Blacks, SDS Oppose Rossie Campaign Heads Into Final Weeks

/ THE WORLD TODAY Splashdown Tomorrow SPACE CENTER, Houston (UPl)-Apollo 7 commander Walter Schirra decided yesterday to bring his crew home with space suits on but without helmets to avoid burst eardrums. Tire spacecraft commander decided he, Bonn Eisele and Walt Cunningham would make Tuesday’s splashdown in the Atlantic Ocean without helmets and gloves. OBSERVER. “Our heads are still too stuffed up” by colds to risk reentry with helmet, Schirra said. VOL III, No. 29 MONDAY, OCTOBER 21, 1968 The “hard nosed” Schirra Sunday ripped into “holier than God" experts on earth who made last minute changes in his flight plan. “I wish you would find out the idiot’s name who thought up this test,” the irate Schirra radioed to Houston in the final Blacks, SDS Oppose Rossie 48 hours of Apollo 7’s record setting 11 day mission. “I want would definitely have a Walt Williams, Vice President worried about the upcoming to talk to him personally when I get back down.” representative at tonight’s of the Afro-American Society, election. Student Life The astronauts, plagued by colds throughout the flight, candidate meeting. announced yesterday that the Commissioner Larry Landry must pinch shut their nostirls by hand and blow against them Wycliff gave the reason for Society would put Don Wycliff, said, “ I’m not worried about to equalize the pressure on their ears. candidacy of a Society member. former Human Affairs people on campus. “We want to impress on people C o o rd in a to r in the Rossie “I think some of the people Nixon Urges Aid To Private Schools of the campus the urgency of administration, in the Student who signed the recall petition the black students and the NEW YORK (UPI)- Republican presidential nominee Body Presidential race. regret it now, after they saw urgency of the students to do Richard M. Nixon proposed yesterday that the federal Students for a Democratic what it was. I just hope the something about it, perhaps even government provide aid to children attending private schools. Society councilman Dennis students come out and vote and control the Student Nixon did not spell out how much and what type of federal During also announced that his not just expect the election to Government. We want to do assistance he would have the government provide nor did he organization would place a be an easy victory.” what we think should be done list the criteria that would determine which children would be student in nomination for the “Most o" the conservatives on for the Notre Dame student.” eligible. position. Thus far those are the campus are supporting us, like The SDS has not yet decided The GOP candidate discussed education in a CBS radio only names announced for the Mike Kelly and Richard on a candidate for the speech taped for network delivery Sunday night. The address position. No one else is expected Hunter,” Landry concluded. presidency but During said, “We was the fifth of 10 on major issues of the day which he plans to run. Student Body Vice President intend to run someone.” to give on successive nights. All interested candidates are C huck Nau, who will be During explained the Besides his proposals on aid to private school pupils, Nixonrequired to attend a meeting prominent in Rossie’s campaign, campaign plans of the SDS. said that if elected, he would establish a clearing house for tonight at 7 p.m. in the Student expressed the same sentiments as “We’re going to run an ideas in elementary and secondary education, create a Government office to learn Landry. “A great deal depends educational campaign. We want “student corps” of carefully selected college and high school campaign rules and procedures. on the responsibility of the the students to learn what youngsters, who would work as tutors in inner city schools Wycliff, who only yesterday Student Body. I think Richard Student Power is. We believe the and provide more pay, better incentives and less red tape for resigned his Student will win. He got 58 per cent of Student Power idea has been teachers. Government post, said that the the vote last year. compromised in the entity of In addition to offering aid to “nonpublic school children” Society would definitely place a “There won’t be a campaign the Student Life Council. Nixon said he also would push for “special tax advantages for black student in the race. “Walt machine such as last year. “If the student body got a those who donate money to private colleges and universities.” called me and indicated that you Everyone that supports Richard taste of genuine democracy on “Our own private institutions are now experiencing severe (the Observer) had contacted will get out and vote for him.” financial pressures as costs of public