8The Dailv Tar HeelMonday, October 18, 1982
Vaiting for tickets no fun
P0f A year of editorial freedom
John Drescher, Editor
ANN PETERS, Managing Editor
Kerry De Rochi, aw Editor
Rachel Perry, University Editor
ALAN CHAPPLE. City Editor
JIM WRINN, State and National Editor
Linda Robertson. Sww Editor
Laura Seifert, Now
KEN MlNGIS, Associate Editor
Elaine McClatchey , Projects Editor
Susan Hudson , Features Editor
Leah Talley, Am Editor
Teresa Curry, Weekend Editor
AL STEELE, Photography Editor
Pill packaging
Though seven people recently have died from consumine cvanide-laced
Tylenol capsules, the death toll could have been higher. From the start
the MacNeil Consumer Products Co., the maker of Tylenol, cooperated
fully with authorities, and moved quickly to pull possibly contaminated
bottles from store shelves. Now it's up to drug-producing companies and
the federal government to work together to quickly develop stricter
packaging regulations to ensure the safety of over-the-counter drugs.
To its credit, the MacNeil Co. has done much to show concern over the
incident. In addition to offering a $100,000 reward, MacNeil, which is a
subsidiary of Johnson and Johnson Co., agreed to exchange all Tylenol
capsules with tablets. It also ordered that those capsules be destroyed.
Though part of MacNeiPs motivation is good public relations, the
company's actions show it appears to have genuine concern for the con
sumer. Rather than attempting to squelch the story, or to explain away
the murders as freak accidents, the company has no plans to put Tylenol
capsules back on the market. Because Tylenol was the top-selling pain
killer, the loss to MacNeil will be substantial about $50 million. To
gain public confidence, though, other companies should join the MacNeil
Co.'s efforts to develop tamper-resistant packaging for over-the-counter
remedies. v
Three methods have been proposed as possible solutions: enclosing all
bottles of medicine in plastic "blister" seals, placing seals on bottle caps,
or sealing the medication in its package.
Already a number of poisonings have occurred outside the Chicago
area, the result of "copycat" killers. Last week, a woman's eyes were
burned when the eye drops she was using had been replaced with acid. On
Sunday, four bottles of Lavoris mouthwash in a Florida town also were
found to have been refilled with acid.
Those incidents show that the government and the drug industry must
act soon. Health and Human Services Secretary Richard Schweicker cor
rectly said last week that the drug industry's stand on the packaging issue
would play a major role in whether effective regulations will be de
veloped. The MacNeil Co. has done much to try to rebuild consumer confidence
in its products. But until the entire drug industry develops guidelines to
make over-the-counter drugs safer, that confidence will not be strong.
STARK NAKED!
I'm in love with a girl that I'm talking about;
I'm in love with a girl I can't live without;
I'm in love, but I sure picked a bad time to be in love ...
From "Bad Time"
by Grand Funk, 1972
. Prince Andrew's gone koo-koo. The 22-year-old is in love, but it hasn't
been a many splendored thing. At least not since early last week, when he
whisked his new girlfriend, movie star Kathleen "Koo" Stark, to the
Mustique Island in the Caribbean. Stark, 25, is an actress who's career
has spanned from a bit part in "Star Wars" to nude scenes and a gay
shower in "The Awakening of Emily." .
The trip has made headlines in all the London tabloids. It's made the
BBC special reports.
But worst of all, it's made Mom mad. Randy Andy reportedly had to
go home. It's a royal screw-up.
The two had tried to be discreet. They took Koo's mom along as chap
erone. They traveled under the names Mr. and Mrs. Cambridge. They
flew economy.
'But nothing worked. Headlines in tabloids read, M QUEEN IN RAGE
AT KOO" and "KOO! SHE'S STARKERS." In one report, Koo's
cleaning woman said she had seen Andrew leaving the film star's flat on
several mornings. "He always looked rather tired," she said.
Now there are new rumors: Andrew is actually in love with another of
the female guests on the island." The film star was nothing more than a
decoy. Perhaps the prince is afraid of getting cooties.
Freelance reporter Elizabeth Salomon, one of those guests on the
island, is trying to sell the "real" story to the tabloid with the highest bid.
According to Salomon, the prince spent the weekend trying to put live
lobster's down the front of not only Koo's bathing suit, but also those of
other female guests. "It was good clean fun," Salomon said.
Whatever the truth, when Randy Andy returns to military duty today,
it won't be with any kudos. A movie star who takes it all off is just not
the kind of girl you bring home to meet dear old mom especially when '
mom is the queen of England.
