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TheS I PECTI^UM Vol. 21, No. 26 State University of New York at Buffalo Monday, November 2,1970 American Big brother Censors.... “We have an exciting half-time coming up,” the ABC commentator promised 30 seconds before the end of the first half of last Saturday’s football game against Holy Cross And indeed it was. For T V, viewers all over America the UB’s marching band just could not compete with ABC’s exciting program for half-time entertainment. Two commentators with spiffy maroon jackets and slicked down hair gave a quick run-down of all the exciting fumbles, kicks and passes of the previous half. Meanwhile a television camera was carefully focused on the end-zone and at Veterans Hospital across the street. The next “exciting event” was a quick T V. tour of the Holy Cross campus - ivory covered walls, gothic-style buildings and book-carrying students. A few protestors were drifting toward the end-zone - time to switch the T V. cameras to the ABC offices in New York. There on bright blue billboards were the half-time scores from all over the country. Implications and underlying significances of these scores were discussed by two commentators in forest-green suitcoats. “Due to time difference” not all the half-time scores were in. Never mind - anything to take up time and “be entertaining!” Our ABC commentators speculated on speculations and possible scores while the billboards were flashed on the screen listing the opposing teams - and blank score boards. Back to Buffalo when will this half-time ever end? Audiences all over America are treated to a new scene passing traffic on Bailey Avenue, while a play by play rundown of the first half is once again given. Yes, it was a comfortably exciting half-time treat from ABC. All those half-time cat-nappers could rest assured. ABC wouldn’t present any of that disturbing \radical stuff to keep them awake. while our moratorium fumbles protestors against war, racism, and sexism Saturaday held demonstrations in downtown Buffalo and on pr.tj.ry Field where a nationally televised fool-hall The group was then ordered to march two by two down Main St Reaching C hippewa St., they witi 1 ag im iuiIiti-iI I * > it i sprrse .ml t tie man h ended. The group was observed by the I egal Observors. who are members of the C oncerned law Students, this it an i game was taking place About 400 protestors gathered at noon Saturday in Niagara Square to participate in a march called by the Buffalo Anti-War Coalition. After some brief speeches, the crowd marched down Court St and south Main St When the marchers reached the old Post Office building, they were confronted by several members of the Buffalo police who told them that they could not continue on their current route group was formed in an attempt to provide impartial legal witnesses for demonstrations Protest at half-time Several protestors later went to the dulls Holy Cross football game, which was televised on ABC The group followed the policemen's directions, and returned to Niagara Square with little incident. which was not shown by the network About 100 demonstrators marched around the fields after the half-time show, chanting T uck ABC!*’ and ‘‘Power Slogans chanted At Niagara Square, Joan Marquatdl ol 'toutli Against War and Facistn urged the A sign that said “Welcome -\H( wds I was lorn down by some demonstrators Mler th continue marc again marched down Court and Main Sts and into the shopping districts. The group marched on the sidewalks and was warned not to obstruct pedestrian demonstration \ One medic, a veteran traffic At Main and Genesee, police ordered the crowd to disperse, ordering some marchers west on Genesee and others north on Mam The groups divided but ntrontation *' torn down by After the tird quarter march