Historical Newspapers of South Carolina

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Civil rights leader deserves holiday Americans will have a new federal holiday begin 1 1 AO/' 11 x 1 1 _1 A ning in ivoo, one wen worm ceieoraung. The Senate gave Martin Luther King Jr. the nation's highest honor Wednesday, passing a bill establishing a national holiday in the name of the slain civil rights leader. The third Monday in January will be set aside to honor King. But, as his widow Coretta pointed out, thp hr\liHqv chnnlHn't "hppnmp a Hqu nf fun anH HIV ItVIIMUJ JI U4JLV4A 1 W UVVVlltV U V4UJ V/ A 1 USX U11M games. We want it to be a day to reflect on the man and his principles." King is only the second American to be honored with a federal holiday ? the other being George Washington. Other federal holidays include New Year's Day, Memorial Day, Veterans Day, Independence Day, Labor Day, Columbus Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas. Thf? fsfnatp nasspH thf* hill 78-77 and cpnt it tn President Ronald Reagan, who has promised to sign it into law. Among those opposing the bill were Rep. Floyd Spence, R-S.C. ? the oniy congress member to oppose the legislation from South Carolina. Also op * i. 1 u:i1 O T TT-l n XT o 1 posing me uni was ocn. jess nciins, is.-in.v^., who said King is no national hero. Helms said he opposed the legislation only to get the full story of King's alleged communist associa- __ tions before the Senate. "I'm not a racist. 1 am not a bigot. Just ask any l\\ black who knows me whether I am or not," Helms said. To tl A' Instead of honoring King, Helms suggested righ1 others should be honored, and brought about a oblij resolution urging a presidential pardon for Marcus by t Garvey, a bJack nationalist who led a back-to- "An Africa movement for black Americans. He was vThic convicted of mail fraud in 1925. ^he The Senate defeated that proposal 92-5. been , , , . deba Honoring King is commendable, for it means Americans are starting to respect civil rights ? a justii cause for which King died. Setting aside a federal wron holiday is the perfect tribute to a man who urged fro tor Human rights ? all humans. It is conceivable that several lawmakers approv- rele\ ed the bill only to win votes in the upcoming elec- hu tion year. But one would hope there were those who did what they did simply because they believe poss in King and his ideals. justi Those legislators who approved the bill should be aniri complimented for helping a people see the beginn- was ing of a dream come true. Those who did not should wake up and realize ^ Kj I they are in the 20th century. ) | To t Gay I Gamecock T| pub ' w Editor in Chief . Johnny Bongs ? priv Copy Desk Chief Curt Cottle Copy Editor Mark Armstrong sayj News Editor Chris Handal Copy Editor Beverly Simmons Asst. News Editor David Hill Copy Editor Leigh Jones g Opinion Page Editor Ellen McCarthy Copy Editor Alan Seim IEnt. Editor Julie Jameson Copy Editor Mark Farmer ( I Asst. Ent. Editor Joan Kirchner ijve< I Sports Editor Jeff Rogers General Manager Ron Emler i Asst. Sports Editor ... Andrew Miller Ad Manager Linda S. Haines 6 ? I Wire Editor Leslie Dunson Business Manager Jean Hatchell I Photo Editor Mary Ann Hollis Production Mgr Mark McEwan I Asst. Photo Editor Joe Jackson Graduate Asst Wanda M. Hite ! . e I Graphics Editor Beth Harrison Adviser Mark Ethridge Jr. i! at k I Newsroom 777 7181 Advertising 7774249 H I Business Office 7773888 Production 7772833 1 "lib I thin [j The Gamecock welcomes letters and guest editorials. All letters and guest of v 1 editorials must be typewritten, triple spaced on a 65 space line. thin I Letters should be no longer than 300 words end guest editorials should be limited I I to one newsworthy subject no longer than four typed pages. Letters and guest to I editorials MUST be signed with the writer's name, telephone number, mailing ad p( I dress, class standing or faculty position and major. Pseudonyms are unacceptable. I bui ins writers nwme may be withheld upon request if the circumstances warrant. We reserve the right to edit guest editorials end letters. Address letters and columns to; Opinion Pege Editor, Gatmcock, Drawer A, USC, Columbia, S C. 29208. c \ ' JOtfltf 6Lt|\IW IS Tftfc ] <Q ^ MM TOR P<?tsiotnn I f&9l H?'S A^D? OP rH6 J t;\&Hrsn'FFj Nfa),M> Lot* Ar