(tanrrttrul latin GlamjmB Serving Storrs Since 1896 VOL. LXXI NO. 24 STORRS.CONN. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1973 5 CENTS OFF CAMPUS Agnew announces resignation Israel launches raids behind Arab lines Premier Meir Agnew pleads warns Jordan no contest to avoid war to tax evasion (UPI) - Prime Minister Golda Men- By DEB NO YD said Wednesday night Israeli forces have Spiro T. Agnew, S9th Vice President pushed the Syrians off the Golan of the United States, announced his Heights and are driving back Egyptian resignation 2 p.m. yesterday. President troops holding the East Bank of the Richard M. Nixon was informed of Suez Canal. Jordan's King Hussein called Agnew's decision 6 p.m. Tuesday and up reserve troops but Mrs. Meir advised met with members of the House and him to stay out of the war. Senate Wednesday night. A communique issued in Damascus Agnew spent most of the day in the said, however, that heavy fighting Executive Office Building adjacent to the White House and called in his staff continued along the frontier. "Our forces on the frontlines foiled in the early afternoon to inform them of all enemy attempts and inflicted on it his decision. Previous to his announcement of heavy losses in personnel and equipment resignation, Agnew pleaded no contest and prevent it from any success," the to a charge of evading income taxes in statement said. 1967 in U.S. District Court in Baltimore Mrs. Meir spoke in a televised in a court proceeding that took 36 address to the nation after a day that minutes. saw the Israelis carry the ground war into Syria and fly massive bombing raids against both Syria and Egypt, during which 17 SyrianMIGs were claimed shot down. Related stories *i am happy to tell you that the Golan Heights are in e-ur hands and the settlers have returned," Mrs. Meir said. Agnew's early years page 5 "The Syrian enemy is beyond the Vice-presidential scandals . .page 7 cease-fire line and we are driving them Local student reaction page 11 back." Agnew's day in court page 1 1 "In the south, too, there is a basic His letter of resignation page 11 change," she said. "Our forces are Nixon's letter to Agnew . .page 1 I standing very close to the Suez canal. Here, too, we are driving the enemy back. Mrs. Meir warned of "difficult days" President U.S. District Judge Walter ahead but predicted eventual victory for E. Hoffman placed Agnew on probation Israel. She said King Hussein of Jordan for three years and lined him $10,000. should be. "wise enough and responsible In a statement to Hoffman, agnew enough" to keep out of the fighting." admitted "that 1 did receive payments She also said Israel believes Soviet during the vcar 1967 which were not arms shipments to Egypt and especially expended for political purposes and to Syria are continuing during the war that, therefore, these payments were The Israeli prime minister spoke income taxable to me in that year and 1 after King Hussein ordered reservists to knew." report for duty "because of the present U.S. Attorney George Beall. circumstances" and Iraq announced it Former vice president Spiro T. Agnew comes out of the Baltimore Federal investigating the case, said Agnew and had thrown its air force" into the war Court House Wednesday where he pleaded no contest to one count of tax evasion. his wife paid taxes of S6.416 in 1967 on against Israel. fgnet»*wi4^placedon three yeajjijjjirafifrn and fined $10,000. (UPI Wirephoto) an income of $26,099 when in fact their Continued on pag taxes should have been $19,967 on an income of $35,599. Agnew also said. "My decision to resign and enter a plea of nolo ionltiuirc rests on my firm belief that Resignation strops Connecticut the public interest requires swift dispositions of the problems facing me." Agnew had been under investigation need arise. He said he did not want to By MARK FRANKLIN resignation. "I feel a great sadness for since August 1. 1973 on charges he see a "caretaker vice president." Connecticut's political community the man," Wricker said. received kickbacks for contracts while- viewed the resignation and indictment Gov. Thomas J. Meskill is in Representative Ronald Sarasin said, he was governor of Maryland (1967 to of Vice President Spiro T. Agnew Switzerland and was unavailable for "I am certain we will weather this storm 1969) and Baltimore County executive Tuesday with dismay and shock. comment Wdnesday. along with others." officer (1962 to 1966). Senator Abraham A. Ribicoff said Peter L. Cashman, lieutenant He said he hoped the administration The J n st u e Department announced the resignation was a "shocking turn of governor and acting governor in and the Congress would not appoint a Wdnesday it had compiled a 40 page events," but inevitable because of the Meskill's absence, said he was "shocked new vice president under