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About Oregon daily emerald. (Eugene, Or.) 1920-2012 | View Entire Issue (Oct. 26, 1982)
Coalition founder blasts legislation, subcommittee By Kevin Taylor Of th« Emerald The founder of a group lob bying against “repressive" legislation spoke to about 20 people Monday afternoon on federal crime and draft laws Frank Wilkinson, founder of the National Coalition Against Repressive Legislation, was scheduled to discuss draft legislation and the current fin ancial aid situation, but instead focused on the FBI, North Ca rolina Sen Strom Thurmond, and several bills soon to be vot ed on in the House and Senate Wilkinson made clear his in tentions to fight Senate Bill 2572 — which would allow the legal denial of bail, allow the govern ment to appeal lenient sen tences, and would impose man datory sentences — for lesser crimes or first offenses SB2572 has been attached to House Bill 6514, which Wilkinson called a good bill HB6514 would beof great value in the rehabilita tion of drug addicts in prison, he said Wilkinson took exception to Strom Thurmond's "violent crime" legislation, SB2572 The bill may yet pass through Con gress during the "lame duck" session following the elections, he said Wilkinson also says he feels angered that the House Unamerican Activities Commit tee. which took over 20 years to abolish, was resurrected in 1981, soon after the new Republican Senate was sworn in The old HUAC is the new Senate subcommittee on security and terrorism, he said Wilkinson said a nuclear freeze measure on the Califor nia ballot, will probably lose because of redbaiting ' by President Reagan, Reader s Digest magazine. Sen Jeremiah Denton and the Washington Post That group. Wilkinson said, has pushed the nuclear freeze issue as a threat to America Denton, who is the chairer of the Senate subcommittee on security and terrorism, is what Wilkinson considers a major opponent Wilkinson had little to say about draft registration, but did concede that the government will have a very tough time en forcing the Solomon Act — the new law which requires all eligi ble male college students to register for the draft before receiving federal financial aid •n order for the act to work, students will have to show proof of registration to receive federal aid. Wilkinson said The only acceptable proof would be a proof-of-registration letter (the letter which is delivered within 90 days of registering) But, he pointed out sometimes the letters come, sometimes they don't Voters should contact elected officials to tell them how they feel. Wilkinson urged Remember that Oregon Sen Bob Packwood voted to support Thurmond's "violent crime' bill, he added Grove calls for death of LCDC 01 Mike Grove. Democratic challenger for state representative in District 41. said Friday that discontinuing statewide land-use planning may be necessary because its goals cannot account for the "diverse communities ” The University economics professor was referring to Ballot Measure 6. which will abolish all statewide land use planning laws and the Land Conservation and Development Commission If Measure 6 does not pass, land-use plan ning in Oregon could be non-existent by 1984 because of eventually intolerable conflicts over planning. Grove said "Building up" from the community level should replace generalized, statewide goals in land use planning, Gicve said I support Mea sure 6 because I support land-use planning,” he said „ Grove, who has been an economist at the Federal Reserve Bank of Chicago and Federal Reserve Board in Washington, DC, is challeng ing incumbent Mary Burrows She has held the University district seat since 1972 Grove, 51, says he thinks Oregonians are beginning to resist their tax burden, and will probably approve Measure 3 Ballot Measure 3 would limit property tax rates, require elections for certain taxes, and limit the number of tax elections Grove said that in his canvassing he met many taxpayers, especially those of the middle class, who voted for new programs in the past but who aie now feeling overburdened "Historically, in Oregon, the middle class has been most willing to support government programs," he said But Oregon's progressive tax structure hits this "strategic income group" especially hard, so that they are now "upset,” Grove said "No other state tax structure is as progres sive as Oregon's, except Montana," he said Grove said he opposes Measure 3, but would like to see cutbacks in government spending. Plant closure laws also are not a good idea, he said "The closing of any business, for any reason, is a tragedy,” Grove said "But plant closure laws are not a way to prevent that tragedy.” Dow dips because of Fed’s non-news NEW YORK (AP) - The stock market's best known indicator took its biggest one-day plunge since the Great Crash of 1929 on Monday, a dramatic turnar ound only two trading days after it reached a 10-year high Wall Street analysts blamed the sudden sell-off on fears that the Federal Reserve Board might have stopped allowing interest rates to fall — and on professional investors' rush to sell as they saw some of their recent gains slipping away One broker described the mood in the investment world as "manic-depressive.” In Washington, deputy White House press secretary Peter Roussel said other economic barometers should be ex amined, and referred to the Consumer Price Index and the index of leading indicators, due out later this week. The Dow Jones average of 30 industrials, the most widely fol lowed indicator of stock-market trends, fell 36 33 points to 995 13 That stood as the aver age's largest single-day drop since it plummeted a record 38 33 points Oct. 28, 1929 From mid-August through Friday, the average had soared more than 250 points, hitting a 10-year high of 1,036.98 last Thursday. Please Come to Meet and Hear Dr. Helen Caldicott President of Physicians for Social Responsibility Author of Nuclear Madness She Will Speak on The Medical Effect of Nuclear War ( iiiiiiiiiimiiii Tuesday, October 26 • 12 noon, EMU Ballroom Sponsored by Congressman Jim Weaver VINO'S SPAGHETTI TINO’S • Full dinner menu • 23 varieties of Pizzas • Whole wheat and white crust • Pizzas to go -cooked and uncooked 15th and Willamette Hours: Mon.-Thurs. 11 00-Midnight Fri. 11 00-1 00a m Sat. 5:00-1 00 a m. Sun. 5 00-11 00 p m •Search » « . presents! $ | cMORE m B ear-O-Cratic PeadHnet . . 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