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Jack Ford visits ND-SMC; talks on issues, problems Barbara Breitenstein Ford said his father had to Ford said he believes those Senior Staff Reporter “ strike a balance” in dealing with forcing busing “have lost the Vietnam draft resisters and desert­ purpose of what they were trying to A Campaigning on behalf of his ers, in consideration for "those do,” and said court-ordered busing father, Jack Ford visited the Notre people who lost sons forever.” “does not necessitate quality edu­ Dame-St. Mary’s community yes­ One student questioned Ford cation.” He said the money now terday and talked with students in extensively on his stand on abor­ used to pay for gasoline and bus an hour long question-and-answer tion, which Ford said is “not a drivers should be used to upgrade session in Stepan Center last night. political issue.” After several pres­ the facilities available. Answering often pointed ques­ sing questions, Ford asked if the [continued on page 8] tions from the audience of over student would mind letting him 1000 students and guests, Ford answer someone else’s question. covered such campaign issues as But, Ford told him, “ You have forced busing, the Nixon pardon, stimulated me so that I will dig into the jobs situation and energy. it a great deal more.” Ford stated his intention was to Ford also discussed opening up “speak for my father,” but “dif­ the job market, particularly for ferences between us exist, as they college students. “We have a do between father and son,” he unique situation," he explained, said, and he often included his own “because there has been a massive opinions when answering. acceleration of two groups into the The questioning opened with the job market, and that’s women and accusation that “ Ford hides Nixon those young people who have crimes.” Jack Ford replied, “1 decided not to go to college.” assume you’re talking about the “ For specifically college stud­ Nixon pardon.” which he called “a ents,’” Ford continued, “when you very cold, pragmatic decision” for look at it, the area that probably the “better future of America.” offers the greatest career opportun­ Photo by Debbie Krilich ities is in the private sector. There, people have the opportunity not to just work for the sake of work, but in the career or field they choose," he said. Jobs in this “private sector," would be “jobs for the future,” according to Ford, while public works jobs would cost the taxpayer $25,000 per job and last “at the whim of the legislature’s initia­ tiv e .” *The “It’s not a single problem,” Ford said, “but a whole combina­ tion of factors that mesh in a complex manner.” Ford spoke at length on the energy problem. In response to a question about President Ford’s Observer energy policy and strip mining, an independent student newspaper serving noire dame and st. mary's Ford replied, “The administration proposed a 16-point program that Vol. XI, Number Friday, October 1, 1976 dealt with the maximization of present available resources. About five or six of the 16 passed, so of course, we were left without a comprehensive energy program." ND Student Congress proposal “We have given this special interest," Ford explained, “but it will take time to initiate such a p ro g ram .” “As far as strip mining goes,” passed to end p he continued, “I believe we can minimize the ecological damage of Some LeMans students stood in strip mining if we’re careful, until by Tom Byrne rimise which will still allow the pig sity will not have to compromise their windows waiting for Jack we do have solar energy and Senior Staff Reporter farmer to collect garbage after the their sanitation standards in order Ford's arrival at the fund-raising geo-thermal production. But, I dinner meal. to reinstate Mr. Brown’s service.” reception in LeMans' Stapleton would rather see us use strip Emphasizing “total concern” on After weighing the sanitary and Lounge. The students “ squeal­ Calling the proposal "a viable mining instead of nuclear reac­ the part of the Student Body professional concerns of the Notre ed" when Ford arrived, accord­ solution to an administrative prob­ to rs.” Congress, Student Body President Dame Food Service and the moral lem,” the document notes that the ing to an Associated-Press story. Mike Gassman and Special Projects and ecological implications of food stand is not “a personal attack on Director Tom Soma have proposed waste,” states the measure, “It is the integrity of Mr. Price.” the continuation of the removal of felt by our Gassman remarked last night dining hall wastes by George that “one of the main things to Brown. “ After weighing the sanitary and come out of the