Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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'Trade secrets hrecent formation of a drug study committee took on a meaning last week when a student and a former student were arrested on drug charges. The arrest left many questions unanswered, Including how poIce happened to be on hand when the student picked up a package supposedly containing LSD. While officers disavowed getting help from the post office, their only answer to how they know drugs are in the mall was "trade secret.t" Obviously, such secrets exist, but seldom have students been arrested under such circumstances. We think the drug study committee should examine any ties police have with the University and the postal system. We don't oppose law enforcement or law enforcement officers. But we feel students should know what "trade secrets" are being practiced on campus. As for other drug policies, we applaud President Jones' action and Vice President Witten's suggestion that the committee be formed. Officially the University frowns on the possession and use of drugs. Although it -has never mounted overly aggressive crackdowns, it has enforced its stated rules fairly. Nonetheless, questions abound over drugs and their position in society. Taking stock of Carolina's position, in the light of modern society, law and good sense, is a welcome effort. An honor, but... We congratulate the 36 Carolina seniors named to "Who's Who Among Students in American Universities and Colleges." ' But we caution you not to overestimate the honor. The selection is greatly influenced by personalities and their differences. The USC selection committee includes students and administrators. This year, as is customary, every student member was chosen on the first ballot. Several qualified students were not named because of personality differences. There was confusion over who the others were, and being someone's friend or roommate or fraternity brother or fellow newspaper worker or special favorite played its part. We don't mean to insult those chosen. By and large, they are a very deserving group. We simply don't want the honor to seem more than it is. EDITOR-IN-CHIEF Carl Stepp ASSOCIATE EDITOR BUSINESS MANAGER Mike Krochmalny Jack Padgett MANA:GING EDITOR............................. Jim WannamaKer ASST. MANAGING EDITORS.............. Ed Chen, Fred Monk NEWS EDITOR-.------...................................... Milton Capps SPORTS EDITORS....................Scott Derks, Bruce Honick ASST. NEWS EDITOR............. Susan Rossp Kitty McCaskill FACULTY EDITOR...........................Sherry Shealy ' CH IE F OF R EPOR TE RS.................Alyce Youmans CH IE F1 PHO TOG RA PH ER.................... Chuck Keefer ADVERTISING MANAGE R................ Glenn Godfrey ASST. ADVERTISING MANAGER.................Bobby Hit? CIR CUL ATION MANAGE R......................Mike Fox Moratorium shoi By EDDIE CH EN wud"ne ocrusacsb Columnistwhtovrafce"bth The Vietnam Moratorium, dmosrtns planned for Wednesday as a ~ec h ainlognzr nationwide display of opposition to foteevnsashrerein the war, promises to be one of the plsfoacinnabu O biggest, most positive, con- cmme,wt nte 0 rS structive and nonviolent demon- tDi h lann tgs strations of any kind in this Frhroe h oaoin More than one million persons Masmrhsndali, are expected'to participate in the maoilsrce,edngfth moratorium activities, despite naeofhewrddadotr President Nixon's statement in his atosaebigpandi ao Sep.25pres cnfeenc tht h ciiesbyuld"nergyn, rofstesona Twosinle.junoror enir gadatseve studeted" Furnihe privatelodge nar SC.Flexib e even schedu theres re eat and hverfereces.CallFransHealey or thSpanyn stges.6-9 betweeni10n12 am andp2l4 amsforeinterview M os ace nd ales Waesfterdesdadote MONSTERPBURGED Tosrogle, junoor Msentr Bgrat stet. Furniusthed prevat lodgpe ar.vFerl eing cue ust be ecwt anya betwedenk 10-12a ad 2-4 v.sapmow. for intraview. ensyte. I 5 to P.M .Was us.e Student Dear Mr. Stepp: On Saturday, Sept. 27, a USC student was arrested at the corner of Pickens and Pendleton streets. The boy, who for the sake of his trial I shall only call William, was running around In little circles, screeching and yelling in front of the Palmer dorm. Except for the yelling, he wasn't bothering anyone. A police car circled the block and then stopped as William began to walk towards me in front of the Lutheran Student Center. The policeman told William to stop, but to no avail as William kept walking In my direction. When