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Carnival Theatre I'uW* 2 »**“ EMERALD Grant For Center Page 4 Vol. LXVI UNIVERSITY OF OREGON, EUGENE, TUESDAY, JUNE 28, 1966 No. 139 Ruling Probable Today EMERALD MANAGING EDITOR Annette Kurhanan walks down a street outside the courthouse with her attorney, Arthur Johnson, during the noon break in her contempt of court trial. Photo by Mike Conard Flemming Says Viet Nam Main Campus Concern' By CHRIS CHURCH Emerald Staff Writer University President Arthur S. Flemming said "there is no issue of greater concern than the issue of the university community and the war in Viet Nam,” Monday night in his annual summer ad dress. Flemming said he was referring to all colleges and universities. Stating that he was referring to all colleges and universities, the former member of National Se curity Council and former direc tor of the Office of Defense Mobili zation was definite in defining the role of the university. “As the university considers its involvement in the war in Viet Nam it must not lose sight of its involvement in the broader issue of peace,” Flemming said. "Every university must ask itself the question of whether It is pro viding adequate opportunities for consideration of those issues which have a direct bearing on the fu ture peace of the world.” He proposed a three point pro gram with which the respective institution might test itself. First, is adequate opportunity being provided to strengthen and increase the effectiveness of the United Nations? Is adequate opportunity being provided for an exploration of the possibility of strengthening the World Court. Finally, is adequate opportunity being provided for a consideration of the desirability and importance of both the peoples and govern ments that are on opposite sides of ideological conflicts communicat ing with one another? "I believe that the only accu rate answer that can be given to these and similar questions is no. A large percentage of those who arc associated with a university community leave that community without having confronted such issues. In many instances they will never again have as fine an oppor tunity to consider such issues." Flemming feels a university community must be involved sig nificantly in the "sustained de bate” relative to the federal gov ernment's policies in Viet Nam. “Participants should be drawn from both inside and outside the community. It should be character ized by vigorous support of the right of dissent,” he said. He lauded the Student-Faculty Committee to Stop the War in Viet Nam, the editorial page in the Emerald, and the action of the ASUO Senate as fine examples of this involvement at the Uni versity. “Finally, I believe that the edu cational community must relate itself in a meaningful manner to the armed formes of our nation.” He went on to point out that the academic community should relate itself in a meaningful manner to the men who are serving the armed forces—especially those who are serving in Viet Nam. The president revealed his per sonal views on the Viet Nam con flict, "I personally believe that as of the present time we should ac cept the courses of action proposed by U Thant of the United Nations. I respect, although I do not agree with, the views of those who be lieve that the best way to bring the parties to the conference table is by escalating the bombing of North Viet Nam.” Hulteng Explains Buchanan Case By LINDA PAISLEY Emerald Staff Writer Aspects of the Annette Bu chanan case were discussed last Thursday by Dean John Hulteng of the School of Journalism at the weekly Student Union luncheon discussion. Hulteng said he would not com ment on Miss Buchanan’s guilt or innocence, but rather on the legal and journalistic history and principles involved. "The newsman is interested in gathering the information, not in divulging the source,” Hulteng said. He continued by saying that professional people now covered by shield laws are protected from Frye to Discuss Controversy Lane County District Attor ney William Frye will be the featured guest at a Thursday noon luncheon discussion in the Student Union. Frye will discuss “The An nette Buchanan Controversy.” Free coffee will be served but participants will have to pro vide their own lunches. revealing information. In Oregon, doctors, lawyers, clergymen, sec retaries, and spouses are protect ed by such a law. However, legal protection is not extended to journalists. Student comment on the case ranged from criticism of District Attorney William Frye’s handling of the issue to inquiries on the privilege laws. One student crystallized the arguments of the case by stating that two parties were contending to