Groups create pies
to cool nukes race
A number of local notables
will receive pies next Monday —
pies baked to further the cause
of world peace
Peace groups around the
country are observing Mothers'
Day — which was conceived by
19th-century poet Julia Ward
Howe as "a festival devoted to
the advocacy of peace doc
trines’' — by protesting the nu
clear arms race.
The action — sponsored by
Citizens for Lasting Security
and Citizens for Safe Energy —
is part of an effort to "take
Mothers' Day away from Hall
mark and give it back to the
anti-war movement," Ellen
Bondurant of CALS says.
The use of pies is symbolic
because "we are all sharing in
the pie," she says.
The calendar of events will
begin on Sunday with a
Mothers' Day Film Festival in
Harris Hall, 8th Avenue and Oak
Street. The show begins at 7
p.m. with "War Without Win
ners." The movie will be fol
lowed by “El Salvador: Revolu
tion or Death” at 7:40 p.m. and
“Paul Jacobs and the Nuclear
Gang” at 8:45 p.m.
“El Salvador: Revolution or
Death” is concerned with U S.
policy toward the Third World,
while the third film is a
documentary by and about
Jacobs, who died as a result of
investigating the links between
nuclear power and nuclear
weapons.
For more information call
485-8464 or 344-3131.
Best Butt
Contest
Saturday Night
May 9
Come and see the
best butts in town!
Special guest judges will award
prizes to the best butts in the men’s
and women’s divisions.
Festivities start at 8:00 p.m.
The
^abbock
tavern
3355 E. Amazon 342-3575
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In Wake of Pisaster
STUDENTS ORGANIZE
TO SAVE
YOGONUT TREES
With last week's savage attack fresh in
their minds, students are intensifying their
efforts to protect the fabled Yogonut tree.
Though many students are already
doing their part by eating Yogonut™ bars, it
has become apparent to leaders that more
dramatic action is called for.
"Yogonut trees are a natural resource.
We must protect them," commented one.
"Never again will a Yogonut tree be harmed,"
vowed another.
There is talk of a Yogonut rally where
the art of eating Yogonut bars, both Apple
'n Spice and Raspberry Nut, will be demon
strated. Spirits are expected to be high
during the occasion. j*
Remember: Take care off it,
and it'll take care off yov.
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Emerald Graphic
Anti-draft group stresses
awareness of draft boards
By LESLIE FARRIS
Of the Emerald
With almost no publicity, the Selective Ser
vice System recently launched a program to
re-establish draft boards across the United
States
Members of the local Coalition Opposing
Registration and the Draft said at a Thursday
press conference they strongly oppose “this
escalation to growing war preparations.”
“With the so-called 'stand-by' boards in
place, the government need only declare a na
tional emergency to begin the immediate induc
tion and shipment of young men overseas,"
CORD coordinator Christina Cowger said.
"We urge the public to do everything possible
to halt this slide into war."
The SSS has asked all state directors to begin
recruiting people to serve on local boards In
Oregon, applications for membership on the local
boards will be available soon after June 1 from
Col. Robert Ball, provisional state SSS director.
"We encourage as many people as possible,
representing as broad view points as possible, to
apply," Cowger said.
Applications, which will be mailed to non
profit organizations in Oregon, should be
returned by July 1. Applicants will be screened
and interviewed in August and early September.
Any American citizen between the ages of 18
and 65 who is not an active or retired member of
the armed services or reserves may apply for
membership on local boards. Prospective
members will be interviewed by a team under the
direction of Col. Ball. Appointments will be made
by Pres. Reagan at the recommendation of Gov.
Atiyeh.
The distribution of local boards will be based
on population density. Oregon will have 21 boards
— two in Lane County — with a minimum of five
members each.
"This is not simply an administrative
procedure,” said Percy Hilo, a CORD draft coun
selor. "The draft boards are being formed not just
so they can occupy space, but so they can be
used. We want the young men, and perhaps
young women, to be prepared."
A case currently before the U S. Supreme
Court is challenging the constitutionality of all
male registration. Selective service regulations
now require every male to register for the draft
within 30 days of his 18th birthday.
Hilo said CORD will offer counseling and hold
rallies and other events to educate young people
on all aspects of the draft. The group also will be
distributing draft-information brochures in area
high schools.
It s important we get all information into the
high schools where military recruiters are the
most active now," Cowger said. “The students
must hear the other side."
Cowger said many military analysts believe
the Pentagon has changed it’s strategy from
avoiding all-out nuclear war with the Soviet Union
to preparing for a lengthy and costly conventional
war that could be fought in several parts of the
world at the same time.
However, CORD claims the registration pro
gram has met with only limited success so far.
SSS statistics show nearly 400,000 eligible young
men have failed to register.
"We realize it’s not possible to persuade the
selective service to stop forming the draft boards,
but they have to know this type of war prepar
ation is not acceptable to the people of this
country ”
Utah, Nevada reps to blast MX
The MX missile system, the defense depart
ment’s proposed multi-million dollar project de
signed to thwart a Soviet nuclear missile attack,
will come under fire Saturday at 7 p.m. in the EMli
Forum
A panel of Nevada and Utah residents are
scheduled to speak against construction of the
controversial nuclear defense project in their
states
Massive areas of Nevada and Utah have been
targeted by defense officials as the ideal location
for the complex “shell game” of the MX system.
Residents are worried about potential damage to
grazing land and contamination of sparse desert
water resources.
Saturday s appearance is being sponsored
by the University Survival Center and Clergy and
Laity Concerned.
Sitting on the panel will be Ed Firmage, a law
professor who is the great grandson of Mormon
leader Brigham Young; Janet Moose, a repre
sentative of the Western Shoshone Sacred Lands
Association; and Necada rancher and lawyer Don
Springmeyer.
The event is being sponsored in cooperation
with the Great Basin MX alliance.