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10 UBS Members Arrested By PAMELA AMLONG And TIM MURPHY Of Th* Hurrlcim Staff * Ten United Black Students were among 24 persons arrested yesterday morning across the street from Mays High School as they continued a three-day crusade for school reform at Palmetto k High School. They were charged with unlawful assembly and disrupting school functions by arresting officers of the South Dade Precinct of the Sheriff’s department A University of Miami students arrested included Willard Butler, UBS president, George Battle, UBS vice president, Harold Long, past UBS president, David Jack-son, Keith Jones, William Pratt, Bruce Williams, Frank Nash, Michael Hamilton and a UBS female member. Jackson was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon ... a loaded tear gas tun. Bond was set for the UM students Thursday afternoon at $1,000 per person. Jackson’s bond was hiked to $1,500 for the additional charge. Harold Long, Willard Butler and Michael Hamilton posted bond late yesterday. The seven other students were released in the custody of T. Willard Fair, executive director of the Greater Miami Urban League and Dr. Edwin Shirley, community relations board member. The release was at the authorization of senior Judge Jack Turner, who stepped into the case after University officials were unable to speak to Judge Carling H. Stedman who had original jurisdiction over it. Judge Turner said that Attorney Henry Arrington had requested him last night to authorize release of the remaining students. “Judge Stedman has a policy of not doing anything except in court,” Turner said. “I did not at first feel that I should inject myself into it, but when people were unable to get a hold of him, I think someone else has to be his alternate.” The arrests were made at approximately 11:30 a.m. yesterday after the residue of a crowd of 30 to 40 persons failed to disperse after a two-minute warning. ‘The cops blocked In all the cars,” said Long from the fenced-in truck that was carrying the group to the Metro jail for processing. “No one could disperse because they couldn’t get their car out,” he said. Several cars at the site were searched following the arrests. The group had started to assemble at about 8:30 a.m. but Sheriff’s Captain R. A. McFarland said that he did not feel any action was necessary earlier that morning. McFarland said he had personally driven by the group three times during the morning and that the assembly was not rowdy or loud. Arrests were made McFarland said, “because they were disrupting the school. Students (at Mays) were not able to concentrate on their studies.” The South Dade police said they received a call prior to their action from the Mays security force when two UBS students, Butler and Battle, entered the school to speak with Mays principal Nelson Bethel. John Tyler, of the Mays security force, said he summoned the police after Butler and Battle left the school “in a disorderly manner.” McFarland said that he also did not consider urrests necessary Wednesday when 75 students who had been suspended for boycotting Palmetto High School assembled at the same site to picket. “Within my police experience, I felt it was necessary today to maintain the dignity of the school and the community,” he said. The controversy began Tuesday when 40 Palmetto students, aided by members of UBS presented Palmetto principal Robert Moloney with a list of grievances. The boycott which lead to the high school students’ suspension, was called when demands had not been met by Wednesday morning. The demands included the firing of Moloney, the dismissal of a home economics teacher for “racism,” the hiring of more black teachers, counselors and addition of black culture and history courses. They asked for a black assistant principal, black coaches, a black school club and observance of black holidays. Moloney said Wednesday, “In some of these areas I as a principal have no jurisdiction, such as the addition of staff and the recognition of holidays. “Of the ones we can do something about, we are already working on them,” he said. “The one stumbling block we had Tuesday was when UBS stepped In. I don’t feel that my relationship with the black students is at all bad,” he said. Members of UBS and some of the suspended students held a rally at Mays High after school Wednesday. They called for a countywide mass walkout Thursday. UBS President Willard Butler spoke to the crowd of demonstrators. He claimed that the “Dade County school board has made no preparations to deal with the Blacks in the entire school system.” He told the students that the present policy of the school board is to “phase out black schools and ship you in buses to honky schools.” He added, “You have to change this racist system we have in Dade County.” 