FRESNOCITY

COLLEGE

Vol. XXXlll, No.8 Fresno, Ca. Thürsday,.Oct. 19, 197-8

DECA w¡ns lst pr¡ ze

for membership cl¡mbFCC's DECA took afirst place

award for its membershipgrowth for 19I7's fall semester.The national award was given fora 166 per cent e¡rollmentincrease.'

Over 16 junior còlleges at-t€üded a ¡ecent conference and21 students and one ¿dviser

attended from FCC."Thís is the first time

Californi¿ has been awarded firstition forWalker,

junior eolleges in the centralregiòn to inform them of FCC'sDECA progranr"

Mrs. S¡alher comnented, "Itereason for our suciees¡s is thatDE0A iustills in students apositive inental attitude ¿ndDECA develops business leader-ship qualities."

Ilomon horrossed of school¡

Coed obducted on compus;

police st¡ll investigotingSomewhere near Kingsburg,

the victim said, he ordered her topull off to the side of tl¡p road.She then lled on foot, with herabductor fleeing in the otherdirection.

She reporüed the incident toloc¿l auttiorities. who contacùedthe Sheriffs department andthen the Fresno Police Depart-ment. The Fresno City CollegePolice were then contacted.

Campus Police Chief Ken¡ethShrum commented that, "Thecampus police are working withthe Fresno Police Department intrying to solve this crime."

The fem¿le suffered superficialcuts inflicted by her assÀilant.

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tf Juno and the Faycockl'..., ..........h,ge 4,flGroundgtarll. .................... .,P?ge 4.Tim Curry corneg to Fregno. . . . ..,. . . .Page 5.Sports Feature.,..... i............... Fage 7;Editorial..... ............,... .......Fage 8.

¡ toculry reieds'finol'offer; future strike?

By Eenry Gutierez

. White attempting to leave theFCC eampus Monday night, anFCC coed was surprised by amale ¿ssailant who accosted herwith a knife and forced her todrive around the Fresno area.

The victim described the

switchblade to drive around in-her car.

According to the Police rePort,the woman said theY drovearound the city and then he toldher to go south on.HighwaY 99.

Showing off D.E)(JA.'s trrst place award formernbership growth are from left: DECAadviser,Anne Walker, Pres. Clyde McGully,and DECA pres. lrdary Rader.

By Julie Benitez

After months of unsuccessfulnegotiations for a new contract,tìe State Center CommunityCollege District presented its"last and final".offer to anegotiating committee repre-senting all certified staff for

the questfon many people areasking is, "What comes ìext?"The next stgp which the facuþhopes will be in their favor ii

to¡_eview and hopefully approve,said Donald Wren, President ofthe State Center TeachersFederation.

"However, if they don't, wehave authorized the Feder¿tionto set up the mech&nics in

preparation for a strike," Wrensaid.

Instructors revealed feelincsof distrust towa¡d the distriif,when they held an "inform¿tionalpieket" the first day of classes.The Faeulty Senite at FCC

he faculty isin the ad-to negotiate

Chaneellor Cha¡les E. Chapman sent bulletins to all faculiy

asserting that the dist¡ict istrying to negotiate in good faithand giving a list of dates andtimes that negotiators met.Ha¡old Sadler, chairman of thenegotiating committee for the

reply

ãon'twant to strike, Wren st¿ted thatif conditions do not improve, theywill be prepared to. "It'é notforeqeable at the prese¡t time,however."

Thursday, Oct. 19, 1978

I\E\IS BRIEFS

No ASB cord,no lounge time

Effective today, students nothaving an ASB student bodycard will be asked to leave theStudent Lounge.

"There has always been a rulethat an ASB card is requiredadmission to all ASB functions,"said William Gore, ASB presi.dent protem.

"Now we are going to enforceit."

Preregislol

for spring nowApplications for pre-registra-

tion for the spring semester atFCC are now being accepted inthe Admissions (Xfice.

The Admissions Office willaccept applications from l0 a.m.to 7 p.m. Monday t,hroughThursday and from 8 a.m. to 5p.m. o¡ Fridays.

'Futuristics'"Futuristics," a special class

dealing with future changes inhuman life and society and theiralfecton the environment, beganMonday.

The class meets Mondavthrough Thursday in AH-208.

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Sociology instructor JamesWalsh will be the teacher. Othermajor issues such as postindus-t¡i¿l revolution will be discussed.

