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Hrs Frances Schoen-Naaspaper Roo» U n iv e r s ity o f Oregon L ib r a r y kur.zne, Oregon Y74u3 We still have a dream Keeping score on NBA coaches See Peg« 2 See Sports Talk, Page 5 MMMMMMW PORTLAND OBSERVER ll« P S 959-680-85 5 o Volume XIII, Number 43 August 10, 1963 25C Per Copy p*Natu»t C'a . k t / » ■■■■■■■■■■■■■M i Reagan's war posture spurs Chad conflict If youva notlcad soma whita shapaa on our »treats and sidewalks thia weak and wondered what they were.. .they're "shadows." a graphic ra- mlndar of the destructive power of nuclear weapons. (Photo: Richard J. Brown) Artists leave grim reminders on Portland sidew alks U .S. intervention in the 17-ycar civil war in the small Central African nation, Chad, threatens to expand into a full-scale war. In an effort that is admittedly directed more at confronting Libya's M uam m ar Khadafi than at aiding Chad's current president, Hissan Habre. President Reagan sent two A W AC S surveillance planes, eight F-15 fighters and ground support to the Sudan where they will be used to survey activity in Chad. The first shipment o f arms from the United States reportedly arrived in Chad on August 4th. 30 shoulder- fired anti-aircraft misailes along with three U .S . training personnel are part o f $23 m illion in emergency military aid promised to Habre by Reagan. According to the Wall Street Journal, the shipments of arms, much o f which has already been delivered, includes rockets, anti-aircraft equipment, radios, rifles, am m unition, clothing and food. The U .S. aid is a direct affron t to the Organization o f African U n ity, which asked for an end to outside intervention. A special committee, which met July ISth and 16th, recommended a permanent com m it tee to seek conciliation. The mem bers of the permanent committee are Libya, Niger. Nigeria, Congo, Central African Republic, Cam a roon, Senegal, Togo, Guinea and Benin. £ Chad, a land-locked nation in Central Africa, is approximately three times the size o f Texas but has a population o f only 4.3 million. The population is divided into 11 m ajor and 192 minor ethnic groups. Fifty-tw o percent o f the people are Muslim and live mainly in the northern two-thirds o f the country, an area o f shifting sand that will not support cultivation. About 43 per cent follow African traditional reli gions and 2 percent are Christian. They live in the southern portion, where cotton farming predomi nates. Chad is one o f the poorest nations in the world. Cotton is the only cash crop and there is no industry. Chad became a French protec torate in about 1900 and was made part o f French Equatorial A frica in 1910. It gained independence in by Robert Lothian M any Portland residents may have been surprised and intrigued on finding painted shadows on street corners and near public gathering places early Saturday, August 6. The ghost-like human and animal forms were painted in the dead o f night as a reminder o f the 38th anniversary o f the destruction o f Hiroshima, Japan by an atomic bomb on August 6 ,1 9 4 3 . According to Donna Orund Slepack, coordinator of the "Shadow Project,” people caught within 300 yards o f the epicenter o f the Hiroshima blast were instantly vaporized. Their images, in various states o f life activity, were x-rayed onto streets, sidewalks and build ings, leaving permanent reminders o f the horror o f nuclear war. "T h e Shadow Project is a solemn memorial to the first victims o f Hiroshima and Nagasaki," said Slepack. " O u r intention was to create an image o f what would be left after a nuclear w a r." Over 200 volunteers, including many artists, and 11 organizations, participated, the said, leaving 2,000 shadows — families, cats, dogs, horses and bicycle riders — in places frequented by the public throughout Portland. Teams of four spread out through city neighborhoods, working from 2:30 a.m . to 3 a.m . Shadows were applied with plastic patterns and a non-permanent mixture o f chalk and latex which easily washes away. " O u r intention was not to alter the urban landscape, while nuclear war would destroy i t ," said Slepack. M ike Russo, speaking for Port land artists, said the Shadow Project was "a dramatic and graphic way to call attention to important issues. 1 think artists have a respon sibility to do th a t." " A lot o f the vitality of art de rives from the fact that artists are very doee to the human condition, and very involved with the moral values o f society," said Russo. Those who took part in the Shadow Project were all artists, if only for a night, he said, and they connected with a tradition o f social criticism in art which includes Daum ier, Goya and Picasso. Picasso's "O u e m ic ia ,” for in stance, which depictj the horror o f the first mass bombardment o f a civilian population by Nazi war planes attacking a Basque village during the Spanish C ivil W ar, "is a fantastic human statement against w a r," he said. " I am very proud to be identified with this project, which is carrying on in that tra d itio n ," said Russo. Slepack said the Shadow Project succeeded through an effort o f artists and volunteers. Organiza tions participating, she said, includ ed Female Arts, a feminist post card company. Performing Artists for Nuclear Disarmament, National Lawyers O uild, Women's Interna tional League for Peace and Free dom, Disarmament Media Network, and Northwest W orking Press. " I was just overwhelmed by the response o f the com m unity," she said. "T here were 200 new faces. For some, this is the first time they are actively expressing themselves about the arms race." One person was taken into custody, she said, and 15 misdemeanor citations were issued. Peter Janke, o f P A N D , Perform ing Artists for Nuclear Disarm a ment, said the Shadow Project was one o f many events around the