News Scrapbook 1974-1975
SOUTHERN CROSS, February 20, 1975 - 13
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Sen. Sam speaks at USD Ervin against amendment to protect lite of unborn children . ,1ulh ·rn ro Rcportl'r " II \011 '"" ll"""· you'r • gonn a rt·ap K
7-./"J...-;:{1;- rizona Five 0 feats USO Grand Canyon Colli>ge, led by 6-10 p1votman Bayard Forrest, held off the Univer- sity of San Diego, 68-65, last night in the USD gym. Forrest scored a game- high 26 points, includmg two tey baskets late In the sec- ond half, to help the visitors from Arizona to their second victory in as many tries gainst the Toreros this sea- Grand Canyon also drew double-figure scoring from three other starters - Dan Everett ( 12), Robert Stout (11) and Mike Haddow (IO). ht!re r~~tN~~D 1 6cornd 20 pomts and hauled '. down 11 rebounds. J The loss dropped USD's record to 10-13 for the year 1 The Toreros will play host to • Cal State Dominguez Hills I toolght. 1 ·•ANO CANYON USO I Evtrt1t (12) Meade (6) - (10) Jones (9) Forrest (26) Traub (20} j stovt (11) OoMostrl 18) 1 H'll>tower 161 Smith (6) , Or~ canyon . ••.. , ••. .• .••. .. 34-J.4.-.411 UIOll-34--45 Others ~r1no : Grorid Canyon : Bur- dett (3). USO . Harnett (51, Henncurv 1 C2l, Slr0<1< Cll, Cathers 14), Ferguson I (4) . FovledOut : USO, Smith. ~~~7~~YFouls. Gran1 Convon 16 :otol four, • Grand Conv~ 17, USO
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Asked if religion had any impact on his pohlleal earcer, he ,aid: "I was raised in the Bibi B It a, a church and Sunday -.chool regular. My pl-Opie alway had a deep r ·gard for th· King Jame Bible. " WITH that kind of upbringing as a child. th future Judgm nt of the man can't help but be affet1cd.'' ·nv.: vckran lawmaker feels Congrc s will come up with a ,olution to America's ceonomic cri,1,, "but it will take some time." he aid. "Our trouble., arc the result of 40 y~ars of federal fiscal mi management by both parties. and they can't be cured overnight." SKED IF Congrc. s and the President weren't playing "political footba11·· with the economy at th expense of the American public, he supported hb former colleagues. ''Flel.1cd officials arc prone to playing poht1cal game, as the nature of their bu,me.,s, but I know they are anxious to solve the problem." St•n. Ervin Mand., strongly behind the two -party ,y,tem of American politics saying it is absolutely c cntial to the nation's future. "THE WORST fate that could befall us is the ri c of . mall splinter parties in the political circle." he warned. He also claim d great pride in his Senate Watergate ommittce. "The televised hearing • the action of the Hou· Judiciary Committee and the federal courts regarding Watergate did much lo build public conlident-e m government. We proved the system worked ."
In the sense that urbanity means city quality, polished humor and refinement, the "town and gown" community never met with more stylish urbanity than Wednesday night, when Dr. William D. McElroy, chancellor of UCSD, was hon- ored at a "black-tie" dinner given by the Southern California First National Corp. and Richard T. Silberman, president. Dr. McElroy is a member of the board of the host group and the dinner was given in honor of his election as president-elect of the American Association for the Advance- ment of Science. The dinner setting itself, the 11th-floor Tambo de Oro, with "pride-of-city" vista, was urban and exciting. Mr. Silberman assembled an impressive group of "town and gown" representatives including Pres- ident Brage Golding of San Diego State University and Mrs. Golding; Dr. Author Hughes, president of USD, and Mrs. Hughes; Mayor and Mrs. Pete Wilson; Richard Brown, chairman of the Board of Supervisors; Dr. Edmund L. Keeney, pres- ident of the Seripps Clinic and Research Foundation and Mrs. Keeney and Dewitt A. Higgs, vice chairman of the UC board of regents. The UCSD representation mcluded Vice Chancellors Paul D. Saltman, John H. Moxley III and Clifford Grobstein and thetr wives; Mrs. Bernard Sisco, wife of Vice Chancellor Sisco; Dr. David E. Ryer, assistant chancellor, and Mrs. Ryer; Drs. and Mmes. Melford E. Spiro, John D Isaacs, Hugh Bradner and Samuel S Penner ; also several members of the board of overseers of UCSD and their wives, including James Archer and Stan- ley Foster; al Frank L. Hope Jr., presi- dent of the Chancellors Club, and Mrs. Hope. Dr Jeffrey W Kirsch , director of KPBS, Channel 15, al San Diego State Umvers1ty, and Mrs Kirsch were among the guests.
