‘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
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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.