Activist Supports Carter Reelection

Calling a vote for Rep. John B. Anderson (R-Ill.) a "terrible, mistake," Samuel W. Brown Jr. '68, director of the Peace Corps and Vista, yesterday told students that reelecting President Carter will keep social activism alive in the '80s.

"The bottom line on Anderson is that he isn't going to be president," Brown told a small group gathered in the Lowell House common room. The onetime anti-war activist called Anderson's voting record on social issues "mixed."

"The only options are Reagan and Carter," Brown said, arguing that Reagan administration would shift current moderate-liberal debates on social justice to discussions between conservatives and moderates.

Urging students to examine the candidates' records on defense, nuclear energy, economic justice, civil rights and consumers' rights, Brown defended the Carter administration's policies.

Stressing defense issues, Brown noted that Congress has consistently increased Carter's budget proposals. "Carter's had weapons systems jammed down his throat," Brown said adding that the president has shelved the B-1 bomber and neutron bomb programs.

In contrast, Anderson has consistently voted for the B-1 bomber and the neutron bome, and Reagan strongly supports both weapons systems, he said.

Brown also claimed Carter's record on nuclear energy is more liberal than his opponents.'