F,r Gymnatcs Corie Out VOLUME -16 NUMBER 41 STONY BROOK. N.Y. TUESDAY, MARCH 13. 1973 I ----- - rlop, By ALAN H. FALLICK first meet a week ago a1t teaches five gymnastics-related Brooklyn. But why the initial1 -physical education courses. Yes, Stony Brook, there is a secrecy? The team', though, gets top Patriot gymnastics team. "Most of my girls had neve]r billing in Cross's mind. ""We've 3 After having practiced since had any previous experienceE been practicing and working out Calls for Stuet1 Diversity, .September, the team set forth on whereas other schools have," I saikI since September," she said. "I! their winter schedule five weeks Cross. "Now they have th<e started out with 25 girls. Some ago. Sheltered by their young experience of competition." of them may have seen the TechngStndrd, ouseor coach, Carolyn Cross, the squad Cross herself is new at her job *Olympics, and said, "It seems like shied away from publicity while A year ago she was a graduatee so much fun - it looks easy.' A losing their first five meets. Cross student at the University ol,f couple found out it's a lot harder decided to come out of hiding, Massachusetts, and now, irrl than it really looks." A Stony Brook team has recommended surprising I however, after the team won its addition to her coaching duties>J, (Continued on page 12) ^^olutionsto newly-defined faculty, student, ON LIFE AT STONY BROOK: The Group for Research on Human Development and Educational Policy (HUDEP) isI conducting research into all aspects of Stony Brook life. This includes students" personal lives, the routines that students go through daily and the academic processes that are the core of the University's function. I photos by Michael Vinson I THE DREAM OF A GYMNAST, perhaps, is to perform with herself.- Maybe it's not as impossible as it seems. See Story On Page 4 ( -.0 Ift %-./ -.Ar Move to Restore Death Penalty INews Briefs 1 Gaining 1\Nationwide Momentum Tee reinstitution of the death bill approving the death penalty Nixon opposes any federal penalty has been the topic in for those who kill a policeman in action to legalize the pssesion International both a presidential message to the line of duty, rape or kidnap or use of marijuana, saying, Congress and in many state for ransom and in doing so cause 'The line against the use of The C.I.A. agent freed by the Chinese Communists has come legislatures. lasting mental or physical dangerous drugs is now drawn home. John Downey served 20 years in Chinese prisons after he was Last Saturday President damage to the victim. Each on this side of marjuana. If we: shot down over China during the Korean War. Nixon asked Congress to restore sentence must be reviewed by move the line to the other i capital punishment for certain the state supreme court, and accept the use of this drug, Hanoi is preparing to release another group of U.S. prisoners federal crimes as well as however. Georgia's gowmor how can we draw the lie against tomorrow. Officials have given the U.S. a list of 107 military beginning a new program of Jimmy Carter has questioned the other illega drugs? Or will we prisoners plus one civilian who will be freed. "stringent minimum jail constitutionality of the bill but slide into an acceptance of their sentences for heroin pushers," pans to sgn it anyway. Florida, use as well?" according to the New York Wyoming, and Pennsylvania have Communist forces in Cambodia have stepped up thei presume on Gvenmor in Favor Time. In addition, more than also passed similar laws. the capital's supply lines. Government spokesmen say three troopers half the 50 states presently are G overnor Rockerfeller were killed and one wounded in a Communist attack on a base 12 Last June, the Supreme Court approves of Pint ixon's debating the issue. ruled in a five-to-four decision miles northeast of Phnom Penh. proposals, exaining tat "the 'There are those who say that that capital punishment as law and order are just code decent citizens are ' sed in The Sudanese government press says a special commission has administered in this country was their homes and the pushers are words for repression and "cruel and unusual" and charged eight Palestinian guerrillas with four crimes in the takeover bigotry,/P commented Nixon. free on the streets." He noted therefore "unconstitutional." that a recent Gallup poll of an embassy in Khartoum early this month. They face the death 'That is dangerous nonsense. The lives of 631 persons in 32 penalty for the charge of murdering three diplomats. Law and order are code words "showed 67 percent of the states were spared due to the respondents in favor of the for goodness and decency in decision. Actually there have America.' With