New computer

helps students

plon o coreer

EIIREKA, our new eomputerc¿reer information system canhelp you make informed careerdecisions. A student can work onthe QUEST questionnaire whichallows the user to matchinterests, aptitudes and personalpreferences with prospoctiveoceupations.

The next step would be torequest descriptions of occupa-tions of interest (over 300occupations now available). Jobduties, working conditions, hir-ing requirements, and. employ-ment prospects are listed for thisgeographic region. When thestudent requests PREP, infor-

See counselor

New closs for advicelooks into

mation is supplied which includesrvays to prepare for ùÌreoccupation, skills needed, licens-ing requirements and cross-reference to appropriate post-secondary educational training.

Information on postsecondaryeducational programs and train-ing in California comes next fromthe program (PROG) file. Thestudent can then request theschoot (SCH) file whióh carriesinformation on California StateUniversities and Colleges andUniversity of California branchesand Community Colleges.

Comparisons between scboolsare made based on a list of 65different informational topics.Three different schools can becompared simultaneously.

EUREKA can help you avoidmistakes in career selection anddirect, you to areas that offerpromising opportunities.

lVant to get an early "lineeard" for registration in Jan-uary? Think about it now. Comein and see a counselor and you'llreceive help in planning yourproSTam.

LINE CARDS will be issued topriority "green sheeters" a weekfrom Monday, Oct.30. Now is thetime to determine your springsemester courses. So, see yourfriendly counselor.

Construclion ot

YTC to begin

The final plan of the VocationalTraining Center has been ap-proved by the board of trusteesof the State Center Community ,

College District October 10.Phase I of construction will

include two new laboratories andimprovements of existing facilities.

Tlustees also approved threeseparate proposals to contractcafeteria services to otheragencies during the 1978-79 yearat no cost to the district. Twoagreements were made with theFresno County Economic Oppor.tunities Commission.

One proposal will provide aminimum of 300 hot meals perday through Sept. 30, 19?9

-for

the "Meals on \ilheels" programat FCC.

University of California admis-sions requirements have changedconsiderably this year, withacademic and test reouirementsbeing raised. Also, subject arearequirements (particular courserequirements) .and foreignlanguage requirements are nowmandated for transfer students.In addition to this, certain UCcampuses and UC departmentshave imposed additional require-

ments specific to college major.IVhiIe these new requirements

are mandated, there aie severalexceptions and waivers arepossible where students are notobligated to specific require-ments.

C-onfusìng? For sure, anystud-e-nt planning on transferringto a U.C. campus should consult ãcounselor. It is ever so importantto plan early.

FCC atomic rniesle? No, itre the smokestack that carried steam frorn the old boilersthat once heated the Cafeteria and SitudentCenter.COUNSEIORS' RAP

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L¡ur¡ B¡ttiMike Brigge

S¡mTull

*,iff*üiI¡ri Luz

Jin SuurrCa¡ol Bell, Julie Benitcz,

_ Tin¡ Coro¡cchi¡, JæHe Flruery,Dennie Holeeybrook, I)oreen Klooee,

Michde L¿hm¡¡, Lerry Roeder,Scott Rigge, Ilich¡rd Rodriguez,

Henry Gutierrez, Mike prietoJuli Linn Koprielioa

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PhotogrepheraSecretaryAdvisor

Ihe Rrnpage is published every Ihuredayby Freeno City College Journ¡lism 5 cl¡se.

Ihe Ranpege otñce ie ¡n SC-211. Phone 44il-46(þ,ext. E262, flOf E. University Ave., Freeno, CA 93741.

Thursday, Oct. 19, 1978

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necessity for continuing itsexistence for two ,more yea&s,that necessity being the actual orreasonable likelihood th¿t orucountry be in imminent danger offoreiga aggression.

standing armed force for morethan a-century; consequently, ¿spredicûed, we b¿ve engaged inperiodic a¡med co¡llict.judgment to such ¿n overvhelm-ing degree that it should be ofpenal interest to the st¿te.

Yet, why is there no outcry ofrighteous, and rightful" moralindignation about this prinafacie subversion of ou¡ constitu-

mind you, that unten¿ble absurdity exists in a country whoseheritage is one of meteoricgrowth from fledgling eolony toindustrial, commercial, ¿nd mili-tary supremacy of the world inless than a century and a half duesolely to the fiber and spirit ofthe Amerie¿n eha¡acter.

