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"The Counter-Trial"
HARRISBURG, Pa., Feb. Rosenbergs case and a series of
10—The pattern of large-scale articles on the Chicago 8 for
government repression when Liberation Magazine in 1968;
confronted by voices of dissent lives in Pleasantville, N.J.;
will be the theme for the third Walter Bernstein, author,
and fourth weeks of blackballed in the 1950's by
"Crossroads: The Harrisburg the House UnAmerican
Counter-Trial," beginning Activities Committee (HUAC)
today, Monday. recently wrote the screenplay
The program is sponsored
by supporters of the Harrisburg
7, currently on trial on charges
of conspiracy to destroy
government property and
kidnap a presidential advisor.
Earlier weeks have dealt with
religious opposition to war and
with the resistance movement..
The four scheduled main
events of the Feb. 14- Feb. 25
period will review political
trials and investigations of the
McCarthy era of the 50's, the
harrassment suffered by civil
rights workers in the 60's and
the conspiracy trials
experienced by peace activists
in the present and recent past.
Among participants will be
Tom Hayden, a founder of
Students for a Democratic
Society (SDS), Martin Sobel,
who was convicted in the
Rosenberg case and served 'l5
years in prison; Arthur Kinoy,
new-left lawyer, currently
arguing a wiretapping case
before the Supreme Court for
the White Panthers; and
Leonard Boudin, noted civil
liberties lawyer, at present
defense lawyer for the
Harrisburg 7.
Lillian Shirley, local
co-ordinator for the Crossroads
program and a member of the
Harrisburg Defense Committee,
organized this week's program
and released the following
schedule:
Monday, Feb. 14: Bp.m.,
Harrisburg Area Community
College, "Crimes of Repression
in the 1950'5"; panel
discussion with:
Walter Schneir, author and
renowned scholar of political
trials; wrote Invitation to
Inquest, an analysis of the
(EARTH NEWS) John
Finlator, the recently retired
director of the Federal Bureau
of Narcotics and Dangerous
Drugs, announced this week
that he is in favor of the
immediate decriminalization of
marijuana.
Finlator, who is 60 years
old, retired as the second in
command at the Bureau of
Narcotics on January Ist of
this year after 36 years of
government service. Because of
his long-term hard-nosed stand
against drugs, he was often
referred to as "supernarc" by
many of his colleagues.
But Finlator announced
his dramatic about-face in
Washington, D.C. this
week—explaining that "until
marijuana is removed as a
criminal offense, we will not
adequately be able to deal with
the heroin problem." Finlator
said that he was in favor of the
immediate removal of all
criminal penalties against pot,
and that he predicted the
complete legalization of grass
"is inevitable very soon."
Finlator cited recent
statistics released by the
Presidential Commission of
for "Molly Maguires" at
present screenwriting for the
film on Tom and Marjorie
Melville, two of the Catonsville
Nine defendants; lives in New
York City;
Murray Levin, historian
and professpr of political
science at Boston University;
author of Political Hysteria.
Thursday, Feb. 17: Bp.m.,
Aubsbug Lutheran Church,
sth and Muench; " Black
Repression"; panel discussion
with:
Ken Cockrell, militant
black lawyer from Detroit;
president of Black Workers
Congress; and board member
of Civil Liberties Defense
Fund;
Arthue Eve, assemblyman
from New York State, member
of the citizens- observer
committee called into Attica
prison during the uprising last
September; recently
introduced a bill into the state
assembly to impeach Gov.
Nelson Rockefeller; lives in
Buffalo.
Friday, Feb. 25: Bp.m.,
Friends Meeting House, 6th
and Herr; panel discussion
summarizing the two weeks on
"Repression"-with:...
Tom Hayden, one of the
founders of Students for a
Democratic Society; defendant
in the Chicago 8 conspiracy
trial; currently organizing in
Los Angeles;
Arthur Kinoy, noted
new-left lawyer, currently
arguing wiretapping case before
the Supreme Court for White
Panthers; defended Martin
Luther King, Chicago 8,
Mississippi Freedom
Democratic Party; formerly
associated with General
Council of United Electrical
Workers; professor of law at
Rutgers University; associated
with Center for Constitutional
Rights in NYC;
Robert Rosen, professor
of history at the University of
Pennsylvania; scholar in
political trials, especially
Rosenbergs/Sobel.
