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Monday, MarcK 4, 1963 The Daily Nebraskan Nebraskan Conducts Interview; Simmons Questioned bv Phone "Continued From Page 1 political activity (by the news paper) slanted toward liberal lines which Is getting worse. An example of this is the coverage given federal aid to education. A student newspaper should not plant liberal viewpoints in the student body constant ly. The paper belongs to the people and this slant is un fair to them. 7. ) Have you noticed any copy in the Daily Nebraskan which expressed the conserv ative and ultra-conservative viewpoints? Are you aware of the fact that since your last charge to the University, we have clipped articles which have been written from con servative viewpoints? If so, why did you fail to cite these or, at least, recognize the fact that such articles did appear in print in .the Daily Nebraskan? I said there were many anti communist articles in the pap er. The St. Onge and Gold water stories did not tell the whole story. I am referring to editorial page content, not news stories. In the editorial content, in cluding cartoons, I have found nothing expressing a conser vative view. 8. ) What kind of people are the past five editors of the Daily Nebraskan? Do you care to name the one who you feel was the most representative of degenrating viewpoints? I talked to Herb Probasco (editor of the Nebraskan in the fall of 1960) about a car toon he ran concerning Coop er. As far as I know they are all fine people. I am not tak ing issue with . these people as individuals. I see no 'point to personal contact because of the atti tudes shown. When I talked with faculty members about the Cooper cartoon they said they saw nothing wrong with Probasco's policies. I have sent material to Chancellor Clifford Hardin and have received no reply. People are entitled to an an swer. I have lost confidence in personal contact efforts. Ap parently .nothing is accomp . lished in contacting NU of ficials. Among the things that should be taken out of the newspaper are slanted car toons, handouts from the De partment of Health, Education and Welfare and all commu nist material. The Daily Nebraskan has run stories on a peace essay contest sponsored by the New World Review, which cannot be denied as a communist or ganization. It also advocated reading of the book, "The Student." (Don Ferguson, editor of the Daily Nebraskan in the spring of 1962, advocated reading David Harowitz' book. Harowitz is an associate pro fessor of English at Berkley, Calif. Ferguson said he thought the book should be read because it urged stu dents to keep themselves in formed and concerned with everything, not just what is happening on their campus. A portion of the book effect iley criticizes communism, Ferguson said.) I'd no more favor present ing communist views in a fa vorable light than I would dope peddling and theft. 9.) Do yon, at present, have any political aspirations which you feel will be aided by your presentation? None, I'm too busy with my law practice. 10.) Why did you wait for two years to again bring up this subject? Is it a coinci dence that you brought this up while the legislature is in session and . considering the University budget? This report was put togeth er last summer, but was not presented then because it was not complete. There may be legislators who will feel that this will have a bearing on budget considerations. That is their privilege. If they see it, they are apt to consider it when the University budget is con sidered. 11.) Do you propose that your views concerning the Daily Nebraskan and the University should become the views of the Republican par ty. Why did you channel your report through the party? I made the report because every citizen should be aware of these things. I did it for the GOP because the paper is slanted in the opposite direction. If the situation were re versed I would not take issue with Democrats who criti cized the paper. They would be right. If the paper were slanted conservatively and Republi can I do not know if I would take the initiative in criticiz ing it for its lack of fair, two sided news coverage. 12.) In your report you cited many articles which were against the John Birch Soci ety .. . its beliefs as well as its organization. Are you a member of the organization? What is your position on General Walker's involve ment in the Mississippi crisis? I am not a member of the John Birch Society. Newspaper stories on the Mississippi crisis were so con fusing that I do not know what happened. I will not express a viewpoint without that know ledge. 13. ) Do you realize that by not using names, especially in the case of faculty members nominated for Outstanding Nebraskan, you have,1 in ef fect, indicted every faculty member who has been nom inated during the past five semesters? Would you care at this time to name these faculty members? Faculty member names were not given because I did not want to embarrass any individual. Apparently, some of these faculty members would not be ashamed to have their names mentioned. 14. ) Let's assume that your propositions that the Dally Nebraskan is a tax supported paper and that it does have a liberal viewpoint are cor rect. Do you feel that we, as journalists, should accept the tax bribe from the majority of Nebraskans ' and suppress our constitutional right to freely present what news and opinions we desire and feel that is part of our policy? You've misinterpreted me. Curator Explains Art From Spain The art of Spain and Latin America will be explained by Richard Ahlborn, curator of the Joslyn Art Museum, at a 7:30 p.m. lecture Thursday. He will speak in Love Li brary Auditorium. The illu strated speech is sponsored by the University's depart ment of art and Romance Languages and is open to the public. Ahlborn has traveled ex tensively to study and exam ine Spanish art and its influ ence in the Philippine Is lands, Europe and the Amer icas. He was graduated with honors in the fine arts from the University of Colorado in 1956. He received his master's degree from the University of Delaware in 1958. He became curator of the Joslyn Museum in 1961. Ball Reveals Independent Queen Joyce Baumann and Leland Volker were named Queen and King of the Independent Spring Ball Friday night. Miss Baumann, represent ing Fedde Hall, is president of Fedde Hall and Phi Upsilon Omicron, vice-president of the United Campus Christian Fel lowship, and a member of the University symphonic band and 4-H Club. Volker, representing