greatest satisfaction in foreign policy, withdrawal of all outside forces" but U.S. and dark spots as it ranged over world In a lengthy "State of the World" the failure to end It Is my deepest troops will remain In South Vietnam as affairs. report to Congress and in a nationwide disappointment." long as North Vietnam holds U.S. war MEANWHILE, the Soviet Union radio broadcast, Nixon blamed Hanoi for At the Paris peace talks the North prisoners. called the incursion into Laos "another the spread of fighting outside Vietnam Vietnamese promptly disputed Nixon's Overall, Nixon defended his doctrine criminal act by the United States" and and spoke of enemy troops massed in thesis. Hanoi's chief negotiator, Xuan of reducing U.S. activities abroad but warned Thursday against resumption of neighboring Laos and Cambodia. Thuy, said it is "contrary to the truth" said this should not go too far. large-scale American bombing of North Enemy intentions "will cause some that his country widened the conflict. "We have learned in recent years the Vietnam. hard choices about the deployments of "It is Nixon who has broadened the dangers of over-involvement," he said. "The Soviet Union cannot remain allied troops as we pursue our own with- war," the North Vietnamese envoy said. "The other danger - a grave risk we are indifferent to the escalation of the drawals," his report said. In his broadcast, Nixon tended toward equally determined to avoid - is un- American aggression," said an official "North Vietnamese actions could an optimistic assessment despite some of der Involvement. statement published in the government require high levels of American the problems detailed In the 180-page newspaper Izvestia and distributed by assistance and air operations in order to document he and White House aides "AFTER A LONG and unpopular Tass, the Soviet news agency. further Vietnamizatlon and our with- prepared for Congress. war, there Is temptation to turn inward - In a separate dispatch, Tass said President Nixon's State of the World message showed the United States "remains on its old position of Imposing imperialist terms on the people of M.w^K.» k, J.D. F i~ll.. I Vietnam" at the Paris peace talks. Greeks pick site IT SAID the President's speech in- dicated future U.S. policy In Laos and Cambodia will continue on "the Little relief seen established course...aimed at sup- pressing by force of arms the national for new village liberation movement in Southeast Asia." The Izvestia statement, headlined in street repairs By Chris Flowers Trustees. former President Jerome combined to "Statement of the Soviet Government," Staff Reporter The corporation had been beset with a delay the progress considerably. was the harshest official reaction so far The Board of Trustees' go-ahead for By Damon Beck number of other difficulties during its to the operations In Laos and to greek housing units to follow the ex- Iune Editor The Greek Village Corp. last night two-year existence. An unsuccessful President's Nixon's statement Feb. 17. decided to proceed with negotiations for attempt to purchase a single 40-acre periment of Beta Theta PI and move off Nixon said he would not limit the use of campus Individually also cast some Although Bowling Green streets are in a general state of disrepair, purchase of a site for the proposed tract for the location of all greek housing U.S. air power anywhere in Indochina City Service Director Walter Zink says "nothing permanent" can be done village. units, and the search for a successor to doubt over the situation. except to bar employment of nuclear about it now. According to Ray Clarke, president, weapons. Ihe streets, especially in the southeastern part of town, have the site is located behind the United developed cavern-like pot boles from the spring weathering process. Methodist Church on East Wooster St., Zink said when the spring thaw comes the expansion of the street and borders Clough St. and Mercer Rd". surface and the rains combine to create the holey streets. He anticipates a general meeting with all interested greek groups - both LIFE'S Vicki Evans "The problem will continue until someone gives us the money to put in new streets with a good storm drainage system.'' Zink said. members of the corporation and non- members - by April 1 for final approval WILLIAM LEEDY, street commissioner, said that the same "hole in of the location. the road" might be patched as many as four or five times a year. THE SITE, owned by Richard transfers to U of M Leedy has five men patching streets and expects to keep them busy until summer. Heymann, Is on a 14-acre tract. The "Sometimes they go out and patch a hole and a couple of days later we corporation will have an option of pur- By James Gullf ord Toledo Edison and the Cleveland well-developed ecology program," she have to go out and patch it again," Leedy said. chasing 10 additional acres, Clarke said. Electric Illuminating Company were said, "our (BGSU's) curriculum wasn't Although the corporation does not Vickl Evans, Junior (A & S) Is leaving going to meet my needs." City Council appropriates 1120,000 a year to the street department, Bowling Green State University at the applying for a construction permit to but according to Zink only $2,500 goes for street repairs and the rest for foresee construction for at least five build a nuclear power plant. Miss Evans years, Clarke indicated that each end of this quarter. "Another reason I'm going to Ann the construction of new streets. For nearly a year her name has been and LIFE felt the nuclear plant housing unit will be responsible for threatened ecology and human health Arbor is that the Bowling Green attitude designing their unit, and selecting a almost synonymous with LIFE, the for learning is Just zilch," Miss Evans LEEDY SAID the street department gets five per cent of the city in- ecology action organization of which she and safety. come tax, as well as portions of taxes on state license plates and state contractor to build it. She made it her business to fight the said. "The kids are here for a Clarke said the Greek Village Corp. is is co-founder and presently co-chairman. diploma...they Just don't seem to be gasoline sales. But next Wednesday LIFE holds its plant, and concentrated her efforts The department could have derived more funds from a proposed in- "extremely disappointed and upset" that against Davis-Besse to the point where Interested in learnings." the Board of Trustees reversed their 1968 organizational elections and Miss Evans crease in the license tax from $10 to $15 but the voters turned it down, he Is stepping down. she became the most visible spokesman said. decision which permitted sophomores to for LIFE. THOUGH SHE IS leaving LIFE in live in the village." LIFE began last April following Earth "People want the streets repaired but they dont tell you where to get Day. A group of students who were in- She had planned to transfer from going to Ann Arbor, Miss Evans says she the money," Leedy said. volved in the activities organized to Bowling Green last quarter, but it would will stay Involved in the ecology "THE MAIN PROBLEM facing the have hurt I.lFE's intervention action. movement. She plans to Join the en- corporation is the decision un- continue their work for ecological im- THE TEMPORARY PATCHING process will continue until new provement. vironmental group that is already well- streets are put in, but "that cant be done until more money Is ap- dergraduates will have to make as to WITH THE DAVIS-BESSE power organized on the Michigan campus and propriated," be added. whether they will live In present housing plant hearings now closed, Miss Evans pursue a career In the field of ecology.