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FBI, Bombings

The democratic candidate added that he had
"immediate reservations concerning the use of
the Federal Bureau of Investigation to probe
the bombings of college buildings." He also
called for the upgrading of pay and training of
police and a "prime effort by police to solve
serious primes against people without trampling
on the rights of individuals."

Mr. Rawlings stated that drug abuse was one
of America's most serious problems. While he
said that he did not favor the legalization of
marijuana, he added that the government must
look at drug abuse as "a health problem and
not just a concern for punishment.

The candidate stated that he wanted federal,
state, and local co-operation in setting up
health centers to help treat drug addicts.

On the Mideast problem, Mr. Rawlings said
that he opposed the use of American troops in
Jordan or for Israel. "We must learn our lesson
from Asia," he said. "If we use troops in
Jordan, it could become another Vietnam."

While he stated that Israel does not need
troops, he added that we should sell the Jewish
state planes and support it economically.

Mr. Rawlings came out in favor of President
Nixon's welfare reform bill but stated that the
minimum guaranteed income should be over
$1600. He added that we "should make sure
everyone who can work is able to work and not
train them for jobs and then have no job to give
them."

On the question of school busing, the
candidate stated that he opposed massive
school busing to desegregate schools. He added
that a better plan would be to "locate schools
on the borderlines between white and black
population areas."

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Senatorial Candidate George Rawlings Addresses University Audience

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