THE 'WORLD TODAY THE Debate Measure Stalled WASIIINGTON (UP I)- llouse Republicans stalemated the House yesterday with a parliamentary filibuster against a bill to allow televised prt>sidcntial debates. Vice President Hubert H. Humphrey OBSERVERServing the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College Community demanded that his GOP rival, Richard M. Nixon, intervene to end ~-------------- the stalling. Vol. III, No. 19 Wednesday, October 9,1968 llumphrey appeared on the House side of the Capitol as a bloc of --------------~------ Republicans led by Rep. Donald Rumsfeld, R Ill., brought proceedings to a standstill by a series of time consuming quorum calls. Flexible SMC Sign-Out? The slow down forced Speaker John W. McCormack to order a The St. Mary's Judicial Board freslunen would not be radically lock up of members in the chamber in an effort to keep a quorum locked at 2:00a.m. every night. proposed Monday night to altered by the resolution. As it on hand. The first three efforts by McCormack proved unsuccessful lf a student is staying out past 2 abolish mandatory signout for stands, Freshmen would have as :{epublicans answered the roll call, then left the chamber or over night off- campus upperclassmen and rep! ace it 12:00 curfews for the first immediately along with some Democrats. (weekends included) she is with a more flexible policy on quarter, and 1:00 weekend McCormack's order that the doors be locked was unprecedented required to leave her name and off campus permissions. The curfews second quarter. in the memory of congressional observers of the past quarter phone number or address where proposal will be presented to the Freshmen would have the option century. she may be reached in case of campus legislature tonight in the of reporting their companion Humphrey, who has been prodding Nixon to debate with him face emergency. If a girl is presence of the Executive and and their time of signout. to face on television, turned ur ;" McCormack's office to condemn off-campus and finds that she Judicial boards. the Republicans and challenge i-.ltxun to instruct the GOP members Therese Ambrusko, Student will be later than 2 a.m. she can to end their filibuster tactics. The proposal in effect calls Body President, commented call the desk before that time "One simple phone call" from Nixon would do the trick, the for the abolition of hours for "This is a very sensible plan, and and leave her name and phone Democratic nominee declared. upperclassmen. Under the one that most probably will be number or address. 2) After 2 amendment dormitories would passed. However it is impossible a.m. a security guard will be Gun Control-Almost close every night at 2 a.m. to predict when." Miss stationed at the main door with However if a student intended to Ambrusko commented, signout information in order to WASIIINGTON (UPI) - House and Senate confe,ees approved remain out after closing hours, however, that jurisdiction for let girls in and check to see if her gun control legislation yesterday banning interstate sales of rifles, she would notify the desk of her matters such as signout and name appears on the list. If a girl shotguns and all kinds of ammunition. approximate arrival time. The dorm closing hours must be returns past 2 a.m. and did not The measure now goes back to both houses for final action before security guard would then be decided before the matter can be sign out the guard will take her it is sent to Prr~ident Johnson to be signed into Jaw. posted at the door to admit all passed by the proper committee. name and the time she returned The m;!asurr contains no provision for registration of firearms or students after closing hours. The proposal includes the and will submit these to the licensing of their owners, which is a key objective of most Sign out regulations for following: I) The dorms will be Campus Judicial Board. congressional gun control proponents. It prohibits the sale of all firearms and ammunition to persons under 18 and all except shotguns, rifles or ammunition to persons YD Chairman Barbolla Resigns under 21. Its key features would prevent gun buyers from ordering weapons Off-campus Senator Pat I'd head straight for Israel." I think Congressman Brademas Barbolla resigned last night as out of catalogues for interstate shipment through the mail or from Richard Hunter, who as is such a man here. We must Chairman of the strife-torn buying a weapon in one state and transporting it to another, unles~ Chairman of Notre Dame look at the men running and Notre Dame Young Democrats the states are next to each other. Students for Humphrey strongly pick those willing to continue stating that he "could not opposed Barbolla's policies the progressive leadership