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To the Editor: C
I noticed in the February 23rd
edition of your paper you said Ms.
Anthony's statement that she was t<
under contract to maintain her a
"moral turpitude" was a direct tl
quote. I don't know which
Gamecock you were reading, but
my copy has only the words n
"moral turpitude" in quotes, the h
rest of the sentence being attributed
to the reporter. If the
statement was a "quote", as you
claim, why wasn't the whole S
sentence in quotes?
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I'll tell you why. It was because
your reporter tried to use a fivedollar
word while being possessed s
of only a fifty-cent vocabulary. At ^
any rate, even if Ms. South
Carolina did say what you claim I
she did, I would think that any "
competent freshman would have
enough sense to recognize the _
glaring impropriety of such a
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disclaimer.
Any way you look at it, you have n
the egg on your face, right where it e
belongs. But with your steady diet
of eating crow, I'm sure the egg .
comes as a welcome relief. ?
Everett C. Wilkie, Jr.
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To the Editor: v
Last night I saw "USA" at the s
Washington Auditorium. I had 9
been an admirer of John Dos Jj
Passob since the Post World War II r
period.
I thought the show was ^
magnificent. The actors were
superb.
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It brought me back to when I v
went to school No. 4 in Patterson, i
N.J. I did arithmetic homework for ^
an older boy who was a candy t,
butcher in the Orpheum, a s
Burlesque house. In return, he let k
me go into the theatre.
My father was a friend of Billy
Watson who owned the theatre and c
could get passes. c
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But really, 1 did not want him to
know his 11-year-old son was
frequenting burlesque shows.
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Billy Watson was an old trooper
id his fat girl two-ton chorus was
sensation.
My friend went on to achieve
ame as a comedian.
Another friend, Costello went to
igh school with me. He served his
pprentice years in the Orpheum.
>id you ever hear of Abbot and
lostello?
I can still hear the comedian say
d his friend as the pretty girl went
cross the stage, "Scrooo-ten-nize
Hat!"
Risque shows of that time are
ow stuff that is in the family
ours on T.V. today.
Issue my congratulation to
ICORE.
Respectfully,
Paul Jacobs
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o the Editor:
This year's Gamecock
heerleading squad is a disgrace to
lis university. Apparently they do
ot understand the purpose of their
xistence.
A case in point is the recent USCJotre
Dame game lost by the
ramecocks by seven points. The
rowd was cheering with a
eafening furor in response to the
xcellent play of the Gamecocks
uring the first half of the game
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With the first two minutes of the
econd half being played before a
irtually silent crowd, Notre Dame
cored six unanswered points. The
heerleaders should have had the
ans, which had naturally settled
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ntermission, worked up to a
everish pitch the moment the
idinecocks stepped.on the floor for
he second half.
What were the USC cheerleaders
loing during this lapse? It is obious
that they do not know what
hey are supposed to be doing,
'hey seem to think their purpose is
o entertain the fans with little
kits during time-outs instead of
;eeping the crowd alive.
Thanks to what I consider a
lereliction of duty by the USC
:heerleaders, USC is not getting
he home-court advantage it has in
>ast years.
Steve Schmutz
USC Law School
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USC should not
close Forum
To the Editor:
I was recently browsing through
the town newspaper and came
across an article saying that the
Forum Lounge is being closed
because the university will not
renew its lease. The article also
v speculated that the Forum would
also be used for office space.
I think that the university should
review its position on this matter.
The Forum has always been a
great source of pleasure for me
and many other people. It's centrally
located, it has a soothing
atmosphere, and it is one of the few
places in Columbia where a person
can go and hear acoustic bands or
folk groups. The groups presented
at the Forum offer a much more
relaxed and mature atmosphere
than do loud "musical" rock
groups that play on the same chord
for fifteen minutes. v
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S-1 editorial
not justified
To the Editor:
Few things in print have been so
opinionated yet based on pure
ignorance as the Gamecock
editorial attack on Senate Bill one.
I will quote several assertions by
the editorial and then show what is
fact.
Assertion: SI "would abridge
freedom of press by establishing
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information vaguely deemed in the
interest of national security."
