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p•O• A convicted criminal spoke in seen these unwanted babies in or not you have the right to engage this country. "Ant with all due The Student-Faculty Relations a. Lengyl Gym Monday nite on the garbage cans and incinerators and in intercourse? Men are told it is all respect to the nuns in the audience, Committee of the Student Senate subjects of and the battered babies' wards of the right to go and sow their wild oats. the Catholic Church is mainly finalized plans at its Oct. 16 . Convicted by the State of hospitals. This is why I risk going to But in effect, the government is responsible for the situation," he meeting for "Confrontation No. 1," of "crimes against jail to try and make people realize saying to women O.K., play around said. which will focus on the topic, chastity," William Baird told a just what a dangerous situation this if you want to, but a baby is going During his speech, Baird "Musick vs. McGovern for the standing-room-only crowd that in is," said Baird. to be your punishment." explained the proper use and Democratic Nomination in '72: spite of the impressive show on He asked, "Does the government Baird blamed "religion" for the effectiveness of the major birth What the Hell Did They Say?" Moratorium Day, "Vietnam is not have the right to tell you whether birth control-abortion controversy in control devices. Participants will examine the the most important problem of our speeches by the two U.S. Senators time. on the night of the Oct. 15 "On Oct. 15 you protested the Moratorium. deaths of 8,000 men annually in the maine The confrontation, the rust in a Vietnam. But in this country 10,000 series of informal student-faculty women die each year at the hands dialogs scheduled this year, will be of quack abortionists and no one held Tuesday, Oct. 28 at 6:30 p.m. does anything about it," said Baird. in the West Commons lounge. Baird, head of the Parents' Aid The series comes as a partial Society, was convicted in 1967 of answer to the ever present plea for showing a birth control pill to a improved student-faculty public audience and giving a package communication. Senate President of birth control foam to a co-ed at Stan Cowan, who attended the ind New Boston University. committee's Oct 16 meeting, said When asked how he became LXXIII "Both student and faculty members involved in this subject Baird replied Number 6 Orono, Maine October 23, 1969 Volume of the committee want to make this that he was "sick and tired of seeing more than a social gathering. We women dying at the hands of hope that in this way we can get butchers." Before becoming involved Birth control and abortion people to confront each other on in helping women obtain birth advocate Bill Baird makes a the issues that are important to us control devices and when point before some 700 UM all in an unstructured but they were needed - legal or not - him speak educational atmosphere." Baird was a consultant for a students who heard pharmaceutical clinic. Monday night. Tuesday night "When a women gives herself an the student senate voted to abortion with a coathanger and dies support Baird in his efforts Augusta march k with a as a result, then it is time for against the Massachusetts courts gave hich someone to change the laws that for "crimes against chastity." s and set make safe abortion by licensed planned for 25th physicians illegal," he said. 18 UNH concerned with the As a result of the October 15 ersion but Deeply bomb" which he Moratorium on Vietnam, a march ,ornerback "population considers more deadly than the protesting the War will be held in d in an atomic bomb, Baird urged everyone Augusta, Saturday Oct. 25. to write his congressman to change Beginning at noon, the march will :20 left in laws that prohibit abortions and start at the State Street Unitarian 'ort but a open sale of birth control devices. Church and will follow a route to ick up the "Because of these laws, thousands Capital Park. At the park, Ralph Bears left of unwanted children are born each Greene, a state-wide organizer of year. The birthrate in Harlem and anti-draft activities, will moderate laurels to Watts and similarly depressed areas speeches by five persons opposed to who Jock is as high as in lnda. And I have the war. games on Maddock kles, an ine history Kaplan tells of services rformance Senate endorses Baird, he best of by Stephen A. Rubinoff with a ars "The University must assume opportunities which each division A second area in the sphere of in id 2-1 general responsibility for the safety extends to the campus population. Kaplan's jurisdiction is the office of Looking trustee policy ilay. The of Residence Halls. questions and welfare of all members of the "Because the freshman year in Dean mini Field University community," observed school is porbably the most difficult into the future, Dr. Kaplan uskies will Arthur M. Kaplan, UMO Dean year on campus for most students, a envisioned the establishemtn of Dr. The Student Senate voted could subject guilty students to troops of he voiced thoughts position of Dean of Freshmen has dormitory turorial programs, of Students, as Tuesday to endorse University discipline. is coming area been created," explained Kaplan. whereby students having difficulty about the recently restructured "wholeheartedly" the efforts of The Senate amended that lampshire, this campus. This office is intended to offer in a subject would be able to attend of student services on William Baird to liberalize birth statement to provide for University season by banquet advice and assistance to freshmen a 'help session' in his living area on Speaking at the annual control and abortion laws. discipline "provided that the of the General Student Senate held concerning orientation to college life that particular subject. and The Senate also endorsed the presence of the student at the that the at the Oronoka on Tuesday evening, and various unique programs The idea of faculty members dormitories passage of two questions at the Nov. University results in a substantial tball team Dean Kaplan outlined the major designed specifically for freshman their families living in to Kaplan. This would 4 special election. These are danger of physical harm to persons tame than •o i of student services students also appeals not only establish a more informal Question No. 4, the University or property in the University Budget Bond issue, and Question community." is running student faculty relationship but would assist in establishing a No. 8, a bond issue for the planning The Senate also voted to accept 'ro scouts and construction of sewerage the policy statement on campus est culturally-beneficial atmosphere in on the treatment facilities. No opposing disorders with the exception of the answer to living areas. Activities and votes were cast on either issue. Free Speech and Assembly Review lie passing Dean of Student David Rand. is In a flurry of parliamentary Board's interpretations. The Ii (son of Organizations, with coordinating activities procedure which made the U.S. resolution passed after exten