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THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 14, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR KEN CRIBB
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
MR
SUBJECT:
Anti-Pornography Coalition
Schedule Proposal
Red Cavaney has suggested I contact you
to see whether Mr. Meese would be interested
in joining Elizabeth Dole in recommending
this addition to the President's schedule
before election.
I believe you attended the Morality in Media
meeting with this coalition in July. The
meetings have now been held with the Justice
Department and, as you can see in the back-
ground information, a letter has gone out to
all United States Attorneys on this subject.
Attached is the package sent to us by Jonathan
Rose on this subject, including his memo to
Mr. Meese.
Time is of the essence in getting this into
Scheduling. I'll appreciate anything you can
do to secure Ed Meese's endorsement.
CC - Red Cavaney
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
HEDULE PROPOSAL
OCTOBER 12, 1982
TO:
WILLIAM K. SADLEIR, DIRECTOR
PRESIDENTIAL APPOINTMENTS AND SCHEDULING
FROM:
ELIZABETH H. DOLE
REQUEST:
Meeting with leaders of anti-pornography coaliton.
PURPOSE:
To announce crackdown on pornography traffic by
more vigorous enforcement of current Federal law.
BACKGROUND:
At the suggestion of Joseph Coors, a heavyweight
coalition led by Father Morton Hill of Morality in
Media met July 27, 1982, in the OEOB Indian Treaty
Room with representatives of White House offices, Justice,
Postal Service, and Customs Service to discuss enforce-
ment of anti-pornography laws. The coalition showed
how policies set at Justice under Carter have weakened
enforcement of most Federal anti-pornography laws. Sub-
sequent meetings of Assistant Attorney General Jonathan
Rose with coalition representatives have resulted in a
"get tougher" letter October 4 from Attorney General
Smith to all U. S. attorneys. The time is ripe for a
Presidential meeting with the coalition to announce
specific steps being taken. A wide range of religious,
civic, conservative, and women's groups will be very
enthusiastic. Word will quickly spread through the
religious broadcasters to millions not yet as politically
active as they were in 1980.
PREVIOUS
PARTICIPATION:
None
DATE:
Before Elections, the sooner the better.
LOCATION:
State Dining Room
PARTICIPANTS:
Attorney General, Director of Customs, Postmaster General,
Interested Senior Staff, and attached list of coalition.
OUTLINE OF EVENTS: President arrives. President announces steps being
taken, including letter sent at his request to U. S.
Attorneys by Attorney General.
REMARKS REQUIRED:
Brief remarks.
MEDIA COVERAGE:
Full media coverage.
OMMENDED BY:
Elizabeth H. Dole
PROJECT OFFICER:
Morton C. Blackwell
COALITION FOR STRICTER ENFORCEMENT OF FEDERAL OBSCENITY LAWS
Dr. Ben Armstrong
Rev. Rex Humbard
National Religious Broadcasters
Rex Humbard Ministries
Mr. Jim Bakker
Mr. Harry Jones, President
PTL Club
DeRance, Inc.
Dr. William Bright
His Eminence John Cardinal Krol
Campus Crusade for Christ
Archbishop of Philadelphia
Miss Juanita Bryant
Dr. Tim and Beverly LaHaye
General Federation of Womens Clubs
Family Life Seminars
Concerned Women of America
Honorable Joseph Coors
Adolph Coors Company
Dr. Richard Lindsay
Church of Jesus Christ of
Rev. Kenneth Copeland
Latter Day Saints
Word of Faith Ministries
Mr. Edward McAteer, President
Mr. Paul F. Crouch
Religious Roundtable
Trinity Broadcasting
Paul J. McGeady, Esq.
Mrs. Karen Davis
General Counsel
Christian Women's National Concerns
Morality in Media, Inc.
Mr. Virgil Dechant
Mr. Thomas A. Murphy
Supreme Knight
General Morots Corporation
Knights of Columbus
Mr. Howard Phillips
Dr. and Mrs. James Dobson
Conservative Caucus
Focus on the Family
Rev. Oral Roberts
Dr. James T. Draper, Jr.
Oral Roberts University
President, Southern Baptist Convention
Dr. Pat Robertson
Rev. Dr. Miltiades B. Efthimiou
Christian Broadcasting Network
Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of
North and South America
Dr. James Robison
James Robison Evangelistic Assoc.
Dr. Jerry Falwell
Moral Majority
Dr. Adrian Rogers
Bellevue Baptist Church
Dr. Bernard Fryshman
Association of Advanced Rabbinical
Talmudical Schools
Mrs. Phyllis Schlafly
Eagle Forum
Dr. Billy Graham
Billy Graham Evangelistic Association
Dr. Robert Schuller
Crystal Cathedral
Dr. Kenneth Hagin
Rhema Bible Institute
Mr. Demos Shakarian
Full Gospel Businessmen's
Rabbi Dr. Abraham Hecht, President
Fellowship International
Rabbinical Alliance of America
Mr. Jimmy Swaggart
Dr. E. V. Hill
Jimmy Swaggart Ministries
STEP Foundation
Bruce Taylor, Esq. President
Citizens for Decency Through Law
Father Morton A. Hill, S. J.
Mr. Richard A. Viguerie
Richard A. Viguerie Company
Mr. Paul M. Weyrich, Director
Committee for Survival of a
Free Congress
Miss Berta White
American Farm Bureau Federation
The Rev. Donald Wildmon
National Federation for Decency
Mr. Homer E. Young
(Former FBI Obscenity Investigator)
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Policy
Assistant Attorney General
Washington, D.C. 20530
MEMORANDUM
October 7, 1982
TO:
Morton C. Blackwell
Special Assistant to the President
for Public Liaison
FROM:
Jonathan C. Rose
Assistant Attorney General
SUBJECT:
Department of Justice Anti-Pornography Program
Pursuant to our phone conversation yesterday, I am
sending to you: (1) a memorandum which we sent last month to Ed
Meese, which outlines and explains the Department of Justice's
anti-pornography program; (2) the letter which has been sent out
this week from the Attorney General to the U.S. Attorneys
encouraging their prosecution of pornography cases; and (3) a
draft of a statement which the White House could release on this
subject.
I think the memorandum to Ed gives a good overview of
our anti-pornography efforts and the difficulties -- both
practical and political -- faced in this area. The letter to the
U.S. Attorneys was, of course, discussed in this earlier
memorandum's outline of the anti-pornography program. This
letter has, as I said, already been sent, but it will be going
only to the U.S. Attorneys, not to the public at large. Thus, it
will probably attract only as much publicity as the White House
chooses to give it.
The public success of the program will depend heavily,
of course, on how and to whom we sell it. Specifically, I think
it advisable that we take the initiative and enthusiastically
announce our efforts to a broad rather than a narrow audience.
It has been my experience in the last few months in dealing with
the various citizens groups that adopting a passive posture and
dealing just with the groups' "experts" guarantees only that
unreasonable and increasing demands will be made on us. The
"experts" each have preconceived notions of what list of things
must be done, and they will likely not be satisfied until all of
them are met.
U.S. Department of Justice
Office of Legal Policy
Assistant Attorney General
Washington, D.C. 20530
MEMORANDUM
September 23, 1982
TO:
Edwin Meese, III
Counsellor to the President
FROM:
Jonathan C. Rose
Assistant Attorney General
SUBJECT:
Department of Justice Anti-pornography Program
At our meeting last Thursday, you asked for some
background information on the Department of Justice's enforcement
of anti-pornography laws. This memorandum will discuss the
Department's current program, and our proposals for additional
enforcement initiatives in this area, which we have been
considering for the past few weeks.
I.
CURRENT ENFORCEMENT PROGRAM
A.
Relevant Statutes
The U.S. Code prohibits the importation of obscene
material from abroad, its transportation in interstate commerce
for the purpose of sale or distribution, its delivery through the
mails, and its broadcast. There is, in addition, the "Protection
of Children Against Sexual Exploitation Act of 1977,' which pro-
hibits using "any sexually explicit conduct" by a minor "for the
purpose of producing any visual or print medium depicting such
conduct," and transporting or receiving such material for the
purpose of sale or distribution when such material is obscene. 1/
Investigative responsibility under these statutes is shared by
the Department of Justice with the Postal Service for mailing
violations, the FBI for interstate shipment offenses, and the
Customs Service for importation offenses.