Fact: Section 1124 provides
penalties for the disclosure of
classified information by an
authorized agent. Non-authorized
recipients of classified information,
such as the press, are
expressly exempt from coverage
(1124-b).
Assertion: "It would excuse
governmental misrnndnrt if
accused believed their actions
were duly authorized . . Fact:
Section 552 makes it an affirmative
defense that there was 1) a statute,
2) Supreme Court decision or 3) an
authorized and official interpretation
of a law which the
defendant relied on in good faith in
his conduct. The section goes on to
require that the writing relied on
must be of a public nature, not
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some niuaen or secret oraer.
Assertion: "It would vastly
increase the penalties for victimless
crimes such as marijuana
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I only urge that the university
examine this matter more closely
and I think it will be found that it
will be in the best interest of the
school and the people that the
Forum Lounge be allowed to
continue its operation.
Danny Moorer
2115 Santee Ave.
Critic Beall
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This is in reference to Tim
Beall's letter of hostility and
frustration. This obviously intellectual
giant seems to fail to
realize that motivation and
initiative should by no means be
expected of the university or its
newspaper unless a student wishes
to make meaningful, constructive
contributions. If you do not wish to
help solve the problem - just bitch
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possession . . Fact: Section 1813
makes the mere personal
possession of marijuana, with no
limuaiion on quantity, a class C
misdemeanor with a maximum
penalty of thirty days.
Assertion: It would encourage
police entrapment. Fact: Section
551 merely adopts, in codified
form, the "predisposition of the
defendant" standard as laid down
in opinions of the United States
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356 US. 369 (1958); United States v.
Russell, 411 U.S. 423 (1973).
The editorial goes on to paint Si
as a monster of conservatism. It
failed to mention that the bill is
being cosponsored by Senator
Birch Bayh, Senator Fong and
Senator Mansfield and that it has
received tremendous support from
both sides of the Senate floor.
Si is and remains a progressive
piece of legislation aimed at updating
the criminal laws of our
federal government. It includes
progressive provisions such as
sections 4111 to 4115 which
rechannel criminal fines paid from
general operating revenue to a
fund which would be used for the
compensation of victims of crime.
SI has received the support from
many national organizations such
as the American Bar Association.
In sum, the thoughtless, inac...
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- attacks made by the Gamecock
editorial against Si were nothing
but hog wash based on ignorance
and exemolifies that sort of
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justify our own reasons for being
here by participating in the
university's programs both
academic and nonacademic. I can
only suppose that since he has
spent three and a half years here
that he really does hate this school;
for students like himself are the
epitome of charlatanism and a ,
mockery of the student body.
His dislike of course structure
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his lack of understanding the
university system as a whole.
Teachers are here to bestow on us
the philosophies and concepts
behind our reading material. We
are here for an education not
entertainment.
If you want to get something out
of USC VOU have to nut snmpthina
in. It's standards are what you
make them. Your lack of constructive
criticism, Mr. Beall, is
certainly not appreciated. If you
like to contribute something to this
student body, go to Clemson.
Thomas Martin
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journalism which is both contemptible
and dangerous.
Stephen Bartlett
The article referred to in this
letter was one sent The Gamecock
Kv a ('a lifnrniu hacpH ramnaidn
opposed to the passage of Senate
Bill One. The opinion expressed in
the editorial is supported by The
Gamecock.
Duck Soup?
To the Editor:
Who ate the duck in the reflection
pool? That's the riddle some
residents of the Towers have been
pondering recently.
Early this morning an impeccable
source was quoted as
saying: "School officials last night
responded quickly to odd quacking
noises thought to have been 'duck
calls' originating inside the
complex maze of the Towers."
Upon investigation suspicious
white feathers were discovered in
some of the labyrinth corridors
leading to the heart of the
Honeycombs. From the administration
a high authority said
they were "probably plucked," but
would not discuss the possibility of
a "pillow cover-up."
Students wandering suspiciously
in the area were picked up and
questioned. They claimed to know
nothing and were released on their
own rnffnizflncp
Harold Holiday
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