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WIC Library Sorils Dept. Box 870 Ch?Pufc Wrists The Publications Board will hold interviews for next year's editor of the Carolina Quart erly Wednesday in the Wood house Room on the second floor of GM. No appointment is needed. lifte Freshmen Interviews Today is the last day for freshman class committee in terviews. Interviews will be in Roland Parker II in GM from 3-5. 1 1 ; !-! 3 ft "I $ I s 'To Write Well h Better Than To Rule' Volume 74, Number 70 CHAPEL HILL. NORTH CAROLINA, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1966 Founded February 23. 1893 First Round Of College Bowl Competition Held By DON CAMPBELL DTH Staff Writer The first round of compe tition for picking Carolina's GE College Bowl contestants was held yesterday afternoon in Graham Memorial. Winston Harrington, Mary Lane, Joe Ham, Sam Long and David Harris won semi - fina lists spots in the competition. Competition will be held again this afternoon at 3 p.m. in Roland Parker Lounge 111. About 25 students first took a written exam of 80 ques tions covering a wide range I ; '? Mr -iff 'k ;r t K V4' 1 1 J K i -- a , v ". , , - , - Three would-be college bowlers listen intently to a toss-up ques tion as other contestants for the team positions study reactions of the judges. DTH photo by Mike McGowan Viet Death Injury Ratio Below Korean WASHINGTON, (AP) - The ratio of American com bat deaths to non-fatal wounds in Viet Nam is running much lower proportionately t b a n during World War II and Korea, pentagon figures showed today. The latest count of battle field dead and wounded in the southeast Asian conflict lists 6,236 men killed since Jan. 1, 1961, while 35,538 have been wounded a ratio of more than 5 to 1. In Korea the ratio was about 3 to 1 with 103,284 men wounded and 33,629 killed du ring three years of fighting. Just over 292,000 Americans died in combat in World War II, while 670,800 were wound ed a ration of over 2 to 1. One big reason for the proportionately lower number of killed to wounded lies in the nature of the war. Viet Nam, in contrast to Korea and World War II, is a hit-and-run type of conflict with no fixed fronts and few sus tained battles. A check of Defense Depart ment statistics shows the 5 to 1 ratio of wounded to dead has held throughout several significant periods in the war: In June 1965, just before the huge input of men into Viet Nam got into full swing, a cumulative total of 446 dead, 2,506 wounded; at the end of November 1965 after the casualty-heavy fighting of the la lative deaths, 6,225 wounded; last February when the 37 -day bombing pause ended, a running count of 2,345 deaths, 11,574 wounded p June 1966 when the communists were seeking to launch an offen sive, 4,014 to 22,304; and last month when the six-year total stood at 6,192 deaths, 35,017 wounded. American casualties drop ped sharply last week, reflec ting one of the periodic lulls in ground action. Forty-foul Americans were killed and 521 wounded dur ing the wek ending last Sa turday. Deaths listed "not a result of subjects in history, science, English literature and current events. Professor Charles Wright, of the English Department then chose the fifteen highest scor ers to answer oral questions using buzzers in a simulation of the television format, to test the students fast - recall abi lity. Divided into groups of four the competitors answered toss-up questions by Wright. They were counseled on pro per answering techniques by Gerald Powell and Dick Po linski, two Carolina graduate 4 W' V V 'J 1 1 of hostile action" rose by 25 to 1,436. These include fata lities in accidental plane and helicopter crashes, disease and other causes. Jay Willoughby Baritone Will Sing Sunday Jay Willoughby, baritone, wfll appear in concert Sun day, Dec. 11, at 8 p.m. in the main lounge of Graham Me morial. Willoughby will be accompa nied by Miss Nancy Wurtele, . Fulbright recipient and a member of the Salem College music faculty. Willoughby, producer and general manager of the out door drama, "Till the Day Break," has received numer ous awards, including a Ful bright study grant in opera anda National Society of Arts and Letters award. He has per formed in 16 major roles with the Indiana University Opera theater, six major roles with the St. Louis, Grand Opera Guild, and spent on season with the Kentucky Opera Association. The program Sunday will include selections by George Freidrich Handel, Henry Pur cell. Rossini, Hugo Wolf, Brahms, Maurice Ravel, Um berto Giordano, Roger Quilt er, Gerald Finzi and C. Arm strong Gibbs. t V J students who have participat ed in the College Bowl while attending other universities. Typical questions during the oral question round were: Who was the citien king?, What art form does Mt. Rush more portray? Catnip is to a cat as goober pea is to what?" (an elephant). Both the winner and the runnerup of the fourth round were retained as competitors to make a total of five for the day. Wright said that five' more would be named today. Then the 10 semi - finalists will com pete for the six finalists spots. Scores on the written exam ranged from 57 out of a pos sible 80, down to 19. Written questions included: "Roan Barbary was to Ric hard II as Bucephalus was to who?, Flem Snopes is dead. In what famous county is he buried?, By what initials do we know the French agents Hottinguer, Hauteval, and Bel lamy?, What is it that can be clasified as diamond, pearl, nonpareil, bourgeois, or agate?" Finalists in the competition will be announced on Mon day, Wright said. They will compete on the nationally - televised College Bow, Sunday, Jan. 8. Carolina Faces Tulane Tonight What land of a team are they? See Bill Hass's column , on page 3 Search On For New SBI Chief RALEIGH (AP) Senior agent James R. Durham be came acting director of the State Bureau of Investigation Thursday as Atty. Gen. Wade Bruton prepared to launch a search for a succes sor to Walter Anderson, who was fired. Bruton, told newsmen the new director would come from outside the SBI, said he had not yet be gun contacting applicants. Meanwhile, Anderson, fired by Bruton yesterday without explanation, said he doesn't plan to retire just be cause he lost his SBI job. "I plan to work at some thing," Anderson said. "I'm too young to retire," He is 63. Anderson, who had served the state for most of the last 20 years, was asked if he had been contacted about anoth er job with state government. He replied, "1 wouldn't want to comment on that." Although Bruten said An derson's discharge is effective Jan. 7, Anderson said he, does not plan, to return to his of fice in the Justice Building. He still will be paid through Jan. 7 because he has more than 30 days vacation accum ulated. Anderson said the , letter of dismissal given him by Bruten discharged him "a't this time." Although he does not plan to return to his office, Ander son said he plans to "talk with some people who have know ledge of this situation" in an attempt to learn why he was fired. He said Bruten did not tell him of any charges against him or any complaints about his work or the work of the bur eau. He said he would like to find out why "not for myself, but for the other people in the bureau." pCI)FinO Rest David Kiel Makes Resignation Speech. -fDTH Photos by Mike McGowan Sheriffs Cljppose SBI Director's 5 Dismissal RAPER, N.C. (AP) The j North Carolina Sheriffs' As sociation tried to prevent the dismissal of State Bureau of : ter Anderson with a direct appeal to State Atty. Gen. Wade Bruton. Sheriff CARL Axsom of Rockingham County said Thursday he wrote a letter as president of the sheriffs' group to Bruton last Monday, urging that Anderson be re tainod "We told him the sheriffs wanted Anderson to stay on," Axsom said ftora his home where was recovering from an illness. "We told Mr. Bru ton that we would like to be heard on the matter." Bruton did talk with Adams, who represented the assoc5!a!tion, Wednesday, the day the dismissal of Anderson was announced. This led to speculation that Adams was being considered for the SBI directorship. "Contrary to being up there regarding an appointment," said Adams, "I visited the attorney general as spokes man for a number of sheriffs who were interest in keeping Mr. Anderson from being fir ed." Sheriff Axsom said he first called Bruton two weeks ago, then wrote the letter in sup port of Anderson. "We told Mr. Bruton that Mr. Anderson and his staff had cooperated with the sheriffs," Axsom said, "and we'd like for him to stay on." Adams said the conference Welch Claims Reagan Win LOS ANGELES (AP) The founder of the John Birch So ciety, Robert Welch, says its members helped to elect Re publican Ronald Reagan go vernor of California. Welch made the assertion in the December bulletin to the society membership. It brought quick reaction in. California. A spokesman for Gov. Ed mund G. Brown, Democrat defeated Nov. 8 by Reagan, said: "It's what we've been saying all along." Reagan's spokesman said: "Mr. Welch has a right to his opinions, which often have been proved wrong, but we prefer to think that it-was the votes of the millions of con cerned Californians that were responsible for Mr. Reagan's election." The Los Angeles Times carried the story today of Welch's remarks in the Birch Society bulletin. Welch said the society took no position in the gubernatori al campaign. - F 'If came too late to influence Bruton's decision about the dismissal. "I told him