Ilowever, out of that para-gonal human fabric has evolved ¿governmental program whichretrogresses the g¡owth of thatspirit by increasingly mollycod-dlingthe marginal contributor tothe society, and completelyunderwriting the non-producer;but of qourse, such t¿x-funded"humanita¡ianism" does get therepresentatives to Washingtonre.elected, so it must be rightt?

i Srhere are the editori¿ls, andi propssaDda, ¡nd demonstrationsdenouncing that socio-econo-

: politic¿I sedition?Artide 2, Section'l; and the

lbetfth Amendment of the U.S.Constitution provide for theèleetion of the President a¡dVice President of the Unit¿d

, States by the ¡rch¿ic andirrelevanü. eleetoral collegesystem, instead of by direct,popular vote. The mech¡nicò ofthe electoral system are soincredible and preposterous thatwetave had two Presidents whoreeeived a minority of popularvotes, but a majority of electoralvote$ both Rutherford B. Ilayesand Benjamin Harrison bee¿mechief executives of this republic

,without being the choice of thepeople.

But, there h¡ve been no,comnent¡¡y,¡or citizen outcriesito correct such en outd¡t¿d and

consequent rightins is limitless;let's not waste exh¿ustableenergy and finite info¡u¡tiondissemination eapabilities onfatuous c¡uses.

MikeKennedy --

The Founding Fathers speei- tional framework? Srhy nofically did not wish us to have s national denonstrations andstanding a.rmy, because hisüoryhad aptly demonstrated that war

hence unconstitutionally, ourgovernrnent has maint¡ined a

comnittees, and editori¿l ded¿-mations about this substsntiveoutrage?

Tfe h¿ve a welf¡re dole systemin this eountrl whicà rewgdsthe slothful and lazy at -the

considerable expense of theindustrious and productive, and

Thursday, Oct. 19, l97g

Actors dl¡sect chcracter¡ln pl¡y stcrtlng ronlghr

By Dennle Eolsctùrook

Afier a long hard rehe¡rs¿lfor Juno.¡nd the P¡ycock, whichopens tonight in the FCCThe¿ter, I esked some of myfellow c¿st nembers over for arap session. Once they a¡rived,we gt¡¡ted talking about theplry, their cha¡¿cters, and therelationship with other cha¡ac-ters. I found this ratherinteresting and would like tosb¿re their comments with you.

Bill Brunkhu¡st, who playsJoxer, has been, acting aror¡ndl% years (mostly at Theater 3).Some of his favorite plays were:Tartuffe and Nights of the WhiteMagnolia. IIis thoughts:

On Joxer: "Joxer is thesinister character in the play, btithe is the comic¿l character too."

On Juno: "Joxer is ¿fraid ofher because she is going to messup his whole scheme of thingswhich is to keep the Captainfeeding him, buying him drinksas long ¿s he can keep it going.She represents a kind ofcha¡¿cter that's just the oppositeof Joxer's: This tends to.underuine for him." were the

On Capt. Iloyle: "My relation-shipwith Capt. Boyle is based ondr€ams."

Dave Jeffreys plays theintnresting.character of Jobnny.Jefheys has been acting for 2years and w¿s fe¿tured in suchplays as Godspell and Nights ofthe Srhite Magnolia. Histhougfrts:

On Johnny: "Johnny is what'shappening at this point in theplay. He st¿nds for the revolu-tion, Ireland, and what they'regoingthrough at this period. thecharacter of Johnny doesn't getinvolved that much with theother characters in the playbecu¡se he is involved in his own

thoughts. lfe bst, his arm andhad his hips half destroyedduring the revolution. All in all,Johnny is one of the mosfinteresting ch¿racters in theshow."

lVayne Martin, who is oftencase as heavys in plays, does agood job as Mary's ex-boyfriendJeny Devine. Martin originallydidn't want to be an actor, butafter a few shows the "bug" hithim. Some of his favorite plays

and 'l¿ter in eollege) and TheMousetrap. His thoughtsl

On Mary: "He loves her but¡ot as much as he thinks he does

. ¿fter, finding- ouL.that Benthem-got her pregaant."

On Juno and Capt. Boyle: "He. gets along well with Juno but

somehow Boyle doesn't like toowell."

