CIA Controversy Continues

-- THE MONDAY NOV l:-- .L ' . John Kissel 1 j VOL. IV, No. 49 Serving the Notre Darrle aniSaint Mary's College Community MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1969 l Dow CIA controversy continues oy Rich Smith - Corporation and the Central tests "depends on how the Dedrick was told that the leal Plans for a rally today at 2:30 lass, spokesman for the group. In te IIi gence Agency. .the administration responds to the lets had been confiscated were finalized at a meeting yes Those aims were enunciated impropriety of allowin3 organi original issue," Douglass said. because he had not been given terday afternoon by the people in the faculty statement issued zations engaged in the sale and At the conclusion of the permission to distribute them. involved in the L>ow-CIA protest on November 19, and include: export of death and repression meeting, Tim MacCarry, who When he attempted to leave of last week. A dcdsion on any "Tbe university's subservience to to recruit Notre Dame students was arrested for loitenng on with the leaflets, Dedrick said further adion to be taken will the political and economic sys with complete cooperation of Tuesday, commented on what is that the police officer grabbed he made after the hearing on tem represented by the Dow the University, .. .forcing under involved in the dispute. "It is his arm and the leaflets. Dedrick Wednesday wncerning the ex graduates, graduates, and faculty impo.rtant to keep in mind that accused the officer of robbing pulsion of five students and the members into direct action to the main issue here is University him of his leaflets. suspension of five others. prevent this abuse of this self complicity in a social order Dedrick said he called Father Those present at the meeting proclaimed 'Christian' univer not liberal pleas for mercy and Wilson, Vice-President for Bus i nduded: Professor Douglass, for reform," he said. iness Affairs, and father Joyce Tim MacCarry. Brian Mcinerney, sity." Professor Douglass said that and asked for an explanation of Tom !Ienehan, Shelley Smith. the possibility of further action Miss Weller said the University the seizure of the leaflets. After Peter Smith, Professor James hinges on whether the students "seems to have abrogated its getting nowhere. he said he l\lassey, Chris Barlow. Chris Cot at the hearing are able to raise whole Christian context in favor ca lied Mr. Philip Faccenda, ter, and Karen Weller. of an order-keeping organ of Special Assistant to the Presi "The basic aims of the orig "basic q ucstions" concerning "the University's complicity" sodety. This really saddens me. dent, and got the same result. inal demonstration against the The police officers and the with such corporations and agen That this, the Christian Univer L>ow Corporation and the Cen sity in the country, should expel leaflet distributors then went to tral Intelligence Agency will be cies. If the hearings are concerned and suspend those who attempt the ticket office and were told the theme of the rally," accor to put Christianity into context, that Mr. Robert Cahill, Business Prof. James Douglass John Kissel with solely technical questions, ding to Professor James L>oug- Manager of Athletics, had or such as whether a student was or really saddens me." Sunday night groups of stu was not sitting or standing in dered the confiscation. front of a door, that will be dents and faculty went around Unable to reach Cahill, they 'Ten' issue statement unacceptable and further action to the dorms to give presenta talked to Mr. Don Bouffard, will be necessary, according to tions of their position against Ticket Manager and Assistant Gary Mcinerney, representing United States and to our Professor Douglass. the University's complicity with· Business Manager, who told the ten students involved in business interests, regardless of Dow and the CIA. them that they had no permis disciplinary proceedings brought their credibility or popular "The fifteen minute rule is On Saturday, before the foot sion to distribute the leaflets and by the university as a result of support. This denies self irrelevant" Douglass said in reply ball game, Student Body Vice that the leaflets would be last week's Dow-CIA determination. to a question about whether the President Fred Dedrick and sev returned after the game. deomonstrations, released the The concept of the Christian demonstration would concern eral other persons were distribu Dedrick said he asked why following statement last night University has never been itself with father Hesburgh's ting leaflets opposed to Dow and they would be allowed to dis which reflects the beliefs of the examined at Notre Dame. Can famous edict. CIA. tribute the leaflets after the group concerning the main issue this University isolate itself from "We plan to undertake direct The South Bend police confis game and not before, but did involved. ed. the moral dimensions of our action in as closely related a