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'The South's Model College Newspaper for 76 Years'
VOLUME LXXVII, NUMBER I
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA
ATHENS. GEORGIA 30601
WEDNESDAY, JUNE 24. 1970
Talmadgc said Nixon realized he must
get America out of Vietnam in order to be
reelected President in two years He
knows the involvement "destroyed John
son." the Senator said "Except for some
one who loses his life or health in the war
Nixon has more than anyone to lose by
keeping troops in Vietnam." Talmadge
said Nixon is a "coldblooded, realistic
politician — and he knows the situation. "
he added
Campbell said he thought public pres
sure had forced Nixon to commit himself
publicly to a plan of troop withdrawal, a
committment which would be difficult to
go back on
Attorney General Lungelv derided aft
er talking with the Action Line people that
it was time to file suit against the compa
ny He further added that Student Travel
Inc will be given a choice of paying back
all refunds in full, or an injunction will be
sought that could result in a $10 no fine if
the company continues to conduct its busi
ness in the same manner
Miss Basenese said that the Union also
is trying to find out why the money was
not refunded and to have it returned to the
students
Inside...
Unexpected difficulties forced late de
livery of the University yearbook this
spring, according to John Cox. Pandora
advisor.
Cox said the Foote and Davies Printing
Company sold its yearbook division before
the Pandora went to press and the new
Spring demonstrators' fate
rests with Federal Panel
Printer delays yearbook
company just wasn't interested in meet
ing the May 15 delivery date
The printers added to the problems
when they shut down for Memorial Day.
Cox said
The annuals can be picked up at the
Student Activities Office weekdavs from 8
am to 5 pm and Saturdavs from 8 a m
until noon
Students not here this summer may pick
up the annuals in the fall Seniors who
have graduated can have their copies
mailed to them for 60 cents
The Georgia Impression is also on sale
at the Student Activities Office for 25
cents
Summer trip
‘bummer’ for
UGA students
Over 50 University students were
scheduled to leave on a June 10 flight to
Europe arranged by Student Travel Inc
through the University Union, however,
on June 6 the students received notices
that their flight had been canceled without
any explanation of the reasons
When the students received the refund
check. $34 each had been withheld for tele
grams and administrative fees The stu
dents had paid a total of $458 in advance
to the company for the trip and tour
According to Miss Beverly Basenese,
program adviser for the University Un
ion. the Union had investigated the com
pany and found that they had been con
ducting tours for eight years and nothing
like this had ever happened before
She said that several of the Naval
School students who had been on the Stu
dent Travel. Inc* tours had recommended
the* company to the Union
Miss Basenese said that the reason giv
en to her by the company for the cancella
tion was that the Texas group with which
the University group was going to travel
had broken the affinity clause of the com
pany's agreement.
(ieorgia students were traveling with
the Texas group because there were not
enough students from the University
alone to make up a tour
The* affinity c lause states that only stu
dents. faculty, administrators, and their
immediate family are eligible for the trip.
The officials of the airlines had com
plained that the Texas group was being
too liberal in their policy for admitting
people to the tour and that it was hurting
the* airlines' business
The issue was brought to attention
when Emily and Jane* Allan, sisters from
College Park, c-omplained to Action lane,
a community service department of The
Atlanta Constitution Investigation by the*
newspaper revealed »hat several com
plaints of similar cases have previously
been registered with the Texas Better
Business Bureau
The Atlanta Constitution called the
Consumer Protection Division of the Tex
as attorney general's office about the
matter and was informed that Student
Travel Inc* has been under investigation
for some time
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The referendum results Iasi May
showed, among oilier things that Univer
sity students opposed the presence of
troops in Vietnam by a 2 254 to 1 6X7 vote
A few more students 1 882 favored the
Uambodian intervention while 2064 op
posed it
The student leaders said they saw the
referendum as indicating that students
are confused about the situation in Indo
china "They aren't the only ones People
from the White House and Congress on
down are confused. Talmadge told the
group
Summer schedule
The summer Red and Black will be pub
lished once each week, on Wednesdays,
for eight weeks
Sports Editor Mitchell calls for retire
ment of Basketball-star Bob laenhard s
number See page 9
University Professor Barncfc invents new
game Middleball See page 9
Sons of Birchers invade SandersviUe
See page 4
by Ken Willis
staff writer
The* fate of approximately 100 Universi
ty of (ieorgia students and professors who
were arrested in an Athens demonstration
last month now rests with a three* judge
federal panel
local Southern Christian leadership Con
ference leader in noting that there are no
black people in supervisory or advancing
positions in Athens.
In addition, he said. "We are asking for
an end to police brutality and harassment
in the black community
Willoughby told Talmadge that he was
afraid Nixon would be content simply to
continue removing troops from Southeast
Asia when it was politically opportune
with the result that the U S might retain
forces there for years to come
Both Talmadge and Campbell said
they believed Nixon was committed to
removing all American troops from Indo
china at least by the 1972 presidential el
ection campaign Campbell said chances
are better than ever that all combat
troops will be out by 1972
THE HISTORIC. AND NOW RICH. UNIVERSITY ARCH AS SEEN AT NIGHT
Alumnus bequests $1,000 to Arch. See related story, poge 3.
