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PAGE 2—THE CAMPUS CHAT
Thursday, July 24, 1969
The Campus Chat
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Moon Walk Solves Little
Earth Trouble
Still Present
Man has now walked on the moon. Aitronouts
Neil ArmstronR. Edwin (Buzz) Aldrin and Michael
Collins have proved that man can control his en-
vironment in space and that man can work together
in conquering the moon. But what about man on the
earth? When will he learn to work together with
his fellow man?
Many persons interviewed by newsmen said that
the landing on the moon was the greatest accom-
plishment since the beginning of time. President
Nixon told Aldrin and Armstrong. "For one price-
less moment in the whole history of man all of the
people on this earth are truly one."
These persons are wrong. The greatest accom-
plishment of man has not been reached. Man has
not learned to live or work together in peace on this
planet.
From the beginning of time man has struck out
against his neighbor, and nations have warred
against other nations. Man has never work together
for a very long period.
If, as the President said, man is "one." are the
U. S. troops and the National Liberation Front,
Israelis and Arabs, or the countries of El Salvador
and Honduras rushing forward to great one another
with open arms—or just rushing with arms?
One senator said recently that the money spent
on the space program could be used to feed the poor
people of the United States. The United States could
do both if troops were brought home and the United
States involvement in that costly war were termi-
nated, The cost of keeping troops and supplies in a
country halfway around the world far outweighs the
cost of the U. S. space program. The arms race is
costing much of the taxpayer's hard earned money.
Yet people would rather spend money on something
that hopefully will never be used than something
that is needed now.
The lunar landing is indeed an outstanding trib-
ute to the technical skill of the United States in-
dustry and personnel. But an even more outstanding
feat would be to stop warfare and to make jobs
available for evary person in this country.
Many people say that a "new day" has come with
the landing. In space exploration there has been,
but for the earthbound man time goes on the same.
There is no new day for man on earth. He will con-
tinue to fight and pilfer.
But we can hope that the words etched on the
stainless steel plaque left behind on the moon will
also apply to the earth.
. . . We came in peace for all mankind."
Amen. —Terry Kelly
Size Makes Perfect
Denton Ideal
For Students
Sure, Denton is probably the worst middle-size
town in which to locate two universities. Yes, the
town lacks a good atmospheric restaurant. The
town's business area has been accused of some dis-
crimination against students with long hair. The
town has been accused of discrimination against
blacks in some housing areas.
And of course. Denton benefits greatly from our
dollars and cents. The town could rake in more
money if more entertainments were available to the
lonely students of both universities.
But Denton's size makes the town worth think-
ing about. Denton's crime rate is preferable to Dal-
las's.
Denton should be paradise—except to Dentonites
and commuters. First, if you like booze, good food,
good-atmosphere restaurants or premiere movies,
nightclubs, Six Flags, professional sports, zoos or
other items, then all you have to do is leave Denton,
and in less than one hour you can be satisfied.
Second, if you lived in Dallas, you would certain-
ly tire of staying in Dallas. Who likes to stay put
these days?
Denton is ideal for minors who want booze. After
using your fake IDs in Dallas or Fort Worth you
have a place to return. And look how swift those
two freeway# carry you now. There are a few places
in Oklahoma for a variety in beer hauling.
But most of all, Denton is paradise for lovers.
Lucky lovers, you can go roller skating, swimming,
swinging (in wooden swings) and walking. There
are the drive-in movies. What more can you lovers
ask for—except for more love?
Men, Maple Street Dorm is loaded with women.
Women, the fall semester will bring more men. Den-
tonites and commuters, the rest of us feel pity for
your plight. Denton is not all bad. —Worth Wren
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Star Stationery
Among the many astrology products available in area
stores are those pictured above. They include stationery,
decals, address books and astrology books. There are also
cups and jewelry depicting each of the xodiac signs. Star
gazing is becoming the fastest growing pastime since
fortune telling and crystal ball gazing.
Zodiac Business Booming,
Star Reading Increasing
By NANCY BURNETT
Chat Staff Writer
The song says "This is the dawning of
the age of Aquarius"—but that doesn't
mean that Gemini . . . and Aries . . .
and Libra . . . and all the other signs of
the zodiac are in decline.
