v THE 'WORLD TODAY THE -House- Sets Up TV Debates WASIIINC;TON (UI'I) - llouse Democntts forced passage of legislation that could set up televised debates by major presidential candidates after cracking an all night Republican filibuster with OBSERVERServing the Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College Community extraordinary lockup tactics. Only after 27 hours and 45 roll calls and a minor scuffle between VOL. III, NO. 20 THURSDAY, OC'TOBER 10, 1968 Rep. Robert Taft Jr., R-Ohio, and a doorkeeper, was the House able to approve the measure 280 to 35. In the end, the bill got substantial support from Republicans who had claimed all along they opposed it -not on its contents- but as a means of forcing the Democratic leadership to take up congressional and elect ion reform measures. All 182 llouse Democrats who were present voted for the bill. They were joined by 98 Republicans on final passage. Thirty-five Republicans voted against it. The bill, approved in what is believed to have been the second longest session in !louse history and with the members locked in the chamber to insure a quorum, now goes to the Senate, which is expected to tailor its own bill, approved earlier, to conform to the I louse measure. The I louse measure would ci1ange temporarily the federal law to permit the three major presidential .:andidates to debate on a national network broadca~t witl10ut lesser candidates having the right to claim "equal time." More Trouble for NY Schools NEW YORK ( Ul'l) - The Board of Education, moving to head off a renewal of the crippling citywide teachers' strike, yesterday increased pressure on a dissident Brooklyn experimental school district to reinstate 83 union teachers it docs not want. The board barred seven principals from their schools and ordered .L I hem to report for reassignment. SMC Campus LegisL1ture abolished sign-out and self in meeting last night. The administrator of the Ocean llill Brownsville district, Rhody McCoy, was relieved of this duties by Supt. of Schools Bernard Donovan Tuesday evening. SMC Legislature Shake Up: Violence broke out in the largely Negro and Puerto Rican district yesterday shortly after the schools opened. Seven persons, including one woman, were arrested outside Junior lligh School 271, focal Abolish Upperclass Sign- Out point in the teacher dispute. Police moved in with night sticks when parents and other The St. Mary's Campus her name with the desk with a proposal was generally favorable. community residents numbering about 200 tried to pass police Legislature voted last night to phone number or address where Senior Eileen Hayes barricades. At least three men were clubbed to the ground. recommend restructuring of the she may be reached in case of commented: "Under this Student Affairs portion of emergency. proposal the problem of Apollo 7: All Systems Go Community Government. It Under the new rules freshmen jurisdiction should be then passed a bill abolishing will have a nightly curfew of one eliminated. The student body CAPE KENENDY (UPI) - One of America's smoothest signout for upperclassmen under thirty. A freshman must still sign will be represented in a far more countdowns ticked yesterday toward the Firday launch of the three the provisions of the old out when leaving campus. accurate manner, plus we can do man Apollo 7 while a second spaceship was moved to another pad structure. However she does not have to away with the fragmentation for a possible December flight to the moon. The proposal on restructuring put the time or her companion. that is a problem under the The unprecedented simultaneous operations of Apollo 7 and will be submitted to the student If a freshman intends to stay out present struct ur in g." Apollo 8 signified the speed up in the nation's $25 billion drive to body on a referendum vote. If it a II night she must still have the Several members of the is approved by a two thirds get to the moon ahead of Russia. signout approved 24 hours in cam pus legislature expressed majority, it will then go to the If everything continues on schedule, the final part of the advance. concern that the new senate may Council on Student Affairs for countdown will begin this afternoon for the II a.m. EDT blastoff Under the present provisions become bogged down in petty tomorrow of Apollo 7 astronauts Walter Schirra, Donn Eisele and final approval. of community government, the judgements that could Walter Cunningham. The legislature voted on the signout bill must be approved by conceivably be handled by the They have mapped out an I I day, 163 orb it voyage around earth restructuring motion in an effort the committee on student affairs individual halls. Student Body to prove that the first of the third generation manned spacecraft is to decide on proper juristiction and by