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VOLUME 7, NUMBER 8
Defense Committee says,
"come to Harrisburg"
In the heartland of Middle
America seven people are on
trial. The government says they
are on trial for plotting to
bomb and kidnap. In legal
terms they are being tried for
conspiracy "'to commit
offenses against the United
States." In moral and political
terms, of course, they are being
tried for their opposition to
United States policies of killing
and destruction in Indochina.
They are not the only ones on
trial; they are not the only
ones feeling the heavy hand of
the Justice Department.
This trial is but the most
public and most apectacular of
many cases of political
repression taking place around
the country. The peace
movement is confronting this
repressive trial with
positiveness and militance; the
trial is seen as a gift, around
which we are organizing and
mobilizing our forces. Our
intent is to TURN THE TRIAL
AROUND, to make it an
indictment of the disastrous
policies and actions which the
U.S. government carries out in
the name of the people of this
countr to the detriment of not
only the American people but
of people throughout the
world.
The Pilgrimage for Peace
and Freedom of the
Harrisburgh Defense
Committee is one way that
goal is to be realized. Intended
both to stimulate local
community organizing and to
focus on the issues of
education, organizing, and
action during the first 30 days
of Lent, February 16 through
March 17,
The second will be people
traveling to Harrisburg from all
sections of the country during
the week before Palm Sunday
(March 26), organizing and
educating as they go in
communities along the way.
The third will be a program of
activities a major
demonstration of opposition to
the continued Air War and
domestic repression on April 1.
denies Father
Court
request to his
opening statement
Phil's
(Earth News) The second
day of the trial of the
Harrisburg Seven was
completed last Tuesday with
the prosecution attempting to
establish the fact that draft
board raids took place in the
Philadelphia area.
The Reverend Philip
Berrigan and six others are
charged with a number of
offenses including a plan to
kidnap Presidential aide Henry
Kissinger, conspiracy to blow
up underground heating
tunnels in Washington, D.C.,
and with conspiring to make
raids on and destroy draft
records.
The defense attorneys'
argument to the prosecution's
presentation of the
Philadelphia-area draft board
raids was that the indictments
are "very late and superficial."
In fact, the defense bases a
great deal of their case on the
contention that all the
indictments are both
superficial and late.
The turning point in the
case is expected to come when
the prosecution calls Boyd
Douglas, an FBI informer who
was in prison at one time with
Reverend Philip Berrigan.
Douglas apparently will claim
knowledge to all of the alleged
conspiracy charges and link the
defendants to them.
During opening statements
Monday the defense attorneys
said that Douglas is a man who
has"built his life on lies."
Berrigan had requested
permission from Judge R.
Herman Dixon before the case
got underway to make his own
opening statements but Judge
People will be coming to
Harrisburg from all parts of the
country during the week of
March 26 - April 2. They will
be coming to join in solidarity
with the growing community
of resistance to war and
oppression and to participate
in a week of actions,
demonstrations and other
events. They are coming to
TURN THE TRIAL AROUND.
The week will begin on
March 26 with a processional
march of those arriving in
Pilgrimage carabans as well as
others, into the center of town
to a park near the courthouse
where there will be a rally. The
content and style of these
events will be both political
and religious. That evening
there will be a communal meal
and evening program detailing
and explaining the events and
purposes of the week with
Peter Yarrow (of Peter, Paul,
and Mary) singing.
For the next four days,
March 27-31, there will be a
wide variety of workshops,
speakers, panels, entertainers
and actions centered around
the theme "Resist and Build."
People from the Honeywell
Project in Minneapolis, from
War Tax Resistance, from free
schools and health centers,
from Welfare Rights
Organization and the National
Lawyers Guild, and many
others, will be conducting
workshops to provide people
with the contacts', skills, and
knowledge needed to begin or
get in touch with local
organizations and projects
when they return to their local
communities. puring one of
the evening -sessions there Will
be a working panel on "The
Rise and Fall of Students for a
Democratic Society: Lessons
for the Movement Today,"
with people who were active in
that organization from its
inception at Port Huron to its
eventual demise with the
development of Weatherman,
Towards the end of that week
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Dixon turned him down.
Berrigan had submitted a
written copy of his planned
statements to Dixon.