meeting” was a The resolution, affirmed by over professional concerns of the Notre consensus that the congress was 60 student government officials at Dame Food Service and the moral not making any type of assault on the meeting of the congress Wed­ and ecological implications of food the character of Food Services nesday night, calls for either the waste,” states the measure, “it is Director Ed Price. “There’s no reinstatement of Brown’s old waste felt by our Congress that if a reason M r. B row n’s service can ’t removal orocedure, or some comp- sincere effort is made, the univer- be continued,” he added. The measure states that “any other decision” besides some con­ tinuation of Brown’s service “would be in opposition to the moral character of this university.” Among those listed as supporting the resolution were Gassman, Stu­ dent Body Vice-President Mike Casey, HPC Chairman J.P. Rus­ sell, all class officers, and every hall president. The proposal was personally presented to Price by Gassman and Soma and a copy was sent to University President Theodore Hesburgh, prefaced by a letter calling the measure a “unified student request.” The stand marks the first major product of the Student Body Congress since its inception last spring and repre­ sents the culmination of student concern over the issue thus far. The controversy arose earlier in the month when Price announced that Brown would no longer be allowed to haul away dining hall garbage to feed his pigs. Soma and ND Student Congress passed a proposal hoping to settle the pigs the Food Advisory Council met controversy. The proposal was sent to Fr. Hesburgh. with Price on Monday to discuss German food, music and dance began the celebrations of the matter but had arrived at an Oktoberfest at St. Mary's. Photo by Debbie Krilich im passe. the observer Friday, October 1, 1976 News Definitions found objectionable -International Peace and racial justice School board cens by Don Fry Community School Board member know what they are, but I’m saying UNITED NATIONS, N.Y. - Secretary of State Henry A. Associated Press Writer Carolyn P. K enning. “ I don’t the book is objectionable for high Kissinger declared yesterday southern Africa is on a course toward peace and racial justice but outside believe in censoring things that are school.” she said. “We’re being powers “fueling the flames of war and racial hatred” CEDAR LAKE, Ind. - The words vitla to an education, but I don’t called upon to make a judgement - could “ doom opportunities that might never return. ' bed, bang, tail and cherry seem see where these words are vital to that’s what we were elected for, Kissinger, making his annual speech before the U.N. tame enough to most Americans - an education.” wasn’t it?” General Assembly, peppered the review of world they’re used thousands of times Mrs. Kenning, 31, is one of four She also pointed out that the affairs with thrusts at the Soviet Union. every day by children and adults board members who voted to dictionary contains definitions of alike. remove the American Heritage common, four-letter vulgarisms But the words also have slang Dictionary of the English Language besides the words with offensive N o organic matter in Mars9 soil sexual connotations that have cre­ from the local high school because slang connotations. ated a controversy in this northern the book includes slang definitions Supts. Larry W. Crabb says PASEDENA, Calif. - The Viking mission’s chances of Indiana resort community of 7,000. of bed, bang, tail, and cherry in “seven or eight copies” of the finding life on Mars were dealt a blow yesterday when “ 1 don’t believe in censorship... addition to their more common dictionary were restricted for use latest data from the Viking 2 robot showed no sign of I’m not a Victorian, a Puritan or usages. organic material in the Martian soil. Life as we know by college-bound 12th grade pupils it is not possible without organics - tiny chains of what have you,” says Hanover “I’m sure a lot of the students at 550 student Hanover Central carbon atoms- and neither of the Viking landers have High School. found organic matter in their probes of Mars' red soil. “I don’t see it as necessarily permanent,” Crabb said of the Hua tries to unify China board’s decision. But he said he’ll National abide by it unless the three mem­ TOKYO (AP) - Chinese Premier effete, not rough and ready, not ber policy committee he serves on Carswell guilty Hua Kuo-feng “must attempt to be given to farmyard epithets,” Whit­ comes up with a different recom­ all things to all people” to maintain son said of the 57 year-old premier. m endation. TALLAHASSEE, Fla.

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