Student
bargaining bill
enters House
By MIKE DOLAN
Of the Emerald
SALEM — The student-initiated collective bargaining bill
was introduced in the House Friday. Rep. Ted Kulongoski,
D-Eugene, submitted the bill, which will affect four-year state
schools, after having received special permission from the
House Rules Committee to introduce the bill after the dead
line.
The bill has two parts. The first part creates a six-person
governing board which will set the bargaining position of the
faculty before the collective bargaining. That committee will be
composed of two students.
The second part allows the students to participate in the
bargaining sessions but not vote on the final government any
way it sees fit.
This bill will only be meaningful if collective bargaining is
extended to faculty members. The right to collective bargain
ing was not given to most other state employes in 1973, and
faculty members have been working for academic collective
bargaining.
The bill, drafted by Kulongoski, is based on a policy
statement written by the ASUO lobby and adopted by the
statewide Associated Oregon Student Lobby. (AOSL).
Kulongoski, who stops short of giving the bill his uncondi
tional endorsement, says it concerns an issue that should be
discussed in the Legislature.
AOSL lobbyist Mike Cowgiil, an OSU student who has
worked for introduction of the bill,says, "Right now it is difficult
to foresee what kind of recognition the bill will receive. The
AOSL feels it is important we register our concern in the form
of this legislation.’’
The bill takes a long step toward including students in the
actual governanace of state colleges and universities. If
adopted, it will mark a significant departure from the usual
advisory status of students.
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Rosen burg’s son campaigns
to re-open case
By MIKE DUVAL
Of the Emerald
Campaigning to “change the history books” and
clear his parents name, Michael Meeropole ap
peared vigorous and optimistic as he spoke with
reporters Saturday in Eugene.
The eldest son of Julius and Ethel Rosenburg,
Meeropole cited "tremendous inconsistencies in the
testimony of witnesses, fraud on the part of the pro
secution and forgery of documentary evidence” as
key areas of investigation. He will speak at 8 p.m.
Tuesday in Room 167 of the EMU.
Convicted of conspiring to sell atomic bomb
secrets to the Soviet Union, the Rosenburgs were
executed in 1953. Their 32-year-old son called the
trial “a part of American Cold War policy . ’
Using the 1975 amendment to the Freedom of
Information Act as a springboard for their efforts to
re-open the case, a national committee was formed
last year. To date, files have been requested from 17
federal agencies including the FBI, CIA and AEC.
"Some agencies are giving the impression of
complying while others refuse,” said Meeropole.
“They say they are afraid of invading the privacy of
certain individuals.” One witness is dead.
On unpaid leave from Western New England
College for a year, Meeropole and his 28-year-old
brother Robert are touring the country to educate and
gain financial support for the committee. He said it
would take at least two years and $100,000 to re
open the case.
Meeropole remains optimistic because he be
lieves juries are more critical now. “I’m sure if we can
get the Greenglasses back on the stand,” he said,
“the jury will see through their testimony.” The
Greenglasses are Meeropoles uncle and aunt. They
were also key witnesses for the prosecution.
“I can’t deny that I’m seeking retribution,” he
admitted. “Frame-up artists — even when they lose
— get off with nothing. I would like to see them go to
jail just for the educational impact.”
The Meeropoles recently completed a book cal
led “We Are Your Sons” to be released May 15.
YMCA launches Vietnam aid effort
The Central Lane Family YMCA
launched a special money-raising
effort to aid the increasing number
of refugees in Vietnam. Funds
raised in the drive will be sent
through to the YMCA and then di
rectly to Vietnam, where it will be
used in refugee camps and reset
tlement villages.
‘The airlift of orphans and tne
crash of the Operation Babylift’
plane attracted attention and
brought countless offers to adopt
Vietnamese children,” says Carl
DuBois, local YMCA executive.
“But there are still thousands
more children and parents in Viet
nam who desperately need help.”
In the past, financial aid to Viet
nam has been used to provide re
creation, primary school and liter
acy classes, youth leadership de
velopment and citizenship training
programs. The YMCA began
working with refugees in Vietnam
in 1967, and is currently active in
17 countries.
The previous several years, the
Central Lane Y chose to earmark
their contributions for Nigeria. But,
says DuBois, that will change this
year.
“It is difficult to stand by and dc
nothing personally as the news
media pour out a steady flow of
pictures of the chaotic conditions
and the heartrending need of the
average person in Vietnam. Many
people have voiced frustration at
not knowing now to help, so we
initiated this project.”
The Y does not send food, but
does help distribute food to re
fugees. They also organize the
community and help train
teachers, farmers and health
workers.
‘‘We have 40 staff people in
Vietnam,” says DuBois, "and we
get word that they have more work
than they can possibly handle. But
money, not volunteers, will do the
most to ease the situation. The
workers are qualified, trained
people and the just need money to
keep their programs going.”
Contributors should send their
checks, payable to “YMCA Viet
nam Relief," to Central Lane Fam
ily YMCA, 2055 Patterson St.,
Eugene, 97405.
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Applications are now being taken for
Oregon Daily Emerald editor.
Applicants must be enrolled at the University of
Oregon a minimum of six hours, three out of the next four
academic terms. Applicants should have knowledge of
newspaper journalism and the University of Oregon. Job
requires work Sunday through Friday and a minimum of 35
to 40 hours a week.
Term of office is June 10,1975 through June 9,1976.
Applications are available in the Emerald offices, 305
EMU Deadline is 5 p.m., April 25.
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