national/regional
Rev. Berrigan,
others jailed
WASHINGTON (AP) — The
Rev. Daniel Berrigan was one of
21 people arrested Thursday
when they blocked the nor
thwest gate of the White House
by kneeling in prayer and de
nouncing President Ronald
Reagan’s policies.
Organizers for the Communi
ty for Creative Nonviolence said
the arrests brought to 101 the
f
number of demonstrators taken
into custody outside the White
House during almost daily pro
tests this month.
Singing hymns and folk
songs, reciting Scripture and
the Lord’s Prayer, the
demonstrators Thursday stood
in front of the high iron gates of
the White House, then sat on
the driveway and finally knelt
on the pavement.
A spokesman said many of
the protesters were from Boston
or New York. The names of
those arrested were not
available.
The demonstrators held card
board signs and painted cloth
banners, some of which read
‘‘No More Grenadas,”
“Reagan’s Harvest of Shame”
and “Shelter the Homeless.”
Berrigan, a Roman Catholic
priest, is a longtime peace and
anti-war activist who has been
arrested often for taking part in
protest demonstrations.
Student voters
increase ranks
From the Associated Press
A nonpartisan drive has suc
ceeded in registering more than
10,000 new voters on Oregon
college campuses.
Sponsors of the drive say the
effort shows a renewed interest
in politics on college campuses.
Meanwhile, voter registration
drives by Democratic and
Republican campus groups also
have swelled voter ranks in the
The moon was up, the stars
were out and-pfftt!-your rear
tire was down. Good thing there
was a phone nearby. And a few
good friends who were willing
to drive a dozen miles, on a
Saturday night, to give you a
lift. When you get back, you
want to do more than just say
“thanks!’ So tonight, let it be
Lowenbrau.
Lowenbrau. Here’s to good friends.
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state, although reliable
estimates are unavailable.
The Oregon State Public In
terest Group, a student advocate
organisation, has registered
about 10,200 new voters since
its drive began Oct. 1, executive
director Tom Novik said.
The drive brought together
student officers from 13 public
and private colleges and
universities.
“I think it’s fairly suc
cessful," Novik said. "And I
think it shows the interest of
students in the general
election.”
Novik said there is more
political awareness on cam
puses and that he sees more
students trying to find out about
political issues, as well as sign
ing up to vote.
“There seems to be a
heightened interest: the interest
level is among the highest I’ve
seen,” Novik said.
College students are being
drawn to this year’s election by
a presidential race that has
some “clear choices,” as well
as major statewide initiatives
directly affecting them, Novik
said.
The group had not broken
down voter registration returns
into how many were indepen
dent or affiliated with a party.
However, Novik said tt ap
peared that 10 to 20 percent are
independent, while the majori
ty is almost evenly split bet
ween Republicans and.
Democrats. The Democrats have
a slight edge, he said.
The largest group of new
registrants came from Eugene,
which had a much higher ratio
of Democratic voter registra
tions. Novik said.
Reagan-Bush press director
Art VVidder said, however, that
the campaigners have noticed a
remarkable turnaround in in
terest in the Republican Party at
the University of Oregon.
At several Oregon campuses,
pro-Reagan students and
volunteers have registered
about 7,500 new voters, Widder
said. He cautioned that the
figure was a rough estimate..
“We’re puzzled about it
ourselves,” VVidder said about
surging interest in the party.
“We welcome it and think it
portends favorably for
Republicans in years to come.”
But University of Oregon
sociologist Steven Deutsch said
there was little pro-Reagan
presence at the Eugene campus,
fie has been involved in Change
'84 — a pro-Mondale voter
registration and education drive
on 25 college campuses.
"I see very little obvious
public presence.” Deutsch said.
“I predict there will be an ab
solute mob at the University
when (Geraldine) Ferraro comes
here Friday.”
Ambassador
arrested by INS
WASHINGTON (AF)-A
former Grenadian diplomat who
denounced the U.S. invasion of
her Caribbean island was ar
rested Thursday night after she
spoke to a conference marking
the first anniversary of the
military action.
Dessima Williams, Grenada’s
ambassador to the Organization
of American States for the
government of the late Prime
Minister Maurice Bishop, was
arrested by Immigration and
Naturalization Service Agents
at Howard University, said INS
spokesman Greg Leo.
Friday, October 26, 1984