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The Chronicle 75th Year, No. 74 Duke University, Durham, North Carolina Thursday, January 17. 1980 0 Chavis leads rights drive By Scott McCartney "The people are looking for leadership. I see the fTlf The Rev. Benjamin F. Chavis, who was paroled by embryonic stages of a new national movement, and I Gov. Hunt and graduated from Duke Divinity School think that I can bring the people together." last month, said yesterday that he is working to Chavis will return to Duke's campus tomorrow rebuild the civil rights movement. morning to visit professors at Duke Divinity School. "I changed my mind and decided to take parole He received his masters in divinity last month. because I thought that I could do more on the outside," Chavis was released two weeks early under an excu- Chavis said yesterday. "But I have spoken to over tive order from Hunt. 20,000 enthusiastic people in three weeks across the "I am acting to permit Rev. Chavis' release on parole country, and I know that I made the right decision." two weeks early because of his excellent record in pri Chavis and nine others were convicted on charges son including achieving straight A's in the ministry stemming from the 1970 fire-bombing of a white- school at Duke University...," the Governor said. owned grocery store in Wilmington, NC. Chavis said since his release support for the Wil The civil rights leader, currently in Washington with mington 10 has been "growing more and accelerating. the United Church of Christ, said that the 4th Circuit If Governor Hunt thought that paroling me would Court of Appeals in Virginia "is seriously considering make the case die, he made a grave mistake." hearing our case. The court has asked my attorney to Several years ago Hunt reduced the sentences of the file a supplementary brief by next week." He specu Wilmington 10 in response to public pressure. Since lated that prospects for a new trial "look good." then Hunt has refused further comment. In addition, 55 congressmen have hired the Wednesday Chavis led a march in St. Louis in sup Washington law firm of Arnold and Porter to file a port of a bill to make the Rev. Martin Luther King, Jr.'s friend of the court brief in support of the Wilmington birthday a national holiday. "Everywhere I go I see a 10 later this month. beautiful grass roots campaign mounting. Poor people The congressmen are being organized by Rep. Don have responded and opened up to me on a personal and Edwards (D-Calif.). "Fifty-five is a significant number sincere level." since there is a real reluctance for members of Con Chavis said that he and C. Eric Lincoln, professor of gress to become involved in a legal matter," said religion at Duke, are working on a Chavis autobio STAFF PHOTO Roberta Haeberle, an aide to Edwards. graphy. In addition, he said that his speeches are Since his Dec. 14 release, Chavis has spoken in New being taped and will be transcribed into a book. "I Rev. Chavis. working to protect civil rights. York, Washington, D.C., San Francisco and St. Louis. can't possibly meet all my speaking requests," he said. Pro-Iranian activist tours college campuses By Rich Goldrosen "It is what the policy med Reza Pahlavi to the "Americans should makers in the U.S. throne. Although the U.S. take a stand and fight side wanted," said Kissinger. denied any role in the by side with Iranians "The great embassy events, Kissinger exhib against United States hoax" was part of a plot ited materials which he imperialism," proclaimed devised by the govern said documented their Clark Kissinger, leader of ment to create the illicit activity. the "Send the Shah necessary support at According to Kissinger, Back/Hands Off Iran home for a U.S. sponsored the U.S. has made L'I'I l*HOTO Delegation," in a speech coup in Iran, he added. Students illustrate their solidarity outside the embassy. "Everyone wants political and economic to get a piece of Uncle Sam's ass," Kissinger remarked. before 100 people last Kissinger claimed that over the past twenty-five night in Hamilton Hall, the U.S. government was years to establish a social on the campus of UNC- cabled by Iranian officials base that would support On academics at Duke Chapel Hill. just prior to their the U.S. backed shah. The Kissinger, along with admittance of the shah. CIA, he said established five other political Theirmessage warned of SAVAK, the shah's secret activists, visited Iran in the ensuing repercus police, which according to ASDU sponsors talks December as friends of the sions. "The government Kissinger was responsible Iranian people and does not care about the for torturing, maiming, By David Wofford sium organizer, said its purpose is to supporters of the embassy welfare of their embassy and