Current constitutional law complicates the enforcement
of these statutes. Generally, only "obscene" speech is not pro-
tected by the First Amendment, and the Supreme Court considers
material obscene only if "taken as a whole
[it lacks] serious
1/
The primary federal laws are at 18 U.S.C. §§ 1461-65,
2251-53.
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literary, artistic, political, or scientific value." 2/ This has
turned out to be a very liberal standard.
B. Official Policy
The U.S. Attorneys' Manual states: "Prosecutive
priority should be given to cases involving [1] large-scale
distributors who realize substantial income from multi-state
operations and [2] cases in which there is evidence of
involvement by known organized crime figures," and [3] "[s]pecial
priority should be given to cases involving the use of minors
engaging in sexually explicit conduct
"
This passage also
states that prosecution of those cases not in one of the three
priority areas may nonetheless have a deterrent effect and be
appropriate when especially offensive material or numerous
citizen complaints are involved. Id.
The Manual also states that the "Federal role in
prosecuting obscenity cases is to focus upon the major producers
and interstate distributors of pornography while leaving to local
jurisdictions the responsibility of dealing with local
exhibitions and sales." But this section goes on to recognize
that often the U.S. Attorney in an area will have greater
expertise and more money than his local counterpart, and that
"[i]n these circumstances the United States may provide
assistance through prosecutive efforts not falling precisely
within the above guidelines."
C. Results to Date
Federal enforcement has had some notable successes. In
fiscal years 1978-1980, DOJ convicted 44 defendants under the
obscenity laws. Twenty-one of these were child pornographers.
In fiscal year 1981, 18 defendants were convicted; nine were
child pornographers. Customs seized 247,000 items of pornography
in 1977-1981; from 1978-1981 the Postal Service arrested 94 and
convicted 73 on child pornography violations. The FBI has initi-
ated 482 investigations since February 1978 under federal child
pornography and child prostitution statutes, and has obtained 33
indictments and 23 convictions. Sentencing has been stiff in
many cases: for 15, 10, 9, 8, and 5 years, for instance.
In the Department's single greatest success to date, the two and
one-half year investigation code-named "MIPORN" ended on
February 11, 1980, with the indictment of 45 of the country's
biggest producers and distributors of pornographic films. Finally,
it should be noted that many of the Department's organized crime
prosecutions have jailed major pornographers, though the convic-
tions were typically for other crimes.
2/
Miller V. California, 413 U.S. 15, 24 (1973).
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Still, it must be admitted that there is considerable
dissatisfaction in some quarters with federal anti-pornography
enforcement efforts to date. There are two reasons for this.
First, many U.S. Attorneys have little enthusiasm for prosecuting
these cases. Pornography is viewed by them as simply a less.
important matter than many of their other duties, and these cases
are, in any event, often difficult to make. In short,
prosecutions are seen as more trouble than they are worth. In
light of the limitations on enforcement resources, many U.S.
Attorneys feel that most pornography enforcement must be left to
local authorities. The second reason for the citizens groups'
dissatisfaction is also important. It is that pornography is to
them a very emotional issue with deep moral and even religious
overtones. Consequently, to them no effort short of an all-out
war on smut will ever be entirely satisfactory.
II.
PROPOSED INITIATIVES
Certainly the prosecution figures quoted above do not
represent the sum total of all obscenity violations that have
taken place during the past several years. In this area, as in
any other area, resource limitations do not permit the prosecu-
tion of every possible violation. Our policy of limiting priority
obscenity prosecutions to the three areas described above is dicta-
ted by the fact that United States Attorneys are responsible for
litigation under literally thousands of criminal and civil statu-
tory provisions, including the defense of many civil cases, and
limited manpower and other resources require each United States
Attorney to budget carefully the amount of time and effort that
can be devoted to any one subject area.
Still, there are at least four steps which can -- and
we think should -- be taken to increase the effectiveness of the
Department's anti-enforcement efforts, none of which would re-
quire a dramatic reallocation of our resources.
First, the Department has proposed or endorsed various
legislative initiatives which will make easier and more success-
ful our efforts against pornography. We support, for instance,
the abolition of the "sale" and "obscenity" requirements with
respect to child pornography, and the authorization of electronic
surveillance in these, and perhaps all, pornography investiga-
tions. We also support extending the prohibition of "obscene,
indecent, or profane" broadcasts to cable television.
Second, the Attorney General will make clear to the
U.S. Attorneys that we view pornography as a serious matter. We
have already sent to them this month in their bulletin a reminder
of the Department's enforcement priorities in this area, and plan
to follow it with a more elaborate letter in a few weeks. There
seems to have been some confusion in this area among some U.S.
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Attorneys, which is at least partly to blame for the impatience
of many anti-pornography citizens groups with the past enforce-
ment efforts of the Department of Justice.
Third, a partial solution to the political and practical
problems of pornography enforcement may be to mandate considera-
tion of the issue at a local level by the Law Enforcement Coordinat-
ing Committees (LECCs), which this Administration has set up to
facilitate cooperation among federal, state, and local law
enforcement officials. The question of how and whether to
marshal efforts against pornography should be a local one, yet it
is also one which will require the coordination of federal,
state, and local resources. At the same time the letter
discussed in the last paragraph is sent out, we will make clear
to the LECCs that, if pornography is identified as a serious
problem in an area, federal officials will assist their local
counterparts in fighting it, even if it is not otherwise within
the high priority areas outlined in the U.S. Attorneys' Manual.
Finally, it should be recognized that a point of dimin-
ishing returns is reached rather quickly in this enforcement
area, and that a few high-profile prosecutions, like "MIPORN,"
may provide the greatest return on our resource investment, in
terms of removing smut, deterring other potential criminals, and
satisfying concerned citizens. This may be accomplished, of
course, at much less expense than a major reallocation of the
Department's priorities and resources. We are now trying to
identify potential cases for such high-profile prosecutions.
III.
CONCLUSION
Given its limited resources, the Department of Justice's
record of enforcement in this area is defensible, and the initia-
tives discussed above that it has recently taken will make it
even better. I think this Administration should stress, too,
that to the extent enforcement has been hampered by U.S.
Attorneys from the prior administration, we have appointed
successors for many of them who will be more sympathetic to the
enforcement of these laws.
It is difficult to predict to what extent the initia-
tives we are undertaking will satisfy the various citizens
groups. Certainly, the initiatives should establish that we view
pornography as a more important problem than did prior administra-
tions. Some critics, however, are unlikely to be satisfied by
anything less than a federal commitment to wholesale prosecution
of pornography wherever it may be found, even displacing what is
viewed as ineffective local enforcement. As a practical matter,
however, this is impossible. Indeed, it should be noted that
even for drug enforcement, which has been given the highest
priority by this Administration, federal officials must rely
heavily -- even primarily -- on state and local governments for
routine prosecutions. Thus, if enthusiastically announced and
properly explained the proposed initiatives may be viewed
generally as satisfactory.
Office of the Attorney General
SEQUITUR
Washington, B. 20530
JUSTITA
October 4, 1982
MEMORANDUM
TO:
All United States Attorneys
FROM:
William French Smith
was
Attorney General
SUBJECT:
Enforcement of Anti-Pornography Laws
President Reagan has recently stated his alarm and concern
over the spread of pornography, and his determination to ensure
that we effectively enforce the federal laws against trafficking
in pornography. Pornography is indeed a growing problem, but it
is a problem before which law enforcement officials are not
helpless, as demonstrated by the success of the Department's
MIPORN operation. Accordingly, I would like to take this
opportunity to clarify the Department's enforcement policy in
pornography cases, and to encourage their prosecution.
The U.S. Attorneys' Manual states: "Prosecutive priority
should be given to cases involving large-scale distributors who
realize substantial income from multi-state operations and cases
in which there is evidence of involvement by known organized
crime figures," and [s]pecial priority should be given to cases
involving the use of minors engaging in sexually explicit conduct
" S 9-75.140 (emphasis added). This passage also states
that prosecution of those cases not in one of the three priority
areas may nonetheless have a deterrent effect and be appropriate
when especially offensive material or numerous citizen complaints
are involved. Id.
