European Stars And Stripes (Newspaper) - November 21, 1973, Darmstadt, Hesse Page 8 the stars and stripes wednesday november 21, 1973 american spirit intact explorers discover St. Louis to. Up five Young men retracing the route of the Lewis and Clark expedition of 1803 ended their five month 3,800-mile journey monday optimistic that political scandal has done nothing to diminish the strength of the american hinterland. We had been out for 14 Days when i looked at a news Magazine in Montana and saw something about the water Gate tapes said Mike Wein of High land Park 111. I asked somebody what they were and he looked at me like i was a when we got to Sioux City added Mike Cochran 29, of grand Junction colo., we found out we did t have a vice while the five agreed politics had re placed the weather As the most Dis cussed topic they said the american spirit did t seem damaged by the problems in Washington. From just Reading about All the shocking events you d think America was about to fall apart said Gary Kimsey of Independence to. But we be met Over 2,000 people from bricklayers to housewives to governors and the attitude we be seen is one of they re disgusted with watergate All right he said but the spirit is still people Are very interested in his tory said Wein. In fact they were More interested in hearing about our journey than they were in relating to us the current events of the the five paddled their kayak and two canoes out of a Gray Mist monday to the levee below the Gateway Arch where they were met by City officials rela Tives and girl friends. Clay Asher of twin Falls Idaho was presented with a bottle of Champagne while Bob Miller of Albuquerque n.m., was draped with a string of red peppers by his Mother. The explorers left the Pacific coast at Astoria ore., june 7 to reenact the Lewis and Clark journey in reverse. Carrying Only one change of clothing they paddled and hiked through 11 states where they were greeted by dozens of mayors and governors. While the nearly five months in canoes resulted in cramped legs the five said the hardest part of their Jour Ney began in Lewiston Idaho where they left the boats for a 435-mile trek through the bitterroot mountains. They carried 65-Pound packs loaded with freeze dried foods and such Basic necessities As flour sugar and Peanut butter. They added an unusual entree to their menu at the Snake River. We killed a Rattlesnake and Fried it in Batter said Kimsey. It was Good. Tasted like Chicken. Not very much meat though it was a Small the men said they were surprised at the Little amount of pollution in most of America although it increased markedly around the big cities. We drank from the Missouri River All the Way to Yankton ," Wein a 22-year-old marketing consultant said. The pollution was t quite As bad As we we stopped drinking the River water after we sewer emptying right into it Kimsey said. Near the cities the water had a film of Gas on it. There also was pretty much air we smelled St. Louis 25 Miles before we saw it Kimsey said. End not near on watergate Baker says Orlando Fla. A sen. Howard Baker r-tenn., said monday that the american people May have seen Only the tip of the iceberg in watergate related scandals. As distasteful As it is to me it is entirely possible that watergate will not be Over any time soon said Baker vice chair Man of the Senate watergate committee. Baker told about 400 newspapermen atthe associated press managing editors convention at Disney world that he did not possess any startling new information. But he said he had a sneaking feeling that we Don t really know what went it is entirely possible we have Only seen the tip of the iceberg Baker said. Still not sure he said he still was t sure he knew Why democratic National Headquarters in Washington was burglarized in 1972 or Why burglars broke into the office of Dan Iel Ellsberg s psychiatrist. I m afraid the Hundred or so Loose ends won t be tied up by the time the commit tee issues its final report feb. 28, Baker said. Because of the unanswered questions he said he would recommend that standing Senate committees continue a sweeping Public appraisal of the functions of govern ment and the officials who serve he also called on the press to continue your own Baker said he thought president Nixon did an extraordinarily Good Job in his appearance before the editors last Satur Day. But he added you did t elicit a great Deal of Nixon s appearance before the editors Baker said reminded me of the Richard Nixon you know in private and that s the first time i be seen that in Baker said he still hoped some format could be arranged for the president to appear before the committee. Ambitious kayak trip Down the Mississippi Tom Walton 22, of White Bear Lake minn., intends to paddle his kayak the length of the Mississippi River from the Northern Minnesota head Waters to the Gulf of Mexico. He started monday and is raising Money for the easter Seal Campaign by taking pledges for each mile of the trip. Here he arrives in min Neapolis still a Long Way from his destination. Walton Hopes to arrive in new Orleans in february to take in the Mardi gras. Up photo juror Over red professor grows Little Rock Ark. Not a controversy Over or. Grant Cooper the University of Arkansas history professor who said in september that he was a communist and that he taught his classes from that viewpoint has intensified with a group of legislators stepping up efforts for his immediate dismissal. The University notified the 30-year-old assistant professor 11 Days ago that his contract would not be renewed when it expired May 26, 1975. This action failed to satisfy either the legislators or members of the academic Community who feel that Cooper s professional rights have been Vio lated because of his political beliefs. Twenty three legislators who had filed a lawsuit to Force Coopers immediate Dis Missal persuaded the prosecuting attorney for the District to intervene on their Side in the suit. Nixon asked to withdraw nomination of Saxbe Washington up assistant sen ate democratic Leader Robert c. Byrd said monday that sen. William b. Saxbe r Ohio is ineligible to be attorney general and he urged president Nixon to find a new nominee. Byrd heading Senate judiciary com Mittee hearings on the question of whether Saxbe is constitutionally barred from the Post said he opposed a Bill introduced by the administration to remove the constitutional obstacle."1 think the language in the Constitution is so Clear that it can t be waived Byrd told reporters during a committee recess. In my judgment no legislation can remedy that or waive that. If the Bill is passed then i would have no alternative but to vote against or. asked if the president should look for a new nominee Byrd replied in fairness to or. Saxbe yes i at the heart of the controversy is a pro vision in the Constitution which says a member of Congress cannot be appointed to any civil office if the salary for that Post was raised by Congress during his elected term. Saxbe was in the Senate when con Gress approved a pay raise for attorney general from $35,000 to $60,000 in 1969. The administration s proposed Bill would circumvent to lat prohibition by reducing the salary to the pre-1969 $35,000 scale. But prof. Philip b. Kurland of the University of Chicago Law school told the committee he too thought Saxbe was in eligible and the Bill would Fly directly in the face of the Constitution. I think the language is Clear and unambiguous Kurland testified. It Dis qualifies Saxbe sen. Sam Ervin d-n.c., said the pro vision would prohibit Saxbe from taking the Post even if the Senate had voted against the pay increase. In other words there s an absolute provision. To keep members of Congress from feathering their own . Philip Hart,d-mich., said the Constitution was explicit that we can t do
