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Friday. February IS. 1980

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Americans disinterested in politics,
says Newsweek magazine reporter

By urov JONES

Reporter

“Middle America perceives Jimmy
Caner as an aging Boy Scout. Edward
Kennedy as an ugly duckling in a
brotherhood of swans and George
Bush as a K-Mart version of Nelson
Rockefeller." said Jon Lowell, an
award-winning reporter for Newsweek
magazine.

Speaking yesterday at a UK politi-
cal science symposium on the confi-
dence crisis in politics. Lowell said
most Americans are paranoid about
politics. “The population is increas-
ingly disinterested in politics. and it is
up to the politicians to do something
about it.“ he said.

Three other speakers participated in
the three-hour discussion. Lowell and
two other speakers from outside the
l'niversity agreed that acrisis ofconfr-
dence exists. while a speaker from
['K‘s political science department
disagreed.

Dr. Arthur Miller. researcher at the
lTniyersity of Michigan. presented sev-
eral studies showing .Americans view
goyernment officials as less honest.

less competent. less credible and more
wasteful than politicians l5 years ago.
He said his findings show Americans
are upset about their political system
but are confident about their personal
lives.

"There is a long~term trend toward
dissatisfaction with our political sys-
tem.“ Miller said. “The trend is politi-
cal. it is rooted in politics and political
leaders. Americans are not question-
ing their own abilities."

Dr, Lee Sigelman. 13K political
science professor. disagreed with
Miller. While the public may question
an incumbent. they do not criticize the
office itself. Sigelman said.

He cited results of a (iallup Poll
showing Americans are more satisfied
with their government than citizens
from other nations. When asked to
rate American government on a scale
of one to IO. 69 percent ofthose polled
rated the l'.S. government If).

These figures. however. do not
mean that Americans are enthralled by
their government. he said. "Only a
nation of idiots could go through the
last 15 years and think they (politi~
clans) were all wonderful. (We are)

‘Short-term confusion, long-term good’

Book classification system changeo ver taking place at M. I. King

By LAl'RA HUBER

Reporter

As incoming library books are clas-
sified under the Library of Congress
system and widely-read books are rec-
lassified under the new system. some
confused workers in MI. King

American corporations contribute to apartheid
in South Africa by supplying capital, says poet

By BOB (0( HRANI‘
\lall “tllt‘t

Racial discrimination in South
Africa is supported largely by capital
supplied by American corporations.
according to South African poet Den-
nis Brutus. professor of literature at
Northwestern University and a former
political prisoner of the South African
regime.

“There are three ways the United
States could help end apartheid.” Bru-
tus said. “The most important way is
by withdrawingthe corporations upon
whose trade white South Africa sur-
v ives. The second thing is to stop train-
ing the secret police. The third is to
stop selling them arms,“

Brutus. 56. lectured here Tuesday
and Wednesday as part of the week-
long African Arts Festival. The festi-
yal ends today.

He and his family have been exiled
from South Africa since his release

——today

campus

THE CONCERT FEATURING Fugene Fedor. violinist.
scheduled for tonight at 8.15 at Memorial Coliseum has been
postponed until April 29, T he Concert is a pan ofthe Central
Kentucky Concert and Lecture series.

Library are receiving training so they
can understand the new system.

“I see things as short-term confusion
and long-term good." said Larry
Greenwood. head of the circulation
department. “In another it) years it
will be more confusing because more
books will be in the LC system. but in

from prison there where he was
arrested and sentenced for attempting
to fight racial discrimination. In l963.
he was arrested in South Africa while
organizing an attempt to have the
country excluded from the Olympic
Games because of racial discrimina-
tion in sports. which is forbidden by
the Olympic charter.

He escaped and fled to Swaziland.
but his plans to continue on to Ger-
many were interrupted when he was
intercepted by Portuguese police in
Mozambique. He was turned over to
South African authorities and escaped
again. only to be shot in the back. on a
Johannesburg street. Upon his recov-
ery he was sentenced to Its months
“breaking rocks on Robin Island." he
said.

