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Gerald Ford seems to be stuck in a rut, winning
only part of the support wherever he goes, .
First it was against Jimmy Carter, Now, some
NU officials were displeased with Ford's visit to
campus last week, '
Generally the complaint seems to be that
Ford's visit provided little insight into the
Presidency,
Some officials were pleased. As Harry flaynie,
NU Foundation president, noted, "the classroom
is not the place for major political addresses
But we can sympathize with those who com
plained about the visit. The problems were time
and format.
As we noted before the visit, too few students
had the chance to hear and question Ford, There
was too little time allowed for interaction, .
Ford spent much of his time here going
through the obligatory formalities-a speech here
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and there, dinners and meeting people. During
what time he had for questions, good were mixed
with bad.
We heard one complaint that he did not satis-,
factorily answer a question about the 18-year-old
Yote and why more young people weren't voting.
Someone should have remembered; Ford's a
politician, not a political scientist,
It would have been more interesting, for ex
ample, if he had been given time to discuss the
hours and days of the Mayaguez, incident.
We can't agree that Ford's visit was a waste.
But his possible visit next spring will be if he
cannot spend more time on campus,
And, now that he has had dinner with officials,
maybe he can spend a few nights eating in
residence halls and fraternities or sororities.
We welcome a spring visit from Ford and hope
that next time; he has more time,
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Once again our administration shows its lack of
concern for students.
As if increasing parking and student fees aren't enough,
administrators have adroitly planned the due date for tu
ition payments exactly two days before the closing of the
third quarter after which bank savings interest is com
puted, The budget-minded student seems continually
thwarted in attempts to make ends meet, and those
running the university frequently indicate they could care
less whether or not the student does.
Stephen Bruce
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Canal politics
In reply to Don Orton's Qettet to the editor, Sept.
23), I would like to clear up certain points.
First, Gen; Torrijos has helped the people of Panama
solve the crisis of identity,
This crisis of political development appears in develop
ing societies. It revolves around the problem of achieving
a common sense of identification. The sense of belong
ing is extremely important in any society,
Nationalism is often used to create cohesiveness among
people in a nation, and Gen. Torrijos has used it well.
I agree that Hitler and Mussolini created nationalistic
fervor to rally their people, but so did Gen. (George)
Washington.
Second, Latin America is solidly behind the treaty.
Heads of State and foreign ministers met in Washington to
pive Panama unanimous sunnort in the treatv. Mexico, for
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one, complained that the neutrality pact allowing the
United States to intervene in Panama after the year 2000
was a violation of Panamanian sovereignty.
; Third, Chile and Nicaragua do not depend 80 per cent
to 90 per cent on the canal for survival. I would urge
Orton to verify the gross national product as well as other
statements.
' T mav add nur pnvernment intends to Ween the rnnal
open to all nations at all times after the year 2000 as
snerifiert in the treatv fand the United Stntec miarfintAoa
this intention.)
Finally, Panama and the United States are friends. We
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the American people and government with great respect
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Panamians always have and always will welcome Amer
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in Panama, Once that is ended, our relations will te even
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v . Jaime E. Figueroa
Warning, fans i Too much tube fime
and you'll never score another TD
Watching football on television causes sexual im
potency in the human male, according to an eminent
researcher in the field.
Dr. Homer T. Pettibone, D.V.M., reported that a
study of 1,342 American men who watched a "moder
ate amount" of football last weekend showed that
94.2 per cent suffered "severe, if not total diminution
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- He defined a "moderate amount" as eight to twelve
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Dr. Pettibone blamed several factors for the results.
Some of the subjects (6.4 per cent) were too emo
tionally exhausted, he said, to be interested In sex.
Another 12.3 per cent, after staring all that time at
the twirling figures on a gl3SJ screen while consuming
vast quantities of beer, 'entered a catatonic state.
But the vast majority (813 per cent) were emascu
lated, he said, by guilt.
"Take your average subject," Dr. Pettibone said
grimly. "He deserts his wife and childen to sit in front
of his television set for hours on end, accomplishing
absolutely nothing, totally mesmerized by the sight of
grown men throwing their arms around each other,
patting each other on the buttocks and piling on.
"Is it any wonder that Ms feelings of self worth are
utterly destroyed, that he is filled with self loathing,
and that the very thought of romance subconsciously
engenders only distaste?"
Fortunately, Dr, Pettibone believes this condition
can be cured by an understanding wife, He cautions,
however, against a too direct approach, citing the case
of Helen M , who, three months into last season,
entered the living room in a black negligee one Mon
day night and suggested half time ceremonies.
"It's third and three on the four and shut up,"
explained her husband, Fred. Undaunted, Helen
changed into a football uniform in hopes of piquing Ms
interest. But, as luck would have it, she chose the
silver-and-black jersey of the hated Oakland Raiders a
and subsequently won an uncontested divorce on"
: charges of unnecessary roughness.
A more constructive example, Dr. Pettibone says, is
that of Bert II, whose loyal wife, Cora, had brought
him two martinis during every game last season. By
the time of the Super Bowl, Bert had constructed an
eight-foot replica of the Eiffel Tower out of the tooth
picks. v
Bolstered by a sense of accomplishment, he took
her in Ms arms after the final replay. Unhappily, he
1 had forgotten her name and In the ensuing altercation
both the replica and their marriage wtre demolished.
Bert and Cora, however, have "shown the way,"
says Dr, Pettibone, It is up to every wife, he says, to
interest her husband in a rewarding hobby he can
undertake on his lap-such as knitting, tatting, needle
point or Spanish lacework.
Under no circumstances, he warns, should she force
him to give up watching football on television. Men
who do not watch football on television, he explained,
are considered by our society to be unmanly.
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