imer to The MOP
Dear Editor:
On March 23, 1972, I
introduced in the Senate
legislation to halt immediately
further U.S. bombing in
Indochina and to require the
total withdrawal of all U.S.
military and paramilitary (e.g.
CIA) personnel from Vietnam,
Cambodia, and Laos within 30
days after enactment. This bill,
S. 3409, is explained fully in the
enclosed remarks reprinted from
the Congressional Record, and a
copy of the bill itself is included
on page two.
The U.S. air war over
Indochina has escalated steadily
during the past several months,
in direct contradiction of
President Nixon's public
assertions that the war continues
to wind down. Due to public
pressure American ground
troops are slowly coming home,
but they are leaving an
automated war behind.
Computer technology and a
small number of troops manning
aircraft and artillery are creating
a U.S. destructive presence that
may literally hover over
Southeast Asia for years to
come. The President's troop cuts
in South Vietnam do not affect
U.S. firepower in Southeast Asia
at all because the planes are
based in Thailand and on aircraft
carriers in the Gulf of Tonkin.
At the same time that the
President is stepping up the
bombing, he is imposing even
more serious strictures on the
release of information about the
air war. Newsmen have never
been allowed to go out on
bombing raids outside of
Vietnam, and all information
about the air war except gross
tonnages and sorties has been
kept from thepdblic by
classifying, it secret. Official
statistics released on the air war
are now more bare-bones than
ever, and press briefings are
designed to accentuate the
positive rather than provide hard
facts on the continuing U.S. role
in the war. Most recently, for
the first time since bombing of
North Vietnam began eight years
ago, the U.S. Command in
Saigon refused to give out
figures on the number of planes
flying missions in the North.
In the face of this news
blackout on, the air war 1 want
to encourage you, as the editor
of your school's newspaper, to
provide your readers with candid
information on - this issue,
andthus to join me in this
election year to force an end to
the war. Students have been
leaders in pointing out the
tragedy and mistake of Vietnam,
andtheir help will now be vital in
turning out of office those
politicians who will not join us
in ending the war.
I hope that those Americans
throughout the country who are
concerned about the immorality
of the war will attend political
meetings wherever there is a
candidate, and ask him this very
simple question: "How do you
stand on ending the war?" If the
candidate does not stand for
ending the war as provided in
my simple and clear proposal,
then I hope the American people
will not vote for him, for he
does not deserve to occupy a
high position in the government
of this country.
S. 3409 now has fifteen
cosponsers in the Senate, and
identical legislation introduced
in the House of Representatives
is supported by 44 members of
that body. I am enclosing a list
of the names of those individuals
so that students may see if their
own senators and representatives
are included.
If you need further
information on the legislation,
please contact my office or the
National Student Lobby, which
is coordinating efforts on behalf
of this bill within the student
community.
Sincerely,
Mike Gravel
Cosponsors
of Gravel Bill
To End the War
Senate
Birch Bayh, Alan Cranston,
Mike Gravel, Fred Harris, Philip
Hart, Harold Hughes, Edward
Kennedy, George McGovern,
Walter Mondale, Edmund
Muskie, Gaylord Nelson, William
Proxmire, Adlai Stevenson, John
Tunney and Harrison Williams.
House
James Abourezk, Bella Abzug,
Joseph Addabbo, William
Anderson, Herman Badillo, Nick
Begich, Jonathan Bingham,
Phillip Burton, Hugh Carey,
Shirley Chisholm, John Conyers,
Ronald Dellums, John Dow,
Robert Drinan, Bob Eckhardt,
Don Edwards, Donald Fraser,
William Green, Gilbert Gude,
Seymour Halpern, Michael
Harrington, Ken Hechler, Henry
Helstoski, Robert Kastenmeier,
Edward Koch, Arthur Link, Paul
McCloskey, Spark Matsunaga,
Ralph Metcalfe, Abner Mikva,
Patsy Mink, Parren Mitchell,
Robert Nix, Bertram Podell,
Charles Rangel, Thomas Rees,
Donald Riegle, Benjamin
Rosenthal, Edward Roybal,
William Ryan, Paul Sarbanes,
James Scheuer, Jerome Waldie
and Charles Vanik.
Fellow students,
Four weeks from today, you
will be deciding who will be the
officers for the SGA for the
1972-73 academic year. Many
goals have ben achieved during
the present administration but
the people who will be chosen
for next year must face more
serious problems.
The organization which has
been built in the past year is just
a foundation on which future
administrations must work. It is
therefore, through consideration
and solidification of the present
system that the power and the
influence of SGA and of the
student body can be increased.
This must be the major function
of student government next
year.
The problems that will face
us, some known, many not, are
not insurmountable if we elect
dedicated people whose first
priorities concern the student
body. Their knowledge of the
system of government and how
to use it for the benefit of the
students is the most important
factor in choosing our new
officers.
As a present member of the
Senate, and a past officer of
other student governments, I am
fully aware of the
accomplishments that can be
made through a strong
organization. This being my
major reason, I have decided to
seek the Presidency of the SGA,
using my knowledge and skill in
formulating and executing
policies and duties of the office
for the benefit of the students
on this campus.
