Oregon daily emerald., November 21, 1973, Page 10, Image 10

Discord over sign arises
at student board meeting
The Student Administrative
Board (SAB) meeting harbored a
nearly full house Monday as
Eugene Peace Action Committee
(EPAC) and SAB members met
in conflict.
The discord arose when EPAC
posted a sign on an EMU window
last week without first securing
SAB’s approval. The sign
signaled attention to the In
dochina demonstration last
Saturday.
One SAB member explained
that all window displays are
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subject to Board sanction in
order to prevent a free-for-all
mounting of signs from cluttering
the windows and blocking view.
SAB. it was said, must make the
final decisions on which signs are
posted.
SAB’s main question was why
EPAC had failed to comply with
University regulations. Peace
Action Committee members
responded with a collage of
feelings. The time element and
freedom of speech were among
their replies. *
EPAC decided on Thursday to
post Friday’s sign, one person
explained for the group. This left
no time to wait for SAB’s Monday
meeting or to put in an ap
plication for posting approval.
One EPAC member felt freedom
of speech did not require SAB
approval.
A basic EPAC sentiment was
that no harm had occurred by
lack of adherence to rules. EPAC
member Dennis Gilbert said, “If
we had caused a real problem
laws to penalize or prevent us
from future action should be
enforced. But we caused no real
problem.” Gilbert felt that laws
should be lax in situations where
no trouble had stemmed from
rule violations. One EPAC
member compared the situation
to jay-walking, which he noted as
an unlawful act that goes uncited
every day.
Conflicts subsided when
chairer Mary Don halted
discussion and asked for the two
groups to co-operate and work
together to prevent future
problems.
| The Beef Box
| Cyanide bed fumigation ending
By KEN DOCTOR
Of the Emerald
As you may remember, last
week, Purple Haze was
pleadingly exhaling his com
plaint in-between noxious whiffs
of the dread foe of man and germ
alike, cyanide. To recap the
tale, it seems that our protagonist
had purchased a used mattress
from the local Salvation Army
outlet. Nearly overcome by a
pungent and persistent odor and
in a nearly-last act of concern for
the common good, this be-gassed
fellow dashed off a note to the
Beef Box.
With alacrity, the Box an
swered the first of Purple Haze’s
two questions — “Why does this
mattress smell so bad?” Having
determined that cyanide, used as
a fumigating agent, was the
culprit in the situation. I set out to
answer the last of his queries,
“Will fumigation be the end of
me?”
It turns out that the State
Public Health Department
maintains a cubbyhole, ap
propriately named the Furniture
and Bedding Section, which deals
with just such problems.
Raymond Ruff, director of that
section which is housed
(presumably in an environment
free of cockroaches and other
dastardly crawling creatures) in
Portland, sought to allay any
fears about the use of cyanide.
“If the process is done in any
way like it’s supposed to, there is
no danger to the customer,” he
explained. “After a few days,
there may still be a trace, but if it
persisted more than a week, the
odor must be caused by
something else.” Ruff indicated
that while the fumigation process
certainly destroys all harmful
organisms, it will not deodorize
the residues, such as those
caused by bedwetting, of any past
uses.
Ruff’s section inspects all
Eugene-area gas chambers
frequently. The heat capacity of
the enclosures receives close
scrutiny. At 70 degrees or higher,
the cyanide is drawn out of the
bedding, if the chamber is
malfunctioning (operating at a
temperature of less than 70
degrees), the cyanide is retained
in the bedding and may slowly
emanate from the mattress in a
warm home environment. Even
so, Ruff tells us that the amount
of cyanide expelled into the air in
the home is negligible.
“It may be disagreeable, but
it’s not dangerous,” he said.
While discounting the lethal
effects of cyanide in the home, he
points out that a dangerous
situation does exist for “the
chamber workers.” Because of
the riskiness involved, methyl
bromide, which Ruff describes as
“a much safer gas” is being
substituted for cyanide.
The Beef Box awaits your
beefs. U.S.D.A.-approved or not.
Send them to The Beef Box, care
of the Emerald, 301 Allen Hall.
Froines acquitted. . .
(Continued from Page 1)
of the original indictments and
continued prosecution by the
government. The defense is at
tempting to show that acts
charged as contemptuous were
not that of “defiance,” but that
the 28,000 pages of transcript,
when made vivid by testimony,
show that the few outbursts still
listed on the contempt citations
were in response to extreme acts
in the courtroom, either brought
about by the initial trial judge,
the prosecutor (both of whom
were cited and critiqued in the
U.S. Appeals Court action) or the
marshalls.
But there is a much more
important point which must be
stressed. Over the past year, the
government has lost every major
IFC hires research assistant
A research assistant was hired
by the Incidental Fee Committee
(IFC) Tuesday to research
problems that may confront the
ASUO and IFC in the future.
Donald Chalmers, a third-year
law student, was contracted to
look into problems such as who
had the authority to hire the
University football coach, who
owns and has control over
buildings on campus and whether
the ASUO can control the con
cessions in Autzen Stadium.
Also at the meeting, the Gay
Peoples Alliance (GPA) was
allotted an extra $200 to help
finance the Gay Pride Week. In
addition, the remaining $500 they
had on reserve was also released.