The Manual also states, of course, that the "Federal role in
prosecuting obscenity cases is to focus upon the major producers
and interstate distributors of pornography while leaving to local
jurisdictions the responsibility of dealing with local exhibi-
tions and sales." $ 9-75.130. But this section goes on to
recognize that the U.S. Attorney in an area may often have
greater expertise and more money than his local counterpart, and
that "[i]n these circumstances the United States may provide
assistance through prosecutive efforts not falling precisely
within the above guidelines."
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Thus, where large volume dealers, organized crime, or child
pornography is involved, the U.S. Attorney should aggressively
prosecute. Even in other cases, he may prosecute where pornog-
raphy is a significant problem in an area, and should certainly
lend any necessary assistance where local efforts are being made.
While the impact of pornography may be primarily "local," its
successful prosecution calls increasingly for interstate efforts
and coordination which only federal officials may be able to
provide. Similarly, where the district's Law Enforcement Coor-
dinating Committee identifies pornography as an area requiring
federal support, our assistance to local enforcement efforts may
and should be provided, even if the dealers are not in the three
"priority" categories.
While pornography is not a problem that can be solved by
federal efforts alone, it is a matter of prime concern and we
must enforce vigorously the existing federal anti-pornography
laws, particularly in the priority areas discussed above and in
those communities where it has been identified as a major law
enforcement problem.
DOJ-1982-10
DRAFT WHITE HOUSE STATEMENT
Pornography is a growing and disturbing problem. It
attacks our moral beliefs, degrades women, blights neighborhoods,
and inevitably ends up in the hands of not only adults, but
children as well. The enforcement of our anti-pornography laws
must, therefore, be a matter of prime concern for our society.
It is clear that decisive action must be undertaken by
law enforcement officials at all levels of government in order to
combat pornography successfully. It is equally clear that the
federal government, in particular, must play an important role in
combatting its spread. Federal law enforcement officials can
serve two critical functions: they must support and encourage
the day-to-day prosecutive efforts of their state and local
counterparts, and where necessary they must take the lead in
bringing these cases.
Accordingly, the Department of Justice has recently
taken a number of steps to strengthen our anti-pornography
enforcement efforts. First, we are seeking to develop and bring
a number of major pornography prosecutions, like the greatly
successful MIPORN operation, which we hope will jail many major
pornographers and signal others that their sordid business is
very risky. Second, the Attorney General has recently issued a
directive to all U.S. Attorneys mandating vigorous enforcement of
anti-pornography laws, particularly in cases involving large-
scale distributors, organized crime, and child pornography. The
Attorney General also made clear that prosecutions should not be
limited to these "priority" categories, but are appropriate
whenever pornography is a major problem in an area. Third, we
have informed the Law Enforcement Coordinating Committees --
which this Administration has set up to coordinate federal,
state, and local law enforcement efforts in every district in the
United States -- that federal officials will cooperate fully with
state and local anti-pornography enforcement efforts. Finally,
we are supporting legislation that will broaden the scope and
sharpen the teeth of the federal pornography laws: for example,
by authorizing wiretaps where necessary, strengthening the
definition of child pornography to reach more pornographers, and
prohibiting pornographic cable television broadcasts.
Pornography challenges all of us. It defies not only
our laws, but our deeper social, moral, and religious values as
well. That challenge will be met.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR RAMONA SMITH
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
MR
SUBJECT:
RESERVATION FOR FAMILY THEATER
Confirming Carolyn Sundseth's telephone
reservation to you, please reserve the Family
Theater for Thursday, October 21 from 10:00
to 12:00 for a briefing for the Christian
Embassy. Elizabeth Dole will be the primary
speaker from the White House.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR DEE JEPSEN
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
1R
SUBJECT:
Women to be Invited to Presidential
Meeting on Stricter Enforcement of
Pornography Laws
The list of potential invitees we received from
Gina is, I am sure, not what Elizabeth had in
mind. We are looking for people who have substantial
organizations which will spread the word of the
President's actions.
How about the General Federation of Women's Groups?
Christian Womens Clubs? Other national women's
organizations? How about Phyllis?
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR ELIZABETH H. DOLE
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL m
SUBJECT:
State Dinner Invitation
This is per Cooper Holt's request. I suggest
you forward it on to Muffie.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 13, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR MUFFIE BRANDON
FROM:
ELIZABETH H. DOLE
SUBJECT:
State Dinner Invitees
Morton Blackwell of my staff has asked that I pass along
to you the names of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Currieo as being
a high priority for invitation to a State Dinner.
Mr. Currieo is the new Commander-in-Chief of the Veterans
of Foreign Wars and a long time Reagan supporter.
The V.F.W. broke all past precedent by endorsing President
Reagan in the 1980 campaign. Moreover, they endorsed
and fought for our budget cuts and tax cuts last year.
This was the first time the V.F.W. had taken a major role
in issues that were not primarily defense or V.A.
In the fights for both the budget cuts and the tax cuts,
the decisions of the 1.9 million member V.F.W. to support
the President were followed immediately by support from
the 2.7 million member American Legion.
An invitation to a State Dinner for the new Commander-in-
Chief of the V.F.W. would show the President's appreciation
for their past and continued efforts on President Reagan's
behalf.
The invitation should be sent to the following address:
V.F.W. Memorial Building
200 Maryland Avenue, N.E.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Thank you for your consideration of this matter.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 12, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR ELIZABETH H. DOLE
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL MR
SUBJECT:
USIA Event
Last week, before our discussion on media contacts, I
accepted an invitation, as I did last year, to speak to a
group of foreign officials and journalists brought in by the
USIA to learn about our election process.
My intention is to give them my standard set of remarks on
grassroots participation in the U. S. public policy process.
Because of our discussion last week, I think I had better
get clearance from you before proceeding to speak to them
tomorrow.
Delphi Research Associates
475 L'Enfant Plaza West, S.W., Suite 2970, Washington, D.C. 20024
Telephone No. (202) 554-7930 Telex No. 897421
October 8, 1982
Mr. Morton Blackwell
Special Assistant to the President
for Public Liaison
Room 191
Old Executive Office Building
White House
Washington, D.C. 20500
Dear Mr. Blackwell:
We are very pleased to have you give the introductory address to our
group of USIA-sponsored international visitors at their opening session
on Wednesday, October 13 at the International Club.
purpose of their trip here is to enhance the participants' under-
S ding of the American political system, particularly the issues
and implications of the Fall campaign. Delphi Research Associates,
a non-profit, international technical and professional exchange
organization, is assisting the USIA in the program implementation.
I am enclosing a brief descriptive program summary and a list of the
participants.
We look forward to seeing you at this luncheon session.