When Berrigan was denied
permission to make his own
statements he filed a motion
which attempted to fire his
defense attorneys and allow for
him to represent himself, but,
the judge also turned that
down. The motion for a
mistrail by Berrigan could be
the basis for an appeal if there
is one at the close of the trial.
Spokesmen for the
attorneys and the Harrisburg
Seven explained to Earth News
that Berrigan's request for the
dismissal of the defense
attorneys was not an indication
of dissatisfaction with the
attorneys. "It was completely
amiable on both sides," a
spokesman said. He explained
it as merely something that
Berrigan felt he had to do and
something that only he could
do.
Their trial is expected to
take at least two months.
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The Mansion Pictured above is the site where the Markle Mansion once
stood on campus. It has been razed in recent weeks as part
is down of the University's overall expansion program for
Highacres.
Business Club hears
Arthur Whitaker
A recent meeting of the
Business and Economics Club
was held during the 4th period
common hour Thursday, Feb.
3, in room C-101 of the new
Class Room Building. At this
regularly scheduled club
meeting the guest speaker was
Mr. Arthur Whitaker, Account
Executive for the stock
brokerage firm of Janney
Battles & E. W. Clark, Inc. He
is a recognized authority in the
field of stock market activities.
Freshmen are
reminded to see
their advisors
this. week
Broadcasting Club plans
for carrier current station
by John Mertz
of the Collegian Staff
Members of the newly
formed Broadcasting Club are
currently in the proces's of
establishing a carrier current
station on campus. This system
is particularly practical because
it will make use of the already
existing electrical power
network of the campus and is
comparatively easy to install.
The station will be used to
provide the students with
entertainment, music and most
importantly, a strong link with
University news and activities.
It will be used in close
cooperation with the speech
department and other clubs
and organizations.
The carrier current system
will also be used to earn
money, through
advertisements, for a 10 watt
FM station that would cover a
ten to twenty mile radius. This
also would be completely
operated by the students,
under University supervision.
Ultimately the club hopes
to establish an educational
radio and television linkage
with the surrounding PSU
campuses and University Park.
The club hopes to have the
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Mr. Whitaker presented a
brief discussion on 'Career
Opportunities in the Stock
Market' as well as the
importance of the stock
market in our business
economy today. Two,
interesting films on stock
market activities were featured
by Mr. Whitaker entitled
"What Makes Us Tick" and
"The New York Stock
Exchange Transactions".
Future plans for the•
Business and Economics Club
will include an extended'
discussion by Mr. Whitaker
about the 'Wall Street Stock ,
Exchange and Stock Market
Activities' at the next club
meeting scheduled for
Thursday, Feb. 24, in C- 101
of the new Class Room
Building, beginning at 12:20
p.m.
carrier current station on the
air by next term providing they
can receive SGA funds along
with the money they are
raising themselves.
The club would like to
invite all students to join and
female participation is
especially encouraged.
The officers of the club
Barry Kindt - station
manager, Tom Hurwitz - music
director, Bob Schimming -
business manager, Dave Stettler
- news director, Paul Fetch -
sports director, Tom Heppe -
pres. campus and community
relations.
The faculty advisor is
George Caliva.
Union Board
is revised
During a recent meeting of
the Hazleton Student
Government Association,
revisions were made on the
Student Union Board.
Following is a revised list of
committees and members.
Hospitality: Chairman,
Judy Trisko, Barb Sheerin, and
Brenda Hill. (A I-week notice
must be given before any event
requiring hospitality.)
Publicity: Visual-Shelly
Levin, Audio-Kath Laughlin.
(Announcements must be
submitted to the S.G.A. office
prior to 4th period.)
Social Activities: Ron
Steber.
Arts and Culture: Diane
Manning.
The above services are
available to all clubs, students,
and faculty. For any further
information contact Larry
Falatko, Student Union Board
President.
-- TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 29, 1972
Foto by Fox
Yearbook
sale on
Thursday
A special sale of the "1972
Reverie: A Statement", will be
held Thursday, March 2, in the
Student Union Building.
A deposit of only $3.00 is
needed, with the balance of
$2.00 payable during Spring
Term registration.
The price includes postage
and mailing to your home
address. Since this is a
complete yearbook, it will not
be available until August, at
which time each will be mailed
individually.
