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Oregon daily
emerald
Thursday, October 20, 1983
Volume 85, Number 34
Eugene, Oregon
In spite of arms talks
Reagan plans to deploy
WASHINGTON (AP)— Pres. Ronald Reagan said Wednesday night
the United States will proceed with the scheduled deployment of
medium-range nuclear missiles in Europe, even if that means the Soviet
Union will break off arms negotiations.
In that event, “we will just wait at the table, and I think they will
come back" he said.
And he added, "I think they are going to see that the best thing for
them is to negotiate with us and in good faith."
Reagan ruled out any delay in the installation late this year of the
first of 572 cruise and Pershing 2 missiles in Europe. "We are going to
deploy and deploy on schedule," he said
The president acknowledged that the Soviets may leave the bargain
ing table, but said he remains hopeful that an arms accord can be sign
ed before his first term ends in early 1985.
Reagan also said in a nationally broadcast news conference that
American forces will remain in Lebanon as long as there’s a chance
peace can be restored there and he intends to do everything he can "to
persuade Syria to quit being a roadblock in this process."
“I don't think there’s any way we should just stand by and allow
Syria to destroy what so many people want, which is peace and order in
that troubled country," he declared.
Reagan said great progress has been made since he dispatched
1,600 Marines as peacekeepers to the Mideast nearly a year ago. He
pointed to Israel's partial withdrawal, the election of a Lebanese govern
ment, and the "successful ousting of 10,000 PLO militia."
On another sensitive Mideast point — the recent threat by Iran to
7 think they are going to see that the best
thing for them is to negotiate with us and in
good faith'
— Pres. Ronald Reagan
close a crucial waterway in the Persian Gulf, the Strait of Hormuz —
Reagan put Iran on notice that such an act would have severe
repercussions.
“I do not believe the free world could stand by and allow anybody
to close the Strait of Hormuz and the Persian Gulf,” he said.
Reagan said he could not go further because he did not want to tip
his hand.
"That's for them to wonder about," he said of the Iranians.
Reagan declined to comment directly on the covert use of American
resources to back the guerillas who are trying to bring down the leftist
government of Nicaragua, but he did not deny that such a role exists.
He said covert actions have been a legitimate responsibility of
government for years and sometimes a government can't tell its own
people about them.
"I'm not going to comment on what, if any, connection such ac
tivities might have had with what has been going on or with some of the
specific operations down there," Reagan said, "but I do believe in the
right of a country when it believes that its interests are best served to
practice covert activity. And then people may have a right to know, but
you can't let your people know without letting the wrong people
know."
In another matter, the president said no plans have been presented
K to him yet for an outer space defense system, but that his proposal for
such a system is being studied. He said he asked for "a defensive
weapon that can make offensive weapons obsolete."
He also addressed issues closer to home.
Reagan called William Clark, whom he last week appointed
Secretary of Interior, qualified for the job because he is an "able and
fine administrator and manager." He said Clark, who has been his na
tional security adviser, has personal knowledge and interest in the sub
jects which fall under the interior secretary's responsibilities.
Also he said he wants to sign immigration reform legislation as soon
as possible. "This country has lost control of its borders," he said.
And he said he will be working toward more cuts in government
spending as part of his continued economic recovery program.
He said he would announce his decision about running for re-election
later, "down the road, someday before my birthday (Feb. 6)," though
legally, he already is a candidate since his authorization of a campaign
committee on Monday.
Brian Erb
A "team-effort" project designed to increase worker productivity, while decreasing costs, was
unveiled at a press conference Wednesday by Oregon Public Employees Union members and
University Physical Plant officials, including (from left to right) project consultant Jim Riggs,
physical plant Director Harold Babcock, custodian Allan Brown and OPEU executive director
Tom Gallagher.
'Team' unveils joint project
to lower costs, avoid lay-offs
By Melissa Martin
Of the Emerald
The Oregon Public Employees Union and
University physical plant representatives an
nounced in a press conference Wednesday a joint
project they are launching in response to the
State System of Higher Education's decision to
contract out to private businesses University
custodial jobs, which state employees now hold.
