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VOL. 69, No. 30
Wirtz Asks
Dem Votes
By LOUiS ROSEN
Collegian Staff Writei
Secretary oC Defense Willard Wirtz urged students yester
day to reject any urge to vote for a protest or third party can
didate and cast their votes for the Hubert Humphrey-Edmund
Muskie ticket.
Wirtz also supported the re-election drive of Pennsylvania
Senator Joseph Clark.
‘I commend the candidacy of two men (Humphrey-
Muskie) who to' the best of my knowledge have a respect for
cnange,” Wirtz said.
Supports Humphrey Candidacy
“If we have progressed too slowly, don’t blame them. The
reason I support and commend the candidacy of Humphrey-
Muskie is because they made the fullest possible use of every
element of liberalism at their command.”
Wirtz said the politics of the Democratic nominees are
ones “of openmindedness and hope, not appeals to fear,
frustration and hate” attitudes he attributed to Humphrey’s
Republican and third-party opponents.
Although Wirtz said he disagreed with Humphrey’s opposi
tion to the defeated Vietnam minority plank of the Democratic
National Convention. He said his point of disagreement is
balanced by his (Humphrey’s) other assets.”
Cites Humphrey’s Record
Wirtz said he supports Humphrey because of his consis
tent record as a social reformer.
Citing some of the bills Humphrey introduced or helped
push through the Congress as a member of Congress and later
as vice-president. Wirtz said that Humphrey’s past ■ record
stands as an indication of what can be expected of him as
President.
He read statements made by Humphrey on war, the race
issue and about young people’s need for participation in the af
fairs of the country.
Wirtz supported college students’ participation in politics,
but said that “not voting does not advance the course of
change one bit.”
Recalling two protests votes of his own in 1940 and 1944
which had to deal with war, Wirtz said. ‘Despite knowing now
that it made no difference how 1 voted, I look back on those
votes as intellectual cowardice.”
This year’s election is so important to the future of the
country that the price of protest is “needlessly too high,” he
said.
Institutions Are Ends, Not Means
Wirtz said he believes the typical college student’s position
to be “anti-establishment and anti-hypocrisy.” “We know
we’ve made mistakes. But there is an understanding that we
don’t know everything,” he added.
‘The institutions are only a means, not an end. The indivi
dual is the end,” Wirtz said.
“I believe in your (college students) testing. It is com
pletely valid. There is a fire on the campus today as seen in
the support for Robert Kennedy and Eugene McCarthy. Hum
phrey-Muskie are in complete sympathy and support their
ideas,” he added. 1
Attacks Republican Candidates
Wirtz then attacked the Republican candidates. Nixon
once said that Adlai Stevenson was soft on Communism, Wirtz
said. “I didn’t like it then and I can’t stand it any more when
he has someone else (Spiro Agnew) do his dirty work now.”
Wirtz was interrupted by applause when he said, “Agnew
has definitely shown himself to be an incompetent.” He said
that once people consider Agnew as being “one heart beat
from the presidency,” th£y will change’ their "minds’ -
Asked why he thought Richard Nixon refuses to debate
Humphrey, Wirtz replied, “Nixon will not debate Humphrey
because to see him is not to trust him and his people know it.”
“But don’t go by me, because personally I despise him.”
“I don’t trust the man when I see him talk and I don’t
think he trusts himself,” he continued.
Would Support Johnson Again
When asked whether he would support president Johnson
if he were running again, Wirtz said he would. ‘I know that all
the things I’ve talked about for years, President Johnson has
gotten done.”
Wirtz had some harsh words for the situation at the
Democratic National Convention. He called the police action a
‘‘corruption of power.” Richard Daley, Chicago Mayor, was
“sitting there (Convention Hall) like a vulture,” he said.
Police at the convention used excessive force, according to
the secretary of labor. They could have easily contained
demonstrators by ‘locking arm .ather than by charging in
to them and beating them.
Supports Grape Boycott
Wirtz'Commented on the California grape worker boycott
which is now going into its fourth year. ‘‘l don’t like boycotts,”
he said. ‘‘lt’s better to change the laws. But as long as there is
no change in the law, I support the boycott.”
In reference tp Paul O’Dwyer, who is running for the
Senate in New York against Republican Jacob Javits, Wirtz
said that he expected O’Dwyer to support Humphrey after
Humphrey turned away from Johnson’s war policy.
The fact that O’Dwyer did not endorse Humphrey in
dicates that O’Dwyer ‘wanted a pound of repudiation” of Lyn
don Johnson’s war policy, he said.
