Nixon aide calls elections ‘most ho-hum’ ever seen
By Ezell Gray,Jr.
Staff Writer
The 1980 presidential campaign "is the most ho-hum 1 have observed, and I have been involved in five of them," said Herbert Klein, former director of communications under Richard M. Nixon, at the Town and Gown Foyer Tuesday. Speaking to an audience of about 80, Klein discussed his first book, Making it Perfectly Clear, lectured on his experience at the White House from 1969 to 1973 and offered views on the election and the relationship between the president and press.
Klein said President Jimmy Carter and candidate Ronald Reagan have not enlightened the public about critical issues that affect the world.
"The key issues which should be handled are social welfare, the economy, problems of the world and others. The candidates are not hit hard enough with questions," Klein said.
Klein said the problem if compounded by "intelligent reporters covering things that do not enlighten the issues for the people. Trivia is covered and not the issues.
"Lool *ng back four years ago, two things are in my mind. (President) Ford's major blunder on Eastern Europe in a debate, and whether he bumped his head stepping off of airplanes or slipping on ice," Klein said, citing this as an example of the press reporting trivia instead of important issues.
Klein does not blame the press for contributing to the dullness of the current presidential campaigns, but he did say "the campaigns are dull because the press covered campaign after campaign with the long series of primaries. Remember that (George) Bush won in Iowa and became a hero, and became a bum in a debate with Reagan."	(Continued on page 7)
Law may aid technology park
Bill passes Congress, awaits Carter OK
By Darren Leon
Staff Writer
Legislation that could provide funding for the proposed university technology park project has passed through Congress and awaits President Carter's signature.
The bill, SI 250, introduced by Senator Adlai E. Stevenson, D-111., and Representative John Wydler, R-N.Y., will establish a national Center of Industrial Technology which would stimulate technological development through universities and private industries.
The university technology park is a proposed commercial and industrial center for a 500-acre site near campus. The university commissioned a study for the project two years ago to ascertain its feasabilitv.
Through the program outlined in S1250, universities and private industries would work together to develop technological innovations. All technological inventions made in the pro-
gram become the property of the federal government. All innovations must be essential to the economic and social well-being of the United States.
To optimize their use, the inventions will be distributed for use in state and local governments. The program also provides for the shifting of personnel from industries to work within the centers.
The five-year, $229-million program will make nonrenewable grants available to universities or nonprofit organizations for the planning and initial operating costs of the centers.
President Carter has expressed his desire to increase federal support for basic research and is expected to sign the bill.
"A bill of this type would be supportive of what we've been talking about here," said Anthony Lazzaro, vice president of Business Affairs.
Kenneth Leventhal, a member of the Board of Trustees and the chief executive of Kenneth Leventhal & Company, the group studying the proposal, knew nothing of the legislation and could not assess its benefits to the technology park project.
"It would seem to me that it would depend on what they think a technological center is," Leventhal said.
The goals the government had in mind when the bill was drawn up do not exactly coincide with those of the university. The appearance of the legislation now is coincidental, Lazzaro said.
Although the legislation's main goal is industrial development, the university park's major goal is to provide minorities with jobs, Lazzaro said. "It looks like it stops short of that," Lazzaro said, referring to the legislation.
WOMAN HOLDS INTERIM POST
Search for finance v.p. continues
Anthony Lazzaro chosen as USC Olympic liaison
By Eric Vincent and Moon Lew
Anthony Lazzaro, vice-president of Business Affairs, has been appointed to replace Harold Sherman as the university liaison officer to the Los Angeles Olympic Organizing Committee.
President James H. Zumberge appointed Lazzaro on Oct. 2 following the resignation of Sherman two weeks ago. Sherman, who resigned from the Olympic post and the directorship of the Institute of Safety and Systems Management, has returned to teaching full time.
As liaison officer, Lazzaro will coordinate the university's involvement in the 1984 Los Angeles Olympics.
"USC is inevitably and inescapably at the heart of the main activities of the 1984 Olympics because of its location and closeness to the Coliseum," Lazzaro said.
So far the only contractual agreement made by the university with the committee is for the construction of a swimming and diving stadium to be built on a portion of the intramural field.
Construction of the stadium has been made possible by a gift from the MacDonalds Corporation. The university is obligated to complete the project by January of 1983.
Following the Olympics, the pool will be enclosed and become part of the new university recreational center.
Lazzaro must now create an Olympic executive committee that will determine the effect of the university's possible involvement in the games. The committee will oversee the work of several subcommittees.
Although Lazzaro said students would be represented on subcommittees, it is not known how subcommittee members will be chosen.
Lazzaro said the university will completely support the Olympics as long as they do not affect any academic programs.
"It must be understood that the Olympic committee's interest in the university is one factor, and the university's ability to respond is another," Lazzaro said.
He said the executive committee will need to make some major decisions concerning the university's relationship with the Olympics. Because of its location, the university will be a focal point and will get worldwide visibility, he said. (Continued on page 8)
By John-Peter Tremblay
The university is still looking for a vice president of finance — an office left vacant after Colin MacLeod retired Aug. 30.
MacLeod left to pursue personal interests and do some traveling.
President James H. Zumberge said the appoint ed search committee submitted five names to him for the position four weeks ago. He has since interviewed the five and narrowed the candidates to two.
Janis Romero, former special assistant to the vice president of finance, is temporarilv filling the position.
According to a spokesman from the president's office, this is the first time a woman has held a vice presidential position, even temporarilv.
Janet Ch.iudhun, executive secretary to the president, said the installation of a new computer svstcm t. ’ handle the financial records and other
files for the campus will be postponed until a new vice president is named.
As the interim vice president Romero has a staff of more than 200 persons to supervise, including the directors of asset management, revenue management, acccounting sevices and the budget officer. She also handles the university's S300 million annual budget and the SI3 to 25 million annual construction budget.
As special assistant Romero had supervised the Health Sciences campus accounting office, the data preparation center and financial services personnel.
Before taking on the job of special assistant in August of 1978 Romero was assistant controller for the Health Sciences campus.
Romero came to the university in 1968 from she was head of accounting.
JANIS ROMERO
SONG GIRL HOPEFULS — Over 150 signed up for the upcoming song girl tryouts. Less than 10 percent of these students will be selected in the final evaluation.
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Volume LXXXIX, Number 18 University of Southern California Thursday, October 9, 1980