The Optimist (Abilene, Tex.), Vol. 71, No. 46, Ed. 1, Friday, March 23, 1984 Page: 3 of 10
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What you see on the back page of this issue is a
product of the ACU chapter of the Society of
Professional Journalists Sigma Delta Chi. The
page was written and designed by chapter
members in order to commemorate national
Freedom of Information Day which was of-
ficially celebrated March 16 but which we are
celebrating today because of Spring Break
In addition to this page KACU is broad
casting special radio spots throughout the day
which carry the same theme the importance of
freedom of information in our society.
Freedom of Information Day is an annual
event designed to keep before the American
people the precious freedom that is theirs when
they have the free flow of information from
government to the public that is generally
available in the United States.
Various activities are conducted throughout
the country on this day to help American
citizens appreciate and learn more about how
we got the freedom of information we have
how we can protect it and how our
carelessness could cause us to lose it if we are
not vigilant.
The SPJ works actively to protect and
preserve freedom of Information in the United
States. This page along with KACU's special
broadcasts is an effort of the SPJ at ACU to
make you the reader of the Optimist aware of
what things might be like if we did not have
freedom of information.
What if tlve United States Texas Abilene and
ACU were under the authority of a totalitarian
government that felt no compulsion or
responsibility to tell its citizens the truth about
its actions? What if we all lived under the kind
of deceiving distorting iron-fisted and inac-
cessible government described by author
George Orwell in his novel 19841
In this presentation we have taken a number
of the ideas Orwell presented in 1984 imagined
how things would be in Abilene today if Or-
well's visions had come true and written our
version of a student newspaper describing
those circumstances. We hope it will improve
your appreciation of the "freedom of information."
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'The Dresser' features actor whose 'show must goon'
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The phrase trite as it is seldom fails to inspire
actors to surmount countless difficulties and
Shakespearean actors struggling to continue
touring despite rationing air raids during
performances and a shortage of performers.
At the bead of the troupe is the group's most
venerable actor called only Sir by his fellows.
Sir played by Albert Finney is immensely
talented but rapidly approaching senility and
relies more and more heavily on his dresser
Norman played by Tom Courtenay.
Virtually all the action takes place in one day
as Sir suffers a near-breakdown early in the
afternoon but walks dazedly out of the hospital
and back to the theater where he is scheduled to
play King Lear that evening. Norman is left with
perform. However when the touehest obstacles
lie within the actor's own mind the phrase can the considerable task of preparing Sir for the! begin his makeup. Outwardly Norman's per-
of Sir is that of a man exhausted with life but
terrified of death. Trapped between the all-too-familiar
.and the unknown he howls defiantly in
the face of some private abyss. His transition
from debilitating confusion backstage to an
electrifying interpretation of Lear onstage is
fascinating.
Every bit as poignant Is Norman's story and
Courtenay tells it touchingly. His Norman is
prissy petulant and effeminate yet never of-
fensive and he plays with a thrilling sense of
style. In one brilliant scene Sir slumps
catatonically in his dressing room while Norman
scolds wheedles commands and cajoles him to
create chilling despair. Director Peter Yates
expertly expresses the anguish of an actor past
his prime in "The Dresser."
The setting is war-torn England in the 1940s.
drama concerns a ragtag troupe of
between these two men who have been together
so long that they can no longer function
separately. The parallel between Sir and Nor-
man and the roles of Lear and his fool is obvious
but well expressed.
The film played recently at the-Radford Hills
Cinema and is rated PG. Although it's since been
replaced odds are in favor of a re-release now
that the film has been nominated for several
Academy Awards notably nominations for
Finney and Courtenay each for Best Actor.
'The Dresser" is a sensitive and beautifully
acted film rich in both comedic and dramatic
moments and thoroughly well made. Those who
prefer fast action may be disappointed but
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performance a performance that no one in the; slstence seems lignthearted but then we realize anyone who prefers thought-provoking fare will
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Finney's performance is not likely to be ;'Norman has failed as well and his cheerful
forgotten either. His work is masterfully crafted! j desperation is powerfully moving
and emotionally draining to watch. His portrait' Kin tandem the actors create an odd symbiosis
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be more than satisfied. In particular anyone
interested in acting should see this film since few
others so eloquently express life from the othej
side of the footlights.
