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As the University campus often a long walk between sometimes it's nice to rela> were made for this when ti first opened and since then Weatherbe4 uprisings c Problems with internal uprisings and fears concerning external security combined to bring about last week's coup in Thailand, says USC international studies Prof. Donald Weatherbee. Last week Thai Prime Minister Thanom Kittikachorn abolished the country's two-year old con stitution, dissolved the cabinet and I rliament and declared martial law throughout the kingdom. Dr. Weatherbee, author of "The United Front In Thailand" and teacher of courses on Southeast Asia at USC , said that the Thai government switched from a democracy to a military regime because it felt that during its present time of crisis it could not afford the open criticism allowed by a democracy. "One reason Thailand is going through a critical period," your bag? 3.1 your sweet hippy! We'r, only 4 blocks away ---onl, Two-hour service 6 a.m.-2 p.rw 1906 I Area Acres ,xpands, it is parks have b classes and acres. c. Provisions This couple e University more leisure a benches and such as the s< 0 says inter aused Thai Weatherbee explained, "is that for the first time she must question the support of her ally, the United States. Now that the U. S. has made overtures to mainland China, Thailand naturally feels uneasy since the Thai government alleges that China supports Thai insurgents." "Of course, Thailand is also worried about what will happen after the U. S. withdraws from Viet Nam," he continued. "The Thais know the U. S. will want to avoid getting involved in Thailand in another situation like Viet Nam." Meanwhile, Weatherbee said, the internal security of Thailand is being challenged in the country's border areas. "The dominant culture of Thailand has always been that of the people in Thailand's central valley," he said. "These people speak the S4 blocks for a quality job. ., Monday through Friday. A LAUNEN lossom St. Our Oue esAnS= PLAN - Claude r mietas een a regular part of area is a typical scene from the spects of a college education juirrels and birds enjoy. nal fears, land coup same dialect and have accepted modernization." "However, the various tribes on Thailand's border areas resent the government in the central valley," Weatherbee said. * - Alumni. r< Reinsura The USC Alumni Association's 1971 Distinguished Alumnus Award has gone to James A. Cath cart Jr., chairman of the board of' General Reinsurance Corp., of New York. Vlunteers to scan hearts USC Volunteer Services will run the first heart scan in Columbia at Benson Elementary School on Nov. 30 and Dec. 2, and 3. According to John Elkins, director of Volunteer Services, this will be the first time the project has been tried in Columbia. If it suceeds, Elkins says, "Our. goal is to saturate the Columbia. public school system with this program through volunteers." Three hundred school children will be scanned by a USC volun teer trained by the Heart Association to run the elec trophonocardio scan, a machine which scans children for heart defects. Also helping with the project will be the Chi Omega and Kappa Delta sororities. Elkins stresses that the machine merely detects heart defects; it does not diagnose. If an unknown heart defect is found, the child will be referred to a cardiologist. b0 Panlt setCl 3cognize ice exec Cathcart received the award in ceremonies Saturday at halftime of the USC-Clemson football game. William N. Bowen, president of the USC Alumni Association, and Dr. Thomas F. Jones, University president, made the presentation. Cathcart, who attended Carolina 1926-30 and was graduated with honors from the New York Law School in 1936 , is a member of the USC Educational Foundation's Chair Endowment Club. He also has been named an adjunct professor in USC's College of Business Administration in which he periodically will team teach as a member. of the business community in cooperation with a regular faculty - member of the college. He joined General Reinsurance Corp., now one of the largest corporations of its kind in the world, in 1930 and remained with the company until he was named vice president of Peerless Casualty Co. in 1942. He rejoined General Rein surance in 1950 as vice president, was named president in 1952 and chairman of the board in 1960. He is the son of Mr. Ann Sloan Cathcart of Columbia and the late James Armstrong Cathcart. Cathcart is a member of the New York Bar, Phi Delta Phi, Sigma Nu, Metropolitan Club and Casualty and Surety Club. Crushed Velvet and Velour.. rhe L-0k of 'day E'legance ~fblesfd 22.99 CH-JARDGE CA RDr