Northwest commemorating H iro shima Day. A Eugene man. Charles O ray. began fasting as part o f the international Fast for L ife. There was a demonstration and march from Seattle's federal building, and in Vancouver, B .C ., anti-nuclear activist D r. Helen Caldicott ad dressed a meeting o f the W orld Council o f Churches. In Berkeley, a human circle joined hands around the campus o f the University of C alifornia to protest the university's role in nuclear weapons production. (See related story on Page 4, Col. J J Hands linked around the federal building for atomic anniversary by Chuck Goodmocher “ W e must say N O to our govern ment! N o more Nagasakis!" And we must drastically "reorder our priorities!" These are the words o f Joanne Oleksiak o f Northwest Action for Disarmament (N W A D ) speaking before a cheering crowd o f several hundred last Tuesday in Terry Shrunk Park. A few minutes later the crowd moved across the street to join hands and entirely circle the federal building in remem brance o f the victims o f the atomic bomb at Nagasaki, August 9, 1943. The gathering was more than just a commemoration o f America's past mistake and Japan's victims. Indeed, one speaker, Ron Quigley, reminded us that there are also both American and Korean victims o f the Nagasaki bomb. Both U.S. and Korean prisoners o f war were brought in by the Japanese govern ment to help clean up the bomb's devastation. Chuck Bell reminded the crowd that in order to stop any more Nagasakis from happening again, we must all work for nuclear dis armament now. Halting the start-up o f a plutonium producing plant (for nuclear warheads) nearby at Hanford, Washington, is a priority for N W A D . I960 A civil war has raged since the middle 1960s. In 1979, General Felix M alhoum fled the country, leaving it divided between the two leaders of his opposition — President Gouboum Queddei and Defense Minister Hissan Habre. in December of 1980, Habre went into exile in Sudan (a close ally o f the U .S .) and Queddei retained control with the aid of Libyan troops. W hen Libya's troops withdrew in 1982, Habre re turned with his army and overthrew Queddei, who fled to Camaroon. The conflict resumed recently when Queddei captured the northern city o f F aya-l angeau on June 23rd and it was recovered two weeks later by Habre. The situation was exacer bated by the deployment o f 2,000 Zairian troops and several aircraft on behalf o f Habre. (Zaire was used by the U .S . to intervene in Angola.) On August 4th, President Reagan congratulated Zaire’s M obutu Sese Seko for his action and asked Co ng fess to increase aid to Zaire to 151.8 m illion. France has also sent military aid and advisors to Habre under a 1976 defense pact with its former colony, but has refused to send troops or air support. Spokesmen for Libya, which is backing Queddei, say Libya believes the people o f Chad should be free to choose their leader. Libya, which borders Chad, does not want Chad to become the site for U .S. military bases like Sudan and Egypt. The U.S. admits it has no strategic interest in Chad. W hite House spokesman Larry Speakes said, "T h e United States has a strong strategic interest in assuring that Khadafi is not able to upset govern ments or to intervene m ilitarily in other countries as is currently hap pening in C had.” Washington's provocations against Khadafi have been numerous. Naval maneuvers o ff the coast o f Libya in 1981 resulted in the destruction of two Libyan jets; C IA reports o f a Khadafi plot to kill Reagan and (Continued on Page 2, Column 6) Salvation Army needs emergency food donations Judges name Miss Tan 1983 O n Sunday, August 7, a cheering audience, at the Portland A rt Muse um, witnessed the crowning o f Tracey Clay as the new Miss Tan Portland. Tracey, a junior at P o rt land State University, brought a near capacity crowd to tears as she sang “ A House Is Not A H o m e ,” in the talent competition. Tracey, 20, is an active member o f the Youth Sound Ensemble and a new addition to the Tim e Sound Ensemble. She is the daughter o f Shirley Nanette Clay. “ I just can't believe I won. Everyone was so goodl” Miss Clay said after receiving her crown. First runner-up and Miss Perso nality was Judi Adams, daughter of M arian and Steven Adams, Second runner-up and Miss Congeniality was Rhonda Cabine, daughter of Betty and Monroe Cabine. Miss Tan 1983 will receive a Modeling Schol arship from G loria LaVonne Finish ing and Modeling School, a w ard robe from Nike and Fred Meyer, a charm pendent from Stevens and Son, a jade and diamond ring from The King's Ransom, a gift certificate from the House o f Sound, make-up from Cora Smith's Cobi Collection, a gift certificate from Butch Coors H air Design, cash and many other gifts totaling over $1.300. The 18th annual event was hosted by jazz artist (iene Diam ond, Anise H all and Cota Smith, and was spon sored by the Jimmy Ban Bang W alker Youth Foundation. Canned and packaged foods, soap and infants' clothes are just some o f the emergency services items needed immediately by the Salvation Arm y in Portland. That's the word from Cascade Division Commander Lt.-Colonel David P. Riley, who said items con tributed by the public will be distri buted "rig ht aw ay" by the Salva tion A rm y's four Portland-area family service centers. The centers are located at 1620 SE Hawthorne and 3430 N . M oore in Portland, at 39 N E Fourth in Gresham, and at 372 N E Lincoln in Hillsboro. An average o f 33 metro-area families receive Salvation Army food baskets each day, Riley noted. Foods high in protein, canned or frozen fruits and vegetables, soups and juices would be most welcome, as would home-grown goods. Riley added. Persons who wish to donate items can bring them to the nearest or most convenient Salvation Arm y fam ily service center. For more in formation call 234-0823.