Oklahoma man says God helped him find .gold
Last night while leaving for my evening jog I
noticed a pick-up truck parked outside of my
dorm's door. The reporter in me could not let it
pass unnoticed.
' I first examined the condition of the vehicle.
Clean relatively new obviously just washed.The
heavily fogged windows would not allow me to
distinguish who was seated in the vehicle.
Wt Ignorantly suspecting no foul play I proceeded
to run my little heart out and returned to my
dorm approximately one hour later.
Same truck same parking place same fogged
windows.
.Fearing for the safety of the occupants who
obviously lacked air I felt an unprecidented
urge to tap on the door. As I approached the
vehicle I feared I was too weak to knock loudly
enough to disturb the occupants. They seemed
locked in a death embrace. I could see the fear of
being trapped had overtaken the poor
youngsters.
A I knocked. No response. I knocked again. Still
ijo answer. Beginning to fear for their llfes I
beat upon the door.
I was sure he and his female friend were glad
to see me. They had to be. After all I was saving
their lives.
He was able to roll down the window of the'
truck. I was taken back at first and then realized
that the heat which had accumulated must had
made the couple delirious thereby explaining
their non-attempt at rolling down the window for
relief.
I asked if there was anything wrong knowing
Mbdl well that there was because no one in his
Wight mind would spend a whole hour locked
inside a pick-up going nowhere.
He proceeded to inform me that nothing was
wrong and that I should mind my own business
but I could tell his passenger was glad to see me.
She was straightening her clothes and fixing her
hair. Poor girl she must have been held prisoner
by the driver.
I left tlje truck immediately running for help
for the young girl. After I had convinced several
people Uwt there was trouble and they needed to
help we stormed the vehicle.
The young man was turned over to ute campus
uthorities and charged with PDA pubic display
of affection. He was sentenced to not less than
three date-less trips to church.
The penalty I felt was a little strong but I do
feel that justice was served. As for the female
passenger I saw her thjs morning on the way to
class. She was talking about some dreamboat
she met last night and hoping he would ask her to
church Sunday.
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DALLAS (AP) Bob Brown said it was God
who showed him where to find gold in the
southeastern Oklahoma hills near Atoka and that
it will be God who will show him how to get it out.
Brown on the basis of what he calls his
"amazing" find has formed two exploration
companies with friends in Southeastern
Oklanoma. One of the companies has been
donated to a church-backed financial institution
in California. And Brown has built a makeshift
laboratory in his backyard to get the other off the
ground.
We don't feel we need any advisers. God
showed us where the gold was and he will show
us how to get it out" Brown told the Dallas
Morning News.
"I don't know anything about it (recovering
gold) but whatever I need he will show me"
said Brown who is president of the Atoka aim
Exploration Corp. and vice president of the
Atoka Christian Exploration Corp.
Oklahoma does not have a reputation as gold
country.
"There have been no reports of commercial
xijuantities of gold discovered in Oklahoma since
records have been kept" Ken Johnson a
geologist and associate director of the Oklahoma
.Geological Survey told the newspaper.
"We have no information to confirm it (a gold
find in Atoka) nor to refute it for that matter.
You know there are traces of gold everywhere
Uhere's even gold in seawater."
.V "But Brown and his partner Atoka insurance
agency owner Bill Padberg are undaunted.
"Everybody knows there ain't any gold in
Oklahoma. We know there is" said Padberg.
Tlie two men donated the Atoka 'Christian
Exploration company as part of a trust
agreement to the Los Angeles Church Loan
Corp. a non-profit organization established in
1965 by 100 California churches.
And the company has hired Morningstar
Mining Corp. to work more than 5000 acres
leased in Atoka County.
"The benefits of this will be put into the work of
spreading the Gospel of Jesus Christ" said
Padberg president of Atoka Christian. "This is
brand new for all of us. We believe that it's an
important job that needs to be done and we
believe we'll have the funds to do it."
Randy Aulbaugh of Key Laboratories in Dallas
said a series of tests run for Brown uncovered
"little traces of gold" but no patterns that in-
dicated deposits of any significance.
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