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Our Times NATO Tr By Smith Hempstene Smith Hempstone-At a time when the United States and the Soviet Union are engaged in delicate negotiations to reduce troop levels in Central Europe, bickering over the fates of codfish and a king threatens to unravel the NATO alliance at both its strategic flanks. Ever since Frobisher's day, British seamen have fished the dangerous but rich North Atlantic waters off the coast of Iceland. The Icelanders, descendants of the Vikings, also fished those icy waters and reaped a rich harvest of herring, haddock and cod. For the past 400 years, there were-or seemed to be-fish enough in the sea to fill the nets of all who fished those waters. No more: Iceland's herring catch in seven years has dropped from 763,000 tons to 60,000, the combined haddock catch of ships fo the two nations has fallen from 110,000 tons to 40,000 since 1961, and Iceland's cod catch, in a matter of less than three years, has declined from 308,000 tons to less than 250,000 tons. 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Since Iceland has a population of only 200,000 and neither an army nor a navy, its departure from NATO-if it came to that-would not appear to be a major disaster. But as was discovered during World War II, Iceland is vital to the defense of the sea route between the United States and Western Europe, and closure of the American base in Keflavik would threaten the security of this vital ocean artery. ELCOA sessions at Carol t from the regul, h this idea we < K are attemptin ly, a slightly diff - school affords >re leisure time, v a little more inf< Ll activities, spar iter Columbia ar f~ the paper we w will hopefully I ash on bad films and Craft and a wise outstanding >n tap. So, even who has to wor: lid class we hope av be in for a big Is, Co dfi, So much for the cod. Theking ir question is, of course, 33-year-old King Constantine of Greece, whc last week found himself deposed by Prime Minister George Papadopoulos in the wake of an abortive naval coup against the military-backed regime in Athens. Papadopoulos overthrew Greece's civilian government in 1967 in a coup staged in the king's name but without his knowledge or consent. The monarch fled tc Rome later the same year after the failure of another royalist counter coup. The Greek dynasty, which in fact is of Danish-German origin, seldom has been wildly popular in Greece. The first king was assassinated, the second died in exile and the dynasty was deposed from 1924 until 1935. Constantine had only three uneasy years on the throne after his coronation in 1964. Both during his reign and since his exile, relations between fellow NATO members Greece and Turkey have been strained because of the Cyprus question. 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Between them, they generated enough clout to have Greece expelled from the Council of Europe in 1969. Italy, yet another NATO nation, has been increasingly cool toward the colonels ever since it became clear that the Greek government had links with extreme right-wing USC Summ The University of South Carolina Theatre this summer will present the classic musical "Show Boat" in the Myrtle Beach Convention Center. The production will be under the direction of Russell Green with performances scheduled nightly except Mondays from June 23 until August 11. It is the third consecutive year the USC Theatre has been at Myrtle Beach with a major musical production. In addition to the so-called "big" show, the USC Theatre people also present a series of matinee specials designed for children and their parents. Last year, a highly acclaimed production of "Oklahoma" at tracted more than 20,000 patrons. The afternoon special was an original musical version of the adventures of Tom Sawyer created by Dr. Kay Bethea of the USC Theatre faculty. Director Green has not decided on the matinee show for this season at Myrtle Beach but work on the production of "Show Boat" is far advanced. Set designers and other production people have been in Myrtle Beach for several weeks preparing sets and other aspects of *5O RE~ For return, or Informal of Minolta 35mm SI Owner can Identify b questions. Replies 80636, Campus. ngs-_ groups in Italy. That the anti Papadopoulos members of the crew of a Greek destroyer tecently E sought and gained political asylum in Italy will not make relations between Athens and Rome any warmer. In deposing Constantine, Pap dopoulos has both clouded the issue and clarified it. He has clouded it in the sense that the real issue always has been not whther Greece would be a republic or a monarchy but whether it would be a democracy or a dictatorship. He has clarified it by making the king the focal point of all opposition to his regime, Communist, socialist and monarchist. And so it is that, with the United States and the Soviet Union nearing accords which will weaken NATO troop strength in Europe, issues such as codfish and crowns threaten to reduce Western Europe's ability to co-ordinate Its own defense against the Russian threat. er Theatre the production. The majority of the large cast and crew arrived June 3. The first public performance of "Show Boat" is slated for Satur day, June 23. Letters Welcome Letters to the editor on topics are welcome but subject to editing and cond6nsation to meet style and space require ments. All letters must be typed and must be signed with the full name, address and phone number of the author. Unsigned letters or those with pseudonyms will not be printed. The letters should be addressed to Letters To the Editor, The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S. C., 29208. 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