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Leary expresses thoughts in filmed interview By GEORGE BUDDY Of the Emerald Dr. Timothy Leary, the noted researcher of the nervous system, broadcast his thoughts and considered opinions last night to students of the Univer sity. The broadcasting was done on film, however, because Leary is doing a thirty-year sentence in Folsom Prison for possession of two marijuana joints. The color film, about forty-five minutes in length, was shot last summer by a Sacramento television station. A reporter interviewed a prison-garbed Leary on a wide range of topics. Present for the two showings in 150 Science were Leary’s wife, JoAnne and his friend, author Ken Kesey. Both Kesey and Leary spoke before both showings of the film. “He’s gone through a lot of shit,” Kesey said of Leary, “but he’s fine.” Leary says that he was kid napped, with his wife, in Kabul, Afganistan last winter and brought back to Los Angeles by federal narcotics agents. He had earlier escaped from federal prison after being imprisoned on what he claims was a framed-up marijuana possession charge. Kesey said that Leary is “highly regarded is a revolutionary force” by American authorities who want to prevent him from spreading his philosophy of consciousness. The purpose of the film showings is to create pressure on California and federal authorities to parole Leary. “I don’t know how to get him out — except letter writing,” Kesey said. “You need a lot of money and a lot of lawyers. “The parole board is our only hope,” Kesey told the audience, “because the governor (Ronald Reagan) you can cross off.” The Oregon author and Lane County resident urged people to put “steady pressure” on federal and California authorities to release Leary. Leary was considered a brilliant member of the Harvard faculty when he first took LSD in 1960 as part of his research into the human nervous system. Since that time, he has been involved in a continuous string of legal action and harassment from the U.S. government. Kesey, who also did time for marijuana possession in the sixties, said of Leary: “He’s the best advertisement for add — (and here the audience broke up in laughter) — that you can find.” English-born, French schooled, youthful JoAnne Leary met her future husband while he was in Switzerland. She spoke for a half-hour, describing their travels and eventual kidnap by federal officers in Afganistan. “It was an incredible trip,” she said of the experience. JoAnne Leary said that she has been showing the filmed in terview of her husband for a month and a half. Her telling of the kidnap adventure was in terrupted several times by in credulous laughter from the audience. Sparking most of the reaction was her description of the government’s clumsy at tempts at bringing Leary to justice. Throughout the interview, Leary was amazingly lucid and aware of the obvious incongruity of himself as a “philosopher behind bars.” He pointed out that throughout the ages societies have imprisoned thinkers for their “dangerous thought.” However, he felt confident that he would be released within a few years. “Hopeful societies,” Leary said toward the end of the film, “do not keep their philosophers locked up.” Seeks Dellenback’s seat Heitzeberg announces candidacy By MARSHA EMERMAN Of the Emerald Gordon Heitzeberg, 25, public ally announced his candidacy for the Republican nomination for U.S. representative in Oregon’s fourth Congressional district at a Tuesday morning press confer ence. Heitzeberg, who will be chal lenging the incumbent John Del lenback in the primary election to be held next May 28, read a prepared statement in which he explained his decision to run. He described watching, as a private citizen, “the long, costly, bloody — and absolutely pointless — armed conflict” in Vietnam and watching as a President of the United States “defied the courts, defied his oath of office, defied the trust placed in him by those who voted.” The statement set forth his belief “that the American people are tired of being misled, be trayed, lied to and hustled,” and that “the American people are going to remove from office those representatives who do not mea sure up to the standards of honesty, forthrightness and inte grity that we expect.” Heitzeberg went on in his state ment to announce his intention to conduct an honest campaign, to face the issues and to voice his opinion. He contended that too many political figures give an swers “so contrived as merely to offend the least numbers of voters.” In a question and answer ses sion with the press, Heitzeberg was asked why he was challen ging Dellenback. He replied that he felt the Congressional race was being ignored so far. Asked whether he felt Dellenback was doing an adequate job, he an swered that Dellenback was fail i • Gordon Heitzberg ing to explain himself to his constituents, and that his public statements on the current crisis (impeachment, confirmation of Gerald Ford) showed “a lack of any substantive opinion.” He characterized Dellenback as having the reputation among voters of “a man who prefers not to speak out on an issue” and of taking a middle-of-the-road stance. Heitzeberg said he’d place him self on the record in favor of instituting impeachment pro ceedings for Richard Nixon. Since the President “has been accused of almost everything in the book and his actions indicate he’ll be unwilling to subject him self to civil court,” impeachment proceedings should begin “not necessarily to remove him from office” but as “the only way to get the facts out.” On other issues, Heitzeberg supports a nationwide, voluntary government health insurance program; he opposes public fund ing of campaigns and calls for full disclosure of campaign con tributions; he favors the Alaska pipeline as one solution to the immediate fuel shortage, saying “the need for fuel power out weighs, if only by a small mar gin, the necessity of maintaining the Alaskan ecology in its present state;” he favors moving ahead with a nuclear power plant here in Oregon, along with research on its possible hazards. Questioned about his stand on the issue of political prisoners being held by the Thieu govern ment in South Vietnam, Heitze berg apologized for not being as familiar with the situation as he should be, but stated he believed “that anyone being held in jail strictly for his beliefs should be released.” However, he ques tioned the use of the term “politi cal prisoner” and felt it could be misused. ' (Continued on Page 14) Photo by David Pritchard Ken Kesey j-CUP* SAVE—1 HALLOWEEN SPECIALl 60* Offer good only Wed. Oct. 31, Thurs. Nov. 1 You must present this coupon at time of purchase Fantasy today’s Halloween schedule tr UPEPO emu ballroom 8 p.m. $1 Upepo, a Portland group, combines experimental American jazz, Middle Eastern and Latin American music with ex citing visuals, mime, and a belly dancer. MIDNIGHT MOVIES emu ballroom 12:00 a.m. $1 “Kwaidon” weaves four Japanese tales of the supernatural. “Sins of the Fleshapoids” is an underground science fiction Him. “Milestones in Animation” chronicles Disney work of the ’20’s and ’30’s. Free donuts and coffee for all survivors. sponsored by Cultural Forum TURNING POINTS a weekend retreat to consider what seems important now in view of what may be important in the future with special guests: NOVEMBER 2-4, 1973, cost $10.00 Sister Barbara of Portland (scientist-theologian) at St. Benedict’s Lodge, McKenzie Bridge, Mary Burrows of Eugene (state legislator) Oregon BRING ALONG .... the one book which seems most important tor your current progress and or personal growth sponsored by the Campus Christian Ministry. Register at 1414 Kincaid M4-15»7
