Sen. Church Defends SALT II Warns Against Nuke Arsenals
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Final Vol. 60, No. 25 GEORGETOWN UNIVERSITY, WASHINGTON, D.C. Tuesday, Dcccmher 4. 1(71) Hansen Talks Sen. Church Defends SALT II On Stalernate With Teheran Warns Against Nuke Arsenals By Greg Kitsock by Stephen D. Mull The legislator said that if these (SLBM's), Bombers, Cruise Missles HOY A A-;'Ioclalc Editor HOY A New" l:dilor nuclear arms have given us no advan and on the number of warheads each "The powerful nuclear arsenals of tages and more insecurity, we should missle can carry. "It's not a smart thing to start 25 years ago are like corner grocery act to eliminate them from the face of Church noted that there are four '!Vorld War Il[ over," Congressman stores compared to the vast super the earth. Church claimed that the major' centers of opposition in the George Hansen (Rep.· Idaho) com markets of destruction today," SALT II is one step towards this Senate to the Treaty that must be over mented on the Iranian crisis in an SFS declared Senator Frank Church ultimate goal. come or accomodated for the passage Dean's Office forum Friday morning. (D-lO), Chairman of the Senate While noting what he felt was the of the Treaty. These are Senators who: "It's not like Pearl Harbor where Foreign Relations Committee in a necessity of the Treaty, Church con I) are concerned about the capacity of there was a total attack on a country." Gaston Hall address Tuesday night. ceded that there were some limitations: the US to monitor Soviet weapon Hansen, on his own initiative, The Senator, a noted proponent of "SALT II is no panacea. It does not development; 2) are agravated by visited Tehran and was allowed to SALT II ratification stated that today solve the nuclear arms race. It allows Soviet troops in Cuba and demand meet with 19 of the approximately 50 there is no consciousness of what he for more warheads than ever before their withdrawal (among whom hostages being held in the US embassy. termed the horrors of nuclear arms. and new weapons systems. It will still Church is of himself); 3) want Since returning, the Idaho con· "We have lived with the bomb 50 long, accomplish certain things that must assurances of increases in defense gressman has drawn flack from his col our awareness of the danger has done on the way to SALT Ill." spending; and 4) believe SALT II leagues and from Carter administra declined. I realized that when I saw The senator emphasized what he limitations on the arms race do not go tion officials for calling for a Congres 55,000 young people on Capitol Hill 6 said were the most important features far enough. sional investigation of the alleged months ago crying 'No more Nukes' of the treaty, including equal ceilings Conduding his lecture, Church misdeeds of the deposed Shah. and meaning nuclear power plants and for the US and USSR on [ntercon warned that failure to ratify the treaty In a speech, question, and answer not atom bombs." tinental Ballistic Misssies (ICBM's), would' seriously undermine our session which lasted about one hour, Church, who is floor manager for Submarine Launched Ballistic Missiles C'onfmUt'd on page 2 Hansen stressed he did not condone the SAL T treaty in the Senate, remark the embassy takeover. At thc same ed that the United States and the time he criticized the Carter ad Soviet Union have become too muscle ministration for its "saber-rattling." bound by thcir nuclear might to have Wesleyan Administrator "You have to look back at what any effective power. precipitated this situation," Hansen "We are like two gladiators locked asserted. in mortal combat in an arena we can't Named VP for Planning "There has .been too much knee jerk escape. Neither can move to disarm politics in this country, and you have Senate Foreign Relations Committee Chairman Frank Church (0 -Id.) spoke to a for fear of being taken advantage of. Burton Sonenstein, former Vice "Academic planning," President thc same problem in Iran. 1 think our Gaston Hall audience last week on the impending campaign for the ratification of We have less flexibility to act, less President of Planning and Operations Hcaly stated in a letter sent to the State Department has a penchant for SALT II in the Senate. The Senator also commented on the situation on Iran, manuverability than before, as does at Wesleyan University, has accepted a faculty {ate last week, " must take not treating countries as echoing President Carter's threat of grave consequences if the hostages are harm the Soviet Union." newly· created GU Vice Presidency for precedence as we prepare for the individuals ... for not looking deep ed. Planning effective today. decade, and financial considerations enough