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Green Street - I - Ant While the refrains of "Beat Hell Out of Maryland" were still ringing in the ears of the well wishers at the Barnwell College, September 24 Pep Rally, another refrain rang even louder and hung even longer on Green Street ... the band had departed but there were two band members, the cheers had stopped but the cries almost began. The figures had been spirited but they could have been limp ... in the quick horri fying moment that we witnessed ... a terri fying, "I don't give a damn about people, and couldn't care less about college students," auto driver came blasting through Green Street as if it were a Cape Kennedy launch pad. Two band members were almost struck by this maniac and the old question of Green Street. the student, alministration and the city raised its snakey head once again. The city Iwants to mnaintain throiegh traffic. From past experience the Carolina Stu Warren Rep Although not as complete as it should be, anl leavinm nmany questions inanswered, the Warren Commission report accomplished, a)parently, what. it set out to do: to prove that the assassination of lresident Kennedy was the work of one man and not a major plot to overthrow the government. However, many (uestions remain un anMwered: Why did Lee Ilarvey Oswald cross over the Mexican border at Nuevo Laredo and buy a roLnd-tri) bus ticket to Mexico City the day plans were announcedI for President Kennedy's scheduled visit to Dallas? While in Mexico City, why did Oswald visit with Cuban1 Consul Eusebio Azue to request a visa for a triip to Russia by way of Cuba? Why, too, did Oswald visit the Soviet Con sil in Mlexico City and what exactly did he say at the consulate ? Did Oswald come to the Consulates, as they claimed, demanding special privileges (a visa to Russia) which were categorically de nied ? Or, had he instead, in a desperate at tempt to gain recognition, revealed to the two governments his sketchy plans for the assassination of the American President; at the same time ldemanding asylum on the completion of his act'? The questions of whether the Soviet or Cuban governments were aware of Oswald's design on Kennedy 's life. and withheld both asylum and the information, are matters of conjecture. The answers may never be known-the questions remain. The Warren (Commission replor't, also, gave no goodl reason why the FBI failed to check Oswald carefully before Kennedyv's Dallas Please Explain, The candhdate for P residenti ofCcl et 'no o outr counttry, from'1 the Re'publican t.Llgv n ie. party, is fi in in himslf t he tar- f i ta(e get for a litter hate campa):ignt. 'at tlin Hie has been call ed ano ther IHit - nteliZti o ler', an "idiot." a feat mioniger, Ieea ;vn and a warmng .er. pat,Mr tsd litical etnmies resort to name sangthtb c'alling? Could it he. thait they are crig he ;.] afraiu: afraidl that the Americant lo ad ni peo)ple will decide that they've tlih.Atg bad enough of the New Deoal, als kt e andl Jobhnson's "F a s t 1) e a I?" ibt f gv Let's look at the facts. syirg hn i When running for Senattor,ofth ni.' Johnson called for denuouncement buetaal of "federal nochmeicnit" and wycntleee "thegrowng ad meari ig cn entriaotmin ofpo CROWIGFal govAeret Membe of A or Volite Prsea Fuade Jauay 3~ 908 wthroram clit ;oalin Univrsiy o Soth roina wee l, ridys dreid< yea ecep o hlidysandduin esm.aonsonhsh uecesarl toseof "he sayiccn. "Th am ek Letersto he ditr, ut l et er vings he eoPit motcontIuteanendrsmen. heougt its. t oe ri publicaton anyadttstiekeesersed SerIce Ic. he ubicaionis a ying. " he n n,ct Pres.Th NaioalColeg Pos Sevie,an th e ic" W Subsuiptin ratebudeet3.00pealyear MANAINGWDITO FOH RAE AitatMa ber EorsoitdCleit rs Copy ddr y 0 98 wt oer lit Cona SprsEditor eMmcci spbise yadfrtesu So iesEitor..uhCao.n.ee.,.nFrdy..urn Fear Ediet or ho.asaddrn Pxmnto EThe Aopisntsepesdb ounsadte wi Leatrs Edtor th.dtr. u a.Ltesmsth ind u prulcation anyaeteg eered.......... 'ho Automobile I You dent takes this to mean "through him.' Might we constructively suggest that whili the city and the University cool their heel possibly several signs may warn the motor ist that students are crossing. They do th< same for cattle and deer you' know, an< they don't even pay tuition! We maintain that someone is pushinj their luck and that the time to act is now not when the ambulance closes its doors oi a limp form. The Administration has a mora responsibility to take the initiative in thi: matter and do what must be done to insur the life, liberty and pursuit of a safe cross ing for every member of the Carolina Com munity. If you happen to be one of the "i almost happened to me" individuals, get ou the pen, pick up the phone or send this edi torial to the Administration or to the Stat House and let us see what a collective Caro lina effort can produce. -Reardon ort - What? appearance. Lee Oswald was a known Marxist who de fected to Russia. The FBI had extensiv4 files on him long before