R¿ndell Stump, who playsBenthem, has been actingseveral yars. His t¿lents hasbeen seen on msny stages suchas theatær 3, FCC, FSU,andFresno Livestock The¿ter (whichhe runs). Some of his favorit¿shows were The Visit (FSU), andThe Mousetrap (LivestockTheater). His thoughts:

On Benthem and Johnny:"Benthem is the other side of thecoin (from Johnny). He's ¿Protestant lrishman who'drather see Ireland under GreatBrit¡in. Johnny's just the oppasite. He st¿nds for the Die-Hards."

Keith Williams has beenaround 4Vr years and has been insuch showe as The Pajama Top(The¿ter 8) ¿nd The Mousetrap(Livestock Theat¿r). Butthe p¡rt

ofCapL Jack Boyle has to be oneof his fînest yet. His thoughts:

On Boyle: "He instiga.tes a lotof the things that go on in theshow. He's an ignorant manliving in an ignorant world."

On Johnny: "Johnny is thebae.kground of,the show. IIe setsup the show."

the pla¡".Juno ¿nd the Paycoel opens

tonight and runs through Satur-day. Next week it also runsThursday to Saturday. Thetheater box ofüce is open dailyñom 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Onperformance nights, the boxotñce will be open at 7 p.m.fickets are $1.60 general, 76cents for students (fiee withASB c¿rd).

Fresnobqnd

on woY in sBy 8ooü nigge

the members of Ground St¿rapparently haven't. For a band a

d, they havethrough theIf you caughtst the first of

this month- at the CSUFamphitheater you would knowwhat I mean.

Keith Williamg, left, and Bill BronHruretrehearse for FCCIs sêhool play.

catesnothing

forin

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Ground Stqr

Jo¡Dou¡kcybrcompGilbefor tband,

Remanacontrthey'origiralbunfor tl

The membelE in Groundstar are from left: Gilbert Jones, Chrig Smith,Doug ïfratkine, Ron Elott, Sam Arnold and Sheron Jord,on.

Ground St¿r is made up of It'ssome vety t¿lented musicians, a 100

the r

playirand <i

in th'

now by his Bu.soon after off fctogether th KeepStar, with Groüguitar. albun

,Th_u-rsday, Oct. lg, lqTg 5

Grrrywows rem at lowerBy Lrura Brtü

Though 40 minutes late,hÍtish actor and singer TimCurry of "Rocky Horror" famem¡de a ncefor his MyIìps," at ti.

Cury was greeted by moretüs¡ 200 screaming fans, somçd¡d in costumes of cha¡actershom the movie, "Rocki HorrorPicture Show."

Curry, who did an incredibleæting job ¿s Flank-n-furter inthe movie, didn't wear his@stume, but a blue three-piece¡uit.

"Rockyreekendstùe¿tcrsout proctically every weekend.

around a youngJanet, who getdriving in the

.S¡hile trying to find a phonetùey stumble aeross a c¿stle runby Frank-n-furter, a t¡ansves-titæ. The film goes on to showBrad ¿nd Janet falling fromgrace and Flank-n-furter gettingkilled by his handyman, Riff Rsfi- of course, not befor.e a series ofstrange things occur.

During the film, people usuallysing all the songe, throw úceduring. the wedding scene, usesquirt guns. during the r¿inssenes and th¡or c¿rds, whenFrank-n-furter imit¿tes throwing

ems

wbizlead vocals with

well as playinghe group was all but

Tiin Gu¡ry displays one of the manyfacial expressione that rnade hirn farnous.

Curry seemed to enjoy the big.turnout ¿nd didn't hesitate to dosome of his famous facialexpressions. One thing's for sure,the girls went crazy when hegave them a kiss ¿nd the, line toget his autograph exteuded outto the street.

Tim Curry is a rising st¿r thatmany Fresnans seem to enjoy.

Next disco demo show Ihís feocher líkesnext week in Lounge tolkers-in-closs

followed it through." It became ahÍgh priority list of the school.board.on..minor constructionitnns. they we¡e gtill negotiat-ing as late as October 77.-

sure of the fundinc."Sinee then he hal resubmitted

the recorñmendation and hesreceived campr¡s approva[ it isclrrently being, submitt¿d fordist¡ict action.

Me¿nwhile, the students whohave to work under these

"There's just no circul¡tion inhere. Even on oooler days whenit's only 85 degrees, it's-still notvery comfortable."

As of yet there has been noresponse to their open invit¡tion.

