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Thursday, October 21. 1976
University Daily Kansan
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U.S. strength needed
President Ford's misstatements about Eastern Europe are fading into the background. He has clarified his views, and many people seem ready to forgive and forget that he said Eastern Europe isn't dominated by the Russians.
IT WOULD be great if the United States and Russia were getting along as well as Henry Kissinger and his friends would have us believe. Many positive steps have been made, to believe that all is well would be quite naive. Russia's desire for constantly increasing power hasn't gone away.
But before that statement is completely forgotten, along with the foreign policy debate, Americans should face some harsh facts about the world.
In addition, there are no signs that Russia has eased its restrictions on the liberty of its citizens. Aug. 21, 1968, when Russian tanks rumbled into Czechoslovakia, it seemed like a long time before the flesh was in memory of Eastern Europeans to keep them from trying to truly break away from Russian domination.
Since 1965, the Russians have added 700,000 troops, 9,500 tanks, 2,100 tactical aircraft, 1,376 nuclear missiles and 49 nuclear-armed marines. The Army once ready to defend Russia, is ready to control areas far from Russia.
DETENTE was supposed to reduce Russian influence, but this hasn't happened in Eastern Europe. Yugoslavia, the only significant Eastern European state from Russian rule, very likely will be lost when its aging chief, Tito, dies.
Radio Free Europe and Radio Liberty
still are jammed. The Berlin Wall is more difficult than ever to penetrate. Concentration camps and "Psychiatric units" are still filled with Russian dissidents.
SO. WHAT is to be done?
Russian policy has been amazingly constant during the past decade. Only the United States' view of that policy has changed.
The avoidance of war is an honorable goal, and we should continue to pursue it. But we must realize that the Russians are taking us for all we are worth in our struggle against the United States realized how strong some of its bargaining tools really are.
Russia would face riots throughout its cities without U.S. grain. Russian industry would be crippled without U.S. technology in many areas, especially computers. Russia has blown its investment in the industry and it would have a hard time tapping its own energy resources without technological help from the West.
THE WORLD needs true detente. Serious negotiations to limit nuclear weapons are needed. Both sides need to avoid situations like Angola. Russian citizens deserve some liberty. The United States must have these weapons must be slowed. Russia should help the United States get a settlement of the Middle East conflict.
All of this is needed, but it won't occur until the United States asserts itself more strongly. History teaches that to ignore or misjudge a powerful adversary is to invite war, and the world can't afford that.
By Greg Hack Contributing Writer
When Nelson Rockefeller retires from the vice presidency, to which he wasn't elected but to which it can be fairly said he was entitled by divers and devious services to many people, if not the
Another Rockefeller on market
Republic, it won't be the end of him.
be thrown around and that attracts attention and comment like the following from the Mullens Advocate-Wyoming County's only Republican Newspaper:
Concerts in Allen mulled
"The Jay Rockefeller report on campaign spending from
Stiff policies may hurt
Once the word is out that SUA is planning to book a concert in Allen Field House, the directors of several University departments cringe.
Buildings and Grounds personnel think of empty cups, crumpled cigarette packs and ticket stubs strung throughout the building. They have to keep an eye on crowds, overzealous fans and parking problems associated with past concerts. The athletic department worries about its lack of a year-earld field house floor and the floor's vulnerability to cigarette burns and drinks.
SUA ITSELF, while trying to mitigate the concerns of those it has to work with, worries about finding adequate electrical cables, protective tarps and other equipment necessary to transform a field house into a concert hall.
As a rule, each department prepares for a concert with little guidance, support or cooperation from other departments affected by the same show.
Last week, Del Shankel, executive vice chancellor, realized that these worries and persistent problems had gone on long enough and called a meeting of those worried. The meeting, he said, was simply to discuss what could be done to make field house concerts a little easier to stomach from the University's point of view. As a result, those who attended the meeting decided to meet with two student representatives, to set standard operating procedures for concert preparation, slaging and clean-up.
SANKEL'S intentions are admirable.
