1972_03 The Daily Collegian March 1972

              Bombing raids: from bel
The reunite of toe U.9. Mr war of 1944-44 are
IgJfaxeuaBBSawg
. II eootalos asoreexpeota*^ powder, git-lag the
agxxsawxra a velocity of 1100 meters per second,
spprotaaroxety that of a boUet.
Ths aaw boexh esesse wounds which are harder
ta treat toss srs tfaoae ot tos older osspuo. As tos
swi-geoo M toe Tbxoh Boo Hossdtal nexated ota to
axs, ths ssaiMsr woonds srs forger aod are ttks
cxueed by  the pellets
had a woeod Ave or sis li
ap, it appear iS ta hove been at Isxurt aa la
Daegdta oxe doet recti ve power of the new i
Throughout has history M tka war. toa U.9.
ho* always tried ta compensate for Ita fMlere ta
wta la South vistnsm by bombiag the North ta ths
baps IBM by BBBsswtog to* people of tos isorto. It
eeosd sssiahau it is go tos ttlsari ot fores© to tos
rsst of IndeeMos.
Tina policy, bow taring revived by Nixon, has
Bsvor worked. As toe New York Tim** pototod
oot oa January I, 1979, after the December raids.
•The Admltaetrattan's apparent folth in the ability
M air  power  to  restore  the eroding boJsnco of
power oo ths ground ta beyond compr Max
Ths Piotogeo Papers clearly revealed widespread
MasllaMiiBOHiil with the effectiveness of tho bomb-
tag rawpBtga that was carried out against the North
ta toe Jbbbsob years."
Is Bta Wsr Crimss Masssxa ta HaoM, I *aw
rBBoaitlss  snxong ths d
shown,   for   exsmi
pillow oewB tagsth
through surgery.
Lib© all sawj-psrsoaosl waaaxuss assd by Bta
U.S., tMs sow bomb dropped oo the Thanh Ho©
Hospital sad oearby village* ta DoeeeabertadeMg-
i. It could have little
effect against •mtUtxry" targets.
Is Bact, bs tos Vtstoasxeoe paxatad out to me, the
whole notion of -mlUtary target*" vxoM be obbxb-
Uoned To osk wtiether there srs such targets tn
so sres, for example, implies that If there were,
toe U.S. woeJd have the right ta bomb; toe Viet-
nsoiSBS do oot believe that too U.S. baa the right to
bomb tbtar coentry M ail. Farther more, tooy think
tht* is s msealaglass ibBtksriioa, staca toe U.S.
treats tos whole population, ss weU ss the economic
sod social tanietare et North Vietnam, as a military target
The wsr ta Vietnam Is s peopl**' uar aod ths
rtataiBiMua ot 9*1
long been as Mm ot UA I
Is. record eswcwawasae lesxd Jeot
i started
of North \
to* DRVs «
pasta," and "agrkcMtaral scoo-
Ib 1944, M th* Ume M bxe TM
vs. Bserstsry ot the Air Pores, Dr. Harold
Ive bomtang of North
o to "erode toe win of ths
•xpotang a widsr sre© ot North Vlstoasx
ties a
Our Art Department features
• GRUMBACHER BRUSHES
caarplala aaaortatant*
# UOUITEX ACRYLICS
• PERMANENT PIGMENTS
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Picture framing tool Tremendowx
stock et pre-flnleked sod aoflMahsd
frsaxs stock. Ws hove sxM board,
The Masse** dtaplsy Included all varieties of
U.S. bombs snd recasts, from 3000-pound bombs
(Ta Hoy en, a staff member of the Commission
Sfjolngloort thM they had not yet acquired one of
ths 7.5 ton bombs used by the U.S.); delayed-actlco
bombs which sre triggered by magnetic, seismic.
or timing devices; to phosphorous, napalm, and
thermit* bombs which Inflict terrible burn*. Aod
there were more exottcsUy-named antl-persoanM
weapons ouch as th* dragon-tooth mine, the batter-
fly bomblet, the spider bomb, the gusto aad ptn*-
epple beoxbe, and toe flechette.
'These devices eseee various types of wounds aad
I saw tos victims ot rnany of them The phoephor-
aaa, tor example, burn* at very high temperatures
snd continues to burn on contact with tho Mr even
ofter the victim submerges it in water, causing
very deep wounds; It slso causes s bone disease
so baste the victim's Umbo become greatly de-
torisd. I met s young girl xt the Wor Crimes
Cooamlsslon whose leg wss becoming Increasingly
deformed since toe Ume eh© ass injured nearly
four yesrs ago. All of these antipersonnel weapons send pellets,
splinters or small metal, arrowlike fragments into the victim,
wounds which are very
to treat.
