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Monday, September 25, 1972
University Daily Kansan
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Warning for Nixon
While most public opinion polls are relatively good indicators of public opinion, because they fail to separate the opinions of people in general from the opinions of people who vote, they are only incidentally reflective of the political situation. These differences can be seen in Fairgrounds in Hutchinson illustrate this failure and, in doing so, bear a warning for Nixon's campaign.
The Wichita Eagle-Beacon and the Hutchinson News are each conducting a polls at the Riverside Amphitheater. As of midday morning the results were:
Wichita Eagle-Beacon
McGovern . . . 54 per cent
Nixon . . . 48 per cent
Hutchinson . . . 19 per cent
McGovern . . . 19 per cent
Nixon . . . 68 per cent
Undecided . . . 13 per cent
One's first response is to argue that one of these polls is simply wrong, but in truth, they are both right. Because the two polls were different, they measure opinion among different groups of the population.
The Hutchinson poll is a random sampling of all voting age people at the fair. Reporters from the News Channel ask them how they feel about the
presidential race. This is the way most public opinion polls are taken and is reflective merely of public opinion, not necessarily of voter opinion. It is made to separate people who will vote from people who won't vote.
The Eagle-Beacon poll comes much closer to giving a realistic reflection of voter opinion as opposed to public opinion. This poll is conducted at a booth, and only those top of their own愿空 are polled.
The people stopping at the Eagle-Beacon booth represent as especially political segment of the population and will most assuredly vote in November. The people stopped by the Hutchinson poll represent the people at large and, if we may judge by past national elections, less than half of these people will vote.
The warning for Nixon is that a good half of his public support—even in staunchly conservative Kansas—lies among people who won't take the trouble to vote. The apathetic voter and the complacent middle-American will, for the most part, be sitting at home while the conscientious voter and the troubled American will be at the polls voting, as likely as not, for George McGovern.
—Robert Ward
Editor's Note: Peter Dart, professor of radio, TV and film, is spending a year in afar as a graduate student at the University of Tel Aviv. Dart and his family were in Munich for the summer; he was part of a letter written to Bruce A. Linton, director of radio TV and film, managing the tragic events of Sept. 5.
Letter from Prof at Olympics
What a day.-Sept. 5, 1972.
Munich.-It's now about 10 a.m.
and 15 hours ago we had no idea
what we would feel by now.
Yesterday was a joy—we took off as early as possible (we had to wait for the wall-to-wall cars and trucks to arrive) so we could snake the VW camper out of the overcrooked campground. We drove along the autobahn toward Heddburg for a day of exploring the countryside sat in the back of the camper and read or played dominoes on the folding table while Charlotte and I marveled at the quaint and farmed farmers used to rake their hawk.
It was almost Fall. Mechanical mushrooms and motorized mallowboxes (that's why the cars were so cramped) highway and we pulled off to take a "scenic route" toward Dinkleberg and Rothheim—but I never did.
About noon we watched marvelous clocks in the town square move their figurines through creaky routines. Heidlerbald wasn't such a much. All right, but not great. We shot some nice slides, but nothing we saw moved. We stood our souvenir stand; then headed back for four more hours on the autobahn to return to our campsite just outside Munich.
We had tickets to basketball this afternoon, so we piled into the VW and drove the 15 minutes to the street car. We've been doing this ever since the first week of school on a side street and ride the trolley into town. One dollar gets all five of us paid.
NOT UNLIKE another day—So ordinary by now, as you no doubt know. Strange sounds and sounds and smells become so familiar it is hard to discover something really strange.
Then today. We got up at 8 and didn't turn on our radio. The doctor doesn't have a radio, so we bought a smartphone for $15 German marks) and we've been listening to AFN—Armed Forces Network—English language news and MOR programming out of Frankfurt and Munich. How we didn't get it on this am.
"WHOS RUNNING THE WAR? WHY, YOU ARE, SIR"
Readers Respond
'The New Boss' ... Gay Dance
Remarkable plazas—platzs—flower stalks, flowerbox lines every wallow will. Pallets flag at sheets they are with the special Olympic spiral—the whole town is dressed out for a feast. People somewhat harried perhaps, butuchs label proclaiming their ability to speak French or English—and of course the young people who work the games are uniformed neatly—cheerful.
Concerning Bob Simison's editorial, "Activism Resurrected";
Thanks much for your constructive, objective criticism of the New Democratic Movement. Thanks loads.
wit it would have been a natural for the Apathetic Aardvark.
Student response to our proposal on participation in the game: "I didn't walk Hill was admitted less than we had hoped; however, I don't believe that we should bury our dead as despair as you seem to suggest."
SO THE HURRIED, crowded,
and slightly nervous atmosphere
is all part of the fun—it really
wouldn't be nearly as good
without some of this. We're on
the way to American Express to
meet her if there's any mail.
We thought there might be, but-
no,
terested groups in the University community are of concern to all of us. The question of who will fill this important job of chancellor should be of vital concern to us. If you disagree now, I hope you will also understand that chancellor acts in some way that displeases you. And he will.
