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'» An tewlmg OfMn, Ohio Independent Friday, March 31. 1972 Student Volum. 56/Number •• Voice ■me BG news BGSU Foundation to keep stocks executive director of the Foundation, Taliaferro said he will present the issue to the By Scott Sercdon --The University Foundation should continue industrv classilication they have never been to follow the investment counseling of the Toledo known to be defense-oriented companies recommended to Toledo Trust that it drop stocks Student Arbitration Board for deliberation and Sull Reporter examination Trust Company relative to the individual James Lessig. executive director ol the invested in seven companies that were accused of polluting the environment "If they (Arbitration Board) find the four The Executive Committee of the BGSU securities held in its portfolio Foundation, said. "If we were to listen to the Stocks in the seven companies were later sold corporations are defense-minded companies, the Foundation. Inc., has decided to keep its stock The committee said through such professional advice of everyone, we would have no stock at a 16.866 loss. SBO will exhaust every legal means at our holdings in (our companies which are defense management, the foundation can realize greater holdings." Craig Taliaferro. vice president of SBO. said disposal to bring about selling of these contractors for the U.S. government growth of capital and increased income vital to He said the 6.000 alumni who contribute money the letter was "evasive and insulting to the holdings." he said. The decision was made in answer to a request funding and support of numerous University to the foundation would probably favor the way by the Student Body Organization iSBOl to scholarships and programs. their money is invested intelligence of the SBO." Taliaferro said he thought the letter was an Art Toalston. former SBO president who also withdraw Foundation funds from American -The Executive Committee of the Foundation "ATfcT is a highly diversified company, insult to his own intelligence since it said the requested that the Foundation drop its stocks Telephone & Telegraph. Dupont. IBM and is not insensitive to the characteristics of each involved in many different facets." Lessig said. company held in the portfolio, and the "I don't think the amount of money support we companies involved have "very low defense from the four above mentioned companies, said Magnavox he was disappointed by the decision. Foundation will continue to review them give them is morally wrong " profiles" when all four are in the top 50 defense contractors. "There are stocks other than these four that THF. UNIVERSITY has $87,461 invested in annually. you would think would probably yield as great a these four corporations, according to Carl LESSIG said the foundation relies on Toledo HE SAID he doesn't think the University's role return as those companies l AT&T. Dupont. IBM. Peschel. accountant for the foundation. HOWEVER, the committee said it should be Trust to invest its money, and does not have is to support companies making money from the and Magnavox) without being so war-related," In a letter to SBC), the Executive Committee noted that the four companies in question appear much power in saying how it is invested. war. he said. said: to have a very low defense profile, and under an However, on April 21.1971. James 1'of. then the Berrigan panel warned Trial deliberation begins HARRISBURG, Pa. (AP) -. A radical acts by means of federal Sister Elizabeth. 32. could get 40 federal jury began deliberations conspiracy laws. years on five counts yesterday on government charges tnal the Rev. Philip Berrigan and six others THE JURY took with it to its THE OTHERS are liable to five plotted to kidnap presidential advisor deliberations room more than 100 years each on a single conspiracy Henry Kissinger and destroy federal prosecution and defense exhibits. count They are the Rev. Neil property. Included were copies of 24 letters McLaughlin. 31. the Rev Joseph Judge R Dixon Herman of U.S. exchanged between Berrigan inside the Wenderoth, 36, both priests: Anthony District Court told the panel of nine Lewisburg. Pa., federal penitentiary Scoblick, 33. a former priest; his wife. women and three men before giving and his trusted lieutenant in the Mary Cain Scoblick, 33. an ex-nun; and them the case. "This is not a political Catholic left antiwar movement. Sister Eqbal Ahmad, 41. a Pakistani educator trial. This is not a trial of the war in Elizabeth McAlister. in this country on a resident visa. Vietnam." Berrigan. 48, a gray-haired Roman Ahmad is the only non-Catholic The jury began its deliberations as Catholic priest, faces a maximum 50 defendant. the trial, which began Jan 24. neared years in federal prison if convicted on The seven were charged with an the close of its 10th week The six counts in the indictment. He escalating conspiracy-draft board Harrisburg Seven trial is regarded as a already is serving six years for raids to recruit followers, followed by a test of the government's power to limit destroying draft board records. plot to blow up Washington's tunnel heating system and finally the planned Second voter drive abduction of Kissinger. THE GOVERNMENT said the aim was to call antiwar and antigovernment views to the attention of the public bus schedule altered The name of FBI informant Boyd F. Douglas Jr. went into the record at the A second student voter registration register to vote in Wood County or any very outset of the trial. At its drive for the May 2 primaries began other county in Ohio before the May 2 conclusion, his name appealed again, last night and will continue on through primary. as Herman cautioned the jury "It is today and Monday. Hours for registration have been not a trial of Boyd Douglas." According to Greg Jackson, director extended by the Board of Elections to The defense had denounced the 31- of the Office of Voter Facilitation, 8:30 a.m. to 9 p.m. today and Monday, year-old Douglas as a "liar, a students will be given transportation to and to 8:30 to noon on Saturday. scoundrel and a confidence man." Howard Knight, Rising Sun, Ethel Swanb«ck, Huron and Charles Kurfess, the Board of Elections oh Lehman Perrysburg, (left lo right), were among the 10 Ohio state legislators who Avenue by bus, and will be returned by participated in open discussions with fatuity and students yesterday on campus. cars. Moore still studying Jackson said the bus will not follow the schedule used last quarter's drive, as The News reported yesterday. Marijuana, vote issues Rather, the bus will pick up students 72-73 fee increase for runs regularly from 10 a.m. to 4:30 Graduate students would pay a $150 p.m. in front of the Union only. President Hollis A. Moore Jr. said per quarter increase, raising their fees The bus will also run on Monday night earlier this week he still isn't sure from $250 to $400 exactly as it did last night, with pickups whether or not he'll recommend that Out-of-state student fees would at Offenhauer Towers and McDonald at the Board of Trustees approve an increase from $350 lo $400 per quarter. the McDonald West parking lot at 6. increase in instructional fees at its next" Legislators talk here Although President Moore said an Pickups will also be made at the meeting April 27. increase will probably be necessary, he south side of Kriescher at 6:30: the Budget Council voted February 26 to said he still doesn't n-'ow if he'll north side of Harshman at 7; in front of raise instructional fees to the recommend that the board approve all Conklin at 7:30; behind Rodgers and maximum permitted by state law. How "strong a pull" the 18-year-old vote has in a the increases submitted to him by the By Petty Belle> Kohl at 8; and at the west lot of IF THE'board approves the Budget legislator's constituency was another question posed Budget Council. Stall Reporter Founders at 8:30. Council recommendation, Dr. Moore pointed out that in the by students Jackson said the registration drive undergraduates would pay $210 per "The vote doesn't have that much to do with it." said future there may not even be such a Marijuana and the 18-year-old vote were central will be the last chance for students to quarter, a $10 increase. issues in an open discussion between three Ohio state Kurfess. who represents this district. "I've considered person as an out-of-state student. legislators and faculty and students yesterday this University part of my constituency for 15 years." He was referring to a speech made afternoon. "I think the importance of the 18-year-old vote is March 6 by John D. Millett chancellor Ethel Swanbeck. representative from Huron. going to be more in the fact that they can vote than in of the Ohio Board of Regents.