Protest marks draft indictment
By Cort Femald
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Last week a federal grand jury in
dicted Benjamin Sasway, a Vista, Calif ,
college student, for failure to register
for the draft The indictment is the first
since registration was reinstated in July
1980
Prompted by Sasway's indictment,
more than 90 people participated in a
Eugene protest against draft regis
tration on Friday, which was organized
by the Coalition Opposing Registration
and the Draft James Ronald, CORD'S
coordinator for special projects, says
despite the rain it was a "real good''
turnout.
Ronald, a combat marine in Vietnam,
spoke on the history of conscription to
the small crowd huddled under an
awning to escape the rain Reverand
Petersen, of the Unitarian Church, a
combat pilot in the Korean conflict,
spoke on his experiences in Korea and
his opposition to draft registration
CORD, like other draft registration
organizations across the country, is
gearing up for a new wave of protests
against registiation brought about by
the government's intention to pro
secute non-registrants
Another registration resistor, Steven
Gillis, 21, of Timberiake, Ohio, has
publicly announced his refusal to
register for the draft
"I am here today," Gillis said at a
press conference, "to publicly state
that I refuse to register myself as an
agent of the U S. Government’s military
madness."
The Selective Service System has
reportedly turned over 160 names of
non-registrants to the Justice Depart
ment for potential prosecution. Those
160 who have not registered have
received summons to appear in court.
An estimated 527,000 men out of more
than 8 million have not registered for
the draft The selective service office in
Salem says the 160 non-registrants are
the "initial group — there'll be more."
Justice Department officials are
reportedly hoping these initial pro
secutions will spur registrants reluctant
to comply.
Ronald says that the selective service
has been contacting Oregon non
registrants, giving them a final notice to
comply.
"Quite a number in Eugene have
refused to register," according to Ron
ald. He says that more than 50 percent
refused in first year of mandatory
registration.
The maximum penalty, which Sasway
faces if convicted of failure to register
for the draft, is five years in prison and a
$10,000 fine.
Military officials quoted in The Chris
tian Science Monitor have said they
want to stay clear of large cities in their
prosecutions. They see the likelihood
of a public protest greater in large
metropolitan areas.
Assistant Secretary of the Navy John
Herrington was quoted as suggesting
cases be tried in conservative parts of
the country. Sasway, being from San
Diego, supports this view
“It's a safe bet they picked me (to
prosecute) in San Diego because it's a
conservative area,” Sasway said, "and
they don't expect a big support group
for me.”
"They’ll stay away from places like
San Francisco and Eugene,” Ronald
agrees.
About Sasway and others who refuse
to register, Ronald, who enlisted in the
marines, says it's "sad to see a young
man face prison because of his own
personal convictions. ”
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Photo by Erich Boekelheide
Eugene area residents gathered in a
noontime rally Friday to protest a col
lege student's indictment for non
registration for the draft.
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The salary freeze will affect 35
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Olum has made it clear Univer
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on top of the 6 percent freeze.
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