Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC February 1972 Daily Egyptian 1972 2-10-1972 The aiD ly Egyptian, February 10, 1972 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: https://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_February1972 Volume 53, Issue 86 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, February 10, 1972." (Feb 1972). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1972 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in February 1972 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. 'Daily Egyptian Southern Illinois University ThUrsday. Febtuaty 10. 1972- Vol. 53. No. 86 Derge postpones t=decisions on issues By Randy Thomas with the current tight money situation Daily Egyptian Starr Writer at SIU . He said that in the past money was Student Senators had a lot of readily available to the universities in questions for SIU President David Illinois. He pointed out that SIU will no R. Derge at a senate meeting Wed­ longer be able to get money from the (t>nesday night, but the new ly appointed Illinois Board of Higher Education .. president provided few answer . (lBHE) on the basis of quantitative ex­ Derge refused to take a stand on the pansion. controversial Doug Allen tenurc case, " In the future all monay will come on the Center for Vietnamese Studies, the the basis of qualitative educational VTl phase out program, the Expro programs," he said. report on the Daily Egyptian and the When asked to comment on an article Meeting the senate tradition of granting the University in Wednesday's Daily Egyptian concer­ New SlU President David R. Derge made his debut before the Student Senate Wed­ Senate veto over-ride power over the ning his hailing of the IBHE and the nesday but provided few answers to questions on controversial issues brought up by president. Phase m Master Plan for Higher senators. Derge addressed himself instead to SlU's current fiscal problems and urged In answer to questions concerning all Education, Derge said that reporters recommendations from the Student Senate. (Photo by Nelson Brooks) S of these issues Derge replied that he often run into problems when trying to ha s not yet had a chance to study them combine a thirty minute speech into one sufficiently in order to take a definite column of print. stand. " It is irresponsible to believe that the Nixon envisons actions 1n a short address to the sena te, IBHE is a useless body," he said. "It is Derge said he will periodically ask the definitely here to stay." senators for advice concerning the Derge seemed to imply that support as progress to peace student body. and cooperation with the IBHE might " I am interested in evaluation of be to SlU's financial advantage. WASHINGTON (AP~ - President reality in the generation ahead," teaching, student welfare and God In other senate business, Elwyn Zim­ Nixori told the nation Wednesday he The double-barreled assessment of knows what else comes down the pipe," merman, dean of off-campus housing, scored "breakthroughs toward peace in world affairs came less than two weeks ('t(jle said. announced that a model off-campus a changing world" by arranging his before Nixon is to arrive in China on a Derge extended an invitation to the housing contract for students is being Peking and Moscow summits and by " journey for peace" which he said senators to speak out to him on any printed. rebuilding alliances. " might help avert a disastrous issue at any time. Zimmerman said the contract, which The chief executive also injected him­ catastrophe later." The bulk of Derge's address dealt has the Carbondale City Council's ap­ self into the swirling debate over alter­ "We do nol expect instant solutions proval, will provide a :air shake for natives to his Vietnam policy by to deep-seated differences, but the visit both students and landlords. cautioning presidential candidates in a is a beginning," he said of his Feb. 21-28 He said the most important part of nationwide radio broadcast to avoid talks with Chinese leaders. the contract authorizes the University statements which "might give the The State of the World reports came to set up an arbitration board to settle enemy an incentive to prolong the war three months before his visit to disputes between landlords and tenants. until after the election." Moscow. " I will go to that meeting in I) Zimmerman asked the senate to ap­ He indicated in his 94,OOO-word May," he said in the speech broadcast prove the optional contract, which they foreign-policy report to Congress that from his Oval Office, " with no naive did. agreement with the Soviet Union is illusions but with some reasonable ex­ In other business, John Conlisk, West­ near on a pact to curb the superpower pectations. " side dorm senator announced the nuclear missile race. The Third ~nIlUal Foreign Policy results of the special senate election to But in the