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f o Tr fju n 0 i FRIDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1968 Vol. 92, No. 26 g) The In Union talk ... Dr. Heller evaluates economic theories Dr. Walter Heller, past economic advisor to President Johnson and economic expert for presidential candidate Hubert Humphrey, ad dressed a capacity crowd in the Union Thursday afternoon. Heller's speech, which was tabb ed "non-political," invariably strayed into political areas as he touched on such subjects as the Vietnam war, Nebraska's income tax and the economic philosophies of the Presidential candidates. COMPETING with the construc tion noises, the Minnesota University professor charmed the crowd with ancedotes and "off the record" political jokes. But he drew his greatest response when he touched on the issue of the Nebraska income tax, which is up for review in the general election Nov. 5. Prefacing fris remarks with the L ft' y .sN,.- Walter Heller, presidential economic advisor, spoke on a variety of political and non-political topics at the Nebraska Union Thursday. Th e winter by Julie Morris Ncbraskan Staff Writer The children of the McCarthy crusade that began in New Hampshire last winter face the elections with battered campaign buttons and tempered idealism. Some of the students who were supporters of Eugene McCarthy's bid for the Democratic nomination say they will not vote in the Presidential election, others plan to write-in the Senator's name and others say they'll vote for Hubert Humphrey. A FEW Nebraska students who worked in the campaign still wear the blue-and-white McCarthy but tons that blossomed on coats and collars all over the campus after McCarthy's showing in the New Hamphsire primary. Dan Allen, a sophomore In history who canvassed for McCarthy in New Hampshire, said he thinks the students wear the buttons as a form of protest, a note to the world thay they don't agree with the Democratic nominee. "Some of my friends who were In the McCarthy movement say they aren't going to vote. They're disillusioned because they say the statement that he "didn't want to get mixed up in Nebraska politics." he said, "you'd be nuts to give up the income tax." This drew an en thusiastic ovation. RELATING THIS tax issue to "revenue sharing," alio ting a share of federal money to state and local governments with no re quirements, he endorsed the personal income tax. "Nebraska would be in a much better position to claim it's share (of federal funds) if it retained its personal income tax." he con cluded. One of the main questions he posed during his talk was whether or not the Vietnam War is a "blessing in disguise" economical ly, and his answer was an unequi vocal "No." HE CALLED the war nothing but u 4 . J PHOTO BY DAN LADELY one time they tried to work through the system it didn't work. So they're not going to try again," Allen said. . ALLEN.19, said if he could vote he would vote for Humphrey because "I am still basically a Democrat, I don't trust Richard Nixon. And considering the circumstances I think you should vote, and I think you should vote for Humphrey." Bonnie Bonneau, a senior in journalism who worked for McCarthy in Nebraska, California -South Dakota, and Chicago, said she hasn't decided whether to vote for President or who to vote for. McCarthy kids, lampooned in national magazines and cartoons because of their amateur approach to politics, were "turned on" by the campaign and by the idea of the political power in this country, Allen said. Allen said he thinks the students who were turned on will come back to politics again. "And the people who were really involved in the management of the campaign, mainly college seniors and graduate students, are the ones who are taking over the Or-)) r tn a burden and a curse on the economy. "War is hell on the economic front as well as on any other front." He said the effect of the war on the economy would have been less had the tax increase come sooner. "Lyndon Johnson was told by all his advisors to make tax increases in 1966 as soon as it became evident we were bogged in the war for a while, but he didn't do it because he sounded out Congress and knew he didn't have a prayer of pushing it through." AND WHEN LBJ did ask for the increase, said Heller, he was blocked for a long time by a bi partisan coalition. So the blame for the economic lag during the time of the war must rest on the shoulders of both parties, he said. "I have been a consistent op timist about the U.S. economy," he stated, "and a consistent pessimist about ending the war in Viet nam." BUT LOOKIING ahead to the end of the war, he said there would be a considerable benefit domestically if the military spending reverted to home causes. The former advisor to President Kennedy estimated that as much as $20 billion of the $30 billion spent annually on the war could be released immediately. Most of this, he said, could be given directly to the taxpayers in the form of tax decreases. Both candidates would, in his opinion, end the surtax very soon. Continued on page 5 Marriage All aspects of marriage engagement, romance, sex, com munication will be explored in a Nebraska Free University course led by Dr. Alan J. Pickering. "I speak to many living units and groups of students," Pickering said. "I am led to believe that many aspects of marriage and dating are not talked about enough." In his course, entitled "Marriage Social, Legal Sexual Contract," Pickering said that no que.'