The Observer - Vol. XVI, No. 138 - WEDNESDAY, APRIL 28, 1982

Sep 4, 2026

Student news coverage from The Observer issue dated Wednesday, April 28, 1982, featuring campus governance items from the Hall President Council and student leadership proposals. The issue reports a final Student Union sponsored lecture where Alger Hiss critiques Senator Joseph McCarthy, describing McCarthy’s tactics and the broader “wave of hysteria.” It also delivers breaking international news on a Chinese jetliner crash near Guilin, including official investigation details and references to foreign passengers.

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HPCannounces Sowder Award winner

Hall President Council meeting updates

Chinese jetliner crashes into mountain

Official reports and passenger information

Final lecture

Hiss criticizes McCarthy

By LAUREL-ANN DOOLEY eagerness of the Republican party to be re-clected. News Stajf Alger Hiss,the well-known politi-cal figure of the '40s and'50s,spokeabout the McCarthy era last night toan over-capacity crowd at thelibrary auditorium,presenting thefinal Student UInion sponsoredlecture of the semester. Calting McCarthy“a man of few ifany principles,an opportunist whochose the path of Red-hunting be-cause he heard it was a good way toget votes,"Hiss attempted to analyzeboth the movement and the man be-hind it. "McCarthy was a crucl,ruthlessbufoon,"said Hiss."He at no timetook seriously the charges he wasmaking." While stating that the“wave ofhysteria"produced was due to aconcurrence of factors,Hiss at-tributed McCarthy's success to "the Alger Hiss "In order to re-gain office,the # HPCannouncesSowder Award winner By SONYA STINSON cil will bring up the proposal again Stuff Reporter at the beginning of next year. HPC members also finalizedplans for the upcoming Pig Roast atSt.Patrick's Park.The Council willdonate all profits from that eventto the family of Tom Peruccio Also discussed was the pos- sibility of Transfer Orientation commissioners and other ways to help transfer students adjust more easily. Another item was the U.S.Department of Education's requestfor student government workersinterested in becoming StudentLeader Officers.These officerswould work with governmentcommittees in making policy deci-sions in secondary education. Members also received copies of the proposed HPC Budget,totall- ing 516,842,in preparation for the budget nmeeting tomorrow. ...UMOClist -page 7 The Observer VOL.XVI,NO.138 the independcnt student newspapcr serving notre dame and saint mary's WEDNESDAY,APRIL28,1982 # Chinese jetlinercrashes into mountain PEKING(AP)-A Chinese jet-liner carrying 112 people,includingtwo Americans from Hawaii,crashed into a mountain near thescenic southern city of Guilin and allaboard were killed,officials ofChina's CAAC airline reported yes-terday. television station reported the jet had not been heard from for more than a day and may have crashed. A spokesman for the Royal HongKong Observatory in the Britishcolony 90 miles south of Cantonconfirmed that weather over theCanton-Guilin area had been poorsince Sunday. The U.S.Consulate in Canton saidit was informed the Americans wereJudson Greffitt,68,and his wife Mar-garet,67,of Honolulu,who arrivedin China several days ago as tourists. Xinhua said the State Council一China's Cabinet -along with CAACand the Guangdong provincialgovernment had sent officials to thescene to join Guangxi officials in-vestigating the accident. A consulate spokesman said Gref-fittwas a lecturer at Chungshan Uni-versity in Canton before theCommunists took control of Chinain 1949.Sources in Hong Kong saidhe was a researcher at the BishopMuseum in Honolulu. Records on past Chinese aircrashes are sketchy because of thegovernment's general policy of notreporting disasters.Details of thedevastating 1976 carthquake in thenortheast city of Tangshan were notdisclosed for months. The official Xinhua news agencysaid the British-made Trident jetcrashed Monday but gave no reasonfor the delayed report and made nomention of foreigners.Unconfirmedreports in Hong Kong said that in ad-dition to the two Americans,theforeigners included 50 Hong KongChinese and several Japanesetourists. It seemed likely that Chinareported the crash near Guilin be-cause foreigners were aboard andbecause reports of the crash werecirculating in Hong Kong Hall President Council .members recieved night's meeting.See story this page.(Pboto by Rudy Perez) copies of theproposed budget for next year at last # Final lecture The burden on China's transporta-tion.industry has increased greatlyas tourism has expanded.Chinareported more than 7 millionvisitors last year,up 1.3 million fromthe previous year. Hiss criticizes McCarthy China's

FAQs

What did Alger Hiss say about McCarthy during the lecture?

Hiss characterized McCarthy as a ruthless opportunist who exploited Red-hunting for votes, and argued McCarthy’s impact depended on creating fear and a “Catch 22” situation.

What topics were discussed at the Hall President Council meeting?

The council covered the Sowder Award winner, preparations for a Pig Roast, possibilities for Transfer Orientation support, and a U.S. Department of Education request regarding student leadership roles.

What were the reported details of the Chinese jetliner crash?

A Chinese CAAC jetliner carrying 112 people crashed into a mountain near Guilin, with authorities sending officials to investigate after radio contact was lost; the report also notes Americans from Hawaii among the victims.

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