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- 2' 2 , Monda Octdb 12 An independent student newspaper since 1971 University of Kentucky g . ' 2 2
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2 ”or- “ .. Senior Staff Writer eluding presrdent, Vice president, ment in high schooland am interested t
, In ”E“ -.~' 27-”..‘l _ if??? eating? and ptartlrinamen- :sgvirlig agailn. I wan;J to make UK a 1 '
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2 . - . 2 , .- w . perience into the progression of the “co Monroe: The SA budget is 7
. ' WV, - ”I‘lstheseason to vote, you know. College of Social Work and the $37,500. This is your money and you .1 i
W 2 " 1n» ’ - . On Wednesday and Thursday University. shouldbe involved in deciding how it 27.-
-{ W222 - .2 StUdent5_Wih have an opportumty to is used. The representative you ._;2‘_
V . l - 2 cast the" votes for two freshman FRESHMAN CANDIDATES: choose must listen to your needs and
' L222; “5‘: senators and one social wa‘k senator ideas and act upon them within SA. I ’i
2,? ' .2 . 2 2 to sit on the Student Association John w. Burress: I seek the office am asking you to allow me to carry ’22
i . 2 . 22 . Senate. . . of freshman senator becauselbelieve out these duties. {.5
2‘. . 2 .~ " ‘ t CIVOterS may :37“ the" ballots in the everyone should serve his or her Joe Paul: There are certain forces ‘5
l: . V2222 : .- , fez-iii: assrootinleBlti‘l‘ddlng from 10am. to3 fellow student in proportion to in- that compel people into public ser- f
swag, V like P-m-2 in S ent Center frOm 11.30 herent ability. Student government vice: a sense of duty, a feel for '2
.. , V . VQ? _ -, a.m. to 6:30 p.m., and in Donovan, has become part of my [)1de Ihave assisting others and a desire for
_ V _ 2 ; Blazer and the Commons cafeterias experience, a common sense knack change. For me, it is a blending of all
' ”V r; | . = * ' , during the lunch and dinner hours. for getting the 10b done, and above all these factors. I have always been in-
. ,.. , is...» __ A... 2, . “A . rm _ :2 Since most studentsare unfamiliar a willingness to serve my fellow terested in better government and ‘
WW w new)?” 55.5.. .., . $33.22... . 2 33:15:" with the candidates Views, each can- students. standards for students and education ,
I. _, . '2: “m ,. ' ~2 . , - didate has penned a statement for the John S. Cain: As a freshman, I feel in general. '
i .. 2- 23”“ m A s, V meg-V: 22 $ Ker "91, designed to Simplify the that we need a strong voice in SA. I Scott Richardson: Being a '
I ~22 -* j ' * 2.2... ww> . , voters deClSlon. can be this voice. We need quality freshman,itisdifficult for me to take :2
. . . W2... .. V . , W-..“ k, . . . . representation in SA. I want to' be that stands on definite issues, since I have j
,1 .. - v . SOCIAL WORK CANDIDATES: regres‘ergfilvehh The . f the 2(1):] been at UKflogg eurizugh to become 1‘;
., ac wo : vmce o aware o isues. As I :72 z
. Alison Wells: We should have input student must be the controlling factor faniilarize myself with the issues, I
a into policy decisions that affect us. As in all decisions made by SA. Through intend to represent the ideas and feel— A
a fourth year student, I feel that I my high school career, I was very ac- ings of the class and not just those of 17'
$2“ _.., _ . .. W have come to recognize the strengths tive in student government, including my own. .2:
he. . . . . _ . . ~ V-,.:.:_;i and weaknesses of this institition. 1 serving as president of the senior Paul Schmidt: Iofferaquali‘ty that
By M. CHANDLER BOLIN/Photo want to work With the other members class. I believe I can best represent is unique: experience. Having been in '
n a m Editor of the senate to insure that SA does the students by never letting ad- the work force forthepast ten years,I I
. not rubber stamp what the ad— ministration pressure or personal opi- recognize and can solve many of the 7 2
. Only a nose and a head separate the first three finishers in the third race Saturday at Keeneland. Bobrobbery (extreme ministration proposes. nion come between me and the problems students face todav
i made) got his nose in front of Father Time (No. 10), who was just a head in front of Syl D., the favorite. Bernon Sayler Sherry Willis: I have held offices 0f students” views. whether they be the overseeing ht
I rode the winner, who paid $25.80. An all-time record crowd of 25,667 was on hand for the openingday program. ““0113 clubs and organizations Krista McBride: I am seeking the academic policies as they relate to
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CAIRO, EGYPt (AP) —- Egyptian suspects in the assassination of Sadat ar er or [Seuss alleles i .
