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mgmmm First son Wishful th During his visit to USC last weeker Chip had some interesting, although o Some of the statements expressed more like wishful thinking. WHEN THE YOUNGER CARTE) father's administration has faced ir 1_1 ^ 1 A. 11 19 surmouniaDie carrier creaiea uy me up mostly of oil company concerns, I Yankee Doodle, for that matter. The troubled energy situation is n< fault that should rightfully be share representatives on Capitol Hill. The tremendous influence the enerj members from all parts of the natio significant energy legislation has presidential leadership. still, judging oy tne repeated r credibility is receiving the brunt ( American people?a dissatisfaction t This brings us to wishful thinking. The president's son said he is conl ward Kennedy will not oppose his presidential nomination, and if he doe Considering Kennedy's increasin statements that slowly increase ar possibility of Kennedy for president is And if Kennedy does run, the pre given me supreme lesi. Let' McGuire's w ^ unoirier si To the Editor: The recent decision concerning the dismissal of coacn rranK Mcuuire atter the completion of the 1979-80 basketball season once again shows the stupidity of the board of trustees. First they blew our final chance of getting back into the Atlantic Coast Conference, then they let the opportunity of entering the Metro-7 this year slip through their fingers, and now this. Apparently, the trustees do not see how valuable Qamecock Founded 1 908 Tom Travis Editor in Chief Leigh Grogan Copy Desk Chief Michael Gooding News Editor Brett Friedlander Sports Editor Lehman Stiles Entertainment Editor Russell Pace Graphics Editor Brian Duncan Editorial Page Editor Janet Gibson Wire Editor Mark P!?tt?? Steve Rtddell Assistant Sports Editor | Mark Chevalier . . . Asst. 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Or )t the fault of any one man, but a id by many?namely the people's lobby exerts over congressional n is the overriding reason that no been passed into law, not poor lationwide polls, the president's >f the dissatisfaction felt by the :hat threatens his political future. fident Massachusetts Senator Edfather for the 1980 Democratic s, Carter will emerge the victor, g presence in the news, with iticipation of his candidacy, the : more and more likely. sident's re-election hones will be tens 1 6removal9 upid move McGuire is to Carolina's athletic program. As I see it, as long as McGuire is healthy and feels he is capable of coaching, he cannot be regarded as anything but an asset to the basketball program. This decision, along with the others, makes one wonder whether the board of | trustees is working for the good of the university or j someone else. Joey Sheppard history junior LJpinion Letters The Gamecock welcomes letters from its readers. 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Columns must be signed with correct name address, telephone, major and class starring or faculty position. Address columns to: Guest Column, The Gamecock, Drawer A, USC, ' Cofumbia', S.C.'2M0ft.' " * * * * * RT-nocrrTrxH K v^This to* OPEC playing WASHINGTON ? The arrogant Arab oil cartel known as OPEC is playing a vicious game of crackthe-whip which has sent the U.S. economy spinning into an ominous vortex of inflation and recession. Because of the petroleum price gouge imposed by the oil-producing nations ' of the Middle East, American workers are being laid off and American consumers are Daving ever-soarinc Drices for everything they must buy. Every expert observer we've talked to predicts the Arabs will wield the whip with increasing relentlessness in the future. They'll use the price of oil as a blackmail weapon to make Uncle Sam kowtow on such crucial foreign policy issues as the survival of Israel and recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization. In the face of these threats, President Carter has been waving his arms in exhortation like an orchestra leader without a baton and Congress has been fiddling in futility with a long-range energy program. Intelligence strategists in the government. however have been weighing what countermeasures might be taken if the oil sheikhs decide to tighten the economic thumb screws further in the future. Secret intelligence reports warn forebodingly that the United States can expect more oil blackmail from the Middle East. Here are some of the unpleasant alternatives we would face: Coming to terms with the Arabs and letting them dictate our foreign