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The Red and Black
Athena, Ga. Wednesday, April 7, 1982 Vol.BG, No.BA
An independent student newspaper serving the University of Georgia community
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Staff photo/Ham Walton
Beatrice Cooper’s birthday: say cheese
USD A surplus cheese
given to needy families
By J. DENISE EVERITTE
Red and Black Contributing Writer
Beatrice Cooper received a nice gift
Tuesday for her 84th birthday, a five-
pound box of cheese, courtesy of the
federal government. Beatrice spent
much of the morning with her friends,
braving the cool April breezes, huddled
in line outside the Clarke County Com
munity Service Center waiting for free
government surplus cheese.
She said it was worth the wait,
though. "This old lady is like a rat, she
loves that cheese," she said.
The doors opened at 8:30 a m., and
the employees of the Area Committee
to Improve Opportunity Now and the
service center began immediately han
ding out 6,000 pounds of processed
American cheese to low-income
families.
The five-pound cartons of cheese are
part of the 718,700 pounds of surplus
cheese shipped to Georgia in March by
the U.S. Department of Agriculture,
which bought 30 million pounds of
cheese from American dairy farmers in
an effort to raise prices of American
dairy products.
This was the second time the cheese
has been offered in Athens. The first
time, on March 10, approximately 6,000
pounds of cheese were given out to 933
families.
Jane Payne, director of the service
center, said this shipment would pro
bably be the last one the center would
get.
“The program went well. With the
cuts we are receiving right now, it is
like bounty from heaven,” Payne said.
The second allotment of cheese was
reserved for qualified people who did
not receive any during the first
giveaway. The cheese was also limited
to one carton per family, so that it
would reach more people this time.
Payne said she did not believe any
students had been involved in the
giveaway. “Some students could pro
bably qualify, like possibly young mar
ried students with only one income.”
Those receiving the cheese must
satisfy federal low-income re
quirements by showing proof that they
qualify for other low-income programs,
such as food stamps, or by bringing in a
paycheck stub to verify their income.
Please See CHEESE, Page 6
State signs Luminous pact
By KEVIN SHARPS
Rrd and Black Slat! Writer
Gov. George Busbee signed an agreement Tuesday
between Georgia and the federal government to
allocate $812,921 for the cleanup of the radioactive
Luminous Processes, Inc. plant.
Busbee and Environmental Protection Agency
Administrator Anne Gorsuch announced the signing
of the agreement that calls for the state to allocate
$81,292, or 10 percent of the total, while the federal
government allocates the remaining $731,629.
The federal money will come from the EPA Toxic
Substances “superfund,” which is amassed from a
tax on the chemical industry.
The federal government's check is not expected to
be available for at least two weeks, but the state will
start accepting bids from companies to handle the
cleanup, said Duane Riner, the governor's press
secretary.
Decontamination of the Atlanta Highway site is
expected to take between four and five months,
depending upon project costs and cleanup
specifications, said Jim Setser, chief of program
coordination for the environmental protection
division of the state Department of Natural
Resources. The cleanup could start as early as June,
he added.
The Luminous building is located on the Atlanta
Highway across from Georgia Square, The plant is
considered one of the 113 most hazardous sites in the
United States by the EPA, State surveys show that
radiation levels there exceed by 10 times the
allowable federal standard
The defunct plant manufactured glowing watch
and clock dials from 1963 through 1978, when it ceased
operation after being ordered by the Department of
Human Resources to close down after the DHR found
numerous violations of radioactive chemical storage
and usage laws.
The DHR and the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Com
mission had found 20 separate violations of state
regulations at the plant site in March 1978,
The cleanup will involve removal of 15,000 cubic
feet of soil contaminated with radium 226, Setser
said.
The chemicals are still present in the soil, but they
pose no immediate harm to the general public, Setser
said.
Busbee said the state is suing Luminous Processes,
Inc. for $750,000 in actual damages and $5 million in
punitive damages because of the violation.
Despite the signing of the contract, the state will in
no way alter the suit, said Robert Stubbs, executive
assistant for the state attorney general's office.
As yet, no court date for the civil suit has been set.
Now that the money is on Its way to the state, it is
only a matter of time before the problem will be a
thing of the past, said Hagan Thompson, EPA public
information officer.
The EPA "will monitor the project and offer
technical assistance,” Thompson said. "But it's
pretty much the state's show now."
