Weaver pressed to take a stand on issue of Big Mountain Indians By Paul Sturt/. Of that Kmaralif I-ocsl supporters of Arizona's Big Mountain Indian people banged a drum, chanted and then took the elevator up to Congressman )im Weaver’s of fice Wednesday, demanding Weaver take a stand on the 1H74 relocation act. Under the 1074 act, the Big Mountain people face relocation from their homelands in Arizona by July, Big Mountain Support Group members were met by three Weaver aides who called an im promptu press conference and reported that In the last week, their office has received 40 calls about the issue while Weaver's Washington. D.C., office has been harraged with 35 letters. This upsurge of calls and let ters was sparked by the decision of Rep. Morris Udell, l)-Ari/... to allow only three witnesses in an Interior and Insular Affairs Committee public bearing held this morning. The hearing will discuss a Udell-sponsored relocation bill, which Big Mountain supporters see as lit tle different from the 1974 relocation act it would replace. Udall, head of the committee, is seen by Big Mountain sup porters as trying to “fast-track" his hill through Congress without proper testimony. I .oca I supporters of the Nava jo and Hopi Indians threatened with removal believe Weaver Pioneer gets political In llw wake of Tuesday’s anti-apartheid rally, the Pioneer Mother statue outside Susan Campbell Hall holds a sign asking for the divestment of University funds from companies doing business in South Africa. Photo by fames Marks r Zouch of Class Clothing Now paying more for clothes. Quality Rrsale fur women and children. Mon-Fri. 10:00-3:30 Sat 10:00-5:00 2050 Willamette • 343-0095 n =4 Be a lifesaver! Donate Plasma Earn $90 monthly plus bonus and weekly cash drawing. Return donors (who have not donated for two or more months) and new donors too bring in this ad and receive $5.00 in addition to regualar donor fee. Eugene Plasma Corp. 1071 Olive St. 484-2241 has a unique position to help repeal the relocation act as the third-ranking congressman on the committee. The three witnesses allowed at the hearing — the heads of each tribal council and an In terior Department spokeman — do not represent the people of Big Mountain, say supporters like Guy Burton, who recently returned from Big Mountain. (•rattan Kerens, a Weaver aide, said Weaver has written Udall telling him it is unaccep table for only three witnesses to be heard, and that testimony must be expanded to include more of the adversely affected people. "The congressman is not go ing to be stampeded into an ac tion he wouldn't support," Kerens said. "Subsequent hear ings must not lie ramrodded through; he will not 1m; a party to that." Alan Stein, another Kugene resident who recently visited Big Mountain "to see for my own eyes what's happening," says the Udall-spousored bill would fix some of the worst aspects of the original reloca tion bill but would still disrupt people's lives by allowing min ing of uranium and coal on their land. The bill makes no provision for people to continue farming, collecting herbs and maintain ing their traditional lives, he says. Demonstrators urged pimple to call Weaver's Washington of fice .it 2()2-225-t>4 1<> or his local office at tiH7-t»7:t2 to urge him to vote no on the Mc(iain-lldall Hill and to introduce legislation to repeal the original relocation law When asked if Weaver would propose such a law. Kerens said lie had not talked to die con gressman yet about that. l*¥ it * Now Under New Ownership! Try our deep-dish style pizza made fresh every day. Free Delivery (Limited Area) 343-8023 We also deliver ice cream . . . FREE! | 1473 E. 19th ^ 34^8023 Good for one medium deep-dish style pizza with one topping and 2 16oz. drinks Not good with other offers (Expires 5/30/86) *5*1 .J