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Ebel and Rader debate lettuce boycott Editor's note: Chronicle staffers• Lucy issue of an institutional boycott—its effects and Heffner, Dan Neuharth and Sally Austen Tom justification. interviewed YM-YWCA co-chairperson Charlie "This institution [Duke] is the largest food Ebel and College Republican President Steve buying organization in the state, and when we ' jointly yesterday afternoon on the lettuce lend our name to the boycott, it definitely has an effect," Ebel said. They sat a bare six feet apart, but were miles "Student freedom has been exploited," Rader apart in ideology. And when it ended, each said, "and I'm not convinced that our boycott predicted victory for his side in tomorrow's has had any effect."- lettuce vote. Educate "We support student freedom, the students' "Duke's purpose is to educate, and Dukel freedom of expression," Rader said. students should have the freedom to express "You've used the student freedom pitch to themselves," said Rader. sell your side of the lettuce issue to the Ebel declared, "My concern is that this campus," Ebel charged. "We support human institution be moraUy responsible." dignity, the right of the farm workers to live on He said for Duke not to support the boycott] more than a day-to-day existence." would be a "clear cut case of institutional; Institutional boycott racism." Countless arguments wore traded on the "I know you don't like the term racism Steve," Ebel continued, ."because I know you] don't understand it." Restaurant At one point Ebel asked if Rader would support a restaurant owner's right not to serve blacks, saying this situation was analagous to Steve Beckner (left) and Dave Nolan, leaders of Rader's proposal for an individual boycott at the anti-boycott movement, show their "real" (Continued on page 5) lettuce. (Photo by Jim Wilson) the Volume 68, Number 89 Durham, North Carolina chronicle Thursday, February 8, 1973 Hobby, UFW organizers plead plight of workers --By Ricky Vinegar anti-lettuce boycott letters colloquium sponsored by paraphrased a recent letter "I don't think Duke to the edit council that the YM-ywCA. appearing in the Chronicle University students are so appeared in the Chronicle Tomas Padilla, a saying that lettuce pickers gullible as to believe this in recent weeks, Mexican-American lettuce earned $10,000 a year, type of trash," Wilbur Hobby and two United picker from Detana, why would he live in these . Hobby, president of the Farm Workers (UFW) California, emphasized filthy conditions?" he The Institute for Non-violent Study presented North Carolina AFL-CIO organizers spoke on the what he termed the asked. salads without iceberg lettuce yesterday. (Photo said last night. Hobby was lettuce boycott in Gray "disgusting" working "We work on a by Jim Wilson) speaking in reference to Building as part of a conditions facing piece-rate, making about non-unionized lettuce one and a half cents a head workers in his state. [of lettuce]," said Padilla. Owner flees "There used to be no "The most we usually get rest wooms and we had to is $4,500 a year, and even bring our own water. If the that's a lot," he added. supervisor didn't like us, he Padilla accused the Termpaper service closes simply tired us and we'd have to go to another labor California lettuce erowers of perpetrating the By Martha Elson advertising theses, dissertations, term papers, etc. camp, ' he said. "misfortune" of the Early last December, the American Violation of the law constitutes a misdemeanor Unsanitary pickers. He mentioned an Copyrighting and Publishing Associates, one of and is punishable by a fine of up to $500, or up Padilla said that incident where, he said, he the newly founded termpaper writing services, to six months in jail or both. unsanitary conditions had and a field full of his disappeared from Durham as suddenly as it The American Copyrighting and Publishing led to widespread sickness fellow workers had been appeared last September. Association advertises itself as a "complete sprayed with insecticide by among workers and the a crop duster. After being notified that his business was education research service: including term paper general lack of medical operating in probable violation of a North research, thesis research, resumes, new product facilities at times made the "The pilot had to have seen us," said Padilla. "A Carolina statute prohibiting such services, the advertising, reports, book reviews, etc." problem critical. lot of us developed rashes • owner packed up and left town before any (ContinuedonjpageS) Smiling, Padil and some got eye formal charges were filed against him according infections and digestive to Tony Branson, Durham county solicitor. problems." In a Chronicle interview last fall