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_Community_ Franciscan priest denounces U.S. nuclear weapons testing By M.iitc Field Emerald Contributor "Stopping the testing of mi c lear weapons would not only stop radiation dangers, full would end the arms rac e. " said Franciscan Father lands Vitale said Saturday Vitale, who was in Kugene for the fourth International Nu clear Free Zone Conference, was brought to campus by the Student Campaign for Disarnta ment. Vitale's speech and slide pre sentation concluded a series of thncc1 lectures inc luded in the Nuclear Free Zone Campus Symposium last week Vitale spoke a trout his experi ence at Nevada tost site protests in which he has participated annually for the last eight years. His involvement has been through the church as part of activities for Cent. Vitale said nuclear testing is "really risky" in terms of its impact on human life in the area lie1 also emphasized end ing testing as a way to end the arms race, The peace activist and reli gious leader said 10 million people have developed cancer as a result of testing done at the Nevada site, and one million have received fatal closes of ra diation. "It's a known fact." Vitale said, "if you’re working out there, you'll get cancer." Vitale also denounced what he called U.S. disrespect for the1 1863 Ruby Valley Treaty, an agreement between the gov ernment and Native American groups declaring the Shoshone tribes the legal stewards of the land where the; nuclear tests art; performed. The activist said his protests began in 1981, 30 years after the1 first atmospheric test was conducted at the site, although other members of the Francis flkmt Br» voll VUmn Father Louis Vitale spoke Saturday about his participation in protests against testing nuclear weapons. His speech was part of the Nuclear Free Zone Campus Symposium. ian community in I.as Vegas began holding prayer vigils on the site in tlir lain 70s In response to a (|unstinn concerning the sm cess of the peat eful protests and direr t at lions. Vitale said. "We ilo not have a test ban “ He later add ed. "It will certainly happen, hut I don't know how soon." Vitale denied that his partici pation in the anti testing dem onstrations might he construed as mixing religion and politic s He said that almost every church in the United States has made a statement against nu clear testing. "We are just car rying it out." he said "In a De mocracy, its very important to express yourself. larst April's vigil and non violent protest, which draw H.000 participants, resulted in the arrests of 2.000 people, ac cording to Vitale, and was the largest < ivil resistance in the history of the United States. He said this year's protest, sched uled for April 7-Hi. is expected to include as many or more par ticipants. DRINKING AND DRIVING CAN KILL A FRIENDSHIP __ Oregon Daily _ - Emerald HO Hot 059, fu|rw. Orr|ttn *741.' The Oregon Daily Emerald is published Monday throuQh Friday except during exam week and vacations by the Oregon Daily Emerald Publishing Co at the University of Oregon. 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PEPSI NAME_ ADDRESS_ t>87 8600 • 1432 Orchard ONE COUPON PER PIZZA • Expires 2/13/89 Need A Poster Made.7 t all litter IVrteu Graphics, ■• ' Paid Advertisement Thomason Restaurants, Inc. A FRANCHISE! Of CAR1 KARCHFR F.Nl Stfrv'iiHj all til Southern Otetjttn Feb 1989 WOULD YOU LIKE A CARL'S JR RESTAURANT ON THE CAMPUS OF THE U OF O? (An open letter to the student body of the University ot Oregon) We need your help! Our names are David and Doneta Thomason and we own and oper ate 3 Carl's Jr Restaurants in southern Oregon For those that are not tamiliar with Carl's Jr., there are currently 470 restaurants operating in California. Arizona, Nevada and Oregon The company was founded in 1941 by Carl Karcher in Los Angeles, Califor nia We are considered one of the west coasts premier organizations in the quick ser vice segment of the food service industry We offer a wide variety of menu selections, including charbroiled hamburgers, charbroiled chicken sandwiches, roast beef, fish, stuffed baked potatoes, salads along with a full compliment of beverages, desserts and even a full breakfast selection We are not considered like many other stereotypical fast food establishments in that we have many items on our menu which are nutritional Why is any of this important? Lat us explain. Last year the board of directors and administration of the EMU along with the help ot the Purchasing Department for the state of Oregon formulated a "Request For Propos al" to solicit bids from food service companies to provide a "Fast Food Style" restau rant in the Skylight Refectory As invited participants we attended a pre bid meeting in October at which time the entire bid process was explained to all potential contractors All bids were due to be turned in by January 10th, 1989 in Salem Despite the fact that over 10 companies initially expressed interest, we were the only ones to submit a pro posal We worked diligently and with good faith In the preparation of our comprehen slve proposal Due to the complexity ot all that was requested, it took a tremendous amount of time and expense to formulate our bid We had been told very early on, that even if there was only 1 bid submitted, and as long as it conformed to the bid require ments, that they would "Take it and run " So needless to say, we were extremely ex cited about the possibility of being able to serve the university community There were only a few concerns that the Board expressed regarding our proposal, ALL of which were addressed to their satisfaction This leads us up to last weeks EMU board meet ing, where by 2 votes the current board voted to not accept our bid and to rewrite the specifications to allow for a Saturday Market type of establishment This is most dis turbing to us after all we have done to be accommodating, and particularly upsetting since Saturday Market had just as much of an opportunity to submit a proposal, but chose not to It's also very apparent, after having attended the board meeting, that there is some strong personal bias towards Saturday Market that exists on the current board As we see It, there are 2 main issues that still exist. 1. is It fair to us to have been induced to submit a proposal and incur all the time and expense to do so, only to be told at the last minute, "We've changed our minds about what we want." The current board has been In place since last September and had am ple opportunity to make changes before now 2. Is this boards decision truly representative of the majority opinion of the student body of the University of Oregon. Is it true, as one board member suggested, that the people of Eugene don't like our kind of restaurants After all, isn't It the boards respon sibility to keep in mind their constituency We do have our supporters, evidenced by the position taken by Lisa Nichols. Chair of the Board of the EMU, Adell McMillan Director of the EMU. Dennis Carr Food Service Director, among many others What do wa hope to accomplish with this letter? At the very most, possibly enough students would exert a substantial amount of pres sure, thereby forcing the board to reconsider their position At the very least, it will hopefully serve to inform people of what we feel is a terrible injustice to not only our company, but to the long term well being of the EMU Signed Dave & Donela Thomason Speak Out and Let Your Voice Be Heard! EMU Board x3720 Paid Advertisemen! Carl’s Jr. (503>476 2558
