THE CAPITOLIST
Vol. VIII, N 0.7
For George McGovern
Ted Sorenson
Makes Pit Stop'
Mr . Theodore Sorensen,
advisor and speech writer for the
late President John F. Kennedy,
made a campaign stop on
campus last week on behalf of
Senator George McGovern.
He addressed a group of
students and faculty who were
jammed into the Gallery
Lounge. Currently a lawyer in
New York City, he had been
making hurried campaign stops
for McGovern in the pivotal
industrial states of the
Northeast. He opened his
remarks with an analysis of the
Gallup Poll released earlier that
day which gave McGovern 36
per cent of the expected vote
while President Richard Nixon
received 59 per cent, the
remainder being undecided. "If
McGovern closes the gap on
Nixon in the last two weeks of
the campaign at the same rate
Hubert Humphrey did in 1968,
we will have a photo finish in
the balloting," he declared.
Sorensen then launched an
attack on Nixon's posture as a
politician. "Nixon has gained the
reputation as being the most
tmpritcipled political figure of
our time. His reelection could
doom the United States for the
next 20 to 25 years into a nation
of reactionary laws on
guaranteed civil rights. This
statement can be exemplified
when we examine the current
posture of the Supreme Court.
In the recent decision which
ruled the death penalty as
unconstitutional, the decision
passed by only a vote of 5 to 4.
All of the dissenting voters were
Nixon appointees. With more
vacancies expected in the next
few years, Nixon could create a
conservative majority which
would last for years," he
stressed. "Half of the current
Nixon appointees have received
extremely low ratings from the
American Bar Association," he
continued.
Throughout his talk,
Sorensen interpreted the actions
of the Nixon Administration as a
lawyer would view them.
Related issues of the Presidents
conduct of the war, crime
control, the economy, and
general American "way of life"
as affected by four years under
Nixon, were discussed.
Sorensen stated that as
lawyer he is "concerned about
the constitutional rights of those
innocent bystanders taken into
custody" during the mass arrests
of the Mayday anti-war
activitied in May, 1971. "And
how the then Deupty Atty. Gen.
Richard Kleindienst said 'we'll
worry about the constitution
later'; well I'm worried about it
now."
He further attacked President
Nixon's conduct of the war by
stating "after the repeal of the
Tonkin Gulf Resolution by the
Senate in 1970, Nixon
continued to escalate the war."
(The Timkin Gulf Resolution
basically approved the power of
the president to act as he saw fit
In a "defense emergency" with
limited Congressional input,
although they were only
temporary powers.)
"I have a growing fear of what
the situtation will be after
another four years of a Justice
Department which looks upon
the 'Bill of Rights' as something
to be evaded," Sorensen
declared. "I worry about the
rights of newspapers to publish
the truth. I worry about an
administration that hired thugs
to spy on the Democratic
headquarters at the Watergate
Hotel, because - next year it may
be your house," he continued.
Ted Sorensen, as again a
lawyer looked at the Nixon
Administration and its methods
of crime control. "Crime rates
have gone up 33% during the
reign of the Nixon
administration, including the
most violent crimes. The
government can pay a role in
stopping the flow of mall order
guns responsible for
assassinations and other
murders. It can stop the flow of
heroin- which is the cause of half
the crime in New York City.
Over $5 billion of heroin enters
the United States on a yearly
basis from Southeast Asia where
we are protecting the same
corrupt generals who protect the
flow of dangerous drugs into our
country."
Speaking on behalf of Sen.
McGovern, he declared that the
"Federal government can set an
example. A McGovern
administration will do more than
just talk, it will have a definite
program to stop crime via the
flow of mail order guns and
dangerous drugs as well as
setting a moral example."
By setting an example,
Sorensen means ensuring that all
people should be held in an
equal light in the eyes of the
law. "The present administration
discriminates against clients of
the Office of Economic
Opportunity because they afford
to have lawyers, yet grant
privileges to ITT and others."
He concluded his remarks
with a quote from Sir Thomas
Moore's "A Man for all Seasons"
by paraphrasing it to read
"All The News That Fits . . . . We Print"
CAPITOL CAMPUS - MIDDLETOWN, PA
From left, Dr. Robert Bresler, Ted Sorensen, and Marilyn
Levin, Chairman of the Young Democrats who sponsored Sorensen's
visit hare last week.
"unless a nation abides by its
laws and the leaders of that
nation abide by the laws, that
nation will be lost in the wind."
