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Twisting Slowly
in the Wind?
By RON HENDREN
WASHINGTON — So long as the President continues
to maintain a public posture of “hands off” in the
escalating confhct between his vice president and his
attorney general, he, and not Spiro Agnew, will likely be
the loser.
Already Republican leaders throughout the country
are beginning to rumble about how what they perceive
as Mr. Nixon’s indecisiveness is further hurting the
party’s chances for a respectable showing in the 1974 off-
year elections.
The President’s attitude is being likened to Sen.
George McGovern’s botching of the Eagleton affair, and
to the White House staff’s handling of former F.B.I.
acting director L. Patrick Gray (“let him hang there
and twist slowly, slowly in the wind”).
The public opinion polls also show growing
dissatisfaction with Mr. Nixon’s neutrality in the Agnew
crisis, and that dissatisfaction has, at least in part,
contributed to public sympathy for the vice president.
All these factors have combined to embolden Mr.
Agnew sufficiently to strike a course for political and
personal survival that is completely independent from
his boss’ wishes, whatever they are. The attorney
general, likewise, is doing what he feels he must —
again, without apparent regard for the desires of the
man at the top.
There are three plausible theories to explain why Mr.
Nixon is sitting this one out. The first is that he wants
Agnew off the administration marquee, but doesn’t want
to be accused of doing the dirty work himself. The
second is that he wants Agnew out, but feels sufficiently
weakened by his own Watergate problems so that that
he is afraid he doesn’t have the clout to lower the ax
from the White House. The third is that he feels Agnew’s
problems have deflected public interest from Water
gate, and may in fact last long enough to defuse the
Nixon scandal once and for all; so give Spiro enough
rope and he will help the boss and hang himself in the
process.
All three of those theories have one thread in com
mon: the President wants Agnew out, and is reasonably
certain he will be when the dust finally settles.
In my own view, they are alike in yet another way;
all three approaches hurt the President, the vice
president and the country, because the “hands off”
approach Mr. Nixon has chosen only encouragey the
perpetuation of the leaks, innuendos and slurs against
Agnew that Mr. Nixon has so properly condemned, at
least in public, but has done little or nothing to stop in
private.
The President has spoken on numerous occasions
both with his vice president and his attorney general. He
has heard both sides of the story, we can assume, in
considerable detail. And while it is not the President’s
right or responsibility to decide the question of Agnew’s
guilt or innocence, it is his job to decide on the propriety
of his vice president continuing in office. If he thinks
Agnew should stay, he should say so and support him. If
he thinks Agnew should quit, he should ask for his
resignation. The man is too close to the presidency to
allow him to hang and twist slowly in the wind.
Syndicated 1973 by Artists
and Writers Syndicate
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How Yule Customs Be^an
Wouldn’t you know it! A gal
looking for gold started the
Christmas stocking routine.
As legend has it, St. Nicholas
gave gold to girls without
dowries by dropping it down
chimneys. And one enterprising
girl hung her stockings in the
chimney to make the most of a
good deal — the same as millions
of young ones do now.
The real St. Nick was a native
of Asia Minor and the son of
wealthy parents to boot. The
legend of St. Nick’s generosity
spread to Lapland, where Santa
got his reindeer and sled.
However, the United States
can rightly claim credit for the
first picture of Santa as he’s
known now. Cartoonist Thomas
Nast, who also created the
Republican elephant and
Democratic donkey symbols, is
credited with drawing the first
picture of the jolly Christmas
gent complete with reindeer,
sleigh and red suit.
The first Christmas card dates
back to England in 1843, ac
cording to the latest evidence.
Credit for it goes to Sir Henry
Cole and John C. Horsley, a
lithographer. Another school of
historical research designates
William Maw Egley, 16-year-old
engraver’s apprentice, as the
Christmas card inventor in 1842.
All in Humor
Dear Mother and Dad:
It has now been three months
since I left for college. I have
been remissin writing so I will
bring you up to date. Before you
read on, please sit down. Okay?
I am getting along pretty well
now. The skull fracture and
concussion I got when I jumped
outhof the dormitory window
when it caught fire are pretty
well healed. I can see almost
normally and only get those sick
headaches once a day.
Fortunately, the fire in the
dorm and myjump were wit
nessed by a gas station at
tendant near by, and he called
the fire department. He also
visited me at the hospital, and
since I had nowhere to live he
invited me to share his basement
room. He is a very fine boy and
we are planning to get married
We haven't set the exact date
but it will be before my
pregnancy begins to show.
