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A 90-MINUTE CONCERT PERFORMANCE I NITE ONL 1
DANCE MUSIC SUPPLIED BY SMOKIN, FROM BIRMINGHAM,
PLAYING 2 DANCE SETS
DOORS OPEN AT 7:00
ENTERTAINMENT BEGINS AT 8:00
SMOKIN WILL BE PLAYING
file Kfd and Black. Thurtday. February 23, 1978
Parks unit sets programs
By LORRIF. MII.I.S
Want to lake a course that
doesn't have exams, papers, or
even a grade to possibly bring
down your grade point aver
;ige\'
The Athens-Clarke County
Recreation and Parks Depart
merit has announced its spring
schedule of activities and
programs According to Parks
Depart men! spokesman Don
Oliver. University students are
encouraged to participate
"All activities are conducted
by qualified leaders and
instructors.” the new schedule
stales
The highlight of the opening
season will be a graphics
contest, which is being held to
choose a poster design for an
upcoming art festival featuring
local artists. A $100 prize will
be awarded, and contest
entries must be received by
the parks department by
March 27.
Instructional programs offer
ed include adult tennis, taught
on the beginner, advanced
beginner and intermediate
levels. Adult modern dance
will also Ik* taught to promote
development of body know
ledge. image, coordination,
flexibility, strength, and bal
ance as well as a means of
self-expression and exercise.
Yoga macrame and cera
mics classes are scheduled,
along with several other
courses
Special activities for spring
include a pet fair, an Easter
egg hunt i limited to children
2-10 years of age), a kite
contest for "enthusiasts of all
ages.” as well as theater
productions and art exhibits
In sports, the parks depart
ment youth soccer has closed
its registration as of Feb. 20.
but spectators may view the
games on Saturday mornings
at the University intramural
fields. Track will begin in late
March for boys and girls.
Adult softball will begin April
17
Not only are adults and
youth groups involved, but the
Parks Department is sponsor
ing several courses for senior
citizens, including macrame
classes and a fishing rodeo.
The recreation centers in the
Athens-Clarke County are
open Monday through Friday
from 2 pm.-9 p.m and
Saturday, from 10 a m. to 3
p.m.
For the location of the
ne; rest recreation center and
rnoic information about spring
piograms call Don Oliver at
'>46 7972 Unless otherwise
indicated, registration for
these programs will Ik* held
March 13. ft p.m to H p.m. and
March 18. 10 a m to noon at
Memorial Park
"The department reserves
the right to limit participation
in these programs fo Clarke
County residents. Registration
for each activity will be
limited and will lie accepted on
a first come first served basis,
the schedule states.
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Police
news
A set of hubcaps was taken
from a car parked in the lot
behind Brumby between 11:30
p in. Monday and 6 30 p m.
Tuesday, according to Univer
sit> police.
Cheryl Me Michael, of Brum
by. reported that the hubcaps
were removed from her 1975
Ford Torino. They were valued
at $360 and the theft is under
investigation
In other police news. Univer
sity officers are still awaiting
the autopsy reports taken from
a University student whose
body was found in a wooded
area behind the Russell
parking lot last Friday.
Police said no foul play was
suspected in the death of
27-vear-old Larry C Anderson,
a native of New Orleans. La.,
who was enrolled as a
graduate student in the chem
istry department.
MIA
CLOGS FOR LADIES
(and men and children, too)
"PUT YOURSELF IN OUR SHOES"
Gallery^
Sales Tax bill is stopped
Amputation requested
WASHINGTON (UPD-
The Supreme Court Wednes
day turned down the re
quest of a 72-year-old
Tennessee woman that it
stop doctors from amputa
ting both her feet, which are
gangrenous from frostbite.
Surgeons say the opera
tion is needed to save the
life of Mary Northern, but
she does not believe them
and does not want the
operation.
After holding a special
closed conference on the
case, the Supreme Court
refused her request that it
block the amputation. Chief
Justice Warren Burger and
Justice Harry Blackmun
dissented, saying they want
ed to grant the stay.