The Daily Tar Heel
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By JOSEPH. BERRYHILL
I didn't go to the State game this
weekend.
I do not dislike UNC athletics, but I did
not need to see pushing and shoving on the
field I saw enough of it waiting in line
for tickets.
The game was an important one. N.C.
State is our biggest rival. No matter how
unevenly matched the teams are, you can
expect excitement when they meet on the
gridiron.
So a few friends and I got in line to wait
for tickets at 3 p.m. last Monday. We were
right in front of the north entrance to Car
michael Auditorium. Absurd, passers-by
told us. But that was OK, we would have
card-section seats for the game. In addi
tion, we planned to have fv.r...
There were eight of us in the group. We
still had to go to classes, but we figured by
splitting up time in line we could ac
complish that and maybe even get some
studying done.
The first night was fun. It didn't rain ex
cept for one 20-minute diizzle and
everyone was well-behaved. It wasn't even
that hard to ,study if you were near a
streetlight or had a flashlight.
But the second night it got worse. Some
of it was fatigue, I guess. It's not easy to
sleep in a broken lawn chair in the
55-degree October evening.
But by the time the second night rolled
around I was too tired to have fun, and
when the Winston dorm resident kept
playing the children's record "The
Wonderful Thing About Tiggers," I really
got irked. -
People were louder Tuesday night, and
the threat of rain hung over us all. Nearly
everyone had some sort of shelter ready to
sleep under.
People were drinking more on Tuesday,
as well. "Friends" who had not waited the
day before showed up to drink beer and
get a good seat for the game. I went to the
Undergrad for an hour or so to get a little
studying done, but I came back before
midnight. Rumor had it that the athletic
department would issue tokens or numbers
to those in line at midnight. Ridiculous, I
thought, but I made sure to be there
No tokens were handed out. I wish they
had been
After midnight, things got tense;. It
seemed like half the line was drunk now.
And it was cold. And loud. But we had
only one more night to wait.
A scream ran through the line as some
pranksters in a car rode by and sprayed
water on all those waiting. Real funny, I
thought. Where were the campus police?
They had been patrolling all night.
AM :30 a.m., cars, about one every 20
minutes, started riding by, honking their
horns. I figured that would get old or that
the' police would stop it, but it continued
all- night. Some people screamed
obscenities at us as they drove by. So some
of its in line fought back. A car went by
honking its horn, and the guys tehind us
in line threw a bucket of Ice at themr I
didn't think they'd ride by again.
But another car came honking by. It got
the ice treatment too, and its window was
open. The car stopped. Three guys got
out; "Who did it?" one of them asked.
"Be a man." I wanted to tell them to shut
the j hell up and to stick that horn
somewhere. But I didn't they were big .
At least no one had the opportune to '
come by and spray water at us again it
was! raining now, and everyone was
already wet. We took shelter as best we ;
could. v
A few uneasy hours of sleep later it was
5 a.m., and things were buzzing. Almost'
everyone was awake and people began
leaving their spots to stand in line. The
"line" was now muddled, but still
stretched back as far as I could see. I was
glad to be near the front.
A light came on inside Carmichael. Peo
ple pressed forward. Another light, more
movement. It was still raining, and I was
waiting to get poked in the eye with an
: umbrella. Only a couple more hours.
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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
me
Finally, a door opened. At least, I think
- it did, because everyone moved forward at
the sound of a big yell. The attack had
begun.
The line stopped. They must have shut
the doors. Five minutes passed. Another
scream and people pushed forward again.
The line was tight now r I was hot and
uncomfortable, and I could not move.
After another big push, I was crammed in
to a larger number of people on the Car
michael steps. A veritable sardine.
There were at least a dozen glass doors
up ahead in front of me, but I couldn't see
any of them open. People kept pushing.
Visions of The Who concert in Cincinnati
passed through my mind. Is a ticket worth
all of this?
My bookpack got torn off my shoulder.
I had to pass it to a friend ahead of me in
- line. I hoped I would see it again. I looked
toward the front of the line and one
. member of my group was 10 feet ahead,
arguing with someone. I was waiting for a
fight. . .
. I held my girlfriend's hand tightly,
mostly because I was scared for both of us.
. I finally got close to the open door. And
then I heard another big yell and I looked
behind me to see all of the doors open and
all those people behind me rushing in. I
turned around and ran in, only to realize I
was at the end of the line. What did I wait
for? I could have walked up five minutes
before and been right there in line.
, Our group went to a section in Car
michael to sit. A lot of people were com
plaining. I thought of the possibility of
waiting that much longer to get the ticket.
