Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC September 1976 Daily Egyptian 1976 9-18-1976 The aiD ly Egyptian, September 18, 1976 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_September1976 Volume 58, Issue 21 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, September 18, 1976." (Sep 1976). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1976 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in September 1976 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. ouse votes new probes of assassinations By Edmohd Breto:n conS'piracy involved. I do not know the made the rest of this year. B.F. Sisk, D-Calif., argued it could Associated Pres. Writer identity of the conspirators or their Del. Walter Fauntroy of the District of .accomplish little. WASHING'to..N (AP) -The House motives. That should be investigated in Columbia said "new information "For God's sake, if you have any voted Friday to launch new in­ de th." '. justifies 'this investigation" of the King respect for the dolla.rs of taxpayers, let's vesti~ations into the assassinations of ~rlier, Speaker Carl rubert said he is death. Fauntroy served as Washington vote this resolution down," Sisk said. President John F . Kennedy and civil designating Downing as chairman of the director of the Southern Christian "To me, it is almost unbelievable that rights leader Martin Luthet King. 12-member select committee and Rep. Leadership Conference when King we should be here, close to October, even "It adopted, 280 to 65, a resolution to set Henry B. Gonzales, D-Tex., as lJext headed the organization. discussing this issue. People are running up a special investigating committee. ranking Democrat. Both have long been "The shameful conduct of the FBI around, just plain witch hunting." Sponsors said information never sifted active in efforts to reopen the with respect to Martin Luther King is A spokesman for Downing estimated thoroughly points to a conspiracy in the assassination cases. enough to convince us of the need for the inquiry would cost from $200,000 to Kennedy case and to the possibfe in­ Downing is retiring at the end of this additional investigation," he said. "The $250,000 for the rest of the year. The volvement of more than one person in year and Gonzalez would presumably . King assassination has never been in­ House must approve money for the the King shooting. succeed him as chairman if, as is ex­ vestigated thoroughly. There was never investigation separately. Rep. Thomas N. Downing, D-Va ., told pE!(;ted, the inquiry is renewed in the new a trial." Kennedy's assassination was in- the House, "In the case 'of President Congress. Downing said a staff will be There was little opposition expressed Kennedy I am convinced there was a gathered and preliminary inquiries in debate on the resolution, but Rep. (Continued on page 3) yus CJ'own-{jown CEdition . 'Bode 'Daily 'Egyptian Gus says fha. pretty soon, there Saturcmy. september 18. 1976 - Vol . sa. No. 21 Southern Illinois University won't be enou members to impeach a Senator. Navy to attempt retri~val f fighter .plane from sea By Edmund Pinto The Tomcat is the Navy's premier Associated Press Writer fighter plane and has proven itself with WASHING1p ( AP) - The Navy hits on actual targets up to 110 nautical said Friday it will try to recover an F14 miles away. That's roughly the distance Tomcat. the newest ' and best of its from Washington to Philadelphia. ) carrier-based fighters, that is resting In addition. the plane's primary on the ocean floor off Scotland with weapons system. the Phoenix missile. secret weapons and communication systems intact. is capable of being launched at six At the same time. Navy officials targets simliltaneously. The Phoenix would not say whether a Soviet cruiser guidance system itself is so far immune that had been in the area still was to any electronic counter measures nearby, possibly marking the location known. for a Soviet salvage attempt. There is concern about the existence The plane rolled into the sea from the of the Phoenix on the plane and possible flight deck of the carrier John F. Soviet efforts to recover it from the Kennedy Tuesday during flight international waters 70 miles northwest orScapa Flow, Scotland, where it lies. operations. Its two-man crew ejected The 7 to 9 p.m_ adult 'non-credit class in "Sexuality safely before the 'et plunged 1,890 feet Recovery of the plane by the Soviets to the ocean floor. could mean an intelligence coup as After Thirty" is marked "Cancelled" at Room 211 in Navy Secretary William E. significant to them as the MIG25 flown Pulliam Hall. Senior nursing students Lynda Coates Middendorf was kept abreast of to Japan by a Russian defector earlier (left> and Rosemary Anderson stopped to