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Founded 1908 Monday
Volume 77, No. 87 University of South Carolina April 29, 1985
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proposed $26 billion cost of nuclear war safeguards over the
next five years, William F. Buckley. Jr. suggested selling the
Statue of Liberty.
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debate filmed live for Buckley's television program, "Firing
l ine," in USC's Law Center Auditorium. The topic of the
debate was whether the U.S. should go full speed in Star
Wars, technically known as strategic defense initiative.
The majority of the debate, however, had a more serious
tone as two distinguished panels argued the pros and cons of
Star Wars research. Buckley's group emphasized that Star
Wars is a vital step to protecting the country from Soviet
attack.
0 "\VK KNOW THAT the Soviet Union has been working
feverishly on their strategic defense initiative, and it is not in
the least inconceivable that one day in the future they will announce
theirs in place and functioning," Buckley said.
Buckley, an articulate speaker and syndicated columnist,
was joined by three other panelists: George Keyworth, scienec
policy advisor to FJresident Reagan; retired Gen. Daniel
Graham, a West Point graduate and author of "The High
Frontier: a New National Strategy;" and Gregory Fosscdal,
editorial writer for The Wall Street Journal and co-author ol
another Graham book, "A Defense that Defends: Blocking
Nuclear Attack.
Leading the opposition panel was Robert Shrum, chairman
-^-ormeT rf for ihcrDemocratic Majority in Washington. H<
was joined by Barry Carter, associate professor of law ai
Georgetown University; Albert Carnesale, professor of public
policy and an academic dean at Harvard University; and Johr
Pike, director of space policy at the Confederation ol
American Science in Washington.
Schrum argued that his panel's position was a moderate
one.
"WK FAVOR reasonable research on star wars at i
reasonable pace," he said. "None of us would or will argu<
against a foolproof system to protect our people from nucleai
attack, if such a system could be built."
Shrum said the Reagan administration must explain why i
$26 billion cost over the next five years is essential.
flfc "We're not saying on our side that we should do nothing
but we can and should do less than that," Shrum said.
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administration's attitude toward Social Security, student loan:
and aid to the handicapped," hp said. "They don't want tc
eliminate them ? just reduce them.
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USC President Jftmes Holderman moderated the debate, and w
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"NOW, WE DON'T want to eliminate the Star Wars
F research, just restrain it to sensible levels," he added.
Shrum said that the Star Wars program will not achieve its
- purpose of protecting people and that the Soviet Union will
counter any system built. He also said moving full speed with
Star Wars will undermine "our security and the prospects of
1 peace."
- He added that "Star Wars will spur a furious Soviet buildup
r in which no limits will be accepted or acceptable in Moscow."
Buckley disagreed.
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we maintain a nuclear arsenal," he said.
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tial aggressor by protecting yourself against him than by kill1
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> "is absolutely insignificant" because they will never cut to a
level where they are not able to destroy the entire U.S.
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alt-known conservative William F. Buckley led the affir
population.
"Ladies and gentlemen, we arc dealing with tricky people,"
Buckley told the audience of about 250 students, faculty and
area residents.
IN SUPPORT of Shrum, however, Carter argued that the
government is pushing Star Wars too fast.
"This administration is proceeding at 120 miles an hour on
a one-way road with its lights off at midnight," he said. "It is
going ahead at a pace that it simply cannot sustain."
The debate, filmed in two one-hour segments, was sponsored
by Sigma Delta Chi, USC's chapter of the Society of
Professional Journalists. It will appear at 6 p.m. on May 12
and 19 on S.C. Educational Television.
USC President James Holderman, who served as. moderator
of the debate, said, "The discussion of such a topic on this
college campus ? indeed, any college campus ? is a very
healthy thing."
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lo "pa> lor niv lasi three credit hours" at
SC bookstore USC. Donini, a graduate student studying
1 Sink went in "computer technology as related to library
isan Petty and information studies," will finish up his
why they were course work this summer and then return to
the Virgin Islands, where he's a library
all three USC administrator.
ey had won a Donini has unusual luck; he recently won a
nsored by Del wu^uci wuuu jiw iu ny anywncre in tne
United States, but he gave it away, having
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ook olace in Monte contest, he only filled out one entry
' form while in the checkout line,
id marketing Petty, a physical education senior, said she
irtv and buv a antl *ler boyfriend "stuffed the box" and
_ ' then "pretty much forgot about it." She said
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she plans to pay bills with her winnings.
The three students' names were drawn
it had been a March 1 by three bookstore employees, acid
her friends cording to Ken Wood, the store's merchants
of the con- dising manager. He wasn't certain how many
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;roup planned drawn.
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y weren't real- "first cash nri/e promotion that w<> hav,?
lughing about done," but lie said the bookstore is "beginning
to participate more and more in promo0
prize money tions like this."