the President's as sassination. le should have been known t( the FBI on three different counts: (1) Fol lowing his arrest for inciting a riot, he hat debated on radio, at which time he publicl. professed the doctrine of Marx, (2) He de fected to Russia and his return to the Unitec States was financed by another federa agency-the U. S. State Department, an< (3) He had an immigrant Russian wife wh( may have been subject to Soviet blackmail Why then, (lid the FBI not check into Os. wald's whereabouts preceding Kennedy', Dallas visit? Witnesses testified that th< FBI knew of Oswald and where he worke( before the President's visit. Why did th( FBI not check more closely into Oswald'. actions preceding Kennedy's visit. He wa, ;een by several Dallas citizens practicing al the Sportsdrome Gun Range near Grand Prairie, Texas, before the assassination. While the Warren Commission reporl answered many questions surrounding th( tragedy of November 22, many question. still remain unanswered. Who will answei these questions and when will they be an. swered ? Perhaps, they never will, but il seems this was the Warren Commission'. j ob. The Warren Commission seems to hav( placed too much emphasis on proving th( guilt of Oswald and pointing to the lack of security in Dallas. Their efforts in this are are commendable, but why have they left so many qluestions unanswered ? --Reardon Mr. PresidentI erin the ceri- .oisnssntra tn While running fr rtetnofheJrsnoi it, he e%norsedl adgs(e)OtO loac. for' funrt her Wh,hn,lihintial)a ent :L('s 'oPneya, * - andr, r sue (of tu rig tr oldetNT fed Pat *'xpeniIe, he.' cnrineshv e n ra it. to a large p~e' vrAoi ob.Te riinmenit offices sathti 4udlea'ekls 'in use, turn n ir'sxnil ac.'Te hy, thlen, is his dntmnintew)(S'i h time' high, and eeto tak' stay within it? Ifteusjnatcku,w l'reide tJeodnso' feari~asn was for "rtin alrepreset thiy Why,' then, did is thationae pat loolaie( tas them thle tpiower tlow ancetsa" k e Plae explain., Mr. President. AnyU (eoatn noould have b nwt, wou et NAi give fiely half that trth.wouldoe a"eckte tnhirepo sbl at.rT e dtrtisnv('n mention tewrs"nte the soiegefsuhe Rusizant attack ulynn'e -- =-staeent that waur' beay wein ..neerag mwitb in mtrindy ihts forey hIIOIJ gfiend alcomander alrad ihave dneaae to thema theldpwer'to a tllgittCoin from d Pleas epsaiMr gist. PresPresinofthe .S omns AE A sDN a'y ityoulda tnd ob indicby hathe truth.fo In( Roepucascanh the oll scaste h biiza est Gurl truth' ar BARR ETT itelras statement that"OrPty(o Sig muniswt) is5 museadind Watefrce rol"1 Roio ind al6 eol6udr.t"ifu 'ecios Zulo dn'tet dfat Goldwater." t4 Cole Poer Cting weroin toeat chainr ilaoe rdyma of the in 65, andmmunistb JohnARDON party, tit rod tend trina Sige Huitt wae6n65.redad ae C u.S.C. JAUND12 "All I want is a rush on my su L E TI MEHLMAN'S SIDE Editor The Gamecock Dear 31iss Reardon: I have noted the story written by Miss Harriet Holland con cerning my condemnation case which appeared in the September 25 issue of The Gamecock. I regret that this story, though I am sure it was well inten tioned, gives an incorrect picture of the circumstances existing in this case. For more than a year negotiations have been had be tween the University and me for the purchase of my property at the corner of Blossom and Main Streets. This property represents my life's work and while I would prefer to keep it, as a public spirited citizen I would sell it to the University if a fair price was offered me. It is true that the University had the property appraised, of fered me the amount of this ap praisal and later slightly increased that offer. I felt, however, that the price was in adequate. It should be realized that an appraisal of real estate is nothing more than the opinion of the person or persons making it. Other appraisers may have widely different views is ap praisal procedure is not an exact science and is nothing more than the individual's opinion. The Constitution says that a landowner is entitled to just compensation when hi* property is taken for public use. I seek nothi.ng more th-an a fair price for my prmperty and feel that I should not be requiired to take a substantial financial loss. As for the pending litigation, that is a matter being handled b)y my attorneys and( for the courts to decide. I hope that you will be able to publish this letter in The Gamecock. R. E. MEHLMAN 0 0 0 DORM NAMES Editor The Gamecock D)ear 31lins R?eardon: In the UJSC General Informa tion Bulletin, it is stated that USC is "the oldest state-estabh lished and fully s,tate-supported institution of higher learning in the United States." In this University's quest for modernizaition, we have bypassed many of South Carolina's and the University's great men and women in favor of letters of the alphabet and dlirections of the In naming dormitories HI, J, K, L, and South, the University has shown a lack .of imagination and heritage. As an example, why we're not the dlormlitories K andl L named East flyrnes and