Gains momentum Carter sweeps Pennsylvania PHILADELPHIA, AP - Jimmy Car­ aside every possible obstacle in his rest. ter swept to victory in the Pennsyl­ path, there remained the looming President Ford, unopposed on the vania presidential primary election figure of Sen. Hubert H. Humph­ Republican ballot in Pennsylvania, Tuesday night, stopping the De­ rey, who skipped the primaries. said in Longview, Texas, he mocrats who had tried to stop him, Humphrey, in Washington, said thought a Pennsylvania victory and gaining new momentum in his ”1 want to see the Democratic party would make Carter the Democratic frontrunning campaign for White win. If Jimmy Carter can win, I’m nominee. “ If Carter wins in House nomination. not going to try to stop him at all.” Pennsylvania, 1 don’t see how the Democratic smoke-filled rooms in The former Georgia governor told Carter beat Sen. Henry M. Jack­ New York can take the nomination cheering supporters the triumph son of Washington, with Rep. away from him,” Ford means "W e’re going to win, win on Morris K. Udall of Arizona running _said. the first ballot." third. The Georgian won over the In the preference vote, Carter led Carter was gaining 35 percent of opposition of organized labor and a virtually everywhere. He trailed the popular vote in Pennsylvania’s lineup of Democratic leaders, who Jackson only in Philadelphia, presidential preference election. put together a stop-Carter move­ where union and organization sup­ Returns were tallied slowly in the ment in an acknowledged effort to port counted most. separate competition for delegates. slow him and keep the race open These were the figures with 36 per for a late Humphrey entry. The early delegate count showed cent of the 9,638 precincts counted: Carter supporters leading in that That hasn’t been foreclosed. But Carter 170,868 or 36 per cent. phase of the primary, too. But the Carter will be more difficult to head Jackson 138,526 or 28 per cent. figures were inconclusive, and the off now. He has won seven of the Udall 95,124 or 19 per cent. outcome will not be clear for days. first nine primaries, and he is the Alabama Gov. George C. Wallace While Carter said he had swept only candidate entered in all the 48,674 or 10 per Reagan comes to N.D. by Marjorie Irr Staff Reporter Governor Ronald Reagan, candidate for the Republican presidential nomination, who was last in South Bend starring in the film Knute Rockne All American, will return here on Monday, May 3. The Reagan visit to Stepan Center, which is being organized by the Student Union Academic Commission in conjunction with the ND SMC Students for Reagan, is one stop in a campaign swing through Indiana on the day before the state primary. Observeruniversity of noire dame — St. mary's college At a press conference yesterday at the Morris Inn, Leo Buchignani, chairman of St. Joseph County Youth for Reagan, made the formal announcement and relayed a message from the candidate: "I am very glad to be coming to Notre Dame and I consider it a privilege to speak at one of the fine universities in the United Student Government backs States," said Reagan. Three groups from the South Bend community announced their support for Reagan and the formation of formal committees to back elimination of night exams him. Buchignani, a senior at Notre Dame, announced the formation of by Gregg B. Bangs also thought it would lead to a Acceptable grounds for trying to a Youth for Reagan steering committee. The committee is Executive Editor highly irregular metabolism: one change the rule, according to Tack, composed of students from Notre Dame, St. Mary's and Indiana which is geared to taking tests. would be if enough student reac­ University at South Bend. The representatives from those schools Philosophically, student govern­ Students who take evening ex­ tion against the test times was are, respectively, Kevin Richardson, Colleen Rothfuss and Ed ment officially agrees with Provost ams normally do not get out till 9 shown by the students and faculty. Kintz. Fr. James Burtchaell’s decision to p.m., which means they are not “The order says that depart­ Granville Cleveland, assistant law librarian at Notre Dame, eliminate all evening exacts and able to start studying until the m ental have to be given at 8 a.m., announced the need for "a president who will get the federal move them to 8 a.m. on Tuesdays middle of the evening, Burtchaell but this does not rule out the option government off the backs of our nation's schools. " Cleveland said and Thursdays, according to Pat said. With morning exams, stu­ of giving exams during class Tack, academic commissioner. dents could start studying at 7, not time,” Tack mentioned. At