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Carter opens campaign with swing through South
NORFOLK, Va., (UPI) —. Jimmy
Carter formally opened his fall cam
t, Paign yesterday with a swing through his
native South, telling thousands, "I owe
special interests nothing, ,I owe the
American people everything."
The Democratic presidential nominee
spoke the words at the shaded "Little
White House" in Warm Sprints, Ga.,
where Franklin D. Roosevelt died in 1945
and John F. Kennedy campaigned in
1960.
Carter repeated them, at ' the Norfolk
Botanical Garden, in Norfolk,•where he
served in the Navy, and added, "The
Democratats have always been close to
the people. The Republicans have
always been close to special interests."
Carter spoke to 7,000 persons at Warm
Springs, to 4,000 at Norfolk and to 80,000
at the Southern 500 Stock Car Races in
Darlington, S.C. The only spot on the
otherwise bright sunny day, from
USG to hold hearing on dri
By MIKE MENTREK
Collegian Staff Writer
Undergraduate Student Government President W.T.
Williams announced yesterday that USG would hold a
series of public hearings to determine \ what action it
would take against the dorm drinking enforcement
policy.
Williams said the hearings would show USG exactly
what the student sentiment is concerning the stricter
enforcement policy. "If we want to get this monster
turned around, we have to make our presence felt. This
is a major challenge to the student body and unless we
react quickly, other concessions will surely follow,"
Williams said. .
"I have found nothing less than total outrage at
Director of Residential Life M. Lee Uperaft and his
regressive attitudes. While it is obvious that a sub
stantial number of dorm residents and RAs feel the
recent directives to be of a dictatorial nature, only
through open and public hearings can the sentiments of
the dorm community be recorded."
The new drinking policy prohibits the possession and
use of alcoholic beverages by any student under the age
of 21. It also / forbids the consumption of liquor on all
University property.except in private residence halls of
students older than 21.
PLO joins Arab League
CAIRO (UPI) The Palestinian
Liberation Organization was granted
full membership in the Arab League
yesterday, a spokesman for the League
announced.
He said the decision was taken by the In addition to gaining the right to vote
Political Committee of the Arab League ' at League functions, the guerrilla
Council which opened its fall session organization will be entitled to join the
yesterday. Endorsement by the council Arab joint defense treaty of 1950 which
was considered a foregone conclusion. requires signatories to come to the aid of
In a formal note to the Arab League in any member exposed to military
July, Egypt requested full membership aggression
for the umbrella guerilla group, which
'has ha.tnonvoting observer status at all
League functions since 1964.
Egypt argued that although the
Palestinians presently have no
homeland of their own, the wide in-
ternational recognition afforded the
PLO, particularly since the 1973 Middle
East war, was sufficient justification for
granting it full membership.
Diplomatic sources said the Egyptian
bid was a desire to boost the PLO's
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Carter's point of view, was at Darlington
where Sen. Robert Dole also appeared,
the two men shook hands.
Later, Carter's press 'secretary, Jody
Powell, said Carter had been invited
first: "There is a difference between
tactics and manners and this was
gross bad manners."
Carter repeated familiar themes
during the day, including his expression
of a belief in the people. "We are never
to forget that our economic system is still
solid, our system of government is still
the begt on earth."' * •
"Richard Nixon did not .hurt our
system of government. The Vietnam
War, the CIA revelation and Watergate
did not hurt our system," he said. "The
only thing that hasn't changed is the
strength of character of the American
people, we need not be afraid of the
S
future."
Carter chose Warm Springs to open his
prestige at a time when it was suffering
military setbacks in the Lebanon civil
war.
The PLO will become the 21st member
of the League, founded in 1945.
The fall term will start on a happy note
weatherwise. Clear skies will prevail
through Wednesday with moderating
temperatures. The high today will be 74
and the high tomorrow 79. Tonight's low
will be a cool 48.
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Residential Life adopted a stricter policy for the
enforcement of these guidelines by RAs. At the same
time, the first warning card system usually used in
first-offense cases was eliminated. The majority of
alcohol violations will now result in immediate referral.
The tentative date for the initial USG hearing is
September 15, with a possible location in 225 HUB.
