'Who Killed J.F.K.?'

Vol. 30, No. 1 r o s a r y h il l c o l l e g e , b u f f a l o . N.Y. February 13, 1976 ‘Who Killed J.F.K.?’ Evokes Audience Terror and Rage By DARRYL DAVID AMATO Spiropoulos ventures that there was a shot to Kennedy’s fore head, which necessitates the In the movie “3 Days of the belief in another gun, another Condor,” Robert Redford’s life is assassin and, of course, a threatened by a number of cryp conspiracy. tic characters, possibly even his own employers — the C.I.A. The Kennedy car was^-NOT ‘Condo*’ is, of course, fiction, but finely combed for evidence, but its theme (that if you wish to stripped and destroyed of all evi survive in America, you must be dence. conniving and amoral) rings true. In Dallas, a man wearing a white shirt and tie, walked away In the lecture ‘‘Who Killed with a bullet fragment before the J.F.K.?,” speaker Bill Spiro- eyes of the police, moments after poulos, a member of the Political the shooting. No (She bothered to Assassination Investigation ask him questions. Agency, is telling Americans that they must abort the conspiracies The doctors who performed the and corruptions that exist in real autopsy on the President had life and that make suspense never done one before. movies like ‘Condor’ seem too real. Oswald’s fingerprints v do not appear on the gun from which he Spiropoulos uncovers so much supposedly shot the President. incriminating evidence against the F.B.I., C.I.A. and Secret The Secret Service drank Service agents in collusion to the liquor til four in the morning the assassination of John Kennedy night before the Kennedy parade. that he, almost unintentionally They were most likely hung over and uncontrollably, evokes terror and had delayed reactions the and rage in his audience. day of the shooting. The Zapruder film, and sub A frame from the Zapruder sequent enlarged still frames film leads its viewer to believe from the film, intimate tremen that Oswald was standing in the dously, if not prove conclusively doorway of the book depository, that there was a conspiracy to the building from which he murder the President. aDegedly shot the President, Only seconds after the shooting occur In this film, taken by a man in red. , the crowd watching the Dallas motorcade, Spiropoulos calls There is no record of the initial attention to the mysterious “ man police interrogations of Oswald. with an umbrella.” Not only is The man went without the right to this man carrying a black attorney for 48 hours. Oswald did umbrella on a beautiful, sunny not even know he was being held day in Dallas, but he opens it, for shooting the President until, seconds before the President is while he was being moved in day shot. Was it a signal? Was the light, before commercial tele umbrella itself a weapon? Spiro vision, to another location, a man poulos conjectures that the asked him why he killed the umbrella contained a poison dart President. Oswald responded, that was released upon opening of “ No, no, I didn’t shoot anyone.” the umbrella, hit Kennedy in the throat and then immediately dis When a tape of Oswald’s integrated in Kennedy’s sentence was hooked up to a lie stomach. Kennedy WAS hit in the detector that measures stress, throat. If he was hit by a bullet, the detector indicated no stress in why was no metalic debris evi Oswald’s voice. He may have dent? been telling the truth. The film also reveals the Spiropoulos intimates that the possible countenance of Jack Warren Commission, assigned by Ruby, Oswald’s slayer, at the President Johnson to investigate event. Ruby said he wasn’t there the murder of Kennedy and Lee when the President was shot. Harvey Oswald, was either care lessly shoddy or intentionally One cop on a motorcycle sloppy. It miraculously attributes abandons the motorcade prior to seven wounds to three bullets. It the shooting despite strict orders has Oswald firing an inaccurate, discovers that the Commission validity of the Commission, indi poulos, so convinced that the to stick closely by it. Italian gun (traditionally used for relied primarily upon F.B.I., cate conspiracy and threaten murder was known by many per rabbit hunting) from the C.I.A. and Secret Service further the credibility and purity sons before it actually happened, The driver of the Kennedy car improbable position in a sixth accounts of the tragedy. of past and esent American sardonically suggested that she claims he looked at the President floor window of the book deposi government. should have been handed a dead after he had been shot and decid tory. The most shocking point of the fish wrapped in newspaper (an ed to floor the car. But only lecture is that