Burr Hall, is active in the Ag-Y, Varsity Dairy Club, and Alpha Zeta. He also serves as Agri culture Executive Board trea surer. Other candidates for queen included Jane Fauquet, Bar bara Fritchie, Sara Wagoner, and Janet Watson. King can didates included Bruce Hoi berg, Bennie Nelson, Bob Kru- mel and Gary Winkelbauer. Psychology Experts To Talk At Symposium Three internationally-known authorities in the field of psy chology will speak at the sec ond section of the 11th an nual psychological symposium sponsored by the University department of psycholology. The program is scheduled for Thursday and Friday in the Union small auditorium. Financed by a training grant from the National In stitute of Mental Health, the meeting is expected to attract experts in psychology from the entire Midwest. Karl Pribam of Standford University will open the ses sion at 9 a.m., Thursday. Top ic of his speech will be "Re inforcement .Revisited. ' ' Neal Miller of Yale Univer sity will lecture at 1:30 p.m., Thursday on "Some Thoughts About the Law of Effect." At 9 a.m., Friday, Horace Magoun of the University of California at Los Angeles will discuss "Motivation and Cy clic Features of Innate Be havior." Read Nebraskan Want Ads Campus Calendar TODAY , fil, Appiictions due at Ag,fUniofi office fdr Ag Union chairman and assistants. TOMORROW AUF, All University Fund workers meeting, 5 p.m., Stu dent Union. Knitting Lessons, 4 to 5:30 p.m...Ag,Unioa Lounge. Film Society, "The Kitch en," 7 and 9 p.m. Nebraska Theatre. Ray Simmons Publishes Report Charging 'Liberal7 Indoctrination MX : MlSm J'- Jill W :-:-:t(pi'w' jib II 21 Great Tobaccos make 20 Wonderful Smokes! CHESTERFIELD KING tastes great', smokes mild. You get 21 vintage tobaccos grown mild, aged mild and blended mild, and made to taste even milder through its longer length. jtfOilBiM6ji yj :" JSS22SS. Tobaccos too mild to filter, pleasure too feed to ss;ss! IGARETTES t OROINARV CIGARETTES Ti, ) CHESTERhtLD KING Longar length meant milder taste The smoke of a Chesterfield King mellows and aoftant as it flow ' through longar length . . . becomes smooth and gentle to your taste. Continued From Page 1 criticized both communists and anti-communists so the impression is left that to be against communists one should also be against anti communists. "No conservative political cartoons are ever carried. "Liberal Eric Sevareid's column was carried regular ly until early in 1962, but no conservative columnist is ev er carried. "The anti-a n t i-communist campaign continues. A Daily Nebraskan editorial says there would be more of this so-called freedom to present all viewpoints at the Univer sity if it were not for the fact that the University 'must pamper and sell the legislat ure': "On April 13, 1961 an Ohio State University faculty member named Henry St. Onge sponsored as a speak er in St. Onge's back yard in Columbus, Ohio William Marx Mandel, identified by the House Un-American Ac tivities Committee as an "identified agent of the Com munist Party" and a "Top Communist propagandist." (HUAC report dated October 7, 1960) "On learning of this, the Nebraska State Normal Board cancelled the teaching con tract of Mr. St. Onge, who was due to begin teaching at Wayne State Teachers Col lege in Nebraska in the fall. The Daily Nebraskan in 1961 printed three items favoring St. Onge s position, one ot them being a cartoon show ing "hysteria" suggest ing that the light on the Stat ue of Liberty be extinguisnea, this cartoon accompanying a reprint of a letter by St. Onge (5-9-61) and (5-10-61). An editorial in 1963 takes St. Onge's side (1-10)63). "It praises pacifism, stu dent "peace" demonstrations, students who demonstrated against convicted rapist Cary Chessman's execution, sit-in demonstrations, student riots in Korea and Turkey, the riots against the House Un-American Activities Com mittee, Castro, and especial ly a California student who began a sit-down fast on the steps of the Administration Building at the University 'of Berkeley against compulsory R.O.T.C. "An editorial complains that other campuses invite party members and Birchers but the University of Nebras ka does not. The editor says that this failure to present all viewpoints "is not the Uni versity's free choice, but one that is forced upon it by the legislature and the people of the state .. . . "A current hero of the Daily Nebraskan is Gordon Hall, a Bostonian who . . . claims to be an expert on extremist groups "both the 'right' and the 'left.' " He warns that students do not take extrem ist groups seriously enough. "Many NU students are easily sold on the so-called "liberal" lines. "A reading of the Daily Nebraskan and comments by NU faculty members and stu dents shows that some of the incredible ideas which are shown here are sold to the students as "intelligent," "re alistic," "sane," and modern, whereas the traditional con servative viewpoint is pre sented as out-of-date, ignor ant, anti-intellectual, sick, tightwadish, based on "hys teria" rather than reason, etc., etc. "Unilateral disarmam e n t and 'peace' are plugged. On 3-14-61 the Daily Ne tjraskan carried an article giving the details on a "peace essay contest" sponsored by the New World Review (form erly Soviet Russia Today), cited as Communist by both the Senate Internal Security Subcommittee and the House Un-American Activities Com mittee. How this item got in to the Daily Nebraskan the University has never ex plained nor has it indicated any concern when complaint was made about it. "After Goldwater's appear ance the Daily Nebraskan told about his talk as the fea ture story on the front page, then right below it there was another article quoting two Nebraska assistant pro fessors of political science, both critical of his views, of course. "A, student column de scribes Goldwater's talk as '45 minutes of vague verbal backstabbing and filibuster ing,' that 'Six thousand hours of college time was spent lis tening to a speaker ,who spread political animosities, that Goldwater had nothing to say, that his was not a 'uni versity level speech,' etc. (4-5-62). "The campaign against Goldwater resumes in the fall of 1962." "On September 21, 1962, a (syndicated) cartoon shows Goldwater standing in a pool called 'Extremism' and try ing to pull the Republican elephant into the pool. "Federal aid to education is plugged and of course noth ing is ever printed against it. "Conservative" p o 1 i t i cal statements are almost non existent. 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