In that hi,:ht, hov. do you r •cl about l""I"" t1 ,·011,t1tut11111at amendments d •· SI •net! to prntert th hvt·, of unborn children~
WHAT DO YOU MEAN?-That's the apparent reaction of Sen. Sam ErvIn, right, to a question by Ernie Adler , reporter for University of San Diego Law School newspaper " Woolsack". Actuall,> the retired North Carolina lawmaker was just focusing his attention on Adler, left , as the law school newsman asked a question ou Watergate at a USD press conference Feb. 13. Television cameraman in the background captures anothe r view of the scene. Ervin's appearance at USO is part of an extens ive lecture series scheduled by the school to bring noted people before the students. Upcoming speakers featured in the series include Jeanne Dixon, William F. Buckley and George Plimpton. Also foatured will be a film entitled "Who Killed JFK?" on March IO. For details contact USD by calling 291-6480.-SC photo
"I 110 tavor i,:overnmt·nt aid to individual t111t,·r11s who hnvc the rll(ht to attend the ·h ,I of 1h ir l'hnire, and I also tlnnk ,t "' a good nl ii to tc.,ch a httte rcltg1on ,"
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uso Picks Up 86-72 Victory
University of San Diego last night parlayed a 56 per cent shooti ng night with board control to defeat UC Dominguez Hills, 86-72, on the winner's bQards. Joe DeMaestri lopped the Toreros scoring attack with a 20 point effort while Ken Smith was notching 18 and Neil Traub 16 to bring the club's season record to 11-13. US D outrebounded the visi- tors, 50-28, and enjoyed a 16 percent edge in shotmaking. 1 The Toreros will host San Diego State at 8 p.m. Tues- day night.
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THE SAN DIEGO UNION
Sunday, February 23, I 975
A LITTLE HORSE SENSE WOULD HELP
'Technicalities' Impede Implementation Of Justice lormer Senator 5am J. En,ln, Jr., who ••n,ed a chairman of tfie Senate Water11at• heor- ln.,., maintain, tfiat Wat•r- the Constitution.That was one funda- mental cause of the whole thing.
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Q: As you look at power, though, which branch of government gained from Watergate? A: I hope that the result will be that we go back to the separation of powers as outlined in the Constitu- tion, that we recognize that each branch of the government has its particular function . I hope that hereafter the President will stay on his side of the constitu- tional fence, with Congress and the courts doing the same. Q: Do you think that former Presi- dent Nixon should be tried? A: I have no desire to see him go lo jail or anything like that. But I think the pardon was a mistake. One of the most fundamental principles of good government is that all men shail stand equal before the law. It was quite a shock to many Americans to see underlings go to jail and1he fonner president given the right to go free. I doubt that Nixon will ever go to trial because of his physical condi- tion, however. Q: What is your opinion of the Watergate speaking tours? A: If anybody wants to pay John Dean or anybody else to make speeches, I have no objection. Q: Should the Watergate tapes be released to the public? A: I have no great law to back me up on this proposition, but I have always felt that when a person occu- pies a public office, and makes his records at the taxpayer's expense, in good conscience those records should belong to the public. The government should keep the Watergate tapes and documents of historical importance and give the rest to the former president. I am a great believer in the people's right to know, and I think the press should be given authority to take the tapes and use them-at least those that don't affect foreign policy or national security. Q: Is the Constitution essentially a sound document? A: Yes. Gladstone said that the Constitution was the greatest instru- ment every struck. The Constitution came out of all the experiences of the English- speaking people after generations of struggle for the right of self-rule and to be free from tyranny. Jeremiah Black, before the Su• preme Court, said the Founding Fa• thers searched through all of lhe great documents, such as the Magna Carta, Bill of Rights, Petition of Rights and through the principals of Common Law, and whatever they found that tended to promote liberty they put in our Constitution. While the Constitution was written in just a period of a few months, it is a distillation of the entire experience of the English-speak ing people.
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Saturday, February 22, 1l
f10te "prove, we have a very viable •rJt•m of govern- ment." ErvIn, a former trlmlnal court and ,uperlor court /ud(I• and a former Nortfi Carolina Supreme Court Justice, met re• cently wltfi •dltor, of The San Dle(IO Union. (~uestlon: You have a lot of ma~I • Irate experience b hind you in addi- tion to your experience on thl' Senatl" Judiciary C'ommlllee. What's wrong with the JudiclarJ In our country today? Answer . We have too many Df!W proc-l'dures I rem mber a judge from the Dtstnct of Columbia testi- fying b fore one of th comrmtte s I was on, and h said it's a result of n•wly d veloped rul s. We used to try ca s to fmd out whelhPr th<' a cu. d was gmlty Now courts try to find out whether thr poltceman mad a mistak Q: re you saying that technicali- tle · impede justice or distort It? A Th y impede JU lice, I think Ill most ca · s just!(' ultimately pre- vails, but 11 prevails more lowly than ti Ollght to. Q: Can yon give us an examplr of thl" new technicalities? A Th )11iranda dre1. 10n devel- oped many. The Supreme Court has held, slnC'e self-incnmination becam<· a part of th ronstitut1on, that a voluntary confe. S1on was adm1ssable as cv1 d nr·c, that an involuntary confes; sion wa madmlssable as evidence Tho were two very n ible rul- ings. Th n with thP. Miranda case, the court Invented n w rul whl('h said a voluntary conf s1on would not be admlssabl as cv1d •nee unre the prisoner w s told that anything h said could u d against him, that h had a right to a lawyer. And the court h Id that no matter hOw voluntary the confes. 10n wa , it would be madm1ssable uni ss the warnings wen· given. Cl: ,o\rt you aylng the tlranda dccl Ion wlb nel'dh•ss? A: Y s. Th · Con titutmn already pe ·1h tJ that no p rson hall be compellf'd to be a w1tne against htm el!.