of morally support the Presidential New Mexican earlier this year, took an ecstatic Kennedy and McCarthy." Tactics candidacy of Hubert attitude at news of the As his opponents carried 011 Humphrey." Barbolla's MEXICO CITY (UPI) - Leaders of the student rr!:-dlion which resignation. Hunter stated last their long verbal sparring match, resignation leaves the club in the has taken nearly I 00 lives announced yesterday they would change night "I think Mr. Barbolla's Mike Kelly, Chairman of the hands of Free university head their tactics to ;• "constitutional struggle" against the government. resignation is the best thing that Notre Dame Young Republicans, Rick Libowitz, a supporter of They said the new phase of their campaign could take a long time could happen to our party. It's took a serene view of the the late Sen. Robert Kennedy but that it was preferable to mass confrontations and clashes. the only thing he's done for us resignation. Kelly, who has Nearly 100 persons have died since July in frequent bloody who has issued a reluctant for the last two years. I hope we campus conunittees in operation clashes between rebellious students and riot police and army troops. endorsement of the Vice can now get on with the business for most state and national President. At least 33 persons died a week ago Wednesday when troops broke of our club's endorsement of Republican candidates, up a student rally in the Tlatelolco apartment complex. Barbolla, in quitting, issued Hubert Humphrey." maintained "I don't think the the strong statement "l feel I Barbolla had his own opinions resignation will make much cannot morally support Hubert as to what students should do in difference due to the total lack Czechs To Purge Humphrey and a majority of the the upcoming elections. He of YD activities on this campus. Democratic slate in Indiana. l maintained "I would, of course, I am disappointed, though, to was totally alienated by the PRAGUE (UPI) The ruling Presidium of the Czechoslovak avoid the Presidential election 'lear that yet another young man nomination procedures of the Communist party yesterday conceded "antisocialist forces" exist in and work only for courageous .viii leave the Democratic Party Democratic Convention in Czechoslovakia and said they would be purged. Its communique and forward-looking Democrats. to Hubert Humphrey." appeared to concede a major point of harsh new Kremlin August." The off-campu~ "normalizations" over which top reform leaders may resign in Senator explained his present protest. feelings with the words "I felt Flames in Sf. Mary's Dorm The 21 man Presidium issued the communique, including its that my bitterness could be A small electrical fire was in the dormitory. She said that tough sta nee toward antisocialist "parasites," after its first briefing removed by the passage of time discovered in McCandless Hall at she had never been given any by Alexander Dubcek and other national leadtrs on the results of after the convention, but my approximately 10:20 last night training in the use of the .fire their talks with Kremlin leaders last week. bitterness has just grown in the causing the entire Hall to be extinguisher but that she "was The communique was guarded as to its opinion of the substance past weeks." evacuated. The blaze, which sure there was no pressure in of those talks, which included Soviet demands for stiff censorship, Libowitz expressed strong originated in the room of that hose". purges c officials distrusted by Moscow and long range posting of regrets at the resignation, saying Seniors Kathy Lammers and When she arrived at the scene troops on Czechoslovak soil. "I wish to hell he hadn't Chris Hand, was allegedly caused of the blaze, Sister Immaculata, resigned. Pat was a good man. by an over-heated record player. Dean of Students, was quoted as He was elected unopposed and Damage from the fire was saying " ... and they want to Smo"e Gets In Your Eyes the majority of people in the confined tc the room where a pass smoking in their rooms." club want him. l haven't spoken wall was scorched and a small SLC Procedure CIIICAGO,(UPI)- The news director of television station WBBM to him yet and I'd like to talk hole was burnt in thcei g. yesterday assumed full responsibility for ! he filming of a "pot him out of it." One witness, who lives several All students interested in party" at Northwestern University and said t ha t he thought it was Libowitz used the "lesser of doors down the hall, said that applying for the "our rcsponsibilty to do so." two evils" context in reflecting smoke damage to her clothing newly-established Student Life Ferrante denied that the controversial show, called "Pot Party at a on his feelings regarding the was "extensive".