(Editors note: Next week, theAdministration's view.)

ühe right numbers, not whetherwe do ¿ good job."

Tllhy. is enrollment so low?O'Banion believes oue reason isignorance. Students don't knowthe class is there and open.

"I've always felt one of ourweaknesses at FCC is that wedon't to letthem therearér"

Despite low attendance andthe threat of doom, Speech 26 isin full swing. On

-Nov. 4-6

speakers will attend their first

at Cal Stàte Northridge andBerkeley.

If the elass is dropped nextsemester, O'Banion r'wouldn'tt¿ke it as a personal loss"because it would be easier forhlm to te¿ch his other cliasses. Hebelieves it wciuld be a loss for the.studeuts, thouch.o

"Students wÉo took the classin the past," he said, '.'all seemedto get something out of it."

Electron¡cs closserfr¡l to beot heat

Although the weather waa apleasant 86 degrees outside,inside T:{08 it weg thtee dpgreeshigher. Studeuts enrolled incl¿sses there *'rotp a letter tothe Rampage inviting theSCCCD board ¿nd administrs-tion to sit in on one of theirafternoon or evening classes,when temperatures h¡ve beenreeordeil as being as hi¡þ as 96degrees at night, often hotterthan the temperature outside.

Leo Takeuchi, de¿n of thet¿chnic¿l industrial division, saidth¿t he knows how how it can getin these classrooms ¿nd has beenworking on this project since ¡slong ago as October 1916, but 'Ihave to look after the totaldivision as well; another oo¡Gernof mine is tùe Police Academy."

Apparenþ Takeûehi had bee¡told that hls division could usethethebutnot move them beeause the statehad shown interest in thebuilding."

After this, he asked for someunits from some other source...f

Most FCC teachers are con-

as Speech 26, Argument¿tionand Debate. It, too, may bediscontinued beeause of lowenrollment.

"I'll give it one more semesterto see if the students want, togive it ô go," O'Banion s¿id."Then the class may be closed.".Presently four students -Wilma Stark, Paula Grigsby, Tim

Sheehan and Norita May - areenrolled in the class, Enrollmentis still open.

Speech 26 exists this semesteronly because O'Banion aeked thatit be offered. It could have beendiscontinued under a new rule bythe administration, whieh st¿testhat, .except in speeial eases,classes with enrollment under 16will clobed. This is the ruleresponsible for the closing ofSpeech 25.

"Speech 26 may well beanother easualty," O'B¿nion said.'We're under great pressure. It'scome down to whether we have

c¿rds on film. People have evenbeen known to get up out of theirseats and do ¿ 'time warp' danceduring a song by the s¿me title.

Most people find the móvie funbec¿use of ¿udienee participa-tion. One young lady saia 'Y'oueither hate the movie or love it somuch you have to see it at least10 times. Ive seen it 3E times."

the addition ofthe stage was set

rock

Ground Star andDalton landed a

A second free laser-light discodemonstr¿tion took piôce yes.:_terday in the Student Loüngefrom 12 to I p.m.

The firstlight show wing" effects,accòrding toof Publicity Steve King.

Because of the fhst dance'ssuccêss, the ASB Senate movedTuesday to contract witb CBProductions for six more nq)ntime prêsentatio¡s and one

. 3-ho¡r -discg @nce tentatively

set for Oct. II . The cost for thesäseven presentations was $860.

, After today, an ASB e¿rd willbe required for admission to thedisco dances.

6 Thursday, Oct. 19, 1978

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. IGthy Kuether (l7) makes one of hermany successful hits, to help FCC beatModesto.

V'boll teom hosts

Cosumnes tonightDespite- a disappointing 2-3

recorä in league ¿ction, thewomen's volleyball team hasplayed almost well enough tohave a S0 record. A close loss toReedley College in fÏve sets afterwinning the fust two was aheartbreaking defeat.

In a trip to Northern Californiaon Oct. 56, a loss to Americ¿nRiver and a win over SanJoaquin Delta gave the Rams a1-2 league r.ecord. A hard:earnedwin over Modesto the next weekbrought the FCC team to a .5fi)mark aù 2-2.

Last Thursday in Visalia, FCCplayed the College of Sequoias inán important league match-up.COS is considered by many asthe team to beat in the ValleyConference. Losing the firstgamp 9-15, the Ram women cameback with a 15-9 win. the nexttwo games were close 15-13 and1&11. with the Giants prevqiling.