VIOLIN MAKERS GROUP MEETS HEREMONTHLY Meetings of the Southern California Association of Violin Makers are held the first Sunday of each month from 12:30 to 3 p.m. in the University of San Diego's Camino Hall. The SO-member group is composed of professional and amateur violin makers who meet each month to ex- change ideas and information on their craft. The group distributes its own newsletter and holds a local competition each year, as well as participating in yearly Arizona competition. Founded in 1964, it is the only organization of its kind in the United States that meets regularly. ·o~ ?fi3/7'5 VOCAL RECITAL - Singers Joanne Regenhardt and Robert Austin will be accompanied by pianist Ilana Mysior in a concert at 4 p.m. next Sunday in USD's Camino Theater.
committee has junsdiction. We've had some shock to the seniority system in the House where I do think some rules are rather archaic and ought to be changed. The Senate rules are much more sensible, however. We have young senators very much opposed to the seniority system but if they stay Jong enough they are cured of that obses- sion Q: Should there be an age limit placed on representatives or sena- tors? A; :--lo. One of the greatest jurists this country ever had, for example, was Oliver Wendell Holmes. He stayed on the court until he was about 90 and wrote many marvelous opinions far past what is consider- ed the usual retirement age. Some men get old at 40 and some slay young at 85. Q: The President gives the Im- pression Congress is dragging it's feet on the energy and economic problems. What is your opinion? A: That's a way of life with presi- dents. The truth is that the President is just one man-and he can make up his mrnd. · Congress, meanwhile, is necessar• ily a rather cumbersome body with 435 members in the House and with 100 senators. The Founding Fathers didn't try to establish an efficient government. If they had , they would have estab· lished a dictatorship. They tried lo establish a represen- tative government, and they were more concerned about the preserva- tion of liberty than they were about efficiency. Q: Is Congress infringing on the executive branch now on foreign policJ? A: My observation 1s that those in charge of making foreign policy think Congress ought not to have any concern with it at all. But the Constitution certainly gives Congress a good deal to do with foreign policy. The Senate has the power to ratify or reject treaties. Congress also acts on foreign aid programs. I think Secretary of State Kis- singer doesn't want to be bothered by Congress. If I were in his place I'd probably feel it that way loo. Q: What has Watergate proved in your opinion?
".. .I think the pardon was a mistake. "
".. .in most cases ;vstice v/fi. mately prevails."
A: First and foremost it proves we have a very viable system of govern- ment. When the executives in the Whlte House failed to perform as they should, the Senate and the House moved in. The courts functioned exceedingly well. It makes me more firm in my conviction that we still have the best system of government that's ever been devised on the lace of this earth. · Q: What caused Watergate? A: If the re-election campaign had been in, the hands of the Republican r-ational Committee, I don't think anything like Watergate would ever have happened. We've had in Washington a new tendency to glorify, almost deify our presidents because they acted in a dramatic fashion. Power drifted from Congress to the White House- , an abdication of legislative powers by Congress. The young men involved in Water- gate apparently thought that the President and his aides were above
Q: Are courts moving last enough? A They could use a little more horse Sf>nse in our system of Justice. We need to speed up the courts. There's nothing truer than the old saying that "justice delayed is ju • lice denied" Most trials should be underway within six days. Q: Are courts too lenient on narco- tics pushers? A: A person who is an addict is largely to be pitied ; he's really m n ed of aid. But for a person who sells hard drugs there's no punish- ment too severe," Q: What I your oplnkln or the upheaval occurring in Congress with respect to committee chairmanship? A I could probably be charged with being a little biased But those who oppose the seniority ystem and try lo picture all com- mittee chairmen as doddering old idiots are very incorrect. Because of their long expenence on a particular committee, chairmen have become experts m the field m which the
USD SCORES ~ .._ EASY WIN fnw University of saf i!tt,~ warmed up for its game ' with San Diego State by trouncing Dominguez Hills State, 86-72, Saturday night in the Toreros' gym. USD shot 56 per cent in scoring the easy victory. Joe DeMaestri led the Toreros with 20 points, two more than Ken Smith tal- lied . The Toreros are 11-13 for the season. They will be home to the Aztecs at tomorrow night.~---
"Congress is necessarily a rather cumbersome body. "
"We need to speed vp the covrts."
Ervin was In son Diego to address stu• dents at the University of son Dieoo.
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