the that the newly formed Committee of Educators for Reagan believes 10, so they could have more time. present time, most Arts and Letters that Reagan is the candidate who will do this. Along with courses hold their exams during Cleveland, Professors Edward Murphy and Charles Rice of the classes while business and science Notre Dame Law School will head the committee. Rice noted that courses generally hold their exami­ the committee also supports Reagan's policies on abortion, national He also believed, according to nation periods in the evening. security and fiscal affairs. Tack, that students are so “ hyper” Tack said that it “is up to the Mr. Leslie Doty spoke for the Committee of Small Businessmen about exams and studying that they students to let us know in the fall for Reagan. "Reagan is the only candidate we are supporting. won’t get involved in extracurricu­ what they feel about the tests. If His policies on assistance to the small businessman are very sound lar activities. He reasoned that if they have too many tests or are from our standpoint," said Doty. the nights were open, the student given too much material to be Although an agenda has not yet been released, Buchignani said would have more time and, hence, tested on within the alloted time more involvement in extracurricu­ that Reagan would not spend much time in South Bend because of source, then they should come to lar activities. the tight campaign schedule. There will be no official press us,” she commented. Tack also This action would lead to two conference. The event at Stepan "will probably begin around 2:10 said she was going to talk to the developments in class scheduling. p.m .," said Buchnignani. It is open to the public. colleges’ respective deans about There would be no classes during the subject. the night or the 8TT10 period, even though classes have been listed in both, according to pre-registration listings. ’’We agree that the philosophy behind the order is right,” Tack commented on behalf of the stu­ dent government. “We didn’t know what would be the best way to go about making this policy change, but we’re a little disap­ pointed that he (Burtchaell) didn’t go through the Faculty Senate,” PAT TACK she added. She also agreed that more stu­ ”A lot of people were upset dents would get involved if they because we (student government) had the chance. “ I think there is a u M w » haven’t done anything about the swing upwards in student involve­ order,” Tack said, “ so I wanted a ment,” Tack commented, “and I chance to explain student govern­ think more students, if they had the ment’s feelings on this subject.” night free, would get involved in Tack felt that many people did extracurricular activities,” she not completely understand Burt- stated. chacll’s reasoning on the subject, Tack mentioned that a lot of one which has left many students people were opposed to the order, and faculty members infuriated. and that some students had even Tack and Student Body President offered to start circulating petitons Mike Gassman talked to Burtchaell agains the decision. “We could about the subject last week and have blown the issue out of found the provost thought that the proportion to the scale of the academic day should end at 5 p.m. calendar issue, but since we agree Burtchaell thought students were with the reasoning, we’re willing to taking too many tests, quite a few try the philosophy and see how it Campaigning for St. Mary's general elections to cast their votes in LeMans lobby today until 6 of which were at night, resulting in works. If it doesn’t, we’ll try to ended last night at midnight. Hoping that their p.m. (Photo by Mary Egan) students staying up too late. He change it,” she stated. efforts were not in vain, candidates urge students the observer Wednesday, April 28, 1976 News Steven Soliah, Hearst’s ex-lover, acquitted on bank robbery charge International Kissinger forced to cancel SACRAMENTO* Calif. AP - A testified she was with Soliah the were dismissed when the bank federal court jury found Patricia night before and the night after the robbery charge was filed. R1NASHA* Zambia - Student demonstrations forced the cancella­ H earst’s former lover, Steven Soli robbery, may have been visiting The newspaper heiress was con­ tion yesterday of Henry A. Kissinger’s planned visit to Ghana, ah, innocent of bank robbery Folson Prison the day of the victed last month of a bank robbery American officials said. The secretary of state flew from Zambia to charges Tuesday. The verdict holdup- April 21, 1975. in San Francisco is awaiting sen­ Zaire on his two-week goodwill mission to black Africa.
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