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Tuesday, March 26, 1974 Spartan Daily Serving San Jose State University Since 1934 'Tapes-the final straw' Student presidents By Valarie Melnroy add his refusal to obey the sub- considered to support the impeachment oppose Trustees President Nixon's continued refusal poena as a court in the bill of par- effort and speaks in terms of drafting a to release additional tapes and ticulars ( bill of impeachment. ) specific bill of particulars against the By Marty Weybret Association were also leary of the evidence to the House Judiciary Edwards said he favors the third President. DOMINGUEZ HILLSCalifornia requirement that the student lobbyist Committee constitutes grounds for approach. He said "some legal in- Edwards, who is running for re- State University and College student deal only with subjects directly relating impeachment in the opinion of Rep. ferences" could be drawn by Nixon's election in the new 10th Congressional presidents will express their to educational concerns in the state Don Edwards, 1)-San Jose. refusal to cooperate. district, also fielded questions on the "adamant" opposition to trustee college systems. Edwards, fifth in seniority on the He rejected the idea of trying Nixon energy crisis. control of their student lobbyist at a But Zanders and the student powerful House Judiciary Committee, on contempt charges because he said He termed the lifting of the oil em- meeting of the trustees' Educational presidents were especially critical of met with the Spartan Daily Saturday doing so would constitute a "mini bargo as "very touch and go." He said Policy Committee today in Los the trustees for limiting the scope of the night before his annual spring dinner at impeachment." he was uncertain whether it would be Angeles. student lobbyist's activities. Mediterranenan satisfaction over permanent. "It is my strong feeling that with the the Hyatt House Edwards expressed The Student President's Association Center. that Nixon had agreed to Edwards said the decision is in the money crunch we have in higher media reports of the California State University and Edwards holds a $50 a plate dinner turn over 42 additional tapes to the hands of a few men and "these are now education, we will need all the Colleges ( CSUCSPA system yesterday every election year. The dinner is the The White House has since representative governments we are assistance we can get in order to obtain committee. came out against a proposed am- function held for his dealing with. funding," Zanders said. only fund raising denied this. meAment to Title V of the California campaign. predicted a compromise "The House and Senate generally feel Federal student aid is one of the Edwards Administrative Code. The House of Representatives and the that would allow the President legal Israel should be supported," he said. areas Zanders felt the student lobbyist Senate are in "total unanimity" on the counsel during questioning before the "I hope Dr. Kissinger and the The amendment would require the should be concerned with. He said the need to acquire the evidence now being committee. He said both he and Jerome statesmen of the world will not make student lobbyist to deal only with state student lobbyist would be the best withheld by the President, according to Waldie, D-Antioch, feel the President this costly," he added. Rep. Don Edwards officials, be concerned only with person to oppose cuts in federal Edwards. should be "afforded the same kind of Edwards said he feels that the United matters pertaining to matters of scholarship and loan programs. He said if Nixon refuses to obey the civil rights" ( including legal States will continue to support Israel, Nixon's proposed postponement of education of CSUC students, restrict He also said that students might need Judiciary Committee's subpoena for representation) given any federal court perhaps at the cost of future embargoes environmental protection measures. the lobbyist's ability to support political help from faculty and administrators in additional tapes, there are three judge during impeachment hearings. by Arab states. He cited a need to move ahead with candidates, would require an annual this fight. alternatives: Edwards said there is a general He said this support stems from "the plans for mass transit, car pools, and review of the student lobbyist program Educational policy chairman of take the issue before a federal understanding among the 38-member attachment and respect the American solar energy. and give CSUC Chancellor Glenn S. CSUCSPA, William Watkins, will ap- court. committee that members are not to people dhave for the state of Israel and Edwards also said he opposes efforts Dumke broad powers in making further pear before the corresponding trustee take the issue to the floor of the predict the outcome of the in- the situation with regards to the world's to reinstate the California speed limit to restrictions on the student lobbyist. committee today at 2:30 p.m. The House and try Nixon on contempt vestigation. Jews." 65 miles per hour. "I'd rather see it stay Present student lobbyist, Joe Hay, trustees are meeting in Los Angeles charges. However, Edwards is generally He said he is not in favor of President at 55. It's a lot safer," he said. was not available for comment. today and tomorrow. "It makes him (the chancellor) a one- Although Zanders says the student man show," said Joe Zanders, Cal State presidents favor some type of Dominguez Hils A.S. president and one regulation by the trustees, "we are of two student representatives to the adamantly opposed" to the guidelines statewide Academic Senate. the trustees will consider in their review housing act Zanders and the Student meeting tomorrow. to Presidents Council By Janet Parker cidence of discrimination shows there "It's difficult for people to know when An apartment licensing ordinance in Racial discrimination in housing is is a trend," he said. they are being discriminated against," Palo Alto, which was developed by San Committee to discuss under attack in a proposed San Jose Peggy Meyers, San Jose human she said. Jose C'ty Attorney Peter Stone, is being housing plan. relations specialist, said the human Meyers said under the ordinance all tried in courts to determine if city That plan, including a fair housing relations commission will release a apartment managers would be councils have the power to enforce such section, will be up for review in plan- report on a survey in racial required to keep on file a description of licensing, Spinelli said. Daily available units. budget request ning commission public hearings on discrimination in housing Thursday. April 10 and 24. In addition, they would be required to However, even if the apartment She said the survey was random and licensing act were judged illegal, the have on file names of persons who The Spartan Daily's budget request of their papers. If approved, the plan will be for- includes apartments in the SJSU city could still have the option of sought housing and when those persons for next year will again be discussed According to Lawrence, it was warded to city council for consideration campus area. of the proposed were there. adopting other sections when the A.S. budget committee meets "strictly a business decision." on its May 10 agenda. Although she said she could not fair housing plan including: "This could help curtail the at 2 p.m. in the council chambers, AS. President Rudi Leonardi ac- Apartment managers and owners comment until after the official release problem," she said. The cost of the today. cused Lawrence of "passing the buck. then may have to comply with on Thursday, Spinelli said he suspects an affirmative fair housing license is intended to pay for the overall Clyde Lawrence, associate professor "I have no intention of cutting the guidelines, including an apartment the survey will reveal a high level of marketing program for persons selling, cost of the program to the city, she said. of advertising and the Daily's business Daily back," Leonardi said. He ex- licensing act, aimed at decreasing housing discrimination in San Jose. renting, and leasing new property. Fran Schulke, member of the San manager, appeared before the com- plained one of the major problems on discriminatory housing practices in authorizing the city to act as co- Meyers said the surveys are con- Jose Real Estate Board, is among the mittee last Thursday with a $25,000 campus is a lack of communications San Jose. plantif f in cases of housing ducted by first sending a White person opposition to apartment licensing. request based on a projected four day and "cutting back the Daily won't help According to Doug Spinelli, discrimination. city to an apartment pretending to rent and Schulke said he is in favor of the publishing week, rather than the it planner in charge of the proposed plan, later that day sending a minority stronger focus on discrimination in a continuous mass media cam- normal five day week. "He may be very justified," Leonard' the fair housing provision was put into kind of paign to inform citizens of their rights person requesting the same housing but not in favor of the apart- Lawrence said they're said, "but because he won't explain his the plan after several studies in San as tenants. were two main housing. ment licensing act. reasons for the change. reasoning we don't know." Jose revealed tudiar housing practices. The Human Relations office has "It's not a fair and effective continuous investigation of com- Budget committee chairman Ray One of those surveys was a study in investigated 17 complaints in housing procedure," he said. plaints of discrimination.

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