Williams said additional hearings would be scheduled
as he deemed necessary.
Faculty and administration members will be per
mitted to testify at the hearings, but will not receive
personal invitations. -
The hearings will be held before a full session of the
judicial and executive branches of USG. Each student,
administrator or faculty member attending the
hearings will be given the opportunity to address the
assembly.
Williams said he would meet with his advisers
following the hearing to evaluate the student opinion
and determine from student suggestions what course of
action USG would take. No actions or strategies are
being ruled out by USG, according to Williams.
Williams and his advisers , have already formulated
three possible USG-sponsored reactions to the stricter
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campaign, pledging "if elected I'll try to
be a worthy leader of our great coun
try."
Carter stood in front of the tree -
shaded "Little White House" where
Roosevelt died at Warm Springs. A
crowd of several thousand, including a
front row of persons in wheelchairs from
the polio treatment center, applauded
him 36 times in the 27-minute speech.
Carter hugged Graham Jackson, 73,
the black accordionist who was
photographed„ in tears at Roosevelt's
funeral, and Wild played yesterday for
the Labor Day, formal kickoff of Carter's
campaign for the presidency. James
Roosevelt introduced Carter, and his
brother, Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr., also
was present.
The speech listed many of the themes
Carter sounded in his 20-month bid for
the presidency jobs, comprehensive
health care, welfare reform, a balanced
nking policy
Win, Lose or Draw
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Carter left his brick home at Plains,
Ga., in the 6:30 a.m. darkness, carrying,
as always, his suitcase and luggage. A
motorcade took him at speeds of up to 70
miles per hour to Warm Springs.
The site was chosen, Carter's staff said
because it is in his native Georgia; the
traditional Democratic kickoff spot of
Detroit is in Ford's home state and
Warm Springs suggests healing, the
dominint Carter political theme.
, Carter's :family was, with him his
m
'-' otlier,' his • wife, her mother, sons Jeff
and Chip and daughter Amy. Then' they
scattered, some of them to campaign
across the country this week.
enforcement of the alcohol policy. The plans of action
include:
A quad party in East Halls in which hundreds of
students would openly consume alcohol.
forining a coalition within USG to bring police to
football games to enforce the University regulations
prohibiting drinking on Beaver Stadium property. The
crackdown would be aimed at tailgate parties held by
alumni. Williams said he hoped the arrests would
"outrage" the alumni and force them to pressure ad
ministrators to relax the alcohol enforcement rules. He
said similar action taken by the Michigan State
University student government resulted in a state-wide
reduction of the legal drinking age. The reduction was
considered to be prompted by MSU alumni pressure on
legislators, according to Williams.
informing students of which local and state can
didates support a lowering of legal drinking age. The
information would be incorporated with a stepped-up
voLer registration drive sponsored by USG.
Williams emphasized that all three strategies are
extremely tentative. "I'm not saying USG is going to
support any of these strategies. We're not ruling them
out or in. There are enough avenues open to take that
USG can do something about (changing the policy)."
New traffic code
By SUE MUSHENO
Collegian Staff Writer
A heavy foot on the gas pedal can
make the pocketbook light on the
shoulder, especially since July 1, when
the new State Motor Vehicle Code went
into effect, raising fines and reducing
points for road violations.
Speeding fines are averaging $55 plus
$lO for the magistrate, according to Fred
Hoyt, state police trooper at the John
stown substation. Traffic fines have
nearly tripled since last year when an
average speeding fine was $lO plus $5 for
the magistrate, he said.
Under the new code the basic speeding
fine is $35 with an additiofial charge of $2
for every mile in excess of five miles
over the speed limit, Hoyt said. For
example, a person clocked at 70 miles
per hour 'on the turnpike would be
awarded a fine of $35 plus $2O for the ten
miles between 60 and 70. With the
magistrate fee of $lO the total cost comes
to $65.
While speeders' pocketbooks grow
lighter, state and municipal treasuries
expand. State College Police Chief
Elwood G. .Williams said half of the
revenue derived from fines in the
municipality, will come back to the
public and is supposed to be used for
road improvement. The code was
designed for traffic safety rather than
budget, an end to secrecy in govern
ment.
