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The Coeur d'Alene ''"' Tues., Oct. 4, 1977

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Denver back Calvin Jones here Standout defender will speak st NIC event

The smallest defensive player in the National Football League for the past four years will be the kick-off speaker Wednesday for three days of panel forums, speeches by sports world personalities and movies S<'heduled on the campus of North Idaho College.

Calvin Jones. who at 5 foot-7 and 169 pounds played defensive corner back for the Denver Broncos since 1972. will explore ''Behind the Scenes in the NFL' as the first major speaker in the NIC convocation's program series on "The Future of Sports." His address will begin at 10 a.m. in the college gymnasium.

Voted All America by the Associated Press while playing at the University of Washington, Jones has had an illustrious pro grid career with the Broncos. He constantly amazed seasoned observers in the socalled " big mari·s game" by successfully defending against opponents who outweighed him as much as 75 to 100 pounds and stood as much as a foot taller.

Beyond respect on the playing field, Jones is equally recognized as an individual. In 1976, President Gerald Ford invited 90 professional atheletes to a White House meeting where each sport was represented by a formal speaker. Jones was selected by his fellow footbaJJ players as their only spokesman.

He has appeared with Bob Hope and on national television with the All America team on the Kodak show. Tn 1976, he was guest speaker during a nationally televised Billy Graham rally.

Following a knee injury early this year, Jones signed on as a radio color commentator for region wide University of Washington football broadcasts.

While on campus Jones also will participate in a panel forum with Dr. Sam Adams, Washington State University physical education professor, and Larry Jackson. at 1:30 p.m. in the colJege student union building.

Jones' subject will be ''Violence in Sports," and Adams and Jackson will address " Problems Confronting Athletics" and "Government Regulation of Sports." respectively.

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By Bernie Wilson Press Sports Correspondent Women sportscaster:s have more of an advantage then men in the same field, according to Barbara Hunter, an NBC sportscaster who spoke Friday night at the closing session of the Convocations Program at North Idaho College.

"Being in the minority in this business is an advantage and now is a dynamite time for women to get into it," Hunter told a small crowd in her talk "Women in Sports and the Media. " .

Hunter. who had flown in from New York City earlier Friday, said women must know 'X plus l" when working with men. She also said it is important to know the sports field , have a good sports background and also to "do your homework.''

She has been with NBC since March, 1975 when she began working for KNBC TV in Los Angeles. She is currently on NBC's " Grandstand" and the "Today" show.

Because her baggage didn't arrive with her, Hunter had to borrow clothes to make her speech. ''Women and the media is a worn out subject," the petite blonde said. " Lots ot magazines want stories on the subject, but tehre aren't that many women in the field."

A broadcaster for nine years, Hunter gave a short talk and then answered questions for nearly an hour.

She suggested women who wish to become sportscasters should "get busy now.'' She said knowing the sports field and having a good background " helps get your foot in the door. but doesn't necessarily help you keep your job."

"Some stations think it's a super idea to get good looking women to do sports, as they think it will help their ratings," she said. "But it gets old after about two weeks when the audience finds out she doesn't know anything about sports."

Hunter said she's never had an obstacle put in her way because she'~ a woman. but when an unprepared worrjan enters the field , it makes the women already there and who may start later look bad. as people will say "she's just another dumb broad."

"This causes more trouble for us, so we have to be prepared and work harder then men. People are always out to ask us questions we can 't answer," she added.

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She said her background includes b+ing involved with baseball as a spectator/and player when living in Fort Worth, Texas.

She also said she feels comfortable with tennis. because her exhusband is a working pro and she knows several players.

'Tm a great spectator but a clumsy participant.·· she said. " I'm comfortable with football, but women have made no inroads here and I'm not sure if I'm ready to see women cover football. If the audience i~ not ready for a woman commentator, then the advertisers won't be happy and we'll have no program ... the former Sportscaster with KOAA TV in Colorado Springs, Colo. said.

She said stations pick caustic or good looking women sportscasters rather than knowlegable ones and "are loosing quality by bringing in appeal." , Hunter also said former athle~es in many cases are ill-prepared to do ,ports commentary. "They are good ,for a while, but we should shy away from them."

"It pains me to listen to Maury Wills do baseball, I'd lots rather read it in the paper," she said. She added there is "nobody as great" as Don Meredith, an ABC sportscaster. "He is dynamite and great to work with and would be a great broadcaster whether he had playP.d football or not," she said. Hunte, is a former ABC sportscaster.

Hunter said she is glad she got into the field before all the fuss about sex discrimination and minorities. "lt's no disadvantage to be a woman sportscaster, she said. Athletes have rights to privacy and I will not follow a person into the locker room. male or female." " Women have a tremendous. advantage. because athletes' PR people have the athletes come to them, allowing for a betler interview. " she said. "I can interview Kenny Sta bieror Fran Tarkenton in more privacy than can a newspaper reporter or male sportscaster," she added.

She said women tennis players are upset over the Renee Richards controversy because the players have worked to bring integrity to the sport and then Richards " makes it a ci11cus atmosphere."'

Hunter said the biggest challenge of NBC toward the 1980 Olympics is to educate the people of obscure or uncommon sports or events. " It will be a tremendous struggle for us to do our homework to inform the people and we'llbeupto our ears in 'Juyupa , in Russia ," said the sportscaster whose company holds the television rights for the Moscow games.

When someone commented on her vitality after a day·s travel, she replied. " I have to like to talk and share my 9pinions."

Celebrity to finish • NIC sports series A national television sportscaster and Lhe chairman of the physical education department for one of Washington States newest universities will be the two featured speakers Friday. the last day of North Idaho College·s three-day con· vocations program series on the future of sports.

Dr. Jack Leighton. chairman of men·s physical education department at Eastern Washington University begins the day's program activities at 2 a.m. in the college gymnasium with a speech entitled "Recent Innovations in Physical Education.·· Barbara Hunter. sportscaster on NBC's " Grandstand " and "Today" programs. will conclude the three days of speeches. panel forums and movies at 7 p.m. in the gymnasium. Her speech will focus on "Women in Sports and the Media."

