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Con 'Artist' Plagues Campus mark resig bolt State-Eureka area,claim- Irvine police. UCLA. Davis, pseudonyms,has described the phoney address where he can rbystaff writer inghe'd receive $400 for a con- and Fullerton have all fell his Eureka-Arcata1regionenough be reached." Berrar added. cert he was giving,andthat he presence in the past three to indicate an int ense According to his extensive In separate incidents, aman would pay the moneyback.In- years. familiarity with the area,and police record, the "mad stead, who called himself the "mad' the "mad pianist" Each time the description is stressed his Jewish upbring- pianist"is a mannamed Allan pianist from Indiana. disappeared. of a man with a crew-cut, say- ing toa number of his victims. Sheldon Gimpelson. a 5'9" swindled two Irvine women The "pianist's" act. though ing he's from Indiana (some- He usuallyspends at least an young-appearing male with out of more than $100 in the new to Irvine,has occurred at times rhyming Indiana" with hour or more with those he brown hair and brown eyes. past months. Both times he three other UC and state uni- another word),and needinga victimizes. His birthdate is given as said he'd lost his ticket and versity campuses, according loan for plane fare to Eureka. "He only approaches women January20. 1941. but heseems needed planefare to the Hum- to investigator Berrar of the He has used a host of who are alone," investigator much younger according to Berrarstated, "usuallyif they witnesses. Gimpelson is are studying on some grassy wanted on two counts of petty part of the campus." Of the theft for fraud, and wanted on two Irvine victims, one had parole violationsby the Parole been studying near the and Community Service Science Lecture Hall, the Division in Los Angeles. other near Humanities Hall UCI police ask student newUniversity and TUB. cooperationinidentifying and "They believed his story, reporting the "mad pianist they UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA, IRVINE VOL. 5/NO. 39/ FRIDAY, APRIL 6, 1973 —loaned him the from Indiana" should he money cash always, he return tocampus. II seen,it is didn't want checks — and he requested that the police failed to show up again," department be immediately Berrar said.The'pianist' once notified at 833-5223. Include a Protestors rally against accepted a check at Davis in descriptionof his clothingand 1970: subsequently he was his location, and. should a car caught and arrested. be spotted, this also should be Thieu in San Clemente "The man will often give a reported. david wilson The War at the camping site. from L.A. gave their political editor-in-chief They were called good theatre performance. "The demonstrators' by the police History of Viet Nam." The (byLast Sunday a group of two and revealed a clean cut performance portrayed the undred demonstrators gath- appearancein contrast to the recent history of Viet Nam. ered tocamp in San Clemente bulk of their American particularly Thieu's rise to State Park. They met in an- supporters.At the airport the power.The Vietnamesegroup ticipation of Vietnamese anti-Thieugroup wasattacked arrived to tell of their ex- President NguyenCanThieu's by his supporters but they periences at the airport and to visit to San Clemente's wereprotectedby the security sing more songs with the Western White House. Thieu police. group. They also accused the was to arrive there Monday On Sunday the group at San Thieu supportersof indirectly afternoon for a reception in Clemente State Park met to receiving money for their the Orange County location. formulate the coming day's loyalty. After their Earlier Sunday Thieu had strategy and to hold a spirit appearance additional speak- arrived in the UnitedStates at raising rally. Earlier groups ers addressed the group. the L.A. Airport. He was met had discussed the Wounded The demonstrators stated by two separate groups of Knee events in addition to that Thieu's presence in the Vietnamese demonstrators. Thieu's arrival and its con- UnitedStates at this timeis an One group of about three sequences. The rally began attempt to improve his public hundred was there in favor of with Holly Near of the F.T.A. image. Until the end of the Bio. Sci. limits T Grade Thieu, while a smaller group group leading the assembled war, Thieu met with U.S. of 65 was againsthim.Laterin two hundred in song, singing criticism from many direc- grade the day, the anti-Thieu con- Holly's songs supporting tions. Theleastcritical Ameri- Seeks distribution tingent, many of whom at- resistance to the Thieu cans labled him an in- by lee solow the grades should be A. 32' v tended U.S. schools, met with regime. competent. Others pointed to editor-in-chief should be B, 32'/r should