Sincerely,
Cluston lym
Christine K. Lipsey
International Relations Officer
Enclosures
LIST OF INTERNATIONAL VISITOR PARTICIPANTS
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN '82
Argentina
Juan Manuel Palacio
Advisor
Justicialista Party
Australia
David Malcolm Williams
Chief, Television News Production
Australian Broadcasting Commission
Austria
Dr. Friedrich Plasser
Head of Basic Research Division
Austrian People's Party
Bangladesh
Ferdous Ahmed Quoreshi
Editor
Desh Bangla
Grenada
George Worme
Independent Journalist
Caribbean News Agency
Belgium
Guido de Spiegelaire
Labor Editor
De Standard
Burundi
Bernard Ntahoturi
Advisor to the President
Canada
Charles Pitts
Director of Communications
Progressive Conservative Party
David Husband
Director
Liberal Caucus Research Bureau
China, People's
Li Yanning
Republic of
Director of International News
New China News Agency
Egypt
Mohamed Barakat
Diplomatic Editor
New China News Agency
E1 Salvador
Rafael Castaneda
Legal Advisor, ARENA Party
& Executive Secretary,
Ministry of Foreign Trade
Germany, West
Horst Bacia
Political Editor
Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Dr. Volker Oerter
Member, Policy Staff
Ministry of Interior
North Rhine - Westphalia
Frank Ritschel
Editor
Radio Free Berlin (SFB)
Israel
Sara Honig
Political Reporter
Jerusalem Post
Tuvia Mendelson
Journalist
Daver News Weekly
Kenya
Leonard Ngugi
Chief Administrative Officer
Kenyan National Assembly
Morocco
Omar Najib
Foreign Affairs Editor
Al Alam
Nigeria
Innocent E. Oparadike
Chief Political Correspondent
Concord Group Newspapers
Philippines
Sancho B. Almeda
Chief Legal Counsel
Export Processing Zone Authority
Senegal
Hamadoun Toure
Political Editor
Le Soleil (National Daily)
Sierra Leone
Daisy Bona
Editor
Flash Newspaper
Switzerland
Winfried F. Wiegandt
Deputy Foreign Editor
Schweizer Depeschenagentur
(Swiss National News Agency)
Venezuela
Ciro Jose Dicuru
Yugoslavia
Zoran Kurtovic
Belgrade Correspondent
Oslabodjenje
Zambia
George Phiri
Secretary to the Elections Committee
United National Independence Party
International
Communication
Agency
United States of America
Washington, D.C. 20547
USICA
CONGRESSIONAL CAMPAIGN 1982
I.
SUMMARY
This project will enhance participants' understanding of the American political
system, particularly the election process. The project will explore the
constitutional and legal framework for election to public office, the development
of local and national issues and the effects of new coalitions, campaign tech-
niques and single-issues in American elections.
II.
COMMUNICATION PURPOSES
1. To identify the issues and priorities of the American electorate
in the context of present social, economic and international
realities; to evaluate the impact of various societal trends on
the political configuration of the Congress and on national policy.
2. To enhance understanding of the roles of political parties, the
media, political action committees and other special interest
groups, campaign funding and campaign technology in the 1982 off-
year national election.
III. QUALIFICATIONS FOR PARTICIPANTS
Participants should be elected or senior appointed officials; senior level
journalists; political editors; pollsters; professors of political science
and U.S. history. All should have some knowledge of American political jargon.
IV. PROJECT OUTLINE
The first week will be spent in Washington, D.C. to review the U.S. political
process and to discuss significant local and national issues. The group will
meet with elected officials, candidates, party leaders, campaign staffers,
media specialists, election consultants, academicians and interest groups.
The second week will be spent on the "campaign trail" following one Senatorial
and one Congressional race. The group will observe rallies, town meetings, and
media events and take part in discussion of issues with candidates and exchange
views with campaign activists. During election week, the group will divide
into small teams, each accompanied by an election specialists, to visit a
variety of distinctive races and geographic areas. After the election, the
group will assemble to study returns and analyses, discuss the national and
international implications and integrate their project experiences.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 8, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR RED CAVANEY
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL MR
SUBJECT:
Senior Executive Service Seminar
I spoke yesterday to Dr. George Chall who runs the Senior
Executive Service seminars for the Office of Personnel
Management at Kingsport, New York. He called me at the
suggestion of Ron Godwin.
Dr. Chall would like me to come address a group of one
hundred SES candidates "from all Federal agencies" on
October 25. I am free and would like to go. They will
pay all expenses of the trip. Can you see any problem
with my accepting this invitation?
Attached is the confirming mailgram from Dr. Chall.
Enclosure
SCARE UN MERCHANT MARINE ACADEMY
EXECLTIVE SEMINAR CENTER
KINGS POINT NY 11024
western union
Maigram
1-0336245279 10/06/82 ICS IPMMTZZ CSP WXSA
5164874501 MGM TDMT KINGS POINT NY 120 10-06 0242P EST
MORTON C BLACKWELL
SPECIAL ASSISTANT TO THE PRESIDENT FOR PUBLIC
LIAISON
WHITE HOLSE
WASHINGTON DC 20500
CONFIRMING OUR TELECON TODAY, WE WOULD BE ESPECIALLY PLEASED IF YOU
WOULD ADDRESS THE OPENING SESSION OF THE EXECUTIVE DEVELOPMENT
SEMINAR CN OCTOBER 25 AT 1:30PM. THIS REGUIRED PROGRAM FOR SES
CANDIDATES FROM ALL FEDERAL AGENCIES IS CONDUCTED CENTRALLY BY U.S.
OPM. YOUR SUBJECT "THE CHALLENGE OF THE 180'S&REFOCUSING THE AMERICAN
CREAM" HAS PROFOUND IMPORTANCE FOR CAREER SENIOR EXECUTIVES, ALL
TRAVEL EXPENSES INCLUDING AIR SHUTTLE WILL BE COVERED BY THE CENTER,
OUR DRIVER WILL NEET YOU AT LAGUARDIA AIRPORT FOR THE 25 MINUTE DRIVE
TO THE CENTER, LCOK FORWARD TO YOUR URGENT RESPONSE,
DR GEORGE CHALL ASSOCIATE DIRECTOR
EXECUTIVE SEMINAR CENTER
KINGS POINT NY 11024
14:43 EST
MGMCCMP
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 7, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR ELIZABETH H. DOLE
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
MR
SUBJECT:
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Ceremonies
This morning Cooper Holt, Executive Director of the VFW,
visited me to warn of potential problems at the mid-November
ceremonies relating to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. The
principal event is scheduled to be a candlelight vigil (at
the National Cathedral) starting on the evening of November
10 and running through November 12 with a parade scheduled on
Saturday, November 13. After the parade it is hoped there
will be a formal dedication of the memorial.
You will recall that the original design was strongly opposed
by a number of veterans organization leaders and that a
compromise was reached whereby the original design was to be
augmented by a flagpole for the American flag and a "heroic
statue".
In a compromise, largely arranged by Senator Warner and
Rep Phil Crane, the Memorial Foundation, the national
veterans groups, the opponents to the original design,
Secretary Watt, the National Capital Planning Commission,
and the Commission of Fine Arts, all agreed in principle to
the addition of the flag and the statue.
Secretary Watt and the Memorial Foundation have submitted to
the Fine Arts Commission and the National Capital Planning
Commission the specifics regarding the flagpole and the
statue. The veterans groups strongly support the design.
The statue is excellent.
Pursuant to the compromise, Secretary Watt has informed the
two commissions by letter that he will approve the formal
dedication of the memorial on November 13 provided the two
commissions approve the design. If the commissions do not
approve the design, there will be no dedication. Jan Scruggs
of the Memorial Foundation states that in that case he does
not plan ceremonies at the site, even though the names of
the war dead have now all been carved in the marble on the
site.
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Cooper Holt this morning advised me that he has strong
indications that some of the smaller but radical veterans
groups, such as Vietnam Veterans of America and Vietnam
Veterans Against the War, may attempt to tear down the fence
around the site and "dedicate" the site on November 13
anyway.
Holt strongly suggests that the White House contact Carter
Brown of the Commission of Fine Arts to urge him to be sure
the statue and flagpole design are approved at the meeting
on October 13.
Holt says that the veterans organizations are prepared to
give strong testimony in behalf of the compromise design but
up to 75 architects are planning to give testimony to the
Commission against the addition of the statue and the flag.
Only strong urging from the White House can assure that the
compromise design will be approved by the Commission of Fine
Arts. He anticipates no problems from the National Capital
Planning Commission.
It should be noted that the Commission of Fine Arts and the
National Capital Planning Commission both approved, in
principle, the addition of a statue and the flagpole before
the ground breaking ceremony last March.
Jan Scruggs of the Memorial Foundation says the Vietnam
Veterans Against the War have told have told him they intend
to "respect the dignity" of the event and would be in the
parade which will precede the scheduled "dedication".
Cooper Holt has indications that radical elements would use
a cancellation of the "dedication" as an excuse for a protest
at the site on November 13. I suggest it would be appropriate
for a senior staff member to privately contact Carter Brown
on this topic. His telephone number is 566-1066.
