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HOME EDITION PRICE TEN CENTS Served by United Press International Associated Press Scripps-Howard Leased Wire Times London Express Newspaper Enterprise Association UPI Telephoto Pictures Issue No 28 Phone 523-3131 KNOXVILLE TENN 37901 THURSDAY EVENING JUNE 18 1970 46 PAGES Four Sections Faculty Warned on Class Halts BRIEFING Dr Andrew Holt left retiring UT president Dr Edward Boling center presidentelect and Gov Buford Ellington look over some of the material presented today to the Board of Trustees It was Dr Holt's last board meeting Dr Boling will succeed Dr Holt on Sept 1 By LOIS REAGAN THOMAS Ntwt-tanHnal Staff Writer The UT Board of Trustees today adopted resolutions taking firm action regarding student and faculty protests by voting to bar unauthorized persons from the campus and by stating that unauthorized cancellation of classes by faculty members could lead to of employment I In an executive session later the board went one step furtherl and announced henceforth it I will conduct its own investigations of alleged student or fac- ulty misconduct If the investigation warrants such action the board said the faculty or student found in violation of campus regulations will be dismissed from the University board realizes that less than one-half per cent of the student body and faculty is responsible for the disruption of I the orderly processes of edu- cation at the institutions that are our said 1 Jerome Taylor member of the student affairs committee after executive session Majority Commended Pendergrass Mr Taylor said the board Roberts Chosen commended the majority of the students and facul-l The UT Board of Trustees to-ty and wanted to pledge to them day named two new vice best efforts to preserve dents one of them to fill a posi-their University and to provide tion created for the Institute them continuous and quality (College) of Agriculture He also said the (Bo) Roberts Jr who small percentage who are at- has been executive administra-tempting pollute the educa- tor for Gov Buford Ellington for tional processes must be dealt the past four years was named with and removed from the edu- executive assistant to UT Presi-ra tional picture at our institu- dent-elect Edward Boling and tions" vice president for institutional Mr Taylor said immediate! research i tigttions of Dr Webster Pendergrass charged earlier this have vice chancellor for the Institute been ordered by the board I of Agriculture will become vice However he said the board president of agriculture a post wanted to emphasize that this established today by the board action was In no way purge To study Urban Programs Univenlty My THehubera -It Hoar ob to mioUin tmoiptere conducive to educi ku eraor staff tion and have the engine of Mr Riley's truck was driven back against the cab crushing Mr Riley to death The picture was made from the Interstate bridge over Asheville Highway looking west toward Knoxville Center 0 Be at Air Base Knox Area Economy May Be Boosted by $45 Million a Year McGhee Tyson Air Base has been designated as the Conference and Education Center by the National Guard Bureau Col Robert Akin air base commanding officer said the designation will bring numerous groups of military from 60 to 150 to a to the base for periods of a few days to more than five weeks The sessions are expected to add as much as $4-5 million a year to the Greater Knoxville economy Col Akin said 26 conferences and training sessions already are scheduled through February 1971 He described the new center as a consolidation of facilities of some 92 Air Guard units scattered across the US A major construction program at the base to handle the influx of added personnel is scheduled in the near future Col Akin summed up reasons 'or designating McGhee Tyson 1 a training center as follows: 1 Central location of the base relation to the population and nationwide activities of the Guard 2 Reduction of per diem costs to the Guard Bureau When participants are sent to locations where there are no food and lousing facilities the bureau must pay increasingv per diem costs These facilities can be umished at McGhee Tyson 2 The appeal and attractiveness of East Tennessee for leisure and vacation This adds incentive for Guard personnel to participate in conferences and training 4 It has become desirable and necessary personnel round basis Other Activities In addition to numerous many already convening at McGhee Tyson Air Base Akin said the following would be initiated or increased from present levels 1 National Guard Bureau NCO Academy 2 Officer Training School 2 Junior Leadership Training schools for airmen to have facilities and personnel available on a WRECK SCENE At Asheville Highway and 1-40 the hulk of Virgus Coggins'' Roadway semi-rig lies broken after being slammea broadside by a Walker Construction Co dump truck driven by Waylen Riley The Trucker Killed in 1-40 Exit Crash Strawberry Plains Man Is Victim A 21-y a 1 Strawberry Plains truck driver was killed yesterday afternoon when the dump truck he was driving crashed into the side of a trailer-truck on Asheville Highway at the MO exit Waylen George Riley Old Andrew Johnson Highway wax dead when he was taken to University Hospital Mr Riley was driving a Walker Construction Co dump truck loaded with cement Virgus Coggins 48 Thom-asville NC driver of the Roadway Express trailer truck was not injured Mr Coggins told officers he had left 1-40 east on