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Campus Opinion. The Gamecock. Drawer A
By LLOYD WOODS
Opinion Page Editor
In the presence
representatives of 23
American nations Wedr
President Jimmy Carte
General Omar Toi
military ruler of Pa
signed treaties which wi
control of the Panama C?
Panama by the end c
century. If the treati<
ratified by Congress ar
Panamanian people
president famous for hi
flashing smile will be a
return a piece of propert
was practically stole
another president know
EATY IS SIGNED, SURI
MDftOUS MACHINERY TO
X HOLD ON, \
( GENERAL,THAT*) <
A MY BIC... /
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To the Editor:
In your recent publi
| President Holderman for
to a private school. 1
Holderman decided to
president of the Universil
was not to subject his
control and scrutiny of an
had been in the past. He
of fine caliber and unus
activities of his persoi
e compliment him, his fam
, Was this question aske
9 of Benedict College? He!
i been in Heathwood Sch
| years and in fact, one rec
J Heathwood School. Sure)
the same type of s
Teddy Roosevelt.
The treaties wil
i of end of what Latir
Latin med "Yankee Imp
lfisHav T.atin Amprioa E>
;r and will no longer live
'rijos, divided by a col<
nama, citizens. No 1
11 give Panamanians be
mal to second class citiz<
if this own country by
is are U.S. citizens. Pi
id the will be united,
s a Of course, if the
s big, not ratified by
ble to Congress, things
y that as they are now, e>
sn by change. The P,
n for will be united,
RENDERING THE
lTTV/_ Dl*1TU n? kl?l* n
1111 dih r r/tiwir
ll !'?
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is a 6p
m
th
cation, you question be
sending his daughters co
When Mr. James B.
accept me jod as b>
ty of South Carolina, it m
personal life to the yo
lyone any more than it
: is obviously a person H<
ual intelligence. The
rial life will always m
ily and the university. yo
d of President Ponder dii
has children that have
ool for many, many Jo
rently graduated from Pi
y President Ponder is Mi
mile in 1903, physicalb
these tre?
II mark the bloodshe
is have ter- follow. 1
erialism" in look like r
anamanians comparisi
in a tommy pt'UjJie a
any of U.S. waiting f
onger will returned I
treated as the treat
ens in their States wi
these same that peac<
anamanians going to b
they want
treaties are people w
the U.S. repressed
will remain will rebel
icept for one Many of I
anamanians will manj
though not
\ It a wai
are fond
should br
i. country th
United St
fighting i
mm: Guardia
also be f
guerillas
from in
countries
aid, over
i A At
wnai iney
of the "Y<
The war
jungles tl
Vietnam.
^ j besides S
I /// Ronald R
Wk'jj, Vietnam?
H'$$/, Unlike
WW/////, wait unt:
mum' before a<
fl|W Americar
foreign s
WT America!
, becoming
Ld getting t(
P and with
the canal
to nations
r~- jk feel sorrj
IT Canal Zc
if federal er
p care to k
the year
fife problem ]
jobs here
It will
getting C
v the treati
ur
ore familiar with our pi
an we would expect Pre
>. His selection of a scl
mes under the heading
If, such an inquiry that c
' an insidious pea brain
e, my answer would be s
ur damned business."
I am proud that my tv
^athwonH Srhnnl
Better it is that your inq
ore educational mat ten
ur mental capacities i
rections.
hn II. Patterson
esident
idland Steel Corporation
/, but mentally. If
ities are not ratified,
d will inevitably
^he riots of 1964 will
ivjii-viuieiu pxoiesi oy
on. The Panamanian
re getting tired of
or their land to be
to them. Rejection of
ies by the United
II be a sign to them
2ful negotiation is not
e the way to get what
. They will act as all
'ho have ever felt
have acted. They
I. They will fight,
[hem will die, but so
' Americans.
r, or a conflict as we
of calling it now,
eak out in that tiny
le armed forces of the
ates will not be just
* small force of La
Nacional. We will
iehting Panamanian
o O
and guerilla forces
iany other Latin
who will come (o the
tly or covertly, of
construe as a victim
ankee Imperialism."
will be fought in
bicker than those of
How many people
trom Thurmond and
teagon want another
Vietnam we need not
il the war is over
>king ourselves why
is are dying again on
oil. Americans will
save antiquated
i dreams and nothing
Panama Canal is fast
outdated. Ships are
)o big for the canal
our two ocean navy
ic r?nrf tritnl
o V.VI luiuiy IIU( V11C5I
tl defense. And don't
' U.S. citizens in the
me. They are all
nployees. Those who
>ave the Zone before
2,000 should have no
finding other federal
be a tough battle
:ongress to approve
es. ;
am'
jblic schools system
sident Holderman to
100I for his children
of personal rights,
bviously is authored
were to be asked of
imply, "It is none of
vo daughters attend
uiries be directed to
> that could expand
in more productive