SPEAKOUT

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Thursday, December 13, 1990

I JUST WANT to say that I'm really upset over the witch hunt for David Stewart that's going on. I didn't even know there was a Center for Earthquake Studies until I read about David Stewart. I didn't know, having lived in Cape all my life, that we had over 200 earthquakes on the New Madrid Fault a year until David Stewart told us. I didn't even know how to prepare for an earthquake, or have any knowledge or concern until David Stewart informed me, and I think it's terrible that we're taking a man in our community and trying to discredit him. It's just totally incredible what we're doing to this man. I can't believe the people at Memphis State cut off contact with him. I can't believe they wait until right before the event is supposed to happen and then come out and try to make themselves look good and discredit him. I think we're doing a real discredit to this man, who has sincerely tried to help this community. Thank you.

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