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WA SUING TON- "The, uh, the wounded-of course a lot of them are already in
cnemv hands because the, uh, strongpoints have fallen. "
"Yes, old friend."
"So I'll try to keep all that under my command. "
"Yes, old friend. "
"So there we are'. I may try to telephone you again, uh, before the end. Goodby,
eneral. "
"Goodby, old friend."
SO RUNS the last recorded telephone conversation between Gen. De Castries,
commanding at Dien Bien Phu, and Gen. Cogny at French headquarters in Hanoi. A
few hours later, 10,000 French prisoners of war- DeCastries among them-were on
t;ie march toward the Tonkin camps under the watchful eyes of Gen." Giap's
black-pajamaed men.
It was one of the greatest defeats ever suffered by a colonial power, signaling the
end of empire and the beginning of the end of a republic, but it was not the end for
the prisoners. Within weeks, they had been released and repatriated. There was no
argument about it. The French announced they were leaving Vietnam. Gen. Giap
said in effect "Take your prisoners with you."
A truce was declared between the armies. Two generals met, formed a
commission and signed documents agreeing to handle administrative problems. A
French colonel escorted Viet Minh prisoners across the bridge and into Hanoi. A
Viet Minh colonel escorted French prisoners to the docks. The fighting was over.
The prisoners went home.
NO DOUBT, the President of the United States has a duty and responsibility to
make certain, when American troops leave Vietnam, American prisoners will be as
safely released. Mr. Nixon's countrymen have a right to expect this. But what Mr.
Nixon is risking is that they will expect more than this.
He is leading them to expect that they will get all the prisoners back safely while
the war goes on. This is clearly more than they have a right to expect and more than
they are likely to get.
For consider how Mr. Nixon's press conference remarks must sound to the
enemy. He said we would leave Vietnam when our prisoners are released and when
the South Vietnamese government has a reasonable chance to survive. But he
studiously avoided saying what he meant by "leaving Vietnam." Does he mean we
shall remove ground-combat troops but continue to lend air support? Does he mean
we shall pull our army out but continue to bomb the enemy from the sea and from
bases in Thailand? On this point, the remarks of Republican National Chairman
Sen. Robert Dole of Kansas are more explicit than those of the President. Dole says
that when American casualties have been "reduced to the zero point. . . this would
be a virtual end to the war," even if U.S. bombing continues.
NEITHER HANOI nor the National Liberation Front is likely to agree with this
introduction of the "mere gook" ruie into the realm of diplomacy. And Dole's
remarks reveal how totally irreconciable are Mr. Nixon's two objectives.
On the one hand, the president surely cannot expect that Hanoi will hand over
our prisoners while American bombers are overhead.
On the other hand, it cannot expect that South. Vietnam will have a reasonable
chance to survive unless American supplies and helicopters and air power are at its
service.
Once again the President has stalled the inevitable domestic decision: When we
get out of Vietnam do we mean "out,' as the French meant "out"? Or do we mean
staying in and propping up a continuation of the war by thf South Vietnamese?
Slowly, inexorably, that question is coming to the fore If Mr. Nixon really
means "out" as the French meant it, we can have our prisoners back. But it is not
only misleading-it is downright dangerous-to deceive Americans into thinking that
there is some other way.
Stanford Daily offices
raided by local police
PALO ALTO, Calif.
(CPS)--When police in
California want information
from newpaper files, they need
a court subpoena-when their
search involves a student
newspaper, all that's needed is
a warrant.
Palo Alto police, armed
with search warrants, raided
the offices of the STANFORD
DAILY last week, looking for
photographs taken during a
demonstration the week before
at the campus medical center.
They spent 45 minutes going
through files and wastebaskets ,
but found nothing usefuL The
police, accompanied by two
campus security guards,
refrained from breaking into
locked desks or filing cabinets.
The President of Stanford
University has assigned his top
legal adviser to investigate the
matter, and he and the paper's
editors are seeking a court
injunction against further
actions. President Richard
Lyman said the raid was
"threatening the freedom of
the press."
New York Times' reporter
Earl Caldwell, who w?.s
subpoenaed for notes and
information on his reporting of
the Black Panthers in the San
Francisco area, has an appeal
pending before the U.S.
Supreme Court. At nearby
Stanford, local police bypassed
the subpoena procedure by
using regular search warrants.
"It's extremely difficult for
a newpaper to exist and
function properly if it is
constantly in fear of having its
notes and photo files examined
for the purpose of
prosecution," noted the
Daily editor.
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FCC drug lyric decision challanged
WASHINGTON-DC. (CPS A strong
challenge to the controversial Federal
Commuications Commission decision banning
pro-drug lyrics in rock music programming has
arisen here in recent weeks.
Although turned down in Federal District
Court, several disc jockey's and station
managers affected by the FCC ruling are
appealing to the Circuit Court of Appeals. They
contend that the FCC decision, which bans
lyrics that "glorify or promote" the use of
illegal drugs, constitutes censorship.
The Lawyer Tracy Westen says the
Commission ruling is a, "serious threat to
freedom of speech."
