Vance Hartke Attacks News Media

VOL. IV. No- 18THEServing theOBSERVER. Notre Dame and Saint Mary's College Community THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1969 Vance Hartke attacks news media by Mark Nelson In a news conference held traffic controllers are working before the speech, Hartke said under too much stress and Vance Hartke, Democratic he would vote against strain. U.S. Senator from Indiana, confirmation of Judge Clement T he larg est increase in spoke yesterday in the Memorial H a y n sw o rth to th e U.S. unemployment for one month Library Auditorium on the Supreme Court, joining Indiana’s since 1961 “is the bitter fruit of inadequacies of the news media. other Senator, Birch Bayh, who the Nixon Administration’s Senator Hartke, sponsored by has been leading the opposition misguided economic policies.” the Student Union Academic to the nomination. The Student Union Academic Commission, attacked the news Hartke told the news Commission has also scheduled media for its shallow coverage in conference that the nomination talks by Edward Teller and New reporting local and national is in serious danger and that he York Senator Charles Goodell in events. sees the controversy as a the near future. Hartke said, “Radio, non-partisan issue. Goodell will speak Friday at television, and newspaper The Indiana senator also said: 3:00 in the Stepan Center, and coverage treat breaking news There will be more in-flight Teller, developer of the events as one would view an air collisions such as the Sept. 9 hydrogen bomb, will speak iceberg: the underlying part of crash near Indianapolis which October 16 at 8:00 in the library the story, which is the most killed 83 persons. He said air auditorium. important part, is left unnoticed. The media reports only the obvious details of the story, without giving any reasons or Classes scheduled background.” Hartke also challenged the type of news stories that are at Saint Mary’s “brought into our homes daily.” He said that due to the media, “ we are forced to see things that Msgr. John J. McGrath, presi we do not wish to see. News dent of Saint Mary’s College, media output is like being issued a statement yesterday trapped in a hearse three times a concerning St. Mary’s policy on day.” the Vietnam war moratorium The Senator criticized local October 15th. Indiana Senator Vance Hartke media for “hiding under the “On October 7, 1969, the umbrella,” and said it should Academic Affairs Council of produce more in the area of Saint Mary’s College, Notre US.-Russia local events. Dame, Indiana, received two stu Hartke, an advocate of peace dent petitions. Two hundred in Viet Nam since 1965, fifty three students commit by Tim Westnian tions can and are evolving from commented on the upcoming themselves to all that the Na the cold war to coexistence, and Viet Nam Moratorium. Hartke tional Moratorium entails. They Will the two world giants — from coexistence to detente. said, “I think the Moratorium is stand in opposition to the war, the United States and the Soviet “ Each side feels the need to just another part of the total individually and as a Christian Fr. McGrath Union - eventually come toget go beyond coexistence, because opposition against the war.” community, and request that we still live in suspicion; our re the nature of a college to be the her? Is there any real hope for “ However, in a war which the classes be cancelled on October lations rest on mutual deterrents locus of controversy and debate; global peace? If so, what kind? President said cannot gain 15. Two hundred thirty-three These were some of the ques of untried nuclear weapons,” it should not engage in tactics military victory, I believe the students request that classes be Mosely said. designed to further either side of tions posed and answered last Moratorium is a good way to cancelled on that day for educa a political dispute.” night by Dr. Philip E. Mosely of Mosely cited reasons for the show our dissatisfaction, and tion and increasing awareness on Columbia University in a discus current “thaw” in the air as therefore, as long as it remains the issues of the Vietnam War. “In view of the above con sion entitled, “U.S. - Soviet combat fatigue from the tension, n on -violent, has a very Approximately a thousand stu sideration and after consultation Detente: Is it Inevitable?” cost, and risk of continual ar worthwhile purpose.” dents did not sign either peti with the Student Affairs Coun The lecture, sponsored by the ming; hope for a single, overall Hartke went on to say that “it tion.” cil, the Academic Affairs Coun Student Union Academic Com solution to global strife; fear of is impossible to see victory of “Numbers alone do not deter cil has adopted the following mission and the East European nuclear catastrophe; and concern any kind in