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Republicans offer
three candidates
by Ken Willis
assistant news editor
Tlii' Republican gubernatorial primarv
has been low key so tar with the three
candidates taking more potshots at the
Democrats than at each other
The Republicans an aide to candi-
date Jimmy Bentley said yesterday,
have an Mcventh Commandment they
, ''H 1 " each other Our candidate has
followed this strategy Hal Sun lias
but n<it till ol the lime.’’
as gener
Bentley. 43-year-old Georgia Comptrol
ler (general Irom Cairo, has aimed most
oi ins blsgi .11 Carl Sandcn formei Gov
ernor ol (ieorgia and apparently the
Democrat to beat for the post this year So
has Suit
'sindc: v they say i' .1 sin k polititian
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who gets his money Irom powerful finan-
eial interests that will use his power once
he gets into office
Hut Suit, a 43-year-old lor
mer newsman for WSB-TV in
Atlanta, has also attacked
Jimmy Bentley Atlantan Suit
who entered the gubernatorial
race and politics because he
said he telt that every man
must do something to support
the society in which he lives
has charged that Bentley and
former republican United
Slates Congressman Howard
Bo Callaway have made a
deal which could make Callaway
a U S. Senator within the next
four years.
Suit early in the campaign
said he ‘suspected that Ben
tley may have promised to
name Callaway senator if
something should happen to ail
ing Sen. Richard B Russell
before Russell’s term expires
in 1972.
Callaway, candidate who
won the plurality of popular votes
in the l%fj gubernatorial elec
tion but lost the post to I/*ster
Maddox in a vote by the Gener
al Assembly, had previously
endorsed Bentley and an
nounced he would not run for
governor himself
Supporters of Suit also have
questioned Bentley's loyalty to
the Republican Party Bentley
two years ago led a dramatic
defection of Democrats to the
Republican Party. Suit’s sup
porters also charge that Ben
tley. if eleeted would be influ
enced by Democratic U S. Sen
Herman Talmadge. a long-time
business associate ami friend of
Bentlev's.
The Suit-Bentle\ split deepened last
Sunda\ when G. Paul Jones of Macon
former state chairman of the Republican
Party, announced that he was campaign
manager lor Hal Suit Jones and Callaway
once fought bitterly for leadership of the
state party, and Jones' effort on the part
of Suit could mean the renewing of that
battle
Meanwhile Suit has a platform that is
similar to Bentley s Both promise more
efficiency in government, lower taxes,
and more services. More efficiency, they
argue will enable them to provide the
additional services while at the same time
reduc ing taxes
Suit argues that his background as a
newsman at WSB has made him an impar
tial student of (ieorgia politics, with no
political obligations to make impartial
moves to streamline Georgia govern
ment.
(see GOP, page 11)
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Democratic party
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"WELL. THAT'S ONE THING VOU CAN
SAY FOR A DEMOCRACY ... AT
LEAST YOU'VE GOT A CHOICE!!"
by Robert Friedman
staff writer
The Democratic Party is the party of
all men and it you don't believe it. take a
gander at the nine men running under its
banner for governor of Georgia'
Country Jimmy Carter, who splits
his time between peanut farming, nuclear
engineering and politicking
Jan Cox. bearded ex science fiction
writer, the inner man candidate who
says you won’t be able to recognize the
state after I've been governor three
months.
McKee Hargrett. Jesup baby doctor
who began tin* race as the far-right candi
date I Hit who has gamed sympathy since
.1 B Stoner entered the fray
Thomas Irwin who labels himsell an
attorney hut is not practicing anti has nev
er passed the bar exam, and who. when
asked why he was running tor governor
replied Why dws the chicken cross the
road’’ and let it goat that
l B King, the first black man ever to
run for governor of (ieorgia
Adam Matthews from Tucker who
bases the brunt of his campaign on high
way safety, and who proposes to do away
with auto safety inspections
Cufflink” Carl Sanders, the only man
in the race who has ever been governor
before, and who accordingly has borne the
brunt ot attacks from the other eight
J B Stoner, who labels Hitler a mod
erateand vows to tree the state ol its
news analysis
jew black-Atlanta banker hippie-mdi
tant control.”