Spiropoulos did not Mrs. Kennedy was given a ancient practice of file Mafia Kennedy’s head and body reverts The Warren report does not present ALL the theories, facts bouquet of red roses at the outset which means a man will be “ hit” violently backward in the film. sound so preposterous when one and photos that question Hie of that fatal day in Dallas. Spiro- today). Page 2 The Ascent February 13, 1976 On the Stigma Who’s RHC Chemical Society Who at ‘Above Average’ of Counseling Rosary Hill Dear Student, The Rosary Hill College age” for the 1974-75 academic We, the staff of the Rosary Hill Student Counseling Center, are student affiliate chapter of the year. Congratulations to the follow writing this letter in an attempt to acquaint you with who we are, and American Chemical Society has ing students nominated to Who’s what we have to offer. Since the three of us are new to Rosary Hill, we been honored with an “ above Dr. Albert Wang is chairman of Who Among Students in Ameri find ourselves at a disadvantage as our faces are not familiar ones. average” rating by the Council the Rosary Hill College Depart can Universities and Colleges: Hopefully, however, in time you will all get to know us. The director of Committee on Chemical Educa ment of Chemistry; Mr. Wilbert Armando S. Abrams, Darryl D. our center is Dr. Tamar Halpern and our two staff counselors are tion of the American Chemical Eger is faculty advisor to the Amato, Diane T. Bates, Karen A. Dave Cristantello and Mike Podd. Many of you may know Mike who is Society. student affiliate of the American Caffery, Nancy Cammarata, a campus resident. Carol Ausländer, a recent alumni of Rosary Hill, is Chemical Society on the Rosary Kathleen A. Curran, Joyce M. our secretary and receptionist. Stanley Kirschner, chairman of Hill College campus. Figlioti, Robin J. Gabner, Mary the council, announced that Ann Gaglione, Susan E. Hart, To our dismay, we have learned that many students on this campus Rosary Hill College’s American Student officers of the Cynthia Read Hubacher, Thomas have a bias against counseling. We would like to take this opportunity Chemical Society student affili organization are: Ralph J. A. Leece, Eugene E. Lenahan to dispel some of the stereotyped notions you might have about us. 1116 ate organization was selected for Magliette ’76, President; Karan Jr., Maria J. Lopriore, Patricia three biggest misconceptions about the counseling center appear to the special commendation for its A. Parucki ’76, Vice President; A. McKernan, Barbara E. be: excellent record throughout the Christine Durewicz ’76 Treasur Mitchell, Michelle A. Ott, Eliza year. Out of a total of 609 student er; and Christine Gryko ’77, beth M. Pilecki, Johanna Forpig- 1) Counseling is only for sick, weak, mentally-unstable people. chapters throughout the country, Secretary. lia, Antoni J. Przybyla, David H. only 92 were rated “ above aver- Rusin, Louise M. Salamone, 2) Counselors are either Bob Newhart bumblers or Sigmund Freud Patricia A. Stewart, Nancy J. types who will instantly diagnose you as having one complex or Swartz, Robert B. Walker, III, another and thus analyze every move you make. Patricia M. Weichsel, Theresa A\ Wild. 3) There is no privacy, once you confide in a counselor it will be all Mardi Gras over campus. The third annual Mardi Gras bring everybody together for a NONE OF THESE ARE TRUE! will be held this year on Friday night of fun. If any group would February 27 in Wick Dining also like to make a little money The stigma of counseling, the idea that only unstable people need to Room beginning at 8:30 p.m. The for their treasury they may do so. seek out help is unfortunately a common belief. On the contrary, a cer Student Activities Board, Phi This is the opportunity for every tain amount of maturity and emotional strength is necessary to admit Beta Gamma and Campus Minis body to get involved- Register that a problem exists which one is unable to deal with alone. A try will agaipbe coordinating the your activity in the Campus counselor can provide objectivity in reaching a solution because he is program. Every ' society, Ministry Office as soon as not directly involved in the situation. In this sense, a counselor may be organization and class on campus possible so that their won’t be a substitute for a friend, lover or relative who may be involved in the is invited to share in making the duplications.^ problem or lack the ability to deal with it objectively. A discussion of dining room the scene of a huge one’s problem with a counselor may also provide a new perspective or carnival of fun and.

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