On Feb. 2 Ted Downey,
Senator from Sangamon State
Univ., Springfield, 111., and
Bruce Feingerts, SBP from
Tulane Univ., New Orleans,
testified before Chairman
Ellender's (D-Louisiana)
Appropriations Committee
hearings on National Priorities.
They told the committee that
along with student concern
over the high levels of defense
spending, students were vitally
interested in the level of
student assistance
(scholarships, work-study,
NDEA and Insured loans),
which must be raised
substantially this year (by a
total of $914 million) if
enrollments are going to
expand in the face of
skyrocketing tuition and other
costs.
The testimony also
stressed that institutions of
higher learning - both public
and private - need financial
assistance in the form of grants
in proportion to the number of
students receiving financial aid,
if they are to meet the growing
burden resulting from
financing a tremendous
number of colleges and
community colleges since WW
2. The testimony emphasized
what has become a reality
realized only within the last
few years. Opportunities for
education and expanded
enrollments can only be met if
the federal government and
others encourage colleges to
adopt the 3-year bachelors
degree (savings can total 15 per
cent of operating costs, or $3-5
billion per year which can go
to increase enrollment). The
4th year can be spent
off-campus in work, service, or
travel experience.
Two years ago local
student groups around the
country asked graduating
seniors to forego caps and
gowns at June commencement
exercises, and instead donate
Sixteen to participate
Belles Lettres Festival is
scheduled for March 8
The Fourteenth Annual
Dramatic Reading Festival for
Highacres students will be held
Wednesday, March 8, at 7:00
p.m. in the Student Union
Building, according to
Professor Andrew Kafka,
advisor , of the Belles Lettres
Society. The society, along
with the Hazleton Student
Government
the
are
sponsors of the event.
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Following are students
who will participate in the
festival: Linda Brighthaupt,
Ann Hines, Joseph Correale,
Wayne Funk, David Donovan,
Jeanne Sacco, Bill Gentilesco,
Tricia Fisher, and Thomas
Maguire.
Also, Anita Thomas,
Lorraine Drake, Jane Taylor,
David Nenstiel, Lorraine
Lauterwasser, Rita Lubicky,
and Gary Wisgo.
This is a contest for
interpretative reading of
poetry, prose, and drama. The
participants are not required to
memorize the selection; it is
read as though it were a script.
Four major prizes will be
awarded. Each performer will
be presented with a certificate
of recognition and
participation.
The following judges will
be interested in interpretation,
communication of mood, and
understanding of the
presentation.
the rental money (about
$70,000 from over 30 schools)
to 12 peace candidates for
Congress.
Three peace candidates
were elected (Jim Abourezk of
South Dakota, Ron Dellums of
California, Parron Mitchell of
Maryland), and others were
narrowly defeated.
The Peace Commencement
Fund for 1972 is beginning to
surface at Georgetown Univ. in
Washington, D.C. and other
campuses, as students look for
effective ways to turn the
country away from the war
and back toward the many
domestic priorities. In 1972
students will also be asking
commencement speakers to
donate their monetary
"honorariums" to the fund,
along with students' cap and
gown money.
Activity is beginning on
indi,yidual campuses around the
country, and more organized
national activity is expected to
begin in March.
The Student Mobilization
Committee's Anti-War
Conference will be held in N.Y.
City Feb. 25-27 to discuss the
mood and direction of student
anti-war activities for 1972.
The Confereke will begin
with a Teach-in on Friday,
Feb. 25, featuring Noarn
Chomsky, longtime anti-war
critic from M.1.T., defendants
from the Harrisburg case,
persons from Project Airwar,
and many others. The
Conference will continue Sat.
and Sun. with workshops and
plenary sessions.
Since the early 1960's
student demonstrations and
teach-ins have played a major
role in forging a majority of
American opinion favoring
U.S. withdrawal from
Indochina. SMC has helped
organize the massive
non-violent April 24, 1971
Anti-War Rallies in San
Francisco and Washington.
att
Miss Helen Dossenbach,
West Hazleton High School
faculty member; Mrs. Evelyn
Shulman, Freeland High
School faculty member; Miss
Gladys Schwartz, former
speech teacher at Hazleton
High School; Dr. Michael
Santulli and Lawrence W.