policy; living on half the oil we now consume or taking economic retaliatory action. The first two options would end the United States as a political or economic leader of the free world, rendering us as impotent as the now toothless British lion. nv rruic n aoio iu ? ?? ? i ii 10 o/tisiis, uic iiuemgence experts nave drawn up "contingency plans" on steps that might be taken if the Arabs persist in their oil squeeze. The blueprint, which has not been adopted and merely represents a hypothetical set of possible "retributive actions/' consists of seven steps. A freeze of all Arab assets in this country which now amount to billions of dollars in hnlriinffa A cut-off of shipments of food, spare parts, machinery and know-how to Arab countries. Adoption of an artificial price-rigging of wheat and other grain shipments essential to the Middle East to match increases in the OPEC price of oil. Ordering U.S. firms to stop doing business with the Arab world. Blocking Arab shipping and communications interests from using U.S. facilities. Suspending technical and military assistance. Stopping visas to Arab students and businessmen. The secret intelligence papers caution strongly that such retaliatory moves would . provoke Arab nosuitues una "drastically reduce or perhaps halt" oil shipments into this country. This could lead to a crisis calling for military intervention on our part. in such an extreme case, the 82nd Airborne Division has had field exercises centering on a takeover of the Mideast oil fields and the Marine Corps has been trained in sept>prp$. landings on shores $ikrtflart6 those in the arfea ; '' ' I r~"ss,*^^ic?pft? "fc? r Vesterm \?HmlSFEAR 1 -a. ftmet little conriurii ; vicious game JIMMY CARTER-TRUMAN: In these dark hours of politically disastrous polls, Jimmy Carter envisions himself as doing a Harry Truman in 1980. He and his inner circle are casting him in the image of the Man from Independence who staged the biaaest upset in presidential history by defeating Tom Dewey in 1948. But while Truman captured votes by lambasting a "do-nothing" GOP Congress, Carter may have to rely on help from the Republicans on the Hill this year and next. When Congress returned last week, we talked to a number of Democrats who had taken soundings from their constituents during the summer recess. Without exception, they told us they'd found the folks at home were disenchanted with the president. They reported there was no personal animosity toward Carter; they just believed he wasn't big enougn lor tne jod. Seven Deomcratic senators who face tough re-election races say they'll disassociate themselves from the president. They fear his coattails may prove to be a lead balloon. Evidence of their lukewarm support will become apparent in the remaining months of this year's session. They'll either shun backing the Georgian's legislative proposals or offer their own versions. On the other hand, the word in Capitol cloakrooms is that Republican senators and House members will tnlrp it a little* aaoii An ? ?J !J 1 ? .. u .?uv v?oj vii i-iic ijcica^ucieu president. Because of his low standing in the polls, they want him to get the Democratic nomination on grounds that he'll be easy to beat next November. My sources tell me word has been passed to ease up on attacks on Carter?until after the Democratic convention renominates him or picks someone else. HEADLINES AND FOOTNOTES: Republican presidential hopeful Phil Crane has discovered a political truth: Never count your campaign egg until it's hatched. The Illinois congressman hired right-wing fundraising magician Richard Viguerie to get him money but the two came to a parting of the ways recently. Viguerie Enterprises hauled in $2.5 million in contributions on Crane's behalf but the bottom line was that Viguerie's outfit deducted $2 million of that for their help. The Pentagon brass is costing the taxpayers millions a vear bv throwino nurnv 0n1H an/1 oilvor ? , o - " -J ""' v? > according to experts. The military uses silver in its photography labs and medical facilities; gold is used in items such as buttons and eyeglasses. Other government agencies such as the Veterans Administration manage to recoup up to 85 percent of the precious metals they deal with by recycling. But the Defense Department recovers only 21 percent of the silver it uses. Metallurgical experts estimate the brass and braid of the military services are tossing away about $320 million a year in recoverable gold and silver. Copyright, 197?. ' United Feature Syndicate, Inc. ......