The Kentucky Kernel: 1970-12-02
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The Kentdcky Kernel Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1970 UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY, LEXINGTON Vol. LXII, No. 61 Elections Board Disqualifies SCP By DALE MATTHEWS Those figures indicate, when inequitable disadvantage and Wendelsdorf argued that the vertisement. Morrison al*> testi- Kernel Staff Writer applied to the SCP and itscandi- this caused severe injury that retail value of something was fied that he had no affiliation dates that each candidate After four hours of testimony . scp detriment to the candidates. and what it would cost the average with the “Wildcat.” and over two hours of was allowed $12.22 and the party delibera- Wendelsdorf also said that these person to purchase it. itself was allowed $25. The Both Gumer and Morrison tion, the Elections Board ruled materials “irreparably'' preju- Shraberg also argued that the “estimated retail value of the have written for the “Wildcat.” Tuesday night that the Student diced the election. full page advertisement which ap- Wildcat advertising for the SCP Coalition Party (SCP) and all Argues Price Paid peared in the Nov. 19 "Wildcat” Wendelsdorf then called its alone amounted to over $350. to testify. candidates were disqualified Bill Shraberg. also a second was not paid for by the party “Bucky” Pennington The controversy which led to in the Fall 1970 Student Gov- year law student, defended the or the candidates; and that since Pennington said that Gumer had the landmark decision by the told the Nov. 19 adver- emment elections. SCP in last night's action. Shra- they had no knowledge of that him of that berg’s argument, in reference to particular advertisement they tisement in question and about the advertise- the charge of overspending, was could not be held responsible for Cumer knew before it appeared. that the retail value of something it. ment Forthcoming is “the price paid.” He also Pat Morrison and Jeff Gumer, Appeal pointed out that the actual cost both elected SCP candidates, When asked to comment on of all the advertisements in the testified that they had no prior the board’s decision, Terry Fox, “Wildcat” amounted to $51. knowledge of the Nov. 19 ad- Continued on Page 7, Col. 2 New York Firm to Handle 9 Telecasts of Cats Games By DAHLIA HAYS games will be viewed in the Col- “We have a two-fold purpose Kernel Copy Editor iseum on a giant 24- by 32- foot in providing the telecasts,” Forgy The long-awaited dream of screen. All telecasts will be live said. “First, to make it conven- making UK basketball available and in full color. ient for students to see home to more people through closed- Home Games Free games free of charge, and sec- circuit television will come true Home games will be presented ondly to offer students and peo- this season, when both home to students free of charge, while pie in the community a chance and away games will be pre- tickets for aw ay -game telecasts to see away games on a fee sented in movie-like form in UK’s will be sold to both students basis. Student Center and Coliseum. and non-students. The Johnson firm and the Home games will be broad- A New York-based company University could not agree on cast on a 9-by 12-foot screen will handle the televising, it was several points, particularly on in the Student Center, while away announced Tuesday by Lawrence the question of showing home Forgy, UK vice president for bus- games to students free of charge iness affairs. in the student center. The University decided to ac- Too Expensive cept the bid by New York’s Man- This undertaking— free home- agement Television Systems Inc. Continued on Page 8, CoL 3 Making (MTS) after the low-bidding firm, a Lexington company headed by the former county judge Joe E. John- son, withdrew from a proposed Weather state contract under which it Forecast for Lexington and Move would handle the telecasts. vicinity: Partly cloudy and mild Forgy said that recommenda- today, tonight and tomorrow with tion to accept the MTS bid was a chance of showers Thursday made to Nicholas McCubbin, afternoon. High temperature to- state director of purchases, Tues- day 60; low tonight 50, and high day morning. McCubbin had ear- tomorrow in the mid 60*s. Pre- lier indicated to Forgy that he cipitation probabilities today 5 would approve the contract. percent, 20 percent tonight, and MTS and the Johnson firm regional tournament in Chariot te, 30 percent tomorrow. N.C. in February. The events were the only companies compet- are sponsored nationally by the ing for the broadcast rights. Associated College Union In- temational. Kernel Photo* By Bob Brewer 2 -THE KENTUCKY KERNEL. Wednesday, Dec. 2, 1970 Need for