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The Gteal&tf CUSTOM BIKE SALE % in Ike Hioteny of the Would [ (in Paul’s opinion) 9 MERCIAN OLYMPIC FRAME.$309 MERCIAN KING FRAME SET.$399 MIYATA PRO FRAME SET.$349 ROSSIN FRAME SET.$399 Phil Mfa*y Htoiel Groups Purchased With A Frame Shimano 600 Biopace SIS.$250 Shimano 600 nonSIS.$200 Suntour Sorint.$200 Dura Ace (New w/ Arrow Levers).$550 Mavic Professional.$399 Campy Victory. $279 Sale Ends 3/21/87 Paul's Bicycle Shop 2480 Alder St. • 342-6155 •••I ■MMHiiStfM 24” X 36” COPIES I t ow a i.r i t..h 7 DAYS A WEEK OPEN 24 HOURS Maps —i Blueprints — Artwork and much more iTt 3 4 4 i—r~ • 7! 8 8 6 0 E. 9 4 RESUMES Give your resume a professional look by having it typeset at the Oregon Daily Emerald Graphic Services Department 300 EMU Affiliate hosts discussion on reactions to miniseries By Scott Maben Of the Emerald Eugene ABC affiliate KEZI-TV will air a half-hour panel discussion tonight about the network's controversial “Amerika" miniseries. Guest panelists will include four represen tatives from community organizations con cerned with the seven-part miniseries depic ting life in a Soviet-dominated United States. KEZI reporter Tracy Barry will host the pro gram, called "Amerikan Issues," at 8:30 p.m. on Channel 9. KEZI directors are airing the program to examine issues brought to their attention by station viewers, according to Sally Knowlton, director of promotions and public relations. In addition. Knowlton said KEZI has received more than 50 phone calls from viewers expressing various reactions to the miniseries. "Some people said they feel ‘Amerika’ doesn't portray the Soviets as they really are." Knowlton said. For the pro-defense position are E.G. Ernie Ross of Doctors for Defense F>reparedness and Bob Bennett of the Defense Education Committee. Pro-disarmament guests include Guy Bur ton, representing Clergy and I^ity Concerned (CALC), and Manuel Pacheco, director of the University’s High School Equivalency Pro gram and also involved with CALC. Barry stressed, however, that the discus sion isn't intended to pit opposing opinions but rather explore broader perceptions raised by "Amerika’s" plotline. "The series is so complex that I don’t know if it clearly breaks down into sides." Barry said. "We hope the panel discussion will bring out the various complexities sug gested by the show." Ross said the premise in "Amerika" is a far-fetched one, but he also believes people need to discuss the idea of Soviet domination. "I see it as a...science fiction show." Ross said. "I’ve done extensive research on the character of the Soviet Union, and I really believe the Soviet’s brutality is understated in ‘Amerika.’ " Ross said he has relatives living behind the Iron Curtain who have witnessed brutality much worse than anything dramatized in the miniseries. “On the other hand, 1 think it’s factually inaccurate from the standpoint that Americans wouldn’t be as placid at they are in the show. From what I’ve seen of the series, it’s taking them an awfully long time to wake up, and I don’t think people in this country would take that long to react," Ross said. He added that he supports President Reagan's Strategic Defense Initiative "because I accept the premise that the Soviet Union is an aggressive regime. I feel any defense system complicates an enemy’s ability to pursue aggression." While Ross said he feels "Amerika" is art work. Pacheco said he sees it as "the old Cold War anti-Communism propaganda." "What it looks like is an argument for Reagan’s intervention in Third W'orld coun tries and also for SDI," Pacheco said. The premise of the miniseries. Pacheco continued, is "if America doesn’t safeguard democracy from the Communists, before we know it the Russians could take over the coun try and suddenly we’re living under totalitarianism. Now that’s a clear endorse ment for Star Wars. "And it’s racist as hell on top of that, too," he added, explaining that while the "white” Soviet officials linger in the background engaging in affairs with American women, blacks, Asians and Hispanics from Third World countries are brought in to "do the dirty work." The Thinking Man's Frisbee ^^BOOMERANGS 344-KITE KITES D OTHLR DELIGHTS MOTOR SCOOTERS!! 20lh S A 1 Main Springfield 747 9354 4 miles Irom campus Repairs • Buy and Sell STEREO WORKSHOP 1409 Main, Springfield 741*1597 MEETINGS The Eugene Natural History Society meets tonight at 8 p.m. in Room 123 Science 1. Dr. Glenn Miller of the State Department of Agriculture will speak on the biological control of weeds. The Foreign Student Organization meets tonight at 5 p.m. in Century Room C, EMU to discuss the organization of Europe Day. The International Studies Association meets today at 4 p.m. in Room 100 Hendricks Hall. MISCELLANEOUS Cafe Internationale will be held today from 4 to 6 p.m. in the International Lounge of the EMU. A benefit concert for Costa Rican rain forests will be held tonight at 7:30 p.m. at the Latin American Cultural Center, 1236 Kincaid St. The concert features local musician Bob Seawick. Deadline for submitting Et als to the Emerald front desk, 300 EMU, is noon the day before publication. Et als are run only once. Events with a donation or admission charge will not be rnnciHororl WOMEN'1 lWtfS mo pm ► sasfss® ... OREGON vo. pM ► •sssskWSn s**SKSucl» OREGON V • 7,30 pM. ► OREGON vo pM Adults. S3 00 Wcto.Sftfbo Students. 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