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peace generates student sentiment Returning from Viet Nam planes cross the York River. Area families waited in suspense lor the lists ol returning ROW ' S to be published. Vietnam: a controversy that split the U.S. into two distinct halves — for and against — ended with the cease fire agreement sign- ed on January 27, 1973. The document negotiated by Dr. Henry Kissenger for the U.S. and Le Due Tho of North Vietnam, assured American troop withdrawal and return of American POW ' s within sixty days and allowed South Vietnam to choose their own form of government. Debriefings of the prisoners revealed cruel Smiling , well-wishers greet Master Sergeant William A. Robinson at Scott Air Force Base. Forty-five thousand men were killed in Viet Nam before peace was achieved. Grasping an American flag, Major Robert D. Peel addresses a crowd of welcomers upon his arrival at Scott Air Force Base in Illinois. POW bracelets t hat students had been wearing began to disappear as POWs returned from Viet Nam and harsh treatment by their captors to the public. Even with the war at an end, strong opinions on the issue emerged at WHS. I think that we were wrong to enter into Vietnam. I’m tired of playing Big Brother to all the little countries.” — Tucker Randles. “Charges should be brought against the South Viet- namese for their treatment of their prisoners. At home, we only hear how our pris- oners were treated.” — Neil Bates. “I’m glad that the POW’s are home. Those that are up for desertion and the draft dodgers should -be given amnesty with a small prison term and no voting privileges.” — Cornethia Chadwick. “The press was a little ridiculous at times in their coverage of Operation Homecoming. They filmed the whole wedding of the POW who got married right after his return to the States. —Robert Strickler. “I believe that conditional amnesty should be offered to draft dodgers because the American people would never accept unconditional amnesty. I also believe that Jane Fonda and the other anti-war people who went to Vietnam should be tried for treason for their statements against the US.” — Bobby Seabolt. I don’t think it’s really fair be- cause the POW ' s should have been home long ago, and also because of the way they were treated.” — Vivicea Higgs. “The draft dodger should be able to receive unconditional am- nesty. A man should only answer to himself. — Steve Hagwood. Viet Nam Tangents 29
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With the referee looking, Gary Tarpley strains to pm his opponent. Gary went on to become district champion in his weight class later in the year. twisted shapes matmen place eighth; four advance to regionals Compiling a 3-8 record, the wrestling team finished eighth in the regular season competition. The team had three returning grapplers with varsity experience, sophomore Gary Tarply, seniors Paul Zelinsky and Robert Strickler. Proving the district rankings in- correct, Gary Tarply upset top ranked Glen Snyders in the district tournament finals. The match was tied after regular time forcing it into an overtime. Tarply, after scoring on a quick take-down and near fall, emerged victorious. The team, coached by former William and Mary wrestler Kevin Hazard, placed sixth out of eleven competing teams in the district tourn- ament. As a result, four wrestlers advanced to re- gional competition. Coach Hazard explained the rea- son for the team’s poor per- formance as lack of experi- ence. Depth, however, was one thing the team had, with two or three wrestlers for every weight class. With a majority of the wrestlers coming from Huntington Intermediate School, the junior varsity matmen had an abundance of wrestlers but lacked challengers on the oppos- ing teams. Because of this, ' matches sometimes were not warranted. The team, composed mostly of eighth and ninth graders, was coached by former high school state champion Oli- ver Carrithers. Coach Car- rithers, who taught at Hunt- ington, previously wrestled for Campbell College.
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