I
6The Daily Tar HeelFriday, January 21, 1983
1
X
lunt thaws pay freeze
aiii ar Itol
. 90th year of editorial freedom
JOHN DRESCHER. Editor
Ann Peters, Managing Editor
KENMMGIS, Associate Editor LlNDA ROBERTSON. Associate Editor
Rachel Perry. University Editor Elaine McClatchey . Projects Editor
LVCY HOOD. City Editor TEKESACVRRY, Features Editor
JlM WRINN, State and National Editor LEAH TALLEY, Arts Editor
S.L.VRICE, Sports Editor J ANE CALLOWAY. Weekend Editor
LAURA SEIFERT. News Editor - ' AL STEELE, Photography Editor
GELAREH ASAYESH. Contributions Editor '
By ALAN CHAPPLE
Dear Mr. and Mrs. . ; .
Pregnant teenagers are admitted to hospitals around the country each day and
alarming numbers of children barely out of elementary school are transformed
into parents. One of every six babies, more than 600,000, is now born out of
wedlock, up 50 percent since 1970. A Johns Hopkins University study reveals the
root of the problem: only 14 percent of teenagers seek birth control advice before
their first sexual encounter.' . - .
That percentage could drop even further if the Department of Health and
Human Services goes through with a proposal that seems designed to hinder the
efforts of family planning centers. The rule, which could take effect in six weeks,
was originally introduced last year by former HHS Secretary Richard Schweiker.
It requires that parents of teenagers under. 18 who receive prescription contracep
tives from federally supported clinics be notified within 10 days after their
children receive such birth control devices. The notification requirement would
only be waived when children face physical harm at home. An estimated $1.5
million teenagers go to family planning centers each year, and 530,000 choose
the birth control products that fall under the HHS proposal.
The decision to implement the rule came despite negative public response. The
Planned Parenthood Federation of America sought to block the rule in U.S.
District Court on the grounds that it invades privacy and is a violation of the
confidentiality of the doctor-patient relationship. Other groups have cited a na
tional survey in which 25 percent of the young women attending clinic programs
said they would stop attending if the regulation went into effect. Only 2 percent
said they would refrain from having sex.
The parental notification rule tiptoes around the real issue: the lack of com
munication between parents and kids. Sending a note home will foster alienation
and animosity rather than a closer relationship. It will certainly not prevent
teenagers from having sex. Schweiker reasons the rule would enhance family
communication and that contraceptives constitute a health risk parents should
know about. He is wrong on both counts. Family conflict is one probable result.
And no contraceptive affects a teenager's health as much as pregnancy.
Medical organizations, including the American College of Obstetricians and
Gynecologists, the American Medical Association and the American Academy
of Pediatrics, also have attacked the HHS proposal. Margaret M. Heckler, HHS
secretary-designate who opposed the regulation as a member of Congress,
should take immediate steps to prevent its enactment.
The ultimate effect of parental notification will be an increase in the number
of teenage pregnancies. Parents and children cannot be coerced by the govern
ment into talking more openly. Family communication cannot be mandated by
legislation. Parents are still uncomfortable discussing sex, and their children,
convinced of their own invulnerability, often don't want to listen. Since sex educa
tion is not taking place in the home, teenagers need the option of confidential
counseling that the federal clinics now provide.
Gov. Jim Hunt made his State of the State address this
week and, to no one's surprise, announced his objective
of restoring the salary increases of teachers and other state
workers.
Sure, we all expected that; he promised that the freeze
would last only one year. But now, it seems, some North
Carolina lawmakers doubt the state budget can afford the
pay raises.
Democratic Sen. Harold Hardison asked, "Where are
we going to get the money?" (He'e only the chairman of
the Senate Appropriations Committee.) Then there's the
GOP view of Sen. Don Kincaid, who warned that "we
will find ourselves in trouble again" by listening to Hunt's
projections.
