—The Daily Collegian Friday, September 29, 1972
Dishonorable discharges
Army men cleared
WASHINGTON (AP) Battalion, 25th Infantry, an
After 66 years, the Army all-black unit.
yesterday cleared the records President Theodore
of 167 black soldiers Roosevelt ordered the men
dishonorably discharged for a punished in 1906 for their
frontier shooting in Browns- "conspiracy of silence" in
ville, Tex. that resulted in refusing to testify against
what the Army says is the their fellow soldiers during
only documented case of investigation of the shooting.
mass punishment in its A Pentagon spokesman
history. said that while Froehlke's
Declaring it a gross action won't do the men any
injustice, Secretary of the good now, the "secretary felt
Army Robert F. Froehlke the record should be cleared
ordered the discharges and did so."
changed to honorable for the An Army spokesman said
167 members of the Ist the case was brought to
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Froehlke's attention during a
review of administrative and
judicial policies.
The spokesman said this is
believed to be the only
documented case of its kind,
in which an entire company
was punished.
According to history books,
at about midnight, Aug. 13,
1906, some 16 to 20 armed men
rode on horseback through
the streets of Brownsville,
firing into the homes of
whites. One resident was
killed and several others
injured.
The shooting followed a
fight between a black soldier
of the Ist Battalion and a
white merchant, which
resulted in the town being
placed off-limits for the
battalion, quartered in
nearby Ft. Brown.
The incident drew national
attention and President
Roosevelt ordered an in
vestigation.
The townspeople claimed
the riders were black troops
from Ft. Brown, but a series
of military inquiries and a
county grand jury failed to
establish the identity of any of
the men involved. No soldier
would give evidence against
his comrade.
Pols,
polls,
voter
rolls
by Nancy Lowly
Collegian
junior Reporter
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Nixonites: no office yet
The Centre County Citizens to Re-Elect the President do not
yet have an office to serve as their headquarters, but that
doesn't mean they are not already actively campaigning.
So far, the State College Nixonites occupy one crowded
desk top and about by 8' of wall space in the local
Republican office at 121 E. Beaver Ave. But according to Fred
Willits, an area co-chairman, they should be opening an office
the first week in October.
"We don't want to open a Nixon headquarters just for
something to do," he said.
Willits said it would be "good politics" to set up an office
where interested people, Democrats, Independents and non
registered citizens as well as Republicans could come in to ask
questions.
"People are starting to listen to us." he said.
Willits explained that he and his fellow campaigners
currently are conducting organizational meetings, planning
for the critical final six weeks of the campaign.
Willits said his committee is conducting voter registration
drives, leafletting and meeting with supporters and non
supporters.
"We haven't fired all our cannons yet," he said, adding that
he could see no reason for needlessly stretching out the
campaign, as the "the Democrats have been running for four
years now."
McG staff counts days
Though nobody remembers exactly when, the McGovern
campaign headquarters at 103 E. Beaver Ave. was a doctor's
office.
Now, crowded into the three room office area are the
cluttered desks, folding chairs, posters, bumper stickers, red,
white and blue crepe paper and assorted paraphernalia that
has come to mean a presidential campaign.
An enormous calendar counting the days to Nov. 7 (election
day) above his desk, Chris Sayer, the Democratic Party's
Regional Coordinator in central Pennsylvania said he thinks
his office is a "usual picture of a campaign."
Sayer estimates his volunteer staff to be about 450 people
ranging in age from 12 to 65.
Local women, unfamiliar with headquarters' electric
typewriters transfer precinct records to canvassing sheets
and check leafletting schedules. Other workers plan fund
raising projects. The group tenatively is scheduling a Rec Hall
concert for early October, later events will be beer parties,
get-togethers and speeches by Democratic spokesmen.
Many of the students are conducting a door to door cam
paign on campus and in apartments handing out voter in
formation and stepping up the voter registration drive before
the Oct. 10 deadline.
