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Guilford hosts Convocation on Nuclear War
By Mark Lieblich
Special to the News
Over a hundred college cam
puses throughout the nation,
including Guilford, have set aside
a day for what the Union of
Concerned Scientists has called a
"Convocation on Nuclear War."
Here at Guilford College on
Wednesday, November 11 there
will be opportunities for us to
express our concerns, learn more
about nuclear war and its con
sequences, and help to prevent
such a war from taking place in
the future.
Already massive protests in
opposition to the arms race have
been taking place throughout
Europe. In the meantime,
President Reagan has made
comments about attacks with
nuclear weapons which indicate
he may not view this event as
grimly as some people feel he
should.
In response to this increasingly
accepted attitude, a group of
Column by Dr. Doolittle
The final epidemic
By Robert Doolittle, MD
The Guilford faculty has en
dorsed educational planning for
concentrated study in the area of
peace and justice. The possible
use of nuclear weapons looms as
the major issue to be faced. Our
present government argues that
a limited nuclear war can be won,
and supports development of a
weapons system (MX missile,
neutron bomb) that we could use
offensively in addition to our
present defensive capabilities.
The protection from a nucleai
explosion planned for us is a
combination of mass evacuation
from populated areas to rural
areas and housing in fallout
shelters. The Federal Civil
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Guilford faculty members and
students have come together to
plan this day which addresses the
need to take a closer look at the
threat of nuclear war and to
stimulate greater concern for
this issue.
10:00 a.m. to 10:00 p.m.: In
formation Table. In the lobby of
Founders you will be able to
obtain information about* the
day's activities, sign your name
to a set of principles drawn up by
students, review literature, and
write letters to governemnt of
ficials.
11:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.: Silent
Vigil. A gathering in front of
Founders Hall for a vigil will take
place. This will be to show
concern (bring placards) for
nuclear war.
Lunch: Film "War Without
Winners". This film will be
shown in the Walnut Room of the
cafeteria two times during the
lunch hours.
1:00 p.m. to 4:00 p.m.: Media
Events. Presentations to be
designated fallout shelters on the
Guilford campus: Binford,
Milner, Shore, King, Dana
Auditorium, and the Library.
This listing disregards a 1969
letter from then college president
Grimsley Hobbs informing civil
defense officials that the faculty
and Board of Trustees of the
college had voted not to par
ticipate in the shelter program
since the false hope of protection
would make the possibility of a
nuclear exchange more feasible
to the American public.
A Soviet intercontinental
missile carrying its usual 20
megaton nuclear weapon (1500
times more powerful than the
weapon used on Hiroshima)
would travel from Russia to the
States in about 30 minutes. If the
shown in the Gallery of Founders
Hall will include "The Last
Epidemic" and "Nagasaki."
Check the information table for
precise schedules.
4:30 p.m. to 5:30 p.m.: Com
munity Vigil. Transportation will
be provided (sign up at the in
formation desk) to a vigil being
held at the Post Office in
downtown Greensboro.
Dinner: Film "Hiroshima".
This will be shown in the Walnut
Room of the cafeteria during the
dinner hours,
8:00 p.m.: Remarks and
Discussion. A talk in the Boren
Lounge on the "Medical Im
plications of Nuclear War" by
Robert Doolittle will be followed
with remarks by Theodor Benfey,
Gerald Enos, and Joseph Groves.
An open discussion will take
place afterward.
Thursday, 4:00 p.m. to 6:00
p.m.: Radio Show. Richard
Zwiegenhaft will do a show on
WQFS including songs related to
nuclear war.
bomb exploded over the
Petroleum Distribution Facility
near the airport, the airport
would be instantly evaporated by
the temperatures greater than
that at the center of our sun.
Here at Guilford glass would melt
and the buildings would either
burn or collapse. The enormous
blast pressures and a fire storm
traveling at 200-300 mph would
kill almost everyone in a 15-20
mile radius. People in fallout
shelters in this area would suf
focate as the air would be
literally sucked out of the shelter.
Those who did survive the im
mediate explosion would require
medical attention for severe
burns, traumatic injuries, and
acute radiation sickness that
would be fatal within several
Guilford physician. Dr. Robert Doolittle will speak on the "Medical
Implications of Nuclear War" in the Boren Lounge at Guilford Col
lege's participation in a nationwide "Convocation on Nuclear War" on
November 11.
days or weeks. Yet Wesley Long
and Greensboro Hospitals would
have been destroyed and portions
of Cone Hospital would be
damaged by fire. In addition
many health workers would have
succumbed thus paralyzing
emergency medical operations.
Those persons at the periphery of
the weapon's blast effect would
be left with no food or water that
was not contaminated with
radioactivity. This long term
exposure to sublethal doses of
radiation would produce a high
incidence of leukemia and other
cancers as well as genetic
damage that would not be ob
vious for several generations.
Intelligence sources estimate
that every military base, every
fuel storage depot or power
College Notebook
International day is coming
November 22!!
A special chance to help special
people. Volunteers are needed to
help with the Special Olympics.
The Olympics will be held on the
evening of November 4. For
more information, please call the
Greensboro Parks and
Recreation Special Populations
Division: 373-2173.
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There will be an exhibit entitled
Watercolors 1981 by Adele Groulx
Wyman in the Founders Gallery
from November 8-29. The
opening reception will be from
3:00 to 5:00 p.m. Sunday,
November 8. All are welcome!
Guilfordian, November 5, 1981
generating facility (including
nuclear power plants) and every
city with a population over 25,000
is targeted by the Soviets. The
US and USSR have ap
proximately 50,000 nuclear
warheads aimed at each other
and their allies, enough to kill
everyone on earth several times
over.
There can be no winners in a
nuclear war, and the only rational
policy can be to prevent a nuclear
exchange, not prepare for one.
As the arms race continues, we
grow closer to catastrophe each
day. Join in the activities that
will provide information about
nuclear policies and their con
sequences that are scheduled on
this campus for Nov. 11, and find
a role for yourself.
Seth Howard Dworkin will
present a free concert featuring
electronic music at the Night
shade cafe November 14 at 9:30.
The cafe is located at 330 Tate
Street in Greensboro. All
Guilford students are welcome.
Central America: United
States Foreign Policy and the
Crisis is the topic on Wednesday,
Nov. 11 at 7:30 p.m. and will be
held at St. Mary's House,
Episcopal Campus and Com
munity Center at UNC-G, 930
Walker Ave. Dr. William
Leogrande, Professor of Political
Science at American University
and author of numerous articles
on U.S. policy toward Central
America, including "The
Revolution in Nicaragua:
Another Cuba?