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tried so hard to be the man who gave the
nation "a generation of peace" and since he
has met with some success in soothing
international hostilities.
Cause, effect
v
The headlines on the lead stories in the
Tuesday Lincoln Star and the Lincoln
Evening Journal are a good illustration of
political cause and effect.
The morning paper's front page banner
said: "Poll says 44 For Impeachment."
The story told of a National Broadcasting
Co. survey that showed 44 per cent of the
American public favored the impeachment
of the President following the events of this
weekend.
The evening paper's headline said:
"President Agrees To Turn Over Tapes."
That story told of President Nixon's
decision Tuesday afternoon to hand over
the secret Watergate White House tapes to
Judge John J. Sirica. Nixon's actions are in
compliance with a U.S. Court of Appeals
ruling.
In this situation, the "cause" is the
results of the poll. The effect is Nixon's
response, agreeing to turn over the tapes.
The reason for the response, however, is
not yielding to the will of the public.
Nixon has demonstrated his unwillingness
to listen to citizens before. It seems this
case is no different.
Nixon is a man obsessed with history's
judgment of him. It is that judgment which
is his concern. One easily can see that he
wouldn't want to be the second president
to be impeached, particularly when he has
But the President is mistaken if he
thinks this act will help assure him a place
of honor in the history books.
The fiery Republican fringe will call his
actions couragous. But they were not; they
were political.
This act, while probably having saved
Nixon's political skin, will not save his
historical image. Perhaps if the President
had thought of that image earlier he could
have done something to save it. But now he
has been forced to act, he has not acted of
his free will. So, when judgments are made,
he might be recalled for having done the
right thing too late. That now seems the
kindest evaluation possible.
A question raised
UNL Chancellor James Zumberge,
verbally tussling with State Sen. Ralph
Kelly at the Friday student fees hearing,
inadvertently raised another question about
the use of fee money. While debating Kelly,
the chancellor said student fees should be
viewed as a tax levied upon students to
finance certain services in the form of
programs.
The question raised is this: If students
are the taxpayers, and if the taxpayers
should be able to say how their tax money
is spent, why aren't there only students
(i.e., taxpayers) on the proposed fee
allocation board?
Michael (O.J.) Nelson
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Union.
Dear editor,
Doug Blomgren, Marti Winkler and the
ASUN Center for Educational Change are to be
congratulated for their successful efforts in
producing the recently distributed Whole Nil
Catalog. The catalog's editors suggest that
careful course selection can be a very potent
method of controlling education. It also can be
an indirect, yet potent, method of improving
the quality of instruction.
The format is excellent and the project
deserves to be supported and expanded. Most
of all, the catalog should be used by all
students.
Cheryl Long
Dear editor,
Concerning the "weird cheerleader" article
(Daily Nebraskan, Oct. 18), I'm glad someone is
taking action about the poor spirit and
enthusiasm at NU games.
I think all the ideas mentioned should fx1
incorporated, but I think the "weird
cheerleader" was a bit too much. It's true that
we need more male yell squad members (many
more than presently on the squad) and more
enthusiastic leaders, but the "weird" label is an
inappropriate choice of wording.
I'm sure the crowd would respond just as
well to an energetic and well rounded squad.
More male cheerleaders (at least eight with large
megaphones) should be placed all along the east
stadium to project the yells to the crowd.
Evidently, the key to the problem is the
need for more male yell leaders. Solve this and
all the other problems will be taken care of
automatically. Let's see a rebirth of Husker
spirit soon.
M.L.
Republican
woes spark
Democratic
optimism
Sensing that an anti Republican
trend may be in the offing thanks to
assorted goings on in the Nixon
administration, a trio of down-and-out
Democratic telics of the 197?
presidential campaign have pioclairned
comeback hopes for next year's
midterm elections.
Last April, I predicted that both
Jean Westwood and Gury Hjrt would
attempt to engineer themselves into
the United States Senate and join their
bilious benefactor, George McGovern.
This month both have announr;ed their
intentions to do just that.
Before the particularly apt audience
of the Arizona Woman's Political
Caucus at Tucson several weeks ago,
Westwood revealed her plans to run
for the seat of retiring Republican Sen.
Wallace F. Bennett in her home state
of Utah. The former Democrat
National Chairthing gleefully cited
George McGovern's backing of hei
candidacy, although lonesome George
probably is supporting her more out of
a sense of reluctarjt obligation rather,
than from any conviction of her
chances of electoral success.
In neighboring Colorado, former
McGovern campaign director Gary
Hart is trying to pull a Robert
Redford, a la The Candidate, talking
up "people" concerns (whatever they
are). However, while it is true that
Hart has more experience in political
manipulation than did the mythical
Bill McKay, he also possesses even less
substance -if that is possible-than the
cardboard politician of the film.
No election year would be
complete without Gene McCarthy.
While, contrary to widespread
speculation, he will not seek office in
New Hampshire next year, the rusty
knight of the flower children and the
peace movement instead is to venture
back home to Minnesota to gain the
6th Congressional District House Seat
being vacated by Republican Rep.
John Zwach.
With nearly 20 years of service as
senator and congressman behind him,
it seems odd to many that the budding
poet would want to go back and start
all over as a freshman representative.
But after all, Clean Gene never was
noted for his logic.
pa go A
daily nebraskan
Wednesday, October 24, 1973