And. Charles Swint who entered the
race with the sole concern of getting rid ot
State Highway Director Jim Gillis
Sketchy sketches, to say the least, hut
even from this general observation we
see nine distinctly unique men bulling
their collective heads until September s
primary clash. U't sgoa bit deeper
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VOLUME IXXVII, NUMBER 8
'The South's Model College Newspaper for 77 years'
UNIVERSITY OF GEORGIA ATHENS, GEORGIA 30601
WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 12. 1970
Kent deaths 'not necessary
by Nancy Hall and
Rebecca leet
The FBI has reported the
campus shooting by the Ohio
National Guard which led to the
deaths of four Kent State Uni
versity students last May was
“not necessary and not in or
der according to a copyright
ed story in the Akron Beacon
Journal recently
The article had first stated
that the FBI had concluded”
tfvd the deaths were unneces
sary which caused a great deal
of controversy
J Fdgar Hoover, director of
the FBI. stated after the re
lease ol the article. Wc have
made no accusations nor ex
pressed opinions concerning
prosecutive action to officials
of the federal government or
the state of Ohio.”
John S Knight, editorial
chairman of the Knight news
paper chain, answered Hoover
by saying. We were in error in
saying the FBI has concluded
rather than the FBI has report
ed.”
He added, however. “Our
story accurately portrayed the
facts of the FBI investigation
as delivered to the Department
of Justice
We should have used re
ported’ rather than conclud
ed I regret this mistake, he
said
Knight stressed, however,
that the seriousness of the find
ings of the report should not be
overshadowed by too much
importance being placed on
syntax
In their report to the Justice
Department, the FBI said the
guardsmen were not surround
ed by demonstrators, had not
run out of tear gas. and could
have controlled the situation
without shooting
The Justice Department has
advised Ohio officials that six
guardsmen could be criminally
charged, the Beacon Journal
stated
More than 100 FBI agents
investigated the May 4 shooting
Park brings benefits, problems
by Tom Giffen
managing editor
People’s Park is a well developed pro
gram and a boon to the University cam
pus
However, everytime something good
comes the bad cannot be kept out. and
People's Park is no exception
The park has thus far provided three
free concerts and has a movie. “Cool
Hand I Hike." on tap for tonight According
to Jim Riordan. originator o! the People s
Park idea, more and more varied types of
entertainment are anticipated this fall on
a twice a week basis
However, something else is tagging
along
Wednesday evening i August 5> one stu
dent was betaen by two unknown assail
ants behind the park towards Hall Street. The
attackers had robbers as their motive, hut
they failed in that errand as two other
students happened upon them as they
were attempting to drag their half con
scious victim off the path into the woods
No money was taken, however, as the at
tackers fled
The victim was taken by Athens Police
to Saint Mary's Hospital where he was
treated from lacerations and abrasions
and released
In the crowd during the concert a Uni-
versity football player, recognized as such
by other students at the rock test, was
apparently spitting ice on some black
Athens high school students, one of whom
objected to the extent that a fight was
narrowly averted by some with cooler
heads in the vicinity
This is a situation which cannot be
helped except by the students attending
news analysis
the programs Riordan said in an inter
view Monday that there really isn't a way
to prevent these occurances from happen
ing. hut he is working on the problem
First of all he said, we are installing
eight outdoor lights throughout the 1 park
These were donated by an Atlanta firm for
our use*
This is a step in the right direction
However some have suggested the use* of
plain clothes police in the audience
I«ast Wednesday night there were sev
eral in the crowd but an announcement to
the affect that students should cool it
resulted in the police leaving the park
area A mistake, to be sure
Riordan and his helpers in founding the*
park have a point that police on the* prem
ises will not help the park attendance, son
on and son on But Riordan and the Cam
pus Police need to come to an understand
ing whereby incidents of the above can be
avoided completely It must be pointed
(Hit that the student who was beaten was
attacked elf campus, the pa>* (Hi cam
pus
On the positive side, the park has a
great deal to offer. Its conception has re
lied on physical work by the* students and
moral support bv Athens merchants
Admission tin* Park is relatively free,
in that collections are taken up in the park
during performances to pay the traveling
expenses of the hands appearing And the
Park is open to everyone
All in all. People's Park is quite a set
up The time and headaches several peo
ple have suffered will be well worth the
effort in the end
Things are l<x>king good, said Rior
dan. W'c are hoping however, that the
entire program will snowball into the tall
quarter
And snowball it can and will if students
make the* effort themselves to make the
Park a success
Peoples Park is a boon to the Universi
ty in more wavs than one Outside the en
tertainment angle, here is a chance for all
students to sit together on common
ground in common purpose
It s a pit* to abuse such an opportune
on the KSl' campus Their find
ings are contained in a 7.500
page report and summarized in
a 14 page report
According to the B«*«con
Journal reports, about 200
demonstrators who were hec
kling guardsmen could have
been turned back if arrests had
been made or more tear gas
fired
The summary of the report
said that no guardsmen were
hurt by flying rocks or projec
tiles and none were in danger of
his life at the time of the shoot
ing There was no hail of rocks
beforehand, the report contin
ued
One guardsman reportedly
fin'd at a student who was mak
ing an obscene gesture anoth
er fired at a student preparing
to throw a r(K*k
According to the Justice
department, the memorandum
contains investigative material
collected by the FBI for pos
sible use in a grand jury probe
The spokesman noted that the
memorandum also sets forth
various possible courses of ac
tion which Ohio officials could
take
The spokesman for the Jus
tice Department said that they
an* still deferring federal ac
tion to allow Ohio authorities to
take action of their own But
we have not foreclosed federal
action." the spokesman added
The report list names, ranks,
outfits and home addresses of
the six guardsmen who could be
charged for the shootings, the
Beacon Journal reported.