the untried statement of evidence against Agnew revelation of the full details around the that the vice president would have 25th amendment to the Constitution that indicated he used "bribes to obtain Agnew case. allowed himself to get into this kind of who would "achieve political advantage kickbacks" while he was executive Ribicoff said, "The resignation was a situation." for a partisan arena." He said the officer of Baltimore County, Maryland's great American tragedy but not one that "Whenever a person in public office amendment was adopted to 'provide governor and even up to 10 months ago will destroy our confidence in America's is found guilty," Cashman said, continuity in government." when he was vice president. ability to overcome its troubles." "everyone who serves in public office is Speaker ot the State House of According to the Justice " We must all renew our faith in tainted." Department's statement, Agnew basic American principles and work Representatives, Francis J . Collins, said "Wiat we need is confidence and he would like to see John Connally received money from Maryland together to restore the strength of our this is a disruption of confidence,"he succeed Agnew. contractors Jerome B. Wolff. 55, and institutions," Ribicoff said. Lester Matz, 49. The statement said said. Collins said he believed Agnew must Lowell P. Weicker, Connecticut's have felt in resigning he was "acting in Agnew approached Matz and stated "the junior senator and a Republican member He also said he wanted to see a the best interests of the country and the office of the vice president is a financial of the Watergate committee, issued a person succeed Agnew who would be continuity of the federal government." Continued on page 6 one sentence statement on Agnew's capable of being president should the Thursday, October 11, 1973 emu*rttrut &,% fflamwH Russell: Identifying issues Editor-in-Chief Editor's Note: On today's My work towards the In the middle 1960's, editorial page are platforms of Alan K. Reisncr establishment of a Governor Dempsey made a two candidates for chairmanship Nader-inspired organization token appointment of a UConn of the Central Committee of the (ConnPIRG) at UConn student to the UConn Board of Managing Editor Business Manager Federation of Students and convinced me that there is a Trustees. This symbolic gesture John Pallatto Jeffrey J. Sherman Service Organizations. The five •basic method which can be used has been given 2 "thumbs Candida tes running for by students to achieve approval down" by our present governor, chairmanship are Gerry Murphy, and implementation of however. Bob Eber, Alan R. Emmerthal, reasonable student requests and The Administration-, -a' step Bart Russell and Kevin Leonard. proposals. down on the pecking order, has Goodby Mr. Agnew by Bart Russell First, by identifying issues also had its share of symbolic There is a notion, popular (for example: the book store appointments to The resignation of Vice President Agnew came as a with many of this Unversity's fiasco, the establishment of a decision-making bodies. It is shock to us, as it must have to millions around the decision-makers, that UConn non-profit food cooperative such apparent, then, that the real as the ones located at. University world. But the reaction was softened by the aura of students are mindless children; power to make changes which that is, they are like yearlings of Massachusetts and the affect us as students is being scandal that pervades the Nixon Administration. incapable of choosing the right University of Vermont, a day held outside our grasp. The American people, especially "middle America," path to follow. care center for the children of Only by shaking our "low a portion of the U.S. population Nixon and Agnew have This "guardianship" attitude students, and/or the colossal person on the totem pole" image has been perpetrated by trustees parking hassles, etc.), then, by courted for years, have been slapped in the face by can we expect to start receiving and administrators who have focusing attention on those those entrusted with the welfare of our government. been strictly concerned with issues via local and state any of the "pie" we have long The laith many of us placed in the leadership of our maintaining an institution and newspapers and other media, gone without. It's called student government has been squandered by a power-seeking, themselves, usually without and finally by gaining advocacy, and it works. self-serving group of hack politicians. Two former Nixon regard to the interests of administrative and trustee By electing a Chairperson cabinet members had already been indicted on students. While this attitude is support, we can resolve the with such motivation, FSSO will deeply rooted, it can be problems which most concern be a success.