"[Ie could have beaten them,but the team has to be togethermentally

-and emotionally to

win," Coach Sara Doughertyvoealized. "Every membe¡ has toeont¡ibute to achieve victory. Wehave well-t¡¿ined bodies but wemust work together ds a team,"Dougherty added.

Coach Dougherty commentedthat COS said that the Ramswerethe toughest opponent. Shesaid that the Giant team waswell-discipli¡ed and the nexttime tþey meet, the Rams willmake "a serious attempt todefeat them."

The R¿ms are led by captainsJulie Reyes and Kathy Kuether.Jeanette Neufeld, Rita Heck andSuzanne Cleland are all stand-outs for the FCC squad.

The FCC women take onCosumnes River tonight at theFCC Gym starting at 8 o'clock.

Thursday, Oct. 19, l97g

Hqnd¡cqp fqils toimpede Jim Brooks

By tenry Gutienez

Among 1,1(X) runners in thesecond annual Sacramento Mara-thon last month was a happy JimBrooks. However, Brooki; modeof transportation was muchdifferent ïhan others competing.

The FCC student wheeledalong in his wheelchair in hisquest to linish in the grueling26.2-mile race. lfe finishõd sixtñin the wheelchair division.

remembered back to February oflgt?.

"I was driving to work fromSquaw Valley to Reedley, when IIost a front and back tire and Iwas thrown clear. However mywife was killed in the aecident.i'

Brooks was hospitalized for

2%-months to try to put his lifeback together again. After hisrelease in April 1977, he

The Zï-yeatold athlete tookmany classes like "lheory toAdaptive PE" and was an aiäe inweightlifting. He also has t¿kónbusiness classes that meanworking with eomputers.

Brooks has añ extensivebackground as¡ a youngster inswimning. He w¿s on an AAU -

syi¡nqinS tnam in Pittsburg CAwhile- in_ juaior high and -highschool. He has been an ¿ide -inadaptive PE four semest¿rs ¿ndalsois helpingout o¡ Coach Gene.Stephens' water polo tcam.

Co¿ch Stephens commentedth¿t, 'If I had a team of James'

Brooks', with his attitude andintangibles that you look for in anathlete, I'd be a very happylcoach. Brooks' attitude ãiã

make an excellent cô¿ch."

Ilat and has many ramped areas."

Photo by Hpnry GrttierrezJim Brooks assiets the \pater polo team

during practice.

SPORTS BRIEF

Defense w¡ns forRqm soccer teom Gridders w¡ll entertqin

Modesto Pirqtes Sqturdqy

John Rayford triee to gain yardage in thegame against Bakersfield.

.

Stcphens seeryed to sum uowbat many feel.Iim Brooks wiilbe, 'an excellent co¿ch.'

_ -Alan Neal fired a penalty shot10 minutes into the sècond úalf totie the score as the Ram soccerteam beat San Jo¿quin Delta 2-llast week.

two goals asUniversity ofJ.V. team by

¡re, 2-1."Once again, our defense

played a very strong game," Nealsaid. "The opponents had less

ots on goal.ell, Geo¡geTaylor all

we received

Kickoff time is at 7:30.for llorther¡ fræno

EDITORIALS

forbst core unfair

his sources.

Judce Theodore Trautwein, the judge presiding over theFarbei case, seems indiffercnt to the determination of Farber.Srhen Fa¡ber was first sent to jail the New Yo¡k limes beganpaying a ftre of $6,0fi) a day or contempt of court after reÍusingto tr¡rn over its files on the "Dr. X" c¿se. After a time, and afterlosins over 8100,000 in fines, the paper turned over the files.Traulwein charged thst the files had been "clearly and'unequivocally sanitized.'

Fãrber deserves a great deal of admiration for protectingaccess to information from which the public at large hasbenefited. It is ssd that Fa¡ber is being incarcerated the 'ivay hehas been and yet one c¿n¡rot help but feel moved by the man'sbelief.

Neither Farber nor the Times has as yet been given a proper

o o . ond receives reply Reoder speoks oul on Pot o o o

Tull replies:Thank you for your letter.I was hoping some misin-

formed reader would reply to myeditorial by quoting some of thecommonly held misconceptionsabout marijuana use.