1fro Week To Begin ■ Sunday By MARK BERMAN Of TO* Hurricane Staff The UM’s first annual Black Culture Week, which is being sponsored by the Student Activities Department in conjunction with Black students of the UM and members of the Black Histo-, ry course, will be presented May 4-10. The week-long program will feature several events which have been in the planning stage since Christmas. A group of 25 Black students ^ under the direction of Mr. C. A. Byrd, associate director of Student Activities, have organized the events. According to Peggy Mills, student coordinator of Black » Culture Week, the highlight of the program will be the Black Theatre, which will be held at 8:00 pm., Tuesday, May 6 at the Baptist Student Center. The program will include a production by the June Brownlee Dancers and a • one-man presentation of Le-Roi Jones’ “The Dutchman” with David Jackson in the title role. Black Student Week will open with Folk Music Varia-^ tions at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, May 4 on the Student Union Patio. Entertainment will be provided by the Charlie Austin Jazz Group and the Northwestern High School ’Member ,Of ODK Resigns t A two-year member of the ODK honorary resigned this week blasting ODK and calling the organization “stagnant” and “hypocritical.” Ricardo D’Jaen, a UM senior, said he resigned because he did not agree with vODK policies which he called "discriminatory. “I felt that the circle of ODK was defeating Its goals of recognizing leadership on campus,” he said. “I felt that the real leaders are being ignored, at best, when they are .subjected to character assassination, name calling or ruled out by capricious use of technicalities.” The first ODK member to resign in several years, D’Jaen said he hopes his ac-« tion will make the other ^ members begin a reformation of their policies and views. “Many members are people who didn’t make it as leaders,” he said. “Many just vegetate among honor-.aries. Their so-called leadership position is fake.” ujaun said he feels his views on ODK are shared by others, including some members of the group, but doubts that his move will start a trend. “I’m taking a step that • needs to be taken,” he ex-J plained, f Chorus. The program also features a fashion show of African styles from the Ma-narsha Fashion Designers. “The idea of a Black Culture Week came about as a desire to spotlight the contributions of the Black man to this country and to enable those who are unfamiliar with his culture, a chance to witness it first-hand,” said Byrd. Throughout the week leading Black journals and periodicals will be on display in the Student Bookstore and in the breezeway of the library and African art work will be exhibited in the Upper and Lower Lounges of the Union. “The week is planned to be entertaining and informative, and we hope to continue to have the fine student support we have had since the idea was first introduced," said Byrd. He added that the people involved in planning the program have received “fine cooperation from several church foundations” which have contributed the use of their buildings. “I’m sure that students will find Black Culture Week to be one of the finest events ever presented on the UM campus,” said Peggy Mills. Admission for the individual programs are free and open to the public. The schedule of events is: Sunday, May 4 Folk Music Variations Union Patio 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 3 The Black Man-Issues and Answers . . .International Lounge, featuring guest lecturer, Dr. Jerome Wood of Temple University and three local Negro leaders . . . 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 Tha Black Theatre . . . Baptist Student Center . . . 8:00 p.m. Continued on Page 2 African Art ... on dixp'ay thit week Photo by BUZZ BIRNBACH Amid the chaos and turmoil of a nine-to-five society, an oblivious Brunms lies on the dock of the bay. With 127 Vote Margin Krasnow Takes MRHA Race By DAVE VAN SINDEREN Of Tho Hurrlcan* Staff MRHA election results put Mark Krasnow, Lloyd Tan-nenbaum, Donald Karigan, and Richard DeQuattro into the offices of president, vice-president, secretary, and director of finance, respectively. The elections took place this week, with 45 per cent (1116) of the residence hall men voting. Several write-ins were made void due to various complications, though one ballot with “Yasser for secretary” was accepted. This was the first year that Gladflies MRHA has held their own campus-wide elections, partially because of the efforts of the winner, Mark Krasnow. Krasnow is a first year mass communications major with a 4.0 average. He was a member of president Choate’s cabinet, representing 960 as council chairman. Krasnow’s basic proposal involves “returning MRHA to the students and abolishing the political cliques of MRHA,” though his entire platform includes several major areas of concern: To Poll Opinions On ROTC Closed door visitation policy, regulated by the students and not by the administration. Improved food and change in suppliers if necessary. Restructuring of MRHA. Change in campus security system. Fair per-capita budget and tax system. New system of polls and surveys within the residence halls. Revised points system. * ★ *• Area talli es for Pretident : Eaton • m *3 P. M $ On 1968 Ï o á Krasnow 39 11 18 6U 172 Fisgue 8 127 1 3 13 Reitinger 82 13 265 139 82 By SHARA PAVLOW for their stand, they should Total tallies of Th« Humean* staff be willing to defend it.” The question of whether credit for ROTC courses should be offered will be the topic for a student opinion poll next