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C- ation of Nevada. Not
only any living creature
pa through the area die, but
hthe 250 square miles must
be wet with oil every few months to
prevea spread of the radioactivit
In a test site never Denver,
Colo., five accidents involving
plutonium have occurred since
1957. In the incidents 400 em
ployees were exposed to
radioactive fumes, one fire cost $50
million and in three cases un
determined amounts of plutonium
were released into Whe atmosphere.
US Senator Frank Church
reported in February 1970 that
enough plutonium had been
released to contaminate the
ground and water for seven miles.
The AEC told the pupblic that the
element would be "harmful only
when taken in by the body." Major
General Giller added that con
tamination would be minimized
"within the limits of national
security."
One of the leaks at this plant was
from radioactive waste storage
tanks. The AEC can not seem to
find a way of disposing of nuclear
leftover.
'There is an undisclosed number
of "dedicated plots" containing
such waste products. One such
plot is in the state of Washington
where 50 million gallons fo
dangerous waste is stored in tanks,
according to an estimate last year.
Assuming a natural event, like an
earthquake does not disturb the
plot, the tanks must be changed at
least every 40 years to prevent
leakage and they must be changed
10 times each before the contents
will be relatvtlvely safe to dispose o9
Another side effect is death from
cancer of uranium miners. An
A IC ionchemist estimated that 100
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miners are already dead of at
radiation-caused lung cancer and sk
that the final toll will be a ar<
thousand. Mrs. Sehrader com- m
mented in her Center article that pt
the implication seems to be that re
the AEC Master Plan allwows for a
certain number, of expendable C
citizens. cc
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In spite of strict secrecy on the bo
part of the AEC, dozens of ac- DL
cidents. miscalculations and ar
oversights have released an n
unestimatable amount of So
radioactive gasses, fallouts, liquid lit
wastes and other lethal elements
into the atmosphere, in the sea, te
under the ground. Not only will cc
these elements remain lethal far
past our life spans, but as Mrs.
Schrader wrote, "the hizardousj
quality of the fallout does not
decrease during the journey; It
multiplies, so that by the time it
reaches the food supply it is
capable of even more damaging
effects."
In spite of the ignorance of the se
ef fects of testing and radiation, the ati
AEC is increasing the size of un- S
derground explosives, continues to
stokckpile more weapons than cil
necessary to destroy all life on this m
planet. and having accidents at its as
plants. etc. Perhaps most im- ~ A
portantly the AEC continues to w
release half-truths, lies or no in
lormation at all on its activities. s
Presidents Truman and
Eisenhower paved the way for
AEC: silence on any subject It
wished. They both slapped
security on whatever pertained tot
atomic testing.
A 1954 Congressional am- s
mendment to the Atomic Energy i
Act of 1946 allowed the AEC to ar
control all outflow of information
pertaining to their activities. ..
Tihe ,information n r this -report te
ble
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The New York Rock Esnsemble,
group that is well traveled in both
ad rock and classical regions of
fluence, come to Columbia
onday, Feb. 8, for an 8:00 per
rmance at Township
iditorium.
The group, all of whom hold
agrees from the prestigious
alliard School of Music in New
ork intwine the classical style of
illiard with some heavy accents
the hard rock tradition.
Besides the usual electronics
volved in the production of
day's rock sounds , New York
ock Ensemble reveals infinite
!rsatility with the more
;tablished instruments of melody,
ich as the oboe, cello and English
)rn.
Trickets are on sale to the e
!neral public for $3 and to USC
udents for $2 at the Russell House
ox office. All seats are reserved.
Backing the New York Rock
nsemble will be "Georgia," a
placement for the previously
heduled group, "Lyon".
error
d the Center article are very
etchy and incomplete and there
a certainly mrore tests and
istakes than have become part of
iblic record through the AEC
leases.
States such as Minnesota and
>lorado are battling for greater
ntrol of what . dangerous ex
riments are allowed in their
undries. Environmentalists in
anver and other test and reactor
eas are attempting to limit
iclear activities in their areas.
far the attempts have met with
tle or no success.
