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Reagan dumps welfare on states WASHINGTON - Pres Ronald Reagan asked Congress Tuesday night to join in "a single, bold stroke" by transferring $47 billion worth of federal social programs — and the taxes to pay for them — from Washington to state and local governments He said his plan, including the gradual shift over the next decade of the welfare and food-stamp programs, is designed "to make government again accountable to the people, to make our system of federalism work again.” It was the centerpiece proposal in a State of the Union message that promised better times, "much better,” if the nation continues on his course of budget and ta* reductions as the cure for recession and inflation. Reagan declared he will "seek no tax increases this year and I have no inten tion of retreating from our basic program of tax relief." "I will not ask you to try to balance the budget on the backs of the American taxpayers," he said in the speech, scheduled for delivery at for 9 p.m. EST. He vowed to the joint session of Con gress and a nationwide broadcast audience to "put the economy out of its slump and put us on the road to pros perity.” Reagan said that the fiscal 1983 federal budget deficit will be less than $100 billion and that "the policies we have in place will reduce the deficit steadily, surely and, in time, completely." Reagan, describing his program as "a bold and spirited initiative that I believe can change the face of American government,” outlined a second-year For related story see page 6A economic program in which his goal of turning many federal chores over to the states plays a central role. At the same time, Reagan defended his decision not to try to stem a ballooning federal deficit by increasing taxes. "Higher taxes would not mean lower deficits,” Reagan said. "Raising taxes won’t balance the budget.” Reagan said that a "grassroots trust fund,” filled by federal revenues, would distribute $28 billion a year to the 50 states to pay for the additional respon sibilities handed over to them. “The economy will face difficult moments in the months ahead,” Reagan stated. "But, the program for economic recovery that is in place will pull the economy out of its slump and put us on the road to prosperity and stable growth by the latter half of this year ” Reagan said that his program would continue with two priorities: "a strong national defense. . and a reliable safety net of social programs for those who have contributed and those who are in need.” Wednesday, January 27, 1982 Eugene, Oregon Oregon daily Volume 83 Number 87 -emerald 'P Photo by David Coray Mime, Seattle style When is a mime not a mime? That's the question the Seattle Mime Theater evokes from their audience "If there are any rules, we break them consistently," says Elizabeth Roth, one of four members of the company who gave an afternoon workshop and even ing performance at the University Tues day. When the troupe formed five years ago they adopted the classical mime style — the white-face of Marcel Marceau — but Roth says they found this too limiting •'You were forced to wear the same mask for an entire performance." says Roth The "more sophisticated" modern audiences were no longer "immediately charmed by the white face and the illu sion," Roth added SMT now incorporates props, sounds and even dialogue to add greater dimensions to their performance The SMT performed Tuesday evening in the EMU. ASUO proposes slash in funding By Dane Claussen Ot tha Emerald The ASUO Executive committee is recommending decreases in two-thirds of the ASUO-funded student groups that were a target in preliminary budget recommendations made on Monday. Recommendations were also made to discontinue funding for another ten groups. The average cut in funding is 34-percent, according to a memo from Alan Contreras, acting vice president of program administration. Cuts of that size, combined with a recommended average allocation of $245 to new groups and a proposed 50-cent per term per student increase in incidental fees next year would compensate for a loss of incidental fees amounting to $50,000. Incidental fee income is tied directly to the number of students enrolled, and the estimated enrollment for next fall — used as a base enrollment for the year — is 15,500 Fall term enrollment this year was 17,400 “There will be program reductions. There is no reason why students shouldn't expect program reductions,” Contreras says. Some groups will be able to adapt to r cuts better than others, he says. For example, the Drug Information Center "will probably have problems," while the Native American Student Union, with much of its money tied up solely in ac tivities, will be able to adapt relatively easily, Contreras says. The 10 organizations that the commit tee recommended eliminating funds for, are: the EMU Board, the English Graduate Student Advisory Council, the Ethnic Women s Alliance, the Geron tology Association, the Hawaii Club, the Muslim Student Association, the Phy sically Limited Union of Students, the Student Travel Center, University Veterans, and Women in Science. Only EGSAC and PLUS filed budget requests for the 1982-83 year. New groups the ASUO Executive bud get staff recommended not funding are the American Chemical Society and the Cuba Study Group. The Executive committee recom mended funding 20 percent of the requested amount for the campus American Civil Liberties Union, the Un dergraudate Economics Association, the International Studies Association, Mor tar Board, Students for a Nuclear Free Future, Tabard Inn, and the Teacher Education Graduate Student Organiza tion ..■..i-—- . —_ Library ranks 84 of 101 The University Library ranks 84th out of 101 research libraries, accord ing to figures released in the most recent edition of the Chronicle of Higher Education. The ranking in University has been increasing the amount spent on material every year The University ranks 94th in mater ials expenditures, with a current bud get of $1,274,319 Of the nine ranked schools in the Pac-10, the University came in ninth in overall si*e. Oregon State University is not listed because it is not a member of the Association of Re search Libraries, Smith said that OSU would * probably be ranked below Oregon.” Harvard is ranked first and Yale second. The next three - all members of the Pac-1
