1968_11 The Daily Collegian November 1968

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A heavy task
The ions;, difficult and often frustrating campaign is over now and
the nation focuses Its attention on the man who has the overwhelming
task  of spearheading  a drive  to bring  much-needed  unity to the
Richard Nixon steps Into the White House with a scary eyelash vic¬
tory over Hubert Humphrey even through he garnered the support of
far less than half the record number that voted. Two weeks before
the election Nixon appeared an easy victor but Humphrey rapidly
closed   the  gap  and  nearly  turned   this one Into another Truman-
The task that lies ahead of Mr. Nixon Is massive and how he
chooses his administration will be most important. He has promised
to bring the best men available into the White House, regardless of
party affiliation. Nixon also has claimed he will run an 'open Presi¬
dency" In which legitimate dissenting voices will be both heard and
heeded. In this vein the youth of the nation and the new left will be
watching the President very closely.
Nixon's narrow victory', although It will go down as one of the
most stunning comebacks in political history, points up the division
among American voters. Both Nixon and Humphrey pulled down 43
percent of the votes, reflecting the closeness of the race. The fear
tactics of George Wallace claimed 14 percent, and the protest vote
this tl
The 1968 election also raises a number of questions. Will there
be needed overhauls In the convention system and selection of
delegates? Will the Electoral College undergo needed revision or
total abolishment? Will American politics move further Into an era
of transition and change? AH these questions are Important and
could and should be answered within the span of the new GOP stint
in Washington.
Richard Nixon is the man of the hour. He is the man on the spot,
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Violence
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SAN FRANCISCO (UPI)-Non-
white radicals shut down San
Francisco State College Wednes¬
day be Invading classrooms and
fr.rctng students and instructors
to leave.
College President Robert R.
Smith called the disruptions "the
must acute crisis this campus has
as usual today even If police were
needed on campus to maintain or¬
der. Extra police patrolled the
campus during Ihe night but no
incidents were reported. Night
classes were cancelled.
A coalition of about 150 black
'student radi cals . off-campus
militants and members of the
Third World Liberation Front, a
far-left organization limited to
non-whites, terrorized classes
afler a fledgling student strike
failed to get much support among
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Yesterday, In the morning, when all the "maybes" and «lf onlys"
lost their thin power and Dick Nixon performed the little rituals of
the President-elect, I thought about what a bitch of a year this has
Tet cost us whatever lingering Illusions we might have had about
Vietnam. After 25,000 dead and an expenditure of billions, the U.S.
Military Establishment proved -- after seven years of fighting — that
they were unable to secure even South Vietnam's capltol city. And
still the war goes on.
In Memphis, Dr. Martin L. King was gunned down In an ambush
and the full siory behind his killing might never come out. All of a
sudden a penniless escaped felon starts flashing rolls of 20s, gets
accused of the murder. Is brought back from London — to me, this
stinks of conspiracy. Is anything being done?
LBJ steps down, says he's tired of the ball game and announces
peace talks In Paris. This gets my nomination as the biggest shuck
Hobby Kennedy looked very good especlall) when he nosed out Gene
McCarthy In the California primary. The celebration lasted less
than one hour. Slrhan Sirhan left Max Rafferty's party at the Ambas¬
sador In L.A. and another dream wound up on the floor.
Miami glittered to the Republican Convention. Pat's famous cloth
coat was hard to find In a swirl of mink. Dior originals and nouveau
riche extravagance. Nixon won back his political life. Across the
city, half a dozen blacks were shot to death In 'riots."
Chicago was the distillation of the Great American Nightmare. The
so-called "powerless" Ylpples were to bring International humilia¬
tion to the party of Franklin D. Roosevelt and John Kennedy. And
Dick Daley's goon tactics cost the party the election. 'Daley's the
ball game." RFK once said. He sure was.
After Ihe windy city ,'lasco, Nixon looked better than ever. Many
liberals said that they's fry In hell before they'd give the Democrats
the satisfaction of getting their votes. Now maybe they'll have a
chance to make good on their threats. McCarthy felt blue, said he'd
not seek re-elertlon as a Democrat but didn't cancel out fourth-party
possibilities. He gave 3H a tepid endorsement and went back to dis¬
cussing iambic pentameter wllh his pal. Robert Lowell. Fiddling
while Rome burns, hey?