Dr . Leighton holds a bachelors.

masters. and Ph.D. in physical education from the University of Oregon. He has published numerous articles on physical education in professional publications and served as editor of Journal of the As· sociation of Physical and Mental Rehabilation. and the Journal of Health and Physical Education and Recreation.

Miss Hunter. in her capacity as reporter for NBC sports. regularly covers major pro and college athletic events. An upcoming assignment includes the $200.000 Colgate Inaugural, the richest tournament in the history of women's tennis.

A broadcaster for seven years, she began her career in KOAA TV / Radio in Colorado Springs, Colo. In 1971 she was appointed sports director of that station.

For two and one-half vears she worked at KGO-TV in San Francisco. the ABC affiliate where she anchored a sports program. In 1975. she moved to KNBC, the NBC affiliate in Los Angeles.

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by ray flnefrock press sports editor

"Class" is an elusive attribute.

If you think you possess it, you don't.

The term would probably make Calvin Jones uneasy but there is no doubt that he is one classy guy.

Jones, a defensive back for theUenver Broncos was a friend of Coeur d'Alene High School Coach Emmett Arndt at the University of Washington and readily agreed to speak to Arndt's Viking football team after practice Wednesday afternoon. That was in addition to amind-boggling round of activities he took on graciously as one of three featured speakers at the North ldaho College Convocation series.

Now if you' ve ever tried to impress a teenager, you'll realize it can only be done with sincerity, thoughtfulness and, above all, honesty. l<' rom the moment Jones b.egan speaking to the Vik gridders, they were visibly impressed. " l hear you' re 5-0 and l know you gotta be feeling pretty cocky," Jones began. "That's all right, but don't go getting too cocky because any day you can be beat. " The remarks set the Calvin Jones tone and when_ Jones 'Don't be cocky' opened up to their questions they were more than happy to respond.

He first explained that he is not playing this year because of a 1976 knee injury.

"They wanted me to sign a waiver saying that if 1 reinjured the knee they wouldn't have to pay me," Jones said. "Since that Monday morning paycheck is pretty important l decided to sit out the year. " Jones added that he has a small business In Seattle, is studying for the ministry and that he and his wife are expecting a baby soon.

.. u l go back to pro ball next year 1 hope it can be with Seattle," Jones said. "But I don't know bow valuable l'd be. You don't get any better sitting out a year and there are a lot of good defensive backs coming up all the time."

Jones was candid and revealing as he answered the questions the Vikings put to him. Witness the following examples: ¡¡How tough is pro football and who are the toughest guys to tackle?" ''1'11 tell you, 1 got beat up more in college than in the pros because you had a lot more responsibilities in college. l enjoy tackling the big backs like J<'ranco Harris. You can get them around the ankles and they aren't going anywhere without their ankles. It's the small, quick guys like Terry Metcalfe and Greg Pruitt that giye you trouble. With a big, quick guy like U. J. Simpson, you pray. "it's a rough sport but l don't think about it. It's violent and on every play you have to give 100 percent.

You hit hard and when the season starts it's strictly business. Other players get mad if your performance hurts their chances for playoff money."

"Uoes Ueorge Atkinson take cheap shots'! " ..Atkinson takes cheap shots but bard hitting is the Oakland style. l could name a guy like him on every team. 1 don't believe you have to hurt a guy because that's just saying you can't compete. .. .b.:veryone is just trying to make as many bucks as possible in a relatively short career. lt is unnecessary and it makes no sense to try and hurt someone for one play." " Who is the hardest receiver you have had to cover'!'' .. Anybody running a pattern with Stabler throwing.

He 1s so accurate. A cornerback can be hanging all over the receiver and he puts the ball right where you can' t get it. The plays are playbook perfect. '' Jones is 5-foot-7, 175 pounds. That's not big for a defensive back in the National l<'ootl>all League.

Still, there's more to tbe stature ot a man than physical size. "Class" plays a big part. ln the eyes of a lot of people who met him here, Jones 1s a giant.

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Russell next NIC speaker Bill Russell. former center for the Boston Celtics and coach of the Seattle Supersonics, will be the featured speaker Thursday in the second day of North Idaho College's convocations program series on "The Future of Sports. " His address beginning at 11 a.m. in the college gymnasium will focus on " Professional Sports."

After graduating from ¡ San Francisco State College in 1956, the year h~ . lead them to an NCAA basketball title. Russell started his remarkable career as one of the most dominating players in professional basketball with the Boston Celtics.

After winning the NBA title in 1957 and losing in the championship playoffs in 1958. Russell and the Celtics dominated professional basketball for the next seven years, winning the title from 1959 through BIii Ruaaell 1966. In 1966, he was named player-coach of the team, a position he held until retiring in 1969.

From 1969 through the early 1970s, Russell lectured on college campuses throughout the country. In 1972, he began work as a sports commentator for ABC television sports.

The Seattle Supersonic's named him as coach and general manager in 1973. Under his leadership the team finished third in the NBA Pacific Division in 1973 and made the playoffs in 1974-1976. He resigned from his position with the Supersonics in spring 1977.

Russell's presentation Thursday will be approximately 45 minutes followed by question and answer period.

The days convocation's program activities will also include a panel forum from 12:30 p.m. and a movie "Pumping Iron" at 7 p.m. in the college student union building.

CONCORD, N.H. (UPl)-Gov. Meldrim Thomson Tuesday took umbrage at ABC sportscaster Howard Cosell for saying a former University of New Hampshire footbal1 player "came from nowhere."

Thomson said Cosell said Kansas City Chiefs linebacker Dave Rozumek, who had been captain of the 1975 UNH football team, "came from nowhere" when he tackled an Oakland Raider. When sportscaster Don Meredith corrected Cosell and said Rozumek came from New Hampshire, Cosell repeated. " He came from nowhere."