police sources said yesterday that last Tuesday. f I l l i
~ gunmen in two cars sprayed machine Ismail called a news con erence ________ Organization as no! a mmula for" '2.
sun fire at the home of Interior minute after the report 0* the week I By MICHAEL PW.“ 2 .2 2 - z , lasting peace in o’imwem. l
Minister Nabawy Ismail, killing an on his house, but later refused to field i Assocrated Press Writer .1?“ , . .W __ Carter and Ford, both in shirt-i 9‘2-
V undetermined number Ot his questions. Instead, he t°°k reporters __ V, _ ‘12 ' ' -, ‘3. ' ” ”32' sleeves, satacrossasrnall table from i ,i
bodyguards. Ismail told a news COh‘ on a tour Of his offices and, in the ”9' I' ‘2 ‘ each other in the forward cabin as l *
ference the report was “completely a 058. said there was no attack 0“ his WASHINGTON —— Former : ,-: h ‘ 5 figs/29% they spoke to reporters aboard the i :i'
, ‘ lie." horse. . Presidents Jimmy Carter and Gerald ' , - . 2 fig}? presidential aircraft they knew as Air 1 2"
The police sources said the attack He character lzed the report. from R. Ford said in an unprecedented , ,r , ,g ,7 Force One during their terms in of-
. . occurred hours after the funeral on sources whose reports In the past joint interview en route home from ~¥x¢ :V,._.2_:-,:: 7. fice. The Air Force and the White!
Saturday 0‘ President Anwar Sadat. have been accurate, as completelya the funeral of Anwar Sadat that many G "‘< V '2 ' 35 @224” House, however, reserve that name 1 .
_, They also said there were armed at- he. don‘t believe it" Then he said moderate Arab leaders have told i,-_~ 42535 2' I' 2 it} for the plane carrying the incumbent i
2 tacks on at least two police stations in there would be no news conference. them privately they support the [5 ' 1"“ president. i
2 Cairo, and a shootout between police and told reporters to leave. , Camp David peace process but can‘t , .. 2, “ '_W 5’5 ' 2' Former President Richard Nixon, i
l and Moslem fundamentalists bar- The police sources had said the 3* admit that to their own countrymen. if I I shag, 2 "anew i- I 9 who flew to Cairo with the other two i
ricadedinsidea Cairo mosque:- . tack occurred [3.‘9 Saturday or early “When I would meet with Arab " A W, living former presidents, remained i
' Security scurces, meanwhile, said {esteflfihy mornting and that sokli‘l‘leefif leaders . . . the Saudis in particular, V behind for a private trip to several i
, ‘ l they were seeking at least two other smal S securl y men were ' they were climping that the peace pro- ‘fV 1' Arab nations and was not present for i
2 r ‘ cess woul succeed," Carter said. i .2 the interview. The hour-long session
‘ Debate twrne held “B“t it’s almost impossible for an " 3 ' ' was characterized by its friendly tone;
Arab to step forward because of a andthenumber of issues on which the 1
threat of assassination or violence twopolitical foes agreed.
