FEBRUARY 7, 1968 Bach Cident Similar to That at Vill'anova Last Year
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^mmmmm* rom *n9 associated press " ss e : mm I News Roundup: 3£> From the State/ By RICHARD RAVITZ for the purpose, of providing suggestions on Collegian Administration Reporter "radical new ways of doing things." He said the committee might consider Student rights and responsibilities, and starting endowed lecture chairs. These means to effect changes in University oper-. Hears Lewis on Espionage, would bring outstanding scholars and teach- Nation & World ations, dominated debate in yesterday's ses- ers to the University to lecture, without J sion of the University Senate. forcing students to pay fees register for the A statement on student rights adopted 7 , lectures or receive a grade. at the October conference of the American An expanded artist-in-residence pro- The World Association of University Professors, which Discusses Way-Out Group gram could be another problem considered called for explicit guarantees of freedom in by the way-out group. South Korea Protests Secret Pueblo Talks the academic community, was referred to such a costly procedure rather than cast of the referendum apparatus of student re- doubt on student rights in legal search Given emphasized that the group would SEOUL — The tempo of official protest against secret the Senate for study. matters. He also proposed expansion of the Flay also Division of Counselling, which he said was discuss programs and ideas without worry- U.S. negotiations with the North Koreans for the return The AAUP asked universities to protect , challenged the administration ing about administrative details that hinder the right of students to peacefully demon- to disclose any knowledge of alleged wire- doing an excellent job in helping students of the USS Pueblo increased last night. The National obtain more educational benefits. creative work. Assembly adopted a resolution expressing "national in- strate for political causes and- to freely ex- tapping and other spying activities by Cam- "We do need a devil's advocate to make dignation" at the negotiations. press their ideas and opinions on issues of pus Security or some outside law enforce- An unexpected affirmation of student the day. ment agency. rights new suggestions and pose questions," Given the recent , in this case the right to privacy, said. ^ The assembly's resolution insisted that The association, however, drew the line Flay said he has heard rumors from came in discussion of a minor rules change attempt by North Korean commandos to assassinate faculty members as well as studehts on the The response to Given's speech was President Chung Hee Park was more important to South between rights and abuse of freedom when affecting residence hall occupants. excited and partisan. Nunzio J. Palladino, it cautioned against violent or disruptive existence of a espionage structure at Uni- The rule change would have legalized - Korea than North Korea's seizure of the Pueblo, a com- versity Park. College of Engineering, opposed the idea demonstrations that prevent other persons fund-raising activities, or those which were beca use "of the danger of a proliferation of munications ship. from exercising their liberties or prevent The student affairs office issued a state- partiall y used for that purpose, in the resi- ¦; The assembly resolution asked the government to Senate committees." Flay, the Liberal invited speakers from addressing students. ment concerning student responsibilities and dence halls by the Men's Residence Coun- said the proposal was a good idea be- take "punitive . measures, if necessary alone" against the ri ght to fre e expression . The comments cil and the Association of Women Students. Arts, Communist provocations such as the attempt to assassi- In student-administration relations, the cause such a committee would be "free AAUP called for full application of due were a reply to the January Senate speech These activities, such as pizza sales, nate Park. ' by . Ernest C. Pollard, College of Science from the work-a-day details that hamper process of law including tape-recordings of , have been conducted for some time. innovating." , .. Indignant South Koreans say the United States did disciplinary proceedings. who advocated a tough stance towards stu- Laurence H. Lattman, College of Earth Vernon V. Aspaturian, the Liberal not react forcefully when the attempt on Park's life was Charles Lewis, vice president for stu- dents who disrupt University operations in demonstrations on principle. and Mineral Sciences, objected to the word- Arts, feared the way-out group would be- made Jan. 21 but it alerted all South Korean and U.S. dent affairs, said the administration was ing of the rule change. He found it con- come a second Senate. John M. Harrison, forces when the Pueblo was captured two days later. studying the statement "with great interest" Vice President Lewis said the