And according to Mary Ziegler, a campaign worker, a group
of high school students are working on their first political
experience and "doing more for this office with their op
timism and enthusiasm than anyone."
"Our people are here to work," Sayer said, "to them this is
Willits estimates there are about 400 volunteers in the Nixon
camp, ranging in ages from high school to senior citizens in
their 70's.
He adds, "We're a quiet, efficient organization, with a good
cross section of ages and occupations. We're a group of people
who like to get involved, which is the way it should be," he
said.
Nick Maiale, chairman of the Penn State Students for the
Re-election of the President, is optimistic about the success of
his efforts in this campaign.f
sjniaiale said he, and about 200 students recruited at
registration currently are manning a table in the HUB three
days a week, and plan to canvass the campus.
"On Election Day," Maiale said, "we plan to run a car pool
to run to and from the polling places to the benefit of
everybody, regardless of their political affiliation."
According to Maiale, the attitude of the Democrats is
"paternalistic."
"They take the attitude of the American people for gran
ted," he said.
Maiale said he had "high expectations" that canvassing on
campus would show the majority of the students (those in
business, agriculture, engineering and science) to be strong
Nixon supporters.
an important campaign."
Manning one of the HUB tables is John McCann (7th
political science). Wearing a three-tone-T-shirt and cuffed
blue jeans, McCann "supposes" that 250 students attended a
recent Young Democrats meeting because "they feel they
have to do something now."
McCann said that in the last four years, there have been
demonstrations, protests on campus and trips to Washington,
but "until they end the war, we are not accomplishing
anything."
McCann said many feel they are doing something by
working for McGovern.
"Most of us (the volunteers) are here because of Richard
Nixon," he said then added "and McGovern too."
The Nixon headquarters has yet-to go into full swing. •
"The Nixon people are doing nothing," Sayer said, "and as
far as I can see they don't plan on doing too much."
Sayer said county Democrats are involved in a "personal
contact" with nearly every registered voter in Centre County.
"We are pushing our campaign to the people," he said, "and
it is paying off." Sayer pointed out that primarily Republican
Centre County now has more Democrats registered to vote
than any other time in the county's history. "And that's not
counting the students," he said.
Sayer added, "The Republicans don't seem to want to
register anybody," adding, "I think they're going to be quite
surprised."
Collegian notes
The Organization of Town Cambridge, Mass. will speak
Independent Students will on "The Effects of Women's
hold a meeting at 5 p.m. Lib on Marriage and the
Friday in the HUB Assembly Family" at 8 p.m. Saturday in
room for all residents of Eisenhower Chapel Memorial
Laurel Glen Phase II to ad- Lounge.
vise them of their rights and Snow also is University
to discuss the present Chapel speaker Sunday.
situation
Gerald M. Friedman, Workshop will begin with an
professor of geology at organizational meeting at 7
Rensselaer Polytechnic In- p.m. Sunday in Eisenhower
stitute, will lecture on Chapel.
"Original and Secondary
Pores in Sedimentary The Office of Foreign
Resevoir Rocks: Relationship Studies has moved from
to CaCO3 Cements" at 3:45 Engineering Cto 314 Willard.
p.m. Friday in 26 Mineral The telephone number
Sciences as part of a remains the same.
Geosciences Seminar.
The Table Tennis Club will
John H. Snow, professor of meet from 9to 11 p.m. Friday
pastoral theology at the in White Building
Episcopal Theological School,
he Candy Can
has
Delicious candy, too!
(next to the State Theatre)
their forces. Above,
Nixon workers share the
county Republican
committee's office
temporarily, while
McGovernites (below)
have set up shop in a
second-floor walk-up.
Both offices are on the
100 block of E. Beaver
Avenue.
A Religious
There will be a tailing
meeting at 7:30p.m. Oct. 12 in
214 Boucke. All who are in
terested are invited. A sailing
film will be shown along with
discussion on racing,
recreational sailing and
sailing lessons.
Drama