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Attack Ends Contra's HLS Speech

But Anderson said that the problem could havebeen averted if only conservatives had beenallowed into Langdell. He said that he had askedWald previously to restrict admission to thespeech if it had to be moved.

"She was viewing our procedures... in a twistedmanner," Anderson said, adding that Wald haderroneously charged that the procedure was a formof "ideological screening."

`Hey, Hey, Ho, Ho'

Before the speech began, about 100 protestersgathered outside Austin, chanting and picketing asticket-holders waited to enter the speech.

Law School students and undergraduates joinedmembers of the Trotskyist Spartacus Youth Leaguewho shouted pro-Soviet chants in protestingCalero's appearance.

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"I'm sick and tired of seeing people getlegitimacy in Harvard's name," said law schoolstudent Robert Levine, referring to Calero'sappearance on the campus.

"USA--CIA--Out of Nicaragua," they chanted,"Financial aid yes, Contra aid no!"

Nervous and Twitching

The cancellation of Calero's speech marks thesecond time that INCAR members have prevented acontra from speaking at Harvard.

In April of 1986, an INCAR member, also notaffiliated with Harvard, threw eggs and imitationblood at Nicaraguan Contra Jorge Rosales at aspeech sponsored by the Harvard Conservative Club.Officials cancelled the speech, but Rosalesreturned to speak before a Harvard-only audience.

Spectator Kathleen Kittle, who was sittingbehind Laub, recalled, "He was very nervous. Hewas twitching, shuffling his feet, and at first hedidn't stand up during the ovation. Then he got upand moved to the right aisle...It didn't take agenius to know he was going to do something.

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