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 The
footlocker and trunk that Charles
Whitman brought with him to the top of the UT tower
contained the following items:
Food and supplies: cans of meat ravioli, Spam, Vienna
sausage, peanuts, sliced pineapple, fruit salad, a liquid
diet forumula, a jar of honey, boxes of raisins, sandwiches,
and a vacuuum flask of coffee; vitamins, Dexedrine, Excedrin,
earplugs, jugs of water and of gasoline, matches, charcoal
lighter fluid, rope, binoculars, canteens, a machete, a hatchet,
three knives, a transistor radio, toilet paper, a Gilette
razor, and a plastic bottle of Mennen spray deoderant.
For weapons: a 6-mm. Remington bolt-action rifle with
a 4-power Leupold sight, a .35 caliber Remington pump rifle,
a .30-caliber carbine, a sawed off 12-gauge Sears shotgun,
a 9-mm. Luger pistol, a Gellesi-Brescia pistol, a .357 magnum
Smith & Wesson revolver, and 700 rounds of assorted ammunition.
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For
a time, the doctrine of eugenics
exerted considerable influence on American society. Based
largely on political and social prejudices, the pseudo-science
was taught at schools and universities. Leading institutions,
such as Harvard, Cornell and Columbia, offered courses in
eugenics. Prominent industrialists like cornflakes magnate
J. H. Kellogg supported the creation of eugenics groups and
organizations.
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