week as the Gadflies, a recently formed campus organization, attempt to honestly reflect student opinion. “We want to reach all the people on campus and see how they feel about issuing credit for military courses,” revealed group leader Rocky Walters. “I personally feel it to be an obstruction to academic freedom because ROTC faculty members have their first obligation to the military rather than their students,” he said. He added, however, that the Gadflies would be taking a strictly non-biased point of view and would attempt to present a true campus reflection to the Board of Trustees and President Stanford. ROTC declined to debate the issue, Walters revealed. He commented, “We feel that if they do hav«| a basis According to him, the poll can show either student apathy or concern with University issues. The poll is to be worded so as to require only a yes or no answer. “We feel this is the most concise and rational way of evidencing student support,” Walters stated. He asked for help in taking the poll from all members of the student body. Rocky Walters for President: Krasnow 581 Fisgus 35U Reitinger 133 Vice-president: Tannenbaum 551; Bisso 136 Secretary* Karigan 791 Director of Finance: DeQuattro 621* Schasel 352 1 Fee Hike Revote Scheduled By SHARA PAVLOW Of Th* Hurrktn* SUM The five dollar increase in the Student Activity Fee that failed in this month’s general election will be brought up again before the student body at a date to be announced in a special referendum as decided by USG Council in its Monday meeting. Presented to the Council by John Dohm, Bill Councill, and the three Incoming executive officers, reconsideration of the fee increase was proposed due to recently realized cost increases, student opinion surveys, and widespread complaints of a too-general wording on the previous referendum. “Evidently the student body was not made aware of the importance of this increase,” USG President-elect Jim Yasser commented. “The money from this increase is sorely needed. We are hoping that the new wording will be more clear. Our main problem will be getting enough students coming out to vote in support of the resolution, he said. The revised referendum shall read: “Do you approve of a five dollar Increase in the Student Activity Fee to be used for purposes such as the construction of a rathskeller and-or coffee house, a legal aid fund to be structured by the student’s government, students’ publications (eg Hurricane and Ibis), student organizations (e.g. cheerleaders and debate), general student activities (e.g. baseball and football games), and the lecture series?” Council, In its last session before new executives and representatives take office, also voted to pass a stipula-t i o n requiring students charged with violation of university rules to be referred immediately to the Parking Violators Traced Gone are the days when students can beat the UM parking hassle by simply not having a decal. Sophomore Sue McCarthy, a member of the University Parking Committee, has said that cars that are ticketed and do not have decals will now be traced. So far in the last few weeks about $2,000 in fines has been collected. This will be the common practice next year. Assistant Dean of Men, William Sandler, indicated Continued on Page 2 newly created Students Rights Commission at the time charges are Issued. Failing before the Council was USG subsidization of one half of the campaign funds of any USG candidate able to show need for financial aid. The resolution, submitted by David Selby and Barry Taylor, was founded on the intention of this Undergraduate Student Government to allow all qualified people to run for office and that “the possession of, or the ability to acquire money is not a qualification for office.” The vote was eight to four, against the proposal. “I cannot see USG sup-porting an innumerable amount of candidates for each office,” vice-president elect Marty Weinkle told Council members. Candidates should have enough student support to provide adequate financial backing, he emphasized. Tabled until new Council members take office was a resolution allowing women in men’s residence hall and fraternity house rooms during stipulated hours. Deadline for legislation to Continued on Page 2 Bomb Threat In Dorm Advisors and directors at Mahoney Hall organized a hasty search of the building early this week when an anonymous caller said he had planted a bomb scheduled to explode in a few minutes. James Grimm, Director of Housing, was informed at approximately 10:15 p.m. that a bomb had been set to go off at 10:10 p.m. Officials at Mahoney were contacted and a search was begun. No bomb was found. No individual rooms were searched and the residents were not evacuated. Jerry Sidor, head director of Mahoney, said the Coral Gables Fire Department was standing by, but did not come on campus during the incident. Several campus policemen and officials of the Physical Plant were present and took part In the operation. Sidor said it was the first bomb threat Mahoney had received and admitted that it was treated seriously. “The way things are going right now, you have to be cautious," he said. “And of course you have to keep your cool about it.”
