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Wilkinson seeks debate with Wpan by Royal N. Ford side of it .” ually thumb through his copy of this He went on to cite Wyman as the co Speaking Wednesday before a gathering list. The man, he asserted, came upon author of a resolution to impeach a sso of 35 persons in the Carroll-Belknao room his own name on the list, and promptly ciate Justice William O. Douglas. The of the Memorial Union, Frank Wilkin launched an investigation to determine why move, Wilkinson insisted, was based on son, executive director of the National his name had been included. Wyman’ s reaction to Justice Douglas’ book Committee Against Repressive Legisla The investigation revealed, Wilkinson in which Douglas states: “ The search tion, expressed a desire to debate New went on, that because the man had re of the youth today is for ways and means Hampshire Republican Representative ceived a newspaper from East Germany to make the m achine--vast bureaucracy Louis Wyman. Wyman, Wilkinson pointed in the 1950’ s, his hometown postmaster of the corporation state and of govern out, “ is the one person who should felt obligated to turn his name over to ment that runs that m achine-- the se r be here and isn’t .” the government officials, warning them of vant of man. That is the revolution that Wilkinson’ s opposition to Wyman stems “ a hot one up here in M assachussetts.” is coming. That revolution...need not be from Wyman’s Congressional voting re This in itself, Wilkinson stressed, was a repetition of 1776. It could be a rev cord as it relates to legislation which deemed sufficient evidence for the man’s olution in the nature of an explosive Wilkinson feels is “ repressive.” name to be placed on the list of “ self- political regeneration. It depends on how A s an example, Wilkinson pointed out proclaimed revolutionaries.” wise the establishment is. If, when its that Wyman was one of the 49 House mem Turning to another example of what he stockpile of arms , it resolves to sup bers who voted against the repeal of considered the government’s misconduct press the dissenters, America will face, the Emergency Detention Act of 1950, in investigating individuals, Wilkinson I feel, an awful ordeal.” which gave the President of the United named the FBI as the prime offender, Wilkinson said that he could hardly see States power to jail citizens, or place specifically recalling the case of an FBI grounds for impeachment on the basis them in concentration camps, when he informer, one Horace Clark. Clark, Wil of beliefs such as these, and he expressed deemed such steps necessary. kinson said, testified that he had been Wilkinson further pointed out that the once again his desire to meet Wyman hired by the FBI to infiltrate a eroup in a debate on the UNH campus. He said use of this act by the President could of “ hippies” in the Seattle, Washington that he would like nothing more than to be applied to any dissenting group in area. Clark claimed, according to Wil present Wyman with the facts on re the country, including student organiza kinson, that the FBI provided him with pressive legislation, made available by tions. Fortunately, Wilkinson said, the a $500 per month sa la ry -- as well as Wilkinson’ s committee, and defy Wyman to bill was repealed, thus defeating what he expenses for drugs, a supply of bumper uphold his voting position. termed the “ fanatic fringe” which had stickers for distribution to the group Moving into a general attack on the worked successfully to maintain this act which read “ Save the People— Stop the government and the Federal Bureau of for the last 31 years. P igs,” and a high powered rifle with Investigation, Wilkinson cited from his Generalizing on Wyman’s voting record, which to instruct the group in sniper and materials numerous cases in which he felt Wilkinson said that one could “ name the guerilla warfare techniques. that the rights of private citizens had topic on repressive legislation and Rep Clark went on to testify that the FBI been violated. resentative Wyman has been on the wrong had persuaded him to help instigate the He cited as an example the collection group to riot, while warning him not by the House Committee on Internal Sec to become “ directly” involved in any en urity of a list of 1000 names compiled suing riot. between 1955 and 1967, which classified In an ironical conclusion to this seg those on the list as “ self-proclaimed re ment of his speech, Wilkinson pointed volutionaries.” out that certain members of the group This list later was reduced to 64 names, were later arrested and charged with riot he said, and was sent to the government ing because they had painted peace sym ThE NEW