-"" would be out of place. No anxiety should exist when asking about anything ranging from personal hygiene to venereal disease, he declared. Students will be encouraged to write questions any time or to spoak with Picker ing privately. Several coarses within the regular University roughly parallel Picksriug's course. Home Economics !91 is especially popular, he said. While these courses are good, they didn't go far enough, Pickeri ng said. In these courses, frankness about some aspects of marriage is lacking. These courses are limited only to juniors and seniors,, a bad situa tion, according to Pickering. "I don't see these restrictions," he said. "If a student is old enough to ask a question, he is old enough to get an answer. Whether he is a e c Democratic Party now," he said. HE NOTED that a number of these people attended the meeting of Dissident Democrats held after the convention to plot a new course for anti-Humphrey Democrats. "I don't consider what McCarthy did unsuccessful at all, he was successful in getting a lot of people Involved," Allen said. "And he got nearly one third of the votes at the convention if you include in his total the votes for George McGov ern and Channing Phillips. That is a success." Allen said he thinks McCarthy's endorsement of Edmund Muskie, Democratic vice presidential can didate, was "probably a bright political maneuver. He can still remain within the party and yet register a protest." McCarthy did not endorse Humphrey. HE ADDED that McCarthy 'is a little hampered" in his public political stand now "because of the trust kids put in him." . Allen said he joined the McCarthy campaign "because it was an exciting thing, a big ad venture, a quest. But it didn't stay that way long. It probably took hi Id iitiitTituf iitiiiitiiiiiiuiiriiiiMf imirf utrt mi iiiiiiitiiitiiiiiiiitiiiiitt iiumiiiiiiiiiimiiitu in riiitnir iiriitiiiiiiiMiririiiitiuiiiiiiriiiiriiiiMiiiiiiiiiiiit iiiimii mi riimi t n nt itiiint ticiKiiiirif i Big Colorado match to decide fate of Nebraska finish h hv Ratiflv Vni-Ir Assistant Sports Editor Nebraska, hijacked bv Kansas and Missouri, tackles f one-time winner Oklahoma State Saturday in a skirmish at Stillwater. The Huskers, expected tof -s finish in the top division of the f ' Big Eight conference in pre- season ratines, must shake! the losing disorder now if they K are to cement those predic tions. NEBRASKA'S DEFENSE, bight through five games, has If slammed the door on its of fensive enemies, yielding t 210.8 yards per game. But the Husker offensive unit, ranks seventh in total it offense, grinding out 291 ft yards a game. if Nebraska's running game, p-r main reliability for previous I V Devaney teams, is functioning i f Qc 4 Vl pi vf ll Vrtrf in Vi r lnnrTiin 2- as lire oiAiu. ucai in ire league while NU s passing attack k rates fifth. I. ''I "'I" """I I Mlllllllllllllllllllllllll EfYT kO V fi' w i " 1 V . , I I V i M Vf , ' . Vl h s JlJdl 1 course will explore, freshman or sophomore has no bearing on the matter." The need for an NFU course on marriage might be demonstrated Alan Pickering bv the enrollment in a similar Free University class last year, Picker ing said. More than 100 student registered. The minister related how one married couple, who were having serious difficulties, registered for that NFU course. Because of the course and some outside counseling sessions, Pickering said that the couple is now much happier. Exact organization of this semester's course will be left up to the students, he said. A number of different approaches could be taken. "We are ultimately attempting to show how two people can lead a happily married life. Marriages should be happy," Pickering said. lie outlined some possible activi ties for the course class. A medical doctor may speak ren 9s 9 disenchantment about one day canvassing in New Hampshire to change that, to make me realize what political precedents we were breaking." Miss Bonneau called the cam paign "sort of a game. We were out to see what we could get done. I didn't think that anyone, except for a moment, expected to win anyway." "I DON'T think I could campaign for another candidate in the way I did for McCarthy," she said. "McCarthy was a person, above all, whom I respect. He was honest when he was not in a position to be honest." "There wasn't one point at which I realized he couldn't make it," Miss Bonneau said. "It was grad ual. As each of the platform planks was approved you could just tell we weren't going to make it." "The greatest disillusionment of the whole campaign" ' she said, "was the assassination of Robert Kennedy." "We had been working on the premise that the American people are good, then something like this happens. It meant that everything was for nothing." Red's big - n X - 'f f n ' t t. ' 1 ' .I" - - 1 H . i 4 f tlllllllllllllllllllllllllll till Ill lllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllliniiniillMIIIIIII Illllllllllll mi mil about birth, contraception and in tercourse. Visual aids and small group dis cussion periods may be utilized. A prepared bibliography of per - Like other McCarthy kids Dan Allen and Bonnie Bonneau have found this year's politcal campaign a disillusioning coming of age. head THE DIP in rushing statistics is not dictated by the efforts of fullback Dick Davis or halfback Joe Orduna, who currently occupy the fifth and sixth individual positions, respectively. Cowboy quarterback Ronnie Johnson and halfback Terry Brown constitute spontaneous combustion as the pair com bined for 127 passing yards against stingy Kansas last week. Tom Linstroth, Husker de fensive lineman who injured his neck against Missouri last Saturday, will miss the Okla homa State game. Bill Horn bacher, a junior from Rogers City, Mich., moves into the starting role with sophomore Ed Periard the backup man. VETERAN MIDDLE guard Dan Kobza and Jerry Murtaugh and Ken Geddes will man the linebacker posts. Defensive standouts for the Cowboys include tackle John Little linebacker Gary Darnell and halfback Benny Goodwin. Center Jon Kolb and fullback Jack Reynolds boost the Cowboy offense, which gears itself more to nassinff this war question tinent reading materials will be available. Some reading matter could be read and discussed by couples. Continued on page 4 4 f -X- ill- ., J v I f. i I ; ft V s 1 ( 1 5 1 i r