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I was very intereste<
regarding Iranian stude
One American student s
the Iranian students und
this column.
The Iranians must ti
government should evt
political gain. This prin<
be in the United State;
matter.
IN ADDITION, returr
handing down a death st
Iranian students do not fc
Can they honestly beli
claim? Even if the sha
uncivilized action perpel
As a justification, the;
"den of spies", evidentl}
students and citizens doi
but neither do the Irani
Furthermore, there is n<
spies.
THE IRANIANS say tl
only against the Amei
American flags and suj;
holding of civilian hosta
themselves.
The Iranians need to
should leave if they do
wanted here.
I think the biased syn
the following in trvine t<
0 ? ? 0 as
to understand and syi
by their people and gov
then surely they would i
people if we were to "ju
of innocent Americans.
Student
To the Editor:
I am writing in respo
reaction of our Studen
ment Judiciary Comm
cerning Joe Scalera's in
in the Frank McGurii
rally.
What did he do that \
dignifying of the ot'tic
serves aupren
Justice)? He was
representing students'
opinions on the matter
his leadership qualities,
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By Bob Kice
Civil Engineering Junior
i in recent Gamecock articles and ed
nts at USC and in the United States in g
aid in an article that he thought he coul
erstand our point of view. That is the pui
ry to understand the principles invoh
2r yield to unjust pressure tactics u
^iple holds for whatever reason the shal
s. The principle is what is important
ling the shah would be like making us
jntence in an untried case not involving
relieve the shah is here because he has Cc
eve he is here to plot a return to power,
h was here in exile, it would not warr
:rated against Americans in Iran.
y even claim the U.S. Embassy in Tehr
' meaning some of the hostages are spies
n't know whether any of them are spies
ans. rneir proof seems very unconv
5 way that all of the hostages could poss
ley have nothing against the American \
rican government's foreign policy. ?
>portive protesting in the U.S., as well
iges are all acts against the American
roali'/o tViic Thn Iranian ctuHontc in tl
n't like our country. Anti-Americans t
npathetic Iranians in America should
3 understand our position: If they are sc
npathize with the terrorist blackmail en
ernment to obtain the extradition of th
understand and sympathize with the An
stify" holding them as hostages for the
I .
Letters
: thanks Scale
a protest rally to expr
nse to the concern.
t Governittee
con- I admire him for standir
volvement what he believes in rath
"e protest allowing "the system" tc
him like a puppet. I woul
,vas so un- thank Joe Scalera for his
t' that he in representing the maj
le Court students who also oppo
simply treatment of Frank McGui
views and
, and with Amy
, organized socioloj
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or not,
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people;
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.Vrican HI (!
release
WASHINGTON ?
_ shocked but sympath
saw photos of Jimm
and ashen as a colla{
run outside the confir
ra Camp David. Now , a
is weighing their pi
staggers and wobble
ess the humiliation in Iran.
President Carter a
UIC 1 lUlUU^ OCI^Ul C U1
ig up for the American hostagi
ler than He had little choice
> control citizens were at stak<
d like to anarchists took contr
concern
lority of YVHITK HOUSE P
ised the other Carter adminis
re. press to soft-pedal
hostages, lest they er
Carruth The United States si
?v senior eagle but a twittering
Yet, according to ii
prevented the ragin
Our crviirr?f?v: fnll iic
that to allow the Sh
United States would
of the Iranian people
Secret cables fore
re from its shah to this country
written and Ayatollah Khomeini
should be a command to take t
demonstrations. Las
Moid Vftpl/ Y\\i nriiig
-he writer s
>g addreu, cancer. The witches'
kmym* are
the state dl
Carter what might r
r? for space this country. The
Msopinkm, advice, he failed ev<
Columbia, ^e wag comj,
States.
Once the hostages
parading before the
S Carter stiffened his
there is evidence th
r input into more than national
rs a weekly the shah to check int
He was told that th
newsworthy - ,
I four typed campaign issue of 1
written and the downfall of the s
I facta must humanitarian feelir
mission for treatmei
any reason f.., f_; ,
le and ac- nuu jkjwci iui menu
Rockefeller.
rect name. So without telling
?to^cS approved the flight
r a. use. dead of night in th(
barrassment.
