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Lower mini In 1956 teenage unemployment was 9.7 per cent, according to the Labor Department. That was the last time it was below 10 per cent. Recently the department reported that the September figure was double the 1956 level. There are many reasons for this increase in unemployment, not the least of which is an increase in the number of persons in the teenage bracket. A less important reason could be the reduction in the size nf the armed forces, whirh hns allowed mnrp vnnncr rw?rcr?nc 'I ? ^ J VIV1UJ to seek work in the private sector. Other factors include the nature of the work force itself. Young persons are usually only interested in part-time work because they are still in school. Some employers The Gar | ypii |f it Ctfy^OOC m ~ * \\\ .' jk I.V 3 ' , ^ ' c / X f GAMFjnrif George Morn* Editor Mickey Trimarchi Now* Editor Bob King , ' Ad Manager Cathrine Thrift v Asst. News Editor > Alyce Kozma GeneQailltrd Copy Dfesk Chief ^ Photo Editor V UjirniiArlU Karen Whitaker Graduate Assistant ct Editorial Page Editor - - Enter THE GAMECOCK wtUemet letters from its readers. Letters should be II subject and a maximum of MO words. They must bo signed with the wri iVwudonyms or other aliases will not be used, but the writer's name wl circumstances warrant. To assist us in verifylng 'he identity of writers, plf mailing addre&sand a telephone number where you can be reached Plo< standing and matorTalso We reserve the right to edit all lotters, not for cor our space limitations. Address: Campus Opinion, The Oamocock, C Columbia, S C. MJO? imiiim mm IB I B I B I cuiupictiii ciuuui me pwr penormance 01 youin wno nave limited reliability. Others condemn young workers for their 1 increased use of drugs and alcohol and the rising incidence of crime. State laws limit the number of hours youths can work i and bar them from hazardous occupations. Some licenses are onlv ohtainahlp at 1ft Mandatory union membership in some jobs makes youth employment inpossible because youths are unable to meet the standards required for union membership. Too often young job seekers are unskilled and inexperienced. i The most devastating factor, however, is the implementation of the federally regulated minimum wage. 1 necock lion > Soviet forces inves K|; Wall Street Journal, Oct. 6, 1976: Russia's def< I twice as high as previously estimated and may I country's economic problems, a new Centra I analysis concluded. It said the Kremlin allocat< I " * * " " iii B?k?r I v c,,t Ul UIC &ross national product to defense. The I Russian's contention that their new Backfire range plane that needn't be limited by anv new Air Force disagrees, saying the plane could fly tc kh Sherwood Soviet leader Leonid Brezhnev, meanwhile, c ^?v wiisoo circles in Western countries" are trying to . Ed.tor* describing Russia as a threat to peace. "The 5 threatened anyone," he told a French televisic iuck Cramer tainment Editor jolted to tingle ?*r'itru? nim?. Letters to the editor or columns sigi t??e*incJud?*voJr are the opinions of those authors and d< ?* ci?? position of The Gamecock. it#nt, but to >r?wer A, USC,^ leeded In his doctoral dissertation, James F. Ragan, now economist at the New York Federal Reserve Bank, said the amendments between 1967 and 1971 were wrong. "Had these amendments not been implemented our model indicates that youth employment would have been 320,000 persons higher in 1972 than it actually was and the aggregate youth unemployment rate would have been 3.8 percentage points lower." 0 Opposition to reduction in the minimum wage for teens is led by labor unions, who argue it would merely lead to substitution of teens for adults. This implies that an inexperienced teen can easily replace an experienced adult. In New Jersey Gov. Brendan Byrne recently signed into law an increase in the state's minimum wage to $2.40, thereby assuring a further increase in teenage unemployment and adding to the already staggering unemployment rate of more than 11 per cent. Whoever wins the election Nov. 2 should bear in mind the # pffprfc nf minim 11?VI uiarta nn fKo tmimrt ?? ""f 1-L~ ?. IIIUHIIIUII nugv tin uiv Juuilg (II 1ICCU 111 JUUS. Lowering the minimum wage is the only means of providing an incentive for employers to hire teenagers. m r Angry tan , j criticizes L A .1 f rnt a rrli Ki ruypu// i i v? > wi h 11 b y To ^itor: * wi8h to register a complaint against the outlandish conduct of ATO fraternity during the USCyrWP^T,Mississippi football game. It seems \ ^at' ^^8 run out of vulgar cheers, this group of intoxicated Greeks decided to begin throwing ^ nine rtf i/>A Qinrl Hrinlro Anfn *l?? -tiir iwn v* ?vv UtftVi U1 IIUU3 UI11U U1C spectators below. As one of those | broiled in a post-game fight by one mnHHOH militant ATO member, I want to not only complain but also publicize this unruly behavior in hopes that something may be done to insure its not being repeated. I was not alone in mv distrust and I / anger at ATO, as at least three ^ X 1 other spectators became violently y Jj v irate at such treatment. //Ml If this fraternity feels that it's MniMl /jU? "cimnni'f" nf tho pomonnoln in ?nn uu|/[>vi b ui uic vjaincvircrvo ID iw limited in the stands, and therefore " they must resort 10 such antics, I j suggest that they should have been P^acec^ on ^ie Notre Dame bench Let me conclude bv savins? that this is not an indictment of the # Iff Greek system, nor of enthusiastic M support of our football team, but a | illStifipH fAmnlnint r\( nno fraternity's, ATO's, disgusting actions. + I DAVID M. NICHOLS ingarea 8enior jnse spending is almost ^ be contributing to that ^"-UbOTIOn .. il Intelligence Agency , js 11 per cent to 13 per entertainment ; CIA also supported the bomber is a medium- x? I I arms-control pact. The Q M IC16S DO ft IQI the U.S. r :omplained that "some sabotage detente by To the Editor: t/tlrial TTHIAM Knr> ? ZwiVJZ"w ,,ao UCVCI It is my opinion that the P?rter- minute article for Contemporary Sounds' production I of the Wright Bros, versus the Cinematic Arts Committee's led by individuals article is direct proof of your > not represent the partiality to Cinematic Arts. GARRY COATS J Contemporary Sounds 4