Trustee Hellmuth: former CIA front by Jack Pizzolato night that Hellmuth, a Notre Dame Massachusetts Institute of Tech­ Hale and Dorr. He had been Senior Staff Reporter graduate, headed Anderson Secur­ ‘There nology (MIT), doing graduate work director of 28 businesses and ity Consultants, Inc., (ASC) a CIA question in management accounting. corporations and has also served in Notre Dame Trustee Paul F. owned and operated corporation During World War II he served the capacity of president, vice Hellmuth acted as president and established in the early 1960!s and was doing this in the U.S. Army, attaining the president and treasurerof firms director of a CIA front organization disbanded in 1974. The Anderson rank of Lieutenant Colonel. In 1947 such as W.R. Grace & Co., New engaged in illegal domestic spying firm, legally charterd by the stated for the C /A ...' he joined the Boston law firm of York, Cabot, Cabot & Forbes Co., and surveillance, according to Johnof Virginia as a private industrial Hfle and Dorr, one of the largest Boston and Ritz Carlton Hotel Co., Marks, director of CIA projects for security consultant, actually con­ Marks mentioned Hellmuth's law firms in New England, and wasBoston. the Center for National Security ducted surveillance of domestic alleged involvement with the CIA elected senior managing partner in Hellmuth was named to the Studies. anti-war and civil rights activists, during a lecture Tuesday night on 1955. Notre Dame Board of Trustees in Marks told The Observer last Marks alleged. the Notre Dame campus. Accord­ Hellmuth is now retired from November, 1960. ing to two sources, Marks had no plans to talk about Hellmuth or his alleged involvement in the CIA until he saw a picture of Hellmuth hanging on the wall at the Morris Inn and realized that he was a University trustee. He then decided to bring up Hellmuth’s name in his speech, the sources said. Hellmuth refused to comment on the allegations made in that speech when contacted byThe Observer. “ It’s a matter that I don’t wish to discuss,” he said. He also refused to explain the exact nature of the firm’s business and denied ever having worked for the government. “ There is no question that he was doing this for the CIA. ” Marks said, refer mg to Hellmuth. Marks said that ASC was dis­ cussed at length in a Senate report under the code name of “ Operation Merrimac.” Although ASC is never named as such, according to Marks, the description of the corporation and its life span match those of “Operation Merrimac.” This relationship was confirmed by sources unnamed by Marks. Marks said he received his infor­ mation about Hellmuth from a “reliable, Congressional source.” Hellmuth graduated with an A.B. degree from Notre Dame and an LI.B. degree from Harvard Law Paul F. Hellmuth School. He also attended the SMC trial policy says: If 21, you can dri TODAY... by Jean Powley confine the gathering to a small campus to legitimize this behavior, this little St. Mary’s Editor group which would no overflow into the policy reads. the public area. Finally, “ partying Anyone who abuses this new St. Mary’s students over the age with alcohol” is not permitted in privilege will be referred to the will be Ma Nature's of 21 are now officially permitted to the dorm. intrahall relations board on the first consume alcoholic beverages in the “ This new policy is not an open offense and to the Student Rela­ tattletale! privacy of their rooms for the first invitation for rowdy parties. It is to tions Board on the second offense. time in the college’s history. This promote reasonable and respon­ Such offenses may mean dismissal Mr. Groundhog policy will be in effect for one year sible drinking in students’ rooms,” from the dorm. If many such □ (until Dec., 1978) on a trial basis. If Student Body President Mary violations occur, the policy will be no major problems arise, it will Rukavina commented about the cancelled. become official college policy next student-initiated policy. Resident advisors will post the Carter discusses Panama January, Dean of Student Affairs Rice agreed with Rukavina, policy’s guidelines in the various Kathleen Rice has announced. remarking, “I’m happy with the halls and anyone with questions mav consult them. during second fireside chat Under this policy, students of policy. It will help the students to Rice emphasized, however, that legal age may not provide alcohol be more responsible. I’m for students 21 or older who wish to WASHINGTON [AP] - President grandsons to fight in the jungles of to minors. Nor may students over anything which helps students to have a party and serve alcohol may Carter said last night he would not Panama,” and that is implementa­ 21 consume liquor in any of the learn to