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VOL. LXII - NO. 53 University of South Carolina, Columblal S. C. 29208 Wednesda. Jones en Grand Ji The University of South C to have the Grand Jury inve intends to provide the Jury University has concerning th in society-at-large, accordi Thomas F. Jones. "Because of the serious c society and because of manifestation of the problery John Foard was obliged to I "We hope the Grand Jur problem," Jones continued. it for a long'time and we, li don't have all the answers. "It's a matter of record, have cooperated fully with li official investigative agenc committee which investigat Carolina last year." "'This cooperation contir a available to the Grand Jury concerning the drug prob in the community," Jones c Sandei By ARMIDA GILBERT Staff Writer Pollution, according to Rep. Alex Sanders, D-Richland, is the symptom of a greater problem overpopulation. Birth control pan Tragedy BY BETTY WOODR UFF Staff Writer "If a girl is responsible enough to want the Pill, then I think she should have it," Marian Rees, Planned Parenthood speaker, said at a panel for birth control Tuesday. Planned as part of Women in Focus week, the panel cnsisted of dorses iry probe trolina welcomes the decision stigate the drug problem and with all the information the e problem on this campus and ng to USC President Dr. Irug problem throughout our the shocking and blatant i reported last week, Solicitor ake this action," Jones said. V can get to the root of the "We have been wrestling with ke the rest of society, simply Jones continued, "'that we iw enforcement agencies and ies such as the legislative ,d the drug situation in South es with our intention to make all the information we have lem on this campus and oncluded. s 0poll Sanders spoke on .environmental protection Monday to ECO 70's. He emphasized the need to treat both the symptom and the cause of pollution. The Richland County democrat Planned Parenthood is the panel sponsored by Women Beverly Hart, Father Ernie E el of unwan1 Marian Rees and Fletcher Spigner, Planned Parenthood speakers; the Rev. Ernie Bowen, associate pastor from St. Joseph's Catholic church; and Beverly Hart, organizer of Midland Community Center. Ms. Rees said that 98 per cent of the women served are black, but 75 per cent of births in America are from white middle class families. Spigner. said.~ that one out of five. Rep. Floyd Spence, R-S.C Montgomery Jr., Principal A and Warden W.T. Caue load 0 ution t spokeof the near extinction of the Louisiana brown pelican of which only 8 remain. He likened the bird to the canary that coal miners used in their mines. When the canary became ill, the miners knew that sub ject of discussion in this In Focus. Participants are owen, and Fletcher Spigner. ted child children born to married couples are unwanted and that many children die from beating and abuse by parents. "Since Planned Parenthood is under OEO guidelines, we feel that we can't reach the middle-class families who really need the in formation," he said. Although Planned Parenthood is restricted to treating welfaen or helps Reid alter Derrick donated to M books he has on their libri he sym poisonous gases were seepirng into the shafts. The canary, being weaker than the men, died from the odorless gases and thus warned them. The brown pelican, according to Sanders, is - Mke MetN explained indigent patients, "students can get through if they're clever about it," Ms. Rees said. "A freshman got through by saying she had no money or job." Speaking on the church's at titude towards birth control, Father Bowen said that the Church is against birth control. "The only methods the church does approve of are complete abstinence or rhythm method," he snid. - Mike McCrght anning Correctional Institute iry shelves. ptom warning Louisiana that the en vironment is becoming unfit for human safety in much the same way. Sanders noted that a recent study of the polluted Hudson River in New York showed that no matter what is done to it, the brown trout would never return. The legislator gave other evidence of worsening en viromental deterioration. For instance, the amount of DDT now found in human mothers' milk exceeds the safe levels for human consumpton. A ravaged environment affects men's minds and souls, Sanders said. He asserted that when man participates in the destruction of a weaker species, his attitude toward life may subconsciously be changed so that he puts less value on human life. Sanders suggested that such incidents as the stabbing of Kitty Genoa while people stood by un concerned may be a result of this subconscious attitude . Using public sacrifices during World War II as evidence that the public is capable of giving up certain things to achieve a goal, Sanders said that a change in lifestyle is the only real solution for the problem of environmental deterioration. A simpler life style, although not necessarily less comfortable one, is needed, .along with changes in the basic values and standards of mankind, according to Sanders. The question is not whether life in a totally polluted world would be possible, but whether it would be worth living. he .aid.