East Tennessee State University - Buccaneer Yearbook (Johnson City, TN)

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2: photos by Jack Mooney

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The Iran-Contra Scam . . . What Really Happened! Washington columist Dale Van Atta said he knew of the arms- for-hostages policy of the Rea- gan administration almost a year before it was revealed, but was asked by President Reagan to hold the information. Van Atta spoke on campus here at East Tennessee State Univer- sity on October 8, 1987. The topic was Iran-Contra scam. The lecture was sponsored by the communication depart- ment's division of journalism and the Johnson City Press. According to Van Atta only a few, including Reagan, Lt. Col Oliver North and Richard Se- cord, were completely informed of the Iran deal. By the time the press was tipped off about the deal by a Beirut newspaper, the arms-hostages swaps had been going on for over a year, ac- cording to Van Atta. Pam Wilder photos by Jack Mooney HSometimes people in Washington forget that they are a servant of the people, he said iiThey cannot forget that. Van Atta added that the people of this country should be proud that they have a country which al- lows journalists to criticize the government. Van Atta shared the byline with Washington columnist Jack Anderson on the col- umn iiWashington Merry- Go-Round which circu- lates to over 900 papers nation wide.

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30 Commuter Center A Place To Relax East Tennessee State University recognizes that adult students who have delayed starting or in- terrupted their college education for a period of time have special needs that cannot always be sat- isfied through institutional mech- anisms which have often been de- signed for the younger student.