killing millions of A student symposium titled "Facing "stimulate the intellectual atmosphere. seizure. Kissinger's officials. They are willing Iranians during the the '80s: Changing Attitudes Toward a It's well recognized that there is alack of delegation is currently to sacrifice them to create shah's rule. Kissinger Duke Education " which is being funded intellectual eiectricity here." visiting college campuses a climate of unity which added that, together, the by ASDU will take place at Duke at the William Griffith, vice president for nationwide, attempting to would support imper shah and the U.S. end of March. student affairs, said, "Many people convey "an understan ialism," proclaimed government destroyed the The organizer of the symposium was think in terms of the classroom as the ding of the Iranian Kissinger. He went on to Iranian economy. Trinity senior Steve Natko, former place where one-does one's intellectual accuse President Carter of revolution, the hostages, Turning his attention chairman of the ASDU Academic bit and outside of it is a kind of refuge. the horror of the shah and "holding the embassy Affairs Committee. Sometimes the classroom isn't com officials hostage." directly to the shah, the United States' role in Kissinger stated, "He is "The reason for the symposium is for pletely intellectual." perpetuating the dictator Kissinger supported his the most hated man in the people to think about their education. Bryan Fair, ASDU president, said, ship," according to a indictments with a brief world. If you took the shah It's easy to pigeonhole yourself here. The "There's much room for improvement. spokesman for the Ad Hoc historical survey of the to Antarctica, the pen symposium is designed for students to When you have people destroying Committee to Support the United States' stake in guins would protest." He become more conscious of different benches and harrassing people at par American Delegation to Iran. claimed that the shah is things," Natko said. ties, it says something." Iran, the UNC group He said that in 1953, presently holding the U.S. The Academic Affairs Committee will The first night of the two-part sympo which sponsored the hostage by threatening to presentation. when the Iranian govern choose three original student papers sium will consist of presentations of ment tried to nationalize tell everything of his concerning an aspect of Duke life: aca their papers by the three students Kissinger, told the its oil fields, the U.S. relationships with the demic, athletic, intellectual, minority chosen, responses from a panel of crowd that the United retaliated because, "they past seven presidential and social. faculty members, and an open discus States was fully aware could not tolerate' the administrations if he is These papers will address the question sion with the community. that bringing the Shah of country of Iran falling tried. This, Kissinger of change: Where has Duke been, where Natko said the committee will try "to Iran to the Unites States into the hands of the says, puts Carter in a bind are we now, and as we face the '80s, pick lively faculty members with an eye would result in an people who live there." for, "he knows be is better where are we going and where ought we towards controversy." outpouring of anger and The CIA coup in 1953 to go?" Natko said. restored Shah Moham the attack on the embassy. Continued on page 6 Grant McGuire, the present sympo Continued on page 6 Page Two The Chronicle Thursday, January 17, 1980 Duke ships nuclear waste to Washington By Scott McCartney ments — is "quite large." we have shifted our emphasis and are looking for both Low-level radioactive waste which had been stored "(Washington Gov.) Dixie Lee Ray lifted the a storage site and an incinerator-type disposal site. We on Duke property as a result of a nation-wide lack of embargo in early December and that has slowed the should have a plan by next month." disposal facilities has been moved to Hanford, Wash., state (of North Carolina) down in its efforts to find a Lindsey disagreed with Kamin, saying that the according to Henry Kamin, professor of biochemistry. solution to the problem. Therefore we think we would state was not slowing down, but rather "looking at the However, Kamin said that Duke officials are study have our own short-term solution available." problem more carefully and trying to find a permanent ing several Duke sites in an effort to create a contin North Carolina hospitals, universities and indus solution. It's certainly not a delay." gency plan for use if another shortage should arise. tries generate 30,000 cubic feet of low-level radioactive Duke has a total of 158 laboratories actively using "We shouldn't be completely dependent on other peo waste each year.