FOXBORO, Mass. (UPI)- John Hannah and Leon Gray, the AB-Pro linemates who walked out on the New England Patriots last month, returned to the team Tuesday, saying they will stay for the rest of the season and resume contract talks after the final game.

Hannah and Gray had reported to the club's training camp in July, saying they wanted their contracts renegotiated. They left the squad Sept. 11, one hour before the club's final exhibition game against Atlanta at Schaefer Stadium.

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Baseball ST. LOUIS (UPI)- Willie McCovey, 39, a one-time Most Valuable Player who had to earn his spot on the roster of his old team, the San Francisco Giants, was named National League comeback player of the year Tuesday by The Sporting News.

ST. LOUIS ( UPI)- Earl Weaver of the Baltimore Orioles today was named Major League Manager of the Year by The Sporting News.

Also receiving votes in the balloting were Whitey Henog of the Kansas City Royals, Bob Lemon of the Chicago White Sox, Herman Franks of the Chicago Cubs. Tom Lasorda of the Los Angeles Dodgers, Billy Martin of the New York Yankees and Gene Mauch of the Minnesota Twins.

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America is in a "golden age of sports," and sports matter to people whether they think so or not, according to Bill Russell, who spoke on " Professional Sports" to approximately 500 people Thursday at North Idaho College.

Russell. speaking in the eighth annual NIC Convocations Program, said sports are important whether people like them or not, as they are individual, physical, emotional, competitive and idealistic, all rolled into one.

The former Boston Celtic basketball star drew laughter when he said "sports and politics invade our lives and both are entertainment."

Russell, who also coached the Seattle SuperSonics, said he had two lifetimes in sports which were important, but no more important than other things in life. " When people asked if I was a basketball player, I would say 'no, that's what I do, not what I am," the San Francisco State College graduate said. " Sports is very impersonal, you become a product and there is a very thin line between that and maintaining your individuality." he said. He did say, however, that sports has spirit and heart, and other things business can't have.

In 1955 and 1956, Russell's college team won NCAA championships and he helped the Celts take NBA titles in 1957 and from 1959 through 1966.

He said pro sports in the United States is a multibillion dollar business, but the "sports GNP" Is not as big as in other countries.

He explained further , saying Moscow, Russia, has nearly 25,000 basketball coaches, even though gymnastics is the Russians' main sport. " I was fortunate to understand the essence of the game and that the point was to win," said Russell, who was on the U.S. Olympic basketball team that won the gold medal in 1956 in Melbourne, Australia.

- .. I was a winneron the court and°1n-my personal life," he said. "I pride myself in trying to be honest.

I've had my individual stance and I enjoy life. I've

spent time on the line between being radical , conservative and being a rebel." He also said he considers himself a patriot who cares for his country. " In most empires, sports was a key thing and were related to politics. In ancient Rome, the governor was as good as how he could judge gladiator contests in the Coliseum, " Russell, who coached the Sonics from 197377, said."When I was taping-up before Celtic games, I felt like a gladiator putting on armor, but the price of a gladiator losing is real tough," the tall star said.

In relating sports to the public, Russell said, " the only difference between men and boys is the price of the toys." He went on. saying, "people go to stadiums and gyms and watch sports on TV." "Sports are the toys, and people say 'can we play with the toys?' The more they play, the more important sports are to them."

Russell , who in his pro career was voted MVP five times, said sports have tranquilizing effects on people and allow them to live out fantasies.

He said he doesn't gel upset at obnoxious, loudmouthed people at games, because they are "getting it out" there rather than somewhere else.

Russell said he got out of basketball because he was loosing his competitive edge. In 1966 he was named player-coach of the Celts and retired in 1969.

"In my last season we were playing the Baltimore Bullets and we had the ball with about 30 seconds left.

Here I was, 35 years old, semi-nude in front of 10,000 people, feeling silly and telling my team to• get out and kill them' when 1 hadn't even told them what pl!Y. to

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Russell told the crowd he tried to never act in anger, but rather to get his adrenalin flowing and use it in a positive attitude.

He said his high school coach influenced him not to fight a player he was mad at, but rather to take the ball from him, score on him or block his shots and use the game to embarass him.

Russell has signed with ABC Sports and will cover such shows as the "Superstars." Part of his contract is with ABC News. He said he doesn't plan on covering basketball. · " T nPvPr watch basketball for fun," Russellsaid. " It was a personal encounter. I was in love with basketball and it was like being in love with a beautiful woman but never getting to know her. I love the concept and essence of the game."

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NORTH IDAHO COLLEGE POPCORN FORUM LECTURE SERIES

1977-78 Academic~ 1.

Pat Quesnel, Sea Explorer - Topic: "Conquest at Sea: to Row Across the Pacific Ocean Solo" (9-19-77)

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Dr. Pamela. Osborne Munter, clinical psychologist - Topic: in Women" (10-17-77)

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Larey Bengston, eypnotist - Topic:

4. c. C. Ryder, (2-26-78)

guitarist - Topic:

First Person in History "Identity Criaes

(10-31-77)

"The Mystery of' Hypnosis"

"Performed Contemporary Musical Numbers"

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Dr. Willis B. Merriam, Washington State University Professor Emeritus of Geography and World Traveler - Topic: "Switzerland - Geneva, Zurich and Luzern" (2-17-78)

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Dr. Grover Krantz, Washington State University Professor of Anthropology Topic: ''Bigfoot: Myth or Realit y" (3-15-78)

7. Dr. Herbert Ripley, Professor Emeritus and former chairman, Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at The University of Washington - Topic: "Suicidal Behavior Iuring the Life Span with Emphasis on the Young Adult"

(4-7-78) 8.