OOKtt 6L Na f\bi ftSTKoMAur.' H>o 6cTrr\ be fketth II /yreti-< ee^r Lett nimal experiments wa: he Editor: Thalidomide, for exai ? a member of the only animal on 30,000 lab animj :s group on campus, 1 feel released for public ?ated to question the stand taken quently caused thousa he author of the article entitled babies to be born, imal Deaths Save Human Lives," retardant used on c! h that animal pYnprimpnla. . ~ ~If wad aisu uiuugiii 5ai is necessary for human welfare. tests. ther such experimentation has beneficial to mankind overall is However when ce takle proved it to be a cano any rate, "benefit" does not s was ,sna,ch^d fr "y a practice that is ethically .e Poln 1S' w ^ u; ,g. Benefits were also achieved only hu n? ca" ',ro, slavery and child labor. Most of answer. nima mo e against human experimentation, ?n y cru e aPProxn gh certainly more accurate and 1,uman system' /ant information concerning It seems plausible t an disease could be obtained. money presently bei nee we don't condone human ex- such inadequate testir nentation simply for the sake of be used to elaborat ible knowledge, how can we alternatives, like eel fy using other living creatures? and computer models irtK/>rmAt*o /Mir K1in/4 i * ' ' iimviuiuiv, uui uiuiu auin.inn.c iu we uiscaraea our b lal tests has certainly produced animals and whole-he teful and tragic results. investigate less painf tudent says homosexi he Editor: s I read the editorial on the recognition of the "historical" Pride Week, I became deeply grieved ? not only for losexuals, but also for the uncaring attitude with which the lie accepts their situation. j 'hy is it necessary for a group of people to be so blatant lit their sexuality? I for one feel that sex is something ate and personal and made purely for marriage. I am not ng that all of society holds my opinion or that they have ut I am saying that homosexuals and their actions seem - pushy and boorish in their drive to be recognized and put >n a pedestal for their, more often than not, loose moral I do realize there are loose morals among many rosexuals too, but do they organize and demand that other - -1 At O pic ciicci mem on : m first sorry they cannot see the error of their ways and unnaturalness of what they do. We all fall into wrongdobut we should each try to right the wrongs in our lives or ;ast get some help. omosexuals are confused people who, after a time of erated behavior," become callous to what is normal. I k this happens because they have stepped out of the realm vhat God meant sex to be and perverted it into an ugly g. ; am sad for gays, and truly I pray they will look to God and hie Bible for help, because the answers are there. LI or what it's worth, this is my opinion. v Vicki Harrell Adv??fising/d?8ign major if F# fflR "TED MAMV y^?5 OOR PRESftXjrtS ^ I flftVG. 8ie?h) BuTToV -PVSHtUG A\a?C^S / J . * ** A--" """"" ~ AflfjuT*) v BB < nftTMi/^ it*#*1 \ j V JBSmmmBL? ?_-J 1 m *? erS steful, student says mple, was tested curate means of ensuring human Us before being welfare? use and conse- I would also like to point out that inds of deformed most of the gory pictures in our pamTris, a flame- phlets were taken by the researchers hildren's clothes themselves, and are, unfortunately, e due to animal blatant reality. If what you see enrages you, do something about it. U-tissue cultures ... Mobilization for _Animals offers you ? ine cnance to take direct action against . , ' this needless suffering. We don't claim om the market. have a? the answers; that is not our >e animals when ... . . vide the ultimate PurPose' a,m t0 ask ,he qlues,"ons' uk o, hPQt challenge ihe concepts,open the doors. r ' ^ur Soa' 's to force the scientific commations of the ? . r , . . munity to face the moral questions involved and to enlist their knowledge in hat more of our finding more relevant and humane ng poured into answers. ig methods could We are not anti-science. We are e upon existing pushing for more and better science ? ll-tissue cultures one that will be more accurate and pro. Isn't it time that ductive of both human and animal lind reliance on welfare. ;artedly began to Aipt? Rniiinnor _ ? -W.....0W. ul and more ac- English junior iials sexually blatant ~ _ fy . IM) IhtOnmloS^l^ 0 - LI f *to i??ifK?v Sy~?>c??? ' REMEMBER, THE v?m> PROCESSOR l"o M16HTIER. THAN THE SWORD "