It would require about $100 million to support the
salary hike for 1983-84, based on Hunt's projected 8.8
percent revenue growth. However, his figure may have
been in the wrong ballpark.
On Wednesday, a legislative fiscal analyst, David
Crotts, told a Senate committee that "it is my suggestion
that a rate of 7 percent be used." If Crotts is right, then
that'll mean a shortfall of some $92.7 million just
about what is needed for the state employees.
It'll be interesting to see how the state finds the money
for the employees. There's no question that they should
have the raise; it's just a question of whether the economy
win allow it.
GNP hits a low
More great economic news: the 1982 GNP fell to its
lowest point since 1946.
If adjusted for inflation, the American Gross National
Product fell 1.8 percent last year. That's compared to a
1.9 percent increase in 1981.
But Commerce Department officials in Washington say
there's nothing to fear; this was the last gasp for the reces
sion. (Heard that before?) For the record, officials said
the GNP drop resulted from a general clearing of inven
tories and a sharp downswing in export sales, mostly dur
ing the fourth quarter of the year. .
1 Commerce Secretary Malcom Baldridge said the re
covery would begin during the first quarter of 1983, citing
such indicators as increased auto sales, home starts and
lower interest rates.
Even one longtime recovery skeptic, Michael K. Evans,
chief economist for McMahan, Brafman, Morgan & Co.,
said: "It looks like we are very near the turning point,
after all."
3 lilt Mt ' r-J -.
1 in 1 ?w " o ?w yE
yCWm&,m FEDERM- TOWAGE 04TOCEPnvS R)Ua SAY Y0UVE BEN INQUIRING ABOUT UKM
GONTflOL NOT 1UAT AWrU. DRriWERA, I HOPE J '
pients as two ways to help save $169 billion during the
next seven years. .
Both the Republicans and Democrats are receptive to
the plan, GOP Sen. Bob Dole saying that he expected a
May passage. It just might work. But don't expect Ronnie
and Tip to kiss and make up.
Made in Japan
Where compromise may have worked in Social Securi
ty, it may have failed in improving U.S.-Japanese rela
tions. This week's meeting between President Reagan and
Japanese Prime Minister Yasuhiro Nakasone produced
little more than traditional friendship gestures.
Upset with Japan's trade restrictions, which largely
contribute to a yearly $20 billion trade imbalance, and the
island nation's very limited defense expenditures, Reagan
had hoped to gain Japanese concessions.
Instead, Nakasone expressed sympathy for the effects
of advanced Japanese technology on American industries.
He also cautioned the United States against protectionist
countermeasures, saying, "I suggest that more positive,
constructive efforts like encouraging Japanese industries
to locate in the United States would be much wiser."
WEEK
BEAT DGOK
From all we can tell, the last time The Daily Tar Heel published on a Saturday
was for the Duke football game of 1976. Obviously inspired by the Saturday
publication of the DTHt the Heels went on to crush the Dookies, 39-38. Though
this year's basketball team probably won't need it, we decided to publish a
special paper Saturday in an attempt to give them more inspiration for the
game'm'Carmichael.''' "" """ ""
Years ago, the DTH published Monday through Saturday and the paper
always printed big "BEAT DOOK" issues when the Devils pulled into town. In
the long-haired days of 1968, the DTH even editorialized that Duke deserved to
lose because Duke invested in Dow Chemical Co. and many of the students "are
the sons and daughters of Northern capitalists. . . who exploit the poor."
We, we won't go that far, but we are actively supporting a win over Duke
Saturday. So look for S.L. Price and the sports gang in Saturday's "BEAT
DOOK" issue, to be distributed at Carmichael and dorms across campus.
Damn, I sure wish things would bounce back soon. I
had planned on graduating and getting a job sometime.
A Social Security solution?
The federal government may have finally devised a plan
to take care of its elderly. .
