PAGE SIX ROGUE NEWS FRI., APR. 3, 1970 RJ1 iru Read Befween Tie Lines e: j pj i ri J ; Earl What? State GO 19 chairman. Earl Blumenaur addresses a receptive AHS student body. Mr. Blumenaur, 21, has for the past year, spent uncountable hours and dollars to formulate a campaign to lower the voting age. This term he graduated from Lewis and Clark College and is now spending all of his time working for this issue. v. The New CAMPUS THE DRIVE-IN WITH THE STUDENT IN MIND Headlines are designed to tell you who's in the foreground of the news. To find who's in back of the news you have to dig a little deeper. Never before have our younger generations been able to see so clearly and so completely the earth they are destined to inherit. If they are not meek about accepting the challenges of the future it is because this is not a time for meekness. Today, 14-year-olds watch as the problems of ideologies, ecology, racial strife and economics are examined on television; they examine these issues for themselves and discuss them daily in the classroom. An 18-year-old is expected to assume the responsibilities of taxation and military obligation, and to accept many adult legal AHS Dress Code Does Not Permit Hairy DRIVE-IN and financial obligations. Well over three million of our 19-and 20-year-olds are enrolled in colleges and universities, while 60 percent of these are also working full time. The young adult's commitment to the future is expressed by his deep personal involvement in the present. As Headstart, Peace Corps, and VISTA volunteers, as unpaid political campaign workers, as hospital aides, recreation assistants, counselors and so on, these young people are full participants in our society without benefit of full partnership. In 46 states, under-21's are still removed from the voting privilege. Oregon can be among the first to officially recognize a SOUTH SARTLETT ST. MEDfORD, OREGON 17501 Don's TV & Appli liance RCA & WHIRLPOOL The latest in records and tapes Color Specialists 1388 Siskiyou 482-1376 young people's mature social conscience and political enthusiasm when voters go to the polls next May 26 to consider lowering this state's minimum voting age to 19. Two states are voting on the issue this November and at least nine others will submit similar proposals to their citizens in November of 1970. It has been pointed out time and again that no greater step could be taken toward eliminating the generation gap than by closing this most visible rift. Oregonians for GO 19 has launched a full-scale effort to educate the public about the responsibility and capabilities of our 19-and 20-year-olds. In the months ahead we will need your support. If you can lend assistance in any form, please contact us. Knuckles THE BIG POSTER DISPLAY - BRIGHT LIVELY THINGS -GOOD TIMES -SOUNDS Oc LIVE FOLK ON SATURDAYS - COME IN AND HANG AROUND - BILL'S COLLEGE 66 1515 Siskiyou Blvd. 482-9991 Open 24 hours TO SERVE YOUR AUTO NEEDS These Men Have Endorsed The Nineteen Year Old Vote: Robert Packwood Tom AAcCall John Dellenback Bill Bradely Wayne Morse Donald Stathos Hubert Humphrey Robert Straub Mark 0. Hatfield Ted Hallock Al Ulman Robert Holmes Lyndon Johnson Lee Thorton Gene McCarthy Barry Goldwater Gen. Eisenhower Wendell Wyatt Richard M. Nixon George McGovern Ted Gamble, Jr. It Can't Be All Bad! Here we offer you a chance to prove to the voters of this state how concerned and aware we, the youth, are. At the same time you can gain a most valuable experience in (he democratic process. We urge you to help us let our voices be heard without resorting to bombs, rifles, or Molotov cocktails. JOIN GO-19.