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By Karen Geney
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Throughout Barnwell County Su
hear the chorus of one voice, th<
"What do we want? No Nukes!! Whe
NOW!!"
Sunday was the second day of
three-day anti-nuclear rally. A walk I
future, approximately seven miles
the three main focus points of Barnw
Nuclear Plant, the Allied General 1
Plant, and the Savannah River Plant
A rally spokesman estimated th<
came from across the Southeast, inc
of Georgia, North Carolina, Florida
Washington, D.C. The marchers car
signs and chanted such things as: 4
four; We don't want a nuclear war.
eight ; We don't want to radiate."
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Nash, who sang several songs and to
have to be active to fight nuclear pov
Modjeska Simpkins, South Caroli
activist for more than 50 years, s
complaints from Snelling residents
town the marchers passed through)
people that came to Barnwell were
jobs and nothing to do."
"I am not a hippie," Simpkins sai<
By Teresa Weaver
flamscnck Staff Writar
Carolina Alive, a USC musical
group, has accepted an invitation
to appear in Egypt from the
Egyptian ambassador.
Richard C. Conant, director of
the group, said tentative plans
have been made for the group to
appear sometime after Christmas,
the most likely date being around
jan. l.
"The trip will probably be in
conjunction with another conference
the university is involved
with in Cairo, which is why the
plans are up in the air at this
point," USC President James B.
Holdermansaid.
EGYPTIAN AMBASSADOR
Ashraf A. Gorbal first expressed
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at last year's commencement
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it," Conant said, "but President
Holderman got back to me and
asked me how I'd like to go to
Egypt."
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Barnwell II was a day-long Apgy
Community Fair with exhibits
n to the public. The emphasis of
is in achieving an energy ina
non-nuclear economy.
NITY groups of the Southeastern
lered Monday at the rally site and
lclear facilities, remaining there
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osen because of its concentration
j, all dealing in some fashion with
main focus of the event.
Chem-Nuclear, Lee Hebbard, said
;ials are interested in maintaining
ir facility and "we take a dim view
ik laws when we work year-round
;ty." He said he was satisfied with
f the rally and with cooperation
lforcement officials and the
HWAY patrol, Barnwell County
ecial Weapons and Tactics teams,
iment Division and the National
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Holderman and possibly Gov.
and Mrs. Dick Riley are accompanying
the group to Egypt.
Actress Helen Hayes, a guest at
the 1978 commencement luncheon,
has been invited also. Though
Hayes is in poor health, Conant
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present a dramatic reading with
the Carolina Alive members.
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and his wife. They also would
appear at the Pyramids, the
University in Cairo and in
Alexandria, according to Conant.
He stressed that plans are
strictly tentative at this time. "The
only thing I can see holding up the
trip is a major problem in the
area?being such a volatile area
right now. When you're working
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troubled region, something could
happen the day before the performance,"
he said.
FUNDING FOR THE TRIP is
coming from a variety of sources,
including a portion from the
Egyptian officials and from an
extensive iuna-raising campaign
organized by Carolina Alive
members.
Rick Kirkland, a four-year
member of the group, is heading
the fund-raising effort. Carolina
Alive bought the right to use a
version of the NBC logo, and is
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