that a number of sheriffs in North Carolina wanted me to express their" confidence in and support Mr. Anderson," Adams said, "He is a capable Christian, and he runs a good department. :: :: 1 Court Reforms I :: : :: :: ::; 1 Supported By f ?: 1 Party Heads ijij The chairmen of both g: :g campus political parties g: Shave joined in supporting x- vithe court reforms which re- jijiforms which students williji; ijij vote on Tuesday. g ijij "This is not a partisan is- jg Ssue," UP chairman Tom jij: iji Manley siad. "It has been jij: jijia long time in coming. The :j:j jij: parties ought to get togeth-jjjj ijijer in support of it." ijij SP chairman Bob Travis jij: jij: said his party meeting Sun- jjjj ijiday night will present a g jiji program on the proposed ijij court reform and future re- ijij S forms. i$ i The meeting at 7 in Ger- j$ ji-irard will feature Student jij jiji Body President Bob Powell, :j:j jjjj Attorney General Frank ijij ijij Hodges, George Krichbaum jjjj ijij who introduced the resolu-j:j: jjjjtion in Student Legislature jiS jiji and Arthur Hays who did j$ Smuch of the work of writing ijij &the bill. xj "The establishment of a jjjj ijij supreme court to hear ap-jiji jiji peals from all lower courts $i jiji when an error in a trial has jjjj occurred is an innovation?:; ijij which could far-reaching ef-:jij jjijfects in preserving the:j jj-i rights of defendants before j$ jxour student courts," Travis 8 &said v: FroshMeet Saturday The freshman class officers will host a conference of freshman from six other North Carolina colleges Saturday to discuss common problems of all freshmen. The president, vice presi dent and one other delegate of the freshman classes of Duke, Guilford, North Carolina Col lege, North Carolina State, North Carolina A and T and UNC-G have3 been invited. The delegates will discuss freshman curriculum and freshman social privileges, in cluding women's rules, fresh men car privileges and fresh man projects. P Ch Party Membership By LYTT STAMPS DTH Staff Writer David Kiel, who was re placed by Tom Manley as Un iversity Party chairman in November, has withdrawn from the party. Kiel announced his decision to become an independent at the beginning of Thursday night's regular session of Stu dent Legislature. "Since the spring of last year," he said, "I have felt myself to be somewhat on a In Exchange Man Self To By STEVE KNOWLTON DTH Staff Writer GREENSBORO - "There are too many phony Christians in this world who preach love of mankind and who are un willing to do anything about it," ssid Ralph Johns, Greens boro merchant. The own?r of John's Cloth ing Store, 219 1-2 S. Elm St. wants to trada himself to the North Vietnamesa in exchange for an American Prisoner of War. "To be a Christian, you have to do something for somebody. I thought, 'Here's a chance to help out an 18- or 19-year-old boy over there who's got his whole life ahead of him.' " He feels if he took the serv iceman's place, "slave labor or whatever it is," he could do something "for God and for all humanity." If the exchange could be worked out, Johns said the freed man "could start his life all over again." He would have to agree not to go back to the battlefront and start fighting again, though, Johns said. "I'll be 51 next month. I have no family ties; my life is behind me. What have I got to loss?" asked himself. Johns arrived at the deci sion suddenly. "It came upon mo Tuesday morning while I was out walking. I think it was spiritually inspired", he said. "A lot of people will criti cize me for what I'm trying to do," he said. "They will think I'm trying to get pub licity. But only God can judge me if I'm insincere." Johns hopes that his idea will encourage others to join him in voluntsering. "A lot of people don't have much to live for and might well be willing to help others alcoholics, derelects prisoners, and the like." He said that he also talked to a priest "who told me that he thought it was a very good idea. If ii3 didn't have his par ish, he said he would go." "A friend of mine told me, 'Ralph, I've baen an alcoholic WW 77 Tt jf Peach Pearce Named Finalist Georgia Kay Pearce, 21-year-old chemistry major here, has been chosen one of the 20 finalists in the 1967 Maid of Cotton contest, the National Cotton Council announced yester day. Miss Pearce, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Charles R. Pearce Jr. of Gastonia, will com pete in the national finals. Dec. 27-28 in Mem phis, Tenn. A member of Kappa Alpha Theta sorority, Miss Pearce plans to do graduate study in art and textile design. She is on the Woman's Honor Council, secretary of the Toronto Stu dent Exchange program, and the 1966 Home coming queen. She was the sophomore beauty queen at UNC at