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Thursday, November 4, 1971
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A Word on the Series
The recent appearance of Democratic National Committee Chairman Lawrence O'Brien for the speakers Series bears a postscript.
First, and probably most disappointing, was the poor attendance for this, the second in the series. The crowd, if it could indeed be called that, was small—probably no more than 800 attended. Those of us who have railed long and loudly about the need for just such an event are comparable to the Landon Series at Kansas State—could only shake our heads and wonder what it took to get the average student off his haunches.
I. frankly, am stumped.
It would be a real tragedy if the series were to fold after several more sickly showings. But, it would be exactly what the campus deserved and can expect to bet the bill for program of the series's merit if the intended beneficiaries do not take advantage of the opportunity.
It boils down to a lot of hard work poured onto the floor.
The next lecture, later this month,
will feature Sen. Robert Dole,
O'Brien's Republican counterpart.
Between the political hemming and
the political hemming, you're
should hear—or something you
don't want to hear. Why not see?
Tom Slaughter
Revamping Foreign Aid
Is foreign aid, the bastard son of cold war diplomacy, really dead?
At first glance, the surprise Senate vote last Friday seemed to signal the end of an era began with the post-World War II Marshall Plan. Indeed, some foreign aid projects would start collapsing within two weeks, and in a "continuing resolution" to permit their funding at present levels.
The State Department is now actively working for such a "continuing resolution" and also hopes to substitute bill through the Senate.
It is doubtful, then, that foreign aid has been killed altogether. But the Senate vote dealt the program a serious blow, and a major revamp of the entire concept of foreign aid will be needed for recovery of the patient.
When Bob Dole and Mike Mansfield both oppose the same bill, it is obvious that several widely different factors are involved. Senate conservatives such as Dole gave vent to their old feelings that foreign aid is a giveaway to ungrateful foreigners and is especially unworthy of support during the present economic hard times at home.
And it was not just a neo-isolationist reaction. Liberals were justly upset over the use of foreign aid to buy political support and the grab-bag manner in which it has been doled out, more to serve special interests than to meet genuine needs of the nation. The shift was also concern over the shifting of economic commitments to military ones.
"Back to the drawing board" is the demand Congress is making of the Administration. President Nixon will have to rethink his doctrine of military self-help for underdeveloped countries through U.S. arms aid. Congress won't accept that approach to relieving our military commitments. But more importantly, he will have to ponder who we will aid, how we will aid them, and why.
Foreign aid can no longer be a cold war tool. If it is to come at all, it must be coerced with sincere commitment to bettering the lives of those not so fortunate as us.
—Pat K. Malone
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AP News Special
Readers Respond
Corruption In Army PX
WASHINGTON (AP)—FolLOWing one of the most bizarre investigations in U.S. military operations, Pentagon officials demanded Tuesday an end of the "ethical decay" they said allowed corruption to flourish in Washington.
Members of the Senate's Permanent Investigations subcommittee, in a final report on the investigation off-duty, the soldier's clubs, introduced four reform bills and recommended a wholesale
EMPHASIZING they the military as a whole, the senators said there is evidence of a lack of vigilance by persons up and down the chain of command and added:
"testimony and documentary evidence showed that the nonappropriate properly administer and police the operations of the nonappropriated funds which are used in the department and PXs throughout the world."
AS A RESULT of the hearings,
retired Maj. Gen. Carl Turner,
former Army provost marshal
general is now serving a federal
Military post in New York.
Other high-ranking officers,
civilians and enlisted men have
faced indictments, court-
smartial, trials, dismissals,
forced retirements, demons
loss of decorations and
awards.
In Europe, Asia and the United States, a pattern of corruption exists in the club and PX systems and "too often dishonest practices were considered the normal and unacceptable business," the committee said.
"They used every corrugating device—gifts, bribes, kickbacks, free housing, entertainment,
THE REPORT accused such large American firms as Jim Beam whiskey and the Carling Breweries of contributing to the deaths of poorly paid military personnel by their brokers and salesmen.
Led by Chairman John L. McClelan, D-Ak, and Sen. Abraham Ribicoff, D-Conn, actually headed the investigation, the senators introduced bills designed to:
- Set up an Inspector General within the Defense Department with authority to investigate the branches of the armed services.
sex—to persuade PX and club personnel to buy their goods," the report said.