Northern’s court-appoint
ed guardian. Carol McCoy,
said the decision does not
necessarily mean she must
undergo surgery imme
diately. She said two
doctors must sign a new
statement that the woman
is in "imminent danger” of
dying and the commissioner
of the state Department of
Human Services must con
sent before the operation is
done.
Northern has been living
for 15 years, since the death
of her parents, in a house
that has become run down,
has no heating and no
utilities. She keeps herself
warm during winter with a
coal-burning fireplace in
one room.
After a fire was reported
at her home, police became
aware of her situation and.
over her objections, had her
admitted to Nashville Gen
eral Hospital
The human services de
partment then acted under
a Tennessee law which says
if an elderly person "is in
imminent danger ol death”
and "lacks capacity to
consent to protective ser
vices,” the department can
seek a court order authoriz
ing the services.
The state Supreme Court
refused to grant a stay It
said all the evidence indi
cates Northern is in danger
of dying and that she
‘lacked sufficient capacity
to understand her condition
and make a reasoned
decision about the recom
mended surgical proce
dures.”
Northern's lawyer. James
Blumstein. requested a stay
from Justice Potter Ste
wart. who administers the
U.S. judicial circuit which
encompasses Tennessee. He
said evidence shows the
woman is lucid, ‘‘not
insane' and capable of
managing her own affairs.
"She says she wants to
look on the positive side,
keeping her feet and fight
ing for her life,” said
Blumstein., He argued the
lower-court actions repre
sent "a dangerous doctrine
that invites well-meaning
but officious governmental
welfare officials to thrust
services on unwilling bene
ficiaries.”
McCoy said in a telephone
interview the woman is in
"better shape” now. "Four
weeks ago she had pneu
monia and a high fever” in
addition to the gangrene,
she said The feet still are
gangrenous and smell. Mc
Coy said, but Northern is
"in good spirits, and in no
pain. She can move her
toes.”
ATLANTA (UPI)-The
House Wednesday for the
second time this year voted
down a proposal to raise the
statewide sales tax by one
percent to provide property tax
relief.
Ways and Means Chairman
Marcus Collins. D Pelham,
was able to muster only 13
more votes than the first
defeat of his proposed consti
tutional amendment two weeks
ago. The House vote of 114-60
was six short of the 12ft vote
two-thirds majority needed to
pass an amendment
Rep. Bobby Hill. D-Savan-
nah, chairman of the black
caucus, accuses rural sponsors
of seeking "the best of two
worlds” in an election year by
seeking to pass the buck to the
voters. Had the measure
gained two-thirds votes of both
houses it would have gone to
the voters in November.
Hill argued that raising the
sales tax hike to 4 percent
would have hit low and middle
income groups the hardest by
forcing them “to pay for the
education of the children of
this state" while giving proper
ty tax relief to rich land-
owners.
But other lawmakers argued
property owners were demand
ing tax relief. *‘We haven't
done anything.” said Rep.
Jolui (brittle, D Griffin
Collins’ plan would have
funnelled the $250 million in
added tax revenue from the
sales tax hike back to local
governments which would then
reduce property taxes.
Rep. Marvin Adams, D-
Thomason. appealed for the
votes of urban lawmakers in
vain. The urban lawmakers
once again joined with blacks.
Republicans, and some subur
ban legislators in voting the
plan down.
“It’s not fair for 18 to 2ft
percent of the population to
carry the weight of education
in their shoulders.” said
Adams.
"The young and the old have
cried out for tax relief.”
He said if property taxes
were not reduced, farmers
would "quit tilling their soil
and move off their land.”
But Rep. David Lucas.
D-Macon. warned angry citi
zens would come after their
representatives with "pitch
lorks and shotguns”
raised the sales tasx.
Rep. Sidney Marcus. D-At
lanta. chairman of the Fulton
County delegation, said he
hoped "references to urban
and rural would end” but
spoke against the bill. He said
the sales tax hike would hit
citizens "every single solitary
See TAX, p. 6
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'The fcay
scene was
a little flitter
package...”