Although some members of the
white community in South Africa are
working for racial equality. Brutus
said he believes the structure of apar-
theid is as firmly established as slavery

suffering from a case of political indi—
gestion; a temporary discomfort

brought on by C‘.L‘CSSI\C behavior.”

Sigelman said.

He illustrated the shift in A\merr~
cans‘ opinions today compared with
an opinion poll conducted in W45
When asked to name the greatest per-
son in the world. liyrng oi dead. the
majority said l‘ranklin Roosevelt first
and Jesus Christ second.

In I974. another group was asked
who was the most horrible person in
the history of the world. According to
Sigelman. the mayorrty said Richard
Nixon. followed by Adolph Hitler.
Jack the Ripper. and Attila the Hun

Dr. Bertram (iross. professor of
political science at New York City
l'niyersity. said he forsees a slow drift
toward a “more manipulatiyc. more
deceptive corporate state. a friendly
facism."

He said the future of l .S. politics ls
grim because business interests haye
become too important in government
“Public use of the private sector really
means private exploitation of the pub»
lic sector." (iross said

35 years it should be all straightened
out."

Since library workers began reor~
ganizing Ml. King‘s departments thi».
summer. they have reclassified oyci
40.000 volumes listed under the old
Dewey Decimal system. Reclassifying
the books has cost approsimately

was in \merica' There are whit p...

rtrcal prisoners in South -\lricri.' he
said. "Whites have been hanged for
their stands (for racial equality) "

Brutus said that he had read scr-
mons delivered by Southern anti»
abolitionists before the (‘ml “at
using Biblical references that “mow"
the white man is superior to the black.
“Those sermons are still being deli~
vered in South Africa." he said.

The precepts of superiority ls
instilled in the minds of white children
from the cradle. he said. as inferiority
is instilled in black children Brutus
mentions brochures published by the
South African ministry of education.
which define the purpose of education
for whites as “preparing children to
assume a dominate role in society.“
while the corresponding brochure for
blacks says education’s purpose is
“preparing children fora subordinate
role in society ‘

As a specialist on ()ly niprc sports.

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Catch my drift?

Dr. Brian “inchestcr frorn Indiana l niyersity‘s ( enter
for African Studies presents ideas about materials secon-
dary school teachers can Use to teach \frican Studies
courses. Ihe group gathered at the Student ( enter for

‘ty It)“ \IUR \\ kernel S'aff

the final workshop of the \frican \rts festival. which
concludes today at 8 pm. with a dramatic production of
".Sizwe Ban/i is Dead'an thcsttiall recital hall ofthe( en-
ter for the \rts.corrcction

Hygititl li‘iiill1yar-, l'iiiM' ”ll“

libraiy\ iclcrenct departitrerit lltltl:‘l*
went a

~.lgg‘tiliiilli; .t‘ yl‘c'il tlffi‘rt'i |l\ "it itiL'i\ i'-|?i'. llit' llt'W ry‘ it" 1‘\ \y"iti‘i

d‘iSlSIttlll tll't'-_‘l< t‘itllSL‘S Sillllt‘ c'titlltlsliili iii? ”llittv. \li.‘~

dents who like it

it ioi ieihniczii St’l\l'
\li referenti-
httttiys \st'i'r‘ lt‘cldSstliL‘d in 71w l(

i

.. ._ ~ . . Ir
.mficyi lititf. -‘il\i :‘i-i

ces. Reclassifying one book \tlsfs flittii‘t‘tws‘tl‘mul

approyimately Si “ft
"-lht h ridest piit tot tlrc icingarir

tl"-“~'\ st‘.“ Said k r’t‘cfl-

sys wood "firm: new“ tort:

tent and 'lic dcpartri cri' do wit "
Iatiiin and i'etlassititalioni was when '9“. anded space U” m" “N lf”‘-‘l
we were in limbo." said \ancy Baker.

head of the reference

tlilft'tc'it plitc't's "
"l can‘t see any problems with the
Hal-t1“: said
.:n .irt yitahrt change “(
dents from the (olfcgc of l.br.ii\
Science work in the dcpaitrricrit's
stack rod an11 ‘ll‘.l t“ '-

‘\lIlltllltlll mam library wot kt's .iic

dc; .i.ti:;eiii l'. sus'rrn now " "ft \\.is -.r w'r‘i 'frc ~. l' l 'ytas

i' i-‘i
\st..t

r.'.itlil.ilt' Stu tiifiti ..‘ii.'yc:~vi'iri- tiit'\
and are iccciy —
Bryant and

s‘.\l'c'f‘il ilils

attended. many need
tiig itltrtt'
f fri

training.