the policeman went for his pistol, I grabbed hold of the boy rather than risk the possibility of a shooting. He put up no resistance at all and stood there rather meekly while a second policeman also drove up and came over. The police grabbed William, handcuffed him, and threw him against one of the? police cars, license number MG 2663. Then, probably because the police had been none too gentle about it, William pushed back off the car. That was it, the two policemen had the excuse they needed. One picked William up and threw him half way over the top of the car, then dragged him down and slammed him into the side again to continue the search. (Come to think of it I never did hear them tell William that he was under arrest.) Not having found anything as far as I could tell, the policemen put William, still yelling, in the back seat of the car. Up to this point, in my judgment, the police acted harshly but .not necessarily brutally. However, what followed is totally indefensible and cannot be refuted as Dave Lewis and I (both seniors at USC) and at least seven of the girls of Palmer watched as these two city policemen earned the knickname of pits. William was locked in the back of the police car, safely handcuffed and making no attempt to escape. But his yelling "Yeeeow" and "You've got to be putting me on!"' seemed to Irritate our boys in blue somehow. Letters Student Wc Dear Mr. Stepp: Not according As a resident of South Dor- given a "warnf mitory, I am required, when "warnings" and leaving the dorm for overnight, to "restriction"--tl "sign out." "failing to sign o Last weekend, I went to Duke When I signed o University. Before leaving, I enai side] signed out, and I returned before stination, simp curfew Sunday. The two other girls wheretolda taIs with whom I made this trip did not wasr Isag staye bother to sign out at all.wastyn,tr It would therefore appear that, phone number. of this group who made the trip, I In the first pla4 was the most honest and rule- most of this infi obeying member. many people knoi id be quiet, people, businessmen, government the late Sen. Robei employees and members of both New York. political parties in Congress. 'Ihe moratoriui Support for the moratorium is started last JuneI flowing into the offices of the 30 to put Presiden organizing committee in the forms the pullout fire 04 of thousands of contributions from steadily discounte individuals all over the country. House as a futile c Additional bank roil support for by what they call the new a nti-war effort are coming Kidd y Corps." from former supporters of Sen. With a timber th Eigene McCarthy, D-Minn., and skepticism, Nix KRAZY We have them * Navy Pea Coats * Navy, Wool 13 Bu * Bush Jackets * Navy Bell Bottoms -* Army Field Jackets * Army Khaki Shirti * Navy GPO Wool ? * Army Khaki Trouw * Army Fatigue Pant * Camouflaged Trous Come in and browse around, this ARMY NAVY SI The Yellow F .1316 Asemcc. S. of MA( says no These heroic latter day Wyatt Earps put up all the front windows of the car, pulled out an olive drab spray can about 2" In diameter and 7" high (later identified by Capt. Wilber of the Columbia Police as MACE) and sprayed it all over William's face. Needless to say, this didn't stop the yelling but only turned it into a scream of pain as William wormed his way to the far side of the back seat in visible torment. "You want some more?" the blonde cop yelled and walked around the car to stick the can in William's face again. This time I couldn't see if he pushed the button or not, but there was another scream of pain and William crawled off the car seat and down onto the floor. The policemen then put up all the car win dows and waited as a university cop, police chief or lieutenant, plainclothesman, and finally the pacdy wagon came. Opening the doors while holding a han dkerchief to their faces, the police drew William out of the car and threw him into the wagon. As the wagon drove off, the boy inside began to bang on the locked doors and once again shouted "You've got to be putting me on". And the police, now airing out their four wheeled gas chamber, only laughed. I personally reported this matter to Capt. Wilbur (public relations and training officer of the Columbia Police Dept.) and was assured of an investigation into the actions of these two policemen and a reply on Monday. On Monday afternoon I called again to find that no action had yet been taken and was reassured that Capt. Wilbur would call me on Tuesday af ternoon. I waited all day with no