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W$t Uufee Cfjromtle Volume 64, Number 64 Duke University, Durham, N.C. Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1968 X-mas amnesty asked for draft dodgers By Richard Smurthwaite A moral concern you to declare a Christmas amnesty The cabinet of the YMCA today In urging the president to take on your last Christmas in the White passed unanimously a resolution to such actions, the letter claims, House." write a letter to President Johnson, "Their (those refusing induction) asking that he declare a Christmas offense arose not from hostility to While the suggested resolution amnesty for those who have gone their country, but from a moral was being discussed, several fact.' to jail or fled the country in order concern about the war in Vietnam were mentioned concerning the to evade the draft. , or about consrciption itself." number of American men of draft Reed Kramer, president of the The letter cites examples of age who have refused or resisted YMCA, joined with the cabinet in times when other presidents induction: at the present time, 729 urging support for this resolution, granted amnesty to those who had men are serving sentences for saying, "We feel that we have a taken up arms against the United Selective Service violations—this responsibility in our position, to States—a crime, the letter points was thought to be a low estimate: write this letter, we being young out, of which those refusing 120 are living in Sweden, and men of draft age." He suggested induction are not guilty. After 15,000 in Canada, to escape the that other campus organizations mentioning the acts of amnesty draft, protected by thost write similar letters calling for pronounced by Washington, governments' lack of conscription amnesty. Adams, and Jackson, the resolution measures. 1200 other men are The letter was written in quoted Lincoln's "moral basis for subject to induction for selective response to a national campaign granting amnesties (to those service violations at the present Yep! It's the flu! calling for such a petitioning of the fighting on the Confederate time. president. Forces)": "With malice towards Resistance in service none, and charity for all." The information discussed also The spirit of charity told of rising resistance within the "In this spirit," the letter says in armed services of men reluctant to Flu epidemic hits Durham closing, "we respectfully petition fight the war in Vietnam. The Duke University Athletic Association was robbed By Andrew Parker for the symptoms. These include Vaccine is being produced as fast sometime last Saturday evening. The robbery was discovered Staff reporter the common cold, sore throat, as possible by drug companies early Sunday morning. The Hong Kong flu "definitely muscle aches and pains, nausea, throughout the nation. As of Red Lewis, business manager of the Association, said the had reached proportions of an vomiting, and fever. Monday, five and one half million thief broke through a window in the manager's office. He epidemic," stated Dr. Lincoln J. doses had been prepared and opened the vault with an acetylene torch and emptied it of an Bynum, medical resident at Duke distributed. The production target Reports circulated by UPI ! undisclosed sum. Durham police are in the process of Hospital, last night. claiming the flu epidemic was has been announced as 19 /2 million investigating the crime. He cautioned this was not responsible for 700 deaths across doses. This target is due to a anything to panic about, though, as the nation was dismissed as "totally limitation on the number of fertile the situation is similiar throughout erroneous" by Dr. John Dagdy, eggs available to the drug firms. the nation. The peak of the disease Deputy Chief of the Communicable is expected to hit in mid-January. Disease Center in Atlanta He noted The vaccine is being sold to The cycle for the flu varies between that the rise in the rate of deaths hospitals on the open market and at seven and fourteen days, with bed attributable to influenza were only a profit as all drugs are. As the confinement usually necessary for slightly higher than is normal for vaccine is quite limited, three or four days. this time of year. Approximately innoculations will be given to old There is no specific treatment 10 to 15 percent of the population people, those with chronic heart for the flu, but one can be treated should contract the disease. disease and young children with high risk diseases. The epidemic originated in Hong Kong early in the summer. A culture of the virus was sent to the The Times inside Communicable Disease Center in July and they did research, coming Prominent Brazilians imprisoned as government suppresses criticism out with the vaccine which is now being distributed. The virus hit in by force. Page 5 Colorado in the beginning of French