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Editorial aara rederal funds are needed for abortions The Supreme Court this week refused to reconsider its decision that federal funds may only be used to pay for the nhnrMnnc of uiomon urhrujo liiroo Jo in A? i: V. ??wttv'i Tf ?*vov Iiyw lO 1A1 uail^Cl . XI1C 1 tiling continues to stand that no woman will get federal funds for an abortion if her life is not in danger. rpK? iL: i_: . i_ i? il i < me ouptciuc V.UUM s iiuiiMiig seems iu on mat 11 women want an abortion then they have that right, but the government should not be responsible for paying for it. That is sensible and logical as long as the pregnant women have the money to pay for the operation. If they don't then the government acquires yet another mouth on the welfare rolls. How can the poor and many of those needing government aid to survive, be expected to pay for an abortion, should they unfortunately become pregnant? They can not, and should not be expected to pay. The larger a poor family becomes, the less chance they have to pull themselves up out of poverty, the greater the drain on the government and taxpayers and the harder the life for the family. It is a case of the poor getting poorer. Pregnancies happen, they can't all be planned or scheduled. By denying government aid to those who need it the most, the poor, (whoever heard of a New York socialite applying for federal funds to help pay for an abortion) the court has denied help to the very people whose duty it is to serve. Abortion is not a pretty subject, but then neither is an unwanted child, and, expecially in American and the vaunted land of plenty, is poverty. But there are poor and we, as the government, have a responsibility to make sure our citizens are cared for and protected. Women have a right to decide what happeas with their bodies and as such, should they choose to have an abortion, no one has the right to deny them one. You may not approve and would not, if you are a woman, have one yourself. But you can not interfere with another's right to decide for or against an abortion for themself. With the enormous strain another child would put on a family already on welfare, it is ridiculous to deny women r i 1 r 1- i At. * - ieuerai iunus ana mus neip Keep ner family deep in poverty. The Supreme Court should not only rehear the case, but should reverse its decision and make federal funds available for abortions. John Kennedy had it wrong John Kennedy had it all wrong. His famous campaign slogan, "Ask not what your country can do for you, but what you can do for your country" had it backwards. The government of any country was set up by its people so that it would do things for them. It would protect them from invaders, settle internal disputes, set up courts and, as European nations have learned and Americans are learning, guarantee a fair and equible economic system. ml?~ !__< * i ne peopie 01 America are our responsibility, all the people. The poor, the minorities...everyone. We should not only ask what our country can do for us, we should demand they do for us. We pay taxes and elect the officials not so that can get rich, but to watch out for our welfare. The poor have the right to expect government aid. We as a people can only survive by protecting and helping all our Deooles. [-J amecock Founded 1 900 Newsroom: 7 77 71 81 Advertising: 7 77 4 249 Business Office 777 3888 Production: 777 2833 Stephen Riddoll Editor Richard Meyers Asst. Stir ; fd. Brian Melton Copy Desk Chief Glenn Johanson Graph >r Carl Babcock Editorial Page Editor Cylinda Calvert Wi or Mark Platte News Editor Jeannie Ralston Features tditor Kevin Johnson Asst. 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Pseudonyms are unacceptable, but the .viitor s nar. .nay i ' .v thheid on letters, ujion request, if the C'rumsfances warrant >t \'lf 'f sen r c)hi to edit columns and lettois for spai i j j ih.it'.rvi* rh<*' to jen any coUi"'n'ot any reasw "V** ss 11/ lis and <.jinnies t(. f tlctciai Pago I > > \>.n>. >11 , (" I j -.Old. S (l/'CM ! __ i iimawwwM??? Safer JUIN JW Vl gjgl 11 Turn $?? -w- v " Maket fair for To the Editor: Referring to Donalc : ? ?i? \jri anain d di nt'ic in tut September 15 Gamecock, about ticket distribution, 1 offer the following reply. I fully agree with June Yarborough. He proposes a lottery or standing in line as Where i ceremoi To the Editor: December ends anothei year for everyone, but also i college career for a minority of students at USC. As par of this minority I would lik< to express a commoi disappointment amon( many !