DEPARTMENT OF THE RIOR
United States Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
March
September 29, 1982
Mr. Jan C. Scruggs
President
Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund
1110 Vermont Avenue, N.W.
Suite 308
Washington, D.C. 20005
Dear Jan:
Thank you for your submission of September 23 which outlines the
design plans and specifications for the sculpture and the flag staff
to be added to the Vietnam Veterans Memorial. These elements were
agreed to in the compromise struck under the leadership of
Senator John Warner.
Based upon the commitments made in March 1982 and our review of your
submission, I enthusiastically approve your latest submission. The
addition of a heroic sculpture and our flag to the site will transform
the design into one which honors both those who served our country and
those who made the ultimate sacrifice. We must not forget that our
objective is to build a fitting monument to honor thousands of men and
women who served their country in Vietnam. Design aesthetics are a
secondary concern.
We have forwarded your submission and our approval to the National
Capital Planning Commission and the Commission on Fine Arts for their
review. Based on previous communications between my office and the
Commissions, I have every reason to believe that your submission will
receive timely approval from these entities. Be assured that I have
committed the full weight of this Department to securing the necessary
approvals for your latest submission.
I am also prepared to direct the National Park Service to issue the
required permits for dedication of the memorial on November 11, 1982,
if both Commissions approve the additions of the sculpture and the
flag staff to the memorial at their scheduled October meetings.
Pursuant to the compromise struck last spring, it would be
inappropriate to permit a dedication to proceed if either of these
critical design elements were disapproved or located in such a fashion
as not to have the wall, the flag, and the sculpture constitute a
single memorial.
The men and women who served our country in Vietnam deserve a fitting
memorial and I congratulate you on your organization's unstinting
efforts to fulfill this worthy objective.
Sincerely,
William
SECRETARY
CC: Senator John Warner
National Capital Planning Commission
Commission of Fine Arts
American Legion
Veterans of Foreign Wars
AMVETS
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United States Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
March
October 4, 1982
Mr. J. Carter Brown
Chairman
Commission of Fine Arts
708 Jackson Place
Washington, D.C. 20006
Dear Mr. Chairman:
On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., we are submitting
under separate cover a presentation model and site location for the
proposed sculpture as well as siting for the location of a flagpole. We
would very much appreciate the Commission's review of these design
refinements at its meeting on October 13th.
I have enthusiastically approved these design refinements which are part
of the careful compromise worked out among the interested parties last
March and await the response from your Commission. We are prepared to
render any assistance you may require to expedite favorable con-
sideration of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's submission. Lastly,
we will issue the necessary permits for a dedication of the
memorial on November 11, 1982, if the design refinements are approved in
the interim.
Thank you for your and the Commission's continued cooperation.
Sincerely,
SECRETARY
THE INTERIOR
United States Department of the Interior
OFFICE OF THE SECRETARY
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WASHINGTON, D.C. 20240
March
October 4,1982
Mrs. Helen M. Scharf
Chairman
National Capital Planning Commission
1325 G Street, N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20576
Dear Madame:
On behalf of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund, Inc., we are submitting
under separate cover a presentation model and site location for the
proposed sculpture as well as siting for the location of a flagpole. We
would very much appreciate the Commission's review of these design
refinements at its meeting on October 13th.
I have enthusiastically approved these design refinements which are part
of the careful compromise worked out among the interested parties last
March and await the response from your Commission. We are prepared to
render any assistance you may require to expedite favorable con-
sideration of the Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund's submission. Lastly,
we will issue the necessary permits for a dedication of the
memorial on November 11, 1982, if the design refinements are approved in
the interim.
Thank you for your and the Commission's Twitt continued cooperation.
Sincerely,
SECRETARY
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 2, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR FLO RANDOLF
FROM:
MARK LOVEDAY
SUBJECT:
Pershing Hall, Paris
Title
Title to this Building rests with the United States Government:
June 25, 1928
Purchased by American Legion Building
Paris Inc.
August 10, 1935 Transferred to United States Government
by deed.
Although the Government was unrepresented when the deed was
drawn, the document contained a "suspensive condition" that
would make the transfer definitive on its acceptance by the
Government. The property was accepted by Mr. Henry Hollis
( Special Assistant of the Attorney General ) on behalf
of the Government prior to registration of the deed.
The property is held in trust for the American Legion.
Federal Involvement
1. Neither the GSA nor the Dept. of Justice have records of
this property on their inventory for management or
administrative purposes.
2. The State Dept. has no record of Pershing Hall.
3. The Treasury, although involved in the purchase, has no
other involvement with the property.
American Legion Involvement
On June 28, 1935 Congress gave the American Legion certain
responsibilities to maintain the building.
In 1939 and 1958 operating agreements were signed between
the American Legion , the American Legion Department of France
and its Paris Post No. 1.
Pershing Hall / Cont.
The latter agreement ended on July 5, 1982.
In May the American Legion Convention in Indianapolis voted to
terminate the agreement for operating the Hall. They are now
attempting to transfer the responsibility for maintenance of
Pershing Hall to the Federal authorities.
CC. Elizabeth H. Dole
Morton C. Blackwell
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
October 1, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR ELIZABETH H. DOLE
nebk
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
SUBJECT:
Briefing on Budget & Economy
Here are the names of people I suggest be
invited to the briefing on budget and the
economy by Joe Wright in Room 450.
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 28, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR ELIZABETH H. DOLE
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
SUBJECT:
List for Briefing on Budget and Economic Situation
Mr. Paul Weyrich, Director
546-3000
Committee for the Survival of a Free Congress
721 Second Street, N. E.
Washington, D. C. 20012
Mr. John T. (Terry) Dolan
522-2800
Chairman
National Conservative Political Action Committee
1500 Wilson Blvd., Suite 503
Arlington, VA 22212
Mr. Howard Phillips
893-2777
National Director
The Conservative Caucus
422 Maple Avenue East
Vienna, Virginia 22180
Mr. Richard Viguerie, President 356-0440
The Viguerie Company
7777 Leesburg Pike
Falls Church, VA 22043
Mrs. Connie Marshner
546-3004
721 Second St. N. E.
Washington, D. C. 20012
Mr. Ron Andrade
546-1168
National Congress of American Indians
202 E Street, N. E.
Washington, D. C. 20002
Dr. Ronald Godwin
Moral Majority
499 South Capitol St. S. W., Suite 101
Washingtn, D. C. 20003
Mr. Ed McAteer, Executive Director
(901) 458-3795
P. O. Box 11467
Memphis, TN 38111
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Mr. Robert P. Dugan, Jr.
281-1885
National Association of Evangelicals
1430 K Street, N. W,
Washington, D. C. 20005
Mr. Mylio Kraja
861-2711
The American Legion
1608 K St. N. W.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Mr. Cooper Holt
543-2239
Veterans of Foreign Wars
VFW Memorial Building
200 Maryland Ave. N. E.
Washington, D. C. 20006
Maj. Gen. Milnor Roberts
479-2200
Reserve Officers Association
Minute Man Memorial Building
1 Constitution Ave. N. E.
Washington, D. C. 20002
Mr. Gabriel Brinsky
459-9600
AMVETS
4647 Forbes Boulevard
Lanham, Maryland 20801
Mr. Norman B. Hartnett
554-3506
Disabled American Veterans
807 Maine Avenue, S. W.
Washington, D. C. 20024
Mr. Mark Caulk
543-6406
Maranatha Ministries
648 Independence Ave. S. E.
Washington, D. C. 20003
Mr. Ron Boehme
546-6655
Youth with a Mission
133 C St. S. E.
Washington, D. C. 20003
Mr. Huck Walther
281-6782
U.S. Defense Committee
450 Maple Ave. East, Room 309
Vienna, Virginia 22180
Mr. Peter Gemma
536-7650
National Pro-Life PAC
101 Park Washington Court
Falls Church, Virginia 22046
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Dr. Jack Willke
638-4396
National Right to Life Committee
419 7th St. N.W.
Washington, D. C. 20004
Mrs. Judie Brown
703-659-4171
American Life Lobby, Inc.