with Brad History Thompson, the owner of the term paper service, Mike Heisley, a UEW Thompson said if he met with any legal organizer from Austin, difficulties, he "would not bother wasting Texas, cited the history of the lettuce boycott, saying money in fighting the case. I'd go to another that the growers entered state or start another business," he said. into "sweetheart contracts" In an interview Tuesday, Brannon said the with the Teamsters Union service came to the attention of the attorney at the expense of the general's office in Raleigh by way of an lettuce pickers. advertisement run in one of the local . '' Last month the newspapers. The attorney general proceeded to California Supreme Court confirmed that it was the call Brannon about the matter since the service growers that approached was located in Durham County. the Teamsters," said Statute Heisley. "The growers Brannon said he telephoned Thompson and wanted these 'back door" •Bad to him North Carolina statute No. 14-118.2 contracts in order to avoid the added cost of the Passed by the 1971 state legislature. UFW," he added. The statute makes it unlawful for any one to ('assist, or attempt to assist, any student in "Unfortunately," said [obtaining academic credit by fraudulent means. Wilbur Hobby (left) confers with Tomas Padilla, a lettuce picker. (Photo by Heisley, "the money that £ Such assistance includes preparing, offering or Gary Reimer) (Continued on page 2) PageTwo The Chronicle Thursday, February 8 »73 SPECTRUM TODAY OUTING CLUB: Meeting at NEED HELF with that Two Library Miniclaases on C H L D R E N Deadline for th. ..a 8 p.m. in Zener. Elections, ANTHROPOLOGY paper? Friday: Sources of information RECREATION. Voluni •' ">. ONE nS "•" The Duke University CHESS movies, and semester planning. Come to Reference Librarian in SOCIOLOGY will be offered needed to open Friend's Center TOURNAMENT]L iS., j»l CLUB will meet Thurs., Feb. S If you intend to be active this Daphne Earl's LIBRARY. by Reference Librarian Daphne for after-school children's at 7 in room 311 Soc. Sci.spring , be there. MINI-CLASS on Thursday at 4 Earl at 4 p.m. in 212 (UGL) recreation. Phone for further Building. Anyone interested in pjn. in Perkins 212 <UGL>. Perkins. At 7 p.m. come to details. Shirley Hanks x2049. Perkins 025 for a session of chess is invited to attend. OPEN INTEGRAL HATHA She will talk about sources of Cmt«, 9.30-12VJJ r, ""< YOGA: Taught by students of information in the Duke how to find information in FREE MOVIE: "And Swami Satchidananda. 7:30 libraries. *,- GOVERNMENT Should We Die," sponsored by ot«..cb «, »lJto.i BAHAMAS SAILING TRIP: p.m. every Thursday at Omega PUBLICATIONS. the L.D.S. Institute. Sat., Feb. M mmi meeting, Thursday, 7 p.m., House. Bring blanket. Donation JOE COLLEGE, 10 at 8 pjn. In Zener Aud. n.ed help i0.rii"-"'l February S, 230 Divinity. All S1.00. COMMITTEE. There wiU be a (130 Soc-Psych Bldg.) tmck-tw to b. K! ' "' interested may come. (Fox meeting at 6:30 Thursday, Feb. GENERAL those paid, next meeting 8 in 106 Flowers. BOG, s le i tive February 28) On Saturdays and Sundays SOUTHERN AFRICA the STUDENT ACTIVITIES ndepe ill hold WOMEN'S ALLIANCE; interviews for all perspective COMMITTEE: Meeting today Members of the new Durham BUILDING will be open untfl PERFORMING ARTS: for aU those interested at 5:30 9 p.m. The equipment room in freshmen Feb. 8-12. Sign up Women's Health Collective will for a ten minute interview on FELLOWSHIPS S™';. J There will be a very important in room 101 Union. Discussion be speaking at the Women's Card Gym closes at 5 p.m. Lib.rla and Nie.*.', ' of aim and programs of the the bulletin board across from meeting of the Performing Arts Alliance meeting this Thursday People dressing in Card please JOM.M D.m ^ «f Committee Thurs. at 6:30 ht committee, which is concerned leave Student Activities by the commons room. Questions inMMdtatdy <214 GG7j«& Feb. 8 in Fred Theater. AU see Jim Avent. 201 Flowers. The meeting win with the liberation movements interested women welcome. 4:30 p.m. on Saturdays and eoneern tbe upcoming of the Third World. Sundays. - engagement of Alexis PERSONAL ENCOUNTER Weissenberg as wen as the CHAPEL CONCERT GROUPS: It is not too late to scheduling of events for next SERIES presents Benjamin get into an Encounter Group. SUMMER JOBS sea si All • Id DUCC is looking for four TOMORROW Smith, organist, in concert, But immediate response to members are urged i attend. representatives for the Feb. 11, 1973 at 4 p.m. in the necessary. For information and Guys & Gals needed for „.,„„ CHAPEL WORSHIP THE MAJOR STEP Duke Chapel. Works performed interview) contact David .employment at National pub "A Trip to Nowhere," an COMMITTEE (to determine IN SOCIAL SCIENCES win be by Becker, Grescobaldi, May—Tel.