Proxmire
breaks
traditional
graduation
atmosphere
with
attack
on CIA
By CLAY EALS
Of the Emerald
The warm yet breezy day had all of the
characteristics of a traditional com
mencement exercise, complete with
processional march and tearful parents.
The Hayward Field track and grand
stand made a comfortable setting for
degrees to be conferred on the hundreds of
University graduates assembled in caps
and gowns.
But, the traditional atmosphere of the
graduation exercise was temporarily
broken by U.S. Sen. William Proxmire (D.
Wisc.) as he gave a biting speech highly
critical of the Central Intelligence Agency
and unneeded “fat” in federal budgets.
Prosmire’s 40-minute speech was the
commencement address for the June 10
graduation ceremony.
He told the graduates that the CIA’s
work in foreign countries is “enormously
expensive,” yields “very little payoff” and
should be “high on our cut-down or cut-out
list” when federal budgets are reviewed.
The CIA’s use of “sabotage, blackmail,
murder, terror and kidnapping” in foreign
countries has grown to such an extent as to
threaten the national security of the
United States, he said.
“Could the CIA be used to overthrow our
own government?” he asked the
graduates. “Could it, could it?”
Because the secret intelligence agency
runs itself in near autonomy from the
President and the U.S. Congress, the
possibility of the CIA becoming involved in
sabotage of U.S. activities is clear, he said.
“This clearly constitutes the most
serious threat this democracy of ours
faces,” he said. “There is no responsibility
before Congress that is more urgent.”
Proxmire also criticized federal budgets
which Congree has passed that contain
“too much fat,” citing the military and
higher education as examples.
In lashing out against government
spending for the military, Proxmire
compared Department of Defense budgets
in World War II to DOD budgets of the
present time.
Currently, there are more generals and
admirals in the U.S. military than there
were “at the height of World War II.” and
the Air Force now has “12 officers for
every plane,” he said.
Clad in traditional cap and gown,
Proxmire sat on the speakers’ platform
during the entire graduation ceremony.
Afterwards, he walked from Hayward
Field to the Faculty Club, where he held a
press conference for half an hour.
He told news reporters that he favors the
idea of a limited-time freeze of prices and
wages in order to control inflation. And he
criticized President Nixon for initiating
Phase III, which he said was a “flop.”
“We moved out of Phase II and into
Phase III at exactly the wrong time,”
when wholesale prices were on the rise, he
said.
Sen. William Proxmire
Photo by Clay Eals
Student input asked
in dean selection
If you are interested in getting involved in the University struc
ture, this could be your big chance.
There are three openings for students in a recently-formed Search
committee. The purpose of this committee will be to make a recom
mendation concerning the selection of dean of the liberal arts college
for 1974-75 to University President Robert Clark, according to Harry
Alpert, vice president for academic affairs.
The three positions on the committee are open to one student each
from the social sciences, sciences and humanities. Of the three, one
must be a graduate student and one must be an undergraduate.
“We also want someone with a good idea of the structure of the
University,” said Greg Leo, ASUO president. “We don’t want to
specify any specific time thing but it’s sort of inherent in that idea. It
should be someone familiar with what’s going on in the University.”
Students interested in applying should contact either Leo or
Deborah Barnett today as selection of the students is to take place
Wednesday
Leo also stated that interested students should plan on being
students in the fall. It should “not be just somebody for the summer,”
said Leo, “as the committee is only now forming.”
The committee, according to Alpert, has had only one
“organizational meeting to decide what to do, when to meet again and
just sort of to get acquainted” while waiting for the student ap
pointments. Along with the three students, seven faculty members will
also serve on this committee. The seven members include five from
the area of liberal arts (Kingsley Weatherhead, English, chairer of the
Search committee; Ivan Niven, math; George Streisinger, biology,
Earl Pomeroy, history and Daniel Kimble, psychology) and two from
outside the liberal arts (Peter Bergquist, music and Esther Matthews,
education).
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ATTENTION
Off-Campus Students
Students paying their own utility bills—that is, living
off-campus where utilities are not included in the
rent—should make their own arrangements with
EWEB for starting and stopping electric service.
An order to start service saves the inconvenience of
having your electricity turned off because the
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