Grouting i “.2 if
2‘); am“, v“ I H” my: ifi
'vl'illS kitr'g'pth.”

said .aidriig that

However itiy on said bccatisc most high schools arc chang-
flflll'lc‘ ff.
ism.” ;. leg“; i. -~ .. - . .; i '1. :. :ri... ct
All \on R i. at it \i g‘ t
i\ \\l{()(i the
initiated the
Utah (iairics
\ccoiding to Brutus. the “youth \tii-
can ()lynipic ( onrirrittec passed oycr

more qualified black athittcs :ri order

other area of ‘he l brain . I.‘ ., systerr in in; riitoniiii'

ir'."it yer .l\
(till :‘ ‘t.

; .' '. t r“'it‘lt'frfcf1i~\i . .- \ii‘dli

oigariilatioii

i'liil

South

f f\

\\Slk'ITl has maintained a strong collec—

r‘lllL’fls'l!.':_‘listifii lb'NF‘lh l’llaflltil‘r. tr‘i' .:‘\raiy

effort to oust and l doii‘?

big probleii \ ‘r‘rs ycar

(ircenwood ‘ttlll. " ~~ec arty

from the ()fyriiprc :ioii \.IIl\ilIll

lil‘ltll\ iiirw has .i 'l .i\ cragc of

or books for 'riany \;'.tt
‘-.llsl lllt‘
'cclavticd to the It -5 minutes per strident. corriparcd to
systtrri V‘i‘crtcrit of flit-library‘sioral ‘ti 4 in l‘)"

”\thL'

\tlitl. U

llccaiisc i'1y new it yardciyacad

‘» ilirir‘ics wui

yoiiiines arc stili listed tllltl:_‘l rlw ild
..gfi tl‘.r~ causes a per
niaiicnt split collection in tin .ihiaiy.

to field an all-white team a violation
of the Olympic charter

“ l hcy should hate to stay out until

holding our own." Hiyai‘it

‘Lsterii ‘yitiro which lS good ill these inflatiori~

aiy titties

iieqt .it..,. p i ,, , 1,. i I In. 1

t.it \ ettiitti.rt.i\\iiig.ti\\.i .. i..I i, l. i- .itS.
Hiyaiit

ntoii‘ bricks ysii. 'rcclassifii'il iri'dci 'i‘ii

Flhhb
yiiiiiir‘ics were added to liic colicctrort.
Bryant \litl Iliis :, tiafcs

htlf'h‘- illl' lri‘tt it‘» igti'I‘iL‘S L‘y‘t'

they learn to play iilL' garrie like cyc lisca scar.

i‘} one else." he said

\\ hen asked w hi. the South \ti‘rcan
goyi'r'iririciit. considering the propa»
ganda yaliic of the Olympics, didn't
make an cyccptian tor the (Il\lllprS
Brutus said that any crack in the \llllt'r
titre of apartheid was seen as a threat
to the w holc structure

Brutus has published eight books of
poetry. including Sirr'iiy, Isiriu A/i‘y.
(th/ Itiiiiis t lUMi and lit/ivy in lliii books rtr tllllL‘I‘c'lll
Ifiil uri./ (I/flt‘l' I’oi'irri. from H .Sriiii/r llk‘ sums" call
Jim (“I l’i'ryoii t Wolsi lh: l (

pace at lllb iiuriit." ward ‘s
g‘lis of

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We goofed

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o liftiti lllt‘ll

lli‘.\t‘ I I

llcwey systciri
fire I(
.iipiiabctitai irrirricrit .