Suhre, both of the Hazleton
Campus faculty; Miss Letitia
Valleri, member of the Great
Books Society; and Gene
Collins, member of the Fine
Arts Council of the Greater
Hazleton Area.
Professor Kafka has
released the following criteria
by which participants will be
judged:
I. How well adapted is the
performer to the selection?
11. How well adapted is the
selection to the occasion and
to the audience?
111. Delivery
A. Mood: Did the reader
communicate the mood of the
selection to the audience?
B. Bodily Expression:
How effectively was bodily
expression used to contribute
to the interpretation?
C. Voice: quality, volume,
pitch, rate, tempo -
expressiveness, articulation,
enunciation, and
pronunciation.
D. Personality of
performer: vitality and
enthusiasm.
D.C. attended by more than 1
million persons.
The National Student
Lobby, under its mandate from
students that the U.S.
withdraw its troops
immediately from Indochina,
and that the military budget be
cut in favor of domestic
priorities, will hold a workshop
on the need for student
lobbying in Washington on
foreign policy. In the next
issue of the Legislative Report,
we will present a review of
foreign policy issues coming up
for debate in Congress this
session, including Sen. Gravel's
Amendment to stop the
bombing in Indochina as part
of the U.S. withdrawal, Sen.
Stennis' War Powers Act to
require a Congressional
Declaration of War before U.S.
military force could be
committed to action for more
than 30 days, and Sen.
Fulbright's resolution to
require all Executive
Agreements with other
countries (such as those
recently made with Portugal
and Bahrein) to be brought
before the Senate like foreign
treaties.
The SMC Conference is
open to all young people, and
further information can be
obtained from Fred Lovgren or
Debbie Bustin, 150 Fifth
Avenue, Room 911, N.Y.C.,
N.Y. 10011, (212) 741-1960.
The National Endowment
for the Humanities (See Jan. I
Legislative Report for
background) announced it has
up to $lOO,OOO available for
youth initiated and conducted
humanities projects (up to
$lO,OOO per grant). Proposals
for grants must be submitted
before the March 17 deadline.
Humanities includes, but is
not limited to, language,
literature, history,
jurisprudence, philosophy,
archeology, and the history,
criticism and practice of the
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Professor Kafka will
present the address of welcome
and Mel Mundie, president of
Belles Lettres, will serve as
master of ceremonies for the
evening.
Refreshments will be
served afterwards.
Officers of the Belles
Lettres Society are Mundie,
Alan Ritz, vice-president;
Linda Brighthaupt,
secretary-treasurer; and John
Roslevich, public relations.
Faiatko
announces
platform
Following is the platform
of Larry Falatko,
newly-elected vice president of
the Hazleton Student
Government Association.
Goals after election:
1. To represent all students
equally
2. To support fair
distribution of S.G.A. funds
3. To support meaningful
student activities
4. To change the general
atmosphere of Highacres from
a high school level to a college
level.
arts. Proposals can be
wide-ranging. For example, a
group surveying remaining
elements of a folk tradition, a
black studies program, and the
investigating of a particular
historical event with a
particular youth orientation,
such as the student peace
movement.
The grants are open to
"young people" (under 30)
whose proposals will be
evaluated by a panel of other
young people. Both
school-related and non-school
related projects will be
considered. "Social action"
projects are not in the realm of
humanities.
The NSL encourages
local projects (whether
on-going or only in the
thinking stage) which fit the
broad humanities categories. If
you have a project in mind,
begin to draft a short proposal
immediately, and at the same
time write us (contact Peter
Coye), or else write the N.E.H.
at 806 15th St. N.W.,
Washington, D.C. for further
information before the March
17th deadline.
The National Commission
on Marijuana and Drug Abuse
has unanimously decided to
recommend that all criminal
penalties for the private use of
marijuana be eliminated. The
recommendations of the
conservatively-oriented
13-member commission, which
includes 9 members appointed
by Pres. Nixon, could generate
a dramatic shift in the public
attitudes toward the legal
status of the drug.
The Report, which will be
presented to Congress and Mr.
Nixon on March 22, has been
completed and is scheduled to
go to the Government printers.
The Report does not
recommend full legalization,
but keeping penalties for the
sale, growing, transferring; or
smoking it in public.