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PCC Courier, November 03, 1972
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Busch, Bugliosi Supporters Speuk
By Agnes Leung
District Attorney Joseph P. Busch and his challenger in the district attorney
race, Vincent T. Bugliosi, deputy district attorney, did not appear as scheduled
during PCC’s Politics week. Instead, Busch sent his deputy, Steven Trott- and
Bugliosi was represented by Ms. Lorraine C. GoMuo, a defense attorney.
Busch
Speaking for Busch during his own lunch hour, Trott said he was impressed by
Busch’s ability as a trial lawyer as well as an administrator. “He has been in every
facet of the district attorney’s office.”
To prove his point, Trott outlined Busch’s career and qualifications. Busch
joined the district attorney’s office 20 years ago, fresh out of law school. “He has
prosecuted many famous gangland figures,” said Trott. “His first big ad¬
ministrative post was assistant head of the Trial Division, making big decisions
and solving sticky problems.”
Busch then moved up to the No. 3 position as director of central operations and
was later appointed by Evell Younger, then district attorney, to be his assistant
district attorney.
“He was practically running the office, determining major policies, while
Younger was running for attorney general,” said Trott.
Finally, Busch was appointed to be district attorney by the Los Angeles Board
of Supervisors when the post became vacant with Younger’s election.
“I’ve worked under Busch for eight years now,” said Trott. “I think he has
done a good job.”
Although he admitted that Busch has received campaign contributions from
some supermarkets involved in consumer fraud suits, Trott denied any wrong-
uuniga. ino iavors were granted,” he said. “In fact, the cases were settled un¬
favorably to those markets.”
In response to a question from the audience, Trott explained the disputes
between Busch and Bugliosi over the Angela Davis case. He said that Bugliosi sent
Bill Farr, Busch’s former press secretary and now a Los Angeles Times reporter,
to convey to Busch that if Busch would help him get the job as special prosecuter in
the Angela Davis trial and later assist him in getting a judgeship, he would pull out
of the race. Farr backed up this story.
But Bugliosi denied this. He said John Howard, Busch’s chief deputy, offered
him the job in return for his dropping out of the race. Howard denied this.
After bitter exchanges between the two candidates, KNBC’s Robert Abernathy
challenged them to take lie detector tests.
“Busch agreed immediately,” said Trott, “but Bugliosi hesitited and said he
would take those tests only under certain conditions. You can make your own
judgment on that.”
On the issue of marijuana, Trott said that the two candidates’ positions are
“probably identical. Busch is against the legalization of marijuana, but he doesn’t
think it is the kind of thing to go to jail for, especially for people with no criminal
record.”
“Bugliosi is only masquerading as a liberal; he is, in fact, a hard-nosed
prosecutor,” Trott warned. “When politically motivated, he may be pressed into
doing certain things.”
“But Busch is truly not a polished politician,” he concluded. “He is an honest,
well-meaning human being, which is important to be as the district attorney.”
Bugliosi
Bugliosi is dissatisfied with the system of priorities in the district attorney’s
office, where too much emphasis is being placed on victimless crime and not on
violent crimes, said Ms. GoMuo.
"Busch got excited over invading massage parlors and gay Pars,” she said,
“which is a waste of time, tax money and manpower, and it is demeaning to the
officers themselves.
“Five or six experienced, well-trained officers were sent to gay bars,” she
continued, “drinking on taxpayers’ money, waiting for a guy to put his arm around
his friend’s shoulder and calling that soliciting.”
She felt that homosexuality and prostitution between consenting adults should
not be given so much attention. “Emphasis should be put in areas where it will
benefit individuals in the society.”
Ms. GoMuo said she is greatly appalled by violent crimes and consumer frauds
that go unpunished or not punished enough.
She claimed that she has been handling a first degree murder case since last
March and still hasn’t been to trial yet, because “the courts are crowded by non¬
sense.
“There are 450 deputies in the district attorney’s office; only three or four of
them are assigned to consumer fraud since the campaign started,” Ms. GoMuo
said. “Moreover, there has been limited prosecution of industrial pollution, which
is really one of the biggest problems.”