Legalization
"inevitable
according
Marijuana and Drug abuse
which revealed that at least 24
million Americans have
smoked marijuana. He added
that all medical evidence he
had reviewed during his years
with the Bureau of Narcotics
indicated to him that the
penalties against grass were
causing much more harm to
society than the use of the
drug itself was causing.
Finlator added that he
believed that people had the
right to use relatively minor
drugs such as marijuana "for
recreational purposes." The
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PUBLISHED BY STUDENTS OF THE HAZLETON CAMPUS OF THE PENNSYLVANIA STATE UNIVERSITY
A hot time in
the dorm
Falatko, DeMara, Stanzione
capture SGA seats in election
In an election held
February 1 in the Student
Union Building, the new vice
president and two
representatives of the Hazleton
Student Government
Association were elected.
Chosen to fill the vice
presidential seat left vacant by
the resignation of Alan Ritz
was Larry Falatko, who
defeated Ron Steber, the only
other contender for that spot.
Capturing the
representative positions were
Gene Farmer sings here
Tuesday for 'Weekend'
Gene Farmer, who can
very aptly be called a
contemporary
troubadour-court jester at
large, will ,appear here
tomorrow at 8:00 p.m. under
the sponsorship of the Student
Union Board in an entertainig
program called "A Laughing
Look at Life" which is part
talk, part song, part nonsense
and all parts hilariously funny.
Gene Farmer's career has
ranged from high - school
drop-out at age 17 to college
professor at age 37 to comedy
writer for two of the most
popular variety shows on
television - the Smotheis
Brothers and Laugh In, for
of grass is
very soon"
to ex-narc
former' deputy director stressed
that he was not encouraging
increases drug use—explaining
that an end to criminal
penalties would benefit society
as a whole.
Finlator made his surprise
announcement when he also
reported that he had joined the
Board of Directors of the
National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws.
NORML is a Washington, D.C.
based lobby group which is
attempting to bring marijuana
under similar controls to those
governing alcohol.
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Tottrgiatt
HAZLETON, PENNSYLJANIA 18201
Dennis DeMara and Bob
Stanzione, winning out over
Tom Belekanich, Bob Henry
and Ed Yanacek.
Following are the
complete election results as
released by Steve Wilson,
chairman of the SGA election
committee:
For vice president:
Falatko - 160; Steber - 63;
abstentions -3; total - 226.
For representatives:
DeMara - 98; Stanzione - 88;
Henry - 87; Yancek - 80;
which there have been three
Emmy nominations for best
music, comedy and variety
writing category.
Gene spent his formative
years in a state orphanage at
Normal; Illinois and ran away
at the mature age of 15 on a
quarter bet that he couldn't do
it. With one change of
underwear and a bowie knife
he hitchiked toward St. Louis
to find work on a river boat
only to be apprehended by the
authorities and placed on a soy
bean farm to work out room
and board. At 17 he joined the
Marine Corps, attained the
rank of Sergeant and became a
Korean War veteran.,, Upon his
discharge four years later, he
entered the University of
California at Davis, majored in
Political Science, picked up a
Phi Beta Kappa key along with
his A.B. and a fellowship for
graduate work at Stanford
University.
continued on page four
Mansion
being
razed
Workmen of the Hess
Excavating Co., Drums, are in
the process of demolishing the
former Donald Markle home at
Conyngham Pass. The property
on which the home is situated
is owned by the Pennsylvania
State University and is adjacent
to the Hazleton Campus of
Penn State at Highacres.
The residence is being
razed, Penn State officials said,
because it was not included in
the expansion plans for the
Hazleton Campus and
converting it for university use
would have been too costly.
The contract for the
demolition was awarded at the
University Park Campus of the
university.
Frank Kostos, campus
director, said the excavation is
being carried out V) conform
to the contour of the land and
plans call for the preservation
of the stone wall and the
garden area around the home.
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Life can be so much fun for only
fifteen dollars an ounce!!
Belekanich - 66.
Out of a total enrollment
of 950, the 226 votes tabulated
represent roughly 25% of the
student population.
Members of Wilson's
election committee are Charles
Andrews, Lynn Farmer, Bill
Gentilesco, Gary Labanoski,
Barb Sheerin, John Tigue, and
Judy Trisko.
Our campus holds
membership in the National
Student Lobby, an
organization which lobbies the
Ce - ngress of the United States
with respect to student
interests and priorities.
