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Nixon ad By HUGHIE McKNIGHT Gamecock staff Writer President Nixon will be in Columbia at 12:30 p.m. tomor row to thank the South Carolina General Assembly for endors ing his Vietnam peace policy, Gov. John West said Friday. At Friday's press conference Gov. West and House Speaker Solomon Blatt said Nixon had accepted a joint invitation from them and Senate President Pro Tem Marion Gressette, D Calhoun County, to visit the state. West and Blatt said that on Jan. 24 South Carolina became the first state to pass a resolu tion supporting Nixon's Viet nam peace efforts.The endorse THE OF John W. C Common Former Sei of Health, One of the weird and nor government - at all levels - lic's business is done in the < Citizens assume that only < curity and some aspects of with in secret. Little do the) our public officials act as tI duct our business is none o In 1972 roughly one-thii Works Committee meetings figure for the Senate Agrict percent, for the House Ap over 90 percent. The HousE mittee, which drafts the law, tax dollar you and I pay, is i curity is so tight that even th gressman who is on the Cc closed meetings. What are t All sessions of congress records of all votes taken at normally be open to the pubi allowed to close a meeting c national security or invasion the procedure for closing it tected against abuse. In the Executive Branch, ciated with national securit gystem of classifying docurr has been badly abused - pose of concealing bureauc for secrecy extends to ever, der the control of the Exec agencies often meet behind hearings, and suppress repc Of course, the secrecy inv the-public. The special inte well what goes on in those h often they're right in there The only one who has splintc ing against closed doors is Now there is a resoluti< sponsored by Senators Hi Roth (R., Del.) (plus 11 othe open all Senate committee r cently introduced in the Se Florida and in the House (HF of Florida, would open all I Branch meetings except thi security or involving persoi Information is power, and venient means of keeping th~ of the people. What the peo object to. It's time to change all tha your two Senators and your you want them to open up mon Cause (2100 M Stree 20037) and ally yourself wit in getting these changes mr this nation back to its citize ship rate is $7.00. Don't jus This space Is coi People Servien by The & dresses ment came after the Jan. 23 cease-fire announcement. The resolution said, in part: "All Americans joyously wel comed President Richard M. Nixon's words announcing the impending end of the Vietnam War and the outlining of a set tlement deemed just and hon orable; including among its pro visions the release of all Ameri can prisoners of war through out Indochina and the fullest Demonstration President Nixon's economic and domestic policies will be protested during his Columbia visit Tuesday. Plans for the pro test will be discussed in a meeting Monday night at 7:00p.m. infrontoftheRus sell House. SCANDAL ECRECY ardner, Chairman Cause .retary ducation and Welfare sensical facts about our - is that much of the pub ieepest, darkest secrecy. luestions of national se criminal justice are dealt know! Most of the time iough the way they con I our business. d of the Senate Public were held in secret. The ilture Committee was 59 propriations Committee Ways and Means Com governing every federal iotoriously secretive. Se e staff assistant of a Con mmittee can't attend the hey hiding? ional committees - and such sessions - should ic. Committees should be >nly for considerations of of personal privacy, and should be carefully pro virtually everyone asso y acknowledges that the ents to preserve secrecy ill too often for the pur :ratic error. And the zeal i government agency un utive Branch. Regulatory closed doors, omit public rts the public should see. olved is only secret-f rom rest lobbyists know very ush-hush meetings. Quite vith the decision makers. ~rs in his nose from bump John Q. Public. >n before the Senate -- imphrey (D., Minn.) and r sponsors) which would meetings. A bill (S 260) re nate by Lawton Chiles of 4) by Dante Fascell, also .egislative and Executive se dealing with national ial privacy. secrecy is the most con at power out of the hands 2le don't know, they can't .And you can help. Write Congressman. Tell them the system. Or join Corn t NW,Wa shington, D.C. h 200,000 other members ade. We're going to give ns. The student member stand there! 9tributed as a an Heusen Company General h possible accounting of all those missing in action." The resolution concluded with, "That the General Assem bly desires to commend Presi dent Richard M. Nixon for his successful efforts in bringing the Vietnam War to an end." The legislature unanimously approved the endorsement proposed by Rep. Thomas M. Marchant III, R-Greenville, and 19 other House members. Commenting on the political end of the visit, Blatt said, "I certainly have no reason to sup pose that the President has political motivations. He is not playing any politics because it involves a war that he did not start." Blatt said Harry Dent and White House Special Assistant David Parker arranged the visit after news of the peace endorsement reached the White House. The Speaker added that Dent "stated to me over the tele phone that the President was interested and that if we invited him he would be delighted to come." AME In Cc Nominated for 2 Only Schedule South Carol AME TUESDAY - FEBH CHARLESTON MUN ADVANCE 'I ALL SEAT| MAKE CHECK OR MON STUDENT GOV BAPTI S' P. 0. BOX 10087, CH PLEASE RESERVE ORCHESTRA MEZZANINE REAR ORCHESTRA BALCONY N AME ...................... ADDRESS.................. CITY, STATE, ZIP CODE (CLIP' A AssembIy State Republican Party offi cials said 125 of the 200 State House gallery seats were reserved for public attendance of the address. The remaining 75 are for members of the press, they said. Nixon's speech will also be televised on the South Carolina Educational Television Net work. Details of the President's itinerary during his Tuesday visit have not been announced. But former Presidential Assistant Harry Dent said that Nixon's plans were to come to Columbia, deliver the speech and leave. Weather study The USC Division of Educational Services will offer a short course in "Popular Meteorology" March 8 through April 12. The course, a non-technical one for amateur weathermen, will be held 7:30 to 9:30 p.m. Thursday evenings in the Carolina Coliseum. Classes, which will be taught by USC geography Prof. Robert L. RICA j4 Grammy Awards d Appearance In ina This Year. RICA UARY 27 - 8:00 P.M. ICIPAL AUDITORIUM 'ICKET SALES S RESERVED [EY ORDER PAYABLE TO: ERNMENT ASSN. ' COLLEGE ARLESTON, S. C. 29411 ( ) TICKETS FOR $6.00 $6.00 $5.00 $4.00 JOHN C. WEST ...announces Nixon visit. Dent added that West's luncheon invitation to Nixon hadn't been answered Friday and that he didn't know if it would be accepted. course offered Janiskee, will cover the elements and influences of weather and examine some of the techniques used to observe, analyze, forecast and modify the world's weather. The fee for the course is $14 per person or $24 for a married couple. For further information on the "Popular Meteorology" course, contact the Division of Educational Services or call 777-2589. 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