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ova zcz Tuesday, March 26, 1963 THE DAILY TAR HEEL Page 2 Rick Grey 76 Years o Editorial Freedom H Bill Amlongf.dttor Don Walton, Business Manager Pamela Hawkins, Associate Editor Terry Gingras, Managing Editor Rebel Good, iVeu?s Editor Kermit Buckner, Advertising Manager .Really Tin Best We'll Try Harder Again. Even Against Alcimddir Every day campus politics are taking on more and more of the characteristics of state politics. And that's bad. . State politics, particularly in the race for governor, is dirty damned dirty. Governor's races are traditionally the dirtiest races in the state with the local races for mayor, city council, etc. run ning a close second. Take this year's race for example. Bob Scott" has been straddling more fences than Abe Lincoln ever split rails for, and Mel Broughton doesn't like it. So what does Broughton do? He blasts Scott for fence straddling instead of taking a firm stand on the issues and not changing them depending on where he happens to be speaking. In the past, personal -attacks of this nature weren't used but other methods were. I. Beverly Lake threw his support behind Dan K. Moore four years ago, and the two defeated L. Richardson Preyer, who bad won a plurality in the first primary, by criticizing him for working with the established machine of then governor Terry Sanf ord. Campus politics are doing the same thing this year. There are posters up telling the students that they have had in the race for president "One anarchist, One independent, One POLITICO and one qualified candidate. These posters support Day fof Presi dent There's nothing wrong with Ken and his supporters saying that he is qualified for the office. He is. But why should they say that another candidate obvious ly Jed Dietz) is not qualified for the post simply because he has in his years at Carolina built up a large number of supporters that he has organized to a high degree. A political machine is not bad, it is necessary if a candidate wants to All candidates have built up machines, and they should not be attacked for their machinery. A campaign should be run on the issues what the voters want The can didates are running because they say they want to help the campus. There is, of course some element of glory-seeking no matter who the candidate is, but he would probably not be in the nmning unless he felt that he could offer enough to the students to get himf elected. If the stands of the candidates are not different that it would make a dif- There are some ithings worse than losing. Especially losing to UCLA. Or,, should we say, losing to Lew Alcindor. Because that's . exactly what happened Saturday night when the Tar Heels of North Carolina were beaten out of a national cham pionship by a basketball team which was good tto begin with, but out of sight as long as Alcindor was on the floor. There was, plainly and simply, no way of getting around him. Alcindor was everywhere Satur day. His monstrous hands seemed to be continuously either blocking Tar Heel shots or dropping in 34 points worth of his own. , And there just really wasn't a whole helluva lot , that anybody could do about it. But sour grapes make a bitter wine, and its a lot better that the Tar Heel basketball squad deserves after playing a truly ex cellent game that Lew Alcindor's height kept them from winning. They tried. Even harder. That's how No. are, anyway. 2's generally And with everybody on the starting squad returning, except for Larry Miller, there is little reason why Carolina shouldn't be back in the NCAA finals again next year. And they'll try again. Harder. That's how No. 2's get to be No. l's Lew Alcindor or not. So forget the condolences for now, and just start the ' cheers over from tiie beginning. We've got a long way to go back to the finals. cruky little "cUpel .'Hill cu hire "Me. rli'cif-j5L fers i. vhu.-f up I i lit -My i : : I 1 1 n -fgr ? tne-fers ni c hWrje. . yM -for i i nq ... m. All f I "iTTi : w ference which i was elected, then .they should run on the basis of their personalities. They should not attack the personalities of their opposition; they should talk to the campus and sell themselves to the voters without degrading the opposition. The best way to get elected is to be honest, and let it be known that one is honest, not by making fun of the shortcomings of the opposition. There is an old saying that goes, If you can't say anything good about anybody, keep your mouth shut" In spite of the age and triteness of the saying, it still holds true today. People dont like and, more important, will not vote for a person who only speaks negative thoughts. Positive thinking is the way to get something done. Sell yourself, don't degrade the other fellows product; it aint cricket This goes against the basic premise of many politicians that says "All's fair in love, war and politics." That's a lie. People have been killed for being unfair in love. Countries have been almost destroyed for being unfair in war. And politicians have lost elections because they didn't think the other fellow was morally degenerated and not com petent of holding office. We risk offending many cynics, but realists will certainly admit that the way to get along in the world, no matter what your occupation is, is to treat the other .fellow as you would like to be treated, because you may have your back to him someday. 1 noto 1 JV5- fij;jkT333S2532?F55 The Daily Tar Heel accepts all letters' for publication provided they are typed, double-spaced and signed. Letters should be no longer than 300 words in length. We reserve the right to edit for libelous statements. Letters To The Editor V;,Xv.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.v.