JUNE 22, 1973 25 CENTS VOLUME 37 /NUMBER- 24 A SOCIALIST NEWSWEEKLY/PUBLISHED IN THE INTERESTS OF THE WORKING PEOPLE -page 6 Dean spills beans: ·~. exposes dozens ·~ .· of 'dirty trick~' How CREEP hired Nazis for Nixon's Calif. campaig~ · The Nixon-Brezhnev summit--meaning of international detente -page 3 In Brief STUDENTS REPUDIATE NIXON'S COTERIE: Students St. Cloud State College, and Anoka-Ramsey Junior Col­ launched protest actions against friends of Nixon on lege, among others. several campuses recently. He explained how the agreement ending the occupa­ Attorney General Elliot Richardson decided that discre­ tion of Wounded Knee had resolved none of the major THIS tion is sometimes the better part of valor and cancelled issues. He predicted continued actions demanding the re­ a commencement address at Georgetown University after mov al of the Bureau of Indian Affairs from the Pine WEEK'S threatened with a massive boycott Ridge Reservation, and enforcement of the 1868 treaty. At Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn., stu­ Bellecourt told how supporters of the occupation on MILITANT dents, faculty, and alumni signed a petition repudiating the reservation have been harassed and threatened since the honorary degree awarded to W atergater Maurice Stans the agreement was signed. 5 Move to silence W'gate back in 1970. Six hundred dollars was raised on the tour for the hearings blocked The petition pointed out that even discounting his most legal defense of those victimized for the occupation, but 7 Judge orders disclosure recent criminal dealings, there was "no adequate justifi­ funds are still needed. Contributions can be sent to: of illegal gov't spying cation for the belief that Mr. Stans was worthy to receive Wounded Knee Defense Fund, cjo National Bank of South an honorary degree from Gustavus in 1970." Dakota, Account Number 29-57033, Rapid City, S.D. 8 New FBI appointee Maybe they should have awarded him a plumber's 57701. enemy of Blacks license. 9 Antiwar POWs may face courts-martial ELDERLY PROTEST NIXON'S POLICIES: More than 13 SWPer hurt in NCLC 7,000 older people protested June 7 in Washington, D. C., Christopher St. action assault against increasing costs in Medicare, the federal housing The fourth annual New York City Christopher Street moratorium, and Nixon's budget .cutbacks affecting the demonstration has been called for June 24. Marchers 14 Black unionist raps aged. Most speakers linked war spending to budget cuts will assemble at 11 a.m. on West 61st through 64th streets Shanker affecting the elderly and demanded congressional action. between Broadway and Central Park West. The march 15 GE and fight against will proceed downtown and will culminate in a "Gay Pride rising prices Gala" in Washington Square Park from 4 to 6 p.m. 16 Del Monte workers in The first demonstration in 1970 was called to com­ Texas to vote on union memorate a spontaneous protest that erupted in 1969 in the West Village when cops raided the Stonewall 17 Farm workers wait for Inn, a gay bar. showdown Norman Oliver, SWP candidate for mayor, issued a 18 New attacks on right to statement in support of the Christopher Street action and abortion urged people to participate in this expression of opposi­ 19 Reed tours Japan, New tion to gay oppression. Oliver again scored the City Zealand, Australia Council's General Welfare Committee for failing to re­ lease Intro 4 7 5 onto the floor of the council. This bill, 24 Behind empty gas pumps which has been bottled up in committee for nearly three years, would ban discrimination in hiring and housing 2 In Brief on the basis of sexual orientation. 10 In Our Opinion Oliver had previously pledged his support to the Christo­ Letters pher Street action at a candidate's night sponsored by the Gay Activists Alliance on May 13. He will march in the 11 La Raza en Accion Nelson Cruikshank, 70, president of the National Coun­ Celebrity Contingent with other invited candidates for of­ National Picket Line cil of Senior Citizens, the sponsoring organization, charged fice. 12 Great Society the Nixon administration with a "string of broken More information on Christopher Street Liberation Day Women in Revolt promises." can be obtained by calling the Mattachine Society at (212) By Any Means Neces­ Walter Newburgher, 81, and vice-president of the council, 691-1066. added that while the aged "don't want programs that sary smack of charity"; on the other hand, "the administration 20 In Review has not shown any feeling for our problems." WOMAN WINS SEX BIAS CLAIM: Marilyn Johnson 21 News from Pathfinder The demonstration was part of a three-day conference recently won a two-year case against Standard Oil and American Way of Life on the aged called by the council. the state of California for sex discrimination in a job she held. Militant Gets Around Johnson resigned from her job with Chevron Chemical CHICANOS PROTEST POLICE BRUTALITY IN CHI­ of San Francisco in May 1971. She left after being turned WORLD OUTLOOK CAGO: In the wake of another in a series of police at­ down for a raise she requested upon learning she was 1 Chilean workers mobilize tacks on community residents, Chicanos in Chicago's paid 25 percent less than male employees doing the same against right wing Southwest side are organizing against cop brutality. job. 2 Kremlin threatens On May 28, police allegedly chasing a "loitering" youth She was also refused unemployment insurance. Officials demanded entry into the home of May Santiago. Accord­ told her that her claim of sex discrimination was not Grigorenko's life ing to Juan Velaz, executive director of El Centro de a good enough reason for quitting her job. 3 Thai students demand la Causa, the cops "degraded the women, called the peo­ Johnson filed suit against both Standard Oil and the U.S. bases close ple spies." state. Her determination paid off. She won $1,865 from 4 Attempt to dump Greek When Santiago, her three sons, and several friends Standard Oil and $1,495 from the state unemployment colonels fails protested, 25 cops beat them up. The police then arrest­ office. -BAXTER SMITH ed 10 persons, including the Santiagos. They were charged with aggravated battery, mob action, resisting arrest, and disorderly conduct. At the police station, the victims were beaten again. Some received multiple head injuries requiring stitches. YOUR FIRST More than 75 Chicanos met at El Centro soon after THE MILITANT the attack to plan a united response to this brutality. VOLUME 37/NUMBER 24 There were participants from Casa Aztlan, La Raza Unida ISSUE? JUNE 22, 1973 Party, the Brown Berets, and the local Head Start pro­ CLOSING NEWS DATE-JUNE 13, 1973 gram. SUBSCRIBE Editor: MARY-ALICE WATERS Business Manager: SHARON CABANISS Southwest Bureau: HARRY RING BLACK LITERARY FIGURE DIES: Arna Bon temps, TO THE one of the few surviving writers from the Black cultural Published weekly by The Militant Publishing Ass' n., awakening known as the Harlem Renaissance, died in 14 Charles lone, New York, N.Y. 10014. Telephone: Nashville June 4. He was 70 years old and was serving MILITANT Editorial Office (212) 243-6392; Business Office (212) VIVA LA HUELGA! The United Farm Workers Union is 929-3486. Southwest Bureau: 1107 1/2 N. Western as writer in residence at predominantly Black Fisk Uni­ Ave., los Angeles, Calif. 90029. Telephone: (213) 463- versity. struggling for its survival. The Militant actively supports 1917. 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