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God Is Dead? Vage 0 OREGON DAILY EMERALD Powell Re-elected Page 3 Vol. LXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, FRIDAY, APRIL 8, 1966 No. 161 U.S. Must Offer More, Says Ex-Green Beret By CLIFF SANDKRMN Staff Writer Don Duncan, a well built, hand some former member of the Green Beret, special forces in Viet Nam speaking before a capacity crowd in the Student Union Ballroom Thursday evening, said we must offer to the people of Viet Nam more than just anticommunism “If the only reason for being in Viet Nam is to hold back Chi nese influence than we had bet ter get out Because as the bomb ing has increased and the casual ties have grown so has the Chi nese influence grown stronger," Duncen said. Duncan, a decorated hero who served 18 months of combat duty in Viet Nam and six years with Special Services, said he would like to see our government start helping the Vietnamese people He said our government has made several unsuccessful attempts at aiding them, but only by giving money to corrupt governments. Aid Programs Americans seem to feel "we can cure a country's ills with aid programs conducted through gov ernments or regimes that are re sponsible for those ills . . . that we can pour money into a cor rupt government and that this is going to uncorrupt them and save the people." Duncan said, “many say we can’t get out of Viet Nam now because we would lose a lot of prestige. Hut imagine," he said, "what it looks like to people in places like Guatemala Colombtk,' and Venetuela to see us destroy ing the people ot Viet Nam in the name of anti communism and the status quo. How mbch pres tige have we gained’’" "You don’t have to be a great American observer to see there is a need for change," Duncan said. Should Pull Out Duncan said our country should try anything possible to pull out of Viet Nam. "We are going to have to talk about negotiations not in terms of unconstitutional negotiations," he said, "because any student of unconditional ne gotiations can see they’re very conditional (such as our legal right to be there.)” Getting out of Viet Nam, Dun can said, would be a physical im possibility. "It took us two years to get all that stuff in Viet Nam and we're not going to get it out in two days." Duncan said that there has never been in his mind a doubt that the United States could gain a military victory in Viet Nam in six months, if they want ed to pay the price. And that price, he said, would be the elim ination of the Vietnamese peas ants. “As a Lesson” “If we can’t do anything else in Viet Nam, I would like to see it as a lesson,” Duncan said. "We have loct 2,200 lives in Viet Nam this past year in the name oI anti communism, which is a very neg ative reason to die,” he said. “Ours is a great country, and for the sake of our national soul I say we must get out of Viet Nam.” Throughout his speech, Dun can didn't condemn U S. military or the U.S. Army Special Forces. “Our military,” he said, "is a vehi Today Last Day To Pay Fees Today is the last day to pay registration fees for Spring term. Courses may be added or dropped through April 15. Aft er April 15, course changes may not be made unless special per mission is granted. cle of our society, and you don’t condemn or judge a vehicle. You condemn the driver.” Duncan praised Sen. Wayne Morse as being a "rare and coura geous congressman who has been fighting a lonely battle for a long time.” "Guilt by Association” Duncan said of current atti tudes, "We have a lot of fears in this country and one of them is that of guilt by association. It's long past the time that we should get over that feeling. "It’s time that people stood up and said what they had to say. We're all amateurs, but when you look at what the professionals have done to the country 1 think it’s time for the amateurs.” Duncan said there is a feeling going around that if a person talks to a Communist he is auto matically a Communist. “I’ve talk ed to a lot of Trotskyites or Trots or whatever you want to call them, and my talking to a Com munist doesn’t make me a Com munist any more than my talk ing to a Negro makes me a Ne gro.” In response to a question from the audience about glorifying the war in Viet Nam with the rec ord and song about the Green Beret, Duncan said, "It’s an ob vious attempt to glorify something that’s not very beautiful.” But, he said, it (the song) is not the worst thing he (S / Sgt. Barry Sadler) has ever written.” DON Dl'NCAN Casey Strikes Out Co-op to Keep Selling Playboy' By NOMI BORENSTEIN Assistant Managing Editor Tim Casey’s motion to discon tinue the sale of Playboy maga zine in the Co-op was defeated 4-1 at Thursday’s Co-op Board meet ing. Casey’s motion was tabled at the last meeting to give Board members more time to think about the issue. Dennis Keller, Board chair man, said that he voted against the motion because he thinks “no official body has the right to censor