—Permit the U.S. comptroller general to audit PX and club accounts.
The Senate probe uncovered evidence Turner obtained a large number of handguns from the police departments of Chicago and other cities, restored them and sold them for his own profit.
I've decided to write you a short letter clearing up some of the confusion about my situation. The book I wrote, whoever keeps writing the little articles about my extraction has covered up some aspect of the story.
To the Editor:
-BAR THE unauthorized acquisition of confiscated or contraband firearms by government officials.
Gould; Pollution; Children
—Set up a governing board in the Pentagon to centralize PX and club policies.
3. THE ACT Douglas County is charging me with is identical to an overt act alleged in the federal case against me to separate act as you often indicate.
2. AFTER posting $750
federal bond, I was detained by
the police and eventually released again on
another $750 bond, but confined
1. I voluntarily surrendered myself on the Federal charge to U.S. Marshals on July 12.
4. WE ARE not afraid to 10x the Kansas charges (as I am a man, can pro force we are contended with, with spending months in a Kansas jail, unable to post the $50,000 bond (already termed excessive by the A.C.L.U.), waiting for trial. We made it clear to Kansas that we would face these charges on my own if only a more reasonable bond were established (saving Kansas from a tough fight). It is interesting to note that my entire federal bond—which covers the Dg. Co. involvement
It is my hope that this letter will show the people Lawrence and I am both guilty that I am fighting extradition but because I am
In Peace & Struggle,
Randy Gould,
former student
To the Editor:
The Kansa's interest in the intercultural camp held at the Shawnee village is a somewhat greater number of those who we feel that the university community in general shares in the Kansa's experience with virtual isolation to which the
international student has been reduced.
This being said, I feel that the following remarks in connection with Miss Mire's article (Tues. Oct. 20) are necessary.
1. All the points discussed reflect neither my personal feelings nor the general consensus of the total camp mem-
bers. We had discussions in one of the groups that had been divided according to their interest in issues they think to be crucial. As such, none of the above points were brought up. We camp participants in general.
2. We do not think- and hope that these and other problems (i.e. off camp housing) are the result of hideous scheming on the behalf of the students to hope to draw the attention to the fact that all is not well and that much more can be done. The Student Senate's action in apposing the funds for the camp, for example, is a step in the right direction.
This after all, is only one approach toward solving this problem and maybe we should avenues and approaches.
3. Although I feel the camp was successful, there are very much challenges in the area of communication between American and international students.
Abdul Salah,
Saudi Arabia graduate student
To the Editar:
Abdul Said.
In my letter of October 26th (published October 29th), please note that I did not exclude it from the errors. It Turner, not Thurber.
To the Editor:
While thumbling through your excellent newspaper I happened to scarf an eyeloon on an in-wood staircase. "People Place and Thinus"
—Kathie Turner,
Oliver CWC rep.,
College Assemblly
column, namely the one concerning Jack Lacy and his opinions on "economic growth" and "managing pollution."
My first question is, what exactly does Mr. Lacy mean by ‘the orderly process of managing’ the pollution to me that pollution is already businesslike basis. I don't know why Mr. Lacy is upset; surely there are no processes more orderly than those managed by business. Our competitive society has not put business management pollution?
may be something of an alarmist. Sure there are some malcontents who have the "orderly process of managing pollution," but he should take some comfort in the knowledge that most people are just not aware of it and emotion" over their destruction; or if they are, they certainly are not given to taking any action on it, so they also must that, if they are, that as Mr. Lacy says, "this balance (the one between our 'natural environment' and the environment) must continue if agri-business is to remain the basis of our future economic growth." Of course here there will probably be some cases where consumers about destructive, pointless consumerism, but then they can simply be ignored as they have been in the past. No problem, but we must keep gleefully point out that Jack's distinction between two different environments is absurd. They might point out the environment has a history of influences that determine the form and survival of an organism, and so by definition we have to admit that technology is definitely one of these influences; and, that it and its consequences will have to be a still greater force for "economic growth."
Still, some die-hairs (so to speak) will point out that to叫 this a "balance among these influences is sheer diaracy, that it
is a balance in no sense of the word.
But then, M. Lacy probab, realizes that dissent will probably be more likely to win, we read in the newspaper lately about the growing apathy?
