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Where now for the transients 7 was to rent a room in a rooming house for bought for $1 and the person then has to to several Iowa City churches, referral By BARB HANSEN priorities that at this time are considered will help find some solution." a night that would probably run $4 to pay $4 to stay per night. The Umlt lA three agencies, law enforcement agencies and t6. Staff Writer to be more important. Currently the Salvation Army, with the press, stated that "at present there Is That works out to what it would cost to The declaion to close its doors to allocations from United Way, gives the nights. However, what to do with the people no resource or agency to provide short­ stay at the Wesley House, providing a 'The Wesley House hostella closing Its transient people wu mMe because the Crisis Center _ a month to divide temporary pass is bought. But what who are not memben remains a large term housing for transients ..." The letter , I doors Aug. 1& to everyone who Is not a house Is losing two staff members and among transient people to get food and about the people who have absolutely no housing at the Wesley House. The rate for problem. Dana Bovbjerg, a member of stressed that It is now a problem of the member of the International Youth also because the United Methodist larger Iowa City community. money? "For the people who are without Hostel Federation, leaving more than Church which subsidizes the hostel has an overnight stay Is $2. Schuldt an­ Transient Services, Inc., a committee that was fonned more than a year ago to "We had 2,100 overnighters lut year, funds, broke, it will be tough, but they half of the people it has served out In the mandated that more time must be spent ticipates that the Salvation Army's survived before they got to Iowa City. So on campus ministries, Schuldt said. providing temporary housing, but this help with the problem, said that other which bolls down to 1,000 people staying streets unless some alternative fonn of if there Is no free facility, they will just temporary housing can be found for . Schuldt added that the student services will not be known until a meeting with the than the Salvation Army and the help of an average of two nights. Only 400 of transient people. will stlll be Intact, but that the hostel will Salvation Army this afternoon. Accor­ the community, there Ia no immediate these are legitimate hostelers," Schuldt have to continue on," Schuldt said. According to David Schuldt, Wesley just be open to regular hostelers. ding to Schuldt, effective with the solution to the problem. "Even if we got said. "We had to make a cut somewhere The whole problem of housing tran­ Foundation director, a decision wu "'This Is a commuhlty problem and it changeover, anyone who wants to stay at money now to open up a place for the and this wu it. It Is the right decision sient people wu brought to public at­ made by the staff of the Wesley Foun­ needs community solutions," Schuldt the Wesley House can purchase ,11 year transient people, we wouldn't be able to even though It will hurt some people. We tention more than a year ago when David dation and the ~ of DIrectors on July said. "There Is no solid answer u to what memberships to the American Youth open it until next year ," he said. So, In will work with the Crisis Center to help Canen, a UI grad~te student in Urban 14 to discontinue the transient housing will be done with the unhouaed people. Hostel of America and then stay. the meantime, where do they go? people find places to stay." and Regional Planning, was com- program so that it can pursue other We are hoping that the Salvation Army Otherwise, a temporary pass can be A letter dated July 26, sent by Schuldt An alternative suggested by Schuldt a.. CENTER, pege two. Friday July 29, 1977 Vol. 110, No. 39 Iowa City"S © 1977, Student Publications, Inc. 10 cents ·Morning newspaper i ~ u.s. trying'to bring b~ck Tongsun Park with' diplomacy WASHINGTON (UPI) - President talked to the President himself and he's "I'm sure you can appreciate bow vestigating allegations that Korean Carter has authorized a top-level helped me." delicate the matter is." agents, led by Park, had long tried to buy diplomatic effort to obtain the return of a Asked if some of the efforts were aimed But Granwn confirmed that, at Bell's Influence with members of Congress by fugitive star witness in the Km;ean at getting South Korean government as­ request, " the President authorized providing them cash, gifts, parties, free bribery investigation, Atty. Gen. Griffin sistance, Bell said, "that would be a fair specific steps and actions towards trips and other favors. Bell disclosed Thursday. asswnption." seeking the