She cited the example of a recent accident in a mine which killed 17 people.
“The foreman had been warned beforehand that the tunnel was extremely
dangerous,” she explained, “but he still sent the men down to work. This resulted
in 17 deaths, and I call that murder.
“But there was absolutely no prosecution initially. Later, under pressure, it
was handled by the city attorney’s office and Lockheed was fined a small sum.”
Ms. GoMuo said there are three ways of “correcting governmental
stupidities” : through the Legislature, the executive, and the courts.
“The fastest way is through the court,” she said, “and Bugliosi hopes to create
.the correction in his limited capacities on a day-by-day level; this is essential and
long overdue.
“He has the judgment to know when to prosecute and when not to. Of the 105
trial cases he has handled, he has lost only one. ”
She went on to deny charges that Bugliosi tried to get publicity for himself
during the Manson trial. “He was selected out of 450 attorneys to handle the case
because he is a highly competent lawyer,” said Ms. GoMuo.
“I am convinced of Bugliosi’s integrity; he has the courage to come out
against his boss and risk losing his job.
“People should vote for the candidate who represents their point of view,” she
concluded. “So study the issues and if you think Joe Busch represents your point of
view, vote for him. But I think Vincent Bugliosi is the right man for the job.”
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VOL. 35, NO. 7
PASADENA CITY COLLEGE, PASADENA, CALIFORNIA
NOVEMBER 3, 1972
ROYAL COURT — Seven Pasadena
chosen from an original field of
reign over the 1973 Rose Parade
game. The announcement was
Blasingham, president of the 84th
ment of Roses, last Monday at the
area coeds were
644 entrants to
and Rose Bowl
made by Otis
annual Tourna-
Wrigley House.
Finalists are (from left) Jimmie Lou Bates of
Pasadena College, Janet Jay Carr of PCC, Caryn
LeSells of PCC, Sal I i Ann Noren of PCC, Gayle
Andrea Gorrell of PCC, Michele Marie Vessadini of
Sacred Heart Academy and Melanie Lee Irwin of
Pasadena High School.
Mineral show Art Textbook Author
Displays Germ Ej|ms Show at PCC
The fourth annual Mineral Show,
sponsored by the Dana Club in con¬
junction with the Southern California
Mineralogical Society, will begin
tomorrow in the cafeteria. The second
largest mineral show in the nation, it
will draw 15 prominent dealers from
all over the world.
Many of the top professional and
amateur collectors will have their
displays shown. Some of these include
the most exotic minerals and crystals
from Africa, South America, Mexico
and the United States. One of the most
beautiful is a piece of green tour¬
maline, which is worth $2500. Other
displays of interest are micro-mounts,
which are small bands of crystals that
can only be seen with a microscope.
A series of lectures by prominent
people in mineralogy will be held as
part of the show. A schedule of the
lectures can be obtained in the
Physical Sciences Department,
located in the E Building.
The show emphasizes the academic
and aesthetic value of mineralogy.
Geology teacher and Dana Club ad¬
viser Dick Ohrbom required his
geology class to attend the show last
year.
“My students went there without
much enthusiasm, but they came away
more impressed than they thought
they would be,” Ohrbom said.
Both PCC students and the public
are invited. A University of Nevada
geology class will attend the show also.
All PCC students are admitted free.
The show is open tomorrow from 10
a.m. to 9 p.m. and Sunday to 6 p.m.
Voters Fair
A “Voter’s Fair” is being held at
Beckman Auditorium, Caltech, to¬
morrow from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
Hourly forums include candidates,
pros and cons on ballot propositions,
refreshments and entertainment.
The fair is sponsored by the Pasa¬
dena Area League of Women Voters
and the Pasadena Star-News.
Dr. Bernard S. Myers, author of the
textbook, “Art and Civilization,”
visited Pasadena City College last
week to film four replacement
segments for the existing “History of
Art 1A” television course.
Dr. Myers is the editor-in-chief of art
books for McGraw-Hill Book Co. of
New York, as well as consulting editor
for the Encyclopedia of World Art.
