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Comeback Of The Liberals?
A recent newspaper headline pro- ^
claimed: "Sanford to Lead Comeback
of Liberals". The former governor
is now pondering his chances of un
seating Senator Sam Kr\in and frtom
reports, he is finding the prospects
bleak indeed.
Mr. Sanford as the Democratic
gubernatorial nominee in 1%(), had
the world by the tail, lie was sit
ting on top. Young, handsome and
popular, his political future was as
bright as a shining star. But, that
star faded and it faded fast.
Even before he entered the State
House, he had pulled a political
blunder. Sent to the National Con
vention as a Johnson delegate, Mr.
Sanford bowed to the charms of Bob
by Kennedy and switched to the late
John F. kennedv. When Kennedy
won, Mr. Sanford's judgement seem
? ed sound, although many Tarheels
still resented his change. With the
death of President Kennedy and the
rise to power of Mr. Johnson, Mr.
Sanford's stock hit a new low.
With growing dissatisfaction of
the conduct of the national admin
intration. North Carolinians began to
look with disfavor 011 Governor San
ford. His attempt to name Richard
son Preyer as his successor was a
dismal failure and the road has been
downhill ever since.
If the Fayetteville native is to
lead a liberal comeback, it will not
1 be this year and it will not be North
Carolina
Dan Moore and Beverly Lake
forces are still conservative and
they are still a stronger combina
tion than the Sanford-Pryer camp.
As long as the national administra
(ion continues on its ta\ and spend
road to disaster, the eomeback of lib
erals* in this state is nothing more
than a day dream.
Mr. Sanford's ounces against
Senator Sam K.r\ ill are. as the old
sportseaster used to say, slim and
none. Senator Krvin is a statesman
of the top order. F.ven if Tarheels
were disenchanted with him. his con
duct in the Senate merits another
term. But, most Tarheels are not
discontented with Senator Ervin.To
the contrary, most admire him and
he is almost unbeatable.
The fact that the GOP polled 1?0,
000 voles against him six years ago,
with a comparative unknown has giv
en some hope to \lr. Sanford, but it
must also cause some serious think
ing among all Democrats. \ heat
ed primary between Sanford and Kr
vin could spell disaster for the Dem
ocrats and it is conceivable that a
Republican could occupy the seat
in Washington.
All these things undoubtedly are
being considered by Mr. Saniord.
He has his hand in the political pie
already and he will most likely e
lect to sit this one out and to wail
until Senator Krvin decides to re
tire.
Several candidates who will be
running for high public office in the
coming elections are past associates
of Mr. Sanford's. The quiet with which
they approach this fact, speaks much
louder than most > polls the liberals
are taking.
Liberals may indeed come back,
if they have in fact ever left. But, in
this corner, it looks as though there
will be a considerable wait.
\ Help For Reese Gardner
VIEWPOINT BY JESSE HELMS
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The president of the Univer
sity of North Carolina and the
chancellor of Its Chapel Hill
branch could not have better
served the purposes of Con
gressional candidate Reece
Gardner than by responding In
such terse and arrogant fash
Ion to Mr. Gardner's com
plaint about a professor at
Chapel Hill.
The facts of the Incident are
relatively simple. Mr. Gard
ner is an announced candidate
for Congress from North Car
olina's First District. He took
note of a recent declaration
by Professor Levis Llpaltz,
contained In a letter to the
editor, to the effect that the
"worst possible outcome of
the Vletman war would be
an American victory." The
professor went on to say that
If America should win In Viet
nam, It would lead the nation's
policy makers to the conclu
sion that "resistance to com
munism Is worthwhile." Such
a conclusion, the professor
apparently believes. Is wrong
or. In other words, we should,
In his view, stop resisting the
spread of communism around
the world. ? ,
So Mr. Reece Gardner fired
off a telegram to University
President William Friday
suggesting? or requesting, or
demanding; take your pick
that the professor be fired.
President Friday, In a tele
gram signed also by Chan
cellor Carlyle Sltterson, re
sonded by saying that Pro
fessor Llpsltz "has express
ed his opinion on the Vietnam
war, which he Is entitled to
do under his rights as a citizen
of the United States." Period.
That was all.
Putting the best possible face
on It, Dr. Friday and Chan
cellor Sltterson answered a
question that had not been
asked, or at least one that
was not at .Issue. It would
have been far better to have
made no response at all If
the U alvarslty lacks tlx cour
age even to suggest that Pro
fessor Llpsltz was not speak
ing tor the UnlTerslty? which.
It must be hoped, be was not.
The significance of the Inci
dent Is not particularly great
except that It Illustrates the
petulance of the University's
administrators when any
citizen expresses a concern
about the activities on the
campus.
There Is no occasion to sug
gest that Dr. Friday or Dr.
Sltterson can be expected to
serve as guardians capable of
preventing every crackpot
statement made by members
Fatality
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unidentified male companion stood
along side highway 561, flagging passing
motorists for nearly thirty minutes
before anyone would stop to offer aid.
The scene Is near the Nash, Halifax
and Franklin county lines and Is
sparsely settled, with heavy wooded
areas. Residents report that a number
at deer cross tbe highway each
day. CentervUle Rescuer Tyre* Lan
caster said there are no "Deer Cross
ing" signs anywhere along the stretch.
Smith was 1 fired as Wake School
head In April of last year after a
squabble with members of the Board
of Education. He had served In the
capacity for eleven years. He won and
out-of-court settlement on his con
tract of $3,380 and Superior Court
, Judge Maurice Braswell ruled that his
discharge was without due process of
I
law.