First of all, if yoì¡ aieconcerned about the amount ofmoney spent bY America-hs on"drugs," I would advise you toconsider the vast amounts sPentyearly for cigarettes and alcohol

(both classified às drugs chemi-cally aad pharmocologically).

Orty $S billion of your quoted$80 billion was spent laSt year onpot. If pot were legalized, wewouldn't have to spend all thatmoney in foreign countries. thestate of Hawaii could growenough mari¡'ua4a, as strong asany Columbian, to supply theentire U.S.

Now then, abôut the harmfuleffects ofpot vs. alcohol. Alcoholis addicting. The number ofalcoholics in this country isestimated to be between 6 and 10million. Alcohol saur¡es eirrhosisofthe liver and irreversible brai¡damage. In recent studies, 73 percent of the automobile accidents r

in this country were attributedto drunk driving.

On the other haud, marijuanahas been proven to not beaddicting. Medic¿l studies haverepeatedly failed to find any

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harmful physiological effects ofmarijuana use. It is currentlybeing used to treat glaucoma(an eye disease) and multiplesclerosis,

As for drug use among youngstudents, what do you classify as"hard drugs"? According to TheConsumers Union Report onLicit and Illicit Drugs, alcohol isby far the most hármful (from aphysiological viewpoint) harddrug used in America today. Iüseasy availability among -juniorhigh and high school students isknown to all.

As for my l0-year-old brotheror sister, I would much rather

out for supposed health reasons.

If you are concerned with the

Investigations (191&1929). TheLaGuardia Committee RePort

sion (1910). And the ConsumersUnion Report on Licit and Illicit

.Drußg (lgí2l.Sam lull

Before you go running out toleg"alize marijuana, you' shouldanswer a few questiqns foryourself:

1. Who gets rich .off' ofmarijuana pushing? According toofficial government rqports, over$30 billion flows out of the U.S.annually in exchange for drugs.lVhose pockets does that moneywind up in?

The money flows to bankswere set up in the 19th centuryto run the opium trade for theBritish from India into China,when it was all above-board"good business." The very sameimperialist interests, controllingthe same routes and networks,run the drug trade today as 100years ago.

2. IVho's behind the "N¿tionalOrganization. for Reform ofMarijuana Laws" (NORML?Anybody bothered to take alook? lVho finances them? You'dbe quite surprised. With a littlehomework, you'd find it linked updirectly to the same internationaìfinancier interests that run thedrug trade. Beginning to wonderwho is being played for a sucker?

3. lVhat about marijuana'smedical effects? NORML hasnever been able to refute themedic¿l evidenee that marijuanais considerably more harmfulthan alcohol, in that a residuefactor is retained in the systemth¿t'can build up and causepermanent brain- damage evenwith only moderate sust¿ined

the usage of marijuana manifest-ly alters the soundness of human

Article 1, Section E, paragraph12 of the U.S. Constitutionauthorizes Congress to aPPrepriate funds to maint¿in thearmy for only two years at atime, at the end of which there isto be legislative debate about the

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use, It sauses eye damage, andseverely affects chromosomereproduction in the genes.

4. What does liberalization ofthe laws do? After two years of"decriminalization" in New YorkState, an ofücial survei hasfound that 45 per cent of allstudents in that state in gradesseven through 12 now usemarijuana. these are "users,"not experimenters. It also showsone out of six junior high andhigh school students are users ofhard drugs. An official survey.Regardless of what you want todo with your own mind, do youreally want to subject yourlO-year-old brother or sister tothis kind of drug-filled environ-ment?

"Legalization" is not going toget rid of the pushers. It is onlygoing to legitimize and institu-tionalize one of the most evilripoffs of man against man inhistory. British imperialism wasbuilt on drug pushing. Theidentical imperialist motives andinstitutions are now moving in onafÍluent American youth marketlike wolves among lambs.

They succeed because toomany of us argue only for thethings"we immediately feel likedoing, and are not stiong enoughto seek and act ou the basis oftruth. By refusing to look at theugly realities, a lot of people arebeing played for real dopes.

The fact that you are willing toallocate considerable editorialspace for a legalization of potpromotion when there are amyriad of critical issues facingthis society which directly relateto the very essence of ourconstitutional foundation may inand of itself answer any questionabout the safety to the humanorganism of pot consumption.

That such wide-spread,voluminous, and well orches-trated ballyhooing can occurabout such a banal enterprise aspotmania vividly illustrates that

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