hAMDSkiRE printing office without, those on the list bols on the hall of justice with cans even knowing that their names were there, of spray paint, provided them by Clark— much less, he added, being able to chal who himself testified that he had obtained Vol. 62, No. 6 Published bi-weekly by the students of the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H. Friday, Oct. 8, 1971 lenge it. the paint from the FBI. An injunction was gained, Wilkinson con In closing the gathering, Wilkinson tinued, from a Federal judge by the A m er stressed the need for action on the citi ican Civil Liberties Union to stop the zen level to help eradicate the repression printing of the list. But the Committee of individual rights. There is currently, UNH professor designs satellite instrument for NASA skirted the injunction by mailing a copy he said, a movement in this country of the list to the John Birch Society, to stop crime which remains one of which promptly printed it. of the 1950’ s .” The ironic thing about This illegal action, termed “black the anti-crim e movement, he pointed out, by George Brown Dr. Chupp indicates that he is pri periment is Indulis Gleske. The projeci N A SA , is also supporting a UNH pro listing” by Wilkinson, was conducted by is that it seem s to be aimed more at marily interested in nuclear gammar rays engineer, Gleske’s involvement has cen gram that supplements the OSO project. “ Those very men who claim to stand the peace and freedom groups in this A Spacecraft, called the Orbiting Solar from solar flares or any other source tered on electrical engineering. Balloons, instead of spacecraft, serve as for the strict enforcement of law and country than at highly organized crime Observatory 7 (OSO), was launched into in the universe. He describes the motive John Beckett, professor of administra vehicles for gamma devices. This pro order.” itself. orbit from Cape Kennedy Wednesday behind the experiment as “ an effort to tion, has extended his aid toward the gram, while collecting scientific data, acts In stressing the absurdity of lists such Expressing for the third time his wish morning, September 29, carrying an in try to acquire a basic understanding of project in helping with the administra as a means for jpnu candidates by offering as this, Wilkinson cited as an example to debate Wyman, he brought the gathering strument which was conceived of and de solar cosmic rays and the solar flare tive aspects. In so doing he has supplied them countless avenues for research. the case of a Williamston, M a ss., busi to a close with the warning that citi signed by a professor from the Univer phenomenon.” jobs for students from the Whittemore Dr. Chupp is hopeful that the OSO pro nessman, whose name appeared on the zens must beware the methods and plans sity of New Hampshire. He feels that information from the data School of Business as administrative as ject will involve as much of the Univer original list of 1000 names which was also of thisUfanatic fringe” — and combine to Edward L . Chupp, professor of physics received by the detection of gamma rays sistants to the project. This association sity as possible. He also expressed his published. The man, Wilkinson said, ap at UNH, proposed to the National A ero will enable scientists to reach these under has resulted in outside job opportunities employ peaceful means “ to do away with intent of competing for more NASA ex proached him after a briefing which Wil their outrageous attacks on individual nautics and Space Administration (NASA) standings. for some students. One student landed periments when the present one is con kinson had conducted, and began to cas freedom .” in 1966 a solar experiment involving an The practical applications of this goal a space administrative post at MIT, cluded. instrument that would detect and record include man’s ability to cope with, under Students from UNH who are persuing nuclear gamma rays emitted from cel stand, and predict cosmic occurences on studies in the scientific area have also He points out that the experiment bene estial phenomena, particularly from solar eartn sucn as niagnetic Slbrrhs wmch dis held jobs with the project. Chupp said fits the University because the Univer AnK-war activities planned despite flflrps, which arp streams of dense hot rupt r*nmmiinir'atinn.c!, nr the aurora, bor that twn ,<!tndpnt.<3 havp rpppivpr) thpir ma .li sity is a plapp nf hnsir* rpsparoh for the gas extending millions of m iles from the ealis, otherwise referred to as the north ters by working on the experiment. He acquisition and diffusion of knowledge,and sun’s surface. ern lights, explained Chupp.

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