results. It is now Wednesday afternoon and I'm still waiting. I have a great deal of respect for the police department. On the whole they are an excellent corps of men. However, a bad cop is a bad cop and should not be allowed to go unnoticed if respect for law and order is to survive in our society. Allen G. Pitts. ts dorm to AWS. I was dress and phone number of the ng" (two such Holiday Inn in Durham, N.C.?) I am placed on iey think) for In the second place, it was none it properly." of anyone's business, but my own personal concern. It is my inherent ut, I gave as my freedom to go and do as I please, y, "Dute U." I although the University of S.C. ould have given tends to disagree with this. mg, with whom I I am a grown woma~n and had et address, and been on my own and making my own rules for a year before I came te, I don't know to this University. I came with the >rmation. (How intention of attending school--not of v the street ad- being sent to prison. Constructive -t F. Kennedy of dissenters on the war are wasting their breaths. No matter how n, which was many, how militant, how powerful, y people under he will not heed them. So he says. Nixon's feet to Yet, with a concerted nationwide ~t. 15, has been effort this Wednesday, you can bet I by the White yots' bottom dollar that the White ampus exercise House, be it in Washington, San "the McCarthy Geente er Key Biscayne, will be at almost defies watching dosely. n says that ITEMS! in stock for you Ltton Bell Bottoms ' in denirns, whites and stripes allrts sers S ers a s the store you are looking for JRPLUS STORE ront Store at. Ph. AL .3464n E pr PoI Capt. R.A. Wilbur, training and public relations officer of the Columbia Police Department, told The Gamecock this week his in vestigatdon of the incident found the officers "were justified In the use of the MACE." Wilbur said the subject forfeited $115.50 bond on charges of disor derly conduct and resisting arrest. He said he Inves$lgated all complaints like the one filed by Pitts, and added he tried to report his findings to Pitts but could not contact him. rules r( Thirdly, although I was the only girl of the three who made this trip honest enough to bother signing out at all, I am the only one punished. I demand that this University seriously review its dormitory regulations. My freedoms are being denied. Kathy E. Burnley No conclusion Dear Mr. Stepp: As a result of an article of mine in 'The Charlotte Observer, a question has arisen as to whether or not Prof. M.G. Christophersen may have been involved in any impropriety as a result of his participating in a partnership that Every Tuesday I SIZZLIN' STE AK Just present your studen Our regular $1.69 sizzlin baked potato, green sala POND' oper? ice say yes Capt. Wilbur furnished The Gamecock the following statement from R.L. Bane, the arresting officer: "On Saturday, Sept. 27 at 7 p.m. I observed a male white at the corner of PWtkens and Pendleton streets, running up and down the street and yelling like a madman. "I called for Officer Gibbes and the two of us ran the subject down and placed him under arrest. The subject appeared to be highly under the Influence of drugs of some sort. In trying to place the subject in the patrol car, this subiect jumped up and kicked the side of vehicle. We then were forced to handcuff this subject. "After placing him in the patrol car subject began yelling, cursing and trying to kick out the glass on the door of the police vehicle. We were unable to control this subject any further without hurting him so we sprayed him with our MACE. "This had no effect on him whatsoever and it took three of us to place him in the patrol wagon for transportation to the police headquarters where he was confined." w,,,.iewed included officials of the S.C. High way Department. The article reported that the partnership was engaged in the purchase and sale of land in the vicinity of 1-20 in Lexington County and that an investigation was under way by the U.S. Department of Transportation to determine If there was any impropriety. In this case, the question of impropriety arose from the positions held or formerly held in the State Highway Department by some of the partners. Prof. Christophersen's role apparently was no more than of an investor and in my opinion any conclusion of "impropriety by association" would be unfair and unfortunate. Jack Bass alight is. .. FUDENT NIGHT (S P.M. to Closing) SIR LOIN DINNER identification to cashier. 'sirloin steak served with I and garlic toast. IROSA