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Vehrs pleads ‘not guilty’ on all counts Suspended University of Montana Food Service punishment of 5 years imprisonment and a $5,000 Director Carson Vehrs pleaded not guilty yesterday fine. The charge of misconduct has a maximum in Missoula District Court to charges of theft, selling punishment of six months in jail and loss of office. alcohol without a license and misconduct of a public official. Suspended with Pay Vehrs and his attorney Charles Wright, of the Vehrs has been suspended with pay from his job Billings firm of Moses, Tolliver and Wright, appeared since the food service investigation began last before District Judge E. Gardner Brownlee. Brown­ November after a UM internal audit revealed lee set Vehrs' trial for June 7 and allowed Vehrs to irregularities in food service accounts. remain free on his own recognizance. The county attorney’s affidavit accompanying the The charges against Vehrs were filed March 13 by charges relied heavily on statements made by Vehrs' Missoula County Attorney Robert L. Deschamps He former secretary Karen Good. Good, an administra­ is charged with: tive assistant at UM, was granted immunity from • skimming funds from food service concession prosecution by Deschamps in return for her testim­ receipts and using the money in an unauthorized* ony against Vehrs. petty cash fund. Deschamps' affidavit states that Vehrs' had • disguising a $147.90 bill for a staff luncheon as a instructed Good to take amounts ranging from $25 meat purchase by the Food Service. to $150 from various concession receipts and turn • selling untaxed wine from Oregon at wine the money over to Vehrs. According to the affidavit, tasting parties. the money was used in part to supplement state The theft charge is a felony with a maximum travel allowances for Vehrs and his staff. punishment of 10 years in prison. The wine-selling charge is also a felony and carries a maximum • Coni, on p. 8. Friday, March 31,1978 Missoula, Mont. Vol. 80, No. 77 DISTRICT JUDGE E. GardnenBrownlee listens as suspended UM Food Service Director Carson Veiln pleads not guilty at his arraignment Thursday. Vehrs is charged with theft, selling alcohol without a license Consul defends Israel and official misconduct. (Staff photo by Mike Sanderson.) By BERT CALDWELL Sinai Peninsula and others dealing “We maintain that self- Montana Katenin Sanior Editor with the Gaza Strip and the West determination is tantamount to a Bryan Black sentenced Bank of the Jordan River. Palestinian state,” he said, assert­ Israel is sacrificing as much, if Sovereignty for Demilitarization ing that such a state would soon be to 6 months of weekends not more than, Egypt in the search Artzieli said Egyptian sove­ dominated by the Palestine Libera­ for a permanent Middle East reignty in the Sinai would be tion Organization, which in turn peace, Mordekhai Artzleli, consul By MIKE OLDHAM ceedings and that they followed restored in return for demilitariza­ would be controlled by the Soviet general of Israel, said yesterday in tion of the area east of the strategic Montana Kalinin Reporter “standard procedure.” Union. Missoula. Giddi and Mitla passes. A United However, Black said he was not Artzieti, who is in Montana to Nations-controlled buffer strip Denied Self-Rule Bryan Black, assistant professor pleased with the proceedings. He promote greater understanding of along the Israeli-Egyptian border Palestinians have been denied of philosophy, was sentenced said that the court gave its inter­ Israel's position in peace negotia­ would protect against arms impor­ self-rule for centuries, even when yesterday to serve weekends in the pretation of “what I'd done and tions, said, “To argue that Presi­ tation into the Gaza Strip and governed by Arabs, according to Missoula County Jail for the next why" but was "never interested" ip dent Sadat took risks in coming to ensure Israeli access to the Straits Artzieli, and therefore Israel’s six months. his reasons for the grave-digging Israel and to argue further that of Tiran, the sea outlet to the south proposal to grant political freedom incident. Black, who was found guilty of Israel did not respond in kind is a and east, he said. is a nearly unprecedented conces­ Black said that he “was not criminal mischief on Jan. 10, was false argument.” Other provisions would abolish sion. acknowledged by the court" and sentenced in Missoula District In response to Sadat’s visit, the military governments in Gaza Artzieli said “ Israel's proposals Court by Judge Jack Green. that he was not sure about a retrial “ Israel has proposed for the first and on the West Bank and grant for the Sinai were so far-reaching “knowing the realities of the justice The charge stemmed from a Feb. time comprehensive and far- complete self-rule to the Palestini­ we surprised the Egyptians them­ system." 