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S . d o lla rs to p ro p u p th e m ilita r y ju n ta in E l S a lv a d o r is rep­ rehensible. A s a leader in the W e s te rn H e m i­ s p h ere . th e U n ite d States sh o u ld be seen in L a tin A m e ric a as an agent o f ch an g e, not a m in is ter o f d e a th . W e should be giving its people cause fo r m a tte rs w ill get ev en w o rs e . E ith e r b o th sides w ill c o n tin u e to ra m heads to n o a v a il— o r o n e side w ill a a in a m ilit a r y v ic to r y , w h ic h w o u ld be a v ic to ry fo r extrem ists. In a speech a t R eed C o lle g e th is w ee k, I called fo r an a b ru p t change in U .S . p o lic y in E l S a lv a d o r, m o v ­ ing fro m s u p p o rt o f the ru lin g m ili­ Il ta ry ju n t a to w o rk in g fo r a c o o lin g - o f f p e rio d a n d ta lk s b e tw e e n th e b u ild up th eir arm s caches. w a rrin g factions. h u m a n rig hts v io la tio n s by g o v e rn ­ m ent security fo rces, in re tu rn f o r a cessation o f g u e rilla a tta c k s b y th e L e ftis t C o a litio n leader G u ille rm o U n g o has expressed a w illin g ness to p a r tic ip a te in such ta lk s , w ith o u t p re c o n d itio n s . T h e U n it e d S tate s • T o call fo r an im m e d ia te en d to rebels. 1 Il J j| annua* premium Rose Jewelry Fine Jewelry Manufacturing Gold, Diamond, Rings, Watches, and Repairing 825 8.W . Broadway 1 60 Portland, Oregon 97206 A BEST-rated company (503)224-8640 tani 2tt am M O R T HO LLAND 212 N.E 20th Portland. OR 97232 • T o press, o n c e a c e a s e -fire is sh o u ld m o ve q u ic k ly to ta k e h im up o n his o f f e r . Because o f o u r e a rlie r f ir m ly es tab lis h e d , f o r a le g itim a te n a tio n a l e le c tio n a n d f o r m u lt i­ a rm s s h ip m e n ts to th e j u n t a , w e should have the leverage to persuade p a r ty ta lk s o n la n d r e f o r m — th e c ru x o f p o litic a l in s ta b ility a n d u n ­ E l S a lv a d o ra n g o v ern m e n t o ffic ia ls rest in E l Salvad or. to n eg otiate as w ell. T h e goal o f these talks w o u ld be: • T o w in a c e a s e -fire — a re a l T a k in g these steps w o u ld e f f e c t ­ ively re w rite the 1 5 0 -y e a r-o ld M o n ­ ro e D o c trin e a n d b rin g U .S . p o lic y c e a s e -fire , n o t a tim e o u t d u r in g in L a tin A m e ric a in to th e 20th C e n ­ w h ic h b o th sides ta k e a b re a th e r to tu ry — in the nick o f tim e . Black United Front First Annual Banquet Honoring "The Man Of The Year" Ron Herndon Westminster Presbyterian Church 1824 N.E. Hancock U.S. M IL IT A R Y PRESENCE A R O U N D THE W O R L D - Friday March 26,1982 8:30 pm til 10:00 pm Donation : Adults »9.50 Kids »7.50 Tickets: Youth Service Center 4815 N.E. 7th Ave. King Neighborhood Facility 288-0371 or House of Sounds T r e a t A Kid To Popeye's Famous Fried Chicken Hil My name is Orlanda. I'm smiling because my Mom is bringing home some Popeye s Chicken. I love Popeye's Chicken. Popeye’s has everything I like—com dogs, pop, french fries and chicken tacos. Outside the U.S. there o 500000 armed men 12000 nuclear warheads Map published by It» Inlcwmelion Center 2500 m ilitary bases ond ol the World Peace Council other installations Put A Smile On Your Kid's Face! Reagan budget expands military budget T h e R e a g a n A d m in is t r a t io n has asked Congress fo r $ 1 .6 4 0 b illio n to S o v ie t a t t a c k w h e r e v e r it s h o u ld occur an d to strik e back at areas o f b illio n n ext y e a r. T h e b u d g e t calls fo r increased sp en d in g o n strate g ic 3 Locations