Southern Illinois University Carbondale OpenSIUC December 1974 Daily Egyptian 1974 12-14-1974 The aiD ly Egyptian, December 14, 1974 Daily Egyptian Staff Follow this and additional works at: http://opensiuc.lib.siu.edu/de_December1974 Volume 56, Issue 76 Recommended Citation , . "The aiD ly Egyptian, December 14, 1974." (Dec 1974). This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the Daily Egyptian 1974 at OpenSIUC. It has been accepted for inclusion in December 1974 by an authorized administrator of OpenSIUC. For more information, please contact [email protected]. -. 'lJwn-Qowri'Wition Vaily ..'Egyptian Saf\.raav. ~ lA, 197 .. - Vat. 56, No. 16 Southern minois University NORML officif11 charges City fears student pot vote By Dave (bala overthrow of the present administration sentiment toward reformed pot laws. he of the mayor. the ci ty clerk and one city Daily Egyptian Stall Writer at the. polls. Talbot said. explai ned. coun cilman. Talbol said. If the petition However . Ta lbot said he and others fai ls review. persons who filed may then City officials fear a large s tudent SIU' s NO RML chapter. a nd more ha ve encoun tered obstacles in their bid go to court for a writ of mandamus. he turnout if a marijuana refere ndum is recently student candidates fo r mayoral to put th e hypothetical law to the vote. continued. placed on the municipal April 15 ballot and two city council offices. have sup­ Persons seeking to place an issue on the "'It ·s a very. very hard way of doing according to a s pokesm an for the ported a marijuana ordinance pro\'iding ballot may fil e with the cit y clerk a it. " Talbot said . " There's so many legal National Organization for the Reform of less sever e penalties (o r sale and petiti on signed by 25 per cent of the technicalitie s to it that a misspelled Marijuana Laws tNO RMU. possession of cannibis than present state ci ty 's registered \·oters. ca ll ing for the word. a wrong formal could throw the Bruce "Buzz " Talbot . president of statutes allow . Talbot said. A referen­ referendum or they may pursuade the whole Ihing off. " NO RML 's SIU cha pter. said city dum on the pro posed ordina nc e may city coun cil to take the proposal to th e Talbot said that Ca l Hudson . a politicians unreali s ticall y fear an produce good indication of c itizen voters. me mbe r of the Il linois slate election A~cording to s tate law . persons must boa rd . told him that the citv clerk should file petitions for referendums by Jan. 9, provide th e figure for 25 Per cent of th e Talbot said . If the ci tv clerk finds cit y's registered voters . When contacted everything in order and If no ci tiz.en b ~' Talbot . ('IlY Clerk Elizabeth Leighty comes forth with an objection. the issue told hllll she did not ha \'e this in · will go on the ball ot. he said. fo r mat ion. and tha t he should try calling If someone does object, the case goes to an Election Review Board comprised (Continued on Page 3) Dakin discusses council candidacy By Pal Corcoran to be involved in city government. Dail~' Egyptian Staff Writer W an tin ~ to increase c itizen par­ ticipation 10 government. Dakin said he Saying he mi ssed bei ng directly in­ wou ld li sten to etny citizens' advice on vol ved in c ity a ffa irs . former Car­ running the government. But. he added. bondale Polic e Chief J oseph Da kin he would a lso use his own judgment to Ullked about his city count il candidacy determine policy for the city. in an interview with the Daily Egyptian Friday. "City officials must first seek out the Da kin said he had not had time to citiz.ens · opinions. second. li sten to the study the issues and problems facing the citizens ' viewpoint a nd thirdly. weigh community and until he did so would not the s uggestions the c iti zens make ." make a campaign platform statement. Dakin said. "To make any s tatement now would Though he does not see the current be speaking from my own opinion and management of the police department not from m y understanding of the as an issue in this campaign he does problems." he said. think the managemenl of the ci ty is an Dakin said his reason for running as issue from the aspect of citizen input. having a Slake in Carbondale as a home Dakin said he ha s no party affiliation own e r and former police chief. He in the city council race but is running as resigned his position las t spring in a an independent. di spute wi th the city council and City " Thoug h I want s upport from bott