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THE DAILY TAR HEEL
Thursday, January 5, 1967
In Our Opinion
Silent Vigil:
ay To Ask
R
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The silent peace vigils which
started yesterday and are planned
for every Wednesday until the Viet
Nam war ends might turn out to
be a fairly accurate indicator of
the sincerity and dedication and
above all the endurance of those
who oppose the war in Viet Nam.
A crowd of 120 protesters gath
ered in front of the Post Office:
The group says it plans to keep up
the demonstrations "until Ameri
cans stop killing and being killed
in Viet Nam."
The question in the minds of a
great many people now is whether,
as the weeks roll on, the number
of participants will increase or de
crease. It strikes us that the num
ber should grow, for we do not
forsee any of . yesterday's group
changing their minds about the
war, and we feel certain that not
everyone who opposes the war
was at the peace vigil.
This was a unique type of anti
war demonstration. Although it
was organized by Quakers, the in
vitation to participate was extend
ed to people who do not necessarily
oppose all wars. In effect it was not
a demonstration by "pacifists", but,
rather, by people who desire peace
i none specific instance where they
feel there is no justification reason
to continue fighting.
No one during the vigil suggest
ed that we drop everything where
we are and bring out fighting men
esponsible
Vietnam Peace
home from Southeast Asia. No one
criticized the military as a brutal
organization. The hope was ex
pressedhowever, that such peace
vigils throughout the country might
"help to provide a stepping stone
... to which our policy makers can
gracefully move."
We are convinced there are many
people within the University com
munity who believe we should not
be fighting in Vietnam. But many
of them are reluctant to engage in
Y-Court cat-and-dog fights between
pacifists and military sympathizers.
Many of them realize that the
United States cannot conceivably
stop fighting at a moment's notice.
So they stay away from all kinds
of demonstrations and public ex
pressions of anti-war sentiment.
And, in the minds of the public,
their silence betokens their ac
nam. quiescence with our stand in Viet
But here is an opportunity for
everyone who has learned about
and been displeased with our en
gagement in Vietnam to make
their feelings known in a quite
civilized fashion.
We doubt that the heart of Ho
Chi Minh will be touched by the
vigils. And we don't expect an
over-night change in the direction,
of American policy. But it can't
hurt to let the powers that be
realize that there. is responsible op-:
position to the Vietnam war.
A Signature Well Placed
We strongly support Student
Body President Bob Powell in his
signing of the letter recently sent
to President' Lyndon B. Johnson,
questioning the war in Viet Nam.
n Earlier, this fall we printed ..the, k.
letter in the editorial column 'of "
the DTH, and it is reprinted today
on page six. If you will read the
letter carefully we feel you will
agree with us that it is a well-thought-out
expression of genuine
concern about the conduct of a war
that is becoming increasingly un
popular among U.S. citizens.
Some students have challenged
Powell's right to sign the letter
as president of our student body
since they do not think the letter
should have been sent.
We can only reiterate for these
people the statement from Powell
that appears in today's paper his
signature was not meant to be, nor
will it be taken as representing the
mass of students at UNC. The pur
pose of having 100 student body
Raleigh Newspaper
Praises Planetarium
From The Raleigh Times
One of the good gifts which North
Carolina enjoys and one for which we
can be particularly thankful at this
time of the year is Morehead Plane
tarium on the campus of the Univer
sity of North Carolina.
One of the foremost planetariums in
the country, the Chapel Hill facility last
year drew an attendance of 108,220 peo
ple, four times the population of the
town in which it is located. Don Hall,
assistant director, said 54,220 were
school children. Some, he said, come as '
far as Richmond, Va. or Columbia,
S. C.
One of the favorites of the eight
programs presented each year is "Star
of Bethlehem" which played at the
planetarium during Christmas. Hall said
people return year after year to see
this particular program and that in
some cases the trip back is a family
tradition.
