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T'lti t NEW IlAM Vol. 63, No. 12 Published bi weekly by the students <»f the University of New Hampshire in Durham, N.H Tuesday, October 24, 1972 POW negotiator defends insight not delusion By Regan Robinson News Editor cause we hit one r rencnman,” he added. there is little incentive for a peasant who same wisdom of those who fled to Canada. William Sloane Coffin, a negotiator for He discussed the prisoners of war situ has been bombed by American planes to Amnesty just for those who left before they the recent release of three American sol ation. He explained that North Vietnam climb into a burning plane to find the dog were in the service would just be another diers from North Vietnam, addressed about considers the captured pilots war criminals tag of the pilot. And so sometimes the man’s instrument of discrimination against Blacks, 100 persons yesterday in the Multi-Purpose because no war has been declared and ad- name and identity is lost. Chicanos and other minority groups. Room of the Union. cording to the Geneva Convention the aggres Since the ineffectiveness of the bombing ‘‘No nation begore in history has been so sion then is a war crime. has been testified to by both General West “I would also suggest that Calley be re addicted to positive thinking. We can not From his contact with the prisoners in moreland and the CIA, Coffin described the leased at that time,” Coffin said. He does deal with the negative in life. We are the Vietnam he concludes that they believe the situation as one directed by America’s own not seek any court action against possible victims of an illusion, and Nixon is the one war is hopeless and that they know they Dr. Strangelove. Coffin pictured this demonic war criminals preferring to leave them to man who makes the American self-deception will only come home to America when the crazed prince of power somewhere saying to the bar of history, as he noted God did of possible. To hell with ideals of perfec war is over. the pilots, “For God’s sake, don’t sit there, Cain. tion, sacrifice them on the altar of integ “Any study of history will show that bomb some more.” And there is nothing rity.” These comments and suggestions POWs are released when the war is over,” left to bomb. Coffin said it as a punishment frame of came rushing out of Coffin as he ranged Coffin said. He referred to Nixon’s nation “We’ve become a mindless and artless mind, that causes Americans to hesitate over topics of war, prisoners of war, and wide statement that when the French left giant.” about amnesty. He illustrated this type of am nesty. that all of their prisoners were not released. psychology by the often used term, war on Coffin told the audience that he plans to Supplementing his opinions with examples “The French Embassy called that a lie.” poverty, war on drugs, instead of empha begin working on the amnesty for those and experiences, this form er m em ber of m ili Coffin said. sizing cure or help for these problems. who fled the country rather than serving in tary intelligence and more recently an anti He warned that the government has and Vietnam. He believes deserters should have He did warn however that Nixon will use war spokesman urged his listeners to learn continues to play on Americans’ sympathy this hope of the end to his advantage in to deal with themselves more honestly. for the POWs and men missing in action, amnesty also. the election by implying that it would be “The poorer we are in delusions the richer by claiming that the Vietnamese do not re He contended that deserters who due largely unwise to change horses in mid-stream. we are in insights,” Coffin remarked. lease all the names. Coffin pointed out that to a lack of education realized later the Some of the insights Coffin would like the Americans to be richer in are facts about the war. Recently returned from North Vietnam, Coffin emphasized like other visi tors coming from there that the bombing Trustees discuss is not limited to military or industrial targets as the Nixon administration claims. By Chris Dreon jo rs. “The only city left standing in North Vietnam The UNH board of Trustees approved the A now-defunct contract program with the mini-dorm structure, similar to one being is Hanoi,” he said. And yet each day the appointment of a Director of Public Infor University of Vermont in the past assured investigated at Keene, is being considered as an alternative to the popular high-rise bombing continues. mation and News Services, University Re the admittance of five New Hampshire stu He visited a provincial capital 70 miles lations and discussed the plight of UNH’s dents annually to its medical school. The constructions. A solution is also being sought to the inevitable room rental cost increase south of Hanoi which once had a population pre-medical students Saturday at the New letislative special session re-applied funds Linda Jenness, Socialist candidate for President tells students last Friday the of 70,000 persons. Only two houses were England Center. to the program but attached a condition to if new dorm structures continue to include drive for profits in the U. S. is racist, sexist and anti-human. (Photo by left standing and one of them was the former Peter H. Hollister, the new director, fills which Vermont would not agree. the increased number of non-residential Rosenblum) rooms present in the latest dorms. military headquarters, according to Coffin. a newly-created role combining the po President Thomas N. Bonner sympathized The Trustees agreed that the Merrimack The American bombs had destroyed the only sitions of the vice-president of univer with the students commenting, “We all know Valley Branch of the University in Manches two industries in the town, a textile fac sity relations and director of news ser it is the legislature that has to respond.” ter has acquired enough land for the pro tory and a bakery. vices. The position carries a salary of State Senator Edna Weeks, a member of “ So many hospitals and churches are hit,” posed non-resident college. Construction Jenness forsees revolt $18,500. the appropriations committee, said that the of the college will be finished in ten years. Coffin added, and so he said they do not Hollister will be responsible for the news legislators felt very badly about the situa put the red cross symbol on the hospitals bureau, sports information, and supplying in tion, but there was no money to fund the The Board also approved a preliminary R Ynlln_ anymore because it is only an attraction to master plannlan conceptf*.nnr.ont forfn r thef ha oAiimrocollege. The ^ J ® mediately. Ms. Jenness charges the Nixon formation to the Univeristy’s information of program . Linda Jenness, Socialist Workers’ Party the bombers, not a deterrent. plan was prepared by Earl Flansburgh and administration with supporting Presi fice in Concord. A trustee reminded the Board that a pos candidate for president said Friday she The bombing raids come at night with the Associates, Inc., Cambridge, Mass. dent Thieu, the intensified bombing, and the Trustee A1 Rock of Nashua read a letter sible solution might be worked out with Dart foresees “a gigantic revolt where Ameri heavy destructibe bombs, and about 9 a.m. The Board also accepted the University -involvement of the CIA in international heroin fro m a UNH p re-m ed m ajor at the meeting. mouth University’s Medical School. can people will take the power away from when the people begin to return to the rubble, system financial report for the fiscal year transport. The student worte that out of 31 pre-med The Trustees’ property committee repor this capitalistic society.” the second sweep of planes drops anti-per ending June 30, 1972. This annual report “McGovern is a hypocrite,” she said. majors only four were admitted to medical ted on a proposed residence hall for 300 The only presidential candidate to visit sonnel bombs, according to Coffin. of incomes and expenses is placed on file “He voted in favor of defense funds schools last year, and expressed a feeling students to be constructed on the UNH cam UNH this sem ester, Ms. Jenness spoke be “ Now we will stop bombing a while be with the Secretary of State in Concord. especially earmarked for Vietnam, and in of futility shared by fellow pre-med ma pus at an estimated cost of $150,000. A fore a hundred students Friday afternoon in The Board unanimously agreed on a pro 1968 supported Humphrey. .McGovern is the Strafford Room of the Union. Her posal to place a copy of the annual exempt against the war only because we’re losing speech focused on discrediting the Demo salary schedule of the University System in it. He supports the Israelis’ war along cratic and Republican presidential candi the four libraries in the system. with Nixon.” The Socialist Workers’ Party PR man to ttead news office dates. During the question and answer supports the Arab movement and all other The Board adopted a revised maternity Bv Ed Penhale Sorviocc. riumcr will now work directly period she revealed a few ideas of h e r Hollister joined h u d ii c service company leave policy W h ic h is applicable to national liberation movements. own party. Peter H. Hollister, a ten year veteran as a staff assistant to President Bonner, in January 1963 to develop and supervise both exempt and non-exempt workers.