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By JANET FARRAR I within their own fragile govern- GERALD FORD JIMMY CARTER Carter defeated Ford in a close and ‘l
, Staff Writer memV“ . bitter race for the presidency in 1976; i
l . way, but they do totally subscribe toa capitals, people took to the streets to then Ford campaigned hard to help i ‘
. 2 _.#.__.._—————————~——————-—— ——-———— hEltltiieotl‘dbecause theyf arel weak or continuation of the process . . . They celebrate his assassination, and Ronald Reagan beat Carter in a land-i
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It's not the World Series, or even the Southeastern Conference champion- said the leadgfs of Jordaang Syria as; are ceas anXious as Sadat was for #0:: decirllartcadlytestz‘day a; "88:32? “me last November. i
‘ ship. It is, however, one heck of a debate tournament —and there are those Saudia Arabia .ldonit ‘have the ”8,1,0; variom internal reasons or deathy e e ra on o s pghegfiymageegmhnhhi :22???“
- who love it. .2 , , ' w I 0i '
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If UK did as well in football as it does in debate, the Cats would be consider- 3” :51“ infigygtr he popular sup {ensuifhvglthin ":9 Arbalb family 0f “at The former presidents share a help'any incumbent president on non f .2
’ ing a handful of bowl invitations and Fran Curci would be Kentucky's man of ‘ Ford agreed that. moderate Arab ‘035' yhcaatnth pu téolclymcome 3:“ mutual enmity toward Libyan leader partisan ‘35“9‘ , . ,‘ ..
the year. leaders suppOrt the peace Process 8%" :aeyntzart oeytellothere 'a COL Moammar Khadafy, whom VFord, who ii-n'the mtervrew called; I,
. But it isn’t football; it‘s debate, and in that fiercely competitive arena of “Especially when you talk to the M01 t Ar b la dre 5' 1 Carter called “subhuman” and Ford hiscolleague Jimmy. revealed that ;
argumentation, UKis nationally regardedasapowerhorse. leaders privately 22 they will tell you ta (:1 a mi; Sat: cgansplcfugusy labeled “a bully" and “a cancer on whenever he came . to waShthtOhl
. Since Wednesday, some 40 debating teams have been in Lexington, facing how hopeful the); are that the peace :3 {he fnwayl ed E “f. y 5 “dz": that part ofthe globe." Wins his success“ 5 term I” Was: '
giand arguing pros and fins Of a desiyiateghgruestion, UK‘S own team process continue Ford said “They :lriowas demuncedgii’salaga‘i’tzsto the The two past presidents also agreed :hwlnurted tomurcomirtgtge hol‘ialt 031;: for}
V - tingonetournament,rac 'nguppointsinano . _ ' 2 ' . , , “ . 2 _ h 2 W VUI‘SH
\ ‘ This weekend‘s competition was in two parts — a round robin tournament canxt :23? gage??? mint: Arab “.3? Igor erlnalung a ”rift: the Lmted Stats eventually .w‘l‘ “a.” whatever h was. We didn't publicize i
‘ “ involving nine of the nation’s top preseason ranked debate teams, and the p pu peace WI .13 ‘ n severa a ‘0 recognize the ”‘5th Liberation ‘t‘ i I
Henry Clay debates, which have attracted 30 additional teams. The teams go . ' " ““"“ """ w—J
into their final round today. The debates are being held at the Harley Hotel on 0
Nominal, _ on tment faces prosperous future
The UK team, consisting of senior Steve Mancuso of Cincinnati, defending I ,t h d, f '
champion of the round robin tournament last year, and junior Condon d
McGlothlen of Des Moines, finished second in the round robin. The team is _ esp, e an [cap a unsettled paSt
coached by J .W. Patterson, director of debate, who is also serving as host for s . . __ ._,_, . . .
. the Henry Clay debates. Q r ' 2 - _ .- - By MORT ROSENBLL'M Vast meeral deposfls. fertile lands
. The debaters are obliged to deal with this question: “Resolved: That the y a . ' Associated Press Writer ah‘,‘ "Ch human resources ‘ehd
fil Federal Government should significantly curtail the powers of labor unions in weight to optimism. B‘h' at the same
_ ‘ theUnited States." : " -—--'-—-—2---"v-~ "WW” time, Afnca's immense dlversity
. Each team follows a rig'd format as set down by the Forensics Union. The / . 2 h. h . Sthhhh‘tt'5 internal 9°"!th and 0“
' Student Forumisco—sponsoroftheevent. i' T msr efirs'ofafivepan ser‘es‘ Sigma-333cc: f ‘br
. It is a grueling competition. Each team could debate as many as three ‘ 2 __ .. . m ”a“ 0 G‘ altar to the ‘
7 ' 2 : times during the threeday event. ' . l ‘52“:(2111; 1:352,” 'an 5.3338513“, n Cape 0t G°°d liOpe. 400 million
.' . ’ This event, and others like it, represent the climax to hundreds of hours of . 38.8 5.,” walk byfi owe:- feet 0:)- Mth speak 22500 languages, and .
