Bowling Green State University ScholarWorks@BGSU BG News (Student Newspaper) University Publications 2-24-1975 The BG News February 24, 1975 Bowling Green State University Follow this and additional works at: https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news Recommended Citation Bowling Green State University, "The BG News February 24, 1975" (1975). BG News (Student Newspaper). 3071. https://scholarworks.bgsu.edu/bg-news/3071 This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-Noncommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 License. This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the University Publications at ScholarWorks@BGSU. It has been accepted for inclusion in BG News (Student Newspaper) by an authorized administrator of ScholarWorks@BGSU. ^ I THe BG news f,Nfarvary24, 1973 close Si/Numberup 71 J/^ Who is Douglas Keith, leers triumph Jacques Brel is... The Bowling Green hockey team regained its winning ways last weekend as the icers defeated anyway? ...not only alive and living, be is also the subject nationally-ranked St. Loots twice at the Ice of this week's entertainment column by David Arena, 4-3 and 3-1. See page eight for details. Fandray. See page five. (see page two) Pk9»t/II»M Nwi, Henatay, MMm 24,1*73 I^^^Hf 's fhere really « * Hr KB ^^HK a Douglas Keith ? fl > / ■■<■ w^i'^w■ ^ ?^- r ^ ^- -*=22 -..__^s^. By Carl Remeasky Editorial Editor He isn't a fabrication of someone's mind, or someone's idea of a joke, or even a pen name. Douglas R. Keith is alive and living in Perry. Ohio. Keith. 28. said he is a teacher and is also employed in private industry, but his real claims to fame are his political activities. Keith is a fervent anti-communist, and spends much of his time trying to alert Americans to what he feels is the very real threat of communism Keith communicates his views through radio, television and newspapers, which is the medium he uses the most Many of Keiths letters have appeared in The BG News KEITH SAID he has been the Ohio Coordinator of the National Student Coordinating Committee for Freedom in Vietnam and Southeast Asia since 1973. Keith said his position includes coordinating activities between 40 "choice organizations" within the state It is through this position that Keith gets some financial help to support his correspondence projects, which include writing to newspapers, radio stations and television stations. He also sends books and other printed material contributed by organizations such as the John Birch Society. "But a lot of it comes out of my own pocket." he added Keith said he has written to at least 750 newspapers. "I generally concentrate on papers that I have clippings from or papers that have circulations of over 100.000." Keith explained. He said he avoids certain papers like The New York Times or The Washington Post, but he "might motivate other people to write to them." HE SAID HE wanted to direct more of his efforts toward radio and television. Keith said he writes to college papers frequently, although colleges are generally considered liberal institutions, to try to get students interested in his Newsphotos by Michael G. Grone. ideas. "It also gives them my adotess to write to if they're iRterestad.'kesaid Monday, hbrvory 34, 1975, The HO News/Foae 3 Keith's goal: restore freedom' He added that he "rarely" receives critical Keith cautioned against lumping him with others over the nation without force. feedback from college students. commonly referred to as "right-wing." Keith said the country's politicians are taking the "Once two hippies sent me a letter telling me that I "I feel myself to be more of a free-thinker rather wrong action against domestic problems such as was the essence of ignorance' and to forget it." be than a rightist." he said "When you identify me as a inflation. said. 'rightist' I don't disagree with the term. I disagree "The way to stop inflation is to stop the free flow of Keith said he recently purchased a new electric with whom you're associating me with." money, but will President Ford do this'-No, he'll typewriter and hired a part-time secretary to aid him Keith said he does not identify with syndicated increase the flow of money instead," he said. with his correspondence. columnist William F Buckley, generally considered a Keith said he will definitely support George Wallace Why does Keith spend the time and money to rightist if he runs for president in 1976, and would try to get disseminate his ideas to people? He explained that Buckley does not believe that actively involved in bis campaign. "What