West Byrnes after one of South C'aro lina's greatest modern-day states men, James F. Byrnes? I Exchung Michaigan SInIte* i~ nierity ''The G reent .Jet" was5 re'wa rded for years of faithful se rv-ice when two studeonts gave' a proper burial for this 19-17 fluick. The boys ditched it in a hole which they dug be'side the freeway. They placed a rose in the gas tank as a funeral offering. State I i',ivit of Iowa Youngsters have found a new use for the S.UJ.I. parking ramp. When campus police' discovered them, they were taking bicycles to the top of the ramp in the elevator and then riding/ them Anwn. Much tn thdr unrrow_ the it, Miss Whatever-your-name-im." rERS Is USC's heitage to be lost in an ever-expanding sea of veil block and skyscrapers? True, the University's landscape should re flect the phenomenal growth of the Palmetto State, but why must we shove aside the mem ories of the leaders of our state to venerate the letters of the alphabet? Is -the administration too proud to see this gross mistake and correct NOW the great wrong that has been committed? Presi dent Jones should take the initia tive upon himself to have the names of H, J, K, L, and South changed immediately. RONNIE CRAWFORD JAY LANKFORD 0 0 & CRITICIZES COCKFIELD Editor The Gamecock Dear Miss Reardon: Mr. Coc k f iel d 's assertion ("From The Trunk," September 25, 1964) of the "right" of an employer to choose his employees and customers is just another example of the myth that the social order involves some static arrangement set down for all time by what absolute power on high none who holds this naive assumption quite makes clear. What rights are to be held by individual members of the social order are determined by the gov erning body of the society. There are no absolute, inherent, indi vidual rights. The Civil Rights Act of 1964 is merely one ex ample of this means of determin-. ing private rights. There is nothing at all private about business by its very nature for the economic system is a necessary andI basic function of any society including all its membiers. It is a public enter p rise, a cooperative effort on the part of the whole to insure the welfare of each and every indi vidual member of society. Thus the idea that the Civil Rights Act of 1964 is an infritngement on private "rights" is but a small part of the myth noted above, the dissolution of which- is long overdue. As for Mr. Goldwater, his pious as'sertions about how he sympathizes with the integra tionist cause, ete.. . . but... have (lone nothing whatsoever to alleviate the situation. It is not talk that is needed to do justice here; it is intelligent action. This positive actlion is certainly not going to come from the partici pants of the Goldwvater reaction, a sick, confused reaction of those who knowv not where to turn and woare afraid of th(ey know not what, unless it lbe change itself. But fear and its handmaid hate are no antidotes for the everchanging spectrum of diffi cult problems in such a complex society as our's. HARRY BOOTH ,e....er children were instructed to find aLnother playground. I aniversiy of Southea.rn C~alifornaia Convenience describes the 10, 000, bot,tle wine cellar in which studeonts store the wine they produce. However, students must be 21 years old to sample their work. Pennm State I iniversaity Students of Penn State have a challenging extracurricular ac tivity. The lDean of Women is sponsoring a t r e a s u r e hunt. Clues will b(e posted periodically and the hunt will continue until the treasure is fond. Cephani Buy Now Janie Cc S EVERAL weeks ago I re ceived a letter which I wish to pass on to you, the reader, at this time. Dear Friend: We h a v e the distinguished honor of being members of a committee to raise $50,000,000 to be used for placing a statue of Lyndon B. Johnson in the Hall of Fame in Washington, D. C. The committee was in quite a quandry about selecting a proper location for the statue. It was thought not wise to place it beside that of George Washing ton, who never told a lie, or beside that of F. D. R., who never told the truth, since Lyn don cannot tell the difference. After careful consideration, we think it should be placed beside that of Christopher Columbus, the greatest Now Dealer of them all, in that he started out not i knowing where he was going, and in arriving did not know I where he was, and in returning i did not know where he had been, I and did it all on borrowed f money. There are two possible in- I scriptions for the statue. In- I scription one reads: "I pledge to I Lyndon B. Johnson and to the n a t i o nia I debt for which he i stands, one man expendable, with I graft and corruption. for all." I Inscription two reads: "Ask not what you can do for your coun- I try, but what your country can do for you." t If you are one of those old timers who has any money left over - after taxes - we will I accept a generous contribution for this, a worth - while project. Signed, The Committee. T HIS letter, obviously written by