Standard procedures should have been
deliberated long ago, and it's to Shankel's credit to try to get them down on paper now. But Mike Miller, SUA activities adviser, is justified in his concern that such policies require the few short of three become bothersome of the board directors, who would just as soon see concertes played in Hoch Auditorium. A request that concerts no longer be held in those house could be forccoming if the new policy requires too much effort from some departments.
Miller, who attended the first meeting,
said it was characterized by a cooperative
relationship with the group.
Mary Ann Daugherty
Contributing Writer
BUT JUST what will happen at the second meeting, which is to be more of a study session than the first, is unknown. Those who comprise the committee should remember that the field house doesn't belong to them. It belongs to the state for use by University students and patrons of activities held there. As for the floor, which seems to have generated the most concern, the committee allocated $180,000 of the bill for it and the field house basketball court on Dec. 5, 1973. Should the eventual policies lead to the prohibition, restriction or limitation of certain field house activities, including
The opportunity to, at last, have a set of procedures suggested by representatives of involved parties, including students, is offered. The solutions are drafted in this sort of atmosphere.
concerts, they would be irksome to KU students.
Although the number of field house concerts has declined somewhat in recent years, the quality of future shows could be jeopardized by too-resistant rules governing use of the field house. Essential for such a rule is forced on all concerts in Hoch, which can hold about 3,500 compared with the field house, which can hold at least 17,000. If, for some reason, SUA loses the right to book concerts in the field house, it would be difficult to get such bands as the Beach Boys, Chicago, Seals and Crafts and James Taylor to play here. The fact that the first meeting held to be held underscores the need for concert managers to be concerned, and perhaps dismayed, by the serious problems field house concerts have caused for them.
Charleston (W. Va.) Daily Mail editorial show;
HOPEABLY, the second meeting will be characterized by the cooperative attitude noted after the first meeting. If everyone attends realizes that every department has its own worries—worries no greater than his own—and that the appearance of big-name bands that lure big-name crowds is, to many, an appreciated aspect of university life, then the meeting should be profitable. Long-needed policies could improve opportunities for SUA, but to other departments that are necessitated into concert production
In short, the new policies that soon may govern field house concerts could be worthwhile. But if mention continues to be made of the problems, especially with regard to the expensive field house floor, how long can it be until the committee meets again to suggest that bands play under some other roof?
The Rockefeller tend to outlive their enemies, so we can expect him to be appointed to any number of high-level positions when a day when a president of either party doesn't recognize his special gifts and salute him with honors, he can use that gigantic eleemosynary political power to shape his own high-level commission.
"IF THE issue is our economy, our governor should be Rockefeller," so read one of the most curious political advertisements of the past primary election season . . . for
He has done it more than once.
EVEN SO, Rockefellers finally die, though not of old age but of disgust with that objection of citizens who refuse to like them. When Rocky Broad Jaws does at length dismiss us to go to his reward, though it strains the muscles, we are left with Divinity to bestow on him; there could be a void in our national life. On whom will all of us so many persuasions now depend on our angle and our indignation?
Nicholas Von Hoffman (c) 1974 King Features Syndicate
That is one national crisis we won't have to face. There is a new, young member of the tribe who is grooming himself to take his uncle's place. John D. Rockefeller IV, the Democratic gubernatorial candidate in West Virginia. A Rockefeller-hater down there has sent in a stack of letters, asking for assistance as number quatro is called, and what went on in the primary there this spring. The acrimony does have a familiar ring as these excerpts from a
In Washington that kind of dough may not cover Henry Kissinger's annual Christmas present from Nelson, but in the mountain country it has caused unflattering whispers as to exactly how that money was spent.
a more accurate rendering of this claim, the billboard should read: 'Our governor should be a Rockefeller' , any one will do.
THE SAME charges that Nelson has never been able to kick are being flung at Day. The Chase Manhattan Bank, the Merrill Lynch and Rockefeller holdings in corporations whose operations directly affect the state's prosperity, all such are being used to demonstrate that day is immediately compromised man.