University grants
The University has received
a $19.8ft() grant from the
National Science Foundation to
give 32 top high school students
from around the country a
chance to study and do
research here this summer.
Dr. J Scott Shaw, associate
professor of astronomy and
project director for the Student
Science Training Programs,
said the students will conduct
projects in biological, physical
and social sciences and in
mathematics.
"The projects are designed
to offer guidance and encour
agement to talented young
people with strong potentials
for scientific and technical
careers.” Shaw said. The
program is in its 17th year at
the University.
The program will last for
eight weeks beginning June 13.
Inquiries should Ik* addressed
to Shaw in the department of
physics and astronomy.
A University pharmacy re
search team has received a
$28,ftftft grant to study how
extensively a newly-developed
tranquilizer is absorbed and
distributed into the body.
The grant to the School of
Pharmacy from Hoechst Phar
maceutical laboratories will
finance work by the Bioavail-
ability Group Studies <BAGS>,
a faculty research team. The
scientists will study the tran
quilizer clobazam to determine
blood plasma levels after
several doses have been
administered.
BAGS has several other
bioavailability projects under
way Among them is a $196.ftft0
program sponsored by the U.S.
Food and Drug Administration
to develop standard absorption
and distribution levels for
sustained release drugs.
Members of the research
team are Drs. Thomas E
Needham, H Won Jim James
T. Stewart and Jeffrey Kotzan.
associate professors. Dr Jo
seph J. Vallner. assistant
professor: and Dr. Walter J
Brown, associate director of
the University health service
For a long time I did all the things I
wanted to do and did a lot I didn't
want to do—searching for something,
for some sort of meaning in a world
that I had never seen anything but
confusion. When I was a young
teenager I became what you would
call a disillusioned idealist I rebelled
w "* r t ~ against everything I had ever known;
parents, church, school, and ran headlong into drugs, alcohol, and promiscuity.
The older I got, the wilder I got, the more 1 searched for meaning, the more
vague and indefinite real meaning became When I was nineteen.
I felt the conviction of the Lord, but ran from Him, because I thought
Christianity was for old people and fanatics. I associated Jesus with the dead churches I
had attended as a child, and was completely turned off by everything about Christianity
But I never forgot what it was like to have had an experience with Jesus I knew that what I
had experienced was real, that He was real. I just thought I could never live a Christian
life.
Bisexuality was a part of my lifestyle throughout my early teenage years At nineteen I
“CAME OUT” as an exclusive homosexual into the ready made fantasy world of bars and
"free" living I had become acquainted with during my years as a rock and roller The gay
scene was a little glitter package that I could step into and out of and feed my insecurities
For five years I traveled and used and hurt with a vengeance I never forgot my two month
experience as a Christian—those were the only times in my life I was truly happy
I had two degrees in Sociology and one in Psychology and barrels of neat little
socio-behavioralistic cliches to explain and justify my ways "I was a sexual being, the way
God created me" was one of my most popular But I was miserable I had tried everything
there wasn’t much left—and I was emptier than before. I was always brutally objective with
everyone and everything—except myself The first time 1 slowed down and took a long hard
look at myself. I didn’t like what I saw. I began praying, really praying, and the Lord
answered my prayer. He brought me into contact with the first real Christians 1 had ever
known, at the Maranatha Chapel 1 saw people whose lives were totally dedicated to Jesus
They had what I wanted I made a rational decision to accept Jesus as my Savior and Lord
(controller). 1 received deliverance from a homosexual spirit, and am living in *otal
freedom from that perverted way of life. II Cor. 5:17 "Therefore if any man is in Christ, he
is a new creature old things have past away, all things become new”
Whether you are a professor or a student God has the answer to
homosexuality—deliverance in the name of Jesus—you don’t have to just accept it and live
with it you too can be set FREE.
—Vaughn Clark
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Saturday, February 25,1978
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