Jan. 24 Pres. Nixon
requested Defense
Appropriations of $83.4 billion
for the year beginning July 1,
1972 (Fiscal 73), up $6.3
billion from this year.
Pentagon spokesmen said that
while funding for the Vietnam
War goes, funding will increase
sharply for development of a
new missile-firing submarine
(ULMS-underwater long range
missile system), developing the
B-1 Bomber, additions to ABM
system, Navy's fleet expansion,
and military pay raises.
Thus, there will be no
"peace dividend," meaning
money diverted from the
Vietnam War to domestic
programs. In Fiscal 68
(1967-68) when the War was in
full swing, extra costs of S.E.
Asia took $19.3 billion and
"peacetime forces" took $57.1
billion. In Fiscal 72 this split
was $6.5 billion for S.E. Asia
and $70.6 for other military
programs. The Was will take
and even smaller slice of the
$83.4 request for Fiscal 73.
Mike Mansfield (D-Mont),
Senate Majority Leader, said
(1) the President clearly will
not get $B3 billion from
Congress, although (2) there is
support for the new submarine
(ULMS) money because "it
appears to many of us in
Congress that the best weapon
we have is the missile-carrying
submarine Support for the B-i
Bomber and an extension of
the ABM will not have as much
support during attempts to cut
the military budget.
The House Armed Services
Committee on Jan. 27 reported
out $254 million in
supplemental DOD
Appropriations for the current
fiscal year; $ll4 million for 4
BFTUARY 14, 1972
- MONDAY,
Winter Weekend begins this
week, activities are listed
The second annual Winter
Weekend of the Hazleton
Campus of the Pennsylvania
State University has been
scheduled for this week,
according to representatives of
the Student Government
Association, sponsor of the
went.
Activities started today
with the building of snow
sculptures. Students have until
Thursday to finish their
creations. Rules stipulate that
the sculptures must be done on
campus with no size or style
limitations. Judging will be
held Friday. First prize is
$7.00, second prize is $5.00,
and third prize is $3.00.
Tuesday evening at 8:00
p.m. Gene Farmer, folksinger
and comedy writer for the
Smothers Brothers and
Laugh-In, will appear in the
lecture room of the new
classroom building. (See
seperate story).
Wednesday night will see
the final game of the season for
the Hazleton Penn State
basketball squad against the
Wilkes-Barre Campus. It will be
an away game and anyone
interested in directions should
Pre-registration
Schedule
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Boeing , 47's for a flying
command post, and the rest for
work on ULMS, B-1 Bomber
and other projects earmarked
for meeting "the potential
near-term Soviet threats posed
by their upgraded ICBM
force."
Thus DOD supplementals
(often used for military pay
raises and Vietnam War
expenses) are becoming a
routine way of initiating new
strategic weapons programs
without full consideration bt
Congress. $254 million is a
considerable commitment to
new weapons systems,
although it may appear small in
comparison with $B3 billion.
In sum, another expensive
and dangerous round of Arms
Race escalation is on the U.S.
and Russia, and the SALT talks
in Vienna are fading into the
background.
Pres. Nixon asked for
$701.8 million for Educational
Opportunity Grants (E.0.G.)
and Work-Study combined, up
$3O million from the current
year. Although the President
has backed the "concept" of
an expanded E.O.G. Program,
he has not yet backed this up
with requests for substantial
new appropriations (only $3O
million above the current year,
while estimates indicate up to
$6OO million more is needed).
Also, the President has asked
for 'sloo million for
"strengthening developing
institutions" (meaning Black
colleges and others), he has
made no request for general
institutional aid to colleges, a
goal long-pushed in Congress
and by colleges.
Other requests: NDEA
loan program remain at the
current $293 million (about
650,000 loans per year);
Insured loan program subsidies
to go up from $197 to $215
million (meaning private bank
student loans will go up from
$1.16 t 051.35 billion, or about
200,000 more loans per year);
and G.I. Bill education benefits
increase from $2.0 to $2.2
billion per year.
contact Coach George Bobby
Three activities are slated
for Thursday. The Winter
Weekebd Queen will be elected
by S.G.A. Nominations were
made by the presidents of all
campus clubs and groups.
At 6:30 p.m. Thursday a
snowball fight will take place
in the lower parking lot. (See
rules and regulations in
adjoining story).
A coffeehouse will be held
following the snowball fight in
The Student Union Building.
Food will be served and
dancing and singing will be the
order of the night. There is no
admission.
