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2—THI NORTH TIXAS DAILY
TUESDAY, APRIL 2,1974
oliticos Disagree on Various Issues
By TERRY PAIR
Daily Reporter
Denton voters go to the polls today
to elect two city councilmen. There are
five candidates, including the two incum-
bents, vying for the positions.
Four of the council candidates and
one candidate's representative fielded
questions—some concerning the March
9 student-police incident from a group
of about 25 voters last week at the Den-
ton American Legion post.
George Schneider, Tom Jester, Ray
Campbell, Dr. Ray Stephens and Bever-
ly McIntosh, representing Curtis Bag-
ley, responded to the questions which
ranged from population control to film
censorship.
DESPITE SPORADIC emotional
statements from the audience, the can-
didates expressed their ideas, generally
agreeing that further investigation is
desirable, if not needed.
Schneider, the father of two NTSU
An Editorial
students, said, “I’m not satisfied with
the reports that have come out so far.”
Seconded by Dr. Stephens, Schneider
said that the accounts told by the stu-
dents conflict with the official reports on
the incident.
LASHING OUT at the police, Ms.
McIntosh said that the situation was
poorly handled by the officers. She said
that perhaps “the Denton police need
somebody competent to handle police
public affairs.”
Jester said he felt that the police ac-
tion taken was justified. “Laws were vio-
lated,” he said. “The officers asked
them (the students) to clear the streets
and they refused to do so.”
Acknowledging the contrasting re-
ports, Jester said that he had tried to or-
ganize a forum for the city council and
the Student Government Association,
but that it failed to materialize. He stat-
ed that he was willing to talk with stu-
dents about what they witnessed and ex-
perienced.
Campbell, however, criti-
cized the NTSU police for their hand-
ling of the disturbance.
“If they are not competent to handle
the matter,” he said, “they should call
the city police.”
On other subjects, all the candidates
but one favored the continued growth of
Denton. Claiming that “big growth
EDITOR’S NOTE: The five Denton
City Council candidates in today's elec-
tion were questioned by Daily Reporter
Terry Pair on five major issues. Because
Curtis Bagley was out of town, his busin-
ess partner and campaign assistant, Be-
verly McIntosh, answered in his place.
DAILY: What action'should be taken
to prepare Denton for the predicted econ-
omic and population boom during the
next decade?
CURTIS BAGLEY: Greatly limit
Denton’s growth.
For years the city policy makers have
urged major increases in population and
industry. It is time for the people to
redirect their priorities—to become con-
cerned about making Denton more dis-
tinctive than dynamic. It will take much
effort and foresight to see that Denton
does not become another indistinct
subdivision of the vast Dallas-Fort
Worth metroplex.
Pollution, traffic, crime, major socie-
tal breakdowns they go with big-city
living. And to top it all off, everything
costs disproportionately more as a city
grows including your taxes. 1 want
none of it.
RAY CAMPBELL: There should be a
planner to plan the city and to look at
possibility of industry coming into the
area. A transportation system would
also be good for travel inside and
outside the city.
TOM JESTER: I’m not sure we’re
going to have an economic boom. Every-
one talks about controlled planning.
First of all, we should complete the
drainage study to prevent building any
more drainage problems and at the same
time correct those than we have now.
GEORGE SCHNEIDER: We should
make plans for increased utilities,
sewage and power needs. And we should
plan well enough to insure that our
neighborhoods will remain attractive.
DR. RAY STEPHENS: We should
have a planned development program to
insure a proper growth for Denton. We
should develop a master plan that would
call for residential areas, industrial
parks, adequate recreational facilities
and strategically located commercial
complexes.
means big problems,” Ms. McIntosh
read a statement written by Bagley that
called for the cessation of population
growth in Denton.
The other four candidates stated the
population expansion is certain to occur
because of the community’s proximity
to the Dallas-Fort Worth area. They ad-
vocated careful city planning in order to
a water system. There are three ways
that we could secure one: extend our
contract with Dallas, work for the con-
struction of a reservoir at Aubrey or
work for the construction of a reservoir
at some other place in the North Texas
region.
JESTER: Our contract with Dallas for
water from the Garza-Little Elm Reser-
voir expires in 1980. I think we should
go back to Washington to talk to our
senators and congressmen about secur-
ing appropriations for the Aubrey Re-
servoir project.
SCHNEIDER: The Aubrey reservoir
is very necessary. I can’t do much at all
as an individual, but as a councilman, I
can help apply group pressure to secure
funds for the project.
DR. STEPHENS: Obviously, Denton
must have water to survive. This will
mean developing, as quickly as possible,
the Aubrey Reservoir and other reser-
voirs in the North Texas area. The citi-
zens and city government should exert
pressure on the proper authorities to
fund the necessary project.
DAILY: What do you think about the
proliferation of private liquor clubs?
BAGLEY: 1 think that Curtis is not op-
posed to liquor by the drink. He is not
opposed to local option elections,
either. Although he comes from a con-
servative background, he doesn't see
that his preference to not drink should
prohibit others from drinking.