After nearly a million tries, someone came up with a de
cent compromise to keep Social Security afloat. To fund
the program, the National Commission on Social Security
Reform proposed an increase in payroll taxes in 1984 and a
delay in cost-of-living benefits for current program reci-
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
v-
So after plodding through the diplomatic rhetoric and
camera-ready smiles and handshakes, it is apparent that
few changes will result from the Reagan-Nakasone meet
ings. Rather, the meeting should reinforce the idea that
America will have to look inward to solve its economic
woes.
A thrilling proposal
And the show will go on.
Tuesday night the UNC Campus Governing Council
approved the funding of the $100,000 Chapel Thrill bene
fit concert this spring. Finally.
Yes, finally.
After one semester and two weeks, the CGC bowed to
the pressure of the students to provide the funding for the
show. This great saga began in the fall, when the CGC
Finance Committee said it would not fund a concert.
Chapel Thrill looked dead. But on Jan. 10, in an effort to
revive the concert, 2,931 signatures were collected, enough
to call for a student vote on the concert.
Apparently realizing the futility of its efforts, the
Finance Committee rewrote its bill to allow the funding,
and passed it this week.
But while Chapel Thrill is go, alcohol is no. Because of
resistance from school administrators, beer, wine and li
quor will be banned from Kenan Stadium. Still, a dry
Thrill is better than no Thrill.
Now the question is,, what band can be contracted at
this late date? Hall and Oates? Let's hope not.
Comings and goings
As you might have guessed, winter finally has arrived.
After an unseasonably warm Christmas, the cold winds
and snows of winter are pushing into North Carolina
from the south.
Yes, the south. Atlanta's schools were among the first
to close, shutting down midday Thursday. And here at
UNC, students kept an anxious ear for any radio broad
casts about the the season's first storm, while digging out
extra gloves and snowcream recipes.
And while watching the skies for snow, keep an eye out
for any orange-red objects streaking across the sky.
No, not Superman. Rather, it might be the ill-fated
Soviet spy satellite, which is falling from its orbit and is ex
pected to fall to earth as early as Sunday. But a United
States landing is doubtful for the two-ton satellite, as
scientists rate the chances at about 2 percent. Maybe
Chapel Hill is safe. , .
Alan Chappie, a senior journalism major from Lees
burg, Va., is editorial assistant for The Daily Tar Heel.
on't tell mothers what to do
THE Daily Crossword
byRuthN.Schultz
ACROSS
1 "Of Thee
I"
5 Medicinal
plant
10 Fruit seed
13 Cupid
14 Hymn of
praise
15 American
humorist
16 Take a
drink
19 Small
territory
20 Grandstand
section
21 Lanky
22 bi:;:
King
24 Spartan
slaves
27 - be (in
dustrious) 30 Indian
31 African
people
32 Malay
isthmus
34 Campaign
ing, Truman
style
33 Hearing aid
39 Ancient
Aegean
region
40 Curare's
relative
41 Cuddies
43 Orator
45 Woe Is me!
43 Blackbird
47 Pinnacle
49 Sacred
Yesterday's Puzzle Solved:
Alii M .BiE IX T 0 I A
A itTtft iSjlL n 1
iiistft isff rtf twTn
AH! 'illioj ITJo
Slftf iiTTTt iPit T FTP
isiLior TE i SAililild
EjAsTj jlI?H oTtTetH
imilm u LiuigM.i otrrrfsTfi
53 Football
officials,
often
58 Fate
57 Moon
valley
58 the Red
59 Take to
court
60 Poplar's
cousin
61 Places for
bears
DOWN
1 Adages
2 " a man
with seven
wives"
3 bene
4 Nymphs'
dwellings ,
5 Periods
of rest
6 Studio
feature
7 Salamander
8 Slangy
negative
9 Blackbird
10 Film on
bronze
11 Unemployed
12 Look
narrowly
17 Shipshape
18 Don't go
to bed
22 Ruling
12143
23 This, In
Madrid
24 Julia
Ward
25 Allen or
Frome
28 Nantes'
river
27 Foundation
28 Egyptian
lizard
29 Water
buffalo
31 Former
Czech
president
33 Antiquing
device
35 Book names
33 Falana
of song
37 Cushioned
42 Medieval
silk
43 Bank worker
44 A Guthrie
48 "Dere "
47 Pointed
tools
48 En-lai
49 Taken
prisoner
50 "The Way
We "
51 Green
island
52 Certain
medals
54 la la
55 Abner
1 2 3 4 j5 5 7 I 9 f"jiiP" TT" """""
73 ju 15
- -g r
hr
21 "7"""- "ifzjT"
24 252fl" V 2j-j29
-- - 3f- " "" 33-
mwm mhm m wmmmrn mmtmm mm immm rt t.