And the -AEC is building and
sting in every area of the
untry. Mistakes will ahappen.
hapters
to meet
viortar Board members from
~vreral Southeastern states will
end a day-long meeting here
turday.
Ann Clamp, president of the USC
apter, will preside. Other
embers of the USC chapter will
sist with the program, including
nne Lipscombe, who will
elcome the guests.
Representatives from six
hools are expected. Theme of the
ssion will be, "And What
sundations Have You Rocked?"
orkshops will focus on "Mortar
aard--identity?" and procedures
r electing members.
Mortar Board is a national honor
ciety for senior women.Selection
based on scholarship, leadership
id service.
The meeting will .begin with
mistention at 9--an a.. .
Campus
Calendar
FEB. 54
Movie: Ooodbye Columbus (1909) Ali
MacGraw, Richard Benjamin and Jack
I3ugman. Admission 50 cents.
FEB.7
Movie: The Scarlert Empress (1934)
Marlene Dietrich. No admission.
FEB.7
Meeting: Lutheran Student Assn., 6:30 p.m.,
Lutheran Campus Center, Pendleton Street.
Free food.
Meeting: Lutheran Student Assn., 6:30 p.m.,
Lutheran Campus Center, Pendleton Street.
Free food.
Successful
musical at
Theatre
When Bertolt Brecht was in
spired to write "Threepenny
Opera," and when Kurt Weill was
equally inspired to write the score
to accompany the Brecht script, a
musical was born that is a treat for.
any audience.
Columbia's Town Theater is now
producing "Threepenny Opera,"
and a more lighthearted, suc
cessful production of any play has
not been seen in Columbia in many
years.
It is advisable to get tickets
immediately ,' as performances
are selling out rapidly. The play
has been held over for oneper
formance, Sunday at 3 p.m. Other
performances this week are ton
ight and tomorrow at 8:30 p.m.
Tickets are available by calling
Town Theater at 254-7227, or you
may go by the theater at 1012
Sumter Street.
B lackoi
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off in "body count" statistics - to
create an illusion of winding down
the war - Nixon had been stepping
it up with markedly increased air
attacks in both halves of Vietnam
and in Laos and Cambodia."
U.S. Department of Defense
statistics stated "from February
1969 to August 1970 the quantity of
bombs and other ordinance used in
Southeast Asia reached 4,423,459
tons out of a total of 10,819,076 tons
used from 1965 to August 31, 1970" -
a number that is almost equal to
that used in Southeast Asia during
the four preceding years. Ram
parts" reported 500 to 1,000 planes
a day attack Laos.
Even more foreboding Is the
speculation of the use of nuclear
weapons. Orville Schell: "As
early as 1968 Hanson Baldwin,
military editor of the New York
Tlimes with close Pentagon con
tacts, wrote that if the U.S. was not
prepared to keep up troop com
Retreat Be
A freshman and sophomore
retreat will be held this weekend at
hell Camp under the auspices of
Student Government.
.The retrea will feature speakers
from the administration who will
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Office hours are Monday though
Friday from.1 to 4 p.m.
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Tower laundry room before semester
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it ends
mitments, we "either call it quits
or escalate technologically... to use
of exotic convential weapons... or
small nuclear devices for defen
sive purposes."
Asian Division (Systems Analysis)
in the office of Defense, states that
the doctrine of continuing the war
while withdrawing ground troops
has lowered the "nuclear
threshold" and wedded us- to a
" technological escalation to~thie
use of nuclear weapons..."
The most strategic area in the
prospect of nuclear tactile offence
would be the "Ho Chi Minh Trail"
the main supply line for the North
Vietnamese. These weapons could
contaminate the area with nuclear
fail-out and isolate the NLF with a
radioactive abarrier.
Alfred Smith's "Americans
never carry 'an umbrella: "They
prepare to walk in perpetuf ~f
sunshine" had better take a long
savored look at that sunshine
because it's falling out.
gins Today
explain the functions of their of
lices to the students.
The bus for Hell Camp will leave
the Rtussell House parking lot at