CAMPBELL: 1 think that private
clubs should be included in communities
where they’re wanted. 1 do think they
should be increased as the population in-
creases.
JESTER: 1 don’t know that the city
should do anything about that. I don't
know if the city should decide if we
have enough private clubs. If it does, it
would also have to limit the number of
lawyers and grocers.
SCHNEIDER: I would like to see a
number of clubs’ petitions declined.
They should no longer be allowed in
residential neighborhoods, but they are
mold expansion in a desirable way.
CAMPBELL SPECIFICALLY
urged the development of a transporta-
tion system linking Denton with the Dal-
las-Fort Worth airport, while incum-
bent Tom Jester said that Denton needs
new industry, but not the “smoke-
stack type.” He claimed that increased
necessary for good hotel and motel
business.
DR. STEPHENS: It appears that Den-
ton is going wet through the establish-
ment of private clubs without a vote by
the people on this issue. I believe in fol-
lowing the democratic process in such si-
tuations and thereby submit the ques-
tion to the city voters to determine the
issue.
DAILY: What are your thoughts on
the recent confrontation between police
and students? W'hat steps can the City of
Denton take to prevent such incidents
from repeating?
BAGLEY: Whatever the specific mer-
its or demerits of isolated incidents it is
clear that this whole operation was poor-
ly conceived and very poorly handled by
he Denton police force.
Whether or not it was justifiable in
general terms is a question that should
have been the subject of open inquiry by
the city council; that the city council
should have entirely avoided this issue
in their recent meeting does not speak
well of their sense of community respon-
sibility.
It is also quite clear that the Denton
Police Department needs someone
competent to handle public relations
matters.
CAMPBELL: There should be a closer
working together of the North Texas po-
lice and the TWU police with the city
police. There should also be a thorough
investigation by the Grand Jury to get
students as well as policemen represent-
ed fairly and equally. I also think that
the City Council should have a forum
for the SGA.
JESTER: I don’t know what the city
can do when people are asked to obey
the law and they refuse to do so. If an of-
ficer overreacted, the officer should be
properly reprimanded.
SCHNEIDER: I’m still waiting to see
the report from the police and the city
manager, and I would like to see the re-
ports from student groups. At the time,
they way it happened, 1 think the police
were in their rights to put down a poten-
tially dangerous situation, but whether
the police overreacted, 1 can’t say. I
industry could lighten the tax load on the
citizens.
The candidates were divided on the is-
sues of film censorship.
Stephens and Campbell spoke out for
“protecting the young people” from
questionable films. Bagley, however, had
written that “it is not the duty of govern-
ment to legislate morality in that area.”
would like to see a meeting of the stu-
dents and the City Council since they
have been out of town during the break
and have been unable to respond to the
developments.
DR. STEPHENS: It is unfortunate for
the community that such confrontations
occur. Now that it has happened, we
must have a full and impartial investiga-
tion to determine the true story and then
take steps to prevent a recurrence.
I believe in an orderly society that ful-
ly respects the rights and privileges of all
citizens, and when elected to the Denton
City Council I will use my office to re-
store the confidence of our citizens in all
aspects of local government. Our people
must be secure in their right to assemble
peacefully without fear or threat of re-
prisal.
DAILY: What do you think the city's
policy should be on film censorship and
regulation?
BAGLEY: I'm relatively certain that
he is for anything being shown that the
people want shown. Anytime you get in-
to censorship, someone has to decide
what will be shown and what will not be
shown.
CAMPBELL: The city ordinance
should be of such a nature that these
types of films will be controlled. There
should be an age limit of 18 for seeing
some films.
JESTER: We will have to draw all our
ordinance in conjunction with the Su-
preme Court. We will try to attempt to
allow the adults as much freedom as pos-
sible while at the same time regulating
the viewing by young people. There
should definitely be an age limit on
some films.
SCHNEIDER: If a person wants to go
inside a theater and watch an X-rated
movie, that’s his perogative. But, I
don’t think that the public should have
them pressed upon them by advertise-
ments and outdoor showings of the
films.
DR. STEPHENS: The federal courts
have placed censorship responsibility
with local communities. Our citizens
are responsible for determining what
our standards should be
Athletes Seek
Draft Fairness
Most college athletes are faced with the biggest questions of their
lives as soon as the four years of studying are up-how to break into
professional sports without getting cheated or taken, and how to get
a salary worthy of his individual ability.
In an effort to give back to the college athlete the rights and free-
doms he loses in any professional draft, a bill has been introduced
in the United States Senate that will protect the constitutional rights
of professional athletes.
Introduced to the Senate and referred to the Committee on the
Judiciary, the bill was submitted by San Diego businessman Stan
Stress and basically pushes two points: (1 ) any player has the right
to sign a contract to play a sport and, when that contract has expired,
has the right to enter into another contract, and (2) any person de-
priving this right would be guilty of a misdemeanor and could be fined
as much as $50,000 or imprisioned for not more that one year.
