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E!j Parly: Better check out Lancaster County's new mass gathering laws before you plan your next woodsic p.6 Debw B-Ubs: A drop in employment classification and the change from a monthly salary to an hourly wage spurred a UNL employe to consult an attorney P-3 n n Wednesday, spril 21, 1976 vol. 3 no. 1 14 Hnccln, ncbrsska n o n i O n O O ... -i t J CUD G GCUVIlCSUODu dai uu By Dennis Onsen Husker swimming coach John Reta apparently will remain at Nebraska, despite a letter from his team to UNL Athletic Director Bob Devaney citing 15 criticisms of Reta and how he conducts UNL's swim program. AH but one member of the team supported the letter, according to team spokesman Scott Ruser. . Tuesday, Devaney said he would not fire Reta, and Reta said he would not resign. "I'm looking at this in a positive manner," Reta said in a written statement Tuesday. "After talking to some team members this morning, I think we can formulate some group gods and continue with our swimming program.' Team members first met with Devaney April 12 to discuss their grievances. Devaney then arranged a team meeting with Reta for Monday. However, Ruser said, the coach refused to meet with the team if the senior spokes-men-Ruser, Don Wagner and Dave Watermeier-were pre sent. Ruser and his teammates agreed the three should be present, so no meeting wss held. Devaney said the seniors were "unsuccessful, dissatis fied swimmers" and agreed they should be excluded from any team meeting. Underclassmen favored fttrihutloa "They have nothing to do with the future, Devaney said of the seniors. "We're not going to let a lot of people who are dissatisfied come in here and tell me to fire a coach. Ruser said the spokesmen were seniors because under classmen feared possible retribution, such as loss of scholarship, if they spoke out. However, he stressed that the seniors reflected the attitude of the entire team. In the letter, the team cited what they called "inadequacies' of Reta as a coach and recruiter. Ruser said that in the 10 years Reta has been coach, his teams nave never finished higher than fifth in the Big 8 Conference meet. They have finished seventh, out of seven teams, the last five years. Criticism of Reta in the letter include his recruiting failures, his training methods, his personality, setting double standards, breaking scholarship promises and in- pN, . .w-mum ' wiwihii i in i i m Minium iji i j.jh jh J ' w t "'wuji;.wji.iiii ijwwiiiwujpmiimbwwiii mi uimm W - vk m.-. -. . ... tw..r gfi'iajuij juim i i J m-iirjjpWTfrr j i ri p-i WLrLi m. i j m.ii ii.ii in- Tiunnrn -,.li,. ., -- -tt-i - - -- - ' Mini asd bisect ccseh Jc&st Hsta szll t& wC2 est resa, de a fetter fhxa tbs swni tessa that critidzed fera MGrchG'Jii : Presidency controls By Ren Recess Victor Marchetti, a former member of the Central Intelligence Agency (CIA), said he left the agency in late 1969 because of its operations. "I felt I could no longer believe in the agency and its programs and policies, Marchetti told UNL stu dents Tuesday evening (huing an informal session. Marchetti, sponsored by Union Program Council's Talks and Topics Committee, said the CIA was used by UwS. presidents to spy on the public. "There h no doubt that we need an intelligence system, but do not need clandestine agencies," he ssM. . i StST f IiXtti, a fiLir 12 JX cT twS Ccstrd lcfeas Acsay (CIA) He said the CIA may have been responsible for actions leading to the murder of President John F. Kennedy and the assasinations of foreign leaders. CIAd3S33d "The CIA has done and does do a lot of good things, including research and analysis of events throughout the world, Marchetti said in an afternoon address to around 200 students in the Nebraska Union. He said penetration of student labor groups, in order to marupulate them, is not good. "The CIA is not out of control as some people claim, Marchetti said. "It is under control; under the control of the presidency. Senators in Washington are watched and in constant fear of being bugged by the agency, he added, and this causes a break-down of the checks and balances Congress has on the presidency. "In a democracy like ours, no agency should have that kind of power, Marchetti stated. "No president should have that kind of authority. . Getting a the tesde- ; " Marchetti said he wss a student in France when the Korean War started and joined the armed forces intelligence division in Germany. While in college in the United States after his terra of service, he said, he was interested in joining an intdllstnce agency. A professor