economy slowly stabalizing as reserves increase. Page 4 December and has spread in a Supreme Court upholds law restricting draftees right to challenge random fashion across the country. draft board decisions. Page 5 Nixon reappoints Hoover, Helms to head FBI, CIA. The South has not been as hard Ky answers sharply to Clifford's charge that the SiSiagon delegation hit as other areas, but it is destined is "quibbling." Page 3 to spread here in due time. Dagdy U.S. releases seven North Vietnamese prisoners of war in "action of predicted the virus will have run goodwill." Page 4 itself out by early February, since these viruses usually last about three months. It is now Hanukah, "the festival of lights.' New Board of Trustees more liberal By Alan Ray assistant to President Knight. But it chairman, Dr. Knight, George is another question. Now they have Upchurch may become the swing Editor may have a significant impact on Allen, and perhaps Walter a more forceful minority of the man. And Amos Kearns, owner of The University last week the University's future course. Upchurch as a moderate minority executive committee behind them. Crown Hosiery Mills, Thomas acknowledged an important change The trustees at their last meeting on the executive committee, if any And since the executive committee Perkins, head of the Duki placed the provost and the vice sticky social issues come up. handles most of the University's Endowment, Clifford Perry, a vice president for business and finance The effect of this change, business between quarterly full president of Hanes, Henry Rauch, News Analysis on the executive committee. This however, as well as that of Wade's Board meetings, they have a head of Burlington Industries, increases the moderate-liberal election, is that more controversial stronger lever with which to Wright Tisdale, a vice president of faction on the committee, since issues are likely to be brought up operate. Ford Motor Co., and Fred Von in the power structure of the Board both Marcus Hobbs, the new before the Board. However, the Old Guard still Canon form the right flank. of Trustees' executive committee. provost, and Charles Huestis lean to Both Wade and Dr. Knight are controls the committee. There were Such incidents as these make it They buried it in an the left. concerned that the University be a 10 men on the executive increasingly evident that the Board announcement of Barnes They will most likely join with more critical institution. How much committee. Now there are 12. Of of Trustees is shifting in scope to Woodhall's appointment as special Charles Wade, the new Board and how far they are prepared to go that 12, only 5 lean to the left. the left, even if ever so slightly. Page Two The Duke Chronicle Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1968 Marketing at IBM "You help company presidents solve their information handling problems." "It's a lot of responsibility. And if you need help, you always get it," says Earl Andrews. "Because your success is the company's success." Earl earned his B.A. in Political Science in 1967. Today, he's a Marketing Repre­ sentative with IBM, involved in the planning, selling and installation of data processing systems. Earl joined IBM because he felt the career paths were very clearly marked. "You don't have to be a technical genius to fit the job. You get the training. Then on-the-job experience. Before you know it, you're out onyourown." Works with top management Earl works mainly with small companies- distribution houses, manufacturers, printers, warehouses, electrical supply houses and similar organizations. "I deal with top management," he says. "It gives me a lot of satisfaction to realize that I'm trained to know what this president or that vice-president is trying to learn. I help him solve his information handling problems." Earl's experience isn't unusual at IBM. There are many marketing and sales repre­ sentatives who could tell you similar experiences. And they have many kinds of academic backgrounds: business, engi- neering: liberal arts, science. They not only market data processing equip­ ment as Earl does, but also IBM office products and information records systems. Many of the more technically inclined are data processing Systems Engineers. Check with your placement office If you're interested in marketing at IBM, ask your placement office for more information. , Or send a resume or letter to Charles Cammack, IBM Corp., Dept. C, 1447 Peachtree St., N.E., Room 810, Atlanta, Ga. 30309. We'd like to hear from you even if you're headed for graduate school or military service. An Equal Opportunity Employer IBM Tuesday, Dec. 17, 1968 The Duke Chronicle Page Three Ky blasts Clifford as U.S., Saigon clash By Paul Hofmann afterward that "we had a good people in America," together with (C) 1968 N.

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