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Photographic Staff: Jimmy Lowery, Fran Mercer and
Sandra Huggins
Staff writers; Hob Johnson, Robbie Steen, Mike Hughes, Joe
Collier, Kobert Dawson, Rosalind Matthews and Jim
Reaser, Bob Cox, Kenn Cady, Andy Wilkins, Betsy
(iodlxild, Allan I’owell, Jim Sturdevant, Marc McCachren,
Joy llewett and Mike i.aing.
Published weekly by students attending Atlantic Christian
College, Wilson. N.C. 27893. The views expressed herein are
not nrecessarilv those of the faculty or administration of ACC.
Nixon The Bomber
The Sunday, April 9 issue of the “Washington Post”
contained an editorial which I think merits reflection
and contemplation by every conscientious American.
The content of the editorial dealt with President Nixon’s
heavy bombing of South Vietnam.
According to the “Post” in the three years of the
Nixon administration more than 3 million more bombs
have been dropped in Indochina than in Lyndon John
son’s five years. The total poundage of bombs dropped
averages out to more than 1 ton of bombs for every
minute of theNixon Administration. To me, this is not
only an appalling amount of devastation, it so staggers
the imagination that it is almost beyond the realm of
comprehension.
The “Post” credits Mr. Nixon with becoming the one
man who has assembled and let loose more devastation
from the sky than anyone else in the history of creation.
But yet in recent days Nixon has repeatedly claimed
that he is “winding down the war” and has even had the
audacity to condemn the Russians and Chinese for their
support of Hanoi.
One line of attemped rationalization of the heavy
bombing is that is is necessary to “protect the lives of
the diminishing U. S. forces in South Vietnam.”
However, as the “Post” points out, virtually none of the
remaining American forces are in a combat role (except
in the air) or in a combat zone, consequently their lives
for the most part are not threatened.
While the “Post” editorial confirms that Mr. Nixon
has firmly established himself as history’s greatest
bomber it is becoming more and more evident that he is
also our nation’s greatest presidential bummer.
JCA
Bowles For Governor
Hargrove “Skipper” Bowles is and should be at the
top of the list of contenders for the Democratic guber
natorial nomination. Unlike his chief rival for the
nomination, Pat Taylor, Bowles has consistently taken
firm stands on many of the major issues facing the
people of North Carolina. He has promised to protect
and develop our farm economy, to work for better
career educational opportunities in N. C., to fight the
pushers of hard drugs in our state, to preserve and
protect our environment and he has promised not to
raise taxes.
Many people feel that Bowles has made too many
promises and perhaps that is ture, but I would rather
have a man as governor who made promises during the
campaign and who works hard during his term of office
to fulfill those promises, than elect someone who made
no promises and therefore has to deliver nothing while
governor.
I understand that certain members of our college
community are upset over “rudeness” shown Pat
Taylor by the stuents during his visit here. I think
students or for that matter anybody, has a right to walk
out on any candidate who gets up and says there are no
issues confronting us today, as Pat Taylor in effect said.
In talking about rudeness, last Friday when
“Skipper” Bowles was in the Hamlin Student Center one
administrator refused even to shake his hand saying to
me and to Bowles that he didn’t want anything to do
with him and he didn’t have his vote. Those students who
may have been rude to Pat Taylor had a legitimate
reason I think, but did that administrator?
I encourage all of the students to read up on the
various candidates, consider the issues and once you do
this then I think you too will vote with me on May 6 for
“Skipper” Bowles for governor,
JCA
The Music
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BvJIM temple
At Atlantic Christian College
on April 24, at 7:30 p.m. IT will
be presented in concert. Prices
are $L00 in advance for students
and $1-50 for non-students. All
sales at the door will be $2.00.
The group IF is from England
and will soon begin their tour ot
the United States. The Wilson
Gym will be their third stop on
their tour. They recently
completed a European tour
stopping in Italy, France, and
Germany. , u
IF could very well be the best
jazz-rock group in the world
today They are all high caliber
musicians that have been
around for years. As a group
they are finally getting the at
tention that they have worked so
long to get IF is breaking away
from the exclusive London jazz
scene and becoming recognized
as talented rock musicians as
well.
In the near future I’M sure IF
will be known and respected by
masses of music lovers the
world over. This is your chance
to see this rising group. I
guarantee you’ll regret missing
this one.
Nick Attacks
Poor Registration
Tournout
STATESVILLE, N.C. —
Congressman Nick Galifianakis,
candidate for the U.S. Senate,
expressed “great concern”
tonight at newspaper reports
that North Carolina’s 18-to-20-
year-olds are lagging far behind
young people in most other
states in registering to vote.
In remarks prepared for a
meeting of the Iredell County
Young Democrats here,
Galifianakis said he was aware
of the “legal obstacles” some
young people have faced when
trying to register but is
“nevertheless convinced a
significant number of eligible
young voters just haven’t taken
the trouble to register.”
Galifianakis said an article in
the News & Observer April 1
stated that while 35 per cent of
the nation’s youth aged 18-20
have already registered, only
22.3 per cent of the young people
in North Carolina have done so.
“This kind of apathy — at any
age — is dangerous to our
freedoms,” he warned. “Apathy
breeds ignorance and
helplessness and anyone who
has studied history knows that
these conditions corrode
democracy and create tyrrany.”
