Thursday, December 14, 1972 Installment pion revised Foreigil students who plan to use the must be paid when the student enrolls or the S onst.oi 'mem plan uttered in Assembly Bill spring 1973 semester. ust sign promissory notes prior to Dec. Previously it was reported that the 29, ac, hriling to 'I' CatlillildliblM&, an at- installment plan covered the period ot the torney in the Mice ot General Counseling current and two past semesters, this is in under the oil ice ut the Chancellor. error. the inlormation was supplied by John L Casamassima turther stated that the Mockler, an assist ant to Assemblyman Willie patio"' Haul installment plan will provide tor payment of Brown Mockler offered the interpretation to tuition only for the tall 1972 semester. The reporters prior to the Assenibly vote on AB Serving California State University at San Jose Since 1934 tall 1971 and prung 1972 semesters I Lillian Ultimatum for center Old age rules force CEC urges close of Job Corps custodians' retirement by George Rede In addition. the (A.(. urged three San jose lob cI,nuuiIUIiIt IIIiI Intu the 1,11.1itt v. by Mark Levine Center, already hit The embattled lob Corps training centers to cancel contracts providing 'Earlier this year. 22 communal y groups sent a A San Jose State University employee may be with a recommendation to close its lacilities and services to the center, which is operated by the letter to the Department of Labor, criticizing the limed by the State of Celli omit' tu go on welfare. advisory an ultimatum to appoint a citizens Singer Corporation under contract with the center's lack of citizen participation. The letter, William Milli Orr, a custodian for Allen Hall, may lind itself in court soon, a committee, Department of Labor. dated May 9. came only seven days alter the is being forced to retire because he 0)68 years old member of the Chicano Employment Committee facility opened.) 41 Following up on the recommendations Tues- even though he claims he has never been in the (CEC) said Tuesday. Bob Martinez, Model Cities director and CRC hospital or hail any illness worse than a had caught in day. CEC spokesman Jorge Piniero, president of The lobCorpsCenter, 2015. 11th St.. member, indicated Tuesday that further steps cold. dissatisfaction with its La Conlederacion de La Raza Unida. issued an the midst ot citizen were planned to close the job Corps Center, "Ain't nothin' wrong with me." Orr. declared. program, was urged to close last week by the ultimatum which demanded the center appoints which houses some 150 trainees. citizens committee within seven days to insure The custodian was born on January 11, 1905 in GEL. "We've got documentation where they've Swanee. Georgia. Because he is 68 he is being violated their contract in several instances." lorced to retire as of Feb. 1, 1972 because of Martinez said. We have the proof to take them California's Retirement and Related Benefits to court. rule. "Our attorneys are working out a class action Bill Allison, Auxiliary Enterprises Manager, suit in behalf of the kids who were kicked out went to bat for Urr. In a letter to William E. !rum the center for any reason," Martinez said. Payne, executive officer of the Public Employees Contract violations, according to Martinez, in- Retirement System, Allison wrote, "I am not as- clude a lack of community input into the selec- king for help in retaining Mr. Orr. lam begging tion ot the director. tot help to retain this man..." The Singer Corporation appointed John Ac- Residents at Allen Hall have been organizing quilano as director two weeks ago, filling the in favor of Orr. Spearheaded by Marq Lipton, position vacated by Fedro Yaneis resignation. SISU junior, a petition has circulated Acquilano's immediate reaction to the CEC throughout the dorm. In one day, 145 out of ultimatum, according to San lose city coun- a total resident hall population of 187 persons cilman Al Garza, was "serious doubt" it can be had signed the request. fulfilled. "The kids love me and I love them,- Orr said. Garza, mediator between the CRC and the lob He went on to say that "All I want is a ten month Bill Orr Corps, said another meeting would be called by extension to gel my atlairs in order," the alert manpower directors in the area if the ultimatum and peppy custodian lamented. waived retirement tor an individual." Allison is not met within seven days. "If I retire, all I'll get is about $241) a month, cited Mr. Kermit Parker, Associate Director of The CEC's recommendation to manpower that ain't enough to support my family." Orr Housing at California State University, Long agencies holding contracts with the fob Corps said. He said he owned