University of New Mexico UNM Digital Repository 1976 The aiD ly Lobo 1971 - 1980 8-30-1976 New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 080, No 7, 8/ 30/1976 University of New Mexico Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/daily_lobo_1976 Recommended Citation University of New Mexico. "New Mexico Daily Lobo, Volume 080, No 7, 8/30/1976." 80, 7 (1976). https://digitalrepository.unm.edu/daily_lobo_1976/80 This Newspaper is brought to you for free and open access by the The aiD ly Lobo 1971 - 1980 at UNM Digital Repository. It has been accepted for inclusion in 1976 by an authorized administrator of UNM Digital Repository. For more information, please contact [email protected]. H:l·;UA1t COI.LECTl()Nij Neglect of-Policy Monday! August ~0, 1976 Assists Burglar In $6342 Theft Schmitt Takes On Montov~. By Lynda Sparber A burglary in the chemistry department late last week resulted in the loss of an estimated $6342 in cash collected as breakage deposit fees from chemistry students. US Senate Race Begins Campus police believe the theft occurred between 5 p.m. Wed· nesday and 8 a.m. Th·ursday. Checks amounting to $2000 were not By Robert R. Lee it was done by the Journal and the news when it was not news. My taken. A police spokesman said there is a suspect in the case. The US Senate 'race in New Tribune." guess is if they (the post office) Berry Cox, police director, said a key was used to gain entrance to Mexico this election year.is a study Griffin said that the postal lease would get out of there, he (Mon· the office where the money was kept, but the thief or thieves "tried to in contrasts. in the Coronado Shopping Center toya) would love it." fake opening the door" by making it appear the lock had been "jim­ Democratic Sen. Joseph M. Montoya owns in· Santa Fe "is Asked if Montoya's federal staff mied." The door to the safe was pried open. Montoya, seeking a third terin, is illegal." Griffin also said that is working on his campaign, Carroll Lee, university comptroller, said it is a written University an incumbent with nearly twenty Montoya's federal staff is working Hamilton said the allegation had to policy that all University departments are supposed to turn into the years' tenure in Washington. New on his campaign. do with Bertha Parker and Dick cashiers all cash receipts at least once a week or whenever the · Mexicans have never deposed an Lees, who were on Montoya's staff amount reaches $100, whichever comes first. elected in cum bent Senator. Asked about the postal lease, and are now being paid out of Lee said he believed the money Harrison (Jack) Schmitt, Hamilton said Montoya bought the campaign funds. had not been turned in because Montoya's Republican opponent, is shopping center, including the post Hamilton said further that, while the chemistry department staff a man with little legislative office, in 1955, two years before he campaigning, Montoya may be was harried with all the problems ..; ex(lerience running against a went to Congress. Hamilton said approached by people with of the beginning semester. Democrat in a state that is further that the post office problems that require his attention. Cox said, however, he believed traditionally a Democratic condemned the lease in 1961 when Hamilton said, "You'll find there the money had been about a province. it discovered it was doing business may be- a staff member right there week's accumulation of fees. And each candidate is saying that with a Congressman, "and the rent taking notes'-they're not "They should have been taking it his opponent's apparent strengths was assigned by the courts." campaigning, they're there on over to cashier's and asking for a are really weaknesses. Hamilton also said the Santa FP business.'' cash guard," he said. Diana Griffin, Schmitt's New Mexican investigated the af· The two candidates' positions on "We still have to determine campaign manager, said last week, fair in 1964 and 1965, and decided economic development in the state what we're going to do about "The mood of the country is to there was no story. Hamilton are roughly similar. · cash refunds" for students tur­ throw incumbents out, and we're said, "The Journal treated it as {Continued on page 2) ning in breakage cards at the end going to play to that." of the semester, Lee said, but the Griffin said further that another "students are protected." keystone of the Schmitt campaign The matter of keeping the strategy is to emphasize that large sum of money in violation of Schmitt "has no political debts and university policy "will probably is not tied to any special interest be discussed in an administrative groups. He's younger than meeting," Lee said. Montoya; he's tied to the future." That the office door was opened with a key led both Cox and Lee to point out the leniency in key policy which sometimes allows personnel Dr. Dave Hamilton, of