KANSAN COMMENT Curfew damage It will be some time before we can determine who really caused the most damage this week—the arsonist who destroyed the upper portion of the Kansas Union, or the officials who ordered the Tuesday night curfew. The damage caused by the arsonist is obvious—an estimated two million dollars. But the damage caused by the curfew (which was suggested by the Lawrence City Commission and ordered by Governor Dockery) lurks just below the surface, ready to pop into view at a later date. Perhaps the governor didn't realize the dangers involved when he ordered everyone in Lawrence to stay home after 7 p.m. Maybe he had forgotten about the aftermath of the Great New York Blackout. Oh yes, the Blackout taught us a lesson about what happens when people get bored. Nine months to the day after the electricity went out, the city recorded an unusually large number of births. A lot of people managed to find each other in the dark—and there was nothing else to do. Now tell us, governor, just what did you expect the good people of Lawrence to do after you forced them to stay home all night? Yes, that's right, your decision contributed to the greatest problem facing the world today overpopulation. The population explosion is placing a severe strain on our natural resources. The fire at the Union may have cost a lot of money, but it also kept a lot of people out of bed. So it wasn't totally bad—there will be less mouths to feed because of it. The hundreds of people watching the fire that night weren't contributing to the world's greatest problem. But the curfew was another matter. It will be surprising if Lawrence Memorial isn't bursting with babies on January 21, 1971. It's too bad that the governor and the Lawrence Commissioners couldn't be forced to pay the expenses of these children of the future, for it's clear that they are just as responsible as the parents. Joe Naas Griff & the Unicorn $ \textcircled{C} $ David Sokoloff 1970 The lighter side WASHINGTON (UPI)—Because his two most recent Supreme Court nominees were Southerners, some people are saying that President Nixon is discriminating against the South. By DICK WEST A White House aide with whom I discussed this matter assured me, however, that the President has no regional bias of any kind. "Being a great humanitarian, the President naturally is distressed when he has to put someone through the ordeal of a Supreme Court nomination," the aide said. "But this is one of those unpleasant duties that is imposed upon him by the Constitution, so he has no choice in the matter. Furthermore, he is not asking the nominees to do something he wouldn't be willing to do himself. "The President would gladly spare others the rigors of a nomination and appoint himself to the post if that were constitutionally possible." Tries To Be Even-handed The aide went on to say that "somebody's gotta do it" (be nominated to the Supreme Court) and that Nixon was striving to be as even-handed as possible in choosing the nominees. Since the South was called upon to provide the two most recent nominees, the blow will fall upon another region next time, the aide said. I'm sure that Nixon does try to be fair in making these agonizing decisions. But it seems to me too much for him to have to carry the responsibility alone. I think that we should have a national Selective Justice System. It would work something like this; All students entering law school would be required to register and would be assigned numbers which would be placed on capsules at Selective Justice headquarters. Classified And Reclassified The students then would be classified 1S and would be given deferments until their graduation. Upon passing the bar exam, they would be reclassified and would become liable for Supreme Court nomination should their number be drawn. That definitely would be the most equitable method of obtaining nominees. But even it would be far from perfect. hearing voices— Although the danger of his actually being nominated would be small, a lawyer would have that threat hanging over his head and the uncertainty could interfere with his plans for marriage and a career. The ideal arrangement, of course, would be to have an allvolunteer Supreme Court. But as long as the nominees come under fire in the U.S. Senate, there is no chance of getting an adequate number of volunteers. To the editor: As I see it, Abbie Hoffman is interested in Abbie Hoffman. Reynolds Shultz is interested in Reynolds Shultz. Chancellor Chalmers is interested in you, the students and faculty of KU. Who do you want to listen to? S. O. Schroeder, M.D. Physician, Watkins Hospital Sorel's News Service Hawk talker becomes dove lover NEW YORK-Although he staunchly defended President Johnson's Vietnam policies when he was Ambassador to the United Nations, gubernatorial candidate Arthur J. Goldberg says he now favors "prompt withdrawal of all American troops, including air and naval artillery units." To the editor: As I was watching the Student Union burn Monday night, I could not avoid overhearing numerous vitriolic racist remarks and wisecracks, from longhairs, crewcuts, police officers, and other individuals. If these attitudes, even in the light of the emotionalism of the situation, prevailed in these peoples' minds, then it seems little or no progress has been made in enlightening men's minds, at least in this university. To indict any social group with any crime, before any facts have been analyzed, will surely only expand and intensify the situation in Lawrence. 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