. ‘ 2 preparation time —an ordeal that most of the contestants seem to think has . timists who see Africa as a s mbol 10 percent 0‘ them 315° speak ‘
. i been worthwhile. say It will hatch into is ri‘c English. Ifi'ench. Arabic, Portuguese 'a
3 “I like the competition,“ said Marie Dzuris, a debater from UK. “You get V, . game",an 2000 Others expr fit t“; 0" SP‘V'hISh- . i
, caught up intheexcitement of theargument,and theadrenalin's pounding.“ v “z, to “Zack tosim 1 1,0,8ch ‘ Africans "1 lml “t grubs under A
. . ,, i “I doit for three reasons,“ said Universityof Louisville debater Bill Camp- The mra ,sblefki so“, yam, leaf §helter32 and they split atoms 2
' :2 ' bell. “It‘s fun, i like the competition andlliketheeducational aspects." 4 do en wars 5 himmuf; ' Despite the diversity. common .7 ,
. . ”There's a lot of pressure,“ said Louis Freeman, a UK debater, “But it‘s ‘ ‘ a .22 t v “.0" m "8965' threads weave the 52 states together. ,2
. outweighed by the friends you make, the fun and the lessons in organizing 1 Emmi! 5:211 ' d “NW! 3 ”he Black nations, if not by choice, are 2
. ' thWEhtSAISOJthinkitcan heipme. Iwanttogointolaw." 0 ”new“ M9 °“ fl," 2" 2m"- linked inextricably to South Africa
2 ' "It helps your (grade point average), too.“ Dzuris said. "When you get E“, year, new pro ems affect Arab North Africa, increasinciy2 is -
, . back from a fourday competition, for example, and you have two days to is With greater impact. . _ partofthewhole.
2 , - study fora test,you learn tobudget your time, believe me." A significant number 0‘ optimists Their future depends not only on . .
. Otherdebaters, however, are not thrilled with tournament debating. 3“ . emergent Am“ started 0“ econanic development of the n'chest ', _ _ '
g' “At my school, we go more for audience debating. I like it better, too," said "881““! h‘h 58-" "“5 has WM a but also on the simple survival of the . 2 - ~ 2. i
r . - _‘ Bob Barry, a debater from the University of Illinois. new realistic approach. . poorest. i ' .. . ,
ig- “Personally, i find it kind of appalling." said Rick Hunsaker, alsoa debater ,“we had t“ 5* t“ WW2 ““9 “ Emmi-chine duct is turm‘ns sood l : ".2 . "’7 2 Ck
+‘~ a: from the University of Illinois. “'I‘hese skills stressed in tournament debating .. kid who was told not to Play With mat- African land to sand at ' rate of five i ‘2 _~ ‘2 'n‘,‘
'1 , 2' jut aren‘t applicable to the real world. I mean, how many times will you be ches." says Elebe Ma Ekonzo, a acres a minute Nearly an acre of ‘ .in’g,‘
: ' . Z . . asked tospeakaords a minute?" ' Zain‘an Cabinet minister and writer tones! is lost each m. “y‘héhéé;
‘ . Bdgwmmt debatirm is a definite academic experience, thought a: were burned. and now we Since Im,thenumberofmouttl to ‘jr’i
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. _ ”It‘s not something where the coach has to constantly be there" Dzuris But most IndicatOI'S. say the has hardly FM Nearly half the $1,???» 9;:
_ ‘. said. .2" comes down to what you‘ve prepared and how ready you are. You pessimists, point to increased suffer» W on the continent face may 3“
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-~ U.S. Postal Servuoe a mismanaged, wasteful monOpoly 'i 1
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‘ In the entire United States, there is only one Thus the federal government has created . - I
‘ recognized nationwide monopoly (with the another monster. When the USPS was formed , 1 V
possible exception of Amtrak) —— the US in the early 19703 to replace the ailing cabinet- 1 ” !
