Kditorial Eugene should not consider monorail > .m have in admit it's an intriguing ulna W hiz zing around Kugene in I ho splendor of a high tech monorail system I'ollution-freo. undisruptive ol the skyline, fit 11 \ compute! ized and automated It lias ,» ( ertain appeal l bilortunalelv . one look at the prit e tag and oili er i onsiderations ends all ( onversation ol bringing a monorail to the nils List week, the president of a transit system i.ompa m name to Kugene fo speak on the subject ol bringing the surrounding area into “the transit ‘Mis." It was a fantastic proposal: building a monorail around Spring field and Kugene to serve such areas as Valley River Center, the fairgrounds. Autzen Stadium and the Cni versit v Supposedly, the monorail would streamline transit in the city, and eliminate traffic congestion, between the monorail and the current bus system. Kugene tran sit would be ,i breeze. However, the proposed six-mile route would cost an average of $10 million per mile and could be main tained for a mere $1 million a year It was a nice thought while it lasted The Citv Council is not seriously taking the pro posal under consideration, but it's necessary to stop am talk before it starts A variety- ol reasons should keep council members from thinking about this pro jei t. or anv similar one. in the neat future l irsl off. the price is beyond exorbitant The citv simply cannot afford S(>0 million lor a transit sy stem There isn’t enough revenue, and not near enough tax dollars to bind such a project, let alone keep it run ning It seems odd that while the couni il is talking ol reopening Willamette Street to stimulate dorvnlowu t omrnert e that they would even listen to such a fuittas tii proposal Another reason for rejecting the monorail is the amount of people needed to make it feasible. While the system i ouId handle IK.000 an hour i! yyould only re quire 10.000 people a day to break even I hat might not seem like a lot hut 10.000 people is a belly per centage ol the Ir>• al population. It's unlikely that this many people yyould use the monorail Some have criticized the i itv s bus system in tin past Hut in reality LTD does a good job of serving the area's transit needs A monorail would just take away from 1 1 1) travelers There is no reason for two transit -.y stems in Kugene With the high cost and other problems involved in sin ii ti system, it doesn't look like Kugene residents will lie jetting around in the style and comfort of a monoiai! any time soon It just doesn't make any sense .it the present time. TVPICAL CONGRESSMAN’S POSITION ON CUTTING TUE DEFENSE BUDGET: SAME CONGRESSMAN'S POSITION ON CLOSING A MILITARY BASE IN HIS DISTRICT — I HAVE \ NOT VET 1 City benefits from minor league baseball Despite the iiu lement weather and sea son ol the veai the thoughts of some t il\ i imm il members have turned to the glorious summer game of baseball and with good reason The laigene 1 meralds. the heloveil lor a! A league farm < luh for the Kansas t lit\ Kovals mav he readv to go hig tune Majot League liaseball is being pres sored h\ Congress to expand to additional i dies sm h as Denver. Washington 01 St Pe tersburg b\ l‘lt)4 W hen tills happens, these expansion teams will need new minor league farm clubs to provide plavers and personnel I he lime would he right tot 1 u gene to step in and bid lor a new ( lass A \.\ i lub Sut h .1 step would bring a certain amount ol prestige to the i itv ol course but more importantlv d might lead to addition al et onomil benefits as well Sports is a big business, and in I ugene. it is a good business 1 he ! ins have led short season Class A farm i luhs in atten dant e lor three ol the hist tour veals I nicer sdv sporting events sm h as football and has helball regularlv draw well Coinnumitv businesses, regular sponsors of these games, are eagei to step into the affluent market of sports fans I pglading the I ins to Class AAA is lea sibie The Kins i urrentlv average jusl less than 4.000 Ians a filin', which is almost equal to that ot typical AAA franchises In ns cut seasons, the Kins have outdrau n in leu ei games the Port land Heavers AAA franchise. In addition to the tan support, there is corporate interest too hast year, the Kins received a new scoreboard i ourtesv ot sponsors Preparations to take advantage ot the loot expansion would have to begin now with the renovation ot old Civil Stadium or the construction ot a new one Hob Beban. general