testimony of Tongsun Park." A Justice Department official White House officials confirmed Carter Defense Secretary Harold Brown Park, a wealthy businessman acknowledged Wednesday that the had authorized "specific steps and ac­ recently held several days of talks with renowned for throwing lavish high government lacks the evidence to ex­ tions" to get the testimony of South South Korea's President Park Chung Hee society parties in Washington, is alleged tradite Park u a material witness or a Korean businessman Tongsun Park, who and other Seoul government officials. to have been the paymuter of the covert suspect. fled from Washington to London last year There wu also speculation Carter may lobbying effort. He fled to London late But even so, the British could choose to when federal investigators began have discussed the question with British last year when federal investigators deport Park to the United States and the questioning him on covert Korean efforts Foreign Minister David Owen last began questioning him. Korean regime could put pressure on him UrWMd Pr_ InI_onoI to buy Influence In Congress. Saturday when the two men had a private Both the Justice Department and the to return voluntarily. Park, however, has ApproxImately 1... 150 persons attend a rally near Blanket Hill at Kent State "We are operating at the highest conference devoted mainly to Rhodesia. House Ethics Committee are in- denied he is a Korean agent. University Thursday to protest the proposed constnlction of a gym. diplomatic levels" in an effort to obtain A,dmintstration officials refused to n.~-----. ..~ __ Park's return, Bell told a news con­ confirm or deny that pos8lbllity. ference. At the White House, deputy press "They have to go through the State secretary Rex Granum declined to Kent. , St. coalition' Department and the President Is disclose In detail Carter's role in the splits oV'er tactics assisting me in clearing this up. I've efforts to get Park's testimony, saying, By R.C. BRANDAU members were issued Tuesday night by Ulllxperts dubious City Editor Judge Joseph Kalnrad. They had been identified by police as having violated the KENT, Ohio - With many leaders of court order twice. the May Fourth Coalition still In jaU, the Four of the coalition members listed of leading course group is splitting into two fractions : were arrested Tuesday evening while 13 those who want to retake Blanket Hill others turned themselves In Wednesday regardless of the consequences and those morning expecting a quick release. Ten By LEE SEVIG week she started taking lessons and who prefer to continue just picketing. others remain at large. Staff Writer eventpally soared to 4,000 wpm. All those arrested were being held on However, KeMeth Jernigan, president $2,000 bond each. Revenna Municipal A $200 speed reading course that of the National Federation of the Blind, Bulletin asserts It can teach people to read 100,000 reads 600 wpm and "that is the fastest KENT, Ohio - After meeting for more Court Judge George E. Margin denied a request from coalition lawyers to post words per minute using a technique Braille reader I know," said Jim Omvig, than 3 ~ hours Thursday night, the May only a 10 per cent bail. traditional for called "panoramic reading" is currently assistant director in charge of training Fourth Coalition voted to retake Blanket IM;lng offered at the Carousel Inn. But UI and development of the Iowa C0m­ Hill, regardless of the consequences. municipal courts. According to David Ragunsky, experts seem doubtful of the course's mission of the Blind. coalition secretary, the coalition hu assertion. "You can't read Braille a great deal faster than that," be said. He added the Proponents of retaking the site im­ received enough donations to post bond "A person can speed read anything if for eight people, or $16,000. Ragunsky he knows the vocabulary," said irwin average reading rate in Braille is ap­ mediately are saying that by not doing so proximately the same u a sighted they are showing their weaknesses to said court officials are refusing property Cox, promoter for the course. "There Is as colateral and bondsmen checks. He no difference between technical reading person's reading rate. Kent State University (KSU) officials Cox admits there is certain reading and the Board of Trustees. said they are also requiring that all bonds and enjoyment reading. In our course, be posted In cuh. you bring your own material and that can material he would not speed read. Blanket Hill Is the site of a new gym­ Coalition attorneys William Shitaker Include law books and medical texts." "Music Is one thing. If you speed read NS! nasium tHat KSU plana to construct.

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