Nixon ooz<-d psuedo-candor. prefacing most remarks with the dis¬
claimer: "Now. let me be perfectly frank about this question. . .* As
usual, the people fell for the Image, and were never made aware of
the substance of hrs philosophy which, succinctly put, Is May the
Rich get Fatter and May Ihe Poor get Thinner. You'll see.
It looks grim: The Hunter's Point bond issue lost In The City, the
college and universities bond Issue (B*op. No. 3) lost (can you tell
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Former student president heads
for Vietnam with Marines Corps
■   Thureday, November 7, 1968    THE DAILY COLLEGIAN
Proposition 3
Around the campus last weak
several Marine Corps uniforms
we're, visible. Inside the uni¬
forms were the hardened products
of the Marine Corps. One of the
Marines however, was also a
product of Fresno State College,
former Student Body President
Ernie Kinney.
As part of an officer selection
unit, Lt. Kinney was on cam¬
pus  explaining the Marine officer
program to interested students.
Kinney, who Just finished eight
and a half months of training,
seems to be a John Wayne type
soldier In almost every respect.
He quickly lists the facts about
his life as If he were giving his
name, rank and serial number to
a Viet Cong Interrogator.
- His training, explained Kinney,
consisted of ten weeks of officer
school which  emphasized lead-
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me why?); Wayne Morse lost. The State Assembly Is now Republican
and Je'.se Unruh Is o-u-t. That solid "Democrat" Hugh Burns is now
Numhah One boy. Ha!
Nationally, although the Democrats still hold the.majority, the
southern wing of the party will work with the Republicans - so. In
reality, the moderate-to-llberal elements are a weak minority In
both House and Senate. The Southern mossbacks still control the
most Influential committees.
Goldwater Is with us again. Clark Is out. Greunlng lost his write-
in hopes. Javits beat Dwyer in New York. We're left with one crumb
— Max Rafferty lost, hurrah! But he didn't lose by much. He'll stick
around. . .
And Nixon will be with us for four — possibly eight - years. Him
• and Splro Agnew. Splro Agnewl! My Gawd!
The sttnk of crackdown is in the air. No games are being played
with demonstrators. The Tac Squads are called first and are no
longer considered a final, reluctant alternative. Look around you
when you're off campus - people's faces have turned away from
radicals. ^
But many others have been pushed too far and I get the feeling that
yesterday was the first day of the Second American Revolution.
Try to keep smiling. Through the tears.
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six months of field work. In the
field work, said Kinney, every
type of combat situation is
examined many times. "We
never send a man Into combat
unless he Is well trained," he said.
Born and raised in Bishop,
California, Kinney came to FSC
In 1962. One of his first activities
was football. 1'e played on the
junior varsity squad and then
put In a year on the varsity team.
"My first love Is athletics," said
In his junior year Kinney was
elected class president, giving
up sports to devote more time to
school politics. He also pledged
Theta Chi that year.
The 1965-66 school year was
Kinney's year for politics, when
he Was elected Student Body
President. He then was elected
president of the California State
College Student Presidents
Association, a group representing
the student body presidents of
all eighteen state colleges.
As president of the CSCSPA,
Kinney traveled to all of the state
colleges. The friendly atmos¬
phere between students and
faculty was one of the things that
he noticed about FSC in relation
to the other state colleges.
"I think tt Is a horrible thing
when a school gets to the point
where everyone is a number,"
said Kinney.
Remembering his days as stu¬
dent body president he said, "I
almost felt that I knew everyone
on campus personally."
Kinney, asocial science major,
worked for a year as a social
worker for the Fresno County
Welfare Department before going
Into the Marines.
After a month of leave, Kinney,
his wife Marion, also an FSC
.graduate, and their six-week-old
"iaoy will move lo Florida.
he will be second In command"
of a detachment of 55 Marines.
Despite his military manner,
Kinney does not plan to be a
career officer. He would like to
go Into politics and plans to go
to law school someday. But right
now he la John Wayne going to
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