According to IFC chairer and
gay activist Randy Shilts, “I need
to qualify why this additional
money was given to GPA. The
GPA has the lowest budget of any
ASUO group. This week
represents 20 per cent of the cost
that other minority programs
spend for a similar event.”
In addition, the Asian
American Student Union was
given $15 to pay a work-study
secretary during the month of
June. Women’s athletics was
allocated $200 to pay the cost of
physicians needed to examine
female athletes and clear them
for participation in games.
The National Student Lobby
(NSL) was given $100 for NSL
dues. They miscalculated the
money needed to pay their dues
and turned up $100 short, stated
Shilts, so additional money was
allocated to them.
Requests for funds submitted
by the Moot Court Team, The
University Feminists, and the
Third World Student Coalition
were tabled. The IFC stated that
additional information was
needed before any decision could
be reached.
case that attempted to prosecute
people for alleged acts and
conspiracies, as well as major
acts of dissent. In particular, the
conspiracy cases against the
Berrigans and the Vietnam
Veterans (Harrisburg and
Gainesville cases) were won by
the defense.
One might add a number of
other significant cases, including
the New Haven Bobby Seale case,
New York 21, the Camden 28 and
so on. It is apparent that in the
case of the Chicago Conspiracy
Trial, the government is not
significantly concerned about
short-term incarceration of the
remaining five original defen
dants.
Rather, the government is
anxious to crush the leadership of
those lawyers who have worked
with the Center for Constitutional
Rights, National Lawyers Guild
and other groups of progressive
attorneys who have worked on
political cases. And for such
lawyers to be found guilty of
contempt would likely lead to
disbarrment.
The implications of such
attorneys being silenced are
grave — as John Froines stated
in a press conference last
Saturday, “it would have a
chilling effect” on young lawyers
and those now working on
political cases. The Chicago
Conspiracy trial, when it opened
in 1969, was a critical case built
on new legislation that raises
basic constitutional issues and
has grave political consequences
for our political culture.
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MON SAT S
There will be no Political Science Student
Union meeting this week Happy Turkey
Day!
The Rubicon Society luncheon speaker this
week will be Russ Dawson, HUD (Housing
and Urban Development area director from
Portland The topic will be "A New Look at
Housing." This will include new state laws
and federal housing regulations. The
meeting is at noon Friday at the House of
Lee, 165 W nth Ave., and is open to the
public free except for the optional lunch fee
of SI 60
The University of Oregon Bookstore, Inc.,
will have a regular board meeting at 3 30
p.m Friday in the Conference Room at the
bookstore. 895 E 13th Ave Business to be
discussed includes confirmation of a new
board member, report on tax case, election
of board treasurer, president's report, pre
registration discussion and potential in
vestment possibilities
A new over X adult group is being formed
If you are interested <n restoring your life
philosophies, shopping for new roles,
building a new life, solving problems
through empathetic listening, and exploring
and assessing your skills and attitudes for
new occupations, call the Counseling Center,
686 3227
The Eugene Poetry Collective will hold a
potluck supper at 6:30 p.m tonight at 2064
Onyx St.
Professor George Wallerstein of the
University of Washington will present a
colloquium on "Vela X 1 Neutron Star or
Black Hole?" at 2:30 p.m Tuesday in Room
125G, Science ll Coffee will be served in the
John Bmney Lounge, Science I, at 2:15 p.m
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desk. Career Planning & Placement Service.
246 Susan Campbell Hall.
The following employers and educational
institutions will be recruiting on campus
interview sign up sheets vffll be posted at
8 30 a.m today in the Career Planning &
Placement Office, 246 Susan Campbell Hall
Students must turn in a resume 24 hours
before the day of the interview
Nov 26 South Australia Elementary and
some secondary education teachers Group
orientation 8:30 a.m for all those signing up
for interviews
Nov 27 Weyerhaeuser Co Accounting,
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Production Management Training Program
Nov 29 Jeld Wen BA or MBA in business
administration, forest industries mgt.
Nov 30 USC Graduate school students
interested in masters degrees in the fields of
letters, arts and sciences, and in all Ph D
programs
Dec 6 Electronic Data Systems Com
puter science, math and business degrees,
all majors and oegrees considered Systems
engineers, operations, corporate recruiting
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MISC.
Gay women m straight jobs who are
looking tor a closed confidential rap group
are invited to call One Step Beyond at
Whitebird, 342 8255, 3 to 5 p.m. or 7 to 10 p.m
Fridays, or between 2 and 4 p.m weekdays
Men s and women s groups 7 to 10 p m
Fridays at Whitebird Annex, 323 E 12th Ave
The Office of the Registrar will be closed
on Monday and Tuesday next week to allow
for a move to the new administration
building The office will open in the new
building on the second floor next Wednesday
The Study Skills Learning Center is
planning to offer a series of desensitiiation
sessions for students who do poorly on tests
due to an excessive amount of anxiety The
sessions will begin Tuesday, Nov. 27, and
will run daily for two weeks at 1 30 p.m. To
register, or for more information, please call,
the Study Skills Learning Center, 685 3226, or
stop by at 265 Condon. The session is limited
to 10 people and involves a *10 fee