The Athens demonstrators some 300
in all. including the approximately 100
university students and professors — were
scheduled to get pre-trial hearings last
Friday but federal judge William A Bloo-
tie of Macon last Thursday restrained the
state and city courts from trying the case
until a three-judge federal panel can de
termine the constitutionality of the law
the demonstrators are charged with vio
lating
Bootle issued the restraining order at
the request of William P Randall of Ma
con. attorney for the demonstrators The
panel is scheduled to meet in late July or
early August
If the law is declared unconstitutional,
charges against the protestors will be
dropped, according to one student who has
been charged. However, if the law is up
held. the pre-trial hearings will be held
soon after the judges issue their decision
The contested law under which the
demonstrators were charged is part of the
Criminal Code of (ieorgia and reads. The
Assembly of two or more persons for the
prupose of committing an unlawful act
and the failure to withdraw from the as
sembly on being lawfully commanded to
do so by a peace officer and the assem
bly of two or more persons, without au
thority of law. for the purpose of doing
violence* to the person or property of one
supposed by the accused to have been
guilty of a violation..." both constitute
unlawful assembly.
An Athens city ordinance states that a
permit to parade must be obtained at
least 24 hours before the scheduled time
of the parade, and it must include the time
and sc heduled route
The demonstration was touched off bv a
school desegregation plan which would
make Athens High school the school for
the !lth and 12 grades and Burney-Harris
High School the one for the tenth grade
Many blacks saw this as a downgrading of
the then predominantly black Burney-
Hams.
But beyond that springboard issue was
a larger one of discrimination in Athens
"We are asking for fair employment prac
tices in this town, said Joe Hammons.
The 300 demonstrators were arrested
after marching peacefully the two blocks
from Ebenezer Baptist Church to the in
tersection of Reese Street and Milledge
Avenue
The marchers were stopped by city po
lice. county and state patrolmen, and Na
tional Guardsmen who had been called in
from duty in Augusta
Athens Asst Police Chief Tom Mc-
Gahee told the marchers. You do not
have a permit to parade.” after they had
traveled only a short distance on Chase
Street McGahee asked the group to dis
miss however, leaders of the group told
McGahee that they were not having a pa
rade. but that they were only employing
their constitutional right to dissent
When marchers refused to disperse.
McGahee announced that they were under
arrest for unlawful assembly
FATE OF SPRING DEMONSTRATORS NOW RESTS WITH FEDERAL PANEL
...Meeting now scheduled for lote July or early August
IN WASHINGTON
UGA war views voiced
The group then turned around and
marched to Reese Street and headed to
ward Milledge Avenue When half of the
protestors had passed the intersection, all
of them sat down in the street and waited
for the National Guard trucks to come and
transport them to jaill.
About 15 minutes later the trucks ar
rived and demonstrators were herded into
the vehicles which carried them to the
city stockade and county jail.
State patrolmen used nightsticks to
goad the marchers into the four waiting
trucks as shouts of pigs' came from
several of the approximately 100 specta
tors who had gathered behind the Varsity
Onlookers voiced disapproval as the
stale patrolmen poked persons in the
stomach and jabbed blindly into the backs
of the trucks with nightsticks attempting
to crowd more persons into the vehicles
Hammons had told the demonstrators
before the march began to stay together
"As long as you stay together as a group,
you can deal with them.'' he said "Once
you splinter, they'll deal with you.”
Before leaving the church. Hammons
had marshals take up all knives, finger
nail files and anything that might be
construed as a weapon
by Rebecca Leet
Special to the Red and Black
WASHINGTON. DC. — Student Gov
ernment Resident Bob Hurley led a four-
man delegation to Washington. DC dur
ing the break between quarters to meet
with Senator Herman Talmadge and
Charles Campbell, administrative assist
ant to Senator Richard B Russell, as rep
resentatives of University students views
on the war in Indochina.
Vice President Mike Willoughby and
Student Senators Jim Purcell and Charles
Hunmcutt accompanied Hurley They pre
sented Talmadge and Campbell with the
results of the May student referendum on
the Southeast Asian situation and in
formed them of the Student Senate s mot
ion opposing the war and the Cambodian
incursion
The students learned that both senators
oppose various proposed amendments to
cut off funds for militarv operations in
Southeast Asia by certain dates, and both
agree the best Congressional approach
would be a concurrent resolution telling
the President to pull the troops out of In
dochina
Talmadge said he would "seriously
consider such a resolution and Campbell
said Russell would also, so long as a move
would not endanger American troops
lm
Both also agreed, however, that such a
motion would come from a member of
the Senate Foreign Relations or Armed
Services committees, in other words,
from senators who have greater expertise
in suggesting a withdrawal date
Talmadge said that he feels the Resi
dent should call a joint session of Con
gress and announce he is stepping up
troop withdrawals around the world be
cause the* United States "is overcommit
ted militarily, politically and economical
ly. Talmadge said that six per cent of the
world's population cannot be Santa
Claus, policeman and banker” for the
world
Talmadge said he opposes several re
cently proposed amendments which would
cut off funds for military operations in
Indochina He contends such action would
usurp the powers of the President as
Commander-in-Chief by tying his hands
and inhibiting his freedom to act as nec?s-
sarv in that capacity The Senate floor is
no place "to prescribe the perimeters of a
battlefield,” he said
In addition, both men noted that the
effect of such amendments would be theo
retical. not practical, because the House
has already turned down a number of sim
ilar proposals and would probably turn
down these unless its members had a
sharp change of mind
Campbell admitted that the Resident,
practically speaking, was the only one
who could effectively bring about troop
withdrawals