Oregon daily emerald., June 20, 1972, Page 3, Image 3

House ‘death’ mourned in funeral today
Howe House will die this week. Funeral services are
scheduled for 3 p.m. today for the former red dutch-style
house at the corner of 15th and Alder. It was 69 years old.
In lieu of flowers, the family wishes donations of time
and interest be made in an effort to preserve other
houses of historical interest.
The family—in this case—is a recently formed group
concerned about what they say is the destruction of
Eugene’s heritage. The requiem and wake scheduled for
this afternoon is an attempt to create an awareness in
the Eugene community that many of the city’s historic
houses are slated for destruction.
Group member Kathi Balk says several persons who
were concerned with the loss of historic buildings got
together last week and decided to use the funeral idea to
dramatize their concern.
The demolition of such older houses is a “big loss to
Eugene," she says, adding that “these houses have a
rich history.”
The Howe house—built in 1903—was occupied until
1968 by the family of Herbert Howe, a University
professor of English literature for almost 40 years. It is
scheduled for demolition this week to make way for a 27
unit apartment building.
Howe’s unwritten will specified that the house be
used as a center for University students. Balk says, but
the house was sold in 1968 His furniture was donated to
the Lane County Pioneer Museum and his library and
letters were given to the University.
Balk says the house which was built with a double
parlor, sitting room and library and is distinguished by
meticulous carpentry—is the type of house Eugeneans
should work to preserve. She says her group hopes to
work with the Eugene Planning Commission on a plan
that would readjust the tax structure on homes of
historical value
“It's almost too late to save most homes," she says,
“and if we want to do anything we've got to do it now."
Persons attending today’s "Funeral for a Red
House” are asked to wear black, if possible.
At National Demo Headquarters
Nixon remains silent on break-in
Bv TOM SEPPY
and H. L. SCHWAKTS III
of Associated Press
Key Biscayne, Fla. and
Washington (AP)—President
Nixon was depicted by the
Florida White House Monday as
taking no interest in the break-in
at the Democratic National
Committee headquarters and is
ignoring the incident.
“This is something that he
wouldn’t get involved in,” said
Ronald Ziegler, White House
press secretary, adding that
Nixon had not discussed it with
anyone, including former Atty.
Gen. John Mitchell, chairman of
the Committee for the Reelection
of the President.
At a briefing tor newsmen,
Ziegler at first repeated his
earlier statements that the White
House had no comment on the
early Saturday morning
Washington incident in which five
men, including a salaried Nixon
campaign security expert, were
arrested. He referred all queries
to the Reelection Committee.
Then, when pressed, Ziegler
said: “I’m not going to comment
from the White House on a third
rate burglary attempt...I don’t
comment on things taken before
the lower district courts.”
“Obviously, we don’t condone
second-rate activities,” he said.
“This is something that should
not fall into the political
process.”
"I’m sure certain elements are
trying to stretch this into
something more than it is," said
the press secretary.
James McCord, Jr., a former
CIA agent seized during the
weekend break-in, was hired as a
Republican security coordinator
on the recommendation of a
ranking Secret Service agent,
sources said Monday.
The sources identified the
agent as A1 Wong, head of the
Secret Service’s Technical
Security Division.
Both Wong and an official
spokesman for the Secret Service
declined to confirm or deny that
Wong knew McCord or recom
mended him to the Republican
National Committee or to
President Nixon’s campaign
committee.
The Secret Service is charged
with protecting the life of a
president, among other duties
McCord was on the payroll of
the Nixon committee, as a
separate entity from the GOP
National Committee, when he
and four other men identified as
having ties to Miami’s Cuban
exile community were seized
inside Democratic headquarters
Saturday night
Top Republican officials have
vigorously denied any knowledge
of or part in the break-in.
Democrats have called it
“political espionage.”
The official Secret Service
spokesman refused to provide
any background information on
Wong or say how long he has been
with the service.
The spokesman however, in
response to a question, said there
is no record McCord ever worked
part- or full-time for the Secret
Service.
Delegate bid underway
in New York primary
NEW YORK (AP) — Sen.
George McGovern campaigned
for delegates Monday on the eve
of New York’s finale of the
marathon presidential primary
season, bidding to push his front
running roster at least 200 votes
closer to the 1,509 it will take to
choose the Democratic nominee
for the White House.
Sen. Hubert Humphrey, still
hoping to head off the towering
leader in delegate strength,
urged at a Washington news
conference that any New Yorker
who has doubts about
McGovern’s positions vote in the
primary for somebody else—
anybody else.
Sen. Edmund Muskie of Maine
picked up 37 uncommitted
delegates in Kentucky after a
session with Gov Wendell Ford,
a major ally in his revived
nomination bid. That had been
expected
New York, with 278 delegate
votes, was the last big bloc
available, and McGovern was the
only candidate to field a nearly
full slate of entries, and stage a
significant campaign effort.
All but 30 of the New York
delegates are to be chosen in
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today’s primary. The balance
will be chosen by the Democratic
state committee in proportion to
the outcome of the balloting.
McGovern had supporters on
the ballot for 237 convention
seats, in a contest for delegates
apportioned among
congressional districts. His
backers were unopposed for 41
convention seats.
The opposition was an array of
delegate candidates who are
uncommitted, or who had signed
on earlier for Muskie or for other
candidates. Hep. Shirley
Chisholm had backers on the
ballot for 47 convention seats
The whole process was ren
dered the more complex because
the names of the presidential
candidates are not on the New
York ballot, only those of the
aspiring delegates themselves.
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ATTENTION
Off-Campus Students
Students paying their own utility bills—that is, living off
/campus where utilities arc not included in the rent—should
make their own arrangements with EWEB for starting and
stopping electric service.
An order to start service saves the inconvenience of having
your electricity turned off because the previous tenant or
dered it stopped. An order to discontinue service saves the
inconvenience of being billed for service after you leave
Eugene or move to another location in town It's simple;
do it by phone
Remember...
1. Call and apply for service—when you move in.
2. Call and stop service—when you move out.
3. Notify your landlord that you are moving in
or out is not enough. You must notify EWEB!
Eugene Water Mi Electric Board
A Municipally Owned Utility
Eugene, Oregon
Phone 3431661
Office Hours: 8 a m 5:00 pm
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