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Thursday, October 9, 1986 / University Daily Kansan
Protester keeps conflict of Vietnam war alive
By TONY BALANDRAN
The shooting is over, but the conflict lingers on.
Because of his 5-year effort to raise concern among U.S. citizens about how the media influenced the Vietnam War, a Lawrence resident and former psychology professor at Suffolk County Community College in New York will travel to a National Symposium on Vietnam in New York on Friday.
Leonard Magruder, the former professor and coordinator for the symposium, said yesterday that he, as well as hundreds of Vietnam veterans across the country, believed the U.S. national media and campus peace movements were largely responsible for the outcome of the war.
Magrud said he had spent $12,000 for his efforts. He said he had resigned his position at the college in 1981 to protest the influence the media and college peace movements had on the war.
In March, Magruder, who is not a Vietnam veteran himself, filed a petition with Congress for an investigation into the "false and biased" reporting by the media of the war's crucial Tet Offensive of 1968.
He asked Congress to investigate why the the Tet Offensive, which he called the most significant strategic Allied victory of the Vietnam War, was portrayed by the media to the people in the United States as a defeat, he said.
The growing number of historians who said the media portrayed a false image of the battle was one factor prompting his concern.
With the petition he delivered to Congress, he submitted 24 excerpts from historians and participants of the war.
Magruder said, "The media has painted a picture of the war which we are trying to change.
Magruder said.
change.
"It's up to the veteran now if they think it's important enough to get this thing through Congress. If there is enough concern on the part of the veterans, then Congress will initiate the investigation."
About a week after submitting his petition to Congress, Magruder said he became aware of a documentary by Accuracy In Media titled "Television's Vietnam: The Impact of Media."
The film, which Magruder said documented how U.S. television news misled U.S. citizens
about the Tet Offensive, has been banned from the air by Bruce Christensen, president of Public Broadcasting Service. he said.
"I decided to manage a campaign to break that boycott." Marruder said.
Neither Christensen nor Barry Chase, vice-president of news and public affairs programming for PBS was available for comment.
Dave Pomeroy, program director for KTWU Channel 11, a PBS station in Topeka, he had never received any information about a ban from Christensen.
He also said he had received a copy of the film from Magruder, but did not have an opportunity to view it before Magruder asked for it back.
Pomeroy said another station had aired the film in the Topeka area.
Conference committee approves grain shipping contract proposal
The KU Chapter of the National Organization for Women will meet at 7:30 p.m. today in the Walnut Room of the Kansas Union.
The Associated Press
The proposal by Kassebaum and Rep. Jim Slattery, D-Kan., would require the Interstate Commerce Commission to disclose the main provisions of a railroad's grain shipping contracts.
WASHINGTON — Congressional negotiators have agreed to a proposal that Sen. Nancy Kassebaum says could help small grain shippers obtain more favorable contracts with railroads.
The KU Soccer Club will practice at 5:30 p.m. today on the University soccer fields, at 23rd and Iowa streets.
Kassebaum said yesterday that the information would help ship
The KU Women's Soccer Club will meet at 5:45 p.m. today at the University soccer fields.
Under a 1980 railroad deregulation law, a shipper can challenge a contract before the ICC.
pers, particularly small grain elevator operators, to determine whether they have been treated unfairly in negotiations with a railroad.
The legislation is to address complaints by small elevator operators who are unable to determine whether a railroad is discriminating against them and providing a more favorable deal to a neighboring or competing shipper.
The Student Union Activities Champion's Club will meet at 7 p.m. today in the Trail Room of the Kansas Union.
Washburn is closer to state status
The proposal is one that Washburn unsuccessfully tried to push through the Kansas Legislature last spring. If the Legislature approves of a new proposal, Washburn cannot become a member of the state system before July 1, 1989.
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Under the plan endorsed by the board, the school would continue to collect local property taxes, but outdistrict tuition would be eliminated. In addition, Washburn's tuition would be frozen until tuition costs at state schools reached the level of tuition at Washburn.
Monical said tuition at Washburn was $59 per credit hour, which represented 36 percent of the cost of a
TOPEKA - The state Board of Education moved Washburn University one small step closer to becoming a member of the Board of Regents system by endorsing a plan that would bring the school into the system in 1989.
Monical and Washburn President John Green addressed the 10-member board Tuesday before it voted to support the plan.
David Monical, Washburn vice president for planning, said yesterday the endorsement would become part of the state board's legislative package for next session.
student's education. Tuition in the regents system is set at $40 per credit hour. Students at state schools pay roughly 25 percent of the cost of their education.
Hubbell said board members would be willing to go before a legislative panel next year and testify in support of the plan. Bringing Washburn into the state system would improve the coordination-
"We support Washburn University becoming a state university," board member Connie Hubbell of Topeka said yesterday. "We support Washburn becoming a state school, but not at the expense of any regents universities losing any funding."
Gay and Lesbian Services of Kansas will have a general business meeting at 7 p.m. today in the Regents Room of the Kansas Union.
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