. .
sycciri iists by was in .i'.

tissyiircation
nit i\\t| hittilss ‘i ‘ l h

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\lllllilul i‘oiirhinatiori .i is arid riilll ills ill
I ndci the I)L‘\\t'\ iach

ht‘tlk ts PlittLtl til .i '»

lt‘ttii's \csti‘iday s ir‘itorict‘ly statcd
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tion of the bill fortwo weeks after hearingtwo hours oi testim»

the measure.

DAN RATHER the “60

ony in the Senate Chamber from opponents and supporters of

nation

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station hoii~cs in defiance of a iii-art order yesterday irrtf

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state

CITING PERSONNEL PROBLEMS at his Barren
County farm. Lee Nunn announced yesterday that he is
resrgning as chairman ofthe Kentucky Republican Party. His
resignation is effective today.

Nunn said the problems at his l.l72 acre farm were respon-
sible for his leaving the position he has held since April 1976.
The problems Will not be solved until April l. when he is hiring
a new farm manager. Nunn said.

“I‘ve got between 450 and 500 cattle to feed between now
and about March 25 and it iscritical that I give more attention
to the farm. and 1 can‘t do the chairman‘s yob.” Nunn laid.

Lee Nunn and his brother. former Gov Louie B. Nunn.
have been dominant forces in the state Republican Party for
almost two decades.

A PROFESSIONAL NEGOTIATIONS bill for teachers
became stalled in a Senate committee yesterday and the
Brown administration apparently headed back to the drawrng
board in an effort to get the measure passed

The Senate Education Committee voted todelay considera~

gained national attention by his questioning of Richard \rson
during the Watergate scandal. will succeed Walter (‘ronkite
early next year as anchorman ofthe ‘CBS Fyening \ews.“the
network announced yesterday.

CBS News President Bill I eonard said Rather. 4X. would
take over for Cronkite. television‘s best-known tournalist as
anchorman and managing editor of the “I'vening News "

Cronkite. 63. will continue in his present positon. probably
through the presidential inauguration next January "And I'm
going to continue to be \ery active with CBS alter that." he
said in an interview several hours before the announcement

THE UNITED STATES Olympic Committee said yester-
day that ils House of Delegates will meet April ll-IJ to act on
President Carter‘s request that the American team not com—
pete in the Moscow Summer (iames.

Caner. repeatedly and as recently as Wednesday night. urged
the I'SOC to refrain from sending a team to the Summer
Games if Sovret troops are not withdrawn from Afghanistan
by Feb 20.

Rebert Kane. presrdent ofthe l'S()C, said the White House
had given no indication to his group that a dccrsion must be
made immediately

few non-strikers supervisory i’ctsouiici Illt' ‘\i idcriiy t id -
and other city workers with hclp tiotrrstibrirf .iride pirt- it its
By early afternoon no iiiaior fins had min rtpotted
The main issue iii the dispute was thcciiy‘s refusal to giar.
firefighters a written contract instead of ”H traditional hiiriit-
shake agreement unless thc union agreed to .i no strikt' i laiiv;
and binding arbitration

world

“(HUNTING III TEST -\(.'I'IU\II()\ crigiiiti-if liiikcv
yesterdm. bringing lllt' ioa \ ritual stand still iii Isl who and
the Aegeancoastal city of l/mii -\t least two new deaths were
reported

\fosi shops and businesses in Istanbul. the nation's l.iiy..'yt
city. closed following bomb threats from li'trisi inrlit.ints Hm~
terrorist trying to intimidate shopow ncts was killed in a slitttt~
tout with police. authorities said

In llmir. hundreds of ltrrkrsh army and militia troops.
backed by tanks stormed the laris st inning mill and flushed
out the leftist workers occupying the state owned factory
()nc policeman was slightly minted in the clash said from
(viwcrnor \almr (It'ny’t‘lt‘t

'. sttri.i\. 1‘ fr. 3. f‘ytatcs an! 1hr ‘ itch fl‘Su‘

"'y w". tic trccd 'yrti. 'f‘it ope". rig ii‘ t’ \
\iiri'V
.iiihi~s.iifoi \Jitl the s't ration was not yet 'tyoycti

S “I \tai Hiidt'.

It.“ Lt'i'

i Jilin-if, .rimes iyl .‘-.' ii;i‘tiscd slial‘.