Object Description
Title | Miami Hurricane, May 02, 1969 |
Subject |
University of Miami -- Students -- Newspapers College student newspapers and periodicals -- Florida |
Genre | Newspapers |
Publisher | University of Miami |
Date | 1969-05-02 |
Coverage Temporal | 1960-1969 |
Coverage Spatial | Coral Gables (Fla.) |
Physical Description | 1 volume (12 pages) |
Language | eng |
Repository | University of Miami. Library. University Archives |
Collection Title | The Miami Hurricane |
Collection No. | ASU0053 |
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Full Text | 10 UBS Members Arrested By PAMELA AMLONG And TIM MURPHY Of Th* Hurrlcim Staff * Ten United Black Students were among 24 persons arrested yesterday morning across the street from Mays High School as they continued a three-day crusade for school reform at Palmetto k High School. They were charged with unlawful assembly and disrupting school functions by arresting officers of the South Dade Precinct of the Sheriff’s department A University of Miami students arrested included Willard Butler, UBS president, George Battle, UBS vice president, Harold Long, past UBS president, David Jack-son, Keith Jones, William Pratt, Bruce Williams, Frank Nash, Michael Hamilton and a UBS female member. Jackson was also charged with carrying a concealed weapon ... a loaded tear gas tun. Bond was set for the UM students Thursday afternoon at $1,000 per person. Jackson’s bond was hiked to $1,500 for the additional charge. Harold Long, Willard Butler and Michael Hamilton posted bond late yesterday. The seven other students were released in the custody of T. Willard Fair, executive director of the Greater Miami Urban League and Dr. Edwin Shirley, community relations board member. The release was at the authorization of senior Judge Jack Turner, who stepped into the case after University officials were unable to speak to Judge Carling H. Stedman who had original jurisdiction over it. Judge Turner said that Attorney Henry Arrington had requested him last night to authorize release of the remaining students. “Judge Stedman has a policy of not doing anything except in court,” Turner said. “I did not at first feel that I should inject myself into it, but when people were unable to get a hold of him, I think someone else has to be his alternate.” The arrests were made at approximately 11:30 a.m. yesterday after the residue of a crowd of 30 to 40 persons failed to disperse after a two-minute warning. ‘The cops blocked In all the cars,” said Long from the fenced-in truck that was carrying the group to the Metro jail for processing. “No one could disperse because they couldn’t get their car out,” he said. Several cars at the site were searched following the arrests. The group had started to assemble at about 8:30 a.m. but Sheriff’s Captain R. A. McFarland said that he did not feel any action was necessary earlier that morning. McFarland said he had personally driven by the group three times during the morning and that the assembly was not rowdy or loud. Arrests were made McFarland said, “because they were disrupting the school. Students (at Mays) were not able to concentrate on their studies.” The South Dade police said they received a call prior to their action from the Mays security force when two UBS students, Butler and Battle, entered the school to speak with Mays principal Nelson Bethel. John Tyler, of the Mays security force, said he summoned the police after Butler and Battle left the school “in a disorderly manner.” McFarland said that he also did not consider urrests necessary Wednesday when 75 students who had been suspended for boycotting Palmetto High School assembled at the same site to picket. “Within my police experience, I felt it was necessary today to maintain the dignity of the school and the community,” he said. The controversy began Tuesday when 40 Palmetto students, aided by members of UBS presented Palmetto principal Robert Moloney with a list of grievances. The boycott which lead to the high school students’ suspension, was called when demands had not been met by Wednesday morning. The demands included the firing of Moloney, the dismissal of a home economics teacher for “racism,” the hiring of more black teachers, counselors and addition of black culture and history courses. They asked for a black assistant principal, black coaches, a black school club and observance of black holidays. Moloney said Wednesday, “In some of these areas I as a principal have no jurisdiction, such as the addition of staff and the recognition of holidays. “Of the ones we can do something about, we are already working on them,” he said. “The one stumbling block we had Tuesday was when UBS stepped In. I don’t feel that my relationship with the black students is at all bad,” he said. Members of UBS and some of the suspended students held a rally at Mays High after school Wednesday. They called for a countywide mass walkout Thursday. UBS President Willard Butler spoke to the crowd of demonstrators. He claimed that the “Dade County school board has made no preparations to deal with the Blacks in the entire school system.” He told the students that the present policy of the school board is to “phase out black schools and ship you in buses to honky schools.” He added, “You have to change this racist system we have in Dade County.” 