God and/or my country "I will never forget that I am an American fighting man, responsible for my actions, and dedicated to the principles which made my country free. I will trust in my God and in the United States of America." "But I say unto you, Love your enemies, bless them that curse you, do good to them that hate you, and pray for them which despitefully use you; that ye may be the children of your Father which is in heaven:" (Matthew 5:44-45). "As the destruction and the error intensify, so does the hatred of the villagers for the Americans, leaving the American soldier, who believed he had come to help, caught in a quicksand of hatred and frustration." (Thich Nhat Hanh, Vietnam, Lotus in a Sea of Fire). "If you wish, you'll receive a personal visit from your Navy Recruiter. He'll show you how to be something special." "You will belong You will meet a wide cross-section of interesting people." (U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force brochures). "Get with it. The scene is the whole free world today—and keeping it free." "Action and adventure will be your life as you learn and serve with other men dedicated to keeping our country strong and free." (U.S. Navy, U.S. Air Force recruiting services). "We see the Viet Cong who cut the throats of village chiefs as savage murderers but American flyers who incinerate unseen women and children with napalm as valiant fighters for freedom." (Senator J. William Fulbright, The Arrogance of Power). "As an officer in the Air Force, youll have a responsible executive position, social life. Attractive uniforms. Travel. Sports. Recreation." (U.S. Air Force Recruiting Service). "The Saigon government forced, at pain of death, literally tens of thousands of young girls into camps to be used as perpetual instruments of official recreation for U.S. troops." (Ralph Schoenman, Report from North Vietnam). "The Navy cares." (U.S. Navy Recruiting Aids Division). "A little boy I knew, named Zung, had his leg broken by a bullet at point-blank range and was then buried alive by U.S. soldiers." (Ralph Shoenman, Report from North Vietnam). "The purpose of Army ROTC is to develop qualities of leadership in college-trained men in order to provide the Army and the civil community with a large number of well-rounded leaders." (College of Liberal Arts and Sciences catalog, 1968-69, University of Kansas). "The lieutenant had us move out toward the firing. . . Mom, I had to kill a woman and a baby. For the first time I felt sick to my stomach. The baby was about two months old. .." (A letter home from an American fighting man). "And there's time too, and a proper place for worship of the Almighty in the way of your choice." (HQ U.S. Air Force, advertising division). "I am also a Christian, or try to be, and I believe that I must follow the law of Jesus Christ before I follow any civil law." (Bob Klipp, on turning in his draft card, Oct. 16, 1967). I will trust in God and the United States of America? Letters to the editor Insurance facts told Dear Editor: The platitudinous article concerning the termination of the Blue Cross-Blue Shield plan at KU lacks some facts. 1. Under the Blue Cross-Blue Shield plan which the University has carried for several years, there were two separate insurance plans; single students paid one premium while married students had the option of a "family plan." Thus it is unfair to state that single students were paying for maternity benefits. In order to prevent the chaos and frustrations that the changeover in insurance has caused 2. You state that "only a few used the maternity benefits" last year. The Blue Cross-Blue Shield office says that they had 20-25 maternity cases a month, and paid $60,000 in maternity benefits at KU last year. 3. While Blue Cross-Blue Shield offers continuous coverage to the already-pregnant women, it costs about $400 a year. The family plan at KU last year cost about $180. this year, the University had several logical alternatives: 1. Carry Blue Cross-Blue Shield this year and inform all students that this was the last year, thereby giving students complete coverage for this year and warning for next. 3. Make some compensatory arrangements for the already-pregnant women as the University did for those faculty wives caught in the same problem a year ago when a similar sudden change in faculty insurance was announced. 2. In addition to the new insurance plan, offer a separate Blue Cross-Blue Shield plan this year as an optional plan for students who need the continuous coverage. Surely the University is large enough to support two plans, at least for one year. Incidentally, both single and married students would benefit from close examination and comparison of old and new insurance plans: the new plan is not really a money saver—unless you are not sick this year. Joy Reid Graduate student Richard Louv The promise It was in downtown Lawrence that the old black woman pulled the child's red wagon. One dandelion was in the wagon. She passed the drugstore where I was waiting for the bus which now costs a quarter instead of twenty cents. She was hunched over, eyes fixed to the sidewalk and gutter, intent on finding a treasure. She found it. Looking over her shoulder, as if someone had been following, she bent over and pulled the big weed from a crack and dropped it in the wagon with the other. Now there were two. I remember my grandmother cooking greens pulled from the backyard and gravel driveway, standing over the big pot, stirring with an old spoon. And I remember bread pudding she made with too much bread. Her plate was always clean. She always ate the fat. And I remember teasing her one day when I was four or five. I laughed at her for eating weeds. She was very hurt and turned away. My father said it was an old habit, and besides, she liked them. The old black woman was down half a block. She bent slowly and pulled another weed. Now there were three. The first week of school I was working and forgetting to eat, and then one night I awoke, so hungry I couldn't get back to sleep. It was two o'clock and the streets were dark and lonely, and I walked to the all-night cafe a mile away. Mist hung under the street lamps. As I walked under the trees there was the sound of something walking behind me. The thing came creeping steadily beneath the black trees and I looked behind and saw a wolf shape. But it was a friendly fraternity dog, who caught up with me and walked beside me. We became friends and walked the rest of the way together. The dog might just have well been an unfriendly dog, but I was lucky, having been born lucky. We got to the greasy spoon and I said goodbye to the dog. He looked sad and hurt, and sat down as if to wait. I went in and ate a very big meal. While I sat there in the smoke a man with a face made of wood sat down beside me. He reached in his pocket and found twenty cents and a book of matches. He looked at the contents for a moment, then looked at the menu. He ordered coffee and just stared at the wall. I walked home in the dark with my lucky dog. The old black woman bent once more before she turned into the alley. She dropped the weed into the wagon. Now there were four. THE UNIVERSITY DAILY KANSAN An All-American college newspaper Kansan Telephone Numbers Newsroom—UN 4-3646 Business Office—UN 4-4358 Published at the University of Kansas daily during the academic year except holidays and examination periods. Mail subscription a semester, free of charge to 68044. Academic goods, services and employment advertised offered to all students without prior notification are not accessible those of the University or Kansas or the State Board of Regents. NEWS STAFF Managing Editor Alan T. Jones Editorial Editor Joanna K. 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