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Sunday, January 28, 1979 The Chapel Hill NEw5paper 7A
<br /> Against Shah, Recruiting
<br /> Communist Bn*gade
<br /> Leads Campus Protest .
<br /> By MED vMTEE -;2
<br /> Stu IWrlter
<br /> A group 0 1 about six demonstrators TA
<br /> Chanted marched and agitated on the
<br /> UNC campus Friday,in a rally against the
<br /> present Iranian government and against a
<br /> Navy recruiting Officer who was on
<br /> carnpus at the time.
<br /> at close link"
<br /> "We tried to show the n military recruiting and op
<br /> between
<br /> pression in Iran. said Bob Sheldon,
<br /> spokesman for the Triangle area chapter
<br /> ..X
<br /> of the Revolutionary COCommunist Youth a;
<br /> Brigade(pzn),one of the 9MUP3 which
<br /> d the rally,,"IM
<br /> sponsore 1periail=is right IJL
<br /> here, ppr,&ng us In a thousand dlffe rent
<br /> ways,•he added.
<br /> People
<br /> less and less have this fervent
<br /> "
<br /> patriotism," Sheldon said "They're
<br /> searching for answers. We don't win 1 1:
<br /> people automatically,but when you tell
<br /> people the truth about events and show
<br /> what's happened, their consclenres will
<br /> crack a little more," 'n, 1777"
<br /> The rally,which began In the Pit next to
<br /> the Student Union around noon,was 2130
<br /> spamored by the February pith coalition.
<br /> According to leaflets distri buted during
<br /> .... ......
<br /> the rally,this group is COmPO3Ld Of the
<br /> RCYB, National United Workers
<br /> Association, Vietnam Veterans. Against \J
<br /> the War,the Iranian Students Association
<br /> and the Revolutionary Communist Party.
<br /> The rally began with "agitation" by
<br /> Sheldon,who exhorted the noontime crowd 4-1 -J1
<br /> to "fight capitalism and Institute
<br /> soclatism, the role of the people." He
<br /> called the Iranian situation "the local
<br /> point for youth to See the true nature of
<br /> American Imperialism." n
<br /> Iranians are destroying the "hated
<br /> symbols of American imperialism—the
<br /> porrio theatr4,the Pepsi truck,,"Sheldon
<br /> told the growing crowd. He and other
<br /> RCYB members present chanted"Death,
<br /> death,death to the Shah,wherever he is"
<br /> and other slogans 83 tbeY marched IdG the Flag In Front Of Hanes Hall
<br /> Pine Room cafeteria in Lenoir FDdL Demonstrators Burn
<br /> Lunchtime customers there did not
<br /> recelvethe message with enthusiasm-One
<br /> heckler shouted "food light," while reaction to the demonstration was anyway
<br /> another urged them to"take itto the Pit, "probably good." Sheldon said the group has already
<br /> rmte." From the Student Union the Merch received a permit for its planned march In
<br /> "I don't know,"Said LL92 Garofalo,who proceeded to the Pit again,where another Wilmington Feb.24,which will protest the
<br /> was dining in the Pine Room when the spealter exhorted the crowd to"go tell this shipment of arms to Iran frown North
<br /> protesters entered--rm just a little tired recruiter what we think 01 hLrm"During Carolina ports.
<br /> of hearing about It They ought to Just give the Vietnam war, the speaker said,
<br /> out the information and let people decide ,students made themselves heard. We
<br /> for themselves." ' have the same responsibility today,"
<br /> The procession met a similar reception Chanting"Naval recruiters off campus
<br /> in the Student Union mock bar, where now,"the RCYB membeM dragging an
<br /> students responded by playing the disco effigy of the shah,marched to Hanes Hall.
<br /> tune"Freak OW'on the jukebox.Efforts "fire Stars.and Stripes stands for the
<br /> by the RYCE to unplug the device were th- Navy recruiter In this building right now,"
<br /> warted, a marcher said,while anotber one burned
<br /> ,'We decided we didn't wad to hear an American flag,"He's luring American
<br /> tbis,,,said page Davis,a UNC junior who youth with offers of excitement and good
<br /> stood near the jukebox. "People started JoW'
<br /> coming up and giving us quarters,so we Marchers climbed to the second floor of
<br /> put a dollar In." Hones,intep44 to present the recruiter
<br /> Sheldon said in an interview afte:rword with the[fog's ashes.,However,the Navy
<br /> that the seemingly negative reaction was representative was out of the building at
<br /> not a bad Sign."A woman come up to me the time.He could not be reached later for
<br /> in the Union and said 'we support you, comment
<br /> keep on talking,"'he said,"I think some Campus police received"a lot of com-
<br /> people were a little frightened to come out plaints,'about the protest,said patrolman
<br /> and support W.,, He felt the overall &L VDanlel. He said that classes in
<br /> campus bu.1,1dings were being disturbed by
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