Will Eugene ever be nuclear free? Oy rcii iviaiaui i f m*•• lid AS-,or i’*■ t 3 *0r Imagine if you will. ,i plat e where people who innocently design ,1 nuclear weapon in tended for their own personal use could fare a fine of as much as $750. Imagine a dimension where the design, development man ufacture. production, mainten ance. or storage of nuclear weapons or their components has been banned dome with me now as we journey into the little know n world of the nu clear free zone In this seemingly innocent little town called l.ugene an invisible, vet all too real, un dercurrent of divisiveness has separated friends and neigh bors into two polarized groups One favors tough and enforce able aiili-inn lear law s, while the other leans toward symbol ic gestures that will still allow the cits to attract businesses that might be frightened by an activist population. While l.ugem and l.ane (!ounlv have had nuclear free zones siiu e lOHO. the issue sm faced again last year as the citi zens group, Committee to keep kugene Nuclear f ree sought to add ,i stronger nuclear free policy to the city's charter The charter amendment measure was soundly defeated 1>\ l.ugene voters in May It would not onh have banned nui lear weapons, it would also have banned components used m their deliverv svstenia. in ad dition to prohibiting food irra diation and civil defense drills L ita J f ilr Jibuti. X.irati Xai it k. tanner ihrt't tar at the Institute at Main al.ir Hr uloiiV. spake last sprint; in support at Hu/tene's nailr.it tree /ant' ortlinnnt r. within city limits In addition, an eloi It'd board wmild have been tormed to onlorce the rules ot Iho polii \ The charter amendment closely resembled an ordinani e passed by voters in IttKti and again in 1‘tHH 1 hose ordi nances were changed In the city council because ot ijnes lions of i ousti11111 <>mpci uIuuih ui traditwiiiii a ( onlrm/fur.ut Kurin ui Discover the u.ninth \ beauty <>t the Southwest behind fin little green tiiuir ,it the eiul nt the dm cu n the Southwest Journey t.-orne ,ithI listen nigh the bonks III! the Southwest .uni en l.o ( audit' J.UtH U’.ifc s/ l ui’i’nr OK 4H4-tilW4 luustri IJ r> 10 s ,1/ 10 1 W nr b\ appt mils it sttDNHUiAds UHIIIIM, VASES IIMIH HI \I)I)S «°SCH00t Back to Saturdav Market tor cool things to wear, fjood food & Saturday's Free entertainment special, ' Ore:r's Orica1 & Die H" Cc. * V 1 Vk/v -*. Ar \1;aqL' Ucr ljDw ' n »iCCl\H! Mi Local Crafts-Great Food-Live Entertainment 10am t.i 5pm rain Of^ shin: r Zouch of Class Clothing 2()'\> oft all fall and winter selec tions v\till mention of ttiis ,u). __ Clearance on all neu items from San Pram is( <> Need C'ash???(7 nr /mi iiHiit'lni unif ilsni i itlhth; Uc also Ir.idc ,m c.irs \ SI < 11 (• 1111 m 'l.llll-lipM! Moll-1 I i 'l.ltn > 11111 S.iIiii il.n I § C> t I t SHOT l (503) 342-4078 • 80 K 1 1 ill Avc. • _ _ • • ADIDAS • PI A DORA • ALIX * LOTTO J • ___ • WorldCup 255 E. 181h AVE. Ill (.1X1. ()KE<;{>\ (in-i:Ri\a mi m:sr si:i i:ciiu\ or siH'.cr.K i (ji ir\n:\ i \ xn \rr\io i i\ mi win wa rn i m.i.i ) MU KA • \I kI !M \1 \ l MI5KO