12—The Highacres Collegian
Secret Service finds little
A joke advertisement, seeking
volunteers to assassinate
President-elect Ronald Reagan,
may land some U. of
Massachusetts-Amherst students
in trouble.
The advertisement was placed
in the student newspaper, the
Daily Collegian, before the elec
tion. It noted that a hit squad was
being formed, with Reagan as its
target, and sought volunteers.
The ad was originally signed "J.
Carter," but the newspaper
deleted that signature in keeping
with its policy of not running last
names in classified ads. "The
people in our business office did
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that," says Daily Collegian News
Editor Richard Nagle. "They are
the only ones who go over the
ads."
Without the signature, the ad's
humorous intention was less ob
vious, Nagle admits. It was taken
seriously enough that the Secret
Service and an Assistant U.S. At
torney in Springfield, Mass., in
vestigated the ad and its origins.
That investigation included a
subpoena of Daily Collegian
advertising records, according to
an Associated Press account
The subpoena was issued to
Robert Stein, editor-in-chief of
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the newspaper. Stein was
unavailable for comment, but
Nagle says he believes the
records were turned over in ac
cordance with the subpoena.
Stein had refused other Secret
Service telephone requests for in
formation about who placed the
ads "because it is the policy Of
our paper to respect the confiden
tiality of our advertisers," he told
the AP.
Secret Service officials say
they are trying to determine if
the ad broke federal laws protec.-
ting the president-elect from
assassination threats.
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Campus newspapers reacted sharply to the recent
election of Ronald Reagan as President:
"...the victory for the new conservatism and
'the return to sound policies' as the Syracuse Post-
Standard called it, may prove detrimental to the
poor, the elderly, women and students.
"Reagan's promise to 'get government off your
back' may spell doom for the minimum wage, social
programs and regulations that protect the public from
exploitation by business.
"...Reagan's desire to return to simpler times by
reducing government spending is an impossibility. Our
society has grown more complex in the last 50 years.
Small, businesses are being swallowed up by multina
tional, corporations. And in order to control a large
multinational which is constantly marketing new
products, you need latge regulatory agencies to
protect the public...."
Editorial by Monica Roman in the Syracuse U. Daily
Orange.
"I hope he dies in office. I really don't like it."
George Washington U. freshman Adam Frix, quoted
in the Hatchet.
"The 1980 presidential election will be remem
bered as the night the cream of American politics
rose to the top and turned rancid upon contact with
the light of day."
Opinion page statement in U. of California -Berkley
Dail Cali ornian.
"...Simply put, Reagan has four years to stop
inflation, increase employment, solve the nation's
energy problems and improve foreign relations. He
has his most important role upcoming in this term. If
he has not achieved relative success, he will have to
do the best acting job of his life to retain the
presidency.
"...Reagan deserves the same kind of opportun
ity Carter received, but nothing more."
-- Editorial in the Batt State U. Daily News.
"The Reagan administration should resist con
servative pressure to implement divisive, reactionary
policies against imagined foes. It is the host of rear
problems, economic and otherwise, that constitutes
the greatest threat to this nation's internal security."
Editorial by Randy Scholfield in the U. of lowa Daily
lowan.
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humble manger will once more spread
its wonders, its promise across the
land, bringing peace on , earth, good will to
men. In the joyous spirit of the , holiday we offer our thanks
to our customers for your many kindnesses. We greatly
value and enjoy the privilege of serving you. Merry Christmas.
Theiere saying
on campus...