:orrncr 'iiit'igri minister of lreiiiiid. who

'ryt'fy iiiyiilyid in t‘it‘tiisissintc the hostagcs were

sci/2d ‘ ‘i said llt llitfii ‘\ would " (lit cy’. iii to

of tlit‘

rii\s'\ltgalc

whit fr giriie with may have committed filk'llStN

iindi': iatroiiai law ‘
\iribas .riioi lliir‘iald l

iii gottt n a ii'yriliitioi‘i l” the hos

'th in l airml \
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\ft llcni'.

adtir if it was

said

on a two wi-ck S\'\t‘ll nation \lidcast fora
within tht

framework of tlicl n'tcd \ itrousarrd risingl \ machinery "

"clear to inc" .i solution wifl conic "

weather

II “III III ( lot In IOI) \\ with athantcot rainthis
afternoon lhe highs will be in the turd Jfls Rain is more film-h
tonight and tomorrow
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Kentucky lawmakers take giant step baclwvard

"1s the lQXlls get rolling. Kentuck1 legislators seem
dedicated to remaining iii the (111s

lhe Home .ltidieiary (‘11mmittee \\ ednesda1
approved 11 bill which would stiflen penalties 1111
planting. culti1.1ting or har1esting marijuana 1111 s.1le

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nieanor. punishable by 11111 more than ayeai 111 11111 and
1183111111111‘ Rep lleriiiari Rattlill. R-(‘ariipbellsnlle
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()r'egon. (‘ali1ornia arid a 1ew others haye decriminal-
i/ed marijuana use and its cultiyation111rpcrsonal use.
reducing the sentence 11111 price comparable to a tral-
tie fine. Kentucky surges uh. backward.

Studies ha1e been. to say the least. insubstantial
.11111 inc11nclusi1e in showing the ha/ards 111 marijuana
(er'tainly. inhaling any kind 111 smoke could 11111 be
esactly beneticial to one's health. with the added risk
111 "tars" tound in b11111 p111 and tobacco.

11111 it has yet to be pr111e11 that any 111 the long-held
tears abotit the drug sesual impotence. brain darti—
.ige or. as inspired by 1he 19111 propaganda moyieclas—
sic. Reefer Madness. uncontrollable laughter arid
temporary niliilistic desires are true.

\\ e 11 all stay away lrorii arguments 11 botit 11 ltat a tie-
riieiidous cash crop marijuana would be 1111' Kentucky.
once the top hemp—producing state 111 the nation
What matters is that 111' not regress and ptit thousands
more 111 otir otherwise law-abiding citi/ens 111 the
slanimer lor' something like marijuana.

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smokers are all hedonistic. child—molesting. commu-
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closely. tltere seems 111 be little dillcr‘ence between c111-
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h;i\ing a 1e11 "social drinks."

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this was
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stiperioritv

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drawn by \lr Koopriiaii between the
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member 111 the ( lamshell \lli1ince. 11
\ew lngland .1ntirriti1le.1r group I
resent his assertion 111.11 1 .1111 “111cr-
1oyed about the mention 111 seleetne
seryicc registration" b1-..1iis1- it giyes
me "sortiething 1o 1r1 about besidcs
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Opinion

 

\\ 11.11 does a nuclear war mean in
real terms’ 11 a one megatori nuclear
warhead liit lc\ington‘s court house.
51) percent 111 all indi\idtta|s inside 111
\ew ('rrcle Road would be killed -\n
addtttonal 41) percent would be
[nil-it‘d lhe stir'1i\11rs wotild be sub»
ject to radiation sickness due 111 lallotit
and contaminated 1111111 and water
1 nless 111 course. this happened iii the
winter lhe1 would probably tree/e or
b11111 111 death first since all the struc»
tures in this area would be se1erely
damaged or totally destro1 e111 lletense
(‘iyrl Preparedness Agency \lanual ll~
141 lhis country\ would~be heroes
should consider the consequences 111 a
war between the l nitcd States and the
8111111 1 nion be111rethc1 go charging
1111 [MM l’eisian(itil1tegroiiinkarna-
11.1/1 lashion

