Show Volume 71 Number 68 Utah State University Logan Utah Friday April 19 1974 16 Pages Jill Baird chosen Miss USU By Randy Hendricks to represent Pageant Reporter Among the list of “things I shouldn’t have missed” add USU Miss Wednesday night’s pageant From a brief revival of a dying surto the of the crowning prise ending Jill Baird as the reigning queen was novel Miss Baird a Preston Idaho fad native “un-surpris- e” and home economics-denta- l hygiene major was selected from among 10 finalists Utah State for a possibility to compete in the Miss America pageant Miss Baird when asked her reaction to the announcement said she was “excited” a feeling shared by her mother who said she felt “a hollow feeling” “It took my breath away” The contestants performed various talent numbers as the initial portion of the program The girls then competed in swimsuits and evening gown categories The parade paused briefly for the emergence of two daring streakers dressed solely in ski caps But the show then continued with renewed enthusiasm Clifford Barborka the evening’s host took the suspense out of the finals when he first announced Miss Baird as the nouncement piano violin and singing won the Other Winners The contestants themselves selected Joyce Peoples fashion major from as Miss Ogden Congeniality for the contest Miss Baird won the swimsuit competition and Racquel Riddle was named as the merchandizing talent competition Listed as runners up to Miss Baird were: Miss Riddle (first runner-up- ) Sue Berry (second runner-up- ) Betty Jo Darrington runner-up) and Miss (third Armstrong (fourth runner-up- ) Miss Baird’s father was unable to attend the contest and according to Mrs Baird Jill had warned him that it might be the last time she’d ever be in a contest of this type Miss Baird’s fourth runner-u- p then realizing his mistake returned her to her place in line Noting that he had begun reading from the wrong winner in the evening gown end he began again But by this category time Miss Baird was already who Kristine Armstrong of the combination a other her prophecy proved inaccurate being congratulated by performed own before the final an and classical music using She’s got at least one left girls long Improperly parked bikes impounded or chains cut Bicycle riders who have chained their bikes to trees on campus in the last week may have found them gone when they returned from class Employes of Traffic and 'Nightwatch have been instructed to impound bicycles that are has improperly parked to cut for them it made necessary chains This Photo by Tony Collii Ruckelshaus William D former Deputy Attorney General will speak Monday April 22 at 10:30 in FAC as part of Conservation Week Ruckelshaus was appointed General by President Nixon in July of 1973 and dismissed that October for Deputy refusing Attorney to fire Special Prosecutor Archibald Cox Before his appointment as Attorney General Deputy Ruckelshaus was Acting Director of the FBI from April 1973 to July 1973 after L Patrick Gray stepped out of public life From 1970 to 1973 Ruckelshaus was Administrator of the US Environmental Protection Agency and as such was the chief enforcer of federal laws on air and water pollution pesticides solid Becky Foote head secretary of the department says abput 12 bicycles have been impounded this week She says that so far no fines have been issued but that starting next week a fine of $200 will be charged plus the owner will be required to buy a license waste disposal radiation control and noise pollution control has a solid the public On with background was Deputy he the state level Ruckelshaus Attorney General and Chief Counsel of the Indiana Attorney General’s office during which he drafted the Air Pollution Control Act of 1963 He was elected to the Indiana House of Represen She says that this week the department has started repairing the chains for students The bicycles are impounded rather than being ticketed because they often present a hazard in the places they are parked and they and equipment on the bike is written up so that the owner can be sure that no equipment has been removed To avoid having bikes impounded they should be parked in the provided racks and not next to trees stairrails signs or are damaging to trees Ms Foote says she doesn’t doorways The order to impound allegedly know if there are enough parking from the USU parking came in the students the racks places but when contacted committee want to park but that bike riders of the head committee Claude :wil! have to go to racks where there is room just like drivers Burtonshaw said that he had have to go to other lots when they issued no order Stan Buxton head of Traffic can’t find a place to park there and night Control was out of cars When a bicycle is picked up a town and not available for sheet listing the serial number comment tatives in 1967 and served there dianapolis Indiana and attended as Majority Leader In 1968 he Princeton receiving his A B in ran unsuccessfully as the 1957 and Harvard University Republican candidate to the U School of Law from which he was S Senate losing to incumbent graduated in 1960 He enlisted in Birch Bayh Before being ap- the US Army in 1953 and upon pointed Administrator of EPA he his discharge in 1955 had was Assistant Attorney General achieved the rank of sargent Civil of the head as functioning Division of the Department of Classes will be dismissed at the Justice of the teacher discretion In in Ruckelshaus was born |