drink more responsibly.” seek permission from their hall hesitate to send U.S. troops to tion of the treaty. He said that will public areas of the dorms such as The rationale behind the new director and Director of Student defend the Panama Canal - “and helpI to avoid any attack on the hallways, lounges or stairways.The policy is that students 21 or older Activities Mary Laverty to use a have no doubt that even in sustain­ Panama Canal. students’ doors must be kept can and do drink alcoholic beve­ hall lounge for this purpose. The ed i combat we would be success­ The president argued that ratifi­ closed while using alcohol to insure rages off campus. The students St. Mary’s clubhouse may also be ful.” cation will strengthen U.S. security a reasonable noise level and toshould not be forced to leave reserved for such parties. But Carter said the treaty to yield interests, improve trade|opportuni- s U x L f xL» xL» v l# ^ ^ 4? 'If ^ ^ *1* *1* >>L* vt* ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ties honor a commitment to keep T T T V T T T *T* T T *T* V T T T T T T T V T T T V T * T V T V 4 * ^ V T T T T control of the waterway to Panama * in the year 2000 would diminish the the canal open to world commerce * risk of any need for armed inter­ at a fair price and “demonstrate * vention to defend it. that as a large and powerful * country we are able to deal fairly * Urging public support for Senate * ratification of the Panama Canal with a proud but smaller sovereign * treaty, Carter’s firm pledge con­ nation.” * fronted one of the major points Much of Carter’s talk was devoted * raised by opponents who complain to posing questions often raised by * that the pact does not spell out treaty critics and providing his own * American defense rights. answers. For example, he said, * That opposition argument deals many Americans argue “we * with the situation after the year bought it, it’s ours.” ’his response * was “ we do not own the Panama * 2000 when the canal would be * under Panamanian control whenCanal Zone - we have never had * Carter, of course, would not be sovereignity over it” but rather * president. have purchased the right to usde it * In a nationally broadcast and through annual payments to Pana­ * televised “fireside chat” , the sec­ ma. * ond of his year-old presidency, “ We have never needed to own the * Carter said approval of the treaty is Panama Canal Zone,” he said, “ anymore than we need to own a * “in the highest national interest of * the United States and will strength­10-mile wide strip of land through * en our position in the world.” Canada when we build an interna­ * He said opposition to the treary, tional gas pipeline.” * due to come up for debate in the Carter also raised the question of * Senate next week, “ is based on whether the United States would * * have the right to protect and * misunderstanding and misinfor­ A few restless students had Florida in mind last week-and they wonder why they are in the * mation.” defend the canal against any armed * * attack or threat to its security. * infirmary!! [photo by Ken McAlpine] * Carter said there is a much better *************************************************** option “than sending our sons and i p. 7 J the observer _ Thursday, February 2, 1978 News Briefs. Western Europe alerted for World poisoned Jana oranges THE HAGUE, THE NETHER­ Doctors pumped out the children’s Health officials said about three LANDS Vestern Europe issued an stomachs and sent the youngsters cases of the large-sized, juicy Sadat pursues peace alert yesterday for Israeli grown home a few days later completely oranges were injected with mer­ CAIRO, Egypt - President Anwar Sadat huddled with Americanoranges poisoned with mercury in a recovered. cury somewhere in Europe and that mediator Alfred Atherton yesterday to lay the groundwork for purported Arab-Palestinian In West Germany, police dis­ all the tainted fruit had visible summit talks in Washington which Egyptian sources said would be scheme to sabotage Israel’s econ­ covered a Jaffa shmora orange brownish markings on their broken “ vital” to keeping the peace process alive. The meeting “ provided omy. containing “ a pea-size quantity” of skins. Mercury would give the fruit mercury. The fruit was part of a the opportunity for a broad review of a full range of issues” that the The Palestine Liberation Organi­ a bitter taste, they added. consignment sold to grocery stores Egyptian leader will be discussing with President Carter this zation (PLO) denied that any The Dutch and German govern­ weekend, an American spokesman said. Palestinians were responsible as in the central industrial city of ments said they received identical claimed in a letter to the Dutch and Darmstadt.