Sunday Sales? Subcommittee Questions ABC Activities FRANKFORT (AP) - An in- drinks to be sold on Sunday on operations in gambling, prostitu- forcement agency, as you sug- The Real Estate Commission terim legislative subcommittee a local option basis and to be tion and narcotics. gest," Murphy declared, "it would like to have the law Tuesday sharply questioned the sold in hotels and motels along While all those areas are of would be appropriate to inquire changed. Class said, so it could statutoy basis for alcoholic bev- interstate highways in "dry" concern to all citizens, Murphy which local law enforcement handle the surety bonds for its erage control (ABC) activities out- territory. said, agencies other than the agencies are uncooperative and agents itself, and then use the side the area of illegal sale of ABC department have been given why. profits from that to hire a profes- Murphy said a Sunday sales alcohol. the responsibility under law of Murphy asked Palmer- Ball to sor to teach real estate courses at law was needed for Northern The Interim Subcommittee on dealing with them. list the local law enforcement and perhaps the University Kentucky in light of a recent UK Business Licensing and Regula- Palmer-Ball had told of his agencies which refused to coop- of Louisville. Ohio law allowing such sales on tions unanimously endorsed a department's activity in those erate the last two years "to exe- Class said that would help their side of the Ohio River. areas letter raising the questions and at a previous appearance cute a raid authorized by war- upgrade real estate agents and Murphy said that Kentucky bars voted to ask ABC Commissioner before the subcommittee. That rants of arrest or of search and help make the business more of Palmer-Ball to answer would have to move across the Shirley appearance was intended to an- seizure.” a profession than an occupation. drafted river to keep up with their cus- it. The letter was by swer legislators' questions on the Special Interest Croups tomers if Kentucky’s law Rep. James EL Murphy, D-New- were statutory basis for nine regula- not changed. The other allegation which port, chairman of the full In- tions the department was pro- raised some legislators’ hackles Committee on Business Or- posing, five of later terim Murphy’s letter to Palmer- which were was a statement by Palmer-Ball ganizations Professions. Ball scrapped. Laird Plans and took issue with the ABC that "special interest groups plus department’s Murphy and Sunday Sales activity in helping other legislators the efforts of certain legislators' control riots also asked for The subcommittee also re- and civil disorders more information were responsible for the defeat and in the fields of alcohol educa- on two veiled allegations which POW Rescues ferred, to the full committee, bills of legislation sought by his de- Palmer-Ball which would allow alcoholic tion and uncovering syndicated had made at that partment during the 1970 Cen- WASHINGTON (AP) - Sec- earlier appearance. eral Assembly. retary of Defense Melvin R. Laird One dealt with the statement On another matter, the sub- said Tuesday the United States that "unfortunately local law en- committee learned that the re- "will make further efforts to free forcement is not always cooper- prisoners" quirement for real estate agents our in North Vietnam, ative" in providing uniformed to pay $30 a year for a $5,000 and this includes possible mil- personnel and vehicles for haul- surety bond was giving insur- itary action. ing prisoners and Jgmfo^hoM^ contraband. ance companies a "windfall" of "I would not rule out any Palmer-Bail \ c had used that as a action,” Laird said. "We are around $228,000 a year. basis for expressing a hope his 102 E. MAIN STREET Joe Class, executive secretary going to make every kind of department could get its own of the state Real Estate Com- effort to free our prisoners of uniformed personnel, vehicles mission, said that since the bond war." and other equipment. has been required in 1968 there The Pentagon chief made this "Before Kentucky funds a has been only $400 paid out in statement when reporters asked newly uniformed, equipped and Special Sale claims. The bond was intended if there might be another com- paddy-wagoned state law en- as a means to provide recourse mando-type raid like the drama- for: to someone who was "duped" tic but fruitless descent on Son Department of by a real estate salesman. Tay ten days ago. Kentucky Kernel Readers Theatre Arts The Nixon administration is concerned about the POW issue, The Kentucky Kernel THIS WEEK ONLY RON COWEN'S Laird said, and he intends to The Kentucky Kernel. University Station. University of Kentucky. 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