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  • Page 10 THE WESTERN CAROLINIAN/July 12,1979 Baez, Fonda battle on left front Stars butt heads The Associated Press LOS ANGELES—Civil war is splitting the American Left, with ihe battle raging around two pillars of the 1960s anti-Vietnam War movement: singler-songwriter Joan Bae/ and actress Jane Fonda. Ms. Fonda says Ms. Bae/. has deserted the anti-war cause and adopted a "better dead than Red" attitude. Some of Ms. Fonda's supporters go so far as to suggest I In- singer may be a CIA agent trying to help topple Vietnam's Communist government. But Ms. Baez says her efforts to free the Vietnamese people from what she sees as an oppressive regime reflect only her desire to ease human suffering. Ii all started when Humanitas, a group Ms. Baez helped found recently, began to investigate human rights violations around the world. The first target was Vietnam. Based on interviews with refugees, reporters and religious groups, human rights activist Jeanetta Sagan told the group that up to 200.000 political prisoners were being starved and tortured in camps and that dissidents were persecuted. Ms. Baez then wrote an open letter accusing the Vietnamese government of using human beings as mine detectors and starving prisoners. The letter, revealed at a Los Angeles news conference and printed in five major U.S. newspapers May 30, was signed by 85 liberals. Ms. Fonda and her husband. Tom Hayden. were asked to sign—but refused. The letter to the Vietnamese government said, in part: "With tragic irony, the cruelty, violence and oppression practiced by foreign powers in your country for more than a century continue today under the present egime. Instead of bringing hope and reconciliation to war-torn Vietnamese society." Ms.Fonda responded with a letter to Ms. Baez, questioning the reliability of her sources and her definition of repression. "1 don't know if we can expect the Vietnamese people who were involved in a war much more hideous than any repression." Ms. Fonda wrote. "I hope you will reconsider the assertion of your ad: That the Vietnamese people are 'waiting to die.' Such rhetoric only aligns you with the most narrow and negative elements in our country who continue to believe that communim is worse than death," she added. Fonda supporters say Ms. Baez has betrayed the Vietnamese people. "What we're really saying is that I'm betraying 17 or 18 geriatric Stalinists who are running the government—not the people...," counters Ms. Baez. "I've said it for 22 years, till I'm blue in the face...I believe in people, not systems. I don't have any ideological yoke around my neck that blinds me to human rights violations," she said. Ms. Baez said that despite their close contact during the anti-Vietnam War days, she and Ms. Fonda have never been friends. "We were acquaintances," said Ms. Baez, who with her guitar was a familiar sight at dozens of anti-war VALLEY PHOTO SHOP COLOR PRINT PROCESSING 12 exposure 20 exposure 24 exposure 36 exposure $2.99 $4.49 $5.09 $7.19 CULLOWHEE 293-5373 rallies, "i admire her courage.after all. she risked her career for what she believed. But 1 was never really comfortable with some of the things she did." Ms. Fonda was severely criticized when she traveled lo w hat w as then-North Vietnam in the latter days of the war. Although she had won an Academy Award for her role in "Klute," she claimed that her career suffered because of her politics. This yea, she won a second Oscar lor tin' ami war "Coming Home." Ms. Fonda has refused to elaborate on her letter. But several close friends have supported her in public. New York attorney William Kunstler said, "1 don't believe in criticizing socialist governments publicly, even if there are human rights violations." lt was Kunstler who speculated that Ms. Baez might be working for the CIA. "I just can't believe how smug and self-righteous loan Bae/. has turned out to be," she said. Profs on leave Two WCU historv professors are currently on leave from their teaching duties to participate in summer, studies under grants awarded by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH). Dr. Thomas E. O'Toole is studying at the Museum of African Arts at Washington's Smithsonian Institution and Dr. Curtis W. Wood is attending a seminar at the University of California at Berkeley. Both are associate professors of history at WCU. The NEH grants amount to about $2,500 each. Both instructors will be attending the seminars until mid-August. O'Toole is studying African art and culture. His major area is African history and he has made films and other audiovisual materials to aid the undergraduate teaching of African studies. O'Toole holds the bachelor of arts degree from St. Marv's College, the master's degree from the University of Minnesota, and the doctor of arts degree from Carnegie-Mellon University. He was appointed to the WCU faculty in 1972. Wood is attending an NEH seminar entitled "Agriculture and Rural Society in Europe and the Americas." He holds a bachelor of arts degree from Wake Forest University and the M.A. and Ph.D. degrees from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. He was appointed to WCU in 1969. Traffic court plays catch-up Ten cases were heard in the first session of the Traffic Court Tuesday night. Justices for summer terms were installed according to Attorney General Mark Brooks. They are: Denn:- Jones. Lee Smith. Lynne Hauser, Tommy Korns, 1 Melissa Saunders. Kathy Cochrane is the new chief justice; Michelle Clark is Clerk of Courts; and Ken Caldwell is public defender. The second summer court session was held at 7 p.m. Wednesday, in the University Center's Catamount Room. TOP OF THE STAIRS RESTAURANT • EVERY FRIDAY NIGHT IS SEAFOOD NIGHT! shrimp, scallops, oysters, flounder, deviled crab FRESH FROM THE SEA TO CULLOWHEE All dinners include Salad Bar, potato, and Coffee or Tea REASONABLE PRICES! GREAT SERVICE SPECIAL EVERY WEEK SERVING 5:00-8:30 pm
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