Viet Nam while we mine the rightness nor wrong policy in regard to the Vietnam Studies Department, began at over alliances that no longer pro still support dishonorable ness of a moral position. No Moratorium: 8:00 p.m. in the Library Audi vide protection. dictators in Saigon.” judgment, therefore, is passed on 1. On the 15th of October, torium and covered the spec In Mosely’s opinion, more Senator Hartke, who saw the the position of those who the meeting facilities of Saint trum of American - Russian rela things could be done to further oppose American involvement in Mary’s College will be made tions from the end of World War withdrawal of Lyndon Johnson the slowly developing friendship the Vietnam war. Neither can available (subject to the usual II to the present time. from the 1968 election long which is now unsteady. Fore the sincerity or the Christianity conditions of order) for the use Dr. Mosely, an experienced before it was announced, most among them would be of those who do not find the of faculty, students, and their political scientist and diplomat, predicted that “the Republicans actual trade between the two issue quite so clear be called into guests for such discussions as open by stating his belief that a will not re-elect a President,” countries and an exchange pro question. Honest differences they desire. closer relationship between the and said the probable prime gram involving Russian and about this matter are widespread 2. Classes at Saint Mary’s U.S. and Russia is inevitable. He Democratic candidates would be American citizens. in our academic community.” College will meet as scheduled. then proceeded to describe how Senators Muskie and McCarthy, “Institutions of higher educa As stated in the college bulletin, relations between the two na (continued on page 2)and Hubert Humphrey. tion must afford their academic responsibility for attendance communities the opportunity to rests with the student and ab engage in dialogue on the vital sences on October 15 will be Windows smashed by explosivesissues of the modern world. It is treated in a normal manner.” by Tom Bornholdt by any of these explosions, thing could blow off someone’s SLC meets today Several campus windows were Director Pears warned that leg.” smashed by explosives over the The Student Life Council has the meeting in order to insure anyone in the room during such w eek en d ; it was revealed Director Pears admitted that a meeting scheduled for 4:15 that the bill could be discussed. a detonation could be badly yesterday afternoon by Director he had no leads on the culprit as this afternoon to discuss a pro Prof. Massey issued a new mangled by the razor sharp of Security, Arthur Pears. yet. posal concerning the Vietnam statement yesterday in light of fragments. The M80 blew a Four windows in Badin and Anyone having information Moratorium. Father Walsh’s statement about basketball sized hole in the nine in the laundry were concerning these bombings is The fear that the Council the University’s attitude on the windows, twisted and tore the destroyed by a powerful asked to contact the campus would not have a quorum to dis Moratorium. pocket-sized explosive known asVenetian blinds, and showered security force. cuss the bill was dispelled Tues In it Massey said that there an M80. The M80 had a lengthy the room with glass splinters. day when SLC Chairman Prof. was a distinct possibility of a However, there were fewer fuse and was taped to the James Massey stated that mem lack of a quorum today since windows before lit. “The guy who did it would incidents of vandalism to bers of all three of the groups on some members of the Council automobiles this weekend, Another was taped to the have to be out of his damn fool the council had promised to had informed him that they felt according to Pears. Destruction window of a maid’s car. The mind,” said Pears concerning the make extreme efforts to attend that Father Walsh’s statement M80 exploded just as the maid bomber. Asked of the possibility to school property was also the session. Some of the faculty eliminated the necessity for SLC was approaching the car to get of a M80 detonating in the midst considerably less except for the and administrative representa action on Roickle’s bill. They in. of a crowd or thrown at a window smashings. No reason tives had promised to forgo felt that they would then fulfill Though no one has been hurt student. Pears answered, “That was offered for the decrease. other commitments to attend their earlier commitments. PAGE 2 THE OBSERVER THURSDAY, OCTOBER 9, 1969 EXPERIENCED BABYSITTER GO program is beginning second phase will care for your children by Janet Reimer daytime care advisors and group leaders often The Group Orientation (GO) time for a field day.

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