Setser will head a cleanup management crew
consisting of members from the DHR and the DNR
Adult theater raided for third time
By SUSAN LACCETTI
Rrd anil Black Stall Writer
Athens police raided the Paris Adult
Theater Tuesday, arresting an em
ployee and confiscating numerous films
and magazines.
Freddie Howell, 27, of 421 West
Hancock Ave., an employee at the
theater, was arrested and charged with
three counts of distributing obscene
materials.
Howell was released on $3,000 bond
Tuesday afternoon from the Clarke
County Jail.
Detective Alan Brown of the city’s
drug/vice unit led the raid and said that
the arrests were a result of a Joint in
vestigation conducted with the DeKalb
County drug/vice unit.
"The Paris Adult Theater is part of
an Atlanta-based operation." Brown
said. Six other persons have been
arrested in DeKalb County as a result
of the investigation, he said.
“I don't understand why we were
raided,” said Jerry Warren, manager
of the Paris Adult Theater. “We run a
clean operation here. Any more bad
publicity will hurt my business.”
Bad publicity seems to be the life
story of the Paris Adult Theater
In 1971, Athens police raided and
confiscated two "pornographic” films.
State courts subsequently upheld the
obscenity charge
Then came "The Devil in Miss
Jones,” which led to another surprise
raid in 1973.
In 1977, the Athens City Council and a
packed house viewed films confiscated
at the theater, and suspended its
business license on the ground that the
films were pornographic
The theater immediately appealed
the decision and has remained open
since then, while state courts await a
final decision by the U.S. Supreme
Court on a similar case in South
Carolina.
Judge suspends four liquor licenses
By SUSAN LACCETTI
Red and Black Staff Writer
Clarke County Magistrate's Court
Judge Pierre Boulogne suspended the
liquor licenses of four Athens
establishments Tuesday for selling
alcohol to minors.
Normal Package Inc., 1390 Prince
Ave.; Pizza Inn, Inc., 1051 Baxter
Street; Pourmore Enterprises, Inc. —
owners of Smoke's Place, 382 East
Broad Street, and Steve's Package
Store, 312 North Thomas Street, will be
unable to sell alcohol for a 30-day
period, starting Tuesday
Pizza Inn, Inc,, was also fined $100 for
failing to report a change of agent, or
person responsible for selling alcohol in
the store, to the city treasurer and the
city marshal.
All of the businesses except Pizza Inn
will remain closed until May 6 The
manager of Pizza Inn said the store
would remain open though it is unable
to sell alcohol.
Anne Marie Kasper, 19, an employee
of Golden Pantry Beverage Store;
Argentina preparesfor showdown
Garnett McGarty, 67, an employee of
Normal Package Store and Raymond
Hugh Nobles, 21, an employee of
Smoke’s Place, were all bound over to
State Court on one charge each of sell
ing alcohol to a minor. o
Jiunn Fang Kuad, 30, an employee of
Hunan’s Restaurant, was bound over on
two counts of selling liquor to a minor
State Court Judge Grady Pittard will
hear the cases sometime after the court
resumes its sessions May 15, said
Evelyn Linn, Clarke County
Magistrate's Court clerk.
Boulogne dismissed charges against
the Golden Pantry Inc., 2109 South
Milledge Ave., because the establish
ment has gone out of business.
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (UPI) — Argentina airlifted
hundreds of troops to the disputed Falkland Islands Tuesday
for a showdown with Britain. British citizens began leaving
Buenos Aires amid death threats and a bombing.
Secretary of State Alexander Haig arranged separate
meetings in Washington with the British ambassador and
Argentina’s foreign minister in an effort to avert an armed
showdown in the South Atlantic.
But President Reagan's offer to mediate the crisis was met
with skepticism in Buenos Aires where one key Foreign
Ministry official said, "with friends like that, who needs
enemies "
Argentine Foreign Minister Nicanor Costa Mendez told
reporters at the United Nations that his government was
willing to settle Its differences with Britain but would not
negotiate its sovereignty over the Falklands, a disputed
British possession since 1833
In Brussels, the 13-nation Common Market unofficially
gave "full backing” to a British request for trade sanctions
against Argentina while West Germany, the Netherlands and
Austria suspended arms shipments to the military govern
ment in Buenos Aires
In London, Prime Minister Margaret Thatcher rejected
opposition calls that she resign and announced an embargo of
all imports from Argentina to Britain
Argentine military sources said if diplomatic efforts to end
the crisis failed, they expected Britain's 40-ship armada to
attack Argentina's navy at sea rather than attempt an
assault on the islands, inhabited by 1,800 British subjects
Normal Package Store employee
Garnett McCarty’s attorney Bill
Bushnell argued in court Tuesday that
the minor working with the police was
violating the law by misrepresenting
herself as an adult when she entered an
establishment where alcohol was sold
The minor did not carry a false i.d.,
the officers said.