News From World, Nation & State different 7 Froth Issue
Sen* McCarthy Endorses Humphrey
WASHINGTON Sen. Eugene J. McCarthy, D-Minn., en
dorsed Hubert H. Humphrey for the presidency yesterday but
left his own political future clouded in a smokescreen of vague
answers. \
McCarthy said in announcing he would vote for the man
who defeated him for the Democratic nomination, that he
would not seek re-election to the Senate in 1970 as a “cand
idate of my party” nor would he seek the 1972 Democratic
presidential nomination.
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Westmoreland Claims VC Cannot Win
WASHINGTON Gen. William C. Westmoreland pro
claimed yesterday “our infantry has beaten the guerrilla at
his own game” in South Vietnam.
The former U.S. commander in Vietnam, now Army chief
of staff, said the enemy has lost the role of the hunter and has
become the hunted.
“In my judgment the enemy now finds himself in a posi
tion where he cannot achieve military victory in Vietnam,”
Westmoreland declared.
The four-star general had high praise for the military per
formance in Vietnam “professionalism,” he called it and
it came before a responsive audience, the Association of the
United States Army.
1 .Based on their assigned mission, Westmoreland said, “our
soldiers have successfully accomplished everything they were
asked to ’do.”
The group also heard another top Army commander, Gen.
Charles H. Bonesteel 111, warn that another hot spot of the 1
world today is Korea where gun fire is exchanged almost daily
with North Koreans.
j Kennedy Forms'Memorial Foundation for RFK
WASHINGTON —Sen. Edward M. Kennedy, D-Mass., an-
nounced yesterday the creation of a Robert F. Kennedy foun
dation to work in areas of poverty, crime and education as “a
living memorial” to his assassinated brother.
The SlO-million foundation, to be called the Robert F. Ken
*> nedy Memorial, will be “an action-oriented program that we
. ' think will carry on his concerns, his actions, his efforts to
if work on so many of the problems in this country that have no
4 * solutions,” Kennedy said.
He made the announcement at a news conference on the
sprawling back lawn of Robert Kennedy’s McLean, Va.,
& estate, Hickory Hill.
He was flanked by his sisters Patricia Kennedy Lawford
and Jean Kennedy Smith, and surrounded by dozens of family
•J friends and aides.
g ' Robert Kennedy’s widow, Ethel, did not appear, but said
ft in a statement that she feels the memorial will “carry for-
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—Collegian Photo by Pierre Bellidnl
WILLARD WIRTZ, secretary of defense, supported Hubert
H. Humphrey and State Sen. Joseph Clark yesterday in
a speech in the Hetzel Union Building ballroom. He spoke
out against the Republican party candidates and third
party candidate George Wallace,
from the associated press
ward the ideals and carry on the work so important in the life
of my husband.”
Johnson Discusses War With Gen. Creighton
WASHINGTON President Johnson met secretly yester
day with Gen. Creighton Abrams, U.S. military commander in
Vietnam, but a White House spokesman said there was “no
breakthrough” or change in the Vietnam situation of Paris
negotiations. '
Abrams had left to return to Vietnam when the White
House announced his visit for a “general military review of
the situation in Vietnam.”
Presidential press secretary George Christian said it was
decided over the weekend, that Abrams should come to Wa
shington. rather than have the President mee him someplace
between here and Vietnam as had been previously considered.
Johnson and the top commander of U.S. forces in the war
zone conferred yesterday at the White House, Abrams met
with Pentagon officials, and then 'joined the regular weekly
luncheon at the White House of top military and diplomatic of
ficials.
Sharp Earthquake Jolts Fairbanks, Alaska
FAIRBANKS, Alaska A sharp 20-second earthquake
jolted the Fairbanks area yesterday afternoon, sending
frightened people running into the streets and spilling stock
from the shelves of stores. But there were no reports of in
juries or damage.
The quake was reported centered in the Baldry Mountain
area about 80 miles west of Fairbanks in east-central Alaska.
The epicenter was near several small villages, but the State
Disaster Office in Juneau said a radio poll of the villages
disclosed no injuries or major damage.
The quake knocked the needle off the University of Alaska
seismograph five miles west of Fairbanks. Readings on
seismographs elsewhere placed the intensity at between 6.5
and 7.0 on the Richter scale.
That compared with the 8.3 Richter reading for the
devastating 1964 earthquake in the Anchorage area. That
quake, strongest recorded in North America, killed 113 per
sons and left S3ll million in damage.