J. Ormonde O'Carroll,
Tulsa, Oklahoma sophomore
To the Editor:
I read Mr. Kilpatrick's column on the "Child Development Act" to understand how a child can be astounded to see him flimy refuse to consider allowing poor children the right to receive public aid in the institution of parents and the federal government. I was even told that the reason for doing so, was that this program would lead to Sovietization of the American population.
It seems that whenever no poor people in this country are about to get a break, some "stout defender of democracy" will rise to the occasion and voice opposition. The typical is typical of many middle class Americans who view any social welfare program as
another step toward socialism, therefore a threat to American society.
This attitude is criminally selfish. Society is composed of the well off and the poor also. People view their surroundings with their surrounding society. Whatever they don't come in direct contact with, they tend to view as an exaggerated exception. Well it is not. Official statistics state that at least 30 million Americans are impoverished.
They too are part of this society and so are the low income class people that barely make a decent living.
If the government "of the people," be the people and for the people, by need help, what right do those that don't need assistance have to
The rites of unity went on as the dubbed successor at Atlantic City; but he paid the same kind of price he would pay in Chicago or Chicago—a deaf ear to discontent, a blind eye to long-standing.
Things had improved by 1988, but they had also gone to pieces. So an even more dramatic step was begun, looking toward 1972. It was for this movement Hubert presumed to speak, in support of Mrs. Harris. Fanny Lou Hamer's people were being led into the Mississippi delegation at Atlantic City — but Humphrey had at last made good as he applauded the seating of a black woman in charge of the delegate credentials.
Or had he? Few people remember what a pyrrhic victory Humphrey won in the 1972 campaign, obediently around at Lyndon's beck and call, hoping to become—what he became. But what of charismatic Bob Dole, the volunteer volunteers, who had given months of time and labor in an atmosphere of danger to register black voters in Topeka? To their promises of tomorrow meant no return today for all those yesterday's work. If they could not win at the most contested convention, a controversial convention—a mere coronation-rite for Lyndon—when could they expect the party to speak more than (and for) blacks in the South?
AT THE 1964 Democratic convention, Humphrey broken the deal which kept his supporters. Freedom Democratic leaders seated. He tried to present this move as a triumph for civil rights activists, since the rules would definitely be changed, including fair black representation, by the 88 convention.
And Mrs. Harris was there, too, seconding Lyndon's announcement at the "regulated" stay with Dr. "the "regulated" while Dr. King and others
Many countries have socialized basic needs such as education, care and working mothers. For working mothers, for are much better off. Why is America so afraid to change? Because it will lead to sovietization.
Costas Orountiotis, junior from Greece
Mrs. Harris was our pretty lady ambassador for Lyndon to Luxembourg). She is also a French girl. Which brings us to the plender.
What Hubert Humphrey did recently in Washington might look like a comeback, a pledge. He asked Democratsto stand by their preamble for the court to enforce the new unite behind the newly appointed head of the credentiales committee, Mrs. Patricia
Garry Wills The King Makers
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fought for Fanny Lou Hamer's Mississippi.
History haunts the compromisers. They must keep sticking their crumby patchwork back together. Mrs. Harris were opposed to Mrs. Harris at this month's meeting of the National Committee, while Labor
threw all its cohorts to the effort at her appointment (one minute, showing the prejudice he was programed to ablure for this strategic moment. He was ordered to support "Mrs. Black").
Garry Wills
For many young involved people, rebuke to the Hamer-terrorists will disillusionment with the New Frontier back in 1964 (Paul Cowan has told that story in his book, *American*.) Party, "regardily, often drives people into real sort, party redemption.
Such reform, when put in the hands of party regulators, is why the serious backers of 72 reform went against Mrs. Hurry-Harpman and her husband. They tried to trying to give Harold Hughes the charmishness, Rules, them, mean enforce. they mean, no enforcing.
The regulars won; but no party can survive a string of such victories. This pits the heist against the machine's professed goal of getting votes. Democrats, in turn, need next year, should refresh their memories with a look at Leonard Lurie's new book The King Makers, which describes how the 1920 Taft had captured the credentials committee, and held it bitterly against obvious lies. The machine was toward Eisenhower. The book is a long clinical dishearring look at the way party leaders" evasively themselves.
Copyright, 1971 Universal Press Syndicate
Griff and the Unicorn
By Sokoloff
"Copyright 1971, David Sokoloff."
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