lhe l nited States re1erttl1 lost an
important strategic base 111 Iran. .1
country that borders the \111 11-1 1 nion
\s .i restilt the( .irter .1dtriiriistr.1tion
initiated an increased n1ilit.1i1 pres-
en1e in that region [his action is lll\l|'
tied .is b11111 .1 show 111 strength to Iran.
and deterise 111 11111 oil supplies which

instead 111 le\as lliis country has 11111
appreciably reduced its demand 1111'
energy and has failed 111 deyelop an
intelligent energy policy 1\s a result.
our political iriteiests in that area ha1c
increased and we ha1e erased any
doiibtsabtitl S military interyentioti
111 response 111 art interrupted oil
supply 1 wonder how long the l nited
States would tolerate comparable
S111iet action 111 (‘entral America

lliese actions do r1111 describe 111 me
.1 1111111111 111 peacettil intent \1111be'11r.
\‘lerioi/i's statement should ha1e read
“the continuous process 111 Smret
triiperialisni in response 111 the contin~
iiotis process 111 American aggression
in respotise 111 the continuous process
111 51111111 imperialism in response to
etc ” 11 is .1 continuous gariic in which
thetecan be no winners “call want to
stop the cycle lo stop It. some 111 11s
would adyocate jrngoism (irrational
1111 and riiilitar'. lorce taggressiont by
the l nited States lhe current mo\e
1111 increased military spending. an
increased military presence in the Per»
start (11111 region. and resumption of
selecti1e ser\ice registration can only
acctlerate the c1 cle. When the cycles
culmination is a nuclear holocaust.
what rationale is there in its continua-
tron" Others. like myself. would rather
attempt 111 interrupt the cycle with
rational thinking by this country‘s
leaders ()tir leaders haye not shown a
wrilingriess 111 end the race for destruc-
tion 511 the decision must originate
trom the people Our g111ernment
must be made to understand that the
world's problems. created by the
world‘s leaders. cannot be washed
1111.11 with the blood 111 our young
men

l.oel Model is a graduate student in
(rop Science at l'K.

Reading, understanding depend on
person’s ability to lay aside bias

I“ R \I.Pll E. JOHNSON

.lohnriy isn‘t the only guy 1111 the
block 111111111111111111 \1ost11111s can't
either

11 all there is to reading is phonics
then all there is 111 chess is 11 knowledge
111 the rules

Reading is understanding Reading
is interpretation Reading requires .1
measure 111 wisdom. the ability to read
and understand iii the entirety not .111
escer'pt 11111 111 C111111‘\1

Reading 111111 understanding
depends on 11 person‘s ability 111 1.11
aside biases which. really. is asking
11111 much 111 11 human being Supreme
('11tirt 1U\1|1‘L‘s. including the \1arr
shalls. the Brandeises. the Holmeses
and the \Aarrens were unableto ignore
their respecti1e prejudices when rend-
ering decisions that atteeted the ll\L‘s
111 the nation's populace -\nd that is
why there were many L1 decisions

But back the ordinary people. the
common lolk. their hopes arid 1ears
arc jtist as subject 111 those biases as are
the judges. Protessiorial. i'elrgiotis.etlt-
me and en1rr11iimental backgrounds
lock them into beliels that cannot be
shaken. lhtis. when a person reads a
news story 1111' instance that relates iii
any way 111 any 111 those built-in prejuw
dices. he she reads it tit the light o1
those biases

It so happened that .1 ten weeks 111111.
.lan 35 to be 1'\.1c1. the le\trrgtoii
[ear/er banncred 1111 page one .1 head
line that stated. “1'11yette teachers miss
school at twrce national .11ei.1g1‘ "

Wow? lwicc the n1itr11111il.i\cr.igel

lhat is 11 hat the headline said. .11111 I
presume it's a tact 11111 let‘s read 11 bit
further into the story It seems that the
national 111erage is only about 111e
absences per year. a remarkabh 11111
111erage. lri l‘ayctte(‘otint\ the .ibsen-
tee rate is‘) (1d111sa year. 11 hich ligtir'es
11111 to 9.1 absences 11 11.11 1:111111 some
ll<1ltl teachers

l’llt'lllL‘r examination ie\c.i|s 111.11
those absences Inc‘llltle‘s11‘1111'\s.1'1111‘1'
gencies 11nd personal reasons 111111 11
includes days 1111 tor jury duty and pro-
1essional seminars ()1 the latter care
gory. the administration encourages
and appro1es siicb absences

