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‘Bud-is-a-dud’ boycott campaign; a bust ST. LOUIS (AP) — One month after Operation PUSH announced a national boycott of Anheuser-Busch, the world s largest brewery says the campaign isn’t work ing But the Rev Jesse Jackson, head of the Chicago-based, self-help group, says, “The word is out across black America that Bud is a dud and that you drink something else “ Anheuser-Busch disagrees “We haven’t been able to detect any effect of the boycott, said Wayman Smith III, a vice president at Anheuser-Busch which markets Michelob, Budweiser Light and Busch beers. “We’re still making the same amount of beer and selling the same amount of beer "In fact, we re having record sales," he said "We re not sure if the boycott is hurting us or helping us." The dispute started in August when Jackson came to St Louis and proposed the national boycott, charging that only one of the company's 950 distributors was black and two were Hispanic On Sept 3, Anheuser-Busch announced a $5 million grant to train minorities to become distributors The grant, the company said, had nothing to do with the threat of a boycott by PUSH, an acronym for People United to Serve Humanity The following day, Jackson announced the boycott He accused the brewery, as well, of attempting to discredit him "Why are we boycotting Anheuser-Busch?" he asked "Because they have 950 wholesale distributor ships, but only one is black-owned, they are spending $254 million in advertising this year, yet less than 2 percent is with black advertising firms and black media while 18 percent of their total employment is non-white. Antelope ain’t the same ol’ town RAJNEESHPURAM, (AP) — The police force is decked out in burgundy, the garbage trucks are named Miss Piggy, Kermit and White Trash and a window at the motor pool in this Oregon city sports flowers and a poster of Bhagwan Shree Rajneesh By law, every City Council meeting begins and ends with a new joke The permanent population here is about 400, but the number has been more than doubled by people who come to work and be near Rajneesh, an Indian guru they consider their spiritual master. The population could decline when cold November rains and December snow pelt the former sheep ranch in juniper and rock-covered hills 150 miles east of Portland The 2,000-acre commune city in the middle of a 100-square-mile ranch gained official status in a May 18 election, but delayed setting up municipal shop until the Aug 10 election of a six-member City Council — all Rajneesh disciples. A land-use group and some neighbors unsuccessfully opposed the new city. City hall is a trailer, where . Mayor Swami Krishna Deva works from a cluttered desk Outside, bulldozers, dump trucks, school buses and am bulances are at work in the growing city Disciples take new names when they join, often changing them legally. “K D " as the mayor is known to virtually everyone, once was a Southern California psychologist named David Knapp Harry Hawkins and Marvin Pattenaude were Jef ferson County sheriff's deputies, but after working on the ranch during a festival, they applied to become the city's first police force Their burgundy uniforms blend in with disciples, who all wear clothing in shades of red But they can be identified by their silver stars, holstered revolvers and because they lack the wooden "mala" bearing a picture of Rajneesh that all disciples wear "Who knows?" Hawkins laughed when asked if the officers would add the mala to their temporary uniform of burgundy jeans, shirt, vest and cap A permanent uniform is being designed — also in burgundy Their patrol car is a four-wheel drive, burgundy pickup Ma Prem Sunshine said commune membership is not required for employees or private contractors. "If it happens, it happens," she said. "We had a solar consultant and one day I looked up and he was wearing red and a mala Now he's Swami Anand Paul." Rajneesh preaches love, brotherhood and loss of individual ego, and subscribes to no organized religion His commune city has become a tourist attraction, with some 350 tourists touring the com mune by bus each month The disciples ask a $2 donation they say covers costs Meanwhile, three disciples are running for the six-seat City Council of Antelope, 18 miles away. The Antelope City Council once tried to disincorporate the town rather than see it taken over by disciples, but that was defeated by voters — most of them disciples About 65 disciples now live in Antelope with about 35 earlier residents blacks are concentrated in the tower positions and their employment does not reflect reciprocity “Anheuser-Busch is lacking