I know how much you are
looking forward to being
grandparents and I am sure you
will give the baby the same love
Merry
Chris
the collegiate
to every ACC student,
member, and member
Administration, a ; ^
Yuletide greeting and a ?
pleasant hangover foiioj
your New Year’s Eve n!i*
(From coke and stuff) '
Are We Gi
Both the Cole-Horsley and
Egley cards picture scenes of
dancing and general merriment
and carry holiday greeting
messages.
The beautiful carol, “Silent
Night,” came into being because
of rats — indirectly, at any rate.
Because rodents had chewed up
the bellows, the organ of a little
Austrian church wouldn’t work
properly. The problem set the
priest to searching his mind for
special music for Christmas
mass. Coming home late the
night before Christmas Eve, the
sight of the sleeping village in
the moonlight gave the in
spiration he needed.
He set the words to paper, and
his organist, Franz Gruber,
caught the spirit of the carol.
Father Mohr sang “Silent
Night,” accompanied by the
guitar of Gruber.
One of the oldest of the old
saws about Christmas is sure to
pop up again this year —
“Christmas comes but once a
year,” that is. It comes from a
toast published by Thomas
Tusser, who lived in 1523-1580, in
his “A Farmer’s Daily Diet.” It
originally read:
“At Christmas play and make
good cheer,
For Christmas comes but once
a year.”
and devotion you gave me. The
reason for the delay in our
marriage is that my boy friend
has some minor infection which
prevents us from passing our
pre-marital blood tests, and I
carelessly caught it from him.
This will soon clear up with the
penicillin injections we are
taking.
I know you will welcome him
into our family with open arms.
He is kind, though not well
educated. Although he is of a
different race and religion. I’m
sure your oft-expressed
tolerance will not permit you to
care that his skin is somewhat
darker than ours.
Now that I have brought you
up to date, I want to tell you
there was no dormitory fire, I
was not injured, I am not
pregnant, engaged, or suffering
from an unmentionable disease.
However, I am getting a “D”
in History and an “F” in Science
— and I wanted you to see those
marks in the proper perspective.
Your loving daughter.
Everyone will agree n,
bums, hangers.,n, freeioaj
and other leech-like creatures!
exist m our society. Thought
refuse to accept the «spc
sibilities of our society L
receive much in the way (1
benefits that our societv has
offer the individual. Thes.
persons are taking a free ride
through life — giving nothing-
yet reaping much from He
society created and perpetuates
by others who preserve tlie
principal and pay the interest ii
applied energy.
Most of us would agree tha;
the presence of this enigma «ill
not soon be dissolved. We woult
not like this element completelv
eliminated as it is a by-prodr
of individual freedom of choice
We would not, however, like lo
see this attitude spread to a jjoin!
that our present society could
not exist because of a lack ol
persons willing to give ol
themselves.
Certainly the quality of in
dividuals in our society ai
present is insurance enougl-.
against such a catastrophe. Oris
it?
What about us? Which way do
we lean? Are we becoming more
and more separated from eack
other? Is there a tendency to be
overly concerned for ourselves
as persons and negligem
towards our obligations as
elements in a society which w
still call our own?
Many will offer personal
excuses or simply refuse wte
confronted with an opportunitv
to fulfill the most minor of social
obligations. We shake at tie
thought of committing ourselves
to anything or anyone or we
accept and never follow throujt
on our obligatons.
We must overcome this
selfishness if we are to survive.
Those who are giving at .Mari
giving admirably but they ait
far from a majority. When tie)
stop giving, who will be thereto
give? Will someone be there.
Examine what is at stake ant
consider your willingness to talif
that gamble.
Rushing
Through
The whole semester seems t«
breeze by at a nice slow pW
There are a few activities ai
some sports on campus but y
still have time to find your ow
entertainment or event time
sit down and do nothing.
But then about two wtffc
before exams everyone star
get in the Christmas s
There are Christmas pro]^
and parties for clubs, a con ‘
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exams.
Now comes the surprise^
now realize why ^ ^
semester was ^ste:
first 15 weeks, of the me;
you only covered one-hal ^
material and the las ^
have to be covered "
remaining two |gjjt 6
But rm sure this com
heard at ,ueir«.'’‘^
semester. Maybe it
making our Christmas vaca
at little more relaxing-