the right-hand exit to Asheville Highway and had stopped at the end of the ramp at Asheville Highway He said he first saw the dump truck as he was pulling across the westbound lanes of Asheville See DRIVER Page 2 death yesterday after-young Strawberry The neon of a chain truck in The truck NwvSwtlnd Staff PMn NEW Gov Buford Ellington center swears in two new members of the UT Board of Trustees Dr Marcus Stewart left and Don Shadow Dr Stewart Memphis was appointed to fill the term of the late Wassell Randolph Mr Shadow is from Winchester year-1 we accepted responsibility of cleaning out the he said The board said it is res The hoard said it is response Coupled with his personal recommendation of Mr Roberts I hu Ky law to Drotsct ind study of UT urbAn Affairs pro guard the campuses and facili- Mr ties under its Control and to de-1 fend the safety and security of for coordinating ur- tional processes ami functions ine Vsn' can be carried out without Was TML Liaison Prefers Constitution Change Nixon Veto Hinted for Vote-at-1 8 Bill Mr Roberts who was formerly editor of the UT News Bureau succeeds Dr Joseph Jackson who recently was named UT vice president for development and administration In the Ellington administra- UT APPOINTS Last This Sec DEATH A wrecker's hook and are secured to the crushed cab of the dump which the body of Waylen Riley is trapped carried loose cement some of which bystanders said they threw on the smoking engine of Mr Riley's truck to smother fire hindrance and 'Abuse Disruption Rapped "It has come to the attention of the board that the campuses and facilities are being subjected to unauthorized use and in some instances abuse vandalism disruption by persons legitimate reasons the University! the board said in By WILLIAM STEIF krlpff Hwri Staff Wrttar WASHINGTON June President Nixon today 4 Bureau Recurring career faced the decision of whether to veto a bill giving IS 19 Schools I and 20-yearKld Americans the right to vote without Tom Gunnels chairman of the I amending the Constitution convention bureau of the Cham-1 The House yesterday ap-ber of Commerce said the cen- proved the Senate-passed bill ter "could well supplement by a 272-to-132 vote But the convention revenue key tally on the 18-year-old Weather Puts On Summer Act With summer only three days resolution and who have no to come upon Worst 9 Inflation Continues by over a million dollars a year voting was 224-to-183 in- 2 IM mirKfififf tfllt ttlM TlnilU might dicating that the House HOURLY TSMPKRATURSS II mta 7 a a 1arn7S a is 11 a Naan IS 1 an I Unafflctal Cost of Living Rises 4 Per Cent in May sustain a Nixon veto Under the bill persons 18-20 would be allowed to vote in state and local as well as national elections The bill also would Both proposals stemmed from protest activities on UT campuses in recent months These included a student strike during which some classes were canceled and other protest demon- Jo Jo Says: st rations here and at UT Chattanooga "The campuses and facilities shall be restricted to students faculty staff guests and invites except on such occasions when ail or part of the campuses buildings stadia and I a 75 a 74 4 a 74 I a (aa1l 7 a 71 Partly PEOPLE THAT IMPOSSIBLE TRY Cloudy away the weather is trying to act like summer ahead of time Last night was the warmest since last Aug 18 when the overnight low was 71 same as that last night The Weatherman was looking for a high of about 91 later today which would be the hottest since last July 22 Somewhat lower temperatures are expected tomorrow Look for a low of about 70 tonight and a high in the upper 80s tomorrow There's a chance of Second Leg of Loop Started A contractor started work to-1 uniform! national 30-day re day on the long-awaited second or voting-eg of the Downtown Loop I Favors Amendment McKinnon Bridge Co of The President is on record in Brentwood has a con- favor of a constitutional amend-tract to build the portion of the I ment to lower the voting age but loop south from Vine Ave tol opposed to doing it by statute Riverside Drive First Creek I a the House and Senate have will be shut up in a culvert from j(j0ne- Approval of a constitutional Church Ave to Neyiand WHO SAy NOTHING IS SHOULD GARQUNG WITH THEIR MOUTH SHUT services and for commodities other than food Prices of food and consumer durable goods accelerated from April it said The May report said living costs were 12 per cent shove year earlier continuing the more than I per cent annua rate of climb that has prevailed for more than a year TRUSTEES Last Pg This Sec would require two-iaj a votes in both Houses of IS LOSt fiGpOrf and approval by three-quarters of the 50 states a procedure that would take several Holt Plains truck driver on Asheville Highway at the Ml exit raises the city's 1971 traffic death 1 count to nine Nine persons had also died on the city's streets to date last year Twenty persons have been killed on Knox County highways so far this year while ndy II had died during the corresponding period last year Longv Fall Seen in Fashion World IT LOOKS like a long: fan if fashion designers have their way with the miniskirt giving way to the just-bekm-the-knee length skirt reports Christine Anderson K-S fashion editor attending the New York fashion shows For Christine's story with pictures of fall models see Page 28 THE TOTH US OPEN is distinctive because distance hitter Jack Kicklaus is not a favorite reports Tom Siler from Hazeltine Golf Course site of the Open