‘ It is understood the report
raises the question whether the
student -guardsmen conf ron
tation can be classed as a riot.
The finding suggests that be
cause there was no immediate
threat to life or property, the
demonstrators on the KSU
('ominous were not rioters even
though they were warned to
disperse
“Under law. if It is deter
mined there was a riot, then no
guardsman could be prosecuted
lor his actions In the absence of
riot condithms. it could he that
criminal charges could he
filed." tin* Beacon Journal stat
ed
Killed in the May 4 shooting
were Allison Krause. 19 of
Pittsburgh; Sandra Scheuer. 20.
of Youngstown. Ohio. William
Schroeder. 19. of Lorain. Ohio
and Jeffrey Miller. 20 of Plain-
view. N Y Nine students were
wounded.
FBI investigators say the
tiring lasted II seconds and
their report pinpoints the vic
tims distances away from the
guardsmen It says that four of
the students were shot in the
front, the others in the side or
back
One guardsman is said to
have told probers he saw a
‘three-inch log flying toward
him just before the shooting
started
Another guardsman in the
squad which opened lire said he
used up a clip of ammunition,
but is quoted as saying I didn't
see anyone falling I didn't
think I was hitting anyone '
Two guardsmen maintain
they fired their weapons only
into the air Another is pictured
bv the investigators as running
around shouting hysterically. I
shot two teen-agers I shot two
teen-agers'
An FBI spokesman in Wash
ington told the Beacon Journal
that the Justice Department,
and not the FBI. must decide
whether any crimes will be
charged and what those crimes
might be.
Reporter views
zoo conditions
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THE WRECKAGE OF A CAR WHICH JUMPED THE CURB AT THE BEND OF CLOVERHURST DRIVE BEHIND BOLTON HALL
the two occupants were listed in good condition at Athens General Hospital after the early Friday morning accident
Accident victims in 'good' condition
Larry and Mike Alewine occupant* of the car which jumped
the curb at the bend of Cloverhurst Drive behind Bolton Hall
last Friday morning were listed in good condition at Athens
General Hospital Tuesday morning
The car traveling south on Cloverhurst around 12 35 a m
flipped after jumping the curb and hit the tree below the road
before running into the fence around the Legion Pool, accord
ing to police
The late-model Dodge Coronet was totaled and parts of the
engine were found in the pool
The occupants cousins and not University students were
rushed to Athens (Jeneral Hospital
I^rry Alewine 21. of Hull was the driver and has been
charged with failure to have vehicle under control and driving
under the influence Captain Ernest Nix of the Campus Security
indicated the Alcohol Blood tests on Alewine were positive hut
said the official report was not back as of Monday evening
Mike Alewine 19. of Damelsville was also the subject of an
Alcohol Blood test, but the reports are not official vet
Patrolman William H Fell of Campus Security handled the
investigation
(EDITOR’S NOTF: Several
University students have com
plained to the Red and Black
about the conditions of the Ath
ens Memorial Park Zoo. The
following is an account ol what
one Red and Black reporter
encountered on his afternoon
visit to the zoo. i
by Jock Leigh
staff writer
A trip to a zoo can induce a
variety of emotions — a sense
of sullen anxiety fused with a
vicarious thrill of seeing the
elusive wild first hand
However, a trip to the Ath
ens zoo evokes only one emo
tion. that of intense sadness
As I peered into each (age
the tragedy became evident
The weary eyes of the animals
seemed to b»*g fix help
Walking down the gravel
path from one entrap nent to
another I eventually came upon
a pair of foxes
Within the cage a little green
house provided the only shade*
from the blazing sun
A seemingly days-old ration
of dog food lay untouched on the
hot pavement File'- covering
the food like a moving fungus
were the only patrons of the
meal The water pan was a
murky, dirty color the water
within it reflected its contain
er
I considered the possibility
that these initial animals were
exceptions and did not reflect