.ltiry duty is a core 111111 and legal
obligation and it will get 11111 111 rail or
at least fined 11 you ignore it

1*mergenctes can happen 111.111111iie
and include a wide range 111 things siich
as floods. fire and pestilence

State law pio1ides tor tip 111 three
personal days despite the lact that
home (‘11tinty limitsthosed111s1111 111
one

linally. who can deny 1111.11ppeiidi~

citis. cancer and the other ills of man~
kind leachers in 1ery intimate
contact 1111b hordes 111 children each of
whom stitters an inordinate numberof
.i1tlietions. inherit these diseases.

\1111. despite all 111 these \ery'
obtious. highly reaonable reasons for
absences. Superintendent (iuy Potts

the source 111 the leader story
regards the rate as high. Says Potts.
that paragon 111 diplomacy and tact:
”\\ hen you take a\erages that show an
e\tremely high rate. it generally shows
abuse 1111 the school system‘s paid-
le111e policy) by a relatively small
number of teachers." Please note the
emphasis

 

positive .
negative

 

Potts goes on to whine. “The figures
may be high. btit it‘s awfully easy to
take le111es under state law."

leachers misread that article. Potts
misrepresented the situation. The
[em/er exaggerated the situation by
r1iisanaly/ing it and the sensationalil~
irig it 111 the headline.

111 the teachers. the headline was a
blanket indictment ofthe faithful mul-
tittide. 111111. through de111tion 111
children and duty. neyer or seldom
t1tlse days 1111. lhose who have
unblemished records. 111 who. in good
conscience. know that they are not
.11111111gtltcabl1scrs should feel no sense
.11 shame nor share the blame.

hirther. 11 they had read the story
11111111etghedthe statements they could
haye and should haye passed the story
b1. or at least recogni/ed that Potts
had made another rash statement.

l)r Potts. the Commonwealth's
second highest paid ser1ant. should
r'ecogiti/e that the 564.1101) it costs
.111111111111 111 pro1ide the legal and well—
desei1ed days 1111 lot the earlier des~
cubed reasons. is just part 111 the cost
111 doriig business with 1c||11w human
beings and 11111: belly-aching about
it 1 tirther. it he knows of abuses let
111111 deal with those abuses on an indi~
111111.11 basis I am certain there is legal
ie1otirse and redress

*

\\ e l1.1\e been speaking 111 bias. prej-
1id1ee and .1 person‘s ability to read.
\111111‘ years ago. bc111rc most 111 the
1iirteiit student body was born. there
was .1 notorious senator from Wiscon-
s111..t “111111 War 11 tighter pilot. who
all by himsell attempted to fight the
menace 111 communism.

llis methods. s11 destous that his

name now is recorded in dictionaries
under McCarthyism. brought him into
national disrepute and finally to cen-
sure by his fcllow senators. lhe dic-
tionary defines McCarthyism as “the
practice of making accusations ofdis-
loyalty. esp. 11f pro-Communist activ-
itv. otten unsupported or based on
unsupported e1idence."

Now it so happened that during the
height 111 the storm that raged around
Senator McCarthy the managing edi-
t11r111 a small daily newspaper in Loui-
siana complained to The Associated
Press that the AP news stories were
biased and slanted in favor of
McCarthy.

At about the same time the manag-
ing editor 111 a small paper in Wiscon-
sin complained to The Associated
Press that the news stories about
Mcl‘arthy were slanted and biased
against McCarthy.

That should. on the face of it. been
ample evidence that the AP was on the
straight and narrow. Nevertheless. the
task of weighing the evidence was
turned over to the AP‘s powerful Man-
aging Editors Association. Those guys
dug up every word written and filed
over AP wires for the better part ofa
year and then at its annual meeting in
Atlanta reported that the report was in
fine balance on