ponder the developr.nents at a specIal briefing from this month is to the United States. implications Friday and learned the Division of a Navy admiral at the Pentagon The MIG25 is the best of its kind in Continuing Education course at 51 U was dropped for Friday . the Soviet arsenal. lack of registration. (Staff Photo by Chuck Fishman> .Residency rule creates Student Senate conflict Ify Joan Pearlman University Housing, Coleman is not Coleman could not be reached Friday more than three senate meetings. His Daily Egypdan Staff Writer livingJ n on-<:arnpus housing. for comment. "This is the first year the case will go before the Campus Judical Residency rules have created un- A resident assistant at Wilson Hall senate has had residency problems on Board. If the board finds Skinner guilty, precedented conflict in the Student verified Friday that Coleman is listed as such a big scale," Wheeler said. The he will lose his seat. Senate this year. facing the SIU a resident there as of the first week in internal affairs committee is in the Coleman sent a letter to Student ~~~:~~re:~~~ ~~lt:~~ti:! t~ fi~~: Seg~e:~~~eler , student government ~~~~ b~~f{:!k~ga~~:a~~f~~r~se!~ . &~~~en~:sn~~~~es~Omobt~;~d~~~~~= gap, Student Government Vice vice president, said Friday that he is to get biographical data from the contract for Brush Towers, Wheeler President Don Wheeler' said Friday. "disappointed with. Coleman." Wheeler University, Wheeler said. said. The letter was forwarded, to the' Willie Coleman, a Brush Towers said when he asked Coleman Wednesday The former election commission did Student Tenant Union. senator officially seated at Wednesday's evening if he was living in Brush not desig~ate an alternate for either Rick Pere, a volunteer worker at the Student Senate meeting, will probably Towers, Coleman " indicated that he Brush Towers or Thompson Point, Student Tenant Union, said that ac- will be asked to resign or face im- was." Wheeler said. Therefore, if James cording to his files, Coleman's letter was peachment at next week's meeting. Wheeler said he will bring the problem Skinner, the Brush Towers senator received on Aug. 3. Coleman, a sophomore in Human to the senate's attention at Its next impeached by the senate last week, is Pere said a letter was sent to oleman Resources, was elected to represent meeting and either to ask for Coleman's not re-instated there will not be a Brush on Aug. 13 by one of t~workers ~ the Brush Towers in las spring's Student resignation or ask the senate to impeach Tow~rs represe!ltative in the se~te: union, informing him tllst he s to Senate elections. According 0 him. Skinner was Impeached for mISSing report to University Housing . Housing program encourages self-maintenance By Terri Bradford attitude," said Don Monty, assistant leaking faucet can be fixed with a with SIU , John A. Logan College and Student Writer community development director. screwdriver, wrench and washer, the Jackson County Cooperative "Housing is now so scarce and homes A Housing and Money Management saving many ga ons of water. Extension Service, are also planned as cost so much to build, we can't afford to a of t~ program. Program, with $29,000 in funds, is discard houses that need repair Repairing linoleum tile floors and rut attempting to extend the life of existing anymore." . making windows air-tight are among 'the first seminar, which is scheduled Carbondale housing. Monty said the city is attempting to other minor repairs which can be made (or 7 p.m. Sept. 23 at the Eurma Hayes by homeowners. he Community Development look at the causes of housing Center, will examine ways to cut utility partment program, which is directed disrepair-lack of resources and money "We'll show you how, but that doesn't costs and give tips on saving money Justine qrant. shows persons how to and inability to take care of the home_ mean we'll come out and do the repairs when shopping. 'm e home repairs and how to manage "If a person is living on a low income, for you," Monty said "We're boping "We are also trying to encourage m ey effectively. The program we try to show him how to manage the program will. keep down housing housing developers to applY for other pro 'des a home maintenanCe advisor, money, thus. leavin~ more money to costs or give residents more resources city and federal programs, .. Mooty lJ.A. Mills. and a family et!>DOmist, maintain his hOUSE',' Monty said. to deal with their probleins, so the said The city's code enforcement Mary Littwin. He said most repairs ~ simple present housing stock wiJllast longer." department offers grants to qualified procedures which can tie done by A series 01 consumer information low-iDcome residents for repairing "Americans have a throw-away homeowners if they know bow.