Pearl vs. World Show
Sheriff hopefuls rap
By SUE ROBINSON
Of the Emerald
It’s the end of the weekly KZEL-FM Pearl vs. the
World Show.
Pearl: “What’s the first word that comes to mind
with the word LINT?”
Phil George, moderator: "Goodbye.”
Pearl: “Navel.”
Had the guests replied, they might have given
quite different answers. They were the candidates
for I>ane County Sheriff.
The two Republican candidates were Mark
Johannessen, police chief in Springfield, and
Barney Issel, former police chief at Cottage Grove.
Those running for sheriff on the Democratic
ticket are Dave Burks, a lieutenant at Lane County
Sheriff Dept., William Smith, a captain in the
Eugene Police Department, and Art Ellsworth, who
was not present.
Dave Larry is an independent candidate, a
teacher and counselor.
Asked about drug problem
One of the first questions Pearl asked them was
how they thought the drug problem should be
handled.
Dave Larry said drugs are a medical problem the
police department has been stuck with. He said
Whitebird Clinic could do a lot better job in dealing
with drug problems than police could. Police have
been stressing “crimes, not victims,” he said.
William Smith said present marijuana statutes
are adequate but the real problem lies in the “ap
palling situation of those who are on speed.”
Although none of them considered marijuana a
serious narcotic, the other candidates agreed, in
Johannessen’s words, “Laws are passed by t e
people, and we ha ve no choice but to enforce them ,
Johannessen said although marijuana is not a
narcotic, it should not be totally legalized.
Responsibility shifted (
Ba mey Issel sa id the legislature has been pushing [
its responsibility onto the police. [
In reply to a telephone question on the respon- {
sibility of police in such incidents as the 1970 anti- 1
war protests in Eugene (where some students were (
tear-gassed), Dave Larry answered that any un- f
necessary brutality should result in suspension 1
from the force. Issel said that police should be f
taught “self-discipline.”
Pearl asked them what need the Lane County l
Sheriff’s Department actually fulfilled.
Burks replied, “To rely on a state agency to take t
care of our own problems is to ask for more |
problems.” ,
Issel said more agencies create more confusion, J
but one large agency would lose contact with the f
people. Johannessen agreed. “It is necessary that ?
there be a local form of government that the people f
can reach,” he said. ?
Pearl asked them what they thought of when [
someone mentioned J. Edgar Hoover. :
“A professional law man,” answered Johan
nessen.
“The FBI School,”—William Smith. j
“Too hard-handed”—Dave Larry.
“Grand Old Man of law enforcement”—Dave )
Burks. :
“Household word.”—Barney Issel.
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Grading change motion
tabled by committee
The ASUO Higher Education
Committee, at its Thursday night
meeting, tabled a motion by Mike
Sprague, Fourth District can
didate for Congress, which called
for a referendum on next week’s
general election ballot to obtain
students’ attitudes toward the
present grading system.
Sprague’s referendum would
have given students the op
portunity to either express their
satisfaction with the present
system, opt for an all-graded
system, or an all-pass-no-pass
system. But the lack of apparent
need and reasons for such a
referendum resulted in the
tabling of the motion.
The committee did discuss the
problem graduate students have
with the pass-no-pass grading
mode, however. The need for
some sort of system to reveal
gradations within a P grade on
transcripts was expressed and
agreed upon A referendum for
this, too, was discussed, but since
arguments against such a system
were nonevident, the committee
decided to pursue a path through
the ASUO Senate.
Committee member Mary
Youngren then proposed a Senate
Ad Hoc Committee be formed to
re-examine the University’s
group requirements According
to Ms. Youngren, the committee
would investigate what classes
exactly are included in the group
requirements, what is the
philosophy behind the
requirements, and then
recommend any changes in
accordance with the Ad Hoc
Committee’s findings. This plan,
said Ms. Youngren, was largely
influenced by a recent motion to
include all 400-410 courses within
the group requirements.
Teach-in features
foreign speakers
Speeches by University
students from the Third World—
Africa, Asia and Latin America—
will highlight a teach-in to be held
from 11 a.m. to 1 p m. today at
the EMU Free Speech Platform.
The Foreign Student
Organization (FSO) is sponsoring
the teach-in.
FSO President Jamal Rahman
said Thursday the speakers will
be speaking out against the
Southeast Asian war at the teach
in.
Speakers will be Abo Amashe
from Egypt. Sabzalian Ali from
Iran, imilcar from Latin
America, and Rahman from
Bangla-Desh
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