Indeed, the astrology business has
hitched its wagon to a shooting star.
What's the zodiac? That question could
come only from someone who had spent
the past year or two in a cave. Astrology
is back with a boom, both in sales of
zodiac-oriented objects and products and
interest from the public—including uni-
versity students.
THE WORD "ZODIAC" comes from a
Greek word meaning "circle of animals."
The animals were seen in the skies by
the Babylonians, thousands of years be-
fore Christ, as star constellations. Five
planets visible to the naked eye—Mars,
Venus, Mercury, Saturn and Jupiter-
seemed to pass through these 12 constel-
lations at different times of the calendar
year, and these eventually became the
12 "signs" that all people are bom under.
But the name "zodiac" is even contra-
dictory, because not all the signs repre-
sented in the zodiac are animal figures
Some are human, like Gemini (the
twirs), Aquarius (the water carrier)
and Virgo (the virgin).
The ancient Romans became fascinated
with astrology just before the fall of
that empire, and astrologers were con-
sulted for tips on "sure things" at the
chariot races. English astrologers pre-
dicted the horrible fire and plague that
almost wiped out London in the 17th
century.
MORE RECENTLY, Adolf Hitler re-
portedly never made an invasion during
World War II without consulting his
astrologer. Several months before his
assassination in 1963, many serious star-
gazers predicted that November would
be a disastrous month for John F. Ken-
nedy because of an alignment of planets
in his horoscope which has always fore-
told the deposition or death of a ruler.
As with everything else nowadays, the
current passion for astrology has fallen
prey to commercialism. The evidence is
everywhere—in drinking glasses, pins,
bracelets, coffee mugs, post cards, mat-
ches, felt pennants extolling virtues of
persons born under each sign ("I'm Leo
—I'm Bossy"; "I'm Scorpio—I'm Mum.")
and colorful posters,
However, the hottest astrology items
have to be the myriad books, both hard-
bound and paperback, expensive and
cheap, that are being published on the
subject.
DURING A VISIT to a local store
that handles a large line of zodiac items,
the Chat found, for example, "Linda
Goodman's Sun Signs," which shows the
reader how to determine which sign a
person was born under simply by recog-
nizing certain characteristics in him.
Miss Goodman maintains that "Astrolo-
gers know that a person born under a
given sun sign . . . has specific traits
that make both his desires and actions
predictable." She promises that anyone
who reads her book will have 80 percent
accuracy in guessing the birth signs of
anyone.
Mrs. Richard Pearce, a clerk at Voert-
man's, said that the most popular astrol-
ogy paperback seems to be "Write Your
Own Horoscope," which provides astro-
logical charts with which to determine
one's own forecasts for each day in the
year. The book, by Joseph F. Gooda-
vage, says in its preface, quoting an
article in True magazine: "Most scien-
tists still call astrology a fake, and char-
latans still use it to gull the credible.
But evidence from space indicates the
stars do affect our weather and may
guide our fortunes and our lives."
Still another paperback is titled "Your
Baby's First Horoscope," It suggests the
best names for babies iiorn under each
sign, as well as the prescribed birth-
stones, flowers and colors. It also lists
famous people born under each sign —
presumably to provide eager parents with
a successful example for Junior to fol-
low.
BUT THE MOST popular books are
probably the little ones, each devoted to
one's own personal sign, which give the
horoscopes for each day in each month
of the year. They usually sell for 50
cents apiece, and one interesting fact
about them is that "people born under
certain signs don't buy these books," as
Mrs. Pearce puts it
In Voertman's stock, the only books
that were completely sold out were for
Gemini, Leo, Virgo and Libra. The other
eight were still available; Capricorn and
Pisces seemed to be moving especially
slowly.
Besides commercialism, another kind of
exploitation that every fad cannot escape
is speculation as to why it is a fad. The
experts and amateurs alike have had a
field day with astrology.
One answer is provided by Louis Mc-
Neice, in his book called simply "Astrol-
ogy." "All the world seems to love a
fortune teller," he states, "which (since
most people equate astrology with pre-
diction), explains much of astrology's
popularity."
THE SEARCH for a "why" attracts
the doom prophets, too. They see the
American preoccupation with the stars
and draw a parallel between the nation's
supposed moral decay, remembering that
people in many once-great nations about
to fall turned to the stars in its last days.
