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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Ted, I didn't know about that one. I started
teaching in Moscow the next year so don't recall it or any references
to it. I could probably figure out some of the hs kids who might have been
involved based on their interests and their tenacity. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV><FONT face=Arial size=2>Sue H. </FONT></DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial">----- Original Message ----- </DIV>
<DIV
style="BACKGROUND: #e4e4e4; FONT: 10pt arial; font-color: black"><B>From:</B>
<A title=starbliss@gmail.com href="mailto:starbliss@gmail.com">Ted Moffett</A>
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<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>To:</B> <A title=thansen@moscow.com
href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">Tom Hansen</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Cc:</B> <A title=suehovey@moscow.com
href="mailto:suehovey@moscow.com">suehovey@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title=debismith@moscow.com
href="mailto:debismith@moscow.com">debismith@moscow.com</A> ; <A
title=ngier@uidaho.edu href="mailto:ngier@uidaho.edu">ngier@uidaho.edu</A> ;
<A title=vision2020@moscow.com
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A> </DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, February 21, 2009 1:46
PM</DIV>
<DIV style="FONT: 10pt arial"><B>Subject:</B> Moscow High's "underground"
"Cerberus," 1967</DIV>
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<DIV>A group of Moscow High students in 1967 produced an "underground"
print media production containing prose, poetry and commentary, titled
"Cerberus," named after the mythological creature that guards that gates of
hell. The brains behind this production considered our education to be
oriented toward masking unpleasant truths about our world, as those in hell
were kept from escaping by the mythical multi-headed Cerberus, and entry
to the underworld also denied:</DIV>
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<DIV><A
href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cerberus</A></DIV>
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<DIV>"The common depiction of Cerberus in Greek mythology and art is as having
three heads, a mane of live serpents and a dragon's tail."</DIV>
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<DIV>We widely distributed issues of this production, featuring a picture of
Cerberus on the cover, without official notice to anyone, throughout Moscow
High. Given the production featured satirical pieces about a teacher or
two at Moscow High, and other content that was controversial, the issues were
seized by Moscow High authorities, and those who wrote for this production
were hauled into the principle's office for a tongue lashing, threats,
etc. Our parents were notified. </DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The guardians of the gates of hell at Moscow High decided to allow
organization of a monitored club to ensure that future issues of our little
experiment in free speech were not quite so free... in other words,
censored. The name of the production was re-named "The Word," a rather
silly lame moniker compared to the bold and provocative "Cerberus."
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<DIV>On page 85 of the 1969 Moscow High yearbook "Bear tracks" is a page, with
photos of the "staff," regarding "The Word." At least two of those
pictured also later wrote for "Buffalo Free Press," censors banished.</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>The 1969 Bear Tracks features this commentary on "The Word:"</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>"The Word was begun in 1967 as a complement to the official school
journal, the Wosco. The original Word staff felt that a more relevant,
if sometimes more radical, copy should be published for the benefit of the
MSHS student body. The paper is published in a rather elastic bi-weekly
schedule."</DIV>
<DIV> </DIV>
<DIV>Ted Moffett</DIV>
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<DIV><SPAN class=gmail_quote>On 2/19/09, <B class=gmail_sendername>Tom
Hansen</B> <<A href="mailto:thansen@moscow.com">thansen@moscow.com</A>>
wrote:</SPAN>
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thing is you just ain't lived until you read your name in the LA
Free<BR>Press following a sit-in at LA's McArthur Park during the summer of
'68.<BR><BR>But that was back before records of it were expunged (turning 18
and all).<BR><BR>It was bitchin', man!<BR><BR>Tom Hansen<BR>Moscow,
Idaho<BR><BR>> Ted,<BR>> There was an "underground" newspaper in the
high school in the very<BR>> early 70s (probably a year or so
after you graduated.) It was<BR>> mimeographed and didn't
publish more than a couple of editions. It was<BR>> during the
days of the high school paper, the Wocsomonian (I never<BR>> understood
the title either) and I think the kids in the journalism<BR>> class had a
hand in its publication, as well. It dealt more with<BR>>
school issues than other political events. I remember one was
dress<BR>> codes, but that didn't get much play because it was about that
time the<BR>> dress codes pretty much disappeared in the high school for
both students<BR>> and teachers. The printing was done off
campus, but the distribution<BR>> was on campus.<BR>><BR>> Maybe
some of you early 70s grads remember it.<BR>><BR>> Sue
H.<BR>> ----- Original Message -----<BR>>
From: Ted Moffett<BR>> To: deb ; Nick
Gier<BR>> Cc: <A
href="mailto:vision2020@moscow.com">vision2020@moscow.com</A><BR>>
Sent: Wednesday, February 18, 2009 2:47 PM<BR>> Subject:
[Vision2020] Buffalo Free Press,Early Seventies Underground<BR>>
Newspaper<BR>><BR>><BR>> Not an "urban
legend."<BR>><BR>> I was wondering what the readers of
Vision2020 really knew about<BR>> "underground" newspapers in our area
during the sixties or early<BR>> seventies, given I worked and wrote for
such a newspaper, that was<BR>> distributed throughout the Northwest, and
based in Moscow, Idaho. So I<BR>> asked first, hoping someone
would remember... I'm not sure how exactly<BR>> to define an
"underground"newspaper, but this newspaper was not done for<BR>> profit,
and had little if any advertising, with content of a very<BR>> "radical"
social political nature.<BR>><BR>> It was printed on the
"Daily Idahonian" (I might have this wrong, but<BR>> that's what "The
Daily News" was called then) printing presses. We<BR>>
sometimes worked out of the Campus Christian Center during
brainstorming<BR>> sessions that I wish I had audio tapes of... I could
name at least three<BR>> of the staff (not including me), all capable
thinkers and writers, one<BR>> of whom I know Nick Gier knew personally
(Nick, if you can guess who,<BR>> please keep it to
yourself). I clearly recall once accepting a large<BR>>
shipment of this newspaper that I distributed freely, with some<BR>>
trepidation, given the "radical" content, to the citizens of the
Twin<BR>> Falls, Idaho area, when I was visiting friends in Twin
Falls.<BR>><BR>> Apparently, Vision2020 has no one reading
or inclined to respond who<BR>> recalls the brilliant and well
distributed "underground" newspaper (yes,<BR>> a real newspaper on
newsprint, not a mimeograph machine) published in<BR>> the early 1970s in
Moscow, Idaho, "Buffalo Free Press." Though printed<BR>> as
though a newspaper, it was more of a sophisticated social political<BR>>
activist journal.<BR>><BR>> If anyone reading this by some
miracle has a copy of one or more of<BR>> the editions of this newspaper
I would love to at least copy it...<BR>><BR>> Ted
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