Galifianakis, who consistently
supported the 18-year-old vote in
the Congress, said he felt con
fident “young North Carolinians
are as concerned about their
future as I am.
Free Movies
The Student Center Com
mittee has planned a series of
free movies to be shown during
the next couple of weeks. All
movies will be shown in Hardy
Alumni Hall and will begin at
7:30 p.m. Friday, April 14:
“Casino Royale.” Friday April
21. The Mad Room.” Sunday,
May 7: “The Cheyanne Social
Club.” Tuesday, May 16: “A
Man Called Horse.”
The final deadline for
submitting an application to
participate in the full-time off-
campus work study program
under PACE for 1972 summer
is Tuesday, April 18, 1972,
Applications must be sub
mitted to the Financial Aid
Office before 5:00 p.m. on that
date. Necessary forms for
making application can be
obtained from Mrs, Marie E.
Deans, Financial Aid
Secretary.
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By ROBBIE STEEN
Yeah, I went to Florida over
break. Had a real blast too! In
fact I think everybody oughta
hitchike down to Florida at least
once during their lifetime. I
might recommend carrying a
surfboard cause I didn’t spend
hardly any time waiting for
rides and only the nicest people
stop to pick up a dude and a
surfboard. You really meet
interesting people on the road.
My first ride (which got me to
Savannah) was with a young guy
driving a VW squareback which
looked as if it had served as
dinner for heavy duty termites.
Due to incapabilities of his
vehicle, we spent a night in
Walterboro, S.C. We really
expected the “Easy Rider” type
of welcome, but the people were
unbelievably nice. We walked
downtown and talked easily with
some of the local folk. We felt
bad that we had harbored such
an unjust attitude toward the
people of Walterboro.
Like I said, we made it to
Savannah, but there my friends
car met its Waterloo. I left him
at a gas station trying to sell the
remnants of his once mean
machine. Picked up a ride with a
chicken in a Toyota going to
Gaines. We got to Jacksonville
where I wanted out but she
wanted someone to make the
trip to Gainesville with her since
it was dark. When she said she
would take me to Cocoa Beach in
the morning if I’d ride with her
to Gainesville I stayed. Zowie,
we got to Gainesville and she
lived on a commune with a
bunch of hippies (I felt so out of
place!) She rushed in hugging
and kissing all sorts of guys and
I followed meekly behind ren
dering peace signs left and right.
Really, all the people were good
dudes and made me feel quite at
home. There was enough dope in
that place to turn on all of
eastern N.C. (but why do you
think they call it dope?) The next
morning we headed to Crescent
Beach (doublecrossed!!). Man,
the water was like ice, the wind
was blowing 90 miles an hour
and there won’t no waves. After
lunch my friends the freaks gave
me a lift to 1-95 and a few hours
later I was in Cocoa Beach
(thank you Sigmas).
Cocoa Beach is really a nice
place but getting around isn’t all
that easy without wheels. The
people that did stop to give us a
lift in Cocoa Beach really turned
me on.
Heading back a few days later
I cast aside my stick and instead
teamed up wity young Ed.
Either people are less friendlv
upon leaving Florida or Ed’s
appearance was frightening
cause picking up rides became a
chore. Got a lift to the state line
with some ex-con lady. Ed and I
figured “THE MAN” had raided
the brothel and she had ‘scaped
through a back door. We spent
almost three hours on 95 ’til we
were picked up by John the Fag
from N.J. John was far out. He
was friendly very (if you j(now
what I mean). By this time I
really thought I was a jinx to
anything on four whells. We
spent the night at the Santee
Rest Area and the next morning
Ed and I went looking for a
garage. Here in Santee we en
countered the traditional South
Carolinian hospitality. People
wouldn’t even talk to us but we
finally found a Gulf station to fix
the car. Funny thing, our
Guardian angels were black. Ed
and I almost left John the Fag
one time but we got stopped by a
S.C. highway patrolman (no
thumbing on 95). No hassles
though cause we gave him false
names and addresses. We
cruised through S.C. and N.C.
and into Virginia. My parents
didn’t seem too surprised to see
Art Exhibits
A series of senior art
exhibitions will be shown on the
campus of Atlantic Christian
College in the gallery of Case Art
Building during the month of
April. The exhibitions will be
changed each week.
The work to be exhibited has
grown out of year-long con
centrated projects in specific
areas of art by each of the senior
art majors. The projects have
been executed in a wide variety
of media and techniques in
cluding painting, print making,
animated film making,
deramics and commercial art.
Exhibitors and their order of
appearance will be:
Andy Wilkins of South Boston,
Va., and K. Drew Sumrell of
Oxford, April 3-7.
Bruce Park of Raleigh, April
10-14.
Lee Counts and Steve
Lineberger of Wilson, April 17"
21.
Rick Haynes Jr., of Mount
Airy, and Lynn Schoenthall of
Longport, N.J., April 24-28.
Gallery hours are:
Monday.
Wednesday and Friday, lOa.m-
5 p.m.; Tuesday and Thursday,
12 noon - 5 p.m. ; and Tuesday, 7
p.m. -5 p.m. The gallery is open
to the public without charge.
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IF will be presented in concert on April 24, at 7:30 in the Wilson y
Tickets are $1.00 for students andSl.50 for non-students.