Jwsday, december 4, 1980
daily nebraskan
page 5
m to the edlitor
I appreciate your printing my letter to
the editor; however, you published it with
a misprint I would like to correct. Chimp
anzees have 9- percent (not 9 percent) of
human genes. A more exact way of saying
that is that "the average human polypeptide
is more than 99 percent identical to its
chimpanzee counterpart." (King. M.C.and
A.C. Wilson, 1975. Evolution at two levels
in humans and chimpanzees. Science 188:
107-6)
01 course, t lie taxonomy of higher pri
mates is considered clear-cut , and the
differences between the chimps and us are
probably due to gene order. Nonetheless,
t lie question "What is man?" has certainly
not been completely answered by science;
witness recent excitement over teaching
chimps sign language.
Marcia D. Elliott
Editor's note: The misprint in Elliott's
previous letter was a typographical error.
Cards help kids
To quote the refrain of a song popular
in the early months of 1980. there is "so
much trouble in the world." War. political
and social upheaval, sickness, starvation
the list is as endless as it is disheartening. It
seems that each day brings reports of more
strife, new disasters, and the worsening of
already desperate situations.
Between the lines in this list of suffering
and misfortune, however, there is hope:
hope in the future, hope of a better life for
ourselves and for our neighbors. And hope
is what UNI Cl:F (the' United Nations
Children's Fund) has offered to the world's
children since its inception in 1946 follow
ing the devastation of World War II.
Today, UNICEF operates thousands of
long-term assistance programs, as well as
emergency relief efforts, to benefit needy
children in 110 countries. To make its
many health, educational, and social ser
vices programs possible, the Children's
Fund in part relies on funds raised through
the sales of greeting cards.
A truly international effort, UNICEF's
greeting card program is supported by
citizens from 125 countries; and the cards
themselves reflect the program's internat
ional scope, with designs contributed by
artists and museums from all over the
world.
Most important, proceeds from the sale
of UNICEF greeting cards help overcome
the lack of basic human services that claim
ed the lives of at least 12 million children
in 1979. And that is why I am urging aY.
our citizens to support this vital cause by
calling UNICEF sales coordinator Irma J.
Warta, 476-3527, or write to her: 1130 II
St., Apt, 204, Lincoln, 68508.
UNICEF's new collection meets every
greeting card and correspondence need.
But there is something more important to
consider: the millions of children who
depend on UNICEF to provide life's basic
necessities. With our help, UNICEF will
continue to offer hope to those who have
nowhere else to turn.
Ralph E. Garner
Chairperson. Publicity Committee
Lincoln Chapter 100. United Nations
AssociationUSA
School song reworded
We former Nebraskans in Ohio have
looked hopefully in many of the past few
years to find "an excuse" to go to Miami
over New Year's to watch our team play.
Sadly, our team seems to "choke" each
time in recent years when they get on the
field with archrival Oklahoma.
I thought a tune Tom Osborne could
sing to his team to the tunc of "There is
no Place Like Nebraska" might spur them
along in 1981. The words might go:
There is no team like Nebraska
Tcpt when they meet Okla' U
Where the boys are the roughest
Until they meet the toughest
Of all the Big Eight Conference crew
There is no team like Nebraska
The trip to the Orange they blew
We'll all hope together
That '81 will be better
For dear old Nebraska U.
Perhaps Coach Osborne could negotiate
for 13-minute fourth quarters!
Seriously, best of luck to the team in
the "Consolation Bowl" and for the 1981
season
Akron, Ohio
Robert C. Stell '41
Soviets won't rest
Mark Rupert has done it at last .
Short of moving into the Kremlin, he
has done everything possible this semester
to infiltrate the minds of UNL students
with the ideals of Communism.
Does he think that the red menace does
not exist? Does he think that the power
hungry Soviet war machine will rest a
minute in its quest for world sovereignty?
Even more important, does he think the
Russians will stop at Poland? Or England?
Or Mexico? Or the sandy beaches of Cali
fornia? As that great statesman Ronald
Reagan once said, "The last domino in the
domino theory is the United States."
Rupert's nauseating column has nauseat
ed me all semester as the nauseating voice
of the cushy liberal, sheltered, intellectual
segment of the UNL society -exactly that
segment which has been known to shelter
itself from reality. Joseph McCarthy may
have gone a bit overboard -might have
but he had the right idea.
What further incensed me, and spurred
me to action on this letter, was his
criticism of Sen. Charles Percy for the man
ner in which he dealt with the Soviets.
Doesn't he realize that the only error Percy
made was in not going far enough? Richard
Nixon realized that the only way to deal
with the creeping menace is on its own
terms-sly, underhanded and with no
regard for human life. Percy's mistake was
that he warned the Soviets, instead of
keeping quiet and giving the CIA a chance
to undermine the aggression effort.
Frank Hassler
Syracuse. Neb.
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