I went back and sat down in disgust. I
was tired, wet, and last. So my girlfriend
and I decided to leave. We didn't know if .
it was the right thing to do; our friends
seats. It didn't matter. I just wanted to
sleep.
We left Carmichael in time to catch a
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friends got tickets in section 24 (roughly
equivalent to 13), row K. At least I had
some time to study on Saturday.
Joseph Berryhill, a junior journalism
and economics major from Charlotte, is a
staff writer for The Daily Tar Heel.
G
o ba6k to the farm'
Dear Technician editor:
You dummies! You must be from State!
As a zoology major from UNC-CH, I
easily distinguished that the cow on the
front page of this past Friday's edition is a
male and not a "she." Go back to the
farm!
Chuck James
" 315 Graham
Ticket tangle
To the editor:
Throughout the years the University has
been recognized as tops in many areas.
However, on Oct. 13, 1982, the University
failed to meet its usual high standards.
Although the ticket distribution here has
not been outstanding, this time it was
worse than usual. First of all, they failed to
organize a single-file line. Instead, the
students were allowed to spread out into
one big chaotic group. Second, there was
no control over students breaking in front
of others who had come earlier. Next, they
opened only one door. Do you know how
hard it is trying to fit hundreds of people
into one side of a double door? Who in
their right mind would allow this? Finally,
they did open a second door which only
added to the problem of late-comers un
justly obtaining better positions in line.
Being avid Carolina fans,-' we arrived at
noon Monday, Oct. 11, to assure good
seats for the Carolina-State game. Due to
the inadequate ticket distribution system,
we were unfairly treated. like others, we
gave up a lot Of our valuable time only to
receive tickets for sections 13 and 24. Is
this fair? Out of curiosity we inquired to
those sitting near us inside of Carmichael
when they had arrived in line. Most had
arrived at least 24 hours later than we.
There must be a better way.
We would like to encourage that
measures be taken in future distributions
so that this unfairness will not occur again.
Sheryl Hudspeth
' Chapel Hill
(and five others)
Little sympathy
To the editor:
I read with some interest the various
complaints and editorializing about
waiting in line for football tickets and be
ing deprived by mob violence of the ad
vantage supposedly secured thereby. Leav
ing aside the merits of waiting two days for
tickets to a football game, I must confess
that my sympathy for the folks who waited
in line for tickets is somewhat limited..
As I rode past Carmichael on my way to
class on Wednesday morning, I counted
about seven University employees clearing
away a litter of empty cans, discarded
plastic, papers and other trash. As much
as I was amazed by the devotion of these
fans to Tar Heel' football, I was equally
amazed by their inconsiderate, 'swinish
behavior. '
As they have pointed out to the line
crashers, life is a cooperative venture and
people ought to respect others if they ex
pect things to proceed smoothly. Might I
point out to the line-sitters that they
should show equal respect to the Universi
ty staff, passers-by and the world around
them. From personal experience, there is
nothing more aggravating than having to
pick up after supposedly adult people: my
sympathy for the folks at the head of the
line is diminished by the lack of thoughtful
behavior they showed.
So pick up after yourselves, folks, recy
cle what can be recycled and keep things
neat: you'll earn more respect that way.
Daniel F. Read
Chapel Hill
Coverage adequate
To the editor:
It is with pleasure that I respond to
Sidney Mallenbaum's question in his letter
"Tell us about it" (DTH, Oct. 12):
Mallenbaum cannot understand why
The Daily Tar Heel does not cover more
national or even international news stories.
As he wrote, "Much is happening in the
world today (outside of UNC-CH, North
Carolina and even the United States). Why
not tell us about it?"
The obvious answer to this question is
that there are many things happening right
here in the UNC community that need
coverage. When I read the DTH in" the
mornings, I look to it as a source of infor
mation regarding the campus; information
that affects me, that I can relate to. I can
read in-depth coverage of international af
fairs in any one of the big-city newspapers
that are sold right in front of the Carolina
Union.
Mallenbaum provides the key when he
writes, "A campus paper has a major
responsibility to the school community
which it serves." This is exactly true.
Where else but in the DTH can students
find detailed coverage of the new Student
Activities Center ("Activities, Center to of
fer more than 'just a basketball stadium "
DTH, Oct. 12), a daily calendar of campus
events, informative editorials on Universi-
: ty policies and a forum for the exchange of
student opinion?
. I encourage the staff of the DTH to
maintain its excellent coverage of
University-related events. I encourage
Mallenbaum to obtain a subscription to
the Greensboro Daily News, as I have. It is
a good source of information regarding in
ternational events.
David A. Zubl
223 Connor
. Questions for Cobey
To the editor: .