-.v.v.,.v.v.v.v. Signs -t T TO C(0 From The Raleigh Times 'Wallace For President.' ' '"Let's Win In Vietnam. .; "It's Christ Or Anti-Christ." ' ''Support Your Local Police," One day this week,-a Cadillac bearing those .four slogans -on stickers on the rear bumper was seen in town. It would be hard to find four slogans which could put more strain on the mind or the imagination when considered all at once, and presumably believ ed in enough by the car's owner to cause him to think seriously about each of the causes involved. - Let's take them one by one. Why Wallace for President? Because he made a career of urg ing his State of Alabama to resist federal law? Because he vowed that he'd stand in the doorway of the University of Alabama to prevent integration then clamly stepped out of that doorway when federal power in the form of an Alabama National Guardsman stepped up? Because . he has preached hate across the length and breadth of the land? Now to the next one, "Let's Win In Vietnam." What does that mean? Win a military victory? Win the hearts of the people of South Vietnam? Win over corruption in South Vietnam? Win over Com munism in Southeast Asia? Anti-Christ one with whom you may disagree violently over a cur rent subject," such as Communism or Vietnam? - ; And, how do you "Support Your Local Police?" Do you demand that city hall pay them decent salaries? Do you demand that city hall give them adequate training? Do you support them only when they are taking stern measures against people from the wrong side of me railroad tracks? Perhaps this proliferation of bumper stickers is symbolic of the American mind of today. We listen to the George Wallaces, but we make so little effort to go behind what he says to the meaning of his words. We want to win in Viet nam, but we have so little idea ' of what winning should mean or whether what we are now doing there could ever bring anything by a Pyrrhic victory. We go to our churches every Sunday, but we insulate ourselves in them not only from any anti-Christs that might be stalking our streets but also from the. real Christ who is so eager to have our hearts as well as our mere physical presence in the physical sanctuary of our church. We content ourselves with not bothering the police unless they bother us with their law en forcement, and we never think of actually supporting the police of ficer as he does his so often unpleasant duty. To The Editor: We, Vietnamese in North America, speaking as individuals and independently of any political or religious organization, together voice our anguished concern over the war in our country. At the moment, in the name of the highest-sounding principles, the parties to the conflict in our country tare fast reduc ing our villages and cities to ashes and rubble; in the process, tearing apart the whole fabric of our society. To our widows and orpahns, to our civilians mangled and burned beyond recognition, to our dead rotting unburied in sun and rain, we owe nothing less than the truth: this is not a struggle for freedom and democracy; it has become a war of genocide. By now, it is clear that there are limits to what American power can do in Vietnam ; on the other hand, there are no limits to what American power can do to Vietnam. Unleashing on a small country the most destructive firepower ever known to mankkind, the United States has brought our nation to the brink of an nihilation. The words of the American commander, that "To save Bentre it became necessary to destroy it," plainly bankruptcy of American policy in Vietr reflect the moral, political and military ... nam. Both self-interest and moral responsibility, then, make it imperative ; United States take the lead in ending this ' that the people and government of the conflict. -To end the war before it is too late, we call upon the American government to heed Secretary-General U Thant's appeal call upon the United States government, to stop all bombing of North Vietnam. We call upon the United States government, the government of South Vietnam, the government of North Vietnam and the National Liberation Front to promptly reach a peaceful settlement. A lasting peace for Vietnam should be based upon a total withdrawal of foreign troops that will allow us, Vietnamese, to shape our future free from all foreign imterf erence. We urgently appeal to the world com munity, through the United Nations, to condemn, in view of their devastating ef fects on our people, the u$e of chemical warfare, napalm, and anti-personnel bombs. Finally, to prevent the ultimate crime against mankind, we ask the General Assembly to forbid the use of nuclear weapons by any party in this con-. flict. In this dark hour of history, we appeal to all men of good will in the world, particularly in the United States, to join us in denouncing this war and in working for ah immediate return of peace to Viet nam. STUDENT; SIGNERS: Le Anh-Tu, Bryn Mawr College Qaan Tu-Anh, Montreal Vo thi Bach-Tuyet, New Haven Nguyen Hun-Dung, Universite de Mon treal Nguyen Quang-Hoc, Universite de Mon treal ; Trinh thi Hoang-Mai, Quebec Nguyen thi Loan-Anh, Cornell University Ngo Vinh-Long, Harvard University Le thi Mai-Van, Yale University Nguyen Ngoc-Phuong, Universite de Mon treal Cong Huyen Ton Nu Nha-Trang, Berkeley Nguyen Thu-Huong, Macalsester College ? v Vo Thu-Nguyet, Universite Laval Nguyen Thuy-Hoa, Universite de Mon treal Nguyen Mann-Tung, Universite de Mon treal Nguyen Hoi-Chan, Radcliffe College Nguyen Van-Nha, Universite Laval Vinh Ann, Universite Laval Dinh Van-Phuoc, Universite Laval Luong Chau-Phuoc, Universite Laval Nguyen Duc-Tuan Universite Laval Vinh Screu You, Carrboro University Ngo thi Kim, Chicago Bernard Samonds Tri Luong, Neptune N J. Nguyen Tho-Hau, Universite de Mon treal Coordinators: Ngo Vinh-Long Le thi Mai-Van Nguyen Quang-Hoc They Answer, Give Thanks - 1 How about "It's Christ Or Anti Christ?" What does that mean? What is . Ma-Christ? Is that so meone who, in the Apostle Paul's definition opposeth and exalteth himself against all that is called God? Or is that .the beast men tioned in The Revelation? Or is it any one of the literally thousands of historical figures who have been labelled by opposing propagandists as the Anti-Christ the thousands who have been given, that label during debates over theology down through the centuries? Or, is an The American inind or spirit, to use a better word isn't as con fused as that Cadillac's bumper stickers might indicate. Perhaps lazy is a better word than confused. . We're having it too good to really get into thinking on the things those bumper stickers -. are talking about. . -. Sometimes a real jolt is needed to jar the laziness out of a man, or a nation. May this jolt not be harder than we can stand. The Daily Tar Heel is pub lished by the University of North Carolina Student Publi cations Board, daily except Mondays, examinations periods and vacations. Offices are on the second floor of i Graham Memorial. Telephone numbers: editorial, sports, news S33-1C11; bus iness, circulation, advertising S33-1163. Address: Box 1CS0, Chapel Hill, N. C, 27514. Second class postage paid at U.S. Post Office in Chapel Hill, N. C. Subscription rates: $3 per year; $5 per semester. 1 Otelia Connor 1 It looks as if the Daily Tar Heel not only gets around, but is read. Recently I had a letter from a Fraternity House Mother at the University of Oklahoma saying the student paper had an article on me, and she was very much interested in how 1 went about getting results in my efforts to improve the manners at UNC, as the students there seemed entirely satisfied to do as they pleased. She also asked for some of my writings on the subject. Today at the Intimate Book shop the 'student who was helping me looked much surprised when he learned I was Otelia Connor. He was from High Point and said his English teacher read my writings to the class every week (more ' or less). Was I surprised! I know from the many people who comment on my writing that I have an audience here, but I didn't know I had spread to Oklahoma and High Point! Tried to phone anyone on South Cam pus lately? I did and a comedy of errors resulted that even I find hard to believe. It all happened last week when I tried to contact a friend, whom I'll, call Joe Swift, in Craige Dormitory. About 4:30 p.m. Thursday afternoon, I placed my first call. The phone rang and rang, for well over six minutes (that's 60 times, in case you haven't counted the rings) and no one answered. Hoping for better luck, I waited a few minutes and tried again with speedy results. "Hello?" "Hello, may I speak to Joe Swift in room IXX, please?" "Just a minute, I'll go get him," the voice responded and then it disap peared. After about five minutes I figured that someone had decided to pull the old. "leave him holding the phone trick" on me. In any event, I waited a while longer and then hung up. By this time, it was about 5 p.m., dinner time, , and the chances of getting my friend would be slim. I tried again and slowly dialed the number without bothering to look it up again. No sooner had I rested my elbow on the phone booth than an alert young voice answered, "Operator." I confessed that I had mis-dialed the number and resolved to try again later. I resumed my vigil at the phone booth about 7 p.m. and placed my call. A voice quickly answered at the other end. "First floor Craige." "May I speak to Joe Swift in room IXX, please?" "Hang on, I'll go get him," the voice replied and then it vanished. I heard a door go shut. A few seconds later, someone hung up the phone without even checking it. Like good ole Charlie Brown, I wanted to bash my head up against the wall and cry, "Good grief! Why do these things always happen to me?" Hoping that someone would still be in the hallway, I quickly called back. The phone range a few times and so meone else answered. He agreed to go get my friend. He soon returned and told me that Joe was not there and he didn't know when to expect him. I thanked him and hung up. I had almost decided to write Joe a letter (that only takes one day, you know), when I thought of another friend living in Craige. I was on the phone again and a few minutes later I had told him about the trouble I had getting Joe on the phone. "If you still want to talk to him, I'll go get him, Bernie." "He's not there, I just checked." "Oh, yes, he is. I just left his room. Hold on and I'll go get him." He soon returned and told me that Joe couldn't come to the phone, but Joe was there and he would be happy to give him a message. Naturally, this sort-of thing doesn't happen every day, but there are still complaints from people about the South Campus phones. In Craige and Ehringhaus, the callers have to hope and pray that someone near the elevator and phones will answer. You can't really blame the suite residents nearest the phone for not answering every phone calL There is a limit to what should be expected of an in dividual Obviously, the best remedy would be to place a phone in each suite. Then there would be less inconvenience and better phone service in these multi level dormitories. Second best and until phones can be installed, a message phone might prove invaluable to all the residents. The phone could be placed in the snack bar and an employee in . structed to take phone messages and post them on a nearby bulletin board. The residents could easily stop by there to check on messages for themselves and in case of emergency and true, necessity, the phone answerer could go call the person to the phone. This method would be a beneficial service and possibly the residence college would be willing to maintain the total costs of the answer ing service. Something must be done to improve South Campus communications for phoneless suites and it needs to be done now. Until something is done South Campus residents will just have to keep saying, "Don't call us, we'll call you."
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