Manager Carroll Fry over budget cuts in Republi cans and Democrats. I wan I m) the police department. He now instructs own independence and to be my own law enforcement at the SlU School of candidate." he said. Technical Careers Many people he respected had come to "I a m prou d of the r ecord I him previous to his announcement and establis hed as police .c hief from 1970 urged him to run for the council, he until this s pring. I enjoy being involved, said. keeping my oar in the water with city affairs." he said . " Since 1 have a nnounced. many " I feel I have something to offer the people have voiced their support of me ~p l e in the ~ay of my experience in and offered to help me in the cam­ city government and I would like the paign." he said . cha nce to contribute again." he said. Dakin said he had made no campaign Bucking last minute registration lines requires a bit 01 surefootedness. Dakin said he found teaching plans as yet though he would be trymg to Hl!lping Frank Addison _s his reluctant companion, Sheba. (Staff photo by satisfying and "ewarding but wanted to meet as many voters as possible and Chud< Fishman) use the extra time he had in the evenings would seek citizen opinions. Rising coal costs won't close campus By Gary DebohD due to the new contract signed by Edward Merchant , e ngineering still operating under the conservation Dally EcYJotiaa S&aff Writer 120,000 of the nation's coal miners. assistant at the Physical Plant, said program, even though tbe plant started Asked how much longer SIU call SIU's peak consumption currently goes to receive coal shipments again when operate under current consumption as high 190 tons a day when tem­ the strIke ended Dec. 5. Merchant said SIU will not be forced to shut down as rates, Mace said, " I don't have those peratures drop out and down to about ~!,I;~ant got about 600 tons of coal thi. for any period of lime or to impose figures at the top of my head." IIO tons a day on warm days. drastic energy consumption cutbacks However, he added, there won't be a because of rising coal costs, according problem between now and the time SIU Merchant said when the strike hit Gus to George Mace, vice president for ad­ receives additional funds. ' Nov. 12. cutbacks were imposed in an ministratiqp and campus tre~r . " We are not at the point yet where we effort to conserve the dwindling coal Mace saId tbe price of coal $9.33 was CJlll discuss the budget," he said. fdace reserves and average daily consump­ Bode a ton when this year's operating b~~ said he will have more information next tion wem- from ISO tons to about no tons was determined and has since in-­ month, alter negotiations are furthered a day. creased to about $24 .a ton. Coal prices with the JIlinois Board of Higher Gus SIIVS the 8cIIrd 01 Trus1I!es will may go higher yet, Mace said, partially Education. He added that the Physical Plant is gi"" Fry II job if Dllkln gets eIecIeCI. - 'Carbondal~ festival pla'nn{;d for June' By Mary...u-e!' show at Southern llIinois Airport , Van o~anized groups as possible," he said. general chairman of the Murphysbero o.IIy Egypt\aD Stilt Wriler Metre said. Many of the activities will be free to the. festival. public although parti£!pants will pay a The festival is "developing into a real Other major events planned are a A Carbondale festival, similar to the fee, such as the ho~ show, boat races exciting thing,." he said. tountry-Western singer 'Or .show. boat and tennis competition. Carbondale has a few advantages Murphyslloro Apple Festival, is being races and regatta on Crab Orchard planned for June 13 through 15 in con­ '-certain items will be charge items," that Murphysboro does not have in­ Lake, a horse show, teMis competition he said, including the Country-Western cluding the SJU Arena for large indoor junctioo with the, 25th anniversary of and a grand parade. Van Metre said. the Southern Dlinois Airport. event and the carnival. shows. Murphysboro has a centralized The committee is trying to get the Blue The chamber plans to pay for the ad­ location , the courthouse square, for "The committee is functioning," Angels, the Navy precision flying team. vertising and costs by charging for many activities, Van Metre said. Marvin E. Van Metre, executive vice­ for the air show. specific events and selling ads in a Buses are tentatively scheduled to president of the-Carbondale Chamber souvenir booklet similar to the booklet run between Carbondale and the of Commerce, said.