it comes down to is this conflict between communism is a conspiracy, which is why Keith "When 1 look at the people involved in public office good and evil," he said. "Right now the United States disagrees with him now. he is the only one I could have any trust in- is in a perilous situation "Lenin said, and it was printed in 1903. that although he's imperfect; yet he Is superior to these Keith said the worst problem facing America today communism is essentially a conspiracy." Keith said other people." he said. is the apathy of its people He added that communism today is still a So Douglas Keith has already found his truth, and conspiracy for world dominance. his goal is to communicate it to the American people, "I CANT SEE any advantage to being apathetic in with the help of the organizations he is involved In. He a free society." he said. "RIGHT MOW the Soviet Union believes they can is modest about his goals Keith said this apathy has brought on a complacent win the cold war without an armed attack." Keith "We want to restore freedom to America," be said. feeling toward communism and caused the American said. "This Is in tune with what Lenin said- thai the people to have many "false assertions as to how to United States will fall into the hands of the bring about world peace." communists like ripe fruit." He said that an individual is either for communism Keith explained that the communists believe this or against it. and that there is no in-between. because "the policy of detente allows them to I«d«p#nd«nt "The people that irritate me the most are those who continue their victory margin over us with no actions Srud.nl THe BG news say 'I'm a moderate, I don't want to get involved.' " taken against them. V<M« he explained. "I cannot see the moderate position-I "Right now the balance of power is in the hands of think it's the essence of no logic." the communists, specifically the Russians." he said. Keith said he feels it is a moral obligation for people "Because throughout the years we've had this no mjlnf+tm fawn to get involved. win.' gradual approach and we've just decayed.'' ■ •AM- UrW -"-• (HlMr mmdm 1.i He said he is trying to convince an apathetic society He said that during the 1960s the United States had a «•* w I • nimmh> that the communist threat is still real and that seven-to-one arms advantage over the Russians, but rr*w>wwwp owi™ ...... ...... .,*,,,*■*•■..• ».,,*,«*... ly rtri I. ■Pv^niv America is now condoning a lowering of "the quality estimated that the Russians now have a three-to-one *•»!*» mmkKj—m of life" not only in this nation, but throughout the arms advantage. yh.1.mttm «Mlrn world Keith said this was due to the Strategic Arms CVfwv eon 104 . iittiiimiiKitiiiiitMiiiiiitiiiti .- ■wJflwwn n mvnw y Keith described his political stand as Limitations Talks (SALT) agreements, which were to "traditionalist" more than conservative because he is the advantage of the Russian. HMtJHUPI a member of the Roman Catholic Church. "We give the Russians all kinds of aid This is not Keith said conservatives as those who "believe helping the Russian people, t is only propping up the ■MtJAvve rr>arte>«)e« tnewfcM | •Kw.»t#»n ■d'oiiMni mmmgm ikh*<. 4. tni*$jm fundamentally in the Bible and what is known as dictatorship which dominate them." he said. t*>l*>t msMf«f ItfJh organized religion " HE SAID Till I inte rnal problems of the United ■■ ALTHOUGH HE admits being | i traditionalist. States also gives the 1 {uu ins confidence of taking 1 i P 1*1 imil aalv '1 i ■watV i E] l ■I K- afl ^Lm^Li 1 1 .B H ^H :[M m ■nfe' r 3 |ls \ #^ rj4 . J *"p"»^a- f ^^ HQBA lanttnaV ^ »— 4sk ^^t^J > _"^^ ^ ' .*-«■ ^affl ■ ^-=»"*J J fcv I V ■-£ 0 • • ...... _ '.^sssssl - 1! '» . .. / From his Perry bedroom, Keith produces a multitude of letters-to-editors. (Newsphoto by Michael G. Grone.) •tog. 4/The %Q N.wi, Monday, February 24, 197S TV inventor assails 'offspring' MIAMI, FU. (AP) - One rather than a mechanical terrific value for human pur- began working with a winning physicist Paul ies. He was appointed RCA's of ike fathers of television U one, should be used. poses. It could help bring professor named Boris van Langevin After World War director of electronic re- disillusioned with hit off- It was under Zwarykin's world peace. But it is not Rosing on an "electronic I. he left Russia and came to search. spring. He says the best pert direction that the system used that way. There Is too eye" - a primitive television this country, going to work about it Is the on-off iwltch was perfected st the labor- much violence, loo much picture tube.