To Serve You: cles and h elic o p ters. T h e A ir F o rc e w ill b u y m o re A w a c s ra d a r s u rv e il­ Soviet weakness. S p e c if ic a lly , th e P e n ta g o n says th a t i f S o viet fo rce s w ere to in v a d e n u c le a r fo rc e s to $ 2 3 b il l io n . T h e lance planes and tactical a irc ra ft such larg e item s arc th e new B -l B lon g - ra n g e b o m b e r , a n e w s u b m a r in e - as the F-15, F - 16 and the A -10. M i d d l e E a s t c o u n tr ie s th e U . S . launched ballistic m issile. T rid e n t 2, T h e la rg e s t in c re a s e w il l be f o r s h o u ld h a v e th e c a p a c ity to s tr ik e e q u ip m e n t, su p p lies, m ilit a r y c o n ­ C u b a , V ie tn a m , A s ia , L ib y a o r th e new cruise missiles, a vast expansion o f co m m u n ica tio n s and c o n tro l sys­ Soviet U n io n itself. T h e n ew b u d g e t p ro p o s e s an increase in w eapons purchases fro m te m s , an d th e M X la n d -b a s e d m is ­ siles. T h e A rm y will receive m o re m oney T h e N a v y b e n e fits m ost w ith the n u m b e r o f ships increased fro m 513 fo r the new M - l ta n k , fig h tin g vehi­ to 6 0 0 by 1990. spend d u rin g the next fiv e years to b u ild U . S . m i l it a r y p o w e r a r o u n d the w o rld . struction and a irlift and sealift ca p a­ c it y f o r th e R a p id D e p lo y m e n t F o r c e . T h e p h ilo s o p h y is th a t th e U .S . m ust be read y to respond to a * 4 1 .2 b il l io n th is y e a r to $ 5 5 .1 5949 N.E. Union Ave. 283-9542 2320 S.E. 82nd Ave. 16 and the A -1 0 . A lso scheduled are large increases 774-9651 in c a rg o sh ips a n d p la n e s f o r th e R a p id D e p lo y m e n t F o r c e . panned are m ore cargo planes. A ls o ?ou OVERPAY YOUR INCOME TAXES What do military expenditures represent for mankind? • H a lf the resources at present allocated to m ilita ry expenditures in one d ay w ou ld suffice to finance a p ro gram fo r the to ta l erad icatio n o f m a l­ a ria . • I n five hours, the w o r ld ’ s m ilita ry expenditures are the equivalent o f the o verall U N IC E F yearly budget fo r ch ild care program s. • T h e n u m b e r o f p e o p le w o r k in g in th e m i l it a r y s p h e re , in c lu d in g a rm e d forces s t a f f , is to d a y tw ic e th e to ta l n u m b e r o f teach ers, p h y s i­ cians and nurses in the w o rld . • A p p r o x im a te ly 25 per cent o f the w o r ld ’ s sc ien tific personnel is en ­ gaged in m ilita ry activities. It is estim ated th at 6 0 per cent o f the o verall s c ie n tific research e x p e n d itu re s is a b so rb e d by m ilita r y p ro g ra m s . T h e v o lu m e o f such research p ro je c ts is fiv e tim es g re a te r th a n th a t o f th e projects devoted to health p ro tectio n . • T h e countries in A s ia , A fr ic a and L a tin A m e ric a allocate 5 .9 per cent o f th e ir G ross N a tio n a l P ro d u c t to w eapons and m ilita ry ex pen ditures, whereas they devote o n ly one per cent to pub lic h ealth and 2 .8 per cent to tro o p s fro m A r g e n tin a , C h ile a n d V e n e zu e la . T h e M P L said the H o n ­ d u ra n governm ent intends to h eig h t­ en te n s io n s a lo n g th e b o r d e r w ith N ic a ra g u a , c la im in g th ere has been an o ccu p atio n o f its te rrito ry by N i­ c a ra g u a . T h e y n o te d th a t 150 U .S . m i l it a r y p e rs o n n e l h a v e b een in H o n d u ra s fo r some tim e. D is s id e n t g ro u p s in H o n d u r a s c h a rg e d T u e s d a y th a t H o n d u ra s is fo r firm in te rn a tio n a l action to p re­ v e n t a w o r ld d is