Friday and Saturday, Dr. Myers
spent all day under the hot lights of
DR. BERNARDS. MYERS
. . . visiting author
PCC’s television studio while Prof.
Sidney Orloff’s engineering crew arid
Dr. Robert Wright’s production crew
filmed four one-half hour color video
tapes.
“I had qualms about working with a
student crew,” said Dr. Myers. “I had
never worked with one before. But I’m
pleased at how well it went."
All other segments of the history of
PCC Coeds Selected
to Royal Rose Court
The Royal Court for the 1973 Rose
Parade has been chosen. As usual, it
will consist of seven princesses, one qf
whom will be crowned queen on
Monday.
PCC is fortunate to have three of its •
coeds on the court. They are Janet Jay
Carr, Gayle Andrea Gorrell and Salli
Ann Noren. Present queen, Margo
Lynn Johnson, was a PCC student last
year.
Other members of the court are
Jimmie Lou Bates, Pasadena College;
Melanie Lee Irwin, Pasadena High
School; Caryn LeSells, Pasadena
College; and Michele Marie Vessadini,
Sacred Heart Academy (Flintridge).
These seven princesses were
selected from an original field of 644
entrants during four rounds of tryouts
at Tournament of Roses Association
headquarters.
Otis Blasingham, president of the
84th annual Tournament of Roses,
Donations
Raised by
Faculty
art course were filmed at KCET Tele¬
vision studios.
“I’ve been waiting all my life for
television,” said Dr. Myers. “Years
ago I used to have a radio program on
NBC and had to supply all my own
pictures. Now I’m able to take people
right into a museum and show them
the tiniest details.
“Television is absolutely the ideal
medium.”
Dr. Myers thinks that the television
art course is valuable to everybody.
“Its value is spiritual and in¬
tellectual. It makes a person better by
giving him ideas that he wouldn’t be
aware of otherwise.
“Art is uplifting — stimulating to the
mind.”
Students
Arrested
Three weeks ago today two PCC
female students were arrested for
allegedly trying to charge mer¬
chandise with stolen credit cards.
They were arrested by Pasadena
Police after they tried to leave a store
in the Pasadena area.
The merchandise added up to over
$25, and the students will be tried as
committing a felony for suspected
forgery.
Gil Robinson, head of security at
PCC, reported that the stolen credit
cards came from the women’s locker
room. Earlier in the year Robinson
expressed fear for students’ property
because of careless attitude in wat¬
ching the lockers during gym.
“Because of the coming holidays,
people’s need for money sometimes
forces them to steal,” said Robinson.
“I hope with examples like this stu¬
dents will stop being so trusting.”
Over $4000 was collected for scholar¬
ships at Pasadena City College
through voluntary payroll deductions
by the PCC Faculty Senate last year,
according to Prof. Pat O’Day,
treasurer of the Senate.
“Right now we have 262 contributing
members on the payroll deduction
program,” said Prof. O’Day. “Every
month a certain amount specified by
each faculty member is taken from his
paycheck. The amounts of the
scholarships awarded are flexible
according to the student’s needs.”
An average donation, according to
Prof. O’Day, is $5 a month, but con¬
tributions range from 50 cents to $10.
During the past school year Senate
members donated $1187 to the Martin
Luther King Fund, $735 to the
Scholarship Service Fund, $795 to the
Men’s and Women’s Loan Fund, $248 to
the Alpha Gamma Sigma Fund, and
$1052 to the Meals for Students Fund.
The Meals for Students program
serves students at the poverty level a
substantial breakfast for a minimal
rate,” explained Prof. O’Day. This
insures that students eat >at least one
decent meal a day. The program
supplies a 2000-calorie meal for 30
cents.
Prof. O’Day said that the Martin
Luther King Scholarship Fund and the
Men’s and Women’s Loan Fund are
generally used as loans to assist stu¬
dents with book expenses, and may be
loaned for food, transportation and
living costs.
Alpha Gamma Sigma is a statewide
community college honor society for
graduating students, and the
Scholarship Service Fund is part of a
general fund that may be used for
either grants or loans under the
Scholarship Fund Association.