To the Editor:
But it seems to me you will be standing on shaky ground when you criticize the new boss, since you now applaud the initiative of the wise all-seeing regents in deciding how the chancellor will be chosen—without consulting the university. You could have used your position on the Kansan to encourage awareness instead of taking a cynical defeatistattle. If your column had shown a little
Sincerely,
Ric Holleran
American Studies Sophomore
Lawrence
I wish to congratulate the Lawrence Gay Liberation Front
I know that many people in the New Democratic Movement worked hard to stimulate interest in this issue. The questions of the role of the chancellor and the power relationships of the in-
To the Editor:
I flew in last week-end from New York to see old friends and to attend the Lawrence Gay Liberation Day. "Love the Dawdar," Dr. David Ayers students to ask their 'straight' or "gay" friends who attended the dance to describe it. The year at KU has just begun, but when final tabulations occur it will be the 'best' dance of the year.
We walk back toward Mariplenata a sort of promenade with an ancient church clock that outduards all others—it's nearly 11 a.m. and that's when the clock does its dance. The place is surrounded by people bending their necks up the 150 feet toward the clock.
for working out this important consciousness-raising event. The well-planned dance embodied the finest qualities of warmth, ectasy and liberation that the Gay movement has offered. I've yet to see a dance with such intensity of "good vibrations" in NYC, where the birth of the Gay movement took place. The Front has set a wave of joy on the streets to top. It reaffirms my conviction that the Gay Liberation Movement in conjunction with the Women's Liberation movement is the most important trend of the twenty century. Please
Some guys are down on the floor warming up. Philippines. I set my exposure and remark at his desk and got her camera ready. I'm shooting color and she is shooting Tri-X. Everything is quite normal-calm. But then it's 3 and 3.05 and 3.10 and no Egyptians. The score's table—a lot of consulting. Then an announcement first in German, then in French (about this time we'd figured out half of the long message) and Egyptians had pulled out.
Charlotte asks me if I saw that headline—I didn't. She says it looks like murder —mord —killers Patricia Parr. The glopenseke has finished and we
Chuck Ortleb Class of '71 New York City
I'm standing behind him and he
sort of glances at him and I say,
"Pardon me, do you speak
English?" and he starts to but
then looks away. Another dark
glance. Then he translates a little for us.
**WHAT A STRANGE vacuum.**
The referees went out to the floor.
The Philippines' five starters
circle, the reft sheld the ball into
the air—(1) got a good shot of it)
and the ball was tapped, a whistle
blew and that was it. Forforet.
That was that it was. Things would
cool off.
Then more papers came out-
people crowd around. Dumb-struck. They are obviously shaken. Frothers. Shaking heads. 26 hostages (Charlotte and I think she's not a bad girl) can't be sure. Cut off, We walk toward the train stations where we have to catch the bus and an older man (55?) in a well-tailored dark grey suit — moustache, carrying a cane like a swapper stick. He is stopped by the
SOMEONE SCURRIE!
through the crowd—a new bawk—a little old lady had curried up to the machine. Slops pastepost poster screaming the Olympic terror—mord story. People, pass by so blindly—can't believe it. Ignore Journalism? Sensationalism.
have to find the proper bus stop to catch the bus to the basketball hall.
THE THE KIDS want to know. We had spent about five hours at Dachau a few days ago, and we were constantly translators of all the displays in the museum—not linguistic translators, but rather emotional translators, trying to communicate there. Now we explain again.
It's a strange feeling. Sort of McLahanuesque I guess. I've never had such a strange sensation of amputation before. I can't read enough German to recognize Togzilch Zeitund and I was cut off. We didn't brought our boy back. Days ago yesterday International Herald Tribune around but that didn't do any good.
The bus is extra crowded and apprehension is heavy. We haven't had any lunch and it is 1:30 now. The game is supposed to start at 3.1 wanted to get there early on the off-chance that the game would have some more tickets available for future games—no luck.
I walk by a newspaper vendor who looks suspiciously Arabic. Charlotte and I are standing outside the Post office waiting for a bus to the Basketball hall when someone mentions that the first ball of a firearm was between Egypt and the Philippines. She says she is not sure if she wants to go if Egypt is going to play.
I tried to get into the TV remote van parked outside—no luck. Bought a couple of beers, extra editions of various papers appear and they seem to say that the Olympic games have been called off.
Still cut off from the developments back at the Olympic village, I had no idea of the continuing drama. We were told that the next game (our tickets were good) would be a race, and would be an hour and forty-five minutes later. What to do? Wander around.
I ask a young man to translate and his English is about as good my German, but that's the gist of it as far as I can tell. But at 4:45 Germany plays Australia. Or will they?
One odd note: Remember that bald-headed Big 8 reef (Bain is his name!) He was one of the creatures. Strange to see him in Munich.
THEY DO. Australia, down by 10 at one time pull it out in the last minute of very sloppy dribbling, and dribbleballs and traveling calls.
