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Civil Rights • • • (Continued from page 1) Afro-Asian-Latin American con ference held in Havana in Janu ary as examples of the so-called “growing links.” According to Worthy, three nations represent ed at the conference introduced a resolution concerning Negroes in the U.S., despite the fact that the U.S. does not fit into the scope of the conference. SNCC and CORE “Don’t be surprised if delega tions from SNCC, and possibly CORE, attend the next such con ference when it’s held in Cairo in 1968. This is the way the world is moving—united, to remove all traces of Western imperialism. “And the last conference, in January—you didn’t hear much about that. Maybe a paragraph or two in the New York papers, but that was all. It was extreme ly poorly covered by the Ameri can press — even by American standards.” Worthy noted, in one of the anecdotes used liberally through out his speech, that in past years. African visitors to the U.S. were discouraged from visiting the New York headquarters of the National Association for the Ad vancement of Colored People (NAACP). NAACP ‘Okay’ Now “Now they’re encouraged to do so,” he said. ‘The government is trying to keep the visitors away from SNCC and CORE headquar ters!” Worthy said this was indica tive of the ramifications abroad concerning the U.S. race problem and its relation to the world rev olution. “Don’t think Martin Lu ther King hasn’t been asked to keep quiet on Viet Nam,” he said. He likened this to the appear ance of James Farmer, president of CORE, on the floor of the na tional convention of CORE, fol lowing the adoption of CORE’S resolution condemning U.S. ac tion in Viet Nam. Farmer asked the convention to revoke the resolution, and the convention complied with his request. “I doubt that any personal ap peal, no matter who the person is and how much pressure he’s under, will change CORE’S mind again. Not after SNCC came out with theirs.” Turning to Negro uprisings in the U.S., Worthy discussed brief ly the Birmingham riots of 1963 and the series of non-violent dem onstrations touched off in their wake. “I think when Watts erupts again, as it will, either this sum mer or in the summer of 1967. there is a definite possibility we 11 see—in a violent way—the num ber of non-violent demonstrations which followed the Birmingham riots. “All hell is going to break loose in Los Angeles and the people in this country are going to be very surprised. But the fact is, the people of the world consider Los Angeles one of the remnants of U.S. colonialism.” According to Worthy, the burn ing of Negro homes, churches and schools in the South by the Ku Klux Klan is futile, as is the war in Viet Nam. “The civil rights movement cannot be stop ped. given the course of history. And neither can the fight against colonialism in Asia.” Worthy likened the crew-cut Air Force pilots in Viet Nam to the Klan in the South: “It’s just as futile.” “It’s no wonder the Negroes of America feel sympathy for the Vietnamese,” he continued. "Not necessarily in an ideological way, of course, but perhaps, like a Negro mother said. 'Maybe they just want to register and vote, like us.’ ” Worthy quoted Sen. Robert F. Kennedy (D-N.Y.) in a statement Kennedy made to the Canadian press while still U.S. Attorney General. “I don’t usually agree with Kennedy,” Worthy said, “but when I like what he says, I’ll use it. So. maybe you won’t accept it coming from me, but perhaps you will from him: “ ‘We must recognize that the young in many portions of the world are in a revolution ... We must recognize that they will pre vail . . . They are going to claim a share of a better, cleaner world.’ ” COBURN’S • CAMERAS • PHOTO SUPPLIES • TAPE RECORDERS Eugene's most complete photographic stores! 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He was treated at an Astoria hos pital for the injury. State police, county officers, and police from Hammond, Gearhart, and Warrenton went to the scene and broke up the tight. Olds said that the matter had been completely worked out with the Coast Guard and that no charges had been filed. “It’s an incident we’re really ashamed of,” Olds said, adding that “it points to the fact that some of our people can't go to the beach without being bothered.” Olds said that relatively little trouble had occurred between the trainees and local people. “We’ve had very few problems," he said, "except some between Tongue Point people and the high school and college students. “And the student governments at Tongue Point, the community college, and the high school have gotten together and they’re work in# it out themselves,” he added. Hints of trouble came last Feb ruary when a group of women living in the old Navy housing in the Heights area above the center objected to the idea of moving trainees into the housing to re lieve a shortage of living spare. One woman called University President Arthur Flemming to protest the plan. Use Emerald Classified Ads Northwest Finders Computer Dating Service is now in operation. Here’s how it works. You fill out our confiden tial questionnaire, which we think projects a fairly accurate profile of your personality and values. Our computer analyzes your re sponses and the responses of each member of the opposite sex using our service. The five people whose responses are most compatible wiht yours will receive your name, address, and phone number, and you will receive theirs. If there are more than five good matches, we will send you a few more names. From then on it’s up to you. 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WEDNESDAY World University Service Photo Display 8:00—Aid for Delano Grape Strikers World University Service Bake Sale Noon—Sigma Xi Officers Politcial Science 1:00—Fringe Benefit Information Meeting 5:30—Junior Weekend Queen Interviews 7:00—Duplicate Bridge—Faculty Club 8:00—Performing Arts—Jane Thacher & Others—Music Auditorium THURSDAY World University Service Photo Display World University Service Forum Noon—Physics Faculty Meeting 2:00—Ugly Man Contest—World University Service Courtesy of the THURSDAY 3:00—World University Service Turtle Derby 3:45—The Bitterlick Singers 4:00—YWCA Installation of Officers Student Activities Comm, and ASUO Reps. International Coffee Hour— Gerl 1 6:00—Rally Board 6:30—Junior Weekend Queen Interviews 7:00—Pi Lambda Theta Young Republicans Debate on NSA World University Movie—Film Classic—150 SC Amphibians—Leighton Pool 8:00—Fringe Benefit Information Meeting William Worthy, “The Situation in Southeast Asia” Prof. Horowitz, “The Military Elites of Latin America: Developmentalists or Dictators”: 232 CMM “Cassandra Singing”—Drama— Arena Theatre FRIDAY World University Service 11:45—BA Faculty—Graduate Student Seminar—Reed, speaker Noon—Prof. Horowitz—Political Science Springfield Chamber University Affairs Luncheon 3:30—World University Service Talent Show and Auction 4:00—David Madden Richard Ohmann—Oregon Curriculum Study Center —138 CMM 7:00—Amphibians—Leighton Pool 8:00—“Cassandra Singing”— Drama—Arena Theatre “For Heaven’s Sake”—Music Auditorium World University Service 3-legged Basketball Game —Mac Court SATURDAY World University Service Photo Display CO-OP STORES SATURDAY 8:30—Counselor and Ex-Senior Conference 9:00—Art Annual Selection Committee 10:00—Landscape Conference 12:30—Counselor and Ex-Senior Luncheon 1:30—Counselors and Ex-Senior Conference 8:00—Little Concert Series Bonus: “Thomas Harris, Organist, Dave Shrader, Percussion and Brass Ensemble” — Music Auditorium “Cassandra Singing”—Arena Theatre 9:00—World University Service Week Computer Dance— Mac Court SUNDAY 7:00 & 9:15—Film Society: “Bicycle Thief—UT 8:00—Channing Club “Cassandra Singing”—Arena Theatre The University Chamber Choir —Music Auditorium All items must be turned in to the S.U. by 9 a.m. Thursday to be in cluded in this calendar.
