North Carolina Wesleyan College - Dissenter Yearbook (Rocky Mount, NC)

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V l . ,,,,, .. ....q-...,..- W- - -- I , 'p.,-- '. wJ 1 I Carter Proposes Reinstatement of the Draft The years of 19'9 and 1980 were filled with many events. The Iran and Af- ghanistan crises topped the headlines and because of these events the United States was forced to evaluate the strength of their armed forces. After finding that the forces were not adequate, President Carter proposed the rein- statement of the Selective Service Act, commonly known as the draft. Carter suggested to Congress that nineteen and twenty year olds, both men and women, be required to register for the draft and that eighteen year olds be required to reg- ister the following year. Many people, both pro and con, voiced their opin- ions concerning the act of including women and the draft itself. The major con- cern was that a womans place was not in the armed forces and definitely not in combat. However, Carter said, that women would be drafted only for noncombat duty. The president rein- Death of the Great Schnozzola XVhat can you say when someone as talented and as popular as jimmy Durante dies? The passing of the great Schnozzola was both a shock and a tragedy to all of us. George Burns, who was a lifetime friend of Durante asked: XVh.it can l say that the world doesn't already know. He was .1 fine man and .1 wonderful friend. Comedian Milton Berle said, l lost a dear friend and I think the theatrical world has lost a legend. Comedian Rich Little ad- ded, I realized early on that jimmy Durantes voice was easy to imitate, what he accomplished as a human being, very few can dupli- cate. He was a beautiful human being. Even that wonderful nose of his was a thing of beauty, comedian Lucille Ball said of the man that was known to his friends and fans as Schnoz- zolaf' Fashion 5 , ,- nip 3 , ' .g...s1,. -A. H 'P f If? - . '-11--1 ., sf- ' , W l 531' 5 J 5 'VJ v . .egg-, F . 4 ff x 4 Rh j' if 'L '-, K 1.' E - , ' , Str' - 'ii' ' 2 L , f A ' 9 ll A X ii 'Q forced his position when he I . ' 'fa said, registration for the I - draft is needed to increase X Z! 'A ,, our preparedness and is a lr N, i further demonstration of ' it ,, our resolve as a nation and 4. 1 P ' to help maintain peace and 32 to prevent conflict in the T, f , lr 1. r, 1 region of the Persian Gulf P KN ' 7 Q , and Southwest Asia. ' i ' W ' - 1 5,i.l,,. l The draft ended in june if , , fr ' 'X ' 1973 after the conclusion of 3 'I 1 - ' p- All the U.S. involvement in , 1 Vietnam and had been ze l f dormant since registration ,I ended in 1975. i 'Y iii

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Summer Olympics Boycotted A boycott of the 1980 Summer Olympic Games in Moscow fast became a real- ity for the United States. According to the Raleigh News and Observer, the reasons for boycotting the Olympics ranged from eco- nomic to moral principles to worries that the athletes could be in danger in Mos- cow. The feelings concern- ing the Olympic boycott were strongly mixed. Many opponents felt that the poli- tics of countries should not be a part of the Olympics. Supporters of the boycott said it would be the most visible way of showing U.S. displeasure of Soviet action. There was a feeling of sympathy for those athletes who had trained so long and hard, but we were confident that the boycott would prove to be a safety mea- sure for our athletes and beneficial for our nation. 4- fg ,., American Embassy Siezed On November 4, 1979 the U.S. Embassy in Tehran fell into the hands of milit- ant Iranian students. The day began just like the pre- vious days had with the stu- dents demonstrating out- side the front gate. The demonstration grew and be- tween 10:15 and 10:50 am the Iranians came over the walls. The students rushed in and seized the embassy without incident. At this point, it was not clear what the militants were trying to achieve, nevertheless the U.S. Marines were ordered by their commanding offic- ers to back up. The ranking officers' decisions were made to minimize any bloodshed, but because of this, the takeover was has- tened. The Iranians worked their way through the em- bassy to the second floor, where most of the marines were. By the use of threats, the doors to the Hoot were opened and the marines were ordered to come for- ward. They were bound and blindfolded and led to adja- cent rooms. Some of the hostages were later re- leased, but approximately fifty hostages remained in captivity inside the embassy for hundreds of days. Olympic Athlete Dies at 66 The year 1936 marked an eventful time in U.S. histo- ry. Adolf Hitler gained power in Germany and Jesse Owens prevailed as the prominent track and field star. On March 31, 1980 Mr. Owens died at the University of Arizona Hos- pital. Jesse Owens, who had been battling against lung cancer, was named the top athlete of the first half of the century by the Ameri- can Press. He gained world wide fame in the 1956 Summer Olympics held in Berlin, Germany. Owens' accomplishments included a gold medal in the 100 yard dash and long jump, another in his world record 200 yard dash, and yet another as a member of the winning 400 meter relay team. Owens was 66 when he died. H- H

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