4, 1977 incident in which Black reaching” solutions to political and an Arabs living in those areas. selves." A small group of Mountain Life helped dig a symbolic grave in the military problems in the region, However, Artzieli said, the Israeli Negotiations between the two Community members accompan­ Missoula County Courthouse according to Artzieli. proposals would fall short of states broke down on January 18, ied Black to the sentencing. He lawn. The action was taken to Israel’s proposals are divided allowing the Arabs self- said he will probably begin serving protest the spread of nuclear arms between those applying to the determination. weekends and holidays either • Cont. on p. 8. and involved three members of the today or next Friday. Mountain Life Community, of Bladk said that he planned to which Black is also a member. serve his sentence straight Mountain Life Community is a through the summer and expects Missoula-based organization that to be done by Fall Quarter. advocates nuclear disarmament. Professor John Lawry, chairman Black's lawyer, Terry Wallace, of the philosophy depart­ said he was not sure if he wop Id file ment, said that the sentencing for a retrial. Wallace said that he would not interfere with Black's was satisfied with the court pro­ teaching schedule. UTU files unfair labor suit against UM administration By JILL THOMPSON renewed because of budget cuts. Montana Katenin Aasocial* Editor The charges state in part: “At no time did the Administration dis­ The Montana Board of Person­ cuss witn the Union the appeal nel Appeals has received charges procedure, the process, or the of unfair labor practices filed hearings officer who was to con­ against the University of Montana duct the hearings, but in fact administration by the University bypassed the Union and solicited Teachers' Union and has mailed assistance from individual faculty them to UM President Richard members for the appeal proce­ Bowers. dure." The charges, to which Bowers They also say this new "ad hoc" has 10 days to reply, say the appeals procedure is not the administration ignored the union's traditional procedure for faculty right to participate in the appeals appeals at UM and was not speci­ process for UM faculty members fied in last year's contract. whose contracts have not been • Cont. on p. 8. CONSUL GENERAL OF ISRAEL MORDEKHAI ARTZIELI (Staff photo by Mike Sanderson) ---------®pODO®OQ--------- dient of a slimy stew containing all the asses. They are the false prophets of the above as ingredients. "free" world. Waiting for the rain To those sulking scriveners who bes­ mirch bathroom walls with their pictured John Waugh As the University of Montana Montana State University did last fail, it and written mental detritus, may you sophomore, philosophy and religious stu­ emerges from its winter of discontent, will be hard pressed to provide the discover one day that your body has been dies itself an emergence from an autumn of additional services and instructors indelibly inked with your collected works. and five others Jim Naye discord, students find themselves needed to cope with the influx. The big To those of you who delight in stuffing toilets with materials of a man-made or senior, soc. econ. basking in the sunshine of Spring wheels at MSU approached the prob­ synthetic nature, so that they can't be Del Felld Quarter overall optimism. lem by transferring $228,000 (or flushed, may you yourselves be that clog­ freshman, art $113,000 if you're talking to a regent Fritz Vendltto A false optimism perhaps. ging object. member) from capital expenditures to To those of you who prefer the mindless senior, psychology operating expenditures. And MSU idiocy of vandalism and its related indus­ Matthew Jordan The next fiscal year will find UM President William Tietz caught hell for tries, you have my undying contempt and senior, poli-sci and economics struggling through the worst financial it at the March 11 meeting of the the hope that you see the insolence of your Martha Dille crisis it has ever faced.