education increase,” he him and asked if I would be campus they would demand true The Rossie campaign will democracy in national affairs.” said, “ In my view, it would be a tragedy of the first magnitude running. If they (the Society) involve a series of speakers, During and the other four if tax supported state schools were to drive private institutionswant me to run, then I will,” many of them cabinet members, councilmen of the Notre Dame out of existence.” Wycliff said. senators, hall presidents and chapter of the SDS will meet I talked to Freddie Williams other students not connected sometime tomorrow to finalize U . S. Ready For Arms Talks and he said that it would be a with Student Government but plans for their candidate. good idea for me to run. If they who are supporting Rossie for PARIS (UPI)—The next few days may decide the fate of During, who is also a national re-election. President Johnson’s hopes for moving toward peace in want me to, I’ll run,” Wycliff continued. councilman, announced that the Nau said that they will Vietnam before he leaves office, informed Western diplomatics group is planning a He said he would probably concentrate most of the sources said yesterday. d em o n stra tio n on Nov. 5, meet sometime today with campaign in halls “that we feel The deadlocked talks between the United States and North national election day. need an orientation in leaders of the Afro-Americar Vietnam enter thier 27th and most crucial week Monday. Richard R ossie and his understanding our platform and Society and make a final U.S. negotiators, led by Ambassador W. Averell Harriman, organization are not particularly goals.” decision on the g ro u p ’s were waiting for some word from Hanoi on their proposed winning but I am worried about The election has been set for package plan which could halt the bombing of North Vietnam candidate. TIe also said that they the attitude of some of the Oct. 29. and open the doors to peace. While the United States has kept a disciplined official silence about the plan-and even the fact that it had been Campaign Heads Into Final Weeks advanced-a North Vietnamese delegation member has By United Press continued to await a reply from Nixon’s comments, published privately confirmed they received a proposal and that it was Hubert H. Humphrey said Hanoi regarding the latest peace in the latest issue of the New under study in Hanoi. yesterday the current lull in overtures, third party candidate Republic magazine in reply to A possible indication of Hanoi’s mood may come as early as fighting in South Vietnam has George Wallace suggested that questions the weekly had posed, Monday morning when the North Vietnamese hold their “some significance” and should American officials may be also touched on possible Viet regular weekly press breifing. A North Vietnamese delegation be a factor in the US decision on considering a bombing halt in Cong participation in a coalition spokesman said the briefing would be held at 11 a.m. whether to stop the bombing ofexheange for some government for South Vietnam. North Vietnam. “ unannounced concessions” The Democratic presidential from Hanoi. Wycliff Resigns Jackie candidate also said a final “I believe now they are Don Wycliff, Human Affairs SKORPIOS, Greece (UPI) - Jacqueline Kennedy, radiant in a decision of the bombing was up talking about unannounced Coordinator since Richard to the United States and should miniskirted wedding dress that brightened a rainy day, was married concessions and I think any Rossie was elected Student Body Sunday to Aristotle Onassis, a multimillinoiairc Greek shippingnot be subject to any veto byconcession outgh to be made President last spring, resigned his the Saigon government. magnate. public to the American peoplepost over the weekend. Humphrey, appearing in a The 39 year old widowefl First Lady and the 62 year old “golden ami to the people of the world,” Wycliff gave several reasons television interview Fhce The said Wallace in anoth televised Greek” were united in an intimate Greek Orthdox ceremony. for tendering his resignation. Nation - CBS, said the recent Mrs. Kenedy, dressed in an ivory gown with a skirt four inches interview Meet the Press — NBC. “First, the state of my health, decline in large scale fighting in above the knee, walked 200 yards through the rain on this normally Richard M. Nixon jneanwhile which has not been good lately, the Souvh “has some significance sun drenched island in the Ionian Sea to join Onassis at the altar. advocated increased emphasis on but that is the least of my and it surely ought to be taken It had the blessing of her family. The engagement was announced “ small unit action” in Vietnam reasons.

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