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by Congressman Ron Wyden
T h e possibility o f nuclear h o lo ­
caust is rapidly becoming the most
serious threat facing A m erica and
the world today.
Because of my concern about this
issue, last week I introduced a reso­
lution that would make the preven­
tion o f nuclear war a central security
goal o f the United States. Following
is the full text o f the floor statement
I made in introducing that resolu­
tion:
•
M r. Speaker, I rise today to jo in
the w o rld ’s most distinguished sci­
entists in issuing a plea to all nations
, to save mankind fro m the devasta­
tio n that would result fro m a n u ­
clear w a r— a d evastatio n fro m
which no nation is immune.
Last September, 67 o f the w orld’s
leading scientists representing 27
countries met at the Vatican’s Pon­
tific a l Academ y o f Science to d is­
c u s s nuclear weapons and nuclear
war. Their meeting was convened by
the Pope, and included the Presi­
dent o f the United States Academy
o f Scientists and his counterpart in
the Soviet Union.
This meeting was the culmination
o f a series o f efforts by these scien­
tists, w hich began w ith a meeting
convened last February in Vienna by
Cardinal Konig o f Austria. The sci-
entisu then met at the Royal Society
in London and again at the Po ntifi­
cal Academy last June.
Never has such a distinguished
group o f scientific experts come to­
gether to use their creative energy to
shed the light o f science on a public
issue. T hat they have done so now
attests to the unprecedented danger
posed to life on our planet by the ex­
istence o f nuclear weapons.
It also reflects the aw aken ing
alarm in millions o f citizens around
the globe— millions o f citizens who
have jo in ed together to call for an
end to the p eril o f liv in g on the
brink o f annihilation.
These scientists came together be­
cause they feel a special responsibi­
lity to m ankind — after a ll, it is the
p erversion o f th eir achievem ents
w hich has resulted in the greatest
known threat to mankind.
A n d a fte r m onths o f c a re fu l
deliberation and study, they issued a
final resolution, which they present­
ed to the Pope. The delegates' ines­
capable conclusion was that there
can be no higher moral or political
obligation than to prevent the out­
break o f a nuclear war. They recog­
nized that no nation can be secure
unless we reduce this th re a t, and
they specified several steps needed
to do this.
We cannot afford to let the fruits
o f this meeting o f our great minds
slip by us. The prevention o f a nu­
clear holocaust w ill take all o f the
c re a tiv ity we can m u ster— and it
must be our most pressing goal.
T hat's why today I am intioduc-
ing a jo in t resolution declaring the
prevention o f nuclear war a central
security goal o f the U nited States.
This resolution, already introduced
in the Senate by Sen. A la n C r a n ­
ston, also calls on the President to
give urgent consideration to the re­
solution developed by the delegates
to the pontifical assembly in Rome.
I urge my colleagues to join me in
this e ffo r t. As S en ato r C ran sto n
pointed out in introducing this reso­
lution in the Senate, “ whether you
and I agree in whole or in part with
the statements contained in this dec­
la ra tio n (by the sc ien tific c o m ­
m u n ity ), they are o f transcendent
importance.”
It is my hope that by focusing at­
tention on the findings o f this distin­
guished group we w ill a ll feel the
sense o f urgency we need to bring
mankind back from the brink o f nu­
clear disaster. A n d it is not a false
urgency. As each m om ent passes
our world, and that o f our children,
becomes less secure.
Again, I invite my colleagues to
jo in me in cosponsoring this jo in t
resolution. W e must make the pre­
vention o f nuclear w ar the central
security goal o f the U n ited States.
W e must explore with other nations
alte rn a tiv e m ethods o f resolving
conflict. As long as nuclear weapons
exist on our planet, we must make
every effort to ensure they are never
used.
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Election
N .A .A .C .P .
Portland Branch
Elect - Elect - Elect
Bernard B. Richardson
President of Ptld. Branch
of the N .A .A .C .P .
From the Boardroom
The election will be held
by Gladys McCoy, County Commissioner
The last time M ultnom ah County
dealt with significantly reorganizing
the County was in M ay, 1974, when
a consolidation vote was defeated.
That effort would have consolidated
unincorporated M ultnom ah County
with the C ity o f Portland. The vote
came afte r a year-lo n g study by a
Blue Ribbon Panel, numerous pub­
lic hearings, and dialogues w ith a
wide range of community groups.
M an y things have changed since
1974 to make it again necessary to
review various options for deliver­
ing services to M u ltn om ah County
residents. The most compelling fac­
tor is: Change is inevitable. It con­
tinues to occur in unplanned ways
such as the reorganization that oc­
curred with Ballot Measure 6 at the
M a y Prim ary. Four more positions
were put up fo r election, jails were
shifted to an elected S h eriff, terms
o f o ffic e were d eterm in e d and a
paid lobbyist was eliminated. These
drastic changes took place w ith lit­
tle, or no, public discussion.
T h e question now is how much
change is necessary? W hen should
the change occur? H o w w ill it oc­
cur? W hat are the major issues to be
addressed? By whom?