Senate ceivable that off-campus organizations of the same college, supported the proposal The South Korean forces remain under the U.N. and that his staff was carefully weighing was not pressured by immediate events would begin canvassing the halls and an- because regular committees get bogged down Command that fought the Korean War, -and this is an- the implications of the AAUP suggestions and was wise in not deciding on a stated noying the students. in details, he said. •">.. other point of irritation. and their applicability to the University. policy on suspensions since such a policy The Senate agreed to refer the rule Arthur O. Lews, the';Liberal Arts, said The protest note to the United States and the assembly The statement has been studied in many "would encourage students to challenge it." change back to the Undergraduate Affairs the Senate "once again found itself talking resolution both contained 'a hint that South Korea might universities throughout the nation. He added, "existing channels for adjudi- Committee. too much" and had iriuddled the issue. remove its 560,000-man army from U.N. control to meet On the matter of tape-recordings, Lewis cation" are adequate. The Senate also heard, remarks by Peter Lewis said such a committee would be a any North Korean threat. South Korea also has 40,000 said it would be costly and time-consuming Lewis suggested a debate program en- H. Given, College of Earth and Mineral Sci- valuable forum for the free exchange of men fighting in Vietnam, and there have been some re- to institute such a procedure. Joseph C. Flay abling students to freely discuss contro- iences, concerning changes in University ideas. .' j ports these might be withdrawn to fight at home. of the College of the Liberal Arts said it versial issues be started immediately. He operations. No legislative action has been /formally The day saw two anti-American demonstrations, the would be better for the University to adopt further suggested greater use by the Senate Given proposed a "way-out" committee scheduled for the way-out committee. first in. more than four years, but while mild they were unusual for this, strongly pro-U.S. Asian nation. • • • Syrian Revenge on Israel Worries USSR Clark To Meet MOSCOW — Soviet officials are worried that Syria might make a desperate try for revenge on Israel this spring, creating the danger of another Middle East war. April is being mentioned in informed Soviet circles Scott in Debate as the time Syria might be ready to do something rash. "A Symposium on World Af- RoosdfflfCwat making belliger- Syria has refused repeatedly to subscribe to the fairs" at 6:30 Sunday ni£ht in ent MbUw'Prbclamations, he Soviet public position that political means—rather than Schwab will give Sen. Joseph sent Ip secret cable to the U.S. military force—should be used to eliminate the results S. Clark (D-Pa.) and Sen. Hugh corisigatip in Morocco: "Do not of last June's war. Syria also has rejected U.N. efforts Scott (R-Pa.) an opportunity to lan(|§i$4)?ines or seize customs for peace. witiBeut V .' . specific instruc- Leftist Syria, which is armed, advised and aided by reopen their spirited Senate ex- u - the Soviet Union, follows Soviet suggestions on economic change on Asian policy last tlimfflj and that the American policy. It echoes Kremlin views week. wftjjyentuall y released by dip- on most aspects of world Tickets will be distributed affairs. i ensuing 45-minute give- But, one Soviet source said: "When it comes to Israel, free to students at the main )Pj| Hetzel Union Building desk be- affi-take was .' cliinaxed by they don't listen to us." Scoff's table-poundingjjassertion If another war should break out, the Soviet Union ginning at 1:30 p.m. today. The has no more intention of risking a nuclear confronta- program was arranged by the that if dipioiiiac. failed to free tion with the United States than it did last time, the University Lecture Series. the Pueblo, "I personally hope sources said, The Middle East is not regarded as vital Bernard C. Hennessy, head of the United States/will engage enough to basic Soviet interests to be worth global de- the Department of Political in some form of? reprisal . struction. Sc'ence, will serve as moder- and "show that we as a nation ator. The formal, presentation will not tolerate that kind of ag- will be followed by a coffee gression." * * * hour and a question and answer Clark retorted that Scott's period in the HUB mairulounge. proposals- .would-bririg on-World Clark .pened the Feb. 2 Sen- War III..He said the impression The Nati on ate 'exchange by needling his he received1 at a Presidential Johnson Calls for Consumer Protection Laws colleague for alleged historical briefing session was that it will inaccuracies in a previous not be necessary to resort to WASHINGTON — President Johnson asked Congress speech about action on the military action, and suggested yesterday to authorize a national study of what he termed Pueblo crisis.