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Multibook . . . multimarvel Questions for General Ky
Progressing on the lines of yearbook innova
tion that were sketched by last year's Cornhusker,
editor Bill Ganzel has outlined a course to make
this year's Multibook one of the most progressive
in the nation. Twelve booklets with a magazine
format will cover the campus from Greeks and
government to anthology (poetry and photographs),
a "Zap!" comic book and a poster.
This creative approach, presaged by the 1970
two-book Cornhusker, frees the yearbook staff
from the cumbersome 500 page .single-unit book
and all drawbacks especially the bugaboo of in
ternal unity. With its new format, the Multibook
can address itself to the diverse events and prob
lems of the University and the result will be more
accurate and relevant chronicle of University
events. ,
The Multibook is a welcome departure from
the stodgy yearbooks of just a few years ago it
promises to be a creative endeavor that will be a
credit to the staff that conceived it and a pleasure
to those who buy a copy. Multibooks can still be
ordered today and tomorrow in the Cornhusker
office.
Just a little speculation
The Broyhill Fountain was dedicated in cere
monies last Saturday in memory of Lynn Broyhill,
a University student who was killed in a tragic
automobile accident The fountain is certainly an
attractive addition to the landscaping of this Uni
versity, an obvious point considering the appear
ance of the campus.
Heating units make it possible to operate the
fountain in winter and colored lights give the water
a splashy carnival effect at night. Undoubtedly,
this will become a focal point for the campus a
place for leisure or study where students will spend
many hours in spring and summer.
It's a bit paradoxical, then, to think of some
students and the many hours they have spent on
programs such as PACE to help others share a
University education they might not otherwise be
able to afford. It is paradoxical to think of a foun
tain that costs many tens of thousands of dollars
when students are meeting with difficulty in an
effort to raise tuition fees by $3.50 a semester
Criticizing parents for building a memorial to
one of their children is a delicate matter and the
line that separates misspending from constructive
spending is an elusive one. But it is saddening to
think that the money could have been spent on
scholarships and financial aid to create living me
morials . . . not as visible as a fountain, but of far
greater beauty.
by FRANK MANKEEWICZ
aad TOM BRADEN
Six weeks ago, when Vice Presi
dent Nguyen Cao Ky was about to visit
these parts, we posed some questions
for the air marshal. They concerned
the weekly receipts he receives in
personal profit from the Saigon
Racetrack, his associations with corrupt
generals and his own record as a smug
gler. v
The Nixon Administration succeeded
in the nick of time in postponing
Ky's visit until alter the election.' But
now that he is due for an informal
visit, mere are some further questions:
No. 1 The general yea chose
whea yoa took ever toe Cambodian
operation, Gen. D Cao Tri, is stO in
command in the field. Yoa recall bis
failure to explain the circumstances
under which he sent 71 million piasters
in cash to his uncle in Hong
Kong (about $600,000 in U.S. dollars).
But now, at Bien Hoa, Gen. Tri is runn
ing a thriving black market in gasoline,
oil and Cambodian antiquities. Is that
how he managed to buy bis Mercedes?
For that matter, out of what funds were
you able to purchase a DC-6 for your
personal use?
No. Z When the circumstances
surrounding Tri's $600,000 cash shipment
came out, and Sen. Nguyen Van Choc
asked about it, Gen. Tri's reply was
to threaten to "have him shot" Is there
any connection between that and the
fact that Chuc's house was bombed a
few days later?
What about Assemblyman Tran
Ngoc Chau? This is the man who
worked for U.S. Intelligence, according
to the testimony of, among others, John
Paul Vann, pacification chief in IV
Corps. Chau gave the United States in
formation received from his brother, a
Viet Cong agent, which made the Tet
offensive of 1968 a less devastating set
back than it would otherwise have been.
No. 3 When Chau was Jailed by
President Thieu for "contact with the
enemy," Ambassador Ellsworth Bunker
threw him to the wolves and would not
intervene. But, Mr. Vice President, your
Supreme Court has now ruled three
times that Chau was illegally tried and
convicted, and illegally deprived of his
legislative immunity. He remains in jail,
because President Thieu, with Bunker's
support, has defied the court and will
not release him. You talk a lot, Mr.
Vice President, about your country's
national "honor." Is any of it involved
here?
No. 4 Do yoa plan to discuss
with President Nixon or Vice President
Agnew the problem of Gen. Nogyen
Chana Ttti? When Gen. Thi was com
manding I Corps in 1966, you did not
hesitate to discuss him with Ambassador
Henry Cabot Lodge and his assistant,
Phillip Habib,
Yoa recaK, surely, the circumstances
under which Gen. Thi, at your request,
was desposed by Gen. William
Westmoreland. It was Thfs dismissal,
as you know best, which touched off
the student and Buddhist riots of 1966;
they claimed that Gen. Thi was the
only honest corps commander.
There is a- precedent for discussing
the case with President Nixon; his
predecessor, whom you so impressed
at Honolulu, sent Air Force One to
Hawaii in the summer of 1966 to bring
Gen. Thi into exile.
No. 5 If yoa discuss law and
order with Mr. Nixon and Mr. Agnew
(as many do), will you bring up the
recent attack on the home of
Assemblyman Ngo Cong Due? Due's
house was destroyed by fire and bomb
ing after his coalition peace proposal
was published. Your government said
it was the work of the Viet cong, but
is your security so weak that the enemy
can operate within one block of a large
police post?
We only ask these questions, Mr.
Vice President, because our previous
questions went unanswered, although the
column was reprinted (and translated)
both-in Saigon and Paris. The only in
direct answer we received was from
an admirer of yours, who pointed out
(to our chagrin) that your mother-in-law
is no longer using the name under which
we said she had profited from govern
ment contracts. We regret the error.
P
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