I submit to you the driving factor
is the co n tin u ed decrease in re ­
sources with a growing demand for
services that include economic de­
velopm ent and the fact that u n in ­
co rp o rated M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty is
the only available land for this use;
sewers are a very fragile concern in
that a health hazard m ay occur i f
sewers are not installed; in urban
subsidy there is the fact that city re­
sidents must reckon w ith dou b le
taxation for services, with roads and
police services being the more costly
areas.
T h e purpose o f the F u tu re o f
Local Governments G roup (F L G G ),
w hich I in itia te d , is to develop a
process that is orderly, tim ely, and
allows elected public officials from
the community to deal with the m at­
ter o f solving problems o f economic
d evelopm ent, in fra s tru c tu re , and
urban subsidy in M u ltn o m a h
County.
In a signed re s o lu tio n , elected
public officials unanimously agreed
that the status quo o f governmental
structures in M ultnom ah County is
u nacceptable; that they must as­
sume a leadership role in structural
problem -solving; that they cooper­
ate with one another on this project;
that they develop a specific plan to
present to the p u b lic w hich a d ­
dresses the problem s existing in
M u ltn o m ah C ounty (w ith a target
date o f M a y , 1983), which may in ­
clude a b a llo t measure fo r co n ­
solidation, or comprehensive annex­
ation strategy or other service deliv
ery modes.
W hile intergovernmental cooper
ation is required to solve these prob
lems, it is critical that we have c iti­
zen participation in reaching our ob­
jective. The plan is to have public
input on the five options that have
been proposed by the Future o f Lo­
cal G o vern m en ts G ro u p . The
options include C ity /C o u n ty merg
er, comprehensive annexation, fo r­
m ation o f a new city, consolidated
functions, and service contracting.
D etailed descriptions o f these o p ­
tions are available at: Portland City
H a ll, C o m m issio ner M ik e L in d ­
berg’ s o ffic e . 248-4145; Gresham
City H all, M ay o r’s office, 661-3000;
M u ltn o m a h C o u n ty C o u rth o u se ,
my o ffic e (R o o m 6 0 5 ), 24 8-5219;
Sunday, Dec. 12,1962,4 p.m.
M etrop o litan Service D istrict, Ray
Barker's office, 221-1646, ext. 352.
Testimony on these proposals will
be heard from 7-10 p .m .. Tuesday,
December 14, Blanchard Education
Servcie Center Board Room, at 501
North Dixon Street; and 7-10 p .m .,
T h u rs d a y , Decem ber 16, at R e y ­
nolds High School C afeteria, 1200
Northeast 201st Avenue.
Residents o f District II are hereby
invited to avail themselves o f this in­
formation and to participate. Please
call Richard E llm ye r, my s ta ff as­
sistant, at 24 8-5239, to sign up to
testify a n d /o r for additional in fo r­
mation.
A t a later d a te , the F u tu re o f
Local G overnm en ts G ro u p w ill
choose the most viable option and
return for further community input.
The G roup w ill coordinate with the
C harter Review Commission to de­
termine which issuefs) will be put to
a vote o f the people.
The F LG G consists o f representa­
tives from P o rtlan d C ity C o u ncil,
Multnom ah County Board o f C o m ­
m issioners, the G resham M a y o r-
ele ct,
and
o ffic e rs
fro m
Metropolitan Service District.
V a n c o u v e r A v e . 1st B a p tis t C h u rch
3138 N . V a n c o u v e r A v e .
The total amount of tea Americans drink is only one
tenth of the am ount of coffee that gets drunk each
year.
The 10 gallon hat actually holds three-fourths of a
gallon.
Americans spend some $100 billion a year on shoes.
China's first newspaper appeared in Peking in the
eighth century.
buainaas w ith S o u th A fric a
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o f rig h t-w in g
d eath squads.
D 'A b u is so n was called a “ psyco-
pathic k ille r" by form er U .S . A m ­
bassador to El S a lv a d o r R o b ert
W h ite , and has been p o s itive ly
linked with the murder o f Archbish­
op Oscar Romero through his diary
w hich was ca p tu re d by a fo rm e r
member of the ruling military junta.
El Salvador is torn with civil war.
M o re than 3 2 ,0 0 0 civ ilian s have
been killed by their governm ent in
the past three years. In an already
poor c o u n try , the fig h tin g has
brought an estim ated $625 m illio n
in damages to ro ad s, bridges and
buses and railroads, and to the elec­
trical system; and a great loss o f ag­
ricultural production.
The murder o f thousands o f civil­
ian citizens continues in El S alv a­
dor, with the assistance o f the U .S .
1980 and the 1982 budget deficit is
estimated at $200 million. Per capita
income is less than $500 per year;
the u nem p lo ym en t rate is 64 p er­
cent.
In spite o f its impoverished con­
d itio n , Honduras is serving as the
base fo r U .S . m ilita ry aggression
against Nicaragua. Honduras w ill
spend $200 m illio n, along with $21
million supplied by the U .S ., to con­
vert several c iv ilia n a irp o rts in to
military airports.