Turkeys in
rican eagl
alings wit
The American people were
etic earlier this year when they
y Carter staggering, wobbling
jsing participant in a marathon
les of his presidential retreat of
n aroused and angry electorate
-esident in the balance as he
is in dealing with the national
idopted a cautious approach to
the U .S. Embassy in Tehran and
es taken by the Ayatollah's mob.
. The lives of at least 65 U.S.
? once the revolutionary student
ol.
ress Secretary Jody Powell and
itration omcials importuned the
stories about the plight of the
idanger the lives of the captives,
tood before the world not as an
'sparrow.
nside experts, Carter might have
g crisis that now confronts us.
that the president was warned
ah of Iran to find haven in the
trigger all the volatile hostilities
against us.
;cast that the admission of the
would provide the pretext for the
i and the radical forces at his
;o the streets in anti-American
?t month, the shah was flown to
te jet to undergo treatment for
> u- ~ *
ui tiw uuueu over in trail.
EPARTMENT clearly warned
esult if the shah was admitted to
president not only ignored the
;n to inform the department that
ig from Mexico into the United
i wf?rp hniinH nrtri hlinrifnlrlcri fnr
television cameras of the world,
spine and took some action. But
lat the president had re-election,
pride, in mind when he allowed
o a New York City hospital,
le Republicans planned to make a
lis withdrawal of support before
>hah and the shoddy image of his
igs if he refused the shah's adr
nnu^ l
:ii iur cancer, i ne auuig niuiiaruu
Is in Henry Kissinger and David
f the State Department, Carter
of the shah to New York in the
; ht>pe of escaping political em
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le is a spar
h Iranian
Higher prices
The Iranian oil embargo gi
response from the U.S. oil tycoo
A l_ 1*1 I 1_ _1
panuus, mey preuiciea nigner pr
American consumer.
CONFIDENTIAL SOURCES t
a cut-off of Iranian petroleum wi
by only about 2 percent of our
while, U.S. crude oil stocks, sta
oil companies, are nearly 12 i
than a year ago. Heating oil in
cent higher than last year.
Home owners are using less
did 12 months ago. Gasoline c
about 4 percent. While the A
determined to conserve and g
declare their personal inde
blackmail, the U.S. petroleum
ready to rake in higher profits.
Wampum
it'Ki 1
lilt Willie SClllCI J) Ilt'tlUlU?
pioneering days took advantage
But the plundered red men sul
with lands rich in oil, oil she
uranium.
In these days of energy short;
themselves in possession o
reservoirs on their reservatic
desperately by the U.S. economj
The tribes are now fearful ti
government which gave them tl
to oe an maian-giver. An agi
Indian groups seeking to dev
have now sought the help of ,
OPEC nations of the Middle Eas
THE INDIAN coalition, Ener
has invited the managing direct
fund for developing nations I
executive board session. The sai
VPar invilpH 1 ihuon ctrAmrimn
j y mmm w .%VV? JL4IMJUI1 QU UllglllO
to provide technical assistance.
Footsore
About 90,000 recruits enter N
year and must buy their gear
tennis shoes. Navy doctors are
U II
asucu aic at? vimuuy uiey can
recruits' feet during training.
Some inductees have had to
pensive tennis shoes to escap
ailments. Nonetheless, the Pc
"anchors-aweigh" policy of bi
footgear while taking the mor
footed recruits.
-A* j' j
W/v
row
mnn
b a
ot some immediate
ns. Like well-plumed
ices lie ahead for the
ell me, however, that
ill reduce our imports
consumption. Meanshed
away by the big
nillion barrels more
veniories are it> perheating
oil than they
onsumption is down
merican people are
0 cold or gasless to
tpendence of Arab
1 industry is getting
I westward in our
X /tC 4lt/\ r?i l\nc
7 VI1 UIC UlUldll LI IUCO.
^sequently wound up
?le, natural gas and
ages, the Indians find
f natural resource
>ns that are needed
Vlat
the United States
A. 1
le tanas may turn oui
gressive coalition of
elop their resources
a far-away ally?the
t and South America.
gy Resources Tribes,
tor of OPEC's special
to attend their next
me group, earlier this
n Muammar Qaddafi
avy boot camp every
, including a pair of
finding that the shoes
cause damage to the
buy other, more ex>e
bunions and other
'ntagon continues its
jying the low-quality
ley out of their sore