Eugene S. Bryan
8348 Nelson Dr
So Se 9
Junior Senator at Large
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Application
State Scholarship applications
for the academic year,
1972-1973 are available in the
Financial Aid Office, E-106.
These applications are only
for those students who have
never applied for a state
scholarship before. Current
scholarship holders will receive a.
renewal application at their
permanent home address.
Deadline for initial
applications is May 31,1972.
Deadline for renewal
applications is April 31, 1972.
Students are requested to see
Miss Toni Jennings in E-106 if
they have any questions or
financial problems.
Statement
of Purpose
The Hot Line is a telephone
connection. At the end of the
line is a student. He or she is
there to help with your
problems from 8:00 PM until
8:00 AM. The Hot Line is run
by the members of the Head
Shop. Since January of last year,
we have researched organizations
that can help you with specific
problems like Abortion,
Pregnancy Tests, Draft
Information, Drug Information,
etc. If you 'call we can tell you
how to contact the right people.
If you are just feeling down, we
can talk about that too.
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Your DeCiSiffiliah!
Last term, we offered a
suggestion that those who
thought that five dollars for a
Cap & Gown was a bit of a
waste, might get together with
their five dollars and do
something worthwhile with all
the money. The responses
poured in. Those of you who
still feel that way, please stay
with me for a minute while I
recount some of those responses.
First, to those who responded
with some thought involved,
thank you for your efforts. But
as usual on this campus, they
were probably wasted. Some
responses indicated that the
student would rather wear the
Cap & Gown -- fine, that's your
decision to make. Others agreed
that the Bangladesh Relief Fund
or the Camp Curtin Breakfast
Fund would be worthy
benefactors. One dear student,
in addition to some serious
suggestions, even thought that
we should establish a Lee Nell
rehabilitation fund. Well, thank
you all.
On the other hand, many
students felt that our suggestion
was some sort of attack on the
school, or on them or
something. As we said at the
start, if you want to wear the
Cap & Gown, we sincerely hope
that you enjoy it. But after
sixteen years in the educational
system, some of you,
presumably, still can't read.
Some students responded with
name calling or with
anatomically impossible
'suggestions. To those who took
the time to respond in such
manner, we have one further
suggestion. At graduation, place
your diploma firmly in your
right hand, wrap it tightly in
your five dollar Gown complete
with Cap and tassel, and shove it
right up your ass.
Now, please don't think that
because you prefer to wear the
traditional garb, I have just
requested that you shove it.
That went out to only a certain
few low-rents.
Back to the business at hand.
Since there was no clear
indication of what would be the
most preferred way to dispose of
the $5.00 contributions, we will
drop the matter with only a few
more suggestions. In other
words, the idea flopped.
So, if there is anyone who still
feels as I do, there are several
ways of putting the money to
use. The Bangladesh Relief Fund
and the Camp Curtin Breakfast
Fund are certainly as deserving
as before. George Dressler
suggested still another use -- that
of the loan fund here on
campus. Surely, that could be of
significant benefit.
But, for now, that's as far as
we've gone. It is clearly
impossible at this point for
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*Pantry Pride
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*Joe, the Motorists' Friend
*Norge Village
*Rea & Derick Dnigs
* Royal Jewel Box
*Children's Shop
*Hobby Shop
*Gladell Shop
the Capitolist to act as a
collection agency for three or
more funds. I will suggest that
you do as your conscience
dictates on this matter. And in
the next few weeks, I will find
out the addresses for Bangladesh
and Camp Curtin and, also, just
how the loan fund will be used.
As for the Lee Nell
rehabilitation fund send it in
immediately.
Capitol Hosts
Statistics
Conference
On Friday, April 21, 1972,
Capitol Campus will host the
third annual Conference on
Pennsylvania Statistics.
The conference, sponsored by
the Harrisburg Chapter,
American Statistical Association,
will examine state and federal
roles in improving statistics.
Speakers for the morning
session of the conference,
chaired by Capitol's Dr. Roger
Saylor and focusing on the
federal level, include Albert
Mindlin, Chief Statistician for
the District of Columbia, and
Charles Ellet of the Executive
Office of the President.
Chaired by Governor Shapp's
economic advisor, Dr. Ernest
Jurkat, the afternoon session
will focus on the state level and
will include Dr. Francis Splane,
Albert Smidel and Joseph
Riggione as speakers.
Conference features include a
presentation by Dr. Winston
Richards of a statistical analysis
of Red Chinia's admission to the
UN.
During a luncheon meeting,
Dr. William Shaw, a member of
President Nixon's Commission
on Federal Statistics and
president of the American
Statistical Association, will
discuss the role of the federal
commission.
All persons interested in
statistics are invited to attend
the conference.
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"NEW STAGES", our
resident drama group, is
soliciting membership for our
Spring Term production, a series
of Jane-act plays to be
announced at a later date.
Anyone interested in any phase
of production please attend the
meeting tonight (20 April 1972).
The time and date will be posted
in advance.
Joseph A. Luciani
Malcolm Y. Gregory
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*Fashion Flair
*Beauty Shop
*Thrifty Beverage
*Kresge's
*Cory Coffee Service
*Sherwin Williams Paints
*G.A.C. Finance