be C theVietnam Veterans Against Later, a collective group evidence of corruption and and 16% D or F. These per- graft. He has been accused of The School of Biological Sci- centages will be considered to producing large amounts of ences has decided to limit the be guidelines for the ad- heroin in Viet Nam. Other "Z" grade option to students ministration of grades. criticism decried his "tiger who would otherwise receive Apparent misuse of the Zot cages." In the last public an F. Richard Whalen, Asso- grading system has led to election for President he was ciate Deanannouncedafter an these decisions, having the only candidate on the Executive Cabinate meeting. roughly 20% of the students in ballot. The results of his They felt that the Irvine some classes zotting out be- earlier Presidential victory gradepoint averagehas been cause they wouldn't accept were also looked upon with discounted by professional B's or C's. suspicion. schools, and also that their The entire campus grading Thieu's visit has been ex- department has been giving system was discussed yester- tensively covered by the too many "A's" and not day afternoon at the media, and during his visit he enough "C's." Their decision AcademicSenatemeetingand met with American business was that in the Bio Core will be coveredin next weeks leaders. Local television sta- courses approximately 16% of edition of the New U. tions were to show pictures of the smiling Thieu giving presents to returned POWs. Signs and speeches indicated Watch out for that the protestors wished to let the world know of U.S. opposition to the Vietnamese Wayzgoose president. the UCI Flight Mondayafternoon a groupof Wayzgoose is coming! and will alsobe includedinthe Charter four hundred met outside the ASUCI's annual spring car- Wayzgoose festivities. White House for a rallyin the nival in CampusPark isslated The day's activities will State Park. Jane Fonda. Tom to take place this year during begin at 10 a.m. and continue Schedules announced Hayden,and RonKovic of the the second week of spring until 5:00 that evening.At 8:30 Vietnam Vets stated their quarter, Saturday, April 14. a special concert. "Beautiful will be offering an ison the flights contracted by opposition to Thieu. After the The Wayzgoose will feature Day. Beautiful People" will ficial Summer Charter Student Services West, Inc., rally the group marched continuous live enter-, take place in Crawford Hall. ight Program for students, on behalf of UCIand current- towards the Western White tainment. games, free prizes, IJCIculty, staff and their imme- ly being offered through the House, where they were lunch, arts and crafts, and a diate families. The time to Student Activities Office. turned back without oppo- special appearance by the graduate sign-up is now! Below is a schedule of sition by security officials one Wayzgoose himself. UCI TheStudent ActivitiesOflice, Europe-bound summer char- block from the entrance to the A fledgling tradition at UCI, in conjunction with Student ters: complex. An ample supply Wayzgoose is now in its third West, Inc., of shot to death Services will be June 17-Sept 10 redand blue Vietnamese flags year.The dayis funded bythe offering four round-trip flights were givento the marchers. associated students and Europe L.A.-Brussels/Brussels-L.A. to in complete World Airways, Plane 747, Tuesday white House Press everyone from the University at Berkeley approval with1 C.A.B. regu- Price: $299.00 Secretary Ronald L. Ziegler as well as the surrounding lations. Ina recent ruling, the June 18-Aug. 15 said he expectedeconomic aid community is invited to Greg Wutschke. who C.A.B.declared thateach Uni- L.A.-Brussels/Paris-L.A., to South Viet Nam to exceed attend. attended Irvine last year for versity of California campus TIA-World Airways, Plane: the current level of $500 On the same day, the Univer- his senior year, was shot and must in the future provideits DC-8, Price: $289.00 million per year.Itremains to sity is sponsoring a special robbed March 13 in Berkeley. own charter flights emanat- July 3-Sept. 1 be seen whether the current event. "Irvine Info 73" to He was 22 years old. He was ing from ASUCLA or ASUC. L.A./Oak-Brussels/Paris- maneuverings are one more which allprospectiveUCIstu- found Saturdaymorninginthe The only way that UCI stu- L.A.-Oak., TIA, Plane: DC-8, step in the process of extri- dents for next year and many bushes of a park. His wallet dents, fatuity, and staff can Price: $289.00 cating ourselves from Viet potential applicantshave been and car weregone.and thecar legally fly toEuropeunder the Nam or a reassertion of our invited. Approximately 1500 waslater foundburned. There auspices of University status (CONTINUED ON PACE 9) presence. people are expected to attend are no suspects.