BONN, Germany West Germany's security system was
rocked again yesterday with disclosure of the ease by which a
stolen Sidewinder missile and two secret navigation instru
ments were smuggled to Moscow.
Atty. Gen. Ludwig Martin told a news conference in
Karlsruhe the 10-foot, air to air missile went as ordinary air
freight. The-two instruments were packed in luggage and
flown to Moscow on two separate flights by a mystery pas
senger. Identified only as “Mr. X” this person is under arrest.
UNIVERSITY PARK, PA., WEDNESDAY MORNING, OCTOBER 30, 1968
Schweiker Requests
Delay of Presentation
By DENISE DEMONG
\ Collegian Staff Writer
An aide to Republican Senate nominee
Richard S. Schweiker said yesterday that
the Congressman has requested a senior
men’s hat society to defer its honorary mem
bership award until after Election Day.
The announcement of" the Skull’ and "Bones'
presentation, intended for Nov. 2. had been
strongly criticized by Centre County Demo
cratic Chairman Mrs. Marie Garner, who felt
giving the award at election time implied
University support for the Republican can
didate.
Howard Phillips, Sclnveikcr’s campaign
manager, said. “Dick Schweiker deeply appre
ciates the expression of esteem accorded him
by his fellow Penn Staters. It is a source of sin
cere regret that the motives oi those planning
to honor Dick have been questioned.
Award Postponed
“In order to prevent further criticism of
these individuals and to avoid jeopardizing
Penn State’s non-partisan image, the Congres
sman has asked that the award ceremonies be
postponed to a later date.
“Congressman Schweiker wants to deny his
political opponents any excuse for seeking
revenge against his alma mater,” explained
Phillips. “It is unfortunate that a few misguid
ed Clark supporters would try to subvert the
principle of academic freedom by putting pres
sure on. University officials to interfere with
those students who wish to honor Dick
Schweiker.
“No special privileges have been sought for
Dick Schweiker because he is a Penn State
alumnus,” added Phillips, “nor has the Univer
sity bestowed any. In urging the University to
censor the activities of a legitimate student
German Missile Stolen, Sent to Moscow
Witness Bill Due
By GLENN KRANZLEY
Collegian Staff Writer
A bill which would give students the
right to be aided by an adviser in
disciplinary meetings with the Adminis
tration is scheduled to be acted upon by
the Faculty Senate, at its next meeting
Nov. 5.
The measure, now known as the
“Witness Bill", was first proposed at the
April 19G8 Senate meeting. At that time
the senators sent it back to the Commit
ee on Undergraduate Student Affairs be
cause of vague wording.
Galen Godbey, student representative
to the committee, said that wording of
Senate bills can often be a problem. He
commented that bills can’t be too
specific, because their function is only to
recommend, not to implement policy.
Godbey said that an example of a
problem caused by this vagueness was
the senators’ concern over what was
meant by the bill's phrase “a reasonable
amount of time." j
The present wording of the bill is still
"reasonable time prior to the hearing."
Unanimous Recommendation
The bill now has a unanimous recom
mendation from the undergraduate stu
dent affairs committee, rare in the
history of Senate committee reports.
Among the committee members ad
vocating passage of the bill is Guy E.
Rindone, professor of ceramic science.
Last year, Rindone was one of the
senators who favored sending the bill
group, the Clark people have made a serious
mistake.
“None the less, we wish to do everything
possible to keep Penn State out of the political
firing line and will postpone those activities
which would imply official backing of Dick's
candidacy."
Jarpes Kcfford, president of Skull and
Bones, indicated that he had also ‘been con
tacted by Phillips. “His statement expresses
my entire thoughts," he said.
“Our intention was simply to honor an
alumnus. If this has been construed as a
political move, we're sorry; we'll wait.” The
hat society, he explained, is rescheduling the
presentation.
“I’m sorry that such an unfortunate si
tuation developed out of erroneous inlorma
tion.” said Kefford. He was referring to the
fact that the award was originally identified in
the Daily Collegian as the Distinguished Alum
nus Award, and was therefore confused with an
annual presentation made by the University
Board of Trustees.
*A Wise Decision’
Mrs. Garner felt that SchWeiker’s an
nouncement not to accept the award before
election day was “a wise decision.” She sug
gested, however, that his refusal of the award
is not sincerely motivated, but is “a political
angle to gain sympathj-.”
Regarding her earlier statements, she said,
“I have been told that President Walker was
not aware of the intended presentation.
Perhaps a mistake has been made on my part
in that respect.
“Nevertheless, the Democrats were not ir
responsible in opposing the awards presenta
tion. It would be in bad taste for any University
group to present any such award to a political
candidate immediately before elections.”
