Speaker cites cause of radicalism
"Youth radicalization" is a struggle growing out of the nature of the capitalist system," Nelson Blackstock, national organizational secretary of the Young Socialist Alliance (YSA), said yesterday. He spoke to the KU branch of YSA Wednesday in room 305 of the Kansas Union. His subject was "International Youth Radicalization."
The increased size and awareness of the student population was responsible for the current wave of youth radicalism, said Blackstock. Other factors he listed included the breakdown of the "anti-communist myth" and of values enforced by the ruling class.
workers and students in the United States.
Blackstock said socialism was the logical successor to a capitalist society. He said Stalin's communism was only socialism and was therefore rejected by
"We are now witnessing the
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death throws of the New Left," said Blackstock, adding that Students for a Democratic Society had been the organized voice of the New Left.
Blackstock said workers would be forced into a struggle because of weaknesses of the capitalist system. A process of revolution would change the capitalism to socialism, he said. He said he hoped violence would not be necessary for change, but he thought the ruling class would probably initiate violence to try to avoid losing power.
"Imperialists depend on the ability to wage wars to maintain existence," said Blackstock. He said the three most important events leading to youth radicalism was the war in Vietnam, the Cuban revolution and the Negro struggle in the United States.
Military ball queen is named
Rebecca Wieland, Garden City sophomore, was crowned the 1969-70 Military Ball Queen of the Army, Navy and Air Force ROTC at the annual Military Ball Saturday night.
Attending Miss Wieland were
Judy Bottenfield, Pittsburg sophomore and Kathy Newcomer, Omaha, Neb., junior.
Miss Wieland was nominated by Alpha Gamma Delta sorority and Miss Newcomer by Kappa Kappa Gamma sorority.
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Control of activities sought
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The Association of University Residence Halls (AURH) council met at 7:30 p.m. in the Ellsworth Hall cafeteria.
Topics under discussion were a committee for intrahall recreation, methods of informing incoming freshmen and foreign students of the residence hall system and its policies and a letter to Chancellor E. Laurence
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The letter, which was signed by the hall presidents and Keith Jorgensen, AURH president, said that the residence halls should be allowed to control their own activities rather than the Student Senate controlling them.
White House spokesman defends Agnew's Des Moines statement
Klein said government has no control over the news media, especially broadcast facilities, other than through the Federal
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"Mr. Agnew gave no implied threats that I've read," Klein said. "Free press extends to everyone. If there is intimidation, then the industry isn't as strong as I think it is. We have no desire to inhibit you in the presentation of news. We have only asked for objectivity."
NEW YORK (UPI)—Herbert G. Klein, White House director of communications, said Wednesday the Nixon administration has no intention of intimidating radio and television news commentators. He made the statement at a jammed news conference at the Plaza Hotel.
He defended Vice-President Spiro Agnew's speech last week in Des Moines, Iowa, and said Agnew had "called only for self-examination and had opposed censorship" of television news. Asked if the administration felt that television and radio are protected by the same First Amendment privileges that cover newspapers, Klein said he did not want to get into a technical discussion.
Communications Commission and he pointed out that the present FCC board is composed of more Democrats than Republicans.
Committee considers increasing benefits
WASHINGTON (UPI) — The House Ways and Means Committee is considering an increase in social security benefits of as much as 20 per cent—double the boost requested by President Nixon, Rep. Wilbur D. Mills, D-Ak., said Wednesday.
Mills, the committee chairman, told newsmen Nixon's plan for a 10 per cent increase in all benefits effective March 1 had been "torpedoed." He noted the cost of living had risen by more than 8 per cent since benefits were last raised effective February, 1968.
Of several alternative plans under consideration by his committee, none calls for a benefits increase of less than 15 per cent, he said. One envisions a 15 per cent boost next Jan. 1 followed by a further 5 per cent increase July 1; another would provide two such increases of 10 per cent each.
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