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Tom McCall
They say he is gone With a
dignity and clarity of purpose
the like of which most people
will not see again in their life
times, Tom McCall’s life ended
Saturday. He personified
Oregon in a way no other
modern figure has, and the
passing of his spirit touches not
only the souls of all Oregonians,
but the trees, mountains, de
serts and seashore of his
beloved state Wither dost thou
travel now, Tom?
You only spoke with me for
ten minutes that day in 1976, but
I will always hear your voice in
the surf along the beaches you
helped protect, and I will always
see your smile in the stars, visi
ble through the clear Oregon air
you held inviolate
Walk in peace now, Tom, for
the people of your Oregon will
care for her well. We will
remember you well as long as
we live, and we will tell our chil
dren and grandchildren, on
crisp January evenings, of the
tall man who came from Prine
ville to become the outstanding
figure of his time
We will tell them of your cour
age and independence as
governor, and of the strength
and serenity with which you
made your peace with the inex
orably rising tide of death
They say he is gone, but they
are wrong Life is a mere flicker
in time and space, but as long as
there is a state, and a state of
mind, called Oregon, Tom
McCall's candle will continue to
light the way for all Oregonians
Alan Contreras
first year, law
Governments
I refer to articles entitled
"Iranian groups attack
Khomeini" (Emerald. Nov 17)
and "Iranian Revolution a suc
cess " (Emerald, Dec. 13).
The statements of Moham
mad. Siadat, and Arash regard
ing the socio-politico-economic
situation in Iran are inaccurate
Furthermore, all three do-not
perceive the central problem
that characterizes most less
developed countries.
First of all, it is not true, as
Mohammad said, that Iraq was
forced to attack Iran because of
Khomeini s wanting to export
the revolution to Iraq This was
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merely an excuse on the part of
Iraq to attack Iran, having had
its eyes on Iranian oil fields for a
long time
Arash is critical that pending
legislation in Iran will deter Iran
from reaching its goal of econ
omic self-sufficiency. But self
sufficiency should not be Iran's
immediate goal since it lacks
many resources that must be
obtained through trade
Siadat and others misread the
major problems of Iran The
central problem is not that
Khomeini inherited the Shah's
problems nor that Iran is a
theocratic state nor capitalism
Iran suffers from serious
problems of corruption at all
levels of society whether
socialist or capitalist In such a
country it is necessary to bribe
and extort to obtain the neces
sities of life. In such a country
the government constitutes a
drain on its resources
Merely imposing a secular
democracy will not improve
Iran's situation as long as op
portunists and corrupt people
dominate the government and
other institutions
Syed Farid Alalas
senior, economics
Time schedule
Were budget cuts or poor or
ganization the reason why the
University wasn't able to dis
tribute the time schedules for
Winter Term before the first
week of Christmas break7
Many people had lett town by
that time They could not get a
hold of a schedule until Jan 3 or
4 — |ust in time to blindly pick
some classes before register
ing So much for carefully plan
ning one s academic career
Shame on the University if this
was a strategy to limit the
number of copies of the
schedule needed and shame on
just the same University, if, after
years of practice, it isn't able to
provide this simple, but essen
tial, service properly
Feyna van Voorst Vader
landscape architecture
Non-Christians
Having just read the two arti
cles on "Spreading the word' ”
(Emerald, Jan. 11) we want to
commend the Emerald for some
J
fine journalism on a topic that is
both a highly visible and audi
tory part of our campus
However, we feel that by only
interviewing Christians for this
article, the beliefs of the large
population of non-Christians on
this campus (i.e. Muslims. Jews,
atheists, etc.) were neglected
Don Walker, a source for the
article, expresses the opinion
that many people feel "threa
tened" because they do not
have a personal relationship
with God.
As Jews, the authors of the
letter resent the assertion that
the only way to reach God is
through Jesus Christ We re
spect the street preachers' right
to speak, but oppose their con
demnation of our beliefs
Ken Stein
Ruth Leibik
Political
This is to set the record
straight on some misinformation
promoted by Nan Henderson In
a recent Emerald article Hen
derson said. "The major pur
pose of Oregon Free from Drug
Abuse is not a political one "
The truth is as per an
Oregonian article of Oct. 10,
1982 in which Henderson's
group OFDA endorsed Gov Vic
Atiyeh for re-election If this is
not political, I would like to know
what is?
Henderson’s ranting against
honest drug abuse education
reminds me of the moral-major
ity types who oppose sex
education They wrongly
believe that honest education
leads to abuses
A few "highly respected" or
ganizations who have endorsed
the removal of criminal penal
ties for the private possession
and use of marijuana are: The
American Medical Association,
the American Bar Association,
the American Public Health As
sociation, The American Psy
chiatric Association, the Na
tional Advisory Commission on
Criminal Justice Standards and
Goals, the National Council of
Churches, the National Educa
tion Association and many
others.
Joe Wilson
director
Oregonians Cooperating
to Reduce Drug Abuse
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