Sorensen answered the few
questions fired at him with an
aura of dignity and confidence.
One student, who stated that he
intends to study law, made three
emphatic charges to Sorensen.
Obviously pro-Nixon, the
student questioned President
John F. Kennedy's actions
during the Cuban Missile Crisis
of 1962. He stated that Kennedy
had imposed the blockade and
called up reserves without prior
Congressional approval. Many
reservists, including himself, the
student stated, lost their
businesses when called up and
were given no reparations.
Sorensen retorted by saying
"rm glad you intend to study
law because you haven't as yet.
As for the reservists, they were
indeed reimbursed." As he tried
to state that Congress did in fact
give Kennedy the right to
impose the blockade before it
took effect, he was interrupted
by the student saying that the
Congressional approval came
after the blockade. "I was a
little closer to the situation than
you were," he retorted, "and
Congress did indeed give prior
approval."
Sorensen clarified an earlier
remark in response to another
question by saying that Atty.
Gen. Richard Kleindienst, during
the ITT affair "did not recognize
a bribe when he saw one." He
also stated that a Congressional
Committee was organized to
investigate the Watergate affair,
but failed to take action "when
a Southern Democratic
Congressman was induced by
Republicans to stay away,
causing the committee to fail to
reach a quorum."
I n response to further
questions, Sorensen stated that
in light of the Eagelton affair, it
would be a "miracle" for
McGovern to be elected.
McGovern Campaign
Sees Upswing
HARRISBURG -- According
to Larry Hochendoner,
coordinator for
McGovern-Shriver '72 in south
central Pennsylvania, there has
been a tremendous upswing in
the McGovern campaign in the
past week.
"Between Sargent Shriver's
visit to Harrisburg two weeks
ago, and the two television
broadcasts by the senator, our
financial situation is looking up,
and we have more volunteers
then ever before,"Hochendoner
asserted.
The McGovern volunteers are
conducting what Hochendoner
termed "the first issue-oriented
canvass in south central
Pennsylvania."
"We are contacting every
registered voter in the
seven-county area. The initial
foot canvass is being followed by
a phone canvass and a follow-up
mailing to every person we have
spoken to."
Hochendoner, a McGovern
coordinator in six major primary
states, said, "The well-oiled
McGovern machine is back on
the streets again in full force. We
have hundreds of volunteers -
and they are not all young and
they are not all Democrats.
"The war is the real issue in
this campaign and it is drawing
the people to us, especially the
Republicans. They are coming
with their votes, with their
contributions, and more
important - with their time.
"We are finding that the
people are no longer upset with
the war purely on a moral basis.
They are realizing the economics
and social effects - such as the
staggering economy, rampant
inflation and an acute sense of
helplessness and confusion
because we cannot deal
rationally with the present
federal administration.
November 2, 1972
Social Committee
Presents Film
On Wednesday, November 8,
the Social Committee will
present "Quacker Fortune has a
Cousin in the Bronx".
Filmed entirely in Ireland,
the movie comically depicts one
man's attempt to cope with an
industrialized society. Gene
Wilder stars as the zany Quacker
Fortune; he is best remembered
for his role in "The Producers"
for which he earned an academy
award nomination.
Plan to be in the auditorium
at 8:00 p.m. when the curtain
will rise on one of the funniest
films ever made. Admission is 80
cents or 40 cents with an
activities card.
"The people trust George
McGovern, and the position on
the war that he has advocated
for ten years. They want to end
the war and they are willing and
anxious to work to end it. This
is the greatest single factor in
bringing them to us.
"With all these people
working with us, we will deliver
a vote on Election Day that will
carry this region, and the state
of Pennsylvania
,for George
McGovern."
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TARMIELM
by Tim Jacobs
TARNHELM is a literary
magazine for the whole student
body.
The idea-the concept- of this
magazine is to provide both a
creative outlet for the student
body of Capitol Campus and to
bring this creativity to the
attention of the students here;
for the edification and
enjoyment of all.
We hope to produce two or
three magazines this year. This
means that there is, necessarily,
a need for quick promotion of
student poems, short stories,
etc., in order to meet our
stepped-up pace.
We have, already, nearly
enough material to start editing
and organizing the material, but
we do need more. This material
will be included in this year's
first issue, due to come out
either at the end of this term or
at the beginning of the winter
term.
In order to meet this
deadline- if we expect to create
two or three magazines this year
the cut-off date for submitting
materials for the first issue will
be November 3, with a possible
extension to the tenth.