Colonel MM Lam emphasized
that wsr crimes hsve neither
stopped nor decreeaedoadsr Nixon. In fact, Nixon hss increased
bxs brotxUty and criminal nature
of th© wsr. He has used more
bsexb sod xrtlllery tonnage in his
Uirs© years InofUcethanJotatson
B**d ta four years. Of the 13.4
million tons of explosives seed
by the U.S. in Indochina aa ot
lata December 1971, Nixon bad
ased 4.92 million tons. And ss
tos U.S. hss been forced to rely
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sod hecoBSO more concentrated.
Tho aao of aoti-personnel wee-
poos hss BM dec reaped either la
Tact, lo ths 1000 sorties flown
by U.9. bombers during toe five
dayx ot raids la December, the
U.9. dropped »00ofth*n©wantl-
pirsnoesl baths compered with
1909 deexotttton bombs.
While for th* American people
ths wsr may xppssr to be winding
down, for the ledochineoe It has
otay become more vicious and
cruel
PSC President Norman A. Baxter hss scheduled an ope© hoses
tor tomorrow between 3 sod 5
p.m.
Ths opee boose ssoMeos srs
opes to Ml studeots sad total wal
discussion Is s
tars relet!
Ths oooot00 wlU be bold in the
prsMdiBis office lo room lot
et B
Collegian M
Whot oro your faallnga obout tha
Purpo9a9 ood gool9 of UPC?
m the oost two weeks there has been a greet deal et activity 0
r-atwTallcSewtajk^
esavpsg eeoeerwsws *— — ,,^-*. ... ---* *--        _*
ma. in Ught of tho UPC -**^ *£*^T"n^^
The DMIy CoUogt." weM to *™'™*m*t*JZ2e\e?i
dents: Whst are your foeUngx xl>oet the purposes and
Dave Bsbayco,  Music  motor:
rreat  Idas.     I  tMak II
I  wss
am o'
from felt pieces of <-ioih ahout
Thooe tiny -bombs" ar* either toa (tor ssad) or
green (for foUsgs) sad ara dropped on beeches or
arossnd vtllagee. The cloth bomb explodes when It is
Mopped on, causing severe Injury to the foot snd
lower leg.  It does not contain 00
to Mil Its victim; Its putpoee is I
MM Lsm told me thai the U.S. use
wtock Injure rather than MU. becot
sobs srs mors et a burden on the resources of a
cheated out of a tat ot whst toey dessiia.
money they need not ooly
institution like this gotag.
Gary   F*rnaodss, Radio-TV:     1
know that muck about it to stats sa hi	
From whst 1 understood It assaaa to bo a very worth
while cause but I am not actually behind it —
.ally
Karen Randklev, Business: -To bs bonost I really
am not exactly sure what It's about last tt metal
about  like the tax.     I'ra   rsolly  ata tkot aure
•As tor as getting a
a good Idas In a way but I m not 1
on it.   I think It's a |
and got higher pay.  I <
I ss© tho people doing It because I'm frees a farm
and I'm very coaservstlvs.   I see people eaoxea-
strxting thst I know ara on the Uberal aide sod I
question whether I would be 9pr tola or agsiaet it.
I cxn't really make
TTux^OTssM, Rsct^Uoo* 'You pick sU tos bsrd
ones. I don't know. I just got ths hinista sad I
didn't read It.-
Janls Doehrlng, Nursing: 1 think It's good be
exus* people Uks me can't really afford to ga to
school. I'm on a loan right aaw aod If ttaUoa is
raised I won't be able to afford to fa to school I
think Reagan ought to be Mcksd oat hscoosi If bo's
going to keep raising toe prices aad tax** sad cta-
tlng down on education I tforik It's rottsator stsaxxats
Uke me snd the EOP students. I have sosne
thst are in EOP and some of Han woa't be
go to school If that's taken away too,*
:
•Tib
forth.    A lot of
Janet  Fawcett. Women's
anything  thst   ths UPC Is putting
the people ara my peroooal frti
snd I think th* students bhouid get bohtad
help them    1 think It's reaUy good thM Bta
Is Anally getting involved in some polltlcM
Mark Colyer. Sociology: 1 sssxpart bxssx. I
tklnk it's a really good tMng they're dot mi, trying
to get peopl* to real! re 1
exswsty of i
JoMs Parks, Music: «I think stoat they're trying
to accomplish is where it is. What they're trytag
to do benefits everybody. If they raise tMtlaa soM
yssr I don't know bow many people will be obis to
bs here. I don't think I wlU. If they get rid ot BOP
thst's getting rid of wsy over f
Mudents that are bore 00 <
- half ths mlaortty
Darryl Franx. Recreation:   -I don't
eM statements.-
Lsusrd DM Carlo. PollUeM Sctaoc© sad Csxb-
tBunicattons: -I think what this tanxooMratio* IS
Ml shoot is what I .
*su)aesfdoa. if we os tos people In Col
•***•** *4wt s rottogs SwseMISB to ot roe* vales ve
moam bo wiuisg to psy tos price. We oxtxst raaBa*
*■•» ■axxMee that we are estng to build ogw gowor-
wr s maneioaa eaald be beet ease*, ea idariHrm '