UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, APRIL 21, 1970 No. 136
Vol. LXXI
ROTC disorders
Students plead innocent
to all court charges
Two students arrested last week at the University on misdemeanor
charges connected with demonstrations against ROTC entered in
nocent pleas in Lane County District Court Monday.
The two are sophomore Howard Kimeldorf and Richard Welch,
a student at Bellevue Community College in Bellevue, Washington.
Both are charged with assault and battery and disorderly conduct,
and both also entered innocent pleas in Municipal Court on a charge
of interfering with a police officer.
Kimeldorf and Welch were arrested Thursday afternoon after a
brief scuffle in which they allegedly attacked state police officer
Robert Pinnick while he was in the process of making an arrest.
Another arrested individual, graduate student Phillip Gregg, plead
ed innocent to a charge of trespassing at the ROTC building in
municipal court.
Meanwhile, a detachment of Eugene police officers maintained
their presence Monday at the University’s ROTC building, scene of
the disorders.
According to Eugene Police Chief William Smith, no decision has
yet been made by the police department in consultation with the
administration as to when the detachment will be removed from
campus.
Contacted Monday, Smith refused to discuss the number of officers
that are present at the University, but would say that in addition
to the detachment at ROTC his office is also still carrying on an
investigation of last week’s activities.
The office of Gov. Tom McCall said Monday that National Guard
units are no longer on alert in downtown Eugene, and that eight
squads of state police dispatched last week to Eugene have gone
home.
McCall placed two detachments of local Guard units on alert Thurs
day after Wednesday evening's torch-light parade and the damage
inflicted at that time to the ROTC structure.
Four students arrested Thursday on the charge of “inciting a riot”
were released from City-County Jail late Monday afternoon after
posting $300 cash bail each.
Of the four, for each of whom bail was lowered Monday in Lane
County District Court from $10,000 to $3,000, two were bailed out
by their parents and two by a student defense fund.
Lane County District Atty. John Leahy said Monday that other
warrants have been issued for individuals involved in the demonstra
tions, although no additional arrests have been made since Thursday.
In another matter related to last week’s anti-ROTC actions, the
Physical Plant said Monday that damage to University property, in
cluding broken windows and smashed doors, may total as much as
$5,000
Morgan not registered;
ASUO presidency open
Kip Morgan is not a registered student for
spring term.
In fact, according to the University Registrar’s
Office, the ASUO President has been a full-time
student only one of the last four terms.
And if the ASUO by-laws are adhered to, this
would mean that Morgan officially ceased being
ASUO President winter term.
According to the by-laws, “Each undergraduate
member or officer shall be registered at the Uni
versity of Oregon for at least twelve hours during
each of at least three terms during his term of
office and shall be registered for twelve hours at
the time he petitions for and takes office.”
Morgan was carrying twelve hours during last
spring term, at the time he petitioned for and took
office. But according to the Registrar’s Office, the
ASUO President was only a part-time student dur
ing summer term and again during winter term.
The ASUO Constitution expands upon the rules
concerning office-holders: “No student shall take
office nor continue to hold office under this Con
stitution unless he shall have complied with the
academic requirements as set forth in the By-laws.”
Morgan was a full-time student only one term
since his election and that was fall term.
If the by-laws are adhered to, Morgan should
have officially lost his office when his second term
as a non-full time student began winter term.
The ASUO Constitution provides for the even
tuality of the office of president becoming vacant,
saying, “The office shall be filled by the ASUO
Vice-President upon its vacancy.”
According to EMU Director Dick Reynolds, Mor
gan continued drawing his salary of $160 per
month during winter term.
“At the beginning of the quarter he was carry
ing sufficient hours to qualify as a full-time stu
dent,” Reynolds said. He added that his office
had not been aware that the ASUO President had
dropped below the 12 hour full-time student limit.
As for the salary this term, "it just doesn’t get
expended,” Reynolds added. He said that since
Morgan was not a registered student, he would
KIP MORGAN
not be receiving any salary for the months durirg
this term.
According to ASUO Administrative Assistant
Ron Eachus, Morgan’s duties have been shared
by ASUO Vice President Sonja Sweek and the ad
ministrative assistants much of the time since
last term.
Even though he maintained the position and
received the salary of ASUO President last term,
Morgan spent some time in Mexico.
Employee uses rented recording device
University contributes video tape to police
Videotapes of last week’s demonstra
tions on and off the University campus,
taken by a University employee with a
camera rented by the University, are be
ing used by police authorities for identi
fication purposes.
An Emerald investigation has answered
questions regarding the use of a video
tape recorder by a previously unidenti
man since last Jan. 14. The following in
formation has been compiled through
telephone and in-person interviews of
the sources quoted:
• John Gibbens, an administrative of
ficer in the School of Music, is the opera
tor of the videotape equipment. Gibbens
has been a University civil service em
ployee since 1965.
• Last week Gibbens was asked by
Associate Dean of Students Robert Bow
lin to take pictures of disruptions on
campus if they were “in progress or im
mediately imminent.” According to Bow
lin, “this is the first time we’ve ever asked
Mr. Gibbens to take pictures.”
• The videotape recorder is owned by
E. A. Cykler, acting dean of the School
JOHN GIBBENS, University civil service employee, was photographed at the ROTC disruption arrests last
Thursday, the Chicago 7 rally at the Eugene Park blocks Feb. 20 and the IRS rally downtown last Wednesday.
of Music, who “rented” it to the Univer
sity last week at Bowlin’s request. Cykler
said he did not supply the University with
recording tapes for the machine.
• Gibbens also took videotapes off
campus last week on at least two occa
sions. He explained Monday, “any pictures
which were taken off-campus were taken
as a concerned citizen of this community
and nation.”
• Tapes taken by Gibbens of last
week’s disruptions have been viewed by
the Lane County District Attorney’s office
and the Eugene Police Department. Gib
bens said the tapes were requested by
police. However, Eugene Police Chief Wil
liam Smith said Monday, “He (Gibbens)
has made them (the tapes) available to
us voluntarily.”
• Dean Bowlin and other University
administrators have not seen Gibbens’
recordings of last week, do not know their
whereabouts or who supplied the tapes
to Gibbens.
Gibbens had been seen by students at
two events prior to last week’s filming.
On Jan. 14 he was taping on the steps of
Johnson Hall during the “Jan. 14 Coali
tion” confrontation with I niversity Presi
dent Robert Clark. On Feb. 20 Gibbens
was seen at the Eugene Park Blocks tap
ing “Chicago Conspiracy 7” rally ac
tivities.
Last week Gibbens was first seen
Wednesday at a noon rally at the Internal
Revenue Service offices downtown, the
same day he attended the University fac
ulty meeting at 3:30 p.m. At 6 p.m. he
was also seen inside the ROTC buildings
with the videotape recorder. On Thursday
the University employee filmed groups of
students outside ROTC buildings as ar
rests were made. Thursday night Gibbens
was seen behind police lines at the City
County Jail without recording equipment.
He was carrying a police-type flashlight.
Gibbens was spotted at the Lane
County Courthouse Friday morning, tak
ing pictures of those leaving the arraign
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