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Newspaper
Aiken Standard
Location
Aiken, South Carolina, United States of America
Date
Dec 01, 1985
Page
21
A reflective vignette recalls a autumn morning in overgrown fields where a bob-white quail's whistle triggers memories of childhood. The narrator describes field textures, the nest with fourteen eggs, quail behavior, and the white throat patch and eye stripe as distinguishing marks. The piece concludes with a failed whistle attempt and a partridge interruption.
Director Cole notes many talented youths unseen in previous projects. He treats teens with the same professionalism as adults, citing concentration challenges but praising their effort. Ann Adele Lee supervises the set, ensuring kids have equal quality. Tickets are 3 dollars for adults and 2 dollars for children, available at the door.
Sen. William Proxmire, in La Crosse, helps care for animals at Myrick Park Zoo as part of a string of state visits. A llama ignored his breakfast attempt, prompting the senator to quip the beast must be a Republican. He notes this is his first similar duty in six years.
The piece notes widespread nervousness about atomic weapons since 1945 with the Hiroshima drop and hydrogen bomb era. It argues that pessimism about a peaceful future is misguided and that wars stem from leaders' ambitions while soldiers sacrifice for their countries.
The passage argues that nuclear weapons create a dangerous yet solvable situation. It asserts no place is safe, but urges leaders to convene, discuss mutual interests, and pursue a world where war is impractical and obsolete. The piece cites Eisenhower and envisions a future of cooperation over conflict.
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