Nixon Speaks on Energy Crisis by EUGENE V
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On The Inside House nixes Nixon ... page 3 student poll taken.· ... page 2 serving the notre dame - st. mary's community · Thursday, November 8, 1973 Vol. VIII, No. 43 Lowenstein condemns Nixon "Distortion, poison, and extortion" are the elements The President has managed to pay less than a $1,000 in of Nixon's America Congressman Allard Lowenstein, taxes in the last two years. a!T'outspoken Nixon Critic, told about 300 students in The inequities of the tax system were again the chapel of Keenan-Stanford Hall last night. illustrated by Lowenstein as he claimed that the "Impeachment is what we have to have," Lowen Washington C.C. ghetto paid more taxes than the stein said. "We have given a stamp of approval to this money they received from all federal programs Corruption." The people must now invoke their received. sovereignty and restore decent leadership in the The reason Nixon !lets away with these inequities is Presidency was the plea made by Lowenstein. because he can "count on the people not caring," Lowenstein claimed.~ The people need to shake their Former Congressman from New York Allard divisions and share the reins of power according to Lowenstein's talk "Nixon's America" ~a~ sponsored Lowenstein. ~ Lowenstein quoted the late by the Student Union Academic Comnnsswn. A lo~g Robert Kennedy when saying that the people have to time friend of the Notre Dame community, Lowenstem begin "recapturing the country." received the 1970 Senior Fellow Award and has several ND students on his staff so his appearance was almost Political sabotage and money in people's pockets linked to the favors granted. by the Nixon ad· like a homecoming. ministration have to be stopped according to Lowen An enthusiastic crowd listened as Lowenstein stein. He claimed that these corruptions have illustrated the absence of virture in the Nixon ad distorted democracy and elected Nixon. ministration. "We have strayed from government Lowenstein said that impeachment would be with the consent of the governed." The administration traumatic, but letting a man like Nixon get away with has lost touch with what America is all about according what he wants would be worse. to Lowenstein. "The momentum to remove Nixon has "I feel very optimistic about America," Lowenstein very little to do with ideology or politics," Lowenstein said. He felt all politics have~ to change and that "It's said. "It has to do with how people of America feel Lowenstein: "We have strayed from not enought to remove Nison, It is essential but not about what the President represents to them." government with the consent of the gover sufficient." "The outrage about Nixon coupled with Lowenstein feels the impeachment proceedings are in ned." hope can give the people the commitment to get things no way a partisan effort but a virtuous reaction to done." corrupt government. This is a moment to feel hope Lowenstein said. said to you the opposite of what he was actually doing." "Watch and Enjoy" Nixon wallow in his own An election rather than the succession of Ford to the according to Lowenstein. The President's philosophy arrogance Lowenstein laughed. Presidency is the best way to restore confidence ac is to poison the politcal choices of the American people. cording to Lowenstein. "We can't have a con In the question session one student asked what he taminated President selecting his successor." He One means of poison listed by Lowenstein was the could do. Lowenstein replied that we should try to advocates using the old law of the land that allowed an extortion of money for Nixon's Campaign. He told a communicate with our Congressmen. "Bring pressure election by the people to fill any vacancies in the story of a businesswoman in New York who was to bear on the Congress." "Remove people whose federal government. harrassed because she would not donate Money to aspirations are against America." he replied. Creep, The Committee to Reelect the · Preside~nt. She Lowesntein said he felt the young people of America had all the hope, time had energy to bring about the Lowenstein went on to list the corruptions of the was told she could make a contribtion by illegal means ·•tlined by the Nixon fund-raiser .. She did not and changes needed. "So many young people don't realize Nixon government. One example given was the im their power." poundment of housing funds while Nixons homes are beautified with $10 million in public funds. A second immediately was harrassed by the federal authorities. example given by Loowenstein of the deceit of Pres. "Madison designed it (the Federal government) to "Everytime you bought a bottle of milk you hel~d work with leadership." Lowenstein said. The Nixon was the secret bombing of Laos. the President." Lowenstein explained. He told of' told "We spend $51 for every school child in America President isn't too powerful according to Lowenstein, " of $2 million pledged by the milk producers that ~as the damage has been the rise of Richard Nixon." while spending $5,000 for every Veitnamese soldier," raised through a federal authorization of a price nse claimed Lowenstein. "The crisis will be resolved if the leadership can during the price freeze. bring out the hope of the people .... rather than fight over the scraps." Nixon manipulates and taints every issue, dividing The real source of Nixon's money was not just the Lowenstein remained after the talk and gave an "off the people, Lowenstein explained. political extortion but also a tax structure that protects the record" conversation about the particulars of his The secrecy behind the Laos bombing raid was not "to those who havw money according to Lowenstein. Even criticism of Nixon and the prospects of his own politcal deceive the enemv but to deceive us." "The President the President knew how to work it Lowenstein said. future. Nixon speaks on energy crisis By EUGENE V. RISHER measures. "But it will require business hours in shopping cies to draw up contingency pand deepwater ports for oil WASHINGTON WPI) -Pre- some sacrifice by all Arne centers, and curtailing Christ plans for rationing of gasoline tankers and begin a five-year, dieting the worst U.S. energy rians." mas lighting and other night and home heating oil if the $10 billion research program to shortages since World War II, Nixon proposed a "Project time outdoor illumination. situation gets worse. His top develop alternative energy President Nixon Wednesday Independence," mounted with "We must face up to the energy adviser, John A. Love, sources. night proposed reducing hi~h- the same national support that stark fact that we are heading told reporters shortages would "Let us set as our national way speed limits, lowermg went into development of the toward the most acute short have to get much worse before goal, in the spirit of Apollo and thermostats and -if the fuel atomic bomb and the Apollo ages of energy since World War the "horrendous exercise" of with the determination of the squeeze worsens -the first lunar · landing, to make the II," Nixon said. World War 11-style gas ration- Manhattan Project, that by the gasoline rationing since the United States totally self- "In our factories; our cars, ing is imposed. end of this decade we will have 19405. sufficient in energy resources our homes, our offices, we will The President ordered a 50 developed the potential to meet Nixon told the nation on radio by 1980. have to use less fuel than we m.p.h. speed limit for federal our own energy needs without and television from his White Among his other proposals, are accustomed to using," he vehicles, and thermostats set at depending on any foreign House office that the sharp some requiring congressional said. "Some school and factory 68 degrees in federal office energy sources," the President cutback in oil supplies from approval, were to prohibit c~al schedules may be realigned. buildings, and urged similar said. Arab producers in the Middle burning utilities and industnes Some jet flights will be voluntary steps by the general Aside the Middle East war, East war threatened a domestic from converting to oil, case-by canceled." public. He said he would seek Nixon said the basic U. S. shortage of as much as 3 case suspension of federal anti But he said his program of to make a 50 m.p.h. speed limit energy crisis was a product of million barrels a day. pollution standar<ls, jet fuel nationwide sacrifice "does not mandatory if the voluntary "peace and abundance," with "The fuel crisis need not allocations that could reduce mean that we will run out of program doesn't work. the average American consum- mean genuine suffering for any commercial air flights by 10 gasoline or that air travel will He urged Congress to act ing as much energy in a week American," Nixon said, an- per cent, and year-long use of stop, or that we will freeze in quickly on long-standing re- as most other people do in an nouncing a sw~eping program daylight savings time. our homes or offices." quests for authority to build the. l . entire year. , . of emerge~cy b,el~-tigh.tening . l., He also ·proposed shortenmg · ,Ni?C!>n Qrd~red ·federal agen" 'trans•Alaska oil pipeline, ex- l. the observer Thursday, November 8, 1973 Student poll on Nixon 100 warld conducted Center Ninety-two per cent of Notre Dame students believe President briefs Nixon was either involved in or had knowledge of the Watergate break in or cover-up. CUSTOM & HAND MADE SAIGON UPI -Vietnam's shaky truce was strained to In a poll conducted last week the breaking point Wednesday when South Vietnamese Omicron Delta Epsilon, th~ LEATHER GOODS & ACCESSORIES jets bombed Loc ~inh, the _Yiet Cong's "capital" city, economics honor society found that and th.e Commumsts retaliated with another ground only five per cent of those polled sweep mto a government base 120 miles northeast of believe Nixon was not involved.