Editorials
The Day After”
Very Thought Provoking
To the readers:
The movie “The Day After” which was shown on the local ABC channel recently
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said it was propoganda advocating
on fhP conscience of many people
Z m ff disarmament is the only way to setUe
the matter or not, the fact remains that currently the U.S. has over 40 S nuclea^
warheads and the Soviet Union probably has even more.
oL^di^ijlaf building more nuclear weapons when we have so many at
our^disposal. After all, we can only strike out in our defense a limited number of
What really concerns me is the probability of someone tapping into our defense
Pentagon oLiarwol say L
intn nth - have a foil-proof system.” However, the number of people tapping
into other sophisticated computer systems shows that no system is perfect
wiS would two supposedly intelligent nations threaten to
J?ve all hlTrri nuclear build-up. Surely
we ve aU. heard that nuclear weapons are a deterent to war. However the fact re-
*" smaller, nontheless important battles since the
time we developed nuclear weapons.
Though many critics of the movie, said the movie was used by ABC as a
V. / j out that damage to the earth would be much more
severe than what was depicted in the movie
tn hS® ^ attack, such as that shown in the movie would be subject
to disease, pestulence, famine and slow, painful death.
What Americans should think about most in deciding where they stand on the issue
nuclear wea^ns is the fact that in a nuclear war there are no winners. As the late
inventor, scientist and genious Albert Einstein stated years ago, “I don’t know what
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By Samuel Davis,
Editor-in-chief
Yuletide Greetings
At th^ time of year, m^t of us are preparing ourselves for the Christmas season
^ we look at the days ahead let us not forget what Christmas is supposed to be A
time of givmg expressing our feehng for our loved ones in various different wavs
hIh® cheerful time of year. A time that many of us pause to reflect on the good
deeds others have bestowed upon us. Also, a time to celebrate with friends and family
this most joyous season that it is not the gift itself that counts, but
rather the message behind what is being given. I harken back to the old passage of
K *’^ds..“Peace on earth..Goodwill to men.” That sums up what we all
should be about as we approach the holidays.
When you give, give from the heart. You are the person that has to decide how to ex
press your feelings for people in your life.
Samuel Davis
03|ie Ntixii0AT^u0
of V^nston^lem State University
Columbia Scholastic Press
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