Years pass, but investigation of prof goes on
By Betty Wong
No one knows if the case is closed.
Four years have gone by and Dr. Earl Brian has not heard a single word from any of the agencies looking into allegations that he raised nursing home rates in exchange for campaign contributions.
As a busy part-time faculty member at USC Medical Center, he has almost forgotten about the allegations. "1 just go about my business" said the former California secretary of health and welfare, who just shrugged and smiled weakly.
Brian knows he is caught in the middle of a political game and he knows there is nothing he can reallv do about it.
At least five local, state and federal agencies have looked at affidavits accusing Bnan of influencing the actions of the Department of Health even after he resigned the post to begin his U.S. Senate campaign in 1974.
The investigation has been referred to
agency after agency. The U.S. Senate Commission on Aging has shuffled their findings to the Fair Political Practices Commission, the Federal Elections Committeee, and the U.S. Department of Justice.
A referral is not such an unusual political practice. A special agent with the Department of Justice laughed and said, "That's what happens to cases on public officials during an election year."
The agent described the manuever as "a stall, a move to gain more time." Another source said agencies often use the method as a way of "washing their hands of the affair."
Despite the number of agencies looking into the findings of the U.S. Senate probe
—	not one — could tell the Daily Trojan the status of the Brian investigation.
Brian himself does not know whether or not he is still being investigated.
The U.S. Justice Department denied any probe of Brian existed. The Federal Elections Commission said no formal complaint had been filed against Brian. The Fair Political Practices Committee said flatly there was no ongoing investigation of Brian.
Later, a staff member with the Fair Political Practices Committee confided that for security reasons (and a matter of policy) no one is supposed to admit that any probe is being conducted.
Brian first learned of the investigation on Thursday, Sept. 8, 1977. A letter arrived in his office from Washington D.C. at 2 p.m. Pacific Standard Time.
Leaning back in his swivel chair, Brian read the following: "Your name may be mentioned during a hearing held by the
U.S. Senate Special Committee on Aging Friday afternoon Sept. 9. If you would like to come and make a statement — please feel free to attend."
Puzzled by the lax but cryptic nature of the letter, Brian made a few quick phone calls. Startled, Brian learned that the committee was preparing to hear testimony accusing Brian of seeking favors for certain nursing operators in exchange for campaign contributions. Under federal law, it is illegal for federal election candidates to accept corporate donations.
Brian had less than 12 hours to prepare a defense.
The hearing was postponed by committee Chairman Frank Church (D-Idaho) when a member of the committee protested. The hearing was set to resume three weeks after the postponement but the proceedings were cancelled for some unknown reason.
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PAC adopts resolution on Middle East Center
By Carole Long
Staff Writer
The President's Advisory Council adopted a resolution Friday that outlined its views on the Middle East Center.
The council acknowledged the existence of the "memorandum of understanding' dated Oct. 26 that reaffirms academic control of the proposed Middle East Center, but deplored the process by which the center was established — bypassing the normal, accepted and established governance structure.
The resolution was presented to President John R. Hubbard and other members of the administration.
The resolution represented a merging of separate resolutions that the Faculty Senate, Coucil of Deans, Student Senate and Staff Caucus had drawn up earlier in the week.
The chairmen of the four constituencies and one other representative from each group completed the final resolution Friday morning.
Hubbard, who made his first formal address to the faculty concerning the Middle East Center at the meeting, agreed it was undeniably true that there was no formal consultation with the Facultv Senate or the President's
Advisor}' Council.
A group containing faculty members, headed by Charles McClelland, a professor of international relations, discussed the formulation of the center, Hubbard said.
The resolution also recommended the establishment of two committees, one to assist in planning the academic programs and operating policies of the center, and another to formulate procedures for the creation of academic units in the future.
"The purpose of the committee (to plan academic programs) is to make sure that the intentions Dr. Hubbard outlined in the memorandum really come to pass, that the policy statement doesn't simply become a piece of paper but a reality," said Joseph Van Der Meulen, professor of neurology and vice-president of health affairs.
The memorandum said faculty and staff appointments for the center "will be made by regular procedures involving peer review within the existing departments and schools and on a university-wide basis, and presidential approval.
"All instruction will remain in the various university schools and departments, as determined (continued on page 7)
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Volume LXXV, Number 29
University of Southern California
Monday, October 30, 1978
Conflicts divide director, faculty, students over school’s operation
By Robin Oto
Assistant City Editor
Conflicts between the director, faculty and graduate students of the School of International Relations involve the recent controversy over the Middle East Center and the resignations of professors in the school.
James Rosenau, director, recommended his school drop its Middle East courses.
The faculty has decided not to take any action until the administration. Board of Trustees or involved colleagues consult them on the Middle East Center.
William Van Cleave, professor of international relations, has been offered a position with the Postgraduate Naval School in Monterey, Calif.
Van Cleave is now negotiating with the university over salary and intradepartmental conflicts, especially involving Rosenau.
Patrick McGowan, associate professor of international relations and political science, has submitted his resignation from the international relations school. McGowan said conflicts between faculty and the director caused his resignation.
"I've just gotten so fed up I can't take it anymore.
It's (conflict) affecting my research. I haven't published anything all semester," McGowan said.
Van Cleave said he and Rosenau differ on future changes and direction of the school.
McGowan said Van Cleave's offer from the Postgraduate Naval School is not of the same level as one from a major university. Van Cleave is using the possibility of resignation to achieve his objectives, such as Rosenau's resignation as director, McGowan said.
"1 don't believe Van Cleave has any intention of leaving. It's (resignation) being used as a ploy/' McGowan said.
Rosenau wrote a letter to John Schutz, dean of social sciences and communication, which said Rosenau would resign if Van Cleave's demands for change in the school are met.
McGowan said the conflict between Rosenau and Van Cleave is the third major problem involving faculty and the direction of the school in four years.
"This is nothing new. It's just the tip of the iceberg," he said.
A faculty source who wished to remain anonymous said there were conflicts over Rosenau's effec-
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RAISING AN ISSUE - President John R. Hubbard calls attention to the wording of the President Advisory Council’s resolution claiming the “memorandum of understanding’ does more than attempt to reaffirm
the university’s control of the Middle East Center. (See story on page 2 for observations on Friday’s council meeting.)
Arraignment of football players set for Nov. 15
By Michele Himmelberg
Sports Editor
The Los Angeles City Attorney's Office delayed arraignment Friday on misdemeanor charges filed against two USC football players.
Willie Crawford and Charlie Moses were originally booked Oct.
21	on felony charges of assault with a deadly weapon. They were released on SI,00(1 bail each Oct. 22.
The two initially appeared Friday in the Los Angeles District Attorney's office. Because the original booking was on felony charges, standard procedure is that the defendants first report to the district attorney's office, where felonv cases are handled.
The district attorney's office then referred the case to the Los Angeles Citv Attorney's Office, which handles misdemeanors, for arraignment Tuesday. The arraignment was further delayed until Nov. 15 by Judge H. Randolph Moore, upon request by Mike Flanagan, Moses' and Crawford's defense attorney. Flanagan said he asked for the advance to get away from publicity and give him more time.
Deputy District Attorney Irwin Bloom had reviewed the case Tuesday and referred it to the city attorney's office, where Betsy Mogul filed misdemeanor charges. Bloom said that his office would not file felony charges.
"The nature and extent of injuries were verv minor," Bloom said. "Under our policy it was referred to the dty attorney in the likelihood that the matter would not recieve felony sentencing due to the fact that the injuries were not severe and that the defendants did not have records here."
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