The FCC issued a revision to the March 5
notice on April 16 in "response to a nationwide
furor caused by the original decision. The
revised statement lamented the public
controversy surrounding the earlier action, and
clarified several points. It labelled broadcaster
fears that each record would have to be
reviewed before being aired "erroneous."
0
However, the revision denied a request by
the Pacific Foundation stations to set aside the
original decision.
Lawyer Weston said hours before the
revision statement was issued that anything but
a reversal by the Commission would be
unacceptable to the First Amendment issues
involved.
Meanwhile, Metromedia News staff
correspondent Bob Hughes has obtained a list
of songs that violate the drug lyric ban from an
FCC staff member. Commission spolkcsmen say
that the list has no official status, however.
Included on the list were such anti-drug
songs as the Beatles' "A Little Help from My
Friends," Jefferson Airplane's "White Rabbit"
(lyrics taken from Lewis Carroll's Alice in
Wonderland), "Acid Queen" by the Who, and
'The Pusher" by Steppenwolf. "The Pusher" is
used in a National Institute of Mental Health
anti-drug film.
Plaintiffs in the case include two college
radio stations, WYBC-FM at Yale Univ. in
Connecticut and KUOP-FM at the Univ. of the
Pacific in Stockton, Calif.
Also involved in the suit are Steve Leon,
who was fired from WDAS-FM in Philadelphia
for airing a discussion of the FCC ruling that
included lyric examples; John Gorman and
Kenneth Currier, who were fired from
WNTN-AM in Newton, Mass., for playing a
song not approved by the station's
management; and the National Coordinating
Council on Drug Abuse Education and
Information whose anti-drug film "It Takes A
Lot of Help" has Beatle song "With A Little
Help from My Friends" as its theme.
All of the songs on the "unofficial"
Commission list of banned lyrics except two
were mentioned as examples of pro-drug
programming by Vice President Spiro Agnew in
a Sept., 1970, speech in Las Vegas.
The Agnew speech coincided with the start
of "mixed-media" briefings on drug abuse by
Pentagon staffers at the White House. Two or
three conferences were held at the executive
mansion for media executives which included a
pep talk by President Nixon.
The March 5 public notice requiring
broadcasters to review records is apparently
part of a high administration campaign to erase
the superficial aspects of the nation's growing
drug problem.
Commissioner Nicholas Johnson, dissenting
from the FCC decision, raised additional serious
questions about the motivation behind the
drug-lyric ban.
Johnson asks why there has been no
attention to alcohol-"the number one drug
abuse problem in this country." And about
drug advertising: "Why do the majority choose
to ignore these gray flannel pushers?
'The answer to these questions is simple:
the exclusive concern with song lyrics is in
reality an effort to harass the youth culture, a
crude attempt to suppress the
anti-establishment music of the counter-culture
and the "movement."
"It is a thinly veiled political move. This
administration has for reasons best known to
the President, chosen to divert the American
people's attention to 'the drug menace,' and
away from problems like: the growing
Southeast Asia war, racial prejudice, inflation,
unemployment, hunger, poverty, education,
growing urban blight, and so forth."
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ental health concerns
Students rarely have a chance to effectively communicate their
ideas about the treatment of the mentally ill. But this Tuesday,
students and other concerned individuals will have an opportunity
to participate in a "Talk Back" sponsored by the Mental Health
Planning Committee of the Lincoln Hospital and Health Council.
The Talk Back will be at 7:30 p.m. in tne fifth floor auditorium
of the Lincoln Center Building, 15th and N Streets.
Problems for discussion include unwanted pregnancies, drug
abuse, family and marriage counseling, alcoholism, suicide
prevention and personal crisis service.
The purpose of the talk-back is to air complaints and
suggestions so that the planning committee will be able to
formulate a plan to better meet the mental health needs of
Lincoln.
A spokesman for the planning committee said: "Only by having
a broad spectrum of Lincoln citizens, both potential consumers of
mental health services and representatives of the providing
agencies, will we be able to submit an adequate plan."
In addition, students knowledgeable in the areas to be discussed
are also encouraged to attend. Obviously there are many students
in sociology, psychology, and other related disciplines at this
university who could contribute significantly to these discussions
and at the same time contribute to the welfare of Lincoln.
No doubt there are many other experts, including faculty
members, medical personnel and concerned individuals. Their
attendance also would be greatly appreciated.
La Raza!
For many students, time is running out this semester. Dead
week and finals are almost here.
But if your not inundated with school work, there are some
interesting activities this week during the Mexican-American Cul
tural Observances. Today is perhaps the most important day for
these activities,. Films concerning the Mexican-American population
will be shown continuously in the Union lobby today. At 3:30 p.m.,
Froben Lozada, director of Latin American Studies at Merritt
College in Oakland, Calif, will be speaking, also in the Union.
In addition, the "Chicano Revolution" will perform at a free
concert in front of the fountain this evening at 7 p.m.
Any and all of the events should be worth your time.
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want to hear said.
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