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vv . v ? 15UL*R4r Volume LXIX, No. Q3 University of South L-?tai w... .J^^s^J ia, S.C. Nov. 6, 197B Thun emplconin ByJIr N*w U.S. Senator Strom Thu in Greenville this weekeni little bit of seniority helps Thurmond said he will 1 the Senate within the nexl seniority among both De several senators expected Responding to Democi "Pug" Ravenel's charge freshness after about two said, "Any seniority helps. Veteran's Committee. An goes through that committ have a finger in the fire 01 goes through there. Arme< same way, and Judiciary "SENIOR MEMBERS ? committees, and the mosl tied in conferpnrp Th<* S*?* House might pass a bill, a settles the difference betv reason seniority counts s< Another campaign issue mond's voting record on Charleston Democrat cl against every single piec proposed in the Senate. THURMOND RESPONI accurate, that was 30 year the state was separate separate everything. That practice. "IT'S A NEW WORLD, say prehistoric days, but believe I've helped the bla< person in the history of t Thurmond said Ravene Rights Act of 1965. The 75against the act because i and most other states voti 1964 presidential electior requirements in their voti were under the bill was people registered to vote i was discrimination. There against it." Thurmond said he vot< Civil Rights bill" which w< a jury trial for crimes for \ or jail sentences were les THE CONSTITUTE accused of a crime shall g< a civil right, not being ag greatest civil rights we've Commenting on the 5 law, South Carolina's senio the state law and would right-to-work law if one ' anybody should be forced a job." Thurmond also said he by government employet public, you have to undei taxpayers." mond lasizes I rity | n Phillips | t Editor rmond, R.-S.C., campaigning ? i, told the Gamecock "every 5 in tne isenate." ye the ranking Republican in t two years and about fifth in mocrats and Republicans, if jj I to retire do so. p *atic challenger Charles D. g s that a senator "loses his [ terms," the former Democrat I I'm the senior member of the I -I * - ^ fining uuuui a veteran mai ee, they have to consult me. I i all veterans legislation that i Services (committee) is the is the same way. ire always on the conference t important legislation is setlate might pass a bill, and the nd the conference committee veen the bills. And that's the |1 > much." p i raised by Ravenel is Thur- !S Civil Rights legislation. The 1 aims Thurmond has voted e of Civil Rights legislation I >ED, saying, "Even if that is J s ago. At that time the law of races, separate theatres, was trie custom; that was the He's going back to, I wouldn't way back yonder. I honestly ck people more than any other ?? he state." 8 I specifically cited the Voting 1 year-old senator said he voted J t singled out South Carolina, I nn K.. T3 n.U i ? " wg uy u?n y vioiuwaier in me i i, for having discriminatory ?i ng laws. "The only reason we ? because fewer fhan half our actually voted, ney said that | was no merit to that so I voted id against the "1957 so-called 1 juld have revoked the right of vhich fines were less than $300 to fKort AC. /Intfn >o uioii iu uays. I I I says plainly that anybody st a jury trial. I was defending % ainst a civil right. One of the got is a trial by jury ." rv A . ni 14WI Vy?l Ulllltt i igni-io-worK r senator said he is in favor of probably support a national | was proposed. "I don't think Q to join a union in order to hold y opposes collective bargaining R is. 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Ravenel said he is not union but for the working HE SAID he is an adan the right-to-work law bee important for anyone to be without union pressure. "If people want to work the right to work without b< a union," Kavenel said. Discussing his conce Carolina unemployment, ! four percent unemployme by the Humphrey-Ha achievable. South Carolina low level of unemploymer * HUMPHREY-HAWK 1 percent unemployment for think that is achievable. there is important," Ravei think the government sh< ployer of last resort. But I sector ought to have the crease employment." PatmnAl ont/l a vu v i/iici oaiu auuuici J many people don't have the many of the available jolt there needs to be more training, incentives foi ployment and a reform of Ravenel said today's doesn't encourage people ( jobs. He said the ma jo; welfare is that the bureau and confusing. "WE'VE GOT to stream system. I think it's time ' program got better instea bigger," he said. The farmers' dissatisfa ' problem Ravenel discussed j farmers' main problem is nrst ming to do for the fa fight inflation," he said. Ravenel proposes an e Small Business Associatioi program which lends mon case of a natural disaste supports a price floor for f, a basic price for their cro i uim i suppon iuii | "because I don't think it ii government to go to anybo< full profit." Ravenel said the passin pieces of legislation was th< biggest accomplishment. See 2nel ting jars C0D1 Writer iate two terms, 12 enel, Democratic i in a recent inck. lis freshness after ig time. I think to active, 12 years is pro-union or anti; people. lant supporter of ause he said it is J able to get work they should have sing forced to join rn about South Ravenel said the rot level outlined wkins bill is has reached that it before. INS wants four the nation, and I Jow, how we get lei said. "I don't >uld be the emthink the private Hiccnuvca iu inproblem is that skills needed for >s. Ravenel said technical school r teenage emwelfare. welfare system o go out and cet V* O r problem with icracy is too big iline our welfare one government d of just getting ction is another I. In his view, the ? inflation. "The irmers is just to xpansion of the rTs disaster loan ey to farmers in r. Ravenel also armers, insuring ps. )arity," he said, s the business of iy and give them g of five crucial e 95th Congress's WENEL, page 3