Martin said.
Two others have been arrested in the thefts and identified
by Martin as jet pilot Sgt. Maj. Wolf Diethard Knope, 33, and
Polish-born Josef Linowski from Krefeld, West Germany. The
thefts occured last year.
Demonstrations Break Out in Czechoslovakia
BRATISLAVA, Czechoslovakia Anti-Soviet demons
trations broke out again last night in definace of a government
warning. Young Czechoslovaks roamed the city’s streets
shouting, “Russians Go Home!” and “Brezhnev boo boo boo!”
Police and militiamen pushed back the young people who
came to the Slovak national theater to cheer the nation’s
liberal leaders. The government chiefs are visiting this Slovak
capital on the second day of Czechoslovakia’s celebration of its
50th anniversary as a republic.
The demonstration followed a statement in Prague by Jan
Mayer, deputy minister of the interior, that Czechoslovak
police were determined to carry out their ‘duty of main
taining public order,” after tens of thousands called in Prague
Monday for a Soviet troop withdrawal.
Penna. Crime Commission Discusses Goals,
HARRISBURG The Commonwealth’s first permanent
crime commission plunged into its official task of wiping out
“organized crime” after swearing-in cerempnies yesterday.
The five-man commission, created by a law signed last
July fcjy Gov. Shafer, went into a full day of closed-door ses
sions after taking the oath of office administered by secretary
of the Cpmmonwealth Joseph Kelley.
Atty. Gen. William C. Sennett, chairman, said the com
mission discussed the crime-fighting agency’s goals and me
thods especially for 1969.
One Million Fish Die in Allegheny Pollution
PITTSBURGH A State Fish Commission official said
yesterday he believed a mass blanket of sludge that may have
killed a .million fish in the Allegheny River was breaking up.
However, Harold Corbin, the commission’s enforcement
officer, said it might be several days before the danger is
gone. <
Authorities said the fish kill was the worst in at least a
decade; More than a million fish are dead, apparently asphyx
iated, because of the thousands of gallons of pollution which
the state says burst from an old oil refinery in Butler County
last Thursday.
The commission, much like a federal grand jury, is em
powered by statute to hold hearings and subpoena witnesses in
its investigations of criminal activities in the state.
Corbin said he was not certain of the number of fish kill
ed, but called it “quite a large kjU.” He added, however:
Senate To Act Next Week
back to committee.
Laurence H. Lattman, chairman of
the committee, was not available for
comment.
I Under the bill as it will be presented,
a student would have the right to be aid
ed by an adviser in any matter of Univer
sity discipline. This would include me
etings with the student court, the Dean of
Student Affairs Office, Commonwealth
Campus Committees on Student Affairs,
Campus Patrol and Campus Security.
This adviser must be an Adminis
tration official, a faculty member or a
student.
When the bill was originally propos
ed, family members were included
among qualified witnesses.
Notification of Charges
Students facing disciplinary action
are to be notified of the charges against
them in advance, so they will have suffi
cient time to prepare a defense.
The bill also states that the student
shall be able to call a reasonable number
of witnesses in his behalf. If the student
so desires, his adviser maj r assist him in
defense. Unknown or unidentified witnes
ses will not be admitted.
Students are to have the right to
cross-examine all accusers “who can
66 USG Proposal
Blamed for Sellout
As hundreds of students pleaded
swindled and offered bribes for football
tickets to Saturday’s Penn State-Army
hcmecoming game, an athletic depart
ment official yesterday put the blame on
an out-dated USG proposal.
“Two years ago,” said Edward M.
Czckaj. Penn State business manager of
athletics, “the Undergraduate Student
Government passed a proposal, and we
merely administrated it. The trouble is
that everyone is blaming the athletic
department for everything.”
The controversy arose when almost
'6.000 "Student tickets-were sold in a mat
ter of six hours Monday, and others were
turned away when the 17,100*scat student
quota was filled. Many thought that all
Rich Closes
Campaign
To the horror of Jon Rich’s en
thusiastic supporters, his whirlwind cam
paign for the Presidency of the United
States has,.ended.
“I find the 45 cents-a-day campaign
expenses too much of a burden,” said
Rich, who led a band of students Friday
to Hershey to heckle George Wallace.
“The campaign was getting too
serious,” Rich said last night. “I was
urged to heckle Wirtz and boo Schweiker.
If I’d do all these things I could never
find time to study..”
