Hatfield denounces 'Orwellian logic'
By Stephen Redshaw
Of the Emerald
The United States should seek world peace
by working to eliminate the basic causes of war
- hunger and poverty — Sen. Mark Hatfield, R
Ore., said in his speech Saturday night at the
Eugene Convention Center.
Hatfield, who announced last Friday he will
seek re-election, presented his speech to a sell
out crowd at the inaugural dinner of the
Willamette World Affairs Council.
Hatfield used the opportunity to strongly de
nounce the nuclear arms build-up, calling it an
exercise in "Orwellian logic" which has placed
the future of the human race "in great jeopar
dy."
He proposed the United States seek world
peace by exporting food and agricultural
technology, rather than "the cold steel of
weaponry."
"What the world spends on armaments in 12
hours could eradicate malaria from the face of
the earth," Hatfield said. "The money spent for
one modern tank could translate into
classroom facilities for 30,000 children."
The senator criticized the United States'
dependence on military technology, citing a
recent failure of a 40-cent computer chip. The
failure resulted in a false alarm on the "early
warning " computers, and brought the United
State's nuclear forces within 10 minutes of at
tacking the Soviet Union.
"In a recent 18-month period, 4,000 false
alarms have been signaled on our advance
warning system, 147 of them deemed serious
by the Pentagon," Hatfield said.
Hattield also expressed concern about the
large number of U.S. nuclear weapons person
nel who are removed from duty due to
negligence or drug use. More than 250 people
are removed each year for using heroin or LSD
while on duty, he said.
"War is no longer an option of foriegn
policy," Hatfield said, claiming "virtually every
facet of our conventional weapon system is
nuclearized."
He said President Dwight Eisenhower was
the only U.S. President to truly understand the
idea of national security in the nuclear age.
"Every other president has fallen prey to the
influence of the Pentagon and what
Eisenhower so rightly labeled the military
industrial complex,” Hatfield said.
Eisenhower realized long ago that any
"conventional" war between nuclear powers
will inevitably escalate to a full scale nuclear
war in which "winning is analogous to
suicide," he said.
Hatfield expressed little hope that the
Reagan administration will deal adequately
with the nuclear arms problem and called on
the American people to mobilize and "let your
government know that it is time to wage peace
and address the causes of war."
He announced that he and Sen. Edward Ken
nedy, D-Mass., will introduce a nuclear freeze
resolution on Monday as an amendment to the
national debt ceiling bill which is now before
the Senate.
Other speakers at the dinner included Rep.
Jim Weaver, D-Ore., Ji Chaozhu, the Minister
Counselor of the Embassy of the People's
Republic of China, and Murray Feshbach, an
expert on domestic affairs of the Soviet Union.
Sen. Mark Hatfield
Handicapped parking laws kick into high gear
By Leslie Knight
Of the Emerald
A driver circles a crowded park
ing lot finding only one spot at the
outer edge of the lot. He con
siders this one but then eases into
a spot closer to the store. The spot
is marked "handicapped."
The Eugene Commission on the
Rights of the Disabled hopes to
discourage such people during
“Eugene disabled parking
areness week," taking place to
y through Sunday.
Kent Gorham, human rights
specialist, says the week was plan
ned to heighten awareness in the
community in two areas: illegal
use of disabled parking, and infor
mation on how disabled persons
can acquire the proper identifica
tion for use of the spaces.
Public education activities plan
ned for the week include visits to
local schools, a 30-second public
service annoucement that will air
on all networks and a poster
display by District 4-J school
students, depicting problems of
disabled persons.
People who are disabled must
have a disabled license plate, a
decal or a window permit to use
andicapped parking. The license
ate is available through the
otor Vehicles Department, and
the permit — temporary or perma
nent — can be acquired through
the Eugene public works
department.
Unauthorized use of the spaces
is a big problem now, Gorham
says.
“You have new students coming
in who may not be aware of the
parking regulations, and. we're ap
proaching the holiday season so
lots of people are out parking," he
says.
Deborah Killian, a commission
member, says people need to be
informed of the ramifications of
using these spaces.
“They may be insensitive and
they may be irresponsible, but
they may not realize they're doing
something illegal," Killian says.
She says the maximun fine for
unauthorized use recently was
raised to $250 from $100. Accor
ding to the Eugene City code the
maximum fine still is $100, "but
the judge has the discretion to up
it to $250," which is the state level.
The commission is offering
citizen tickets, available at the city
manager's office. The tickets ex
plain illegal use of the spaces and
inform drivers how to acquire pro
per identification if they qualify.
Killian urges people to place
these tickets on windshields of
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ed spaces.
Often, if handicapped spaces
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