this in mind, death penalty for drug sellers," been no executions in the according to the limes. The, National Nixon proposed that the death United States since June, 1967. penalty should be given for governor feels that federal laws The Federal Trade Commission has issued false advertising charges assassination, treason, Mandatory Life Sentence are necessary so that pushers don't move to states with milder against the leading makers kidnapping, air hijacking and the of aspirin and aspirin products. The Governor Rockerfeller was penalties. murdering of law enforcement "given government agency wants the firms to publicly admit making the thunderous applause" Reactions have been varied. misleading claims.. officials and prison guards. while stating at a labor Whether the sentence would be Senate Majority Leader Mike conference that he was giving Mansfield expressed his support manditory or an option available 'Sery President Nixon says that no member or former member of his serious consideration" to for a mandatory life sentence for to a sentencing judge or jury was proposing the death penalty for personal staff will be allowed to testify formally before committees drug pushers convicted more not indicated. figures in organized crime who of than once, but declined Congress. In a written statement, Nixon outlined his policy of Several legislatures have are convicted of drug selling. In comment on reviving "executive privilege." Nixon said it is the same as the policy already approved a new version his own proposal, the death President penalty. followed by all Presidents dating back to George Washington. of the death penalty, but as yet Nixon asked that narcotic sellers Aryeh Neier, executive no one has been executed under convicted of a second director of the American Civil Comptroller General Elmer Staats says that a $200-thousand these laws. In Ohio, for example, drug-related felony may be given Liberties Union, called the contribution to President Nixon's re-election the penalty would be imposed a mandatory life imprisonment camp was an Nixon statement "one of on those committing with no rights to parole. He also apparent violation of the Federal Election Campaign Act. Staats monumental banality." accused the finance committee of the Committee to Re-elect the premeditated murders with no wants these persons to be kept mitigating i such as President of failing to properly account for and report receipt of the in jail between the time of arrest (See related Editoria on Page mental ilness. Georgia passed a and trial. money from Robert Vesco, former board cairman of Investors 13.) Overseas, Limited, and of International Controls Corp. Five energy asoations have issued a warning that the energy Ron lMeKernan 1946 problem is potentially at a point where 'Ue nation is on a clision - 1973 course with a nnior energy shortauge. The rock wodd has once Jerry Garda, Bob Weir, Robert he's being abe to dxxoe Senator William Proxmire says he considers the Sebetive Service a been hit by tragedy with the es and M duke (of the whether to live or die. And if I "ridiculous and wasteful expenditure of funds." He has proposed untimely death of Ron New Riders of the Purple Sage) know Pig Pen, hell choose to legislation to abolish the military draft which is being put on Mc~ernan, Pig Pen, of the got together in Pdo Alto, rive. stand-by basis when the services go all-volunteer in July. Gratefud Dead. He was 27 years California, to form a jug band. It "Pig Pen is the sort of guy old. Although the exact cause of was McKeran who onally who's like been a victim of the The first head of the Peace Corps plans to draw on Vista and his death has not yet been suggested that the band go into whole blues trip. It's like Janis Peace Corps veterans for new social action programs. Shriver has determined, it was thought to be electric blues, because the jug (Joplin) exactly, in which you targeted six cities for initial programs in child development, sclerosis of the liver, since he band type music was not must die. had been suffering from consumer education and community involvement. populas. -- hepatitis. He played harmonica and In a speech to the House Ways and Means Committee yesterday, In the early 1960's McKeman, organ for the Dead, and would Apologia union leader Leonard Woodcock said President Nixon's proposed also sing an occassional lead. The We regret that in the last cutback in deficit spending could cause a recession. Nixon's new effect his death will have on the issue of Statesman, Volume budget for the next fiscal year calls for almost a 50 per cent cut in grateful Dead is not yet known. 16, Number 40, the article deficit spending from last year.