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beat Shirt-selling policemen fired PORTLAND (AP) — Portland Mayor Bud Clark has fired two policemen who sold T-shirts carrying the slogan “Don’t choke ’em, smoke ’em” in the wake of the death of a black man at the hands of a white officer. Clark told a news conference Tuesday that he agrees completely with the recommendation of Police Chief Penny Harrington that officers Richard Montee and Paul Wickersham lose their jobs, effective immediately. The mayor said the officers showed “gross insensitivity” to the public by selling the shirts. “Smoke ’em” is police slang for shooting someone. “It is my opinion that no one with the level of judgment displayed by these two officers should remain in the Portland Police Bureau,” Clark said. ‘‘It was a relatively easy decision,” he said. Leaders of Portland’s black community had demanded that the officers be fired, saying it showed an “us vs. them” mentality on the city’s police force. Stan Peters, president of the Portland Police Association, said the union was “totally oppos ed” to the firings and would file an appeal. “We’ll do everything in our power to challenge Mayor Clark’s decision,” Peters said. “We believe the terminations are unfair, com pletely ignore the work records of the officers and do not take into consideration all the facts.” SALT II non-adherence urged WASHINGTON (AP) — Pentagon official Richard Perle. declaring the Soviets are violating the SALT II nuclear arms limitation treaty, said Tuesday he believes it would be “very unwise” for the United States to continue to observe it. Perle, assistant secretary of defense for inter national security policy, said the administration has not decided whether to keep observing the unratified agreement after it expires at the end of 1985. “For the United States to adhere to a treaty the Soviets are violating would create a double standard which 1 think would be unwise,” Perle said in testimony before a Senate Armed Services subcommittee. Perle maintained that if the United States were to continue the Salt II limits beyond 1985, “we would be forced to dismantle more weapons than the Soviets would be required to dismantle.” Reagan, Gonzalez discuss embargo MADRID, Spain (AP) — President Ronald Reagan said Tuesday he has new support in Congress for helping anti government rebels in Nicaragua, but he remained clearly at odds with Spain’s socialist leaders over Central America policy. The president discussed U.S. policy toward Nicaragua and the recently imposed U.S. trade embargo against that na tion during a 40-minute meeting with Spainish Prime Minister Felipe Gonzalez. In a briefing for reporters, Secretary of State George Shultz made no secret of U.S.-Spanish differences over Nicaragua. “I didn’t get any sense of support for our economic sanc tions,” Shultz said. He added there was "some difference in analysis” over the U.S. view that Nicaragua "is definitely moving itself in the Soviet and totalitarian direction.” Gonzalez will meet in Madrid on Saturday with Nicaraguan President Daniel Ortega, who is returning home after a trip to Moscow. The meeting gives Gonzalez an oppor tunity to demonstrate that Spain, the mother country of Latin America, is independent of the United States. Shultz said the United States and Spain are united, however, in the goal of democracy for Central America. • UO MAYFEST '85 • Wednesday, May 8, 1985 Dear Joe, • 58,lS3dAVW on • We just got the U of O Parents’ Newsletter in the mail and are looking forward to visiting you during Parents’ Weekend May 17 & 18! We’re especially looking forward to: Friday, May 17 4-7 Campus Beer Gardens, EMU West Lawn Mocktail Party (for under 21 students), EMU Saturday, May 18 9- 10 a.m. Continental Breakfast with University Deans 10- 10:45 a.m. Open Forum with President Paul Olum, EMU Noon-1:30 Spring Awards Luncheon, Gerlinger Lounge 2:30-3:30 Canoe Fete, Franklin Blvd., Millrace Study hard, good luck on midterms, and we’ll see you soon! ,c,\TY *£> vs Love, Mom and Dad Kock artifacts destroyed in fire SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — A fire roared through a South-of Market building owned by rock music impresario Bill Graham, destroying music memorabilia and causing $1 million in damage Tuesday, authorities said. Housed inside the building were gold records and psychedelic posters from con certs Graham promoted at the Fillmore auditorium in the 1960s, according to KCBS radio. “He had his memorabilia in there,” said Fire Lt. William Norton, who added that half of the estimated $1 million in damage was to the building's contents. PROVO’S ALL YOU CAN EAT SPAGHETTI FEED • *2.95 includes french bread, soup or salad served 7 days a week. 4pm to clottng 854 E. 13th • (Next to Kfnko's) 342-2241 YAMAHA Motor SPECIAL SALE PRICES SINCE 1947 20th South "A” & Main Springfield 74 7 Q7CI4 OPEN Mon Sat 9am 6pm. Ask About Our Credit Terms