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UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA « STUDENT NEWSPAPER Men’s sports allotted zero dollars Voting as a quasi committee of the they were voting as a committee of Stockburger’s allotted no money to whole, Central Board recommended the whole. the fine arts programs in his to allocate no money for men’s executive budget recommendation. montana intercollegiate athletics and nearly CB will continue preliminary doubled last year's allocation for budgeting tonight beginning at 6 in Stockburger explained to the women's intercollegiate athletics by the UC ballroom. CB's budget audience of mainly fine arts students recommending $16,341, in a pre­ recommendations will be discussed that all along he felt fine arts should liminary budget meeting Tuesday and finalized at its regular meeting be funded and he had to “go out on a night in the UC Ballroom. next Wednesday evening at 7. limb to get people excited.” He said Jack Swarthout, University of his intentions were to get the stu­ Loud cheering and applause erupted Montana athletic director, told CB if dents to attend the meeting and take KA IM IN from the audience of more than 250 part in the budgeting process. Thursday, May 9,1974 • Missoula, Montana • Vol. 76, No. 95 the men’s intercollegiate athletic when CB voted, 18-2, on the men’s budget was cut completely his intercollegiate athletics allocation. program could exist, but it would be CB recommended allocating the fol­ of lesser quality. “With more money lowing to fine arts: Jubileers, $872; Benedetti to be admitted ASUM President Tom Stockburger we could do better,” he said, “we University Choir, $300; Jazz had recommended allocating could operate but we couldn’t workshop, $3,102; UM Concert band, to UM graduate school $101,650 with $6,650 frozen to men’s compete in the Big Sky conference." $2,984; Montana Chamber Group intercollegiate athletics in his and Little Symphony, $2,339; CB is budgeting $318,278 of ex­ Umberto Benedetti, part-time matter to an ad hoc committee of five executive budget proposal. Last Montana Dance Company, $2,475, pected student-fee income for next Printing Services employe who faculty members for action. The year, men’s athletics were allocated and Montana Masquers, $14,000. challenged in court the University’s committee reached the decision $95,000. year. Greg Murphy, on-campus CB refusal to admit him to graduate Monday afternoon. delegate, said too much money was Stockburger reminded CB that its spent on men’s intercollegiate CB also recommended a $12,522 school, will be admitted, Academic Though he declined to affirm a Vice President Richard Landini decision was only a recom­ athletics and it must be cut so fine allocation for an on-campus day care positive decision, Landini said mendation and not binding because arts groups can continue. center for UM students with children. indicated yesterday. Benedetti had not been asked to Benedetti, who had been trying to appear and “had the decision been get into the school since 1966, had negative, we certainly would have seen Dist. Judge Jack Green last called him to argue his case." week quash an alternative writ of A graduate of the University of mandamus compelling University Washington, Benedetti had been officials to admit him. Green ruled attempting to get into the school with that Benedetti had failed to exhaust the intention of earning a master's administrative remedies in attempts degree in education. He said he has to be admitted. completed several courses in order Benedetti’s lawyer then requested to qualify for admission and became Landini to act on Benedetti’s suspicious when his application was application, and Landini referred the refused for a second time in 1972. Impeachment vote predicted Washington AP refusal to provide evidence “under House Majority Leader Thomas (Tip) advisement” and may “address itself O'Netff predicted yesterday the to the issuance of a subpoena” next House will vote on the impeachment week. of President Nixon about Aug. 1. • A draft report by the Senate “There is going to be a vote,” the Watergate committee says "the Massachusetts Democrat said in a weight of evidence” tends to MEMBERS OF THE UNIVERSITY OF MONTANA JAZZ WORKSHOP strummed, blew and beat their way through two broadcast interview. “There's no establish that former Atty. Gen. John performances yesterday afternoon at the Aber Day barbecue. The workshop is under the direction of Lance Boyd, question about it." Mitchell approved the intelligence­ associate director of bands at UM. (Montana Kaimin photo by Gary