For Tom's pre-Open tournament comments see Page 35l WHAT DO YOU THINK is the most important problem facing this country today? Compare your opinion with results of the latest Gallup Poll on the subject Page 34 Quick Quote WASHINGTON June 18 Unliving costs rose four-tenths of 1 per cent last month continuing the worst inflationary rate in 20 years of more than 6 per cent annually the Government reported today Costs of all major categories were up with transportation and clothing posting the largest price hikes in May said the Bureau of Labor Statistics The May increase was lower than the rise of six-tenths of 1 per cent in April but the Bureau of Labor Statistics figured the rises in both months the same on a seasonally-adjusted basis1 -five-tenths of 1 per cent Index at 111 The May increase boosted the consumer price uwcrnmru roro Drive Officials of the company said the first work will be to cut trees along the creek The first leg of the loop from Magnolia Ave and 1-40 south to Vine was completed ago this month amendment thirds Congress WBIR-TV Schedules 4 Crusade Programs Four services of Evangelist Billy IMay East Tennessee Crusade at Keyland Stadium May 22-31 will be telecast in color at 7:30 pm Monday through Thursday on WBIR-TV Channel 10L The telecasts win include the Gives UT Board! Adieu a la Andy Today was UT president An-1 cant problems which he has not drew Holt's day to give his previously discussed with the! "swan to the UT Board president or members of his Hints at Veto Compounding the problem is the fact that the bill contains a five-year extension of the Voting Rights Act of 1965 The law has enfranchised more than a million Negro citizens in seven Southern states Its effec- of TrusteesT He dul it in typical' staff Traffic Box Scoro NASHVILLE June 18 (UPI) box score on Tennessee traffic fatalities: TaSataWta nr TaaataWtt ita taaanjanmMi TaeaMJai nd index to 1341 meaning ft cost Ith Memorial Day service Andy fashion In his last report to the board his activities to making the poti-SEE: Partly cloudy meeting at UT today for the last cies under which the university' quit warm tonigl wmaiitaeki nuitiaa ka a 7 I scheduled 8 "He must be wining to limit! AND MIDDLE EAST tonight jtive sections expire Aug 6 A presidential aide said today: "Eve none assumes the See VOTE Page 2 KNOXVILLE OAK RIDGE TENSES and not and to operate and allow the presi-! morrow with a slight chance of dent to administer the affairs of a few thundershowers Northwest winds 5 to 10 mph tomor McGhee Tyson Airport the university under the policies adopted Af Memphis Hospital 1957-51 period on which the in- dex is based regularly meeting before Dr Holt retires in September UTs president gave "requirements for membership on my University AI1-jAmerican Beard cf Trustees' He called the tribute to the board members most of whom 4 "He must to willing with temperatures: Low tonight 70 complete abandon to devote his i high tomorrow 87 low this time talent energy and dough morning 71 high yesterday 59 ITw-walu mw unkaki'isu Unique Treatment Is Curing Leukemia Stocks Increase After Low Opening The bureau said food prices rose three-tenths of 1 percent housing and medical care five-tenths of 1 per cent each clothing six-tenths of 1 per cent and transportation eight-tenths of 1 per cent Food Prices Up The report said (he May rise1 was lest than April because of smaller price hikes for most Terty per cert probability Dr Holt has worked with for the CTjW measurable rain tonight and sity from A to in order to un-irorro-derstand its problems and sell m4St' lE its program to the public' Arrorg the quaWicafeons Dr 4 Tessnssei: INDIANAPOLIS June 18 sP radiation and chemical Jude Research jcient is even more promising Hospital in Memphis has achieved "the first instance of a significant five-year cure rate tpeted Pv- oriwJsiijInwD Ctaw iwn'Mri 5ES! SI "INFLATION IS Indeed sweeping the country Even the Cabmet's gore up almost 100 cent Ilrpaia PayeCe Personal Income Drops AZem Berry HLorsu 34 Mayfield NEW YORK June 19 Stock market mov ed usward today in moderate trading after 00 7 Ho't listed were: industnal stocks was up 493 to fSi252-tT fa recruiting evidence of leukemia for more int adetts promoting public SON Stricken Each Year Dr Ptrkrt said in the past most children with fympbocystx i leukemia ded within su months to a year after diagnosis The (Lsease strikes about ih1-' dm each year la the Umtedi Dr Hoa told the board he ex- fatong i UT imoffiaaly in reenuting rrofessioral rrwL for! promoting public pesident-ard rPIVir for leukemia any kind' its rational executive office here announced Wednesday Dr Donald Pxkrl the hospital medical rector said SL Jude's began developing unique treatment programs in 1962 for 44 34 WASHINGTON June 18 (UPU Births Bridge locks Crossword Dtaus EAtorials Financial Fonsa GaZupFA Gen Knot Heafth 39 Obituaries 45 SS Lesson 44 Shows 34 Siler 34 Society SSSpects 34 Vanderbilt 33 Want Ads SVets IS total personal income cf' children with tymptocystic lew-2HlJ Americans declined ta May far hernia and has achieved a five tint time in almost five 'year cure rate of 17 per cent "UQvean to a seascnaTy adjusted JM7 annual rate of S79LS biZjoa the 2 Commerce Department reported X' Wednesday 3344 The figure was TJ bSTioe be-2SJP5ow the April rate the largest Seven of 42 children treated States The research hospital fomd- mneds tray have aecoieted ta case yew ids'! 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