P.O. Box 490
Stafford, Virginis 22554
Mr. Reed Larson
321-9820
National Right to Work Committee
8001 Braddock Rd. Suite 500
Springfield, Virginia 22160
Mr. Larry Pratt
370-5000
Gun Owners of America
Landmark Towers, Suite 112
101 South Whiting Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22201
Mr. John Snyder
543-3363
Citizens Committee for the Right
to Keep and Bear Arms
500 Pennsylvania Ave. S.E.
Mr. Robert E. Baldwin
385-5826
Learn, Inc.
10369 B Democracy Lane
Fairfax, Virginia 22030
Mr. Lewis K. Uhler
393-2060
National Tax Limitation Committee
1523 L Street, N.W., Suite 600
Washington, D. C. 20005
Mr. Gover Norquist
835-0819
Americans for the Reagan Agenda
888 17th St. N.W., Suite 902
Washington, D. C. 20006
Mr. Sam Pimm
450-5162
Young Americans for Freedom
Route 1, Box 1002
Woodland Road
Sterling, Virginia 22170
Mr. Jack Abramoff
The Conservative Caucus PAC
422 Maple Avenue, East
Vienna, Virginia 22180
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Miss Lilly Dollinger
Committee for a Responsible
Youth Politics
3128 North 17th St.
Arlington, Virginia 22201
Mr. Robert Pittenger
STEP Foundation
219-A E Street, N.E.
Washington, D. C. 20002
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
September 30, 1982
MEMORANDUM FOR RED CAVANEY
FROM:
MORTON C. BLACKWELL
MB
SUBJECT:
United Pentacostal Church Meeting
I was astonished to receive your memo yesterday regarding the
United Pentacostal Church matter. After a year and a half of
threading successfully through complex procedures which were
daunting from the outset, perhaps I should not have been
surprised.
I regret any embarrassment caused either you or Elizabeth.
To the best of my understanding, I was acting entirely within
the appropriate guidelines.
Two weeks ago I had a discussion with Jim Cicconi. He had heard
a report to the effect that I had been overheard claiming some-
where that Jim Baker had been preventing Presidential action on
the right to life issue and bragging that I now had "rolled"
Mr. Baker on this issue.
The report was a total fabrication. I have never had any indica-
tion that Mr. Baker was hostile to Presidential action on this
topic. Nor have I ever suggested that to anyone. Moreover, I
have not taken credit with anyone for the actions of the President
in behalf of the right to life. My widely known view from the
beginning was that, when the pro-life groups united on a pending
legislative measure, the President's commitment on this topic would
become manifest in Administration action. Events unfolded as I
had expected.
Cicconi declined my offer to reassemble for verification those
(unknown to me) to whom I allegedly made remarks regarding Mr.
Baker. He accepted my response and said that he considered the
matter closed and that the matter would go no further.
Red, no one can deal well with controversial issues without being
to some degree touched by controversy. If someone else is build-
ing a "case" against me, I can live with that and still be productive.
Problems like that "come with the territory" in politics. But if
Elizabeth wants me out, I can be out tonight.
We should discuss the United Pentacostal Church matter to prevent
like problems in the future. The church's General Superintendent
sent me September 23 a copy of the telegrams he sent to Mr. Baker
and Mr. Meese requesting meetings with them. Because Mr. Meese
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on occasion meets on his own iniative with a variety of leaders
with whom my office deals, I felt it proper to send available
background materials to his office for use in evaluating the
request he had received.
From your memo, I gather that the problem was that my short
cover memo to Ken Cribb with these materials was presumed to
state the OPL position to Mr. Meese on the request. That was
not my intention, and I regret that anyone so interpreted it.
I was confident Ken would realize that, if my view were that of
OPL, it would have come through Elizabeth and would have been
addressed to Mr. Meese or to Jim Jenkins, who handles Mr. Meese's
schedule. It is now clear that I should not put in writing to
any staffer a suggestion that a senior staffer should meet with
anyone, without going through Elizabeth. This was not clear
before.
To prevent this situation from recurring, I suggest we discuss
procedures in an OPL staff meeting. Other questions come to
mind:
1.
Would it have been appropriate for me, knowing Mr. Meese
had received the request, simply to send directly to Cribb
or Jenkins an FYI copy of our file of related materials?
If not, would a call have been o.k.?
2.
What if a staffer asks for information about an organization
requesting to meet with a senior staffer? Should all materials
be sent both ways through Elizabeth? Would a verbal response
be out of order?
3.
Do these procedures apply only to meeting with senior staff?
What about a request to meet with, say, Bob Carleson? Or
Ken Smith, or Don Devine, or Secretary Bell?
Here is the current status of the United Pentacostal matter:
1.
Not having received any response from either Mr. Baker or
Mr. Meese, the head of the denomination nevertheless came
to D. C. yesterday per his telegrams of September 23. I
met with him. Attached are my notes on the meeting. This
600,000 member denomination is composed overwhelmingly of
traditionally Democratic people. They are increasingly
active in politics because they abhor the results of liberal
Democratic policies. General Superintendent Urshan virtually
begged for the President to help the local church leaders
under attack in Nebraska.
2.
Since my September 22 memo to Elizabeth on this subject,
the Nebraska church school vs. public school authorities
fight has been covered on all three TV networks. Dr.
Falwell has said he is prepared, if necessary, to go to
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jail in support of the church schools. The Christian
school movement and the religious right in general are
rallying in indignation. The independent Baptist minister
from Louisville, Nebraska, is still in jail.
3.
Yesterday I received back from Diana my September 22 memo
to Elizabeth on the topic, with a note from Diana suggesting
I take the matter up with Fred Fielding's office. I met
yesterday with H. P. Goldfield, and he said he will get back
with me today with some possible options for consideration.
Enclosures
CC - Elizabeth H. Dole
THE WHITE HOUSE
WASHINGTON
NOTES OF A MEETING HELD SEPTEMBER 29, 1982, AT THE WHITE HOUSE
NEBRASKA CHRISTIAN SCHOOL PROBLEM
Present: State Representative Woody Jenkins, Louisiana
General Superintendent Nathanial Urshan, United
Pentacostals
Morton Blackwell, Special Assistant to the President
Brother Urshan told of a United Pentacostal church operated school
in York, Nebraska where the sheriff and a deputized school official
came with a search warrant -- rushed up to all doors of the church
with their hands on their guns, and brought the pastor Edward D.
Morey before the courts. Attached are copies of the warrant and
the other things which they seized not covered by it. They will be
going to court on the issue shortly.
The same thing is happening in Grand Island to a Mrs. Rich who is the
pastor of a United Pentecostal church and school.
The third situation is a man in Omaha, a Mr. Wasman.
These people are frightened but increasingly angry. In York they
had advance warning and dismissed the children to avoid traumatizing
them. Brother Urshan was told the Moreys were threatened with arrest
and jail if they contacted Federal Authorities. Also that they
would arrest the parents of the children if Federal authorities were
contacted. He will attempt to find out who made these threats.
Mississippi Governor Winters is starting the same thing and
Arkansas has a case pending, he believes in a Baptist school.
In five years the United Pentacostal Church has started 500 schools.
Brother Urshan recommends the following steps:
1.
Justice should investigate the way these warrants and arrests
are made. Civil rights violations are probably involved.
2.
Deregulation of state schools. (Morton explained they would
have to elect State Legislatures to pass such measures with
Governors to sign them into law.)
3.
The President should make a strong public statement in support
of private schools. There are a lot of court cases.
The First Amendment guarantees freedom of religion. Provisions
of the First Amendment, originally limiting Federal Government,
were made applicable to the States by the 14th Amendment. The
states have an obligation not to violate freedom of religion.
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Each church has various ministries, preaching, teaching, helping
the poor, and educating its members. In most cases the same
rooms are used for Sunday School and weekday school and sometimes
the same materials and teachers. A major function of the church
is to educate its people. Many churches are beginning schools to
strengthen the relationship between congregations and pastors.
It causes the pastor to become more involved with the families.
You could not pass a law as to who a church might hire as a
pastor or teacher. It would limit the church's ability to say
who their employees will be and what they will teach.
Nebraska is insisting on something which violates the Constitutional
rights of the church. When a sheriff brings a search warrant and
surrounds a church building with hands on guns
There is a
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conspiracy in Nebraska being executed by the public education
authorities. There are eight church schools now in the legal process.