any sort of literature. We represent the students—we aren't here to try to impose any moral code on the student body.” Board member Vic Kucera said that although he thought a “great deal of the content in the mag azine is good, if I were running my own store, I’d vote not to sell it . . . but we’re represent ing the students.” Kucera voted agarnst the motion. Suzanne Gowdy also voted against the motion although she “agreed with what Tim said. The students run the stove- I have heard a lot of people say that they think the whole thing is silly; I have not heard anyone say the magazine shouldn’t be sold, but I have not heard any good arguments for the maga zine, either." Sandy Reece said that she vot ed against the motion because she thought it was "incongruous to the Conduct Code.” Keller said that he wasn’t ‘ for Playboy because of any econo mic benefit to the Co-op.” He pointed out that the store sells many magazines at a loss. Casey said that his motion was based on his own n»rsonal belief. He said that he felt that one of the responsibilities of his office was to open discussion within the Board. "But,” he add ed, “the issue was made public through the Emerald. “The younger generation, our selves and the people following us, tend to follow the crowd, whether it’s right or wrong,” Casey said. “I'm not questioning the individual's right to a certain opinion but I’d rather see some one sit down and determine ex actly what his opinion is, in stead of following the crowd. “A lot of people,” he contin ued, “are afraid to express their own views, especially when their own personal options are con trary to general iflHKic opinion (Continued on page 2) Index .. -- i Editorial .page 10 § Classifieds .page 8 g Sports .page 4 j Campus Briefs .page 8 1 Religious News .page 9 | Entertainment .page 7 | By Senate Board Control Bill Tabled By LARRY LANGE News Editor It its first meeting of spring term, the ASUO Senate tabled a motion that would have placed Student Union Board decisions subject to its review. The bill, sponsored by Jim Beat, men’s off campus representative, and Phil Sernas, men’s co op representative, was aiming at creating a stronger student voice in the Board's decisions—especially with regard to political activities. It would have made all decisions of the Board “subject to final review by the ASUO Senate before they are sent to the President of the University for final action.” and provided that "any Senate action on the Board decision” would be the official recommendation sent to President Flemming’s office. “If the Senate takes no action, that shall indicate approval of the decision of the Board.” the bill also read. It provided that any of the Board’s decisions could take effect “provisionally.” before the Senate reviewed them. SHIFT IN AUTHORITY In presenting the bill, Jim Beat explained it as a shift in final policy authority, from the Board to President Flemming, whom he felt was reluctant to “over-turn any decisions made by a student elected group. He argued that in this way the students would gain a stronger say in the Board’s action. Mike Donahue argued that the Board should maintain its auton omy. "There is a certain amount of expertise necessarv in dealing with its problems," he said. "They're (the Board) familiar with them, and they’re the ones that should handle them.” Donahue said that final decisions "should be with the Board. We (the Senate) can voice our objections through a bill or a letter to Flemming.” Sernas maintained that the bill would "allow the experts to run the programs, but it would give the student-elected groups a chance to pass on motions concerning the terrace, the lobby, or recreational facilities." Sernas was referring to recent controversy over two of the Board’s most recent decisions—restriction of the table-scheduling in the lobby because of “traffic problems" therein, and limitations on the use of the terrace for tables and political demonstrations. The tatter decision sparked an opposition so strong that the Board retracted it entirely. The lobby decision has withstood its critics. STRUCTURE AND MAKE-UP The controversy has raised questions about the structure and make-up of the Board, and many have claimed that it does not represent student interests. In an effort to straighten out its relations with the student body, the Board has held hearings this week, and has heard several suggestions for changes in its structure and representation of students. Senalor-at-large Marv in Feuerberg spoke for the bill: "The poli cies of the board are very explosive. Some groups were very angry because of the hearings—almost to the point of holding z sit-in.” (Continued on page 2) TWO EXUBERANT foreign students, Narumol (Tic Tac) Dilok wanich of Thailand (left), and Moty Askhouriha (right) of Iran, lean down to kiss Eugene Mayor Edwin Cone. Cone signed a proc lamation honoring the University’s International festival in special ceremonies Thursday.