the main Student Affairs Vice President Sally Strobel ready to go to the moon. for passage of bills. Under the Council. The bill will be suggested that the Present llall new proposal, the campus This will be the last trip into space for Schirra, the 45 year old presented for approval to the Senates remain in existance; veteran of Mercury and Gemini spaceflights who says he plans to legislature and the hall senate committee on Student Affairs with legislative authority over retire as a space pilot after Apollo 7. will be merged into one board tonight. matters that pertain only to the But he plans to remain in the program, at least "until we do what controlling all legislation. The Reaction to the restructuring individual halls. we set out to do, which is to effect the lunar mission and return." two committees directly above If Apollo 7 goes well, the Apollo 8 mission set for Christmas time the present senates, Student will be a moon orbiting trip for astronauts Frank Borman, James Affairs and Residence Halls will Recall CommiHee Meets Lovell and William Andere. be merged into one Committee on Student Affairs. This joint The special Senate committee going to recognize the freshman Nixon Wants Pornography Laws committee will be responsible on validation of the Rossie recall right to sign the recall due to the for approving any legislation petitions met for more than two ambiguity of the term LOS ANGELES (lJPI)- Shouting "Sock it to 'em, sock it t'em," a that the new campus legislature hours last night, deciding in the "electorate" .... beaming Richard M. Nixon yesterday wooed fickle California voters passes. process that freshmen signatures who once left him a beaten and bitter man. Emphasis for the new campus on the petitions are valid. The At least three members of the The c;op presidential candidate hit hard at pornography and legislature will be hall rather committee will meet again eight-member committee spoke hecklers as he st umpcd through smoggy sunshine in Los Angeles than class participation. Senators tonight to, in the words of its of the need for a constitutional suburbia. will be chosen on a proportional chairman Mike Kelly, "discuss amendment during a break in To 7,000 supporters at Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, Nixon basis from each of the residence the final validation and issue a the meeting last night. Kelly acknowledged that the polls showed him leading Vice President halls, with representatives from statement." Indications are that, went so far as to declare that the llubert II. llumphrey in the struggle for California's lode of 40 each class. The student body in spite of lack committee would write such an electoral votes. "But I don't care what the polls say, we're going to Vice President will chair the of addresses or full names on amendment, but was unsure sock it to 'em." senate, as is the case now with many signatures, the petitions later in the evening. Carrol llecklers in the audience, some of them waving banners reading the campus legislature. will be validated. Senator Mike Mead outlined "McCarthy," shouted "fascist" and raised signes reading, "Nixon is a After deciding on the About one half hour of last what might be included in any four letter word." restructuring motion, the night's meeting was devoted to a amendment, saying that its But Nixon only smiled, noting that at Nixon ralliers there were legislature passed the Judicial telephone spot check of provisions would include a more supporters than hecklers .... "Sock it to 'em, sock it to 'em," he Board sponsored signout bill. signatures lacking addresses. The definition of the term shouted, egging on his supporters to drown out the hecklers. Under the new provisions, dorms check will continue at tonight's "electorate" in school elections "1. propose that we adopt a law making it a federal criminal will close at two p.m. nightly. meeting prior to the committee's and on recall petitions and a offense to mail obscene matter to children under 16. And in that However any upperclassmen final decision. Concerning the more conclusive definition of law\ we can set standards about sadism, perversions and violent sex wishing to remain out after the freshmen signatures, Kelly said what is necessary for an election to protect children." curfew or overnight may leave last night "With this recall we're or recall petition to be valid. PAGE2 THE OBSERVER THURSDAY, OCfOBER 10,1968 •• In a Way I Feel Honored" Rossie Philosophical about Recall Petition If the Student Body as 25% against him. I would be he didn't want to prejudice their part should have the majority intelligent and creative, because Presidency is a strain for Rich shocked if it didn't happen to deliberations and had not voice." that's what this council will Rossie, he isn't telling anyone me.