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An Independent Bowling Green, Ohio Student Thursday, May 13, 1971 Voice THe BG news Volume 55 Number 124 SST gets off ground...again WASHINGTON (AP) - The battle over SST's leading House opponent, said "The developing an American supersonic American people do not want the SST." transport plane was revived yesterday House votes $85 million for project when the House executed an about-face The House vote turned an $85.3- and voted $85 million to restart the million contract termination fund for the project. weeks ago they lost 215 to 204. 'The Congress has today taken an laid off more than 5,000 workers since its the House it would be foolish to kill the SST into that much money to revive The Senate will take up the renewed Mansfield said the resurrection will important first step on behalf of thousands contract to develop the aircraft was plane after spending $1 billion on it. development of two prototype planes. fight next and Democratic Leader Mike meet "very extended debate" in the of workers across the country who have canceled, said any attempt to recon- Secretary of Transportation John A. Mansfield of Montana predicted the Senate, where the SST was killed two been engaged in the SST program-and struct the program must be on the basis HOUSE REPUBLICAN LEADER Volpe expressed pleasure at the House outcome there will be close. months ago 51 to 46. whose vital skills an experience might of an entirely new contract. Gerald R. Ford of Michigan said action but said the question will not be •it might be nip and tuck" this time, other wise be lost to the nation." "This new contract must fully Congress "was acting in the dark" when decided until the Senate acts. WITH THE LEADERS of both parties Mansfield said. Nixon restated a pledge "that the SST recognize the rights of the parties under it killed the SST eight weeks ago-and in the House behind them, backers of a will not be committed to production until the terminated contract and the large said the SST workers who have been laid "Meanwhile, we will continue ter- drive to breathe new life into the 1,800- IN A STATEMENT, President Nixon all environmental concerns have been costs which will be incurred in re- off since then demanded that decision be mination of the SST program pending mile-an-hour passenger plane won an congratulated the House "for having thoroughly satisfied." establishing and carrying out the new reversed. final action by Congress on the sup- initial test by 201 to 195 and nailed it down very wisely reversed their earlier program," the company said. plemental appropriation bill," Volpe by 201 to 197 on a second vote. Eight position," and added: THE BOEING COMPANY, which has Speaker Carl Albert of Oklahoma told But Rep. Sidney R. Yates, (D-Dl.) the said. ROTC protesters join in rice diet as vigil wears on By Peggy Schmidt Wednesday, May 19. have also reportedly been in touch with Copies of the proposal, whose main the May Day Coalition in Washington, Approaching the ninth night of their focus will be the removal of academic D.C., which Is trying to locate national vigil at Memorial Hall to protest the credit for ROTC courses, will be sent to figures to appear at the press conference. presence of ROTC on campus, at least 40 President Moore as well as other ad- of the demonstrators have pledged to ministrators and committees at the same YESTERDAY, CKLW radio, Windsor, participate in a rice diet. tune it is being submitted to Academic broadcast a taped interview with Gail Since Wednesday evening, a prepared Council. Rowley, one of the demonstrators at meal of rice hat been served following The spokesman also reported that a Memorial Hall. the daily community meeting held by the pair of anti-war activists, Tim But/ and Plans for what will be done by the group each evening at six. Jay Craven, will speak Sunday. Both group at the ROTC Review are still being One member of the group, Craig took part in the Vietnam Veterans formulated, the spokesman said. The AtBoclolad Pr Taliaferro, has been on a strictly liquid demonstrations in Washington recently, Review is scheduled for the evening of No, the Hudson River has not been attacked by enemy bombers. diet since 5:00 p.m. Monday. and played roles in negotiating the Tuesday, May 18. Shortly before dawn Tuesday, a series of controlled explosions sent Peolpe's Peace Treaty with North Through the efforts of two University Air raid? the 37-year old Dunn Memorial Bridge crashing into the Hudson. APPROXIMATELY 35 to 40 students Vietnam. faculty members, Igor Rodenko, The structure, which connects Albany and Rennselaer, N.Y., is can be found under the heaps of sleeping executive secretary of the War Resistors being replaced by a newer span, which can be seen in the bags and blankets each night. VARIOUS NEWS MEDIA including League, will address students at noon Although the protesters at firs' UPI, The Cleveland Press, the ABC, NBC next Tuesday. background. proposed a student referendum on the and CBS networks, have been contacted issue of ROTC, that step is now being by the group to attend a press conference replaced by efforts to work through here on Monday, May 17, at 12:30 p.m. Academic Council, according to a According to the spokesman, calls spokesman for the group. have been made to points as far away as New York and Chicago. Some news Break-in cases still pending Opponents of ROTC on campus are agencies that were reached have in- presently working on a proposal which dicated that they will have correspon- judge in such a case is called "quo will be presented to Academic Council by By Gale Bogle They charged that the latest election COUNTY OFFICERS had been tipped dents in the area at that time, he added. of Coller to the court post was illegal warrento" which Desmond said means a Council member at their next meeting, Demonstrators at the ROTC building Staff Reporter off to the theft attempt in advance and because he was over 70 years old when he "by what right do you hold title." had staked out Hayes Hall with the aid of Court cases are still pending against ran for office. He said it must be filed by the state Campus Security, city police and state me four men charged with attempting to The law states that anyone over 70 attorney general or the county and federal agents. steal weapons from Hayes Hall last Dec. years of age at the time he would take prosecutor and neither of these men A fifth man, who police believe acted 4. office is ineligible for that office. chose to do so in this case. as a lookout for the team escaped. He Three of the four men have been The petition was sent to the Ohio was said to have dropped a high-caliber released on $10,000 bond for one count of Supreme Court, which appointed Judge However Judge Coller stepped aside rifle alongside a stone wall bordering breaking and entering and grand lar- Richard Finefroth, of Logan County, to voluntarily from the case and Judge Oak Grove Cemetery near the Health ceny against each. The fourth man, the Coller hearing. Eugene McNeil, from Van Wert, was Center. Leroy Pinkleton, 26, remains in Wood appointed to hear the Hayes Hall break- County jail. ACCORDING TO DESMOND, Judge in cases, Desmond said. The four men surrendered without Alfred Fields, 25, was released on Finefroth ruled that an injunction was The charges against the four men incident. Three were later identified as bond Feb. 17, and Larry McClellan, 21 not the proper way to remove a judge in a stemmed from arrests made as they members of the Black Panther party was released Mar. 23. Neither man has case of this sort. The motion filed by allegedly carried a dozen student and from Toledo. Pinkleton had been on entered a plea, and no date has been set Judge Coller todismissthe injunction was University-owned target rifles from a campus several weeks before the at- for their trials. granted. gun club locker room in the basement of tempted theft, trying to sell copies of a The proper procedure for removing a Hayes Hall to a waiting car last Dec. 4. Panther newspaper, according to police. JOHN HOUSTON pleaded not guilty in Wood County Common Pleas Court Jan. 26, and a trial date was set. However his court-appointed attorney, James Bachman, withdrew from the case and no new date was set for a trial. Nixon delays troop cutback Houston was released on bond Feb. 3. Pinkleton pleaded not guilty Feb. 23 His trial date has been set for June 8 in Wood County Common Pleas Court. WASHINGTON (AP) - The Nixon ONE SENATE SOURCE reported, McMathias Jr.