Postal Service. level 0.8. Post Office with a system supposed- I
And as monopolies go, it is a prime example ly operating along business lines, it was hailed ' . s
of the worst of the worst. The problem with as a move towards increased efficiency. But
any monopoly is that it is only as good as its the USPS has only maintained the status quo. . i t
administration, and in the case of the postal The government “solution” has obviously ' '1
‘ service, the administration is obviously terri- not gone far enough. While it is not our inten- .1 , ,, s
. ble. tion to endorse reckless changes, 1a dose of g a)?“ s
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The recent increase to 20 cents for a first- healthy competition is exactly what ‘5 needed. ; '5: 24:. 55’. x l 1— ~ t
class stam is onl the latest in a lon stri of Either the market for first-class delivery . ' .' . :"i I; -‘ (
rate hikes Shich zombined with a log hisntir should be thrown open, or, more likely, inter- '; J :- i-"fi .'"\
of un d e ndabilit has made our "Eta! sery cooperative regional monopolies such as those ; . 3 53 Si? ' ' . 1': /. g
viceafigset-class ei'nbarrassment pos held by telephone companies could be con- 1:»! fig? - - ii I t;
. . ' tracted for (believe it or not, most telephone 53:: ;.;I,.;:5' 5, — £2 ‘ ,
The core 0‘ the problem Is that the USPS has companies actually provide acceptable levels . ..-:=5’"'5" ' (/4, 7 :21 i l a
no real competition for first-class delivery — of service ) $2 ,_ 3/ g 3 } '1 li
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afld .lt taPIPeaI’I'ISe to be alums a play to The latest two-cent hike has brought the “9 g ' .7 g i h
. 91mm 9' 5 ° F “0m!” ‘ '°"- public’s faith in the USPS to a new low, and / % . 1 I
As the United Parcel Service pointed out in 8 alternative services, particularly high-volume _ %2’ i ‘ e'
lawsuit last week, while first-class rates are carriers serving businesses and industry, are ‘ ‘ p
rising on a regular basis there are no plans to becoming increasingly popular. In any W . . ’ i
increase parcel post rates until 1984. The UPS reasonable market, the USPS would have . l" 1 1 - ' 2' i '1
. contends that the federal mail service is using been out of business years ago. Widespread ‘ i :1
its first-class postal monopoly to carry the tolerance for the present situation is rapidly
load until it has cleared the field. deteriorating, ? c
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President Reagan's long-awaited decision go forward with Carter’s missile, although reasonable. They just don’t go together. resources to do this with. And the fact they ltwouldseemthattodeprivethesemaniaes l (
on the MX missile followed by a day the an- not his mode. During the campaign, he also The “resolution” of the missile problem -—- have to give something up is the thing that's of food would be an ethical imperative. When a
nouncement of record grain sales to the tookexceptiontoJimmy Carter’s embargoon it was reallyanadmission that there isn’tone going to bring them to the bargaining table asked why we plan to supply them with 23 p
Soviet Union, and nobody seemed to notice wheat sales, on the grounds that American — has been variously called “courageous" most quickly." million tonsof wheat tosustain themin their
the lMiSlfliCX farms Wild not be “pmished” for Soviet and “voodoo defeme." It may be “1083081. in But by devoting $180 billion to construction malevolent planning, Reagan officials mum- c
Reagan was. to be sure, true to his stated transgressims in Afghanistan. thestrategic sense, to immobilize I ”mobile“ of thesilos and the 8-1, we give up something, ble that they would simply go elsewhere if we ‘ . ii
views. During the campaign, he promised to Separately. on his terms, the moves are missile. but politically, Reagan's actions 000- too — milk for our schoolchildren, loans for denied them, and when asked if the Pentagon , c
. e——-———————————~ stitutea ”surgical strike." college students, security forourold folks. planners have considered the food weapon, 1 I
I BY choosinsa parking space overasubway If we really want to bring the Soviets to they speak of “counta'vailing forces," by ‘
Ii system,Reagannotonly savedthe est forthe their knees — or to the bargaining table — which they mean the farm states that are d
, 1 - .. gm, 1... . Republican Party and presa’ved his friend- would it not be far cheaper to starve them suchanimportantelementinthelteagancon ‘ n
. : “MI ' ' ’ _ a fly ‘ “é “£33 5,. \. ‘ " ' V _ ship withSen. Paul LaxaltofNevada, but also fliantonukethem? stituency_ ft
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; * ' ’ a4 is; 1 ”"55 U 5 BUDGET Mormon Church. And he made himself size of Red Square. It is their agriculture. commercial self-interest on the part of our L—
j [9 :1m [5“]. 55o“ 5"", c e enemies from far left and far right — Ron They cannot feed their own people. Their NATO allies, who are plannig to build a $10 —
,1 fl ’ . ’17:, 1 , ' , - ., ,7 --. _. 1 '~‘.‘ Vt! - Dellums, D-Calif., toJohn Tower, R-Texas — whest harvest has failed forthethird straight billion pipeline to bring Siberian gas to the n
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1 i I5... - . - ‘ h V ‘27 - " , {i'N moderateintheeyesofthegeneralptblic. Ronald Reagan’s rhetoric can be used to on the resulting East-West m
1 f f '51 . ~mg§qggh .3” ' " ' ‘ .- ‘59 l. Theuproar over thebasing mode of theMx jmtify thestrategyoftheempty stomach. “interdependence."