in reciprocal trade with the black community.” he said "They claim they reinvest between $40 million and $45 million in the black community annually, but we doubt these figures ” Much of the dispute stems from another boycott 13 years ago In 1969. the Congress of Racial Equality asked its members to shun Budweiser to protest Anheuser Busch s record of hiring blacks At that time minorities accounted for less than 3 percent of the company's more than 5.000 employees The next year, the company adopted an affirmative action program Minorities now make up 18 percent of the company's nearly 14.000 employees Most of the minority employees are hourly workers, but the company says 17 5 percent of its technicians and 9 6 percent of the managers are minorities The company also instituted a minority purchasing plan, which will do an estimated $18 million business this year And it puts $10 million into minority banks and $7 million into advertising with predominantly black media Excluding its payroll, Anheuser-Busch does an es timated $50 million business a year with the black community, said Smith, one of the company's two black vice presidents The company make a profit of $217.4 million in 1981 on sales of over $3.8 billion. Brewery officials point that that they are already doing more than the target figures called for in PUSH contracts with other industries. Coca-Cola signed a one-year $30 million contract, while Seven-Up agreed to a five-year commitment to put $61 million into the black community Heublein Corp., which owns Ken tucky Fried Chicken, had previously accepted a five year $60 million pact So far, few black groups have endorsed the boycott. “Anheuser-Busch is the last company in this country that I would want to see pressured on behalf of the black community," said William Douthit, president of the Urban League of Metropolitan St Louis. “. . Busch has done hundreds of things for the black community on its own — without any push from anyone.” Regional directors of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People met several weeks ago in New York and decided it would not support the boycott The NAACP does not have a campaign against the Anheuser-Busch Co. nor have any of its (1,800) units been authorized to form coalitions with other groups for that purpose," it said. Two of the three major black newspapers in St. Louis have opposed the boycott and qriticized Jackson’s approach. Jackson has sued one of the papers, the Sentinel, a weekly, for $3 3 million. MEETINGS The Returned Peace Corps Volunteer Organization ol Eugene will be holding a meeting tonight from 7 to 9 TO m 101 EMU All toimer volunteers and anyone else interested In the Peace Corps are welcome to attend Slides will be shown and letreshments will be provided For information call Marsha Swartz at 686-3235 The University Badminton Club, sponsored by Club Sports, will meet tonight at 6:30 In 54B Gerlinger All inteiested please come Students tor s Nuclear Free Future (SNuFF) will hold a meeting tonight at 5 p m in 111 EMU All are welcome The Gay and Lesbian Alliance will sponsor the first “Gay Mens Rap and Support Group" of the year tonight The group will meet from 7 to 9 p m downstairs at 1414 DOONES8URY Kincaid For more information call 686-3360 for GALA The Christian Science Organization meet* this and every Tuesday of the term at 6:30 p m in the EMU Readings from the Bible and the Christian Science textbook, as well as testimonies of healing through prayer, are part ot our regular meetings Everyone is welcome The Oregon Computing Association (ORCA) will hold its first meeting of 1982-83 tonight at 7 in the Forum Room. EMU All CIS students and faculty are encour aged to attend For more information contact Greg Stewart at 342-8528. The Gay and Lesbian Alliance wilt hold a General Business meeting today from 3 30 to 5 p m in 318 EMU For more information call GALA at 686-3360 There will be an organizational meeting for the by Garry Trudeau okay, imuut erne**#1 worn a Av&tr mam , xk m& mty «*?$ ( A xmfOATHf. MUJ& . caueoGH&eTOiMKh !Hb6AHt OH.HO.. soioafrum *£$!£' wnipupsiaxr rmomiax **£**" aw. thou wo*. s&va&Ly moor nr? BLOOM COUNTY IF" m AUTUE whw oepReasep me you so i'#\ taking COMO A tWWBUON opus i break %! , e\ J AIN'T NO ARE TOO. PBNfEUONS CHECK in October, these. OPUS. mm oaaoo *sa», iam, tr,&p.