Boulogne dismissed Bushnell's argu
ment, saying, "people know this is a
high-risk area of business,” and they
should be continually responsible for
their actions
Students just along for the ride with police
By CASSHEARIN
Red and Black Staff Writer
It’s sometimes easier to understand someone
when you are in his shoes, so a University
political science teacher is using that idea In
her introductory criminal justice class, and
asking her students to do two police "ride-
alongs" for her 204 course.
“Naturally I can't make them go on the rides
because it does involve a certain amount of
danger. I tell my students If they are too scared
to do It that we can work out another assign
ment. But I think they are really missing the
boat by not taking advantage of it," said
Lenora Alpert, an assistant professor of
political science
Alpert got the idea when she was a criminal
justice student She said one of her teachers re
quired the class members to ride with a police
officer during the course, and she liked it so
much and learned so much about the people
and the Job itself that she continued doing it
after she graduated
“I feel it’s a great way for students to learn —
better than any textbook or lecture could be
Some people think it's an unconventional way
to teach, but I think it's extremely conven
tional. What better way can you learn than by
seeing the real thing’," she said
Alpert began the program when she came to
the University in fall 1980 Students sign up for
two two-hour rides and can choose from the
University police, Clarke County police or the
Athens police.
Alpert said the local police departments have
been very cooperative and gracious. "I think it
is a valuable contribution they are making; it
may be one of the most valuable things they
do," she said
Maj Mark Wallace of the Athens Police
Department works with Alpert on the program
He said he thinks both the students and the
police department benefit from the program
"The students benefit, but we benefit in
directly because the students become more
aware of the work police officers do It’s good
PR," he said.
Capt Murrel Tyson of the Clarke County
Police Deparment agreed “Anytime the police
have a chance to work closely with the public it
benefits both sides This program shows the
public through the students that there is more
to police work than cops and robbers Ninety
percent is service," he said
The students who take part in the program
say they are surprised to learn that police do so
much service for the public, and not so much
chasing of criminals
"Most people think it's a real glamorous job,
but I found that there is a lot of waiting and
frustration It's not an exciting job," said
Nathan Jolles, a student who took Alpert's
class winter quarter
Jolles said he thinks the ride-alongs are a
valuable aspect of the course “It made me
have more respect for policemen and their job
The put their life on the line every day,” he
said Jolles also said he feels the strain a police
officer is under is something most people don't
realize
"Police officers are under constant threat.
Most people don't realize that the police are not
out looking to make trouble for anyone; they
are doing their job and trying to protect the
public. When people react negatively to them,
as Is almost always the case, it puts a big drain
on them,” he said
Jolles said one of the officers he rode with
told him that divorce is epidemic in families
where one spouse is a police officer. Jolles said
police officers told him another common pro
blem among them Is alcoholism
“Police officers feel very Isolated from socie
ty. They are treated with contempt and
disrespect," said Doug Ashworth, a student
who also had Alpert's class.
“This class has really shown that to me and I
have definitely changed my Ideas about police
officers When I asked one officer I was riding
with how he was treated by the public, he said
to me. ‘You’re a human being, and they are
human beings,' he said, as he pointed out the
window to people on the street. ‘But I'm not,’ he
told me That really opened my eyes,"
Ashworth said.
David Galler is another student who has
changed his opinion of police officers. “I can
sympathize with them now. I have a whole lot
more respect for them,” he said,
Galler said everyone should ride with the
police at least once He said it really changes
people's views
“At one point during the ride we got a call
about some high schoc! students who were
drinking in a parking lot. I remember thinking
that high school students shouldn't be out
drinking and then I realized that a couple of
years ago that could have been me. It’s Just
that I was thinking like a police officer; 'do
what’s good for the public ' That's their Job,
and people need to recognize that. I think the
ride-alongs were definitely the highlight of the
course," he said
"The ride-alongs made me realize that the
police have to be suspicious of people because
it’s their job," said Tinsley Ginn, another stu
dent who took Alpert's course
"They really are nice and just because they
keep their eyes open doesn’t mean they are out
to get you," she said