The planetarium, a gift of the More
head Foundation and the Morehead fam
ily which has done so much for the Uni
versity, offers a quiet haven of peace,
of learning and of adventure into the
once-mysterious skies which now are
being invaded by spacemen but which
first were invaded by astronomers.
Morehead Planetarium, as a training
station for astronauts and as a class
room for the young and old, serves the
state and her people well.
presidents sign the letter seems
quite obvious. . s '
, It is easy for those who would
discredit all opposition to the war
to say that student disagreement
with;U. S. policy rests only , with -
a far-out beat generation student
element. The office of student body
president carries with it a great
deal of prestige. The public can
realize the respect in which a stu
dent must be held by his peers to
be elected to this office. And while
his every action is not taken to
be representative of his constit
uents' feeling and beliefs, his words
are given added weight because of
his accomplishment in the student
community.
No one can justly criticize Pow
ell for taking advantage of his pos
ition to sign a letter which many
of his constituents would not sup
port. People can, however, applaud
him for his action. And we will
gladly join that number.
SI? Satis ar
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'Those UNC Students Certainly Are A Sincere Bunch
Of Americans. Let's Stop The War Right Now!'
VS J-cr" jl
Otelia Connor
I have just returned from a
meeting of the Chapel Hill
Historical Society. Program
The North Carolina Collection,
: in the Wilson Library.
Mr. Powell, head of the Col-,
lection, gave a most interest
ing and informative account
of the History of the North
Carolina Historical Society,
beginning under the adminis
tration of Pres. Swain, - back4
in the 1830s. - - -He
also mentioned the stack
rooms, which I didn't know
existed, and the huge number
of books, manuscripts, etc., in
the collection.
At the close of Dr. Powell's
talk, I said I was surprised
that Pres. Swain should have
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been active in securing books,
etc., on the history of North
Carolina, for Dr. Battle's His
tory states that Pres. . Swain
never bought a book for the
UNC library in twenty years.
Answer Swain bought
manuscripts.
It was a very delightful oc
casion coffee and cookies
served by his charming wife, ,
Mrs. Powell, and- chats with
other attendants.
i was talking with a mem-
)er of the administration to
lay on the campus. He hap-
ened to mention that he had
leard that it was in the plans
0 make the large lounge
room in Graham Memorial in-
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John Greenhacker
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eluding Themselves
In the wake of the public
reaction to New York Times
Assistant Managing Editor
Harrison Salisbury's reports
from North Viet Nam, that
nation and Communist China
have stepped up their propa
ganda campaigns against the
U. S. role in the war.
A clear example of this was
sent in the mail to the Daily
Tar Heel late in December
from the China Features
Agency in Peking. It was a
set of three photographs and
a story about the air war over
North Viet Nam.
The report claimed that the
North Vietnamese have down
ed 1,500 U. S. aircraft over
their territory and that all the
pilots of these craft have ei
ther been killed or captured.
It went on to quote North
Vietnamese officials and news
paper accounts which main
tained the morale of the North
Vietnamese people remains at
a very high level, the bomb
ings have proven ineffectual
in advancing the designs of
"Washington war planners,"
and that the escalated war in
the South is not succeeding.
The photographs were ob
viously staged. One showed a
g r 0 u p of smiling peasants
standing around the wreckage
of a fighter plane. One such
plane, they claimed, had been
downed with 10 rifle bullets.
Another photo showed a
batch of North Vietnamese
cheesecake in helmets defend
ing a gun implacements while
the regular male crew stood
by with fond gazes of admiration-lust.
The third picture was the
most fraudulent of all. It
showed three peasants run
ning up to a pilot who had
just parachuted to safety. The
peasants had sticks in their
hands, and were about to mu
tilate the fellow, who had his
hands raised above his had
in a manner that reminded
the American observer of ev
ery Bad Bart he had seen in
the grade B westerns of the
thirties.
I The Chinese wanted us to
print this stuff, and we al
most did for laughs or its
slight academic value.
i The interesting thing about
these releases is that it illus
trates fully how much the
North Vietnamese and the
Chinese communists would
like to see a widespread and
general opposition to the U.S.