MacFadden) gathering plan that led to the In other Watergate-related Watergate break-in. The report, yet developments: to be released, also says evidence • The chief counsel for the shows money paid by White House UM employes to vote on unions impeachment inquiry said the White officials to Watergate defendants House has “definitely not" given the was intended to buy silence. University of Montana non- He said that AFSCME charged decide to have an initiation fee it House Judiciary Committee the full academic employes who are not in monthly dues of $7.50 plus $75 for an cannot exceed $25.” • The Chicago Tribune, long a supervisory or managerial positions initiation fee. Watergate story and said he would Judge said the costs of negotiating recommend issuing subpoenas to bulwark of midwestern conservatism and are not covered by any union will and staunch supporter of President and writing contracts are high. obtain evidence. be eligible to vote on union Don Judge, field representative for Nixon, editorially called for either the preferences Monday. AFSCME, disputed the initiation fee "I don’t see how MPEA can Chairman Peter Rodino said the resignation or impeachment of the effectively represent anyone for $2 a The employes will vote for one of the figure and Saunders later acknowl­ group would take President Nixon's President. month," he said. following: edged that the AFSCME by-laws prohibited initiation fees higher than He said AFSCME has been • representation by the Montana $25. negotiating contracts in the state for Public Employes Association 33 years. Deschamps asks Woodahl (MPEA). Judge said, "The international by­ laws of the union do not stipulate that The election will be conducted by the • representation by the American there must be an initiation fee. It is up State Board of Personnel Appeals Federation of State, County and for decision on Livingston to the local to decide if it wants to set from 9 a.m. to noon and from 4 p.m. Municipal Employes (AFSCME). County Atty. Robert (Dusty) interested in any contact made by up such a fee. The international by­ to 7 p.m. in the UC Montana Rooms, laws state that if the local does 360. Deschamps III has asked Atty. Gen. them in their official capacity. • no union representation. Robert Woodahl for an official • Are any other prohibitions or To win the election a union must opinion concerning allegations that sanctions applicable to the above receive 50 per cent plus one vote of Missoula County Coroner Larry practice of coroners who are also all votes. Jesse Dove, Personnel Livingston has used his public office funeral directors? Services director, said 446 employes to benefit his private business, the are eligible to vote. Livingston & Malletta Funeral Home. Deschamps said Woodahl could Bill Saunders, regional director of Deschamps said he wrote to make a decision that would be MPEA, said eligible voters include State Sen. John (Luke) McKeon, who pleaded guilty Tuesday to four felony Woodahl on May 3 in response to effective throughout the state, or he secretaries, accountants, research counts in connection with his dealings with the state Workmen’s accusations made by Missoula could write a “letter opinion,” a assistants, security police, delivery Compensation Division, is scheduled to be sentenced today in Helena district attorney Daniel Shea. private letter to Deschamps advising staff, computer programming staff court. The Anaconda Democrat, a graduate of the University of Montwna law him on this particular situation. and counselors. In the letter to Woodahl, Deschamps school and once a dominant power in the legislature, could receive up to 47 asked for an opinion on two Saunders said MPEA is more familiar years in prison. He admitted falsifying evidence, obtaining money under false questions: Deschamps said he hopes to receive the opinion before the June primary. than AFSCME with the working of pretenses, forgery and stealing money from clients. • Are county coroners who are also He said nothing more is being done legislation concerning public funeral directors prohibited from to prevent the alleged conflicts of employes. Montana's Resource Indemnity Trust Fund now holds $753,811 In taxes col­ assigning coroner cases to their interest in the coroner's office. lected on minerals mined from Montana last year. Proceeds from the fund, mortuaries by the Revised Codes of He said MPEA has been working with instituted by the 1973 legislature, are required to be spent for environmental Montana conflict of interest statute, Livingston has not filed for county the legislature since 1945 and is improvement in the state.