Idaho Republican Candidates for Governor - Topic:

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9. Idaho Democrat's Da.y, Idaho Governor John V. Evans and Ida.ho Democratic U.S. Senatorial Candidate Dwight Jensen - Topic: "Campaign 1978" (4-27-78)

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Frederick A. and A. Lenora Geraldsen, uro speakers from Seattle, Washington Topic: "UFO's: Are They Real?" (4-28-78)

Total:

Popcorn Forums from

1970-71 through 1977-78 - 107

programs

Friday, Sept. 30, 1977

Rowboater tells experience to Popcorn Forum audience

By Carol Evarts Man has the potential to "do and be anythi ng" he wants. according to the first successful American to r ow across the Pacific Ocean.

Patrick Quesnel told approximately 200 people Sept. 19 at the first Popcorn Forum. in the SUB t hat "the onllr' difference between success and failure isn't brains or money but simply persistence." " Before. I was an obscure slob; now I' m a famous slob." Quesnel said. He a ttributes this fame to his feat of rowing 2. 700 miles from LeBush. Wash. to Honolulu.

Hawaii.

After five tries in four years, Quesnel.

28. from Puget Sound. Was h .. finall} succeeded in rowing to Honolulu in 11 I days.

When asked why he did it. Quesnel said rowing appealed to him as a physical challenge and " it was the only thing I could afford. " Quesnel's first trip in 1972 was delayed when a storm at sea caused his boat to capsize. injuring his partne r. Pete Dorish.

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The next time Quesnel tried, the trip was again de layed when his second partner.

Steve Hewebank. wanted to go home after experiencing a storm three days out of San Francisco.

The third time Quesnel attempted this incredible feat. his trip was once again halted when his partner. J ohn Martineau.

29. was forced to return to the mainland because of a kidney infection.

When Ques ne l tried again he went alone. Only this time his boat capsized

when his airti8ht compartment opened and all of ~is supplies were lost. As a result, the boat was completely swamped .

It took Quesnel four years before he was able to try again.

He then did things differently by storing supplies and equipment in wah:rproof bags and taking along eight cases of beer and a harmonica.

Quesnel was successful. rowing 8-14 hours per day. averaging about 24 miles daily. He left July 14. 1976 and arrived in Honolulu Nov. 2.

According to Quesnel. his experiences at sea involved speaking briefly to Russian fishermen. wrestling with a flying squid. getting run over by a freighter and lassoing a 250-pound s hark.

Quesnel said the most physically painful part of the tr ip was what he called "cauliflower feet." salt water sores and being drenched for sometimes six weeks at a time.

He said the most dangerous part of the trips were coming and going. · 'There we we re. trying to row across the Pacific and we couldn't even get out of the harbor."

Quesnel said.

"It's very different for me to think on dry land. Solitude like that is very benevolent, " Quesnel said. " After about a month of it. you get into a very deep, tranquil. silent state. Everything is very clear and awesome.''

After four months of the solitude and hardship of making his dream come true.

Quesnel said, "It was harder for me to quit smoking than it was to row across the Pacific."

Forum features speaker The second North Idaho College P opcorn Forum of the year will

feature noted psychologist Doctor Pamela Munter addressing the topic ··Jdentitv Crisis in Women.' ' This 'topic will stress current developments toward equality for women Dr . Munter. from Portland , Oregon. holds a Bachelor of Arts degree from th e University of California at Berkley. A Masters

degree in Political Science - Journalism and Psychology from CaJlfornia Stale University at Los Angeles, and a PHD in Clinical Psychology from the University of Nebraska.

She has taught Political and Clinical Psychology at San Fernando Valley State University. the University of Nebraska and Portland State University.

She and her husband direct a private consuJling firm lhat serves

both individualists and such organizations as Mutlnomah County District Attorneys office.

Dr. Munte r ha s published numerous articles including the " Psychology of Women ,' ' " Dual Career Families·· and "Screen Actresses as Role Models.·· The forum is scheduled for 1 p.m.

Oct. 17 in the College Student Union Building. The public is welcome to attend at no cost.

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Lonie Amos photo SPEAKING OUT---Dr. Pamela Munier teUs NIC women at the second Popcorn Forum to solve their identity crises by getting in lo11ch with their Inner selves.

Pamela ·Mwiter says crisis in identity is unnecessary .. B~ Susan Nickerson

Women-, must gel in iunc ,n•ith ihcm- .. '>elves. according 10 licensed psychologis1 Dr. Pamela Munter.

Munter. who spoke on·· Identity Crisis in Women" at the second IC Popcorn Forum Oct. 17. said that rhe "prime way of dealing with an identity crisis is 10 get in touch with the inner self and move awa~· from the self tha1 others dictate us 10 be.' ' According 10 Munter. the idemity crisis in women results from the absence of role models, except for the two extremes---the housewife and the Gloria Steinem advoca1e.

"The magic word today is androgyny." she said.

Munter explained that a woman can overcome her identity crisi~ by possessing masculine characteristics (dominant. analytical. independent) and feminine characteristics (warm. passionate. understanding) at one time.

"Today for the first time women are tapping the world's wealth as executives and professionals." Munter said. "but they also suffer from increased heart attacks and ulcers."

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In a recent clinical study. an equally represented group of men and \1 omen were a\ kcd to de:.cribe the healthy male. female and adult. The resulLS were unkind 10 \1omen.

Such characteris1ics a~ "passive. dependent . falls apart in a crisis and emo1ionalll' unstable·· were used to describe the ·healthv female. while fal'orable characteristics lescribing the male and adult 01erlapped.

A psychiatris1 would label a healthy female "neurotic" and an achieving female "castrating," therefore women are caug h1 in a double bind. according to Munter.

Munter holds a B.A. in journalism from 1he Universiry of California, a M.A . in poli1ical science and clinical psychology from California State University and a Ph.D. in clinical psychology from the University of Nebraska.

She drew a chuckle from the Judience when she disclosed one question that determines where the power lies in rhe famill'---who cleans the 1oilet?

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TIME FOR YOUR AFTERNOON NAP---Tbe amazing hypnotist Bengston casts a spell on NIC student Marc Andrews wblle other coatestanta Larry Overland, Jody Foote and Brad

Miles [hidden] look on.

