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Reagan flays interest groups WASHINGTON (AP) - Pres. Reagan assailed on Monday the special interest groups standing in the way of his economic recovery program and pleaded with urban leaders to realize that "the only power needed to restore America s strength is will power." In his first formal speech since he advanced his budget and tax-cutting plan to Congress on Feb. 18, Reagan complained to the National League of Cities that a "political gauntlet of interest groups” threatens to dismantle it. The president acknowledged that cities would suffer their share of cuts. But he declared that "We are all in the same boat, and we have to get the —making the news— From Associated Press Reports WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court said Monday it will decide whether workers with access to management’s confidential files can join a labor union, a case which could affect secretaries and thousands of other white-collar employees. The justices said they will hear National Labor Relations Board arguments aimed at granting the right of union membership to most such workers. WASHINGTON — The Reagan administration’s tempor ary cutoff of aid to Nicaragua will become permanent in about two weeks unless there is clear evidence that Nicar agua has terminated arms shipments to leftist guerrillas in El Salvador, U S. officials said Monday. Aid disbursals were suspended several weeks ago after captured documents disclosed that Nicaraguan territory was being used as a transshipment point for Soviet bloc'weapons deliveries to the Salvadoran insurgents. SAN SALVADOR, El Salvador — Jose Napoleon Duarte, president of this nation at the center of a growing U.S.-Soviet antagonism, said Monday he is ready to meet with representatives of the Socialist International to seek a political solution to the bloody rightist-leftist conflict here. At the same time in Panama, Bernt Carlsson of Sweden, the secretary general of the Socialist International, said the most important leftist and guerrilla groups in El Salvador had accepted the group’s mediation offer. The group is an international organization of social democratic parties — which have a political philosophy of gradual, non-revolutionary movement to socialism. Carlsson said the groups agreeing to mediation were the Democratic Revolutionary Front, — an umbrella organization that includes several leftist groups — and the Farabundo Marti Front for National Liberation, a coalition of guerrilla groups. United Nations expels South Africa — again UNITED NATIONS (AP) - South Africa, twice before expelled from the U N. General Assembly, was kicked out again Monday. The world body voted 112-22 with six abstentions to accept a credentials committee’s rec ommendation that South Africa not be seated because its white-majority government does not represent the majority of South African people. The United States voted in the credentials committee to accept the South African delegation, and voted against the com mittee recommendation on the floor. Costa "Rica and Spain ab stained in the committee and the other committee members — the Soviet Union, China, An gola, Kenya, Haiti and Sin gapore — voted not to seat the delegation. The United States argued that United Nations rules state credentials must be properly signed by an official of the government. South African Ambassador Jacobus Adriaan Eksteen and his counsellor, David Steward, left the hall immediately after the assembly vote was announced. After the committee action, South African Foreign Minister R.F. Botha said in Johannes burg the decision was “scan dalous and revengeful.” South Africa was expelled from the assembly’s 1974 regular session on grounds it was practicing race segregation at home and holding onto South-West Africa, known here as Namibia, in violation of U N. resolutions. SPRING VACATION HflUJflll March 21-28 $419.00 Airfare only Limited space available Call 687-2825 EUGENE TRAVEL ^ s 831 E, 13th Eugene, Or 97401 engines started before the boat goes over the falls.” Reagan assured the urban leaders, that he would preserve the ‘‘function” of the Urban Development Action Grants Program, which formed the centerpiece of Jimmy Carter’s urban policy and quickly became a favorite of the na tion’s mayors. And while the recovery plan calls for reducing federal sub sidies to cities, Reagan said, he had tried to ‘‘cushion the budget blows” by making block grants to local governments. The president drew polite ap plause from an audience of several thousand representi tives of cities and towns, especially when he attacked the “federal Goliath — unleased and uncontrolled." Reagan noted there has been some congressional opposition to his call for a three-year, 30-percent tax cut. ‘ Nevertheless," he said, "the real threat to recovery comes from those who will oppose only a small part of the program while supporting the overall effort. Needless to say, the small portion these parochial groups oppose always deals with cuts that affect them directly. Those cuts they oppose. ‘‘They favor cutting everybody else’s subsidy as an important step in ending infla tion and getting the country moving again. The accumula tive effect of this short sightedness can be damaging," he said. He repeatedly referred to the dangers of inaction. "For a time it appeared that Congress had more solutions than the country had problems," Reagan said ASH WEDNESDAY SERVICES Wednesday, March 4 12:30 p.m. at Hospital Chapel 5 & 9 pm at Newman Center 1850 Emerald Sponsored by Campus Interfaith Ministry / ANNOUNCING THE ESTABLISHMENT OF THE MIKE JOHNSTON MEMORIAL FUND In memory of Mike Johnston, U of O Law student who passed away this summer. The proceeds from the fund will be used to construct a covered bicycle parking facility adjacent to the Law School in keeping with the expressed wishes of his family and Mike’s long time activity to promote bicycling as a ecologically sound means of transportation. Any donations in excess of those necessary for this purpose will be spent for bicycle safety or educational purposes. Donations should be made payable to the U of O Foundation Mike Johnston Fund. Sponsored by: ASUO President stiver jljJLs Q/ ■ C&lojJ U of O for Better Biking Stgtjent Univ. Affairs Bd. Chair Student Bar Assn. President U OF BOOKSTORE, INC. BOARD POSITION AVAILABLE ATTENTION GRADUATE STUDENTS There is a vacancy on the Board of Directors of the University of Oregon Bookstore, Inc The position available is to fill the remaining term of office, graduate student position. The term of office will end May 28, 1981. For purposes of membership on the Board of Directors, any fully accredited student in the graduate school, with a baccalaureate degree, who is registered at the University, may apply for this position. Graduate student Board members must carry and maintain a course load of not less than nine units. All interested students or anyone wishing to nominate a person for the position should come to the main office of the Bookstore. Anyone having questions regarding the duties of the position should contact Jim Williams at the Bookstore. Applications will be taken until 5:30 p.m., Wednesday, March 4, 1981. Interviews will be given on Thursday, March 5, and a selection will be made at the forthcoming Board meeting. uo BOOKSTORE 13th & Kincaid Mon-Fri 8:15-5:30 Sat 10:00-2:00 Textbooks 686-3520 • General Books 686-3510 Supplies 686-4331 THINKING of BEING AN R.A.? (RESIDENT ASSISTANT) INVESTIGATE FURTHER... APPLICANTS REQUIRED TO ATTEND ONE OF THESE MEETINGS: Tues. March 3 University Inn V) Main Lounge 7 pm 7 Wed. March 4 Sheldon Hall Lounge 7 pm Thurs. March 5 Bean West Application Deadline April 9 Conference Room 7 pm 686-4277 Applications now available at Housing Office in Walton Complex.
