The gamecock. (Columbia, S.C.) 1908-2006, May 01, 1978, Page Page 5, Image 5
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By JANE SHEALY
News Editor
Two candidates for the U. S.
Senate, both opposed to allocating
more of the state budget to higher
education, discussed a number of
federal and local issues in interviews
Friday. Senator Strom
Thurmond ate lunch in the Russell
House cafeteria and visited The
Gamecock and the studios of
WUSC. Charles 'Pug' Ravenel was
interviewed in his Greenville office
by telephone. The text of the interviews
follows.
THE GAMECOQK: Senator
Thurmond, why do you feel that
you nave to run again? Do you
think your age will affect your
campaign?
THURMOND: I guess it would
be much nicer if I retired and could
be with my family more. But with
the seniority I have in the Senate
and being in such good health, I'd
be letting the people down if I
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didn't run again. I feel like I would
be shirking my responsibilities.
My age would and should be a
factor if I were in the condition that
most people my ace (76) are. I ran
two and a half miles this morning
and did 20 minutes of calisthenics.
I think I am in a position to serve
the people more effectively, in
terms of health and seniority, than
ever before.
GAMECOCK: Mr. Ravenel, why
are you running for U. S. Senate?
RAVENEL: I'm running
because I think I'm more qualified
to serve in the Senate over the next
six years than any other candidate.
I think I'm better qualified than
anybody running.
GAMECOCK: What do you think
about the controversial Barnwell
plant and the development of
alternative power sources?
RAVENEL: We should not
proceed with the development of
nuclear power until we know what
to do with the waste products.
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nuclear plant in Russia in 1957. It
was so bad that 10 years later
women in the area who got
pregnant were advised to get
abortions. We've got the
technology to put solar panels on
many homes in the state. I support
the Sun Day exercise (a protest of
me Barnwell plant by the Palmetto
Alliance and supporters).
THURMOND: No one loves
clean soil, clean air, clean water
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more energy (about half of South
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evidence to show that this plant is
dangerous. I'm strong for
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THURMOND: We have got to
become energy self-sufficient.
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develop other energy sources. I am
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