Amazing Bengston

Hypnotist turns off lights

By Charlene Amsden "Talce a deep breath, hold it, hold it, relax ... drifting down ... down deeper." " Hypnosis is a state of mind brought about by your state of consciousness," Bengston, the master hypr.otist, told the audience Oct. 31 at the third Popcorn Forum (which was the l OOtn forum of the series).

After directing volunteers to go to the restroom so none of them would embarrass Lhemselves due to the state of relaxation, Bengston hypnotized them.

"Laugh ... harder ... , " he told his sub· jects. Six of them came out of hypnosis and left the stage.

He then took them on a plane ride. They cried and laughed through the in-flight movie and became cold and hot due to malfunctions in the plane.

The plane took them to Hawaii where they performed a hula dance. One subject awoke and left the stage; the others performed to the audience's laughter.

Then Bengston had Mulligan. a leprechaun. tickle the volunteers. One r~ sponded, "(There is a) tickle in my behind.''

Bengston also had his subjects itching everytime he said lollipop. He then shot them with a sleep gun and a hypnotic machine gun. He made them think they

had rubber noses and even stretched a couple of them.

After Bengston told them they had no belly-buttons, one subject began to undo his pants. Bengston stopped him and asked if he wa.s taking his pants off because his belly-button was gone. The s ubject replied, " Well, there wouldn't be a ny other reason."

Before waking his subjects, Bengston gave them several post-hypnotic suggestions on self-improvement.

He then told them each a key word, so that when they heard it they would stand up and shout out a phrase. He woke them and sent them back to their chairs.

One subject jumped up. after hearing the word "love." and shouted the words "me, too!"

When the hypnotist said his own name, all were supposed to jump up and shout "Dynomite (sic)!"

One subject, on the word "hypnosis," was supposed to stand and shout, •'The Red Coats are coming!•' Instead he shouted, "Dynomite." Bengston said the subject had his wires crossed.

Some will get the feeling they've read this article before. Perhaps they have for Bengston was also at NIC about one ye.a r ago on Oct. 14, 1976.

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Wed., Nov. 2, 1977 '

Jections. show to the Cou.rt a good

reason against a change or name.

WITNESS my hand and seal of said District Court this 17th day of October, 1977 CAROL DEITZ Clerk of the District Court BY: Janice P. Currie Deputy Marshall C. Aun{ier Attorney for PeUlioner P.O. Box 1sn Coeur d'Alene, ID 83814 NIXON. NIXON. LYONS & BELL Associates In the Pracllce or Law 200 North Fourth Street PO Box IS77 Coeur d'Alene. Idaho 83814 (ffll l 667-4655 Lefal No. 723 0c . 19. 26. Nov. 2, 9, 1977

Abandoned vehJcle for auction: 1977 Ford 2 ton vehicle No. 799 T

1352932.

Truck may be seen anytime and sealed bids submitted at 82S W. Garden No. 11. We reserve the ri~hl to reject any and all bids.

Mike Millildn auction will be held Nov 11. 1977 at 10 o'clock a.m.

Legal No. 775

Nov 2. 1977.

C'ASE NO. 38843 NOTICE OF HEARING IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF T HE FIRST J UDICI AL DISTRICT OF' THE STATE OF IDAHO. IN AND FOR THE r OUNTY OF KOOTENA I In the Matter or the Estate or· FLOYD M THOMPSON Deceased. 'iOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN that w s HAMLET has filed herein a Petition for AdJudication of Intestacy and Appointment or Personal Representative in the above entitled matter.

Hearing has been set upon said Peti11on for Adjudication or --J .

You are in my power The great "Bengston" holds these two NIC students In a hypnotic trance during a performance Monday afternoon In the student union bulldlng on campus.

Presa photos by John Britton

Subjects were persuaded hypnotically to do a hula dance and other hllarlous hljlnx.

Suicide: no easy

By Matt Collin Press Staff Writer In a certain town in Switzerland. people used to commit suicide by asphyxiating themselves with the kind of natural gas used for heating.

On the theorv that it could reduce the suicide rate, officials decided to detoxify the gas.

It worked - for a year or two. Now the people of that town commit suicide by jumping in the Rhine River.

Which all goes to prove a couple of points long held

by Dr. Herbert S. Ripley: There are no simple solutfons to the suicide problem, and potential sukide victims often use the most "popular·· method.

Ripley, a psychiatry professor and former chairman of the psychiatry department of the University of Washington Medical School, was on the North Idaho College campus Friday to address another "popcorn" forum.

In an interview with the Coeur d'Alene Press, Ripley told of his studies, which attempt to explain why people choose to commit suicide and why they choose to do it in certain ways.

A case in point was that of a New York man who jumped off the Brooklyn Bridge. The man was still alive after hitting the water, and a police boat came to the rescue. but the man wanted no part of it.

Finally. a policeman said, " If you don't get in this boat. I'm going to shoot you." Almost immediately, the man climbed aboard.

He wanted Ms death lo be through drown;ng, R;pJey

eitplained. and he couldn't bear the thought of having his body "mutilated" through shooting.

The majority of those who would take their own lives. however. do it in lhe way that is most popular at the time in the context of their culture.

This might mean jumping off a skyscraper in New York. or hanging oneself in Africa, or quick death with

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a bullet through the brain on the west coast of the United States.

Ripley also had figures which show that the highest percentage of persons attempting suicide but not completing if fall in the young adult category, while the average age of those who are "successful" is 55.

Twice as many women as men attempt suicide, Ripley said, but twice as many men as women actually do kill themselves.

But of course the reason for Ripley's studies is to find ways to prevent suicide, and he gave two important reasons why people choose death as the ultimate solution.

"Any sort of loss - loss of a person, of a job, of status. of health or appearance - any kind of loss is a very common theme in suicides."

Another factor is an unsettled social life. Ripley said, for instance. that the west coat has a higher suicide rate than the east coast, because families here are not as settled.

And Sweden has a much higher suicide rate than neighboring Norway. Ripley said, because Norway has strong family unity while family ties in Sweden have been greatly weakened.