T h e H o n d u ra n governm ent a p ­
proved an invasion o f El Salvador,
to aid the El Salvador m ilitary ju n ­
ta. in June o f this year. The H o n ­
duran Comm ittee in Solidarity with
the Salvadoran People revealed that
2,000 Honduran soldiers were in El
Salvador, advised by U .S . person­
nel.
Followers o f form er Nicaraguan
D ic ta to r Som oza are h arb o red in
Honduras, provided training, direc­
tions and equipm ent by the U .S .
10,000 mercenaries operate from 10
camps along the border with Nicara­
gua and are trained by 150 C l A o ffi­
cers, military officers and retired in­
telligence agents. This force is sup­
ported by the $19 million authorized
by the Reagan Administration to be
used by the C IA to destabilize Nica­
ragua. Already more than 500 raids
have been carried out.
U .S. military aid to Honduras has
escalated since Reagan took office:
$3.6 million in 1980; $8 2 million in
1981; $15 million in 1982; and Rea­
gan promised President Suazo C o r­
doba another $17 m illio n this sum­
m er. T h ia o iM M y i t not to buy
schooh and boapOals. but for heli­
copters, p atro l boats, M - I6 s , a ir ­
planes. etc.
government.
Reagan said El Salvador is m ak­
ing "g re at progress in overcoming
human rights abuses" and predicted
that the U.S. w ill continue m ilitary
aid.
Honduras
H o n du ras is the poorest o f the
L a tin A m erican nation s. A b o u t
50 0,00 0 c h ild re n — one-seventh o f
the population— are malnourished
and 1.5 million children do not have
health care. About 40 percent o f the
people receive no health care and
most o f the others have inadequate
health care.
T h e econom ic g ro w th rate o f
Hunduras during 1980-81 was virtu­
a lly zero, a fact th at has led to a
sharp drop in production and a rise
in unemployment. The public debt
passed the $900 m illio n m a rk in
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U n n ^ n v ^ i, President R o b erto
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Suazo C o rd o va asked Reagan for
double the $35 m illion in economic
aid alloted in the C aribbean Basin
initiative that is as yet not approved
by the Senate. Suazo reminded Rea
gan taht part o f Honduras’ financial
crisis stems from sinking sugar pri­
ces and the fact that the new U .S .
sugar im p o rt quotas w ill decrease
H o n d u ra s ' sugar ex p o rt fro m
85,000 tons last fiscal year to 28,000
this year.
G u a tem a la
T h e p lig h t o f the G u a tem a lan
people is tragic; 81 percent under
the age o f 5 are malnourished; there
is one doctor per 100,000 persons;
80 percent are illiterate; 76 percent
o f the homes in the capital have no
running water; 90 percent o f the ru­
ral homes have dirt floors and none
have running water; prices have ris­
en 300 percent since 1975.
Since the 1954 C IA -backed over­
throw o f the elected government of
Jacob A rbenz, 83 ,000 people have
been m u rd ered . In 1981, 13,500
people were assassinated by the
army and other branches o f govern­
ment.
In 1977 the Carter Administration
cut o f f m ilita ry aid to G uatem ala
because o f repeated vio la tio n s o f
human rights, but arms continued
to flow fro m Israel, C h ile and A r ­
gentina.
T h e G u a te m a la n o lig arc h y had
close ties to the Republican Party
and contributed to the Reagan elec­
tion cam paign. Soon after Reagan
took o ffice, U .S . government o f f i­
cials, including Vernon Walters, be­
gan trooping to Guatemala. U P I re­
ported th e ir purpose was to aid
Guatemala to combat "leftist guer­
illas ." Helicopters and other equip­
ment for "civilian purposes" began
to arrive and the State Department
announced that the ban on m ilitary
shipments would be reviewed.
The government terror was to ob­
vious to finance so a farcical elec­
tion was arranged. Before the new
leader could take office. General Ef-
rian Rios M o ntt overthrew General
Romeo Lucas Garcia and took con­
trol.
In M arch o f 1982 the guerilla or­
ganizations united to form the G ua­
tem alan N a tio n a l R e v o lu tio n a ry
Unity.
Approximately 8,000 people have
been killed since M ontt look power,
90 percent o f them In d ia n s , but
Reagan embraced M o ntt, whom he
called " a man o f great personal in­
tegrity and comm itm ent.”
Reagan told the press that G uate­
mala has been given a "b u m ra p "
and its human rights violations have
been exaggerated. Asked w hether
the U.S. will increase military aid to
G uatem ala, he replied, " T h is w ill
depend on the material he [M o n tt]
gives us. I would think so.”
The one accomplishment o f Rea­
gan’ s Latin Am erican journey was
to put his final approval on the m ili­
tary alliance o f Honduras, G u a te­
mala and El Salvador (with U .S. as­
sistance and direction) against Nica­
ragu a. D u rin g his short visit he
managed to talk to the presidents o f
Honduras, Guatem ala, El Salvador
and Costa Rica cementing the a lli­
ance th at w ill b ring a d d itio n a l
bloodshed to Central Am erica. The
words o f Betancourt that outside in­
terference in the affairs o f C entral
America is not acceptable have long
been forgotten.
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