Rich annoupced that the 25 cents-per
potalo dinner has been cancelled. “The
HUB wouldn't be able to accommodate
the crowd we anticipated,” he said.
imt
By RON KOLB
Collegian Sports Editor
New Style, Format , Features
Goes on Sole Today
By ANTON NESS
Collegian Staff Writer
The latest issue of Froth is
totally different from any pre
vious one, according to Editor
David Moore.
Satire on the political events
and the general political at
mosphere of this year’s
presidential election is
ieatured. The three major can
didates “comment” on the ma
jor and minor issues of the
day. A professor concedes de
feat, no matter who wins the
election, in an article entitled
“Three Months Later!”
A study of drugs and the col
lege student, another on Black
Power Sharing, and an account
on the Chicago convention riots
by several veterans are among
Froth’s more serious articles.
Can Penn State’s housing
program really be defended?
And what could God possibly
have to say to Froth in an om
nibus candid interview? These
are some later questions that
Froth raises.
Moore said, “Froth has
decided to improve on its good
quality and include articles of
serious intent on several over
riding concerns of today’s stu
dents. It is becoming more of a
campus publication than it has
been.”
Concerning its new style and
format, Moore said, “W e in- n
tend to become larger in scope '
both'in content and in types of
articles. We find t h a t
sometimes photography, when
coupled with p*>se or poetry.
conveys more feeling with a[l
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reasonably be expected to attend the me
eting.”
Student cases are to be first
presented to the student courts, unless
the accused student wants to have his
case presented throught he Office of the
Dean of Student Affairs. In the past,
most students facing disciplinary action
have decided to use the Administration
procedure.
Right of Appeal
At this first meeting, students are to
be informed of their right to appeal their
case. Accused students may appeal to the
Senate Committee on Appeals. If a stu
dent first presents his case to the student
court, he can also appeal to the dean of
students’ otfice before an appeal to the
Senate Committee is made.
Another provision of the Witness Bill
calls for the burden of proof as to the
guilt of the student to be assumed by the
oflicials bringing charges against the stu
dent.
Enforcement of disciplinary decisions
is also covered by the new bill. Under the
measure, disciplinary action can’t be en
forced as long as the case is under ap
peal. Only after a final decision is reach
ed can action be implemented.
students would be guaranteed seating at
all games.
“There was never such a guarantee
made by anybody,” Czekaj said. “All the
students stood in two lines and were
served on a firsl-come-first-served basis.
It’s always been that way.”
The 1966 student seating policy was
established by the USG under president
Rich Kalich when, for the first time, the
athletic department decided to charge for
student tickets. Previous to that season, a
matriculation card was the only entrance
requirement.
Students who were unable to acquire
seats for Saturday’s Penn State-Army
game will be able to purchase standing
room tickets, at SI apiece, beginning
tomorrow at 8 a.m.
The ticket office will distribute one
standing room ticket to each student,
with the propel identification, at Room
236 Rcc Hall.
That policy came at a time when stu
dent ticket demands were less than
stimulating. Lion teams were of the 5-5
caliber, and one could only guess how
many would concede to the $2 charge.
Thus a maximum 17,000 of the 46,284
seats in Beaver Stadium were allotted to
the student body.
First indications of the inadequacy of
such an estimate came last season, when
all student tickets were sold Monday
before the Stale-UCLA game. At that
time, the athletic department guaranteed
that all students would be seated a sub
sequent home games.
This week, the problem returned.
With about 11.000 student season tickets
sold this summer, only 6.000 remained for
individual sale. They disappeared by '3
p.m. Monday, leaving only standing room
space available.
The situation prompted two students,
one a USG TOWN CONGRESSMAN,
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greater impact than any story
could accomplish.”
According to Moore, Froth
plans to expand the sources of
its content by encouraging
more students to display their
talents, not only in journalism,
but in other fields in its future
issues. The magazine also in
tends t o use articles from
various campus organizations,
something which it hasn’t done
before.
‘‘The outcome of these
changes will that Froth will
become less stylized and more
unpredictable,” Moore said.
Froth is on sale today until
5 p.m. on the ground floor of
the Hetzel Union Building, the
Mall, in Simmons-McEiwain
Area, and near the Creamery*
Mock Election
Begins Today
Voting will begin today
in the Presidential Mock
Election and Referendum,
sponsored by the Univer
sity Union Board.
Machines will be open
today and tomorrow in
North, South, East, West
and Pollock dining halls
from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 £
p.m. and 4:30 to 6:30 p.m. C
Polls also will be on the N
ground floor of the Hetzel
Union Building and on ts
Pollock Road on the Mall £
from 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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