Every year college athletes in football, basketball and baseball are
approached by self-gratifying pro teams interested in acquiring an
individual’s talents solely for the purpose of financial improvement
of owners, managers and team businessmen. The player draft has cre-
ated a monoply in favor of the owners.
The loss of rights and bargaining power during the pro draft affects
all athletes except one. The super stars, the Bill Waltons, O.J. Simp-
sons and the like are not usually affected because they will be signed
at practically any cost so that fan support can be retained.
Stress, in an attempt to gain support of his bill, has called for a
moral boycott of the National Football League (NFL) in August.
The boycott includes not attending the first exhibition game of the
NFL team in your area. This would in effect, support the athlete
rather than the owner, who is more apt to gain from large game atten-
dances.
Council Aspirants Field Questions
The college athlete must evaluate his talents and rights when faced
with a player draft system. The world of professions! sports has built
an empire and the primary tool for its continuation is a player draft.
When confronted with the player draft, the college athlete should
consider what he is gaining and what he has to offer. Signing on that
dotted line could mean not just playing for a team, but losing free-
doms in a monopolized system.
RANDALL CUMMINGS
DAILY: Do you think the proposed
Aubrey Reservoir is necessary to meet
Denton's future needs? If so, what will
you do to secure federal funds for the
project?
BAGLEY : Unable to comment.
CAMPBELL: We very definitely need
Feedback
Rhoades Wants Flying Flag
Rusty Rhoades, 515 Eagle, Denton
In spite of personal requests to fly the
U S. flag in front of the Administration
Building, it still continues to not wave.
Beside the fact that a state law states the
flag should be flown, isn't anyone in-
terested any more? Quite frankly, those I
have talked with say they just as soon not
have it wave. But when people not only
do not notice and do not care, I am at a
loss of responsibility.
Also, the name change I would favor
would be to North Texas University, a
choice left out by your earlier article on
name changing
Please explain why the mall lights
stay on after the city lights turn off,
energy crisis and all?
Student Protests Police
Action in Recent Event
Tim Jacohsmeyer, 2311 Stella, Apt. 219
I couldn’t believe it happened. I was at
a private party on private property,
Saturday night (March 9) and saw the
incident on the corner of Avenue C and
Sycamore. I never had any doubts that
the police had it in them to arrest inno-
cent people nor had I any doubt that the
police had the capacity to march down
the street with clubs and gas guns spray-
ing anything in sight But, I must admit
I was surprised to actually see it happen
You’d think something had happened
which threatened the very moral fiber of
this country. The number of officers
lining the street led one to believe that
nothing less than a full scale revolution
was taking place. But no, the Star
Spangled Banner still waved proudly in
Washington, D.C. over the purple moun-
tains and amber waves of grain. Presi-
dent Nixon was still in office in the
White House (one of them anyway).
What, then, was this heinous crime
that brought out the call to arms on
McKinney Avenue? The report was that
the crowds on campus were getting pro-
gressively larger since Wednesday. Also,
a “streaking incident’’ was predicted for
Saturday night and crowds would be
difficult to control. Protector and ser-
vant of Denton, Chief Autrey, said his
main concern was keeping a free flow of
traffic on Avenue C.
Granted, a streaking incident did oc-
cur. Some people, in the grips of spring
fever did feel the urge to take off their
clothes and jump naked. An innocent
bare-assed-and-free feeling swept
through the crowd as some students
streaked on the sidewalks and for a way
down the street But if you take a look at
the pictures, traffic was never blocked on
Avenue C by students. The photos show
lines of students on sidewalks and street
corners.
Avenue C was much more open to
traffic on Saturday night than it ever is
during the day as music students insane-
ly dash across the street (fully clothed)
to their endless schedule of classes.
The pictures also show no students
throwing objects on the streets. I saw no
broken glass on the street from broken
wine bottles If someone wanted to
throw a rock, they would probably have
to import it, since nothing larger than a
pebble can be found on Avenue C
The pictures do show who obstructed
the traffic Police cars and men made it
impossible for anyone to drive through
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I had to sneak in and out of the house to
bail friends out of jail.
The crowd hurt no one and intimidat-
ed no one, which is more than can be
said for the police. Five of my friends
were arrested for standing on the front
lawn of 212 Ave. C, where we were in-
vited guests.
Two officers came into the apart-
ment, supposedly in “pursuit” of my
friend who was standing outside, and
arrested. When a girl protested in the
apartment, she was threatened with ar-
rest. Another friend was feeling sick. He
went outside to get some air, but was ar-
rested right away. The pictures of the
young man pinned to the ground by three
public servants graphically show who the
offenders were in the Saturday night
incident.
The civil liberties that distinguish us
from other countries were completely
ignored as Denton got a taste of 1984,
10 years early.
One man’s answer to the problematic parking on the
campus is unique, but not legally authorized.
Workers on the Union Building site hoisted the
trailer full of building materials, sans parking de
cal. to an upper window of the old UB to facilitate
inner construction. No University Police were
seen in the vicinity, so it is safe to assume the
unregistered vehicle escaped being towed away.
Red Decal Parking ?
Photo by LOLA GREEN
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