into what these governments The new Vice President will report must be kept as conditions, not causes. are doing to their peoples." directly to University President Fr. Obviously, planning for a complex in Commenting nn the purpose of his Senate Rejects SAC Anti-Gay Move Timothy Healy, 5J, and will be stitution like Georgetown must be trip, Hansen stated" I was there not to responsible for "the coordination of done principally on t he three cam negotiate, but as a friend from the by Ron Klain Senate claimed that the Commission After the Senate action, Associate the long range plans of the puses. We will still, however, need so American people to see if we couldn't HOYA Stoff Writer ignored proper procedures in voting Dean of Student Affairs Bill Schuer University," part of which will involve mcone responsible for the coordina build some bridges ... to start some The Student Senate Sunday night re on the measure without allowing the man, reiterating the University's policy assisting the Development Office in its tion of these plans, and their steady kind of dialogue." jected attempts by the Student Ac GPG to present its views regarding the stated, "Georgetown has certain con plans for the next fundraising cam adjustment to realities outside the Hansen ~aid that of the 19 hostages tivities Commission (SAC) to deny the recognition question. stituencies to consider, and it must paign. University. " he saw in the American embassy (and Gay People of Georgetown (GPG) After the initial Commission VO.le recognize how alumni, parents, and As of press time, Sonenstcin could three Americans in the Foreign university recognition by returning the for a student government charter two the Church would feel about recogniz not be reached for comment. Ministry,) "most were in pretty good matter to the Commission for further weeks ago, the Student Senate ~oted ing a group such as this one. The The new position was mandated by shape. " study. 13-1 to officially grant the charter. The University would be willing to sponsor the University Board of Directors, As he was leaving the compound, The Commission, which had Senate debate was punctuated by symposiums or discussions of pro which for a year has urged the "ap .;aid Hansen, the crowd of people originally endorsed a ~tudent govern several questions, and saw objections blems different students may have pointment of a senior University of began the chant, "Yankee go home," ment charter for the group raised by freshman senator Con here; that's part of its role as a univer ficer to assume responsibility for (he which quickly changed to, "Carter, ,unanimously, last Tuesday decided to McGrath, who claimed that most sity. The gays' insistence on recogni Office of Institutional Research and to no, people, yes." deny the group's request for recogni students he had talked to were oppos tioil obfuscates consideration of the work with the faculty and administra Hansen said he conducted a 20 tion by the University, One commis ed to the idea of supporting the GPG substantivc issues that face different tion of the three campuses to develop minute questiori and answer session sioner stated that "we just couldn't organization. students. " Georgetown's plans for the \980'5." with the protestors in the streets, many ever approve of a group which was so of whom, "told stories about the in contrary to the University's mission." N~~y _Ca~E_f?r Bo~~ P_~~le __ justices they felt under the Shah." The negative ruling came in Defending his proposal that Con response to a GPG request for univer gress investigate the Shah's alleged sity recognition regardless of the issue GU Students to Tutor Refugees in Phillipines crimes, Hansen said "There was a of university funding for the group. / need to inject some new ideas" into a GPQ President Jim Ryan stated he by Ron Klain "This is the world's first chance to Phillipines completing details of the Burton Sone "polarized" sit uation. was "completely dumbfounded by the be prepared for refugees when they ar program, which would send the par New VP for Planning "To me the merit of hearings should move. We had been promised a chance rive ar a camp - and we want ticipants to a newly constructed camp Healy said, in an interview, that A new program, which would send a stand on its own," siad Hansen, who, to present our case to them (the SAC), Georgetown students there to help. on the Bataan peninsula. The camp Sonenstein's appointment followed a number of GU School of Languages added that he made the proposal and they voted without us knowing The program is designed to be a learn will be the new home for refuggees of year-long search, which involved re and Linguistics students to teach primarily for the benefit of the about it.