< veyme hmous' memos mme anp if can genus- cxtoe TY.gmsH, mm iWSHOH. nfl now. OH. YEAH? theyponot! thenhhydo THE PLAYERS N&P SO MM MONEY’ *■> by Berke Breathed wpojons IN we-cnew CCT0B6R/ **»»««• OXFAM FAST tonight at 7:30 in Century Room 111. EMU Please help support OXFAM by giving your time and resources to make this year s FAST a successful one For more information call Suzy Bader at 344-7221 The Oregon Women's Softball Team will hold a team meeting tonight from 5 to 7 p.m. in the Lettermen's Lounge at McArthur Court New head coach P J Harlin will announce the team workout schedule tor fail term at the meeting Women interested in being a member of the team in the spring are expected to attend. Interested persons unable to attend the meeting should call Harlin at x3393 or stop by her office in 110 Gerlinger Hall SEMINARS/WORKSHOPS "Where In the world are you going?", a workshop offered by tha Academic Advising and Student Services Office, will be held today at 3:30 p m in 164 Oregon Hall The workshop will study opportunities in the U S and abroad without transferring from the University. The Impact ol National Development on Indigenous Cultures, with lecturer Phil Woods. Anthropology Professor, is the first topic of the Search Class with the Eugene Council for Human Rights in Latin America Other topics will address currrent issues facing the countries of Guatemala. Nicaragua and Brazil The class will be held every Tuesday at 7:30 p m at the Latin American Cultural Center, 1236 Kincaid The class is open to the public and a small fee will be charged to cover expenses. The University Counseling Center will be ottering the following professionally led groups tall term: Here-and-Now therapy group, Tuesdays from 3 to 5 pm Older-than-average student counseling group (25 years and up), Thursdays from 3 to 4:30 p m Psycho-social aspects of weight Issues, Mondays from 3:30 to 5 p.m Eating disorders group, Tuesdays from 1 30 to 3 p.m. Personal growth through artistic expression (no talent required), Thursdays from 10 a m to noon There is no charge tor these groups but space is limited Call now at 686-3227 The Eugene Family VMCA la currently ottering a progressive Illness program for all fitness levels Participants are evaluated and referred to the level appropriate for their needs For more information call the Eugene Family YMCA at 686-YMCA. Multi-adult Relationship Discussion group deals with achieving the best of traditional marriage and new age promiscuity via committed group marriage. Free weekly meetings will be offered Tuesdays at 7 p m. in 107 Gilbert Call 345-5626 or 343-7412 for more information The Wesley Foundation will sponsor a series, "Grow ing Spiritually: A Way to God." Meeting times will be each Tuesday from 7:30 to 9 p.m. in the Wesley Center lounge, 1236 Kincaid Stu Shaw, campus minister, will guide the process. Call 344-4219 tor more information INTERVIEWS Slgn-up for Interviews begins on Wednesday morning at 7:30 a.m. In Susan Campbell Hall. The following recruiters will be on campus the week ol Oct. 11 to Oct. 15: Oct. 12 — M 4 M Mars (Fall grads — B/M — Bus for Sales Trainee Group Meeting — Oct. 11. 6:30 to 8 pm, Dad's Room, EMU Oct. 14,15 — Price Waterhouse 6 Co — (Fall. Winter. Spring, Summer '83 grads — BM — Acct for Staff Accountant) Oct. 14 — Upjohn Company (Fall. Winter. Spring grads 4 previous grads — B/M/Ph D. — Biol/Chem / Microbiol/Health Educ/Bus w/30 qtr hrs in Life Sci for Pharmaceutical Sales Representative) Oct. 15 — Laventhol 4 Horwath (Fall, Winter, Spring. Summer grads — B/M — Bus w/Acct emphasis — GPA of 3 0 for Staff Acct in Tax. Audit or Mgmt Advisory Services) MISCELLANEOUS The University School of Architecture and Allied Arts will hold an AAA Exhibition Oct. 4 through Oct 14 in Gallery 141, the school lobby and courtyard The gallery is open weekdays from 9 a m, to 4 p.m. Rhodes Scholarships are post-graduate scholarships to Oxford University Applicants must be 24 years old or less. U S. citizens, unmarried, and have academic standing to assure the completion of a bachelor's degree before Oct. 1983. All students interested in applying contact Joseph Hynes in 114 Friendly Hall A meeting of all students planning to apply will be held Oct 7 at 3:30 p m in 109 Friendly Marshall Scholarships are lor post-graduate study in British universities Applicants must be 24 years old or less and preference Is giver to unmarried applicants Applications are available from Joseph Hynes in 114 Friendly A meeting of all students planning to apply will be held Oct. 7 at 3:30 p.m in 109 Friendly. Mellon Fellowships in the Humanities are new awards to be administered by the Wilson Foundation. Students must be nominated by faculty members, rather than by themselves, by Nov 5. The award is intended for humanists only, it must be used at a United States university, and may be extended through the acquiring of ihe doctorate Brochures may be picked up in 114 Friendly Hall.
