THURSDAY, SEPTEMBER 17, 1970
LINCOLN, NEBRASKA
VOL. 94, NO. 2
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K-State is kind to President
Photot by Mike Hayman
by JOHN DVORAK
Naaratkan StaH Writar
Manhattan, Kan. The day
was dismal and humid. Tree
branches were heavy-laden
with an intermittent rain.
Crass was soggy and street
gutters were almost im
passable. But there was electricity in
the air. The President of the
United States was coming to
Kansas State University.
Richard M. Nixon hasn't ap
peared on a college campus
since May. He knows he is
practically taking his life in his
hands when he ventures onto a
campus. Less than a hundred
disruptive students could ruin a
speech and In the sea of
young faces, a bomb or a gun
would be inconspicuous.
Yet the students at Kansas
State seemed unconcerned
about disruption or violence.
They worried not about the
haven of revolutionaries head
quartered less than two hours
away at Kansas University.
They thought little about Viet
nam, polarization, Spiro or the
draft.
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"We just can't believe that
the President Is coming here,"
said sophomore Patty Ilruska.
"We just can't believe he would
come to this campus " The cute
brunette giggled with delight as
she spoke about the President
she would soon be seeing.
Like Patty, most of the other
K-Staters have never seen a
President either. From the
time Nixon's jungle-green
army helicopter swooped down
through the spitting rain, until
Nixon was whisked away in it
90 minutes later, the students .
were beside themselves with
glee.
"Violence and terror as a
political tactic is a cancerous
disease that has been spreading
throughout the United Stales,
Nixon said in the packed
Ahearn Fieldhouse. The 15,000
students, teachers and guests
applauded loudly.
"The destructive activities at
our colleges and universities
are caused by a small minori
ty. Their voices have been
allowed to drown out the
responsible majority," the
President said. The applause
was more deafening than at a
K -State basketball game.
"At a time whn the quantity
of education Is going
dramatically up, Its quality Is
massively threatened by
assaults which terrorise
faculty, students and university
and college administrators
alike. It is time for responsible
university and college ad
ministrators, faculty and stu
dent leaders to stand up and be
counted." With that, the Presl
dent was given overwhelming
applause and a lengthy stand
ing ovation.
Nixon, heavily made up for
the benefit of live, nation-wide
color television, came smiling.
But his face was deeply lined
and much more haggard than
when he stumped Nebraska
before the 1008 Presidential
primary.
For the most part, he ignored
a small band of hecklers who
shouted throughout the speech.
At one point, the President
stuttered, the heckling sudden
ly intensifies, and sweat ap
peared on his upper lip. But he
kept speaking.
Soon, as one of hi3
statements was met with a
burst of applause, the Presi
dent regained his composure
and seemed unbothcred by the
heckl-rs for the rest of tho
speech.
There could nevtf iave been
more than 30 heevV-rs. They
shouted, "How about Kent
State" and '"How many more
will you kill."
Senators, representa 1 1 v e s,
politicians, the governor and
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