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Tuesday, November 17. 11187
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POW to speak of seven-year nightmare
Students to appear in court
Two University students will appear in court Dec. 17 on charges of
shoplifting a half gallon of rum and a half gallon of vodka from the ABC
Package Store on 2303 W. Broad St. police reports read.
Athens police charged Ronald Lane, 19, a freshman pre law major,
and University student Donald Kelly, 20. with theft by shoplifting and
underage possession of alcohol
Lane, of 275 Myers Hall, wouldn't comment when contacted Monday
afternoon
Kelly couldn't be reached for comment Monday.
Student arrested for theft
A University sophomore faces charges of theft by taking and un
derage consumption after his arrest Saturday by Athens police
Athens police arrested Sean Ryder, 19, a sophomore psychology
major, at 5:10 Saturday afternoon after he was seen with atraffic cone,
reports read
Ryder, of 290 Myers Hall, was unavailable for comment Monday af
ternoon
Emory students protest
ATLANTA <AP» — About 500 Emory University students marched
through campus to a rally Monday to protest a decision not to give
tenure to a black female teacher. Speakers claimed racism on the
campus is widespread
Emory officials said the decision was a routine personnel matter
handled in the normal way.
Atlanta City Councilman Jabari Simama, an Emory graduate, said
a legal defense committee has been formed for Sondra O’Neale, who
has taught in the English department at Emory since 1979 but was
denied tenure, or permanent employment.
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In 1965, U S. Navy pilot Jeremiah Denton was
shot down over North Vietnam.
Now a U.S. senator from Alabama, Denton
was a prisoner in North Vietnam for seven years
and seven months. He was brutally tortured for
information and lived in solitary confinement for
more than four years.
He survived that nightmare, which lasted from
1965 until 1973, and will tell his story at 8 p m to
night in the Tate Center Theater, said Thomas
Stubbs of the University Union’s Ideas and Is
sues division, which will sponsor the speech
John Turan of Kepplar Associates, Denton’s
lecture agent, said Denton will relate his experi
ence in Vietnam with present globai struggles
“It’s going to be a patriotic reflection on his
experiences in Vietnam. He is trying to make the
war understandable to today’s generation,” he
said. "It will also be a commentary on hot spots
in the world today, whether it be the Middle East
or Nicaragua."
Denton was shot down on July 18, 1965, while
leading a bombing run from the carrier U.S.S.
Independence. After parachuting into the Ma
River, he was captured by North Vietnamese
troops Denton later wrote about his experiences
in the book, "When Hell Was In Session,’’ which
was later made into a movie starring Hal Hol
brook.
He was the 13th American pilot to be shot down
and captured His captors told him that since
war hadn't been declared, he was a criminal and
not a prisoner of war. Although he was moved at
times, he spent most of his imprisonment at the
infamous "Hanoi Hilton.”
In the book, he also tells of tortures his captors
inflicted upon prisoners and the ways he and
other American prisoners resisted The Ameri
cans adopted a "bounce back" policy They
would withstand the torture as long as possible
Upon giving in, they would lie or give useless
information. They would then recover and con
tinue to resist.
Although there were instances such as this
when the prisoners felt somewhat hopeless, they
never lost faith in God and country, according to
the book
"My principal battle with the North Viet
namese was a moral one, and prayer was my
prime source of strength," Denton said in his
book. “Another source was my country; no sac-
rifice was too great on her behalf
"I wish every American could share the
feeling of love and grafifude that I have for this
country and her people, and the sense of urgent
necessity to protect her,' he wrote.
In February 1973. Denton became the first
American prisoner of war to be released. Upon
arrival at home, he thanked the president for the
opportunity to serve his country.
Denton was born in Mobile, Alabama, in 1924
He graduated from the U.S Naval Academy in
1946 and received a master's degree in interna
tional relations from George Washington Univer-
sity He eventually attained the rank of Navy
rear admiral
In I960, he baeame the first Republican sen
ator from Alabama He has served on the Armed
Services, judiciary, and Labor and Human Re-
sources committees. Denton is also an authority
on terrorism and serves on the Judiciary Sub
committee on Security and Terrorism.
The National Journal named Denton the most
conservative senator ill 1983, and in 1985, The
Conservative Digest named him one of the most
admired conservatives of the decade.
Wayne Jackson/Thr Re*l and Black
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Don't be scared, kids, it's just Hairy I)awg. He won't
hurt you; he’s on our side. Nevertheless, Joshua and
Nathanial Bernal of YYatkinsville didn’t really trust the
furry creature. With those sharp claws, big fangs and
determined Bulldog look, he does look rather vicious.
Hairy Dawg was cheering on the crowd at Thursday’s
pep rally in Sanford Stadium. Apparently Joshua, 3,
and Nathanial, 22 months.were just forecasting the en
thusiastic crowd’s reaction after Saturday's game
against Auburn. Seeing their dreams of a Sugar Bowl
berth crushed to bits, fans were pretty subdued after
the game.
BELL
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hairy as a bear, the biggest man I
ever did see. I said ‘Would you like
to help the Salvation Army?"' and he
said HELL, NO!’ I ran out of there
and never came back "
The money that Bell, 13 other paid
employees and several volunteers
collect is used for the Salvation
Army's local programs. The organ]
zation sponsors, among other
things, a soup kitchen, a battered
women's shelter, a transient lodge
for men and Christmas food boxes
and toys.
Bell, an only child, moved to
Athens from Winterville with her
parents when she was 9 years old
She completed the eighth grade
here and says she then “just took a
vacation." She married Frederick
Roy Bell when she was 17.
"The most important thing I ever
done, I guess, was marry my hus
band and have my four children,"
she said "They were the most pre
cious things I ever had."
Bell has survived her husband
and one of her daughters, Grace
Mitchell Another daughter, Betty
Sue, lives with her in the brick
house on Meigs Street, catty-corner
to the Salvation Army headquar
ters Her daughter Ruth Piatek and
her son William also live in Athens
She isn't considering retirement
"I don't know how long I’ll work,"
she said. "Just as long as they want
me — as long as 1 can go.”
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