He accepted the Adult Education post
last June and served the four counties
of Halifax, Northhampton, Hertford
and Bertie.
Funeral services were conducted
Monday at 11 ?.m. at the Zebulon Meth
odist Church by the Rev. R.S. Brodle
and the Rev. William K. Quick. Grave
side services were conducted In River
side Cemetery in Murfreesboro at
2:30 p.m.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Cornelia
Hill Smith; one daughter, Mrs. Betty
Ann Goslee of Wllmlhgton; bis father,
the Rev. J.L. Smith of Durham; two
sisters, Mrs. George Gllmore of Hills
borough and Mrs. Walter Camelln of
Greenville, S.C.; and four grand
children.
Dirksen On War
Senator Everett Dirksen has
reaffirmed that he supported
Johnson's basic objectives in
the Vietnam War. The Illinois
Republican said thore who
criticize Mr. Johnson's
course had offered no work
able alternative.
Moving To
Cities Wanes
Secretary of Agriculture Or
ville L. Freeman says there
has been a substantial slow
down in migration from the
country to large urban areas.
He is engaged in a campaign
to increase employment and
living conditions in ?
areas.
of their faculties. There la
room tor doubt, furthermore,
that Reece Gardner really
would aupport a policy pre
scribing dlamlasal for every
professor who rolcas a reck
less view, no matter how fool
ish. In the instance at hand,
there la no evidence that the
professor is voicing Rich dia
tribes on class. If he Is, then
Dr. Friday and Dr. Sltterson
need to revise their declara
tions about the professor* a
" rights".
The point of concern In thla
matter la the Unlveralty'a
posture, now that the Incident
has been concluded. Call
Reece Gardner presumptuoua,
If you Willi tout ttere Is better
than a fair chance that be waa
voicing a concern shared by
countless thousands of tax
payers who are required to
provide the money to support
the University. The telegram
of response from the Univer
sity upheld the hand of the pro
fessor; In no way did ltdls
assoclate the University from
the views of the professor . In
fact, It Is bound? in the long
run ? to encourage other noisy
leftwlng extremists on the fac
ulties to feel free to down
grade America, and give aid
and comfort to communism^
In the Implicit name of the
University.
So, Dr. Friday and Dr. Sit?
terson were not merely dis
courteous on an occasion when
they might easily have made
their point In dignity, while at
once calming the appre
hensions of many others shar
ing Mr. Gardner's concern.
Perhaps some will feel that
Mr. Gardner deserved no
more than a terse, arrogant
response. We happen to think
that be, and pll other citizens
who may state a concern, are
entitled to far more. In any
case, we suspect that Mr.
Gardner was anything but dis
pleased with the reaction he
received. The telegram now In
his hanfls will be useful In
illustrating a point that'un
doubtedly he Intends to make
often during his campaign for
office.
And, finally, what about the
hundreds of professors who do
not agree with Professor Llp
sltz? Who will speak for them?
Who will preserve their right
not to be tarred with the
Llpsltz brush? The pity of It
is that the whole matter could
have been resolved by a more
courteous, less petulant tele
gram signed by two Univer
sity administrators who, if v
anybody should, ought to be
more respectful of public con
oern aooui a puouc Institution.
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WHAT OTHERS ARE SAYING
Not Its Business
Henderson Daily Dispatch
One of the amazing things
about the mushrooming Federal
bureaucracy is the spectre of
one department of government
teaching tobacco farmers how to
grow more and better crops while
another seeks to destroy the in
dustry. It's on example of the
inconsistency of this dictatorial
method of managing the nation's
affairs.
The case in point is the order
recently handed down by the Post
Office Deportmeht to all post
offices to disp'ay on their trucks
placards inferr rig that smoking
is detrimental to health, which
has no laboratory proof. Strange
ly enough, an order came sudden
ly on the eve of the effective
ness of ruling that the innovation
had been deferred "until further
notice." That could mean a
hesitancy due to pressure, or
abandonment of the idea per
manently.
If the posters are to be dis
carded for keeps, it means the
department 1ms been to the ex
pense of having these cards or
sheets prepared for 55,000 trucks
across the country, only to be
junked.
President B. C. Mangum point
edly observed that if the depart
ment would concentrate on greater
efficiency in operations instead
of using time and money in such
ventures as this, there would
probably be no reason for an in
crease in postal rates. This is
only one instance of bungling in
government policies and others
might be cited.
It is not the business of the
Post Office Department to engage
in propaganda, but this instance
is an illustration of how bureau
crats seek to impose their edicts
| upon the country regardless of the
wishes JtL the people. One de
partment has persuaded another
to join in the crusade against
one of the nation's largest in
dustries, and all on the basis of
mere statistics and without clini
cal evidence to support claims
made.
The bureaucrats are not con- .
cerned about the $4 billion tax
intake from the sale of tobacco
products, which is^ substantial
support of tjie Federal establish
ment. Their reasoning apparently
is that even if the government
lost this income it would be the
responsibility of Congress to find
a like amount elsewhere, and
which would mean higher taxes
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The Federal Trade Commis
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The Board also set three Saturdays
lis makeup days for days missed during
the recent Inclement weather. Makeup
days were announced aa follows Feb
ruary 10, March 2 and March It.
Unless more days are lost, the other
two makeup days will come from the
four-day Easter holidays, Present
(dans call for schools to be closed
on Good Friday and Easter Monday.
It was also disclosed that the system
has been (ranted an additional $83,.
406 of federal funds under the ESEA
program. The system's maximum grant
lor the year was set at $5SS,401 and
the preliminary allocation previously
made totaled *474,895.
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