. I. ”gt, I I 39 . v??f;:‘-fi$r_\ "i g . . I, and the construction of the 3-1 bomber, its Here is how he characta'ized them in his At the Ottawa summit, Reagan expressed f ‘0‘
V i , a . E v . wit?- l . '3 '1, companiai weapon, has all but drowned out firstpressconference. his “concern" about the venture. President . —-
‘ i i : E u 2 - A -~ ~ :3 ”-0 g i' tip the voices of people who feel that procure “The only morality they recognize is what Mittemndotrranoepointed out,alittlesar-
l a... -~ hi. 0‘ s ‘a, 4' , , merit of the MX is a disaster in itself — will further their cause, meaning they donically, that Reagan was asking tor Cold
. i ' < 4‘1. " 1 (12%! ' . “NIL because, in thewords 0f arm We" Herbert reserve unto themselves the right to commit War sacrifices from Western Europe at the .
. 5 i?“ is; "it" "5 j, J Scoville Jr. “It is a weapon system that can any crime, to lie, to cheat in order to attain same time he was authorizing huge role: of
l i %> ' Ii"! " " be b0"! 8 meals to launch an atomic strike that. . . graintotheSoviet Union. ,
i ’2, u . 2 and a mum to attract an atomic strike But they are worse than that. In the MX But nobody hereis talkingabout theirony. . 2
i ' . .~ i— %" 1 against it -and "8-“ _ decision is implicit a charge of their ultimate They are talking about basing modes imtead r
‘1 ' , " - ""4 5 1“ __ Whatisemphasizedisthecostofourdeci- criminality, their willingness to start a of basics. Why does the arms race go on? 1
' , sion to the Soviets, not the cost to ourselves, nuclear war. Why, if we can negotiate a wheat deal, can’t 1
g.-. I“ Well is. “course. 31!” billion. Ronald Reagan was explicit about it, too. wenegotiatea reduction in nuclear weapon?
m - - , Tower. who is furims that the MX has lost When asked his views about the winnability of If we don't, we could end up in a world where
' “ .11}. - 1 “fl yew," ,, .. . “8 mil-Ind mobility, gave, in amwer '0 a nuclear war at his press conference, he there will be nobody to grow the wheat and
, ff 1.1,,‘1- If «.75 . . (:r'a1i_-Ia.§€‘.;;“ 4/“! the argument that if we dig more silos, the said: nobodytoeatthebread.
i ...a./ . -- I ~ , ,1; " / ' ' - " ' Soviets simply build more missiles, this “lt’sverydifficult for metothink thatthere
, ' ‘ CW1“. one-sided treparation on ”Meet the tea winnable nuclear war but whereourgreat ©Inl UnlvenalPreu Syndicate
Press." risk falls is that the Soviet Union has made it
i “That assumes the Soviets have unlimited plain that among themselves that they bellve Mary McGrory won a 1975 Pulitzer for her
technological, industrial and economic it is winnable." commentary while with the Washington Star.
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