Carter did not mention President
Ford, preferring to invoke the memories
of Democratic presidents. But he kept up
his theme of the lack of leadership in the
White House.
"Almost anything goes" competiti l on, made famous on net
work TV, is enjoyed locally as Penn State cheerleaders try to
fill the basket of the bicycling Lion Mascot during games at
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increases fines
revenue, he said. •
But a Lebanon County policeman said
he thinks the new code is a 'money
making racket for the state. He said
more people feared an accumulation of
points rather than a fine.
'Williams explained that one can still
lose his license after receiving 11
points, but each offense warrants less
"When Harry Truman was in the
White House, a sign on his desk said,
remember what?" Carter asked. The
crowd roared: "The buck stops here."
"There was never any doubt about
who was captain of the ship," Carter
continued. "Now, no one seems to be in
charge. No one seems to be respon
sible."
Carter flew on to the Southern 500 stock
car race at Darlington, where he crossed
paths, to his annoyance it was reported,
with Sen. Robert 'Dole, the Republican
vice presidential nominee.
.The two men shook hands, however, on
the track in front of the grandstand
holding 80,000 persons.
It was learned Carter almost can
celled the Darlington appearance when
he learned that Dole would be,present.
Carter was in the lead car for the pace
lap of the race and Dole was five cars
back.
Dole blasts Demo ticket,
handshakes with Carter
DARLINGTON, S.C. (UPI)
Republican vice presidential
hopeful Robert Dole blasted the
Democratic ticket in another Dixie
campaign thrust yesterday, then
smiled and shook hands with
Jimmy Carter at the race track.
"It's a beautiful day," Dole told
the Democratic presidential
nominee as their political paths
crossed briefly in a crowd of 80,000
at the Darlington stock car racing
track.
Dole smiled and waved as he and
Carter rode around the track in the
pace car for a Labor Day race. But
the Kansas senator had no kind
words for Carter or Carter running
mate Walter Mondale at an earlier
rally.
SPEED
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"Good luck to you and thanks for
points than under the old code. For
example, if running a red light cost five
points last year, it may cost only three
points this year, he said., ,
"I don't think it's really cut down on
our speeding," Williams said. "The
number of speeders is running about the
same as last year." .
The legislator has done an injustice to
municipal police by making speeding a
serious crime, but not providing
adequate equipment for detection,
Williams said. Local police still may not
use radar equipment to detect speeding
and they must pace a vehicle
.three
tenths of a mile before making an arrest,
he added.
The new traffic code was urged by the
Federal Highway Commission to make
the state code comply with federal
traffic standards, Williams said. The
federal government is pushing all of the
states to update their codes so they will
all be more uniform, he explained.
Also in the new code is a hike in drunk
driving fines, which will take effect
September 13, according to Seymor
Heyison, state director of traffic safety.
He said the fines may go as high as $2500.
Average drunken driving fines in
Centre County have been $2OO-$3OO plus
loss of license for one year, Williams
said.
Carter stayed for 20 minutes, shaking
hands with the pit attendants and others
in the infield.
Carter said that stock car racing was
his favorite spectator sport, He said he
had traveled at speeds of 120 miles per
hour, but had no desire to experience the
180 or 190 m.p.h. the stock cars travel.
In the campaign opener at Warm
Springs, Carter, blaming the
Republicans for "terrible economic and
social ills," said the nation needs him
now as it did Roosevelt in 1932 and John
F. Kennedy in 1960.
"This year, as in 1932, our country is
divided, our people are out of work and
our national leaders do not lead," he said
at Warm Springs. "This year, as in 1960,
our nation is drifitng, without inspiration
and purpose.
calling," Carter told Dole. He
referred to a courtesy telephone call
from Dole when the GOP hopeful
recently visited Carter's home state
of Georgia.
Dole flew here from Washington
on his second visit to South Carolina
in four days and was scheduled to
return home before nightfall.
"If they ( the Republican ticket)
take the South for granted, we're
going to make a battleground of it,"
Dole said at nearby Florence
municpal airport as he again em
phasized the GOP ticket is not
giving up on Dixie this fall.
"You're not going to see much of
the vice presidential candidate on
the other side," he said of Mondale.
"They don't want to bring Mr.
Busing to the South."