cated about four thousand of not receive an answer. Two calls society? Should we allow form as possible to the original the leaflets, according to were then made, the second to ourselves to be channelled and demonstration," Douglass said. Dedrick. After stepping inside the police station, and the leaf directed into unquestioning The possibility of future pro- the police station at the stadium, lets were returned. There is no right to kill cooperation with the corporate indiscriminatorily and there is system, or should this university no right to make money through challenge students into exploitation of other men. Last attempting to restructure society Tuesday the Placement Bureau to end the sicknesses? Notre invited for interviews the Central Dame cannot openly attack the Intelligence Agency and Dow evils of America in its classrooms Chemical Company, to obvious and simultaneously give tacct examples of the unChristian and approval to corporate activities materialistir..: priorities which which arc at best morally r..:haracterize the American questionable. sodety today. Besides its long For Notre Dame to allow its tradition of manufacturing facilities to he used by genoddal weapons, L>ow has corporations to advance their established a world-wide system objectives is to become a of corporate control, thereby functioning part of the enabling it to gain large profits corporate system. The from those countries which arc interviewing process is one of technologically inferior to the the many normal activities of United States. The CIA provides these companies, much the same a base for this control by as running a memory bank or subverting the political processes making travel arrangements. For of these countries through the University to take part in the . assassinations, governmental corporations' processes in this John Kissel manner is to be an accoiTIPlke to overthrows, and subsidizing The Poobah bowl is interrupted as both sides look for Phil McKenna's contact. See story on page 6. governments friendly to the (continued oil page !)) ...-------------~------------- -- - -------------- PAGE 2 711£ OBSEilWit MONDAY, NOVEMBER 24, 1969 Cultural arts supporters rally 1n• field house by Paul Gallagher A colorful collage of faculty members of the UAC decided to passed following a moving ap will be entertained and a petit gestion had art enthusiasts wrap members and students interested hold the rally to consolid:1te sup- peal by John Mathias of the ion in support of delaying the ping the administration building in persuadil'!g the university to up port and make it visible. English Department stressing the demolition of the fieldhouse will in clear plastic and floating bal the cultural arts on its list of According to Kronk early sup- need for reemphasizing the arts be circulated. loons strategically past admini priorities in the next few years port for the activities of the on campus. Organizers of the rally discuss strators windows. However, and to delay demolition of the newly formed creative arts group Also present to speak to the ed the pros and cons of sponsor UAC members felt that such tac fieldhouse until its servicibility came in the form of response to senate in behalf of the resolution ing demonstrations to compli tics might bring a harmful levity as an art center can be explored a cin;ulated petition. Over 2100 were Dr. Thomas Fern, Acting ment the rally activities, but to the entire rally and lessen the is expected to turn out for a Notre Dame and SMC students head of the Notre Dame Art have decided against it. One sug- force of their message. special rally in the fieldhouse signed a statement asking Fr. Department and Pat Dowdall, this afternoon. Hesburgh to hold off on the Student Union Academic Com- The rally sponsored by the fieldhouse demolition. missioner. Fern who earlier in University Arts Council (UAC) Support has also come from the year released a 1.3 million and set for 4: 30 is part of an the Observer, Scholastic and Stu- dollar proposal that would con- attempt to demonstrate to uni- dent Senate as well as from a vert the fieldhouse into a cultur- versity administrators that host of faculty members, said a! arts center, stressed that he "there are some people who are Kronk. Indeed, last Thursday wanted time to discuss the issue concerned about the situation of the student senate passed by further and check into possible the arts on campus." concensus vote a resolution sub- funding for the project. The University Arts Council is mitted by Stay Senator John This afternoon, Fern and- already convinced that a good Zimmerman asking that the uni- Dowdall will join Student Body portion of the Notre Dame-SMC versity reexamine its priorities President Phil McKenna and Pro- community support their at- and hold off on demolition of f essor Costello as principal tempts to reemphasize the crea- the fieldhouse "until all of the speakers at the rally.

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