Oregon Daily
MONDAY, APRIL 5, 1993
EUGENE, OREGON
VOLUME 94, ISSUE 128
Perot urges on
crowd of 2,000
j Country belongs to its people and is
“not for sale at any price," he says
By Rebecca Merritt
"It's time to get to work, i .111 m' agree on that.
About 2,000 Rons Rerot supporters cried a unanimous
yes" to tins question, asked In the man him\elf,Sun
day afternoon at the iaigene Hilton
On a nationwide membership drive lor his new grass
roots organization I anted We Stand Amerir a. I’erot \ is
ited Kugeiie Suiulav to thank his supporters and dis< uss
his new plan of ui turn I lis goal, he said, is to sign up
every individual who voted lor him in the l‘ll)2 presi
dential rare as a memher of the newly organized group
I i ante to sav Tinink von 'i on did a brilliant job."
Perot said "There's nothing von t an t do as owners ol
this country."
"Not for sale at any prit e" is the message I’erot and
1' WSA mem hers are try mg to send to the nation I he
United States, he said, belongs to its people and ran
not he bought.
In Ins speei h. I’erot introduced a i out ern that the na
ticm isn't actually i hanging hut is assuming a false ap
pearance of change Within tile next four years, fie said,
our country will he St trillion deeper in debt
"H e are going into a phase where we are seeing the
appearance of getting the jot) done, Perot said I he
tai ts are we are seeing the appearance of performance
which will not get the job done
The nation. Perot said, has adopted new language
when referring to taxes and government spending that
allows people to think the government is i ntting bai k
Turn to PEROT, Paye 4
““ " pivoaotry umPmuty
Rosa Parol was In Eugene Sunday, speaking to an enthusiastic crowd ot 2.000 al lha Eugene Hilton
Anniversary reminds
U.S. of King’s dream
j The fight for racial equality still continues
25 years after the slain leader’s death
(AP) — Twenty-five years after an assassin's bullet sileiu.ed
tin* Rev. Martin Luther King |r 's words, civil rights leaders
reminded a racially charged nation Sunday that King dreamed
of a land where children will not lie judged by the color of their
skin.
In the past year, racial tensions have erupted into violence
in Los Angeles. 1 as Vegas, San Francisco. Seattle. Atlanta and
New York
"It seems sometimes that we take two steps forward and
three hack," said Elisa Gilham. 63. a trustee at Kheneezer Bap
tist Church in Atlanta, where King was a co pastor
King was shot April 4, 1968. at the Lorraine Motel in Mem
phis. Tenn., where fie was staying while in town to organize a
sanitation workers' strike fames Karl Kay is serving a 99-year
prison sentence for the killing
Turn to KINO, Page 4
Group furnishes ways to help
j Volunteers can take on global
projects lasting only a few weeks
By Daralyn Trappe
Students interested in taking «i work or two out
of their summer to help with .1 projnr ! 111 .1 strug
gling village or i ommumty may want to i h*« k into
a group i ailed (<lohal Volunteers
The nine-\eur old non-profit organization. based
in .St Paul. Minn., was established in 1WM Since
that tune, 12 permanent sites around the world
have la-eii designated for several different, ongoing
pro pa Is
'fins summer, (ilobal Volunteers is looking for
groups of about eight to 20 people to tackle pro
ps Is in Jamaica, Russia. Poland. Tan/.amn. Indone
sia. Tonga. Guatemala. Muuui. Costa Kiui and the
Mississippi Delta,
Volunteers live in the host community in home
stays or in community buildings. Working under
the direction of local leadership, the volunteers
assist with protects ranging from constructing and
repairing buildings to tutoring and helping with
pr«-vtfitlativi* health-i .ire programs. A (•luluiI Vol
unteer employee also makes the lournev
Krista dvvesme, i ullage program iiHirdinator fur
(ilotial Vulimleers. said the organization is unique
in Us approat h
I his organi/alion doesn’t dei ide what Ms vol
urMeers vs 111 lx- doing." she sail I "Tin* v i I luge and
i (UlirmillllV iihiiiiImts themselves del ide liei ailse
(Ill's i ail best assess ssdial llieir needs lire
Twesino said (doiial V'olunleers gives people
who may never have parlii ipaled in such ventures
a chain e to gel involved, travel and often experi
fin e another i nllurr
(ilohal V'olunleers lias people working on pro
jui Is at the sites ahoill four times a yuar in eat li
plat e, she said
This summer, the groups will stay for Ixilween
one to three weeks.
"A lot of people think the only way they can do
this kind of thing is through the Peace Corps,
which requires a Iwo-year commitment,” she said.
"For people who can't afford to give up that much
time, this is a good opportunity."
Turn to VOLUNTEER. P.njo i
WEATHER
Mostly cloudy and a chance of
shower* today with highs in the
mid-$Os
Just a Reminder
Today i> the last day to drop a
class, change a grading option or
change variable credits without
a $10 fee
The Duck Call number is 14ft
1600.
Mi U »*»ii rnOCO
FROM
THE
PAST
The Univanity
Physical Plant stood
near where Oregon Hall
now stands, until the
1950s when the plant
moved ai ross Franklin
iSoulevard to the
Kugene Millrai e
SPORTS
AT1.ANTA (AP) - A championship game record (or Sheryl
Swoops, a championship (or her team Tevas Tech s won
drous soar is complete
Swoops showed why she was ihe national player o( the year,
scoring V points to cap a record breaking run through the
N( j\A Tournament and led Tews Ter h to the women's title
with an victory Sunday over Ohio State
It was the most points in an N(iAA championship game bv a
man or woman and the second most in any NC.AA game bv a
woman The 6-foot senior also set a championship game
record lor points in one half (23) and tournament marks (or
total points (177 in five games) and free throws |S7)