Higher education officials gave Harold Bab
cock, University physical plant director, "a grace
period" for working with the OPEU in finding
ways to increase productivity and reduce
custodial costs while maintaining the existing
work force.
Babcock has until March 15 to tell the state he
can save money working with present employees
— or that he cannot — and therefore must follow
the example of Portland State University, Oregon
State University and Western Oregon State Col
lege and contract out the jobs.
"I don't look for any major lay-offs between
now and July," Babcock said. If the state system
makes the final decision to contract out the jobs,
it will open up bids in March, make a choice
shortly thereafter and begin the contract work in
July.
OPEU representative Bentley Gilbert said the
union, which includes about 800 University
classified staff members, tried to represent the
state schools already contracting jobs out, but
was not successful.
OPEU is giving the University $8,000 for the
five-month project, which will include three plan
ning teams of custodians, custodial supervisors,
union officials and university administrators.
Tom Gallagher, OPEU executive director, call
ed this action “team effort — employees sitting
down with management." The project's official ti
tle is UO/OPEU Productivity Project. Jim Riggs,
director of the Oregon Productivity Center at
OSU, is the project's consultant.
The teams will concentrate on three projects:
work schedules, equipment and supplies and
communication. Gilbert said the project was a
campaign to clean up the campus and "raise the
consciousness of the students, faculty and staff.
"The union is delighted with this cooperation,
arrangement and broadmindedness of the
physical plant in striving to provide better ser
vices to employees."
Babcock said his goal is to show the state that
in addition to previous cuts, he can save $85,000 in
custodial services from July 1984 to June 1985.
The University has 66 full-time custodians. If
employees will be laid-off, they will know six mon
ths in advance to "cushion the blow," Gallagher
said.
"I think the universities who have contracted
out have protected their employees for six mon
ths," Babcock said.
The University didn't contract out at the same
time as other state schools because Babcock said
he "approached it in a different way." He feels the
University can improve its efficiency in the
custodial department without contracting out.
"It can be done," Babcock said, and with a
cheaper price tag.
Gallagher said state employees who lost their
custodial jobs when PSU, OSU and WOSC con
tracted the service out usually moved from the
city.
"This has to be a committment of resources,"
Gallagher said of the joint project.
Overly loud preacher brings passe! ot police
Eugene police and University security
were called to the knoll in front of the EMU
courtyard Wednesday afternoon to silence
an overly zealous Maranatha preacher.
They arrived after receiving several
complaints.
Mark Finerson of Maranatha Christian
Fellowship was preaching to passing
students when the police arrived.
According to Finerson, officers told him
they had received complaints from people
in Friendly Hall and the EMU, and asked
him to lower his volume. Finerson told
them he would comply because he did not
believe in breaking the law.
The police were responding to the com
plaints due to a Eugene ordinance that
states, except with a permit, it is illegal to
make noise that can be heard from 50 feet
away.
"The issue is that freedom of speech is
still maintained," said Stan Rosenzweig.
Rosenzweig was also speaking, but said he
was not affiliated with Maranatha.
Finerson said he was a "regular" speaker
on the knoll in front of the EMU. “I speak
there almost everyday.”
Rosenzweig said this was his first time
speaking in front of the EMU, but said he
will speak again "if the Lord is willing."
"We deem the gospel of Christ more im
portant than even hearing your pro
fessors," he said. "The vast majority of pro
fessors are walking in pride, arrogance and
rejection of Cod."
The lunch-time preaching has come
under criticism in the past. A recent con
troversy occurred when representatives
from Maranatha displayed photographs of
aborted fetuses while they spoke against
abortion. A number of students objected to
the display.
Finerson said there has been at least one
case of violent confrontation: one speaker
was approached by a man who threatened
to "punch his lights out" if he didn't stop.
The man then began pushing the speaker
and "trying to break his arm," until
onlookers convinced him to leave, says
Finerson.