Don't forget those hot tips on the char-
iot races back in the Rome of 100 B.C.,
they admonish.
Dr Merl Bonney of the NTSU psychol-
ogy faculty agrees with this point of
view to a certain extent. He sees the
rise of astrology's popularity in direct
proportion to the decline of such authori-
tarian strongholds as the churc , the
school and the family. "People are bas-
ically insecure and need an authoritarian
source of guidance," he maintains. "They
lack self-confidence because they have
grown up in a culture where there has
been very little emphasis on their self-
directive capacity."
Dr. Bonney attributes the fall of the
church, school and family as influences
to the new permissiveness and emphasis
on individuality. However, he says, "A
lot of people still need direction, because
life has become increasingly complex,
there are more decisions to make, and
life is so uncertain So why not turn to
the stars? They arc unquestioned, they
have a certain amount of sophistication
and glamour, and they are respectable
because astrology is everywhere- on the
radio, in the newspapers, everywhere."
HE ALSO acknowledges several lesser
reasons for astrology's popularity—it is
a bizarre source of entertainment; it's
something to talk about, and it is follow-
ed by a lot of people simply because their
friends do, giving a sense of belonging.
However, Dr. Bonney feels that some
people really do believe in astrology.
He discounts the theory that it gives
some people a sense of identity —-quite the
opposite, in fact. As many people as
there are, he says it would be easy to
find someone born under one's same
sign, thus destroying the individuality
angle
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Edwina Salaun
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From Columbus To Apollo,
America Continues Search«
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Well, we finally made it to the moon. It is not made of
green cheese and as far as we know there are no men living
on the moon. Not yet, anyway, The landing was reality and
not a dream or a science fiction movie, although it did look
an awful lot like some of the recent space shows.
IT TOOK many years and many millions of dollars but
we finally reached the first goal in the space program. Now
it is up to the scientists to tell us what thr- rocks the astro-
nants are bringing back are made of, and what good they
may possibly do us, if any, The moon holds the answers to
many of the questions that people have been asking for
centuries. Now they may be answered, with time and re-
search.
Maybe the cure to cancer is hidden somewhere on the
moon's surface. May lie not, but the only way to find out is
to look.
The only real way to learn anything is by doing. We
have learned that it is possible for man to reach the moon
and to walk on the lunar surface We learned this by doing
it. It was not easy and there were a lot of mistakes made
in tfcc process. Three astronauts lost their live« in a simu-
lated flight. Before there can be a success, there may be
failure. It was not intentional that the men died. It could
have been prevented, but they knew the risk when they
entered the space program and they were willing to take that
risk.
THEIR DREAM came true as did the dream of people
•11 over the world when the astronaut* landed on the moon.
But, of course there were many who opposed the space
program. These people felt that we were spending too much
money trying to go to the moon and should have been
solving the problems on earth. This is true. There are many
problems in the world; overpopulation and starvation, to
name only two. It is also true that the money could have
been used to feed the starving, but would it have really
solved all of our other problems? No. All the money in the
world could not solve all of the problems facing the United
States.
There were many problems in the world when Columbus
set out to find a new world. Many laughed at him. "You
will never find anything," they said But he did, and am I
ever glad that he did; It was money spent foolishly, hut it
was well worth it in the end, So, too, was the landing on
the moon well worth the effort.
AMERICANS are born explorers. The pioneers crossed
the Rockies because the mountains were there and they
wanted to know what was on the other side. They sought a
new land. So we also are seeking a new land, the moon,
Maybe, in a few years, scientists will he able to make the
moon habitable. That would certainly help in the popula-
tion explosion. Maybe, too, there are chemicals on the
moon that will be the answer to many medical problems.
Then there is always the possibility of moon food,
Maybe we were wrong.
I doubt it. Columbus wasn't wrong about a new world, It
just, wasn't the one he hiid planned.
I.
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This week's question: Many have criticized America's deep
involvement in the space race. What is your opinion?
From Marvin boring
The landing of men on the moon is not a beginning or
end of anything. It is a stepping stone of man's curiosity
and want to know. There have been many events leading to
the landing and many will follow in the future because of
this historic step. We can't stop now what has been happen-
ing for millions of years. Only time will tell us what step-^
ping stone man will aim at next, whether it be in research
of distant space or in new medical research of the human .
body.
