Show n— Wednesday Cct 1974 9 J&frs Page 3 Mo - Editor Student Life: By What was the CIA doing in Chile? According to President Ford: “In a period of time three or four years ago there was an effort being made by the Allende government to someone’s opinion is different from yours you say they When are expressing a “hatred for differing viewpoints” When you express an opinion on the same thing it is a “hardcore fact” You claim that Student Life in the past has left the minority out and that you intend to make it a paper for the minority by the minority and of the minority You sound strangly like a missionary yourself hell bent on destroying a culture of your own Go ahead and play your little game I’m sure you have considered the consequences to your advertising revenue if the readership of this paper dwindles down to the handful of students whom you intend to represent You may have to pay to have the paper published by yourself Then you can spread your propaganda the same other missionary does (at your own expense) Thanks JJ Platt waste Editor Student Life: This letter is in response to one written by Laurie Wilson ‘that appeared October 7 I agfee totally with her points but feel that she is wasting her time effort and typewriter ribbon It seems obvious that the editors of Student Life for this year are out to gain fame and publicity any way they can It is well known that in Utah one of way-ever- opposition news media both the writing press as well as the electronic press And to destroy opposition destroy political parties And the effort that was made in this case was to help and assist the of opposition preservation newspapers and electronic media and to preserve opposition political parties I think this is in the best interest of the people in Chile and certainly in our best interest” This sounds pretty good The CIA working to preserve civil liberties and democratic rights It was a case of subversion- in the interest of freedom and human rights The only problem with Ford’s “ story is that it is patently y false of all Ford’s fable does not explain why the CIA The Zoo Earlier the US government admitted spending twenty million of Editor Student Life: If you didn’t know already Logan has a High Rise We are open seven days a week 24 hours a day The animals there Church While not a Mormon myself I have a deep respect for what they believe in It irks me to read such zoo--Ea- of Washington’s Eduardo Frei not a single newspaper or electronic broadcast station was closed down by the Allende government One newspaper the El Mer-curl- o extreme right-win- g was temporarily But this is sometimes hard to believe As you start your tour loud roars can be heard from some of the cages Stereos are on so loud not even an ape with half a brain would stay in a room that prevented from publishing in- what it called for an surrection However it was allowed to resume its virulent loud at his own will Also toilet seats are usually wet unlike any elementary school where kids know better I swear I’ve seen bears wash their paws more often than the animals n choice Second EDUCATED animals--we’r- e government dollars pushing the candidate st are different from any other slanderous garbage as has appeared on the Student Life editorial pages from time to time However there is nothing anyone can really do to stop it The writers of such editorials will continue to write them supposedly for the purpose of “stimulating thought” It also gives them a name at the same time and satisfies their egos So Laurie don’t bother! Nothing you or I or anybody else can say will campaign stop the three spent an admitted million dollars before Qllende even became president trying to keep the Chilean people from making their own choice 528-62-07- ways to become notorious is to criticize the LDS - First David L Leatham best anti-Mormo- Chile and the Free World freedom of religion? an otherwise excellent news report on the Amnesty Speak-Ou- t in Monday’s paper there was on inaccuracy I did NOT call for honorable discharges for “500000 GI’s who deserted” I did call for honorable discharges for the more than 500000 mostly black GI’s who received less than honorable discharges because they didn’t support the Vietnam War in one way or another ie not shooting at the Vietnamese disobeying orders or marching in anti-wa- r demonstrations Irt the Viewpoint by some of your comments You talk about the Constitution and the freedom of the press Have you ever heard of the One goofup A — anti-Allen- within editorial policy several days All political parties functioned freely Let’s compare the situation Allende with the situation under Chile’s new US sponsored and created Pinochet government When Allende was elected president there was no bloodshed no mass arrests no torture and under concentration Pinochet seized camps power through a military coup d’etat with US weapons advice and approval Estimates of the number killed in the bloody coup range from 20 to 30 thousand Workers and the urban poor were bombed and shelled in their factories and shanty-tow- n slums there are over 20 Today thousand political prisoners in Chile Torture summary executions imprisonment without trial are facts of life that have been documented by numerous media sources and international observers Today under the government of Chile chosen by the CIA the “Forty Committee” and the US government there is no opposition press in Chile Civil liberties and democratic rights do not exist Not only are there no opposition political parties today even trade unions are outlawed The US government used means to available every the Allende sabotage controlled US government international financial ment arm-in-ar- with m normal trade were cut off Internal subversion and the actual coup were set up by the CIA under the authorization of Henry Kissinger The CIA organized right-win- 564-04-40- housewives businessmen the shopkeepers truckers and The aim was to destroy the Chilean economy Once the economy had been disrupted as much as possible and especially middle-clas- s Chileans were frustrated with the Allende government the time was right for a coup The armed forces who had received a continual stream of US weaponry despite the cutoff of all aid to the Allende government took over They bombed the presidential residence and killed Allende’ himself The new military govern- ment of Chile was quickly recognized by the US Economic aid was resumed almost immediatley More armament continues to pour into Chile from the Pentagon Now President Ford let’s hear it again for the US intervention to preserve civil self-employ- liberties and democratic rights Please explain exactly how “this is "in the best °in:' terest of the people in Chile and certainly in our best Not all the animals are mindless for some reason most of us put up with it If we can’t live together as human beings now what will become of this world in the future? Editor’ Student Life: do not intend to make a letter to the editor a part of my daily routine but once again I must voice my opinion or an editorial written by you In “OucJRight to Speak” you left me very puzzled I financial on their carried corporations and war with the Allende govern- Evil Weasel is coming! STAB STAB ¥ Jt Christopher James Hughes MODERN DANCE CLUB 352-48-42- TRYOUTS 6:00 PM Buya Calculator HPER DANCE STUDIO OCT 9 1974 Guaranteed lowest prices RentaTV in Utah! 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