1fro Week To Begin ■ Sunday By MARK BERMAN Of TO* Hurricane Staff The UM’s first annual Black Culture Week, which is being sponsored by the Student Activities Department in conjunction with Black students of the UM and members of the Black Histo-, ry course, will be presented May 4-10. The week-long program will feature several events which have been in the planning stage since Christmas. A group of 25 Black students ^ under the direction of Mr. C. A. Byrd, associate director of Student Activities, have organized the events. According to Peggy Mills, student coordinator of Black » Culture Week, the highlight of the program will be the Black Theatre, which will be held at 8:00 pm., Tuesday, May 6 at the Baptist Student Center. The program will include a production by the June Brownlee Dancers and a • one-man presentation of Le-Roi Jones’ “The Dutchman” with David Jackson in the title role. Black Student Week will open with Folk Music Varia-^ tions at 5:00 p.m., Sunday, May 4 on the Student Union Patio. Entertainment will be provided by the Charlie Austin Jazz Group and the Northwestern High School ’Member ,Of ODK Resigns t A two-year member of the ODK honorary resigned this week blasting ODK and calling the organization “stagnant” and “hypocritical.” Ricardo D’Jaen, a UM senior, said he resigned because he did not agree with vODK policies which he called "discriminatory. “I felt that the circle of ODK was defeating Its goals of recognizing leadership on campus,” he said. “I felt that the real leaders are being ignored, at best, when they are .subjected to character assassination, name calling or ruled out by capricious use of technicalities.” The first ODK member to resign in several years, D’Jaen said he hopes his ac-« tion will make the other ^ members begin a reformation of their policies and views. “Many members are people who didn’t make it as leaders,” he said. “Many just vegetate among honor-.aries. Their so-called leadership position is fake.” ujaun said he feels his views on ODK are shared by others, including some members of the group, but doubts that his move will start a trend. “I’m taking a step that • needs to be taken,” he ex-J plained, f Chorus. The program also features a fashion show of African styles from the Ma-narsha Fashion Designers. “The idea of a Black Culture Week came about as a desire to spotlight the contributions of the Black man to this country and to enable those who are unfamiliar with his culture, a chance to witness it first-hand,” said Byrd. Throughout the week leading Black journals and periodicals will be on display in the Student Bookstore and in the breezeway of the library and African art work will be exhibited in the Upper and Lower Lounges of the Union. “The week is planned to be entertaining and informative, and we hope to continue to have the fine student support we have had since the idea was first introduced," said Byrd. He added that the people involved in planning the program have received “fine cooperation from several church foundations” which have contributed the use of their buildings. “I’m sure that students will find Black Culture Week to be one of the finest events ever presented on the UM campus,” said Peggy Mills. Admission for the individual programs are free and open to the public. The schedule of events is: Sunday, May 4 Folk Music Variations Union Patio 5:00 p.m. Monday, May 3 The Black Man-Issues and Answers . . .International Lounge, featuring guest lecturer, Dr. Jerome Wood of Temple University and three local Negro leaders . . . 8:00 p.m. Tuesday, May 6 Tha Black Theatre . . . Baptist Student Center . . . 8:00 p.m. Continued on Page 2 African Art ... on dixp'ay thit week Photo by BUZZ BIRNBACH Amid the chaos and turmoil of a nine-to-five society, an oblivious Brunms lies on the dock of the bay. With 127 Vote Margin Krasnow Takes MRHA Race By DAVE VAN SINDEREN Of Tho Hurrlcan* Staff MRHA election results put Mark Krasnow, Lloyd Tan-nenbaum, Donald Karigan, and Richard DeQuattro into the offices of president, vice-president, secretary, and director of finance, respectively. The elections took place this week, with 45 per cent (1116) of the residence hall men voting. Several write-ins were made void due to various complications, though one ballot with “Yasser for secretary” was accepted. This was the first year that Gladflies MRHA has held their own campus-wide elections, partially because of the efforts of the winner, Mark Krasnow. Krasnow is a first year mass communications major with a 4.0 average. He was a member of president Choate’s cabinet, representing 960 as council chairman. Krasnow’s basic proposal involves “returning MRHA to the students and abolishing the political cliques of MRHA,” though his entire platform includes several major areas of concern: To Poll Opinions On ROTC Closed door visitation policy, regulated by the students and not by the administration. Improved food and change in suppliers if necessary. Restructuring of MRHA. Change in campus security system. Fair per-capita budget and tax system. New system of polls and surveys within the residence halls. Revised points system. * ★ *• Area talli es for Pretident : Eaton • m *3 P. M $ On 1968 Ï o á Krasnow 39 11 18 6U 172 Fisgue 8 127 1 3 13 Reitinger 82 13 265 139 82 By SHARA PAVLOW for their stand, they should Total tallies of Th« Humean* staff be willing to defend it.” The question