his own house and would Beach. as an example. would have a devastating effect if accepted, be lorced to take social security and welfare to In a statement yesterday. Milioto said there Martinez said. support himself. was nothing he could do. "there are waivers "These organizations provide services to the Allison agreed in his letter to Payne. -Any help available only for faculty members,- Milioto Job Corps, which they could not have without that you 'Payne) could provide in this situation said. He explained that Parker, as an Associate them,- Martinez said. "They wouldn't have any whereby we might be able to retain Mr. Orr as a Director of Housing, is given counselor's status sources of training." custodian for a few more years would be greatly which he said is paramount to faculty status. Manpower agencies urged to break off appreciated by me, Mr. Orr and his family," Milioto also said that Orr's belief that he will relations with the center include the Santa Clara Allison wrote. be getting "about $240 a month" is "wrong." The Valley Skill Center. Opportunities In- Orr's request for an extension had already personnel officer stated that because he has dustrialization Center. and the San Jose been rejected on Sept. 15. 1972 by Sam Milioto. worked only four years in the state, he will be Vocational Center. Personnel Officer of SJSU. In a memo to Allison. "getting nothing near that amount." The possibility of court action is not far-fet- Milioto wrote, "Since Mr. Orr's birthdate is in A secretary in the Auxiliary Enterprises Of- ched. Martinez indicated. January. 1905, he must retire on February. 1973." lice said that Allison received a negative res- "If the center does not comply with the Allison refused Intake no for an answer. In a ponse from Payne on Friday, Dec. 8. violations, we'll certainly take them to court," he memo dated Sept. 18, 1972 Allison wrote to Allison said yesterday, "there is nothing more La Razo President Jorge Pineiro at Job Corps meeting said. Milioto. "I am not satisfied with your response. I I can do." have checked throughout the state college Meanwhile, Bill Orr, is counting the days until system; and I know of several cases, one in he has to retire. "I only want 10 more months. 10 more months," the 88 year-old man sighed. Students defend Job Corps particular, in which the president of a college Defense of the job Corps Center was voiced by both staff and students in "It the center is strong internally, then many of the externals will take care Used book prices drop; reaction to the Chicano Employment Committee's (CRC) recommendation ot themselves, Acquilano said. that the center be closed. In response to the third CRC charge, Acquilano said there was "one in- 'rhe GEC, which includes numerous Chicano city and council officials, is- cident where some of our corpsmen got involved with outsiders that re- sued the recommendation Thursday following a joint meeting with the quired police action." coffeehouse act passed Contederacion de la Raze Unida in which the following shortcomings were He said he did not know when it was or exactly what happened, cited: reiterating he was new to the area. Students may get a better deal on books next Students had negotiated El change in used book An inadequate loction in the university area. "I don't think it's too significant, though, considering we've been in semester, according to Judy Garcia, A.S. con- rates with Spartan Bookstore personnel. A high dropout rate among trainees. operation more than a year." he added. sumer affairs director. The bookstore will now buy back books at 60 "Serious incidents" involving job trainees which required polcie action. Admitting the academic and vocational training left "room for im- Miss Garcia, in a report to council last night, per cent of their original value, and resell them at John D. Acquilano, director of the center which is operated by the Singer provement in both areas," Acquilano said. "Considering most corpsmen are explained that represent,,tives of the Associated 65 per cent. Miss Garcia reported. Corporation 'through a contract with the Department of Labor), said Mon- dropouts, we've succeeded where someone else has failed." Books are currently bought back for 50 per cent and resold for 75 per cent. day he disagreed with the CRC's recommendations. lames R. White, supervisor of residential living, counseling, and However, for the bookstore to meet those "I don't know what they were based on," he said. "They didn't talk tomcat recreation, remarked, "A lot of people don't understand the whole gamut of rates, student volunteers are needed to process any time before coming out with them." our operations.