A dance and the crowning
of the queen will be held
Winter Weekend Snowball Battle
OBJECTIVE: To hit all members of the opposing team with
one snowball.
TEAMS:(I) No more than fifteen members to each team. (2)
A minimum of five girls to each team. (3) Each team will have a
male captain and a female co-captain.
RULES:(I) Battles will be the best out of three battle series.
(2) Important- no hitting above the chin. (3) Once you are hit by
a snowball you are disqualified (each team member). (4)
Decisions of the referees are final and objections mean team
disqualification. (5) Games will be played in the freshman parking
lot.
Referees are Charlie Andrews and Steve Wilson. The winning
team will receive a dinner at Burger Chef or Carroll's.
NSL has run into the
National Organization for the
Reform of Marijuana Laws, a
Washington, D.C.-based group
pushing nation-wide for the
end of criminal penalties for
the possession or use of
marijuana.
NORML's Director, Kieth
Stroup, reports the recent
findings of the prestigious San
Francisco Crime Commission
and 2 committees of the
American Bar Association have
urged the end of the
criminalization of marijuana.
They have found that the
"evils of marijuana are not
proved," and the "distribution
of marijuana (should) be
regulated along the lines
presently employed for
alcohol." Stroup also indicates
that students should be aware
that that recommendations of
the Nixon-appointed National
Commission on Marijuana and
Drug Abuse are expected to be
released in late March.
Two books recommended
by NORML as the best on the
whole question ofmarijuana
and society are in paperback:
John Kaplan, Marijuana: The
New Prohibition, and Dr.
Lester Grinspoon, Marijuana
Reconsidered.
NORML is currently
establishing a network of
campus representatives, to be
responsible for initiating and
coordinating local activites,
and to keepNORML aware of
state and lacal developments.
NORML will furnish material
for distribution, radio
announcements, newspaper
ads, model legislation, etc.
Students interested in
being campu reps (or for more
information) should write or
call: NORML, 1237 22nd
Street, N.W., Washington, D.D.
20037, 202/223-3170. Regular
membership is 5 dollars for
students and military (includes
the newsletter, The Leaflet,
and other material), but if you
are really broke, say so, and
they will send you information'
free.
Jan. 25 Pres. Nixon went
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Friday from 9:00p.m. until
midnight. Featured group will
be TNT. Admission for this last
dance of the term is $l.OO.
Saturday will see a road
rally to Split Rock Lodge for a
day of skiing, toboganning, and
snowmobiling. Cost will be
about $lO.OO First prize for
the road rally is $15.00, second
is $lO.OO, and third is $5.00.
Sunday will close out the
weekend with a
skate-snowmobile party
atStradnick's farm. Directions
can be obtained from Ron
Steber or on the SUB bulletin
boards. There is no cost for
this party and students are
asked to bring their own
snowmobiles.
on national TV to summarize
his proposal for an Indochina
Ceasefire (basically offering a 6
month U.S. troop withdrawal
date in exchange for a
communist ceasefire and
withdrawal of troops from
South Vietnam, Laos, and
Cambodia, and a return of U.S.
P.O.W.'s). Mr. Nixon refused to
give ground on U.S. military
and economic support for the
South Vietnamese regime
(Vietnamization).
Commentators felt the
Nixon terms were made public
at this time because (1) both
sides have given up all hope of
a non-military solution, (2)
new communist offensives are
expected in Laos and
Cambodia, and (3) there has
been heavy pressure politically
for Nixon to "set a date" for
U.S. troop withdrawal.
The North Vietnamese and
NLF position has been that
P.O.W.'s would be released on
U.S. troop withdrawal,
including stopping bombing
raids and ending support of
Saigon government.
Response fron critics has
been: Sen. Fulbright: The
President simply told the
American people what has
been tried and not accepted;
Sen. McGovern: There is a
great difference between
"setting a date" for
withdrawal, and offering to set
a date if a general ceasefire can
be agreed on. If we "set a
date" for complete withdrawal
and stop the bombing, our
P.O.W.'s will be freed; Sen
Muskie: McGovern's plan
should get a "positive
response," even if we do not
pull out all economic support
from Saigon.
In all, as was the case with
Pres, Johnson, whose public
standing was shattered by the
Tet offensive just 4 years ago
this week, Mr. Nixon's political
fortunes on the War Issue at
home are more likely to
depend on the military
situation on the ground in
Indochina than by words on
television in the Unitcd States.
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