Your prominent, front-page article on
candidate Bill Cobey, ("Cobey emphasizes
experience a businessman administrator"
DTH, Oct. 12), iterated admirably his
campaign promises and his assaults upon .
candidate Ike Andrews. Aside from citing
Cobey's claim that only 17 percent of his
total funds come from political action
committees and aside from mentioning the
services that Helms' Congressional Club is
providing without charge, however, the ar
ticle did not discuss the controversy sur
rounding the issue of Cobey's funding.;
. Is it true that an overwhelming percen
tage of' the Cobey's campaign funding
comes from outside the 4th District? Is the
average donation to the Cobey campaign
larger than the average gift to Andrews,
which would indicate a narrower but more
affluent base for Cobey than his massive
funding may imply? How many hefty $500
to $1,000 individual donations has Cobey
accepted from reactionary fat cats deter
mined to buy themselves another seat in
Congress? What have political action com
mittees done to put Cobey in contact with
Texan and Southern Californian
millionaires in the first place?
A DTH article dealing with these ques
tions and receiving prominence commen
surate with your play of Cobey's claims is
in order.
Keith Bradsher
628 Morrison
an all landfills
By CHIP WILSON
The conflict over the dumping of PCB-tainted soil in War
ren County has reached its expected conclusion. Soil from 210
miles of North Carolina roadsides was transferred to the
; 20-acre dumpsite more quickly than predicted, despite the
series of 15-minute delays caused by protesters lying in the
streets.
Barring a victory in the lawsuit Warren County residents
filed in federal court, the PCBs will stay buried in Afton. But
that doesn't mean the battle was lost completely. Instead, the
protesters launched a new war that will be fought on many
other fronts.
The next skirmish already is being fought in Anson County,
another poor and predominantly black region. This involves a
proposal by (em-Security Corp. to build a dumpsite for
waste produced by the micro-electronics industry that Gov.
Jim Hunt has been so eager to bring in.
. There lies the real dilemma. The state wants the employ
ment benefits big industry could bring, while it shirks the
responsibility of dealing with its toxic by-products. Unwilling
to pursue permanent solutions, the problem is dumped on
someone else.
This is done by building landfills. Instead of seeking out
more permanent attempts at on-site detoxification or incinera
tion, state officials would rather hide the problem. Put it away
and let someone else deal with it; Even the protesters in Afton
shared that mindset by asking why the state didn't send the
contaminated soil to an EPA-approved site in Alabama.
Bernard Greenburg, former dean of the UNC School of
Public Health, put that attitude into perspective last week at a
forum sponsored by Student Government and the Institute for
Environmental Studies. "Don't tne people of Alabama have
constitutional rights?" Greenburg asked his audience of about
20 people. "We always want to put it one someone else."
Some community always will end up dissatisfied, regardless
of where wastes go. But the bigger question lingers over the
necessity of moving the wastes to begin with. Why the hurry?
Was there something to hide?
No study has proved definitely that landfills won't leak. Of
ficials explain the benefits of five-foot clay buffer zones and
two-inch plastic linings, but they jore thejong shelf life of
toxic chemicals. The PCBs will remain In the Afton dumpsite
for at least 500 years before losing their potency. That fact
alone should expose the short-sightedness of landfills. State of
ficials ignore the potential of erosion, burrowing animals and
weather. It doesn't seem totally implausible for three inches of
plastic to melt after 182,500 days of the sun's heat.
The legacy of Love Canal shows the ultimate disaster a
leaky landfill could provoke. One sincerely hopes it won't take
a mass evacuation of -hundreds of Afton residents to
demonstrate the state's folly. Such a disaster probably won't
occur in Warren County because the PCBs comprise only 1
percent of the dirt removed in the state's cleanup of the road
sides. But that won't necessarily be the case in Anson County
or in the six other counties for which landfills have been pro
posed for wastes of higher toxicity. The Warren County
residents secured a victory of sorts in Hunt's promise of never
dumping anything else there. Other counties not benefitting
from civil rights leaders lying in their highways might not be as
fortunate.
The General Assembly should pass a moratorium on con
struction of new landfills. This would be a bold move and
would require repeal of another law that requires state en
vironmental regulations to be no more stringent than those of
the federal government.
A landfill ban would force the state to reject the inadequate
solution of hiding toxic chemicals instead of. exploring new
methods of detoxifying industrial waste. This could discourage
some firms from locating in North Carolina, but at least the
state won't be taking the easy way out.
Chip Wilson, a senior journalism and political science major
from Gastonia, is an editorial assistant for The Daily Tar Heel.