a s te r s h o u ld th e U .S . c a rry o u t its th re a ts to in v a d e C e n t r a l A m e r ic a o r C a r ib b e a n n a ­ tions. H e said the consequences o f a to ta l value o f grains im p o rte d by A fric a in a year. • T h e expenditures fo r m ilita ry activities in a year d u rin g the m id -’ 70s against infectiou s diseases fo r all the ch ild ren in the w o rld , a p ro g ram fo r th e e ra d ic a tio n o f a d u lt illite ra c y . In th e e n tire w o rld b e fo re th e ye ar 2 0 0 0 , a s u p p le m e n ta ry fo o d p ro g ra m fo r 6 0 m illio n p reg n an t w o m e n , and a classroom increase fo r over 100 m illio n pupils. tin u ed . 3) A series o f nonaggression pacts b e tw e e n N ic a r a g u a a n d th e U . S . P o r tillo said th e re are three focal a n d b e tw e e n N ic a r a g u a a n d its neighbors should be d ra w n . T h is a r­ t io n a l s e c u rity U n ite d S ta te s ." in te re s ts of C uba. th e U n ite d S tate s th a t w h a t is h a p ­ d o r and possibly C u b a . M e x ic a n P re s id e n t Jose L o p e z P o rtillo issued a call on F eb ru ary 21 th e in to le r a b le d a n g e r to (h e basic n a ­ t io n s h ip nanced by the U .S . fo r staging o p e r­ a tio n s against N ic a ra g u a , E l Salva b e tw e e n th e U .S . and R e g a rd in g N ic a r a g u a , he n o te d th at his re c o m m e n d a tio n s co in c id e w ith th o s e o f th e N ic a ra g u a n g o v ­ ern m en t: 1) T h e U .S . s h o u ld d is c o n tin u e ra n g e m e n t w o u ld le a d to n e g o t ia ­ tio n s b e tw e e n N ic a r a g u a a n d th e U .S . I f th is w ere to o c c u r N ic a r a g u a c o u ld stop s p e n d in g its lim ite d r e ­ sources on arm s. T h e g o v e rn m e n ts o f N ic a r a g u a and C u b a and the F M 1 .N o f E l S al­ v a d o r have resp on d ed fa v o r a b ly to P o r tillo ’ s proposal but the U .S . has h a p p e n in g in E l S a lv a d o r, th a t the threats against N ica ra g u a. 2 ) E x -N a tio n a l G u a rd s m e n oper a tin g a lo n g th e H o n d u r a s b o r d e r w in d o f change b lo w in g th ro ug h the should be d is arm ed and th eir tr a in ­ a t t a c k th e U . S . , b u t th e U n it e d w h o le regio n does not c o n s titu te an in g a n d a id b y th e U . S . d is c o n ­ States has not reciprocated. p e n in g h e re in N ic a r a g u a , w h a t is WE WILL REVIEW YOUR TAX RE TURN FOR NO CHARGE EVEN IF THERE ARE C H A N G E S NE CESSARY, THERE a W IL L BE NO CHARGE UNLESS YOU W A N T US TO RE-DO YOUR TAX RETURN FOR YOU w o u ld have fin a n c ed , am on g m any o ther things, a vaccin atio n p ro g ram bean are ‘ •u n th in k a b le .’ ’ H e re p e at­ ed his b e lie f th a t U .S . in te rv e n tio n “ I can assure m y good frien d s in •N O -C H A N G E NO CHARGE S E R V IC E ! co n stru ctio n o f 4 0 0 .0 0 0 dw ellings fo r 2 m illio n people; o r m o re th an the in C e n t r a l A m e ric a a n d th e C a r i b ­ b u ild in g a gigantic m ilita ry base, f i ­ 1981 INCOME TAXES BUT ARE WONDERING IF YOU DIO IT RIGHT, ASK ABOUT OUR classroom s fo r 3 0 .0 0 0 c h ild re n in underdeveloped countries. • T h e price o f a T rid e n t nuclear su b m arin e— the U n ite d States is p la n ­ ning to b uild 13 o f them b efo re 1990— equals the cost o f keeping 16 m il­ lio n c h ild re n fr o m th e u n d e rd e v e lo p e d w o r ld in school fo r a y e a r; th e p o in ts o f c o n flic t in the area: N ic a ­ r a g u a , E l S a lv a d o r , a n d th e r e la ­ th ro u g h o u t the h em is p h ere." 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