represent the public interest. Transcript Gives Jury Testimony By PHIL SEMAS Emerald Editor Arthur Johnson, attorney for Annette Buchanan, and Lane County District Attorney William Frye will make their final argu ments before Circuit Judge Edward Leavy today. Leavy will then decide whether Miss Buchanan is in contempt of court for refusing to reveal the names of five students she inter viewed for an Emerald story on marijuana use on the campus. She refused to reveal the names despite a court order issued by Leavy June 13 directing her to answer questions put by Frye and the Lane County Grand Jury. The maximum penalty for contempt is a $300 fine and six months in jail. The trial reconvenes at 10 a.m. Johnson raised the Constitutional issue of freedom of the press, the tradition of journalists not revealing confidential sources, the question of whether Frye harassed Miss Buchanan, and circum stances surrounding a press release which Frye issued. Judge Leavy rejected much of Johnson's evidence but did ad mit, among other things, the transcript of the second half of Miss Buchanan's original testimony before the Grand Jury. This tes timony came after she refused to reveal the names for the first time on June 3. “ROOMMATE ASSAULTED” According to the transcript one of the questions Frye asked Miss Buchanan was ‘‘If your roommate were sexually assaulted and murdered . . . and persons responsible came to you and said 'I will tell you something very important, (a) very interesting story, if you promise not to use my name I will tell you about this mur der.’ Of course, out of curiosity you wanted to hear it, suppose you agreed then this person told you ‘I did it’ (and) how he did it. Would you feel compelled not to disclose his name on the princi ples you (mention)?” The transcript said Miss Buchanan’s response was ‘‘I am not sure it is a fair question.” Also included in the transcript: “Mr. Frye: I am just asking for your opinion. "Miss Buchanan: I don’t know. “Mr. Frye: What is your own opinion about the statement that these students made to you in this article here? “Mr. Frye: . . . You know what (the) pot laws are? "Miss Buchanan: Yes. “Mr. Frye: You think they’re valid? “Miss Buchanan: I don’t think this applies at all. GRAND JURY’S RIGHT “Mr. Frye: Do you think the Grand Jury has any right to in quire about this subject? I am trying to find out what your per sonal philosophy is, whether someone like you is not a matter these public officials should be concerned about? . . . . . Mr. Frye: Have you offered to co-operate in every way you could to disclose their names? “Miss Buchanan: Like what? “Mr. Frye: I don’t know. Anything. “Miss Buchanan: Nobody asked me to co-operate; they just sub* poenaed me.” According to the transcript, Frye also asked her about an Emer ald editorial which he said criticized the Student Conduct Com mittee for putting restrictions on LSD in the Conduct Code. He asked her if she wrote the editorial, if she agreed with it, and when she said she did. why she agreed with it. The transcript also says Frye asked Miss Buchanan whether she thought “the commission of felony should have any bearing on whether a person is able to attend University.” FIVE MINUTES FOR FRYE Fryes case Monday took about hve minutes, it consisted only of a reading of the transcript of the June 15 Grand Jury hearing in which Miss Buchanan refused to answer questions about the names of the five students, where the interview took place or how it was set up. Johnson took the rest of the day. He called a number of journalists to the stand—Hu Blonk, man aging editor of the Wenatchee Daily World and chairman of the freedom of information committee of the Associated Press Manag ing Editors Association; Bob Chandler, editor of the Bend Bulle tin and a member of the national board of Sigma Delta Chi, a pro fessional journalism honorary; Dean John L. Hulteng of the University’s School of Journalism; Stephen Still, managing editor of the Oakland, Calif., Tribune; William Wasmann, managing edi tor of the Eugene Register-Guard; and Curt Osterman, associate news editor of KATU-TV in Portland. HURT PUBLIC Johnson questioned them on whether it was normal for news papermen to use confidential sources, whether curbing the use of anonymous sources would hurt the efforts of the press to inform the public, whether there is a tradition in journalism of protecting confidential sources, whether revealing confidential sources would harm a journalist’s career. All of them answered yes to all those questions. Frye questioned several of these witnesses on whether the tra ditions and canons of ethics of journalism would require them to (Continued on page 2)
