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Police State
In the interest of protecting civil rights in this country it
is imperative that every citizen be made aware of and pro
test the passage of Senate Bill 1437 now before the United
States House of Representatives.
According to the Bay Area Coalition to stop SB 1437, it
is a bill that rewrites and supposedly reforms all the federal
criminal laws. However it does much more. "It includes
many sections that severely threaten our democratic rights.
It gives the government vast authority over our lives. It
creates new federal crimes and gives the federal police the
right to interfere in matters that previously have been hand
led by state and local authorities,"
"Sentencing for crimes would be handled by a senten
cing commission to be appointed at some future time which
would be completely beyond our control. There would be
little chance of parole. The federal government would be
able to appeal sentences it felt were too low and by ques
tioning our 'sanity' federal prosecuters would be able to
lock us up in 'suitable facilities' without trial."
If SB 1437 becomes a law you could be jailed for:
—Striking: SB 1437 has been deliberately written so
that successful strike activity falls within the extortion pro
visions. Sabotage charges could also be brought against
strikers.
—Boycotting: Labor unions that urge consumers to
boycott a company's products during a labor dispute could
be guilty of blackmail.
—Rioting: The vague and broad terms in these sections
would allow tremendous government discretion to prose
cute people such as labor organizers or political activists
who cross state lines or use the mail or telephones to or
ganize or participate in a 'riot'.
Riots are defined as
"public disturbances that involve ten or more persons in
volved in tumultuous conduct that threatens to hurt peo
ple or damage property."
—Revealing something the government does not want us
to know: sections of the present law that were used to
prosecute Daniel Ellsberg and Anthony Russo for revealing
the Pentagon Papers have been maintained. Newspaper re
porters could be forced to reveal their sources and several
other sections could be used to prosecute those who tell
the government's secrets.
—Failing to tell the government what it wants to know:
It would be a federal crime to make a false statement to a
federal official whether an FBI agent, a postmaster, or an
Internal Revenue Agent. By imposing "use immunity" on a
witness, federal prosecutors could deny 5th, Amendment
rights. They could then ask any question or obtain any
document they desired.
—Conspiring: There are several sections that could make
one guilty of a crime never committed.
Called the
"inchoate offenses" these sections include "conspiracy,"
"criminal attempt" and "solicitation."
Persons doing
nothing more than holding discussions about some con
templated protest or even planning to hold such discus
sions could be guilty of conspiracy. In the last few years we
have seen the Federal government use the charge of con
spiracy to prosecute people when it did not have enough
evidence to convict them of a crime, e.g. the Chicago 7.
The House of Representatives must be urged to defeat
this bill entirely. Mass opposition is the only way to stop it.
Every person who is concerned With protecting, individual
rights and limiting the power of the federal government
must act now.
For more information on what can be done to stop this
bill contact Mike McCarty, ASG president, or write Bay
Area Coalition to Stop SB 1437, P.O. Box 5929 San
Francisco, Calif. 94101.
weather station
of packaged chemicals and these
are sold for between $10 and $15
per kit.
By Jim McCaffrey
Of The Print
Lost I n Space
A retraction:
Contrary to what you may
have read In last week's Nestle's
story, it has been brought to my
attention that third world mot
hers
are being
adequately
boiled. It is the baby bottles
and the nipples which are not
.being adequately boiled.
It.you have a pot sample that
you suspect might be contami
nated with paraquat or just a
sample of a drug that might be
contaminated, the National Or
ganization For the Reform of
Marijuana Laws (NORML) reco
mmends having the
samples
analyzed. An anonymous test
can be made by sending a one-
half gram sample in a plastic bag
PharmChem Research
Foundation
1844 Bay Road
Palo Alto, Calif.94303
(415) 322-9941
Make up any five-digit num
ber and enclose it in the en
velope. Include $5 to cover the
cost of the testing.
Wait one week and call Pharm
Chem for results, using the five-,
digit number to identify your
sample. Also, if there is a drug
information center in your area,,
often you will be able to get
anonymous testing done at a
minimal fee.
It should be pointed out that
many of the so-called paraquat
testing kits that have recently
come on the market are worth
less junk. Often these kits con
tain about 15 or 20 cents worth
feedback
Athletic
support
To the Editor:
I owe a very special Thank
You to everyone and anyone
here at C.C.C. involved in the
Women's Track & Field program.
Only here could an "old lady"
(of 27) go out for track for the
very first time in her life and end
up on a national championship
team. I'm so glad to have been
given the opportunity. Especial
ly to the women on the team and
On March 13, NORML filed
suit in federal court to halt
United States involvement in the
spraying of highly toxic herbi
cides on Mexican fields. Since
about 20 percent of the mari
juana samples seized at the Mexi
can border are contaminated and
since preliminary studies show
that paraquat causes a permanent
lung disease called fibrosis, NOR
ML has long known about the
.spray activities but has hesitated
to act because it did not want to
be in favor of helping to prolif
erate the Mexican heroin traffic
which the program was originally
intended to do.
Now that the auestion of
public health has arisen the or-
anization is actively seeking help
to try and stop the spraying. If
you feel strongly enough, the
organization asks that you write:
President Jimmy-Carter
The White House
1600 Pennsly vania Ave., N.W.
Washington, D.C. 20500
As you decide whether or not
to vote this week and lor whom,
you might remember that it is
not individuals
who change
things so much as an attitude of
the people they represent. The
unique situation of Oregon lead
ing the way in the nation in pot
reform and environmental quali
ty laws is more a reflection of the
attitudes of Oregon than that of
any individual legislator. Voting
for a particular politician and
not showing up to vote at all are
both reflections of an attitude.
You can make the decisions;
Since we are talkingI
in this column, if youB
to be travelling muchfl
meryou might keep in I
the states you visit dl
have the same pot la J a
gon.
Seven out ot ten
busts made in the Unit!
are for marijuana. As req
1976, there were 441,10
made involving marijuana
has cost the taxpayer over
million a year just in affl
cessing and prosecution!
people are currently sew
fences on marijuana chai
in states with the mol
alized laws.
Marijuana should nofl
sidered a dangerous drug
era I -courts have ruled!
cannot be considered fl
because it is a denial of
protection under the law
should be kept in mini
marijuana is illegal and|
fore, potentially danger®
three states, Nevada, Aria
Florida, it is still a felJ
possess even small quaffl
the herb.
The famous jazz ml
Louis Armstrong, talkfl
marijuana in this way jH
years before he diedfl
reason we appreciated™
the warmth it always bra
forth. Mary Warner, hoi
sure was good and I enjfl
'heep much.' But them
a little too high to pal
wise). At first you wfl
demeanor.
But as tM
rolled on, you lost yoH
and got meanor and mefl
sprint
our coaches. I'll always be grate
ful.
For caring, encouraging,
supporting, and enriching my
life in ways you'll never know.
Thank you.
Barb "Wrinkle" Rost
Guessing game
To the Editor:
We want information on the
CCC teacher who can't talk to
newspaper editors in pink body
shirts. This is the same man who
dresses up for costume parties
as John Paul Jones. This man is
Frank Harlow, coach of the
successful CCC Forensics Team.
But, did you know that this
dashing, debonair, sophisticated
man-about-town has claimed for
years that he is 29 years of age.
We'll know the real truth. How
about you?
This is your golden opportun
ity to help unearth this ancient
mystery. If you think you know
this man's real age, ballots will
be available at all suggestion
boxes and at the ASG Office.
CCC Student
(Name Withheld Upon Request)
19600 S. Molalla Avenue, Oregon City, Oregon 97045
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