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Bryson,Royals Debate Relations
ACKITIQI K BY
GEORGE KNAPP
In what was billed as a verbal
edition of the Arab-lsraeli War,
I)r Thomas Bryson and
Will am Royals clashed head on
in a debate Monday night in the
social science lecture hall.
About 50 people listened to the
argument over US. Foreign
relations vis a vis Israel.
Dr Bryson, who is associate
professor of history, defended
ihe position that American
support for Israel is based on a
lalse impression of the Israeli
people. “The American media
has created the impression that
any criticism of Israel is
morally wrong,” he said.
Contending that Israel has
violated international law and is
the source of America’s oil
supply problems, Dr. Bryson
suggested that the U.S. should
link its aid to demands for
peace. He called for
negotiations and compliance
with the United Nation’s
Resolution 242.
Royals, an assistant professor
of management, ignored most
of Dr. Bryson’s presentation,
referring only to the oil
situation. “The presence or
WEST GEORGIAN
Second Front
CPB Plans
Spring Fling
The College Programming
Board has made tentative plans
lor the campus "spring fling,"
according to Bill Kraus. CPB
chairman. The annual week of
events has been scheduled for
April 21-25 and will include
concerts, lectures, and
recreational activities.
“Spring fling" will begin
Monday, April 21, in Love
Valley with a lecture and
discussion by a Shawnee Indian
medicine man, Rolling Thun
der. Kraus said that Rolling
Thunder is expected to bring a
; roop of Indian dancers who will
also perform Monday evening
a concert will be held in Love
Valley from 6 to 10 p.m.
teaturing a California based
group. The Rock Mountain
Band, and a local group,
Rocket
“Spring fling ’ activities will
continue Tuesday with a lecture
at 8 p.m in the social science
lecture hall. Kraus said that a
ormer Air Force Intelligence
officer, Peter James, will speak
•n his book "The Air Force
Mafia” of which some 35 per
cent of the pages have been
censored by the government.
Wednesday the Chapparrals
and a guest band, yet to be
determined, will perform in
Love Valley beginning at 6 p.m.
Kraus said that the CPB will
determine *he guest band in the
next tew days.
Concerts continue Thursday
evening at 6 p.m. in Love Valley
with Dan Cates performing.
Kraus said that the possibility
exists of an outside production
by the Theatre Club also being
presented on Thursday.
absence of Israel is extraneous
to the oil situation," he con
tended Royals proceeded to
discuss the integration of oil
companies, the evolution of
anti trust laws, the Tax Reform
Act, depletion allowances, and
return on investments, each
area being replaced with
statistics.
Fach man spoke for ap
proximately 25 minutes from
prepared text. There were no
rebuttals and no refutation
Pay or Walk-Askew
BY BETH FOREMAN
Will over 100 students at West
Georgia College soon find
greater use for their legs and
thumbs, if they don’t pay the
fines on their automobiles?
According to Jody Hicks,
acting director of public safety,
there are 100 identified students
and many other unidentified
students who have at least five
unpaid tickets. "Five unpaid
tickets per quarter and 10 per
year qualify a vehicle for being
towed away by the public safety
department," Hicks said.
The department is "in the
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Water Marks - Janet Kay, an English major
from Decatur, and Robert Dayton, a biology
major from Macon, observe the water color
Investigation Called
For Alleged Theft
An investigation into the
reported theft of West Georgia
College furniture will begin
sometime next week, according
to Jody Hicks, acting director of
public safety.
The news of the investigation
came after a statement was
made by President W’ard
Pafford on Wednesday.
“Recently reported possible
theft or unauthorized transfer of
college property, especially
items of furniture, is of course
very disturbing to me and all
responsible members of the
West Georgia community. The
college naturally will not
Instead, each speaker appeareo
to attempt to bury his opponent
in a mound of statistics about oil
prices, import quotas, and,
earnings per barrel
The debate was prompted by
a series of letters in “The W est
Georgian" over a period of
ihree weeks. Dr. Bryson’s
charges of "Zionist Blackmail"
resulted in a challenge by
Royals to a public con
frontation
process of making tow-away
lists,” according to Shirley
Askew, of the first shift
dispatch. The “unidentified
liat” consists of vehicle tag
numbers and descriptions,
while the “identified list" are
autos with campus decals, she
said "Notices will be sent to
students on both lists giving
them a to-day warning period to
pay up or start walking "
Registration, said Ms Askew,
will also be denied students with
truant fines and their pre
registration will be cancelled.
painting done by West Georgia students which
were on display this week in the humanities
gallery.
tolerate any clearly demon
strable and proved violation of
the law in this fashion." said Dr.
Pafford.
"1 have instructed Jody
llicks. acting director of public
safety, to be especially alert to
this problem. Any known or
observed irregularities of this
kind should be reported directly
to Mr. Hicks for investigation
and appropriate action
otherwise." he added.
Hicks said he had decided to
make the investigation before
Dr. Pafford issued his
statement. "If we get com
plaints, a complete in
vestigation will be made," said
a. JHIk
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I)R. THOMAS BRYSON defended the position that American
support for Israel is based on a false impression of the Israeli
people during the Bryson-Roy al* debate Monday night.
Vandalism Arrests
Expected ■ Hicks
Following three weeks of
investigation into the Feb. 1
vandalism of a Roberts hall
vending machine, arrests of
possibly five students are ex
pected .according to Jody Hicks,
acting director of public safety.
Hicks said persons involved
were still under investigation as
of Thursday afternoon, but the
police were "just about ready to
Hicks.
"We will investigate the
allegations in "The West
Georgian" article last week,
plus any other information that
might arise. But I believe I will
probably get more complaints,"
said Hicks.
The information needed to
warrant an investigation is,
according to Hicks, complete
incident report, stating all facts
and all evidence which would be
turned over to the police
department.
According to Hicks, the police
"do not care who they put under
investigation, even if it is a high
ranking college employee.”
make arrests or refer the
problem to the dean of student
services.”
Action by the police depart
ment in the case began when
Kenneth Webb, detective in
charge of the inquiry, searched
tne room of a student. Pete
Schandolph, on Feb. 6.
According to Hicks, in ad
dition to Schandolph, five other
students are under in
vestigation The charges Hicxs
said will be made are criminal
damage to property, theft by
taking and theft by receiving
stolen goods.
Hicks said that some of the
students involved could be
charged with all three
violations, some two, and others
only one.
“I think, me being a cop. that
if the students are arrested, the
move by the authorities will be
towards criminal prosecution,”
said Hicks
He also said he would not
want a warrant issued if he did
not think the students involved
were guilty.
Hicks refused to name the
five students involved, but said
all were of legal age and could
be prosecuted.
Lights Out
Tomorrow
Installation of two new cir
cuits in the college’s electrical
distribution system will make it
necessary to shut off all power
on campus March 1 from 8 a m.
to 12 p.m., according to W.T.
Russell, director of campus
development and engineering.
"In addition to adding two
new circuits, 5000 feet of
overhead electric lines will be
changed to underground cable
to minimize damage from ice
storms,” said Russell. “The
substation will be modified with
work in certain manholes on
campus." Russell also said that
the project, under contract with
Williams Electric Company,
has an approximate cost of
$145,000.