As for symptoms that can be used by family and friends to identify potential suicide victims, Ripley had a list that ranged from poor eating and sleeping habits to loss of sexual drive to constipation.

Also. about half of those who attempt suicide ha·;c: talked about it before. so if a friend or relative actually says that or if the person begins to say be might not be around next week and talks of getting his affairs in order. it might well be time for counseling, according to Ripley.

But often just having another person to trust is the key. "lf they feel they can confide, get strong backing , then that can be a deterrent,·· Ripley said.

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North Idaho College Friday and period.

Saturday Dr. Ripley will present a Saturday will host two presentations on suicide behavior and the recogni- four hour non-credit workshop on the tion. prevention and treatment of "Recognition. Prevenlion and Treatsuicide by Dr. Herbert S. Ripley, a ment of Suicidal Behavior. " The nationally recognized authority on non-credit workshop. open to all interested persons. is offered at a cost the subject A former University of of $10.

Persons wishing to attend must Washington professor in Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences. Dr. Ripley pre-register in room L2 of the NIC will be featured in the seventh NIC administration building. The popcorn forum of the year beginning workshop will be held from 9 a.m. to at I: 15 Friday in the college student l p.m. in room l03 of Seiter Hall of Science. union building.

Holding his bachelors degree from The title of the address will be ·'Suicide Behavior During the Life the University of Michigan and his Span with Emphasis on the Young medical degree from Harvard, Dr. Adult." Dr. Ripley's address, open Ripley taught as an assistant profesto the public at no cost will be fol, sor in Psychiatry at Cornell Univerlowed by a question and answer sity. and served as chairman of the

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department of psychiatry at the University of Washington School of Medicine· for 20 years.

Dr. Ripley has authored n.earlyst~~ articles an/or boOk on various .ects related to psyeh1atric care, perJ . ·de In adsonality behavior and suici · . d·t· · t bl. hing five articles I IOn O pu IS . . ··de in specifically dealing with smci professional psychology and pr· chiatric journals. he is co-kauthn~:t~e~ soon-to-be-released boo e " Suicide Behavior," He holds membership in ~9 professional organizations. and sine~ 1953 • he has served on the Resid~nce Review committee for the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.

Mon., Apr. 24 1978 j

: Schedule Popcorn Forums .'

Ir everything works as planned. the person that will be elected to Idaho State Governors office in November will speak on the campus of North Idaho College this week.

Nol a swami predicting the future. North Idaho Collej!e Popcorn Forum committee chairman Tony Stewarl has invited both the Republican candidates and incumbent John Evans to speak at two separate Popcorn Forums during the week.

Tuesday beginning al noon. the Republican candidates for U1e governors office will gather in the college g_rnmasiurn to outline the issues in the campaign. Each candidate will be given 10 minutes to present their campaign platform with a question and answer period Lo follow.

Announced ca ndida tes for the Republican nomination expected lo attend are: Jay Amyx of Boise. Jarnes Crowe of Coeur d'Alene. Larry .Jackson of Boise. Allan F. Larson of Blackfoot, C.

L. "Butch" Otter of Caldwell. Vernon Ravenscroft of Tuttle and Beverly Shepard of Boise.

Governor John V. Evans will be featured Thursday in the second Popcorn Forum of the week.

Begin.ning at 11 a.m. in the gymnasiufl1: the governor will address the issues of the campaign followed by a question and answer period.

Dwight Jensen. Democratic candidate for l~e ll.S. Senatorial seat help by James J\'fcClure. will follow Go\'ernor Evans· presentation. Jensen. a Boise businessman. is the only announced o~ponent for McClure's seat in the November election. ~e will outline his campaign plans and add~ess the issues he feels are critical in upsetting the incumbent senator. ·'The two Popcorn Forums are unique opportunities to meet all of the candidates running for governor and objectively analyze the issues before the voters ... said Stewart. ·

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"We might not be the highest form of intelligenc~ in the universe - God help us if we are." a lifelong hobbyist in the field of "Unidentified Flying Object (UFO) research told a North Idaho College Popcorn Forum this morning.

"UFO's are very real. We are being observed and visited." said Lenora Geraldsen, Seattle. whose personal sighting of a UFO in the Ballard area in September. 1964, and subsequent interviews of dozens of UFO sightees have led her to those conclusions.

She and her husband, Fred, a commercial pilot. glider instructor and mechanical engineer for Beoing in Seattle, kicked off the hour-long

forum with the announcement that their $125 lecture fee would be donated to the college library.

Lenora Geraldsen recounted several UFO sightings which, she said, clearly fell within the realm of unexplainable phenomena. Pointing to a slide of ~ huge swirl of stars in the sky, representing countless galazies and solar systems, she said, "we'd like for you to take a moment to consider how insigriificant our world really is."

••And let me assure you I'm for real. I'm from Montana originally," she said, attempting to dispel any suspicions that she and her husband might be two of Them.

"The Christian Bible is the biggest source of UFO knowledge," Geraldsen said, adding that many chapters of the Bible detail contact

Lenora Geraldsen holds up Fifties UFO book And husband Fred showed slides of sightings at NIC

with extraterrestial life. "The word 'angel' means 'messenger' in the old Greek," she said.

Lenora Geraldsen set the stage for her husband's part of this low-key but provocative show.

Fred Geraldsen dimmed the lights and for the next hall-hour flashed slide after slide of incredible photography before the silent audience.

Some of the photos were fuzzy and muddy and taxed the imagination to the fullest. Others were clear and graphic in their depictions of pheonomena the Geraldsens believe come from outer space.

Many of the objects took on similar shape - a basic "~!lere, surrounded bv a Saturnian ring with nobs at the top and landing apparatus at the bottom. Several had

huge round port-holes, and some flew on their sides.

One series, shot by a skier and his spouse in the Alps, showed humanoid creatues prowling the outside of their silvery craft at the top of a small peak in the landscape, dressed in life-support systems and sporting antennae on their back-packs. The early-1950's photo predates modern notions of space-suits, Geraldsen ~id. It would have been hard to have contribed the shots.