Viet Nam involvement assert
itself in this country.
Regretfully, the vast bulk
of the opposition to the war
has now diminished signifi
cantly. The public may not
like the war, but the Presi
dent has taught them to live
with it, for better or for
worse.
The Chinese would do bet
ter to save their paper at this
point, and for the sake of the
Vietnamese and the American
peoples they would do well to
stop deluding themselves
about getting the U. S. out on
their terms.
This just isn't going to hap
Pe11 1- IU
Now, more than ever, both
sides must address themselves
to seeking a settlement of the
conflict. The Soviet and North
Vietnamese leaders must now
deal with practicalities and
not hopes, and President John
son must conscientiously seek
out anv opportunity for nego
tiations even if it must be
preceeded with a letup in the
bombing of the North. .
The ramifications of the
Communist Chinese purge,
which has shocked the world
with its intent and scope, are
clearly an indication that Chi
na will not be of any help in
the search for a lasting peace.
But thoughtful persons,
whether of eastern or western
origin, have an opportunity
now to end the killing and the
confusion. They must stop
dreaming now, and act.
to-office rooms, when the new
Student Union was, built.
J was shocked! I said, "That
is the most beautiful room on
the" campus, and built as a
memorial to Pres. Edward
Kidder Graham, by the alum
ni, who so loved him, and
honored his memory.
"Anyone who has such an
idea; ought to have 'his head
operated on."
It makes no difference how
many Student Unions are built
on the campuses at UNC this
lounge should be kept exactly
as it is a place where peo
ple can go to read, to chat, to
play games, and to hold re
ceptions and teas.
There are plenty of offices
upstairs and in the basement.
Leave the lounge alone!
.'
My daughter and her , hus
band from California were
here for the Charlie Justice
football reunion in November.
He said, "Every college in
the country ought to have a
course on manners which
would be compulsory."
I told him I agreed with
him. I reach as many as I
can, but the evidence is clear,
that there are many that I
don't reach.
The many things that I see
every day are a reflection on
the student's home training.
However, I will say that
the majority of students are
sweet and lovely, and that I
will be proud to have them
represent the University when
they go out into the world.
Most of them take Otelia
with a sense of good humor.
President Friday always
comes up with the right an
swers at the right time.
Of course the cost of living
is going up, but if the Legis
lature doesn't stop passing the
buck to the students, there
will be many students who
will be denied an education
because they don't have the
money.
North Carolina is already at
the bottom of the list in il
literacy. The State should be
moving ahead to correct this
situation.
This is no time to be cutting
taxes, rather the surplus mon
ey in the State Treasury
should be poured into the pub
lic school system, right on
thru the colleges and the Con
solidated University.
We are iust cutting off our
nose to spite our face when
we think we can economize on
education.
Chancellor Sitterson has
been criticized for not exer
cising his authority and mak
ing the decision himself on
the Paull affair.
I think he was exactly right
to let the pros and the cons
fight it out. In my opinion,
the best man won, because
my side won. But that's nei
ther here nor there.
The important thing was
that it was fought out. "Free
dom of speech Long may
she wave, o'oer the land of
the free and the campus of
UNC!."
Outlaw N.C. Liquor?
We'll Drink To That
(Editor's note The following letter appeared in
the Dec. 31 issue of the Greensboro Daily Neics.)
Editor of the Daily News: .
Never have I been more proud of North Carolina
than when the Supreme Court issued the "brown
bagging" edict. All the money of the nefarious liquor
interests could not shake these courageous justices. .