>' * graduate! ? No GrachiMiiun Ceremony College graduation is a verj unique, very traditiona ceremony experienced most college graduates yel i rcr> - UOVy WllUld IIUI CVCU Hit simplest of ceremonies tc those seniors, who for a variety of reasons, will Ix iluatim> in Deo mhrWalking out ol your lasi /^feyyy, coach ^ f forcet ttie rest ( 'cause ine's the \ tesfc/'Where do yiaqn?... ? ^. . ? ~l > I M ^ Kfarja WIN IHfc/ffiW [f? MWTMiP1 Letters t UI1 ^|J B Ai J . ^:??^iil '.vIM^Sf5-:^... "* (Photo by Barry Newman. icket di everyb' a way of giving alumi _? A _ m ,r uckcis. as Mr. Yarooroug I stated, priority for tickel : are given on the basis < , money. If tickets wer [ distributed fairly, mor people like Mr. Yarboroug s and especially mor i students would be able to g< i tickets. s our ly? exam is not a ver r exhilarating feeling I i commence your final days i / Carolina. Why is the Boar t of Trustees neglecting th ; important group c 1 graduates? We have pa I ticipated and paid just a 5 much (if not more) then a * the other May graduates. Many students hav ' worked very hard to g< inrougn scnooi ana i sec n ' reason why we should not b 1 able to participate in som * type of graduation ceremon > in DECEMBER. i Mary Kllen Donlev business administrate ' seni< \ 1nnl I 1 uft/it I I * ^ I d the editor rinkle To the Editor: f This letter is to vent a little | anger on a problem that is 1 causing a lot of students 1 inconvenience and unhapipiness. The problem is the sprinkler system located on the walkway beside the Nursing building on the way to Welsh and Gambrell. The large number of students that travel this route at class change must contend with a "quick shower," as well as a slippery walkway whilst carrying books and dodging other students. I There seems to be no *1 reason why the sprinklers * could not be turned on at a stributio ody li It is ricidulous for some h fat-cat to get 6 tickets to as c hio a Oqiyio 3c Parnlino nc ^ ~-C> M 0M",V v/ut W11MU vo. )f Clemson, when only 3,475 e tickets are allotted to a e student body of almost 25,000 h and a faculty and staff of e almost 4,000. ;t The band members need one ticket each. That is approximately 315. NCAA rules allot four complimentary tickets to each football olaver. which thev are fairly entitled to. This leaves only approximately 2,900 tickets for faculty, staff Harass t it I not stud< II To the Editor: e What I would like to know i t flraucftn finr) tKn Hmn Jn ?? \j? UJOvn 1 IllU HIV VUII^ IV IICII o With the locked bikes being sto] e the same buildings the scene < e with purses being snatched, atl y well as stabbings on camDus. ficer Grayson one hour to write most crimes go unsolved! y 1 rs time when fewer people will pass by. Some time during the night could be a probable solution. The other day while on the way to class I encountered a blind student who was walking right into the water without any way of knowing what was before him. This example should serve as an added impetus to rectify the problem. In addition any gardner will tell you that watering grass under the hot sun will do more harm than good for the grass. Mark Miller history senior 11 and students. So what if these fat-cats give $500-$1,000 a year, hell, we students pay at least $2,500 a year, and you don't see us getting six tickets to the biggest game of the year! It's time a FAIR system of ticket distribution was devised. Students j - - * deserve more man mey are getting and hopefully Mr. Yarborough's action will help. Scott Justice journalism-freshman hieves, znts s where does Officer Weaver ass Mohamed K. Al-Aswed? len off of their racks in front of >f the harassment took place, empted assaults and rapes as I am amazed that it took Of? one traffic ticket. No wonder Mary Akc English senior