34 3S 38 J 37
3a 38 ; ' 13
7T - iTxa ;
j4?j4T" """"- 4 : MTsrsT"
53 S4 SiT "" " ' " "" "
'
. HM H"ITl l ,HH
1933 Tribune Company Syndicate, Inc.
All Rights Reserved
12143
To the editor:
In regard to Phillip Parkerson's letter
"A modest proposal" (DTH, Jan. 20) for
abortion, I am stunned by the lack of sen
sitivity and concern his letter relays. Just
because he holds a meager view of the
need for abortion, he deems it acceptable
to forbid the woman in need the right to
choose the course of her life. ,
In a society which frowns upon contra
ception, what right do we have (especially
we men), to tell the mothers what to do?
While I do respect Parkerson's opinion, I
would respect it a great deal more if he
would refrain from such base and distaste
ful tactics as sour humor and sarcasm.
Tim Harper
Chapel Hill
Books unchecked
To the editor:
After facing the long lines at Hanes
Hall, the necessary evil of dropadd, and
spending several frantic afternoons search
ing for the right textbooks, I found my
self ready to settle down for some serious
studying. Thinking that I could get a good
start this semester, I began reading my
History 11 assignment. After reading for
only a few minutes, it did not take long to
realize that something was wrong. Glanc
ing at the page number, I found myself
-tin page 26 and I had not even turned
page one! Upon further inspection it was
discovered that the whole first chapter of
the book was missing.
The next day I took the text back to the
Student Stores to exchange it. After con
ferring with one of the employees, I was
told that I could exchange the book for
another used book or I could pay the dif
ference and purchase a new one. I soon
discovered that there were no more used
books and was left with the "choice" of
obtaining a new book. While waiting in
the cashier's line, a fellow classmate was
also returning a faulty History 11 text.
Was it too missing a chapter? Or was the
binding coming off?
All students at UNC realize that by
purchasing a used book they are taking a
chance. Pages are written on and covers
are bent, but that is a small price to pay
considering the money saved. However,
when whole chapters are missing that is
going a little too far.
Under the present buy-back system at
the UNC Student Stores, a student may
sell back the books he no longer needs at
either wholesale prices or half price.
When inspecting the books to be bought
back, little else is done to the merchandise
other than a quick flip of the pages. This
type of "inspection" hardly reveals the
books with pages missing. Whether ob
tained through wholesale or half prices,
the store is going to make a profit when
the books are resold. For this reason and
out of respect for the students, the store
management should take more time to
look at the books before they are put on
the shelf to be re-sold.
Either changes should be made in the
present buy back system to insure against
this kind of thing happening or students
should not be required to pay for other
people's negligence.
Dawn Haddock
Lorry Williams
Morrison dorm
Vole to divest
To the editor:
Most students are aware of the campus
elections on Feb. 8. There should appear
at that time a student referendum calling
for UNC to divest in certain companies
operating in South Africa. The University
currently has about $2 million invested in
these companiesIBM, General Motors,
Control Data and ITT to name a few
who are providing technology and re
sources which guarantee and propagate
the virtual slavery of blacks under the op
pressive apartheid system.
