University of Southern California
DAILY • TROJAN
VOL. LXII
NO. 39
LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA
TUESDAY, NOVEMBER 17, 1970
PICKETERS DEMONSTRATE AT CONSTRUCTION SITE
Community Redevelopment Association criticized over hiring practices
Group says minority labor lacking, work site picketed
By TERRY DONAHUE Assistant City Editor “We Don’t Beg, We Demand! ”
This quote was on a picket sign being used by a member of the Southern Christian Leadership Conference to protest the lack of minority workers at the construction site of the Hebrew College on 32nd Street.
The Leadership Conference, Urban League, National Association for the Advancement of Colored People (NAACP), Community Council for Justice in Construction and representatives of six redevelopment areas were picketing the site because they said the Hebrew College did not hire a minotiry contractor.
Al Bailey, founder of the Community Council, said. “It is a law now that when community property is being built on, the Community Redevelopment Agency must demand the developer to hire minority workers.”
Bailey said, “There are hardly any laborers of a minority group working here.”
Richard G. Mitchell, administrator of the agency, said, “The contractor doing the job is one that is very good about hiring minority workers. We were very pleased when we heard he was given the job.” the job.”
Another demand of the group of protestors is the rehiring of former employees Harry Weathers, Oscar Bowen and Ralph Jarrett.
Mitchell said the three men were dismissed because they had not performed their work satisfactorily.
“They have the option of asking for either a private or public hearing with the Redevelopment Agency,” said Mitchell.
Bailey said that the picketing would continue to make sure that this would not happen again.
EARLY REGISTRATION
Mail forms ready Nov. 23
Early registration for continuing students for spring 1971 will begin Nov. 23 when currently enrolled students may request that their registration packets be mailed by completing special envelopes.
The envelopes will be available from Nov. 23 to Nov. 30 at the Registrar's Office, University College Office 356, Administration Building, the School of Education and the School of Engineering.
Additional locations are at the Graduate School of Business Administration, the Dean's Office of the School of Music, the Information Center
and the Civic Center Campus.
Requests for material by mail will not be accepted after 5 p.m., Nov. 30.
Registration packets may be obtained in person from the Registrar’s Office according to the following schedule:
T-Z from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and A-C from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Wednesday, Dec. 16. D-G from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and H-K from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Thursday, Dec. 17. L-0 from 9 a.m. to 12 noon and P-S from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. on Friday, Dec. 18.
Once a student's last initial comes up he may pick up material anytime thereafter.
Activity Fair to be held prior to UCLA game
An Activity Fair featuring everything from throwing frisbees and pies to a tug-of-war between the campus radicals and the conservatives will be held Saturday in Alumni Park.
The fair, a part of Troy Week, will be held from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m., prior to the opening of the gates for the USC-UCLA football game.
Activities at the fair will include pie eating, an art show, a photo exhibit, finger painting, painting on Child's Way, tie dying, a drinking contest and the tug-of-war.
There will also be a pie throwing booth, a band, a dog show, a frisbee throwing contest, cotton candy and wandering minstrels.
Any organization or individual interested in participating in the fair, or sponsoring a booth or contest, should immediately contact Dave Dizenfeld at 746-2796 or 748-7476, or Paul Michelson at 746-9028.
Hours during which registration material will be available after Dec. 18 are 9 a.m. to 12 noon and 1 p.m. to 4:30 p.m. Monday through Friday. The Registrar’s Office will be closed Dec. 24, 25 and Jan. 1.
The deadline for returning completed material is Jan. 11, 1971.
Students with restrictions on their Permit to Register card must clear with the appropriate office before the material is returned to the Registrar’s Office for processing.
“R” cards will be available for students to pick up in person according to the same schedule listed for registration packets. The location for distribution of “R” cards will be announced in early December.
Students must pick up “H” cards and return them with their completed material. “H” cards will be available in department offices starting Dec. 16. Packets received without the necessary “H" cards will be returned to the student unprocessed.
All students are required to consult with their advisors before returning their registration material.
Recall against Hurst begins
By TONY KORODY
The first recall movement in ASSC history was initiated last night by Mike Trope, a pre-law student, against Sam Hurst, ASSC president. Trope took the action after his charges against Hurst were dismissed by the Student Court on Tuesday.
Trope started the movement last night by circulating a recall petition against Hurst to 26 houses on the Row. His supporters were hopeful of gathering between 800 and 1,000 signatures last night.
Within the next few days Trope will circulate his petitions around the campus in his effort to displace Hurst.
Trope issued the following statement as his reasons for demanding a recall:
“I believe that Sam Hurst is guilty of malfeasance in office.
“I believe that Sam Hurst is not representative nor does he wish to represent the needs of the students at this university.
“I believe that Sam Hurst has misused and misallocated student funds.
“Because Paul Moore, director of student activities, refused to remove himself from the Student Court and because of the obvious bias of the court, I am forced to initiate a student recall movement, the ramifications of which would call for a special student election.”
If the recall is effective it will give the students a second chance at selecting their leader, said Trope. He then added that he would not run for the office of president unless there were no other qualified individuals opposing Hurst.
Chuck Jones, ASSC vice-president for the Academic Affairs said that the charges against Hurst are unfair. Jones also said that he and Hurst do not always see eye to eye.
“The policies that Sam is initiating are a direct result of his election campaign, said Jones. “At that time he was elected for one year. I feel that he should be given the one year to initiate what he stood for.
“The worst thing that Sam can be guilty of is being controversial and causing the student body to think and to possibly get involved with its own student government.
“The power of Sam and all of the ASSC still resides with the student body. I would ask those behind the recall to lay aside their personality conflicts and get involved and do something in the government instead of just bitching about it.”
Court dismisses Trope’s charge
The ASSC Student Court dismissed the charges made by Michael Trope against Sam Hurst, student body president. The decision of the court was:
“It is the opinion of this Court that there is insufficient evidence to warrant the hearing of this case. We, the members of the Court, believe that the defendant, Sam T. Hurst, V., has followed correct procedures in compiling lists of student nominees for University Committees. Members of the Student Court have reached the decision that lack of evidence was presented by the plaintiff, Michael Lance Trope, to warrant such a hearing.”
“Graduate representative Stan DiOrio, who represented Hurst at the hearing which Trope did not attend, said, “It
is my feeling Mr. Trope knew the allegations he made were completely false and he didn't want to go through the court.”
He added that he believed Hurst did follow the correct nominating procedure, the ASSC did take a vote, and that each nominee has an application in Dean Nowak's office.
“A review of Mr. Trope's activities regarding these last three charges shows that Trope himself dropped two of the charges and the other (nomination procedure) was cleared by the court,” DiOrio said.
In regards to the court's decision, AMS President John McGuinness said he believed the Court's decision was unfair, and that Trope's case should have had a hearing.
Police investigate vents for gas in Student Union
Persons passing through the Student Union were subjected to a strange gagging sensation several times yesterday, apparently due to something which the campus police feel was deliberately dropped into the building’s ventilation system.
“I can’t tell you what it is,” said Paul Lehm, a campus officer. “But it's apparent that somebody’s throwing something into the vents.”
Lehm said that the substance wasn't strong and could have been mace. He also said that an investigation of the building air conditioning system seemed to indicate that there wasn't anything wrong with the equipment.
The main focal points for the discharge of gas were the elevator shaft, the eastern side of the building (near the bookstore) and the grill. Lehm said that he hadn't heard of any similar reports elsewhere on campus.