Oregon daily _ _
emerald
Thursday. December 9. 1982
Eugene. Oregon
Volume 84. Number 68
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They got The Beat
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Photo by Mark Pynes
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The crowd of almost 3,000 surged to the
front of the EMU Ballroom stage when The
(English) Beat from Birmingham, England
came out They were slam-dancing and head
banging with the first bass drum kick and
chords struck Above, Ranking Roger tells the
crowd “Spar Wid Me. ”
The (English) Beat played “Tears of a
Clown” and songs from their latest album
“Special Beat Service."
Even though it was hot, the crowd called
The (English) Beat back for two encores.
Chancellor reveals
his love of libraries
By Debbie Howlett
Of th* Emerald
Reading from an essay about the value of libraries,
Chancellor Bud Davis told Friends of the Library, a fund
raising group for the University Library, that he shared
their concern for the library Wednesday night
Calling it a "love message we could all write." Davis
read from a former student's essay, commemorating
the University of New Mexico's Library's acquisition of
its one millionth volume
Davis called the acquisition "One of my greatest
moments of satisfaction
Davis drew a parallel between every library attain
ing better facilities and material and UNM's acquisi
tions One of my favorite pastimes as an administrator
has been the growth and development of libraries,"
Davis said
Davis spoke only briefly about the finances of the
library, saying he preferred to speak about other
aspects "These talks quite often get translated into
budgetary concerns,” he said
However, Davis did speak about Gov. Vic Ativeh's
recent state budget proposal The proposal, which
funds higher education's basic request, also allows for
the addit'nn of $1 million for library acquisitions.
"The governor's doing something to get the books
back on the shelves and the tiles back on the ceiling,"
Davis said as he pointed to the room's dilapidated
interior
But Davis spoke very little about the budget The
chancellor, always ready with an ancedote or two,
talked about his doctoral project and the concerns for
education by the citizens of the state
"The most important thing we need to do as
educators," Davis said, "is transmit what it really means
to be a great university We need to tell people why we
support the libraries.
"It's time to make a decision about priorities,"
Davis said "I don't think you get much by sitting back
wringing your hands and crying More gets done
through pride "
Fall grades available
beginning Dec. 27
Students will be able to pick up fall term grades
beginning Dec. 27 in the Registrar's office. Photo
identification is required for pick-up.
The Registrar's office does not mail grades to
students' homes after fall and winter terms in order to
save postage costs, says Carol Raymond, student
information supervisor in the Registrar’s office.
Students who want their grades mailed home over
the holidays can leave a stamped, self-addressed
envelope at the Registrar's office before Dec. 27.
The Registrar's office will be closed Dec. 31 for
New Years and will be open for grade pick-up on Jan. 3
and Jan. 4
Grades that have not been picked up after two
weeks will be mailed.
Anti-nuke advocate killed in D.C. bomb threat
WASHINGTON (AP) - A man who
threatened to blow up the Washington
monument with a truckload of dynamite
unless he won “a national dialogue on
the nuclear weapons question" was
killed by police gunfire in the 11 th hour of
his siege Wednesday night when he tried
to drive off toward the White House
Police said he may have had an ac
complice who ran into the monument
during the chaotic scene The famed
obelisk was flooded with tear gas before
officers began their search But after
three hours, there was no confirmation
that anyone was inside
The truck was registered to
66-year-old Norman Mayer of Miami
Beach, Fla , who had a history of pro
testing against nuclear war — and a long
list of past arrests. A friend who visited
him during the siege said it was Mayer
who had staged the threat
Mayor Marion Barry said that to his
knowledge, there were no explosives in
the truck. The man had claimed that it
contained dynamite or "1,000 pounds of
TNT " The threat had forced the closing
or partial evacuation of several govern
ment buildings. Pres. Reagan and his
wife Nancy took special precautions
inside the executive mansion.
The seige had begun at 9:20 a m. EST,
when the van — a sign reading "No. 1
Priority. Ban Nuclear Weapons” painted
on its side — was driven up a grassy
slope, facing the door of the monument.
Nine people were trapped inside for
more than five hours, but they were
allowed to leave in the afternoon.
All day, the man had paced around the
van, holding what appeared to be a radio
transmitter of the type used to guide
model airplanes He made his demands
in a printed leaflet he handed to a
reporter who acted as an intermediary
with police.
The end came, under floodlights, at
7:35 p.m. when the van careened down
hill and police opened fire. It was after 9
p.m. when the body was removed from
the scene
District of Columbia police inspector
James Shugart said that police decided
to open fire once the truck started mov
ing and the danger existed of endanger
ing hundreds of people somewhere else
in the city.
The truck careened down the grassy
slope of the Washington Monument
toward Constitution Avenue, and was
brought to a stop at a point still several
blocks from the South Lawn of the White
House, where Mayer had been protest
ing for the last several weeks
“As an act of sanity, ban nuclear
weapons or have a nice doomsday," said
a printed leaflet that served as a list of
demands. It warned that the truck con
tained "1,000 pounds of TNT that can De
detonated four different ways on
automatic."
Scores of tourists managed to get out
when the siege started
Nearby government buildings were
emptied; thousands of employees were
sent home. Since the White House was in
shrapnel range, Pres. Reagan was asked
to stay on the side facing away, toward
Pennsylvania Avenue
Dade County police officer Tim Davis
said Mayer, 66, was arrested in Dade
County in October 1979 on charges of
illegally distributing religious material.
"Mr. Mayer has a past from all over the
country, including arrests for prowling,
assault and battery, narcotics trafficking,
trespassing after warning, and distribut
ing religious material," Davis said.