We had tried several times to get into the Olympic Village where the athletes are staying—and we were lucky. Jim Rumy, no luck. We hit notes and asked him to contact us. No luck she I'd have to say as far as ordinary measures go, security was tight, efficient and firm. Of course it wasn't tight enough. Nor can it be, 1 suppose.
Finally back at the car we turn on the radio and AFN has plugged into ABC for a play-by-play of the Olympic Village scene.
Now they say maybe only one dead and perhaps only eight or nine hostages. When it gets right down to it they don't know all that much about the situation, somehow hearing the radio guess is better than guessing alone.
I DON'T KNOW when I'll have a chance to write as much again. Please pass this around the J- School and Speech Department for me. You might even Xerox it. Sometimes you will please. It might be interesting to us a year from now. Best to all—More later—
Pete, Charlotte and kids Wednesday morning.
Sixteen are dead now and we are on our way to the memorial service for the Israelis—full of grief and despair. Pete suspects that the world is going out for us the enthusiasm is gone; but life does go on, I guess.
Charlotte.
Jack Anderson
His pilot is a modern Red Baron who has managed to break through the electronic protective screen surrounding our B-52 aircraft. He's ready to be TeoN and he's a means behind the controls of a MIG.
N. Viet 'Red Baron'
He skims over the treetops to avoid radar detection, then he runs through the least once, he zoomed right through the middle of a B-25 formation. But he misstretched his gun and crack down any of the big bombers.
WASHINGTON- Senators are still trying to dig out the details of the unauthorized bombing of North Vietnam. The target of one of the attacks was a fighter plane photographed on the ground at Donghui airfield.
At that time, White House troublesher Henry Kissinger was holding delicate, secret negotiations with North Vietnam's
The terrible Toon has also threatened other B-32 bombing missions over both Laos and Vietnam. The Air Force brass were excited, therefore, when his aircraft landed on the photograph of Donghui airfield. This is the southernmost MIG base in North Vietnam.
Lieutenant General John Lavelle, then the Air Force commander, told senators that he spoke to his superior, Gen. Creighton Abrams, about the MIG and got approved of a strike to destroy it.
Donghoi airfield was attacked anyway in early November 1971, by the Germans and the American pilots had to bomb through the clouds. The bombs missed the MIG. In any case, it was sitting in the parked plane.
Le Duc Tho in Paris, President Nixon, then, had restricted air combat over North Vietnam. He tried to stop the MIG wasn't supposed to be attacked on the ground but could attack it when it took off with 'hostile intentions'.
North Vietnam's notorious Red Baron, meanwhile, is still on the loose. But the story of his exploits was censored by the Pentagon.
"In summary," he wrote "it is the conviction of the Soviet Jewish leadership that the President's visit was a disaster for them. They expressed disapproval, and seemed more interested in selling corn than in protecting human rights and individual freedom."
The memo was written by Leonard W. Siroter, a Seattle trial lawyer, who just spent 11 days in prison before conferring with Jewish leaders.
A confidential memorandum to the White House bluntly describes President Obama's plan to "disaster Jews" with a "dismaster" for Soviet Jews.
This contradicts the President's own impression of his Moscow visit. He has told
Nixon quotes the Soviet leader as complaining how awkward it was for the Kremlin to permit Soviet Jews to emigrate to Israel where they could be drafted to fight against Russia's Arab allies. The President claims he was killed by Brezhnev, nevertheless, that Soviet Jews would be free to emigrate to the United States.
A similar story was put out by New York's Gov. Nelson Rockefeller, who said the President had won an agreement from the Kremlin to increase the number of Jews leaving the country.
subordinates that he raised the Jewish question with Leonid Brezhnev during their secret Kremnik conversations.
Shrotre declares in his memo, however, that he was "specifically delegated by Soviet Jews to speak in their behalf. During my entire trip, I was able to meet with top leadership and discuss in depth their needs, concerns and viewpoints."
The memo, marked "Confidential" and addressed to House aide Len Garment, states that Soviet Jews "are living in Israel for many years, and faced in recent years" and that they "attribute the difficulty of
their situation to the recent visit of President Nixon."
Before the visit, the memo says, "there were wholesale preventive arrests and the imprisonment of Jewish leaders in the jail of distant cities and the house arrest of scores of others.
"These men were not released until after the President's visit ended and they were told that their arrests were occasioned by the President's trip. Also the President's leadership were cut off and have not to this date been restored . . .
"Widespread interrogation by the KGB, which commenced before the visit of President Bush has increased subsequent to it."
The shiree leader is likely to be given considerable attention at the highest levels because of the President's all-out attempt to keep him in line. Footnote: Shreeter just completed 30 months as principal legal assistant to Israel's attorney general. His work was criticized by some members, gave him special access to the Soviet Jewish leadership.
Griff and the Unicorn
Copyright, 1972. by United Feature Syndicate, Inc.
PERSONALLY, I DON'T SEE HOW ANYONE COULD GET ME MIXED UP WITH A BIG, DUMB, UGLY RHINOCEROS...
By Sokoloff
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