Several other universities, cities, and
towns have sold their stocks in these com
panies, an action which demonstrates
growing public outrage over American
multinational corporations which allow
and promote apartheid.
I urge students to vote FOR divestment
on the Feb. 8 ballot.
Marion Blackburn
i Carrboro
Dunbar commended
To the editor:
I wish to compliment Leila Dunbar on
her article about the Ku Klux Man,
"Racism still thrives in N.C." (DTHt
Nov. 10). It was a well-written and much
needed article. :
We must be reminded that such bar
barism still exists in our nation and state,
and it is painful to acknowledge the facts.
It is my hope that we can live to see the
day when all signs of racism and sexism
have, vanished.
Jerry Harper
Durham
From worn
Nikes
to new pumps
By ANN PETERS
I walked through the malls in Miami during break, eye
ing the racks of young professionals' clothing sophisti
cated, tailored suits; slick, pressed shirts; simple, delicate
dresses. I considered turning in my sneakers and tube
socks for pumps and stockings.
I cringed. Was I growing up? I gently touched the soft
material of a silk blouse, checked the price, glanced
down at my worn Nikes and trotted out the door.
I'd escaped, but barely. I knew the real world was
creeping closer toward me. In just a matter of months, I
would be out of Carolina Heaven and into Economic
Hell. Preparation for my new life already had begun.
My resume was typeset. My interview technique was
polished: right hand outstretched, shoulders back, a
confident smile.
But my anxiety increased. Was I allergic to a real job?
If lucky,. I'd have a nine-to-five, or, or more likely, a
two-to-10 reporter's job, with life insurance payments
and a microwave oven (the ultimate in suburban living)
awaiting me after graduation. I had spent four years of
my life looking forward to graduation only to realize
now that I was not eager to leave Carolina.
For months, friends and I had toasted to our remain
ing days at UNC. We wanted out. But we knew time re
mained in our collegiate meter. As the days dwindle
down, we now consider delay tactics.
We're not sure that life exists after graduation. I won
der if I can survive; and if I have time to cancel rela
tives' plans to come to my graduation. Maybe I can
triple major in finance, Russian and physics, and avoid
graduation for at least another year.
One day I'll have to make a chuivc ana leave my inde
cisiveness behind. The mailman will arrive. He'll nod
and hand me a thin, legal-sized envelope. A nine-to-five
job is mine in Podunk, Iowa. It's paradise with a half
hour lunch break.
t ?
In just a matter of months, I would be out of Cardlina Heaven and into
Economic Hell Preparation for my new life had begun. My resume was typeset
My interview technique was polished.. . .
Relax, think rationally, I say to myself. I should avoid
being rash. Others are in the same bind. My mind, like
the minds of other seniors these months before gradua
tion, is filled with unmade decisions. At this stage, I feel
like a puzzle. Scattered pieces with rough, jagged edges
just lying thrown on a kitchen table. And when the pieces
don't fit together easily, I want to avoid the puzzle. Like
most seniors, I want to avoid decisions before I graduate.
But I know I can't leave the pieces jumbled in front of
me. I have to put them together as best I can.
It's like my torn Nikes. I'm torn between throwing
out those old weathered sneakers that helped me escape
the silk blouse or bronzing them as a tribute to my years
at Carolina. With great reluctance, I know I'll eventually
accept my graduation.
with head bowed, I'll catch the first Greyhound to
Podunk after graduation. Before I begin work, I'll rush
out to acquire those pumps and suits of a young profes
sional. My closet will be filled quickly. But I won't I
can't exchange my worn jeans, Carolina T-shirts or
Nikes for any stylish threads. The Greyhound bus that
brings me to Podunk will travel back to Chapel Hill
eventually. And so will I.
I'll have left Carolina miles behind, but only by the
distance on the speedometer.
A nn Peters; a senior journalism and political science
major from Miami, Fla., is managing editor of The Daily
Tar Heel.