of whether credit for ROTC courses should be offered will be the topic for a student opinion poll next week as the Gadflies, a recently formed campus organization, attempt to honestly reflect student opinion. “We want to reach all the people on campus and see how they feel about issuing credit for military courses,” revealed group leader Rocky Walters. “I personally feel it to be an obstruction to academic freedom because ROTC faculty members have their first obligation to the military rather than their students,” he said. He added, however, that the Gadflies would be taking a strictly non-biased point of view and would attempt to present a true campus reflection to the Board of Trustees and President Stanford. ROTC declined to debate the issue, Walters revealed. He commented, “We feel that if they do hav«| a basis According to him, the poll can show either student apathy or concern with University issues. The poll is to be worded so as to require only a yes or no answer. “We feel this is the most concise and rational way of evidencing student support,” Walters stated. He asked for help in taking the poll from all members of the student body. Rocky Walters for President: Krasnow 581 Fisgus 35U Reitinger 133 Vice-president: Tannenbaum 551; Bisso 136 Secretary* Karigan 791 Director of Finance: DeQuattro 621* Schasel 352 1 Fee Hike Revote Scheduled By SHARA PAVLOW Of Th* Hurrktn* SUM The five dollar increase in the Student Activity Fee that failed in this month’s general election will be brought up again before the student body at a date to be announced in a special referendum as decided by USG Council in its Monday meeting. Presented to the Council by John Dohm, Bill Councill, and the three Incoming executive officers, reconsideration of the fee increase was proposed due to recently realized cost increases, student opinion surveys, and widespread complaints of a too-general wording on the previous referendum. “Evidently the student body was not made aware of the importance of this increase,” USG President-elect Jim Yasser commented. “The money from this increase is sorely needed. We are hoping that the new wording will be more clear. Our main problem will be getting enough students coming out to vote in support of the resolution, he said. The revised referendum shall read: “Do you approve of a five dollar Increase in the Student Activity Fee to be used for purposes such as the construction of a rathskeller and-or coffee house, a legal aid fund to be structured by the student’s government, students’ publications (eg Hurricane and Ibis), student organizations (e.g. cheerleaders and debate), general student activities (e.g. baseball and football games), and the lecture series?” Council, In its last session before new executives and representatives take office, also voted to pass a stipula-t i o n requiring students charged with violation of university rules to be referred immediately to the Parking Violators Traced Gone are the days when students can beat the UM parking hassle by simply not having a decal. Sophomore Sue McCarthy, a member of the University Parking Committee, has said that cars that are ticketed and do not have decals will now be traced. So far in the last few weeks about $2,000 in fines has been collected. This will be the common practice next year. Assistant Dean of Men, William Sandler, indicated Continued on Page 2 newly created Students Rights Commission at the time charges are Issued. Failing before the Council was USG subsidization of one half of the campaign funds of any USG candidate able to show need for financial aid. The resolution, submitted by David Selby and Barry Taylor, was founded on the intention of this Undergraduate Student Government to allow all qualified people to run for office and that “the possession of, or the ability to acquire money is not a qualification for office.” The vote was eight to four, against the proposal. “I cannot see USG sup-porting an innumerable amount of candidates for each office,” vice-president elect Marty Weinkle told Council members. Candidates should have enough student support to provide adequate financial backing, he emphasized. Tabled until new Council members take office was a resolution allowing women in men’s residence hall and fraternity house rooms during stipulated hours. Deadline for legislation to Continued on Page 2 Bomb Threat In Dorm Advisors and directors at Mahoney Hall organized a hasty search of the building early this week when an anonymous caller said he had planted a bomb scheduled to explode in a few minutes. James Grimm, Director of Housing, was informed at approximately 10:15 p.m. that a bomb had been set to go off at 10:10 p.m. Officials at Mahoney were contacted and a search was begun. No bomb was found. No individual rooms were searched and the residents were not evacuated. Jerry Sidor, head director of Mahoney, said the Coral Gables Fire Department was standing by, but did not come on campus during the incident. Several campus policemen and officials of the Physical Plant were present and took part In the operation. Sidor said it was the first bomb threat Mahoney had received and admitted that it was treated seriously. “The way things are going right now, you have to be cautious," he said. “And of course you have to keep your cool about it.” |
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