report Nixon said progress Report to Congress stressed he IS fill four vacancies. in search for "a stable structure of seeking a solution in Vietnam, but The new Senators are: Mickey world peace" was tempered by several made no mention of his Vietnam critics. Chusid, Thompson Point, 245 votes; sharp disappointments-including con­ He did, however, confront them in his Owen Marienthal, University Park, 140 tinued Vietnam fighting, Mideast ten­ radio address. ~ ..., votes; Charles Scruggs, Westside non- sions and the India-Pakistan War. Nixon said he was not complaining Gus says he would have gone to the dorm. 28 votes and Grant Holliman, He solicited election-year public sup­ about the vigorous criticism and does Student Senate meeting . but he was commuter, 18 votes. port for his policies, telling his radio not " question the patriotism or the sin­ already snowed in. All of the new senators were seated at audience that "this breakthrough year cerity of those who disagree with my the meeting. has shown.. , we can make peace a policies to bring peace." Tps,imollY suggps's ('hallge State pollution limits may be too restrictive By DOnDa Korando In earlier testimony, mining officials are also contributing to the pollution Carbondale was affected, Favreau 8Dd said some restrictions in the proposed problem. said, when it was looking for additional David L_ Mahsman mining regulations would be Speaking for regulation, R . E . water sources for the city. Carbondale Daily Egyptian Staff Writers economically impossible to live with. Favreau of the Illinois Department of bad to abandon its original PI'ospective They may even halt coal mining in Public Health, said there IS a definite sources, Crab Orchard and Sycamore John Stahl, assistant professor of Illinois, the panel-consisting of an need for control. As an engineer of Creeks, because of pollutant materials. zoology, Wednesday indicated that engineer and two members of the region five <Southern Illinois) of the In speaking about these water treat­ state regulations limiting the amounts Pollution Control Board-was told. Department of Public' Health he said he ment problems, Favreau focused on of dissolved solids that can be dumped James R. Jones of Peabody Coal was familiar with the streams in the Murphysboro and the pollutants in into lHinois streams may be too restric- Co. , raised three legal points. Jones area. 8eaucoup Creek. He said, "Mur­ 1'ive in some cases. said the proposal invades matters Favreau said the Saline, Big Muddy physboro pays the penalty for the treat­ which the Illinois General Assembly and Mary's Rivers have a high content ment cost while the operator who Testifying before hear:. " s of the has delegated to the Department of of acidity, iron and sulflde. He said causes the problem pays nothing." Illinois Pollution Control BI'.,; d (lPCB) , Mines and Minerals. He also said the such pollutants bave damaged private The proposed regulations would Stahl said that invertibraw fauna that regulations were overlapping with the property such as farms. require mine operators to obtain per­ serve as food for fish shows no gross Surface Mine Land Reclamation Act. He talked about definite problems en­ mits for opening. operation and aban­ effects in water containing over four countered by water treatment plants in donment. Strict pollution controls, with times the amount of dissoved solids Violation of the Illinois Constitution Murphysboro, Elkville, Herrin. inspections. are provided for in the allowed by law. The hearings were c0n­ was claimed in discriminatory Royalton, Harrisburg and Carrier regulations. ducted in Morris Library Wednesday to provisions of the proposal. Jones said Mills. These towns bad high pollutant Hearings will continue Ttwrsday at hear testimony on proposed mining miners are being attacked whereas content resulting in special treatment Harrisburg and will be held in Peoria regulations. agriculture and highway construction problems, he said. and Galena later in the month. by the council, the company would draw up a list ci up to 15 candidates Use of lake area for the vacant position, together with a detailed personal profile of is YOUR nissing llalVder in each eandidale. The list would then be submitted is heard by council to the council, which would deter­ TIiE mine 4~ candidates whom it would By Barry Clevdaad existing United States Forest Ser­ like to interview. Dally Egyptian Staff Writer vice plan for land adjacent to city The candidates then would be property might be desirable, he brought to Carbondale for three The Carbondale City Council said. days of interviews with the com­ Tuesday night heard a number of Revenue from the money-making pany. the council and various proposals concerning development developments would far exceed that representatives of local citizens of the land around Cedar Lake, the realized from sale of water, he groups.