Monday, October 16, 1972 Spartan 1)1111V Serving California State University at San Jose Since 1934 t. David Dellinger, Ramsey Clark I. highlight anti-war rally in S. F. By Bum Eggleston the rally site. Lindley Meadow Was near empty protracted el tort to change the "consciousness San Francisco - "I think that we're going prior to their arrival, but by the time the first and the political climate in America.- through kind of a crisis of self-confidence now. speaker rose to the umbrella-covered podium. RAMSEY CLARK David Dellinger told Saturday's assemblage in more than 2.500 persons tilled the bowl-shaped Ramsey Clark is a tall, thin man who looks like Golden Gate Park's Lindley Meadow. meadow. a country preacher and talks with a Southern As the gathering of anti-war demonstrators Dellinger, who will speak at San lose State accent. When delivering a speech he uses neither answered with an occasional "Right on. Dave," University tomorrow. Was the first scheduled hand nor facial gestures, but there is something Dellinger continued the speech in which he often speaker. either in the tone of his voice or in the words contrasted the self-confidence and In appearance, he could he mistaken furs mid- themselves that cause people to listen. determination of the North Vietnamese with the dle aged businessman. Most at his thin hair is on Evidently, people were listening last August "crisis of sell -confidence" in the anti-war the back of his head where it reaches just over when on two occasions while the former at- movement in the United States. collar-length. torney general was in North Vietnam, Radio Dellinger, and former attorney general All this belies the tact that he has been a Hanoi broadcast recorded interviews with Ramsey Clark, highlighted the list of speakers in pacifist most of his tile, was among the first Clark. In the interviews, he accused the United a program organized by the October 14 group at Americans to enter Hanoi during the States of bombing civilian residential areas and Coalition, a composite of about 70 Bay Area height of the Vietnam War, and recently ac- was quoted as saying "There is absolutely no organizations. companied three prisoners-of -war on their excuse for bombing North Vietnam." Julian Bond, 0-Rep, Ga., although scheduled return to the United States after being released U.S. Secretary of Stale William Rogers said to speak. did not appear for what a by North Vietnam. Clark's broadcasts from Hanoi were spokeswoman called "political reasons" oc- In his speech. he said why he thought the "contemptible." Another former attorney Phil -Gould curing in Georgia. North Vietnamese decided to release the general. John Mitchell, called Clark's visit to Speakers David Dellinger and Ramsey Clark Earlier in the day, marchers assembled in Mis- prisoners. North Vietnam "outrageous." sion Dolores Park tore nearly five mile parade to "What they [the North Vietnamese) were Sen. George McGovern defended Clark. doing," Dellinger said, "was sending a message McGovern said that members of the Nixon ad- to the American people...An a way it was a dual ministration who had attacked Clark were ac- message. The first was a message of solidarity ting beneath the dignity of their offices. with the American people as against the It was not surprising, then, that Clark en- State Court decision may hamper American government, and that's why the dorsed McGovern for President in his speech POW's were released not even to specific Saturday. organizations, but they were released to the 'If Dellinger's theme was the "crisis of self-con- whole anti-war movement, which is several fidence," Clark's might be a call for recognition million people who have demonstrated and of a "common humanity." Antonio Plaza protested and taken action against the war." "We do not concede the common humanity of redevelopment The second message. San Dellinger said, was the those people (the North Vietnamese)," Clark North Vietnamese do not intend to hold the explained. By Hill Paterson "I think this is one of the things that should of money and time poured into the project. remaining prisoners, but will release them the We don't see the clear connection between a San lose State University may have one last have been done in the first place," said James Originally the San Antonio project was moment the war is over. Dresden and a Hiroshima. between a Jackson breathalthough a small oneto curtail or alter Beall, A.S. housing director. designed for student housing. However, in 1970. He said that having seen the damage done by State and an Attica; we don't recognize the com- the planned development of the San Antonio Beall said there were no studies done on how Saga claimed such projects were "economically American bombing, it is "incredible, really, that mon humanity of a George Jackson and Plaza project. the environment would affect SJSU or the unfeasible" and scrapped the idea for the present with the war still going on the Vietnamese would ourselves. But it's there America, and you better The project, under the direction of Saga downtown area originally. He claimed surveys plan which is aimed at white-collar people. send some of them (the POW's) back." see it before you lose your soul." Enterprises Inc. and the San Jose Redevelopment "were only done in terms of dollars and cents." The University, which had been involved with Dellinger often returned to his "crisis of self- Much of Clark's speech dealt with the North Agency, is planned to include an 11 -story hotel, "Saga will definitely have to change their the plan, withdrew its support. confidence" theme. He depicted the North Viet- Vietnamese in a depiction similar to that stated 744 apartment units and a parking garage as parking plan because an impact study will find Last spring. SJSU Pres. John Bunzel sent a namese repeatedly as a highly moralistic culture by Dellinger. He also expressed their "self-con- well as a three-level student -orientated there's gling to be too much congestion," he letter to Mayor Mineta opposing the San An- having "such a surge of life, such a vitality, so fidence." commercial plaza to be built between Third and claimed. tonio project. much sell -confidence." But Americans, he later Before he concluded with an endorsement of Fourth streets and San Carlos and San Fernando Beall also said the city's decision to have the "The college no longer has any real connection said, tend to separate the human and the moral McGovern, however, he said in an almost streets. Construction has been slated for early Planning Commission and Planning Department with it except for being its neighbor. in return for from their politics. sermon-like tone: "Let's recognize the common next year. review the impact studies instead of the En- the loss the parking spaces for our student's His speech made it apparent that his definition humanity of all people. Let's cherish their A Sept. 21 Slate Supreme Court decision ruled vironmental Commission was wrong. cars, we gain a super-block between us and the of sell -confidence is the ability to maintain a children as our own. Let us know, until we do, the 1970 California Environmental quality Act Pella said the choice of the Planning Com- downtown," he wrote. sense of morality and determination in the lace they will never be able to cherish our children as (which requires that environmental impact mission Was based on the group's qualifications Council ignored this and voted unanimous ap- ol seemingly endless hardship. their own. And we'll only go on waging studies be completed before projects can be and resources. He said the Planning Commission proval of the project last spring. Thus. concluding his speech, he called for a violence." built), applied to private as well as public land qualified as an agency under the city charter uses. which he said would better protect developers In reference to this, Ferdinand Palla, San Jose against lawsuits. city attorney, announced on Oct. 4 that projects He also said the commission would have the having a "significant" impact on the en- staff and resources of the planning department Smorgasboard of causes vironment would have to submit impact studies to prepare and investigate such reports. to the city's Planning Department. He also said Sanford Getreu, director of the Planning public hearings would be held "to get public im- Department, explained to the city council in the put." special session that environmental impact Palle said he based his interpretation on the studies require time and resources to complete. State Supreme Court's ruling. He spoke at a He said details include soil samples, amount of special session of the city council. noise, traffic patterns, and other technical items. 1700 wind through City A building moratorium has also been im- Larry Hecht, project coordinator for the San plemented against any projects which the plan- lose Redevelopment Agency, said impact with the project. ning department concludes will have a studies were submitted By Mark Simon and martial law, anarchy, and Women's prii-priiiinil is ii. ini slogan "Stop Nixon's" and "significant impact on the environment." "Whether they are adequate, nobody can say Approximately 1.700 anti-o.ar protestors Liberation up to the Oakland A's baseball team. then a blank space for the phrase of your choice. Excluded are single-family dwellings, duplexes. right now," he stated. wound their way through San Francisco streets For one brief moment of whimsy, a group was The day ended with a crackling speech by four-plexes.