Why not Nelson? Or Lawrence (sic). No virtue peculiar to Jav. . . .
"He spent $1.7 million to win the Democratic gubernatorial nomination, an amount roughly equivalent, on the face of it, to one dollar for every man, woman and child in West Virginia or he vote about $8.50 for every candidate he received . . . what a numerous quadruple boost to his campaign will be." The campaigns will be. To stimulate West Virginia's economy, it is not necessary for him to govern, merely to run for governor is sufficient."
TO GET an idea of what kind of an impact expenditure of such magnitude mean its only benefit is that you spend approximately three times the combined total of his seven primary opponents. West Virginia has two large, small enough and poor enough so that people see the bucks
Logan County was interesting.
Twenty-three of his workers got $300 each. Fifteen received $400,
seven吃得 $150, four got $75, two got $40 and one got $50. In Sophia, W. Va. a member of the Raleigh County Executive work with the county's Rockefeller is telling people he received an after-the-election bonus of $4,000."
Virginia some years ago as a Va. Volunteer. There's no cause to think he meant it less than any other volunteer. He worked with the poor people, but public service, which so many of the older, nounchutah boys were trained for, with their trying to run things. They don't do their two-year stint teaching school and go home like the other people. For them public service is a career and, what with the polishing they get at the better schools, their ability to tap the best potential in the public service and commanding the public are difficult to untangle.
Jay put roots down in West
DON'T penalize someone on account of his wealth, they say, but, if you don't, people like Jay Katz apparently large chunks of that campaign money came from the Rockefeller family. Jay didn't make a dime of it, so that whether or not he's compromised by his holdings, it will lie in a fair fight.
With Jay we have another 40 years of throwing pies at rockefeller. It doesn't elevate the tone of political debate and the skill to make putting up with the noise worthwhile. If rich people want to go into public service, let 'em give their money away. Otherwise they should go on and make more money to add to the pile. They should learn how to be beautiful alcoholics.
Jayhawk fans owe Nolan thanks
An Open Letter About Nolan Cromwell
I wept as I stood by the fence near KU's locker room as a legend hobbled by on crutches
come as a legendobbled boy with a wounded, wounded, hurt, beaten. The KU-Oklahoma war was still being played. Irresistible objects just don't fall, I told myself, but one had fallen. It was unbelievable. For a moment, my thoughts pondered the game and ended to a great football year we all wanted so badly. But soon my concern centered on the hunched figure of the crippled warrior, Nolan Cromwell. It was the end of his football KU, and I knew he, too, was concerned about his team.
Sunday's paper reported this statement: "I have never been in this situation before." A former player and an athlete who never kept out of a fax in his career, but I say it's the first down and 10 to go, and Nolan Cromwell will cross again in the years to come.
We who love KU owe Nolan Cromwell so much—for putting KU's football program on the map, for being an inspiration to foes, fellow players, youngsters, and adults.
I've had a crippled youngster at home. My 15-year-old son (and I) was the first football practice this year for the first time. During the second week in practice early in the season, he would possibly ending his football
aspirations. It's something he wanted to do. He tried, and that's important. When I confronted him, his cast past his age, I learned the reason for all things, and some good had to come from his misfortune. But, for the life of me, I couldn't think of any good reason. (He's buckled in down but had the best start of his life.)
Football is a violent game—as indicated by the eight NFL quarterbacks knocked out of the league. A team will become a game of big people
and big money. Many who cheer or boo have never played the game.
Nolan Cromwell's humbleness, fair play and raw ability added a refreshing aspect to the game.
The greatest days of Nolan's life are still in front of him. Nolan Croft, a winner, an admired and never fewer, true test will be whether the rest
of us have the刀 to match him. All Kansas should say thank you to Nolan Cromwell for giving us so much. We appreciate the super efforts and stand by ready to move the knives ahead. It's first down and 10 yards to keep. Keep on rollin'.
David P. Baker President, Southcentral Kansas Jayhawk Club.
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