the UNM to retain keys after leaving a position. economics faculty, is Montoya's Cox said the theft could have been by someone who knew the campaign manager. Asked last money was being kept in the six-foot safe, but also speculated it could week if he thought voters are have been "just some thief who was damned lucky." susp1c1ous of incumbents, Although they have a pQ~sible suspect. the Ca~n:pu~ Po\iee a.re Hamilton said, "There's a··'Cerrain going to continue theh· investigation to "try to get some more infor­ mation," Cox said. He said he could not estimate how long it will take "!i to wrap up the case, but said, "We're going hard at it." •I The mood of the country is UNM Inspector Robert Raymond and Detective Bob Lovato are in to throw incumbents out, charge of the investigation, which is remaining solely a Campus Police and we're going to play to matter. Raymond declined to give any information on the procedures that-Diana Griffin, the investigation is following, but did reveal some evidence was found on the scene. Sch,mitt's campaign Joseph Montoya manager: Grievance Committee amount of that, and I think it's partly generated by the press. The press has a cynical attitude toward Seeks Board Members politics." Hamilton said further that journalists tend to assume that By Ruth S. Intres·s representatives will be elected for "all politicians are crooks." The Student Standards and two consecutive years. · Hamilton said it is "bad advice" Grievance Committee (SSGC), The hearing board for grievances to throw an incumbent out "if the which will hear student's academic will consist of two students and two incumbent is performing." complaints, is now accepting faculty members which will be The Montoya campaign strategy applications from students wishing drawn by lot. These four persons has been to emphasize Montoya's to serve on the committee. will choose a fifth person from seniority in the Senate and the The SSGC will consist of 36 outside the University community committee memberships that members, with an equal number of to preside with them over the accompany such seniority. students and faculty hearing. Griffin said, "Montoya has said Harrison (Jack) Schmitt representatives. These ASUNM Attorney General he wants only one more term, so his Brian Sanderoff, said no previous seniority claim is an empty bag." experience is needed to serve on the Asked about this, Hamilton said rm· ~00 d committee. Ho~ever, the aJ?P!icant that a Senate term is six years, and Students Don't Like DoI j rt must be open-mtnded and Wllltng to this presumably is enough time to · be involved in this type of academic initiate and follow through on By D.M. Flynn and green vegetables are f~st becoming extinct. committee. important legislation. · An interview with several residents of the UNM Another student said that residents deliberately "ASUNM would like to counsel all Hamilton said further that there dormitories proved that little has changed in take three glasses of milk when they can, solely students who think they have a is a net flow of funds out of the regard to student disenchantment with the food out of spite. He believes this to be a source of great grievance. As Attorney General I'll state economy in the private sectoc. services. waste. · counsel and possibly represent them Hamilton also said that the influx Some new changes have occurred this semester The new washer, said one employee who did not if they so desire at the of federal funds into the state that have done little to inspire praise of La Posada. want to be identified, has replaced one full-time proceedings," Sander off said. economy helps to offset this net Where students were once able to drink as much employee and at least one student employee. The SSGC will make all decisions out-flow in the private sector, "and milk as they could, only two glasses are now Designed to pay for itself witbin a year, the concerning disenrollments, grade that's where seniority counts." allowed per meat, Breakfast eaters are allowed machine has been beset with continuous malfunc- changes, appeals of any committee Hamilton said Montoya "does three glasses provided they have a bowl of cereal, tions and breakdowns. The employee said that, ac· on campus except the Student have seniority now,;, and that and are only allowed one glass of orange juice. cording to the management, "the average time for Radio and Publications Board, and ·Montoya "is going to be chairman Other changes include a new dishwashing a person to dispose of their tray, plates and actions toward any student who of the Joint Committee on Atomic machine in which students must scrape their own utensils is seven seconds." Of 15 students who constitutes a physical danger to Energy." Montoya is also a dishes .and glasses and place them in the loader entered th'e tray disposal area during on of the himself or others on campus.