Racism
EDITOR'S NOTE: The writer of this letter is one of those
indicted in the case he discusses.
From James Frank Wy man, Afro-American Student Union:
1 am writing this in reference to the shooting incident
on TWU's campus and the resulting decision handed down
by the grand jury. There has obviously been a considerable
amount of displeasure expressed about the fact that the
white men who did the shooting were no-billed and eight
blacks arrested on charges ranging from carrying an illegal
arm to carrying components to make molotov cocktails were
indicted. No one in Denton County can say he was surprised.
This sort of justice is so well entrenched in Americanism
that it is almost redundant. However, I would like to offer
a word of caution to you and your "law and order" hungry
constituency. If you realize it or not — unless there is
justice, freedom and equality in America there will be no
law and order .... there will be no peace. Historically Amer-
ica visualizes a state of tranquility as a good state . . . and
ignores the fact that people are oppressed and exploited.
As long as the oppressed and exploited are silent (or non-
violent) we assume all is well. When the oppressed people
express discontentment in the same voice that the system
expresses oppression (violently i.e.) ... the American
formula is to add force to make them quiet again, Never ts
there a sincere attempt to solve the problem. We either hide
it, ignore it or beat it back to silence.
The quickest way for a political) to win an election today
is advocate broader and larger police measures. The quickest
way he can lose is to mention liberalized social reforms to
solve racial, economic and judicial problems and inequalities.
In short, we are headed toward fascism.
A few cases in point — during the Detroit riot three
blacks were killed in the Algiers Motel by police officers.
A national guardsman, two white prostitutes, and seven
other blacks (all present in the motel) testified that the
police passed the shotgun around, each choosing a 'nigger'...
escorting him to another room and killing him. Yet a "law
and order" hungry law enforcement agency charged only
one of the officers with first degree murder and the all
white "law and order" hungry jury acquitted him. (June 2,
I'.ifil) Newsweek). At all-black South Carolina State last
year police opened fire into a crowd of black demonstrators,
killing three on the spot and wounding 280. Again only one
officer was charged, He testified that he shot in self-de-
fense .... that the blacks charged. Medical and autopsy
reports showed that they were shot in the back. Again a
"law arid order" hungry jury freed the murderer. In Omaha,
Neb., an officer killed a 14-year-old black girl in an attempt
to shoot a burglary suspect. The officer is now free on a
|50() bond.
James Earl Ray was in the penitentiary for six yoars.
Upon being released he drove a new car, killed Martin L.
King, got two passports and a visa, fled to Canada then to
London before being caught and we are going to try only
this one man. Even he may get off. So the TVVU incident haa
proved that Denton too is an All-American city. George
Wallace doesn't want law and order. The law said "integrate
the schools." What he wanted . . what America wants . . .
what Denton County obviously wants is not law and order
but a continuance of right-wing, conservative discriminatory
racism.
Racism and the reactionary evils of racism raises up in
America like a huge poison ivy plant. Instead of grubbing up
the roots, America plants running roses around it to hide it
. . . America clips the leaves hoping that will kill it. Every
time the rose bush blossoms and every time the courts, po-
lice and public paranoia unite to clip the poison ivy leaves
. . . the sap thickens. This cycle is oecuring at an eve/ in-
creasing rate. Unless America decides for once to grub up
the roots . . one day soon the light for the dosire for
freedom from the sun is going to heat that thick sap so hot
until it's going to explode like a gushing Volcano. Then sir,
you will really see a breakdown in law and order. Then his-
tory will prove that what we call riots today will only have
been dress rehearsals. There will be those that will throw
the blame on things from the supreme court to a Communist
plot but you and I will know perfectly well what the cause
will be. You can boast the fact that Denton County Supports
Its Police but remember, Nazi Germany supported Adolf
Hitler.
Justice, freedom and equality breed law and order.
Fascism breeds Anarchy. The Police can continue — drunk,
blind and insensitive by their power — abusing people
confident that anything there is another incident they can
pass out enough M l Us, shotguns, machine guns to loyal gun
bearers to beat it bark to silence. One day that sap is going
to explode and it's going to get all over you, your nice little
town and your big rich country — in that order.
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