Some leaders of the Jewish community are backing the Christian
schools because they know they will be next. A Jewish lawyer in
Nebraska has volunteered to serve free of charge.
There is a conscious effort by educational authorities in the
State of Nebraska to deprive the Christians of their civil rights
under the First and Fourteenth Amendments.
The NEA is becoming increasingly powerful and part of the problem
with these private schools. Brother Urshan called attention to a
survey of seminary faculties which appears in the most recent
issue of Human Events. The United Pentacostal college faculty
were found to be the most conservative.
There are 600,000 United Pentacostals, mainly in Texas, Louisiana,
Indiana, Missouri, Ohio, Kentucky, Michigan, Iowa, and California.
Woody told us that Brother Urshan pastored the largest Pentacostal
Church in America in Indianapolis. They have 500 or more schools
out of 3,500 churches. The Pentacostals have not traditionally
been involved in politics but they got involved in 1980. Brother
Urshan chaired Senator Lugar's committee for ministers.
Brother Urshan reported that the political activism which is new
to his denomination, and the attack on their schools, is drawing
the fundamental and "holiness" groups together. They are pooling
their resources and their strengths.
He told of his recent visit to Moscow Pentacostals -- how he met
with an underground church which sat for 8 hours of meeting and
broke up only because of the curfew. There are 16 underground
churches in Moscow and more than two million (perhaps five million)
Pentacostals in Russia.
Brother Urshan is anxious to meet with the President, Mr. Meese,
or Mr. Baker, and will be available from now until the 9th of
October at which time he goes to Salt Lake for his annual meeting
which runs through October 17. He would be happy to come to
Washington after that date if one cannot be arranged before that
time.
SEARCH WARRANT
TO: Robert D. Miller, York County Sheriff and Terry L. Petrik, Chief Deputy
(Name of Officer and Title)
WHEREAS, I am satisfied that probable cause exists for issuance of a search warrant based upon the affidavit(s) attached
hereto and made a part hereof by reference, and that certain described property:
York Christian Academy 1980 through 1982 individual student grade reports,
report cards, school attendance records; teacher performance records;
curriculum reports; all textbooks that teach primary, secondary and high
school subjects; parent/child registration records for school and tuition
payment records.
is concealed or kept in, on, or about the following described vehicle, place or person:
74 Nebraska Ave., York, Nebraska; Lot 8 & 9, Block 3, Mead's Addition,
York, York County, Nebraska
and is under the control or custody of:
Good-Life Pentecostal Church of York, Nebraska, a corporation and
Edward D. Morey
and that the public interest requires that this warrant be served
in the daytime
in the NN
YOU ARE THEREFORE COMMANDED, with the necessary and proper assistance, to search the above described
vehicle, place or person, including any outbuildings, for the above described property, and if said property is found, you are to
seize the same and arrest the person in possession thereof, to be dealt with as provided by law, and to make return of this
warrant to me within ten days after the date hereof. This warrant shall be served in the daytime
in the NNEX
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COUNTY
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OF YORK OF YORK COUNTY SEAL NEBRUSKA
Signature of Judge
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AFFIDAVIT FOR SEARCH WARRANT
STATE OF NEBRASKA, YORK COUNTY:
The complaint and affidavit of the undersigned, who being first duly sworn, upon oath says:
Contrary to the statutes of the State of Nebraska, there is kept and concealed as hereinafter described, the following
described property: 1980 through 1982 individual student grade reports; school
attendance records; teacher performance records; curriculum reports; all
textbooks that teach primary, secondary and high school subjects; parent/
child registration records for school and tuition payment records.
This property is concealed or kept in, on, or about the following described vehicle, place of person:
74 Nebraska Ave., York, Nebraska; Lot 8 & 9, Block 3, Mead's Addition,
York, York County, Nebraska
This property is under the control or custody of:
Good-Life Pentecostal Church of York, Nebraska, a corporation and Edward
D. Morey
The grounds for issuance of a search warrant are set forth in the attached affidavit(s) which are made a part hereof by
reference to the same as if copied herein at length.
WHEREFORE, affiant prays that a search warrant be issued,
Zug Pilk
Signature of Affiant
COUNTY
COURT
Charl agents Title Chill
$UBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me on
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YORK
Signature of Judge
COUSE
Title
RETURN AND INVENTORY
STATE OF NEBRASKA, YORK COUNTY:
The undersigned, being first duly sworn, upon oath says that on Sept 15
,
1982 at 935 o'clock A1 M., I executed the within warrant as directed there and I
siezed from the vehicle, place or person described in said warrant the following described prop-
erty of which I am now in possession. Wherever possible I have indicated where each item was
found in the vehicle or place or on the person:
10 Comulative File Records (student)
2 CLP Bonds
10 studing Arinds
84 sheets Do /y Recird 31 Demorits
/ sheet Parent CONFERENCE Records
/ Parent didget HAVED Buik
6 student Rep.x , X cards
/ ,lut or Notice 111.th
/ Pachai fromal it... hers
15hut tobit charge
5, gampl. Ji.j nate. /
whool who litter
class Grant ti.t
This inventory was made in the presence of applicant and id N.1'1 - Truel More
and a copy of the warrant and a receipt for the property was given to or left at 7" H'.SR'
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Signature of Applicant
Title
SUBSCRIBED and SWORN to before me on
19
Judge or Notary Public
THESTATE OF NEBRASKA,
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA, York
COUNTY.
$5.
County,
To the Sheriff of.
York County, Nebraska:
#1
You are hereby commanded to notify
York Christian Academy and Good Life Pentecostal
Church by service upon its president and Pastor Edward D. Morey, 74 Nebr. Ave., York,
Ha.
#2 Edward D. Morey personal service 74 Nebr. Ave. York, Nebr.
#3 Irene D. Morey
personal service, 74 Nebraska, York, Nebraska #4 John Doe by service upon any other
male adult administrator, teacher's assistant or teacher at 74 Nebr Ave., York, Nebr.
#5 Jane Doe by service upon any other female adult administrator, teacher's assistant
or teacher at 74 Nebraska Ave., York; Nebraska
Defendant 5. that they ha ye been sued by State of Nebraska, ex rel, Paul L. Douglar, Nebraska
Attorney General and Vincent Valentino, York County Attorney
Plaintiffs in the District Court of the Fifth
Judicial District, in and for said County of
York
and that unless they answer on or before the 14th
day of
December
A. D. 19 81 the petition of said Plaintiff filed against them in the Clerk's office of
said Court, such pelition will be taken as true, and judgment rendered accordingly.
You will make due return of this summons on or before Monday, the 23rd
of
THE
day of
November
A. D. 1981
DISTRICT STATE * COURT YORK COUNTY WESHINGTON
WITNESS my official signature and the seal of said Court al York, Nebraska
this
9th
day of November
A. D. 1981
/8/ Jeanne Huff
Clerk of the District Court.
Deputy.
725 SUBPOENA- District Court - Short Form (Copy)
York
S TATE OF NEBRASKA
York
THE STATE OF NEBRASKA,
COUNTY.
Edward D. Morey, Pastor
Irene Morey
TO.
Good Life Pentencostal Church
Good Life Pentecostal Church
York, Nebr
York, Nebr.
York Mobile Plaza #11
Home York Mobile Plaza #11
Home
YOU ARE HEREBY COMMANDED to appear before the District Court in said county, on the
17
day September
82
10:30
fore
19
at
o'clock in the
noon,
State of Nebraska et al
to give evidence in a suit between
plaintiff
Good Life Pentencostal Church et al
and
defendant
on the part of
plaintiff
the said
WITNESS my hand and the seal of said court, this
13
September
82
YORK SEAL Seal OF THE DISTRICT COURT
day of
19
RECEIVED
/5/ Jeanne Huff
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NEBRASKA
Clerk of the District Court.
Deputy.
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SUMMONS
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that this is a true copy of the
DISTRICT COURT.
SUBPOENA
York
original writ, with all endorsements thereon.
COUNTY.
State of Nebraska et al
RD Miller
Sheriff,
Stateof Nebraska et al
vs.