A new fund has been added for the
1972-73 school year. The Senate unani¬
mously agreed to contribute $500 for
the Foreign Student Emergency Loan
Fund.
This fund will be used for short-term
loans for foreign students in case of
unforeseen financial difficulties.
“The deductions for this year are
up,” said Prof. O’Day. “This shows
that the faculty is really behind our
students.”
The Faculty Senate program, which
is in its third year, contributed $1348
for scholarships during the first year
of voluntary deductions, according to
Prof. O’Day.
announced the winners from the front
steps of the Association’s Tournament
House following a continental break¬
fast with the Queen Selection Com¬
mittee judges. Four of the seven
members had tried out before.
The queen will be selected from the
Royal Court next Monday, and during
the coming two months the women will
have about 80 official functions and
appointments to attend. The first of
these activities will be hair styling and
the fitting of a complete royal war¬
drobe, consisting of five outfits
ranging from formal to casual wear.
Two New
Counselors
Help Vets
An office that provides assistance
and information for veterans has been
established at Pasadena City College.
The Campus Veteran’s Relations
Liaison Office will be manned by two
Vietnam veterans, Peter de la Pena
and James O. Jones, both experienced
in public relations work. They will
work out of the Counseling Center in
C222.
De la Pena and Jones will primarily
participate in the recruitment of
veterans for the total program, pro¬
vide information and assistance to
veterans, and act as liaison persons in
interpreting the program of the college
to the community and veteran’s
groups.
They will work closely with agencies
such as the Human Resource Develop¬
ment Department of Rehabilitation,
Salvation Army, Social Security,
Urban Coalition, Veteran’s Outreach
Program and others.
For further information contact de
la Pena or Jones at 795-6961.
Julian Tellez is a Mexican national
who came to this country a few years
ago on a student visa. He began this
semester, his third, at PCC. His major
was pre-med. Like all students, he had
dreams and hopes for the future. On
October 1 his dreams were shattered.
Tellez was out with some friends
near his home in East Los Angeles. It
was a Saturday and they were running
across a bridge toward a hot dog stand.
On the bridge stood one man. As Tellez
and his friends passed, the man tur¬
ned, drew a gun and fired one shot.
The bullet struck Tellez in the side
and lodged in his spine. He was taken
to LA County General Hospital. After
two operations and much pain, he is
recovering, but doctors say he is
paralyzed from the waist down and
will probably remain so.
Soon Tellez will be moved to the
Rancho Los Amigos, a convalescent
home, where he will learn to use a
wheelchair and begin to put his life
together again. His immediate goal is
to return to school as soon as possible.
The greatest barrier in his way now
is financial. He has no health in¬
surance and, at this point, it would do
little good if he did. The maximum that
health insurance will pay is- $5000.
Tellez’ treatment has already cost
much more.
Avenues that might be open to
American citizens, such as emergency
loans and grants, are closed to Tellez.
According to foreign student adviser
Ben D. Rude, “Banks consider foreign
students poor risks, because when they
complete their educations, they
usually return to their own countries.”
The Foreign Student office and some
on-campus organizations are doing all
that they can to help. MECHA and the
International Club are planning a
dance to raise some of the money. The
dance is tentatively scheduled for
December 1. The International Club is
also planning an international food
sale. The sale would include foods pre¬
pared as they are in different countries
around the world.
The dance and sale will probably
raise no more than $200, hardly a drop
in the bucket. Tellez was working as a
plumber’s helper, but of course he has
had to give that up. Miss La Vera
Garcia, a PCC counselor, has been
trying to get help for Tellez from banks
in the Chicano community. It is too
early to tell how successful she will be.
Anyone interested in helping, either
financially or with suggestions, should
contact either Rude in C121, or Miss
Garcia in the counseling office.
ETHNIC ART — Wayne Long’s collection currently on display in the
PCC Art Gallery consists mainly of primitive African sculpture, but
also includes artwork from India, Thailand, Mexico and New Guinea.
Most of the exhibits are made of wood, stone, inlaid glass or ham¬
mered sheets of copper. The show will run through November 17.