Greensboro, won the 1965 Miss Textile and Miss Gastonia contests, and was first runner-up in th 1965 Miss Ncrth Carolina pageant. Miss Pearce is r graduate of Frank L. Ash ley High School in Gastonia, where she was yearbook editor, salutatorian, a member of the honor society and Who's Who, and received the Frank L. Ashley award for scholarship, citizenship, and service. The winner of the 1967 national Cotton Maid contest will make her first official appearance at the Dallas Cotton Bowl festival, before embarking on an international fashion and good will tour. annman tightrope: the leader of the op position party and at the same time, a supporter of both the programs and philo sophy of the Powell adminis tration." Kiel said that by expressing his opinions rather than play ing the tradition role of par ty chairman "I have borne the criticism of party leaders who conceived it their duty to op pose programs of the presi dent." The resignation from the er Enemy and a bum all my life. I hope I can go with you. It would give my life some real mean ing,' he said." Johns feels there are real humanitarians in tha world. "Which of us wouldn't go into the water to save a drowning child, even if he couldn't swim?" he asked.- Johns is aware that many people are skeptical. "Even my sister called me long dis tance and said she didn't be lieve my motives. "Sure people will call me a crackpot. I'll say, 'Yes, they called Jesus Christ a crack pot. He loved humanity, too." Johns was separated from his wife three years ago for his work in the civil rights demonstrations, in Greensboro, " the first in the South. His two daughters, now 19 and 15, stay ed with the mother. Johns, who is white, said that he felt his work in civil rights was aho "inspired by God." "I realize that there will be punishment involved, just as there was three years ago, but I am more than willing to ac cept it, with God as my judge." He said that he had tried unsuccessfully to get in touch with President Johnson at Johnson City, Tex., to tell him if his idea. He then contacted a presi dential aide in Washington, "who was very impressed with my idea. I told him that I wasn't a crackpot, just a Christian who is interested in helping humanity and in serv ing God." Johns said the aide would contact him "as soon as pos sible." He told me that he would tell Mr. Johnson of my idea and he would call me back." Besides helping his fellow human beings and serving God, Johns feels that his plan might promote peace. "If the North Vietnamese see there are really some Americans who want peace and love all people, they might use the plan also. It' t Will UTT J mT r o Me party means Student Legisla ture is now divided with 25 members of the Student Par ty caucus, 24 UP and one independent. "Recent developments have led me to believe," Kiel said, "that the programs I have traditionally considered essential to the vitality of meaningful student s e 1 f-go-vernment will not revive the genuine personal commitment from the present UP leader ship that I feel they deserve." Without calling names, he said he had an "honest disa greement" with other leaders of the party. "Perhaps I am wrong in gi ving up my position in this manner," he said. "But ra ther than divide the party against itself over irreconci ble issues and to undergo the personally wasteful straggle that this would entail, I would rather follow my own path in this legislature and work with whom I choose on those pro grams that are bringing stu dent government to the brink of a new and better di rection." Kiel, a junior Morehead Scholar from High Point is parliamentarian of Student Legislature. He was a mem ber of the freshman and soph omore Honors Program, and is in the Zeta Beta Tau fra ternity. He said he decided to leave the UP so he could "get in volved in things that are hap pening on this campus." He cited student interest in educational opportunities, changes in women's rules and the growing residence college system as examples of "a new higher level of student aware ness" which is growing on campus. "I want to be involved in these things," he said. "I want to be able to speak my mind without having it on my conscience that my ideas will be resented by some of the important people in the party." Kiel told the legislators he had been offered the post of floor leader of the party; but said he could not accept the job and "satisfy those who want opposition." "I feel that the only honest thing I can do and still be fair to myself to leave the party caucus," he said. "To most of my colleagues this announcement has come as a surprise. To others on the UP side of the aisle it has been long expected." If Georgia Pearce 1 4' i
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