10,000 greet McGovern in downtown Portland
BEACON endorses McGovern for President (pg. 2)
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Vol. 71 No. 7
University
of
Portland
Portland, Ore., 97203
October 20, 1972
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McGovern
Endorsement
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New
Regent Head . 3
Workshop
Section . 5 — 8
By PEGGY MAROSTICA
Staff Writer
Senator George McGovern
spoke to an enthusiastic
crowd of an estimated 10,-
000 people from the Pioneer
Post Office in downtown
Portland last Friday. He at¬
tacked Nixon's policies
both foreign and domestic
and said, “I think that Mr.
Nixon is betting that most
Americans are comfortable
with things as they are.”
Senator McGovern ex¬
pressed his concern over
the condition of our coun¬
try, our involvement
abroad, and the moral and
political standards in the
U.S. He stated, “1 see my
opponent sitting in the
White House resting com¬
fortably on his Gallup Poll.”
He asserted that Nixon is
so confident that the Ameri¬
can people are comfortable
with things as they are, “. . .
that he doesn’t even need to
discuss the central issues
before the people of the na¬
tion.” The Senator also
pointed out the distortion
of his record by paid com¬
mercials on television.
To clear up the distor¬
tions. Senator McGovern
has challenged President
Nixon to a public debate.
He said, “I think the reason
he doesn’t come out in de¬
bate is that he remembers
what John Kennedy did to
him 12 years ago.”
Senator McGovern asked
whether we could stand
four more years of an ad¬
ministration that has dou¬
bled the level of aerial bom¬
bardment and artillery at¬
tack in Southeast Asia and
that has presided over an
18 per cent rise in the cost
of living since January,
1969.
In the past four years two
million people have been
added to the unemploy¬
ment lists and an additional
six million are now on wel¬
fare, pointed out Senator
McGovern.
“. . . consider the $1 bil¬
lion ITT scandal, consider
the wheat scandal,” McGov¬
ern said. He asked that the
Watergate wiretap incident
also be considered. He
pointed out that a political
agency representing the re-
election of the President
did not hesitate to wiretap
the headquarters of the
major party, wouldn't
“. . . hesitate to wiretap
your law office, your bank,
your union office, your
university or even your
home.”
Senator McGovern point¬
ed out we have the worst
unemployment in two dec¬
ades, and the highest inter¬
est rate in a hundred years
among other things. He said
Mr. Nixon “. . . wants the
power concentrated in the
White House but he doesn’t
want to take responsibility
for anything that goes
wrong.”
Senator McGovern said
that Nixon’s administration
(cont. on p.3, col. 2)
LIGHT UP THE SKY opens season tonight
LIGHT UP THE SKY, which opens the
University’s theater season tonight
at 8 o’clock in Mehling Hall lounge, is
suggestive of a sophisticated “All in the
Family” format.
The cast of 13 includes freshmen through
grad students, both drama and non-drama
majors. Staged in arena fashion, it is di¬
rected by Catherine Roberts with sets
designed by Jerome Badraun.
Rae Mona Reynolds, a grad student
and drama director on sabbatical from
David Douglas High School, plays a lead
as wife of the producer and also has de¬
signed the costumes. Leslie Sarnoff, grad
student, is cast as the producer. He is
former drama director at Coos Bay High
School.
Sue McDonald, senior, in her first pro¬
duction at U.P., is cast in a lead role
as mother of the actress who is played
by Barbara Hollcraft, a senior. Brad Moss-
man, graduate student, plays the director,
and Greg Capshaw, junior, has a lead role
of the playwright who acts in the capacity
of moralizer.
Three freshmen in the cast are Mike
Davidson, Chris Faubian and Ron Telles.
juniors A1 Byer and Richard Allen, and
senior Jim Acres complete the cast.
Photo by Danny Chin
Vote Monday
in mock election
It’s time we find out how you feel our
country should be governed. Are you hap¬
py with the state of the nation or are you
looking for a change?
MONDAY - October 23, 1972
DAY STUDENTS - will be able to
vote in the Pilot House from 8:45-2:30.
ON CAMPUS RESIDENTS - will
be able to vote at Dinner in the Com¬
mons.
ALL STUDENTS MAY VOTE RE¬
GARDLESS OF NATIONAL REGIS¬
TRATION.
Make Yourself Heard - It’s Your Life/
VOTE October 23rd! Sponsored by In¬
volved Students in Government.