a Republican sympathizer, I expresses t h r o u g h delightful t satire the bad points of the < Johnson administration, the New % Deal, and, in general, the Demo- t crats' ideas and policies. The ' main objection is governmental r spending. The issue of govern- N o er on r e c ommunists.Te'repnil manerntob gaich s woulda- t nismpt Weto obt dthis iner- t tional consi iracy is making s responsible anti-communism un - popular and his domestic pro posals would1 u.shtr in commu nism itself if they were adopted. t In a statement prepared1 for the Senate Internal Security Committee (U. S. Govt. Comm. Print 75277), J. Edgar Hoover stanted, "Unfortunately, there are those who make the very mistake the Communists are so careful 'l to avoidl. These individuals con centrate on the negative rather JI than on the positive. t They ar-e merely against comn- e munisnm without being for any positive measures to eliminate the social, political, and economic friotions which the Communists are so adroit at exp)loiting. These a persons wJould do well to recall a recent lesson from history. Both HIitler and M u s so I i n i were against communism. However, it was what they stoxxd for, not against, that history has judged them." d T O those who clainm Goldwater "is the man to save America t from the communists," we ask the quelstioni, "HIow (10 the comn munists gain a foothold in a given c'ountry?" The answer, of course, is that a the communists of fer f a I s e' claims of deliverance to the pee- . pIe who are the victims of eco. nomic' collapse and to whose gov ernme'nt is not resp<nsive. In short, communism thrives on social unrest. ( This is the basic tenant up<m a~ which Marxists rest their c!aims ti of the inevitabili.ty of communistp vdctry. They honpe ..captal .a Pay Later ckf leld nental spending shows a deep plit between Democrats and Re )ublicans when the record of ,ongress is examined. The Republican Congress of 1948 produced the largest budg >tary surplus ($8.4 billion) in J. S. history. Spending was cut n fiscal 1954 and 1955 when he president had a Republican 3ongress with which to work. The Democratic Party is re ,ponsible for running up 93.4 er cent of the current national iebt which is 312 biflion. This ame party has approved leficit spending budgets or defi iency appropriations resulting n deficits during twenty of the ast twenty-seven years. r HE Republican Party has produced nine major tax cuts (the last in 1954, which was ncidentally, the last term they ontrolled the Congress). The )emocrats have enacted twenty najor tax increases, which never heless f a i l e d to equal their pending. The Republicans prepared a Palanced budget for the fiscal rear, 1961, which had an $8 bil ion deficit because of extra pending by the Democratic ad. ninistration. Worst of all, the )emocratic Party is responsible or producing an inflation which ut the buying power of the dol ar from 100 cent in 1937 to 52 ents by 1952, the last year of he Truman Administration. IINCE the first days of Frank lin Roosevelt, our nation has wung dangerously to the Left. kt that Roman h o l i d a y the )emocrats s t a g e d in Atlantic ity this year, they nominated a iair which will drive us even arther to the Left and continue he rape which has unchastened ur way of life. Senator Gold vater seems to be the only hope o save us from the socialism vhich is engulfing our lives. He iust win at the Armageddon vhich is before us in November. Victory? 7dIin it governments~ will not be re ponsive to the social needs of he people (through programs uch as social security, federal eserve system, health and labor tandards, minimum wage, grad ated income tax, controls on Locks and securities, farm price u'pports, etc.). HIS has never materialized in the United States nor in bie free nastions of WV e s t e r n :urope because the governments a re respondled to the people's eeds and hare provided safe uards against exploitation from ig business. Bismiarck prevented the Social its from winning elections in re-WWI Germany by offering rogramis to alleviate the condi ons about which the socialists 'ere harping. Since that time, very dlemocratic government on 1is planet has attempted1 to fol >w suit, with an astounding deC re of success. The only time that communists nid socialists have made any Jbstantial showing in an Ameri in election was immedliately fter the collapse of the economy the 1930's. As soon as the gov rnment instituted reforms and gulations to prevent another L'pression and to alleviate the nrest of the people, tendencies >ward socialism faded away. LT now, along comes a man who has forgotten the lesson the 1930's, who has proposed iat these prognams be elimi Lted Quoting from the Congres onal Record of Sept. 3, 1963, p. 5360o, Senator Go~ldw'ater states, l'he government miust begin to ithdraw from a whole series of rogramis that are. outside its mastitutional mandate - frmm scial welfare programs, educa on, public power, agriculture, ublic housing, urban re ,w= ..