the entire zoo But unfortunate
ly. the exceptions became the
rule when I came upon a ema
ciated coyote, a hear with a vis
ible fur disorder and a hawk
straining to flap its wings only
to hit the confines of his prison
As I turned to go up the linal
path I caught sight of a barn
with what appeared to be a
horse and a colt I think at one
time the two animals had been
a horse and a colt A mud cov
ered rotten pile of hay was the
only food visible for the horses
to feast on
The complaints proved out
I calk'd Dan Dugan head of
the Athens Recreation Depart
ment to inquire about the zoo
He maintained that the animals
were fed twice daily and that
fresh water was always sup
plied
Dugan also expressed reser-
Jimmy Carter, from Plains.
11nds himsell in much the same
position he faced in IHHti when,
as a political unknown, he ran a
strong third behind Lester
Maddox and Kills Arnall in the
Democratic primary
Had Carl Sanders decided to
forego this year's race. Carter
would probably have won this
race without a runoff But
Sanck*rs is in. and Carter is an
underdog once again
Carter has many assets He's
been campaigning for this el
ection since the last one. and
he's visited virtually every
town in the state the* larger
ones several times and he
has pick(*d up a lot of hard-to-
measure true grassroots”
support
The other big factor in Cart
er s favor is his appeal to al
most every special interest
group in the state Peanut
fanner and nuclear engineer.
Kennedy grin and South Geor
gia swamp-talk, pop festivals
and law and order
However, Carter has been
hurt by this same sort of at
tempt at being a man (or all
seasons A Carter speech be
fore University of Georgia stu
dents and a Carter speech be
fore American's Legionaires
are as full of contradictions as
a woman's mind
Carter is also suffering
although the true effect is du
bious — from a hostile press It
is only a matter of formality
before the Atlanta papers en
dorse Sanders, and in the mean
time they stay awake nights
thinking of ways to make Cart
er look foolish, and he has
helped them
His biggest problem. tlMHigh.
is that he doesn't have the
money to wage an effective all-
out campaign against Sanders
Sanders has an experienced
smooth-working staff, while
Carter’s suffers.
(See Democrats, page 11)
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HORSES HAVE ONLY MUD COVERED, ROTTEN HAY TO EAT
. .student complaints cause reporter to visit Athens zoo
vations as to the monev re
ceived form the city to operate
the zoo He said the money g(H»s
just so far and they do what
they can Nevertheless, the
animals are in blatantly poor
shape The pitiful looks of the
animals would make even the
most hard hearted person do a
little soul searching
Infirmary to remain open
[ diversity Health Services will remain
open during the break between summer and
fall quarter. Dr John R Curtis director
reported this week
Medical Services will he open between 9
am 5 pin for outpatient treatment week
days After 5 p m and weekends services
personnel will he available, on call at 542
11H2 ITiysiaans. nurses, and mental health
personnel will he on hand during the period
The decision to remain open was based on
•
foreign students stay in Athens during the
period a spokesman said
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William A Simpson former head of the
University Public Relations Department has
announced his resignation to return to pn
vale life
t
Claude Davidson has taken over as the new
senior editor and a new massive face lifting
program under the auspices of Dean Lmiis
Griffith Dean of University Relations has
taken place
The former Public Relations Department
is now the office of Canpus Communication,
encompassing a broad new concept in public
relations work by colleges and universities
The University if one of several schools par
impaling in this new program
Simpson is setting up his own public rela
tions office in Athens Mis new facility slated
to open during September will include all
phases of public relations work
Details concerning the University’s new
bureau of public relations Campus Commu
nication are on page ti
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