Show Page 3 Wednesday Oct 18 1974 Wounded Knee Trial Editor Student Life: Seven of the jurors and three of the alternate jurors in the Wounded Knee trial of Dennis Banks and Russell Means have signed a strongly worded letter to US Attorney General William-Saxb- e asking that all charges be dropped against all defendants arrested during last year’s protest on the Pine Ridge reservation have formed an They organization called “Jurors and Others for Reconciliation” to aid in the defense of the nearly 100 persons still facing frame-ucharges stemming from the Wounded Knee action of spring their supporters” “Since the two leaders were guilty of no crime we believe the others should not be prosecuted for following them” Jurors and Others for Reconciliation have asked that messages be sent to Attorney General Saxbe asking that the remaining charges be dismissed A by signed telegram representatives of the Many Eagles Indian Council and the Young Socialist Alliance will be sent late this afternoon We are inviting anyone interested to also sign the telegram You will be able to add your name or your organization’s name to the list for a nickel Sign up today at our table in the US basement p Drop the frame-u- p Lindsey Manning 1973 530-48-81- The letter says part: “We the undersigned wish you to know that we could not have voted to convict either of the two defendants on any of the charges and that we would not have voted to convict because each of us concluded that there was not enough evidence to do so in spite in the fact that the government presented evidence for 98 days and the defendants’ response was comprised of five wjtoses” “In our view a government that cannot in an eight-mont- h trial present enough evidence against the two leaders of the Wounded Knee seige to secure a conviction on any count should for moral and ethical reasons drop the ciminal charges against all the other Indian people and of charges Many Eagles Indian Council Glen Swanson 327-42-28- Young Socialist Alliance Food co-o- p needed Editor Student Life: No one knows better than the students about the high cost of food The “discount” chain stores are obviously not discount The only students who can patronize the chain stores are those fortunate enough to have transportation We say fortunate so-call- ed because although prices are high Bookstore prices downtown they are absolutely outrageous at the stores within Editor Student Life: walking distance of the campus In response to the letter “Why In comparison we have found a 7 30 cent price increase on many High Prices” printed in Oct bookstore Student Life regarding items both food and prices the following comments We as students are tired of are to clarify the seemingly being ripped off Rather than just unfair bookstore policies First the article stated that complain we would like to pose an alternative: a student owned even teachers have remarked This will be how outrageous the present food run by the students and located prices are for books However on campus for the use of students teachers are the ones how control the prices of textbooks only When an instructor orders new The proposed texts he has the price list of those would be owned by the students books before him He is aware of and not by the university Em- the price the student will have to ployees would be students and pay for that book at the only students with ID cards bookstore would be admitted Prices would The bookstore has a 22 y2 be minimized and all profit would percent operating cost but go to operational cost We emtextbooks are only marked up 20 since student ownership phasize percent from bookstore cost The the bookstore a university-owne- d remaining 2 percent is acfor is trade-books supposedly and facility counted for on our “benefit” only exploits us supplies work Therefore if you paid $5000 for not will this Obviously without student support and books this quarter these texts not university cooperation Apathy cost the bookstore $4000 will not lower food prices We $3500 Also change in text book need student support and ideas to to the get this program started Write to materials from oneInquarter of hands the lies us next entirely Student Life If more of and teachers the department respond maybe it will be more heads than an idea There is an ASUSU Bookstore on campus It is Committee Stacey Rodgers of three students and composed several faculty members It is Dana Hinkel designed to get input from the students and to make recommendations and suggestions to - Sharon Sullivan the bookstore This committee is totally non-foo- d inoperable without If you have a suggestion please leave your name at the activity desk and you will be contacted by a committee member It is my contention that under the circumstances the books being sold to the student may be too high priced but this is due to the lack of teacher concern not bookstore policy students Tim N Bennett Executive Board Member Bookstore Committee Member ve 552-98-21- 519-70-44- 528-88-81- Keep signin' em Editor Student Life: I was very happy to see that Mr Brady signed his name to his editorial comment Wed Oct 9 I feel that this practice should continue I found the article by Dayne Goodwin interesting and possibly distressing The reason I say possibly is becuase I have heard conflicting opinions from other sources am not our national leaders should be backed up by solid fact Therefore I put forth a request to Mr Goodwin that he submit another article stating his reference sources so that we may also read the facts and possibly draw the same conclusions these against 519-62-99- Tickets are moving fast so pick yours up now I challenging Mr Goodwin’s integrity he is probably right but I believe that accusations such as MAC DAVIS Reserved “con- structive” suggestions from Dennis Astil 529-82-36- |