manager ot the Kins, savs that a 7.000 se.it stadium will be necessarv to house a AAA i lub ( iv ii Stadium currentIv scats 0.400 but would need modernization beyond the addi tional chairs Civil is a great old-style park that is endearing tin A-level play. but it would need to tie reworked to meet AAA level demands, with better loi ker rooms and training tai ilities. a bigger press box and a sliglitlv larger field. Whether it would be better to build a new stadium or retain < lassv old Civil is something i itv leaders should caretullv stuitv and consider W'hichever tliev choose we encourage them to plav ball and eatt h a AAA team. Letters Authority i.itr the greatest gilt .mil ntir.it.It‘ known to m.mkind is si *i * 11 smipli is ,1 reviikahlo privilege in mu count i t todas As (lie polltll I,Ills 1.(1 C 111! t Ilf mil's .uni llir ilui tins t .nil mil llli' wishes ul mothers with iiiiw.inli'il " pregnant n-s who is in ini’ mil Im I lie rights ul llii- over -I.OIHI children ivhiis»* I Ill's ,111- l.lkl'll .111.11 l-l l'l l ll.ll in (In- n.inn' ul abortion? Ur agree is it it llir pro-life si,nil r t il.lt I III Is hl'lsil i( >1 >1 ].iii in .Hi’l Huh Unip'i iout: I rh _’| espressed m llinr lid Iris \ l h I Id S llir ilut's not start at birth ralht'i it begins u i111 i mu i• pt urn as mu ii ill br tolil bi am st 11• ii11si ur din lor alike rims the abnrliun ul an unlHirn < lnhi is nulhing shurl ul murder Ue have all hearil the pm abortion rhelurii relerring to the l ights ut the mnlher I )! course a mother has rights hut those rights end when lliei lie gill In infringe mi tin- lights of others 'let there is no gre.iter infringement of ,i i hilils lights then prematurely t,iking Ins or her life \o ni.ittei him tutu li von tr\ to pistily voiii .11 (inns through King to voursoKes, 01 i on fornnng to society choosing ■ ihortion .is ,i solution to on wanted' plegll.nil V Is the most self isfi ,ii t li in tli.it ,i motliei oi t.illiei i .in take Who has given vou tin- authoritv to keep voiii < hildren from walking upon the f.n e of the earth or have you simply taken the authority upon y mu selv es> (.regg \t< ( .ilium f’sy i hology David (ones Politic al sc ienc e Anneliese taivert Theatre arts Tough wait I read Hoh Weigel's letter (Ol)l- Fell 1!) and as he re quested I thought iiljonl what lie '..ml Ilf would like people who engage in sex !o !»' pre p,iii'il Ini .1 pregnant \ e\ er\ limi' .uni to otherwise abstain Well \\ eigel. sim e un Inis hand .mil I pi,m to have oui set mid i Inlil u hen our existing one is .iliout seven years old. that means on the lilteenth ot ( )i tohei 1‘ttl i i\ e will he aide to ai tually have sev t lee I i an t u ait hired ot reading align let ters ’’ I lien sto|i here and go on to the next I've had it' Knnugti anti i hon e In poi ns\ \ll of you anti i hoii e pseudo-moralists, here's the liottom line If you are so sure so < Dimmed, so positive that alMirtion is mur der. then what are you doing organizing on street corners |ai hie llouev Mathematn s w it I) w ills 11111<‘ signs' l onie tin' It I u cic i am ini r you i .in bet I would he out ot this university the next duv. wielding any weapon needed to stop the murderers iinniediately It vmi are so sure that i ertain evil women and dm tors are killing (rabies, and you do nothing ahout it. then you are no better than the (term.m i ivil i.tns who did nothing while one million Jewish children u ere shoved into ovens Obviously, you aren't so i nn \ lined that abortion is murder How could you be? You anti i lion e moralists are the same people who support Hush Mr Anti-child care, pro-death squads (I-.! Salvador), and pro massai re ((Ihina) himsell Phil /ui kerman Sociology Moratorium Ret ciith them has !>fi;n a spate ul letters coin erning abortion in the i'merdhi "l.et ters" section I'his would not be so Ii.iti d am ol these letters presented t.n ts or opinions th.it were not in several previous letters I low ever, situ e am lettei Ili.it illicit he printed in the In lure would onh rehash familial arguments. I propose that the staff ol the Ktnvruld dec late a moratorium on letters concern ing abortion through the re mainder of the v\ inter term and possibly spring term as well I he newspaper at the l niver sits of Texas. /Vie l)ail\ /c\.m instituted this pul it \ for the spring semester of 1‘lBtt All up prei uited the respite from uhor tion letters with the possible exception of extremists on ei Iher side. Richard Baldwin Student