I was ashamed of North Carolina when the noble
speaker ban law was repealed. While our boys are dy
ing on the other side of the world to fight godless
communism, North Carolina gave vicious Commun
ists the green light. The entire country knows how
vigorously Dan Moore campaigned for this law when
he was running for election. Yet after he was elected
our compromising pussy - footing Governor with; his
jellyfish backbone used his influence to repeal- the
law proving his promise is worthless. ' . ! '
I was ashamed of North Carolina when I saw with
my own eyes the bearded long - haired punks and
pinks at Chapel Hill demonstrating for the Commun
ists. I . was ashamed of North Carolina when our col
leges invited to their platforms those who are dedi
cated to the evil communistic doctrine that is out-to
bury us.
Again I was ashamed of North Carolina when its
university would permit its professor to teach the filth
iest smut in his class. I was ashamed of North Caro
lina when it returned the weak-kneed Jordan to the
Senate.
Here was a man who could have gone down in his
tory as one of America's greatest statesmen. Instead
he sold his soul for a mess of pottage the political
favor of LBJ. Beyond any shadow of doubt Jordan
whitewashed and covered up the ties of LBJ with Bob
by Baker.
However, in the Supreme Court decision at last
righteousness was to . prevail even, if only for a few
months. Everyone knows the vast majority of high
way accidents is caused by liquor. Only eternity will
tell how many innocent victims were spared death
: because of this decision.
Because of this decision in many Carolina homes
the Christmas lights could glow instead of a white fun
eral, wreath. At the night clubs and honky tonks folk
will tank up on rum and then drive home under
the influence to deal their deadly blows.
No doubt Bowles, Kemp, Hunt and all the special
liquor interests will repeal the law. Yet the plain fact
remains that the liquor, business is the most diabolical
scum ever poured out on earth.
It is worse than war or pestilence. It is the sum of
all villianies. It is the parent of crime and the mother
of sins. It is the appaling source of misery and crime
in the land and the principal cause of crime,
r H is the source of three - fourths of the crime aha"
the source of three fourths of the taxes to support, tht
crime. And to give aid to such an incarnate fiend of
hell is the dirtiest, low-down, damnable business on
top of this old earth. . . .
1 If all the combined (forces of hell should assemble
in conclave, and with them all that hate and despise
God and purity and virtue if all the scum of the
earth could mingle with the denizens of hell to try to
think of the deadliest institution to home, to church,
and state, I tell you, sir, that combined hellish intelli
gence could not conceive of or bring an institution that
could touch the hem of the garment of the liquor busi
ness to damn the home and manhood and womanhood
and business and every other good thing on God's
earth.
DOUGLAS WINN.
Greensboro
Santa Claus Turns
Off American Kids
From The Kinston Daily Free Press
Once upon a time Santa Claus sat in his big, sun
lit toy shop and despaired.
He despaired because he was disturbed.
He was disturbed because all the children tykes
worldwide all wanted things for Christmas like
guns, and sabres, and GI Joe Kills the Jap, and mis
sile launchers, and brass knucks, and Man - from -UNCLE
guns, disguises and pulverize - the - world and
unidentifiable poison kits.
It gave old Santa Claus the whips and jangles. r'
What, he said, ever happened to red Midnight Fly
er wagons with shiny black handles that you pulled?
Whatever, for that matter, happened to Raggedy Ann
dolls and tops, to skates and tea sets, to scooters and
electric trains, to My - Own -Little - Rocking - Chains
and rocking horses?
It used to be that Santa could get through Christ
mas in jig time. That was before Variety and child
Guidance and Rocketry and Space Ships and Killing
became so popular. ;
It was when Santa Claus, himself, was so popular
is what. ;
Nowadays Santa Claus had to send half way around
the world and back again for some of the toys the
little children requested for Christmas.
And then, sometimes, he couldn't get them through
customs. - :-;
The nuclear disarmament treaty, you know.
While Santa Claus sat there in despair because he
was disturbed and all but out of his red - and - green -and
- festooned - with - tinsel - mind, he had a thought
It was a kind of old - fashioned thought.
"Don't give 'em what they say they want give
'em what you want 'em to have." ' :
Feeling much better and somehwat clearer in his
mind, that's what Santa Claus did.
And the little children canceled his program :
Mirian Maynard-'