Plaintiff,
Good Life Penecostal Church et
By
Deputy.
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Defendant.
DS.
If Defendant fail to appear and answer, the
Good Life Pentencostal chunch et al
Plaintiff will take judgment for
Tenporary injunction, permanent
injunction, or restraining order
THE
CORN
will be issued enjoining them from
operation of the York Christian
Academy, plus costs of this action.,
and other equitable relief
Subpoena for.
plaintiff
Witnesses.
Returned and filed this
day
Attest:
In in ristur
12/ Jeanne Huff
of
19.
Clerk,
By
Deputy.
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Returnable
Nov 23
1981
gaft 3
Vincent Valentino
sansol. 101
Plaintiff's Attorney.
Received NOVEMBER 10th
1981
RD Milks
Sheriff,
By
Deputy.
I hereby certify that this is a true copy of the
Returned and Filed
19
original subpoena now in my hand,
no.
RD Willen Sheeff
hon Dill
aid) binz to 10m will ban band uni
Clerk,
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Debinity
No. 725
Deputy.
FILED IN DISTRICT COL
IN THE DISTRICT COURT OF YORK COUNTY, NEBRASKA
NOV 9 1981
STATE OF NEBRASKA, exrel,
)
JEANNE HUFF
PAUL L. DOUGLAS, Nebraska
)
CLERK
Attorney General and VINCENT
)
VALENTINO, York County Attorney,
)
Plaintiff
)
)
Doc.
Page
vs.
)
)
GOOD-LIFE PENTECOSTAL CHURCH
)
Case No.
of York, Nebraska, a corporation;
)
YORK CHRISTIAN ACADEMY, York,
)
Nebraska; EDWARD D. MOREY: IRENE
)
MOREY, and JOHN DOE and JANE DOE,
)
PETITION
real names unknown,
)
Defendants
)
)
Comes now the Plaintiff and for cause of action against
the Defendants and each of them alleges and states as follows:
PARTIES
1. This action is brought in the name of the State
of Nebraska by Paul L. Douglas, duly elected
qualified and acting Attorney General of the
State of Nebraska, and by Vincent Valentino,
duly elected, qualified and acting County
Attorney of York, Nebraska, both of whom are
charged by statute with enforcement of the
laws pertaining to public and private shcools.
2. Defendant Good-Life Pentecostal Church of York,
Nebraska is a non-profit corporation, organized
and existing under the laws of the State of Nebr-
aska, with its principal place of business in
York, York County, Nebraska. Defendant York
Christian Academy is a private school operated
by said Good-Life Pentecostal Church in York,
Nebraska, providing educational services for
children in grades kindergarțen through
twelfth grade. Defendant Edward.D. Morey-is
the minister and president of the Good-Life
Pentecostal Church of York, Nebraska, super-
intendent, and teacher of the York Christian
Academy. Defendant Irene D. Morey is a
teacher and administrative assistant at York
Christian Academy. There are or may be other
Defendants designated at this time as John
Doe and Jane Doe, whose real names are un-
known, who are or may hold, upon information
and belief, administrative or teaching posi-
tions with said York Christian Academy.
JURISDICTION
3. Defendant Good-Life Pentecostal Church of York,
Nebraska is conducting through its officers,
administrators, teachers and pastor a private
school in York, York County, Nebraska known
as York Christian Academy, which school opened
in September 1980 and has been operated as a
private school continuously, except for summer
vacation, to this date, and will continue
to be so operated unless restrained and
enjoined.
STATEMENT OF CLAIM
4. York Christian Academy is being operated in
violation of the school laws of the State
of Nebraska as follows:
a. Failing to make reports as required by
Section 79-207 R.R.S. Nebraska.
b. Defendant Edward Morey, superintendent,
head administrator and principal does
not hold a Nebraska Administrative and
Supervisory Certificate or a Nebraska
Professional Administrative and Super-
visory Certificate as required by Sec-
tion 79-1229, R.R.S. Nebraska 1943.
C. Defendants Irene Morey, John Doe, and
Jane Doe are teachers in said school with-
out holding a Nebraska Teaching Certificate
or permit issued by the Commissioner of
Education as required by Section 79-1233
R.R.S. Nebraska 1943.
d. Failing to register teachers' or ad-
ministrators' certificates in the
office of the County Superintendent
of the County of York County, Nebr-
aska, as required by Section 79-1239
R.R.S. Nebraska 1943.
e. Failing to render a Fall Approval Report
to the State Department of Education
of the State of Nebraska as required
by Rule 14-(5) (a) (i) of the Rules
and Regulations of the State Department
of Education of the State of Nebraska.
f. Failing to have on file in the State
Department of Education of the State of
Nebraska a complete transcript of all
college credits earned by each teacher
in York Christian Academy as-required-by-
Rule 14-41 of the Rules and Regulations
of the State Department of Education of
the State of Nebraska.
g. Failing to seek initial approval status
as an approved school system as required
by Rule 14- (2) of the Rules and Regula-
tions of the State Department of Education
of the State of Nebraska.
h. Failing to comply with any of the Rules
and Regulations of the State Department
of Education of the State of Nebraska.
i. Failing to comply with the School Laws of
the State of Nebraska in the operation of
a private school.
5. Defendant Edward D. Morey, in his capacity as presi-
dent, pastor, superintendent and principal is spon-
soring York Christian Academy and permitting the
use of church property for the operation of said
school. Demand has been made upon the Defendant
Edward D. Morey, in his capacity as superintendent
and principal of York Christian Academy for infor-
mation and requesting compliance with the school
laws of Nebraska, but he has refused and neglected
to furnish information or comply therewith.
6. The violations of the school laws of the State of
Nebraska by the defendants are continuous and are
being constantly repeated so that the remedy at
law would require the bringing of successive and
multiple actions, thereby rendering such remedy
inadequate. Defendants have repeatedly stated
that York Christian Academy is not subject to the
school laws of the State of Nebraska. The operation
thereof violates the public policy of this State,
and constitutes a continuing and flagrant course
of violations of the school laws of the State of
Nebraska. The protection of public rights and the
welfare of the citizens, as well as the welfare
of pupils attending said school, is sufficient to
invoke the injunctive processes of this Court.
WHEREFORE plaintiff prays that the York defendants and
each of them be enjoined from further operation of York
Christian Academy or participation therein without complying
with the school laws of the State of Nebraska, that a restrain-
ing order, temporary injunction and permanent injunction issue,
and for such other and further relief as may be just and
equitable, plus costs.
STATE OF NEBRASKA, ex rel,
PAUL L. DOUGLAS, Nebraska
Attorney General and Vincent
Valentino, York County Attorney,
Plaintiff,
By
York County Attorney
STATE OF NEBRASKA
)
)
)
SS.
COUNTY OF YORK
)
Vincent Valentino, being duly sworn upon oath, deposes and
says that he has read the foregoing Petition, knows the contents
thereof, and that the facts contained therein are true.
Subscribed and sworn to before me this 9th day of November, 19
SEAL OF THE BISTRICT COURT
Notary Public
Shown Cude, Dp.
*
CLERK OF DISTRICT COURT
YORK COUNTY,
PRAECIPE FOR SUMMONS TO ISSUE
Please prepare summons to be served upon the following
persons:
1) York Christian Academy and Good-Life Pentecostal
Church by service upon its president and pastor
Edward D. Morey, 74 Nebraska Ave., York, Nebraska;
2) Edward D. Morey by personal service at 74 Nebraska
Avenue, York, Nebraska;
3) Irene D. Morey by personal service at 74 Nebraska
Avenue, York, Nebraska;
4) John Doe by service upon any other male adult
administrator, teacher's assistant, or teacher
at 74 Nebraska Avenue, York, Nebraska;
5) Jane Doe by service upon any other female adult
administrator, teacher's assistant, or teacher at
74 Nebraska Avenue, York, Nebraska.
You are to inform the Defendants that if they fail to
answer said Petition as required by law that a tempory in-
junction, permanent injunction, or restraining order will be
issued enjoining them from operation of the York Christian
Academy, plus costs of this action.