Some sightings carry more quiet credibility than others, the Geraldsens explained. Unfortunately, Lenora said, the weirdest and most incredible sightings are the ones that make the papers, like the sighting of seven-foot-tall black men with greeen eyes who chirped out of their throats when they talked.

1978-79 Academic Year 1 09. Honorable James McClure, U.S. Senator - Topic: "Campaign 1978 " (9-7-78) 11 0 . Ms. Emily Teeter, Seattle Art Museum Representative - Topic: "Treasures of Tutankhamun" (9-28-78) 111. Charles Cole - Topic: "Graphology " (9- 29-78)

112. Idaho Superintendent of Public Instruction Roy Truby, Democratic Candidate for U.S. House - District I - Topic: "Campaign 1978" (10-17-78) 113. Dwight Jensen, Democratic Candidate for U.S . Senate - Topic: "Campaign 1978" (10-17-78) 114. John w. Thatcher - Topic: "The Effects of Modern Technology" (10-27-78) 115. Barby Eide, Management Consultant - Topic: "Stress and Tension are Killers" (1-22-79) 116. Peter N. James - Topic: "Why I Spied for the CIA" (2-7-79) 117. Idaho State Superintendent of Police Thomas Proctor - Topic: "L . A. SWAT Team and the Idaho State Police" (2-12-79) 11 8. Dr. Willis Me rriam, Professor Emeritus WSU - Topic: "Canada: Northern Forests and the Yukon" (3-7-79) 119. John Marias - Topic : "My Experiences While Living Under Communism" (3-12 -7 9) 1 20. Dick Frost, Master Magician - Topic: "Master Magician Show"

(4 - 2-79) 121. ~1s. Andrea Rosdahl, Management Consultant - Topic: "Knowing

Ourselves: Why Don't You Watch Where You're Going?" (4-19-79) 122. Kenneth E. Brooten , Jr., Former Chief Counsel to t he U.S . House

Select Committee on Assassinations - Topic : "Assassinations: The Anatomy of the Investigations" (4-26-79)

M cClure says many frus t rated t D/1. f r~s..s

By Matt Collin Press Staff Writer

The people of this country are frustrated by an unresponsive political system, Sen. James McClure said at North Idaho College this morning, and that frustration has produced the tax revolt and low voter turnout in elections.

Idaho's Republican senator answered a variety of questions at the "Popcorn Forum," but taxes and economic problems were obviously on the minds of most students. , Asked bow he felt about the tax revolt,

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McClure said he was all in favor of lt, adding, however, that it goes deeper than merely a revolt against taxes.

"It's a revolt against a political system that's not responsive,'' he declared.

McClure also said he doesn't think "the roof will cave in" if Idaho's one percent initiative passe.s, but the real problem with taxes, he said, comes from the federal level, where the people don't have any direct access, such as initiatives, to correct problems.

Popcorn Forum set John W. Thatcher, recent award winner for service to the Apollo Space Program, will visit North Idaho College Friday, to take part in the Popcorn Forum

series sponsored jointly by the Division of Social Science and the Associated Students of North Idaho College..

The Popcorn Forum, scheduled to begin at 11 a.m. in room 51 of the Library Wing, ls free and open to the public.

Thatcher, former supervisor of the installation and operation of the worldwide tracking and data acquisition network for the Space Technology Laboratories, will speak on the U.S. Space program.

In 1960 he joined the Jet Propulsion Laboratory and was successively Deep Space Network manager for support of the Pioneer and Lunar Orbiter space craft projects, and Deep Space Network Systems and Plannin~ mana~er.

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On the subject of tax reform, McClure said there really is no such thing: "Have you ever seen a tax reform that reduced your taxes?"

Wbat is needed then is spending reform, he claimed, but he also said that by lowering taxes the government could probably bring in more money.

Using the 1963 tax cut proposed by President Kennedy as an example, McClure said more money was coming into the treasury 15 months after the cut was approved, because more people had jobs

and industry had bigger profits.

That kind of program isn' t being being carried out now, McClure said, at least partly because voters aren't putting the right people into office.

He pointed out that only 23 percent of the registered voters elected President Jimmy Carter.

"The people didn' t think it made any difference wllo won ," he said, adding tbat what is needed in ls "a whole bunch of people trying to do the same thing at the same time."

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Stress in_restrainable: Eide Stress is inevitable, according to Popcorn Forum speaker, Barby Eide, who Jan. 22 told an audience in the SUB of ways to recognize and cope with the force.

Stress is caused by change in one's life. The change can be expected or unexpected, negative or positive, Eide, a counselor, teacher and author explained.

If the level of stress in one's body is not right, psychosomatic illness can develop. Eide listed colds, flu and accidents, among others, as the body's " way of slowing you down." " Think of the springs in your watch: if they' re not wound up tightly enough your watch won't keep time; if they're wound too tightly your watch will break," Eide said when explaining how stress works.

Like change itself, coping with change - or stress - can be done positively or negatively, according to Eide.

Accenting the positive, Eide suggested trying to be "here" now, rather than "letting your mind wander off in the other direction," creating a quiet time for oneself 10 to 15 minutes a day, gettin~ to know and like oneself and writing your feelings in a journal.

She also mentioned talking to someone, baking bread, telling jokes and exercising as beneficial ways of reducing negative stress effects.

Watching one's language is also important. Words cause stress in others, she cautioned. Eide illustrated this with an old Persain axiom which says don't speak unless the following questions can be answered "yes": Is it wise? Is it kind? Is it true? " If you 're like me - there are some days (under those conditions) I could hardly speak at all," she said.

Another kind of language , body language, is important in causing or reducin~ stress.

Body language, or non-verbal communication, includes gestures, stance, walk, eye contact and clothing.

Eide, whose professional services have been used by schools, organizations and corporations throughout the Northwest, has a special formula for presenting a message of oneself in body language.