made contact with a "rdedy covered" CIA zgsnt and he begsa work for "Ultimately, I cane to the conclusion that it wss fir mere important to do soniethirg good at hessa, tsd I withdrew from the sncy, Mirthetti stii "When I xi&si any, I had no intention of tid ing the whistle ca the agency, he said. Marchetti and loha Marks co-authored the bock, Tfg CM csz til? ofmtiLKtct, which was severely ability to mentally prepare his team for meets. Ruser said only five Nebraska high school state champions have come to UNL in the past five years. Of those five, one quit after one month, one quit after two years and another now is scholastically ineligible, Ruser said. "My high school coach said don't go to Nebraska if you're interested in improving your swimming, Ruser said. Swim like gEds Once here, many good swimmers do not improve their times, he said. Four team members who were high school AQ-Americans or honorable mention AH-Arnericans, have not raced faster than they did in high school, Ruser continued. Another complaint was that Reta never varies his train ing program from day to day, he said, which frequently nukes training boring. Another point made in the letter was that Reta allegedly ridicules swimmers at practice. "He said things such as yu guys swim like a bunch of - girls, Ruser said. "I really think it's his sense of humor, but nobody thought it was funny; it was a pretty tense atmosphere. He also said it was hard to trust Reta because he asked swimmers to spy on teammates, such as finding if they were out late the night before a meet According to Ruser, there are a few instances where Reta rencec- scholarship promises. r He said one swimmer on partial scholarship this year has been told he will not receive money next year, despite promises to the contrary. Didn't psyche swimmers "He (Reta) had told him if he worked hard and his times remained competitive, he wouldn't cut his scholar ship, Ruser said. That swimmer had the fastest time in his Eig 8 swim event entering the Bis 8 meet. Ruser added that at the college level the winner usually, depends on who is prepared better mentally. 'The better programs go beyond getting them physi cally ready, Ruser said. "You need a lot of mental encouragement, and he'd (Reta) never talk to you and try to get you psyeneu up for a race. "I truly believe Mr. Reta doesn't believe there's a real problem; he's naive to the whole situation, he said. "When you criticize him, he becomes very self-defensive." Reta declined to respond to any of the charges. Both he and Devaney said the swimmers could be blamed for some of the team's lack of success. "The success of the individual in a sport is dependent on a lot of variables," Reta said, "hut the effort the individual spends is the most important thing. . More t&aa coach 7 Devaney added, "It's got to be more than the coach. The coach doesn't win or lose swimming meets. They (the v swimmers) didn't want to place any blame on themselves for not winning.'' Devaney said that Reta has coped with the poor Coliseum pool and said that Reta should be given a chance to prove himself next year at the new pool in the sports center at the State Fairgrounds. Devaney also said he was not worried if several team members quit. "If they all left, we still couldn't finish any worse than last, he said. "I'd ask for people to come out of the uni versity and try out for the swim team. Reta said he does not expect many team members to quit and warned against expecting a lot of improvement next year, even with the new pool. Of two underclass team members interviewed, one said he would quit if Reta returned. The other said he probably would return and that he thought most of those on scholarship probably would, too. Ford campaign iroi brings Jack fo UNI Jack Ford, 24, President Gerald Ford's second son, will speak Friday at 1:30 pan. in the Nebraska Union Cen tennial Room. Ford will talk about his life in the White House and his father's presidential candidacy, sail Ted McConneS, coordinator of Ford's visit. The visit is sponsored by the UNL Young Republicans (YR) and the UNL Resident Ford Committee, A formal speech is not planned because Ford wants to U2; to students informally, sail McGonneH, a sophomore busSsess and prelaw m?;or from Lincoln. Fcrd was graduated from Utah State University in 1974 tzd currently is youth marketing director for World Msrk Travsl Inc. Hs devtbps programs and guidebooks for student travel, McConstH sdd. . Ford's UNL vit is ia response to ta invitstba from MsCcEstH trd junior business and prehw isot HtzX Easa of York, who is presdsnt of UNL YRS.