Smile, she said but if "your face aches, you're smiling too hard. " Open posture with jacket unbuttoned, hands not clenched, legs uncrossed says, "here is one who is not withdrawn." Hands closed, hidden and over the mouth can make people feel like "here is one who is sneaky and secretive."

Leaning slightly forward indicates interest, but Eide warned not to invade the "space bubble" that is someone else's "territory."

"Meo get very aggressive and hostile when their territory is violated, much more so than women,'' she said.

Touching is good, except some don't like it, so watch reactions. Taking notes pleases, especially instructors, "but don't let the speaker see you doodle; it shows disinterest," she warned. â&#x20AC;˘' Concentrate on what you like about the person you're talking to and your body language will follow," Eide said.

Eide likened one's life and mind to a thermostat and a thermometer: a thermometer has no control, but reflects the temperature of its environment. A thermostat controls its environmental temperature.

"If you help reduce stress in yourself and others you'll be more and more like a thermostat and less like a thermometer," she said.

Tension NIC topic As American society becomes more complex, indl¡ viduals are finding themselves placed more frequenUy in positions of stress and tension, aome experts say. In an effort to learn to cope with these problems Barby Eide, personal counselor from Spokane, will visit North Idaho College 1 p.m. Monday to take part In the Popcorn Forum series.

This seventh presentation of the Popcorn Forum Is sponsored jointly by the Division of Social Science and the Associated Students of North Idaho College.

Eide's presentation is titled "Stress and Tension are Killers," and will be a two-part lecture featuring stress and non-verbal communication since she believes that non-verbal communication ls an excellent way to relieve stress and tension.

"Stressful events can affect our physical health, our mental and emotional well being, and relationships with our family, friends, and clients," Eide said. "1be key is to find and understand the stress level that ls right for us and make sure that we're coping with stress in positive rather than negative ways."

Individuals will be shown how to evaluate their own stress levels for the past year and will be given a number of positive suggestions reducing stress, including a simple, easy-to-learn relaxation technique.

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'espionage jungle'

By Bill Grave• P1·e11 Police Reporter

Former CIA and Air Force spy Peter N. James Wednesday night took a North Idaho College audience on a two-hour narrated journey showing how his James Bond activities led him to expose corruption in the American "espionage jungle."

The 37-year-old ex-rocket engineer for Pratt and Whitney Aircraft told how American agents threatened his life and how he lost his job when he dared to make pubHc the disturbing truth about American espionage.

James was the eighth presentation of the Popcorn Forum series. sponsored jointly bv the Division of Social Science and the Associated Students of NIC. He said his spy involvement began in 1965 when CIA agents approached him after he returned from a science conference m

Athens, Greece where he had contact with several Russian scientists.

During the next five years he traveled extensively in Europe and South America attending science conferences where he met with prominent Russian scientists, officials and spys, overtly as foreign technology expert for Pratt and Whitney, a rocket and jet engine manufacturer, but covertly for both CIA and Air Force intelligence.

As his involvement grew deeper, he said he began to realize government intelligence was using corrupt-practices that threatened the nation's freedom.

"The fun and games of espionage began to take a serious note," he said.

He said he learned the Air Force's intelligence arm, the Foreign Technology Division (FTD), was preparing fraudulent intelligence reports to justify desired mili-

tary funds from Congress. In essence "a hand full of people" were "manipulating foreign policy.'' he said.

He also learned the Air Force would bribe and pressure private contractors into supplying intelligence infonnation in exchange for the secrets of other American defense contractors and the Russian military, secrets contractors need to stay competitive. The Air Force would thus manipulate private industry by playing favorites, he said.

Further, James said he knew of managers in the Pratt and Whitney West Palm Beach, Fla., facility where be worked who took money in exchange for favors to the Air Force.

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reassured they would be stopped. But a year later nothing had changed.

At that point he decided to assemble documents and write a book that would expose these activities. Sympathetic CIA agents told him if he did so, he would open up a "Pandora's box" that would reveal other questionable activities in the CIA, FBI and on up "to the very top," meaning the President who at that time was Richard Nixon.

One agent told him, "There are people in the CIA who believe we are headed for a police state."

When the Air Force learned James was preparing a book, be was told if be continued the project it would cost him his Job. Later, on a research trip to Europe, American intelligence agents followed him through three countries threatening bis life.

He said one agent told his wife, "I have friends in the Mafia who could arrange an auto accident." Other reports of links with the mob tagged the FTD with the nickname

" Air Force Mafia," which James later

used as the title of his book exposing the organization.

After a chase in Brussels that could have passed for a scene in a James Bond 00'/ movie, be safely returned to the United States. Days later he was fired by Pratt and Whitney for refusing to abandon bis book. A short time later, James began revealing his secrets in the pr~s.

These revelations attracted the attention of the national news media and led to House and Senate inquiries in 1974. Senator William Proxmire acted on James's exposures, and his efforts led to the curtailment of some covert intelligence operations by order of the Secretary of Defense.

But James said his efforts have only "made a dent." He is forming a Center to Expose Governmental Corruption and recruiting people across the nation for Operation Red Dog, a project to expose corruption on all levels of government. The project has already attracted former American espionage agents, muckrakers, students, professors and concerned citizens. He said government cannot effectively investigate itself, and that it is up to the people to "upgrade the level of ethics in government."

James said currently there is a conspiracy among the United States, France, and Interpol (International Police) to traffic drugs into the United States. He also said the United States has secretly made dangerous concessions to the Soviet Union to bring about detente, and that there .. ls a possibility they (Russians) are gearing up for a world war."

More corruption exists in local government than on the federal level, James said adding, "They get away with it because th~ local media doesn't have the resources of The Washington Post or The New York Times.''

Peter N. James No more 'cloak and dagger"

Operation Red Dog can help penetrate corruption on the local level, he said.

"You have at your disposal the destiny of our nation," James said. "You've been taught to believe you can do nothing about it. But the destiny of the country is in your hands."